OT: "Just Got Paid"--the Ultimate Cool ZZ Top Song
Posted by:
bassplayer617
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Date: February 11, 2005 02:32
Growing up in West Virginia in the 70s, ZZ Top was one of the most popular bands here--their tours made regular stops in Charleston, and "La Grange" was hugely popular, as was the album this track was on, "Tres Hombres". Many doobies were lit and beers chugged while this album was on the turntable.
However, on the box set "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ" another track which was popular on local jukeboxes way back when is "Just Got Paid", which came out in 1971. One of my bands covered this, and I loved the bass line on it, but what makes the track is Billy Gibbons' superb slide lead and his slinky rhythm playing.
Remember, this was years before these guys became MTV darlings with the long beards and the cool Eliminator car. Check it out and listen, gents & ladies--the box set version is 4:28, with an extended slide solo, and this is my choice as the ultimate cool ZZ Top track.