Master of Sparks
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| "Master of Sparks" | |
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| Song by ZZ Top | |
| from the album Tres Hombres | |
| Released | July 26, 1973 |
| Recorded | Brian Studios & Ardent Studios Memphis, Tennessee |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 3:33 |
| Label | London |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Gibbons |
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham |
"Master of Sparks" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1973 album Tres Hombres.
The song tells the true story[1] of Billy Gibbons and his friend R.K. Bullock who with a workman, welded together a steel ball cage with a seat and seatbelt fitted inside. They placed the cage into the bed of a truck and at night, after reaching a speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), on Highway 6 near Houston,[citation needed] rolled the cage out the back with the hapless narrator and friend taking a ride inside. The cage generated a tail of sparks on the road but in its crushed condition stopped rolling. Still moving at high speed, the now egg shaped cage crashed into a fence. Both occupants survived relatively unscathed and were awarded the title "Master of Sparks" by the cheering crowd.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Michael Hann (8 November 2012). "Old music: ZZ Top – Master of Sparks". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Dansby, Andrew (31 July 2013). "40 years after its release, the allure of 'Tres Hombres' lives on". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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