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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1643922" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]10940[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>evening pick of the day............................................</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10943[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>"" Jesus just left Chicago, and he's bound for New Orleans ""................</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10944[/ATTACH] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top</a></p><p></p><p><strong>ZZ Top</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[a]</a> is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a> band formed in 1969 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston" target="_blank">Houston, Texas</a>. The group consists of founder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gibbons" target="_blank">Billy Gibbons</a> (vocals, guitar), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Hill" target="_blank">Dusty Hill</a> (vocals, bass), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)" target="_blank">Frank Beard</a> (drums). Initially rooted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues" target="_blank">blues</a>, the band's style has evolved throughout their career, with a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues guitar style and the rhythm section of Hill and Beard. Their lyrics, often embellished with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_innuendo" target="_blank">sexual innuendo</a>, focus on their Texas roots and sense of humor. Popular for their live performances and the identical physical appearances of Gibbons and Hill—who are rarely seen without their long beards, sunglasses, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson" target="_blank">Stetson</a>[<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a></em>] hats—the group has staged several elaborate tours.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10945[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><em><strong>Tres Hombres</strong></em> is the third studio album by the American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a> band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top" target="_blank">ZZ Top</a>. It was originally released by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Records" target="_blank">London Records</a> in July 1973 and was the first album on which the band worked with engineer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Manning" target="_blank">Terry Manning</a>. <em>Tres Hombres</em>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" target="_blank">Spanish</a> for "Three Men", was a successful combination as the release was the band's commercial breakthrough. In the US, the album entered the top ten while the single "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grange_(song)" target="_blank">La Grange</a>" reached number 41 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a>.</p><h2></h2><h2>Track listing[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tres_Hombres&action=edit&section=5" target="_blank">edit</a>]</h2><p>Side one</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"Waitin’ for the Bus"</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gibbons" target="_blank">Billy Gibbons</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Hill" target="_blank">Dusty Hill</a></td><td>2:59</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Jesus Just Left Chicago"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)" target="_blank">Rube Beard</a></td><td>3:30</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill, Beard</td><td>3:23</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Sparks" target="_blank">Master of Sparks</a>"</td><td>Gibbons</td><td>3:33</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Hot, Blue and Righteous"</td><td>Gibbons</td><td>3:14</td></tr></table><p>Side two</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Writer(s)</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"Move Me on Down the Line"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill</td><td>2:32</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Precious and Grace"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill, Beard</td><td>3:09</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grange_(song)" target="_blank">La Grange</a>"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill, Beard</td><td>3:52</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Shiek"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill</td><td>4:05</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Have You Heard?"</td><td>Gibbons, Hill</td><td>3:15</td></tr></table><p></p><p><em><strong>The first time I heard ZZ Top was in late 1973 , in my bud's 69 Camaro, going around 100 mph on I-57 , to a party @ SIU-C and I have been hooked since then...........</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Saw them live in Midland-Odessa TX in 1975 when travelling to meet my now ex-in-laws......The concert was the only redeeming value of the trip.....I got stopped in Arkansas coming home with a large quantity of Aca*pu*co G*ld by a very nice state trooper who informed me that I had a tailight out and needed to get it repaired within 15 days....handed me one of those hanging chad slips and said "" Have a good day, young man "".....I sh*t you not.......</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Anyway , I won't go over ALL the songs on this album as I don't want to b/c it would take all evening.....</strong></em></p><p><strong><em>Shiek and LaGrange are my top picks, but what intrigues me more than anything is the full all encompassing sound out of three dudes playing their arse's off.....I still marvel at their sound, their tightness of playing, their expertise to drive a hard sound into your soul.....I doubt there will be anyone who reads these music anon posts that haven't heard of ZZ Top.....but if there is one music fan that I can help discover the beauty of this band , then mission accomplished......Enjoy.......................</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10946[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to ZZ Top on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do................................"</em></strong>"</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1643922, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="musicanon.gif"]10940[/ATTACH] evening pick of the day............................................ [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc43.gif"]10943[/ATTACH] [B][I]"" Jesus just left Chicago, and he's bound for New Orleans ""................[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1625695608762.png"]10944[/ATTACH] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top[/URL] [B]ZZ Top[/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top#cite_note-9'][a][/URL] is an American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL] band formed in 1969 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston']Houston, Texas[/URL]. The group consists of founder [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gibbons']Billy Gibbons[/URL] (vocals, guitar), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Hill']Dusty Hill[/URL] (vocals, bass), and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)']Frank Beard[/URL] (drums). Initially rooted in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues']blues[/URL], the band's style has evolved throughout their career, with a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues guitar style and the rhythm section of Hill and Beard. Their lyrics, often embellished with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_innuendo']sexual innuendo[/URL], focus on their Texas roots and sense of humor. Popular for their live performances and the identical physical appearances of Gibbons and Hill—who are rarely seen without their long beards, sunglasses, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson']Stetson[/URL][[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed']citation needed[/URL][/I]] hats—the group has staged several elaborate tours. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1625695773044.png"]10945[/ATTACH] [I][B]Tres Hombres[/B][/I] is the third studio album by the American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL] band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top']ZZ Top[/URL]. It was originally released by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Records']London Records[/URL] in July 1973 and was the first album on which the band worked with engineer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Manning']Terry Manning[/URL]. [I]Tres Hombres[/I], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language']Spanish[/URL] for "Three Men", was a successful combination as the release was the band's commercial breakthrough. In the US, the album entered the top ten while the single "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grange_(song)']La Grange[/URL]" reached number 41 on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100']Billboard Hot 100[/URL]. [HEADING=1][/HEADING] [HEADING=1]Track listing[[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tres_Hombres&action=edit§ion=5']edit[/URL]][/HEADING] Side one [TABLE] [TR] [TH]No.[/TH] [TH]Title[/TH] [TH]Writer(s)[/TH] [TH]Length[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]1.[/TH] [TD]"Waitin’ for the Bus"[/TD] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gibbons']Billy Gibbons[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Hill']Dusty Hill[/URL][/TD] [TD]2:59[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]2.[/TH] [TD]"Jesus Just Left Chicago"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)']Rube Beard[/URL][/TD] [TD]3:30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]3.[/TH] [TD]"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill, Beard[/TD] [TD]3:23[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]4.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Sparks']Master of Sparks[/URL]"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons[/TD] [TD]3:33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]5.[/TH] [TD]"Hot, Blue and Righteous"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons[/TD] [TD]3:14[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Side two [TABLE] [TR] [TH]No.[/TH] [TH]Title[/TH] [TH]Writer(s)[/TH] [TH]Length[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]1.[/TH] [TD]"Move Me on Down the Line"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill[/TD] [TD]2:32[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]2.[/TH] [TD]"Precious and Grace"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill, Beard[/TD] [TD]3:09[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]3.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grange_(song)']La Grange[/URL]"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill, Beard[/TD] [TD]3:52[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]4.[/TH] [TD]"Shiek"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill[/TD] [TD]4:05[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]5.[/TH] [TD]"Have You Heard?"[/TD] [TD]Gibbons, Hill[/TD] [TD]3:15[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [I][B]The first time I heard ZZ Top was in late 1973 , in my bud's 69 Camaro, going around 100 mph on I-57 , to a party @ SIU-C and I have been hooked since then........... Saw them live in Midland-Odessa TX in 1975 when travelling to meet my now ex-in-laws......The concert was the only redeeming value of the trip.....I got stopped in Arkansas coming home with a large quantity of Aca*pu*co G*ld by a very nice state trooper who informed me that I had a tailight out and needed to get it repaired within 15 days....handed me one of those hanging chad slips and said "" Have a good day, young man "".....I sh*t you not....... Anyway , I won't go over ALL the songs on this album as I don't want to b/c it would take all evening.....[/B][/I] [B][I]Shiek and LaGrange are my top picks, but what intrigues me more than anything is the full all encompassing sound out of three dudes playing their arse's off.....I still marvel at their sound, their tightness of playing, their expertise to drive a hard sound into your soul.....I doubt there will be anyone who reads these music anon posts that haven't heard of ZZ Top.....but if there is one music fan that I can help discover the beauty of this band , then mission accomplished......Enjoy.......................[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc36.gif"]10946[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to ZZ Top on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do................................"[/I][/B]"[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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