ZZ Top debut album, the band released "Rio Grande Mud" (1972), which failed commercially and the promotional tour consisted of mostly empty auditoriums. ZZ Top released "Tres Hombres" in 1973. The album's sound was the result of the propulsive support provided by Hill and Beard, and Gibbons' "growling" guitar tone. Dan Erlewine wrote that the album "brought ZZ Top their first Top Ten record, making them stars in the process". The album included the boogie-driven "La Grange" (written about the Chicken Ranch, a notorious brothel in La Grange, Texas, that also inspired the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"). On the
Smithdom – The Smiths Tribute Band Smithdom – The Smiths Tribute Band Smithdom is a tribute band who play the music of The Smiths from 1983-1987. The band is from Manchester, England. Smithdom was formed in February 2009, but only found a singer in June of that year after an appeal in the "Manchester Evening News" and "City Life". Their first gig was in October 2009 in Bolton and they were well received. They have attracted a lot of interest since and have been interviewed along with other Smiths tribute bands for the LA based Covers magazine. The band took their name from one of the