ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Discusses The Group’s Australian Return: ‘It’s About Grinding Them Bluesy Things Loudly’

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Discusses The Group’s Australian Return: ‘It’s About Grinding Them Bluesy Things Loudly’

When you look at the career of Texas rockers ZZ Top, it’s a little overwhelming to take in all of their accomplishments.Since forming back in 1969, the group have managed to become one of the most iconic rock trios of all time. Famed for their bearded, bluesy take on the genre, the group – which comprised guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard, and bassist Dusty Hill for 51 years – achieved household name status thanks to clas…

ZZ Top had already become an amazing live band at the beginning of 1972. And with their second studio LP, "Rio Grande Mud", they started learning to capture that energy in the studio. Less than two years after their live debut in February 1970, the trio was on the way to becoming experienced road warriors. "We were giving concerts about 350 days a year with some really evil poster heads," recalled singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons in his 2020 b…