Performance: C-
Set List: B+
Enthusiasm: Band B+, Crowd C+
ZZ Top on their 2002 Mini Casino Tour.
Set List:
Tube Snake Boogie, I Thank You, Pinchusion, Got Me Under Pressure, Waitin For The Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Future Blues, I'm Bad I'm Nationwide, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Rough Boy, Mexican Blackbird, Cheap Sunglasses, Just Got Paid, Dust My Broom, I Loved a Woman, Bang Bang Shanga Lang, Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, La Grange, Tush
Opening with the perennial first encore "Tube Snake Boogie" the band sets the pace for an exciting and unpredictable set list. "Got Me Under Pressure" is pleased in an unusual position before Bus/Chicago. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" is well received however is indicative that the band may not be firing on all cylinders. This is further evident based on the performance of "Rough Boy" which features out of harmony singing from both Dusty and Billy and an approx 10 second section where Billy plays the wrong chord pick progression resulting in a very surprising, and unpleasant, sequence. Its awesome to see "Mexican Blackbird" in the set and is a sign of the bands willingness at the time to bring out lesser known classics. Billy sings "Dust My Broom" a deviation from earlier in the band's career when Dusty sang lead. It's also great to see "Bang Bang" the only other song besides "Pinchusion" and "Buck Nekkid" from the RCA era that is revisited from time to time.
The Eliminator trilogy and the encores are usual and predictive.
Billy is very talkative throughout the show and seems to be having a great time. Aside from the "Pretty girl walked up and asked if we were in the band with the long beards" bit he is spontaneous and creative in his musings.
A recommended show for the set list variation and the unusual sub par performance, uncharacteristic for a band that has amazing consistency in their playing and tightness.
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