RIP: Frank Beard. Damn...

[Disturber]

2 hours ago, tommy p said:

His playing on stuff like Heard It on the X and Manic Mechanic was crazy.  Kind of a secret weapon like Michael Anthony.  RIP.

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[HoboMan]

RIP Frank.

[Willie G. Moseley]

Mosr shots from the same concert q the two Beard images previously posted;

 

Edited August 20 by Willie G. Moseley

[pablo]

I was going to see him in November, in Argentina... we get to see many legends become immortals😪

[alantig]

Saw this on Bob & Tom yesterday.  Made me laugh.  Then made me wonder how I missed something so obvious.

 

[Steve Haynie]

ZZ Top songs from Eliminator have been playing more heavily on the radio, and people keep referencing songs from Eliminator.  

They do not realize those songs were created with a drum machine.

[tbonesullivan]

3 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

ZZ Top songs from Eliminator have been playing more heavily on the radio, and people keep referencing songs from Eliminator.  

They do not realize those songs were created with a drum machine.

Has anyone ever broken down exactly which songs featured the drum machine in the final mix, and not Beard? There are also multiple versions of "Legs", with the original album version sounding much more raw than the super polished version from the video. The CD I have of Eliminator unfortunately has the Video mix, but I think if you get a new CD now (while you can) Eliminator is back to the original mix.

[Jakeboy]

Frank Beard was a killer timekeeper. Both times I saw him with the Top he was flawless. I mean totally perfect. He was always underrated and I am glad BFG gave him the props he did. RIP.

BFG should just hang up the ZZ banner now and return to touring as Billy Gibbons solo with his BFGs. It is not ZZ Top without Frank and Dusty.

[hamerhead]

The first album I ever bought was 'Tres Hombres' and Frank was one of my favorite drummers. This one sucks hard.