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The Animals

Musical Group

English rock band formed in Newcastle in the early 1960s, fronted by Eric Burdon. Best known for their 1964 hit "The House of the Rising Sun" and for bringing American blues to a UK pop audience during the British Invasion.

Alan Price played Hammond organ on the band's early recordings. Chas Chandler was the group's bassist and later became manager of Jimi Hendrix. Eric Burdon later performed with the band War after the Animals' initial period.

Reviews on DeBaser praise The Animals' raw blues power, Eric Burdon's vocal presence and landmark tracks like "The House of the Rising Sun." Critics highlight the band's role in bringing American blues to 1960s Britain and note the band's later psychedelic turn. Compilation and anthology releases are valued for historic importance.

For:Fans of 1960s British rock, blues-rock listeners, record-collectors and newcomers curious about the British Invasion.

 

Yet, "The House Of The Rising Sun" is known by everyone, maybe too many (see Pooh).

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it was like being transported by a hypothetical time machine of Wells to find myself in that magical biennium of 1964-1965 when the Animals didn't miss a beat.

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"The Animals", an epochal band, incredibly gritty and blues, that feared no comparison on stage;

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"The Twain Shall Meet" is a nice album, easy to listen to... not bad as a direct departure from the Animals - The House of the Rising Sun stereotype.

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