Legendary Rock Songs: GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN: ZZ TOP.
Theme:GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN.
Disc:Eliminator.
Year:1983
There is no doubt that the move was a great one for the bearded “three men”. After seven magnificent albums working hard in the field of blues, rock and boogie, with an immeasurable guitar power and an aphrodisiac rhythm, Billy Gibbons, the thinking head of the Texan trio, decided to radically change his work philosophy and made his sound much more commercial, obtaining a resounding success.
And that already in his first album, the appropriately named “First Album” (1971), he included a written note rejecting the use of synthesizers and other studio resources in his recordings. However, in “Eliminator”, despite the fact that the real soul was still the guitar, those sound tricks or garnishes that they first seemed to abhor took quite a lot of prominence, especially in the ace poker formed by “Gimme All Your Lovin”, “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Legs”, released in the same order as singles.
And that already in his first album, the appropriately named “First Album” (1971), he included a written note rejecting the use of synthesizers and other studio resources in his recordings. However, in “Eliminator”, despite the fact that the real soul was still the guitar, those sound tricks or garnishes that they first seemed to abhor took quite a lot of prominence, especially in the ace poker formed by “Gimme All Your Lovin”, “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Legs”, released in the same order as singles.
A fully danceable rhythm and an unforgettable melody for some hits for which, for the first time in their career, the trio recorded support video clips, the MTV era had arrived, and Gibbons, Hill and Beard did not hesitate to appear on the screens. In the extremely popular clips, the band exchanged their rural and cowboy image for an exaggerated glamour halfway between Hollywood and La Vegas, with impossible guitar models, outlandish cars and exuberant females, embodied by real “Playboy Girls”.
The story was that of a hitchhiker who was picked up by three women with sculptural bodies and dizzying curves, and had its sequel in the video for the next single, “Sharp Dressed Man”. ZZ Top reaped the rewards of their stylistic metamorphosis by shipping a not inconsiderable ten million copies of “Eliminator”, which opened the door to worldwide fame.
My people once again I say, thanks for reading me, this is a great band and an incredible song, legendary rock music. A thousand blessings to all, I hope you like this editorial. See you in a new post.
