[kj] OT: This is MadneZZ

[Neil Perry]

I could be making this up to continue justifying this to myself, but
didn't Raven get pally with Billy Gibbons at one point - around the
time of Pigface touring? I think Gibbons came to the gig in Texas and
ended up inviting them all to his house ... or something.



2009/2/2 Jerry Butson <jerry at fleamusic.com>


> If you hold up a lighter during "Rough Boy" you could always set light to

> their beards...

>

> 2009/2/2 Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>

>

> 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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