![]() “Definitely so! The hardtail Strat is way different from the trem models as the sound is tighter. ![]() Do you think hardtail Strats have something special going on? Your book features some great shots of your 1955 hardtail ‘La Grange’ Strat. Worn and weather-beaten, this skunk-striped, maple-necked special is another one that grooves on and on! Good combo.” (Image credit: David Perry) ![]() Straight stuff here! This particular thrasher, combined with Pearly Gates, harmonics included, put the crowning touch on La Grange. The tour’s title is a hat tip to both the forthcoming album as well as the recent release of ZZ Top Tres Hombres whisky from Balcones Distilling of Waco, TX, a flavorful 100 proof mash bill of roasted blue corn, malted barley and rye."The 1955 ‘La Grange’ Fender Strat. The tour, which started on May 27 in San Diego, CA, is bringing the band on stage in 100 dates across North America. The release of the RAW album is supported by ZZ Top’s RAW WHISKY TOUR. It will be available on 180-gram vinyl, CD and through digital platforms, and will be released “In righteous memory of Dusty Hill.” G-Mane Moon RAW was mixed by Ryan Hewitt. Billy F Gibbons served as producer, with engineering by Jake Mann and G.L. The RAW tracks, including this new version of “Heard It On The X,” were recorded over the course of one day with an eye to keeping the whole process as simple and straightforward as possible, a nod to the band’s early days. We knew right then it was a very special circumstance, all of us in the same place at the same time and what a time it most certainly was!” Just us and the music, no audience of thousands, no concession stands, no parking lot social hour, no phalanx of tour busses. The new album’s liner notes by Gibbons and Beard note of the RAW sessions, “.it was, in a very real way, a return to our roots. His quackery reached a massive audience of eager listeners while simultaneously sidestepping all avenues of governmental approval. Brinkley whose goat gland implant procedure was touted as a cure for sexual impotency problems back in the pre-Viagra age. The idea to broadcast to stateside listeners from Mexico originated with the legendary “Doctor” J.R. XERF in Del Rio was the standard bearer for this kind of underground listening experience, blasting consistantly night after night. The broadcast content over the “X” showcased everything from a gospel show, followed by a blues show, followed by advertisements for guitar lessons, sales of baby chicks, hair dressing ointments, record collections, and, of course, every kind of love offering for every kind of religious persuasion one could imagine. ![]() Stateside stations were maxed out to 50,000 watts of peak power while the Mexican stations were known for their million-watt signals.īilly Gibbons noted, “Even though Dusty, Frank, and I grew up in different part of Texas we listened to the same stations, particularly the “X” stations and, as a result, we gained a lot of the same musical and cultural points of reference.” The song is a faithful chronicle of the famed “border blaster” radio phenomenon from the time when Mexican AM stations held call letters beginning with the letter “X” just south of the border, broadcasting with virtually unlimited wattage. “Heard It On The X” made its debut in 1975 as part of ZZ Top’s fourth album Fandango!, and continues to be one of the band’s most enduring creations. Directed by Sam Dunn and released by Banger Films, the feature offers insight into the history of the band’s classic line-up: Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill. The classic setting, dating back to 1878, was chosen for an unfettered, roots-oriented session that is chronicled in the Grammy-nominated documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas. Like the other 11 selections on RAW, it was recorded at Gruene Hall, the notorious honky tonk in Texas. “Heard It On The X,” a track featured on ZZ Top’s forthcoming album, “RAW”, is available Friday, June 24 in advance of the album’s July 22 release by Shelter Records/BMG. ZZ Top Releases New Track “Heard It On The X”Ī Rockin’ Homage To The Era Of Border Blaster Radio
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