ZZ Top had dabbled with synths on previous albums, but they became an integral part of their sound on Eliminator.
Midway into the sessions, the general feeling toward the material was upbeat and gaining momentum.”īilly F Gibbons: 10 guitarists who blew my mind And, most assuredly, those elements kept each track cohesively together. “It certainly felt different,” said Gibbons of the technique. They were then cross-faded together as seamlessly as possible to achieve a complete track.” Short phrases were played, then double-tracked onto one set of tracks, then the chord change or next phrase was played on a second set of tracks. “The guitars were done section by section. Manning says those basic tracks were painstakingly reworked to get the characteristic polished, machine-like sound. “The follow through got easier once that initial ground got laid.” “The band cut the basics together to get it up and running,” said Gibbons. The Dean was recorded dry with just one setup: a Legend 50-watt hybrid unit with valve preamp and transistor power amp. Both had a single DiMarzio Super Distortion high-output pickup and no controls at all.” There were two Deans, the only major difference was the body shape. “Billy would bring in different guitars,” said Manning, “always looking for something a bit new.
Like most of Eliminator, Gimme was cut using Gibbons’ custom Dean Z. He plugged it straight in, turned it all the way up, and it sounded exactly like Billy Gibbons" – The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach on their new album's special guest "I handed him a guitar he had never played, and an amp he never played. He sent in his perfect minimal, experimental, goth, cabaret version of “Gimme All Your Lovin.” A perversion made in heaven was born.Ī little fay cupid playing the oboe will follow you around now wherever you go.(Image credit: Gary Miller/Getty Images & Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival) They said very matter of factly, ‘Xiu Xiu as ZZ Top and (r) as ZZ Bottom.
Walking down the streets of Torino on tour and talking with dear friend and long time collaborator Fabrizio Palumbo of (r) and his husband Paul Beauchamp. I had no idea what a radical guitar part it was and what a pleasure it was to learn, by the end of the song i had to have 4 different fuzz and distortion pedals on to make it as zonked out as it needs to be. Everything on the list was a bunch of 90s RnB that I was never into or lame-o indie rock EXCEPT for “Sharp Dressed Man.”
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We were asked by the AV Club cover’s series to play a song from a list they had chosen. He was always incredibly smart, clearly deeply devoted to the history of music and insane looking. Then after watching a long jag of music documentaries, Billy Gibbons, of ZZ Top, time and time again was a commentator. Later on Xiu Xiu tours we would and still do always listen to the Black Flag tour diary “Get In The Van.” wherein Henry Rollins mentions playing ZZ Top to all the punks in England, telling them it was the new exploited record and watching them cry. When I was a kid i thought they were a joke band and their beards and campy sexuality freaked me out. “it took me a long time to come around to ZZ Top.
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