Editing ZZ Top (section)

===Return to guitar-driven sound (1992–2003)===
In 1992, Warner released ''ZZ Top's Greatest Hits'', along with a new [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]-style cut, "Gun Love", and an [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]-inflected video, "[[Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas]]". In 1993, ZZ Top inducted a major influence, [[Cream (band)|Cream]], into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].

In 1994, the band signed a $35 million deal with [[RCA Records]],<ref name="rockhonors">{{cite web|title= VH1 Rock Honors 2007 – Honorees |publisher= [[VH1]] |year= 2007 |access-date= December 19, 2010 |url= http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/rock_honors/_2007/honorees.jhtml |archive-date= July 3, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120703065056/http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/rock_honors/_2007/honorees.jhtml}}</ref> releasing the million-selling ''[[Antenna (ZZ Top album)|Antenna]]''. Subsequent RCA albums, ''[[Rhythmeen]]'' (1996) and 1999's ''[[XXX (ZZ Top album)|XXX]]'' (the second album to feature live tracks) sold well, but did not reach the levels enjoyed previously. In 2003, ZZ Top released a final RCA album, ''[[Mescalero (album)|Mescalero]]'', an album thick with harsh Gibbons guitar and featuring a [[hidden track]]—a cover version of "[[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By.]]" RCA impresario Clive Davis wanted to do a collaboration record (in the mode of [[Carlos Santana]]'s successful ''Supernatural'') for this album. In an interview in ''[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]]'', Davis stated that artists [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Dave Matthews]], and [[Wilco]] were among the artists slated for the project. ZZ Top performed "Tush" and "Legs" as part of the [[Super Bowl XXXI halftime show]] in 1997.

A comprehensive four-CD collection of recordings from the London and Warner Bros. years, ''[[Chrome, Smoke & BBQ]]'', was released in 2003. It featured the band's first single (A- and B-side) and several rare B-side tracks, as well as a radio promotion from 1979, a live track, and several extended dance-mix versions of their biggest MTV hits. Three tracks from Billy Gibbons' pre-ZZ band, the Moving Sidewalks, were also included.