Billy Gibbons: Texan Rabbi From Hell
Charles Shaar Murray, MOJO, March 1994
QUICK! APART FROM long beards, grotesque guitars and cheap sunglasses, what do ZZ Top and our dearly beloved and highly respected Prime Minister have in common? The answer is, of course, the hallowed slogan Back To Basics, though the ZZ interpretation is somewhat different to John Major's (whatever that might be).
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