Imagine being the guitar tech for Dusty and Billy for 30 years and then all of a sudden you’re part of the band playing live on stage. It’s a dream come true.
@tvmeyer
4 ай бұрын
I was just wondering who the new guy was!
@tomikhaos7248
4 ай бұрын
He was their guitar technician I work my own guitars but that guitar technician is just as good as any one of them because they have to be
@DoyleFM
4 ай бұрын
@@tvmeyer And he could not have a MORE PERFECT NAME for being part of That Lil' Ol Band From Texas; Elwood Francis. It just SCREAMS ZZ Top! 🎸 🇺🇸
@HOLYHOUSE
4 ай бұрын
So you're telling me this guy became Dusty's bass roadie, learned all the songs, started growing his beard out, and then Dusty suddenly and mysteriously died? I mean...c'mon. You don't think he put something in Dusty's cereal?
@DanielQuigley-gr3tc
4 ай бұрын
@HOLYHOUSE 30 years ago he started as Dustys Tech and when you are a paid crew member traveling with the band your called a Tech. Roadies are stagehands that the band hires for each tour.
@AudioFileZ
4 ай бұрын
A beacon of light in an otherwise bleak musical landscape. Dusty, we all miss you and are grateful for your Texas Brother's wisdom to keep going as the best way for fans to remember you. Trust In The Beard.
@matthewchunk3689
4 ай бұрын
I miss Dusty Joe😭
@gregsimmons694
4 ай бұрын
Top rocks. Jesus saves sinners
@morbidmanmusic
4 ай бұрын
@@gregsimmons694 zzzz more sales pitch. Satan wins
@BosworthMcG
4 ай бұрын
@fatarsemonkeydid you ask him to name three songs?
@bruce9648
4 ай бұрын
@fatarsemonkey.. I'm 57 years old and I still have shirts from the '80s from all the concerts I went to and yes I still wear them I don't know what you getting at got some people have to wear shirts I mean the '80s to me and the '70s a little bit of the '90s that's when music was music You didn't have lip syncing you didn't have voice over when you heard them sing That was their voice anyway so explain yourself about the shirts again it really don't make no sense saying how dead modern music is because you seen someone with a shirt on That was a band in 1980s if he was 18 years old then apparently he just likes the music because he never seen them play, So seeing a shirt with someone from the band in the '80s somehow another makes your brittle brain make you realize how dead the modern music era is Yeah I think you skipped your medication getting triggered over a t-shirt😂😂
@mp-kq3vc
4 ай бұрын
I'm glad that ZZ Top is continuing the tradition. I think Elwood is great, and performs with much respect to what came before.
@adspur
4 ай бұрын
They sound great.That bass and guitar combo is killer.I’ve never seen that setup before.Nice!
@gregsimmons694
4 ай бұрын
Top rocks! Jesus saves sinners!
@billmurphy9921
4 ай бұрын
@@adspurGeddy Lee did that in the 70s.
@AngusKhan878
4 ай бұрын
And, his name is Elwood. Fabulous.
@sidsuspicious
4 ай бұрын
@@gregsimmons694 Fruitcake.
@tedjames17
3 ай бұрын
I think Dusty be proud Elwood stepped up to the plate is doing a fine job long live ZZTop
@Corpsecrank
3 ай бұрын
I saw them right after he took over and I was blown away by how good his live performance was. He filled the spot right in like no one else could have for sure.
@anonymousfromthesouth3802
2 ай бұрын
Yes, but Dusty will remain Dusty
@tedjames17
2 ай бұрын
@@anonymousfromthesouth3802 Dusty was shizzznik
@tedjames17
2 ай бұрын
Dusty was the backbone and the back beat he's going to be missed for sure
@IamME-id8mg
2 ай бұрын
I believe he would be happy his band mates could go on. but he would shake his head when listening to them.
@perezfecto
4 ай бұрын
ZZ Top is like a good old Peterbilt truck going down the highway. Smooth and strong. Dusty would be proud.
@Electrichead64
4 ай бұрын
A Peterbilt is just a Kenworth in drag.
@ShawnShipstad
4 ай бұрын
Yes, I miss the Arena days of the 80`s
@Electrichead64
4 ай бұрын
@@ShawnShipstad I miss my youth and health of the 80s where I would be able to stand an all day arena fest. Now? Forget it.
@DougSmith-kh6kp
4 ай бұрын
The Reverend Gibbons has the blues running through his veins
@gregsimmons694
4 ай бұрын
Top rocks! Jesus saves sinners!
@sentry8535
4 ай бұрын
That's what is great about ZZ TOP ' They always looked old and so time doesn't change their appearance
@bradalford9829
3 ай бұрын
I WAS JUST THINKING THAT SAME THING and then saw your comment. Right on !
@Twobarpsi
3 ай бұрын
Yes!
@DavidGregory-qw4ws
3 ай бұрын
Bigod it's ruined there sound
@davidanalyst671
3 ай бұрын
what are you talking about one of them died last year.
@bradalford9829
3 ай бұрын
@@davidanalyst671 Dusty picked Elwood as his replacement, cant replace a rock legend. But he's doing a great job, Yes it will sound different, but Im happy to see them go on. Senty's comment means that they always did look older and you cant see their features so they havent changed appearance wise.
@innocentvictim9920
4 ай бұрын
I helped set up their stage here in Anchorage. What an honor and privilege to have done that and watch the show. RIP Dusty. 💔
@georgeburns8447
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Gofer!
@adspur
4 ай бұрын
Bet it was a great time!That’s what ZZ Top brings.Killer tunes and great time!II’m glad you got to do that and thanks for sharing.
@chrismonroe3226
4 ай бұрын
Right on brother!
@1972BoNeZ666
4 ай бұрын
I devolved the the film that this was shot on 🙄
@James-ze5tq
4 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@darktoadone5068
4 ай бұрын
For those of you that don't know Elwood, he's got one hell of a resume. Joe Perry, Steve Vai, Puddle of Mud, Izzy Stradlin and Gilby Clarke [Guns ‘N’ Roses], Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. He's been in the music industry for over three decades.
@Frisbieinstein
4 ай бұрын
The requirement of awesome beardology narrowed down the field a lot.
@martymartin2894
4 ай бұрын
All that but he ain't no dusty that's for sure.
@martymartin2894
4 ай бұрын
His playing is stiff, not like dusty without a pick and had more feel and flow.
@martincox9691
4 ай бұрын
The bass chops, the epic beard, and the name “Elwood”. There could be no other.
@dkjazzz
4 ай бұрын
@@martymartin2894He ain’t trying to be ! 🙄. He’s a perfect fit for the. “Top”
@jamescabaniss5857
3 ай бұрын
I bought this 8 tract tape (Rio Grande Mud) off a guy who sold albums out of his car's trunk on State St. in Salt Lake City in 1971. No one in the city had ever heard this type of music before. I blasted it on my car's Muntz Stereo for all to enjoy. Yep, I was COOL and HIP, lol.
@VirgilJohnson-gc6vd
3 ай бұрын
Right on.Sounds like some good times.Love early TOP
@bobbymarion7330
3 ай бұрын
Hell yeah brother!! C.C. Tx.
@donsmore
3 ай бұрын
Ah yeah. Me and my tres hombres enjoyed some Rio grande mud too. Rock on 🤘
@RockDawg77
4 ай бұрын
It's icons like ZZ Top that are keeping this country's culture from imploding on itself.
@BrianCarnevaleB26
4 ай бұрын
So tight!
@paulhasenauer4166
4 ай бұрын
They broke the mold with Mr Gibbons!!!!!👍🎸🎼😎👏
@gregsimmons694
4 ай бұрын
Top rocks. Jesus saves!
@lpluva1
4 ай бұрын
My favorite riff of all time. But so simple, that I felt stupid when I learned it. Billy is utterly unique, and has no peer.
@spencergrady5501
4 ай бұрын
It's a great riff.
@jackhaugh
4 ай бұрын
He was Jimmy Hendrix’s favorite guitar player.
@digdigger4277
4 ай бұрын
no peer, you americans.
@lfader
3 ай бұрын
@@jackhaugh also mentioned Terry Kath ...
@robinblackmoor8732
3 ай бұрын
It is that dirty filthy tone he has on the guitar that is the special touch. A lot of ZZ Top is just blues. The tone set up on the guitar is just so dirty. Not a lot of people play them that way.
@B-MO_
4 ай бұрын
The F'n definition of cool & swag 💯 R.I.P. Dusty 🙏
@tmcmojo2292
4 ай бұрын
One of the best power trios of all time
@kennethsmith8968
4 ай бұрын
now they r just 1 of the best power dous of all time.r.i.p. dusty hill.
@VirgilJohnson-gc6vd
3 ай бұрын
Damn Straight
@JUS-SAYIN1536
4 ай бұрын
Don't get no better. I never tire of ZZ Top. Met Dusty in our dentist's lobby in the Woodlands, TX., very cordial guy.
@rayprevailer8454
4 ай бұрын
Much respect. These guys have been a first class act all along!
@shaneb4923
4 ай бұрын
The Older He Gets The Better He Sounds!!! Just Like Fine Wine!!
@rickfoster1078
4 ай бұрын
Grandpa..
@kerryewen3624
4 ай бұрын
Get your hearing checked .
@OlinKreutzRules
4 ай бұрын
Just curious but……how does fine wine sound? Asking for a friend.
@Andy22882
4 ай бұрын
@@OlinKreutzRules It's like new wine, but older I think.
@druwk
4 ай бұрын
Love Top! Appreciate that they can still get out there. Frank rock solid. Billy is legend. RIP Dusty 😢 Welcome Elwood 😊
@gregsimmons694
4 ай бұрын
Top rocks! Jesus saves sinners
@augmentedhat16
4 ай бұрын
ZZ Top - probably the only band with any guts to keep going despite losing a key member. Respect ✊ and the great thing is, Dusty actually wanted the band to keep going. All the other bands no longer around simply just break up - Zeppelin, Sabbath, Queen (Brian can sing, Roger can sing. Jason should have filled in for his Dad years ago and Black Sabbath could have kept going with another vocalist like Glenn Hughes or just bring back Tony Martin. Every band should keep going. No matter what.
@Scott__C
3 ай бұрын
I disagree. Depends on the band and the circumstance. Particularly Zeppelin, I think had about the most unique different musicians that only that combination could have made the music they did. Robert didn't have any real desire to just keep trying to go out and play the hits. We got two albums with him and Page and the O2 concert which I thought sounded great but some of the songs were tuned down. And I think he also knew if they did that it wouldn't be as good as what they'd done and people would have to pay a fortune to see them. No matter how good of singers Brian and Roger are, they aren't Freddie. Look at Foreigner now, though they're all great musicians, are basically just a tribute act.
@davidhaynes3126
4 ай бұрын
Hard to believe that I’m on Route 66 now. Saw ZZ Top in Calgary 1975 with a band named Heart ? ❤️ It was amazing. Prime time. Loved the show. Loved the sounds. We were all blown away. Just got paid, Jesus left Chicago, Brown Sugar etc.
@VirgilJohnson-gc6vd
4 ай бұрын
Always been a TOP fan,love early ZZ Top-pre 1980.
@richardalexander4300
3 ай бұрын
Heart is/will be coming your way soon !!! Was in the music net. One of the sisters is getting medical problems worked on now.
@jamescabaniss5857
3 ай бұрын
Now that is music!!!
@IamME-id8mg
2 ай бұрын
They call RAP music too. But I don't agree. I'm sorry, but when you lose a member of such a small band that's responsible for vocals? It's simply sub-par unless you can replace them to the 'T'. Journey managed to do it, but others have failed. (Foghat comes to mind, even though Charlie Huhn is an old friend of mine).
@luisbogad23
4 ай бұрын
It's wonderfull to see ZZtop still alive, amazing!!!
@Slail
3 ай бұрын
RIP Dusty Hill
@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697
4 ай бұрын
I think Dusty would approve. What a score,,,,,Elwood brought Billy and Frank back to the surface, and beyond. They have a fresh new feel with Elwood. RIP ,,,,,,Dusty
@martymartin2894
4 ай бұрын
Don't even attempt to say it's better, dusty is a huge part of this band. Can't hear any bass here anyway
@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697
4 ай бұрын
@@martymartin2894 Didn’t say Elwood was better, but as a musician trying to step into Dusty’s shoes. They couldn’t have found anyone more qualified. Obviously Dusty was an Iconic Rock Star that was part of an historic band and was a partner in writing their songs.
@johnathandavis3693
4 ай бұрын
@@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697 Elwood has the monster bass hooks -that Dusty CREATED- down pretty good. Fan since 1974...
@PallesWorld6309
4 ай бұрын
@@martymartin2894 Why so grumpy? Appreciate it for what it is or do something else instead of coming here whining. 🤨
@dkjazzz
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💥💥💥
@cblifeform8535
4 ай бұрын
They always be a unique sound. May they keep rocking for eternity.
@margateswede
4 ай бұрын
While other bands struggle to match their original energy from back in the day, Billy and co just slide deeper into the groove.
@themayor3263
2 ай бұрын
Frank Beard such a groove master. Always playing in and out the beat. Pushin & pulling setting that ZZ GROOVE....
@todmaroosis7855
4 ай бұрын
Truly one of the greatest guitarist ever
@GODHATESADOPTION
4 ай бұрын
Dimebags n Hendrixs #1 guitarist was Billy
@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214
4 ай бұрын
Welcome back boys. what a great sound ZZTOP
@Tigerfan50
4 ай бұрын
Saw these guys in Belton, TX last year. Amazing concert!!
@ZippyThePinhead
4 ай бұрын
Got to see them around 2010, and was as expected a great show. Although Dusty isn't with us anymore, I think Elwood has done a fine job of taking over the bottom end while showing respect to Dusty at the same time.
@TimSchmidt_art
4 ай бұрын
So glad Dusty’s replacement has that look! (Great musician too of course)
@TexasKid747
4 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Texas.
@jsamc
3 ай бұрын
The new guy rocks !!
@LoriAgnew-qp9hd
4 ай бұрын
Love these guys - seen them many times always great!!
@VirgilJohnson-gc6vd
4 ай бұрын
Saw ZZ Top once,around 1980 at the astrodome-Houston.3 bands,Fabulous Thunderbirds,Top then the Stones.ZZ Top opened up with Going Down,then proceeded to kick ass!I could have cared less about the rolling stones,just wanted to see "that little 'ol band from Texas".This shortly before they took over MTV.I'll never forget!!
@treydavis8834
4 ай бұрын
I met Dusty at his bar " Dustys bar" in Houston Texas back in the 80s. Sat at his table with him, what a great person, he is missed !.
@vidaiautomation
4 ай бұрын
Still sound great! ROCK ON!
@4tinfaces
Ай бұрын
Man Dusty added so much to the magic in the airwaves. Glad they still play. Only one Dusty.
@jasonbates2687
4 ай бұрын
This may be the best thing I have seen this year.
@henriquelbl
3 ай бұрын
The band with the original formation for the longest time! 🙏🏼🙌🏼 Long live ZZ Top!!! 👍🏼✌🏼🤙🏼🖖🏼🤛🏼
@russellvoigtlander5408
3 ай бұрын
No, Golden Earring! Almost 60 years!
@schreds
4 ай бұрын
that just felt like old school ZZ right thar ,, nice to see ,, and hear
@chrisweidner4768
4 ай бұрын
I was in LA when this song has just come out and KMET used it when they announced their station in periodically throughout the day. You would hear that opening iconic groove and then KMET, Los Angeles and then the song would play sometimes, and sometimes not. I’m from St. Louis when KSHE was spectacular.
@kushking420
4 ай бұрын
Seen them in 2022, front row nearly center on Billy Gibbons side. Elwood is a great replacement Such a great show in Laval QC. RIP Dusty Hill
@robertdiehl1281
4 ай бұрын
Would have been awesome to watch this performance. They sound amazing. Glad to “hear” they are still about rock and roll…
@BillRayDrums
4 ай бұрын
Still at it after all these years and sounding killer. May they have many more years left to keep on preaching this gospel.
@Itsme-ni9jk
4 ай бұрын
Was 16 ,first heard this guitar,bad ass.. Seen them@detroit age 18..im at 70 now.fast car driving!
@MrTea7
3 ай бұрын
Still one of the BADDEST licks of all time. And the slide solo still neck and neck with Duane (Statesboro) for the Best Ever. Nothing has topped it and that was in 1972! Great sound on this one too thanks a mil.
@guillermocorreatedesco2011
4 ай бұрын
a bas player and a rythm guitar on one spot in the band.... such a good idea!
@JB-tr6nu
4 ай бұрын
Saw Them Last October 4th row seats..Phenomenal ❤❤❤❤❤!!!!!
@johnstocker3840
4 ай бұрын
ZZ TOP ➖️ we love you 🎸 more and more ❤️
@Insidiousotter
2 ай бұрын
I've never seen a double neck that is both a bass and a guitar. That's badass.
@dbergum1
2 ай бұрын
I see all the comments about Dusty would be proud and what a beacon of light...I'm sorry I listened to the Top for 50 yrs..This is not the ZZ Top I knew and Loved...ZZ Top died with Dusty...RIP Dusty...
@DaleCrommie
4 ай бұрын
That guy is funky 🔥❤️
@DoyleFM
4 ай бұрын
Dusty is no doubt smiling down. I've said it before & I'll do so again: You couldn't ask for a better person to "step in Dusty's shoes" than a man named Elwood Francis. His name just SCREAMS Little Ol' Band From Texas. 🎸 🇺🇸
@Moses-Cane
2 ай бұрын
Once a legend always a legend 🎩😎👌💥🛫
@wilmerphilrivera-mercado1241
4 ай бұрын
This body never loses the touch still the best ☮️
@monicasmith7050
4 ай бұрын
Loved ZZ Top as a kid
@ronthompson95
4 ай бұрын
I literally cannot watch without wondering if the wind will blow off the bass player’s wig.
@CapAnson12345
4 ай бұрын
Long live ZZ TOP.
@detlefpastuszek1840
2 ай бұрын
Schön das die weiter gemacht haben! Ist nicht selbstverständlich bei so einer legendären Kapelle! Da haben andere schon viel früher den Schuh zugemacht!
@don-music
4 ай бұрын
I love that Elwood plays bass his own way... totally different tone and feel and notes from Dusty.... done with full due respect to Dusty Hill, the greatest texas blues rock bassist and singer ever to play in a power trio.
@karenbrown2135
4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs from them. Rock on!
@oatnoid
4 ай бұрын
King of the squeallies Reverend Billy.
@rafaelallenblock
4 ай бұрын
First song I learned when I started my first cover band. Still can't get used to seeing it played with a pick!
@bellalujosie7794
4 ай бұрын
bartended for billy a few times in houston over the years. such a nice guy!
@davidandrew5368
4 ай бұрын
Saw them at Leeds University UK, 83 or 84, for £2:50. 'Brings a smile to my face thinking about it. Brilliant live band.
@RandyFricke
4 ай бұрын
Elwood is doing a great job. Mr. Hill is honored righteously.
@Bill_N_ATX
3 ай бұрын
In a couple months I will celebrate the 50 year anniversary of seeing ZZ Top for the first time. From huge stadiums, racetracks, fair grounds, arenas, and once a small recording studio, I’ve seen them a bunch. I’m just glad they still enjoy getting out and playing. They don’t have to do it, they just want to.
@jjjohny_a5965
4 ай бұрын
great footage of a great band doing a song that will last the test of time...thanks mo sin
@User58747
3 ай бұрын
Sun, sea, sand and palm trees. Long live American Rock'n'Roll!
@shawnhuff3920
4 ай бұрын
Cheers to dusty hill and it's great to see the here the jamming section is wow
@elwoodroadsmusic9639
4 ай бұрын
There's a lot to be said about a name ;) Great addition to the band!
@bugeanuflorin1531
4 ай бұрын
One favourite band music. Thank you for posting them. Fabulous performance music. Good time for you
@robertjack4329
4 ай бұрын
These guys sound better than ALL of the other old acts still performing. I've heard recent stuff from Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Kiss, and some others and it's trully like wanting a peice of candy and getting only the wrapper.
@briantaulbee6452
4 ай бұрын
The bass is rollin hard on this one.
@birchsongsltd.6831
4 ай бұрын
Bless their hearts 💕
@jrm2fla
4 ай бұрын
Rockin that Gretsch!
@fhaquuu
4 ай бұрын
Best ZZ too song. Open E slide 🤘🤘🤘
@smrtn2441
4 ай бұрын
that guitar sound is glorious
@AlbertMoyerJr
4 ай бұрын
Cool place to rock! Right on the beach with open air. Great video!
@warpigcat
3 ай бұрын
Oh my god, how I love this riff.
@raytothet7665
4 ай бұрын
Best live band period. Billy can sing on tune when 90 percent of the lead singers can't carry a tune in a bucket.
@iracer9395
4 ай бұрын
Thats one of my favorite riffs ever. ❤
@area51audio
4 ай бұрын
Maaaan...ol Elwood fits right in.
@johnathandavis3693
4 ай бұрын
This song is one of the all-time MONSTER hooks.
@Cancun771
4 ай бұрын
I mean it's been payday every day for eons for these guys. And yet, in this steamroller of a song, they still manage to evoke the sheer elation of some regular Joe who broke his back for a meager paycheck the past two weeks. I first listened to this after buying the "sixpack" back in the day. Previously, a mere child in the 1980s, I only had been exposed to ZZ Top when _Sleeping Bag_ had rolled into the Top Forty. Let me just say it was something else and one of those rare, true eye openers.
@czipendejs
4 ай бұрын
so simple, so good, so rock'n'blues
@bobbiedeleon4845
4 ай бұрын
Elwood bringing that bottom end nicely!
@frankrizzo3922
4 ай бұрын
Saw them in March in Plant City Florida, they were fabulous ❤!
@tomtierney3812
3 ай бұрын
Elwood looka like Moses with the gray hair and the beard blowing in the wind. Dusty would be proud!!!
@railinly610
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, awesome. ZZ Top lives.
@thedevollsadvocate
3 ай бұрын
The old dude with a beard look is timeless rappers should take note
@keeferdog5617
4 ай бұрын
ONE THING YOU’LL NEVER SEE…THE “REVEREND” IN SHORTS @THE BEACH…
@mrled8555
3 ай бұрын
Frank always tight in the pocket. Saw ZZ on the Fandago tour waaay back when! $5.00 for front row seats. Good times!😊
@VasiliscuSao
3 ай бұрын
БРАВО...старый конь борозды не портит... хотя... и глубоко не пашет...)))) BRAVO....an old horse never hurts..... although. he doesn't plough deep... ))))
@CurtisHarrison-g2t
4 ай бұрын
Hilarious, making Billy wait. Thanks for the ride.
@rolandvillareal9337
2 ай бұрын
Thank God for Texas and these American treasures !
@matthewhonhorst3603
2 ай бұрын
Blessed to have seen live as the opening act for The Rolling Stones.🎸🎸🎸🎸
@guileweaver1574
4 ай бұрын
When the houndd-dog barks in the black of the night I stick my hand in my pocket and everything's alright 🤘
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