SO MUCH SOUL!!! | First Time Hearing The Animals - 'House of the Rising Sun' (1964) | REACTION

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The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
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[tauronicodemus]

This was the 60's, the tv executives wanted the bands to be solemn on the shows because they thought that was what their audience would want. Nice reaction Young Lady, talk all you want. You have a soothing voice.

[DMKali]

Eric was a beast vocally, even at this young age. Incredible….

[Cadinho]

The best part of this song is the fact that it was recorded in one take. Perfect!

And remember, this was before auto tune. That's his real voice. Eric Burdon is a legend.

[andydilling]

“We Gotta Get Out of This Place”, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” and “Don’t Bring Me Down” are all excellent songs by the Animals. Eric Burton went on to a solo career and with the band War later as well. “Drink the Wine” is a good one.

[neilpatrickhairless]

Yo Eric Burdon was BORN middle aged. Man was 22 going on 60 here

[Blue-qrqe]

Before the British Invasion really launched, there was a serious dive into the Blues music of the American South - the Mississippi Delta region in particular - being shared by young bands in England. When groups like the Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Kinks, The Zombies, et al arrived on our shores, they were already more influenced by American bluesmen than most of the teens they were playing to. Even the Beatles were playing tunes by Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
The blues had been largely ignored by radio stations in the
U.S., so we thought all the Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf etc. covers of their songs we were hearing were songs which had originated in England.
The Animals with lead singer Eric Burden were a serious blues band.

[BigTroyT]

This is an OLD folk song from at least the late 1800s, and versions of it had been recorded a couple dozen times before the Animals did their version, and it's been covered over 100 times since, but THIS is widely recognized as the definitive version of the song - and you only have to listen to it to know why. The talent of the band and the passion of 22-year-old Eric Burdon is very much on display here - Eric sounds like an old bluesman telling his tale of woe. Just a powerful performance that never gets old.

[ThomasKnip]

One of the true timeless classics of pop music. Eric Burdon's voice was insane. And Alan Price at the organ is rocking it!

[maxsparks]

What a great review! I’ve known this song my entire life and loved it. I’m 66. It’s fantastic to witness your appreciation of this classic song performed by this seminal band. I guess I’ll subscribe. 😊

[fastecp]

Eric Burdon sounds like he has lived a lifetime; if you just heard the song and didn't see him, you would never know he was in his early 20s

[Volkuth]

You weren't born in the wrong time, you're born in a great time with the opportunity and technology to check out all of the greatest music ever produced.

[richardchocolas]

The Animals has always been one of my favorites. Eric Burdan's voice is absolutely incredibly soulful

[andrejsandal]

Didn't expect this reaction, BANGING song!

[yearginclarke]

Something I'll mention that I think is relevant...is that the bassist here at the time for The Animals (Chas Chandler) was later on very "instrumental" in helping Jimi Hendrix get discovered. Of course there's more to the story than that, but I'm not going into the full story here, too much to write about. If one wants to, just simply look up the whole back story behind Chas being recommended to check out Jimi in NYC in 1966, and what happened afterward.

[davidward]

Glad to have you back Aileen, you tube and life was empty without your infectious spirit.

[bwc]

The tall guy on Bass here, is Chaz Chandler. After "The Animals" had a falling out and split up, Chaz became a talent scout. While on a trip over here to the U.S., he went to a club in New York, and was highly impressed by a guitarist performing there, named Jimmy James. After meeting him, he convinced Jimmy to come over to Britain, do some shows and some recording. He didnt think Jimmy James was a very impressive name for an artist. So he talked Jimmy into dropping the James, and begin using his real last name. He also thought, that instead of using the conventional spelling of Jimmy, it would look alot cooler, if he spelled it Jimi. Hence the birth, of one of the biggest Rockstar's in history. Jimi Hendrix. He introduced Jimi to a couple of British musicians, who soon became known as "The Jimi Hendrix Experience". Chaz provided the band with housing and everything else, until they were able to get their music down and make some money. If not for Chaz, the world may have never known Jimi Hendrix, and music would be ALOT different today than it is.

[marvinsarracino]

Total Classic song! House of the Rising Sun is iconic and just badass! You nailed it as being really soulful and that elec organ solo is awesome! Thanks for making my day Aileen ❤💛

[mikemath]

it takes tremendous talent to tap the cymbals so lightly for any amount of time, and he does it flawlessly

[jurgenschmidt]

Eric Burdon - one of Britains best Blues voices of the 60's. So iconic, the song and this version. I love it.

[Ercarret]

It's always funny to see people discover old classics. I remember loving this song as a kid 30 years ago (and have ever since). Crazy to think it was already 30 years old at the time!