This 1983 show is taken from one of the few tours done by the reunited original lineup of the Animals. Though they were only together from 1963 through 1966, the original version of the band made some of the greatest blues-rock songs to ever come out of the British Invasion. Although Eric Burdon and a few of the group's other members carried on through 1969, there was nothing like the initial version of the band, which included bassist Chas Chandler (who discovered, produced and managed …entire summary
Eric Burdon - vocalsChas Chandler - bass
Hilton Valentine - guitar
John Steel - drums
Alan Price - keyboards
This 1983 show is taken from one of the few tours done by the reunited original lineup of the Animals. Though they were only together from 1963 through 1966, the original version of the band made some of the greatest blues-rock songs to ever come out of the British Invasion. Although Eric Burdon and a few of the group's other members carried on through 1969, there was nothing like the initial version of the band, which included bassist Chas Chandler (who discovered, produced and managed Jimi Hendrix) and keyboardist Alan Price, who ultimately had a successful solo and film soundtrack career.
They attempted a halfhearted reunion in 1977, releasing an album called Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted. When the LP received lukewarm reviews, they performed just a limited number of live shows. It wasn’t until 1982 that IRS Records president Miles Copland regrouped them for a new studio album, extensive tours of the U.S. and Europe and a live album.
This show occurred early in the second U.S. tour the band launched to promote their live reunion LP with IRS. Originally recorded by WPDH-FM as a live broadcast for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, the band knew they had a listening audience of millions and seized the opportunity to deliver a killer performance. Several of the songs came from the reunion studio albums, but they also played all the major hits - including "Misunderstood," "I’m Crying,” "House of The Rising Sun,” "It’s My Life” and "Don’t Bring Me Down.”
In addition, the band play a number of covers from their early ‘60s set, including Sam Cooke’s "Bring It On Home To Me” and a ferocious cover of John Lee Hooker’s "Boom Boom.” They close the show with a great version of "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.” This is an amazing show, and certainly not to be missed.
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