The Animals was one of the more talented of the groups whose style and distinct sound spread globally during the middle part of the 1960s and quickly became dubbed the British Invasion.
The group formed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a seaport in the north-east of England, where they played in pubs and clubs.
Eric Burdon, on leading vocals, and organist, Alan Price, were the principal members within the group. Both continued to have success as recording artists following their respective departures from the band. Eric, by 1970, had teamed with the American group, War, to record the hit, “Spill The Wine”. By 1966, Alan had formed The Alan Price Set, with himself as its leading vocalist. Within two years it had had three hits enter the Top 10 on the British singles’ chart. After the disbandment of The Alan Price Set, Alan Price formed the duo, Fame and Price Together, with British singer and pianist, Georgie Fame, and in 1971 the pair had success with the single, “Rosetta”. Alan combined a solo singing career with acting, well into the 1970s. Eric Burdon’s autobiography, “I Used To Be An Animal But I’m All Right Now”, was published in 1986.
Some of the band’s recordings were early blues standards — “House Of The Rising Sun”, “Dimples” and “Boom Boom”; the latter two written and originally recorded by the legendary John Lee Hooker — to which the group was able to give totally different treatments.
Conclusion – Refer to the suggested playlists