Hardware
| Billy F Gibbons
Hardware
Hardware is the third solo studio album by American rock musician Billy Gibbons. The album was released on June 4, 2021, by Concord Records. -Wikipedia
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Louder
ZZ Top leader Billy F Gibbons' dirty third album Hardware proves he’s getting the hang of this solo lark.
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Rock and Blues Music
Gibbons fans are going to love every moment of Hardware and who isn’t a Gibbons fan? Get it, play it loud, and enjoy your summer.
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Backseat Mafia
Hardware is an absolute gem of an album; more ‘straightforward’ than its two predecessors, perhaps more immediate for ZZ Top fans, but absolutely, instantly recognisable as Billy F Gibbons. The whole album sounds like a band recording ‘the old way’, just jamming it out and grooving together in the studio. There aren’t many players with such a signature sound and style; get it while it’s hot - this is one of the legends of blues-rock at the absolute top of their game.
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American Songwriter
There aren’t many surprises on Hardware, but with Gibbons now pushing into his mid-70s, should we expect any? He sells everything with his committed performance and sounds like he’s having a blast. At this late stage in his career, we shouldn’t ask for, or expect, more.
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mxdwn Music
Gibbons brings this album as a gift for fans and new listeners willing to embark on a journey of blues-rock and many other genres that makes this album difficult to place in a single category. Hardware showcases all of Gibbons’s best musical talents and highlights his legendary rough voice.
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Uncut
For all Gibbons’ often intriguing meandering from his usual path, on Hardware and elsewhere in his solo career, there remains little doubt about what he does best.
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Narc Magazine
CAMERON WRIGHT DISCOVERS AN ABUNDANCE OF CRUNCHING RIFFS AND WAILING SOLOS.
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Get Ready to Rock
‘Hardware’ isn’t a definitive statement of Gibbons oeuvre, but it’s close enough for the blues.
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Weekend Notes
As if I need to say it – recommended most highly.
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All Music
Still, what makes Hardware cook are the very elements that always work for Gibbons: deceptively sharp songwriting that supports full-throttle rockers and soulful, slow(er) grooves. It's a formula that's yielded great results for Gibbons throughout the years, and they do once again here.
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The Arts Desk
This is good time, beer drinking music for sweaty bars in the summer heat and has no interest in posing and pretence.
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