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.
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) th-cam.com/video/kaIZWjItReI/w-d-xo.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. th-cam.com/video/0BLof0G2sSw/w-d-xo.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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 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.
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.
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 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!!
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.
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....
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!!!
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 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.
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 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. TH-cam ZZ, the beginning. This is history that you are going to love! You won’t regret doing this...
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!!!!
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 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.
BLUE JEAN BLUES . . . . . . and bring the box of Kleenex, cuz the tears WILL be flowin' ! ! ! ! The best blues guitar ever played ! ! Hands down ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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!
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!
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
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 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.
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
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.
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.
Gibbons particularly noticed B.B. King and Z. Z. Hill and thought of combining the two into "ZZ King", but considered it too similar to the original name. He then figured that "king is going at the top" which brought him to "ZZ Top."
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.
To answer your question, the first time that I heard this song was in the summer of 1974. I was sitting in a traffic jam on the Katy Freeway in Houston in my VW Baja Bug.
The "beard" story, if I recall correctly, they had taken some time off (an extended amount of time). When they got together Billy and Dusty beards had grown out. They liked it...the rest is musical history!
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).
Billy Gibbons-guitar, Houston Texas Frank Beard-Drums, Dallas Texas Dusty Hill-Bass, Dallas Texas From Brownsville to Texline, and any point nationwide, or inbetween! Hell Yeah!
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
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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!
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Dusty said that he wrote Tush while sitting in a mall watching the women walk by.
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)
th-cam.com/video/kaIZWjItReI/w-d-xo.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.
th-cam.com/video/0BLof0G2sSw/w-d-xo.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.
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
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"
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.
"I'm Bad, I'm Nation Wide" and "Sharp Dressed Man"
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.
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"!!
“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
Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top is a banger
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.
Billy Gibbons was one of Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar players.
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.
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.
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.
These guys were raised on blues and are huge patrons of the arts.
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.
“Waiting For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago” they’re two songs that run together, they are ZZ Top at their BEST!
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.
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!
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 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.
Legs is probably my favorite ZZ Top song...and it has a great video too. I’ve loved this band since junior high.
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
Cars, bikes, girls,rock,zztop.can’t go wrong.
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."
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!!
Thank God for America, without them we wouldn't have ever had blues, which led to all our great music, black and white
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)
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.
Genuine Texas Blues Boogie, and only THREE making that ATTITUDE 💕
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.!
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!!!
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.
Music goin away and they still jamming. Seventh grade heard first time. My fave
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.
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 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.
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.
TH-cam ZZ, the beginning.
This is history that you are going to love!
You won’t regret doing this...
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!!
this is the Boogie riff from blues history....check out Canned Heat!!
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!!!!
"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.
Frank Beard- the one with (sometimes) short beard to (mostly) no beard, is their lifetime kickass drummer.
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❤️
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.
seen them in Concert in Macon,Georgia back in 1974......they rocked the House!!!!!
My friend's brother used to drive us around blasting this song and speeding very fast down the Highway
start at the beginning "Brown Sugar" great tune.
This song reminds me of how easy and fun zz top songs are to play on the bass
BLUE JEAN BLUES . . . . . . and bring the box of Kleenex, cuz the tears WILL be flowin' ! ! ! ! The best blues guitar ever played ! ! Hands down ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I attended ZZTop concerts 3 x, back in high school and college. They we my favorite band then.
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
There is a reason these guys have lasted over 50 years and you're hearing it here. Thanks for the video.
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!
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."
The only band in history that has the original members for 50 years. Just a lil ol band from Texas
Their funky blues rock is unique, and these shady, down-and-dirty guitar solos are where they shine the most.
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!
They have a unique vibe
Came out just as MTV and music video took off (early 80s)
. Sharp Dressed Man and that killer hot rod....great memories .
This is an ode to the Blues GOATs!
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
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 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.
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
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.
This shuffle groove is a workout in the drums 🤟🏴
Thats the music in the 70s, we used to drive the highway and just jam out to.
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.
This song is over 50 years old. Good god.
zig zag and top rolling papers is what zz top stands for
This Texas lady loves ZZ TOP..big fan!
Jay, ZZ is a DEEP Rabbit Hole. They are so versatile The had a hit about "TV Dinners" .
Back in the day they called this boogie music
A tune that grabs you by the boo-boo and never lets go!
This is one of those cruising down the highway at 90 songs
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! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
I heard Billy Gibbons (lead vocals and guitar) refer to their music as "barbeque blues". That's about a perfect description! 🙂
Gibbons particularly noticed B.B. King and Z. Z. Hill and thought of combining the two into "ZZ King", but considered it too similar to the original name. He then figured that "king is going at the top" which brought him to "ZZ Top."
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
Drummer Frank Beard! Yes, good’ole Texas boys.
this song makes you feel like you can run through brick walls.....
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.
The guitar needs to tell a story and this song delivered that
To answer your question, the first time that I heard this song was in the summer of 1974. I was sitting in a traffic jam on the Katy Freeway in Houston in my VW Baja Bug.
Smile on your face says it all
The "beard" story, if I recall correctly, they had taken some time off (an extended amount of time). When they got together Billy and Dusty beards had grown out. They liked it...the rest is musical history!
I was 11 years old in the Tallahassee Civic Center. The first concert I'd ever been to. To this day one of the best shows I've seen.
I'm 70 years old and so I was around when they first hit the charts. I thought fantastic! I was younger and wild then but I still feel that way today!
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).
Billy Gibbons-guitar, Houston Texas
Frank Beard-Drums, Dallas Texas
Dusty Hill-Bass, Dallas Texas
From Brownsville to Texline, and any point nationwide, or inbetween!
Hell Yeah!
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
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 First time i heard ZZ Top was in 1973 i was 15, and the song was "La Grange" then "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers".
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!!!!!!