I refer to songs like this as "preludes to a speeding ticket."
@mikelucey50354 жыл бұрын
Why? A race to La Grange?
@4Jeffomatic4 жыл бұрын
@@mikelucey5035: "La Grange" is, along with being a rock and roll song, considered part of the genre known as "boogie"... and as such, it has the upbeat tempo that tends to make me push down on the gas pedal when I drive. Another "prelude to a speeding ticket" is Golden Earring's "Radar Love."
@johnstivaly11704 жыл бұрын
@@mikelucey5035haha love that
@skwervin14 жыл бұрын
And they get this sound with just the three of them
@lucretiadewberry93784 жыл бұрын
I did get a speedy ticket!
@geokaragiannis4 жыл бұрын
This was first recorded 50 years ago and it’s just as amazing today... I wonder how many songs of today will endure that milestone of 50 and still sound fresh...
@KevinSago-rs1ys4 жыл бұрын
All Southern Rock will live on in infamy because it's that good. LYNYRD SKYNYRD must be put on the same pedestal. Both are ROCK GODS!
@zztopyoungblood Жыл бұрын
Very few,if any at all
@geobrah19574 жыл бұрын
ZZ Top has such a powerful, and incredibly unique sound
@kingscorpion73464 жыл бұрын
considering there's only 3 members!
@Chilipotamus4 жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbons is one of the coolest people to walk the planet. His playing is as sharp as his style and wit, I'd love to have a few beers with him or any of the three, really. One of the consummate American bands, imo
@Itelkner4 жыл бұрын
@Chilipotamus "His playing is as sharp as his style and wit..." BANG on! Great comment! Billy, being the gregarious and magnanimous fellow he is, would gladly sit down for beers with you, offer his knowledge and chat freely. But he'd stipulate that you match pace with him in the hotsauce department...
@trustyaxe4 жыл бұрын
Almost had the chance to hang with him in Dallas...a relationship break up messed up my chances. Not my relationship...the relationship with a millionaire of someone in our family. Was so close!!! Oh, well...shit happens.
@rifki90554 жыл бұрын
ZZ TOP one of the greatest 3 man bands of all time! Jimi Hendrix once said that Billy Gibbons was his favorite guitarist! 🔥 👏
@Gibbetoo4 жыл бұрын
i second that, you have to be on point with only three band members.
@mikewitcombe65074 жыл бұрын
TRUTH!!!! 🇺🇸💪🇺🇸👊🇺🇸
@jasonstone19384 жыл бұрын
Hendricks also liked Terry Kath from C.T.A.
4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonstone1938 For those reading and wondering, I'll save you some googling: CTA is Chicago. They only went by "Chicago Transit Authority" for their debut album.
@Mr05Chuck3 жыл бұрын
Rush is the only other three man band that is better IMHO
@vickiroman9214 жыл бұрын
I loved watching your face discovering the legend of ZZ. Priceless!
@webbtrekker5344 жыл бұрын
I agree. Watching his face as he was working out the fingering and Billy was blowing him away! Glad you enjoyed it!
@Travelinmatt19764 жыл бұрын
I got to see them in concert a few years ago. This is the last song they played, and since the song doesn't really have an ending they just rocked out for like more 7 minutes after the song was over.
@howishunternotinprison56142 жыл бұрын
As a guitar player myself with 30 years this is one of the hardiest grooves to get into and make it sound right but when you do ots magic
@harleymcclure98023 жыл бұрын
Something to remember is that all that came from just 3 guys playing their hearts out.
@Sdeburca20124 жыл бұрын
In 1967 when he was 17 years of age Billy Gibbons (lead Guitarist and vocalist of ZZ Top) met Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and Jimi and Billy Jamed. Apparently Jimi Told Billy he was the greatest Guitarist he had ever seen. Jimi was Billy's Idol. Two years later in 1969 This track appears on the soundtrack to a little film called Easy Rider!!!!
@GaryTrafford-r6g Жыл бұрын
Most amazing harmonic guitar solo i nave ever heard.
@barkingmadman11694 жыл бұрын
I just drove past LaGrange last week on my way to the mountain bike park at Rocky Hill Ranch!! Great song! ZZTop has other great songs: Cheap Sunglasses, Tush, Sharp Dressed Man. So many.
@jesse76034 жыл бұрын
Pearl necklace
@vernhoke77304 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite ZZ Top tunes, been listening for over 45 years now!
@garyjohnson7133 Жыл бұрын
Little ole from Texas! So much great sound form three guys!
@armadillotoe4 жыл бұрын
You've got to love those pinch harmonics at the end of the song!
@chrisjunger49354 жыл бұрын
I went to high school with Billy G. in Houston in 1968 ... and still rockin
@kathys64024 жыл бұрын
This one is at the top of my ZZ Top playlist love it! I really prefer their older stuff from Fandango, Tres Hombres & albums like that. Try "Waitin for the Bus/Jesus done left Chicago", "Cheap Sunglasses", "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers", "Tush" , " My head is in Mississippi" so many great songs to choose from! Thanks for doing this...
@thomasmerriett42884 жыл бұрын
Blue Jean Blues, Mexican Blackbird, and Head in Mississippi. Kicked back, cranked up, cruisin' the boulevard. Steering wheel in one hand, bomber in the other. GOOOOD TIMES FROM DAYS GONE BY!!
@robertwalker18033 жыл бұрын
3 guys...ton of music...together 50 years now....
@armadillotoe4 жыл бұрын
You've gotta love those pinch harmonics toward the end of the song.
@tjtampa2144 жыл бұрын
So, so fun 😊 to watch the expression by ppl hearing this band for the first time 😎 this song in particular! It's always the same. Total surprise, excitement and recognition of bad-a***. 🎸
@fuita22710 ай бұрын
Yes sir...that "Little Ole Band from Texas"....hard to believe all that sound from a drummer and two guys up stage.
@carolclements12754 жыл бұрын
You have to see them to get them. They are awesome in person.❤️❤️❤️
@curtisgunnarson17684 жыл бұрын
Stay with 1970’s ZZ Top, no 80’s synthesizers just awesome power trio Blues/Rock. Try- Heard it On the X, Brown Sugar, Just Got Paid, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Tush, Waitin For the Bus/JesusJust Left Chicago, Blue Jeans Blues
@waynestumbo24084 жыл бұрын
Recycler is a kickass album
@raydotzler91174 жыл бұрын
70’s ZZ TOP the best 🤘🤘
@seasickviking4 жыл бұрын
Their latest album 'La Futura' is easily one of, if not, their best because it's straight back to basics.
@_Common_Logic_4 жыл бұрын
@@seasickviking - It was a welcome return (IMO). I didn't mind their experimenting, but the Eliminator album was definitely a dust collector in my rack. When I first heard "Gotsa Get Paid" on the radio, everyone on my job-site looked out the window as I said "Holy-Shit... They're back!" ;-) It was the same feeling of waiting through Tom Petty's Traveling Wilburrys detour and eventually hearing "HoneyBee"... Yeah baby!
@seasickviking4 жыл бұрын
@@_Common_Logic_ That's something we can both agree on.The Mescalero album was equally good--'Me So Stupid'& 'Punk Ass Boyfriend' being personal favorites--It was 'Threshold Of A Breakdown' that won the album for me. 'Gotsta Get Paid' was good, but I was slightly disappointed that it was a cover song. Far superior to the original, mind you, but a cover nonetheless.
@lynnarthur14114 жыл бұрын
At 70, Billy Gibbons is still playing as hot as he did 50 years ago!
@dougoneill72664 жыл бұрын
Squeelin pinched harmonics are Billy's trademark. pure Texas boogie. whats not to love? One of my favourite ZZTop tracks is 'Heads in Mississippi' another kickin, bitin, squeelin, guitar tour de force.
@Tijuanabill4 жыл бұрын
Back in his heavy string days before B.B. told him, "Why you wanna work so hawd?"
@jormaklint17874 жыл бұрын
good job , you are one of the few who do not break the songs
@827dusty4 жыл бұрын
Cool, doesn't have an expiration date. These guys formed their "Power Trio" right of High school in 1968! from Texas, they started out like most bands, playing in small bars and dance halls, until the great Jimi Hendrix, discovered them while on tour in Texas in 1969. Hendrix loved them, and asked them to be his warm up act on his upcoming tour of Europe. Billy Gibbon's and Hendrix (Both guitar players) hit it off and the deal was done. A couple years later after Jimi's untimely death, ZZ Topp released their first album, that started their rise to worldwide fame, that still exists today. These guys are in their early 70s, but still perform today, although not in 50,000 seat stadiums like in the 1970s. Everyone I know loves the raw and gritty Texas sound of Billy Gibbons nasty guitar riffs. And there are so many more ZZ Topp hits to play. Thanks
@_Common_Logic_4 жыл бұрын
The Top wasn't formed until '69 and they didn't form out of high school. Billy Left and was in the band "Moving Sidewalks". That's who opened for Jimi in '68. Dusty was already playing with Frank Beard and brought him out to meet Billy (as they tell the story). Apparently the Moving Sidewalks bass player was drafted into the military, and the drummer wanted to go "do his own thing"... Billy was a man without a band. Frank and Dusty to the rescue and ZZ Top was formed.
@_Common_Logic_4 жыл бұрын
ZZ's first album was also released 4 months after Hendrix died... Where are you getting this info from? ;-)
@kingscorpion73464 жыл бұрын
i never knew that it was Jimi Hendrix that had discovered them! wow.
@marke8323 Жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbon used to warm up for Jimmie Hendricks when he was a teen. I saw the Afterburner Tour, it was great!
@pulamusic4 жыл бұрын
Dude, this tune is a straight up tribute to John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Children." Check THAT out!
@Gminor74 жыл бұрын
Absolutely- I second the motion
@TimothyLafreniere4 жыл бұрын
In fact, the estate of JLH has a cut of the publishing after a lawsuit.
@RCullis474 жыл бұрын
Old school ZZ is the best! No three piece band sounds geeeeeazier or crunchier than old ZZ. Great choice! A classic.
@alanpeterson49394 жыл бұрын
Amazing that two guitars and a drummer can create a sound that thick.
@lorimcconnell14934 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your reaction. Welcome to the world of ZZ Top. Glad to have you!
@inkjob124 жыл бұрын
BLUES ! The Blues had a baby and they called it Rock n' Roll !
@senator5584 жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbons: King of the pinch harmonic.
@combatveteranusnavy20123 жыл бұрын
My friend, it's never too late to catch up!!!
@jonathanleslie91004 жыл бұрын
If I was stuck on an island with only one song to listen to for the rest of my life, it would be this song.
@bigdaddymojo20054 жыл бұрын
Nationwide
@alanrouzejr65534 жыл бұрын
Saw ZZ Top on tour in 1975. They were touring their Tres Hombres album. Knocked the house down and out. Simply fantastic. The opening act was some unknown band named KISS. ZZ Top kicked their a$$
@vickieswearingen26104 жыл бұрын
Just was scrolling, having my coffee, and I saw ZZ top, then noticed u were a guitarist! I knew u would love them! Saw them so many times back in the day! They r Texans! Legendary! Check out Sharp dressed Man! Yup! A new subscriber!!!!
@Douglas.Scott.McCarron3 жыл бұрын
Love your opening
@gregc63014 жыл бұрын
I'm a new guitarist and recently learned this song. The riff is really simple but always been one of my favorites.
@bluetopguitar11044 жыл бұрын
Dude! This is so much fun to play. I love that boogie music! It's about a brothel. Makes you drive too fast.
@wayneresha26084 жыл бұрын
They are great in person> Saw them in 1970 at Jacksonville University in Anniston . In a bar!
@wayneguess79464 жыл бұрын
The look on your face, says it all! LOL
@TexasMagnolia4 жыл бұрын
And yes, the Top are Texas Legends! Your favorite part id the MOST recognized riff in the history of Rock.
@Nickel1384 жыл бұрын
I was the same way when I started playing guitar. I didn’t care about solos at all. Then later on, I really started to love them. I learned a pentatonic scale first, which is what most of this song is.
@michaelhayes74712 жыл бұрын
Billy plays some funky ass guitar
@tomnunamaker98013 жыл бұрын
ZZ Top refers to themselves as "blues interpreters". Best description I've ever heard!
@bonnie-vu8ly11 ай бұрын
70's Jam for me
@steveford89994 жыл бұрын
Guitarists: Eric Clapton (DUH DAD as my daughter would say) Mark Knopfler One of the great technical guitarists ever.
@bevtuft35724 жыл бұрын
SRV> the best.period.
@randycomerford20384 жыл бұрын
Very cool song...and very cool shirt..
@RedRuffinsore4 жыл бұрын
Refers to the "chicken ranch" in La Grange Texas (house of ill repute). A rite of passage for many young men up until it was shut down in 1973 or so.
@EZisme714 жыл бұрын
Blue Jean Blues is an amazing slow jam by ZZ TOP
@pamsalyer49883 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you. I enjoy your comments
4 жыл бұрын
BTW, there's an amazing documentary on ZZ Top, "That Little Ol' Band From Texas". It also has a bit about this, and a hilarious comment about how Billy produced these vocals. ;-)
@planreview4 жыл бұрын
“If you got the time, and the ten to get yourself in........”
@ProdigyBowlersTour3 жыл бұрын
That Lil' Ol' Band from Texas. (And the song title is pronounced "Luh-GRAYNJ" (second syllable rhymes with "range").
@SvenTviking4 жыл бұрын
What surprises me, until I really listened to it, was that it’s played on a Strat.
@shannonmccullough83244 жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbons, lead guitarist and vocalist, describes La Grange as 3 guys, 3 chords, and a lot of fun.
@steveandme634 жыл бұрын
Can't avoid getting the "Stank Face" listening to this!
@markgreen24884 жыл бұрын
Loved watching your reaction to the song. There have been several suggestions about additional ZZ Top songs, so I won't rehash what's already been said. Could you please do me a favor? As a Texan, you're killing me with your pronunciation of LaGrange. It's a long A sound as in range, not a soft A as in orange. You are very respectful and polite, so I know you'll want to say LaGrange correctly moving forward. Loved your video, your facial expressions made it perfect. Ive been listening to a lot of ZZ Top during the "shelter in place", and they been a great way to enjoy the solitude. Check out their documentary on Netflix, its kind of amazing how they got started and how they've lasted for 50 years. Thanks for your post!!!
@eileencastillo63233 жыл бұрын
"Jesus Done Left Chicago" Great ZZ Top song!
@larrymartin81464 жыл бұрын
Badass shirt dude, SLAYER!!!!!!!!!! rules.
@ritahopkins85444 жыл бұрын
Imma classic too...ZZ is 🔥
@kristimarriner76734 жыл бұрын
Yesss! True ZZ Top. My favorite by them. Give Bar Line 99 by Ian Moore. Very underrated guitarist and singer.🔥
@peppernagre31264 жыл бұрын
My Head's in Mississippi
@flimnap48413 жыл бұрын
I was stumblin' thru the parking lot of an invisible 7 11
@minigirl63793 жыл бұрын
When Jimi Hendrix was asked what it was like to be the best guitar player in the world, he said , "Man, I don't know. You'd have to ask Billy Gibbons that question". Billy traveled with Jimi in his early days.
@johnpendleton9144 жыл бұрын
Several of their songs. Sharp dressed man being one of them others She’s got legs as well as others were very popular back in the 70’s 80’s
@joedaddio40402 жыл бұрын
Rumor has it Hendrix was also impressed
@pmccachren Жыл бұрын
B Gibbons was J Hendrix(s) favorite guitarist back in the day.
@LawrenceOwen3 жыл бұрын
Nice to know my visit here got you over the 44,444 view mark ^^
@irenelopez339011 ай бұрын
❤ZZTop
@jbw68234 жыл бұрын
As a guitarist, the most interesting bit is the solo with triplets. Its all minor pentatonic but its sweet.
@TheoneGodfather3 жыл бұрын
Billy was a favorite of Jimi.
@randyherbrechtsmeier47964 жыл бұрын
FYI On their First Tour they Opened For Jimi Hendrix
@chrissiler60753 жыл бұрын
Straight up nasty blues, Blue Jean Blues from the Fandango album
@garylamb76884 жыл бұрын
I play as well and have for 45 years. Look up Jimmy Herndix and who his favorite guitar slinger was
@garmit614 жыл бұрын
This was a homage to John Lee Hooker. ZZ were really the Tops way back then. Check out Tush and Cheap Sunglasses
@ronnywestberry95034 жыл бұрын
This Texas Blues. T bone walker was one of the first Texas blues guitarist that went electric .
@neckbroketwice4 жыл бұрын
I don't always listen to ZZTop…...but when I do...so do my neighbors....all of em,.. the Mighty Sansui9000 speaks
@rullmourn11423 жыл бұрын
Rumor spreadin' 'round In that Texas town About that shack outside La Grange And you know what I'm talkin' about Just let me know if you wanna go To that home out on the range They got a lot of nice girls Have mercy A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw A haw, haw, haw Well, I hear it's fine If you got the time And the Ten to get yourself in A hmm, hmm And I hear it's tight Most every night But now I might be mistaken Hmm, hmm, hmm Have mercy
@starfire61224 жыл бұрын
Next try Jesus Just Left Chicago by ZZ!🙏🙏 you will love it
@laurette54932 жыл бұрын
Gimmee All Your Lovin, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Cheap Sunglasses, Nationwide, Tush, LaGrange, Just Got Paid, waiting On A Bus/Jesus Left Chicago, etc.....
@luannkelly50713 жыл бұрын
La Grange, a real town in Texas.
@williamhumes30054 жыл бұрын
hard to believe three guys can make so much sound. Check Gimme A Your Lovin. The fuzzy guitars need no explaining. I really think you would like Heart. Ann and Nancy Wilson. Check Baracuda.
@ZachComa4 жыл бұрын
There's a nice documentary on Netflix that's recent on ZZ Top. It's pretty good and it shows them playing most of their songs live recorded just for the documentary.
@johncocke62854 жыл бұрын
Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings off of the Fandango album
@antoniocharo17244 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you're checking Texas Rock band ZZ TOP. They're another 3 piece Rock band but with a Texan slang to them. Enjoy their music but start out with their earlier stuff. Be Cool- PEACE
@engelby40754 жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbons was a guitarist for Jimi Hendrix. In an interview Hendrix wa asked who he thought was the best guitarist Hendrix said Billy Gibbons.
@williamvonschenk22734 жыл бұрын
Hey...Jimi Hendrix had his manager give out two of his rings. Huge honor! One went to Billy Gobbons. The other went to Tommy Bolin. Tommy mixed together hard rock, jazz, funk, reggae, blues into his own thing. He died young. His epic song is warning. Do a first time listen to Post Toastie. You will be glad you did. The solos will astound you.
@jolene06024 жыл бұрын
The Layla sessions, by Derek and the Dominos for some beautiful guitars. Its Eric Clapton and Duane Almann. I guess for a reaction song from that album would be Layla. One day post how good you're getting, let us hear it.
@sandrahutto3 жыл бұрын
If you haven't by now, listen to ZZTop's "Just Got Paid", that is the most amazing guitar solo in my opinion! I have to blast it every time I hear it.
@smspirate4 жыл бұрын
MUST MUST MUST...... the Waitin on the Bus/Jesus Done Left Chicago/.
@39Thorns4 жыл бұрын
Listen to all their 70s stuff, you won't regret it.
@judywalker15054 жыл бұрын
Cool....period.3 guys still together after 50 plus years...talk about magic.
@elevvfr8004 жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction to ZZ Top. Also try "Give it up". Listen first, then the video is fun. Keep rocking!
@AF_18924 жыл бұрын
ZZ top Sleeping Bag Velcro fly And the track with enough bass for sound system competition - Rough Boy. Played on a proper system the bass almost messes up your breathing. Sexy as Hell
@ernielopez69244 жыл бұрын
That little old band from Texas.
@knucklesdragon40403 жыл бұрын
B.B. King had his axe "Lucille". Billy Gibbons has "Pearly Gates".