![]() This list features all the radio staples from "Tush" to "Gimme Some Lovin'" and plenty of heralded deep cuts like "Precious" and "Grace." Got a ZZ Top earworm we've forgotten? Simply click the "Rerank List" button and you can put the songs in whatever order you like. They even managed to survive the sterile synth production of the '80s by contrasting it against the grit in Gibbons' guitar work. I like 'em frozen but you understand I throw 'em in and wave 'em and I'm a brand new man oh yeah Twenty year old turkey in a thirty year old tin I can't wait until tomorrow. Throughout that decade Gibbons and his chugging rhythm section of bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard would crank out one dusty nugget of bluesy rock after another, always topped by one of Gibbons' searing guitar solos. Texas native and guitar firebrand Gibbons would spend the rest of the '70s proving why he'd caught Hendrix's eye with his three piece tex mex influenced power trio ZZ Top. In one of the last interviews Jimi Hendrix did before his untimely death, he was asked if there were any new guitar players he admired. LINDEN HUDSON IS IN WIKIPEDIA (do a "find" on each page for Linden)Įn.wikipedia.List of the top ZZ Top songs, as voted on by fans like you. ![]() However, remember, Linden Hudson received no recognition (a travesty). Half of the songs on the "Eliminator" album were chart hits. The album was nominated for a Grammy and was chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as being in the top 500 albums in history. TV dinners, there's nothin' else to eat TV dinners, they really can't be beat I like 'em frozen, but you understand I throw 'em in and 'wave 'em, and I'm a brand new man Oh, yeah TV dinners, they're goin' to my head TV dinners, my skin is turnin' red Twenty year old turkey in a thirty year old tin I can't wait until tomorrow, and thaw one out. Their first two albums reflected the strong blues roots and Texas humor of the band. Make note: The ZZ Top "Eliminator" album achieved the rank of "Diamond" which is multitudes above "platinum" (Diamond status begins at 10 times platinum, it's huge). It is a record.made in the Usa, with a picture cover and all artwork. Although Linden is still living, he's like a ghost returning to haunt Billy Gibbons. Read about Linden's shitty "Eliminator" album experience at: /press/ and at /lindens-fame/ But we followed suit, and the synthesizers started to show up on record.” Youre watching the official music video for ZZ Top - TV Dinners from the album Eliminator.Subscribe to the Rhino Channel. Linden had no fear and was eager to experiment in ways that would frighten most bands. He brought some elements to the forefront that helped reshape what ZZ Top were doing, starting in the studio and eventually to the live stage. He was a gifted songwriter and had production skills that were leading the pack at times. We had befriended somebody who would become an influential associate, a guy named Linden Hudson. Gibbons said: “This was a really interesting turning point. Gibbons broke 30 years of silence about Linden Hudson introducing synthesizers into ZZ Top's sound. MUSICRADAR DOT COM (in 2013): Journalist Joe Bosso interviewed Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top guitarist). LICKLIBRARY DOT COM (in 2013) ZZ TOP'S BILLY GIBBONS SAID: “the Eliminator sessions in 1983 were guided largely by another one of our associates, Linden Hudson, a gifted engineer, during the development of those compositions.” (end quote) (Gibbons admits these facts after 30 years, but offers Linden no apology or reparations for lack of credits/monies) ++ (ZZ Top never gave Linden credit for his contributions nor did ZZ Top management opt to share royalties with him for his work on ELIMINATOR) ++ ![]() "TV Dinners" at: /texasman-1/tv-dinners-original-zz-top-song-prototype-sample-clipsĬLASSICBANDS DOT COM said: “According to former roadie David Blayney in his book SHARP DRESSED MEN: sound engineer Linden Hudson co-wrote much of the material on the ZZ Top ELIMINATOR album.” "I Got The Six" at: /texasman-1/i-got-the-six-original ![]() "Dirty Dog" at: /texasman-1/dirty-dog-song-prototype-from "Legs" at: /texasman-1/legs-song-by-zz-top-pre-release-proto-type-recording-clip
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