The drummer is Frank Beard who, oddly enough is the only one without a massive beard. The lead guitarist/singer is Billy Gibbons. He plays super thin strings with very heavy picks. How he doesn't break more strings I'll never know. The bassist is Dusty Hill. He also sings lead on a few songs, but his bass is super tight. These guys came from Houston Texas and formed in 1969. I know that videos can be a hassle sometimes, but some of theirs are must watch even if you choose to do so on your own time. It's hard to choose a favorite song, so I'll give you two. "I've gotsta get paid" (link below) ruclips.net/video/kaIZWjItReI/видео.html And "Waitin' For the Bus - Jesus Just Left Chicago" There's no video for this one, but I'll link the audio from 1973 below. ruclips.net/video/0BLof0G2sSw/видео.html I've always liked "That little ole band from Texas." Their musicianship is top notch and I happen to love and play blues guitar. Billy Gibbons is one of my heroes. I got to see them live in Birmingham, AL in 99 with Lynyrd Skynyrd and it was a fantastic show. Sorry for the long comment. I hope you continue to enjoy these guys and I suspect you will. Have a great evening, and Merry Christmas sir.
Thanks sooo much for the info and fav songs! I appreciate the time you took out to provide this! Was there a reason they chose large beards? Now I’m curious lol Thanks again, be safe, and blessings to you my friend. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@abovetheinfluence9361 I've never heard them say there was a reason behind the beards. I have a rather large beard myself, so I certainly approve of their choice. As a side note, I'm also not sure why they chose the name ZZ Top, though I'm sure it's out there somewhere. I'll be checking back with your comment section in hopes of finding out.
Their song Tush is a lot of fun. Legs and Sharp Dressed Man are ‘80s MTV staples. Their music videos are a lot of fun as well. They are always mysterious figures helping an underdog.
I mean I understand completely. BUT!! I think Eddie Van Halen is up there along with Steve Vai and I gotta include one of my all time favorites Mr. Joe Satriani. Awesome talent beyond measure.
This was Z Z Top's first top 40 hit in the USA back in the early 70's. Very underrated at the time as it did not break into the top 30 hits! Today, it is considered Essential Z Z Top.
Yeah. You can be the punk-est punk rock dude, the hardest hip-hop dude, the craziest metal dude, the smoothest jazz dude, the rasta-est reggae dude, or whatever... This one gets EVERYONE. Its just undeniably, classically awesome.
I saw them in Hawaii 1973 while in the ARMY. They were the 'warm-up' band for The Rolling Stones. What a concert! The Stones were GREAT! They had 5 or 6 years of fame before ZZ Top were famous. I didn't care about the warm-up band. I was there to see the Stones!
These same 3 guys have been jamming since I was a freshman in high school. And I just turned 68. Favorite song brother we could be here for while. Funk,blues all mixed in with some Tex Mex and you got ZZ Top.
Me, too. I saw them in concert back in the '70s, when they cultivated kind of a greasy cowboy look. Or at least Billy Gibbons did. They were among those classic rock acts that successfully transitioned into the MTV era. Their newer stuff is okay, but I'm pretty much stuck on the older stuff.
Billy Gibbons is the lead (and only) guitar player as there was only 1 guitar, a Bass player, and the Drummer. They were what is called a power trio. Back in 68, they toured Europe with "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" after Jimi heard them in a small club in some small Texas town. Jimi fell in love with Gibbons Blues style, and the two shared a "Bro-mance" after that. Billy Gibbons is about 74 yrs old now, and though he's slowed down a little bit, he can still kick out some nasty Blues . Thanks Friend Great channel.
"You don't have to worry 'cos takin' care of business' is his name." Love "Jesus Just Left Chicago." Of course, it sounds funny if you play it without "Waitin' for the Bus" because of the segue.
I don’t use words like “best” when talking music but this is the most bad ass trio I know of! I was with my cool uncle Joe in his Ford truck in Borger Texas when I heard this song first.. I was about eight or nine years old. ZZ Top was not the only cool think that uncle turned me onto. With all my roots in Texas I’ve always been proud of ZZTop being from there.
I was just a high school freshman when I heard ZZ Top. That was 1973 and everything was albums. After that I went straight to the Z's in the record bins.
Their name came from blues artists ZZ Hill and BB King....they talked about the name ZZ King which they thought didn't quite work so they switched to ZZ Top.
Yep. Billy Gibbons (guitar player) used to sneak into blues clubs underaged to listen to blues. As comments said, Jesus just left Chicago you can hear it
They talk about this in the documentary. They all used to sneak out as teens and drive up to see the old blues masters playing in small clubs. Then when they got together to play, they had a lot of the same primary influences. They just cranked up the distortion and created a more electric version on a fairly traditional blues style.
I remember seeing ZZ Top around 30 years ago in Memphis. They were awesome! I was right up front of a crowd of 55000 right on the river. I've never seen a pot cloud so thick in my life!!
We are from Dallas TEXAS & I was 13 yrs old when I first heard ZZ Top while hanging out w/ my friends! We were known as The Stoners clique back then!!!! That was in 1983!!!!!! DAMN I AM OLD!!!
One of my favorite ZZ Top tunes is "Cheap sunglasses". La Grange came out before i started high school, but it still got a lot of airplay when i was in HS in the late 70's-early 80's....
I am from Houston which is their hometown and I am old so I first heard this when it came out in the early '70's. It is an ode to the blues and specifically the style of John Lee Hooker. He even deepens the tone of his voice to match Hooker's sound...how, how, how. LOL The drummer is Frank Beard. The lyrics are about a famous "chicken ranch" (brothel) outside of La Grange which had just been closed down about the time of this song. Their name is also a tribute to the blues that is taken from greats Z Z Hill and B B King (King is the top). I hope this all helps answer some questions. Thanks for playing them as they bring me home again.
El Paso, TX when I first heard ZZ 'round 12-13 years old. Their documentary on NetFlix if I remember correctly gives the best recollection of how they got their name. Thanks Jay from Jay!
Guitarist/Singer Billy Gibbons describes an apartment where he once lived, the walls of which were covered with concert posters and flyers. Among the advertised artists were Z.Z. Hill and B.B. King. For a moment Gibbons toyed with the idea that Z.Z. King or B.B. Hill could be fun band names, but in the end it became ZZ Top.
Back in the late 60's early 70's when I was a child, all my friends and people that I met had personal record collections. Everybody would hit you with their favorites when they could. I remember where I was when I hear this song for the first time. We were at this kids house who was a friend of a friend. He was into the beatles but I wasn't. Then he pop out Tres Hombres, and cued up La Grange. The moment I heard it, I knew the chords were lifted from Spirit in the Sky, a song that was a top 10 hit back in the early 60's. I forgave ZZ Top though cause they took it someplace else. Everytime I listen to La Grange, so do my neighbors.
I was about 15 when I first heard Tush off the Fandango Album - their 4th. I then saw them in concert at the Capitol Centre in Landover MD very shortly after on the Fandango tour - so 1976. My girlfriend and her friend stood in line for tickets (no internet then :-) for about 6 hours but got us something like row 16 center. In fact they had to move our seats to the right to make room for the recording equipment as they filmed that show. The opening band was supposed to be Elvin Bishop but they had their equipment stolen so Styx opened for them - my first time seeing Styx. One of the greatest concerts I ever saw. Two of my all time favorite bands. ZZ Top actually had livestock on the stage. I remember a Razorback, a bull and a Condor Bird. It was crazy. Set was like a barn - was meant to be. When they did Backdoor Medley the place lost it. Really anything off Fandango or Tres Hombres is over the top awesome. They have other good songs and albums but they went a bit commercial later. Not blaming them. Have to pay the bills. And they did it with style and still great musicians - Billy Gibbons may be one of the most underrated blues and rock guitarists there is. But not my favorite ZZ Top stuff.
The drummer, on the album cover, is on the left. The one on the right is the singer in this song(R.I.P.). The one in the middle is the actual lead singer in most of the songs.
Fun Facts!!! Billy Gibbons was Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist! They all have long ass beards, except for the drummer... who's name is Frank Beard! According to legend (I've never seen it myself, that is), TO THIS DAY, they play local bars in Texas to get ready for their tours. The bar shows are unannounced and free shows!
Ohh yeah! You gotta check out Waitin for the Bus/Jesus just left Chicago! First heard the album Tres Hombres when I had just turned 13... and have seen ZZ live many times over the years...Amazing!
The name for the group was supposed to be a tribute to B.B. King. They were going to call themselves ZZ King, but they thought it was too similar, and infringing on his name. Since B.B. was at the top of the blues world , they settled on ZZ Top.
The ZZ part was a nod to BB King they were going to use BB Top but did not want there to be confusion. This is Texas Blues at it's finest. Still Rocking today!!!!
I was 14 years old when I first heard ZZ Top, riding in my cousins 73 Limegreen Pontiac Lemans Sport with 3/4 racing cam doing 115 mph down highway 321 in NC.
JAY! that is the coolest, it's so good to see people react to music that moves them! been listening to ZZ top for a long time, but the genre really does not matter!! I listen to any and all music, ( and I'm O.A.F.) if it moves me, it's good! Awesome
1st time I heard I was about 16, in 1978-79ish. A guy I worked with bought us a 6 pack of Strohs beer and was jamming this song as we rode in the back of his 78 chevy 4X4. Gawd the memories!
BLUE JEAN BLUES . . . . . . and bring the box of Kleenex, cuz the tears WILL be flowin' ! ! ! ! The best blues guitar ever played ! ! Hands down ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I was in diapers the first time I heard ZZTOP! (ZigZags Tops rolling papers) sitting in Dads Lap Eastbound I-10 out of Houston Texas. Dad was a die hard trucker, and loved music. Dads gone now, but the music tells his story! Hear it! ZZ is 3 Texas Boys who first and foremost love playing music. It’s only a Texas Shuffle, but Texas is huge! Google the history of ZZ Top. RUclips ZZ, the beginning. This is history that you are going to love! You won’t regret doing this...
Band name came from combination of blues man. Z.Z. Hill and Top brand rolling papers. The first time I heard ZZ Top, I was around 12 years old and exploring all types of music back in 1982.
That’s a very high TAR you have here Sir - Thumbs Above Replacement. Zero down, 130 up out of 470some views. The public has spoken, keep up the great work!
I was 20-21 years old, in the Army at Ft. Bliss Texas, in El Paso Texas. 1973 or 1974. We would have a small radio and set it on our tank, and when we were in the motor pool if La Grange played, it was drop all tools and sham.
When I first heard ZZ top I was on the road... some of my favorite trucking music when I was out on the interstate hammering my large car.... good music anything ZZ
The name ZZ Top, according to band member Billy Gibbons, came from a tribute to B.B. King. The band originally were going to call themselves “Z.Z. King” in King's honor, but then decided it was too similar to B.B. King. Because B.B. King was at the “top” of the blues world, they changed it to ZZ Top.
My 3 favorite ZZ Top tunes, in no particular order...Blue Jean Blues, Fool for Your Stockings, Just Got Back from Baby’s (honorable mention to Just Got Paid).
When this song came out I was in the womb. You see, my parents were the coolest on the block. Everyone else was listening to the Beatles, and other bubble gum crap like that but my dad being a bass player, my mother a singer, and all 4 of my brothers being bass players, my parents wanted a guitar player in the family. So, every song that was played during conception through to term, and even during labor had the most awesome guitar licks.
Who's that drummer? Funny you ask that! The drummer is the only one of the three with no beard. His name is Frank Beard. I've seen ZZ Top in concert 5 times. This song was released in 1973, the same year I graduated high school! My favorite song? That's a tough one. Probably "Just Got Paid" off their Rio Grande Mud album.
The one guy with no beard happen to have “Beard” in his name... lol that’s incredibly interesting! And you saw them 5 times?!? I know the concerts had to be WILD! Thanks so much for the info and for watching!
@@abovetheinfluence9361 They put on one hell of a show! In the show for the Tejas album, they had a big cactus and a live longhorn bull on the stage. I always wondered if maybe they plugged its ears? lol
the rather fun story of this title is that it is in French, "La Grange", "the barn" in English and when it was released here (in Belgium) I heard it for the first time in a club, and the club was called "La grange" it was just a small dance hall with lights, a few stagecoach wheels on the walls and a whole cart hanging from the ceiling to make it look like the wild west, too funny!
My dad was listening to this on every road trip we made when I was a little kid 🙂I'd just randomly pick from his cassette tapes and play B.B. King, Clapton, Creedence, Led Zeppelin... Oh man, I didn't realise at the time how cool it was to share those moments with him
Jay my personal favorites are Waitin’ for the Bus and Sharp Dressed Man but there are so many great ZZ Top songs you pretty much can’t go wrong. The first time I heard ZZ Top I was in high school and they blew my mind. However there was a whole bunch of great artists already out and a lot who were just getting famous.
ZZ Top - Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago
Adding to the list! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I SECOND THIS
Amen!
Yes!
Oh Please!!!
The drummer is FRANK BEARD... And he is the one with the shortest BEARD...😂🤣😛
Man oh man he got all the chops!!! Thanks for the info! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
....and one of the most underrated drummers as well, in my opinion. The guy has some sick beats.
Frank Beard doesn't have a beard.
@@martymar1964 Well, he had a moustache most of the time.
The drummer is Frank Beard who, oddly enough is the only one without a massive beard. The lead guitarist/singer is Billy Gibbons. He plays super thin strings with very heavy picks. How he doesn't break more strings I'll never know. The bassist is Dusty Hill. He also sings lead on a few songs, but his bass is super tight. These guys came from Houston Texas and formed in 1969.
I know that videos can be a hassle sometimes, but some of theirs are must watch even if you choose to do so on your own time.
It's hard to choose a favorite song, so I'll give you two.
"I've gotsta get paid" (link below)
ruclips.net/video/kaIZWjItReI/видео.html
And "Waitin' For the Bus - Jesus Just Left Chicago" There's no video for this one, but I'll link the audio from 1973 below.
ruclips.net/video/0BLof0G2sSw/видео.html
I've always liked "That little ole band from Texas." Their musicianship is top notch and I happen to love and play blues guitar. Billy Gibbons is one of my heroes. I got to see them live in Birmingham, AL in 99 with Lynyrd Skynyrd and it was a fantastic show.
Sorry for the long comment. I hope you continue to enjoy these guys and I suspect you will. Have a great evening, and Merry Christmas sir.
Thanks sooo much for the info and fav songs! I appreciate the time you took out to provide this! Was there a reason they chose large beards? Now I’m curious lol Thanks again, be safe, and blessings to you my friend. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@abovetheinfluence9361 I've never heard them say there was a reason behind the beards. I have a rather large beard myself, so I certainly approve of their choice.
As a side note, I'm also not sure why they chose the name ZZ Top, though I'm sure it's out there somewhere. I'll be checking back with your comment section in hopes of finding out.
@@JKM395 someone just put the reason for their name in the comments! People are quick on here lol
@@abovetheinfluence9361 HA! Just looked for and found it. I knew someone would come through! I like your comment section. It reflects well on you.
"The bassist is Dusty Hill." He is also Hank Hill's cousin.
Their song Tush is a lot of fun. Legs and Sharp Dressed Man are ‘80s MTV staples. Their music videos are a lot of fun as well. They are always mysterious figures helping an underdog.
I appreciate the recommendations! Adding them to the playlist!
southbayspike Don Cherry
Dusty said that he wrote Tush while sitting in a mall watching the women walk by.
The guitarist, Gibbons, was Jimi Hendrix favorite. What higher praise can you have!
Actually Terry Kath was his favorite.
I wrote the same thing before I read the comments, since you had it covered I went back and deleted my comment. 👍👋✌
I like when Billy plays the pink strat.
gifted by JIMI
I mean I understand completely. BUT!! I think Eddie Van Halen is up there along with Steve Vai and I gotta include one of my all time favorites Mr. Joe Satriani. Awesome talent beyond measure.
Try "blue jeans blues"
Frank Beard is probably one of the most underrated drummers I've ever heard! He's always in the pocket! Seen them live and was blown away!
True that. Dude is like a clock
"I'm Bad, I'm Nation Wide" and "Sharp Dressed Man"
“Just Got Paid”
“Jesus Just Left Chicago”
“Arrested For Driving While Blind”
Cheers 🤙🏼
My guy! Appreciate the recommendations! 🔥
Cheap Sunglasses!
Hot Bue and Righteous...
MUST play "Waiting for the Bus" as a slide into "Jesus Done Left Chicago" - ALWAYS played together. 🤗
‘Just Got Paid’ is legit, you can’t go wrong with anything from this era of ZZ Top
This was Z Z Top's first top 40 hit in the USA back in the early 70's. Very underrated at the time as it did not break into the top 30 hits! Today, it is considered Essential Z Z Top.
Yeah. You can be the punk-est punk rock dude, the hardest hip-hop dude, the craziest metal dude, the smoothest jazz dude, the rasta-est reggae dude, or whatever...
This one gets EVERYONE. Its just undeniably, classically awesome.
Cars, bikes, girls,rock,zztop.can’t go wrong.
I saw them in Hawaii 1973 while in the ARMY. They were the 'warm-up' band for The Rolling Stones. What a concert! The Stones were GREAT! They had 5 or 6 years of fame before ZZ Top were famous. I didn't care about the warm-up band. I was there to see the Stones!
Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top is a banger
These same 3 guys have been jamming since I was a freshman in high school. And I just turned 68. Favorite song brother we could be here for while. Funk,blues all mixed in with some Tex Mex and you got ZZ Top.
Texas. Blues. Funk. Exactly. Wen I first heard it? This song was recorded the same week I was born. I can't imagine my life without La Grange in it.
Thank God for America, without them we wouldn't have ever had blues, which led to all our great music, black and white
ZZ Top had some big MTV hits like Legs and Sharp Dressed Man, but I prefer the older stuff like LaGrange and Cheap Sunglasses.
Me, too. I saw them in concert back in the '70s, when they cultivated kind of a greasy cowboy look. Or at least Billy Gibbons did. They were among those classic rock acts that successfully transitioned into the MTV era. Their newer stuff is okay, but I'm pretty much stuck on the older stuff.
Love this one, I was in high school when this came out. They do a song called “Beer drinkers, Hell raisers” that’s badass. ✌️💯💥
Oh yea"!!
Billy Gibbons is the lead (and only) guitar player as there was only 1 guitar, a Bass player, and the Drummer. They were what is called a power trio. Back in 68, they toured Europe with "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" after Jimi heard them in a small club in some small Texas town. Jimi fell in love with Gibbons Blues style, and the two shared a "Bro-mance" after that. Billy Gibbons is about 74 yrs old now, and though he's slowed down a little bit, he can still kick out some nasty Blues .
Thanks Friend
Great channel.
Jesus just left Chicago / Waiting for the Bus by ZZTop. You’ll dig it.
Like your stuff! 🥳
Thanks for the recommendations! Appreciate ya Robert!
"You don't have to worry 'cos takin' care of business' is his name." Love "Jesus Just Left Chicago." Of course, it sounds funny if you play it without "Waitin' for the Bus" because of the segue.
I don’t use words like “best” when talking music but this is the most bad ass trio I know of!
I was with my cool uncle Joe in his Ford truck in Borger Texas when I heard this song first.. I was about eight or nine years old. ZZ Top was not the only cool think that uncle turned me onto. With all my roots in Texas I’ve always been proud of ZZTop being from there.
Music goin away and they still jamming. Seventh grade heard first time. My fave
I was just a high school freshman when I heard ZZ Top. That was 1973 and everything was albums. After that I went straight to the Z's in the record bins.
Billy Gibbons was one of Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar players.
Their name came from blues artists ZZ Hill and BB King....they talked about the name ZZ King which they thought didn't quite work so they switched to ZZ Top.
Ohhhh that’s why they kinda have that blues feel to them! 🙌🏾
Thank you kind commenter! I knew somebody would come through. Have a great time zone.
Yep. Billy Gibbons (guitar player) used to sneak into blues clubs underaged to listen to blues. As comments said, Jesus just left Chicago you can hear it
I've also heard the name came from ZZ and Topps rolling papers 😊...they won't confirm or decline 😉
They talk about this in the documentary. They all used to sneak out as teens and drive up to see the old blues masters playing in small clubs.
Then when they got together to play, they had a lot of the same primary influences. They just cranked up the distortion and created a more electric version on a fairly traditional blues style.
Genuine Texas Blues Boogie, and only THREE making that ATTITUDE 💕
They have a unique vibe
“Waiting For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago” they’re two songs that run together, they are ZZ Top at their BEST!
I remember seeing ZZ Top around 30 years ago in Memphis. They were awesome! I was right up front of a crowd of 55000 right on the river. I've never seen a pot cloud so thick in my life!!
Legs is probably my favorite ZZ Top song...and it has a great video too. I’ve loved this band since junior high.
We are from Dallas TEXAS & I was 13 yrs old when I first heard ZZ Top while hanging out w/ my friends! We were known as The Stoners clique back then!!!! That was in 1983!!!!!! DAMN I AM OLD!!!
One of my favorite ZZ Top tunes is "Cheap sunglasses".
La Grange came out before i started high school, but it still got a lot of airplay when i was in HS in the late 70's-early 80's....
One of the greatest guitar players ever.!
I am from Houston which is their hometown and I am old so I first heard this when it came out in the early '70's. It is an ode to the blues and specifically the style of John Lee Hooker. He even deepens the tone of his voice to match Hooker's sound...how, how, how. LOL The drummer is Frank Beard. The lyrics are about a famous "chicken ranch" (brothel) outside of La Grange which had just been closed down about the time of this song. Their name is also a tribute to the blues that is taken from greats Z Z Hill and B B King (King is the top). I hope this all helps answer some questions. Thanks for playing them as they bring me home again.
The ranch was the basis for the Broadway play and then a movie, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds
Great reaction! Check more of their songs. Pearl Necklace has a growling bass line that will make you shiver!
Thanks Turner! Gone send me down a ZZ TOP rabbit hole! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Shall definitely check it out!
El Paso, TX when I first heard ZZ 'round 12-13 years old. Their documentary on NetFlix if I remember correctly gives the best recollection of how they got their name. Thanks Jay from Jay!
I attended ZZTop concerts 3 x, back in high school and college. They we my favorite band then.
Guitarist/Singer Billy Gibbons describes an apartment where he once lived, the walls of which were covered with concert posters and flyers. Among the advertised artists were Z.Z. Hill and B.B. King. For a moment Gibbons toyed with the idea that Z.Z. King or B.B. Hill could be fun band names, but in the end it became ZZ Top.
Back in the late 60's early 70's when I was a child, all my friends and people that I met had personal record collections. Everybody would hit you with their favorites when they could. I remember where I was when I hear this song for the first time. We were at this kids house who was a friend of a friend. He was into the beatles but I wasn't. Then he pop out Tres Hombres, and cued up La Grange. The moment I heard it, I knew the chords were lifted from Spirit in the Sky, a song that was a top 10 hit back in the early 60's. I forgave ZZ Top though cause they took it someplace else. Everytime I listen to La Grange, so do my neighbors.
Boy, they sure did take it somewhere else. Practically everything in La Grange is derivative of old R&B; never thought of "Spirit in the Sky."
This song reminds me of how easy and fun zz top songs are to play on the bass
My friend's brother used to drive us around blasting this song and speeding very fast down the Highway
seen them in Concert in Macon,Georgia back in 1974......they rocked the House!!!!!
I was about 15 when I first heard Tush off the Fandango Album - their 4th. I then saw them in concert at the Capitol Centre in Landover MD very shortly after on the Fandango tour - so 1976. My girlfriend and her friend stood in line for tickets (no internet then :-) for about 6 hours but got us something like row 16 center. In fact they had to move our seats to the right to make room for the recording equipment as they filmed that show. The opening band was supposed to be Elvin Bishop but they had their equipment stolen so Styx opened for them - my first time seeing Styx. One of the greatest concerts I ever saw. Two of my all time favorite bands.
ZZ Top actually had livestock on the stage. I remember a Razorback, a bull and a Condor Bird. It was crazy. Set was like a barn - was meant to be. When they did Backdoor Medley the place lost it.
Really anything off Fandango or Tres Hombres is over the top awesome. They have other good songs and albums but they went a bit commercial later. Not blaming them. Have to pay the bills. And they did it with style and still great musicians - Billy Gibbons may be one of the most underrated blues and rock guitarists there is. But not my favorite ZZ Top stuff.
"Rough Boy"
"Thug"
"Brown Sugar"
"Tush"
"Sharp Dressed Man"
"Got Me Under Pressure"
...it's hard to go wrong with ZZTop
THUG made me want to play bass when I was younger.
I first heard this on the school bus to kindergarten on WLS AM radio in Chicago back in 1973. I remember liking the part when he went 'How How How."
I lived in La Grange for a short time...got to see ZZ Top play the song La Grange in La Grange...it was awesome!!
The drummer, on the album cover, is on the left. The one on the right is the singer in this song(R.I.P.). The one in the middle is the actual lead singer in most of the songs.
This is an ode to the Blues GOATs!
Came out just as MTV and music video took off (early 80s)
. Sharp Dressed Man and that killer hot rod....great memories .
Fun Facts!!!
Billy Gibbons was Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist!
They all have long ass beards, except for the drummer... who's name is Frank Beard!
According to legend (I've never seen it myself, that is), TO THIS DAY, they play local bars in Texas to get ready for their tours. The bar shows are unannounced and free shows!
Actually it was Terry Kath.
Thats the music in the 70s, we used to drive the highway and just jam out to.
start at the beginning "Brown Sugar" great tune.
our favorite is 'Under Pressure'. Its simple and its got a great rhythm--it steers our life when we make up our minds to do something. Nice channel
I saw the Legs video on MTV back in the day, early 80’s. Cool cars, hot women, great Texas blues that’s ZZ Top. The best little band from Texas.
You can definitely hear the influence of the great Bluesman John Lee Hooker in this song. A how how how....
Very true.... to me, I hear an almost hard, up beat delta blues song.
For sure: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grange_(song)
Ohh yeah! You gotta check out Waitin for the Bus/Jesus just left Chicago! First heard the album Tres Hombres when I had just turned 13... and have seen ZZ live many times over the years...Amazing!
They are great live❤️
this is the Boogie riff from blues history....check out Canned Heat!!
The name for the group was supposed to be a tribute to B.B. King. They were going to call themselves ZZ King, but they thought it was too similar, and infringing on his name. Since B.B. was at the top of the blues world , they settled on ZZ Top.
The ZZ part was a nod to BB King they were going to use BB Top but did not want there to be confusion. This is Texas Blues at it's finest. Still Rocking today!!!!
LaGrange is a tiny town about 45 miles east of Austin, where I live. And they used to have an infamous brothel called The Chicken Ranch. True story!
Ohhh that’s an actual place?? Oh wow! Thanks for the info Sarah! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
There is a reason these guys have lasted over 50 years and you're hearing it here. Thanks for the video.
I was 14 years old when I first heard ZZ Top, riding in my cousins 73 Limegreen Pontiac Lemans Sport with 3/4 racing cam doing 115 mph down highway 321 in NC.
JAY! that is the coolest, it's so good to see people react to music that moves them! been listening to ZZ top for a long time, but the genre really does not matter!! I listen to any and all music, ( and I'm O.A.F.) if it moves me, it's good! Awesome
The only band in history that has the original members for 50 years. Just a lil ol band from Texas
1st time I heard I was about 16, in 1978-79ish. A guy I worked with bought us a 6 pack of Strohs beer and was jamming this song as we rode in the back of his 78 chevy 4X4. Gawd the memories!
BLUE JEAN BLUES . . . . . . and bring the box of Kleenex, cuz the tears WILL be flowin' ! ! ! ! The best blues guitar ever played ! ! Hands down ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I was in diapers the first time I heard ZZTOP! (ZigZags Tops rolling papers) sitting in Dads Lap Eastbound I-10 out of Houston Texas. Dad was a die hard trucker, and loved music. Dads gone now, but the music tells his story!
Hear it! ZZ is 3 Texas Boys who first and foremost love playing music. It’s only a Texas Shuffle, but Texas is huge!
Google the history of ZZ Top.
RUclips ZZ, the beginning.
This is history that you are going to love!
You won’t regret doing this...
Band name came from combination of blues man. Z.Z. Hill and Top brand rolling papers. The first time I heard ZZ Top, I was around 12 years old and exploring all types of music back in 1982.
That’s a very high TAR you have here Sir - Thumbs Above Replacement. Zero down, 130 up out of 470some views. The public has spoken, keep up the great work!
Appreciate the kind words! All credit to the amazing people who watched! 😊🙏🏾
This Texas lady loves ZZ TOP..big fan!
ALSO BLUE JEAN BLUES IS MY FAVORITE ZZ TOP SONG
Surprised this didn't get more likes.
@@gideondurham924 I agree... It's such a great song
I was 20-21 years old, in the Army at Ft. Bliss Texas, in El Paso Texas. 1973 or 1974. We would have a small radio and set it on our tank, and when we were in the motor pool if La Grange played, it was drop all tools and sham.
Frank Beard- the one with (sometimes) short beard to (mostly) no beard, is their lifetime kickass drummer.
Their funky blues rock is unique, and these shady, down-and-dirty guitar solos are where they shine the most.
This shuffle groove is a workout in the drums 🤟🏴
One word to describe this song, ATTITUDE
Back in the day they called this boogie music
Jay, ZZ is a DEEP Rabbit Hole. They are so versatile The had a hit about "TV Dinners" .
When I first heard ZZ top I was on the road... some of my favorite trucking music when I was out on the interstate hammering my large car.... good music anything ZZ
This song is over 50 years old. Good god.
The name ZZ Top, according to band member Billy Gibbons, came from a tribute to B.B. King. The band originally were going to call themselves “Z.Z. King” in King's honor, but then decided it was too similar to B.B. King. Because B.B. King was at the “top” of the blues world, they changed it to ZZ Top.
My 3 favorite ZZ Top tunes, in no particular order...Blue Jean Blues, Fool for Your Stockings, Just Got Back from Baby’s (honorable mention to Just Got Paid).
When this song came out I was in the womb. You see, my parents were the coolest on the block. Everyone else was listening to the Beatles, and other bubble gum crap like that but my dad being a bass player, my mother a singer, and all 4 of my brothers being bass players, my parents wanted a guitar player in the family. So, every song that was played during conception through to term, and even during labor had the most awesome guitar licks.
Bull💩
@@spinynormanbest6410 True story.
Smile on your face says it all
Ah, I remember them playing HS dances; how they blossomed.
Who's that drummer? Funny you ask that!
The drummer is the only one of the three with no beard. His name is Frank Beard.
I've seen ZZ Top in concert 5 times. This song was released in 1973, the same year I graduated high school!
My favorite song? That's a tough one.
Probably "Just Got Paid" off their Rio Grande Mud album.
The one guy with no beard happen to have “Beard” in his name... lol that’s incredibly interesting! And you saw them 5 times?!? I know the concerts had to be WILD!
Thanks so much for the info and for watching!
@@abovetheinfluence9361 They put on one hell of a show! In the show for the Tejas album, they had a big cactus and a live longhorn bull on the stage.
I always wondered if maybe they plugged its ears? lol
It’s a amazing what three guys can do .
My Head's in Mississippi, I'm Bad I'm Nationwide, and Cheap Sunglasses are good ones from Z Z Top. They're great live!
1973, smoke my first joint with my big brother and cousin and they put this song on, music blasting, was hook on music from then on!!!!!!
the rather fun story of this title is that it is in French, "La Grange", "the barn" in English and when it was released here (in Belgium) I heard it for the first time in a club, and the club was called "La grange" it was just a small dance hall with lights, a few stagecoach wheels on the walls and a whole cart hanging from the ceiling to make it look like the wild west, too funny!
Waiting on the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago!!
My dad was listening to this on every road trip we made when I was a little kid 🙂I'd just randomly pick from his cassette tapes and play B.B. King, Clapton, Creedence, Led Zeppelin... Oh man, I didn't realise at the time how cool it was to share those moments with him
My favorite ZZ Top song is 'Just Got Paid Today'. Great blues rock from their second album.
Jay my personal favorites are Waitin’ for the Bus and Sharp Dressed Man but there are so many great ZZ Top songs you pretty much can’t go wrong. The first time I heard ZZ Top I was in high school and they blew my mind. However there was a whole bunch of great artists already out and a lot who were just getting famous.
I heard Billy Gibbons (lead vocals and guitar) refer to their music as "barbeque blues". That's about a perfect description! 🙂
zig zag and top rolling papers is what zz top stands for
La Grange is a city in Texas that was known for a brothel. Texas men seemed navigate to this lil texas town back in the days.
The guitarist is Billy F. Gibbons. Jimi Hendrix once called him his ( or one of his) favorite guitar players...
The First time i heard ZZ Top was in 1973 i was 15, and the song was "La Grange" then "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers".
A tune that grabs you by the boo-boo and never lets go!