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Live From Texas (2008)

Where the lyrics of Live From Texas take you, and where it was really made.

This album takes its name from a state, yet it was recorded in one theatre in a single city, Grand Prairie, on 1 November 2007.

Key places

Recording at a Grand Prairie theatre (2007)

Recording site Texas Trust CU Theatre (Grand Prairie) — The album was recorded on 1 November 2007 at a theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. This venue is listed as a recording location, and the source names the place as the Nokia Theatre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live From Texas: live DVD/Blu-ray by ZZ Top
• Recorded live on 1 November 2007 at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas
• Released 24 June 2008 by Eagle Rock Records
• Audio CD released in Europe on 28 October 2008 and in the US on 4 November 2008
• A vinyl version is also available in Europe
• Video format: 1080i High Definition Widescreen 16x9 (1.78:1)
• Audio formats: LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS HD Master Audio
• DVD tracklist: 17 songs, with Foxy Lady included as a bonus track
• Bonus features have subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Dutch

Background

• Recorded during the Hollywood Blues Tour
• Band members: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
• Billy Gibbons: vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Dusty Hill: bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on Tush
• Frank Beard: drums, percussion

Recording

• Single show at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas
• Dusty Hill sang co-lead vocals on Got Me Under Pressure, Pearl Necklace and Heard It on the X
• The CD has a shorter running time than the DVD, so Heard It on the X and Pincushion are left off the CD

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · discogs.com · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969 after Billy Gibbons' band Moving Sidewalks disbanded.
• The name came from Gibbons' idea, inspired by B.B. King and Z.Z. Hill, reasoning that "king is at the top."
• Signed with London Records and released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971.

Members

• Billy Gibbons on vocals and guitar, the only constant member since 1969.
• Dusty Hill on bass and vocals from 1970 until his death in 2021.
• Frank Beard on drums from 1969 until his death in 2026.
• Elwood Francis took over on bass after Hill's death, at Hill's request.
• Michael Monahan has been on tour as drummer since 2025.

Career

• Tres Hombres (1973) and Fandango! (1975) brought radio success; "La Grange" and "Tush" became classic rock staples.
• Eliminator (1983) reached international stardom and sold over 10 million copies, the only ZZ Top album certified diamond.
• Afterburner (1985) was their highest-charting album, reaching number four on the Billboard chart.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
• Recognized by Guinness in 2018 as the longest-running active group with no lineup changes.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• Top Independent Albums (United States): number 32 in the year of release
• United States: double platinum certification for the DVD format, with more than 200,000 copies sold
• DVD and Blu-ray released 24 June 2008 by Eagle Rock Records
• Audio CD released in Europe on 28 October 2008
• Audio CD released in the US on 4 November 2008
• Vinyl version available in Europe
• The DVD tracklist has 17 songs including Foxy Lady as a bonus track
• The CD tracklist omits Heard It on the X and Pincushion because of its shorter running time
• Dusty Hill took co-lead vocals on three songs and lead vocals on Tush

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Foxy Lady was played at the show but appears only as a DVD bonus track, not on the CD.
• The CD leaves out Heard It on the X and Pincushion because it runs shorter than the DVD.
• In the same year as release, the album reached number 32 on the US Top Independent Albums chart.
• Bonus features on the DVD carry subtitles in seven languages.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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