Afterburner  by ZZ Top

ZZ Top, having tasted the unexpected commercial success with Eliminator two years earlier, returned in 1985 with its twin, Afterburner, aiming to maintain, if not increase, their popularity with their ninth studio album. One of the major protagonists of the album is again the "Eliminator," meaning Billy Gibbons' car, whose caricature is found on the covers of both records.

The band from Texas has now put aside the blues they presented on albums of the 1970s and continues to offer a futuristic view of the blues with drum machines and synthesizers. The proven promotional formula of the previous album was applied to the letter here as well. The singles were some dance dynamites accompanied by video clips with the three band members taking an active part in them, usually playing entertaining roles. The first single was Sleeping Bag, which immediately became a great success. The producer of the album was again Bill Ham.

Afterburner did not manage to surpass its predecessor in sales. In reality, it did not even reach half the sales, but this did not prevent it from being the second best-selling studio record of the Texans. The album reached No. 4 on Billboard.