One of my favorite things about the documentary is the other musicians they talk to who were influenced by ZZ Top, which includes Steve Miller, Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys, Winston Marshall from Mumford & Sons, and a musician who I’m pretty embarrassingly obsessed with, Josh Homme from Queens of The Stone Age, Kyuss, and more. In addition to that, we get to see them perform some of their most classic songs together in the studio, such as “Shuffle in C” and “La Grange”, among others. ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas uses live concert footage, photographs, and animations to tell their history, in addition to interviews with all three members in the present. “… weaves wonderful mythology that leaves you happy for the band’s longevity and ready for more from the sharp-dressed men.” After a 3-hour long jam session, the current line-up of ZZ Top was born, nearly five decades ago. When Frank Beard moved from Dallas to Houston, he met Billy Gibbons, who had formed ZZ Top already, but the other members moved on to different careers. Bassist Dusty Hill originally had a band with his brother Rocky called The Warlocks. Thankfully, the documentary starts from the very beginning of each member’s musical career. That Little Ol’ Band From Texas acknowledges exactly how important that MTV was for their career development and for people all around the world to discover their music. As I got older and music became more important to me I discovered their older, more blues-oriented music. This was my own personal introduction to the band as a small child that started my life-long fascination with the bearded bluesmen. If you were around during the ’80s at all, you almost certainly saw one of their music videos on MTV back when they actually showed music videos. Legendary band ZZ Top is the musical manifestation of that pride.” “There’s a whole lot of pride that comes along with being a Texan. In ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,we see the origin and growth of the longest-running rock-and-roll line up of all time. Legendary band ZZ Top is the musical manifestation of that pride. There’s a whole lot of pride that comes along with being a Texan. Chances are, if you’ve met someone from Texas, they’ll be sure to let you know within the first five minutes of meeting them.
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