I POLLed It On The ILX! - ILM Artist Poll #110 - ZZ Top - Results Thread

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

PSB and OMD in ZZ Mutual Appreciation Society Frenzy

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

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 Hombres
2. Deguello
3. Tejas
4. Fandango
5. Eliminator

Songs:
1. La Grange
2. Tush
3. Bus/Jesus
4. Heard it in the X
5. Sharp Dressed Man
6. Cheap Sunglasses
7. Brown Sugar
8. I’m Bad I’m Nationwide
9. Fool For Your Stockings
10. Just Got Paid
11. Blue Jean Blues
12. It’s Only Love
13. Tube Snake Boogie
14. Legs
15. Rhythmeen
16. What It Is Kid
17. My Head’s in Mississippi
18. Asleep in the Desert
19. Rough Boy
20. Gimme All Your Lovin

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?

jfc sorry for using so many adverbs there

El Loco has some New Wave Funk.

Should have been #1:

https://rave.dj/44P2VR7JdtM2Ag

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 Nationwide
Cheap Sunglasses
Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago
Just Got Paid
Sharp Dressed Man
Heard It on the X
I Thank You
Shiek
Avalon Hideaway
Got Me Under Pressure
Lowdown in the Street
It's Only Love
Legs
Master of Sparks
Enjoy and Get It On
Asleep in the Desert
(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree
I Gotsta Get Paid
I Wanna Drive You Home
La Grange

Albums:
Degüello
Tejas
Tres Hombres
Eliminator
ZZ Top's First Album

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 Mud
5. Fandango!
4. Eliminator
3. Tejas
2. Degüello
1. 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”

No "Pan Am American Highway Blues" or "She's a Heartbreaker"? That 2nd side of Tejas is subtly great.

agreed, one year later--those two would both be top 20 for me--I also think this whole record just SOUNDS unbelievably good