I love how that live 1980s Rockpalast live album opens with a little Spaghetti Western fanfare version of Dmitri Tiomkin’s “El Degüello” from Rio Bravo, which was later drawn upon by Ennio Morricone at Sergio Leone’s request for the theme from A Fistful of Dollars.
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:15 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDEyk6DRtz8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3dTQyEEgYAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iui3ZV5NAQk
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
yeah, i am very glad i picked up the no frills boxset of all their albums that fixed the isses re the previous reissues.that said, i could totally love a cd of various remixes that must have come out during the drum machine years.
― mark e, Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
I'm hoping that bare bones studio box gets in stock again soon.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
it's not available !? i only mentioned it cos i thought it was still easy to buy.~ checks amazon ~ oooh.
― mark e, Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:23 (two years ago) link
FWIW, the Spotify versions of the first five use the correct mixes.
― “Heroin” (ft. Bobby Gillespie) (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
It was easy to buy before Dusty died (I mentioned earlier that I had it in my Amazon "save for later" cart), but it immediately doubled, then nearly tripled in price before being out of stock.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 August 2021 18:27 (two years ago) link
I was introduced to ZZ Top by James and Lars from Metallica.
Really.
One of the strangest nights of my life.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 12 August 2021 21:09 (two years ago) link
“dear penthouse forum”
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 12 August 2021 23:49 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POaJ8OXHiUE
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 13 August 2021 00:35 (two years ago) link
I was introduced to ZZ Top by James and Lars from Metallica.Really.One of the strangest nights of my life.
― calstars, Friday, 13 August 2021 00:41 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh8tsE8kBdg
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 13 August 2021 00:50 (two years ago) link
Sometimes in Metallica, they call him "Lars Mane".
― pplains, Friday, 13 August 2021 02:29 (two years ago) link
To Clarksville
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 13 August 2021 02:31 (two years ago) link
Wait hold on as in 'introduced to their music' or literally introduced to them at a Hamptons garden party or whatever.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 August 2021 02:52 (two years ago) link
Finally someone asking the question everyone was thinking about
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 13 August 2021 02:55 (two years ago) link
introduced for breeding iiuc
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 13 August 2021 03:32 (two years ago) link
Like on Star Trek?
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 13 August 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
yep sure
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 13 August 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
https://bravewords.com/medias-static/images/news/2020/5F8F30E7-zz-top-35th-anniversary-of-afterburner-album-celebrated-on-inthestudio-audio-interview-image.jpeg
― “Heroin” (ft. Bobby Gillespie) (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 August 2021 03:52 (two years ago) link
otm
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 August 2021 04:33 (two years ago) link
holy moley this smokes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFK75GyCWHs
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 19 August 2021 10:48 (two years ago) link
CLOSING THIS WEEKEND
It Sure Got POLLED After The Rain Fell: ILM Artist Poll #110 – ZZ Top
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 24 September 2021 19:05 (two years ago) link
ZZ Top are putting out a new album, RAW, on Friday; apparently it consists of live-in-the-studio run-throughs of a bunch of their old songs, which they recorded while making that 2019 documentary about their history.
Track listing:Brown SugarJust Got PaidHeard It On The XLa GrangeTushThunderbirdI’m Bad, I’m NationwideGimme All Your Lovin’Blue Jean BluesCertified BluesTube Snake Boogie
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 19 July 2022 19:01 (one year ago) link
cant imagine any of these being better than the originals but ill giver a listen regardless
― Spottie, Tuesday, 19 July 2022 19:09 (one year ago) link
Yeah it's not gonna supplant the original versions, but that's a grade-A setlist and the sound on this seems good to me on the teaser. I'll check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofl4HTcYC5g
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 19 July 2022 21:04 (one year ago) link
Ironically, the only version that’s better than the original is called Frank Original.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 19 July 2022 21:59 (one year ago) link
if it sounds like 25 Lighters, clattery and thick and a vocal that sounds like it was slow-filtered through charcoal and piss then i’m inoh who am i kidding, i’m in regardless
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 19 July 2022 22:04 (one year ago) link
XP Just like 311 said, "You've got to Frank Original, FRANK ORIGINAL!"
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 July 2022 22:12 (one year ago) link
If it's based on Frank Beard, then wouldn't Frank Original sound exactly like some other song?
― pplains, Tuesday, 19 July 2022 23:44 (one year ago) link
Listening to the whole album now. It sounds really good, loose and loud, and hearing these stripped-down versions of songs that originally had a fair degree of studio polish (not just the Eliminator songs, but "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" and "Tube Snake Boogie") is kind of a revelation, especially when you pay attention to what Frank and Dusty are up to. They were a perfect team.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 21 July 2022 15:43 (one year ago) link
the low end on this is insane and dusty gets some great licks off on nationwide
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 22 July 2022 11:45 (one year ago) link
It's touching that they go back all the way to "Certified Blues". If only we had done the ZZ Top poll a couple of years earlier, maybe they would have included something from Tejas.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 22 July 2022 12:00 (one year ago) link
if it sounds like 25 Lighters, clattery and thick and a vocal that sounds like it was slow-filtered through charcoal and piss then i’m in
― no one wants to twerk anymore (will), Saturday, 23 July 2022 02:46 (one year ago) link
The full story is great.
The 11-track album was recorded live at historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, in conjunction with the famed blues-rock trio’s 2019 documentary That Little Ol’ Band from Texas.The album features ZZ Top’s classic lineup — Gibbons, Hill and drummer Frank Beard — playing versions of various songs from their back catalog, including hits like “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” and as well two tunes from the band’s 1971 debut album: “Brown Sugar” and “Certified Blues.”Gibbons says the performance was unplanned, noting the film’s director had invited ZZ Top to Gruene Hall for what the band thought was just a photo shoot.“Upon arrival, we discovered that some wires had been crossed,” Gibbons notes. “The ZZ Top equipment crew had not been told it was just a photo session. They set up the entire backline. We had guitars, amps, drums, the works.”Gibbons says the trio proceeded to play a bunch of songs, and while footage of some performances were featured in the movie, Billy maintains he wasn’t aware that audio of the full set had been recorded until an engineer informed him a few months later.“Upon listening to it, we all took a shine,” Gibbons notes, “and said, ‘Gee whiz, this sounds like the ZZ Top we’ve always known. That’s how we started."”
The album features ZZ Top’s classic lineup — Gibbons, Hill and drummer Frank Beard — playing versions of various songs from their back catalog, including hits like “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” and as well two tunes from the band’s 1971 debut album: “Brown Sugar” and “Certified Blues.”
Gibbons says the performance was unplanned, noting the film’s director had invited ZZ Top to Gruene Hall for what the band thought was just a photo shoot.
“Upon arrival, we discovered that some wires had been crossed,” Gibbons notes. “The ZZ Top equipment crew had not been told it was just a photo session. They set up the entire backline. We had guitars, amps, drums, the works.”
Gibbons says the trio proceeded to play a bunch of songs, and while footage of some performances were featured in the movie, Billy maintains he wasn’t aware that audio of the full set had been recorded until an engineer informed him a few months later.
“Upon listening to it, we all took a shine,” Gibbons notes, “and said, ‘Gee whiz, this sounds like the ZZ Top we’ve always known. That’s how we started."”
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 24 July 2022 05:39 (one year ago) link
RAW sounds startling great - you really do feel like you're in the front row of the Gruene watching them casually kick some serious ass. Put it on and it's impossible not to have a great time.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 24 July 2022 06:09 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf7ze6vcS_8
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 24 July 2022 06:16 (one year ago) link
fuck that's awesome - when they land in the pocket at the end it's incredible
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 24 July 2022 12:16 (one year ago) link
Still love that ZZ Top looked like a fucking grindcore band in 1970 pic.twitter.com/b7DpP6rmu2— Legendarium (@LegendariumBand) August 26, 2022
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 28 August 2022 00:56 (one year ago) link
https://m.facebook.com/Walmart5358/photos/a.549608795091889/5721705584548825
Came in for some cheap sunglasses, no doubt.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 October 2022 22:36 (one year ago) link
I can't think of another band that started out so strong--their run from ZZ Top's First Album through Deguello is just killer--and jumped the shark so hard. Good for them for figuring out the cash-making formula, I suppose.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 12 October 2022 01:17 (one year ago) link
wow flag post
― lets hear some blues on those synths (brimstead), Wednesday, 12 October 2022 01:45 (one year ago) link
Yeah, couldn’t disagree more. The Top were open to the sounds of Devo and The B-52s on El Loco, and the way they combined that with Texas blues was a master stroke imo. I think the conception and production of Eliminator is a sonic blast akin to the debut Boston album. It just sounds fucking huge, and deserves all the sales and success it got. xp
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 12 October 2022 02:00 (one year ago) link
Eh. I hated that sound back in the day, and I still hate it. They really became a parody of themselves.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 12 October 2022 02:32 (one year ago) link
https://www.futuro.cl/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/zz-top-1972-en-vivo-768x432.jpg
Before There Was A Right Reverend Willie G., There Was Youth Pastor William "Bud" Gibbons.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 18 June 2023 00:45 (one year ago) link
praise be
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 June 2023 01:44 (one year ago) link
I'll put Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell up against any Southern Rock epic. Fuck a Free Bird.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Monday, 25 September 2023 22:17 (nine months ago) link
El Loco is such a weird album, kind of mellow, but I love it now.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 23:27 (seven months ago) link
their love for new wave really starts coming through on this one.
― andrew m., Thursday, 9 November 2023 15:14 (seven months ago) link
^^^ and totally sets the stage for Eliminator. I didn't really care about ZZ Top in the 70s, but as a new wave loving young adult working in a record store in 1980 it was an eye-opener.
― Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable POST (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 9 November 2023 15:55 (seven months ago) link