Okay, no need to harp on this long-term but a comment needs to be made...
I received my copy of ZZ's "Live From Texas" 2007 show on vinyl today. I love the sound you get from vinyl records, and the 180 gram edition had me right away.
Apparently as a bonus LP track "Heard It On the X" has been added back in, having originally been removed from the CD due to time constraints. "Foxy Lady" and "Pincushion" are still missing however. As any ZZ fan worth his weight knows Billy usually performs a few slide blues licks, usually lasting 30 - 45 seconds, prior to "Just Got Paid". He did the same in the "Live From Texas" show. The issue here however is that on the record you hear the blues intro, then suddenly Billy shouts "Let's go down to that Mexican border one time" and "Heard It On the X" starts playing. Then immediately following "X" is the beginning of the "Just Got Paid" riff. They butchered "Paid" by sticking "X" in the middle of it!
What pisses me off is that Billy obviously did not listen to and approve the record prior to its release. Instead of monitoring quality control and ensuring the important heritage and presentation of ZZ Top, he's busy touring like crazy. This may seem like a small issue, but the record was not cheap. ZZ Top fans are a loyal breed. We deserve better than this.
Who is in charge here? Who is ZZ Top's manager? Who reviews and monitors these things? Was this just another way to make a quick buck?
Mr. Gibbons, are you listening??!!!! If someone close to the band reads this than speak up!! Answer your fans!!!
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