ZZ TOP - Fool For Your Stockings & Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings 1980 *re-upload 

To all of you who understand how great this is, this is one of the rocks greatest Performances .

The green cross, black cross, heavy cross, music cross, love cross, the criss cross, the double cross, the old jive President cross, the smoking cross, the Cocaine cross!!

RIP Dusty Hill. Legend.

Dusty Hill absolutely crushing it with that bass. 10/10

Rest in Peace Dusty

Billy Gibbons has one of the greatest tones/phrasing of any guitarist in history; he has the ability to make a three piece band sound like an orchestra section...it is no wonder that he was one of Hendrix's favorites.

Rest in Heaven Dusty Hill

Seen the Boys 7 times in Colorado and 1 time at the Cheyenne Frontier Days. First time on 8/28/1975. Cool thing about ZZ is they never played any song the same way live. Miss The Dust.

Nasty Dogs is best ZZ song ever and this live version is beyond killer. It’s unholy !!

Dusty is really nailin' that bottom down......

I've lost count on how many times I've enjoyed this.

“Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings” is the reason I bought “Fandango” so many years ago. This is really a treat! What a performance!

Jesus, when I was a kid I knew Lagrange, a few other hits. For years I've listend so much rock, blues, rock n'roll, metal, jazz, from the mainstream to the indies, from Zappa and Beefheart to Canned Heat and Lightnin' Hopkins, gone to jazz, classical... Listening to a LOT of great musicians without looking back at the ZZ Tops, thinking it was a good blues rock/rock band but didn't feel like listening deeper. And tonight I stumbled upon an interview of Gibbons and thougt "oh I only know the great classics but how where they live?" And oh, MAMA! So much to say, I almost have tears in my eyes discovering this live show. Pure class, fantastic sound, insane licks, arrangements... I'm so grateful. Sometimes you skip the basics only to be amazed at... well, 36 years old!

Listen you all what amazes me is how much music is comming out of only Billey Dusty and Frank,you hear those two jams and its like hearing a 5 man band,but in reality,its only THAT LITTLE OL' BAND FROM HOUSTON TEXAS. ZZ TOP UUUHH HULL HULL HULL HULL !!!!!!

As obsessed as I am with Gibbons - I have to take my hat off to Beard and Hill. They just set up the most massive groove that any guitarist would be in heaven to play over. Beard is Zen-like in his control - and Dusty Hill......Man - that little dwarf dude is like Ghimli out of Lord of the Rings - utterly reliable, driving, awesome voice and WTF IS THAT SOUND! How does he sound so powerful and clear? Fingers like Steel Vises. You never feel the bottom drop out when the guitar goes to lead - the Bass just FILLS the sound spectrum.

The problem is.. every time I listen to Billy.. I feel I should just quit playin. And that's after fifty years of twangin strings. The man is.. hellacious.

The studio version is awesome but this is fuqin badass.

My first Rock Concert was Z Z TOP's Texas World Wide Tour, in 1976, at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. I was 14. I discovered the band on my brothers 8 track tapes, listening to the First Album, and Rio Grande Mud in the early 70's, and I have been listening now for 47 years. I Love this band's 70's music, more than words can possibly express. THANK YOU‼️🙏 Z Z TOP.

Dusty's bass tone is absolutely stunning. Holding it down nice and nasty. Great jam band, always and forever.

Back when Billy had eyes! Rockpalast is responsible for some of the best recordings of the time.

Dusty on Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings is beyond priceless. Hats off Mike for providing this classic performance. I still pull out my Fandango vinyl just to hear the A side.

The Reverend..one of the coolest cats on the planet

After listening to rock n roll for 50 years, seeing ZZ TOP live About 7 times, I can say they are one of the greatest acts ever to play music.The style, the groove, the Texas look and feel are just priceless.

THIS live version kills every version i've seen or heard. Ive not seen them all but damn Dusty & Billy are freaking straight-up badasses for this one.

Dusty's bass is so clear to hear in this video.

Hot Damn! That's a lot of sound coming from a three piece.

5:25 6:22 This men are damn Rock Legends! 💯💯🔥🔥

You will not find any band or trio. ! ..who could replicate a performance comparable to these boys! Raw, unscripted, loud, tight...repeat

I was watching this live show after coming home from a gig with my band back in 1980....I had no idea ZZ Top was going to be on.... it blew my mind so bad that I could not go to sleep.....haha

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when they started. You could sense that this was going to be something special. The atmosphere in the hall became more enthusiastic with every song. And soon everyone knew that this was a great moment. At 5:20 am they had to give five encores and everyone cheered with happiness and joy. I still get goosebumps today.

Dammit. ....hear that bass growl. Lofi...notech brilliance

Rockpalast was the best live music show in the WORLD . The time that handmade music was the standard. They broadcasted live concerts every weekend, and twice a year there was a Rocknight. Also the open air concerts at the Lorelei are legendary. Those were the day's, getting drunk and stoned while watching real musicians showing their skills. And there were no commercial breaks, some things were just better in the past.

Nothing better than pre-Eliminator ZZ Top. Nothing. No dispute. These Rockpalast videos are pure gold.

Billy F Gibbons was a young fella of 30 years here ..

This performance always make me happy - and all their other performances too. Lets hear it for Dusty and his mates.

One of the greatest examples of a monster 3 piece band at their finest.

Lord have mercy, that is some tasty dirty blues. Awesome.

He's a complete badass. Chord structure and phrasing is brilliant after all this time people still want to play like him .... Love it!!

To anyone that has not seen this concert, you are truly missing out. This is by far the best ZZ Top concert I have ever heard.

Good Lord above. That spoken word in "Stockings" Gave me chills. And some new hair on my chest.

👍 Time keeps on ticking... Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago. My first rock concert: May 19, 1973 East Tennessee State University (lol yeah, I'm old, but still above the dirt...) Rory Gallagher - ZZ Top 4 bucks It was about two months before Tres Hombres came out. (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I came to find out on his passing) It was Festival Seating and I managed to get about 15 feet from mic center. Rory Gallagher was pure fire right out of the gate, and his band was phenomenal. (particularly Lou Martin on his electric piano) Rory was amazing to see play and I think that he had as much fun as anyone. Then, Billy Gibbons and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards (but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and Billy made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since. RIP Rory, Rod, Lou, & Dusty. Thank You! Keep Rockin' Billy, Frank, & Gerry

I can get lost in just playing endless old ZZ Top blues. ,Vic.

ZZ like a fine plate o' bbq....bear down on the meat and ease off the potato salad...have mercy...

R.I.P. Dusty!

I was into this man, I was groovin' and then 5 and a half minutes into it, RU-vid comes up and cuts my jam with a damn ad for some chick product or some yuppie office prick shit. Now I gotta find my groove again. I love those boys from Texas! Remember Texas, we Tennesseans are on the same side.

honestly I didn't know what they were doing before 1983. I love "Legs" and "Slip inside my sleep'n bag" and such but sounds like their best stuff was the whole decade before this! awesome young or old! ZZ Alpha to Zed!

I was at the winter garden in dallas, New year's night"79. 3,000 capacity, Billy and Dusty were stone cold stunt n. They were confiscating anybody's camera at the front door, If you got caught filming, You and your camera were escorted out. The show started at 9.. They weren't done till 1a. You have to realize, It was new year's night, So... they were in the mood. I've tried to think of the words that put you there, And as good as I am at painting a picture, Words will fail me. I have been to over 50 Bad ass concerts, Nothing Can touch that night. You could easily push your way to the front of the stage, Billy five feet in front of me, Absolutely shredding with his slide, And it sounded like a rhythm guitarist was playing with him, He doesn't let any camera catch it, The man is wicked, Sick, On a whole another level.

Feels kinda strange I was 3yrs old back then and the country I was living in was in deep shit communism... while in the next door Germany the ZZ Top were fucking rockin!

What a sound and drive With only 3 people

Reverent Billy G. on top of his game ...

OMG!!!! Just incredible groove from these guys! All 3 locked into the groove so tight, so awesome!!!!

My son was a doorman at "The Blue Iguana" in Houston back in the 90's. Billy Gibbons came to the door with his son He didnt recognize him but they talked for awhile. Billy asking my son do you like this band ? I'am thinking on signing them. By this time people are coming over to him with tapes of their music. Billy says nice talking to you I'am gonna go hangout with my son. Billy had on a leather racing type jacket with letters that looked Asian. My son took a last look and it said ZZTOP. Later his boss said dont ever card Billy! I think that's the reason he talked to my son because he treated him like a regular guy.

:D Thanks! :D Anna,Christine,Tinja&Markku

This is the ZZ I went crazy for when I was 14. Saw them in concert in 81 and they were fierce. Carved their name in the side of our house! Friend of mine went to see them the other night here in 2018 and I said they are a different band now. And that's OK. That's alright.

frank is so very crisp here

The bass be like a chainsaw through a barn door... Rippin' ... boom!!!

Bad assery right here. Dusty's Bass playin' R.I.P. man!

the coolest band on earth,an allways the best tone,billy is a genious,an hendrix loved him,an said he was the worlds best guitarist....

They were sooo good back then, no glitz, just bitchin' blues! I saw them in Buffalo in '79 or '80, and again in Seattle in 1980. My ears are still ringing. :-) Thanks for the music!!

“Fool for your stockings” makes me so glad I love women

A trio is such a stripped down, bare bones band. Every bit needs to be so good, bass, vocals, guitar and bass. What a band....RIP Dusty...Love you Frank and Billy. What a band....

I wasn't born in Texas , But I got here as fast as I could after all the deployments. Thank God for ZZ Top...

listening through good headphones opens up a whole new amazing sound.

Nasty dogs and funky kings never sounded fuckin better. Gave me goose bumps!!!

Saw them in Vegas for first time in 1983 Eliminator tour.. we were 16

‘Is that you bangin on the front door, you said you had enough but you’re comin back for more”

Rest easy Dusty Hill. Your legacy will forever live on through this live masterpiece, among many other masterpieces. Your music has molded me as a human being, and for that, I am grateful. Thank you, Dusty!

I love Dusty Hill...serving the song, killer tone, such balls. Respect, sir

Billy could play a broom stick and still sound good killer tone.

This is epic. That bass sound!

I threw these lyrics at some chick in an Atalanta bar in 1982. She slapped the shit out of me but I thanks Billy G for the experience. Joe the Vet.

Absolutely brilliant. Just as great live as they are in concert. R.I.P. Dusty. Your bass grooves will stand the test of time.

all the different guitars he's played over the years nothing sounds better than Pearly Gates.

All I can say is "WOW" --- all 3 of these guys are absolutely top-notch.

As great a bass player as Dusty Hill was--holy smokes he was a PHENOMENAL singer--so much power and feeling in his vocals--WOW!!

In the zone the way they used to play through the 70s was as this is pure KILLER INSTINCT ...

Check out their "La Grange" and "Brown Sugar" recorded at Gruene Hall, Texas

Billy Gibbons...nowhere near him in those days..What a tone..What a great band they were..

I do love me a good head banging one chord trance jam, and this one is fine- then they kick it into Total Trance with that amazing riff around the drums- that’s almost getting all the way back to prehistoric m.o.s folks!

This may be my favourite ZZ Top era - just before they discovered the drum machines and sequencers.

Best little band from Texas.

Holy shit! This is NASTY! This is close your eyes and achieve a higher plane.

it's all my life,i live in Belgium and since i was 12 years old when i hear zz top for the first time ,i 'm 62 years old and it's always a bonheur for me to hear zz top, forgive me for my faults in englisch because i'm french....

The best 10 minutes I spent all day

Dusty could lay it down!!

This guys can really play the hell out of their instruments when they want to. Killer versions!

totalmente de acuerdo Howard Yearley. No habia leido tu comentario y estaba pensando. "¿cuándo van a reconocer la enorme calidad de este power trio?. No me canso de escucharlo. Y coincido con lo de Experience. Es Experience Hendrix, Cream, ZZTop y......creo que nadie más. Gracias MikeNadyBluesRock por este material.

you are at a RR Xrossing and a Big Train Rock Crushing Diesel comes grinding down the track at 100mph, that's when ND & FKs drives you into the ground

At my funeral!!! My friends and family WE BE watching this version of Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings!!!!!!!! FACT. ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Billy also has the huge solid gold Rolex watch cross to deal with!

Man Dusty's bass tone sounds like it's coming to get you, i love it

The best version of NDFK I have ever seen live.

Dusty Hills bass playing blows my mind. He will be missed. Cant hold the tears back. Decades of great music. RIP DUSTY! You will be missed by many...

Thank you for this post. I really heard these songs so often in my life. But so strong and to the point, wow, amazing. The sound is unbeleavable amazing crazy good. Thank you very much And folks, do not forget, Jimi Hendrix was a fan of Billy as they were on the same show and Jimi watched Billy doing a cover of one of his songs 😄 Crazy. But in this video you get to know why ZZ TOP is stil so cool 😎

Thanks Mike, one forgets just how awesome earlier Top was. Tres Hombres indeed.

We all know lots ‘bout Billy and Dusty, but truth be told, what a bad ass of a guy is Frank, my man, 🤘🤘🤘🤘

30 seconds in and this is a thumbs up. One of ZZs best bluesy jams.

And the GERMAN'S MINDS WERE BLOWN!

Excellent! Thank you for this upload!.......For live, the sound is great.

I saw them at then three rivers stadium, they were soooooo loud and I was in peanut heaven far away!!!