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Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty Triumph

Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty Triumph

Rugged and robust, ‘The Animals’ arrived 55 years ago this month as a textbook study of the original wave of English blues rock.

T. Rex, the Monkees, Tame Impala, Whitesnake, Toto + Others: Odd Couples

T. Rex, the Monkees, Tame Impala, Whitesnake, Toto + Others: Odd Couples

Bands with animal-based names square off for this edition of Odd Couples, including T. Rex, the Monkees, Tame Impala, Whitesnake, Toto and others.

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The Animals – The Best of the Animals (2014)

Eric Burdon and the Animals approached the blues with a fresh and original vision.

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‘I’m going to go out on a limb’: Steve Cropper on how technology is ruining modern music

Cropper is set for another European tour with the Animals later this year.

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Andy Summers on Songs with the Police, Animals, Neil Sedaka + Robert Fripp: Gimme Five

Andy Summers’ textural approach to guitar is forever linked with the Police, but he was an established figure well before that.

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‘There was a connection’: Eric Burdon on how the Animals’ ‘House of the Rising Sun’ transformed Bob Dylan

“The House of the Rising Sun” is best known as a chart-topping 1964 smash for the Animals. Frontman Eric Burdon says it’s also responsible for pushing Bob Dylan toward rock music. You May Also Like: Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty Triumph Pre-Fame Bob DylanRead More

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Eric Burdon, “Water” from ‘Til Your River Runs Dry’ (2013): One Track Mind

Whatever our fates, Eric Burdon obviously figures a reading of the wrongs is a good place to start.

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Eric Burdon on the bad blood behind ‘We Gotta Get Out of this Place’: ‘They’ll hate me even more’

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6emD2Jb6y8Y&w=500&h=305] Eric Burdon’s blistering take on “We Gotta Get Out of this Place,” a 1965 hit with the Animals, gained new life last year when Bruce Springsteen lauded it as part of his keynote speech at SXSW. Few know its complicated history, however. You May Also Like: Eric BurdonRead More

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Eric Burdon and the Greenhornes – Eric Burdon and the Greenhornes (2012)

In a gritty reimagining of the old Animals sound, Eric Burdon has joined up with Cincinnati garage rockers the Greenhornes — featuring the rhythm section from the Raconteurs — for a raggedy-ass street-fighting EP. You May Also Like: Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty TriumphRead More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Jackson Cage" (1980)