I can't believe it. I've been highlighting underrated tracks on this blog since August, 2015 and we've finally reached the end with ZZ Top! Five years and 1,244 posts later!
ZZ Top are a rock trio from Texas featuring Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. Their trademark look and music videos helped make them one of the biggest acts of the 80s. ZZ Top got their start on the charts all the way back in 1972 when "Francene" landed at #69. During the 70s, they wrote a lot of songs destined to become classic rock staples like "La Grange" (#41), "Tush" (#20), and "It's Only Love" (#44).
ZZ Top retooled for the 80s and their refurbished sound took their 1933 Ford coupe into the stratosphere. The hits kept coming: "Legs" (#8), "Sleeping Bag" (#8), "Stages" (#21 - hugely underrated), "Rough Boy" (#22), to name some of thee biggest. But the charm began to wane by the close of the decade and not even their contribution to the movie Back To The Future III, "Doubleback," could rise above #50. For their accomplishments, ZZ Top was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 2004.
The boys are still cranking out their signature blend of blues and rock after all these years, but their final chart appearance was in 1991 when this overlooked single stalled at #79. Give it up for "Give It Up."
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