Happy New Year - Welcome to '12 / December Cruise

Happy New Year to all! I've got a few New Year's resolutions, we'll see if I can keep them. Hope everyone had a great and safe holiday celebration.

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Things to watch in the next few months are:
1) The status of whether or not ZZ will play the Houston Rodeo
2) If any official singles from the new album will be released
3) If promotional activity actually takes place (remember the lack of attention for Mescalero?)
4) When and where ZZ will play this year

It is very exciting indeed that it appears the new album will finally be released. Billy often regurgitates the line "a mix of Tres Hombres and Eliminator" but I'm not really looking for the new record to sound like any of the old ones. ZZ is so great because they have always treaded new ground, being willing to attempt different sounds and structures, rather than be a formula band. Their studio work is an amazing contrast to the staleness and mundane nature of their live performances. Mescalero, the newest thing we have, featured a great assortment and variety of different songs, which jelled together to make it one of the group's top five (in my opinion). Maybe the new album will push it to the number 6 spot - I'm confident I'm not the only one ready to find out.

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So has anyone heard anything about the group's cruise performances last month? I read one account where a person stated they did two shows, which were great; one show however had to be cut short due to a power failure. If anyone has any information on where photos, details, set lists or audio/video of the concerts can be found please let us know. Thanks!