ZZ Top sat with MuchMusic’s Terry David Mulligan to discuss the making of 1990’s Recycler, and their cameo in Back to the Future III.
These segments were recorded from a Much Spotlight.
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There we go, I do wish they’s answer the question of why they don’t play anything from Afterburner except bloody Rough Boy
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Good question Harrison, it’s an underrated album and I’m sure they could translate those songs live.
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Maybe not anymore, but back in the day I’m sure they could.
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They did do a few tunes from it back in the day. I can’t answer why the ignore it now. https://youtu.be/Y_9iB6wlNcc
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Wow, Sleeping Bag, I thought that would be the hardest song off Afterburner to translate to the live setting. But only those two songs, and Rough Boy from one of their best albums. It’s confusing.
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Magic. How cool are ZZ Top, though?
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I also noticed a ZZ Top Toronto gig from October 1990 popping up on YouTube.
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Caught that show a few days earlier in Winnipeg J
Great show
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Woah!
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https://superdekes.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/recycled-in-the-peg/
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At one point the Crowes were opening for ZZ. I saw Chris Robinson in a magazine saying “Billy and Dusty would be back stage, playing blues licks on acoustics with nothing but a pick and a slide. Then the show starts and they go out with programs and furry guitars, they were so disappointing on tour.”
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Than Chris ripped into ZZ and there sponsorship with a beer company for the tour and the Crowes got tossed off…
When I saw them Colin James opened..
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OH YEAH I REMEMBER THAT!
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Amazing. From the footage it seems like it was a great time to see them.
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That was my first and only time seeing them. Great show…
Tell It is such a great tune
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Very. Look how laid back they are. You couldn’t lay further back than Frank on that couch if you used science to figure it out.
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Haha. I just wish there was a wee bit more chat… and more Billy.
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I laughed at Frank Beard talking about how they all recorded Eliminator in one room together
Linden Hudson may beg to differ
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Yeah what was that all about? They played together in the same room live off the floor? It doesn’t sound that way.
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Not even close Mikey..I think Linden is correct in saying he programmed the drums off of a drum machine and Frank flipped out when he hear the final mix..
Than 6 years later he sits there and Yammers on about it playing live…
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Maybe in rehearsals they did, and maybe they programmed the drums based on how Frank played in rehearsals, but that’s stretching what he said in the video very far.
Yeah this one has sat weird with me for years so it’s nice to FINALLY actually discuss it with somebody!
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I’m thinking Afterburner was probably done the same way and even Recycler as well…
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You can hear the programming on Recyler. It sounds like a trilogy to me.
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Yup Agreed….thinking Billy did more than Guitar and vocals…
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I think in some of the music videos they’re both playing keyboards…Velcro Fly maybe.
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hahaha…thats it Man..good call
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Spotlight, great show!
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Haha I read that title as ZZ Top Talk Too Much
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Haha!
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I still love that the drummer, the only one without a beard, has the surname Beard.
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Look how laid back he is. You could not get more laid back.
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