ZZ Top: Apollo, Manchester
Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 2 November 2002
IN A MYTHICAL COMPETITION to find more than seven wonders of the world, ZZ Top's beards must be in with a shout. Although this is the 21st century and the vogue for facial hair and Texan boogie isn't what it was, ZZ stroke and rock their beards in unison in a gesture of defiance. From the minute a disembodied voice announces the "little ol' band from Texas", this is showbiz, sonic excess and silly whiskers all the way.
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