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

Eric Burdon could have made peace with his former bandmates in War aboard the 2014 Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise.

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

“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

Still kicking complete ass at 70, Eric Burdon unleashes a furious string of accusations and burning questions on ‘Til Your River Runs Dry.’

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

[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

Where else will you find, side by side by side, new reissues of Miles Davis’ Porgy and Bess, Nirvana’s 1992 compilation Incesticide, and the Fat Boys’ Pizza Box album — packaged in (yes) a pizza box? You May Also Like: Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Joe Strummer: The Singers andRead More