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ZZ Top Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1969 In Houston Texas. For 51 Years It Was Composed Of Vocalist-Guitarist Billy Gibbons Drummer Frank Beard And Bassist-Vocalist Dusty Hill Until Hill's Death In 2021. ZZ Top Had Developed A Signature Sound Based On Gibbons' Blues Guitar Playing Style And Hill And Beard's Rhythm Section. They Are Popular For Their Live Performances Sly And Humorous Lyrics And The Matching Appearances Of Gibbons And Hill Who Wore Sunglasses Hats And Long Beards. ZZ Top Formed After Gibbons' Previous Band Moving Sidewalks Disbanded In 1969. Within A Year They Signed With London Records And Released ZZ Top's First Album In 1971. Subsequent Releases Such As Tres Hombres 1973 And Fandango! 1975 And The Singles "La Grange" And "Tush" Gained Extensive Radio Airplay. By The Mid-1970s ZZ Top Had Become Renowned In North America For Their Live Act Including The Worldwide Texas Tour 1976–1977 Which Was A Critical And Commercial Success. After A Hiatus ZZ Top Returned In 1979 With A New Musical Direction And Image With Gibbons And Hill Wearing Sunglasses And Matching Chest-Length Beards. With The Album El Loco 1981 They Began To Experiment With Synthesizers And Drum Machines. They Established A More Mainstream Sound And Rose To International Stardom With Eliminator 1983 And Afterburner 1985 Which Integrated Influences From New Wave Punk And Dance-Rock. The Popularity Of These Albums' Music Videos Including Those For "Gimme All Your Lovin'" "Sharp Dressed Man" And "Legs" Gave Them Mass Exposure On Television Channel MTV And Made Them Prominent Artists In 1980s Pop Culture. The Afterburner Tour Set Records For The Highest-Attended And Highest-Grossing Concert Tour Of 1986. After Gaining Additional Acclaim With The Release Of Their Tenth Album Recycler 1990 And Its Accompanying Tour The Group's Experimentation Continued With Mixed Success On The Albums Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 And Mescalero 2003 . They Most Recently Released La Futura 2012 And Goin' 50 2019 A Compilation Album Commemorating The Band's 50th Anniversary. By The Time Of Hill's Death In 2021 ZZ Top Had Become The Longest-Running Band With An Unchanged Lineup In The History Of Popular Music. Per Hill's Wishes He Was Replaced By Their Longtime Guitar Tech Elwood Francis On Bass. ZZ Top Has Released 15 Studio Albums And Sold An Estimated 50 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Three MTV Video Music Awards And In 2004 The Members Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In 2015 Rolling Stone Ranked Gibbons The 32nd Greatest Guitarist Of All Time. The Band Members Have Supported Campaigns And Charities Including Childline St. Jude Children's Research Hospital And A Fundraiser For The Delta Blues Museum. Studio Albums
ZZ Top's First Album 1971 Rio Grande Mud 1972 Tres Hombres 1973 Fandango! 1975 Tejas 1976 Degüello 1979 El Loco 1981 Eliminator 1983 Afterburner 1985 Recycler 1990 Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 Mescalero 2003 La Futura 2012

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"Gimme All Your Lovin'" Is A Song By ZZ Top From Their 1983 Album Eliminator. The Song Was Released As The Album's First Single In 1983 See 1983 In Music . Initially Unsuccessful In The UK Upon Its Early 1984 Release In The Wake Of The Band's American Success It Was Promptly Re-Released And Reached #10 On The UK Singles Chart. It Ties With 1992's "Viva Las Vegas" As Their Highest-Charting Single In The UK. This Was The First ZZ Top Single To Use Synthesizers The New Sound Made Them A Huge Commercial Success. Lyrically The Song Is A Variation On A Common Theme For The Band Sex.
Van Halen Followed ZZ Top's Lead A Few Months Later When They Used Synthesizers On Their Album 1984. Most Of Their Core Fans Did Not Mind Since It Still Featured The Guitar Of Eddie Van Halen.
The Video Was ZZ Top's First And Also The First To Have A Sequel. Wildly Successful On MTV The Clip Showed A Mechanic/gas Station Attendant Who Is Working When Three Beautiful Women Appear In "The Eliminator " Which Was A 1933 Ford Hot Rod Owned By Billy Gibbons Of ZZ Top. Our Hero Gets The Keys To The Car And Goes For A Ride With The Ladies Who Return Him Some Time Later. In A Brilliant Move They Left Room For A Sequel As He Sees The Car Driving Off. The Story Picks Up In The Video For "Sharp Dressed Man " Where Our Hero Is Now A Valet. Establishing The Car And The Girls As Iconic Images Of ZZ Top Helped Them Wow The Younger Generation. The Car Was So Popular That Gibbons Had Another One Made To Take On Tour.
This Was The First Single From The Eliminator Album Which Went Diamond Meaning It Sold Over 10 Million Copies.
The Video For This Song Helped Pay Off The Car That Starred In It. Billy Gibbons Estimates That He Spent About $250 000 Buying And Restoring The Car And Was Deep In Debt On The Vehicle. By Putting The Car In The Video It Became A Business Expense And Thus A Write-Off. The Car Was Used On The Album Cover And Became A Personification Of The Band.
The Video Was Directed By Tim Newman Randy's Brother Who Did All Of The ZZ Top Videos With The Girls And Cars. By Using These Props He Defined The Band's Image Without Making Them Work Very Hard. Newman Said In The Book I Want My MTV "The Song Seemed To Be About A Horny Yearning Kid. So I Had The Idea To Base It Around A Guy Who Worked At A Gas Station In The Middle Of Nowhere. I Would Not Be Making A Huge Demand On ZZ Top's Acting Ability If I Cast Them In The Role Of Mythological Characters." A Music Video Was Made To Promote The Song. The Video Features ZZ Top Playing At A Gas Station. * In 1993 A Finnish Band Leningrad Cowboys Recorded A Cover Version Of This Song Featuring Red Army Choir. * Lonestar Released A Country Version Of The Song In 2002 For The Album Sharp Dressed Men A Tribute To ZZ Top. * Features In The Animated Film "Happy Feet" 2006 .

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ZZ Top Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1969 In Houston Texas. For 51 Years It Was Composed Of Vocalist-Guitarist Billy Gibbons Drummer Frank Beard And Bassist-Vocalist Dusty Hill Until Hill's Death In 2021. ZZ Top Had Developed A Signature Sound Based On Gibbons' Blues Guitar Playing Style And Hill And Beard's Rhythm Section. They Are Popular For Their Live Performances Sly And Humorous Lyrics And The Matching Appearances Of Gibbons And Hill Who Wore Sunglasses Hats And Long Beards. ZZ Top Formed After Gibbons' Previous Band Moving Sidewalks Disbanded In 1969. Within A Year They Signed With London Records And Released ZZ Top's First Album In 1971. Subsequent Releases Such As Tres Hombres 1973 And Fandango! 1975 And The Singles "La Grange" And "Tush" Gained Extensive Radio Airplay. By The Mid-1970s ZZ Top Had Become Renowned In North America For Their Live Act Including The Worldwide Texas Tour 1976–1977 Which Was A Critical And Commercial Success. After A Hiatus ZZ Top Returned In 1979 With A New Musical Direction And Image With Gibbons And Hill Wearing Sunglasses And Matching Chest-Length Beards. With The Album El Loco 1981 They Began To Experiment With Synthesizers And Drum Machines. They Established A More Mainstream Sound And Rose To International Stardom With Eliminator 1983 And Afterburner 1985 Which Integrated Influences From New Wave Punk And Dance-Rock. The Popularity Of These Albums' Music Videos Including Those For "Gimme All Your Lovin'" "Sharp Dressed Man" And "Legs" Gave Them Mass Exposure On Television Channel MTV And Made Them Prominent Artists In 1980s Pop Culture. The Afterburner Tour Set Records For The Highest-Attended And Highest-Grossing Concert Tour Of 1986. After Gaining Additional Acclaim With The Release Of Their Tenth Album Recycler 1990 And Its Accompanying Tour The Group's Experimentation Continued With Mixed Success On The Albums Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 And Mescalero 2003 . They Most Recently Released La Futura 2012 And Goin' 50 2019 A Compilation Album Commemorating The Band's 50th Anniversary. By The Time Of Hill's Death In 2021 ZZ Top Had Become The Longest-Running Band With An Unchanged Lineup In The History Of Popular Music. Per Hill's Wishes He Was Replaced By Their Longtime Guitar Tech Elwood Francis On Bass. ZZ Top Has Released 15 Studio Albums And Sold An Estimated 50 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Three MTV Video Music Awards And In 2004 The Members Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In 2015 Rolling Stone Ranked Gibbons The 32nd Greatest Guitarist Of All Time. The Band Members Have Supported Campaigns And Charities Including Childline St. Jude Children's Research Hospital And A Fundraiser For The Delta Blues Museum. Studio Albums
ZZ Top's First Album 1971 Rio Grande Mud 1972 Tres Hombres 1973 Fandango! 1975 Tejas 1976 Degüello 1979 El Loco 1981 Eliminator 1983 Afterburner 1985 Recycler 1990 Antenna 1994 Rhythmeen 1996 XXX 1999 Mescalero 2003 La Futura 2012 read less

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"Gimme All Your Lovin'" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was released as the album's first single in 1983 (see 1983 in music). Initially unsuccessful in the UK upon its early 1984 release, in the wake of the band's American success, it was promptly re-released and reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart. It ties with 1992's "Viva Las Vegas" as their highest-charting single in the UK. This was the first ZZ Top single to use synthesizers; the new sound made them a huge commercial success. Lyrically, the song is a variation on a common theme for the band: Sex. Van Halen followed ZZ Top's lead a few months later when they used synthesizers on their album 1984. Most of their core fans did not mind, since it still featured the guitar of Eddie Van Halen. The video was ZZ Top's first and also the first to have a sequel. Wildly successful on MTV, the clip showed a mechanic/gas station attendant who is working when three beautiful women appear in "The Eliminator," which was a 1933 Ford Hot Rod owned by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Our hero gets the keys to the car, and goes for a ride with the ladies, who return him some time later. In a brilliant move, they left room for a sequel, as he sees the car driving off. The story picks up in the video for "Sharp Dressed Man," where our hero is now a valet. Establishing the car and the girls as iconic images of ZZ Top helped them wow the younger generation. The car was so popular that Gibbons had another one made to take on tour. This was the first single from the Eliminator album, which went Diamond, meaning it sold over 10 million copies. The video for this song helped pay off the car that starred in it. Billy Gibbons estimates that he spent about $250,000 buying and restoring the car, and was deep in debt on the vehicle. By putting the car in the video, it became a business expense, and thus a write-off. The car was used on the album cover and became a personification of the band. The video was directed by Tim Newman (Randy's brother), who did all of the ZZ Top videos with the girls and cars. By using these props, he defined the band's image without making them work very hard. Newman said in the book I Want My MTV: "The song seemed to be about a horny, yearning kid. So I had the idea to base it around a guy who worked at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. I would not be making a huge demand on ZZ Top's acting ability if I cast them in the role of mythological characters." A music video was made to promote the song. The video features ZZ Top playing at a gas station. * In 1993 a Finnish band Leningrad Cowboys recorded a cover version of this song featuring Red Army Choir. * Lonestar released a country version of the song in 2002 for the album Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top. * Features in the animated film "Happy Feet" (2006). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.