Monday, August 17, 2009

ZZ Top - Full Steam Ahead

Okay, so Aerosmith is done. For the year. Maybe forever, hopefully not. It would seem that band needs to have a sit down and work some things out.

Either way, ZZ is alive and well.

Dates have been scheduled to comprise a club tour, with smaller venues, many House of Blues locations. The first date is tomorrow, 08/18, in Redding, California. Billy has stated the show will be "no frills and no holds barred". Maybe the informality of the tour will spill over into their live show, and the band will dust off some old numbers. That is something I think every fan would like to see.

It is also rumoured the band will be entering the studio at some point in the next four to six weeks to work with producer Rick Rubin. I imagine little in the way of finalization will take place, however some experimentation and jamming, possibly song structuring, along with concept brainstorming, is a distinct possibility.

Then comes the Double Down Live Tour on 10/08 and the subsequent release of the Double Down Live set.

This would appear to be an exciting time. As fans lets enjoy the ride. As you know, all trains stop rollin eventually.

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