Dusty Hill plays bass, Frank Beard (with no beard) is the drummer, and Billy Gibbons is lead guitar and singer. The original lineup has been together for 50 years until Dusty died and now the new bass player is Elwood Francis who had been Dusty’s tech guy.
ZZ Top is one of my favorite bands and their sounds are always mind blowing. My favorite songs from them are “Cheap Sunglasses”, “La Grange”, and “Sharp-dressed Man”. All are worth a listen.
ZZ TOP are fantastic! Dusty is the one playing bass. A razor company once offered them 10 million dollars to shave for a commercial. They turned them down
My first concert was ZZ Top. $8 Ticket/$12 Concert T-shirt Before the "Eliminator" album. RIP Dusty.😇 The beards came about when they finished a tour and took a couple months off, and Billy and Dusty decided to keep them. Amazingly, that was the beginning of their real rise to fame.
One of my favorite music moments is Dusty Hill's vocal contribution to Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers. Love the song and Dusty's "and hell raisers," 50 years later it still gives me the same feeling. One of my favorite bands ever.
I first saw ZZ Top back in 1973 in San Marcos, Texas when I was a sophomore in college. They were on their way back from a gig in San Antonio and stopped into Cheatham Street Warehouse on the way back to see Kent Finlay.....it was his place and I was a regular there. My buddy worked behind the bar there. So they came in and played a song or two.....the place went crazy.
I've seen them through all of their different phases. In the early days, I saw them live when they recorded the live tracks of the Album "Fandango" at the Warehouse in New Orleans. That was 1974. I saw them again on tour in 1976. And again in 2000. Always put on a great show and I literally grew from my teenage years till now, listening to their music. They were all 19 years old when they started the Band and started playing live shows. They celebrated their 50 year anniversary in 2020, and they all turned 70 years old together that year. They are all 74 years old now, except for Dusty Hill, the Bass Player who passed away in 2021. His Guitar Road Tech "Elwood" took his place in the band at his request.
The guitarist and lead singer was Billy Gibbons. Dusty Hill was the bass player who moved around the stage the most. Ironically, the drummer, who was the only one who did not have a beard for most of their career (he did have a mustache though), was named Frank Beard.
If you’ve never seen them if you ever watched the TV show,Bones,Billy Gibbons played Angela Montenegro’s father who Hodgins was petrified of. He’s a very cool character. I’ve been a ZZ Top fan since 1969. Great band to see on stage. They were one of the early contributors to MTV videos.
I really enjoyed Billy Gibbon's reoccurring character on Bones. It seems he was essentially just being himself as he played the part of a hipster mysterious rockstar dad. Every ZZ Top fan who hasn't seen Billy on Bones needs to do some binge watching!
Funny, but we always remember our first concert, don't we? I go back even further. My first concert was The Turtles. I was in love with the song Happy Together and had a crush on the lead singer. Then by the time I saw Queen in Montreal, 1981, The Turtles were a distant memory, and Pink Floyd, Queen, and so many other amazing artists and bands had filled my vinyl cabinet. LOL . Of course, ZZ Top was right up there too. Great reaction ladies! I enjoyed that. Thanks for the memories.
My brother had the song, Happy Together, on a 45rpm record. In the 60's we bought a lot of 45's, including Beatles, Stones, Procol Harum, Tom Jones, Paul Revere and the Raiders and The Lovin' Spoonful.
Me too! I even had a couple of those old cases for 45s. I saw Procol Harum in '68. There was some of the best music created back then. However, I am a little biased towards my own generation! lol @@briangriffin5524
@@KathyLuluandDonna i saw zz top in the netherlands fantastic band do you know a band from finland with a dutch singer named nightwish they play symphonic metal and rock please will you play NIGHTWISH ROMANTICIDE OR STORYTIME OR EVERDREAM LIVE FROM WACKEN 2013 THE SINGER CAN SING ANYTHING FROM OPERA TILL DEADLY GROWL AND ANY THING BETWEEN
"That Little Old Band From Texas" - Got to see them twice. Two of the best shows I ever saw. How do not like 3 good old American boys who love great music, beautiful women and Hot Rods? Frank Beard on drums, Dusty Hill on bass and Billy Gibbons on lead guitar and vocals. . . . . Rest In Peace Dusty.
The drummer is Frank Beard.. He is the original drummer.. He was only out of the group for a while to get clean and sober.. But has otherwise been with them since day 1. 2 other songs of theirs you might know are "La Grange" and "Tush"... ZZ Top is classic texas blues- rock at its best. They were also friends with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
All 3 of the members of ZZ Top that you see in this video have been together since 1969, Dusty Hill, the bass guitar player died in 2021. Their guitar tech, Elwood Francis, took his place playing bass.
I went through High School in the mid 70s in Killeen Texas and this has always been one of my favorite bands. I saw ZZ Top a few times. One of the best times was in Orlando in May 1983. Triumph, Sammy Hagar, Foghat and ZZ Top. Dusty was the Bass player. He and Steve Howe from "Yes" are why I play bass guitar. He died 2 days before their appearance in my city and I had tickets (still do). R.I.P. Dusty 😔
Frank beard is who the metronome company come to when they want to check their calibration. Tightest drummer ever. Dusty sadly missed, but Elwood is a real dude, Billy just tells a story with his fretting, legends. Saw them about 1987, and next summer I’m taking my son, got seats in the same section in Wembley Arena. Milton Keynes Bowl about 1993, Brixton Academy about 2002. Complete circle.
Around 1986 I was invited to see ZZ Top at the Forum in Los Angeles. I liked the band because of the few videos on MTV but I didn't really hear much of their other songs. I was totally blown away by the performance these guy gave! I had no idea how talented they are and I'm so glad I got to see them live.
I have been fortunate to have seen “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” Live 4 times. I recorded the last show (Full HD) before Dusty passed away. Always an awesome show. You must see many other tunes from them including “Rough Boy” (official video)…. “Same three guys, same three cords, for five decades” - Billy Gibbons at last show.
So... Kathy didn't expect Texans to be Sharp Dressed Men? The drummer, Frank Beard - has always been the only one without a long beard. They are so good that I remember the very moment I first heard them! I was working as a dishwasher in a Formosan restaurant for one dollar an hour. The song was LaGrange.
Uhm yea they did. They had beards in pics in 1971 go look them up. Course they weren't as long as they eventually got but you had to start somewhere and that's when it started.
Back in 2023 I saw ZZ top & Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert here in Wheatland California near Sacramento. They are two of my favorite southern rock bands. Take care y'all
Yeah, hi. Well, I'm a 53 year old Australian who has liked ZZ Top since 1983 when the Eliminatoe album was released. Billy Gibbons, the lead guitarist and singer, has been in many TV shows and movies (usually as himself but occasionally as a scripted character) and even the whole band was in Back To The Future 3.
Another great reaction to an iconic band. They've been around for over 50 years, and are one of the longest running bands. They started around 1970. Billy Gibbons the guitarist was in a group called The Moving Sidewalks around 1969, and Jimi Hendrix was having them tour with him . Jimi Hendrix mentored Gibbons .
Lead guitarist and singer , Billy Gibbons is a car guy . The music video that was playing on the screen n the background featured his red'33 Ford coupe " the Eliminator " .
My 1st ZZ Top show was also my first concert. Poco opened for em and was very good too. I think it was in 1972 and festival seating was still a thing, we were right up against the stage. Billy didn't have a beard but Dusty did. Oh, and Rusty Young of Poco is a great musician! 🕊💖🎸
Dusty is the bass player. Frank Beard, who had a drug addiction, went into rehab, years ago. Billy said, in their documentary on Netflix, that while Frank was in rehab they never went on tour because they didn't want to replace him. They were ZZ TOP...together. Frank beat his addiction and they're just as good as ever. I went to see them in 2019 during their 50th anniversary tour in Dallas. It was awesome!! Bad Company and Cheap Trick opened up for them.
When ZZ Top got together around 1970, they did not have beards 😂 but they did have a drummer named Frank Beard who has no beard... Billy Gibbons (guitar & vocals) was teen from Texas in 1968 when his band opened for the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who told his peers that this kid (Gibbons) was his favorite guitar player! Sadly, Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 before ZZ Top put out their 1st album 😪 Billy Gibbons wanted to form a rock trio like the Jimi Hendrix Experience... He auditioned local musicians and Frank Beard (drums) joined, followed by Dusty Hill (bass & vocals) in 1970... Them 3 had a unique groove and sound and they remained ZZ Top until bassist Dusty Hill's death in 2021... ZZ Top was signed in 1971 w/ their (then) manager/ producer Bill Ham and dropped their 1st album that year... The band toured the US without a break and by 1973, their 3rd album ('Tres hombres') had a hit single on radio - 'La grange' ... 4th album 'Fandango' in 1975 yielded the hit 'Tush' sung by bassist Dusty Hill... and their 1976 album 'Tejas' went gold as well. Unfortunately, drummer Frank Beard was battling drug addictions in the 70's and by 1977, he checked into rehab... Gibbons and Hill decided to take a break as well, opting for ZZ Top on hiatus until Frank Beard would return. 2 years later, Frank Beard returned to ZZ Top... In 1979, Gibbons and Hill arrived to work on a new album sporting huge beards (from not shaving for 2 years 😂) while Frank Beard was clean shaven... The band insisted it was pure coincidence. But the 2 guys looked so striking w/ the beards while they rehearsed that they decided to keep that look... It would be the image that defined ZZ Top from that point forward. 'Deguello' was their comeback album in 1979 and ZZ Top was getting even more popular... In 1983, they released the album 'Eliminator' w/ more synthesizers and beats (Billy Gibbons was a huge fan of UK pop band Depeche Mode) w/ Gibbons' vintage car ('The Eliminator') on the cover - with MTV airing their music videos, the album sold over 10 million copies and made them a global sensation in the 80's. They followed it up w/ the 'Afterburner' album in 1985 which sold 5 million copies in the US... Their 1990 album 'Recycler' sold platinum, but ZZ Top's albums in the 90's sold considerably less. After 2003, ZZ Top decided to be a 'legacy' band and toured extensively on their catalog of music... Their last album 'La futura' was released in 2012... A documentary movie about their career was released in 2019 - "ZZ Top: That lil' ol band from Texas". They recently announced new music would be coming soon which late bassist Dusty Hill had contributed to.
I was the lead singer of a band for over 20 years and we used to throw in "give me all your lovin' once in awhile because the crowd loved it but one time we played it and my guitar was completely out of tune but I couldn't hear it from on stage so I'm just banging away on the cords and singing and then couldn't figure out why the crowd looks so perplexed only to learn later how horrible it sound cuz I was in a completely different key than the lead guitarist!😂😂 you guys should do a reaction to Tush and Sharp Dressed Man!😊
I just seen ZZ Top April of 2024 with Lynyrd Skynyrd and I seen them back in the 70s also…. Billy had a sign on the back of his guitar that said “need beer” lol.. the one that died was the base guitar, Dusty….
I saw ZZ Top many times in concert. They do a minimal stage show but make up for it with talent. And "sharp dressed man" - one of y'all's comments - is actually one of their songs.
Hello, Dusty Hill was the bass player with the dance moves. The drummer is the other Zig Zag- Top member with a beard, Frank Beard. Always have been a fun band with a unique sound.
ZZ 🤘🤘 Wow what a first concert!!! That must have blown your mind Donna? Very cool band with many great Iconic 80's classics..Oh the memories of a mis spent youth LOL please do more.... Best wishes from France
The members of ZZ was the same from first day til Dusty Hill passed away fairly recently. He was the bass player and secondary lead singer. He sang lead vocals or co-lead vocals on a number of their songs. The drummer, Frank Beard often sang back up, but sang lead vocals on their classic song “LaGrange”. These men were absolute masters of studio production and equal masters of live performances. Don’t let lil Lulu read this comment….im glad she didn’t pick up on the (ever-present) hidden naughty lyrics…like in this one. “If I blow my top, will you let it go to your head?!?”! Haha! Yeah! Also!….big momma!…I’ll never forget being a teen in the late 80s/early 90s being in line in early mornings to get half-decent seats for shows! LOL! Bless ya’ll! More ZZ Top! (Also, I noticed the microphone is still clipping, cutting out what you ladies are saying! Gotta invest in a new and better mic and some acoustic foam for the room, etc.) I say it outta love, understand! 🙂
Zz top is my favorite Texas rock band. I saw them in 2023 here in Sacramento California with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Seeing both of my favorite bands was awesome. I saw ZZ top with Elwood Francis on bass who replaced Dusty Hill
Billy Gibbons Guitar, Dusty Hill Base, Frank Beard Drums. Both Billy and Dusty sang on different songs. Yes they always looked like that. The running joke was that the one without the Beard was the one named Frank Beard,. They came out of Texas in the early 70's with a heavy Blues rock sound. Billy softened their sound a tad to something with a more pop feel with their Eliminator Album. It included this song as well as Sharp Dressed Man and Legs
I seen ZZ Top in El Paso in 1973 before the long beards. They just has the denim jeans & jacket, cowboy hats & cowboy boots. Awesome show. I have a suggestion but I can't do the patreon. Keep up the good work.
ZZ Top was always the same 3 members until Dusty passed away. Lead singer/guitar player is Billy Gibbons,and the drummer is Frank Beard. BTW,Dusty was on the left,Billy was in the center.
Dusty Hill was the one on the left side playing the bass, Billy Gibbons is the one on the right playing lead guitar and lead singer ,Frank Beard is the one without the long beard and the drummer. They are all the original band members. Another great song and there only ballad"" rough boys"".
I saw them in the first time in the volkshaus in zürich 1979. They played only 70 minutes, but this were the best minutes with zz top in my life. Then in 1980 they had success in the whole world. I say you a secret 1993 i sang this song in a kareoke evening in rapperswil, switzerland. And i won against 20 other challengers. Good night, have a nice weekend. Talk you.
I went to a rival high school from where they went. They were a couple of years ahead of me. You need to listen to some Beach Boys, Crosby - Stills - Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, & The Mamas and Papas. One thing I have never figured out is why people have to bop their heads around when listening to music. I just lean back and enjoy. My first concert was Chicago and Bad Company.
Got a good one for you. I used to work as crowd management company that we would do a lot of music concerts and one time we were doing a concert Johnny Cash and the warm up band was a group no one ever heard of as they came out everyone was still making noise but when they started to play it got real quiet and the bands name was ZZ TOP
I went to see the "Surfaris" for my first concert. I was using pencils on my pillows learning "Wipe Out" and I HAD to see them. As far as ZZ Top I saw them twice. I highly recommend you do the "Official" videos for their songs if you aren't doing the studio versions. They are MUCH more accurate and entertaining. great reaction. By the way "Mom"... I'm older'n yew! 😁
I remember when i was a kid,and my 2 uncles would wave at me to come to the livingroom. Grandpa had just gotten this massive satelitte antenna looking like a huge dish,and it took in channels from all over the world,and this was early early on,while almost noone in the area had any. They were watching MTV,and ZZ Top with one of theyr music videos was on. I came towards the chairs they were sitting in,and both were like: "Arent they cool?!!" And i remember standing there perplexed,with a combination of Kathy and Lulus expression on my face. And i just bursted out: "YES!". I was a supporter from thereon out,before i even knew what a supporter/fan was. It has been an ongoing joke with ZZ Top over several decades,that the only one without a beard in ZZ Top,has the name Frank Beard (That all changed when Frank Beards wife finally let him grow a goatee beard). And Donna is exactly right,Dusty Hill (on the bass guitar, and vocals,he also played the keyboard) Frank Beard (drums and backing vocals) and Billy Gibbons (lead vocals for the most part but Dusty does sing lead on some songs too and guitar) has been the original lineup for several decades,sadly only interupted by Dusty Hill passing not too long ago,forever live his memory. A loose suggestion from me would be either: ZZ Top - TV Dinners (So Kathy can see them as very young) or: ZZ Top - Velcro Fly to see how Dusty is working the keyboard. 😏But all songs of theyrs are golden,even the slower ones are amazing. Rough Boy is a personal favourite of mine,only beaten by my alltime favourite wich is Velcro Fly. You 3 wont be able to sit still with that song. 🤭
Billy Gibbons is 73 years old. But they looked like this when I was a teen and I'm 65. They are probably the coolest band ever.
Big bad blues 2018
Dusty Hill plays bass, Frank Beard (with no beard) is the drummer, and Billy Gibbons is lead guitar and singer. The original lineup has been together for 50 years until Dusty died and now the new bass player is Elwood Francis who had been Dusty’s tech guy.
I saw ZZ Top (with my 36 year old son) in June 2023 and Elwood is great! It was my 5th ZZ Top concert since 1975!
Frank Beard finally grew one but not as long as Dusty and Billy's.
Lot of people don’t know but dusty is Hank Hill cuz. Hank from king of the hill.
I was going to say that the only member without a beard, was Frank Beard
I saw ZZ Top a long time ago and had a blast! One of the best bands ever. The man upstairs needed a bass player in 2021 and we miss him!
There is no “man upstairs,” but we do miss him.
The man upstairs already has John Entwistle.
This great musical trio shows just how much a three-piece band can rock.
our greatest bands were 3 piece, or three piece with a singer.....
If you like 3 piece bands...check out Rush and The Police
Dusty Hill was the one on the left, playing the bass.He passed away this year. Billy Gibbons was the guitar player and singer.
And the drummer is the only one without a beard,...his last name is Beard😂
@@michaelmcgillivray1624now that's hilarious that deserves a lot more thumbs up or likes or whatever the hell it is
ZZ Top is one of my favorite bands and their sounds are always mind blowing. My favorite songs from them are “Cheap Sunglasses”, “La Grange”, and “Sharp-dressed Man”. All are worth a listen.
"Heaven Hell or Houston"
ZZ TOP are fantastic! Dusty is the one playing bass. A razor company once offered them 10 million dollars to shave for a commercial. They turned them down
One million
Having their beard's is their Schick probably have their beards insured as well
They reportedly told the company that the reason they wouldn't do the commercial and shave their beards was because, "we're too ugly without them"
@@Maniacsback I think the op was allowing for inflation 😂
I don't know if that is true, but if so, that is crazy!
My first concert was ZZ Top. $8 Ticket/$12 Concert T-shirt
Before the "Eliminator" album.
RIP Dusty.😇
The beards came about when they finished a tour and took a couple months off, and Billy and Dusty decided to keep them. Amazingly, that was the beginning of their real rise to fame.
One of my favorite music moments is Dusty Hill's vocal contribution to Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers. Love the song and Dusty's "and hell raisers," 50 years later it still gives me the same feeling. One of my favorite bands ever.
Loved them since the 70s, saw them twice [91 & 93].... Awesome every time! Best lil old band from Texas..... RIP Dusty you legend......
I first saw ZZ Top back in 1973 in San Marcos, Texas when I was a sophomore in college. They were on their way back from a gig in San Antonio and stopped into Cheatham Street Warehouse on the way back to see Kent Finlay.....it was his place and I was a regular there. My buddy worked behind the bar there. So they came in and played a song or two.....the place went crazy.
I've seen them through all of their different phases. In the early days, I saw them live when they recorded the live tracks of the Album "Fandango" at the Warehouse in New Orleans. That was 1974. I saw them again on tour in 1976. And again in 2000. Always put on a great show and I literally grew from my teenage years till now, listening to their music. They were all 19 years old when they started the Band and started playing live shows. They celebrated their 50 year anniversary in 2020, and they all turned 70 years old together that year. They are all 74 years old now, except for Dusty Hill, the Bass Player who passed away in 2021. His Guitar Road Tech "Elwood" took his place in the band at his request.
The guitarist and lead singer was Billy Gibbons. Dusty Hill was the bass player who moved around the stage the most. Ironically, the drummer, who was the only one who did not have a beard for most of their career (he did have a mustache though), was named Frank Beard.
If you’ve never seen them if you ever watched the TV show,Bones,Billy Gibbons played Angela Montenegro’s father who Hodgins was petrified of. He’s a very cool character. I’ve been a ZZ Top fan since 1969. Great band to see on stage. They were one of the early contributors to MTV videos.
I really enjoyed Billy Gibbon's reoccurring character on Bones. It seems he was essentially just being himself as he played the part of a hipster mysterious rockstar dad. Every ZZ Top fan who hasn't seen Billy on Bones needs to do some binge watching!
Funny, but we always remember our first concert, don't we? I go back even further. My first concert was The Turtles. I was in love with the song Happy Together and had a crush on the lead singer. Then by the time I saw Queen in Montreal, 1981, The Turtles were a distant memory, and Pink Floyd, Queen, and so many other amazing artists and bands had filled my vinyl cabinet. LOL . Of course, ZZ Top was right up there too. Great reaction ladies! I enjoyed that. Thanks for the memories.
Thank you
My brother had the song, Happy Together, on a 45rpm record. In the 60's we bought a lot of 45's, including Beatles, Stones, Procol Harum, Tom Jones, Paul Revere and the Raiders and The Lovin' Spoonful.
Me too! I even had a couple of those old cases for 45s. I saw Procol Harum in '68. There was some of the best music created back then. However, I am a little biased towards my own generation! lol @@briangriffin5524
@@KathyLuluandDonna i saw zz top in the netherlands fantastic band do you know a band from finland with a dutch singer named nightwish they play symphonic metal and rock please will you play NIGHTWISH ROMANTICIDE OR STORYTIME OR EVERDREAM LIVE FROM WACKEN 2013 THE SINGER CAN SING ANYTHING FROM OPERA TILL DEADLY GROWL AND ANY THING BETWEEN
"That Little Old Band From Texas" - Got to see them twice. Two of the best shows I ever saw. How do not like 3 good old American boys who love great music, beautiful women and Hot Rods? Frank Beard on drums, Dusty Hill on bass and Billy Gibbons on lead guitar and vocals. . . . . Rest In Peace Dusty.
ZZ Top came to London in 1987, fantastic night, one of the best concerts I’ve been go, huge energy, great talent
The drummer is Frank Beard.. He is the original drummer.. He was only out of the group for a while to get clean and sober.. But has otherwise been with them since day 1. 2 other songs of theirs you might know are "La Grange" and "Tush"... ZZ Top is classic texas blues- rock at its best. They were also friends with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
All 3 of the members of ZZ Top that you see in this video have been together since 1969, Dusty Hill, the bass guitar player died in 2021. Their guitar tech, Elwood Francis, took his place playing bass.
I went through High School in the mid 70s in Killeen Texas and this has always been one of my favorite bands. I saw ZZ Top a few times. One of the best times was in Orlando in May 1983. Triumph, Sammy Hagar, Foghat and ZZ Top.
Dusty was the Bass player. He and Steve Howe from "Yes" are why I play bass guitar. He died 2 days before their appearance in my city and I had tickets (still do). R.I.P. Dusty 😔
It used to be funny when I first saw them in concert the only guy who didn’t have a beard was the drummer Frank Beard.
I love the Song "Blue Jeans Blues" and everyone know the Riff from "La Grange" - This little Band from Texas. RIP Dusty...
Frank beard is who the metronome company come to when they want to check their calibration. Tightest drummer ever. Dusty sadly missed, but Elwood is a real dude, Billy just tells a story with his fretting, legends.
Saw them about 1987, and next summer I’m taking my son, got seats in the same section in Wembley Arena. Milton Keynes Bowl about 1993, Brixton Academy about 2002. Complete circle.
Chris Layton is tighter.
Ironically, the guy without the beard, his last name is Beard. He's like a machine behind the kit.
ZZ Top was also my first concert! It was awesome. The Black Crows opened for them. It was in Knoxville, TN.
Sharp Dressed Man, official video, even this song official video is a killer! 🎶 🎸 🎸 🥁
Saw them back in 2000 in the Astrodome, one of the best concerts ever !!!
Saw them 4 times. Absolutely loved ZZTop ! Rip Dusty
Around 1986 I was invited to see ZZ Top at the Forum in Los Angeles. I liked the band because of the few videos on MTV but I didn't really hear much of their other songs. I was totally blown away by the performance these guy gave! I had no idea how talented they are and I'm so glad I got to see them live.
I have been fortunate to have seen “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” Live 4 times. I recorded the last show (Full HD) before Dusty passed away. Always an awesome show. You must see many other tunes from them including “Rough Boy” (official video)…. “Same three guys, same three cords, for five decades” - Billy Gibbons at last show.
So... Kathy didn't expect Texans to be Sharp Dressed Men? The drummer, Frank Beard - has always been the only one without a long beard. They are so good that I remember the very moment I first heard them! I was working as a dishwasher in a Formosan restaurant for one dollar an hour. The song was LaGrange.
Just three good ol' boys from Texas! They have lots of great music to react to!
Fun Fact... Drummer Frank BEARD is the only member WITHOUT a beard! (although he has adopted a goatee in this video)
I have seen ZZ Top several times, and they always sounded great. Even in the way, way back the sound quality and playing were amazing.
RIP Dusty.
My first concert was Jefferson Airplane. Saw ZZ Top 5 time. Excellent band.
"Reverend" Willie Gibbons is the lead guitar, Dusty Hill was base and Frank Beard was drummer. 😁
Sharp Dressed Man has to be next!
I can listen to Billy's guitar all day long. He is a great riff master! Back in the early 70's they did not have the beards.
Uhm yea they did. They had beards in pics in 1971 go look them up. Course they weren't as long as they eventually got but you had to start somewhere and that's when it started.
@@ICBUAH I meant these beards.
@@Cashcrop54 yea well you have to start somewhere as I said and yea they did have...beards
@@ICBUAH I have 2 pics of Billy without beard around 70-71. In one Dusty does have a beard. So I was half right.
@@Cashcrop54 I can live with that :)
Back in 2023 I saw ZZ top & Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert here in Wheatland California near Sacramento. They are two of my favorite southern rock bands. Take care y'all
My first concert was Emerson Lake and Palmer. Yes, I'm an old Prog-head. 😂
ZZ Top Dequello tour was like my 4th concert, and one of the most memorable concerts I have been to.
Yeah, hi. Well, I'm a 53 year old Australian who has liked ZZ Top since 1983 when the Eliminatoe album was released.
Billy Gibbons, the lead guitarist and singer, has been in many TV shows and movies (usually as himself but occasionally as a scripted character) and even the whole band was in Back To The Future 3.
The video in their background while they're playing is what you want to watch for this song. The official music video is so much better!
Another great reaction to an iconic band. They've been around for over 50 years, and are one of the longest running bands. They started around 1970. Billy Gibbons the guitarist was in a group called The Moving Sidewalks around 1969, and Jimi Hendrix was having them tour with him . Jimi Hendrix mentored Gibbons .
Dusty is the one to the left, on bass. RIP. Ahh, they are awesome for sure!! 😍Thanks guys!
Yes they are!
yes the Rev Billy Gibson ,master guitarist , and RIP Dusty , i listen to them before all my hockey games to get rev up.
ZZ Top was hot when I was in junior high and high school. They set a certain standard that will never be duplicated for sure!
Lead guitarist and singer , Billy Gibbons is a car guy . The music video that was playing on the screen n the background featured his red'33 Ford coupe " the Eliminator " .
Billy Gibbons sang lead vocals and played guitar. Dusty Hill played bass and sang the harmony parts. 😊
My 1st ZZ Top show was also my first concert. Poco opened for em and was very good too. I think it was in 1972 and festival seating was still a thing, we were right up against the stage. Billy didn't have a beard but Dusty did. Oh, and Rusty Young of Poco is a great musician! 🕊💖🎸
Yep. Used to have to drive 60 miles to Camelot Records in Charlotte to buy tickets.
Dusty is the bass player. Frank Beard, who had a drug addiction, went into rehab, years ago. Billy said, in their documentary on Netflix, that while Frank was in rehab they never went on tour because they didn't want to replace him. They were ZZ TOP...together. Frank beat his addiction and they're just as good as ever. I went to see them in 2019 during their 50th anniversary tour in Dallas. It was awesome!! Bad Company and Cheap Trick opened up for them.
Dusty was the bass player. The women in their videos are their wifes
If I blow my top, will you let it go to your head, is one of the best lines in rock.
Should ask about our first concert experience.
Saw them in '93 in Milwaukee for Harleys' 90th anniversary. Amazing show. Still recovering...
When ZZ Top got together around 1970, they did not have beards 😂 but they did have a drummer named Frank Beard who has no beard...
Billy Gibbons (guitar & vocals) was teen from Texas in 1968 when his band opened for the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who told his peers that this kid (Gibbons) was his favorite guitar player! Sadly, Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 before ZZ Top put out their 1st album 😪
Billy Gibbons wanted to form a rock trio like the Jimi Hendrix Experience... He auditioned local musicians and Frank Beard (drums) joined, followed by Dusty Hill (bass & vocals) in 1970... Them 3 had a unique groove and sound and they remained ZZ Top until bassist Dusty Hill's death in 2021... ZZ Top was signed in 1971 w/ their (then) manager/ producer Bill Ham and dropped their 1st album that year... The band toured the US without a break and by 1973, their 3rd album ('Tres hombres') had a hit single on radio - 'La grange' ... 4th album 'Fandango' in 1975 yielded the hit 'Tush' sung by bassist Dusty Hill... and their 1976 album 'Tejas' went gold as well.
Unfortunately, drummer Frank Beard was battling drug addictions in the 70's and by 1977, he checked into rehab... Gibbons and Hill decided to take a break as well, opting for ZZ Top on hiatus until Frank Beard would return.
2 years later, Frank Beard returned to ZZ Top... In 1979, Gibbons and Hill arrived to work on a new album sporting huge beards (from not shaving for 2 years 😂) while Frank Beard was clean shaven... The band insisted it was pure coincidence. But the 2 guys looked so striking w/ the beards while they rehearsed that they decided to keep that look... It would be the image that defined ZZ Top from that point forward.
'Deguello' was their comeback album in 1979 and ZZ Top was getting even more popular... In 1983, they released the album 'Eliminator' w/ more synthesizers and beats (Billy Gibbons was a huge fan of UK pop band Depeche Mode) w/ Gibbons' vintage car ('The Eliminator') on the cover - with MTV airing their music videos, the album sold over 10 million copies and made them a global sensation in the 80's.
They followed it up w/ the 'Afterburner' album in 1985 which sold 5 million copies in the US... Their 1990 album 'Recycler' sold platinum, but ZZ Top's albums in the 90's sold considerably less.
After 2003, ZZ Top decided to be a 'legacy' band and toured extensively on their catalog of music... Their last album 'La futura' was released in 2012... A documentary movie about their career was released in 2019 - "ZZ Top: That lil' ol band from Texas".
They recently announced new music would be coming soon which late bassist Dusty Hill had contributed to.
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ZZ Top have toured the world. Back in the 1970's they played right here in New York City. They were the loudest band I ever heard! 😅🎸🎸🇺🇲
I was the lead singer of a band for over 20 years and we used to throw in "give me all your lovin' once in awhile because the crowd loved it but one time we played it and my guitar was completely out of tune but I couldn't hear it from on stage so I'm just banging away on the cords and singing and then couldn't figure out why the crowd looks so perplexed only to learn later how horrible it sound cuz I was in a completely different key than the lead guitarist!😂😂 you guys should do a reaction to Tush and Sharp Dressed Man!😊
The World loves ZZ TOP ❤ 👍
I just seen ZZ Top April of 2024 with Lynyrd Skynyrd and I seen them back in the 70s also…. Billy had a sign on the back of his guitar that said “need beer” lol.. the one that died was the base guitar, Dusty….
I saw ZZ Top three times. Love that people are still listening to it today! Enjoy!
I saw ZZ Top many times in concert. They do a minimal stage show but make up for it with talent. And "sharp dressed man" - one of y'all's comments - is actually one of their songs.
🤘🤘Way to Rock it Donna 🤘🤘
I saw ZZ Top in the late 80’s in San Francisco with my wife who didn’t wanna be there. Lol.
Great concert and show by them
Yes, they put on an awesome concert.
Big What's up from the 956 Rio Grande Valley, South Texas!
La Grange from ZZ Top is a gem as well!
Hello, Dusty Hill was the bass player with the dance moves. The drummer is the other Zig Zag- Top member with a beard, Frank Beard. Always have been a fun band with a unique sound.
Dusty Hill was the Bass player, the Gentleman on the left side of the stage.
ZZ 🤘🤘 Wow what a first concert!!! That must have blown your mind Donna? Very cool band with many great Iconic 80's classics..Oh the memories of a mis spent youth LOL
please do more....
Best wishes from France
The members of ZZ was the same from first day til Dusty Hill passed away fairly recently. He was the bass player and secondary lead singer. He sang lead vocals or co-lead vocals on a number of their songs. The drummer, Frank Beard often sang back up, but sang lead vocals on their classic song “LaGrange”.
These men were absolute masters of studio production and equal masters of live performances.
Don’t let lil Lulu read this comment….im glad she didn’t pick up on the (ever-present) hidden naughty lyrics…like in this one. “If I blow my top, will you let it go to your head?!?”! Haha! Yeah!
Also!….big momma!…I’ll never forget being a teen in the late 80s/early 90s being in line in early mornings to get half-decent seats for shows! LOL!
Bless ya’ll! More ZZ Top!
(Also, I noticed the microphone is still clipping, cutting out what you ladies are saying! Gotta invest in a new and better mic and some acoustic foam for the room, etc.)
I say it outta love, understand! 🙂
I love that the drummer Frank Beard never had a beard but Billy and Dusty always had those long beards. What dedication to the joke.
The guitarist occasionally guest starred on the T.V. show Bones about a forensic scientist and a detective.
Gotta love those guys, Dusty, Billy, and Frank.
I had a friend who used this song for her wedding! The look on the preachers face was PRICELESS🤣😂
I bet!!!
This band did a cameo in the movie Back to the Future 3. They were the band at the dance.
Lead and singer is Billy Gibbons, Bass was Dusty Hill, and drums is Frank Beard (the only one without a long beard)
Zz top is my favorite Texas rock band. I saw them in 2023 here in Sacramento California with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Seeing both of my favorite bands was awesome. I saw ZZ top with Elwood Francis on bass who replaced Dusty Hill
"They weren't old men when they started." I loved that.
E. Texas in the house ! Yep The little band from Texas is awesome. R.I.P Dusty Hill.
Billy played the guitar, Dusty played the bass, and the man without a beard behind the drum kit is Frank Beard. Both Billy and Dusty sang.
Billy Gibbons Guitar, Dusty Hill Base, Frank Beard Drums. Both Billy and Dusty sang on different songs. Yes they always looked like that. The running joke was that the one without the Beard was the one named Frank Beard,. They came out of Texas in the early 70's with a heavy Blues rock sound. Billy softened their sound a tad to something with a more pop feel with their Eliminator Album. It included this song as well as Sharp Dressed Man and Legs
Awesome, I had to stop when she said, “Ah didn’t know thayat.” 😂
Us Okies loved them too!
My first concert was in 1975…
Seen them on this tour in Brussels. Great band ❤👍
i saw zz top in fort smith arkansas 1972 and they were dressed with cowboy hats and boots and rocked damm good
Like how the young one said they looked " sharp ".....gotta watch that video/song!!!
Real legends n the music industry , great band , great musicians
I seen ZZ Top in El Paso in 1973 before the long beards. They just has the denim jeans & jacket, cowboy hats & cowboy boots. Awesome show. I have a suggestion but I can't do the patreon. Keep up the good work.
I don't know how many times I've seen them. They sure know how to put on a show
Well, my dear mother, you just described how old you are now great man I’ve seen them too in concert some of the best music I’ve ever heard live
One of my fave bands
If you’re a Christmas movie fan you might recall this song was played in The Santa Clause (1994) with Tim Allen
ZZ Top was always the same 3 members until Dusty passed away. Lead singer/guitar player is Billy Gibbons,and the drummer is Frank Beard. BTW,Dusty was on the left,Billy was in the center.
Dusty Hill was the one on the left side playing the bass, Billy Gibbons is the one on the right playing lead guitar and lead singer ,Frank Beard is the one without the long beard and the drummer. They are all the original band members. Another great song and there only ballad"" rough boys"".
They did a series of fun videos for the album this came from and its follow up, Eliminator and Afterburner
Little Band From Texas, awesome in concert, seen them about 4 times good show yay, good review by u guys yeah 🤘😆🥁🎤🎸🎸
Awesome! Thank you!
I saw them in the first time in the volkshaus in zürich 1979. They played only 70 minutes, but this were the best minutes with zz top in my life. Then in 1980 they had success in the whole world. I say you a secret
1993 i sang this song in a kareoke evening in rapperswil, switzerland. And i won against 20 other challengers. Good night, have a nice weekend. Talk you.
I went to a rival high school from where they went. They were a couple of years ahead of me. You need to listen to some Beach Boys, Crosby - Stills - Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, & The Mamas and Papas. One thing I have never figured out is why people have to bop their heads around when listening to music. I just lean back and enjoy. My first concert was Chicago and Bad Company.
a real hit machine!sadly we will never see them in full again.goodbye dusty!..
Got a good one for you. I used to work as crowd management company that we would do a lot of music concerts and one time we were doing a concert Johnny Cash and the warm up band was a group no one ever heard of as they came out everyone was still making noise but when they started to play it got real quiet and the bands name was ZZ TOP
I went to see the "Surfaris" for my first concert. I was using pencils on my pillows learning "Wipe Out" and I HAD to see them. As far as ZZ Top I saw them twice. I highly recommend you do the "Official" videos for their songs if you aren't doing the studio versions. They are MUCH more accurate and entertaining. great reaction. By the way "Mom"... I'm older'n yew! 😁
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I remember when i was a kid,and my 2 uncles would wave at me to come to the livingroom. Grandpa had just gotten this massive satelitte antenna looking like a huge dish,and it took in channels from all over the world,and this was early early on,while almost noone in the area had any.
They were watching MTV,and ZZ Top with one of theyr music videos was on. I came towards the chairs they were sitting in,and both were like: "Arent they cool?!!" And i remember standing there perplexed,with a combination of Kathy and Lulus expression on my face. And i just bursted out: "YES!".
I was a supporter from thereon out,before i even knew what a supporter/fan was.
It has been an ongoing joke with ZZ Top over several decades,that the only one without a beard in ZZ Top,has the name Frank Beard (That all changed when Frank Beards wife finally let him grow a goatee beard). And Donna is exactly right,Dusty Hill (on the bass guitar, and vocals,he also played the keyboard) Frank Beard (drums and backing vocals) and Billy Gibbons (lead vocals for the most part but Dusty does sing lead on some songs too and guitar) has been the original lineup for several decades,sadly only interupted by Dusty Hill passing not too long ago,forever live his memory.
A loose suggestion from me would be either: ZZ Top - TV Dinners (So Kathy can see them as very young) or: ZZ Top - Velcro Fly to see how Dusty is working the keyboard. 😏But all songs of theyrs are golden,even the slower ones are amazing. Rough Boy is a personal favourite of mine,only beaten by my alltime favourite wich is Velcro Fly. You 3 wont be able to sit still with that song. 🤭
Love the story.