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When no lesser artist than Bruce Springsteen openly admits that he ripped your bands songs off to make some of the most legendary albums in rock history, that’s the point where respect becomes not so much deserved as undeniable. Yet by and large, The Animals are widely known for only one song, and a cover at that. I suppose we can write that one off to time’s reduction of everything to its simplest story and, let’s face it, there was some pretty stellar competition in those days (welcome to the 60’s, where you either rivalled The Beatles in quality or no-one gave a damn!). However, The Animals were no one hit wonders, charting twenty top ten hits in the U.K and U.S combined by the end of the 1960’s.
This was all achieved in record time as well. The band began life as the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which featured a fluid line up but by 1962, band leader Alan Price had settled on himself playing the organ and keyboards, Hilton Valentine playing guitar, John Steel drumming, and Bryan "Chas" Chandler on the bass guitar. The group needed a vocalist to compete in the thriving U.K pop scene and, although they were originally a jazz-flavoured combo by trade, they chose the charismatic blues singer Eric Burdon to be there frontman. Burdon joining the group was the catalyst for a radical change in their performance style, their wild and energetic shows led them to be called “animals” by a few audience members. Needless to say, the name stuck.
By 1964 the band had signed to Columbia and put out their first single, but their second effort was what really took them into the stratosphere. The band had faith in their raucous version of the old folk standard “House Of The Rising Sun” given the rapturous reception it had gotten night after night on a tour they’d played with Chuck Berry, but no-one alive at the time could have predicted that it would top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and provide some of Rock and Roll’s most iconic sounds. By September 1964, The Animals were one of the world’s biggest bands, but the music world worked faster than we can comprehend today, and by 1966 the original incarnation of the band imploded in a mess of mismanaged business affairs, internal friction and pressures from fans and the record company alike.
However, Eric Burdon formed a new incarnation of the group in December 1966, ditching their rhythm and blues roots for a far more psychedelic style of music that was heavier than the band had ever dreamed of being. The band were highly successful but at a far steadier rate than the original incarnation, with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "Monterey", and "Sky Pilot" keeping them a very big deal but at a more manageable rate. However, at this point the group was a solo project for Burdon and the revolving door style of membership (Future Police guitarist Andy Summers played with the band briefly!) began to take its toll.
The band dissolved at the end of 1968, and after that the original line up reunited twice, once for an album in 1977 and again in 1983 for an album and a highly succesful tour that took in the band’s biggest ever headline show, at Wembley Stadium on New Years Eve of that year. Several different incarnations of the band have sprung up since then but whichever one you see is still showing a side of rock history that many know of but not many truly appreciate. Seek them out and you’ll find one of the true greats of classic rock and a band that are truly timeless, always at the top of their game. Highly recommended.
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Seeing Eric Burdon and the Animals live is quite the experience. Sitting in the audience, I couldn't help but remember the amazing performance of House of the Rising sun that I've seen. It was in Germany in 1964, and is pretty much the greatest performance of that song ever. Obviously they are much older now, as am I.
Eric can certainly still belt out the House of the Rising Sun though!
The stage is pretty great, it's at a jazz festival in Spain, and the feeling is very intimate, although the crowd is rather large. The stage lighting is a little strange, it's purple and doesn't go great with the white hair everyone is sporting.
The first thing they performed was a really long jazz medley. It was absolutely amazing. They went from that to their signature song that I noted above. It's obviously quite different than the original versions, but it definitely feels more intimate.
I really wanted to see them live because after all of the different incarnations of the band, who knows how many times they will ever play live again. It's also shortly after the 50th anniversary of the original being recorded, so that's a nice touch.
Eric and band were great. Third time to hear them very impressed. To be fair though Eric only did 38 minutes Edgar Winter only 30. That is well short of 90 minutes I think should be expected. I understand Eric is old and I still love him. My suggestion add a female singer. Let her do songs Relax take a break play the tambourine. Then go another two songs. Sorry Eric from a true lifer 38 minutes isn’t fair
I first saw the original Animals in 1964 in Birmingham, England. They rocked the place. Now 50 years later they still rock. Eric was troubled by a hoarse voice that failed him a couple of times, but he gave it all he could, and when he gave it came out strong and powerful. I don't want to wait another 50 years to see them again.
Eric Burdon And The Animals were...wonderful! I couldn't believe just how powerful his voice still is. Looked to be a full house & of course the room sounds great. Most of the crowd were "white heads" but I expected that. It was nice looking at the crowd & seeing almost everyone bobbing along to the sounds. Thanks Eric.
Saw Eric with Edgar Winter June 2016 at Windsor Ont. Canada,nostalgia is powerful, They both rocked to a sellout crowd. I noticed the age of the audience varied from young mid 20's to mid 70's everyone had a great time. I'm waiting for Eric to come back around, and I'll be there.
We’ve seen him many times over the years, starting with the original group on Steel Pier in Atlantic City in 1966. This was among the absolute best of all of them. What a fabulous show it was!
Awesome show. We've seen Eric Burdon in larger venues, but his personality really came out at the showroom in the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. Mush smaller and intimate setting. Great show!