Let's add some horns to Sharp Dressed Man, said no one ever.

@jarrylwirth672

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely dreadful idea. Can’t believe the band went along with it.

@nickshaw6085

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I love horns, just not here.

@commanderinsleep2779

Ай бұрын

It’s like putting Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra on the stage together!

@vapeymcvape5000

Ай бұрын

Go and listen to LITERALLY any other rendition of it then.

@user-uu9fr4wx8x

Ай бұрын

needs more cowbells ......

I remember an interview Billy did where he talked about this performance. He said that's exactly why they hadn't done live TV before. 🤣 He said his in-ear monitors were extremely low, him and Dusty could barely hear Frank. He said the only thing they COULD hear was that "Dog gone loud ass Trumpet"!! 😂 Anyone who has seen ZZ Top knows they are extremely tight. RIP Dusty!

@KP-ni8bh

Ай бұрын

Been there. You just keep playing hoping it sounds right and you keep up..

@user-cf1vb6op5h

Ай бұрын

@@KP-ni8bh I once found myself jamming with some folks, one of whom was a Dunning Kruger harp player. He was convinced that we were psychically attuned because he "knew where you were going as you were going there", in an eight bar I-IV-V. Seriously, guy was so bad, when an irate girlfriend smashed his guitar, I had mixed feelings.

@damianchristie288

Ай бұрын

Its overdrive guitar stuff brass is too soft doesnt gell , start of sharp dressed man was uncertain possibly due to monitor issues.

@NeuKrofta

Ай бұрын

Most television performances are lip syncing and not even live.

@martintramil8084

Ай бұрын

But hey, dude was Rockin a fake beard, totally saved that train wreck 😂

An original chemistry that will never be duplicated.

@phalangeish

3 күн бұрын

Yes, because horns and guitars don't go together!

@kenharper7189

3 күн бұрын

@@phalangeish how about Chicago?

Pretty brutal. Definitely one of the performances of all time.

@leo1314ok

Ай бұрын

What!???

@zoogie980

Ай бұрын

They finished strong tho, I thought Tush sounded pretty good

LOL Doc adding the brass parts makes it sound like a Batman fight scene

@craigstraubinger8240

Жыл бұрын

Bingo!

@millionsofrecordsernieb7587

Жыл бұрын

That's insane I was thinking that as well as I am a big 60s Batman fan!

@davedarling6512

Жыл бұрын

the horns sound utterly ridiculous - like high school band level arrangement

@wj878

Жыл бұрын

@@davedarling6512 i thought exactly the same. Doesn’t work.

@daveinindy

Жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine this ... but the Tonite Show Band ruined this piece.

The horn players flubbed the intro and Billy just sang it again til they jumped in there LOL

@BC-ui9yt

10 күн бұрын

I saw them a few years back, and Billy had to restart one song.... Frank missed it cuz he was lighting a smoke. 💨 Frank kinda seemed a tad annoyed

The shot of Johnny at the very end is priceless! I got to see ZZ Top twice during the 80's. They're still one of my favorite bands.

@raysosebee8841

5 ай бұрын

Gonna see them this coming April!

@1960HikerDude

5 ай бұрын

@@raysosebee8841 you’re gonna have a great time!

@raysosebee8841

5 ай бұрын

@@1960HikerDude Oh ya! I've seen them only once before, but it was at the Houston rodeo, so it wasn't really a full concert. Gonna see them in Corpus Christi with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Black Stone Cherry. My 13 year old son's first concert. It's gonna be great!

@darrellsmith9099

3 ай бұрын

Seen their Fandango and Afterburner tour. Fandango was the best.

@marshmutt8975

2 ай бұрын

Dang 1960! Glad to see you're still getting it done! Sure do miss your DO videos. Hope all is well.

Dude on the horn really must have liked hearing himself play.

@Marc-js8rx

Ай бұрын

That "dude" was the famous Doc Severinsen. Unfortunately, for this performance, he and his "Big Band-era" mates should have sat it out. "Sometimes a man has to know his limitations." ---Clint Eastwood

@geekverve

Ай бұрын

@@Marc-js8rx Famous? I guess. I've heard the name before, but I wouldn't have been able to pick him out of a lineup.

@KB-ke3fi

Ай бұрын

@@geekverve Yeah well you haven't sold 50 million albums either, did you?

@geekverve

Ай бұрын

@@KB-ke3fi Don't need to to know he was stepping on the music, here.

@brugges

28 күн бұрын

Never heard of him either, 50 million albums sold or not, his performance sucked.

Doc and the band should have sat this one out. Trainwreck...especially the 1st song. Who wants to hear Docs horn fight with the lead guitar...not me anyway.

@eric_in_florida

Жыл бұрын

it was a real corny horn part too. sounded forced.

@EddieVanHeusen

Жыл бұрын

They (house band)!were obviously a few bars behind for the first minute or so, tough to watch!

@davedarling6512

Жыл бұрын

@@eric_in_florida suuuper cheesy, wasn't it

@jeph33

Жыл бұрын

But the Tres Amigos, being the pros they are, didn't let it throw them off🎸😎

@joeyandrews5970

Жыл бұрын

You ain’t kidding. 🥴

Billy looking over his shoulder at Doc like "what the hell???", haha.

@jeff-ds2pr

3 ай бұрын

He should have took that horn and shoved it up Doc's....

I remember watching this back in the 80's . Doc , and the boys blew it.

@brianjay692

Ай бұрын

Literally.

Billy keeps looking over like "are you guys playing the same song as us?"

Back when it was worth staying up to watch late night TV.

@andyburk4825

Жыл бұрын

Preach.

@jefferyrightmire9520

Жыл бұрын

AMEN

@KB-ke3fi

Жыл бұрын

I quit watching it when it all went left wing political.

@michaelsmith-bn6no

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, now they're all propagandists for the wokes. Biden can't even finish a sentence whilst reading from the teleprompter, but he gets a pass.

@virgilrobertsjr7870

Жыл бұрын

As a young teen I would stay up religiously to watch the Johnny Carson Show! ☆☆☆☆☆ 😎

The world needs another Johnny Carson! He was wonderful. Love ZZ Top!

@olewetdog6254

7 ай бұрын

And one less Doc Sevrenson.

@chadwickerman

6 ай бұрын

@@olewetdog6254 Doc was great and still is. He's still performing at 96.

@ImYourOverlord

3 ай бұрын

Leno never came close! 😉

@cherylbouvier9626

3 ай бұрын

It def ruins the song

@basilbcf

2 ай бұрын

Amen to that! Today's crop of so-called late night "comedians" don't hold a candle to Johnny.

Nothing like a horn section to bugger up a classic that never had a horn section. What a balls-up.

@gdavidelliott

2 ай бұрын

I can understand needing accompaniment, but that arrangement was out in left field.

I was in that audience. Totally random tivket selection and I hit the jackpot.

@kingrama2727

2 ай бұрын

Liar

@Scoleshow

Ай бұрын

@@kingrama2727 I'm Johnny

@kingrama2727

Ай бұрын

@@Scoleshow cool I’m Frankie

Thanks DOC FOR SCREWING IT UP .ZZ TOP ROCKS .👍💫💥👊👊👊.

@markv.5962

Ай бұрын

Yeah. Horrible.and they missed the changes

@johnharvey5381

Ай бұрын

This is awful!

@gregoireb3032

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought it was only Paul Shaffer who f##ked up every da#n band on the Letterman show....

@KB-ke3fi

Ай бұрын

@@markv.5962 Yeah? let's see you do it.

@markv.5962

Ай бұрын

@@KB-ke3fi are we in middle school? lets see you do it? grow up

Props. National television for the first time. The horns stepping all over the groove. They still found a way. Very Cool !

@josephtravers777

Жыл бұрын

Playing the wrong third on the bridge section...eh

@swillia420

Жыл бұрын

That horn arrangement was terrible

@user-bg2oi4bz3p

Жыл бұрын

@@swillia420 Agree. I did not want those horns in there, but since they were, a better arrangement could have sounded good or at least interesting. Sounded like circus music.

@joshszarke9077

Жыл бұрын

It's like the local high school marching band won a contest to get to play with ZZ Top. 🤣

@odaydrums

11 ай бұрын

@@joshszarke9077 hehe no lie. What is with those arrangements? Horn players are a different breed anyway

Glad that this popped up in the YT feed. ZZ Top are awesome and Carson was the absolute best talk-show host on US television.

Not lip synced. Not canned. Warts and all. Entirely enjoyable!

@gibsonfan159

2 ай бұрын

Plenty of warts. They didn't look happy at all.

@johnharvey5381

Ай бұрын

Yeah. A lot of warts.

The beard at the end was the coolest!!!! R.I.P. Johnny and R.I.P. Dusty. Two of the absolute greatest at their crafts.

@rothbj1

3 ай бұрын

RIP also Kym Herrin, the ZZ Top girl in red, died young of cancer....

Doc and Johnny with the beards...😂

@HomebrewStew

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and the only one without a beard is the drummer whose last name is... Beard.

@johnbettmann1404

Жыл бұрын

​@@HomebrewStew No kidding? People have only been pointing this out for about 40 years.

@clterry07

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnbettmann1404 lol are you serious

@RyanConnell5150

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnbettmann1404 shut up

@markhicks5962

4 ай бұрын

I noticed that beard thing years ago lol, kinda ironic isn’t it?

I didn't realize how lucky I was to see ZZ Top at the Surf Ballroom when I was 16 in 2011. I grew up listening to these guys on my folk's stereo and now my kids will do the same.

Always a big sound with just a drummer a base player and lead guitar player. What a catalog of music over the year’s.

Seen these guys live once. Absolutely amazing! No tricks, no frills, it's all them. 100% live for real and they sound incredible. If you seen the little slip up with vocals at the start, you know your not listening some pre-recording CD. ZZ top man. Absolutely top notch.

@UncleEbenezer77

Жыл бұрын

No frills? All their gear nowadays is covered in white fur. 😂 Regardless, i get ya. I first saw em in ‘89, last saw em on the 50th anniversary tour. They are phenomenal live. RIP, Dusty.

@wtywatoad

Жыл бұрын

We were fortunate enough to see them at Red Rocks on The Eliminator Tour. For that I am forever grateful.

@jameslatta6813

Жыл бұрын

You mean you "saw" these guys live once.

@yukonstriker1703

Жыл бұрын

@@jameslatta6813 Grammar Police is here LMAO

@cleophusfowler

Жыл бұрын

@@jameslatta6813 Don't see many people with the last name Latta.

72 years old and can't believe I've never come across this - Incredible !!

@yourworstnightmare5902

Жыл бұрын

Ditto….Let’s hear it for 1950 :-)

@tommcdonough6086

Ай бұрын

The thing about KZread and the internet, it is the closest thing to a time machine we have. Holy smokes I was 17 in 1985. Time is scary fast. Peace.......

One of my favorite bands. Lots of sound with just 3 guys!

@fredhughes4115

Ай бұрын

That was my first reaction when I saw them live in '76. Didn't know much about the band, didn't know that there were only 3 guys - and I could not believe the wall of sound coming from just 3 guys!

Pure down and out roadhouse. 81 rears old and still LOVE it.

Drove from California to Alaska at 19 years of age in 1975 and listened to ZZ Top on an 8Track tape player. Absolutely fantastic!

@stanislouse4168

Жыл бұрын

NJ to New Mexico in 72.

@gregandtonya5693

11 ай бұрын

Tres Hombres, No doubt ! LOL

@arightscepter

9 ай бұрын

If you went by while I was in school, junior year, at Cottage Grove High School, you passed within two hundred yards of me. I had Fandango in my 8 track box in my van. Of course I may have been out at the lake instead.

@Triple5live

Ай бұрын

What were the speakers like ?

@freedomforever6718

Ай бұрын

@@Triple5live Regular car speakers I got from a junkyard. They worked very well.

I remember when this aired, my dad came to my room and told me "John's boy's(Frank) band is on Carson". Dad wasn't happy about the house band and kept saying"Doc needs to shut the hell up and listen". ZZTop was my first concert several years before that. My uncle lived next to John Beard out in East Tawakoni and when my parents took trips, they would usually take us out there. During one of my stays out there, my uncle took me and my cousin with him and John to a bar in Oak Cliff to see them. That's one of my favorite memories.

@elinino5275

Жыл бұрын

Is that bar still there?

@williamprice507

Жыл бұрын

i said the exact same thing... he may be a fan, but that was discourteous

@madmex2k

Жыл бұрын

I agree with your Dad. The performance was great, without the horn section jumping all over the band. Its clear they really don't know the material they are trying to accompany.

@janfitzgerald3615

Жыл бұрын

Definitely could have done without Doc and the band. ZZTop doesn’t need back up!

@danteearly2050

Жыл бұрын

I just said the same as your Dad about Doc. WTH?

Pretty awesome seeing a band *actually* playing live on television

😢😢TV never could handle ZZ TOP. That's why ZZ TOP did not boogey on TV. ZZ IS A FORCE OF NATURE ROCK ON 4 EVER!!!!😂😂😂❤❤🎉🎉🎉

Dusty had a wicked voice and seldom got to show it off. Billy's voice has more character and was the go to for most of their stuff. But man Dusty had some power in his pipes!

@riverraisin1

Жыл бұрын

I thought Dusty sounded great in this performance. Just like the record.

@stephendeiss7158

Жыл бұрын

I was about to post the same thing. Powerful voice!

@rickmay3039

Жыл бұрын

Ooh ok ok

@brohawk7395

Жыл бұрын

Goin down to Mexico!! 💪🏽😎🎸

@trailerparkcryptoking5213

Жыл бұрын

Dusty was the lead singer in his brother’s band prior to ZZ Top......he can sing.....Dusty and Frank are a little lazy and didn’t offer and resistance to anyone who offered to do more of the work.....😂 true story. Once they got a wheel berry full of money they just wanted to relax and Billy had to do most of the work and song writing. Billy is a genius and a lot smarter than the other two.....Frank lives right outside of Pecan Grove Plantation in Richmond, Tx and I lived in that subdivision for years and saw Frank running up and down Pitts Rd on his golf cart. His wife was beautiful and they drove separate golf carts. My daughters went to school with his twin boys.....

Who else misses Doc and Johnny?👍

@scottmurphy650

Жыл бұрын

And Dusty.

@MikeInExile

Жыл бұрын

I miss the '80s... ;-)

@auricgold2501

Жыл бұрын

Doc is still around!

@DaveL60

Жыл бұрын

I watched a lot of Carson as a teen, and really loved what he brought every night. He was genius and I loved it: the monologues, Karnak, all of it.. Right now i think Steve Colbert is the closest I see to carrying on that legacy.

@MikeInExile

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveL60 They could get rid of Jimmy Kimmel and his political activism, and the whole late-night scene would improve _dramatically_ IMHO! ;-)

That wasn't a slip up on his part. That could have been anything, monitors, doc, who knows, and who cares. These guys are world-class musicians and they've been around to long to deserve this. They rock live and I've seen them at least ten times in Texas, Colorado, and California. Each time putting on a hell of a show. RIP sir!

ZZTO- simply the best. Sharp Dressed Man, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Precious. ❤❤❤

ZZTops first few albums are absolute treasures, dudes rock.

@classygary

11 ай бұрын

I went and saw them while still in H.S. in I think 76 but it might have been 75 or 77 🤷🏻‍♂️but yes indeed they were great and lots of fun . Nobody had that look back then in RnR . When Tush came out me and my boyhood friends where like WTF haha WTF is this .

“I ain’t look for much”…….what a great band they are!! Go ZZ Top’s!!! ❤❤❤❤❤. Omg….Johnny with that beard!! 🤣🤣

@boblozaintherealworld3577

Жыл бұрын

that was Doc too

I did electrical work at Dusty's house in San Leon in the 90s and his business manager gave us each one of those caps. I still have mine. That property is in sad shape now. It's sad to see it when you drive by. When I was there, it was the original house, not the one now. It had a winding staircase and the wall was lined with gold and platinum records. He turned the tack room in the barn into a bar/man cave.

The two amigos with pink hats and a fake beard on the trumpet?? Only ZZ TOP could pull this one off

I remember how huge Eliminator was when it came out in the 80's. Pretty cool Johnny and Doc even got into the act lol.

@user-tp3ts7my3i

Жыл бұрын

1:27

I miss real late night television. ZZ Top 😎

@Frank-sr1dz

Жыл бұрын

They are showing its reruns on one of the channels on TV however if they put him back on prime-time heed smoke all three Network

@MrBinnskinny

Жыл бұрын

@@Frank-sr1dz totally agree! Thanks brother 😎

@Frank-sr1dz

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBinnskinny ✌️✌️✌️

@Deeznuts69290

Жыл бұрын

Just good entertainment no politics

@jimc2140

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I now go to bed at 10!

*_Aside from their great music, ZZ Top was always known for their (very long) beards. Nowadays, long beards are WAY more common._* *BTW, I always thought it was quite weird/funny that the drummer (who is the only guy in the band that does NOT have a beard) is named 'Frank Beard'. And nope, I'm not kidding.* 😮😂

@vpaczkowski

2 ай бұрын

bold statement

@andyroid5028

2 ай бұрын

@@vpaczkowski I see what you did there. Well played sir... well played. 🍻😁

I saw ZZ Top open for the Rolling Stones, after the Fabulous Thunderbirds.. in Houston in '82. THAT was a pretty good concert my friend. Now Billy Gibbons is a neighbor with me here in Vegas. He just helped open the 2nd Sand Dollar Saloon downtown at the Plaza Hotel. He is a real authentic guitar rock n roll hero to me. even at 71 RIP Dusty

@andyroid5028

2 ай бұрын

*That's awesome. Do you ever see him around Vegas (or the surrounding areas)?* 👍🏼

@DMS-pq8

2 ай бұрын

Saw them just a few months before Dusty died

@danielhall-wl4ql

2 ай бұрын

can I stay all night ? just a sleepover ! invite Billy to !

@tolfan4438

2 ай бұрын

That was a cool tour . The stones were changing up their openers city to city to give the local band the exposure.

@dgrant7291

2 ай бұрын

Yes! In fact ZZ Top was in the middle of touring Europe when the Stones asked them if they would like to open for them in Houston. They stopped everything and came home and did it!@@tolfan4438

I grew up in Houston. Seeing ZZ Top at bars and private parties before they became famous was phenomenal

@johnthonig1692

Жыл бұрын

Same, but in nearby Austin. I saw SRV dozens of times at small venues ZZ as well ☮️

@bigmikessenioradventures

11 ай бұрын

@@johnthonig1692 I sat with Dusty at Houlihans and tipped a few

@theofficialdiamondlou2418

11 ай бұрын

@@johnthonig1692 I used to work with them. As an engineer for LD Systems . In fact in 2000 they were practicing in our shop. (Dusty’s wife had just divorced him , and took the house in SanLeon where their practice studio was. They were actually really nice fun loving guys. RIP Dusty you are missed …

@chrisazure1624

10 ай бұрын

I visited their ranch once.

@wooge3199

9 ай бұрын

I made sweetlove to frank beards mother in law ....in the back of a lincoln

Love the Texas Trio since 1975. Privileged to have paid good money to see them four times and in 4 different decades! God Bless Our Republic and the Rockin Blues 🙏

How come I never saw this before?? - OK, I’m English and living in Thailand - but that’s no excuse!! Best damn American band since the original Allmans - I bloody love Billy & Co. ✊🏼✊🏼

Miss DUSTY RIP!! The ending is the best, They just disappear into the night. Class act and still Doing it

I recorded this on VHS, when it first aired & watched it 1000 times. Haven't seen it in maybe 30 years, but remember everything about it. From Billy flubbing the beginning of Sharp Dressed Man, to Doc's wide-eyed expression when they disappear. I sing Tush in a band & because of this performance, I always add "No, no" after "not alone". Thanks for posting this. I'm gonna save it & watch it another 1000 times!

@Vetriot6971

Жыл бұрын

He didn't flub it, Doc with his trumpet threw him off ! Sounds stupid with the horn anyway, what's the point anyway ?

@hanginwiththehafu

Жыл бұрын

I could have done without the horns.

@agold1702

Жыл бұрын

@@Vetriot6971 exactly. Doc’s band came in at the wrong time. They finally got synced up.

@robtoc

Жыл бұрын

Nice post! My band also plays Tush as well as Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers, & La Grange....always fun to throw some ZZ Top into your setlist!!! Cheers!

@bkvike

Жыл бұрын

You are in a band and you think Billy flubbed the beginning? Hmmm

Doc and Johnny with those beards! 🤣

still in 2024 this rocks. Billy looks awesome

The whole production was so good. ZZ Top were great, of course, and the Tonight show band , with Doc the beard, and then Johnny in the beard... Incredible. RIP Dusty.

@johnharvey5381

Ай бұрын

No it wasn't. It sucked big time.

@Itsme-ni9jk

Ай бұрын

​@@johnharvey5381 Ya ,this post is a doofus ! The production by doc , SUCKED

I guess people always come to these videos for fond remembrances so I will remain silent lol. But separately Johnny is the King and ZZTop rocks 🎸

I can't believe how REAL that beard looked on Johnny at the end! Whoever the makeup artist was that did that should have gotten an award. Doc, not so much though LOL!

I went to see them live once, the hearing loss was temporary and totally worth it.

My Dad said the only trumpet he wants to hear,is GABREALS... LOL

Even after all of these years that was pretty damned awesome.

ZZ Top slayed. The fake beards on Doc and Jonny priceless. 😂

In 1976 I went to ZZ Top in okc I had floor standing room A big man ( native American) Gave me and a friend the rest of his joint Thats all I remember

R.I.P Dusty, Johnny & Ed.

@mcosu1

Жыл бұрын

Doc still going strong at 95

@nemesisxrox6773

10 ай бұрын

@@mcosu1 ... must b due to those good wind pipes he was blessed with

Got to see them live before Dusty passed. We were in a small hall, second row, center stage. We were so close we could see their playlists taped to the base of their mic stands. It amazed me how three guys could sound like a six-man band. Awesome night.

@jamesspalten5977

Жыл бұрын

Dusty was a great vocalist as well as a musician !!

@stanadams5464

Жыл бұрын

I saw them in a stadium and in a honky-tonk. Great show either way!

@Bill_N_ATX

Жыл бұрын

Let me see…1 race track, 1 stadium, 4 arenas, and best of all, one recording studio. Nicest guys n the world. They’ve deserved every bit of the success they’ve enjoyed.

@johnf.unckeljacksoncarr5416

Жыл бұрын

A good friend called them “da three noisy boys from Texas!” 🔥

@zombywoof1015

Жыл бұрын

​@jamesspalten5977 not sure why you say that. Dusty was both a great musician AND a vocalists!

ZZ Top🎉❤that little old band from Texas is on fire , they were so young, bluesy rock. No one does it better than this band. Still touring in 2024!!!

Johnny Carson ,ZZ Top , doesn't get any better thank you Johnny for the many years of entertainment

Great show. We miss you, Dusty...

I know most purists prefer the bluesier ‘70s ZZ Top, but their ‘80s synth era and the visual image they came up with was utterly brilliant and perfect for MTV. They were on top of the world after Eliminator and Afterburner.

@shawncann7170

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

@robertscott2210

Жыл бұрын

They had some of the best videos on MTV, back when MTV played music 🎶 🎵

@Soxruleyanksdrool

Жыл бұрын

Wait.......MTV played music?

@robertscott2210

Жыл бұрын

@@Soxruleyanksdrool Ha ha, yeah, believe it or not. 🤣🤣

@AlexZander688

Жыл бұрын

I enjoy both '70s ZZ Top and '80s Music Video ZZ Top.

First time I saw ZZ Topp they were backing up Alice Cooper , and they had two brauma bulls on the stage , one on each side . At the time they only had the one album out . The next time I saw them the pens that held the brauma bulls lifted 10 feet into the air on hydraulic jacks .

My first concert at the Maryland Capital centre was Zz Top.

Johnny with the beard hysterical.

I saw it the first time. Superb! Those were the days!

Seems odd to see Billy not wearing his 2 hats, through today's eyes! Love Them and Johnny! ❤

I love how Johnny and Doc bought in to something they've never experienced. Excellent!

@dave928

10 ай бұрын

Carson wasn't above having acts on that were outside his tastes. he had Cyndi Lauper on 3 times.

@danielhosking7257

10 ай бұрын

Ya and the way that ass hat ruined the song with his horrible trumpet unwilling to recognize he had no business playing with the band. Complete legends

@spacejockey4746

8 ай бұрын

The horns ruined it!

@JymDyer

6 ай бұрын

@@spacejockey4746 - Yeah, Doc could've dialed it back a bit.

Super fun. ZZ Top with the house band. They sounded great. What a performance.

@matslarsson3452

Жыл бұрын

Nooo…the horns were offbeat and sounded bad

@davidmarsh3104

Жыл бұрын

@@matslarsson3452 At times. But then, at times Frank, Dusty and Billy all sounded bad as well: this was live along with all the flubs one would expect from the first major TV appearance.

@CaesarDarias

Жыл бұрын

@@matslarsson3452 You can never enjoy these talk show performances on KZread if you listen as a critic. These bands probably flew in for the Tonight Show. They probably were able to rehearse once with the band after a sound check. Given those circumstances, I was not expecting mid-world tour perfection.

@teleguy5699

Жыл бұрын

@@matslarsson3452 Yeah, Doc Serverinson backing up ZZ Top seems weird.

@johngalyon8934

Жыл бұрын

@@CaesarDarias a good thing you didn't expect it because you sure as hell didn't get it.

that was like some muppet show laughs at the end. awesome

Those horns are hillarious!

When they cut back to Johnny in the beard and the shades, I laughed out loud.....which is more than I can say about any late night shows on these days.

@jmccuanu2

Жыл бұрын

I did too!

@spocksbeard76

Жыл бұрын

Amen To THAT!!!

@davidhunter801

Жыл бұрын

That was a good makeup job in just a few minutes

Billy, Frank and the always cool Dusty RIP ... One of the greatest bands that has ever existed. GOD BLESS'EM !

One of the greatest rock bands ever! When Fandango came out I prestidigitated myself to the record store immediately! They are fantastic live - just straight up rock and roll, no frills, just great musicianship.

@stevenday9687

5 ай бұрын

Seen them 6 times & every show was different but just as good as the one before. They kept up with what was new without leaving their roots

Saw them like 30 years ago in San Antonio, I remember the laser show they had during Legs, it was a great concert.

Awesome, that was definitely live back then! My favorite band to this day and I'm in my late 60's

@gregscavuzzo5457

Жыл бұрын

​@@dindrmindr626 It was live,Carson was live back then , I saw Hendrix on Carson and his amplifier started giving him problems and they kept playing while they changed it out

@james1795

Жыл бұрын

@@dindrmindr626. Wrong.

@gregscavuzzo5457

Жыл бұрын

@@dindrmindr626 He pointed at Carson for a second then resumed playing

@gregscavuzzo5457

Жыл бұрын

@@dindrmindr626 Have you ever played an instrument, guitar or trumpet or been in a band, there are places in music where the lead or the bass or rythem are not playing or are taking a rest , Dusty Hill was a great bass player, and he was playing that bass , his brother was a great guitar player that played all over Texas, Rocky Hill

@zokitchvlog

Жыл бұрын

Top rocks 🎧

Their first four albums (1971-75) are pure blues gold.

@FOH3663

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely Always liked that stuff WAY more than their 80's hits.

@sl3102

8 ай бұрын

@@FOH3663 Yeah, it felt more genuine and the songs back then were killer tracks!

Loved the Carson show

This is priceless. No complaints ❤

I don't always listen to ZZ Top but when I do, the neighbors do too.

@OttoByOgraffey

Жыл бұрын

Old, and worn out.

@thinman8621

Жыл бұрын

@@OttoByOgraffey Agree!

First time on national tv and they rock the pink hats, pink pickups and pink cords. Innovators … Legends.

To be honest, there are moments when they sound like a garage band trying to play over their own mistakes. Doc is like the slow witted brother who walks in uninvited but not unexpected and throws the whole practice session into a cluster of disorganized mayhem.

@DavidJensen-tu5zp

4 ай бұрын

what the fcuk are you talking about

From back when guest artists actually played their instruments and didn't lip sync. Real musicians. So few left.

When ZZ Top ruled the world...

@nemesisxrox6773

10 ай бұрын

... in a '34 Ford

Only J.C. could pull this off. Nice touch with the beards!!!

Good God Almighty that was tight! Hilarious outro😂

...ouch... 🙀🙄and of course can’t but love the true ZZ sound 🎶🥇

Definitely one of my favorite bands of all time. Saw them live many times, and watched this live when it happened!!

@guitartheeasywayllc582

10 ай бұрын

We got to see them on their Rio Grande Mud Tour with Disguised Marshall Amps - Not a large crowd 30-40 people so that we could meet them

I saw ZZ Top perform at the Cotton Bowl back in '81. They were a backup band for the Rolling Stones, and the The Fabulous Thunderbirds were a backup band for ZZ Top! Man, them were the days... ;-)

@johnthonig1692

Жыл бұрын

I was there as well ☮️

@Jeff-yp1rl

10 ай бұрын

I never saw the Stones. But saw ZZ top 3xs and Billy Gibbons solo once. One of the best shows I ever saw was Santana,ZZ top, Steve Miller. Great music times and memories.

@chrisfournier6144

5 ай бұрын

Wow! I would have loved to see that!

@Mithum52

3 ай бұрын

I saw the same concert at the Astrodome!

@vincemarshall9520

3 ай бұрын

I was at the Astrodome concert. Fun times!

Everybody’s having fun !

ZZ Top. The only band I ever paid to see 3 times.

I never thought an apperance from the 80s would be ZZ Top's TV debut apperance. This rocks!

@t4texastom587

Жыл бұрын

It's not. They were on TV many times before this.🎸

@mahlonedwards6826

Жыл бұрын

@T4TexasTom List them,then. This is described as being their TV debut and nothing challenges this.

@dmsp904

Жыл бұрын

@@mahlonedwards6826 They played on the german TV show Rockpalast in 1982, they played a hole concert live! kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmlqtNCEiK_Zf6g.html

@anderskarlsson9881

Жыл бұрын

@@mahlonedwards6826 The first time I was ZZ Top was on live TV on the 19:th of April 1980.

@fab58

11 ай бұрын

Live at Rockpalast, 1980. Available on DVD. And KZread (I think).

You just can’t mess with ZZ Top.

The beard on Johnny's musician was definitely a cool touch to it

If the world still had Johnny Carson I'm telling you it would be a better place.

PURE class all around Beautiful set Perfect spot Carson was perfect OF COURSE I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.

@debralevine2869

Жыл бұрын

God bless 🙏

@paolo-n2000

Жыл бұрын

God Bless you!

@user-br3ou2cs9o

Жыл бұрын

Lord have Mercy on America and have Mercy on us all. 🙏ing4Utoo. Amen✝️🕊️

@ryanellis4474

Жыл бұрын

​@@user-br3ou2cs9o - Pray I find the wife of my youth and marry her NOW!

Dusty hill is awesome 👌I miss him