Agreed! After those check out " Pearl Necklace" by ZZ. " Tube Steak Boogie" " I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" " Got Me Under Pressure" "CHEAP SUNGLASSES" Omg I'm reliving high school. Lmao Zz Top.. Shortened for zig zag and tops rolling papers.
I´d call it bluesrock, but I am openminded. Any other suggestions, I´d likely accept. Without fighting. In my late teens it was one of the best covers we had (I played drums in a cover band). We never asked for permission to play it, but no worry, we spent a lot more money just doing the gigs, that we earned from doing them. The song is a complete classic - even when it was released.
You've hit the jackpot with this band. The lil' old band from Texas. Fun fact, the drummer without a beard, his name is Frank Beard. They did some early stuff (my favorites of theirs) then took some time off. They got back together and were surprised that two of them had grown beards. One had restored a very cool old roadster. They made the beards and the red roadster their style and became ridiculously famous for that look and their music.
They have so many good songs to choose from. I'm partial to their older stuff. "Have Mercy/Jesus Just Left Chicago" is a very bluesy must listen. I'm rather fond of "Going Down to Mexico" and "Just got Paid Today". Those two songs aren't as famous as their later stuff but man do they sound good to my ears. Of their more famous stuff "La Grange" is your best bet and "Sharp Dressed Man" comes in a close second. Sharp Dressed Man is a lot like this song, only better IMO.
The longest-running rock group with only the original members. Frank Beard (drummer) is the only Topper who didn't have a beard. If you want to know their history and musical background and influences, check out "The Little Ol' Band From Texas" documentary.
I believe they were into Bb King and ZZ Hill and wanted to combine them... but they decided on ZZ TOP instead of ZZ KING... they put out tasty jams either way ... shout out from DallasTx 🤘🏽😎
Episodes of the show Bones, and th3 AMAZING documentary on Netflix. They were BEFORE The Blues Brothers, and way more steeped in the deep down southern Blues.
ZZ Top's MTV-era stuff has fun videos, but their '70s music is where it's at. "Low Down In the Street", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", "Just Got Paid", "Cheap Sunglasses", just a few of the incredible songs from their first decade.
been listening to ZZ Top since the 1970's, and only just recently found out about their iconic beards: Billy Gibbons did an interview and the question was asked, and he said that it was laziness on his and Dusty's part, because they had been on the road for so long during their early years in the late 1960's, early 70's, that they just didn't feel like shaving. and it became part of their iconic look! ZZ Top's music genre is called Southern Rock, and Texas couldn't be more proud of 3 of its' sons!
ZZ Top is probably the most criminally underrated band in rock history. They have only a few hits that are heard today, but nearly every one of their songs is PERFECT. "Sharp Dressed Man" is my personal favourite. A fun note, my Dad has two copies of this band's Eliminator on vinyl, one of which HAS NOT LEFT ITS PLASTIC WRAP. I love this band!
Fun fact: the third guy, you know, the one without a beard, his surname is Beard :P. Their most famous song was "La Grange" but also this one and "Sharp dressed man" were very popular back in the 80's.
There first hit LA Grange....you have to do this song. They also play the blues Blue Jeans Blues. I'm still asking for you to react to these artists don't get played. Robin Trower's Daydream and Emerson,Lake and Palmer From the Beginning Thank you and have a blessed day.
ZZ Top is great live! I've seen them 4 times over the years, most recently Summer of 2023. The new bass player (who took over for Dusty Hill, RIP) is great and fits right in. That Lil Ole Band from Texas has been making great music for 50 years!
Hell yeah this is rock and roll... Saw these dudes in the late seventies front row seats.... When the song cheap sunglasses came on everybody broke out their cheap sunglasses.... It was an awesome show St Louis Missouri
For a three MAN band, ZZ Top puts out a lot of sound. They are known as "That little ol' band from Texas", and are revered in that state, and around the USofA. The '33 Ford Coupe Hot Rod, called "Eliminator", like the album, was a part of Guitarist and Vocalist Billy Gibbons personal car collection. The other two are David "Dusty" Hill (RIP) on Bass and Vocals, and Drummer Frank Beard, without a beard. Saw them twice on the "Eliminator" tour, in 1984, and once earlier on the Texas World Tour in 1977. UNBELIEVABLE you could have that much fun. Great opening acts too, 1977-The Dictators, a Punk band from NYC, and 1984-Sammy Hagar, still The Red Rocker, and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. All good all of the time.
La Grange, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Blue Jean Blues, Jesus Just Left Chicago/Waiting On The Bus All Day, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, I m Bad and Nationwide, Mexican Blackbird, Viva Las Vegas. It's Texas rock!
Texas Blues Rock and Roll right there!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do all their hits...you'll love them "Waitin' For The Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago" is unbelievable
Just 3 guys!! Heard them 3 times back in college and enjoyed each one!! So did the crowd!!! MTV did a great video (back when that was what MTV was about) on Legs !!!
In their documentary they said they liked BB KING and ZZ HILL and wanted to combine them but went with ZZ TOP... they put out tasty jams... shout out from DallasTx 🤘🏽😎
Love ZZ TOP, they are awesome and one of the greatest band. They are a great southern rock/ roll band . They were great in the 70's and 80's. Love that old rock and roll
Lmao, your reaction is so funny!! Lmao These were naughty times. Hahaha. We weren't missing it either. ZZTOP has some amazing songs!! It's rock. We didn't think of the beards as country, and they weren't ever that I know of. Great reaction, again. Much Love!! ❤❤
Love ZZ Top.. Sharp Dressed Man is one of my faves. I grew up with this music and of course I worked at the Fox in Denver for a few years so it just a special place in my heart always!
My first car looked kind of like the white one he was working on. 1966 Galaxie 500, loved that $150 car. Bought it in 1988. Love ZZ Top, La Grange is the one. But they have a lot of great songs. Legs, and Sharp Dressed Man will probably be suggested a lot. The red car is a 1933 Ford Coupe that belongs to Billy Gibbons. Gibbons plays lead guitar, R.I.P. Dusty Hill the bass player, and the guy on drums in back in named, Frank Beard. Love those guys.
You have to consider this song was released in 1983, this video was played when MTV actually played videos. One funny thing about ZZ Top is their drummer was Frank Beard who didn't have a beard lol. Great band.
ZZTOP have a huge catalog of great songs like "SHARP DRESSED MAN" & "I JUST GOTTA GET PAID" AND "LA GRANGE" as well as "LEGS" & "UNDER PRESSURE". They are THE Texas Rock and roll music.
“It’s the punani pudding”😂😂 Great reaction to a great Texas band! Their best, imo, are “La Grange” and “Tush”. They’ve got a ton of jams though. Great share!🤓🤠👊🏼
ZZ Top have an incredible musical library. They are very Blues based Rock and a lot of their music has lots of sexual innuendos. You could have a whole lot of fun going down the ZZ Top rabbit hole.
Dude, I was 14 yrs old and my buddy's sister dropped my buddy and I off at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh to see ZZ Tops Eliminator Tour. People just started lighting up joints and passing them around and I was hooked on concerts after that
In concert in 80s. I remember the only lights on in arena was intense purple and all you could see on stage were two white fur guitars… spinning!!! Awesome group!!
Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Pictures of You, Friday, I'm in Love and some underappreciated songs like Charlotte Sometimes One Hundred Years Jumping Someone Else's Train Primary
That car brings back so many memories. It's a 32 Ford 3 window coupe modle18. Which came with a V-8 Flathead engine, rumble seat, and suicide doors. My dad is currently 87 years old and back in high school, he and his buddy would walk to school each day and passed by a house that had one parked on the side of the house. I believe it was in 1955 during his senior year. His par3nts gave him money to buy his class ring. That morning, they went up to the door and asked if the car was for sale. The gentleman said he hadn't been looking to sell it, but he would consider it. My dad offered him the money he had for his class ring, and it was accepted. He and his friend skipped school that day and pushed it over to my dad's house. When his father found out later that evening, he was livid. I'm not sure what a class ring cost back then, but my father finally sold the 32 in 1985 for 42k... And it's southern rock.
Yes, this is rock. There are several ZZ Top videos that feature the same car, and hot girls. They were pretty big on Mtv in the 80’s, but they were a staple on rock radio all through the 70’s.
Billy Gibbons (lead singer) is a big car nut. He has a warehouse in San Antonio filled with all his custom cars. This car was built as a tax write off. He was told by his accountant that he could write it off if he used it in a music video. He used it in several videos from the Afterburner album release. They also originally started off as a blues group in the 60's, and are one of the biggest rock bands. I have seen them twice in concert and they were epic both times. Listed as one of the most iconic band groups with an estimated 50 Million record sales worldwide.
Another awesome band!! I love that u are diving into all of these dirty rock songs! 😆 They have a few more like this that u should check out! Tube snake boogie, Tush, and Legs are just a few good ones, but they have so many bangers!!! If u have ever seen the movie The Santa Clause with Tim Allen, u have heard this song! Lol
I remember being 6 yrs old, and my Dad (fixes up muscle cars) would play this tape in non stop in the 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger, Hornet Yellow with black racing stripes as we ripped down the road..... Ahhhh the memories. I'm really missing those days now.
Back then they sill had full service stations where the filled your tank, checked your oil, and washed your windows and it was less than $1 per gallon. My favorite ZZTop song is Well Dressed Man. They were awesome. The beards and sunglasses were their trademarks.
The "little old band from Texas" performed together with the same 3 original members from the mid 60s until a couple of years ago when Dusty Hill, the bass player, passed away. The one member of the band without a beard is the drummer, whose name is Frank Beard. Great reaction! Check out La Grange and Waitin For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago.
Down here in Texas, ZZ Top is classic. "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs" are on my playlist, and when I roll through La Grange, as I did this weekend, it's windows down and volume up! Seeing them live was a never-to-be-forgotten experience. Love to have you react to more of their work.
There is something about driving through the southwest in a streetrod or classic car with ZZ cranked and some Bob Seger. Running up the canyons in Utah heading into Wyoming with this music and the V8 sound bouncing off the canyon walls, HEAVEN!!!
That little ol trio from Texas… ZZ TOP has been playing their version of Texas Rock and Blues since 1969. Reverend Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass) RIP, and Frank Beard (drums) have turned out so many great songs. Please listen to some of their early music from the 1970’s. A couple of must listen songs are La Grange (popular song), Tush, Jesus Just Left Chicago/Waitin For the Bus, Tube Snake Boogie, Francine, Heard it on the X. My two favorites are Blue Jean Blues and Mexican Blackbird.
"waiting for the bus"... "La Grange"... "just got paid"... so many great tunes. Their guitarist, Billy Gibbons, was considered by Hendrix to be amazing.
Need to checkout "Waiting for the Bus / Jesus left Chicago" excellent old school ZZtop, Jimi Henbrix met them when 18 year olds and ask them to open for him at next tour.
You mentioned recently you like music with straight up lyrics...that's ZZ Top! Three guys from Texas out to have a good time, give you a little taste of some rockin' blues, and just smile for a while. These guys have a serious cataloug: La Grange, Jesus Just Left Chicago, I Thank You, Blue Jean Blues, Cheap Sunglasses, Mexican Blackbird, I'm Bad I'm Nationwide.....so many more.....you really can't go wrong with a ZZ Top song.
ZZ-Top played Senior Proms in the Beaumont, TX area. Fifty cents was the cover charge at the Townhouse in The Groves. After they hit it big, they still honored their contracts to play the high school promos.
Went to see them in an outdoor concert. One of them had a bug fly into his mouth. He spit it out and went right back to performing. That was so funny but They were so awesome. Btw the song “Legs” was written for one’s daughter’s first steps..
Soundtrack of my youth :) ZZ Top was around for a LONG time (seven albums prior to this one) before this album came out. This was their transition into the 80s ... the MTV era ... and it was flawless. This album was an absolute monster. Lots of big top 40 hits. They blew up into the mainstream and found a whole other generation of fans with this album (and GREAT videos). Call it blues rock / boogie rock ... there's a certain "groove" to their brand of rock - and you felt it.
ZZ Top has so many great songs and have been around for so long. 1980's they went through the roof using a new format called MTV to provide videos to their music. The videos brought them a whole new generation of fans. This is the first of a trilogy of videos from the album ELIMINATOR. Check out - "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man"
Go back even further for the blues roots. Their album Deguello, every song is amazing. Thank You, She Loves My Automobile, Cheap Sunglasses….the list goes on.
This band probably has more iconic songs than just about anyone. Their catalogue is deep and nearly every track is a banger. I could start listing their great tunes, but I'd be here all night. Just pick one, and you'll love it.
