[kj] OT: This is MadneZZ

[Neil Perry]

heh heh..

OK that was the sort of answer I was looking for. I think my split-second
decision was based entirely on when they appeared on the Tube in the UK
(the tv show, not the transport system) around the time of Sharp Dressed Man
etc,
and Billy Gibbons's sound was fucking fantastic - I'm sure it is on YouTube
somewhere.
I have a few of the pre-mega stardom albums which I listen to every now and
then,
so I don't mind those Texass blues... I think I was more worried about the
cheese
factor. I've always liked his guitar playing so as long as he's still
cranking it up and out, I figure it'll be a good night.

N

PS And cheese matures with age, right?

2009/2/2 The Mighty TB <planetary at socal.rr.com>


> "Neil Perry" wrote:

>

>

>  Hello everyone and  belated New Year greetings.

>>

>> What I want to know is, has anyone here ever, in the last two or even

>> three

>> decades, ever seen ZZ Top play?

>>

>> I was sat at the computer the other morning and girlfriend happens to

>> mention that ZZ Top are playing here in Oslo. I didn't think much of it

>> but then checked

>> it out and they are playing a club, I guess it holds around 400 people.

>> The tickets

>> were going on sale that particular morning at 9am - I looked at the clock

>> and it

>> was 8.59, so WITHOUT THINKING I immediately went and bought a pair of

>> tickets

>> for um, cough, a moderately large amount of cash. (A day later, it was

>> sold

>> out.)

>>

>> What have I done? Should I be happy/excited?

>>

>> Someone reassure me, please...

>>

>

> You'll have fun.  I've seen ZZ Top a few times since the late 70's, always

> in arenas, usually in decent to excellent seats and have enjoyed their shows

> but it's never been anything special. Usually, their arena stage show was

> littered with ridiculously over the top props and gimmicks. However, a

> couple years ago, I saw them in a House Of Blues club (the same one KJ

> played in Hollywood last year) and it was outstanding.  Billy Gibbon's is

> still an understated master on guitar and overall the band is still pretty

> sharp live.  They do a few of the old goofy moves onstage during songs like

> in the old MTV videos but it never crosses the cheese factor line.  The band

> really shines in a club setting these days.

>

> The only negatives I can come up with is that they use backing tapes and

> even a hidden singer or prerecorded vox for several of their "Eliminator"

> mid 80's era songs (Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Gimme All Your Lovin) usually

> played during the encore.  And of course, you gotta like their style of

> Texas blues, otherwise you may be in for a tough evening.

>

> T.B.

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