In truth, they do. Go find it. There's so much out there today. Technology has allowed many more people to record their music and post it online for all. This has caused much more music to exist. Your challenge is to find it. Fortunately, it's a pleasant quest.
@@nonconsensualopinion yea now days there are so many good bands like Joy formidable and others that no one knows about because back in the day you only heard what the FM radio was playing. Now they exist but hard to find.
This is before autotune, chorus effects, multitracking of vocals or reverb effects. Pure talent. In the studio, they recorded the song in a single take.
Actually Les Paul & Mary Ford were mastering multi-tracking vocals in the early l95os, creating the effect of many Mary Fords all singing together like a little choir. You are, however, otherwise absolutely correct and your point well taken. Most electronic gadgetry that is taken for granted today did not yet exist and the artists who made up the British Invasion, like musicians everywhere else around the world, hadn't any choice but to rely much more heavily on their pure musical ability, skill, selection of material and artistic vision to achieve success. Those who were very fortunate, like The Beatles, were additionally able to secure artistic management - not to tell them what to do or sound like, but to compliment their already existing vision & make it happen. It's refreshing to run across others here on YT who really see, hear, and appreciate these artists for the raw talent they had.😉
@@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55 - True But House of the Rising Sun was done in a single take in the studio with the band and no post production. So reverb probably wasn't used here, unless they stuck the vocals through a guitar amp.
@spacecadet35 they used to record live with reverb in the 60s, it wasn't always done afterwards. The vocals would be sent to a chamber built somewhere in the studio, back to the mixing desk and recorded live that way. That's why you get all those 60s records done live with chamber and plate reverbs, as you can clearly hear on his voice here. This song was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios which definitely was a place you would record live with reverb chambers. Not to mention things slap back delay was being used on 50s records in places like Sun Studios, by having the vocals on 2 tape reels, playing around 100 milliseconds apart, creating a delay/reverb effect.
I read somewhere that another organ company sued them and won. Had to do with Continental stealing their design on the organ stops I think. One can check this elsewhere on the internet.
Alan Price produced much of the music in this production. He received all the residuals and the rest of the group received nothing. Price had a fear of flying. After this production/recording Price broke away from the group and the group was never the same.
The Animals are from Newcastle-Upon-Thyme in the UK. They had a strong R&B influence from the USA, which you probably noticed. Others have already pointed them out, but a couple of tracks you need to check out from the Animals are "We got to get out of this place" & "Please Don't Let Me be Misunderstood". The lead singer also went on to form another group, Eric Burden & War, which later was shortened to just War.. A few good tracks are "Spill the Wine", "Tobacco Road" and "Paint it Black"...
A RARE, one-off CLASSIC...Eric Burdon tells the raw story with a bit of of a hard edge, and soars beaitifully with his fabulous range of singing - it's one STUNNING full band effort!
"Wow, what a nice group of young men." I loved that reaction. Haha. They're an interesting group, in that they were immensely popular in the sixties (at their height, we're talking near-Beatles-level popularity), but massive problems within the group caused them to fall apart and they've sort of slipped into obscurity. Just in case you're curious, here's a quick rundown on what happened: when they were just getting started, and were naive and not particularly knowledgeable about things like contracts and royalties, they signed the contracts in such a way that Alan Price (the keyboardist) received all the royalties. They thought they would simply split them amongst everyone, but Price played them and took it all. The big bassist, Chas Chandler, became disillusioned, because they were working their tails off but didn't seem to be making any money (see above). He came across a young guitarist named Jimi Hendrix, however, and became the man's manager, bringing him out to the UK where his career caught fire. Chandler introduced Hendrix to the lead singer, Eric Burdon, and the two became close friends. Burdon was utterly devastated when Hendrix died, and things fell apart further. Chandler, however, decided he was done with playing, and went on to a career as a manager and talent scout before dying at a fairly young age. The drummer, John Steel, left the group and joined up with another band. They renamed themselves... The Animals. The other band members did not take kindly to this, and they severed all contact with Steel. Price took all of his profits and ran off to a fairly successful solo career. Burdon approached him much later and tried to bury the hatchet, telling him that he could keep all the profits, but to allow them to restructure the contracts so that all future royalties would be divided amongst the band, and they could then all get back together. Price told him to go take a long walk off a short pier, and again, all contact was severed. Burdon went on to a successful career with other bands, most notably the psychedelic rock band, War. Hilton Valentine jumped around, and still does so, even at his age. He and Burdon are the only two members still on speaking terms, and the original Animals have long, long been separated. There you have it. Probably more than you ever wanted to know, but I always found it to be an interesting story, and a good explanation for why so many people have never heard of this once-popular band.
Sad story... But they had talent and a love for the blues, they came up with their interpretation of the classic blues song, "house of the rising sun"; while ON TOUR with the legendary Chuck Berry! All of the openers for him where trying to out blues each other ... Many of those english rockers loved the blues; (the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin)
Thank you for taking the time to explain. As much as I LOVE Eric Burton and the Animals, I never knew what busted them up. How devilish! I've recently read he is married to a wonderful younger woman that is a successful attorney and devotes her life now to looking after Eric's affairs - making sure no one takes advantage of his good nature.
Three competent musicians plus one of the best organ players in the world and a killer vocalist. The animals were always worth listening to I love them
The original mono recording, overhead mike. Note the the keyboard volume over to the drums as the mike is moved around the room. One of my own personal favourites.
Wow! Amazing performance, They look like straight up nice young men with their suits, but their music is so dimensional and edgy. .The keyboardist is astonishing, and Etic Burden is a badass!
Chas Chandler is deceased. He played bass guitar, right behind Eric Burdon. I think his smile near the conclusion is because they successfully recorded it on the first take! My late grandfather would have enjoyed playing alongside Chas, he also was a bass guitarist.
Yes Kelly. He was the back guitarist behind Eric. I met a Lady in my local South East London park and as she was saying Goodbye I then asked her what she did and she said that she was a singer and added music runs in the Family and that her Dad was in a Band. I asked which Band and she told me her Father was Jimi Hendrix :)
Lead singer Eric Burdon, was part of the band War for a period of time. They have always been a soundtrack to my life, Eric Burdon and the Animals are British. Their song Good Times is amazing, give it a go;
i could never reconcile that voice coming out of that face, lol. to me, he always looked like a nine year old boy who'd gotten into trouble and was trying to be all big man about it, struggling not to cry. i wanted to adopt him, lol.
@@unvettx790 This is the actual reason for them recording this video. The song was out beforehand and with the addition of cordless guitars and whatnot, they recorded this as a sort of way to show it off. Or at least I seem to remember reading that somewhere before.
This was my favorite song of all time while in my teens and 20's. Interesting fact: When I was reading about the history of Seattle, Washington, I read that when the city would take their census back in the 1800's, the many prostitutes working there would state that their occupation was "seamstress". For me, this was an explanation for the weird line, "My mother was a tailor.....sewed my new blue jeans.....my father was a gambling man....." During an interview Eric Burton explained that this "song" had been played in taverns since, at least, the 1920's - maybe earlier. But it was primarily instrumental with just a few lines for the singer. Also, it was mainly sung about a woman - trying to escape her unfortunate heritage and failing. She had to return to the House of the Rising Sun. Eric said they filled out the verses to balance all the instrumental and, of course, the subject of the song became a man. So much amazing original music came out of the 1960's. A fantastic time to be in high school. However, even among Animal fans, I never hear anyone recommending the next best song from Eric Burton - "When I Was Young". Fantastic.
Very interesting twist to the lyrics, Diana. Thank you for the contribution and enlightenment! Makes a world of sense; his father was a gambler, his mother a "soiled dove," not the most solid family foundation for a young man to build his life on.
Yes quite right, although I've discovered the song goes back to the 1850's, and lyrics changed and extended over all those years, to suit the tastes of the period.
Man I've watched at least 50 of these reactions to this classic song.but what baffles me is the amount of people who claim they have never heard this song.how could you have avoided it.esp bars restaurants shopping centers.unless they we're brought up in a cave are just out of a coma
Totally get you. Baffles me. There's probably a difference between hearing it and forgetting and actually listening to it and appreciating you may like it. Only thing I can think of
They were part of the British invasion. Burdon was an old soul he was made to sing that song. Still gives me the chills every time I hear it. The song is so full of sorrow and lament. It is an extremely old folk song sang by many people. But this version definitely hits you. ❤️
The Animals were a UK Rock band with an R & B influenced sound. They were contemporaries with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Yardbirds. They had several hit songs, such as "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "It's My Life", "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place", and "See See Rider". Eric Burdon was the lead singer, and is still alive, recording, and touring. In 1970, Burdon joined a US Funk/Soul band named War, and had a hit song , entitled "Spill The Wine". They had a great performance of the song on the West German TV music program, "Beat Club". Here is a link to that TV performance here on RU-vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3i0DMbCKnAg.html
Strange that groups like The Animals slipped under your radar, their music was heavily influenced by American black music. They are a British band from Newcastle.
I was 10 years old and was one of my favourite tracks back then listening with my older siblings....and still gives me goosebumps...the beauty for us is we attach memories and feelings of those revolutionary times 💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎
A bit of history.. the second guitar player (bass) discovered Jimi Hendrix, brought him to London, and helped him launch his career... and The House of the Rising Sun is a gambling house and brothel...
Eric Burden’s voice was fantastic. They recorded this song in one take, no auto tune. They had several hits. They were from England and it wasn’t their idea to wear suits or bow at the end. They were not a suit-wearing bunch of guys. But that’s how they wanted these groups to dress and to bow at the end. This is my all time favorite song. First heard it was in 1964 when I was 15 years old. It’s now my iPhone ringtone
After all these years I just realized that The House of the Rising Sun might be a metaphor for the the depressed states of mind and physical realities into which we place ourselves, but that there can be a choice to wallow in them or extricate ourselves from them.
“The House of the Rising Sun” is an old American folk song. Rock and roll was heavily inspired by Black American folk tunes, blues, and jazz. The British variant also had some Indian influence, due to their own history (look up the East India Trading Company if you’re bored and/or in quarantine). This particular song was about (depending on your interpretation) a kid whose father frequented “The House of the Rising Sun,” a popular brothel in NOLA. Needless to say, he was likely born far out of wedlock. His mother had to survive as a tailor; and while he knew his father, he was absent, paying child support by gambling whenever he wasn’t on a drunk. However, the main character himself fell into the latter of nature versus nurture. He went to the Rising Sun and impregnated a hooker. Since that meant she’d be fired, he eventually decided to “wear that ball and chain” and get on a train to New Orleans to provide for his accidental new family. It was a ruin of this poor boy, and God knows he’s one. The Animals might have the most famous cover of this song, but there have been recorded versions forty years older, and I’m sure those weren’t by the composers.
The Animals were from England from a city called Newcastle the lead singer was Eric Burdon who is now over 80 the keyboard 🎹 player was Alan Price who later went on to have a solo carrier but sadly he’s no longer with us I was 11yrs old when this song came out I remember one of my older sisters buying the record and playing it over and over again We all loved the Animals in our house even my dad a few more of ther songs were , Tabacco Road ,We’ve got to get out of this Place ,and Please don’t let me be misunderstood hope you react to those songs guys ,Love you guys big hugs 🤗 to the kids from your sister Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴🏴🏴💖👍🤗😘XX
Yes! PERFECTLY said! I remember hearing this song for the first, and I'm 69. Check out the studio version of 'Hey Gyp'. It came out in November of '69. The first time I heard it was the day I had my first McDonalds hamburger and fries. I gave them up about 45 years ago, but I will never lose my appetite for the Animals or Eric Burdon and War.
So glad you found this landmark recording. Organ standout. Imagine the impact in ,,, 1964. The high quality vision is from the UK colour movie film Pop Gear filmed in 64 released in 65. US re titled as Go Go Mania. No colour TV in UK in 64 and no audience in this. Film gave the great image quality, but dubbed sound was what audiences wanted to be like the record. Simpler too. Lots of Clips of Pop Gear on RU-vid with a search. Some with Intro by dodgy TV UK host who when he died his family pulled the headstone down, such was his depravity.
It was called The British Invasion back 8n the late 1950's into at least the next 2.5 decades. British young lads who formed these Bands/Groups loved you American Black Music History. A topic easily to reference. Unbelievably great music from Black musicians influenced so many great musicians from Great Britain, Rolling Stones, The Beatles to name a few. Your reactions to this song and Eric Burton and The Animals was so wonderful to see. Respect from 🇨🇦💕
“How did we not know about the Animals “, ? We just need to pay attention to all that are truly sending messages with their music. So many talented people that we live amongst!
I like how you two are really perceptive and open to good music, this is a very old folk song over a hundred years old. The Animals had a lot of big hits in the mid-sixties.
The song the animals sang was a rework of the original which was sang from the prospective of a woman who fell in love with a gambler, and her story was supposed to be a warning to other women not to follow her follies. I always think of what the animals sang as from the view point of the child of the woman from the original, and how he had become just like his father, and was singing out the warning to others hoping someone breaks the chain
There's so many great music from the past that have been overlooked or simply forgotten about. Thanks to the internet though anyone can discover music from any decade and get lost in the rabbit hole. It's good to try new stuff and experiment with musical tastes.
The flip side of the single was Paint It Black & is also outstanding. Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is another. The Animals are awesome. It's hard not to just list everything they did. Eric's voice & gut deep sound is great.
Great reaction Shawn and Mel. Shawn, you looked at times as though you couldn't quite believe what you were hearing. Mel, I don't recall seeing you react like this before. You seemed transfixed. As if transported to another plane of existence. I really sensed you needing to come up for air. Fantastic video you two. Quite possibly my favorite of yours to date. Best wishes, RNB
Dont let me be misunderstood Its my life Help me girl San Franciscan nights A girl named Sandoz Eric Burdon with WAR - spill the wine and magic mountian
If you like Jazz, type in "opening sequence to Walk on the Wild Side" on youtube. Best opening credits EVER! The best of the best in creative design, lighting, editing, camera work and choreography came together in this title and credits sequence that is likely better than the movie itself. Fabulous video along with Elmer Bernstein's fabulous soundtrack music, just awesome. Pay attention to the transitions as new views of the cat unfold. Crank up the volume, the video is 720 Hi Def.
Chris Chandler bass player became Jim Hendrix Manager started him off, keyboardPLAYER WAS Alan Price formed his own band .The Alan Price Set. Couple Hits in 1970,s The Jarrow Song ( About the Geordie Newcastle to you Yanks) March in the Great Strike/ depression.) and Simon Smith & His Amazing dancing Bear. The Animals Guitarist passed away last week his Rising Sun guitar Riff will last forever. Eric Burden is Still with us as is the Drummer . Ha,way the lads.
The year I was born. The Animals recorded this in ONE TAKE, they were in studio half an hour and it cost £34 (about $42) They stole a wagon from the British transit to haul their equipment from the train to the studio in East London.😅 House of the Rising Sun is an old American folk song about a New Orleans brothel. The Animals had many more hits, explore them online. YOU gotta hear When I Was Young!
The Animals were a Uk band. I have started compiling a list of Uk bands that did well in the USA in the 60's & 70's This list has the band, when it was formed and some of the bands songs. 10CC -1972 - I’m not in Love, Dreadlock Holliday, The things we do for love The animals - 1962 - House of the Rising Sun - Don’t let me be misunderstood - We gotta get out of this place The Beatles - 1960 - Love me do - She loves you - Hey Jude - Yesterday Depeche Mode - 1981 - Strangelove, Never let me down again, Everything counts Duran Duran - 1978 - Hungry like the wolf - Union of the snake, The reflex, The wild boys Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - 1970 - Mr blue sky, Livin’ thing, Xanadu, Don’t bring me down Fleetwood Mac - 1965 - The chain, Albatross, Dreams, Don’t stop Godley and Creme originally part of 10CC - 1977 - Under your thumb, Cry The Hollies -1962 - Bus stop, He ain’t heavy he’s my brother, Long cool woman in a black dress The Human League -1977 - Don’t you want me, Human, (keep feeling) Fascination The Kinks - 1964 - Sunny afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, You really got me, Lola The Moody Blues - 1964 -Nights in white satin, Go now, The voice, Your wildest dreams Pink Floyd - 1965 - Another brick in the wall, High hopes, Time, Pigs, The dogs of war Queen - 1970 - Bohemian Rhapsody, We are the champions, We will rock you, Crazy little thing called love, Another one bites the dust, Under pressure, Radio Gaga The Police - 1977 - Roxanne, Don’t stand so close to me, Every little thing she does is magic, Every breath you take, Message in a bottle The Rolling Stones - 1962 - Paint it Black, (I can’t get no) Satisfaction, Get off of my cloud, 19th nervous breakdown, Ruby Tuesday, Jumpin’ jack flash Small Faces - 1965 - Itchycoo park, Tin soldier, Lazy Sunday, Spandau Ballet - 1979 - True, Gold, Only when you Leave U2 - 1976 - With or without you, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, Desire, Where the streets have no name The Who - 1964 - I can’t explain, Happy Jack, I can see for miles, Baba O’riley, Won’t get fooled again, Behind blue eyes, Substitute, You better you bet, Eminence front The Yardbirds - 1963 - For your love, Heart full of soul, Shapes of things The Zombies - 1962 - She’s not there, Tell her no, Time of the season
@@shellieeyre8758 Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967. Mick Fleetwood, John & Christine McVie, Bob Brunning, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Bob Weston & Danny Kirwin are all British, Bob Welch, Stevie Nicks and LIndsey Buckingham are American. There are various others that have come and gone. All the Americans joined in the 70's or later. So yes it was a British band originally so we claim it.
Always remember guys, British bands and the 'invasion' of the states in the 60s, were reinterpreting black American music, whose musicians struggled to get airplay. That is why the Stones Beatles, the who, Led Zepellin etc. all visit there heroes...when in the USA. e.g Muddy Waters , Bo Diddley etc
This song is an American folk song from an unknown artist in 1930. During the 50's and 60's blues and folk was losing popularity in the states for motown and R&B. But it was still played on american GI bases in europe. People in Britain never heard it before and loved it. It spoke to the working classes, particularly in the north of England where the animals are from (Durham). The communities there at the time were facing serious massive coal mine layoffs and poverty. Blues from the states spoke to them and they treated it almost like a religion. The animals did a really good cover of this folk song.
Eric Burdon, the lead singer, blew me away...I mean, he doesn't look like he's more than 19 or 20 years old, and to have a voice like that, and use it so effectively is just unbelievable. I agree with all the comments below, listen to their recommendations, you won't be disappointed !
I grew up listening to the Animals. I’m 68. They were from the UK, yes. Eric, the lead singer, just turned 80. Just look up The Animals, I don’t think they ever recorded a bad song. Listen to “Please don’t let me be miss understood” or “I gotta get out of this place” just to name a few. This song was about prostitution, alcohol & gambling. The house itself was called Rising Sun because come sunlight in the morning everyone had to clear out.
This is an old American Folk song sung by a British group that absolutely OWNED it. Nobody will ever do it this well. I have heard a very old recording of a young girl in the Appalachian singing it in the early 1930's. She sang it in a bluegrass style - it sounded very haunting. The words change here and there with different versions. The House of The Rising Sun is a saloon with gambling and prostitution. In the song the singer inherited his father's gambling addiction and weakness for vices. The ending of the song is most striking "I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm going back to New Orleans to wear that ball & chain" - his addictions have overcome him again and he is a slave to them. Though he seems to hesitate on the platform, but he yields to his addictions and goes back. Eric Burdon's voice is like no other. His career was mismanaged. He had one of the best voices in pop music - ever. There is a tape of him on RU-vid singing "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" live. They sound great - his voice is recording quality on it. Look it up.
Eric Burdon was the blackest Soul Singer a white english boy ever could be. ;-) Discover Songs he made with the band "War" there are two incredible albums out there.
Their lead singer's name is Eric Burdon and he was 23 at the time when the song was released (in 1964)! the 2 guitarists have passed away unfortunately! however his voice is One of A Kind.....is just AWESOME!
The Animals "Invaded" the US before The Beatles and we're, at the time, going to compete with The Beatles as The UK's best band. Turned out, The Beatles were not just the best band but many would say, the most influential group ever created. This song is incredible. The Doors had a similar vibe but as good as they were, this song I think is one of the 20 greatest of all time. The Animals never came close to this level again but did have several other hits. After The Beatles and Sabbath, they are next in my UK pecking order. Very, very cool band and are active to this day.
@Jacques Smith it was the reactor that offered the word "joy" not me. If you read the lyrics to the real original song "House of the Rising Sun" it is obvious that it is referring to a brothel and gambling establishment. The original was written for, and intended to be sung by a female singer.
@Jacques Smith it was originally an American folk song dating from at least the eighteenth century. It was cleaned up so it could be played on American radio. It is this censored version that The Animals heard and recorded an Anglosied version.
I know im late to the party, But... Do you agree this is one of the best songs ever made? It got to be up in top 5. And im into heavy metal saying this.... amazing song. Great reaction guys.
