Beardy hit rockers ZZ TOP gets bad with this new 2CD hits collection packed with many of the biggest songs that have made "that little ol' band from Texas" among rock's most legendary groups. Over the course of more than 40 years together, their recordings have sold more than 50 million units around the world.

'The Very Baddest' delivers a dose of Lone Star State rock, boogie and blues with 40 tracks that form a detailed snapshot of the trio's stellar career. All of the signature hits are here, from classics like "La Grange," "Tush" and "Cheap Sunglasses" to MTV staples "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Sharp Dressed Man," plus more recent tracks like "Rhythmeen" and "Mescalero." 'The Very Baddest' also digs deep into early albums to uncover killer tracks like "Pearl Necklace," "Just Got Paid" and "(Someone Else Been) Shaking Your Tree." The collection also spotlights later albums like XXX (1999) and Mescalero (2003) with "Fearless Boogie" and "Que Lastima." Appropriately, the collection closes with ZZ TOP's unique take on the immortal "As Time Goes By," a song made famous by the 1942 movie Casablanca and a tacit commentary on the group's unparalleled longevity.

"We're glad that material originally issued by three different labels over the course of all these years will now be housed under one 'roof,' so to speak. It's kind of a big, bad family reunion on some level," notes Billy F Gibbons who, along with Dusty Hill and Frank Beard have maintained ZZ TOP's original line-up since the band's founding at the end of 1969.