Live from Texas (2008)

ZZ Top, the "little ol' band from Texas", has enjoyed enormous success on a global scale since their breakthrough in the early seventies and then their groundbreaking albums in the mid-eighties. Now for the first time one of ZZ Top's legendary live performances has been filmed for simultaneous release on DVD & Blu-ray. The track listing spans their career from early tracks such as "Waitin' For The Bus", "Just Got Paid" and the classic "La Grange", through their eighties blockbusters including "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs" (complete with furry guitars!) and up to more recent hits like "Pin Cushion". Filmed in their home state of Texas in front of a wildly enthusiastic audience, this DVD & Blu-ray captures ZZ Top at their very best.

TRACK LISTING 1) Got Me Under Pressure 2) Waitin' For The Bus 3) Jesus Just Left Chicago 4) I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 5) Pin Cushion 6) Cheap Sunglasses 7) Pearl Necklace 8) Heard It On The X 9) Just Got Paid 10) Rough Boy 11) Blue Jean Blues 12) Gimme All Your Lovin' 13) Sharp Dressed Man 14) Legs 15) Tube Snake Boogie 16) La Grange 17) Tush

BONUS FEATURE Poker Game - Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard talk through the history of ZZ Top over a game of poker. Dallas Show Day - Behind the scenes on the ZZ Top live show. Photo Shoot - On location with ZZ Top for a typically iconic photo shoot. Bonus track - ZZ Top perform Jimi Hendrix's "Foxey Lady" live on stage.

I love ZZ Top.........

unfortunately, I do not love the sound mix on this. I would really like to hear this concert without the flatline audio. I was relieved to see others having the same trouble with this dvd...I thought it was me being overly critical, or my own equiptment's shortcomings. I found it almost impossable to watch. I was so excited to get this disc too! November 9, 2008

BETTER THAN A LIVE CONCERT

i SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE UPS. U DON'T SEE ALL THAT WHEN U ONE OF THOUSANDS IN A CROWD, EVEN CLOSE TO FRONT STAGE CENTER. i'VE SEEN ZZTOP LIVE IN CONCERT AND I ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY. NEVER THE LESS NOT HAVEING TO DEAL WITH THE CROWD PRESSING UP AGAINST U ON ALL SIDES AND STANDING IN LINE TO GET BEER OR TO PISS. THIS IS A MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. October 30, 2008

Lackluster ..

The overall performance is good but seems somewhat uninspired. The sound quality however is really lacking, there's no energy or sparkle to the sound. Very compressed and flat sounding. The end result is that it's pretty boring sounding. I love ZZ Top and I was really dissappointed with the disc because of the sound quality. I slipped Steely Dan's Two Against Nature in afterwards and it was like taking ear muffs off. I'm a semi professional musician and also run my own studio so I'm not without credentials as far as being able to judge a good recording. October 23, 2008

Save your money

If you have any ear for audio, save your money and do not buy this blu-ray. The mix is awful. The only difference between the Dolby and the DTS tracks are that they have turned the dodgy vocal echo effects up a little. Other friends in audio studios have said the dvd was terrible and now I know that all the blu-ray does it give it a clearer picture with the same horrendously mixed soundtrack. The band are great, but this blu-ray won't even make a good coffee coaster... October 17, 2008

A Must for any collection

Again I was able to add another fantastic one to my collection, this one is so awesome. The boys, Dusty, Billy and Frank have given us a tribute to a great band, wonderful performance, awesome purchase. October 10, 2008

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