It’s back
If only he had held out till Valentine’s Day . . . or Ground Hog’s Day.
The Animals were my heroes for several years in my youth. Hilton Valentine had a raw style, but some great moments: the arpeggio intro to “House of the Rising Sun,” the twangy guitar breaks on “I’m Crying,” and the Middle Eastern-sounding guitar work on “It’s My Life,” among others. The Animals’ version of John Lee Hooker’s “I’m Mad Again” was musical genius, though never a hit or even a single.
“Bruce Springsteen famously recounted during his 2012 SXSW Keynote Speech how important the band was to his musical development. “To me the Animals were a revelation- the first records with full-blown class consciousness that I ever heard.””
What does “full blown class consciousness” have to do with “musical development”?
Nothing.
He’s full of it on all levels.
Condolences to family and friends of Hilton Valentine. RIP. Thanks. ❤️
The animals were under rated in an era of greats.
RIP, Hilton Valentine.
1964: House of the Rising Sun hit like a ton of bricks and a wind of fresh air. That guitar...day-um. Just made you stop and turn up the transistor radio.
RIP.