Billy Gibbons - The Big Bad Blues (Transparent Blue) - [Vinyl]
With his signature beard and distinctive attire, Billy F Gibbons is instantly recognisable. He�s best known as the centerpiece and one third of ZZ Top, the band that came together in 1969 and has stayed as a key part of the American musical landscape ever since - the longest running major rock band still composed of its original members. In 2015, Billy released his debut solo album, the Afro-Cuban flavoured �Perfectamundo�, and now comes its follow-up, The Big Bad Blues, issued via Snakefarm Records. Co-produced by the great man and Joe Hardy, it is just as the title suggests - a return to Gibbons� blues beginnings. The Big Bad Blues contains BFG-ified renditions of songs associated with some of his heroes - �Standing Around Crying� and �Rollin� & Tumblin�� by Muddy Waters, and �Crackin� Up� and �Bring It To Jerome� from the Bo Diddley canon; these are joined by nine originals, including one written by Gilligan Gibbons, a/k/a Mrs. Billy Gibbons. Recorded in his hometown of Houston, the album features Guns N� Roses/Velvet Revolver/The Cult veteran Matt Sorum on drums, and is a superb collection of down and dirty, raw rock �n� roll blues, with Billy - one of the world�s finest guitarists working in the blues-rock idiom - clearly relishing the chance to celebrate his roots.
Billy Gibbons - The Big Bad Blues (Transparent Blue) - [Vinyl]
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