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After nonstop ’70s touring, ZZ Top disappeared, then rebooted with Eliminator: drum machines, synth sheen, and videos that conquered MTV.

1969 was ZZ Top’s true ground floor: a post-Moving Sidewalks reset, Texas club grit, and the lineup chemistry that soon hardened into legend.

In July 2021, Billy Gibbons played beside Dusty Hill’s empty microphone. Here is why that stark image may be the most haunting in modern rock history.