Zz Top

melodyman22

So how many of you are fans of there music. I really like there guitar playing, they have so many great songs, what are your fav albums by them.

transplant

I am definitely a fan of their music. Never bothered with anything after Afterburner. Their first 6 are awesome. Tres Hombres may be my favorite.

Gibbons is an awesome player. I could have sworn I read somewhere where he was Hendrix's favorite player at one point.

Blue Jean Blues, Francine, Waitin' For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago, Just Got Paid? Awesome. Recommended even now if you get to see them in a festival type show. Good clean fun.

tybird

transplant wrote:

I am definitely a fan of their music. Never bothered with anything after Afterburner. Their first 6 are awesome. Tres Hombres may be my favorite.

Gibbons is an awesome player. I could have sworn I read somewhere where he was Hendrix's favorite player at one point.

Blue Jean Blues, Francine, Waitin' For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago, Just Got Paid? Awesome. Recommended even now if you get to see them in a festival type show. Good clean fun.

I believe that Hendrix made that statement on the "Tonight Show" or some other talk show of the era.

ZZ-Top was an amazing band in their day..........saw them live in Spring of 1983. They were just becoming the darlings of MTV at that time.

Meltdown99

Dusty Hill passed away today, he was 72...RIP

pjpjpaul

Meltdown99 said:

Dusty Hill passed away today, he was 72...RIP

Damn. I have tix to see ZZ Top in a few weeks. 

F Me In The Brain

pjpjpaul said:

Meltdown99 said:

Dusty Hill passed away today, he was 72...RIP

Damn. I had tix to see ZZ Top in a few weeks. 

Fixed.

That sucks.

JeBurkhardt

They cancelled the show in Evansville Indiana on July 21st really abruptly with an announcement of a personal illness. Sorry to hear about the passing of Dusty. 

mfc2006

Rest In Peace, Dusty.

brianlux

Very sad to hear this.  R.I.P., Dusty.

cutz

RIP: Dusty Hill.

I saw these guys when I was in HS. Good time/s

mickeyrat

sucks for sure. Gibbons just released a solo record and during promotion within a month ago heard on my local station they were recording new music....

goldrush

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has affirmed that the band will soldier on after the death this week of founding bassist Dusty Hill, asserting that it was his wish to “let the show go on.”

Gibbons texted the statement to SiriusXM “Trunk Nation” host Eddie Trunk, who passed the sentiments along via Twitter.

Gibbons said, per Trunk: “As Dusty said upon his departure, ‘Let the show go on!’ And… with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes.”

Added the guitarist in his text to the satellite radio host, “Dusty emphatically grabbed my arm and said, ‘Give Elwood the bottom end and take it to the Top.’ He meant it, amigo. He really did.”

A spokesperson confirmed the band’s plan to carry on to Variety.

The “Elwood” in Hill’s reported quote is guitar technician Elwood Francis, who has been playing bass in Hill’s absence. The group’s most recent show with Francis filling in for the ailing Hill was July 25 in Kentucky, in a tour that had only kicked off July 16, with Hill on board as usual at the time.

dudeman

Total bummer to lose Dusty Hill. RIP.

LukinFan

This just sucks. RIP Dusty. 

We have tickets to see them in November. I’m a little surprised they will continue with the tour. 

pjpjpaul

Wow. I am surprised they are continuing with the tour. I'm sure it won't be easy but still glad I will get to see them next month. 

LukinFan

Apparently they’re granting Dusty’s wishes. I can dig that. Still surprised though. 

GB281198

https://blabbermouth.net/news/zz-tops-frank-beard-steps-away-from-bands-tour-due-to-health-issue

Hopefully he'll recover. The show I went to several years ago he smoked most of the time he was on stage.