ZZ Top - Pine Knob 1980

ZZ Top - Pine Knob 1980
April 15th, 1980 - Clarkston, MI
Bootleg - Soundboard

Blues

Billy Gibbons- Guitar, Vocals
Dusty Hill- Bass, Vocals
Frank Beard- Drums
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01. I Thank You 3:29
02. Waitin' For The Bus 2:41
03. Jesus Just Left Chicago 4:50
04. Precious & Grace 2:44
05. Francine 3:12
06. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 4:21
07. Manic Mechanic 4:48
08. Heard It On The X 2:57
09. Fool For Your Stockings 7:33
10. Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings 3:52
11. Barefootin' 3:21
12. Cheap Sunglasses 4:36
13. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 3:04
14. La Grange-Sloppy Drunk-BBQ Medley 8:04
15. She Loves My Automobile 2:39
16. Hi-Fi Mama 3:25
17. Tush 2:47
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ZZ Top - One Foot In The Blues 1994

ZZ Top - One Foot In The Blues 1994

Blues

Old man sleepin' the hot day away,
While he dreams a thousand yesterdays.
'cause he's had so many come his way.
All he cares about is somewhere to lay his head tomorrow.

Old man sits and thinks about his home.
Doesn't matter 'cause he's all alone.
What he'd give to get back on his own.
Curses his body 'cause it's old and it gives no transportation.
He sits in his one room shack alone but it provides no consolation.

What a shame,
His time is nearin'.
His eyes won't let him see
The skies are clearin'.
Someone tells him
Without his hearin'.
It's no news to those who've been around
While things are changin'.
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01.Brown Sugar 5:20
02.Just Got Back from Baby's 4:09
03.A Fool for Your Stockings 4:16
04.I Need You Tonight 6:15
05.She Loves My Automobile 2:23
06.Hi Fi Mama 2:24
07.Hot, Blue and Righteous 3:17
08.My Head's in Mississippi 4:20
09.Lowdown in the Street 2:49
10.If I Could Only Flag Her Down 3:39
11.Apologies to Pearly 2:44
12.Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell 6:47
13.Bar-B-Q 3:21
14.Old Man 3:32
15.Certified Blues 3:25
16.2000 Blues 4:42
17.Heaven, Hell or Houston 2:32
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ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud 1972

ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud 1972
(Unfortunately 1987 Cd Issue) 3269-2

Blues

Again, Billy Gibbons' guitar work is outstanding throughout, helping to spearhead such great cuts as the rugged opener "Francine," the gritty attitude of "Just Got Paid,"  and one of the band's most melodic compositions up until this point, "Chevrolet." RIO GRANDE MUD remains one of ZZ Top's most underrated recordings.
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Dusty Hill- Bass
Frank Beard- Drums
Billy Gibbons- Lead, Slide Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals
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01. Francine   2:53
02. Just Got Paid   3:48
03. Mushmouth Shoutin'  3:45
04. Ko Ko Blue   4:23
05. Chevrolet  3:19
06. Apologies to Pearly  2:47
07. Bar-B-Q   3:22
08. Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell  6:49
09. Whiskey'n Mama  3:20
10. Down Brownie  2:25 
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ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album 1970

ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album 1970
PS 584

Blues

ZZ Top's First Album may not be perfectly polished, but it does establish their sound, attitude, and quirks. Simply put, it's a dirty little blues-rock record, filled with fuzzy guitars, barrelhouse rhythms, dirty jokes, and Texan slang. They have a good, ballsy sound that hits at gut level, and if the record's not entirely satisfying, it's because they're still learning how to craft records -- which means that they're still learning pacing as much as they're learning how to assemble a set of indelible material. Too much of this record glides by on its sound, without offering any true substance, but the tracks that really work -- "(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree," "Backdoor Love Affair," "Brown Sugar," and "Goin' Down to Mexico," among them -- show that from their very first record on, ZZ Top was that lil' ol' blues band from Texas.
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide.
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A1. (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree   2:29
A2. Brown Sugar   5:22
A3. Squank   2:49
A4. Goin' Down to Mexico   3:23
A5. Old Man   3:32
B1. Neighbor, Neighbor   2:19
B2. Certified Blues   3:28
B3. Bedroom Thang   3:53
B4. Just Got Back From Baby's   4:14
B5. Backdoor Love Affair   2:42
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ZZ Top - El Loco 1981

ZZ Top - El Loco 1981
BSK 3593

Blues

ZZ Top ease into the eighties with the feet up, shades down, and spliff in hand sounds of El Loco, wide open spaces and wide toothed grins all over effortlessly grooving, subtly silly tracks like "Tube Snake Boogie," the funky mush-mouthed "Ten Foot Pole," and porno-punster, "Pearl Necklace." Other velvet upholstered rockers like the minimalist pulse of "I Wanna Drive You Home," and "Party on the Patio" sit comfortably next to oddities in the soft rock slow dances "It's So Hard" and "Leila" (yeah, I like this one) and electro weirdo "Groovy Little Hippie Dad." El Loco is kinda like coming into an ice cold air-conditioned room after spending all afternoon baking in the Texas sun, it's cool, clean vibe both refreshing and antiseptically artificial.
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Frank Beard- Drums 
Dusty Hill- Vocals, Bass 
Billy Gibbons- Vocals, Guitar
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A1. Tube Snake Boogie   3:02
A2. I Wanna Drive You Home   4:44
A3. Ten Foot Pole   4:19
A4. Leila   3:13
A5. Don't Tease Me   4:19
B1. It's So Hard   5:12
B2. Pearl Necklace   4:01
B3. Groovy Little Hippie Pad  2:40
B4. Heaven, Hell or Houston  2:31
B5. Party on the Patio   2:48
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ZZ Top - Fandango! 1975 (Flac)

ZZ Top - Fandango! 1975 (Flac)

Blues

While ZZ Top's early '70s studio albums were indeed great examples of the blues rock genre, the band's live shows were where the band really shined. On 1975's FANDANGO!, the trio issued an album that contained an 'in-concert' first side and a 'studio' second.

This was the album that catapulted ZZ Top to the summit of the '70s rock mountain, mainly due to the rowdy monster hit "Tush," which remains in rotation on rock radio to this day. Other highlights include the entire live turbo-charged first half ("Thunderbird," a cover of Elvis' "Jailhouse Rock," and the near 10-minute long "Backdoor Medley"), as well as the studio rockers "Balinese" and "Heard It on the X."

Blessed with their first full-fledged hit album, ZZ Top followed it up with Fandango!, a record split between a side of live tracks and a side of new studio cuts. In a way, this might have made sense, since they were a kick-ass live band, and they do sound good here, but it's hard not to see this as a bit of a wasted opportunity in retrospect. Why? Because the studio side is a worthy successor to the all-fine Tres Hombres, driven by "Tush" and "Heard It on the X," two of their greatest songs that build on that album by consolidating their sound and amplifying their humor. If they had sustained this energy and quality throughout a full studio album, it would have been their greatest, but instead the mood is broken by the live cuts. Now, these are really good live cuts -- and "Backdoor Medley" and "Jailhouse Rock" were fine interpretations, making familiar songs sound utterly comfortable in their signature sound -- and Fandango! remains one of their better albums, but it's hard not to think that it could have been even better. [The 2006 reissue of the album adds three live tracks: "Jailhouse Rock," "Tush," and "Heard It on the X."]
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

One of the world's greatest rock 'n' roll bands ever to strut the 50 States, these sharp-dressed Texas titans-Billy F. Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Dusty Hill-are a righteously hell rain' power trio boasting a 30-plus year hit-making legacy, both in the studio and at concert arenas. With their revved up blues 'n' boogie, they always make the most of their Texas birthright with with a distinctive sound that shakes up rock, blues, soul, garage-funk, Americana, and more. Nowhere is their force of nature musicianship better displayed than on these two album classics, revved up wtih red-hot bonus rarities.
Fandango! is the fourth album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio. A remastered and expanded edition of this album was released on February 28, 2006.
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Billy Gibbons– Guitar, Lead Vocals
Dusty Hill– Bass, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "Jailhouse Rock", "Balinese" and "Tush, co-lead vocals on "Heard It on the X"
Frank Beard– Drums, Percussion
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Side A
A1.Thunderbird 2:49
A2.Jailhouse Rock 1:57
A3.Backdoor Medley 9:25
      Backdoor Love Affair 1:10
      Mellow Down Easy 3:39
      Backdoor Love Affair No. 2  2:05
      Long Distance Boogie 2:32

Side B
B1.Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings 2:42
B2.Blue Jean Blues 4:43
B3.Balinese 2:39
B4.Mexican Blackbird  3:07
B5.Heard it on the X  2:24
B6.Tush  2:15
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