Name: Live From Texas
Brand: ZZ Top

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2020-03-20

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ZZ Top

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Earmusic Classics

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Classic

ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The band consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist and co-lead vocalist Dusty Hill who is replaced (to Dusty's wishes) by former basstechnician Elwod Francis after Hills death july 28 2021. The band and its members went through several reconfigurations throughout 1969, achieving their current form when Hill replaced bassist Billy Etheridge in February 1970, shortly before the band was signed to London Records. Etheridge's departure issued primarily from his unwillingness to be bound by a recording contract.

Since the release of the band's debut album in January 1971, ZZ Top has become known for its strong blues roots and humorous lyrical motifs, relying heavily on double entendres and innuendo. ZZ Top's musical style has changed over the years, beginning with blues-inspired rock on their early albums, then incorporating New Wave, punk rock and dance-rock, with heavy use of synthesizers.

ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. As a group, ZZ Top possesses 11 gold records and 7 platinum (13 multi-platinum) records; their 1983 album, Eliminator, remains the group's most commercially successful record, selling over 10 million units. ZZ Top also ranks 80th in U.S. album sales, with 25 million units.

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ZZ Top drop the needle into the groove for a new vinyl set that takes listeners on a rocking ride through the long running Texas trio’s early years. It includes the band’s first five albums pressed on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl, presented in a box made to look like the custom Nudie Suits worn by “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” on stage… around the world. Cinco begins with the band’s 1971 debut, ZZ Top’s First Album, establishing the group’s signature blues-rock sound with tracks like (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree, and Brown Sugar. The group return to Tyler to record its follow-up, Rio Grande Mud, which was released in April 1972. Some fan favourites included here are Just Got Paid and Bar-B-Q as well as the lead single Francine. ZZ Top’s third album, Tres Hombres was the band’s commercial breakthrough. Released in the summer of 1973, it was the trio’s first Top 10 record and earned gold status thanks to hit La Grange. Released in 1975, Fandango! was the band’s second consecutive gold album and featured its first Top 40 single Tush. The album is a combination of the live tracks that comprise Side1, recorded at The Warehouse in New Orleans, and studio recordings on Side 2. The final album included in Cinco is Tejas, which became ZZ Top’s third gold album when it was released in 1976. It hit the Top 20 on the album chart on the strength of tracks like It’s Only Love and Arrested For Driving While Blind.

Live From Texas

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