ZZ Top at Hard Rock Hollywood June 12, 2012 - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers

[@michalvillafana5082]

Rest In Peace Dusty Hill

[@abe1sapien]

Frank Beard is so underrated as a drummer. Yeah, I know he looks a little bored in his facial expressions, but just watch his hands! He moves with such precision and power, it’s the mark of someone who’s mastered his craft!

[@lukecold8562]

Playing it slow as hell though.

[@ganderstein3426]

I don't think he looks bored. He just looks like he's more focused on the beat. He's in his own world, the zone.

[@MtPilot-mh3zl]

It's like a second nature..They have probably played that song 9 million times in Their career They can almost play it in their sleep!

[@MtPilot-mh3zl]

@@lukecold8562 They slowed their songs down after B B King asked Billy , Why you working so hard? Look at old videos of ZZ TOP in the 70s and 80s all ENERGY . Thats the price you pay when you get old !

[@mikekelly9851]

What power? He drums are triggered doesn't have to be a hard hitter. He's lucky to be alive. In the early days he was a heroin addict. God Bless Texas & ZZ Top

[@anthonyrichard461]

Most underrated and under played song on FM Radio.

[@cullentheirishman6396]

One of my favorite songs to crank up and roll down the windows

[@Alex-pj8eu]

ZZ top rules, clever band, brilliant music, great style, and yes I'm only in my 20's but I know all their songs... They rule, Billy is an awesome and insanely inspiring guitarist

[@stevengrinold3203]

Good taste young man!

[@MAXIMUSISADOG]

when you see ZZ Top you know its a good time to be alive.

[@kevlar6240]

Heavy hearted about Dusty. They just oozed cool.

[@alanstrom2221]

What can you say about this thumpin' Rocker. I could write a 50,000-word essay about this song. The dual vocals are criminally bloody awesome. The relentless throbbing Bass drives you and the song all the way to fade out. Frank Beard is one of the finest Blues Drummers in the known Universe, his snappy fill rolls are sublime. The Guitar is dirty and grungy, with Billy's Lead breaks giving light n shade to the music. That is what I call a real Rock song. This song has soul and groove.

[@brutalnecrodude6667]

ZZ Top is one of those bands with the members that you look at and you think “those guys are never gonna die”

[@Herby2268]

Today Dusty ist gone R.I.P Dusty

[@brutalnecrodude6667]

@@Herby2268 yes. RIP Dusty

[@jeffshreve4521]

Thanks for uploading. One of my favorite ZZ Top songs and loved the story behind the guitar.

[@Glenn-o6l]

I saw them five or six times. Very exciting. Very entertaining.

[@JZLZY]

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers! When Rock and Roll was Rock and Roll!

[@AtheusMilitans]

Amazing and mesmerizing guitar playing by Billy Gibbons.

[@floundergearjam]

The same three guys playing the same three cords for over 50 years. This is real music.

[@markwarren-s9h]

best drummer of all time !!!!!!

[@nobodysbaby5048]

3 old guys from Texas that could raise more hell than the law allows. I am saddened at our loss.

[@CF196one]

The jam never ends with ZZ TOP!

[@thomasfleig1780]

That has got to be the coolest drum kit I've ever seen

[@JohnHWelch63]

Man, do I miss Dusty. We love you, hombre! RIP. It's great to have seen ZZ Top since I discovered their music in the 70s, and they stuck with the same lineup the whole time. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. That's it! The greatest Blues Rock band to ever walk this planet!!

[@donttreadonme9170]

They have so much class

[@jalan6473]

My old Gibson melody maker never sounded that good! Awesome! Ever notice Frank Beard always looks like he is either sleepwalking at the drums or his back hurts? LOL The Dude never ever smiles!

[@kwwkjock]

it would be cooL to stumbLe upon a guitar like that again (melody maker) A garage sale somewhere is the answer.

[@jperryfan]

Perfect example of beautiful simplicity

[@LOUIS-np6be]

PURE CLASSIC ZZ

[@availablelight999]

Such a unique and amazing band. Rip Dusty.

[@evanabbott2737]

That’s so cool how he’s playing his very first guitar😁👍❤️

[@bobgaffney9592]

My first guitar was a '63 Melody Maker....looks like Billy has a '59 or '60

[@BattleToads]

Great video... Just goes to show you that it's the musician that makes the instrument, not the other way around.

[@scotttappin9298]

Been on my spotify Playlist forever

[@wulf67]

Frank Beard is playing his first drum set too, but he had to borrow it back from Slayer.

[@lennylehnertz]

Hahahahaha i spit coffee everywhere when I read that! Holy crap

[@Don.E.63]

Hahaha! Good, damn good!

[@jamescarter3130]

Billy nails the solo in this one.

[@opsoncall7317]

COOLEST BAND EVER. Hands down

[@AlbertCoRecords]

Cool story. Great tune!

[@DrunKENgatorFan]

Thanks!

[@georgewatts9361]

Love ZZ, Billy is awesome.

[@JohannHelfrich]

Klasse-Musik + Super- Beleuchtung = Super Klasse, Bravo ZZ TOP !!!

[@thomasfleig1780]

Most people think Eddie Van Halen invented the "tapping" technique, but he got it from Brian May, who got it from some guy in a Texas bar, who got it from BILLY GIBBONS (2:28)

[@progmeup]

I thought it came from Rocky Athas. Or Steve Hackett?

[@mickeystanic4750]

My uncle recorded fits tapping back in 1957.

[@patrickdickey1083]

I'm from Odessa I watch ZZ Top three or four times in Odessa. Road trips to Lubbock, Dallas Texas jams in 80 something😎

[@metaloutlander]

I got hold that guitar, it weighed like 2 lbs, super light.

[@Exakta66]

Happy 65th Billy...nice LP Special btw...

[@willieneckbone5035]

Frank beard looked like he really enjoys those drums. Thanks for the video

[@neomanz7056]

Best little ol' band from Texas evah

[@pontushaggstrom6261]

Timeless!

[@MrSednawk]

wow! I was there and I don't remember this part at all!!!

[@anthonybryan6080]

Imagine the guys face if Billy went all Rockstar and smashed the guitar at the end

[@mickeystanic4750]

LOL! The best comment yet.

[@SethHesio]

Billy is brilliant, he's proper hilarious.

[@ijosef]

I can't be 100% sure from the video, but it looks like a Gibson Melody Maker. They were inexpensive student models back when Billy Gibbons was 13 years old, but originals in good shape are worth a bit of money today.

[@hinjurock]

Billy's on fire here - his guitar solos and voice sound great! Dusty's a little rusty though.

[@coravisser727]

They are real awesome wonderfull.

[@redhead5150]

There best stuff, the early years. Francine, Just Got Paid, and Beer Drinkers!!!!!!

[@DavidB-ec7bm]

I remember when I got the first album. I thought that some rock I love. I saw them 7 times what I remember.

[@austinteutsch]

Amen. Not that MTV shit they did for the big money, just raw Texas blues. RIP Dusty Hill.

[@marksc1929]

..that's great ..his first guitar ..found it , played it live "

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Sounded great in Billy’s hands. I’m thinking the guy wanted it back.

[@TheDADX13]

is that a set of kustom 4x12 tuck and roll towers I see ???

[@dirtymindbadthoughts3032]

Love these guys! They had an influence on some of our music as you can hear in our posted song "2 Shots 2 Beers You're Good." Am I right?

[@hoboplane]

It's a Gibson Melody Maker,they still make them.They sell for around $700.00 brand new.

[@DaveKentLive]

Nope..I'ts a Les Paul JR

[@bretfuzz925]

@@DaveKentLiveno. Small headstock and you can see on the pick guard where it says melody maker. Also, lp jr. would be p90. You can clearly see it is a melody maker single coil pickup.

[@kenlelon369]

I believe you might have a 2nd guitar helping behind the stage wing, Mr Billy

[@pottery27]

Those look like old Kustom pa's in the back!

[@Returned2Forever]

Billy gibbons is reversing and turning the beat around repeatedly on this song...it also sounds as if there might be another guitar in there somewhere such as a backing track that has been pulled back in the mix...thought maybe I heard guitar when his hands were not moving...might be wrong about that last one. Great story about the guitar though...if I'm not mistaken he sold that les paul junior to buy a sunburst strat and play surf music. Too bad about the hill...with the replacement...the notes are right, but the vibe is bent and the background vocals are screwed or non existent but the money is still rolling in i'm assuming and the-wood on sale so its probably a smokin deal for the gibbon.

[@monyavanderburg-hall]

Don't know why I thougt of this. But here it is. Having a blast I think? Lol

[@Yorris51]

Until now , I have never seen anything but double cutaway Gibson Melody Makers. That narrow headstock always gives it away ; only The Rev could make that one teeny single coil pickup scorch that way ! Single cutaway Gibson Melody Maker , formerly owned by Billy Gibbons...Can you say Ebay ?

[@jta1973]

E-bay, my ass! That thing would go into the casket with me when I go lol.

[@fuzzybutkus4699]

There’s an old saying in pool about Cues “If you can’t play with any of them,You can’t play with any of them” Billy plays Gibson,Fender,Gretsch anything sounds better in his hands. Besides he is Jimi’s favorite guitar player. He’s asked and He answered right here on YT.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

Only a Gibson is good enough 🥰 .. and when its your very first guitar, even an old MM will do..

[@georgewatts9361]

Awesome

[@TheKrutch44]

Frank called it in on drums.

[@IASP17]

I fricking love Gibbons voice now. not that he didnt sound good when he was young.

[@fuxgood]

Yup. It's a Melody Maker. Looks in great shape too.

[@DaveKentLive]

Nope...It's a Les Paul JR.

[@21434gdvntg]

@@DaveKentLive No, it´s a modified Melody Maker

[@gstevens6948]

That was my 🥳 birthday!

[@STORMCombatSystem]

These days Billy kinda sounds like Lemmy when he sings.

[@enorbet2]

Thanks for the upload but I surely wish the sound quality wasn't so horrible. This song has tremendous drive and power and this recording literally has been castrated by the utter lack of anything but distortion below 500 Hz. Bass? Drums? OOmph in Billy's guitar? Gone! It's amazing they sound even passably good under such circumstances... but then they are ZZ Top.

[@DrunKENgatorFan]

I have to agree with you! But then, i'm happy i got what i got. over 100K views. The camera has been updated but still, they just don't put decent microphones in the Canon Powershot. iPhone microphone is 1,000 times better but no optical zoom and really not enough storage....

[@enorbet2]

+Ken Rotberg Understood. However it is digital which means that with even a free audio editor like Audacity you can use compression and EQ to restore balance, remove noise, etc. The information is there. It's just weak. So digital effects can make a huge difference... and, it's really fun.

[@ConcertJunkie561]

Nice video. If you wanna check out a camera with a good optical zoom as well as microphone, check out Panasonic Lumix. It has a buffer/filter and when it's too loud it cuts back and does not distort. I then take my .mp4 files and edit the audio with an EQ and it comes out great. I don't have any KZbin videos to show because I've been warned twice by KZbin about copyright crap and don't even bother any more. I just post to my FB page. But, seriously, check out the Panasonic Lumix. Rock on!

[@DrunKENgatorFan]

Steve Netzel My brother swears by the Panasonic Lumix. He just bought the new one that is 30X. Now the new Canon is 40X....

[@ConcertJunkie561]

Ken Rotberg 30x? Sweet! Mine is 16x and that's plenty for me. Any more than that and it gets jittery, especially when i have a few beers at the show! LOL

[@OOOBigGOOO]

No better way...... drink'n beer.... rais'n hell ! Way Cool post.... Cheers Ü

[@FunkATeer-qk7hq]

😞R.I.P. Dusty 😞

[@hickrystyk]

Tempo is a little on the slow side

[@AnnihilatingAngel]

It seems they now have a habit of slowing things down too much: maybe they're trying to enhance their reputation for nonchalant cool, or maybe it's age.

[@saltybildo9448]

Hell's ya

[@ElectricCult]

holy sheet !

[@WaffleAbuser]

why did they disable the hi-hat?

[@BaronVonRockenstein]

Wondered that too... Figure his kit is probably all on triggers and maybe that one wasn't working or was muted?

[@progmeup]

@@BaronVonRockenstein Definitely triggered though I never understood that. You spend money for a good drum set and then don't even get to hear how it sounds...

[@glensmith654]

Wish I cud get the tab for the solo.

[@PlanktoniusRex]

What is this 'cud' ye speak of?

[@jesuscampos8136]

The one band Lemmy wish he could be like 🥃

[@JohnHWelch63]

4 years ago I lived in South Portland, Maine. My back yard was directly across the harbor from the Maine State Pier in Portland. I was sitting in my back yard one summer night and suddenly I heard "Got Me Under Pressure" playing across the harbor at the pier. Portland has a very prolific local cover band and tribute band scene, and I was thinking "Holy crap that band sounds exactly like ZZ Top. Must be a tribute band." Turns out it was actually ZZ Top playing and I didn't know until the next day. I just assumed it was a tribute band because Portland is loaded with them. LOL Bummer! 🤣

[@tonymatony100]

coolest drummer

[@jasperjenkins7729]

I just looked at that GORGEOUS pAisTe gong. Carl palmer, john Bonham, Keith moon, roger Taylor, alex van Halen, nicko mcbrain, etc Did not play a gong of THAT diameter. WoW.

[@Northdracula]

RIP Dusty

[@Chris-p5s6v]

Backing track

[@alcholfreedom]

waits a min????? Where jesus??????? LOL!!!! Rock it ZZ

[@davidrogers4430]

Does Frank beard have enough drums ?

[@AwesomeBeatles]

"Play it boy..."

[@MrSkylerBergman]

i'm sure his first guitar was a modified gibson melody maker lol

[@unstablebobgable]

RIP DUSTY!

[@Kouta2243]

In a word WOW :)_

[@kevinallmond7335]

Lucky dude! lol

[@elvis-jj1sc]

follow that!

[@marksc1929]

Frank Beard ...the only band member without a beard ..

[@dbergum1]

Fuckin awesome...

[@WileeC]

Every time I hear this I imagine them in a smoke-filled bar in nowhere Texas playing behind a chicken wire screen

[@King5150Ed]

.....and Dalton watching over everything

[@JohnDoe-jc3cl]

WileeC 100%

[@roberthardin3254]

FRANK BEARD IS ONE OF THE BEST DRUMMER OUT THERE.jERRY mERCER OF aPRIL wINE IS ALSO ONE HECK OF A DRUMER.JUST WATCH THIER STYLE

[@jbjester1]

Hah! Sweet!

[@randols001]

I think that guitar has had some work done ;)

[@HowardTam1997]

Like for his Mojo Maker !! :DD

[@unabonger777]

singing along to a backing track... and who's playing the other guitar?

[@oiyabastard]

wow you scored on this show , only thing that could top it is for you to win the tickets in 1980 ,,,LOOK UP ZZ TOP ROCK PALAST

[@dianawolf894]

Beer Drinkers

[@jayteebee2041]

Gibson Melody Maker is a badass weapon!

[@mrabrasive51]

its a les paul jr..melody maker had a double cutaway..

[@verysurvival]

its a melody maker. it even is written on it!

[@StuntGuitarist]

It's a Melody Maker. Small headstock confirms. Melody Makers were single cut when they first came out and then transitioned to double cuts.

[@bobbybergdoll4377]

Van Halen had 3 or 4 ZZ Top covers on their 1st demo recording.

[@alcholfreedom]

why ya think Billty b on Bones