Eliminator” is my favorite ZZ TOP record of all time.. 🎸 this was cutting edge for the guys.. cause they started experimenting with Synthsizers…on it and drum machines… a little… so they raved Into the 80’s! After being a hard driving blues band in the late 60’s and 1970s… “Afterburner” record magnified it even more with going more mainstream synth-rock.. They are Legends
I was 18 years old. I remember falling asleep next to my girlfriend on her living room floor. Woke up at 3AM and this video was playing on MTV. It's cool how a song can take you back to an exact moment!
Amen brother . it happened to me in the 80s . different song but it took me back to that moment to this day . it was 1986 . i fell asleep on the couch with her . i will remember until i can't .
The entire Afterburner LP is brilliant. Smooth blend of blues rock, new wave, AOR, soft rock, and pop. That synthesizer works wonders, it expands on their already brilliant formula.
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, and I was on my way to to get Baskin Robbins, wearing shades, with the sunroof open -- then suddenly, this came on. I was stunned that something so magical could have possibly ever been created at one time, in audio form (1985). I'd forgotten how amazing it was.
Love Dusty. After Geddy Lee, my fav bass player. Geddy only has a soul patch, Dusty obvi the full beard. yet both sing in the upper keys. Amazing, RIP Dusty.
I just learned of Dusty Hill's passing away. I just thought to play this song in his honor. Rest in peace oh bearded one, you were truly one of the greatest. I couldn't help but shed a tear. This song takes back to 1986. What a great year it was.
My favorite ZZ TOP song. I saw them in Phoenix and they are awesome. My Mother went with me and she liked them too. My Mother sadly passed away in 2014 and I treasure that concert with her. Great memories.
With age of 12 a Biker from our Village gave Zztop Greatest Hits to me and for 36 years now I am a huge fan of the tres Hombres. Zztop is not just music, it's a lifestyle, I can't find the right words. Bless you three for the next 50 years. Greets from Northgermany
The Afterburner album seems so underappreciated. When I was 11 in the mid 90s a neighbor gave me some old cassette tapes of his (that being one of them), and I always loved this song especially. It's like synth blues and AOR all at once!
+JPMcFly1985T It wan't under appreciated at the time. I was in my mid 20's this LP was HUGE. Radio play all the time. People who were not into ZZTOP were right away then.
+JPMcFly1985Two I suppose so, I don't really know what's on radio these days. No matter, there's TONS of great "album rock" out there from the period that may not get heard because of tight playlists. Afterburner is a one of a kind LP, We always love it.
What's sad too man, is that rock music PERIOD isn't very popular now! Since 2010 its been mostly pop, rap, and dance music, but I do listen to AOR rock radio loads
+JPMcFly1985Two Iagree completely and so do tens of millions of folks. Of course, it's primary to my era, I was in high school in the 70's, Still, the music lived (lives) on, but the absolute garbage being promoted is kind of vomit. The pop stuff, like Spears, Timberlake all of it really is crap writing . We listened to everything from Zeppelin to Joni Mitichell, and black music, all of it. But not rap, which isn't even music.
I was 23 years old when 'Afterburner' came out in late August of 1985. I bought the album the day of it's release and when I heard this song I was bouncing off the walls. Awesome song, one of the best to come out of the 80s in my humble opinion. So here I am in the year 2020 and I still love this song as much as I did on that first listen in 1985. Thank you ZZ Top for all the awesome music you guys have made for us.
So smooth. One of those songs that just goes deep, beyond the ears to the cockles of the soul. For me, ZZ Top was a staple in my life growing up. As a guitar player, I went through several of their albums learning their songs and then playing them in my band's sets. Billy, never a flashy player, but oh so tasty, slow hand man with the touch. That boy can play. RIP Dusty.
ZZ Top are the coolest guys on the planet (and in space, apparently). They've always been true to the music and they have their own sense of style. Gibbons really works on his tone and cares about what he does and the musicians who came before him.
What a kick ass rock & roll song with awesome guitar riffs. What a great band. This band will go down in history as one the best bands from the 70's and 80's.
🗣️📢. I want my MTV !!! 🗣️📢. I want my VH1 !!! 🗣️📢. I want my Nite Flight !!! Long live 6 decades of pure bad ass rock & roll Zig Zag Pot aka ZZ Top Rest in Heaven 🙏😇🎙️🎸🎵🎼🎶Dusty Hill
Loved ZZ Top the first time I heard them on the radio. I always stop what I am doing and move to this song as the beat is so hot. My wife tells me I am crazy for playing all the music I love am my silly moves, but I just tell her I LOVE MUSIC like this, this is not just music, this is ( FANTASTIC ) music.
just love that distinctive ZZ guitar sound......know your ears are gonna be happy.......but really so sad Dusty is gone from us.....rest in peace man.....
My all-time favorite song. Saw them 4/24/1986 and 6/6/1986, probably the only band I saw twice on the same tour in the forty years of going to concerts. After all these years, I STILL have my ZZ-Top keychain that I got at Saratoga during the June show. RIP Dusty.
#1 Most Underrated song AND video of all mf'n time! "I couldn't even get you on the phone" How much has changed... The world has lost so much of it's cool...........
ZZ Top (and most other bands in 1985) adding tons of keyboards to their music. And as they should!!! Thats how bands evolve. I love this album and song especially!! Eliminator will always be THE ONE tho
Been singing it wrong since 86. I always thought Billy was saying... Changes, skateboard changes. Changes, rearranging love. Today was the first time I heard Afterburner in maybe 2 decades. Still a great album. But this has always been my favorite song on it. The verses sound like angels singing.
RIP Dusty. Thanks for all the great music over the years With this song being the best you guys ever did. I was in 10th grade when this came out. It never slows down! thanks again
Oskar OH Rough Boy was a side we rarely hear from them and it's one of my top ZZ songs, but there are soooo many other great ones. And I ain't talkin' Legs or Sharp Dressed Man. More like Manic Mechanic, TV Dinners, La Grange, Cheap Sunglasses to name a few.
Oskar OH I like basically the entire Afterburner album. Best tunes to pop your cassette and speed down the road on. Planet of women, Can't stop rocking, rough boy, sleeping bag, and this one are among the best
On a flight to China, I found this song on the airline playlist, must have repeated it a hundred times. Much respect to the talents who could create such a gem
I have very diversified tastes in music. I have been to many, many concerts.....lots and lots of bands. These performers are the very best overall at delivering the full enchilada. I'm really not even able to define favorite this or those type decisions on a lot of topics. But, ZZ has always delivered the very best concert experience for me!
I remember saving up my allowance and buying the cassette as soon as I first saw this video when it debuted on MTV. I would still have the cassette today, but I wore it out by playing it so much 😎
Saw ZZ Top live on the Afterburner Tour 1986 Worcester, Ma.. The stage was setup to look exactly like the dashboard of their Eliminator Hot Rod. When concert started, the fuel gauge was full. Half way thru concert, fuel gauge showed half a tank. When they were finishing the concert, gas gauge was moving to empty. They were the biggest band at that time w/the Eliminator and Afterburner albums and tours.
My dad had a jazz band after WWII. He always the drummer was the most important member. A great drummer doesn't follow the music but pushes the band. Frank is one of the best!
The coolest band and the most respect. Caught them in Arizona recently, and they played Tush with a recorded Dusty singing the song, while the band played in the background. Classic and full of respect. Thank you for that. I've seen them twice in concert and they are classic...
Billy Gibbons once told me that the tone he achieves on his lead guitar licks is meant to be the musical equivalent of a finely tuned engine of a badass hot rod as it sleeks down the highway, wide open.... BRAVO!!!
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Eliminator” is my favorite ZZ TOP record of all time.. 🎸 this was cutting edge for the guys.. cause they started experimenting with Synthsizers…on it and drum machines… a little… so they raved Into the 80’s! After being a hard driving blues band in the late 60’s and 1970s… “Afterburner” record magnified it even more with going more mainstream synth-rock..
They are Legends
So diverse. That’s why I loved them
They met Depeche Mode and were inspired by their use of drum machines and other electronic thingies!
Drum machines a little lol you mean a lot dude
My favorite album is Eliminator but Afterburner its second favorite album ZZ Top band. Generally I love this band 😊😊😊❤❤for all my life.
I was 18 years old. I remember falling asleep next to my girlfriend on her living room floor. Woke up at 3AM and this video was playing on MTV. It's cool how a song can take you back to an exact moment!
The Power of good music!!!!
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Amen brother . it happened to me in the 80s . different song but it took me back to that moment to this day . it was 1986 . i fell asleep on the couch with her . i will remember until i can't .
Well ole son at least woke up with wood wasn't happening
Im 52 this is true music! Actual skills with guitar, drums, and vocals! Please bring it back!
I'm 59 and agree 😁
53 and ditto.
It's still here. We're just old and have to go looking for it now (which is a lot of effort). 😉
Jupp realy handmade better like this Computershit today
The simplicity is genius. Fantastic!
ZZ TOP'S MOST UNDERRATED SONGS EVER!!!
Completely agree
Very much agree!
you right dat..great record mix..loved it 1st time I heard it.
@KAV SOLO - It didnt get much play over here in Europe - but I always liked it more than their other hits
Fact.
RIP Dusty. You will be missed, amigo.
Great way to honor his memory, rocking to this unforgettable classic 🎸
R.I.P. Dusty Hill you will forever be remembered
Music like this......NEVER!!!!!!!
My dad worked with Dusty and he was The Cool Dude
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No matter how bad circumstsnces I find myself in , this track always lifts me up ❤
same here, found my one :D
Stages keep on changing...
RIP Dusty HIll.
I remember when Afterburner came out in 1986, I was SEVENTEEN. Suddenly I’m FIFTY and have no idea how I got here so flipping fast😱🤷🏻♀️🙆🏻♀️
Seen them in Peoria, on this tour
Amen to that
Yep! Exactly to a T 😎
@Batuhan Kücük - Fear not. The music of the 80's is the best. Listen and enjoy.
I am right there with you. I cannot believe how fast time flies!
The entire Afterburner LP is brilliant. Smooth blend of blues rock, new wave, AOR, soft rock, and pop. That synthesizer works wonders, it expands on their already brilliant formula.
Hector Martinon. yep. quite the disc indeed!!!!
I think afterburner is their best album
Well said!👍
They understood rhythm, tempo, and the genius of simplicity from the beginning.
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, and I was on my way to to get Baskin Robbins, wearing shades, with the sunroof open -- then suddenly, this came on. I was stunned that something so magical could have possibly ever been created at one time, in audio form (1985). I'd forgotten how amazing it was.
Thier finest piece....yell and scream at me all you want....its how I hear it
Agree
Paying my respect in 2021. RIP Dusty!
Epic Band. True Americana.
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RIP Dusty.
This song always made me so happy, now when I hear it I get choked up RIP Dusty.
Love Dusty. After Geddy Lee, my fav bass player. Geddy only has a soul patch, Dusty obvi the full beard. yet both sing in the upper keys. Amazing, RIP Dusty.
Bring back 1985!!!!
That rhythm, those delays and catchy riffs.. This is the epitome of the 80s.
Shaking my legs and head bobbing...keep on rocking to the heavens Rusty
There's so much energy in this song
Dat baseline
@@vcdonovan5943 full power
Would you expect anything else from ZZ Top?
Agree! What a great time to be alive when this came out!🎉
it just want u to get up n boogie!
I just learned of Dusty Hill's passing away. I just thought to play this song in his honor. Rest in peace oh bearded one, you were truly one of the greatest. I couldn't help but shed a tear. This song takes back to 1986. What a great year it was.
My favorite ZZ TOP song. I saw them in Phoenix and they are awesome. My Mother went with me and she liked them too. My Mother sadly passed away in 2014 and I treasure that concert with her. Great memories.
R.I.P. Dusty Hill. You were truly one of the greats.
Epic Band. True Americana.
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Best guitar on any tune.....ever
With age of 12 a Biker from our Village gave Zztop Greatest Hits to me and for 36 years now I am a huge fan of the tres Hombres. Zztop is not just music, it's a lifestyle, I can't find the right words. Bless you three for the next 50 years. Greets from Northgermany
The Afterburner album seems so underappreciated. When I was 11 in the mid 90s a neighbor gave me some old cassette tapes of his (that being one of them), and I always loved this song especially. It's like synth blues and AOR all at once!
+JPMcFly1985T It wan't under appreciated at the time. I was in my mid 20's this LP was HUGE. Radio play all the time. People who were not into ZZTOP were right away then.
I mean in more recent years it doesn't seem remembered (even compared to their other stuff, that still gets airplay on rock stations).
+JPMcFly1985Two I suppose so, I don't really know what's on radio these days. No matter, there's TONS of great "album rock" out there from the period that may not get heard because of tight playlists. Afterburner is a one of a kind LP, We always love it.
What's sad too man, is that rock music PERIOD isn't very popular now! Since 2010 its been mostly pop, rap, and dance music, but I do listen to AOR rock radio loads
+JPMcFly1985Two Iagree completely and so do tens of millions of folks. Of course, it's primary to my era, I was in high school in the 70's, Still, the music lived (lives) on, but the absolute garbage being promoted is kind of vomit. The pop stuff, like Spears, Timberlake all of it really is crap writing . We listened to everything from Zeppelin to Joni Mitichell, and black music, all of it. But not rap, which isn't even music.
Again amazing guitar playing by one of the all time greats, Billy Gibbons
ZZ Top is amazing! Across the board!
I was 23 years old when 'Afterburner' came out in late August of 1985. I bought the album the day of it's release and when I heard this song I was bouncing off the walls. Awesome song, one of the best to come out of the 80s in my humble opinion. So here I am in the year 2020 and I still love this song as much as I did on that first listen in 1985. Thank you ZZ Top for all the awesome music you guys have made for us.
So smooth. One of those songs that just goes deep, beyond the ears to the cockles of the soul. For me, ZZ Top was a staple in my life growing up. As a guitar player, I went through several of their albums learning their songs and then playing them in my band's sets. Billy, never a flashy player, but oh so tasty, slow hand man with the touch. That boy can play. RIP Dusty.
Wow
The coolest thing about this band...they weren't trying is why they were
One of the BEST songs ever written 😎
I agree one of the best ever written....love ZZ TOP
Me too I'm 54 and remember when afterburner came out😢
ZZ Top are the coolest guys on the planet (and in space, apparently). They've always been true to the music and they have their own sense of style. Gibbons really works on his tone and cares about what he does and the musicians who came before him.
Loved ZZ Top since i was a teen now i'm 44 and i'm Still here Listening to these Legends!! :)
+wayne gornall me too. i'll be 50 in march. been rockin to zz top forever! they have been around since the early 70's.
Awesome nancster :)
Just turned 33 and loved ZZ since the early 90s when VH1 always played their videos. Afterburner is so underrated too, don't you think?
+JPMcFly1985Two yea, but i really like old zz top best
Yeah their more raw rock stuff is good too, like La Grange, Tush etc.
I am 63, saw them in concert last Saturday. Awsome show. Better than the last time i saw them, 1978
What a kick ass rock & roll song with awesome guitar riffs. What a great band. This band will go down in history as one the best bands from the 70's and 80's.
🗣️📢. I want my MTV !!!
🗣️📢. I want my VH1 !!!
🗣️📢. I want my Nite Flight !!!
Long live 6 decades of pure bad ass rock & roll Zig Zag Pot aka
ZZ Top
Rest in Heaven 🙏😇🎙️🎸🎵🎼🎶Dusty Hill
One of they're BEST recordings!
guitar solo on 1:35 is incredible piece of music!
I didn't appreciate how awesome this album was at 16. Making up for lost time!!!!
【STAGES 】最高‼ 全然、古くさくない、テンション⤴るのに最適な曲。 好きな80sでヴァン・ヘイレンの【JUMP 】と2TOP 。
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R.I.P. Have fun Dusty! You get to see a ton of Legends up there and play with them. Keep on Rocking!
Had forgotten how awesome this song is.
One of their catchiest riffs ever. Love the harmony of the vocals with the guitars.
This is drippin' 80's rock. Great album too
S yarbrough. oh yeah!!!
I want my 80's back!
Absolutely 😊
Who doesn't - real music made
Best decade real music
Heck yeah ❤
Loved ZZ Top the first time I heard them on the radio. I always stop what I am doing and move to this song as the beat is so hot. My wife tells me I am crazy for playing all the music I love am my silly moves, but I just tell her I LOVE MUSIC like this, this is not just music, this is ( FANTASTIC ) music.
My favorite ZZ Top song. Very underrated compared to the rest of their catalog, imo.
One a My all time favorite zz top songs!
Understated, but one of there best.
just love that distinctive ZZ guitar sound......know your ears are gonna be happy.......but really so sad Dusty is gone from us.....rest in peace man.....
My all-time favorite song. Saw them 4/24/1986 and 6/6/1986, probably the only band I saw twice on the same tour in the forty years of going to concerts. After all these years, I STILL have my ZZ-Top keychain that I got at Saratoga during the June show. RIP Dusty.
ZZTop Forever
Saw them on the Eliminator tour. The memories of the times are priceless!
good music never gets old!
Great musicians
Saw them at The Houston Summit on this tour! Amazing bad ass concert ! Our home Town Boys rocked it that night!
COOL ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED STEPHEN LAMB ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU
there is something very magical about this song..just love this..thanks
#1 Most Underrated song AND video of all mf'n time!
"I couldn't even get you on the phone"
How much has changed...
The world has lost so much of it's cool...........
Vocals and guitar solo inter-action is just superb in this song
This song is a gem
ZZ Top (and most other bands in 1985) adding tons of keyboards to their music. And as they should!!! Thats how bands evolve. I love this album and song especially!! Eliminator will always be THE ONE tho
Been singing it wrong since 86. I always thought Billy was saying...
Changes, skateboard changes.
Changes, rearranging love.
Today was the first time I heard Afterburner in maybe 2 decades. Still a great album. But this has always been my favorite song on it. The verses sound like angels singing.
RIP Dusty. Thanks for all the great music over the years With this song being the best you guys ever did. I was in 10th grade when this came out. It never slows down! thanks again
Love this album and period in time… wish I could go back to it just for a day 😎
I just discovered this song, and I'm so glad I did. It kicks!
The three hotties out in the audience always bring a lump to my throat and get me all emotional.
Afterburner poster still up in my dad’s basement from the album we bought 😂
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My favorite song on the Afterburner album. I was mad when it only got to #26 on the Hot 100.
James Edgar so was I,their best song ever in my opinion.
Actually it got to #21.
Rest in peace my friend dusty hill keep on rocking in heaven
Oh my goodness... does this bring back memories!! So many stages of life that stick out in the memory, and this brings back some of them...
YEP ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED BRIAN TAMS ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU
Damn, i love this song! This and Rough Boy are my absolute favorites, no doubt about it. They've been in my life since i was born.
Oskar, I agree on both counts.
Oskar OH Rough Boy was a side we rarely hear from them and it's one of my top ZZ songs, but there are soooo many other great ones. And I ain't talkin' Legs or Sharp Dressed Man. More like Manic Mechanic, TV Dinners, La Grange, Cheap Sunglasses to name a few.
Oskar OH I like basically the entire Afterburner album. Best tunes to pop your cassette and speed down the road on. Planet of women, Can't stop rocking, rough boy, sleeping bag, and this one are among the best
Listen to My Heads In Mississippi and Burger Man
Yes to both of those songs!!!
I forgot how much I loved this song!
This is a great song from ZZ Top...
On a flight to China, I found this song on the airline playlist, must have repeated it a hundred times. Much respect to the talents who could create such a gem
Some say this was the end of the old ZZTop but I think it’s when their vocals harmonized perfectly.
Another Great Gem from the 80s Fuck I miss that Decade had tons of fun
We all did!!! I'm 57 and an Aussie. Same 80s fever down here, trust me
I have very diversified tastes in music. I have been to many, many concerts.....lots and lots of bands. These performers are the very best overall at delivering the full enchilada. I'm really not even able to define favorite this or those type decisions on a lot of topics. But, ZZ has always delivered the very best concert experience for me!
I remember saving up my allowance and buying the cassette as soon as I first saw this video when it debuted on MTV. I would still have the cassette today, but I wore it out by playing it so much 😎
67 and STILL listening to Rock n Roll. ZZ Top RULES!!!!!!!!
61 next month....hope for me yet
Reverend Billy F. Gibbons still tearing it up... he just
dropped Hardware awhile back, the best rock guitar
recordings of the last 20 years :)
Saw ZZ Top live on the Afterburner Tour 1986 Worcester, Ma.. The stage was setup to look exactly like the dashboard of their Eliminator Hot Rod. When concert started, the fuel gauge was full. Half way thru concert, fuel gauge showed half a tank. When they were finishing the concert, gas gauge was moving to empty. They were the biggest band at that time w/the Eliminator and Afterburner albums and tours.
greatest & longest lasting original line-up in R'N'R history. how can any rock fan not luv this band?
53 and still rockin ZZ.
This song drumming is great Frank Beard is in my book of my three favorite drummers next to Neal Peart and Tony Thompson
Eddie on guitar, Dusty on bass, Neil on drums.....quite a house band up there.
eddie brown. yeah. be cool to bring up there down to HERE!!!!
SRV on guitar maybe
Brilliant video pity this song was underrated!!May 2021
Always loved ZZ Top since I was a kid watching MTV. Had the chance to see them in the 90s with George Thoroughgood opening. 42, and still a big fan.
This:song demands you crank it up
Doin that rn lol
Boy..does that Gibbons guy know his melody..he grabs a note and just lets it float..
Perfection
ZZ hit #21 in Billboard, 3-22-86.
I'm 60 and this is the real Sound of life and Power
I just love the drumming in this song these guys are so underrated
My dad had a jazz band after WWII. He always the drummer was the most important member. A great drummer doesn't follow the music but pushes the band. Frank is one of the best!
These guys sure came a long way from Tres Hombres. They adapted and evolved perfectly.
This is just a ROCKIN song! From the guitar work to the drums, non- stop music all the way! 👍
The coolest band and the most respect. Caught them in Arizona recently, and they played Tush with a recorded Dusty singing the song, while the band played in the background. Classic and full of respect. Thank you for that. I've seen them twice in concert and they are classic...
zz top stages rocks, great lead guitar,
god bless ya brother
Goose bumps everytime I play this badass song
Great tune..dig those melodic guitar lines from Mr Gibbons,,,a truly great guitar player.
Love southern Rock 💖❤️💋🥰💕❤️💘💖
A song like this compared to today's music........come on man!!!
Billy Gibbons once told me that the tone he achieves on his lead guitar licks is meant to be the musical equivalent of a finely tuned engine of a badass hot rod as it sleeks down the highway, wide open.... BRAVO!!!
ZZ Top big part of my teen years. Still love these great rock songs!
YEP BEST SONG THEY EVER MADE ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED LINDA STURM ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU
RIP Dusty!! now rockin in heaven x
AWESOME SONG...R.I.P. DUSTY...I GOT TO THE ZZ TOP. GREAT BAND.🇨🇦💜🎸🪕
That little ole band from Texas!