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And then... taking off for the recording studio
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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

And then...taking off for the recording studio

And then...
taking off for the recording studio

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:05.045
And then... taking off for the recording studio.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:44
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
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Movie Summary

The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.
[Dusty] When we first went to record our first album, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
[Dusty] When we first went to record our first album,
We were ready to do a rock 'n' roll album, go in the studio. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
We were ready to do a rock 'n' roll album, go in t...
♪ Anything you want To do is cool with me ♪ - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:10
♪ Anything you want To do is cool with me ♪
[Dusty] Well, Tyler is just supposed to be the Rose Capital of Texas. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
[Dusty] Well, Tyler is just supposed to be the Rose Capital ...
But anyway, we pull up and I didn't know what the deal was, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:09
But anyway, we pull up and I didn't know what the deal ...
I don't know if it used to be a garage, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
I don't know if it used to be a garage,
But in the back of the control room, there was a door that led into the house. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
But in the back of the control room, there was a door that l...
Everything was nice and neat, doilies on the chairs. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:05
Everything was nice and neat, doilies on the chairs.
But Robin Hood Brians knew what he was doing. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
But Robin Hood Brians knew what he was doing.
I got a call from Bill Ham. He said: - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:11
I got a call from Bill Ham. He said:
And we set up and did two days, maybe three, of recording. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
And we set up and did two days, maybe three, of recording.
Now, Bill Ham, I will say, he was smart and really knew music, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:09
Now, Bill Ham, I will say, he was smart and really knew musi...
"Well, only one set of drums, one bass and one guitar. What can you do?" - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:08
"Well, only one set of drums, one bass and one guitar. ...
Our favorite bands were Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
Our favorite bands were Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience,
We kept looking for a sound. I mean, I tried everything I could do. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
We kept looking for a sound. I mean, I tried everything I co...
I put microphones all over the studio, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
I put microphones all over the studio,
I put one in the hallway. I put one up in the ceiling. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:04
I put one in the hallway. I put one up in the ceiling.
So, we kept looking for this bigger, better, different sound. - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:06
So, we kept looking for this bigger, better, different sound...
It was a grand challenge, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
It was a grand challenge,
And he had state-of-the-art equipment, - ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas 00:07
And he had state-of-the-art equipment,