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
Famous Last Words (band) Famous Last Words (band) Famous Last Words, formerly known as A Walking Memory is an American metalcore band from Petoskey, Michigan. Formed in 2010, they're known for their concept albums and have released three studio albums to date: Two-Faced Charade, Council of the Dead and The Incubus respectively. Following their 2015 American tour, the band departed from InVogue Records to join Revival Recordings, with whom they have recorded and released The Incubus. The group consists of vocalist JT Tollas, guitarists Tyler Myklebust and Evan Foley, and bassist Matthew Bell. Former musicians are bassist Jesse Maddy and lead guitarist Ethan Osborn