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Goin' 50
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Live in Germany 1980
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The Very Baddest of ZZ Top
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Eliminator
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La Futura
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Rhythmeen
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Tres Hombres
$23.86
The Complete Studio Albums 1970 - 1990
$35.14
Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ ...
$16.07
Greatest Hits
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One Foot in the Blues
$9.55
Mescalero
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Rio Grande Mud
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Fandango! Expanded 2006
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Lisa
September 7th 2024
The whole experience was great! The venue was beautiful and all the employees were very friendly and helpful. They looked like they were having a good time, too! Every thing was clean and well taken care of. Our seats were in the orchestra section and we had an amazing view of the stage. I think this was the best performance I’ve seen of ZZ Top! They were excellent! This is the first concert I’ve been to where I knew all the words of every song they played. They are excellent musicians and performers! They always involve the fans while they are playing, and no one can perform or play like ZZ Top! They are so unique! I’m so glad I got to see and hear them play! I hope I get to see them in concert again!
Alpharetta, GA@Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Todd
June 22nd 2024
It was great to finally see these guys in concert. They opened the concert for LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Some guy sitting near us, told us that they would only play for about 45 minutes. We were so surprised that they actually rocked the pavilion for about an hour and a half! Gin and I went to this great concert! LYNYRD SKYNYRD were great that night, too! A perfect night for a truly great concert with my daughter! This was one of my favorite concerts!
Concord, CA@Concord Pavilion
Cindy
September 4th 2023
Concert was great. We were in ADA seating Lawn and there needs to be some sort of barrier behind the people seated. There were folks crowding behind my friend in the wheelchair. He was asked a few times to back up. Like he was unable to see the guy in the wheelchair. By the end of the show there was quite a few people crowding the ADA platform. Other than that every employee that we spoke with was very friendly and helpful in every manner. From the parking to the lady that drove us back to our car from the ticket booth. Very great experience. We go fairly often but it was the first time with a wheelchair user.
Burgettstown, PA@The Pavilion at Star Lake
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About ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American blues rock band formed in 1970 in Houston, Texas. The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Dusty Hill (bass guitar and vocals), and Frank Beard (drums). They hold the distinction of being one of the few rock bands still comprising its original members for nearly 40 years, along with the same manager/producer, Bill Ham.
They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards, while Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.
The origin of the band's name was not officially known for many years. Some theories included: the two brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and Top; a tribute to blues legend Z. Z. Hill; Z-shaped barn-door braces Gibbons once saw at a farm; and/or Billy Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.
The men who would form ZZ Top had played in several different Texas-based groups (including the Moving Sidewalks, The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, The Warlocks and American Blues) before joining forces in late 1969.
They toured almost continually for several years, but first gained wide acclaim with their third album, Tres Hombres (1973). It contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the bordello that is the subject of the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
The band continued touring, recording, and releasing albums until 1977, when they took an extended hiatus. Their long-time manager/producer/image maker Bill Ham used this time to negotiate a deal that allowed the band to keep control of their previous recordings, which would be distributed by their new label, Warner Brothers. They reunited two and a half years later in order to start recording under that new Warner Brothers contract. Unbeknown to the other, both Hill and Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that quickly became a part of their "wildman" image.
They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by memorable music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red Ford '34 3 window hotrod called The Eliminator and a trio of mysterious, beautiful women who travel around helping various people. The album also featured a distinctive synthesizer-laced sound--a rarity in the blues rock genre--which added a modern, new wave edge to the music, and helped the album become successful. Eliminator remains their most successful album to date.
Their next album, Afterburner, mostly featured the same blend of synthesizers, sequencers and blues rock. Some critics have expressed frustration at this approach. But on subsequent albums, less and less synth- and synchronizer-influenced music is heard. An occasional song with those elements and instruments is included on recent albums as a nod to their past.
In 1994, ZZ Top signed a five-disc deal with RCA Record. Many fans (or, as they refer to themselves, "fanzz") feel that the recordings of this era are as artistically strong as the earlier London and Warner Brothers recordings, but have expressed disappointment with RCA's promotion of these releases.
In July 2000, while on tour in Europe, Hill was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which forced the cancellation of several dates in that tour. Hill has since made a remarkable recovery, joking, "You just can't keep down ZZ Top!"
In 2003, a comprehensive collection of recordings from the London and Warner Brother years entitled "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ" was released. Also in 2003, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As of 2006, it is reported that ZZ Top is recording their 15th studio album.
They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards, while Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.
The origin of the band's name was not officially known for many years. Some theories included: the two brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and Top; a tribute to blues legend Z. Z. Hill; Z-shaped barn-door braces Gibbons once saw at a farm; and/or Billy Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.
The men who would form ZZ Top had played in several different Texas-based groups (including the Moving Sidewalks, The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, The Warlocks and American Blues) before joining forces in late 1969.
They toured almost continually for several years, but first gained wide acclaim with their third album, Tres Hombres (1973). It contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the bordello that is the subject of the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
The band continued touring, recording, and releasing albums until 1977, when they took an extended hiatus. Their long-time manager/producer/image maker Bill Ham used this time to negotiate a deal that allowed the band to keep control of their previous recordings, which would be distributed by their new label, Warner Brothers. They reunited two and a half years later in order to start recording under that new Warner Brothers contract. Unbeknown to the other, both Hill and Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that quickly became a part of their "wildman" image.
They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by memorable music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red Ford '34 3 window hotrod called The Eliminator and a trio of mysterious, beautiful women who travel around helping various people. The album also featured a distinctive synthesizer-laced sound--a rarity in the blues rock genre--which added a modern, new wave edge to the music, and helped the album become successful. Eliminator remains their most successful album to date.
Their next album, Afterburner, mostly featured the same blend of synthesizers, sequencers and blues rock. Some critics have expressed frustration at this approach. But on subsequent albums, less and less synth- and synchronizer-influenced music is heard. An occasional song with those elements and instruments is included on recent albums as a nod to their past.
In 1994, ZZ Top signed a five-disc deal with RCA Record. Many fans (or, as they refer to themselves, "fanzz") feel that the recordings of this era are as artistically strong as the earlier London and Warner Brothers recordings, but have expressed disappointment with RCA's promotion of these releases.
In July 2000, while on tour in Europe, Hill was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which forced the cancellation of several dates in that tour. Hill has since made a remarkable recovery, joking, "You just can't keep down ZZ Top!"
In 2003, a comprehensive collection of recordings from the London and Warner Brother years entitled "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ" was released. Also in 2003, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As of 2006, it is reported that ZZ Top is recording their 15th studio album.
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Genres:
Classic Rock, Blues, Rock, Southern Rock
Band Members:
Frank Beard, Dusty Hill, Billy F Gibbons
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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Live Photos of ZZ Top
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ZZ Top merch
T Shirt Classic Rock Vintage
$24.95 - $31.95
ZZ Top Rock Band Deguello Cover Adult...
$27.95 - $29.95
ZZ Top Rock Band Deguello Cover Ladie...
$24.95 - $25.95
ZZ Top Rock Band Music Group Eliminat...
$21.95 - $23.45
RAW 'That Little Ol' Band From Texas'...
$14.22
Eliminator Limited Yellow
$54.95
Goin' 50
$20.03
Live in Germany 1980
$27.03
The Very Baddest of ZZ Top
$16.32
Eliminator
$22.14
La Futura
$12.08
Rhythmeen
$7.98
Tres Hombres
$23.86
The Complete Studio Albums 1970 - 1990
$35.14
Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ ...
$16.07
Greatest Hits
$7.00
One Foot in the Blues
$9.55
Mescalero
$12.98
Rio Grande Mud
$11.22
Fandango! Expanded 2006
$9.98
View All
ZZ Top's tour
Fan Reviews
Lisa
September 7th 2024
The whole experience was great! The venue was beautiful and all the employees were very friendly and helpful. They looked like they were having a good time, too! Every thing was clean and well taken care of. Our seats were in the orchestra section and we had an amazing view of the stage. I think this was the best performance I’ve seen of ZZ Top! They were excellent! This is the first concert I’ve been to where I knew all the words of every song they played. They are excellent musicians and performers! They always involve the fans while they are playing, and no one can perform or play like ZZ Top! They are so unique! I’m so glad I got to see and hear them play! I hope I get to see them in concert again!
Alpharetta, GA@Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Todd
June 22nd 2024
It was great to finally see these guys in concert. They opened the concert for LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Some guy sitting near us, told us that they would only play for about 45 minutes. We were so surprised that they actually rocked the pavilion for about an hour and a half! Gin and I went to this great concert! LYNYRD SKYNYRD were great that night, too! A perfect night for a truly great concert with my daughter! This was one of my favorite concerts!
Concord, CA@Concord Pavilion
Cindy
September 4th 2023
Concert was great. We were in ADA seating Lawn and there needs to be some sort of barrier behind the people seated. There were folks crowding behind my friend in the wheelchair. He was asked a few times to back up. Like he was unable to see the guy in the wheelchair. By the end of the show there was quite a few people crowding the ADA platform. Other than that every employee that we spoke with was very friendly and helpful in every manner. From the parking to the lady that drove us back to our car from the ticket booth. Very great experience. We go fairly often but it was the first time with a wheelchair user.
Burgettstown, PA@The Pavilion at Star Lake
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About ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American blues rock band formed in 1970 in Houston, Texas. The band members are Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Dusty Hill (bass guitar and vocals), and Frank Beard (drums). They hold the distinction of being one of the few rock bands still comprising its original members for nearly 40 years, along with the same manager/producer, Bill Ham.
They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards, while Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.
The origin of the band's name was not officially known for many years. Some theories included: the two brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and Top; a tribute to blues legend Z. Z. Hill; Z-shaped barn-door braces Gibbons once saw at a farm; and/or Billy Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.
The men who would form ZZ Top had played in several different Texas-based groups (including the Moving Sidewalks, The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, The Warlocks and American Blues) before joining forces in late 1969.
They toured almost continually for several years, but first gained wide acclaim with their third album, Tres Hombres (1973). It contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the bordello that is the subject of the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
The band continued touring, recording, and releasing albums until 1977, when they took an extended hiatus. Their long-time manager/producer/image maker Bill Ham used this time to negotiate a deal that allowed the band to keep control of their previous recordings, which would be distributed by their new label, Warner Brothers. They reunited two and a half years later in order to start recording under that new Warner Brothers contract. Unbeknown to the other, both Hill and Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that quickly became a part of their "wildman" image.
They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by memorable music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red Ford '34 3 window hotrod called The Eliminator and a trio of mysterious, beautiful women who travel around helping various people. The album also featured a distinctive synthesizer-laced sound--a rarity in the blues rock genre--which added a modern, new wave edge to the music, and helped the album become successful. Eliminator remains their most successful album to date.
Their next album, Afterburner, mostly featured the same blend of synthesizers, sequencers and blues rock. Some critics have expressed frustration at this approach. But on subsequent albums, less and less synth- and synchronizer-influenced music is heard. An occasional song with those elements and instruments is included on recent albums as a nod to their past.
In 1994, ZZ Top signed a five-disc deal with RCA Record. Many fans (or, as they refer to themselves, "fanzz") feel that the recordings of this era are as artistically strong as the earlier London and Warner Brothers recordings, but have expressed disappointment with RCA's promotion of these releases.
In July 2000, while on tour in Europe, Hill was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which forced the cancellation of several dates in that tour. Hill has since made a remarkable recovery, joking, "You just can't keep down ZZ Top!"
In 2003, a comprehensive collection of recordings from the London and Warner Brother years entitled "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ" was released. Also in 2003, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As of 2006, it is reported that ZZ Top is recording their 15th studio album.
They reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era; but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, Cub Koda wrote, "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom ... while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."[1] Their song lyrics often feature sexual innuendo and humor.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's appearance: Gibbons and Hill are always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar (if not matching) clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards, while Beard sports a mustache but not a beard. In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$1 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined.
The origin of the band's name was not officially known for many years. Some theories included: the two brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and Top; a tribute to blues legend Z. Z. Hill; Z-shaped barn-door braces Gibbons once saw at a farm; and/or Billy Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.
The men who would form ZZ Top had played in several different Texas-based groups (including the Moving Sidewalks, The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, The Warlocks and American Blues) before joining forces in late 1969.
They toured almost continually for several years, but first gained wide acclaim with their third album, Tres Hombres (1973). It contained the classic song "La Grange", referencing the bordello that is the subject of the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
The band continued touring, recording, and releasing albums until 1977, when they took an extended hiatus. Their long-time manager/producer/image maker Bill Ham used this time to negotiate a deal that allowed the band to keep control of their previous recordings, which would be distributed by their new label, Warner Brothers. They reunited two and a half years later in order to start recording under that new Warner Brothers contract. Unbeknown to the other, both Hill and Gibbons had grown the chest-length beards that quickly became a part of their "wildman" image.
They reached new heights of popularity with the 1983 album Eliminator, boosted to prominence by memorable music videos for the tracks "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs" and "Sharp-Dressed Man" each of which featured a small bright red Ford '34 3 window hotrod called The Eliminator and a trio of mysterious, beautiful women who travel around helping various people. The album also featured a distinctive synthesizer-laced sound--a rarity in the blues rock genre--which added a modern, new wave edge to the music, and helped the album become successful. Eliminator remains their most successful album to date.
Their next album, Afterburner, mostly featured the same blend of synthesizers, sequencers and blues rock. Some critics have expressed frustration at this approach. But on subsequent albums, less and less synth- and synchronizer-influenced music is heard. An occasional song with those elements and instruments is included on recent albums as a nod to their past.
In 1994, ZZ Top signed a five-disc deal with RCA Record. Many fans (or, as they refer to themselves, "fanzz") feel that the recordings of this era are as artistically strong as the earlier London and Warner Brothers recordings, but have expressed disappointment with RCA's promotion of these releases.
In July 2000, while on tour in Europe, Hill was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which forced the cancellation of several dates in that tour. Hill has since made a remarkable recovery, joking, "You just can't keep down ZZ Top!"
In 2003, a comprehensive collection of recordings from the London and Warner Brother years entitled "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ" was released. Also in 2003, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As of 2006, it is reported that ZZ Top is recording their 15th studio album.
Show More
Genres:
Classic Rock, Blues, Rock, Southern Rock
Band Members:
Frank Beard, Dusty Hill, Billy F Gibbons
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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