ZZ Top Release New Version Of Chart Topping Hit La Grange

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ZZ Top have released a new version of their 1973 hit ‘La Grange’.

La Grange had been originally released as part of their breakthrough album Tres Hombres. It became the band’s signature hit, following its initial succes from its release in 1973.

The single itself pays tribute to a real-life brothel called The Chicken Ranch. This brothel was located in La Grange, which is just 88 miles from New Braunfels, Texas. ZZ Top also recorded their Raw album there.

The band had announced the upcoming release of this live album back in March. 

Check out the band’s latest version of La Grange below.

“a real way to return to our roots”

The latest version of this track emanates from their ‘live’ album Raw, which will be released via Shelter Records/BMG on July 22.

Raw was also the soundtrack behind ZZ Top’s documentary ‘That Little Ol Band From Texas’.

It is also one of the band’s last recordings which featured bassist Dusty Hill. Hill passed away last year aged 72. They also said that the album was “in righteous memory of Dusty Hill”.

On recording this album, band members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard had this to say.

“It was, in a very real way, a return to our roots”, they said.

“Just us and the music, no audience of thousands, no concession stands, no parking lot social hour, no phalanx of tour busses. Just us and the music. We knew right then it was a very special circumstance, all of us in the same place at the same time and what a time it most certainly was!”. 

They also added, “It was as bare bones as when we first started touring in a behemoth Chrysler station wagon, driving vast stretches between those early far-flung shows under blackened Texas skies and first hearing our records on the radio”.

Raw will be available in 180 gram vinyl, digital platforms, as well as a CD. You can pre order the live record here.

ZZ Top will also feature in Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Tour. More on this here.

The band are currently on their Raw Whiskey Tour. See Tour dates below.

 

 

 

 

 

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