ZZ Top “La Grange” on the Howard Stern Show

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  • Опубликовано: 18 янв 2019
  • In 2013, ZZ Top treated the Stern Show to a special extended version of their hit “La Grange” and told Howard the song's origin story. Watch more performances from inside Howard’s studio on the SiriusXM app: siriusxm.us/2Qn55BL
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @thenonames761
    @thenonames761 2 года назад +3561

    R. I. P Dusty🕊️

    • @donnachesser9245
      @donnachesser9245 2 года назад +29

      My heart is 💔 broken 😭😭
      Love you # Dusty
      RIP DUSTY. WE LOVE YOU!!! 💜❤️💜💜💜❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @Afterimage_Rush
      @Afterimage_Rush 2 года назад +45

      Ashes to ashes, Dusty to Dusty

    • @conger34
      @conger34 2 года назад +10

      For ever.
      Smoke and prayers vom Germany

    • @LazyFloridian
      @LazyFloridian 2 года назад +9

      LEGENDS!

    • @expectthebow6871
      @expectthebow6871 2 года назад +7

      Sinners don't have rest or peace when they die and lift up their eyes in Hellfire being in torment for ever. "Hell yeah" dusty said and remembers it there in agony and regret constantly but it's too late. Repent, don't follow them there.

  • @darktoadone5068
    @darktoadone5068 4 года назад +2501

    You can't trust anyone who doesn't like ZZ Top.

    • @LucaBrasi0
      @LucaBrasi0 4 года назад +46

      I dont have to trust. I don't speak to them.

    • @jovisha69
      @jovisha69 4 года назад +32

      Ive never heard of anyone who doesn't like ZZ

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 4 года назад +6

      Yeah, becasue let's all just like exactly the same stuff. That would be the most boring ass world to live in.

    • @TH3DANKs
      @TH3DANKs 4 года назад +12

      And for the people who tapped a Thumb Down for this: Go find your soul; I think you left it somewhere.

    • @leonche64
      @leonche64 4 года назад +2

      Nope. You don't need that type of static in our life.

  • @lukeneylon6471
    @lukeneylon6471 2 года назад +1802

    RIP dusty hill can’t believe it the man that inspired me to pick up bass is gone but you will
    Never be forgotten

    • @WayneCarrigan
      @WayneCarrigan 2 года назад +2

      So he's 69 or 70 during this show.

    • @acdcdemon7835
      @acdcdemon7835 2 года назад +6

      Cliff Williams Inspired me, Dusty is good to

    • @ultrakool
      @ultrakool Год назад +2

      only regret was he didn't sing as much during their reincarnation

    • @57HarleyDavidson
      @57HarleyDavidson Год назад +2

      @@WayneCarrigan He was 69 in 2019

  • @smokesletsgo2374
    @smokesletsgo2374 Год назад +335

    That drum beat shuffle Frank does is insanely difficult. He is stupidly underrated and deserves to be rated among the best drummers ever. Same with Phil Rudd

    • @dgb8116
      @dgb8116 Год назад +9

      100% so underrated

    • @JiveDadson
      @JiveDadson Год назад +1

      What is his rating, and what should it be?

    • @scotrugby4529
      @scotrugby4529 10 месяцев назад +2

      The other thing is his drum setup is simple. Other drummers have some overly elaborate setups.

    • @webbyenfield
      @webbyenfield 9 месяцев назад +1

      Indeedy!

    • @josephdato2606
      @josephdato2606 6 месяцев назад +4

      Great drummer

  • @extra.nirvana
    @extra.nirvana 3 года назад +1955

    Father: Turn this off.
    Me: why, dad ?
    Father: we've got bigger speakers downstairs.

    • @truckdriver402
      @truckdriver402 3 года назад +13

      Ha ha!!! Love it! That's something.y dad would've said, too!!!!!

    • @itaymosh2428
      @itaymosh2428 2 года назад +7

      bro that's exactly how it went

    • @pattyyuraitis5071
      @pattyyuraitis5071 2 года назад +4

      I like your ATTITUDE! 🎶🎼

    • @Elandycamino
      @Elandycamino 2 года назад +8

      Said no dad ever, turn zz top off we would listen on a single earphone 🤘

    • @nimitz1739
      @nimitz1739 2 месяца назад

      😂😂😂😂

  • @llg3pe
    @llg3pe 4 года назад +2775

    My dad used to say, “ZZ Top, three guys that sound like ten”.

    • @MO-tp8lh
      @MO-tp8lh 4 года назад +47

      LLG 3PE i like two things, your dad was spot on AND you listened.

    • @Whovian1029
      @Whovian1029 4 года назад +98

      Same can be said about Rush

    • @karburator2778
      @karburator2778 4 года назад +2

      yeah

    • @swacoustic
      @swacoustic 4 года назад +11

      LLG 3PE yes same as rush

    • @smannee
      @smannee 4 года назад +5

      LLG 3PE your dad was spot on. One of the best descriptions for them.

  • @mihaerman4604
    @mihaerman4604 2 года назад +413

    I just found out about Dusty Hill has passed away.😔😔🥺R.I.P. legend

    • @terriregan1375
      @terriregan1375 2 года назад +4

      RIP

    • @Rozenfeld1978
      @Rozenfeld1978 2 года назад

      очень грустно

    • @littleredhen
      @littleredhen 2 года назад +5

      I still have my ZZ keychain from 1983 "Eliminator" era. You remember, like the one video where they handed the boy the key the keys in "Sharp Dressed Man"? I've used it for every car I've had since 1983. My first car was a 2 door 1974 Chevy Impala. And I'm using it now with my 2007 PT Cruiser, Touring Edition. 😎

    • @barboza2995
      @barboza2995 2 года назад +2

      This is Unfair. Fly high 😭😭😭🕊🕊🕊

    • @genociderjill
      @genociderjill 2 года назад +1

      light ONE UP 🔝

  • @JMor954
    @JMor954 2 года назад +889

    Dusty had already told the boys to continue the Band without him. He even picked his replacement. At least that's what I heard on local radio this morning. Keep on truckin boys !!!

    • @danno714
      @danno714 2 года назад +29

      Rumor has it that Leland Sklar is going to play with them.

    • @gotham61
      @gotham61 2 года назад +72

      Their long time roadie Elwood Francis is taking over on bass. I guess he'd better start working on the beard.

    • @jamiehoover9348
      @jamiehoover9348 2 года назад +65

      Yep your right. He Told them to put his bass tech for over 20 years Elwood to play bass for em, and they obliged as did Elwood,. I saw the first show with him 2 nights after Dusty passed on... Good choice. R.I.P Dusty, Legend ,and 🐐 !😎🔥⚡⚡😎

    • @lownds_8249
      @lownds_8249 2 года назад +41

      It’s actually their guitar tech that’s been with them 20-30 years. He’s stepped in before when needed. I think that’s the only way it still felt ok. 🤘🏼

    • @maryhansen8674
      @maryhansen8674 2 года назад +3

      JMor954 ZZ TOP had the same guitar tech for many years, though he worked with a number of the big super groups. His name is Elwood Francis and is now playing the bass for ZZ TOP

  • @jeffreyjacquart6542
    @jeffreyjacquart6542 4 года назад +1876

    As long as zztopp can play LaGrange we exist as a society.

  • @dakotahmays1437
    @dakotahmays1437 5 лет назад +6789

    Am I the only one who thinks that Billy’s voice has gotten better with age?

    • @fandlpetroleum
      @fandlpetroleum 5 лет назад +271

      Like a well-aged whiskey.

    • @Phangmaster
      @Phangmaster 5 лет назад +47

      Yeah, more interesting to listen to for sure, but lacks umph. I think he's played it perfectly over time, adapted really well

    • @DavidLee-rx6uo
      @DavidLee-rx6uo 5 лет назад +37

      No your not alone.The band in a whole gets better

    • @powermetal26
      @powermetal26 5 лет назад +9

      Just like Cheddar

    • @luishd3845
      @luishd3845 5 лет назад +6

      Yeah, you are the only in all the world

  • @davidmreyes77
    @davidmreyes77 2 года назад +886

    I hope Howard’s sound person gets paid well. They do a damn good job.

    • @americanpancakelive
      @americanpancakelive 2 года назад +2

      Is it Fred????

    • @creepyaxe
      @creepyaxe 2 года назад

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @athas12
      @athas12 2 года назад +30

      Howard by far has the best sound engineering for all musical acts he had over the years. It doesn't matter if it acoustic set or full band, sound is always incredible.
      Way better than Grammys

    • @fretbuzz59
      @fretbuzz59 2 года назад +10

      Yes, but the guitar is too loud here.

    • @southerngraceglamour
      @southerngraceglamour Год назад

      They hit the mark every fuckin time!

  • @glenbrizendine5161
    @glenbrizendine5161 2 года назад +107

    Howard - “I just shot a load”
    Robin - “where is it?”
    LMAO

  • @TheRustydred
    @TheRustydred 5 лет назад +4061

    One of the best guitar tones in rock history. Unreal.

    • @themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX
      @themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX 5 лет назад +237

      There is a reason why when Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the best guitar player in the world, he said, " I don't know, go ask Billy Gibbons!" The master the GOAT.

    • @metalcavy33
      @metalcavy33 5 лет назад +105

      Proves it’s all in hands. Not in gear. Rev could make a squier sound great.

    • @30AndHatingIt
      @30AndHatingIt 5 лет назад +14

      @@themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX And Gibbons (and Clapton as well) said Stevie Ray Vaughan. You never say yourself, unless you're Eddie Van Halen lol... which was a serious dick move.

    • @bozopennywize
      @bozopennywize 5 лет назад

      exactly

    • @jmangi6221
      @jmangi6221 5 лет назад +1

      Yes,yes, and fuck yea!!!!!!!! Sorry, I'm excited lol.

  • @nathang7244
    @nathang7244 4 года назад +2136

    If fine whiskey had a voice, it would have Billy Gibbons'

    • @blue-tb2fd
      @blue-tb2fd 4 года назад +17

      Cock A Doodle Doo - like that makes any sense at all.

    • @nolajoe8959
      @nolajoe8959 4 года назад +7

      You better listen to Tom Waits then.

    • @jefftappan381
      @jefftappan381 4 года назад +3

      Wonder what a duet with Billy Gibbons and George Jones would have sounded like. Talk about lightning in ( and out of ) a bottle.

    • @macorte1972
      @macorte1972 4 года назад +1

      Go change your panties kid.

    • @ork_oz
      @ork_oz 4 года назад +12

      Lemmy

  • @andydkid
    @andydkid 2 года назад +265

    RIP Dusty Hill. Now Eddie has the best to play beside him...

    • @mariamalik4810
      @mariamalik4810 2 года назад +2

      Both featured in Back to the Future you mean?

    • @irondragon6423
      @irondragon6423 2 года назад +8

      i saw zz top in new zealand 1987 best ever rip man they were so loud they were banned lol🔥👆🏻zz top for life

    • @oakenshanks
      @oakenshanks 2 года назад +1

      he already had john entwistle and the guy from yes..lol

    • @MrMustard2U
      @MrMustard2U 2 года назад +4

      I went to see ZZ Top back in the day @ the la forum, & sitting a few seats over from me were
      David Lee Roth , Eddie Van Halen, & Valerie Bertinelli...Eddie & Valerie were wearing matching Jumpsuits...
      they were big fans of the ZZ....

    • @johnstitt2615
      @johnstitt2615 2 года назад +2

      Eddie would say “Right on time”.....you ready? A one, two, three, four.

  • @TubenIt83
    @TubenIt83 2 года назад +114

    RIP Dusty Hill

  • @dnizzel1
    @dnizzel1 4 года назад +1833

    Swear to god Billy Gibbons with that “Haw Haw Haw” has got to be one of the most iconic lyrics in blue/rock. You hear “Haw Haw Haw” you know some serious stuff about to go down lmao 😂.

    • @stevemelancon6207
      @stevemelancon6207 4 года назад +15

      DoubleDJ, I know that shit be right. Haw haw haw haw.

    • @oopavio
      @oopavio 4 года назад +65

      John Lee Hooker agrees

    • @SteveClarkeSongs
      @SteveClarkeSongs 4 года назад +24

      Channelling John Lee Hooker. LOVE it

    • @stephenjconstantine
      @stephenjconstantine 4 года назад +17

      It's a John Lee Hooker rip off... It's basically a John Lee Hooker song. ruclips.net/video/nUUyFrHERpU/видео.html

    • @EveForbiddenFruit
      @EveForbiddenFruit 4 года назад +14

      I'm pretty sure he got that from John Lee Hooker, but I could be wrong.

  • @USMCTexan
    @USMCTexan 3 года назад +841

    No matter how hard you try in life, you will never be as cool as these old farts.

  • @orlandod.967
    @orlandod.967 2 года назад +100

    R.I.P. "Compadre" Dusty Hill, thanks for the music.

  • @sylvannacancino8398
    @sylvannacancino8398 2 года назад +315

    Pure mastery from 3 Texans. God blessed ZZTop. Thank you for some of the best music on the planet. Rest peacefully Dusty...

  • @cmeyerowitz
    @cmeyerowitz 5 лет назад +2076

    I have never understood how 3 guys can create such a full sound. 5/6 group bands sometimes sound "thin" compared to ZZ. FANTASTIC

    • @totigerus
      @totigerus 5 лет назад +3

      thats how i feel about rush and king's x as well

    • @DaveDexterMusic
      @DaveDexterMusic 5 лет назад +16

      The more polyphonic instruments you add like extra guitars and keys, the more the frequency range can get crowded and instruments have to compete with each other. A power trio can have more clarity as each instrument has their own space.

    • @TheDavoFloresChannel
      @TheDavoFloresChannel 5 лет назад +3

      It´s the power and the groove of a solid thumping rithmic section.

    • @guitaristssuck8979
      @guitaristssuck8979 5 лет назад +2

      It depends on the genre...

    • @SergioCaputoMusic
      @SergioCaputoMusic 5 лет назад

      same puzzle for me

  • @fergalquigley292
    @fergalquigley292 5 лет назад +397

    Who else loves a solo backed by just the bass and drums

    • @kevinsturges6957
      @kevinsturges6957 4 года назад +7

      The magic of a Rock Trio....all that space to play around in.

    • @greyarea1004
      @greyarea1004 4 года назад +1

      Kevin Sturges exactly why jimi was so powerful

  • @ddelaney712
    @ddelaney712 2 года назад +140

    Dusty, us fans are doing the ZZ wave. Gonna miss you buddy. RIP

  • @yusliyusof2902
    @yusliyusof2902 Год назад +11

    I love it when Billy always mentions “We” That’s a true band member

  • @ffdtower1
    @ffdtower1 4 года назад +1941

    These three guys can do more with two guitars and a drumset than 90% of the bands today.

    • @jimmykitchens346
      @jimmykitchens346 4 года назад +8

      ffdtower1 O hell yes

    • @superroos3957
      @superroos3957 4 года назад +7

      👍🇺🇸

    • @benyoung4305
      @benyoung4305 4 года назад +9

      You can thank pro tools for that!!

    • @colins7771
      @colins7771 3 года назад +127

      One is a Bass just so you know.

    • @Zobban
      @Zobban 3 года назад +111

      "two guitars" no doesnt even recognize the bass as an instrument and complains about other musicians

  • @lsuwreckinshop6782
    @lsuwreckinshop6782 5 лет назад +514

    3 of the coolest dudes walking this planet

    • @BooBoo-pu1jh
      @BooBoo-pu1jh 4 года назад

      My dad's boss lived next door to one of the guys in ZZ Top

  • @cherylbouvier9626
    @cherylbouvier9626 11 месяцев назад +4

    He is rocking in heaven now. R.I.P Dusty

  • @jonkerr2050
    @jonkerr2050 2 года назад +85

    RIP Mr Hill. You’ll be forever missed.

  • @Owen_plays_music1049
    @Owen_plays_music1049 3 года назад +777

    The only band i know that still have their 3 ORIGINAL members since freaking 1969, 51 years guys !

  • @mooniejohnson
    @mooniejohnson 5 лет назад +630

    It's a testament to how tight a band is when your drummer is behind plexiglas, has his eyes closed, but still knows what changes you'll make based on what he hears and feels. Bless the L'il Ol' Band from Texas.

    • @RageTVHTX
      @RageTVHTX 5 лет назад +7

      thats how its done!

    • @katanatac
      @katanatac 5 лет назад +12

      Yep, when you have been together as long as they have you just "know" when to make those changes and can go with the flow, its when all are bonded into one so to speak.

    • @OrphansCorpse
      @OrphansCorpse 5 лет назад +9

      Yeah it's like he has ears right...

    • @CZSorethroat
      @CZSorethroat 5 лет назад +28

      Well...he's using in-ear monitors, and he's been playing "La Grange" since 1979. No voodoo magic behind it. The plexiglass is irrelevant.

    • @ilo5736
      @ilo5736 5 лет назад

      Or... you know... that thing called practicing a set or in this case a song.

  • @EanTxelan
    @EanTxelan 2 года назад +47

    RIP Dusty Hill!

  • @ML-dl1cp
    @ML-dl1cp 4 месяца назад +7

    I keep coming back to this. It's incredible that three good o'l boys can create such a monster sound.

  • @Jellisonable
    @Jellisonable 4 года назад +503

    These guys are the shit. Such a simple riff, yet, one of the best ever made.

    • @On_Dust
      @On_Dust 2 года назад

      It doesn't need to be that complicated to be authentic. You can make a song with two chords and a pentatonic.

  • @ryanweintraub9448
    @ryanweintraub9448 3 года назад +241

    Jesus Christ how do they sound just as good as in 1970?

    • @dixiegarage400
      @dixiegarage400 2 года назад +7

      so are you asking Jesus this question? i would do that in prayer.

    • @gloomsdoom649
      @gloomsdoom649 Год назад +6

      They… kept playing

  • @marcusdottlinger1332
    @marcusdottlinger1332 2 года назад +62

    Dusty Hill is the coolest guy ever!

    • @Rikysonic
      @Rikysonic 2 года назад +6

      He passed away yesterday 😞

    • @mostlymusic1003
      @mostlymusic1003 2 года назад +9

      Damn, you commented this a week before his passing. Fly high brother 🕊

    • @BarmyTwubble
      @BarmyTwubble 2 года назад +6

      Was. Sad loss for sure man

    • @marcusdottlinger1332
      @marcusdottlinger1332 2 года назад +2

      Sad loss! Bass is without his strings right now. Rock in peace Dusty!

  • @joesnare
    @joesnare 2 года назад +6

    @7:49 “You boys are some fucking musicians”

  • @benyoung4305
    @benyoung4305 3 года назад +281

    The drumming is unbelievable.

    • @brianez1980
      @brianez1980 3 года назад +26

      Watch them in live performances. Frank almost always seems to close his eyes, turn his head left and play the hell out of those drums.

    • @robbygaume600
      @robbygaume600 3 года назад +24

      Frank Beard and Stan Lynch never got spreads in Modern Drummer, but they're titans in my estimation.

    • @jonathannagel7427
      @jonathannagel7427 2 года назад +2

      I had access to a drum kit for a couple years, via a roomate, and While I play stringed instruments, this was the only song I could riff to on drums as my roomate also played other instruments. Maybe not the “fills,” but the basic part is... basic :-)

    • @manuelmartinez480
      @manuelmartinez480 2 года назад +2

      Ever since I was a kid… all I picture is a Harley when the drums start… you know, that sound of the cams

    • @furbees2662
      @furbees2662 Год назад

      That fill at the start is godlike

  • @ellislok8205
    @ellislok8205 3 года назад +7

    If you're here in 2021 you're a legend

  • @mccards
    @mccards 2 года назад +3

    The force of 3 is epic.

  • @karendelcher6256
    @karendelcher6256 2 года назад +25

    Who aint got a speeding ticket to this jam -omg love it -

  • @SirGingerOfKnight
    @SirGingerOfKnight 4 года назад +320

    I once heard the line "Billy plays notes as if they're expensive" and it is so true, he is so economical with the fretboard

    • @fr-tigerfangs7039
      @fr-tigerfangs7039 4 года назад +4

      That's probably the reason why his guitar has only three strings...

    • @christianrogers2361
      @christianrogers2361 3 года назад +9

      The spaces between the notes are as important as the notes.

    • @smokesletsgo2374
      @smokesletsgo2374 3 года назад +2

      I honestly think La Grange is the greatest guitar solo ever. It's so easily memorable and identifiable you can hum along to it and know exactly what notes are coming next even if you haven't heard it in a long time. And it's not a simple solo either

    • @henrybash2285
      @henrybash2285 3 года назад +4

      @@fr-tigerfangs7039 Nah it just looks that way bc the top three aren't wound like the bottom three

    • @AlexAquarius963
      @AlexAquarius963 3 года назад

      That's the magic of Billy's style, so economical with notes, and not working hard, just IN THE BOX! I love how the band always arranges songs to be different live and catch you at the ending.

  • @DrumWild
    @DrumWild 5 лет назад +184

    Exact same line-up since 1969. Damn!

    • @bunkman64
      @bunkman64 4 года назад

      LOL I was 4 years old! DAMN!

  • @garyhighley9022
    @garyhighley9022 Год назад +20

    The greatest Power Trio ever on the greatest show ever. Stern and ZZ TOP forever!

    • @CB3Music
      @CB3Music Год назад +1

      I definitely agree!

    • @sgismundo
      @sgismundo Год назад +1

      just behind Rush

  • @robsol123
    @robsol123 2 года назад +33

    This was one of the greatest f%%%ing things I’ve ever seen in my life - RIP King Dusty x

  • @marclosier9526
    @marclosier9526 4 года назад +1370

    The Metronome manufacturers call Frank Beard when they need a timing adjustment.

    • @SamQuint75
      @SamQuint75 4 года назад +26

      Is it just me or does his drum fill in the beginning sound off? Think he pushed the tempo on the fill and threw the other guys off

    • @JLDB1987
      @JLDB1987 4 года назад +9

      Spot on. I like how in the new documentary Billy describes him as “diligent.” Got to love the Rev, and yes, not the flashiest drummer, but always on point and in sync with Billy and Dusty.

    • @mgoody777
      @mgoody777 4 года назад +2

      Amen!

    • @Jay-jn3sl
      @Jay-jn3sl 4 года назад +32

      Frank Beard and Phill Rudd are the two drummers who are always on time, no matter what.

    • @stevenseul361
      @stevenseul361 3 года назад +5

      Yes but with Dusty it is Perfection. They form A tight Box.

  • @jgrossma
    @jgrossma 3 года назад +188

    These guys are a national treasure.

    • @robertsaiz3339
      @robertsaiz3339 Год назад +3

      They are definitely TEXAS treasures!!!

  • @littlecesar003
    @littlecesar003 2 года назад +6

    Rip 🙏 dusty thanks for the beautiful music

  • @joshuahymer15
    @joshuahymer15 2 года назад +3

    Wow. Never see this again. Rip Dusty

  • @mm13x17
    @mm13x17 5 лет назад +204

    My old man gave me eliminator as my first cassette as a kid, still love hearing ZZ Top! RIP Dad

    • @stonebay2111
      @stonebay2111 5 лет назад +3

      My dad gave me the same album on vinyl. I would play it on my Disney record player. Lol. Had Eliminator and Fandango along with Ted Nugent-Scream Dream and Deep Purple-Vavoom

    • @Geo-cf7fx
      @Geo-cf7fx 4 года назад +2

      I got Afterburner on cassette for my birthday with my first Walkman 12 years old fucking Awesome!!!

    • @alexjordan9370
      @alexjordan9370 4 года назад +3

      I used to listen to Eliminator on cassette with my Dad on drives together when I was a kid. Good memories!

    • @billr.1230
      @billr.1230 4 года назад

      I own it on vinyl. Saw the tour at Phoenix Memorial Coliseum on spur of the moment. Great show, but not as good as seeing them at Cobo Hall, Detroit when I was still in high school.

    • @shaneford9704
      @shaneford9704 4 года назад

      I used to steal the cassette out of my sister's collection until she noticed it missing this went on for sometime lol

  • @johndenver5487
    @johndenver5487 4 года назад +163

    "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
    "That."

  • @marklaz5435
    @marklaz5435 2 года назад +10

    rip sir

  • @adriankaill9413
    @adriankaill9413 Месяц назад +4

    Simply the Kings 🤴 of tone

  • @finlaybalfour1064
    @finlaybalfour1064 4 года назад +407

    Frank Beard is such an underrated drummer: he really know how to *sit* on that groove

    • @elliottmayer-yeager8087
      @elliottmayer-yeager8087 4 года назад +12

      He’s a lot like Phil Rudd AC/DC let there be Rock song. Just keeps pounding the skins the same intensity throughout the song.

    • @SirGingerOfKnight
      @SirGingerOfKnight 4 года назад +5

      He and dusty always land perfectly on the 1 and it just makes everything work

    • @neocitran9996
      @neocitran9996 4 года назад +1

      Finlay Balfour suuuuper tight.....was honestly waiting for a blip

    • @mainoffender5557
      @mainoffender5557 4 года назад +3

      Frank certainly does, and Dusty sits right there with him and lets Billy do his thing. Very tight.

    • @markj2838
      @markj2838 4 года назад

      Oh ya... he's spot on.

  • @VAHOSS
    @VAHOSS 3 года назад +15

    Folks this was 40 years after this song came out. Amazing

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle 2 года назад +153

    I mean, honestly. They got the boogie woogie. It's in 'em and it's GOT TO COME OUT!
    RIP Dusty.

    • @thornels
      @thornels 2 года назад +1

      This isn't boogie woogie..

    • @andyvargas2313
      @andyvargas2313 2 года назад

      @@thornels fr lamoaoaoaoaoaaoao

    • @mikerieck306
      @mikerieck306 2 года назад +1

      @@thornels According to the Fandango album it was said to "let those boys boogie woogie".

  • @BB-hb4gz
    @BB-hb4gz 2 года назад +19

    a masterclass in having a soft touch and a huge tone.

    • @Sarcasmo48
      @Sarcasmo48 2 года назад +1

      Seriously. It really looks like he barely moves his fingers and is just gently picking. But that SOUND. Destroys.
      And so effortless looking!!!

  • @verounbhim3631
    @verounbhim3631 4 года назад +16

    The guy that did the mixing on this is my hero

  • @BrownsFanInCincy
    @BrownsFanInCincy 5 лет назад +589

    My dad took me to see them when I was 6 😂😂 hell of a childhood

    • @grantomalley8532
      @grantomalley8532 5 лет назад

      yea, My dad was all over the place. He took me to see Ole Blue Eyes, these guys and the Allman Bros!

    • @rodriguezelfeliz4623
      @rodriguezelfeliz4623 5 лет назад

      I envy you

    • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
      @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 5 лет назад

      Why the dumb hysterical laughing face? Smh. Are you a teen girl sir?

    • @srrings
      @srrings 5 лет назад

      i went by myself 15yrs old. the la grange tour rt up front oh yea

    • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
      @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 5 лет назад

      Emojis are for teen girls...are you a teen girl sir? Do you also use words like “hater” etc...? Smfh

  • @SicK1FD
    @SicK1FD 2 года назад +4

    R.I.P Dusty a legend 🤘

  • @lukkazac1830
    @lukkazac1830 2 года назад +19

    R.I.P Dusty :(

  • @Aiden-YeetClark
    @Aiden-YeetClark 4 года назад +323

    Producer: No one can make a song purely off of the name of a town.
    ZZ Top: Hold my beer

    • @TheSRC88
      @TheSRC88 4 года назад +22

      It was more about the famous Chicken Ranch whorehouse there than the actual town

    • @mbrant4973
      @mbrant4973 4 года назад +7

      Well, there was another song made about a town not far away from La Grange by another band.........ever hear of China Grove?

    • @erben.hof.Fytspat
      @erben.hof.Fytspat 3 года назад +1

      lodi

    • @Quetzalc08L
      @Quetzalc08L 3 года назад +1

      Great kolaches at the Czech bakery there. Worth a stop.

    • @moonpiespotlight4759
      @moonpiespotlight4759 3 года назад

      @@mbrant4973 Partied there too, got stranded and had to walk lol

  • @christophergambino3934
    @christophergambino3934 4 года назад +761

    Frank Beard may not be super flashy but he has to be one of the best time keepers ever.

    • @dmreeoogdaq
      @dmreeoogdaq 4 года назад +50

      Their albums from the '70's are a showcase of Beard's drumming talent. He was one of the greatest drummers of all-time.

    • @AlmostReady504
      @AlmostReady504 4 года назад +5

      Absolutely

    • @toversnoleu8769
      @toversnoleu8769 4 года назад +11

      hmm nice, time keeper is a epic word to describe a drummer

    • @TH3DANKs
      @TH3DANKs 4 года назад +43

      I met Frank in Las Vegas. You would never know he is the drummer for the Top. Quiet, short, and very self-effacing. Such a cool dude. He stopped and spoke to me like we were friends from way back.

    • @petelewisNZ
      @petelewisNZ 4 года назад +14

      like phill rudd(now and then) of AC/DC

  • @psychrocklive
    @psychrocklive 2 года назад +86

    So sad to think about these 3 guys never playing this song together again, RIP Dusty. So glad I got to see them before he passed.

  • @terencelauderdale204
    @terencelauderdale204 2 года назад +2

    Thank you ZZ Top.

  • @CaptainAmaziiing
    @CaptainAmaziiing 5 лет назад +382

    They had to set up a second mic just so Dusty could say 'Hell Yeah!"

    • @Xac.Taylor
      @Xac.Taylor 5 лет назад +10

      Dave Cooke and to that my friend deserves it’s own hell yeah

    • @TheSRC88
      @TheSRC88 4 года назад +4

      I could be wrong but I think they did several songs and he sings some of them.

    • @fivenightsatgoldenfreddys4912
      @fivenightsatgoldenfreddys4912 4 года назад

      I don't know if dusty said hell yeah because i don't know what his voice sounds like

    • @mgoody777
      @mgoody777 4 года назад

      Heck the entire crowd said it!

    • @darrylmoore2543
      @darrylmoore2543 4 года назад +1

      @@TheSRC88 Yes He does and some of them are hits

  • @afterburner2869
    @afterburner2869 5 лет назад +394

    Billy is so damm chill that he is cool 😎

  • @mikebunner3498
    @mikebunner3498 Год назад +4

    Howard's sound engineer is brilliant.

  • @larry573
    @larry573 2 года назад +2

    RIP Dusty and Thank You Man

  • @halfogre7843
    @halfogre7843 5 лет назад +7309

    only person in the band that doesnt have a beard is named frank beard

  • @samuelmorado70
    @samuelmorado70 4 года назад +114

    I’m proud to be a Texan and claim ZZ Top as THE BAND from Texas

    • @jaggeravey8175
      @jaggeravey8175 3 года назад +10

      Dont forget pantera

    • @jordinhocharles
      @jordinhocharles 3 года назад +1

      Facts 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

    • @pfury67
      @pfury67 3 года назад +5

      I'll go further, I'm from the United States and claim ZZ Top as THE BAND from the United States

    • @jestersl1573
      @jestersl1573 3 года назад +1

      Fort Worth over here!!

    • @jonathanbruce9658
      @jonathanbruce9658 3 года назад

      Dont forget buddy holly from Lubbock

  • @michaeldue3580
    @michaeldue3580 2 года назад +7

    Miss you Dusty hill 😔❤🇩🇰

  • @Willriii
    @Willriii 2 года назад +78

    Now that's a blues jam, Probably the best audio live I've heard from them.

  • @kakarroto007
    @kakarroto007 3 года назад +49

    Honestly, does anyone on the planet have a better job than Howard Stern? He gets to hang out and laugh with his best friend day long, and they have the greatest musicians on the planet come play personal concerts for them at the office. That's not even work, that's the life.

  • @Nickifyy
    @Nickifyy 5 лет назад +1534

    The drummer is behind plexiglass for your safety.

    • @googo151
      @googo151 5 лет назад +38

      That's funny shit!

    • @kurtbrigandi
      @kurtbrigandi 5 лет назад +18

      Never want to get to close to a drummer in heat. Safety is a must.

    • @keithskatesk8
      @keithskatesk8 5 лет назад +1

      😂

    • @danielbrown1724
      @danielbrown1724 4 года назад +38

      Ha, it’s a soundproof anti-acoustic environment. It helps reverberations bouncing off from the room and also allows isolation for the drummer’s purposes

    • @andrewvaldez1710
      @andrewvaldez1710 4 года назад +19

      Coincidentally Frank Beard is the only one without a Beard.

  • @TheMisanthropeLives
    @TheMisanthropeLives 2 года назад +95

    Sounds like a 5 man band.
    ZZTop have always been an amazing live.

  • @zakaryheinemeyer4881
    @zakaryheinemeyer4881 2 года назад +31

    Man all of them just absolutely tore this song up, wish I could have seen them live. RIP Dusty

  • @Nickc4555
    @Nickc4555 4 года назад +73

    That groove dug a hole in my floor.

  • @gurubhai_7
    @gurubhai_7 4 года назад +94

    Billy casually said, "Lightning in the bottle is rare!" So deep!!!

  • @greatdelusion7654
    @greatdelusion7654 2 года назад +28

    The way they stroke those strings so effortlessly yet produce such a remarkable sound is sure something.

  • @7SKYBALLER
    @7SKYBALLER 2 года назад +3

    PEACE OUT TO OUR HTX (HOUSTON, TX) HOMEBOY DUSTY HILL...
    THANK YOU ! WE'LL NEVER FORGET YOU !! WE LOVE YOU !!! REST IN POWER !!!!

  • @massapower
    @massapower 5 лет назад +58

    And that's how it's done kids.
    Band members that stick together and feed off each other's chemistry . 👍😎

  • @bobfisher9162
    @bobfisher9162 5 лет назад +4

    I'm 64 yrs young and the last time I saw them in concert, I had partial hearing loss! Worth every "huh" I have uttered since!

  • @mikearchangel5626
    @mikearchangel5626 2 года назад +3

    Rest In Paradise🕊 DUSTY HILL ... Thank You So Much For The Great Music And Talent You Gave To Us And Left To Us!!! The Greatest Rock🎸Band from the Lone Star State: ZZ TOP!!!

  • @paulthomas5360
    @paulthomas5360 29 дней назад +1

    RIP Dusty, Your spirit will always love on thru your music.

  • @goldiemusic8394
    @goldiemusic8394 4 года назад +367

    I was trying my own "how how how how".
    my wife suspects I now have some brain issue.

    • @mjmsongs
      @mjmsongs 4 года назад +12

      I straight up Lol'd right there!

    • @mellilore
      @mellilore 4 года назад +1

      My wife already did.
      Now she's sure.

    • @anneaires3984
      @anneaires3984 3 года назад

      I straight up lmfao right after you!!!God Bless ZzTop😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @stevenseul361
      @stevenseul361 3 года назад +2

      Best comment ever! Hands Down.

    • @tipdub
      @tipdub 3 года назад

      lmao!!!

  • @grumpyboomer61
    @grumpyboomer61 5 лет назад +317

    While everyone is watching Billy, Dusty and Frank just lock into the grove like a machine. I love it!

    • @jimmyjames7720
      @jimmyjames7720 5 лет назад

      Yes. That shuffle with his left hand...

    • @euro1859
      @euro1859 5 лет назад

      The engine room

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed 5 лет назад

      Bill Jenkins orange you happy they still have this appeel.

    • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
      @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 5 лет назад

      Groove

    • @Gabez82
      @Gabez82 5 лет назад

      Bill Jenkins Heck ya, like a well oiled machine. Just flip the switch and let it do it’s thing.

  • @glassinstall710
    @glassinstall710 2 года назад +15

    RIP Dusty Hill.....

  • @mirkomakescovers1232
    @mirkomakescovers1232 2 года назад +39

    Rest easy, Dusty 💔

  • @americarocks9137
    @americarocks9137 4 года назад +77

    That "little ole band from Texas", is one of the GREATEST rock-n-roll bands ever! Keep up the good work, Billy, Dusty, and Frank! ZZ TOP!!

  • @simplechronology2605
    @simplechronology2605 5 лет назад +2013

    49 years without a lineup change, only U2 (40 years) comes close to a streak like that...

    • @musshwins412
      @musshwins412 5 лет назад +147

      rush?

    • @SuperTomDecker
      @SuperTomDecker 5 лет назад +85

      Simple Chronology, and add Rush to the list of 40+ years.

    • @rockaround71
      @rockaround71 5 лет назад +50

      The four guys in Golden Earring has also played together since 1970. They did have some line-up changes the first years of their career (which started in 1961!) and some additional members along the way. But the four members that play together as Golden Earring today has been with the band since 1970. As a band with all original members still in the band, and never had any aditional members, ZZ Top are in their own league though.

    • @westoftherockies
      @westoftherockies 5 лет назад +34

      rush

    • @cruzcontrol1303
      @cruzcontrol1303 5 лет назад +18

      Simple Chronology what about Rush

  • @suzintex2002
    @suzintex2002 2 года назад +30

    Roll on into Rock n Roll Heaven, Dusty! You've earned it and the other legends are looking forward to your addition. A Texas Legend!

  • @cherylcompere7020
    @cherylcompere7020 2 года назад +58

    Many many many nights rockin out to this song. Rest in peace Dusty Hill. Rock on brother

  • @Subatomic_Glue
    @Subatomic_Glue 3 года назад +85

    His tone and effortless playing, such a great guitarist.

  • @JLDB1987
    @JLDB1987 4 года назад +5

    Coming from a fan going back to 1974, who has seen them 11 times including 5x in the 70’s, THAT was one of their best performances ever. Only thing missing was a chance for Dusty to display his world class blues voice. One of the best, most underrated blues voices ever. ZZ Top is in the GOAT class...

  • @gumborambo4540
    @gumborambo4540 2 года назад +82

    RIP Dusty. The heavens just got a lot more groovy. You will be missed!

  • @171699yuup
    @171699yuup 2 года назад +10

    Found this over a year ago. I watch it all the time. Why.... because it's great! 3 of the coolest duds ever. Rest in peace Dusty

  • @stealthfighter2923
    @stealthfighter2923 5 лет назад +439

    Listen up people. This is real rock n roll!

    • @rite2beararms
      @rite2beararms 5 лет назад

      @Prof. Weed lol... whatever dude. "Well, actually..." (puts on his pot leaf monocle, and green tophat)

    • @-Vitalis-
      @-Vitalis- 5 лет назад

      They should be labeled as "BRM" (Blues/Rock/Metal)

    • @waynes.2983
      @waynes.2983 5 лет назад +1

      It is actually blues.

    • @Z80Man
      @Z80Man 5 лет назад

      It's actually real blues ! ;)

    • @Cygnus0lor
      @Cygnus0lor 5 лет назад

      Yeah sorry, cuz I was listening to fucking Michael Jackson thinking it's rock and roll. Stop it with the edge...

  • @SheenaJackson39
    @SheenaJackson39 5 лет назад +158

    Goddamn, that was truly incredible.

    • @buuzzsawtouchedme194
      @buuzzsawtouchedme194 5 лет назад

      +
      Sheena Jackson,
      Not as incredible as your looks though.

    • @buuzzsawtouchedme194
      @buuzzsawtouchedme194 5 лет назад

      +
      Buuzzsaw Touched Me,
      Oh god, what is wrong with you?

    • @ZeroMass
      @ZeroMass 4 года назад

      Except the part where the stork called it "LA grainge" what a doofus.

    • @TheGreatAlan75
      @TheGreatAlan75 4 года назад

      Your face is truly incredible

  • @trevorsmith9261
    @trevorsmith9261 2 года назад +11

    Dust Hill RIP.

  • @robertesensee3494
    @robertesensee3494 2 года назад +12

    These guys make me proud to be a Texan. RIP Dusty! There was no one like you before and there will never be another one like you after!

    • @TheEmac70
      @TheEmac70 Год назад +1

      I'm not Texan, but part of me wishes I was...

    • @robertesensee3494
      @robertesensee3494 Год назад

      @@TheEmac70 I hereby grant you the title of "Honorary Texan". I can do that since I am a Texan 🙂