My ballot:
SONGSI’m Bad, I’m NationwideJust Got PaidSharp Dressed ManLa GrangeWaitin’ for the Bus/Jesus Just Left ChicagoCheap SunglassesMaster of SparksBeer Drinkers & Hell RaisersI Got the SixShe Loves My AutomobileEl DiabloArrested for Driving While BlindTushIt’s Only LoveNasty Dogs and Funky KingsTube Snake BoogieBar-B-QBrown SugarSquankBelt Buckle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHZUVPpfCn8
ALBUMSTres HombresDegüelloTejasEliminatorLa Futura
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 23:08 (two years ago) link
Circling back to the PSB thing:
The use of real sounds under the music gives it a filmic quality and Mendelsohn even went as far as to include a recording of the ‘ambience’ from inside a 19th-century church in Knightsbridge. “We went to the Brompton Oratory to record some live effects on a little two-track Nagra tape recorder, and that’s actually on the record somewhere,” he says, and you can hear it in the “Father forgive me” section. “I know Neil and Chris wanted it to be completely over the top. At the time I was making that track, I was listening to a lot of ZZ Top. So I sort of sent it in that direction a little bit – the insistent heaviness of it.”
From: https://www.classicpopmag.com/2018/01/pet-shop-boys-made-album-actually/
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 October 2021 03:24 (two years ago) link
Also this Re: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You/Where The Streets Have No Name"
Neil: "The extended mix really sounds like ZZ Top, I think. When I went to America to work for the American version of Smash Hits I heard ZZ Top for the first time, and there were two of their songs I particularly liked, 'Sharp Dressed Man' and 'Legs.' I loved the combination of electric guitars and drum machines.… And I think this sounds a little bit like that."
From http://www.geowayne.com/newDesign/lists/songinfluences.htm
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 October 2021 03:29 (two years ago) link
PSB and OMD in ZZ Mutual Appreciation Society Frenzy
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Thursday, 7 October 2021 11:04 (two years ago) link
great poll, thanks for doing it C Grisso, I'm sorry I missed the original call as I would have tried to submit a ballot
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Thursday, 7 October 2021 11:05 (two years ago) link
My ballot. I went for "Rhythmeen" and "What It Is Kid" even though I knew they had no chance of placing. Those are the two latter day Top songs that really got me interested in the band after years of indifference. Their RCA years are super cool to me, even though the only song they do live from that era anymore is "I Gotsta Get Paid." It speaks to the strength of their back catalog that they play nothing but big hits for an hour plus and it doesn't leave time for any deep cuts.
Albums:1. Tres Hombres2. Deguello3. Tejas4. Fandango5. Eliminator
Songs:1. La Grange2. Tush3. Bus/Jesus4. Heard it in the X5. Sharp Dressed Man6. Cheap Sunglasses 7. Brown Sugar8. I’m Bad I’m Nationwide9. Fool For Your Stockings10. Just Got Paid11. Blue Jean Blues12. It’s Only Love13. Tube Snake Boogie14. Legs15. Rhythmeen16. What It Is Kid17. My Head’s in Mississippi 18. Asleep in the Desert19. Rough Boy20. Gimme All Your Lovin
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 7 October 2021 14:32 (two years ago) link
I didn't vote in this because I've only very recently gotten properly into ZZ-Top, but listening to these records I am consistently astonished at what a great drummer Frank Beard is. Somehow both incredibly tight and loose at the same time. Tejas and Degüello are my favorites currently. Am I correct that these two (Tejas in particular) are their funkiest?
― J. Sam, Thursday, 7 October 2021 17:15 (two years ago) link
jfc sorry for using so many adverbs there
― J. Sam, Thursday, 7 October 2021 17:16 (two years ago) link
El Loco has some New Wave Funk.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 October 2021 17:31 (two years ago) link
Should have been #1:
https://rave.dj/44P2VR7JdtM2Ag
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Thursday, 7 October 2021 23:30 (two years ago) link
Thanks for doing this poll C Grisso, it was awesome. Here's my ballot (strikethroughs didn't make it)
Songs:I'm Bad, I'm NationwideCheap SunglassesWaitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left ChicagoJust Got PaidSharp Dressed ManHeard It on the XI Thank YouShiekAvalon HideawayGot Me Under PressureLowdown in the StreetIt's Only LoveLegsMaster of SparksEnjoy and Get It OnAsleep in the Desert(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your TreeI Gotsta Get PaidI Wanna Drive You HomeLa Grange
Albums:DegüelloTejasTres HombresEliminatorZZ Top's First Album
― intheblanks, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:25 (two years ago) link
Results Roundup:
Side Projects/Early Stuff:
5. Moving Sidewalks: “I Want To Hold Your Hand”4. Moving Sidewalks: “What Are You Going To Do?”3. Moving Sidewalks: “Need Me”2. Moving Sidewalks: “Every Night A New Surprise”1. Moving Sidewalks: “99th Floor”
Music Videos:
8 (Tie). “I Gotsta Get Paid”8 (Tie). “Pincushion”7. “Burger Man”5 (Tie). “Sharp Dressed Man”5 (tie). “Sleeping Bag”4. “Legs”3. “Gimme All Your Lovin’”2. “TV Dinners”1. “Rough Boy”
Albums: 6. Rio Grande Mud5. Fandango!4. Eliminator3. Tejas2. Degüello1. Tres Hombres
Tracks Poll:
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. “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers”9. “Gimme All Your Lovin’”8. “Tush”7. “Sharp Dressed Man”6. “Heard It On The X”5. “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide”4. “Just Got Paid”3. “Cheap Sunglasses”2. “La Grange”1. “Waiting For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago”
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 11 October 2021 19:39 (two years ago) link
No "Pan Am American Highway Blues" or "She's a Heartbreaker"? That 2nd side of Tejas is subtly great.
― move over GAPDY, now there's BIG THIEF! (PBKR), Friday, 11 March 2022 00:30 (two years ago) link
agreed, one year later--those two would both be top 20 for me--I also think this whole record just SOUNDS unbelievably good
― gucci meme (theStalePrince), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 03:11 (nine months ago) link