ZZ Top vs. Stevie Ray Vaughn And Double Trouble

[RUSHHEAD666]

ZZ Top clean sweep, but originally I did vote for Couldn't Stand the Weather. I thought about it though and had to change it. I really like Couldn't Stand the Weather.

 

I love that record too Pat.

My one regret in life was when I was working the 3 to midnight shift at Safeway. Safeway owned your soul but the money was great.

I had tickets to see SRV open for Jeff Beck in Oakland.

My asshole manager at the time didn't give me my request day off.

I was going to call in sick but I figured I would catch Stevie next time around as a headliner.

Of course a year later he died in that horrific helicopter crash.

I was very upset.

 

 

That being said, I have to go with ZZ TOP.

I love every record up to "Afterburner."

I know "Afterburner" was much more commercial even more so than MTV's "Eliminator" album.

But just give me "Tres Hombres."

"Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" is my favorite song by them.

I've seen ZZ TOP twice.

The last time was in 2019 and they played "Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" live. My night was made!!!

I sometimes even love Afterburner.

 

What do you think of Recycler?

 

Channel 4 over here used "Decision or Collision" as background music for NFL highlight packages in the 90's.

 

Nice Pat. I really do love "Afterburner."

 

I'm going to give "Recycler" a spin tomorrow. I think it's good!!! After that one? Hit or miss. You like it?

I remember getting Antenna when it came out. The band appeared on Des O'Connor Tonight in 1994 playing Pin Cushion!

 

I got Antenna when it came out too. Pin Cushion is ok. Not a fan of the record Pat.

[treeduck]

ZZ Top clean sweep, but originally I did vote for Couldn't Stand the Weather. I thought about it though and had to change it. I really like Couldn't Stand the Weather.

 

I love that record too Pat.

My one regret in life was when I was working the 3 to midnight shift at Safeway. Safeway owned your soul but the money was great.

I had tickets to see SRV open for Jeff Beck in Oakland.

My asshole manager at the time didn't give me my request day off.

I was going to call in sick but I figured I would catch Stevie next time around as a headliner.

Of course a year later he died in that horrific helicopter crash.

I was very upset.

 

 

That being said, I have to go with ZZ TOP.

I love every record up to "Afterburner."

I know "Afterburner" was much more commercial even more so than MTV's "Eliminator" album.

But just give me "Tres Hombres."

"Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" is my favorite song by them.

I've seen ZZ TOP twice.

The last time was in 2019 and they played "Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" live. My night was made!!!

I sometimes even love Afterburner.

 

What do you think of Recycler?

 

Channel 4 over here used "Decision or Collision" as background music for NFL highlight packages in the 90's.

 

Nice Pat. I really do love "Afterburner."

 

I'm going to give "Recycler" a spin tomorrow. I think it's good!!! After that one? Hit or miss. You like it?

I remember getting Antenna when it came out. The band appeared on Des O'Connor Tonight in 1994 playing Pin Cushion!

 

I got Antenna when it came out too. Pin Cushion is ok. Not a fan of the record Pat.

I think it's pretty good, much better than XXX. I looked for a video of the Des O'Connor performance, nothing doing. It's listed on IMDB though.

[RUSHHEAD666]

ZZ Top clean sweep, but originally I did vote for Couldn't Stand the Weather. I thought about it though and had to change it. I really like Couldn't Stand the Weather.

 

I love that record too Pat.

My one regret in life was when I was working the 3 to midnight shift at Safeway. Safeway owned your soul but the money was great.

I had tickets to see SRV open for Jeff Beck in Oakland.

My asshole manager at the time didn't give me my request day off.

I was going to call in sick but I figured I would catch Stevie next time around as a headliner.

Of course a year later he died in that horrific helicopter crash.

I was very upset.

 

 

That being said, I have to go with ZZ TOP.

I love every record up to "Afterburner."

I know "Afterburner" was much more commercial even more so than MTV's "Eliminator" album.

But just give me "Tres Hombres."

"Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" is my favorite song by them.

I've seen ZZ TOP twice.

The last time was in 2019 and they played "Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" live. My night was made!!!

I sometimes even love Afterburner.

 

What do you think of Recycler?

 

Channel 4 over here used "Decision or Collision" as background music for NFL highlight packages in the 90's.

 

Nice Pat. I really do love "Afterburner."

 

I'm going to give "Recycler" a spin tomorrow. I think it's good!!! After that one? Hit or miss. You like it?

I remember getting Antenna when it came out. The band appeared on Des O'Connor Tonight in 1994 playing Pin Cushion!

 

I got Antenna when it came out too. Pin Cushion is ok. Not a fan of the record Pat.

I think it's pretty good, much better than XXX. I looked for a video of the Des O'Connor performance, nothing doing. It's listed on IMDB though.

 

Oh wow! Yes! XXX Is crap.

[goose]

ZZ Top clean sweep, but originally I did vote for Couldn't Stand the Weather. I thought about it though and had to change it. I really like Couldn't Stand the Weather.

 

I love that record too Pat.

My one regret in life was when I was working the 3 to midnight shift at Safeway. Safeway owned your soul but the money was great.

I had tickets to see SRV open for Jeff Beck in Oakland.

My asshole manager at the time didn't give me my request day off.

I was going to call in sick but I figured I would catch Stevie next time around as a headliner.

Of course a year later he died in that horrific helicopter crash.

I was very upset.

 

 

That being said, I have to go with ZZ TOP.

I love every record up to "Afterburner."

I know "Afterburner" was much more commercial even more so than MTV's "Eliminator" album.

But just give me "Tres Hombres."

"Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" is my favorite song by them.

I've seen ZZ TOP twice.

The last time was in 2019 and they played "Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" live. My night was made!!!

I sometimes even love Afterburner.

 

What do you think of Recycler?

 

Channel 4 over here used "Decision or Collision" as background music for NFL highlight packages in the 90's.

 

Nice Pat. I really do love "Afterburner."

 

Can you do the Velcro Fly?!?

[chemistry1973]

Any blues-boogie band that can use drum machines and create massive hits has my vote.

 

So much blues-rock is over the top serious and melancholy. It get boring.

 

ZZ made all of that fun. Just upbeat drinking music.

[J2112YYZ]

Any blues-boogie band that can use drum machines and create massive hits has my vote.

 

So much blues-rock is over the top serious and melancholy. It get boring.

 

ZZ made all of that fun. Just upbeat drinking music.

 

Yep.

 

It was even mentioned on their Netflix special how they turned the blues into fun party music.

[IbanezJem]

 

How does Mikey sound so much like Dusty Hill on this? Must be a bass thing

[Texas King]

SRV

Tres Hombres

Couldn't Stand The Weather

[tangy]

I had to go all ZZ TOP too. I LOVE THOSE RECORDS!!!!!!!!!

 

"I'm Bad I'm Nationwide!" I'm RUSHHEAD Muther Truckers! Lol

 

Earl necklace!

[pjbear05]

Stevie would have kept the blues thang alive and well into the 2000's.

This brings me to a point about Eric Johnson.

I love him too but what the hell has happened?

I wish he would put out a harder blues infused rock record with his original three piece again!!

Agreed. It's just Eric's obsession with the perfect tone, if it's not there, it's not going down.

 

Re the OP, can't vote one over the other, nope.

[RushFanForever]

Van Wilks and Billy Gibbons co-wrote this song together.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s17DbNbvvPY

Edited September 25, 2020 by RushFanForever