There’s not many things more honest and unpretentious than 1970s era ZZ Top. Legit Texas boogie woogie blues & rock n roll. And it stands the test of time.
Yes! Finally! And so good to hear this again. My BF had the 8 track 😆 I remember turning it up on this song and singing it with him, on our way to the Keg parties many, many times 😎🍺 it was perfect.
This is from their their third studio album, “Tres Hombres” released in 1973. Yes, you heard two people on vocals - Billy Gibbons (guitar) and the late Dusty Hill (bass) sang co-lead on this track.
When Billy Gibbon's was starting ZZ Top, Dusty Hill came in for an auduition. Billy said, "Do you know "Blues Shuffle in 'C'"?" Dusty replied "Yes", and they just started playing. For an hour straight. They never played with anyone else until the day Dusty died.
Saw these guys in 73 when I was 18. They were paired up with Deep Purple, my favorite! Remember thinking who are theses three guys making this kind of sound. When they played this track, I was hooked! Thanks guys !
Saw ZZ In the "70"s, Bob Seger opened up for ZZ and Bob said He was going to not play long because HE wanted to watch ZZ TOO! ZZ was AWESOME!! Jimi Hendrix said Billy Gibbons was a IDOL of HIS !! 😁😍🔥🎸🐐
Another down 'n dirty bit of ZZ Top, what a great way to fire up my morning. Rocking out here at my desk with the best damn music channel out there - peace and love, guys!
Yes, sirs; both of ZZ's singers are featured on this one, as a call-and-response. Billy Gibbons 1st and Dusty Hill second, with a chorus on "Baby don'tcha want to come with me?" Turn up indeed!
Yes, that's Billy and Dusty trading vocals. Dusty's got the cleaner, little higher range sound. Billy always sounded like he was 70 years old, old bluesman sound. Listen to the song Tush sometime, great song and a hit, Dusty does the whole lead vocal on it. He rocks it, great singer
For me, this is their first best album. By this time, the songwriting and playing had gotten a lot tighter, nothing wasted. Great songs start to finish. I'll be here around suppertime With my can of dinner and a bunch of vines
Ok since we’ve solved that lyrical dilemma I have another… Ten Foot pole, towards the end he screams “ you just don’t know what, shame,or shape I’m in” I say shame makes more sense cause he touched it, don’t we all !
I was a senior in high school in 1979 and when it came time to vote for a class song, we picked this song. Of course, the strait-laced class officers would not allow it, so we had to vote again. That time we voted for Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and they didn't like that either, so they just picked one that they liked. When it came time to sing the class song at graduation, hardly anybody sang it. That was almost as good as our senior prank of putting a VW on top of the school's main entrance!
What can you say about this thumpin' Rocker. I could write a 50,000-word essay about this song. The dual vocals are criminally bloody awesome. The relentless throbbing Bass drives you and the song all the way to fade out. Frank Beard is one of the finest Blues Drummers in the known Universe, his snappy fill rolls are sublime. The Guitar is dirty and grungy, with Billy's Lead breaks giving light n shade to the music. That is what I call a real Rock song.
The songs of my youth! Love it!I remember being a high school freshman riding my bike to the department store to pick up this album when it was released.
Billy Gibbonbs is a literal Guitar God & Frank & Dusty backing him?? Sheeeeeeet nobody can touch that lineup of Southern Rock of killers! ZZ Top RULES!
That was a fairly common thing to say in Texas. My grandfather used that phrase to describe the people who hung out in honky tonks. Thats also jhow he referred to his church congregation.
title of song represents me and my buddies in the 70s on weekend nights, rock, booze and girls, always a fun listen , very talented guys..they definately had their niche , check out ...cheap sunglasses.....a classic!
The proverbial theme song to my younger, dumber days 😂. Something tells me I ain't the only one. Long weekend is almost here, lads - almost time to take the Rev's Billy F Gibbons' advice!
ZZ are great fun. When you get a request for them check out their Germany 1980 concert where you can see them perform all the songs you've listened to live and up close. Enjoy your channel..
Great cruising tune. I grew up in a beach town and cruising up and down the "strip" on Friday and Saturday nights was big. Slow crawling with this tune cranked....good times. :)
Seen them many times, but the most memorable was in the early 70s in ATL at Fulton County Stadium. They had a HUGE cage on each side of the stage with a live longhorn in one and a live buffalo in the other. 😂
Guitarist Billy Gibbons (Gruff vocals) and Bassist Dusty Hill (higher pitch vocals) did a call and response type vocal for this song. People forget that Dusty Hill sang several of their songs like Tush and Viva Las Vegas,
This is another GREAT album from them. LOTS of stank on it. As good as Deguello. Check out Hot Blue & Righteous for some great blues guitar. One of my favorite albums of any band 🎸🎸🥁🔥🔥🔥
