Great song. Another where the intro sounds sorta Devo to me. Seems like I don't hear this one on classic rock radio, or at least not as often as "Legs" or "Sharp Dressed Man."
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9e7d832cf7e216815af75813d041f686db371033/c=0-124-3768-2253/local/-/media/2018/06/16/USATODAY/USATODAY/636647414488533771-GTY-462470628-70418044.JPG?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp
19. “Tube Snake Boogie”El Loco, 1981122 Points (7 Votes)
The TrackLive In Germany 1980Live On The Tube 1983
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
Even though the songwriting basically just paraphrases Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew's "All By Myself", with a bit more added sexual innuendo, simply the sound of this makes me happy. One of my favorites. "Blow your top, blow your top!"
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:30 (two years ago) link
loving this rollout and these images <3
― poster of sparks (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:37 (two years ago) link
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000416344851-90yjau-t500x500.jpg
17 (Tie). “I Gotsta Get Paid”La Futura, 2012132 Points (7 Votes)
The TrackLive In Montreaux 2013"25 Lighters" By DJ DMD Feat. Lil' Keke & Fat Pat Music Video
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
fuck yeah
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
nice to get a late career track on here
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
they should've covered more texas rap tracks. would die to hear billy gibbons croak out "ridin dirty"
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:46 (two years ago) link
...or "Wanna Be A Baller"!
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:47 (two years ago) link
BTW, DJ DMD eventually went Born-Again, and this happened...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4X4NtcIzoA
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
yeah the idea was just sitting right there.
he should do an album with devin the dude
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
I probably would have voted for this if I had a few more slots, it shows how much their latter-day songs could benefit from actual memorable hooks.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 18:49 (two years ago) link
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17 (Tie). “It’s Only Love”Tejas, 1976132 Points (7 Votes)
The TrackSix Pack Version
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:19 (two years ago) link
driiives me craaaaaazayy
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:27 (two years ago) link
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16. “Brown Sugar”ZZ Top’s First Album, 1971142 Points (6 Votes, 1 #1)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive 1997Live From Gruene Hall 2019
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:40 (two years ago) link
I wonder why "It's Only Love" didn't appear on their 1977 Best of; it was actually their third highest-charting single up to that point. Possibly they already felt that Tejas was an outlier record?
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
brown sugar my #1
a perfect intro and drop
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:44 (two years ago) link
it's funny that "it's only love" (their "tumbling dice") places just ahead of "brown sugar" (which is not their "brown sugar")
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:45 (two years ago) link
*just behind
Love this song, the toughest removal from my ballot
― intheblanks, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
https://medias.spotern.com/spots/w640/76/76106-1532336916.jpg
15. “Rough Boy”Afterburner, 1985155 Votes (7 Votes)
The TrackLive 1994Billy W/Jeff Beck Live
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:08 (two years ago) link
155 Points, that is
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:11 (two years ago) link
this is the only afterburner song i return to. still didn't vote for it tho
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
I'm still disappointed that Billy never does tell us why he's a rough boy (unless the guitar solo is his explanation).
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
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14. “I Thank You”Degüello, 1979163 Points (7 Votes)
The TrackLive 1979Live On The Test 1980Live In Germany 1980Sam & Dave OriginalSam & Dave Live On Ed Sullivan 1969
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
a little late, but I had "I gotsta get paid" high on my ballot. i don't think 17 is wrong, but imho it's a top ten, kinda for the same reason I rated Eliminator so much higher than I planned to.
BFG has on the one hand stuck to a pretty narrow lane... but within that lane, even 40 years into a career and with nothing to prove he seems to never stop exploring or engaging with the broad landscape of pop. the riff is up there with his best, and fun as hell to play, and the "5 bixonic expandoras exploding at once" tone is epic af.
this isn't a great late career ZZ Top track; it's a great ZZ Top track.
― poster of sparks (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:39 (two years ago) link
"Rough Boy" made my ballot, but in retrospect I think I should have cut it for a more deserving track, maybe "I Gotsta Get Paid." It's okay, but not one of my favorites.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:43 (two years ago) link
XP One of things that's great about it is that "25 Lighters"--lyrics aside--is actually a pretty breezy Hip Hop track, so Gibbons or Rubin or whomever gets the idea to present it ala "99 Problems".
It swags harder than basically all Nü Metal.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
rough boy was my #1, it’s so great!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
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13. “El Diablo”Tejas, 1976166 Points (7 Votes)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive In Germany 1980
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
fucking love this song, especially the outro.
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
i love the way dusty's crude slap bass interacts gibbons' rippling arpeggios during those instrumental interludes.
and that weirdly frenetic 16th note shuffle that beard plays under the otherwise fairly laid-back piece.
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:19 (two years ago) link
Great point, beard's skittering really helps give the track an additional eeriness in a way I can't quite put a finger on
― intheblanks, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:25 (two years ago) link
Love to see this track so high
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BBUxvfcVq68/TDZq1jKuntI/AAAAAAAABHg/4Yz6pcVq-Bk/s1600/zz.JPG
12. “Legs”Eliminator, 1983172 Points (8 Votes)
The TrackSingle Mix"Metal Mix"
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:27 (two years ago) link
https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1962-Mack-Front-View-630x473.jpg
11. “Master of Sparks”Tres Hombres, 1973179 Points (7 Votes, 1 #1)
The TrackSix Pack VersionShinyribs Live Cover
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
...and that's it for today. Please enjoy this video of Billy Gibbons making guacamole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9yvRv4Cazo
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 23:06 (two years ago) link
Rancho Texicano (my go-to ZZ Top if that hasn’t been apparent) includes both the original “Legs” and the dance mix, which seemed like a useless redundancy at first, but the remix I now realize is a sonic work of art.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 23:33 (two years ago) link
"El Diablo" (my #7) and "Master of Sparks" (#1)! I love the minor-key ominous mood on both of these, the ethereal atmospheric guitars over the propulsive bottom that voodoo chili mentions. It helps that the lyrics are a little out of the ordinary as well, it makes the songs stand out.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:02 (two years ago) link
are either of those canon zztop songs? seems like high placement but also pretty cool to see them this high
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:11 (two years ago) link
these BFG cooking ad/videos are so good thank you
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:12 (two years ago) link
Ikr? If they decide to slow down the touring he could totally carry a Food Network series.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
idk if El Diablo is canon but it sure stood out on relistening, I wanna make a DJ edit of that outro
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link
Don't know all the albums well enough to vote but Master of Sparks would have been my #1.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 01:05 (two years ago) link
Recapping:
40 (Tie). “Enjoy And Get It On”40 (Tie). “Sheik”39. “Francine”38. “Stages”37. “HiFi Mama” 35 (Tie). “Mexican Blackbird”35 (Tie). “Move Me On Down The Line”34. “Arrested For Driving While Blind”33. “Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell”32. “My Head’s In Mississippi”31. “Blue Jean Blues”30. “She Loves My Automobile”29. “Asleep In The Desert”28. “Ten Dollar Man”27. “I Got The Six”26. “Sleeping Bag”25. “A Fool For Your Stockings”24. “Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings”23. “I Wanna Drive You Home”22. “Pearl Necklace”21. “Precious and Grace”20. “Got Me Under Pressure”19. “Tube Snake Boogie”17 (Tie). “I Gotsta Get Paid”17 (Tie). “It’s Only Love”16. “Brown Sugar”15. “Rough Boy”14. “I Thank You”13. “El Diablo”12. “Legs”11. “Master of Sparks”10.?
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 13:49 (two years ago) link
https://alcalde.texasexes.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ZZtopBEST.jpg
10. “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers”Tres Hombres, 1973185 Points (8 Votes)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive In Germany 1980Motörhead CoverVan Halen Live Cover
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
the top flirted with heaviness on tres hombres much more than they did on future albums. it's appropriate that motorhead covered this one, they didn't have to change much.
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 14:17 (two years ago) link
http://www.iamnotastalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScreenCap228.jpg
9. “Gimme All Your Lovin’”Eliminator, 1983202 Points (9 Votes)
The TrackLive On The Tube 1983Live On Crossroads W/Brooks & Dunn
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 14:30 (two years ago) link
"Gimme All Your Lovin'" is one of the best "turn that sucker UP!" hits on classic rock radio for me.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 14:40 (two years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozauyowDz3E
8. “Tush”Fandango!, 1975275 Points (10 Votes, 1 #1)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive In Germany 1980Live In 1982Dazed and Confused Vandalism SceneJoan Jett CoverRoy Head Trio: "Tush Hog"
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 15:24 (two years ago) link