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Animal Tracks: The Story of the Animals, Newcastle's Rising Sons (Paperback, Updated and expanded ed)
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Animal Tracks: The Story of the Animals, Newcastle's Rising Sons (Paperback, Updated and expanded ed)
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The story of Eric Burdon and The Animals is the story of the
Sixties. The original Animals were part of the British rhythm 'n'
blues movement in the early years of that momentous decade - a
movement whose love of a musical genre almost forgotten in its
native America succeeded in "Bringing It All Back Home." Blessed in
Eric Burdon with the most authentic white blues vocalist of their
generation and a collective and astonishing capacity to
reinvigorate old forms - most notably in transatlantic chart topper
'The House of the Rising Sun' - The Animals overcame bitter
internecine rivalry to produce a string of truly classic singles
that put them briefly on a par with The Beatles and The Rolling
Stones. They also gained a reputation for remarkable live shows
that showcased Burdon's almost frightening commitment to their
material. By 1967, though, both music and society were changing. A
trip to love-infused, LSD-drenched San Francisco convinced Burdon
that R&B was redundant. His new line-up of The Animals espoused
the philosophy of Flower Power and made the shift to writing their
own material. Their hits 'San Franciscan Nights' and 'Sky Pilot',
as well as being brilliant records, fascinatingly freeze for
posterity the concerns and issues of a particular time and place.
However, the 'new' Animals' affi nity for peace-and-love was not
reflected by relations within the band. After personnel upheavals
and a terrifying tour of Japan in 1968, the group collapsed. Animal
Tracks tells the story of both versions of The Animals.
Additionally, it reveals the astonishing behind-the-scenes rancour
that marked the ill-fated reunions of the original band. In this
UPDATED AND EXPANDED version of his definitive Animals biography,
Sean Egan draws on hours of interviews with surviving Animals, both
original (Eric Burdon, John Steel, Hilton Valentine, Dave Rowberry,
Barry Jenkins) and 'new' (Vic Briggs, John Weider, Zoot Money, Andy
Summers) to produce a compelling portrait of a truly remarkable
band. Egan has also been granted unprecedented access to band
member journals and archives, enabling him to reveal the story
behind the recording of each and every Animal Track.
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