That Lil `Ol Band From Devon ZZ TOPS! at Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis on Sat 12th May. THE ZZ TOPS are The ZZ Top Tribute show.
“They were great!Just like the real thing!”
Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones, John Mayall)
“The Closest I’ve Seen”
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
This sturdy blues-rock trio from Devon consists of Billy Bigguns (guitar), Dusty Thrills(bass), and Frank Weird-the man with no beard !(drums). The ZZ Tops play red-hot Texas boogie and blues, and no one does it better – or has done it more faithfully– than this “little ol’ band from Devon.”Quoting Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top –“They`re the closest i`ve seen”,praise indeed ! The trio’s enduring appeal owes much to their mastery of and feel for the ZZ Top form. From the beginning they took a hard-rocking power-trio approach to the blues, cultivating a new audience for the bands earlier work as well as mixing in the MTV classics from the Eighties with superior musicianship as well as attitude, style and some devilishly funny songs.
The genius of The ZZ Tops is that they’re reverential about the blues but loose and funny about the subject matter of their songs. Their songs are laden with pop-culture references, sexual double entendres and the determined pursuit of a good time. They sing about fast cars, fishnet stockings, sharp clothes, TV dinners, cheap sunglasses and “tush.” They visually connect with their audiences by virtue of Thrill’s and Bigguns Real life long beards and spinning fur-lined guitars and have performed at Many prestigious events such as “The London Motor Show”,”Music Live”and “Rhodes Rock”festival in Greece where for many, The ZZ Tops have been the This sturdy blues-rock trio from Devon consists of Billy Bigguns (guitar), Dusty Thrills(bass), and Frank Weird-the man with no beard !(drums). The ZZ Tops play red-hot Texas boogie and blues, and no one does it better – or has done it more faithfully– than this “little ol’ band from Devon.”Quoting Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top –“They`re the closest i`ve seen”,praise indeed ! The trio’s enduring appeal owes much to their mastery of and feel for the ZZ Top form. From the beginning they took a hard-rocking power-trio approach to the blues, cultivating a new audience for the bands earlier work as well as mixing in the MTV classics from the Eighties with superior musicianship as well as attitude, style and some devilishly funny songs.
Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PG
Tickets
Tourist Information Centre, 01297 442138 and by PayPal at this page on our website: http://www.lymeregis.tv/legends.html
Serendip Books, 11, Broad Street, Lyme Regis
In Advance: £11.00 Door Price: £13.00
