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Old 01-24-2015, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sharksfan2000 View Post
From Billy Gibbons' website:
(. . .) They were recording the First Album when Walter rang Billy up, playing Peter Green’s original Fleetwood Mac over the phone. It was so totally right that they raced into the studio holding on to that bit of inspiration. That marked the major shift that solidified ZZ Top’s personal preference: Bluesrock in the abstract.
i wasn't aware of this immediate correlation - very interesting, indeed!

and here's another humble disciple displaying his love for the green god, covering "watch out" ("track one!"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPha2ZmVF3U
pretty unknown guitar player . . . and singer . . . and probably quite rightly so . . .

Last edited by lazy poker; 01-24-2015 at 12:03 PM.. Reason: additional info added
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