Billy Gibbons’ favourite ZZ Top riffs
Gibbons made some fine choices.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The 2009 U2 album that half the band couldn’t stand: “Not as good as we thought”
Not knowing what they were doing.
The 1967 Kinks song about Ray Davies’ jealousy of his brother
“One brother stays in, and the other goes out and has fun.”
The 2001 album David Bowie was massively disappointed in: “They’ve got to stop”
The wrong kind of inspiration.
The 1981 song Genesis stole from Earth, Wind and Fire: “Lets put horns on it”
From progressive epics to slinky R&B.
The singer Robert Plant knew was out of his league: “The best voice”
The Led Zeppelin singer has influences all around the world.
The 1981 album Stevie Nicks wants to be remembered for: “All because of a tragic love affair”
“I could not have been more proud of those songs.“
The 1950s singer who made Rod Stewart fall back in love with rock: “I love it so much”
That same rush of adrenaline.
