SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 3:53 Min.
From its 1990 album, Recycler, this ZZ Top rock tune would accompany the closing credits of Back to the Future, Part III that same year. In one of the film’s 1885 sequences, the band makes a cameo appearance performing an instrumental version of the song. Unsurprisingly, ZZ Top’s “Doubleback” music video is a commercial for the movie.
Note: “Doubleback” is not included with composer Alan Silvestri’s score on the 1990 soundtrack. Re-imagined with a country music twinge, the same-named acoustic rendition (as heard in ‘1885’) appears in its place. This track lasts under ninety seconds. The acoustic version’s extended 3:13 minute cut was subsequently added to the soundtrack’s 25th Anniversary Edition.
REVIEW:
Appropriately enough, “Doubleback” is its own nostalgia time machine. Vividly conveying Marty McFly’s Old West adventure, ZZ Top sounds near the top of their game. Working off a rip-snorting melody, the catchiness of this pulsating tune remains undiminished. Even if “Doubleback” isn’t a priority download, adding it sometime to a favorite rock, soundtrack, or workout playlist makes good sense.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
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