Live from Texas
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 No MP3's???? Considering the lack of Top live, save for precious few bonus tracks, how could this NOT BE OFFERED in mp3s? shame on you BILL HAM!!!!!  ZZ Top's first live release lives up to their reputation ZZ Top has long been known as an outstanding live act, one of the best in the business. Loud, proud, three guys, three chords, with so much cool it just drips from the stage. Having seen these guyzz live twice, I know they can bring the funk better than most. Problem is, how does this brilliant of a live band not release anything live (except for side one of Fandango and the second half of XXX, and the bonus tracks on the Tres Hombres and Fandango remasters) until now? Well, regardless of the situation, that's been remedied. I picked this up at Wal-Mart for 10 bucks, and it is ABSOLUTELY worth every penny and then some. The band is hitting on all cylinders. Billy is playing like a madman, Dusty's holding the groove, and Frank is killer on the skins. Sure, Billy lip syncs during Legs. Sure, they use synthesizer backing tracks on some songs. It doesn't matter. What does matter is that this band just brings it, every night, every song. The show is filmed very well, very clear and sharp. The sound is amazing and the set list is so full of hits even a classic rock station can't keep up. The Eliminator hits? Check. La Grange/Tush? Check. Bus Jesus? Check. Cheap Sunglasses? Check. Plus, the bonus features are very cool too. There is a poker game where the band discusses their past and tells all sorts of stories. They show all the pre-show goings-on that happen before the band hits the stage. There is a cool photo-shoot. And they also have a tremendous cover of Hendrix's Foxey Lady, which they take and make it heavy ZZ-style. Overall, this is one of the best concert dvds I own, right there with Clapton's Crossroads Festivals, SRV's Live At The El Mocambo, Joe Bonamassa's Live At Rockpalast, and Led Zeppelin's DVD anthology. They have waited a very long time to do this, but when they did, they did it right. Get it, turn it loud, put on your cheap sunglasses, and like ZZ say: bear down on the meat, ease up on the potato salad. First Live Concert DVD will be well worth the wait! Even though I have not seen the DVD as it hasn't been released yet, I was at the show at Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas and can tell you first hand that Billy, Dusty and Frank were in top form that evening. I was standing at the stage the entire time (about 10 feet from Billy Gibbons) and it was one of the all-time best concerts that I have ever attended! I've been waiting since November 1st of last year for this DVD to be produced and will finally be rewarded for my patience this coming Tuesday...I might just have to take the day off and risk wearing out my DVD player watching this fantastic show over and over again! ZZ Top Rocks!!! | |||||||||||||
