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Leade section
The leade section of this article sounds strange and very different from almost all other leades of musicians. Specifically this part:
ZZ Top has been praised by critics and fellow musicians alike for their technical mastery. Of the group, music writer Cub Koda said "As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom [...] while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support."
Aisteco (talk) 02:07, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
It's strange alright, especially: who the hell is cub coda and what does he have to do with anything that anyone cares about? That was probably written in by Cub Coda (whoever that is). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Texasman444 (talk • contribs) 15:31, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
Harold Strohmann on drums
With regard to these edits, they need to be reliably sourced - which currently there aren't. A google search for "Harold Strohmann ZZ Top" brings back zero results, and the link to a picture proves nothing at all.
Please provide reliable sourcing before re-adding this detail - simply "knowing" the data is not enough - it needs to have been reported elsewhere. Chaheel Riens (talk) 15:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
- Even a search for "Harold Strohmann" + "drum" gives a grand total of 5 results? Careful, Chaheel Riens.... you might get booed off the Talk page and then you'll have to quit. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:19, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
- Quit? Never! Chaheel Riens (talk) 17:56, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
Pronunciation
In British English it would be "Zed Zed Top" (see note above about the Alan Ayckbourn play Comic Potential). But I don't see any easy or elegant way of giving the normal American English pronunciation. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:52, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
- not sure I'd point it out, just seem hilarious to think of DJs and the general population in the UK mispronouncing their name...
- "ZZ Top" is a proper noun, so it's pronounced only how ZZ Top themselves decide. It's only words/letters that aren't proper nouns that are pronounced in their local dialect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.20.71.135 (talk) 03:33, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
- The general population of the UK have never pronounced this name as 'zed zed top'. They pronounce it like Americans, they're not idiots (mostly). The different characterisations of the letter 'Z' do cause problems elsewhere though. The pun of World War Z sounding like 'World War Three' doesn't work in British English, where it is indeed pronounced as 'World War Zed'. --Ef80 (talk) 18:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
The ZZ Top Beard
Something should be said about their iconic beards. Presario2200 (talk) 13:18, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
Attribution
Text and references copied from Dusty Hill to ZZ Top, See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:47, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
