I have seen ZZ Top live many times. Every concert was a unique experience. This band knew how to put on a high quality crowd pleasing show. That sound you are loving has been the standard from this band since my old butt fell in love with them in High School. They were an established band when I got drunk one night and "discovered" this kick ass rocking band. Lighting effects and cool stage theatrics made their concerts worth every penny you paid in ticket prices.
I have always been amazed how three guys can make so much sound. If one didn’t know it, I’m sure they would never guess there are only three musicians making ALL THIS MUSIC.
Went on my first date with my wife 54 years ago this coming February. (1967) We were 15 and saw this band (known as the "Moving Sidewalks" then } @ the "Catacombs" in Houston. They opened for "Moby Grape". Later became "ZZ Top" and almost 20 years later took our daughter and son (they were 13 and 9) to the "Summit" in Houston to see them again!!! Still can't get enough even today. (By the way, we were Sophomores in High School and got married some 6 years later. Still together.)
Glad to see another Old Schooler , First time in 72, back 4 more times. Back then the only why to see bands was go to a concert. They were not on TV. Wait to the get to KISS. That will trip the young people out.
La Grange is a town in Texas that was once home to "The Chicken Ranch" also known as the inspiration for the musical/film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Fuck Yes!!! Also "Nationwide", "Tush". Seen them 12 times ... No lie. They're from Texas, I'm from Texas ...😎 So Famous for that Texas Funk n Blues. Enjoy the Rabbit hole!
You MUST listen to “Waiting For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago”, they’re 2 songs but they blend into one and MUST be listened to together. IT IS THEIR BEST WORK!!
and obviously they've never seen the movie Striptease.. which would've been 1000X better if it had been Kate Beckinsale or Jennifer Connolly instead of Demi Moore.
Many years ago when I was a teenager, a friend of my Dad's came over to pay us a visit and saw my first electric guitar laying arround , cause I was learning to play back then and he picked it up and start playing this song.. I was amazed by it and I asked him about it. Ahaha next day I was the one who brought "la grange" to school and saved us from ignorance xDD . Yeah n/
"Cheap Sunglasses", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Jesus Just Left Chicago" are huge songs by that group. Anything off the "Eliminator" album (also the name of their famous 1933 Ford Coupe) is gold.
I seen their Afterburner tour in 1986 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport LA. It was my second ever rock concert. Loved it. The concert started with a giant sphinx snorting a giant white sheet that was covering the stage reveling the band. Awesome laser show, when laser shows were still fairly new.
They are awesome live. Just as good as their albums if not better for getting to see them live. There are both types of people, the ones that get up and dance and the ones that just sit and bob their heads. Definitely check them out if you ever get a chance to and don't forget some sunglasses (check out the song even if you don't react and you'll understand why).
I have seen them multiple times in concert. They never disappoint. Their drum tech got married at my mom's bed and breakfast and Dusty Hill had one of his cars as their going away vehicle.
Ive seen them several times. Both in an arena and in a small venue. The crowd jams with the band. I wont see very many other bands in person but I will go see them every time they come close. 50 years of amazing music. Keep watching them.
I've been to 9 ZZ Top shows, the first being in 1984, and the most recent being two years ago, with George Thorogood & The Destroyers ("Bad To The Bone") opening. The shows are always packed, and there is definitely dancing, singing, etc., but Billy & Dusty's choreography and especially Billy's guitar playing are really the stars of the show. Billy took the Delta Blues sound and just rocked it up to 11!
I’m originally from Texas, so I have seen them I think 14 times...amazing every time. A get up and boogie kind of concert with a bunch of beer drinkers and he’ll raisers! (Title of one of their songs). Great show every time.
I saw ZZ-Top in an arena in Lubbock, TX in 2011. Such an enormous sound coming from 3 dudes. Typically you see lots of movement on stage with rock bands but not with ZZ-top. They pretty much just stayed in one spot the whole time and would do a little synchronized dance when the grove got going between verses and the place would be electric. One of the best concerts I've ever seen, hands down.
70's era ZZ Top inhabits the funky space between John Lee Hooker and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The squeals Gibbons gets from pinching the notes in the solo brings out the songbirds whenever I play this song while hanging out in my backyard. For more from ZZ Top check out "Tush", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," "Cheap Sunglasses", "I Thank You", "Just Got Paid"and so many others...
I saw ZZ top live around 2007, IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE TO SEE THEM DO IT! As far as I know they still tour and they were F-ing amazing. It was a huge arena but felt very personal and intimate, that's just how they are, everyone was boogieing
ZZTOP is smooth in concert! They are true professionals on stage. I loved their encore song, they came out in full pink tuxs & pink tophats to finish up with "Sharp dressed man" They had a convayer belt they would step on and walked in sync leaning forward. Giving the illusion they walked in place in the wind. Slick threads. The experience was lots of weed & other drugs back then, 80's, 90's that is. lots of dancing in the front! Day on the green, or concert halls. Full showmen! How How How How! Glad I grew up in this Era, so much good music. 👍
These boys were HOT for years. The song “LaGrange” came out in 1973 and was a huge hit throughout the U.S.. They put out multiple albums that sold well. FYI, they’re from the Houston. The town of La Grange is between Houston and Austin, Texas, along the Colorado River. Thanks for bringing them back!
Seem them in concert, twice. GOOD STUFF. Once in a big venue, and once at a smaller outdoor amphitheatre. Lots of boogieing in the aisles. SO MUCH SOUND FROM JUST 3 GUYS.
ZZ Top is the real deal live. Their bass is so loud it pounds through your chest and Billy Gibbons on guitar....well what can you say. One of the best ever.
Jimi Hendrix once called Billy Gibbons the Greatest Guitarist alive back when Jimi was in his literal Prime! Bad Ass Founder of Southern Blues Rock, ZZ Top was a Bad Ass group since the late 1970's! Seen them live & Bro? It is something you wanna be up as close as possible to get that groove and vibe. The Raw, Filthy riffs and licks of Gibbons is matched by an amazing Bass line with more power than a Jet engine! Great job!! Love the reactions of older, different Genre's.
early 70s late 60s, they were formed 69' but hadnt dropped an album till 71', then dropped their first real album, Rio grande Mud in 72' everything after is Rock n roll history.
Oh my God,. These guys are off the chain. In Houston where I live I've seen these guys so many times. They rock hard. One of them Dusty Hill has a ranch down the street from my mom,. In San Leon Tex. Thanks 💞💞💞🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I to live in Houston the NW side. These guys grew up near my area. I've seen Billy Gibbons at a Pappositos off Richmond back around 88 when I was a kid. Great memories
In Concert? Yes Meadowlands NJ with the opening act "Extreme". Both groups were exceptionally good! And then again and just as good, not all groups perform well in a live setting but ZZTOP makes it look easy at being a great trio onstage.
John Lee Hooker "Boom Boom Boom" blues, Texas-style. I saw Top live back in the 70's, incredible musicians, great show, best sound ever. There is nobody like them.
Saw them live 5 years ago and was blown away by the fact that 3 guys could make that sound. Fantastic. RIP Dusty. They were together for 53 straight years with no lineup change. Amazing
I seen them in Las Vegas in 1985 on the Eliminator tour. Was one of the best concerts I'd ever been to. Between the transition of the back drop to the lasers light show.... it was bad ass! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I saw them live at Milton Keynes bowl.. it was a phenomenal gig... the live performance was stunning quality... worth every penny and the 4 hour queue to get in...
Love ZZ Top, saw them several years ago in NZ. It was brilliant, in the old days when you didn't have to stay seated.. My children grew up listening to this type of music, I'm 72 now and still get a great buzz out of it. Actually out of all the 70's music, what a great era.
Saw them last year for their 50th anniversary tour in Dallas. Cheap Trick and Bad Company opened for them. Three hall of fame bands in one night. It was amazing. This is early in their career, so they have improved in skill. I'd recommend Tube Snake Boogie.
This song is a masterpiece. ZZ Top is one of the great rock bands of all time and their hits have been all over commercials, movies, and tv shows for decades.
I have seen them live and if you want a great stage show they are not overly active, but they stay focused on the music and really rock as well as anyone from any era! The crowds are really into the music singing along, dancing in the aisles, respecting the incredible talents of these three men. You should go and experience them live at least once in your life. You will walk out very pleased!
I first saw them in 1976 at the Seattle Center Coliseum. It was my second rock show and the first one high. When the lights came on they were sharing the stage with a longhorn steer, two vultures, and a couple rattlesnakes. They finished the show with the entire first (live} side of the album Fandango. 45 years later it's still one of my all time favorite shows.
You can’t go wrong with ANY of ZZ Top’s songs. They’re still on my bucket list of live performances I want to see. I enjoyed your reaction to them too. You just got yourself another subscriber 😎👍🏻
Can't help but to start bopping around with that beat!! I love your reaction and Absolutely Love that you're willing to listen all kinds of music!! Awesome!!
OMG, the ZZ top live show in the 80's was insane! No one had ever seen anything like it. It was the Afterburner tour, and they had lasers and lights and mist, during a song, the lasers created a 3D hologram of the car from the video fly up over the crowd. Never seen anything like it before or since, really a one of a kind show. 10 out of 10 would go again
I went to a fund raising event in Galveston. I was visiting my cousin, had never been there. We walk up to this place, on a pier. Then I noticed the name. Freaked out. Cuz didn't even know significance. I was at The Balinese Ballroom!
Welcome to the old chicken ranch, the song is based on a brothel that was well frequented by the college players, and the ad it was in was for a Mitsubishi. I delivered pizzas to Frank and helped Billy get his silver hockey pucks and 9100's for a Japan tour back in 1995.
I have seen these guys a dozen or more times over the last 40 years. You must find some of their live videos, they have a very unique stage persona that is awesome.
ZZ Top was my first concert, the Eliminator Tour at the Hartford Civic Center in '83. I saw them there again in '85 for the Afterburner Tor. This is one of my favorite bands, thanks for playing this.
I have seen ZZ Top live twice. They are amazing and I still haven’t figured out how they can make such a huge sound with only 3 people. They’re also the only band I’ve seen live that being the country music and rock fans together..
ZZTop is just another one of those bands that was there in the 80s coming out with song after song for what seemed like forever. Check out Legs, Sharp dressed Man, and Cheap Sunglasses. Good videos and great music. They are a big reason that was the golden age of music. Their sound was unique and universally loved.
my first zz top concert was in '76, a what a fantastic time that was! It was one thing to crank up my stereo and listen with a few friends, but totally another thing to be at a concert with 10,000 people jamming out to La Grange, Tush, blew my mind!!!! A few years later, a resurgence of zz top's music, became popular on video television with Legs, Gimme all your lovin, sharp dressed man, these guys entertained multiple generations with their music, and are even in "Back to the Future 3" with Micheal J Fox & Christopher Lloyd, that was pretty cool. To me, their music has multi generational staying power! In 2004 I believe, ZZ Top was inducted into the rock & roll Hall of Fame!
This is one of the songs I always have blasting in my ears when I'm riding my motorcycle down the road. I'm not alone in that with my fellow bikers as well. Been to Sturgis Bike rally several times, and ZZ Top is often there playing to tens of thousands of enthusiastic bikers.
WOW !Can't believe you had never heard of ZZ Top. We've seen them 3 times. Just a great show, 50 years and going strong. Billy Gibbons is an amazing guitarists. They're Blues roots keeping shining through. A must see show !
First time saw them live in 1991 when my father took me to their concert. That was my first live concert. Last time I saw them live was in 2019 when I took my father to see them. That was his last live concert he went. Great artists! You should check out the 2019 documentary "That Little 'Ol Band from Texas" at some point (Link to a trailer: ruclips.net/video/OvjsvUDDZMc/видео.html )
I've seen ZZ Top Live twice back to back tours; Eliminator and Afterburner. "Small" arena 14k people Ames Iowa. Easy Top 5 shows I have seen. VERY energetic and crowd pleasing. When the crowd sang chorus to Tube Snake Boogie afterwards, Billy comment how awesome that sounded to him and the guys on stage; now, we all know bands play to the crowd, but this was genuine. You really needed to see these shows as they played off each other with Afterburner essentially being a sequel to Eliminator. The stage set up was the same and during the opener or soon after; the backdrop switched from the '32 Ford dashboard to the "Shuttle" dashboard. Also; Laser tech had greatly advanced that year and that light show was most impressive. During "Tush" fake pieces of scaffolding and even light tech dummies fell from the rigging as just prior to the opening cords Billy exclaimed; "Ok, enough messing around..we gonna blow the roof off this fuckin' joint!" I join the chorus, listen to "Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "Waitin' For the Bus". Although they are singles; at some point a rock station blended them together without any break. (That may have originally come from a concert set) Anyway; it is accepted that they must be played together this way, lol.
@@craigmcintosh9436 He likely would have lost. If you look at various lawsuits regarding music copying, it requires things to be more than really similar. This is because while there's theoretically infinite combinations, only so many actually sound good. Especially when you talk about playing in specific styles. Leonard French on RUclips has done videos on some of the music lawsuits. He's actually a copyright lawyer. He goes over the decisions (or the plaintiff's complaints). He doesn't paraphrase the decisions/complaints, he actually brings them up on screen and goes line by line for the majority of them and explains things. At times if he thinks it's important, when an older case gets referenced, he'll bring up that case on screen as well.
4 times.. first rock concert I ever saw and purchased tickets myself for was in an arena in Atlanta, 1985.. After Burner Tour.. Incredible show.. last time I saw them was in a amphitheater in Atlanta.. One of favorite bands in the world.
Rock and the Blues ,can't get much better then that! Enjoying watching you "dig" it so much! Have a great new year, 2021 has to be better right? RIGHT???
Saw them some years ago; ok a long time ago in her early 70’s in Florida live. More story involved with this story. Got to meet dusty hill. Came up to my friend and I who were white stoned at the time. We shared are weed with this guy who I HAD to say to him”Damn man, you look just like dusty hill.” “ Heh man, he says I get that all the time” We hung out for a long time when he says gotta go but I’ll be back. You’re going to be RIGHT HERE RIGHT, RIGHT HERE. Yeh man we’ll be right here. Never saw him again, but when ZZ TOP came on and played a few songs, Dust says, “I like to dedicate this song to two my good friends from Miami” , and he pointed RIGHT AT US! Damn I couldn’t have jumped higher! What a f**kin concert. Best one I have ever been too. Damn they sound so good in person.
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"Same three guys, same three cords for five decades" - Billy Gibbons ZZTOP
Longest Band Ever with an Original Lineup!
Chords.
-guys- beards ...
Shuffle in C.
I don’t think that’s an accurate quote. He said they changed their style around Eliminator because they didn’t want to play shuffle in C forever.
Notice how the song never ended, it just faded away. They still jamming to this day!!
I have seen ZZ Top live many times. Every concert was a unique experience. This band knew how to put on a high quality crowd pleasing show. That sound you are loving has been the standard from this band since my old butt fell in love with them in High School. They were an established band when I got drunk one night and "discovered" this kick ass rocking band. Lighting effects and cool stage theatrics made their concerts worth every penny you paid in ticket prices.
I have always been amazed how three guys can make so much sound. If one didn’t know it, I’m sure they would never guess there are only three musicians making ALL THIS MUSIC.
Went on my first date with my wife 54 years ago this coming February. (1967) We were 15 and saw this band (known as the "Moving Sidewalks" then } @ the "Catacombs" in Houston. They opened for "Moby Grape". Later became "ZZ Top" and almost 20 years later took our daughter and son (they were 13 and 9) to the "Summit" in Houston to see them again!!! Still can't get enough even today. (By the way, we were Sophomores in High School and got married some 6 years later. Still together.)
Glad to see another Old Schooler , First time in 72, back 4 more times. Back then the only why to see bands was go to a concert. They were not on TV. Wait to the get to KISS. That will trip the young people out.
Vury nice!
I saw the Frantics which I believe became Moby Grape in the Nowhere Texas Panhandle so so long ago.
I love reading y’all’s comments about your memories💜
I went and saw the Sidewalks at a Sock Hop at St Lukes Church.
La Grange is a town in Texas that was once home to "The Chicken Ranch" also known as the inspiration for the musical/film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Yep that's what it's about.
"Tush" is one of my personal ZZ Top favorites.
Truly one of the most epic and badass songs of all time. You literally can't get better.
ZZ Top has 50 years of music. Waiting For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago are two songs back to back that define their sound.
Fuck Yes!!!
Also "Nationwide", "Tush".
Seen them 12 times ... No lie.
They're from Texas, I'm from Texas ...😎
So Famous for that Texas Funk n Blues.
Enjoy the Rabbit hole!
YES ! Definitely their most iconic song. And YES Jesus just left Chicago
Just remember these are basically one song; they go together
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Waiting on the bus/Jesus just Left Chicago.... Important to keep the whole song together! 😉✌️
You MUST listen to “Waiting For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago”, they’re 2 songs but they blend into one and MUST be listened to together. IT IS THEIR BEST WORK!!
What I love about watching reactors reacting....Music transcends all boundaries, race and colour
Amen Amen!
If you went through college and never heard La Grange before, that explains a hell of a lot of what's wrong in this country today.
and obviously they've never seen the movie Striptease.. which would've been 1000X better if it had been Kate Beckinsale or Jennifer Connolly instead of Demi Moore.
Many years ago when I was a teenager, a friend of my Dad's came over to pay us a visit and saw my first electric guitar laying arround , cause I was learning to play back then and he picked it up and start playing this song.. I was amazed by it and I asked him about it. Ahaha next day I was the one who brought "la grange" to school and saved us from ignorance xDD . Yeah
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@@RaynOutdoors Oh man, CM. That's awesome!
LMAO
I was 14 in 1973, the first time I heard La Grange. It kicked ass then, it kicks ass now. Absolutely one of the best rnr songs ever.
"Cheap Sunglasses", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Jesus Just Left Chicago" are huge songs by that group. Anything off the "Eliminator" album (also the name of their famous 1933 Ford Coupe) is gold.
I seen their Afterburner tour in 1986 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport LA. It was my second ever rock concert. Loved it. The concert started with a giant sphinx snorting a giant white sheet that was covering the stage reveling the band. Awesome laser show, when laser shows were still fairly new.
J, song used in a GEICO car insurance ad. Their "Sharp Dressed Man", "Gimme All Your Lovin' " and "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" are next for you!
I second this and in that order
Selling insurance with a song about a whore house. Heh, GOTTA love it!
Legs!
They are awesome live. Just as good as their albums if not better for getting to see them live. There are both types of people, the ones that get up and dance and the ones that just sit and bob their heads. Definitely check them out if you ever get a chance to and don't forget some sunglasses (check out the song even if you don't react and you'll understand why).
Check out "Waitin' For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago" or "Cheap Sunglasses".
Great Stuff!
That's quintessential ZZ Top!!!
YES!! Waiting for the Bus/Jesus just left Chicago. In fact, the entire album "Tres Hombres". It is their masterpiece.
AMEN!!!
@@MrColpy totally agree. Ive seen them 3 times and they definitely get better with age. Pearl Necklace, Mexican Blackbird, anything by them actually.
I have seen them multiple times in concert. They never disappoint. Their drum tech got married at my mom's bed and breakfast and Dusty Hill had one of his cars as their going away vehicle.
'Sharp Dressed Man', 'Tush' and 'Legs' ~ happy listening! BTW ~ I love your inspirational message at the start of these!
Down at the Balinese!
Ive seen them several times. Both in an arena and in a small venue. The crowd jams with the band. I wont see very many other bands in person but I will go see them every time they come close. 50 years of amazing music. Keep watching them.
I'M BAD, I'M NATIONWIDE James you must react to this banger.
Yes!
Hell yeah. Doing the gold tooth smile LONG before the rap game
@@kevinneedham9643 “With my New York brim & my gold tooth displayed, nobody give me trouble cuz they know I got it made...” 😎
I've been to 9 ZZ Top shows, the first being in 1984, and the most recent being two years ago, with George Thorogood & The Destroyers ("Bad To The Bone") opening. The shows are always packed, and there is definitely dancing, singing, etc., but Billy & Dusty's choreography and especially Billy's guitar playing are really the stars of the show. Billy took the Delta Blues sound and just rocked it up to 11!
I’m originally from Texas, so I have seen them I think 14 times...amazing every time. A get up and boogie kind of concert with a bunch of beer drinkers and he’ll raisers! (Title of one of their songs). Great show every time.
They"re still awesome live
I saw ZZ-Top in an arena in Lubbock, TX in 2011. Such an enormous sound coming from 3 dudes. Typically you see lots of movement on stage with rock bands but not with ZZ-top. They pretty much just stayed in one spot the whole time and would do a little synchronized dance when the grove got going between verses and the place would be electric. One of the best concerts I've ever seen, hands down.
70's era ZZ Top inhabits the funky space between John Lee Hooker and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The squeals Gibbons gets from pinching the notes in the solo brings out the songbirds whenever I play this song while hanging out in my backyard. For more from ZZ Top check out "Tush", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," "Cheap Sunglasses", "I Thank You", "Just Got Paid"and so many others...
I saw ZZ top live around 2007, IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE TO SEE THEM DO IT! As far as I know they still tour and they were F-ing amazing. It was a huge arena but felt very personal and intimate, that's just how they are, everyone was boogieing
“Brown Sugar” is a favorite for every guitarist. That intro is amazing.
ZZTOP is smooth in concert! They are true professionals on stage. I loved their encore song, they came out in full pink tuxs & pink tophats to finish up with "Sharp dressed man" They had a convayer belt they would step on and walked in sync leaning forward. Giving the illusion they walked in place in the wind. Slick threads. The experience was lots of weed & other drugs back then, 80's, 90's that is. lots of dancing in the front! Day on the green, or concert halls. Full showmen! How How How How! Glad I grew up in this Era, so much good music. 👍
These boys were HOT for years. The song “LaGrange” came out in 1973 and was a huge hit throughout the U.S.. They put out multiple albums that sold well. FYI, they’re from the Houston. The town of La Grange is between Houston and Austin, Texas, along the Colorado River. Thanks for bringing them back!
Seem them in concert, twice. GOOD STUFF. Once in a big venue, and once at a smaller outdoor amphitheatre. Lots of boogieing in the aisles.
SO MUCH SOUND FROM JUST 3 GUYS.
"Cheap Sunglasses" is a must by them
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Sharp Dressed man too.
Album version
Like their early stuff much better.
@@antarcticorb9197 cheap sunglasses IS some of their early stuff.
ZZ Top is the real deal live. Their bass is so loud it pounds through your chest and Billy Gibbons on guitar....well what can you say. One of the best ever.
"Gimmie All You Loving", "Tush", "Bad Girl", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Sleeping Bag" lots of really good ZZ-Top songs.
TV Dinners
Jimi Hendrix once called Billy Gibbons the Greatest Guitarist alive back when Jimi was in his literal Prime! Bad Ass Founder of Southern Blues Rock, ZZ Top was a Bad Ass group since the late 1970's! Seen them live & Bro? It is something you wanna be up as close as possible to get that groove and vibe. The Raw, Filthy riffs and licks of Gibbons is matched by an amazing Bass line with more power than a Jet engine! Great job!! Love the reactions of older, different Genre's.
Check out Brown Sugar by ZZ Top. Classic Blues Rock song that will blow you away!!
early 70s late 60s, they were formed 69' but hadnt dropped an album till 71', then dropped their first real album, Rio grande Mud in 72' everything after is Rock n roll history.
Oh my God,. These guys are off the chain. In Houston where I live I've seen these guys so many times. They rock hard. One of them Dusty Hill has a ranch down the street from my mom,. In San Leon Tex. Thanks 💞💞💞🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I saw them at Lakewood Church 😄🏀
Yes , it use to be called the. Summit. They played basketball there way back. That's where I saw Elvis at all so.💞💞💞
I to live in Houston the NW side. These guys grew up near my area. I've seen Billy Gibbons at a Pappositos off Richmond back around 88 when I was a kid. Great memories
You may have seen them in garden oaks area. Off Ella Blvd. In 70s. They played in a small bar, before the beards 😂😂💖💖💖
@@nikkiharris6091 Yes, it was The Summit back then. The inside of that church has seen some stuff 😄
In Concert? Yes Meadowlands NJ with the opening act "Extreme". Both groups were exceptionally good! And then again and just as good, not all groups perform well in a live setting but ZZTOP makes it look easy at being a great trio onstage.
John Lee Hooker "Boom Boom Boom" blues, Texas-style. I saw Top live back in the 70's, incredible musicians, great show, best sound ever. There is nobody like them.
ZZ actually got sued by JLH over this songs music. Said it was nothing more than
his Boogie Chillin'.
Saw them live 5 years ago and was blown away by the fact that 3 guys could make that sound. Fantastic. RIP Dusty. They were together for 53 straight years with no lineup change. Amazing
I seen them in Las Vegas in 1985 on the Eliminator tour. Was one of the best concerts I'd ever been to. Between the transition of the back drop to the lasers light show.... it was bad ass! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
"Nation Wide", "Cheap Sun glasses", "Tush", and "Sharp Dress man" are some of their best!
I saw them live at Milton Keynes bowl.. it was a phenomenal gig... the live performance was stunning quality... worth every penny and the 4 hour queue to get in...
2 years ago, ZZTop in Houston: whole families dancing together.
It was Eoic!
Love ZZ Top, saw them several years ago in NZ. It was brilliant, in the old days when you didn't have to stay seated.. My children grew up listening to this type of music, I'm 72 now and still get a great buzz out of it. Actually out of all the 70's music, what a great era.
"Sharp Dressed Man" is an awesome song too. Great video too!
Definitely Sharp Dressed Man
The "Fandango" album...entire second side!!!
Yes, sharp dressed man!
Saw them last year for their 50th anniversary tour in Dallas. Cheap Trick and Bad Company opened for them. Three hall of fame bands in one night. It was amazing. This is early in their career, so they have improved in skill. I'd recommend Tube Snake Boogie.
This song is a masterpiece. ZZ Top is one of the great rock bands of all time and their hits have been all over commercials, movies, and tv shows for decades.
I have seen them live and if you want a great stage show they are not overly active, but they stay focused on the music and really rock as well as anyone from any era! The crowds are really into the music singing along, dancing in the aisles, respecting the incredible talents of these three men. You should go and experience them live at least once in your life. You will walk out very pleased!
Texas own. Check out "Just Got Paid". "Sharp Dressed Man", "Legs", "I'm Bad, I'm Nation Wide"
The Joe Bonamassa cover of Just Got Paid Today at the Royal Albert Hall is instant classic
I first saw them in 1976 at the Seattle Center Coliseum. It was my second rock show and the first one high. When the lights came on they were sharing the stage with a longhorn steer, two vultures, and a couple rattlesnakes. They finished the show with the entire first (live} side of the album Fandango. 45 years later it's still one of my all time favorite shows.
You can't just sit back and listen to a ZZ Top concert...You *WILL* jump up and get into it!
Yeah, was gonna say if you're not up on your feet, check your pulse!
You can’t go wrong with ANY of ZZ Top’s songs. They’re still on my bucket list of live performances I want to see. I enjoyed your reaction to them too. You just got yourself another subscriber
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The experience is just basically non stop jamming to the songs. They're that good.
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ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man is a must listen
Saw them live 15 years ago. They play LOUD! And it was as cool as you might imagine!
Most underrated. And. Hottest ZZ Top track is “My Head in Mississippi” please review.
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CL Corrado
Also the song Rough boy
I saw this band live they're awesome. I saw them for their 40th year together at fair grounds And they still killed it
Great memories of riding the back roads in Texas. 😎
Alabama, as well. Love his reactions! He's darling.
Can't help but to start bopping around with that beat!! I love your reaction and Absolutely Love that you're willing to listen all kinds of music!! Awesome!!
ZZ Top!!! That lil’ ol’ band from Texas. Saw them several times, including a show with Ted Nugent. Fantastic band to see live.
Me too. I saw them in Tinley Park IL in 2003 on their Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers tour. Along with Kenny Wayne Shepherd I believe.
Me too...Toledo Sports Arena. Awesome. Small arena, but most bands played there because Toledo rockers made that whole place move. 😎
OMG, the ZZ top live show in the 80's was insane! No one had ever seen anything like it. It was the Afterburner tour, and they had lasers and lights and mist, during a song, the lasers created a 3D hologram of the car from the video fly up over the crowd. Never seen anything like it before or since, really a one of a kind show. 10 out of 10 would go again
Check out ZZ TOP "Heard it on the X" and "Down at the Balinese"
Heard it on the x rocks. Was looking for the suggestion. Surprised it took a bit before I found a recommendation.
I went to a fund raising event in Galveston. I was visiting my cousin, had never been there. We walk up to this place, on a pier. Then I noticed the name. Freaked out. Cuz didn't even know significance. I was at The Balinese Ballroom!
my favorite song by them! met them in memphis decades ago and they are soooo nice. their concerts are amazing!
Welcome to the old chicken ranch, the song is based on a brothel that was well frequented by the college players, and the ad it was in was for a Mitsubishi. I delivered pizzas to Frank and helped Billy get his silver hockey pucks and 9100's for a Japan tour back in 1995.
Cool story bro. Thanks for sharing!
I have seen these guys a dozen or more times over the last 40 years. You must find some of their live videos, they have a very unique stage persona that is awesome.
I've seen them live they played like it was effortless. one of the best 3 member bands you'll ever hear. Seen them in P Town Peoria Illinois in 88
ZZ Top was my first concert, the Eliminator Tour at the Hartford Civic Center in '83. I saw them there again in '85 for the Afterburner Tor. This is one of my favorite bands, thanks for playing this.
Two of their other songs worth reacting to are "Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers."
Exactly as I thought! Spot on!
Love ZZ Top! They are a Texas Treasure! Love them growing up! Seen them in concert and never sat down!
I have seen ZZ Top live twice. They are amazing and I still haven’t figured out how they can make such a huge sound with only 3 people. They’re also the only band I’ve seen live that being the country music and rock fans together..
I saw them in a small arena back in the 70's. I always thought the same thing... Is this REALLY just 3 guys??? What a sound..
How do they do it? Billy Gibbons, a master and a great guy
@@becuzitsthere4484 of course you can just look at Rush
This song just doesn't age.
Most definitely, unfortunately I do and my bum hip won't let me boogie like I used to!
I’m glad you liked it. It’s sad that I saw this the day I heard Dusty Hill died. RIP to the top Texas boogie bassist
You are correct. A car company used the music. I want to say Chrysler but I could be wrong.
This is such a killer driving tune
It is. But Radar Love by Golden Earring is the ultimate driving song.
Good call. That song was in a Geico Motorcycle Insurance commercial.
ZZTop is just another one of those bands that was there in the 80s coming out with song after song for what seemed like forever. Check out Legs, Sharp dressed Man, and Cheap Sunglasses. Good videos and great music. They are a big reason that was the golden age of music. Their sound was unique and universally loved.
my first zz top concert was in '76, a what a fantastic time that was! It was one thing to crank up my stereo and listen with a few friends, but totally another thing to be at a concert with 10,000 people jamming out to La Grange, Tush, blew my mind!!!! A few years later, a resurgence of zz top's music, became popular on video television with Legs, Gimme all your lovin, sharp dressed man, these guys entertained multiple generations with their music, and are even in "Back to the Future 3" with Micheal J Fox & Christopher Lloyd, that was pretty cool. To me, their music has multi generational staying power! In 2004 I believe, ZZ Top was inducted into the rock & roll Hall of Fame!
La Grange, Texas home of the Chicken Ranch brothel.
Is that Lamar Odom almost died at. Or was that place was Nevada?
I live near La Grange. And I'm old enough to remember the scandal that closed it. (The Chicken Ranch)
That was in Nv..
@@coolmomjj48 There weren't nothing dirty going on at the Chicken Ranch. He screwed up at the Mustang Ranch.
Basis for the musical/ movie "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
This is one of the songs I always have blasting in my ears when I'm riding my motorcycle down the road. I'm not alone in that with my fellow bikers as well. Been to Sturgis Bike rally several times, and ZZ Top is often there playing to tens of thousands of enthusiastic bikers.
This is the song for cruising down a long road, windows down, wind whipping past...
In the 70's had ZZ Top on 8 track.
The best bass player on ZZ Top Dusty Hill has just passed away today
very sad
WOW !Can't believe you had never heard of ZZ Top.
We've seen them 3 times. Just a great show, 50 years and going strong. Billy Gibbons is an amazing guitarists. They're Blues roots keeping shining through.
A must see show !
"I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" or "Heard It On The X"
Good old band from Texas
Best 3 man group ever! They put out a heavy sound for 3 guys. Love 'em. "Tush" or "Heard It On The X"
First time saw them live in 1991 when my father took me to their concert. That was my first live concert.
Last time I saw them live was in 2019 when I took my father to see them. That was his last live concert he went.
Great artists!
You should check out the 2019 documentary "That Little 'Ol Band from Texas" at some point (Link to a trailer: ruclips.net/video/OvjsvUDDZMc/видео.html )
Good thing you started with this song from '73 before you get to the stuff off of 1983's "Eliminator" album.
Yep. Tres Hombres!
And I'd recommend you go back one more to Rio Grande Mud for songs Just Got Paid & Chevrolet.
I saw them in 1984 at the Greensboro Coliseum, It was awesome. One of my favorite concerts ever. Dancing and singing.
One of my favorite is an older ZZ Top song: Sure got Cold After The Rain Fell. Strait blues.
I've seen ZZ Top Live twice back to back tours; Eliminator and Afterburner.
"Small" arena 14k people Ames Iowa.
Easy Top 5 shows I have seen.
VERY energetic and crowd pleasing.
When the crowd sang chorus to Tube Snake Boogie afterwards, Billy comment how awesome that sounded to him and the guys on stage; now, we all know bands play to the crowd, but this was genuine.
You really needed to see these shows as they played off each other with Afterburner essentially being a sequel to Eliminator.
The stage set up was the same and during the opener or soon after; the backdrop switched from the '32 Ford dashboard to the "Shuttle" dashboard.
Also; Laser tech had greatly advanced that year and that light show was most impressive.
During "Tush" fake pieces of scaffolding and even light tech dummies fell from the rigging as just prior to the opening cords Billy exclaimed;
"Ok, enough messing around..we gonna blow the roof off this fuckin' joint!"
I join the chorus, listen to "Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "Waitin' For the Bus".
Although they are singles; at some point a rock station blended them together without any break.
(That may have originally come from a concert set)
Anyway; it is accepted that they must be played together this way, lol.
Billy doesn't use a pick, he plays with a filed down peso coin, which gives him a unique sound.
Saw them in an arena in1980 cheap sunglasses tour. Knew their music but was surprised that 3 guys did it all. A lot of sound!
You can definitely hear the influence of the great Bluesman John Lee Hooker in this song. A how how how...
It's more than an influence. Listen to his song "Spellbound" and wonder why he didn't sue ZZ top.
@@craigmcintosh9436 Absolutely.
👍🤣🤣 you right!
@@craigmcintosh9436 He likely would have lost. If you look at various lawsuits regarding music copying, it requires things to be more than really similar. This is because while there's theoretically infinite combinations, only so many actually sound good. Especially when you talk about playing in specific styles. Leonard French on RUclips has done videos on some of the music lawsuits. He's actually a copyright lawyer. He goes over the decisions (or the plaintiff's complaints). He doesn't paraphrase the decisions/complaints, he actually brings them up on screen and goes line by line for the majority of them and explains things. At times if he thinks it's important, when an older case gets referenced, he'll bring up that case on screen as well.
When I was younger I saw zz top when they were the warm up band they always blew every band away
And yes, I saw them live at a recording session at their studio in Houston in 1991. The '33 Ford Coupe was parked inside.
Love your positive attitude and energy. Great job!
Waiting for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago at the Rockplatz, live.
Upvote!!!!!!
4 times.. first rock concert I ever saw and purchased tickets myself for was in an arena in Atlanta, 1985.. After Burner Tour.. Incredible show.. last time I saw them was in a amphitheater in Atlanta.. One of favorite bands in the world.
Waiting for the bus/Jesus just left Chicago is a must listen
Rock and the Blues ,can't get much better then that! Enjoying watching you "dig" it so much! Have a great new year, 2021 has to be better right? RIGHT???
ZZ Top "Just Got Paid Today"
Bonamassa does this song much better imho.
Saw them some years ago; ok a long time ago in her early 70’s in Florida live. More story involved with this story. Got to meet dusty hill. Came up to my friend and I who were white stoned at the time. We shared are weed with this guy who I HAD to say to him”Damn man, you look just like dusty hill.” “ Heh man, he says I get that all the time”
We hung out for a long time when he says gotta go but I’ll be back. You’re going to be RIGHT HERE RIGHT, RIGHT HERE. Yeh man we’ll be right here.
Never saw him again, but when ZZ TOP came on and played a few songs, Dust says, “I like to dedicate this song to two my good friends from Miami” , and he pointed RIGHT AT US! Damn I couldn’t have jumped higher! What a f**kin concert. Best one I have ever been too. Damn they sound so good in person.