I'm sure those of us of a certain vintage have heard about Jimi Hendrix' famous quote from an interview on The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson asked about his favorite upcoming guitarists and Hendrix mentioned Billy Gibbons from Moving Sidewalks. Gibbons' announcement that he's reuniting that band is definitely something I didn't see coming. Way to get 2013 off to a very intriguing start.
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons is reuniting his first band, Moving Sidewalks, for their first concert in 44 years.
Gibbons formed Moving Sidewalks in Houston in the mid-60s with Don Summers on bass, Tom Moore on keyboards and Dan Mitchell on drums. They recorded the one album Flash and had a number one hit for six weeks in Houston with the song 99th Floor.
Moving Sidewalks opened for many of the acts of the day including Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.
The group came to an end when Summers and Mitchell were drafted into the army. Gibbons and Mitchell then formed a new band they called ZZ Top with Lanier Greig. That line-up recorded the very first ZZ Top record Salt Lick, written by Gibbons.
Moving Sidewalks will perform on March 30 at B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill in Manhattan.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 1, 2013 9:26 pm
by conched
I was just watching ZZ TOP Live from Texas on Netflix.
Such a good show.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 1, 2013 9:34 pm
by conched
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 1, 2013 10:34 pm
by Tiki Torches
Maybe this'll help Billy get some of his mojo back. I think he's still one of the best guitarists out there but ZZ seems to have been stuck in a rut since Eliminator. There's some hints of their previous greatness in this tune though:
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 4, 2013 6:51 pm
by LIPH
Tiki Torches wrote:
Moving Sidewalks will perform on March 30 at B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill in Manhattan.
If I still lived in NY I'd probably go to this show.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 4, 2013 6:55 pm
by conched
That youtube photo looks like the guages in our 1930 Ford.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 4, 2013 8:26 pm
by Tiki Torches
LIPH wrote:
Tiki Torches wrote:
Moving Sidewalks will perform on March 30 at B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill in Manhattan.
If I still lived in NY I'd probably go to this show.
I'm sure it'll be off the hook. It'll be interesting to see if it leads to a full on reunion. I know lots of people probably never expected Tom Petty to resurrect Mudcrutch either.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 7, 2013 9:48 pm
by Bucarader
ZZ Top's new album La Futura is awesome! If you haven't listened to it, you are missing out. The boys are defInately back!
The Moving Sidewalks reunion is rumored to be just for a few gigs. Hopefully we will get on in Houston.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: January 7, 2013 10:54 pm
by Tiki Torches
I like a lot of what I've heard from La Futura but I'd never mistake any of it for the ZZ Top of their first four records. That will always be the era I love best.
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: March 13, 2013 8:13 pm
by Tiki Torches
Just listened to this on NPR's All Things Considered. A must for any fan of ZZ Top or Moving Sidewalks.
Before ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons (second from right) was in the more psychedelic Moving Sidewalks. Rancho Deluxe Productions
Re: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Reuniting Moving Sidewalks
Posted: March 27, 2013 8:52 pm
by Bucarader
So I bought this from Amazon, and it came in. Mrs. Bucarader stole it because it is "too" close to my birthday. Still in the shrink wrap. Guess I get it on Tuesday.
