Thats right.......thats why we're here, best little ole band from TEXAS,,,the original TRES HOMBRES...Gentleman Dusty Hill.... see y'all on the other side mistah....and LET IT RIDE!!!!
True story. I went to a bar in Pasadena Tx back in the day. The bar was " He's Not Here" on Red Bluff. I thought the jukebox was a little loud, turned around and these guys were jamming out. I sat there for 2 hrs with 8 other people buying then beers.
Billy plays rhythm guitar and overdubbed the slide guitar on this song. If you check out ZZ Top live in concert from Germany 1980 on YT you'll see him playing rhythm and slide-fills at the same time on this song. It's peak Billy. The tone is KILLER.
It’s funny you mentioned that, I watched it about 2 or 3 days ago and have watched it 25 times since. His guitar on that song in that 1980 concert was insane.
The "hang out with them" vibe speaks to a big piece of ZZ Top's appeal: swagger. This Texas blues trio oozes swagger and cool. "Cheap Sunglasses" "Sharp Dressed Man" "Legs"--so many to choose from. All with that filthy guitar tone and irresistible groove.
You are absolutely correct that bikers do like ZZ Top. When I was 15 I was at a Long Lake Resort for the 4th of July with my best friends family. We weren't sure what was happening at first, but all day on the 3rd Hells Angels we coming in all day long and taking all the cabins and camp sites. We were in a permanent cabin for her family. Then as we were told to stay away, we didn't and we found out ZZ Top and The Little River Band were going to play on the beach on the 4th. They were apparently just practicing for a tour. The tavern had a polka band for the old folks. At the time drinking age in Minnesota was 18 and my friend and I were able to get stamped and paid $5 all the beer we wanted. The music was amazing, such a fun time. But there were ssoooo many bikers there. Scary and fun at the same time.
@@fpanpurrzachariah6290 we were only 15 and it was at night when we ventured over to their camp and cabin area. I didn’t call them scary. Going there without getting caught was the scary part. The fun was getting away with it.
If i was stranded on a deserted island,had only one album I could have with me to listen to. It would be this um'. RIO GRANDE MUD, my favorite, their best." 11:39 That l'il ole band from Texas "
🦋 Absolutley a banger of a song. Right after getting paid 😉🙌😏while driving On The Highway...The Perfect Song! ZZ Top have so many Amazing songs. Great Reaction Guys! ☺ Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, Legs, La Grange, & Gimmie All Your Lovin' Are Some Of The Best, And I Think You All Will Enjoy!
That's great ,Rob .I got over to Schofield in late 77..Don't recall it but did see Boston at Aloha Stadium in 79. Hope Tropic Lightning is standing tall
When we lived in Houston me and my husband were walking in the Galleria Mall and a young girl came up to him and asked if he was Dusty Hill. At the time he didn't know who Dusty Hill was, but I did. It was a moment I'll never forget, and sadly my ex passed away just a few months ago.
Very sorry to read that last part. Great story though. It struck me because I also had a ZZ Top story at the Houston galleria. I was sitting with my dad somewhere in the food court area about 10 yrs ago, and we noticed a very long bearded, ZZ Top looking fella pushing a stroller, and carrying way too many shopping bags with a couple women trailing behind. I assumed it was his wife and daughter, but wasn’t sure. As he got closer it was obviously Billy Gibbons. He had the leather jacket, sunglasses, and that same fuzzy skull cap he has been wearing for it seems like 20 years now. We thought it was funny they were making him do all the work.
Who all remembers when Mistah Hill made it through a nasty derringer shot to the gut back on a 1984 winter day? The original TRES HOMBRES lettin it ride>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Its a studio album. they over-dub. Gibbons lays down a rhythm track, and then over-dubs the slide part on top, on another track - then they are mixed in production. This is imo, ZZ Top's tour de force cut of all time. It was such a ground-breaking recording, in its time. Hendrix was a huge fan of Gibbons' playing. They opened for the the Stones in Hawaii before anyone knew who they were, they came out on the stage in their Hats & boots & and all the hippies were like waaaa ? Then they burnt the joint down. :) Masters of syncopation, always with a great drive, innovative, soulful, never boring.
Nice. I recommend this a lot for reactors looking for ZZ Top to react to but nobody ever takes the recommendations. One of their better deep cuts IMO. Billy Gibbons guitar work on this is stellar.
The first time I saw ZZ Top (maybe 1970), tickets cost $2. A year later, they were $4, and another year on, $7. After that, they were out of my price range. RIP, Dusty.
ZZ TOP couldn't get a gig outside of Texas in the early years.They finally got a spot in a Blues show at The Overton Park shell in Memphis Tn. They were the last bands to play and came on around midnite. Instant hit .. Memphis Ardent studio recorded the first 2-3 Albums.You could sometimes catch Billy Gibbons eating at Molly Gonzalez and he would gladly have a beer with you.
Thanks for the nice story ! I experienced something weird when I went to see them live : it was in Paris in the 90s and what put me off was that the first 3 songs were quite obviously lacking precision and far too much distorted and loud messy noise... after that eveverything went back in place and with all sonic details... like magic... ( the man at the desk got the information?) Anyway what a show it was !
You guys have great reaction videos! Love ZZ Top. One of my favorite bands. If you want to check out some more southern style rock try Molly Hatchet. 'Dreams I'll Never See' and 'Flirtin with Disaster' are awesome songs. They have a lot of tempo changes and multiple guitar solos.
It's layered.. The guitar is.. It's called Overdubbing.. You record, play back, and then record over that part.. You can do that as many times as you like, and you can record on the left, the right and the center at different takes to make a single mix. That's what you're hearing here.. Sorry, had to explain that. I'm a guitarists and have been for 45 years plus.
If you want to do a tribute to Dusty Hill, do Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers or Tush. Not only is he playing the bass, he is also does the vocals on those tunes
This is a great song! It is Southern Rock (you might get dogged for saying Square Dance). But they are a great band. Good Choice! 38 Special is also a great band in this genre.
Hey guys, 1st time seeing one of your reactions. I wondered for many years how Billy Gibbons did those guitar parts, and found out a little while back that he does what is known as hybrid picking where you your plucking a lower string with a pick and then plucking higher strings with your finger tips. But NOBODY does it like Billy! Check this out, Billy and Dusty have always sported the beards, but the drummer Frank BEARD doesn’t have one! You can’t make this stuff up! Later guys. 🎸 😎
Billy and Dusty have Not always sported the beards. On their first tour I saw them and no beards. No furry guitars. No "made for MTV crap. Just balls to the walls music.
Gibbons still has the pink Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix gave him while he was opening for Jimi in 1968. Hendrix said Billy Gibbons was his favorite guitar player, though he said that Rory Gallagher of Taste was the best.
peruvian flake, a bottle of whiskey, a hot ass female in the backseat of a camaro was a fabulous saturday night when ZZTop was in the tape deck......at floyds fork park when it was a hangout for deviants :}~
"That's the point of the bandana", "I guess Ty is just an expert on bikers now", "l've seen a lot of movies with bikers", "Wild Hogs"... 🤣🤣🤣 Originally bikers back in day (70's) wore bandanas over our long hair to make it easier to slip a helmet on. We just never took it off. 🤠
Baddest band on the planet. Fans of 70s Aerosmith would probably get into 70s ZZ Top. Not a bad song on any of ZZ Top's first 6 or 7 albums. And those were b4 their biggest hits, of the 80s. I am also a big fan of their 90s and beyond releases.
Ok squirts when this was played in the ole bars of the early 80’s fights would break out stabbings would happened, all the ones I knew. Little whisky and some ass kickin music then it would start. Nowadays everyone just gets droppings from this ole stuff
Ty…. You are correct! Bikers love them some ZZ Top!
I saw them, when la grange came out. They were wearing white suits, matching stensons, and clean shaven!
i saw them 6 times in the 80s in Louisville
You're right, us bikers, male and female, love ZZ Top.
Billy is a 'BIKER'. He would not use the TOUR BUS he rode his bike from city to city. He is true to his lyrics...he's BAD...NATION WIDE
I agree that song is 🔥
Thats right.......thats why we're here, best little ole band from TEXAS,,,the original TRES HOMBRES...Gentleman Dusty Hill.... see y'all on the other side mistah....and LET IT RIDE!!!!
The GOATS of the 70’s…if y’all watched live performances, you’d see how the magic is done.
Saw them live three times. They were always a straight up party ! AMAZING band .
Amazing what they did with 2 guitars and drums. RIP Dusty.
True story. I went to a bar in Pasadena Tx back in the day. The bar was " He's Not Here" on Red Bluff. I thought the jukebox was a little loud, turned around and these guys were jamming out. I sat there for 2 hrs with 8 other people buying then beers.
Nice story !
You guys really should do “I’m bad, I’m nationwide”. Killer guitar groove and shuffle.
My all-time favorite ZZ Top tune.
Love that song!! Waiting for the bus/Jesus just left Chicago is great too! 💞
Billy plays rhythm guitar and overdubbed the slide guitar on this song. If you check out ZZ Top live in concert from Germany 1980 on YT you'll see him playing rhythm and slide-fills at the same time on this song. It's peak Billy. The tone is KILLER.
It’s funny you mentioned that, I watched it about 2 or 3 days ago and have watched it 25 times since. His guitar on that song in that 1980 concert was insane.
The "hang out with them" vibe speaks to a big piece of ZZ Top's appeal: swagger. This Texas blues trio oozes swagger and cool. "Cheap Sunglasses" "Sharp Dressed Man" "Legs"--so many to choose from. All with that filthy guitar tone and irresistible groove.
You are absolutely correct that bikers do like ZZ Top. When I was 15 I was at a Long Lake Resort for the 4th of July with my best friends family. We weren't sure what was happening at first, but all day on the 3rd Hells Angels we coming in all day long and taking all the cabins and camp sites. We were in a permanent cabin for her family. Then as we were told to stay away, we didn't and we found out ZZ Top and The Little River Band were going to play on the beach on the 4th. They were apparently just practicing for a tour. The tavern had a polka band for the old folks. At the time drinking age in Minnesota was 18 and my friend and I were able to get stamped and paid $5 all the beer we wanted. The music was amazing, such a fun time. But there were ssoooo many bikers there. Scary and fun at the same time.
Bikers aren't scary. Just watch your manners.
@@fpanpurrzachariah6290 we were only 15 and it was at night when we ventured over to their camp and cabin area. I didn’t call them scary. Going there without getting caught was the scary part. The fun was getting away with it.
If i was stranded on a deserted island,had only one album I could have with me to listen to. It would be this um'. RIO GRANDE MUD, my favorite, their best." 11:39 That l'il ole band from Texas "
Was just listening to this. 👍
R.I.P. Dusty..Thanks For All You Gave Us 🙏 ❤
Love this ZZ TOP song. One of my favorites.
Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings off of Fandango!
🦋 Absolutley a banger of a song. Right after getting paid 😉🙌😏while driving On The Highway...The Perfect Song! ZZ Top have so many Amazing songs. Great Reaction Guys! ☺ Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, Legs, La Grange, & Gimmie All Your Lovin' Are Some Of The Best, And I Think You All Will Enjoy!
Saw these guys in 1977 at the Blaisdell Arena while stationed in Hawaii with the U.S.Army.
I saw them in Cleveland in '80, best concert I've ever been to...what a show! They were way beyond cool!
@@Sanderay007 They put out alot of music for just 3 guys!!!!
That's great ,Rob .I got over to Schofield in late 77..Don't recall it but did see Boston at Aloha Stadium in 79. Hope Tropic Lightning is standing tall
Small world Mark! I was stationed there from 1975-1978. ZZ Top was there in July of 77. What unit were you with? I was with the 1/35 Inf.
@@smoothjazzrob8061 I was in two artillery units -2nd-11th and 1st and the 8th..Yep ,it was okay over there ,overall..The Rock..Best wishes ,mate
When we lived in Houston me and my husband were walking in the Galleria Mall and a young girl came up to him and asked if he was Dusty Hill. At the time he didn't know who Dusty Hill was, but I did. It was a moment I'll never forget, and sadly my ex passed away just a few months ago.
Very sorry to read that last part. Great story though. It struck me because I also had a ZZ Top story at the Houston galleria. I was sitting with my dad somewhere in the food court area about 10 yrs ago, and we noticed a very long bearded, ZZ Top looking fella pushing a stroller, and carrying way too many shopping bags with a couple women trailing behind. I assumed it was his wife and daughter, but wasn’t sure. As he got closer it was obviously Billy Gibbons. He had the leather jacket, sunglasses, and that same fuzzy skull cap he has been wearing for it seems like 20 years now. We thought it was funny they were making him do all the work.
Lost my wife of 40+ years last December. Stay strong Sister.
Who all remembers when Mistah Hill made it through a nasty derringer shot to the gut back on a 1984 winter day? The original TRES HOMBRES lettin it ride>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
awesome reaction brothers
Its a studio album. they over-dub. Gibbons lays down a rhythm track, and then over-dubs the slide part on top, on another track - then they are mixed in production. This is imo, ZZ Top's tour de force cut of all time. It was such a ground-breaking recording, in its time. Hendrix was a huge fan of Gibbons' playing. They opened for the the Stones in Hawaii before anyone knew who they were, they came out on the stage in their Hats & boots & and all the hippies were like waaaa ? Then they burnt the joint down. :) Masters of syncopation, always with a great drive, innovative, soulful, never boring.
ZZ TOP "BLUE JEAN BLUES" & "LA GRANGE"
My Head's in Mississippi
Nice. I recommend this a lot for reactors looking for ZZ Top to react to but nobody ever takes the recommendations. One of their better deep cuts IMO. Billy Gibbons guitar work on this is stellar.
The first time I saw ZZ Top (maybe 1970), tickets cost $2. A year later, they were $4, and another year on, $7. After that, they were out of my price range. RIP, Dusty.
ZZ TOP couldn't get a gig outside of Texas in the early years.They finally got a spot in a Blues show at The Overton Park shell in Memphis Tn. They were the last bands to play and came on around midnite. Instant hit .. Memphis Ardent studio recorded the first 2-3 Albums.You could sometimes catch Billy Gibbons eating at Molly Gonzalez and he would gladly have a beer with you.
Thanks for the nice story !
I experienced something weird when I went to see them live : it was in Paris in the 90s and what put me off was that the first 3 songs were quite obviously lacking precision and far too much distorted and loud messy noise... after that eveverything went back in place and with all sonic details... like magic... ( the man at the desk got the information?) Anyway what a show it was !
Dusty Hill is legendary ... groove boogie master.
Thanks for a great reaction to my fav. ZZ song!! I bet you'll like "Legs"!
ZZ Top Blue Jean blues......... !!!!!!!!!
Great bluesy song often overlooked...💙🎸
ZZ Top put the Power in Power Trio!
Guys they did a lot of double tracking on the studio versions of the songs....thats why you hear 2 guitars.
RIP Dusty
Great reaction guys!
You guys have great reaction videos! Love ZZ Top. One of my favorite bands. If you want to check out some more southern style rock try Molly Hatchet. 'Dreams I'll Never See' and 'Flirtin with Disaster' are awesome songs. They have a lot of tempo changes and multiple guitar solos.
Aressted For Driving While Blind is a must 💪
Going to go see ZZ top this Sunday 10/27! Taking my granddaughter!
It's layered.. The guitar is.. It's called Overdubbing.. You record, play back, and then record over that part.. You can do that as many times as you like, and you can record on the left, the right and the center at different takes to make a single mix. That's what you're hearing here.. Sorry, had to explain that. I'm a guitarists and have been for 45 years plus.
Texas has an old tradition of certain bars considered "roadhouses." In the middle of nowhere and very rowdy. This is "Roadhouse " music.
My favorite bars are the roadhouses & dive bars.
Joe Bonamassa does an excellent cover of this song!
If you want to do a tribute to Dusty Hill, do Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers or Tush. Not only is he playing the bass, he is also does the vocals on those tunes
You guys know your stuff....try” My Head’s in Mississippi”, another underrated one.
This is a great song! It is Southern Rock (you might get dogged for saying Square Dance). But they are a great band. Good Choice! 38 Special is also a great band in this genre.
Hey guys, 1st time seeing one of your reactions. I wondered for many years how Billy Gibbons did those guitar parts, and found out a little while back that he does what is known as hybrid picking where you your plucking a lower string with a pick and then plucking higher strings with your finger tips. But NOBODY does it like Billy! Check this out, Billy and Dusty have always sported the beards, but the drummer Frank BEARD doesn’t have one! You can’t make this stuff up! Later guys. 🎸 😎
Billy and Dusty have Not always sported the beards. On their first tour I saw them and no beards. No furry guitars. No "made for MTV crap. Just balls to the walls music.
I GOTSTA GET PAID !!! 😎😎😎
There's some great bass runs in this song.
And this is their second album. No time to mess around, even their first album was fire. Billy Gibbon, always a top five guitarist.
My favorite lp
Gibbons still has the pink Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix gave him while he was opening for Jimi in 1968. Hendrix said Billy Gibbons was his favorite guitar player, though he said that Rory Gallagher of Taste was the best.
Hendrix also said that Terry Kath from the band Chicago was better than him.
Yes he’s playing both guitar parts. They were recorded on separate tracks, then overlapped. Common method of track recording.
You guys should have done the song ....Tush .... Dusty sings on it. ZZ Top - Tush Live From Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 - UA-cam
Check out Waitin For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago from Tres Hombres. Also try Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell which is from this album
peruvian flake, a bottle of whiskey, a hot ass female in the backseat of a camaro was a fabulous saturday night when ZZTop was in the tape deck......at floyds fork park when it was a hangout for deviants :}~
"That's the point of the bandana", "I guess Ty is just an expert on bikers now", "l've seen a lot of movies with bikers", "Wild Hogs"... 🤣🤣🤣
Originally bikers back in day (70's) wore bandanas over our long hair to make it easier to slip a helmet on. We just never took it off. 🤠
Gibbons is also the highest paid guitarist of all time.
Sit in the back of the Eliminator!!
It used to be possible to walk into a bar and hear ZZTop. You'd probably have to try awful hard to find a bar like that now.
Not where I live !....I have lived in Virginia and northcarolina small towns
@@terryconnelly484 Exactly
Check out Beer Drinkers and Hellraisers or Thug to fully appreciate Dusty Hill
Baddest band on the planet. Fans of 70s Aerosmith would probably get into 70s ZZ Top. Not a bad song on any of ZZ Top's first 6 or 7 albums. And those were b4 their biggest hits, of the 80s. I am also a big fan of their 90s and beyond releases.
Joe Bonamassas live version is great
They didn't grow the long beards untilt he late 70's, Dusty always had a shorter one, btu Billy had many looks before that, clean shaven included.
Layered and overdubbed
1) This song WAS a hit.
2) Gibbons dubbed guitar rhythm and lead in the studio.
Multi Tracks ...
My favorite Dusty Hill song is Tush
Try out MASTER OF SPARKS.
Ok squirts when this was played in the ole bars of the early 80’s fights would break out stabbings would happened, all the ones I knew. Little whisky and some ass kickin music then it would start. Nowadays everyone just gets droppings from this ole stuff
Slide guitar over a rhythm track. Jesse Pinkman on the left...
Check out ZZ Top Gots To Get Paid.
!!Its called overdubbing,,,,,,,ya know kinda a recording thing!!
Frank beard was the drummer....and the only one without a beard