ZZ Top from public appearances. Gibbons traveled to Europe, Beard went to Jamaica, and Hill went to Mexico. The break extended to two years, during which Gibbons and Hill grew chest-length beards. In 1979, ZZ Top signed with Warner Bros. Records and released the album "Degüello". While the album went platinum, it only reached number 24 on the "Billboard" chart. The album produced two popular singles: "I Thank You", a cover of a song recorded by Sam & Dave, and "Cheap Sunglasses". The band remained a popular concert attraction and toured in support of "Degüello". In April 1980, ZZ Top made their
Pasta ZZ appeared with four songs on the "Beogradski grafiti" ("Belgrade Graffiti") compilation of various artists, and disbanded. In 2006, he appeared as guest drummer on Marković's band Supernaut's fourth studio album "Eli". In 2004, a live version of the band's song "Moje mladosti" ("My Youths") appeared on the Croatian compilation of various artists "Tutti Pazzi Vol. 11". In the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Missing Identity" Patrick finds a record of the band Sting Ray 5000 in a dumpster. In a Serbian language version of the episode, the name of the band is translated as Pasta ZZ. Pasta ZZ Pasta ZZ was a