The roster for the jam band up in heaven keeps getting better every year. The downside is that that music keeps getting crappier every year down here down on Earth.
“There are only two means of refuge from the miseries of life: Music and Cats!” Albert Schweitzer
"The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, and his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted."
Lamf77 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:39 pm
ZZ Top was always there, always. Dos Hombres now. RIP Dusty.
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As a native Texan and 40+ year Houston resident, this one hits me particularly hard. As you say, they've always been there. This will leave a void for a while...
Lamf77 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:39 pm
ZZ Top was always there, always. Dos Hombres now. RIP Dusty.
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As a native Texan and 40+ year Houston resident, this one hits me particularly hard. As you say, they've always been there. This will leave a void for a while...
Seconded.
As a Texan, it's hard to put into words what ZZ Top means to the state, and to Texans. I always disagreed with folks who lumped Top in with "Southern Rock". There are similarities, but anyone who's ever seen or listened to ZZ Top--and knows their musical and lyrical references--knows they're an amalgamation of Delta and Chicago blues, and Texana.
"Texan" is completely different from "Southern", not least because of the heavy Mexican influence that is still part of this state. Top always embraced that, and Texans recognized it for what it was. Texan--Nasty and funky, but full of self-deprecating humor and cool swagger.
jhull54 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:38 am
Seconded.
As a Texan, it's hard to put into words what ZZ Top means to the state, and to Texans. I always disagreed with folks who lumped Top in with "Southern Rock". Their are similarities, but anyone who's ever seen or listened to ZZ Top--and knows their musical and lyrical references--knows they're an amalgamation of Delta and Chicago blues, and Texana.
"Texan" is completely different than "Southern", not least because of the heavy Mexican influence that is still part of this state. Top always embraced that, and Texans recognized it for what it was. Texan--Nasty and funky, but full of self-deprecating humor and cool swagger.
This is a super drag. RIP Dusty. But not only because we lost one of the most iconic bassists ever, but also...
I have NEVER seen ZZ Top. Hell I used to PLAY those songs from Tres Hombres and Fandango in the early 70's, but I never saw them.
They scheduled a stop on their 2020 Tour here in my town (which gee I think I bought the tix in 2019) and you guessed, it was canceled. I was not re-scheduled like so many touring artists. They came out with their 2021 tour scheduled and we weren't on the stop. I was SO looking forward to seeing them.
I was really looking forward to seeing them some day, and I guess now I'll never get the chance. I made efforts twice in the past, and both times the show got cancelled (once was after Dusty fell off the tour bus and was injured). Always make sure you take any opportunity to see someone, because you never know if you might not get the chance again.
As an aside, ZZ Top went 51 years with no lineup changes! I don't believe there's any other rock band in America, or probably the world, that could make the same claim.
glasshand wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:57 pm
As an aside, ZZ Top went 51 years with no lineup changes! I don't believe there's any other rock band in America, or probably the world, that could make the same claim.
I was particularly impressed when Frank went to rehab and Billy and Dusty said "Frank is our drummer. We'll wait until he gets out". That spirit of unity is rare.
A major loss for rock and roll I remember the first time I saw ZZ-Top was in Charlotte, NC in 1974 my senior year the were the opening act for Leon Russell and blew Leon off the stage.
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Lamf77 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:39 pm
ZZ Top was always there, always. Dos Hombres now. RIP Dusty.
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As a native Texan and 40+ year Houston resident, this one hits me particularly hard. As you say, they've always been there. This will leave a void for a while...
Seconded.
As a Texan, it's hard to put into words what ZZ Top means to the state, and to Texans. I always disagreed with folks who lumped Top in with "Southern Rock". There are similarities, but anyone who's ever seen or listened to ZZ Top--and knows their musical and lyrical references--knows they're an amalgamation of Delta and Chicago blues, and Texana.
"Texan" is completely different from "Southern", not least because of the heavy Mexican influence that is still part of this state. Top always embraced that, and Texans recognized it for what it was. Texan--Nasty and funky, but full of self-deprecating humor and cool swagger.
RIP Dusty.
I know what you mean. Totally compatible but not the same thing at all.
RIP dusty. It's sad but you are a lucky man to get to do something you love so much with people you love and for people who so love you. Thanks dusty.
Saw them on the 50th anniversary tour. In a way showing their age. The rev was ol man skinny and dusty was hard to get around heavy but they sounded just as good as 1970. They were growing old very gracefully I thought. You could tell they still loved their songs because they were still growing them. Playing with them. Very good concert.
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