The Animals - worth checking out?

I searched twice and couldn't see a thread for them...what's the ILM take? I know nothing about them except House of the Rising Sun. Thanks in advance

they rule

I only know their radio hits like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "It's My Life". If those are at all representative, they're worth checking out.

"We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"...oh yeah, duh (winning!)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzmMCEZ48Xs&feature=related

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Jinx!

I only have the greatest hits cd but it is all around awesome

thanks all

They're a pretty good argument for comprehensive greatest hits albums, really, the early stuff could get to be a bit much with the white blues vibe. Really dig the "New Animals" stuff from the "Sky Pilot" period, but that gets to be a bit much with Burdon's inability to not just list artists he likes.

Oh yeah, is "Sky Pilot" them? I think I heard that first in the Sebadoh tape piece

It's them! "Winds of Change" and "The Twain Shall Meet" are both worth checking out if you want to get into the psych side.

Cool, I definitely will

I know I've heard it a million times, but man does Rising Sun sound great blasting in a bar.

Wondering if there has been a complete Animals box set upgrade, Since I think I have the the one from the late 80s/early 90s and I think it was a bit quiet. So Hoping there has been a remaster.
NOt sure if it overlapped with the post Alan Price era single cd I got too. That one was also very good,. Band getting more into soul and Brill building stuff than the blues/R'n'b material of their earlier era.

THe thing I have and mentioned earlier was a 2cd set called The Complete Animals which covered the Micky Most years 64-65 which was when the r'n'b group were first hitting the charts. It came out in `1990 and so is a pretty old master.
I think there has been a 2fer of the 1st couple of lps together but I could really do with a comprehensive set like that Complete Animals.

The other thing i Have is called inside looking out after a song they did which was a single at the time, later covered by Grand Funk. i think the cd basically covers the era around Animalism. It was on Sequel which was a cheapish label but the sound is good and I think it has some pretty decent linernotes.

There really should be a box set or some one stop comprehensive set of their work. While they never really did originals that well their covers of blues, R'n'b, soul etc were pretty great.
I don't remember really hearing much great lyyricism from ERic Burdon in his role as frontman. Though he could tell a decent history of the band as he did in Story of Bo Diddley on the first lp.
They seemed to be pretty wild livem, which is actually hence the name since they were officially the Alan Price (R'n'b) Combo when they got given the nickname and then chose to use it officially.