ZZ TOP

[BOSSHOG]

Has anyone seen them lately? We have the opportunity to go to a concert and wonder what kind of show they (now) put on. I am a big ZZ Top fan but concerts are a whole nother ballgame so to speak. Would especially like hearing from old farts - those over 50!!! like me.

[Beetwasher]

1. Saw Them A While Ago, Good Show

Gibbons is one of the most underrated guitarists in rock...

[sendero]

10. I totally agree..

.... Gibbons is one of the best blues guitarists ever.

[Emops]

2. I saw them about a year ago,

and they were awesome (Ted Nugent opened for them, so even a monkey banging on a trashcan would be awesome by comparison, but still).

They can really play, and their stage show is great, too.

Of course, I'm only 21, so I can't compare that show to their older shows.

[reprehensor]

3. ZZTop wouldn't tour...

if they weren't going to play well and put on a good show. I don't think you need to fear a bad show. ZZTop takes their show business seriously!

Don't forget to take some cheap sunglasses.

[hfojvt]

4. have they renounced the BFEE and all their works?

Sorta disappointed when they played for W's first inauguration, but I said it was a big step up from Fleetwood Mac.

[johnnie]

5. I saw them in the late 80s

A lot of the music was pre-recorded. They would do their little arm thingys and the guitar kept playing. Stuff like that. I had after the show passes and went backstage to eat their food and drink their beer, but when they came out for meet and greet I just grabbed two beers and got out of the way. The models that danced on stage were fun to meet though:).
They were ok... but not as good as I was hoping.

[Maestro]

7. I'd like to forget that era of ZZTop

They are now back to more raw and edgier version like they were in the seventies.

[johnnie]

8. Unfortunately

A lot of bands went that way in the 80s. I was so glad when that was over.

[Maestro]

6. Oh yeah

they are still putting out albums. Good stuff although I think they were doing some crap for * during the inauguration. I'd hate to think they are freepers. They certainly don't seem like it. Oh well. Go see them. They are good.

[Kat45]

9. Saw them back in '74, a free concert near the Charles River

in Boston. It was a good show, but of course it would be a lot different now.

[AllegroRondo]

11. They were on TV not more than a couple months ago

as part of a "great guitarists" concert with Eric Clapton.

They still sound great.