Legendary Rocker Saw a Dark Synth Band LIVE in the 80s--It TRANSFORMED His Sound | Professor Of Rock

Poll: What is your pick for the greatest rock album of 1983?

Those boys from Texas also have the distinction of being the ONLY band to endure 50 years without losing or changing any members!!! RIP Dusty, you sure are missed.....

I graduated High School in 1984. ZZ Top will forever be a big part of the soundtrack of my youth with Billy Gibbons being one of my favorite Guitarists of all time. I was going to take my youngest son to his first concert in Evansville, IN to see ZZ TOP when the gig was cancelled without explanation only to find out a few days later it was due to Dusty’s passing. Heaven must’ve needed a bass player.

For Depeche Mode fans, we heard about these stories way back but it’s good to know that musicians from widely divergent genres can respect and appreciate the work of fellow artists. BTW, Depeche Mode just announced an upcoming album and world tour this morning in Berlin for Spring 2023!

ZZ Top were loved across the rock and roll genre spectrum for their great sense of humour and no-bullshit demeanor.

A little late to this party, but fun fact, there’s mutual appreciation there. There’s a show on Axis TV where musicians go to a record store and pick out 5 favorite albums. Billy did an episode, picked up Violator I believe and dropped that he played on a couple of songs on Ultra I believe. My jaw dropped when I heard that. Damn!

Lying in the sun lightly baked and soakig up the pure genius that only these three guys could produce. 18 years old. Monsters of rock. Donnington 1983.

As a Houston native, I've always been proud of this band. Having Eliminator drop when I was a teenager was a special gift. I've seen them in many different sized venues from club to the Houston Rodeo which is in the Texans' stadium seating over 70K. Always in awe as to how 3 guys could put out so much sound. Very much miss Dusty. That one hurt. Great job Professor!

I cannot stop head bobbing in the car when their songs come on. Cool, smooth and just the right attitude pervades the atmosphere while listening. It's just great rock.

I wiil always remember my aunt Mary when I hear any ZZ Top song or see one of their videos. She introduced me to them. She loved their beards!!

"Jesus Just Left Chicago" is one if the baddest jams ever written...pool shooting music if ever any existed...

Eliminator was the gateway album for so many to the band's previous albums and singles - Going from Sharp Dressed Man or Legs back to La Grange, Tush, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers and so many more. Those 70s albums were thick with that blues, swampy goodness that should have made them way more famous than they already are, but I'm so glad we have those albums to go back to for sure. What's your favourite 'Top album?

I am a HUGE Depeche Mode fan (since their early days) ... and when you said ZZ Top went to a DP concert, my mind was blown. I never would have thought the cool, bluesy guys would be a fan of such a style of music.

As a devout and passionate fan of Depeche Mode, I can see why anyone, including another band, would be fascinated and inspired by their unique sound. Good for you ZZ Top !!!

My wife and I saw ZZ Top in concert at our local fair a few days before Dusty died. He wasn't there that night but it still was a great show. RIP Dusty.

When I hear “sharp dressed man” the volume is always turned up 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

ZZ Top was the first rock concert I ever went to, back in their XXX tour. I'd grown up listening to them but wasn't sure what to expect live. What I got were 3 close friends that had spent 30 years honing their craft... to say that they moved, grooved, and rocked out would be putting it mildly! Got to see them again 12 years back, and they still were phenomenal. They were opening for Tom Petty, another legend we lost far too soon.

👍 Time keeps on ticking... Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago, My first rock concert May 19, 1973 (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I've come to find out) East Tennessee State University Rory Gallagher ZZ Top $4 It was about six months before Tres Hombres came out. Rory Gallagher was pure fire right out of the gate, and I think he had as much fun as anyone. (& someone you should check out) Then, BG and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards (but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and BG made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since. RIP Dusty, Rory, Lou, Rod. Thank You!

My dad found an original copy of Eliminator at Piranna Records in Round Rock, Tx and we could put it on and just crank it up amd listen to the blues rock sounds of true Texan legends. These men built their fame in Texas with a Texas sound with them never forgetting where they came from. His death marked a piece of my childhood slipping away slowly and I hate knowing one more piece connecting my dad and me is gone. To Dusty Hill Ride Hard Live Free and Rock on in heaven you Texan legend.

LOVE ZZ ...I crank the radio ALL the way when I hear that guitar