OT: Frank Beard, Drummer of ZZ Top Has Passed Away

Knight Shift

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Ironically, only guy in the band with a beard.

Billy Gibbons the only living member left.



On the recommendation of a musician I listen to a lot of, check out ZZ Top's album Mescalero.

 

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The only one in ZZ Top without a beard

 

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RIP.

 

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But they all had the sunglasses! I know they had their thing with the beards and all but I thought that sometimes detracted from the musicians they were.

 

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RUPete90 said:

But they all had the sunglasses! I know they had their thing with the beards and all but I thought that sometimes detracted from the musicians they were.

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AThey made some really great music before and after they became MTV sensations with Sharp Dressed Man and legs.

One man's trash is another's treasure, but the Mescalero album is a very diverse and interesting album. Love that Billy Gibbons singing in Spanish. The guitar tones on the title track are wild, mixed with marimba is a great mix of blues and Tejano music.



And this tune is marvelous:

 

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DJ Spanky said:

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Frank Beard looks like the character "Killer" from a Beavis and Butthead episode: