ottovonb
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ZZ's nasty guitar work never gets old.
I also love the way it sounds like Dusty is singing into an empty coke bottle.
It's bad, it's nationwide.
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BKardon
(Louisville, CO) | | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 17:23 | |
shakitten wrote:It's January, 2009. I'm driving cross country by myself, on the last leg of my journey from Phoenix to Denver. I'm somewhere in New Mexico...empty highway, no gas station for miles, cell service is non-existent and has been for close to a hour. I can get only one radio station, and this song comes on. That's right, baby...I AM nationwide. In the goofiness that is resulting from my exhaustion and boredom, I turn it up and feel like a road queen, a lone wolfess "Heard It On The X" might have been more appropriate for that moment. |
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sandpebble
(near Paradise) | | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 17:09 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:Lovin' that chunky guitar sound. Thank Tom Scholz. |
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Misterfixit
(Nashville) | | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:08 | |
Oh Yeah ... smokin', then hot bitches in da back seat, funking, we be nationwide, speeding down da highway of life rocking and rolling like they ain't no detours or stops. Going both ways with some pretty boyz and gurls, hitting dat bong, on my way to Wash—ing—TONE! Ain't no blue lights in da mirro gonna stop me no how ...
Yes this is the original words that I wrote for ZZ .. somehow, it just didn't "click" with the "hook".
Oh well, I'll just keep looking at the single share of Apple I bought in 1975 hanging on the wall ...
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martinc
(Ottawa Canada) | | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:05 | |
Saw them here a month ago. Music was good, band tight. But lasted only 75 minutes with encore. They were the headliners.
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max_p
| | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:05 | |
philbertr wrote:ZZ TOP on RP!! Oh I love it. Thank you, Bill!! maybe someday the selector will hit CCR... |
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joelbb
| | Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 22:42 | |
Not a true fan of ZZT, but this song does it for me.
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philbertr
(Roch New York) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 13:37 | |
ZZ TOP on RP!! Oh I love it. Thank you, Bill!!
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 00:23 | |
Lovin' that chunky guitar sound.
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JIan
(SW Desert) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 13:29 | |
Dave_Mack wrote:
I was endlessly amused by that too, often referring to him as "Frank Mustache".
Embarrassing true story: Many, many years ago, on a nationally syndicated radio show that used to be on every Monday night (I cannot recall the name of the actual radio show) with a different musical artist or band on for people to call in and ask question of. I was a freshman in HS at the time and called in to speak with ZZ Top, waiting ~70' to get on air, staying up way too late to do so. Finally, I get to speak with them and I got the opportunity to ask two questions. 1) Is it true that you guys are in possession of Jimi Hendrix's pink Stratocaster? A: Yes. But we are not going to reveal what city it is in. 2) This is a question for Mr. Beard (Hey, I was a polite kid). Mr. Beard, your name is Beard and yet you are the only member of the band without one. May I ask why? A: Frank: Because I do not want one. Radio Host: Oookay! Time to move on to the next caller.... |
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Ullrskid
| | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 13:23 | |
YES! YES! YES! Rev. Billy! Wahooo! |
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AlienRelic
(east of Eden) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 13:22 | |
"I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm eight foot wide..." Sorry, I just had a flashback to 1982. You had to be there....
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 02:45 | |
shakitten wrote:It's January, 2009. I'm driving cross country by myself, on the last leg of my journey from Phoenix to Denver. I'm somewhere in New Mexico...empty highway, no gas station for miles, cell service is non-existent and has been for close to a hour. I can get only one radio station, and this song comes on. That's right, baby...I AM nationwide. In the goofiness that is resulting from my exhaustion and boredom, I turn it up and feel like a road queen, a lone wolfess  Yep, ZZ Top is the acme of road music. |
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shakitten
(Trying to get back into a good dream) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 10:02 | |
It's January, 2009. I'm driving cross country by myself, on the last leg of my journey from Phoenix to Denver. I'm somewhere in New Mexico...empty highway, no gas station for miles, cell service is non-existent and has been for close to a hour. I can get only one radio station, and this song comes on. That's right, baby...I AM nationwide. In the goofiness that is resulting from my exhaustion and boredom, I turn it up and feel like a road queen, a lone wolfess
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misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California) | | Posted: Dec 25, 2011 - 15:46 | |
IT ONLY TAKES 3... - The Jim Hendrix Experience
- Cream
- Rush
- Grand Funk Railroad
- The James Gang
- Robin Trower
- The Police
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
- Primus
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Dave_Mack
(Picking cherries) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 14:48 | |
WonderLizard wrote:I always liked it that the only guy in the band without a beard was Frank Beard. Very cool, that.
I was endlessly amused by that too, often referring to him as "Frank Mustache". |
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Dave_Mack
(Picking cherries) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 14:43 | |
Great boogie from ZZ. I especially like the end where the bass is running wild.
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2010 - 12:21 | |
Papernapkin wrote:Fandango was my favorite album of theirs. It seemed more authentic than the later stuff. Somehow playing a Republican fundraisers lowers my respect for this band. As time passed they seemed more concerned about their clothes and beards (as the lyrics suggest here) and less about the music.
Man, don't be wipin' your political expectations on my rock and roll !! Nacogdoches remembers. |
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LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 06:19 | |
Party yer BALLS OFF!!!!!  |
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gumby
(Slovenia) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 06:18 | |
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shawshank
(Maryland) | | Posted: Sep 08, 2010 - 05:46 | |
HELLZ YEAH!!!  |
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PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands) | | Posted: Aug 07, 2010 - 05:21 | |
Love this strange tempo-changing song
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diannemck56
(Sacramento) | | Posted: Jul 06, 2010 - 08:22 | |
What a surprise! Love ZZTop!
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onthejazz
(Twin Cities) | | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 03:16 | |
Luv it! Fantastic surprise to hear it here.
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shawshank
(Maryland) | | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 03:16 | |
Can't......stop..........dancing........  |
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RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 14:32 | |
HazzeSwede wrote:don't mind "Bad Ass" Texas Blues,,Bill !  I'm with ya on that sentiment! |
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WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 14:30 | |
I always liked it that the only guy in the band without a beard was Frank Beard. Very cool, that.
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sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 14:29 | |
Not a big ZZ fan, but this along with a handful of other older Top tunes (heard it on the X, Jesus went down to Chicago, etc.) are good ol' blues rock tunes!  |
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 05:21 | |
woozurbuddy wrote:Not a bad tune but as any of us old-timers from Texas can tell you, ZZ's best stuff was from their earlier period. "ZZ Top's First Album" and "Rio Grande Mud" (second) are classic Texas blues rock albums. "Tres Hombres" was their national breakout LP and was also very good. But those first two showcase the band when they were still The National Band of Texas (as we used to call them), a regional powerhouse and one of the best live acts you'd ever see. Worth exploring if you love the genre - and I'd love to see "Down Brownie" or "Shakin' My Tree" or "Coco Blue" played here.
Texas couldn't hold these guys. The lone star state sure tried, they built; walls, barriers, moats, electrified fences, they even tried slowing them down with rubber bands but it didn't work. The sonic waves from their solid drumming, booming bass, and rockin' blues guitar riffs blew holes in the defenses and allowed the band to explode on the national scene. |
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LeftShoe
(Erfurt, Germany) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 04:53 | |
I loved your on air comment to this, because I always have to make the same type of intro to people when I try to get them to listen to the old school ZZ Top albums like Tres Hombres or El Loco.
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