TGIF Rock-n-Roll Oldies: The Animals - 1965

Reaganite Republican ^ | January 14, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

The Animals were an influential English rock group from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, formed in the early 60s. They later in the decade relocated to the bustling London scene.

Known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, the band is best known for timeless classics such as "The House of the Rising Sun", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", and "It's My Life" (below).

The Animals presented a unique blend of rock-oriented pop hits along with R&B material to fill out the albums.  Considered in the U.S. as part of the British Invasion, The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes over the years and like so many others of the era, suffered from poor business management. 

Later -under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals- they moved to California and yet again achieved commercial success, this time as a psychedelic rock band.  Hits of this era include "San Franciscan Nights" and "Sky Pilot". Guitarist Andy Summers was with the band in this period, who later went on to found The Police along with Sting and Stewart Copeland.

The band broke up in 1969, with the cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" released subsequently.

The original Animals lineup had a brief reunion in 1977 and then again in 1983. There have been several partial regroupings since then under various names, along with legal wrangling over the rights. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994...

The Animals: It's My Life - 1965

Video of US TV debut on Hullabaloo/more at Reaganite Republican

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Previous RR Rock n Roll Oldies features -here-

[dmz]

And of course the first rock song any learning guitarist tries to play is the House of the Rising Sun.

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Became a rock song ... was a folk song for decades prior. First recording of the song is believed to have been in 1933.

[Verbosus]

Gosh - that does bring back memories.

[Reaganite Republican]

Kind of a cross between a Moe Howard bowl-cut and a mullet lol

[Reaganite Republican]

I regard this interpretation’s guitar line to be pure pop genius... I could listen to this song a million times and not get sick of it, pretty much have already lol

[Frantzie]

He is 69 years old so your chances of him passing through again are not that high.

[bt_dooftlook]

Good...but I prefer "Double Yellow Line" or "The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly" ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxD_YIjxTxA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbE9VOJB4w

[TruthRespecter]

I can no longer swallow trying to enjoy the old music from aged far-left progressive rockers...

The breaking point was when I was watching a PBS fundraising telethon that featured late '60s bands and they'd have the old stars re-doing their hits. So its late 2009 and Eric Burden comes on singing House of the Rising Sun, but I just cannot get past enjoying his music when he's proudly wearing a Che T-Shirt.

It's like having Hitler on your shirt. It's sick & depraved. Some folks can abide by the rationalization for these progressive whack-jobs to "just shut-up and sing", but that old favorite song and Burden simply have no appeal to me.