THE ANIMALS - Animalism (1964-1968 US Blues Rock)

MEUS AMIGOS ENVENENADOS: AQUI ESTÁ O MELHOR E MAIS RARO DISCO DOS "THE ANIMALS" E QUE TINHA COMO ARRANJADOR NADA MAIS NADA MENOS DO QUE FRANK ZAPPA!! CERTAMENTE TAMBÉM TRATA-SE DE UM DOS MELHORES E MAIS RAROS DISCOS DE BLUES BRANCO DOS ANOS 60 QUE TRÁZ UMA COLEÇÃO DE CLÁSSICOS DO BLUES!! NESTE DISCO OS CARAS TAVAM NO AUGE DA CARREIRA E O SOM É TUDO DE PRIMEIRA, ROCK, BLUES, RHYTHYM N'BLUES E A VOZ IMPRESSIONANTE DE ERIC BURDON!! NÃO CONFUNDA COM O OUTRO TÍTULO QUE HAVIA SIDO LANÇADO NO MERCADO QUE ERA "ANIMALISMS" COM A LETRA "S" NO FINAL!! VENENASSO!!

If the Animals had never recorded another album except for Animalism, their musical reputation would have been assured -- none of the participants ever participated on, or would ever work on, a better long-player. The irony was that Animalism (not to be confused with the group's earlier, British-issued Animalisms, or its American counterpart, Animalization) was only ever issued in America, and came out after the group had ceased to exist and, thus, was scarcely noticed by anybody (which made it a choice occupant of cut-out bins for decades). Recorded mostly during the spring and summer of 1966 by the lineup of Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, Dave Rowberry, and Barry Jenkins, Animalism proved to be a glorious musical high point, as well as an end point for the band. Even as they were playing out their string, all of the members had begun growing in their musicianship, with guitarist Hilton Valentine taking on a much bolder, bluesier voice on his instrument and keyboardist Dave Rowberry developing a sound as distinctive as that of his predecessor, Alan Price. Part of Animalism was cut in Los Angeles under the aegis of Frank Zappa, who arranged (and probably played on) the opening number, "All Night Long," a surging traditional blues song, and who also worked on the album's ominous rendition of "The Other Side of This Life." Sam Cooke's "Shake" is treated to a restrained Burdon vocal and superb musical acrobatics by Valentine and Rowberry, while B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby" becomes the vehicle for a virtuoso workout by Valentine, and a thunderous performance by Chandler and Jenkins. "Smokestack Lightning" is the most successful cover the group ever did of a Chicago blues number (unless you count their version of Donovan's "Hey Gyp," which is also here in all of its Bo Diddley-inspired glory), and "Hit the Road, Jack" represents the best work that Burdon ever did with a Ray Charles number. After years of languishing out of print -- with many vinyl junkies hunting down treasured copies -- Animalism was finally issued on CD in January of 2006 by Hip-O Select for a limited Internet-only purchase. For the uninitiated, Animalism is the place to start.

Arranged by Frank Zappa

Produced by Tom Wilson

Engineer: Ami Hadani

Eric Burdon--harmonica, vocals

Hilton Valentine--guitar

Dave Rowberry--keyboards

Chas Chandler--bass

John Steel--drums and/or

Barry Jenkins--drums+

William Roberts--guitar

Lawrence Knetchel--organ

Carol Kaye--guitar

John Guerin--drums

1. All Night Long – 1966

2. Shake – 1966 – (Sam Cooke) Kags Music BMI

3. The Other Side Of Life – 1966 – (Freddie Neil) Three Prong Music BMI

4. Rock Me Baby – 1966 – (B.B. King-J. Josea) Modern Music BMI

5. Lucille – 1966 – (R. Penman –A. Collins) Venice Music BMI

6. Smoke Stack Lightning – 1966 – (C. Burnett) Arc Music BMI

7. Hey GYP – 1966 – (Donovan) Southern Music, Pub. CO.,Inc.ASCAP

8. Hit The Road, Jack – 1966 – (P. Mayfield) Tangerine Music BMI

9. Outcast – 1966

10.Louisiana Blues – 1966

11.That’s All I Am To You – 1966 – (O. Blackwell-W. Scott)

12.Going Down Slow – 1966 – (J.Oden) Duchess Music Corp. BMI

13.Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – 1965 – (Benjamin-Marcus-Caldwell)

14.Blue Feeling – 1964 – (alternate version – from Japanese comp. Album)

15.Jailhouse Rock – 1967 – (Leiber-Stoller)

16.Gonna Send You Back To Walker – 1967 – (Matthews-Hammond Jr.)

17.Heartbreak Hotel – 1967 – (Axton-Presley-Durden)

18.Work Song – 1967

19.A Girld Named Sandoz – 1967 – (Burdon-Weider)

20.Ain’t That So – 1967 – (Burdon-Briggs-Weider-Jenkins-McCulloch)

21.Gratefully Dead – 1967 – (Burdon-Briggs-Weider-Jenkins-McCulloch

22.Monterey – 1968 – (Burdon-Briggs-Weider-Jenkins-McCulloch)

23.When I Was Young – 1967 – (Burdon-Weider-Briggs-McCulloch-Jenkins)

24.San Franciscan Nights – 1967 – (Burdon-Briggs-Weider-Jenkins-McCulloch)

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