Far Cough 8:46 Thu Sep 18
Let's talk ZZ Top?
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Jimmy Hendrix reckoned Billy Gibbons was the next best guitarist.
Spinning fur guitars and two of the coolest mother fuckers I have ever seen on stage, plus Beard who doesn't have a beard
Legs is probably one of the best music videos ever
Your generous thoughts of this fine Texan band?
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Your mum
8:47 Thu Sep 18
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Tres hombres is class
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Hammer and Pickle
8:56 Thu Sep 18
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They come across like Yanks have a sense of irony and self-distance.
Not having any of it of course.
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Kelly Smunt
9:17 Thu Sep 18
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Been going for 45 (yes, fourty-five) years, and as good as Eliminator, Afterburner etc are, their best stuff is the early bluesier stuff, Rio Grande Mud, Tres Hombres, Fandango, Tejas and Deguello... pure class. Saw them live at Wembley around the Eliminator days, proper, good hard rockin' gig.
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WHOicidal Maniac
9:21 Thu Sep 18
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LOVED them...bit dated now.
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Wasser
9:38 Thu Sep 18
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A friend of mine was in a bar in Houston having dinner at a table on her own. The place was busy and the waitress was having difficulty finding a table for three blokes.
My friend ushered them across and told them that they could join her at her table which they did. The waitress got a bit flustered and asked her if she knew who they were. Well, being a Brit, not really into rock music and newly arrived in Houston she said 'No why?'.
The waitress apologised to the members of ZZ TOP and said she'd find them their own table. They said they were fine sat there chatting to their new found Brit friend. She said they were good company but she never thought to get any autographs.
They're touring the US next year with Jeff Beck (2nd May in Houston).
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Far Cough
9:44 Thu Sep 18
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Not sure but I think they have to pull out of the tour, Dusty injured himself?
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Far Cough
9:45 Thu Sep 18
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Ok it's next year, hopefully he will be alright?
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jools268
10:19 Thu Sep 18
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Love the pinch harmonics they get. I believe Billy uses an old Mexican peso instead of a plastic pick.
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Hammer and Pickle
10:23 Thu Sep 18
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I believe they aren't strangers to mescaline either.
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Iron Duke
10:38 Thu Sep 18
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I recently bought a box set of all 10 of their studio albums for about £20 on Amazon. So far I've got into the first 3 albums and just stating the next 3. Some good blues with a few cracking songs, such as Precious and Grace and La Grange.
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zebthecat
10:39 Thu Sep 18
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jools268 10:19 Thu Sep 18
He does, read an interview years where he said our 20p pieces made pretty good picks.
Favourite is Fandango!
half a live album, half studio and both sides are great.
The live half would be a bit of an eye-opener to anyone who has only heard the Eliminator on stuff. They can really rock.
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solidbond
10:50 Thu Sep 18
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comedy band werent they? surely.
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greenie1
10:50 Thu Sep 18
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Cheap Sunglasses
http://youtu.be/4vR-9NQAPIA
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Far Cough
10:53 Thu Sep 18
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Comedy band?
Hmmmmm, I don't think so?
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yngwies Cat
11:10 Thu Sep 18
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jools, I know you mean about pinch harnonics.
Great band.
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Willtell
11:10 Thu Sep 18
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I think they've been laughing all the way to the bank for years Cough...
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Buster
11:15 Thu Sep 18
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This thread has LEGS.
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solidbond
11:25 Thu Sep 18
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well they always made me laugh i thought they where hilarious.
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Mrs Wilberforce
11:40 Thu Sep 18
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I Gotsta get paid!
No dirtier Rock n Roll available
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIZWjItReI
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