Yeah, it was great to see ZZ Top on the BBC show 'Later with Jools Holland.' James Harman is a top quality blues man. He played in a great band with Hollywood Fats - check-out Hollywood Fats.
LYRICS : To see if you were at home. Your shade was down, there wasn't even a sound But something told me you weren't alone. What in the world can a nasty dog do But try to get next to you? Don't laugh 'cause it ain't funny. Look how it happened to me. It could happen to you, you could be a fool too And it'd leave you in misery. I guess there's nothin' more funky king can do But to try to get next to you.
I'm a huge fan, and I think it's kick ass for The Rev. Willie G. to improvise on the lyrics. Probably a combination of not caring/forgetting. The music was badass, so who really gives a damn. Thanks for posting!
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What is that guitar the Rev Billy G is playing? It looks like a single (P-90) pick-up Les Paul goldtop. No pick-up selector switch (obviously), no scratchplate & a single volume and tone control. A very unusual guitar. I wasn't aware that Gibson made single pick-up Les Pauls. However, that doesn't look like a Gibson logo on the headstock. The body looks pretty battered but the tone is pure Gibbons. Can anyone shed any light?
Looks like a Gibson logo on the headstock to me, look at 1:10-1:12. I'll bet it's a custom job they did for him, he's got tons of custom fiddles. This performance is a bit shaky in places but the tone is always happnin' . Dig Dusty's dirty bass sound...
Yes, King, you're correct, it is a Gibson, despite the fact that the logo looks a bit strange around 1:21-1:26. It's apparent on the other two performances from Later: 'Stop Breaking Down Blues' & 'What's Up with That'. If the LP is a custom job, it's a very old one judging from the distressed nature of the top. Could it be a prototype of a model that never went into production? Gibbons gets an amazing tone from the single-coil bridge pick-up. Maybe I can get Gibson to make me a copy.
@dmhughdie As far as I know it is a prototype, I believe I read it somewhere that Billy has a much sought after Les Paul prototype fitting this description. He was playing some Tokai Les Paul style guitars at this time, but I think they were all twin humbucker guitars with Tune-o-matic bridges. Either way, its a beauty, and Billy always has killer tone!
No, we're both wrong. It's not a Gibson. Check out 'Stop Breaking Down Blues' at around 3:08. Looks like it says 'Tokai' on the headstock. A Japanese replica, I believe. No Tune-o-matic bridge either, just a wraparound tailpiece. Looks great, though.
Good eye DM, Tokai made some excellent guitars. The Strat SRV has on the cover of Texas Flood (I think) is a Tokai strat copy. I'm sure the "relic" job is form the factory. It's got one helluva tone. Have Mercy Miss Percy!
my god, this powertrio begilded my, ond probably many others, boring swedish youthhood with LP:s like tres hombres, tejas & many moore, i also had the luck to speak to mr Gibbons on their visit in Sthlm -85, he is a gentleman without mannerism, they are so damned cool and asskicking!
Er.....come to think of it, he's actually been singing this song nearly 40 years. Looks like Mr. Gibbons isn't the only one who had a senior moment there. I'm now off to stand in the corner wearing a big pointy hat with a "D" on it!
I think so. Mind you he's only been singing this song for 30 years or so. He'll get better with practise. lol, joking aside, they are still probably the best live act on the planet. Long may they continue!
TONE comes from Fingers not just guitars n' amps. Ask any pro guitar tech, Eddie V sounds like Eddie V even through Claptons gear and vice versa. He's prolly got a Marshall JMP-1 preamp under the stage but Oranges and Marshalls are just a modded 59 Bassman circuit so they sound similar. Rev. Willy G. is truly awesome! Buy everything from their first album through El Loco and you got the best of Texas Blues N Boogie. Have Mercy Miss Percy!
It's in Elimination. It's a post Eliminator and pre Afterburner book about the band. Can't remember if it was Billy who described it himself or a journalist.Need to dig it out and have a read actually. Not read it in a while.I can hear where he's coming from, though.
I possibly didnt explain the last comment. the ZZ Top sound has,in the past been described as sounding like a car with four flat tyres driving on mud.did anybody know what i was talking about ;-) ?
I assume you are talking about their laid back groove. They definitely have it down cold. Not an easy thing to do either, so many bands sound stiff or hyper when playing blues based stuff.
Question, I just posted a video that I created featureing one ZZ Tops songs and you tube disabled the audio how do you post their songs and get away with it?
@retrobiker I don't think they bother unless they're selling it on DVD. It's not as if advertisers are going to pull out either... It's not worth the time.
I think, although I may be mistaken, if it is a live version it is easier, it tends to be studio versions that cause the problem because the labels have the rights to the original sound recording.
Fucking awesome!!!! from the best band on the planet, ZZ TOP. Even after 40 years they are still brilliant as the Live from Texas video proves. Hope to see them at Download!!! Rock on forever dudes.
This song jams. I can remember listening to it in high school in 1976. This is the best version I have heard. Saw them in Arizona in 1980..jamming at the Coliseum
Awesome vid... I have loved this song for years and years and years.. love the tempo..love the nasty sound..wished it was longer and here it is on youtube.. love this!!!!
Well, I knocked down on your door, baby, To see if you were at home. Your shade was down, there wasnt even a sound But something told me you werent alone. What in the world can a nasty dog do But try to get next to you? Dont laugh cause it aint funny. Look how it happened to me. It could happen to you, you could be a fool too And itd leave you in misery. I guess theres nothin more funky king can do But to try to get next to you. Mm, well.
That "retard" is jules holland performing proper inunsiation. Do the world a favour and get your own language before smirking at clearly pronounced words. zz top and robert de niro carry on speaking english though
Could anything EVER sound any better than those Oranges? I'm sitting here in awe and cannot stop watching this, the tone is melting me, the both do an unreal job on the vocals in this particular show, it's so fucking sick!!!! Anyone know what else Billy had in his setup in this era?
Billy sounds the same regardless of what is on stage. It's a pretty poorly kept secret he is usually plugged into a Fender Deluxe Reverb somewhere under the stage or behind it. The stuff on stage is just for show and endorsement bucks.
Wrong, they only used Rio Grande's in the mid 70's, and Im guessing you didnt know - a Rio Grande was just a Marshall that was recovered and tweaked a bit by a guy in Texas. It was nothing special.
I don't know. But did you notice that Billy has his head upside down? (If the tubes originally hang upside down, this inversion would put the tube above the amp chassis, letting the head rise up & away from the amp innards. If not, I dunno . . . ) Either way, he's so cool.
Who needs "Metal and Techno shredding" when there is classic Texas blues such as this. The guys are so cool, the charisma is there for all to see and hear. Thanks for the posting. (not bad for a track dating back to the early seventies)
Yeah, it was great to see ZZ Top on the BBC show 'Later with Jools Holland.' James Harman is a top quality blues man. He played in a great band with Hollywood Fats - check-out Hollywood Fats.
Musicartsandcoffee 7 months ago
First Class
Rondeleks 8 months ago
Frank Beard is a fucking god
justinwbancroft 8 months ago 3
that guitar tone is soo soo motherf*cking cool! love to get it...but it is the feel, it's in the fingers and in his soul....
expchris 10 months ago
zz top rules, kicks ass.. they don´t eat honey, the chew the bees, hehe
crozzara 10 months ago
I think Billy Gibbons was drunk but they still rock
darkwavez 10 months ago
1:17 That solo is SO Badass
mrmogensen 11 months ago
James Harman on harp. Thank you, baby.
NatureBoy1957 1 year ago
Anyone that dont think this is cool has a problem!!
neckpain09 1 year ago 2
Just call him Reverend Willie. . . .
Oh yeah. . .
RamBam3000 1 year ago
This is a classic!!!
BigNeonGlitterGirl 1 year ago
What the hell was that at 1:00 ? lol
BigNeonGlitterGirl 1 year ago
@BigNeonGlitterGirl He got his lyrics wrong-haha-oops........
BigNeonGlitterGirl 1 year ago
If you like this check out ZZ Top "Rythmeen" and tracks from that album. Awsome, the guys are back to this kind of sound on Rythmeen.
PED51 1 year ago
Is Billy playing "Pearly Gate"?, or is it just another gold-top from his collection?
BCRSIX 1 year ago
@BCRSIX He used in this video a Tokai Love Rock Les paul.
zzfanhun 1 year ago
@zzfanhun Cool! Thanks
BCRSIX 1 year ago
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@BCRSIX I think he used in this video a Tokai Love Rock Les paul.
zzfanhun 1 year ago
YouseckRebel 1 year ago
sound qualitys rough but this is a great jam.
atltom58 1 year ago
One of my all time favs, thanks for sharing.
nudderone 1 year ago
I'm a huge fan, and I think it's kick ass for The Rev. Willie G. to improvise on the lyrics. Probably a combination of not caring/forgetting. The music was badass, so who really gives a damn. Thanks for posting!
lookingforfun70 1 year ago
Yeah-yeah, a Tokai Les Paul.
zzfanhun 1 year ago
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deagla2 1 year ago
What is that guitar the Rev Billy G is playing? It looks like a single (P-90) pick-up Les Paul goldtop. No pick-up selector switch (obviously), no scratchplate & a single volume and tone control. A very unusual guitar. I wasn't aware that Gibson made single pick-up Les Pauls. However, that doesn't look like a Gibson logo on the headstock. The body looks pretty battered but the tone is pure Gibbons. Can anyone shed any light?
dmhughdie 2 years ago
Looks like a Gibson logo on the headstock to me, look at 1:10-1:12. I'll bet it's a custom job they did for him, he's got tons of custom fiddles. This performance is a bit shaky in places but the tone is always happnin' . Dig Dusty's dirty bass sound...
kingofthebrittains 2 years ago
Yes, King, you're correct, it is a Gibson, despite the fact that the logo looks a bit strange around 1:21-1:26. It's apparent on the other two performances from Later: 'Stop Breaking Down Blues' & 'What's Up with That'. If the LP is a custom job, it's a very old one judging from the distressed nature of the top. Could it be a prototype of a model that never went into production? Gibbons gets an amazing tone from the single-coil bridge pick-up. Maybe I can get Gibson to make me a copy.
dmhughdie 2 years ago
@dmhughdie As far as I know it is a prototype, I believe I read it somewhere that Billy has a much sought after Les Paul prototype fitting this description. He was playing some Tokai Les Paul style guitars at this time, but I think they were all twin humbucker guitars with Tune-o-matic bridges. Either way, its a beauty, and Billy always has killer tone!
fuzzleredmenn 1 year ago
No, we're both wrong. It's not a Gibson. Check out 'Stop Breaking Down Blues' at around 3:08. Looks like it says 'Tokai' on the headstock. A Japanese replica, I believe. No Tune-o-matic bridge either, just a wraparound tailpiece. Looks great, though.
dmhughdie 2 years ago
Good eye DM, Tokai made some excellent guitars. The Strat SRV has on the cover of Texas Flood (I think) is a Tokai strat copy. I'm sure the "relic" job is form the factory. It's got one helluva tone. Have Mercy Miss Percy!
kingofthebrittains 2 years ago
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dmhughdie 2 years ago
Jeez, this is confusing! Looks like the 'Tokai' logo is printed on a piece of gaffer tape. Who knows what this is?!
dmhughdie 2 years ago
tone is pure gibbons coz it comes from his fingers...he sounds the same on most guitars..... guess he is born with it ...you cant buy that dude..!!!
pmay222 2 years ago
@pmay222 That and he pinches those harmonics with a Mexican Peso coin, so it is told
cemott3rd 1 year ago
@cemott3rd I think he uses a Peso only for studio work...in live shows he never had it...
lollo1991 1 year ago
@lollo1991 Were you looking with binoculars? Maybe it was a quarter! ;-)>
cemott3rd 1 year ago
@cemott3rd Go and Google "Ken Rodenas". You can see all the BFG's picks.
He used both: a quarter and a peso for a pick. BTW I'm gonna see ZZTop the 14th of July here in Italy! I'm so stoked! Cheers man!
lollo1991 1 year ago
@pmay222 that's right man!
lollo1991 1 year ago
my god, this powertrio begilded my, ond probably many others, boring swedish youthhood with LP:s like tres hombres, tejas & many moore, i also had the luck to speak to mr Gibbons on their visit in Sthlm -85, he is a gentleman without mannerism, they are so damned cool and asskicking!
ztormar 2 years ago
God Bless USA..
If you can do better, show me your 30yr
tour schedule...they fkilll..ss
hhomer 2 years ago
nope, it ain't pearly gates.
idriss213 2 years ago
Eel jeffe holler mucho mas
koenraad72 2 years ago
Er.....come to think of it, he's actually been singing this song nearly 40 years. Looks like Mr. Gibbons isn't the only one who had a senior moment there. I'm now off to stand in the corner wearing a big pointy hat with a "D" on it!
SpuriousEmission 2 years ago
Well you are both forgiven... lol
Heck I always wondered how a band would handle that well in front of a camera... now I know..
77vwbusman 2 years ago
fuck off dickfaces. ZZ is the greatest ever. your mother sucks cocks in hell--bitches.
fishnmagician 2 years ago
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77vwbusman 2 years ago
AHOLE we both love the band, I guess that was to complicated for you to understand the banter...
77vwbusman 2 years ago
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77vwbusman 2 years ago
I think so. Mind you he's only been singing this song for 30 years or so. He'll get better with practise. lol, joking aside, they are still probably the best live act on the planet. Long may they continue!
SpuriousEmission 2 years ago 2
He Left out the verse: Look how it happened to me
nemoviesnews 2 years ago
Dusty gets one of the best bass sounds ever!
jgowrie 2 years ago
maybe after Steve Harris
Navigat0Rm 2 years ago
If you like this grab the new double down DVD coming out this month. you'll fucking love it!
mootle661 2 years ago
Pearly Gates sounds awesome, bluesrock doesn't get any better than this.
grits4supper 2 years ago
I don't think that's Pearly Gates. She is a '59 Burst, he's playing a dark-back gold top (as far as I can tell).
I'm sure he retired Pearly. She was a knock-out though, you're right.
Sunbrst 2 years ago
That's the meanest, badest, bestest drummer in the whorld!
WDeeGee 2 years ago
Might we be forgetting a Mr. Bonham?
Still, this guy is totally awesome at drums, like seriously good. But I prefer Bonzo.
goomania101 2 years ago
TONE comes from Fingers not just guitars n' amps. Ask any pro guitar tech, Eddie V sounds like Eddie V even through Claptons gear and vice versa. He's prolly got a Marshall JMP-1 preamp under the stage but Oranges and Marshalls are just a modded 59 Bassman circuit so they sound similar. Rev. Willy G. is truly awesome! Buy everything from their first album through El Loco and you got the best of Texas Blues N Boogie. Have Mercy Miss Percy!
kingofthebrittains 2 years ago
It's in Elimination. It's a post Eliminator and pre Afterburner book about the band. Can't remember if it was Billy who described it himself or a journalist.Need to dig it out and have a read actually. Not read it in a while.I can hear where he's coming from, though.
SpuriousEmission 2 years ago
I possibly didnt explain the last comment. the ZZ Top sound has,in the past been described as sounding like a car with four flat tyres driving on mud.did anybody know what i was talking about ;-) ?
SpuriousEmission 2 years ago
I assume you are talking about their laid back groove. They definitely have it down cold. Not an easy thing to do either, so many bands sound stiff or hyper when playing blues based stuff.
reissue 2 years ago
Four flat tyres on mud!
SpuriousEmission 2 years ago
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trevmm 2 years ago
Question, I just posted a video that I created featureing one ZZ Tops songs and you tube disabled the audio how do you post their songs and get away with it?
dealfinderforu 2 years ago
I guess the BBC do not persue copyright infringers.
retrobiker 2 years ago 7
@retrobiker I don't think they bother unless they're selling it on DVD. It's not as if advertisers are going to pull out either... It's not worth the time.
CMalburn 1 year ago
I think, although I may be mistaken, if it is a live version it is easier, it tends to be studio versions that cause the problem because the labels have the rights to the original sound recording.
fuzzleredmenn 2 years ago
@dealfinderforu You have to include copy right credits to the band and disclaim ownership.
greatunclekevin 5 months ago
one of their earlier tunes.. i love it!...
custardpie40 2 years ago
It's fun to see BFG loose himself in the lyrics of the second verse. A very rare mistake by that man...
mcfilip 2 years ago 3
Great performance! They need to do this one live more often.
Sheiky06 2 years ago 4
best blues boogie band of all time billy you fuckin legend check out my channel for more
trevmm 2 years ago
Fucking awesome!!!! from the best band on the planet, ZZ TOP. Even after 40 years they are still brilliant as the Live from Texas video proves. Hope to see them at Download!!! Rock on forever dudes.
TresHombreszz 2 years ago 2
Cup o' tea, luv?
El135o 2 years ago
Awsome vid/song/band...Lacks the intensity of the album version and some covers I've heard though.
dimez4ever 2 years ago
Oh Nasty! Oh Funky! Love it!
rkguy 2 years ago
This song jams. I can remember listening to it in high school in 1976. This is the best version I have heard. Saw them in Arizona in 1980..jamming at the Coliseum
chukieman007 2 years ago
Awesome vid... I have loved this song for years and years and years.. love the tempo..love the nasty sound..wished it was longer and here it is on youtube.. love this!!!!
artieanderson 2 years ago 2
peterm3964 2 years ago
That "retard" is jules holland performing proper inunsiation. Do the world a favour and get your own language before smirking at clearly pronounced words. zz top and robert de niro carry on speaking english though
mootle661 3 years ago
Wow. how can you not love zz top
c2gindustries 3 years ago 21
LOVE IT!
jakerandall123 3 years ago 9
Bluezzz
Airbus9e 3 years ago 2
Ladie and gentlemen. The fantastic ZZ Top!
johnk8687 3 years ago 3
God bless texas.
BluesyPea 3 years ago 4
I don't think there is much doubt that the Rev used a very similar setup to this when they recorded Rhythmeen, it's so fucken' epic!!!
OscarBubb 3 years ago
Could anything EVER sound any better than those Oranges? I'm sitting here in awe and cannot stop watching this, the tone is melting me, the both do an unreal job on the vocals in this particular show, it's so fucking sick!!!! Anyone know what else Billy had in his setup in this era?
OscarBubb 3 years ago
Billy sounds the same regardless of what is on stage. It's a pretty poorly kept secret he is usually plugged into a Fender Deluxe Reverb somewhere under the stage or behind it. The stuff on stage is just for show and endorsement bucks.
ih8thishit 3 years ago
Wrong--they always used Rio Grande amps.
El135o 2 years ago
Wrong, they only used Rio Grande's in the mid 70's, and Im guessing you didnt know - a Rio Grande was just a Marshall that was recovered and tweaked a bit by a guy in Texas. It was nothing special.
ih8thishit 2 years ago
Right, now I remember seeing stacks of Orange amps at a 1997 ZZ concert.
I read they got the Rios at Jake's Amp and Bait Shop with the first big royalty check from "La Grange".
El135o 2 years ago
Hey, what kind of Oranges are these motherfuckers playing through?
Aparashi 3 years ago
I don't know. But did you notice that Billy has his head upside down? (If the tubes originally hang upside down, this inversion would put the tube above the amp chassis, letting the head rise up & away from the amp innards. If not, I dunno . . . ) Either way, he's so cool.
1thedavedave 3 years ago
oops. I meant let the *heat* rise up & away from the amp. Can't type, and can't figure out how to edit a posting.
Doesn't change anything: He's unbelievable.
1thedavedave 3 years ago
Im highly honored to be here on this page with ZZTOP !
talmoncus 3 years ago 3
What a groove!
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chuckdawobbly 3 years ago
Who needs "Metal and Techno shredding" when there is classic Texas blues such as this. The guys are so cool, the charisma is there for all to see and hear. Thanks for the posting. (not bad for a track dating back to the early seventies)
PED51 3 years ago 2
the best ZZTOP song EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mgmusic 3 years ago
100% solid rhythm section here. Gives Billy all the room he needs to drive it on home.
witchman1 3 years ago
I'm in heaven.....my favorite ZZ Top song, Billy playing a single pu Les Paul (beyond cool,IMO), and as usual,tone to die for.
giantrobot9000 3 years ago
LOL, WTF did that guy who did the intro say? & at the end did he say "...the ZZ Top"? What a retard.
BigDBlues 3 years ago
ZZ TOP RULES
pacoelflaco9 3 years ago 2
This kicks so much ass that foreign ass had to be brought in so that there would be sufficient ass for zz top to kick!
johnnycog 3 years ago
Exactly! Where the hell are the uk dates? There's practically everywhere else in europe but! :0(
Grim177 3 years ago
My favourite ZZ Top track,grinding low-end power plus melody,who else can do that ?Shame they aren't coming over to England...yet.
johngolby 3 years ago 2
Thanks!
ZZTOPFIN 3 years ago
Thanx grim, i couldn't remember the title.
retrobiker 3 years ago
awesome. Thanks so much for putting these up. This tunes called "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" if you didn't know though.
Grim177 3 years ago
thanks bluespower
badboyboogie20080212 3 years ago
Great reverend Billi Gibbons, as usual. Thanks to B.P. for the notice.
JVCOSIN 3 years ago
Awesome tone! Orange amps rock! Thanks bluespower for the excellent vids as usual.
Later
johntuggle 3 years ago
thanx yet again!! rev billy g rules!!!!
bluespower 3 years ago
Thanks ;)
RevBillyG 3 years ago