RIP Dusty Hill

[mikemusic]

I'll miss you Dusty
RIP

Too young

 

[Arkless Electronics]

RIP Dusty. No doubt looking down on us through some cheap sunglasses.

 

[Aethelist]

It's given a rainy day here tomorrow. Time to give these a spin and pay some respect. Texas Boogie. They did it right. Rip it up Dusty.

 

[Dozey]

So sorry to hear. I will never now hear the band.

 

[martin clark]

It's given a rainy day here tomorrow. Time to give these a spin and pay some respect. Texas Boogie. They did it right. Rip it up Dusty.

Exactly.

meanwhile:

 

[Rockmeister]

Ah.. my favourite intro, LaGrange..
RIP beardy, you done good.

 

[Aethelist]

Has there ever been a better segue than "Waiting' for the Bus" " into "Jesus Just Left Chicago" ? Gets me every time...

 

[rough edges]

In the early 90’s, they were playing a gig in Calgary, and they were staying at the Westin Hotel. Their tour bus was parked around back, and hitched to the back was a rather large Harley Davidson motorcycle trailer. I always though it would have been very cool to see them riding their hogs around the city.

Dusty. Thanks for so many great records, and all the times your music made a good time into a great time. RIP Dude

 

[Woodface]

I think I will explore the ZZ Top back catalogue, where do I start?

 

[Rug Doc]

I think I will explore the ZZ Top back catalogue, where do I start?

At the beginning! - it’s a wonderful journey.

 

[rough edges]

This is as good a place to start as any other...

 

[chiily]

A fabulous band and a sad loss.

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81212488?s=a&trkid=13747225&t=cp&vlang=en&clip=81242605

Their first "world" tour was Texas

 

[waxkinglyrical]

There’s also a Brazilian pressing of Antenna which is worth having.

 

[Aethelist]

Do NOT buy anything by them on CD. Vinyl only.

 

[Darren L]

Do NOT buy anything by them on CD. Vinyl only.

Really? Do you think they're poor quality?

I have the First Album to Eliminator and then La Futura on vinyl but I bought a box set (very cheap) of all the albums from First album to Afterburner on CD for the workshop and they sound fine, I've also a box set called Chrome, smoke and barbecue on CD which sounds pretty good.
The early albums sound great though, Bill Ham really knew how to capture the Top.

 

[mikemusic]

Most of my ZZ Top albums are on CD.
Played La Futura recently and that sounds well made to me

 

[chiily]

Do NOT buy anything by them on CD. Vinyl only.

I bought Tres Hombres on CD back in the 2002-2003 and it sounds terrible compared to the vinyl copy I have...

 

[foxwelljsly]

The first four or five ZZ Top albums were remixed and had parts re-recorded by Bill Ham after the success of Eliminator. These reissues sounded absolutely horrible and were the only way you could buy them for a long time. This was put right about 8 years ago when they were reissued. Current issues should all be the original mixes. Deguello and Tres Hombres are their best albums. I have a 192/24 download box set of all their LP's and it sounds fab - I suspect the CDs come from the same masters and should also sound great.

 

[Aethelist]

The first four are great, if patchy in parts.

Never liked Fandango and El Loco is dire. The rot set in when MTV came about and the rest is history.

As an early blues band they were great.

 

[CTank]

I have a West German Target CD of Eliminator on the way. Supposedly it’s the same mix as the vinyl, so should sound decent. Classic mid 80’s album, so good from beginning to end.