What makes ZZ Top one of the most remembered rock and roll bands of all time?
For one thing, their bad boy image and down home Blues-Rock that all started in 1970 with Dusty Hill on the bass guitar, Billy Gibbons on regular guitar, and Frank Beard on drums. They formed from other bands, Gibbons from the band Moving Sidewalks, Hill and Beard from the band American Blues. Their Texas humor and strong roots in Blues were reflected in their first two albums. It wasn’t until their third album, Tres Hombres, that they gained National attention, with their signature riff tune La Grange, a hit to this day. Their success through the ’70’s was unchallenged and culminated in their Worldwide Texas Tour. Their success wasn’t without problems, and after their overwhelming schedules and work load, they decided to take a three year hiatus, coming back even stronger than before, changing labels to El Loco and Deguello. Their next two albums, Afterburner and Eliminator, were world wide hits. Harnessing the power of synthesizers, ZZ Top added these to their groove, retaining their
