ZZ Top exceeds 50 years of career and its standards continue to hit the foot. Back on the career of a group in hair.
Trio disproportionately hair with a style as sharpened as their beards, Zz Top has been shaking the little world of southern rock for almost fifty years. Doubted by none other than Jimi Hendrix, who designated Billy Gibbons as the “best young guitarist” from the United States from 1968, they were spotted at the Country Blues Festival in Memphis in the early 1970s. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard joined the big album in 1973 with the third album, Very hombres, the inimitable riff of “the barn” propelling the three Texans at the top of the charts.
80s oblige, they multiply the electronic sound effects on El loco (1981) and ranked once again in the top 50. Two years later, Zz Top released the emblematic album of his career, the aptly named Eliminator. Having become MTV icons, they have never stopped since.
On tour all summer, they will go through the American Tours Festival in July before storming Germany and then Eastern Europe.
“Blue Jean Blues”, Fandango (1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B76KJD5NVMG
A beautiful blues, present on the second face of the classic Fandango, past gold disc on June 27, 1975.
“La Grange”, Very hombres (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPPBDF-QTGU
Registered at the top 50 as soon as it was released, “La Grange” propels Zz top of the group status of southern rock Lovers of Kustom Kulture to that of essential on the American music scene.
“Gimme All Your Lovin '”, Eliminator (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae829mfagge
Directed by Tim Newman, the clip lays the sunny bases of the universe of Zz Top. A Ford 1933, a keychain and three attractive young women … What better way to make an impression-and the ears!
“Sharp Dressed Man”, Eliminator (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wrhblwpasw
Following “Logic” of “Gimme All Your Lovin” “, causing him” Sharp Dressed Man “features again the three” Zz Girls “, so busy making the life of a young (and beautiful, of course) worker better.
“Legs”, Eliminator (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Third and last part of the saga Eliminatorthe video clip of “legacy” intelligently overturns the steam by placing the woman in position of strength. It was time!
“I Gotsta Get Paid”, Futura (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaizwjitrei
Twenty-first century obliged, Zz Top puts his hands in the citch and rubbed hip-hop By taking up a title written by three musicians from Houston (DJ DMD, Lil Keke, and Mc Fat Pat), “25 lighters”.
By Jessica Saval
