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Members
5 Male
Origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
Genre
Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
Mood
Happy
Born
5 MaleOrigin
Newcastle upon TyneGenre
RockStyle
Rock/PopMood
HappyBorn
1963
Active
1963 to Present...
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Animals
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The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun4 users
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun4 users
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun4 users
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun4 users
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
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The Animals were an English band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade. The band moved to London on finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No.1 hit single, "The House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "It's My Life", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album material. They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion.
The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the end of the decade. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.
The original lineup had brief comebacks in 1975 and 1983. There have been several partial regroupings of the original era members since then under various names. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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