ZZ Top: Live from Texas
by Milton Lage
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Actor: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank BeardDirector: Milton Lage
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
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- Condition: Used, Very Good
- Format: DVD
- Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; DVD; NTSC
DVD Reviews of ZZ Top: Live from Texas
DVD Review: sparkling . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
Eliminator is very possibly the best album ZZ Top has recorded. In a brilliant move, the little old band from Texas, retooled their down and dirty, blues and boogie image, as part of the marketing strategy for Eliminator, successfully transforming themselves into cool, hip, sophisticated, modern rock icons. The makeover proved to be a turning point in the band's career. Bolstered by the popularity of their music videos, the band rocketed to new heights of popularity. ZZ Top never looked back, and although the trio has been together for decades, Live From Texas is their first full length concert DVD.
A first class production in every way, guitarist Billy Gibbon, bass player Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard, are captured in a performance that sparkles and shines like a diamond. These slicked up, sharp dressed men are consummate pros, who put on a tight, well choreographed show, churning like a well oiled machine through some of the best of their catalog. Showmanship is a big part of ZZ Top, though minus acrobatics or any wasted motion. With boots firmly on the ground, the slow rocking, rather laid back Hill and Gibbons, are fascinating and fun to watch, as on Waitin' For the Bus. The lighting scheme is often a cool blue (like the DVD cover), which generally seems to fit well with the mood of the performance. The band's sound is huge and full, seemingly more than just a three piece. The stage setup is wide open and spacious, with a slick, simple modern look. Symmetry was apparently a design criteria. The back wall appears to be clean and plain, but is deceptively complex.
The seventeen songs preformed, span the band's history. With four selections from Eliminator, and just Pin Cushion and Rough Boy from the post Eliminator era, the emphasis is definitely on the early years. The band executes the songs so effortlessly, and in such a smooth low key manner, that at times it might appear that they are performing on cruise control. The truth might be that the Texans are just the coolest, and least pretentious of rock stars. ZZ Top tunes are typically short and sweet. The concert seems to flow along quickly, even though the band seems to prefer staying in a set groove, slowing down the tempo of some of the songs. Billy treats us to some really down and dirty side work, on Just Got Paid. Things get bluesy on Rough Boy and Blue Jean Blues, but the performance finishes strongly with Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, and a super twangy Tube Snake Boogie. The guys really loosen up on an extended version of La Grange, then proceeding straight into Tush to end the show.
The paper bound case is a space saver. The liner notes are informative, but erroneously state that Pin Cushion is from Afterburner, when it is actually from the album Antenna. The bonus features include a killer live performance of Hendrix's Foxey Lady. `Dallas Show Day', is a short feature about the band and preparation for a show. The guys reminisce while playing cards, in `Poker Game'. And `Photo Shoot' spotlights ZZ Top mugging for the camera, on location in a western town. Live From Texas is just what most fans want, a virtuoso live performance, with some cool behind the scenes goodies. If you like the band, you won't be disappointed by this DVD. Enjoy, and have mercy.
Description of ZZ Top: Live from Texas
LIVE FROM TEXAS - DVD MovieThat Little Ol? Band from Texas comes up big in ZZ Top: Live from Texas, a concert recorded in Dallas in November, 2007. The hirsute trio (guitarist Billy Gibbons, bass player Dusty Hill, drummer Frank Beard) has been at it for nearly four decades now, and notwithstanding their synth-tinged commercial breakthrough in the ?80s, they haven?t changed a whole lot in that time--not that that?s a bad thing, as ZZ Top is still essentially a fine, gut-bucket blues band. In the course of this 80-minute gig, they dig deep into the back catalogue, mixing in tunes from ?70s albums like Tres Hombres, Rio Grande Mud, and Fandango, as well as more recent items from the multi-platinum Eliminator. Their themes (cars, women, good barbeque) are as eternal as their beards are long (well, not Beard?s beard; the fact that he doesn?t have one remains a source of ironic amusement), their shtick is effortlessly cool, their presentation is minimal (calling Gibbons and Hill?s moves "dancing" would be a major stretch), and their stage show is modest by Big Rock Show standards; the crowd eats it all up, especially when the band careens into a set-closing string of hits including "Legs," "Sharp Dressed Man," "La Grange," and, of course, "Tush." This is the only ZZ Top concert performance out there, and while it has occasional shortcomings (in terms of both performance and technical aspects), it?s a fine example of a veteran band that remains a potent live attraction despite long-dwindling clout as record sellers.
Bonus material is highlighted by Gibbons, Hill, and Beard playing poker while reminiscing about everything from opening for the Rolling Stones and the menagerie (buzzards, longhorn steer, tarantula, etc.) that accompanied the band on a long ago tour to Paula Abdul?s attempt to teach the boys some dance steps (the results speak for themselves). Their version of Jimi Hendrix?s "Foxey Lady" is pretty cool, too. --Sam Graham
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