{"id":1036,"date":"2007-12-03T20:02:53","date_gmt":"2007-12-04T01:02:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-01-19T14:14:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T19:14:07","slug":"handicap-match-zz-top-deep-cuts-vs-the-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/handicap-match-zz-top-deep-cuts-vs-the-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Handicap Match! ZZ Top \u201cDeep Cuts\u201d vs the Best Thorogood Has to Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Please!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Puh-leez.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sorry to hijack this thread, Mod, but come on: this “best of the Zeez versus best of Thorogood” concept was dead on arrival. Why? Because the Reverend Billy G and company are so far superior to General George and his band of frat-boy blooz abyoozers that it just ain’t fair to throw them both in the steel cage at the same time. Now, a Handicap Match — *that* might be a little more balanced. So here’s what I propose: I’ve gathered a choice selection of tracks — six, as you requested originally — from across ZZ Top’s career, and they’re making their way to the ring. But note: these are tracks few may have heard; they’re some of the deepest of ZZ’s Deep Traxx. No hits, but, as always, huge chunks of funk and tons of Texas ‘tude. I feel certain they’ll still mop up the ring with the *best* your lame-ass, stogie-chompin’, Mid-Atlantic has-been can offer. Bring it on!<\/p>\n

In chronological order, then, here are the members of ZZ Top’s six-man tag team of undeniably rockin’ obscurities:<\/p>\n

Salt Lick<\/a> — from ZZ Top’s first single. Just wanted to prove that this band *always* had what it takes to stomp a mud-hole in Thorogood’s ass.<\/p>\n

Move Me On Down the Line<\/a> — from ZZ Top’s Texas nationalist masterpiece “Tres Hombres.” Smokin’!<\/p>\n

Have You Heard<\/a> — also from “Tres Hombres,” but this time a deep, blue testament to the band’s abiding love for red-state, colorblind, gospel preacherman music.<\/p>\n

Moving forward a year or two, from “Fandango!”, a live track that documents just what a monster rock machine these guys were live: Thunderbird<\/a>. The actual performance, while fun, is sloppy as all hell, but that entrance — POW, right between the eyes!<\/p>\n

From the underappreciated “Tejas” album, Arrested for Driving While Blind<\/a>. I’m assuming you’re bringing one of those jive-ass Thorogood drinkin’ songs to the ring. Be my guest, SUCKER — here’s mine.<\/p>\n

Lastly, to prove I’m not stacking the deck, here’s a track from the first of the processed 80s albums, “Eliminator.” If I could Only Flag Her Down<\/a> proves that you can’t hide good music behind crappy production, no matter how hard you try.<\/p>\n

So there you go, Mod. I urge you to simply hand over the belt, right now.<\/p>\n

Accompanied to the ring by the greatest boogie rock band of all time,<\/p>\n

HVB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Please! Puh-leez. Sorry to hijack this thread, Mod, but come on: this “best of the Zeez versus best of Thorogood” concept was dead on arrival. Why? Because the Reverend Billy G and company are so far superior to General George and his band of frat-boy blooz abyoozers that it just ain’t fair to throw them […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[342],"tags":[61,48],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}