Product Details

• Actors: ZZ Top
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 20, 2009
• Run Time: 154 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002N7W3NA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,086 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Double Down Live is a 2 DVD set from ZZ Top combining shows from 1980 and 2008. Disc one was filmed at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany for the Rockpalast TV series. Hot on the heels of their classic "Deguello" album (it features 9 of the 10 songs from it) the show finds ZZ Top before sequencers and synthesizers epitomizing their "lil' ol' blues band from Texas" nickname. Complimented by tracks drawn predominantly from their "Tres Hombres" and "Fandango!" albums this is a true best of ZZ Top in the seventies. Disc Two was shot during their European tour in 2008 and combines great live performances, interview clips and back stage footage to create the ultimate ZZ Top on the road movie. With nearly 30 years between the performances the two disc set gives a fascinating "then and now" insight into what has maintained the ZZ Top live phenomenon.

TRACK LISTING:
DISC ONE - Definitely Then 1980
1) I Thank You
2) Waitin' For the Bus
3) Jesus Just Left Chicago
4) Precious And Grace
5) I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
6) Manic Mechanic
7) Lowdown In The Street
8) Heard It On The X
9) Fool For Your Stockings
10) Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings
11) El Diablo
12) Cheap Sunglasses
13) Arrested For Driving While Blind
14) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
15) La Grange
16) She Loves My Automobile
17) Hi Fi Mama
18) Dust My Broom
19) Jailhouse Rock
20) Tush
21) Tube Snake Boogie
22) Just Got Paid

DISC TWO - Almost Now 2008
1) Got Me Under Pressure
2) Waitin' For The Bus
3) Jesus Just Left Chicago
4) I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
5) Blue Jean Blues
6) Heard It On The X
7) Just Got Paid
8) I Need You Tonight
9) La Grange (with Sloppy Drunk & Bar-B-Q)
10) Hey Joe
11) Tush

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deguello Tour Live!!!, November 5, 2009

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Mark C. Lamb - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Down Live (DVD)

The first DVD in this set is the legendary 1980 German TV Rockpalast performance the band performed on their red hot Deguello Tour. I was fortunate enough to see the band on this tour and have been hooked ever since. If you have never experienced the band live from this period you are in for a totally jaw dropping experience. Chances are pretty good you will find yourself cracking a beer before the first few songs are through so it may be wise to have the refrigerator stocked up. This stunning show has been circulating in bootleg form among collectors for many years (for good reason) but to finally have it with cleaner sound and a clearer picture is a dream come true. This is ZZ TOP in their prime! Disc 2 is a bit of a departure as it is more or less a "rockumentary" of the band on tour, intersperced with some hot live concert footage from their 2008 tour....somewhat of a video diary of the bands life on the road. It would have been nice to have this concert available in it's full uncut form as it smokes yet I found much of the footage of the band off stage to be strangely intriging to say the least. There's more going on under those beards than meets the eye. Make no mistake though the real gem of this collection is the 1980 show which is totally priceless and completely worth the price of admission.....essential to any fan of great Tex-Mex Boogie & Blues..

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Comprehensive DVD Set Available for ZZ Top (2 Disc DVD) Includes a 1980 Concert in full + Performances from 2008 World Tour, February 9, 2010

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Gary Covington "Southern Rocker" (Louisiana, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Down Live (DVD)

I really loved ZZ Top's last DVD release "Live From Texas", and now I like this release even more. You get a 22 song concert, that was filmed in Essen, Germany for the Rockpalast,(Rock Palace) Show, during 1980. Then you get another disc, which includes 11 song performances from their 2008 world tours. These performances are all previously unreleased. There is NO duplication of the "Live From Texas" DVD.

The line-up is the same as its always been: Billy Gibbons on lead vocals & guitar, Dusty Hill on some lead vocals & bass guitar, and Frank Beard on drums.

Disc One: The 1980 Rockpalast Concert: (Song Set)

1.I Thank You
2.Waitin' for the Bus
3.Jesus just left Chicago
4.Precious and Grace
5.I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
6.Manic Mechanic
7.Lowdown in the Street
8.Heard it on the X
9.Fool For Your Stockings
10.Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings
11.El Diablo
12.Cheap Sunglasses
13.Arrested for Driving While Blind
14.Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
15.La Grange
16.She Loves My Automobile
17.Hi Fi Mama
18.Dust My Broom
19.Jailhouse Rock
20.Tush
21.Tube Snake Boogie
22.Just Got Paid

Disc Two: From the 2008 World Tour: (Song set)
1.Got Me Under Pressure
2.Waitin' for the Bus
3.Jesus just left Chicago
4.I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
5.Blue Jean Blues
6.Heard it on the X
7.Just Got Paid
8.I Need You Tonight
9.La Grange
10.Hey Joe
11.Tush.

The approximate total running time for both disc is 154 minutes. This is a great double disc dvd of ZZ Top. You get to see them back in their younger days, with the 1980 concert. Then you get to see the more mature version of them on disc 2. This is the ultimate package deal for a ZZ Top Fan or any Rock Fan period.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They hit the stage at 4 AM, October 28, 2009

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C. E. Hughes "Jaxbass" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Down Live (DVD)

The 1980 show from Germany is the real highlight here,incredible energy coming off the stage.If your only knowledge of this band has been from MTV videos,you are in for quite a surprise.Nice job done on the sound mix.