FIRST TIME EVER HEARING THE ANIMALS "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN" REACTION | Asia and BJ

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  • @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519
    @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

    And remember, this was before auto tune. That’s his real voice. Eric Burdon was a legend.

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      he is a legend. as are all members. of course the keyboard player, but also guitarist and bassist. drummwe great too.

    • @MrDiddyDee
      @MrDiddyDee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Spo-Dee-O-Dee True, auto-tune will make an average singer sound in pitch, that's all, it can't add the soul and performance which is what's lacking from so many modern singers. Yeah, you could overdub back in the day, but when you hear a singer of the calibre of Eric Burdon he doesn't need any of that, he went for it. All the producers had to do for him was add some reverb and recognise the best take. It wouldn't surprise me if this was a complete vocal take from start to finish. In this era top artists could do this stuff live too, no fancy tech , no tricks.

    • @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519
      @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@MrDiddyDee he did this performance in one take

    • @tonybanton6787
      @tonybanton6787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@iwasframedformyparentscrim9519 And just 23 yo at the time

    • @bl5533
      @bl5533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yep

  • @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519
    @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    This is what happens when rock, gospel and blues come together. And they are British. Awesome.

    • @AdeebaZamaan
      @AdeebaZamaan ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That's what the British Invasion did: introduced us to our own musical roots!

    • @fuckamericanidiot
      @fuckamericanidiot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AdeebaZamaan That's a beautiful statement

    • @AdeebaZamaan
      @AdeebaZamaan ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fuckamericanidiot Gratitude ❤️ for your appreciation!

    • @stuartauld3193
      @stuartauld3193 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Geordies😅😅😅

    • @dragonknightofamiraka3636
      @dragonknightofamiraka3636 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stole their entire sound from Black people.

  • @hdz12ez
    @hdz12ez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    The best part of this song is the fact that it was recorded in one take. Perfect!

    • @cosmicmuch2024
      @cosmicmuch2024 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sorry, that's a lie. Look at the drummer and organ player, rearranged.

    • @hdz12ez
      @hdz12ez 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@cosmicmuch2024 I said the song was recorded in one take, not the video. That probably took several takes.

  • @piroskaracz3621
    @piroskaracz3621 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I'm thrilled to say Eric Burdon the singer is still well and performing at 81♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @realmmarque6906
      @realmmarque6906 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      With a voice like that,Eric will live forever🤝🏻💪🏻💪🏻

    • @matthewirwin6134
      @matthewirwin6134 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Good for him. I thought he would be older but i guess he really is a baby in the video.

    • @melissaleigh5220
      @melissaleigh5220 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Where??!

  • @scottmatzeder9162
    @scottmatzeder9162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +815

    Eric Burdon is a legend. Check out his other work with War: Spill the Wine. The tall redhead bassist is Chas Chandler...He is the one who discovered Jimi Hendrix, in fact He spent his own money to bring Jimi Back to the states and that help skyrocket his career.

    • @freebirdtony
      @freebirdtony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Excellent commentary.👍🏻

    • @willemaartman2869
      @willemaartman2869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Alan Price on organ :)

    • @LyleAllbritton
      @LyleAllbritton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Spill the wine, yes please!

    • @estuder32anthonywayne98
      @estuder32anthonywayne98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Beat me to it😎

    • @antonytheolddog8626
      @antonytheolddog8626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Spot on Scott..
      Spill the wine is epic..and the story of Jimi is bang on. There was a radio2 thing about that story not too long ago..

  • @craigwatson4527
    @craigwatson4527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Eric Burdon was only 23 when this video was made. He definitely gives a voice to the saying that someone is an "old soul".

    • @AdaDay-om4lm
      @AdaDay-om4lm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eric Burdon yes 23 but lived through heavy stuff froma young age can tell incredible soul

  • @Elerad
    @Elerad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    The Animals have an interesting, complicated, and rather sad history. In their heyday, they were ridiculously popular -- we're talking near-Beatles level of crazed popularity. However, naivete and inexperience started leading to problems. The biggest was that when they first created their contracts, everything went to Alan Price (the keyboardist), with the understanding that it would then be divvyed up amongst the other members. However, they had no access to the funds or really any way of knowing how much they were making. They were touring like crazy, playing their tails off, and it wore on them as they weren't seeing any rewards. Chas Chandler (the big bassist) met and soon began managing a talented young guitarist named Jimi Hendrix. He introduced Jimi to Eric Burdon (the lead singer), and the two became fast friends. However, Chandler soon left the group to focus on scouting and managing as he wasn't seeing the money he thought he should be seeing for the amount of work he was putting into the group. Hendrix died a short time later, and Burdon was utterly devastated, which took a further toll on the band, which soon disbanded. John Steel (the drummer) joined another band and they changed their name to... wait for it... The Animals. The other band members were a little pissed about this and demanded they change the name. Steel refused, and they severed all contact with him. Meanwhile, Alan Price's duplicitous dealings were discovered, and contact was severed with him, as well. Burdon later approached him and asked to bury the hatchet, saying hey, you can keep everything you've made, but let's get a new contract in place so we can all make money off our music and get back together. Price told him to go pound sand, and the two have not spoken since. Price has had a successful solo career and has worked with a number of other bands. Burdon found success in other ways, especially with the psychedelic group, War. He also married a sharp woman who has dedicated herself to making sure no one takes advantage of him again, and so he is living quite comfortably in his old age. Chandler died fairly young of a heart problem. Hilton Valentine (the guitarist) and Burdon are the only two who maintained a friendship after the group disintegrated, but Valentine sadly died early in 2021. He was still playing with various groups right up to the end. So there you have it. One of the most popular groups ever fell apart due to infighting, backstabbing, and conflicting goals. The story of so many rock bands...

    • @stevejackson9173
      @stevejackson9173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Very interesting background there. Thanks.

    • @jennifursun3303
      @jennifursun3303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      now according to Alan no one else was at the studio to sign their names to the record guess it depends on who you believe

    • @lindydomanick8498
      @lindydomanick8498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      WOW!!! Loved them from day 1..
      Eric Burdon was and is in a class of his own!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 411

    • @suatustel746
      @suatustel746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Precise sum up the history of the group, l rate them well above the others despite their short life..

    • @richardlacey4923
      @richardlacey4923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like most marriages

  • @dmr1538
    @dmr1538 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Eric Burdon is STILL alive in his eighties and is STILL singing House of the Rising Sun on youtube, and is STILL doing it great despite all the backstabbers in his life... kudos to him.

  • @SIXX2772
    @SIXX2772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    The bass player is the one who got Jimi Hendrix discovered and brought the right ones to see him perform, the rest is history.

    • @rubyloveii3828
      @rubyloveii3828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Eric Burdon was the one that found Jimi’s body 😢.

    • @wrigleyville
      @wrigleyville 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Asia and BJ, this group was very heavily influenced by Black Rock & Roll, early R&B and Chicago Blues. The Rolling Stones and Yardbirds were also very heavily influenced by these genres of music. The Beatles, Searchers, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Peter and Gordon, Chad & Jeremy, The Dave Clark Five were more versatile. They covered many more styles of music: Country, Rockabilly, a lot of Black Rock & Roll and even Broadway. Bo Diddley, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Willie Dixon. Then there was Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers and the list goes into eternity. Several of these British Invasion bands have publically stated that if it weren't for this music, there probably would not have been a British Invasion. But they loved their heroes and their heroes loved 'em right back. And still do to this day. Hope this was helpful.

    • @musicairplanes4884
      @musicairplanes4884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wrigleyville Howlin Wolf did what was called a Front Porch tour in Europe. He was with many other bues musicians on the tour. Turned out this was a huge influence on the youth in Europe.

    • @SIXX2772
      @SIXX2772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rubyloveii3828 Thought it was his girlfriend at the time, they was in her flat, supposedly she went out for smokes while he went to sleep and came back to find him dead.

    • @mitchellhartman6205
      @mitchellhartman6205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hmm Chas Chandler didn't discover Hendrix, he managed him.

  • @mattshaw6180
    @mattshaw6180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    "It's My Life" and "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" are two more Animals songs where Eric Burdon drops heavy soul on you.

    • @danielwalker1538
      @danielwalker1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My two favorite songs. Big fan of A girl named Sandoz by the Animals. Sandoz is the pharmaceutical company that made LSD. It's in my top 3 by these guys.

    • @bluebird3281
      @bluebird3281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Bring it on home to me"

    • @mikematusek4233
      @mikematusek4233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd add Sky Pilot.

    • @barryanderson3910
      @barryanderson3910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also, "We Gotta Get Out of this Place".

    • @donpaladino
      @donpaladino 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

  • @donnaduhamel6004
    @donnaduhamel6004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Soul had no gender, color .
    .Just Great Talent!!!!!!

  • @lawrencebritt270
    @lawrencebritt270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    In my opinion the greatest song ever. That musical interlude in the middle of the song is second to none. Eric Burden is a killer. Real instruments, real voices, real talent. Part of the British Invasion. This song is unmatched in my honest humble opinion. I believe it's a pipe organ and he does it all with his eyes closed.

    • @Choober65
      @Choober65 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My grandfather, who came from a VERY musical family, agreed with you, and I do too. There will never be a song like this EVER again.

    • @perryrush6563
      @perryrush6563 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't forget the gum chewing drummer

    • @lennyvalentin6485
      @lennyvalentin6485 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The organ is a Vox Continental, and it is an electronic instrument, one of the early transistor organs made.
      This model had the peculiarity that it would distort when many keys were pressed simultaneously - you can hear that at the very end at the track.

  • @sherylhenley1931
    @sherylhenley1931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    He was 23 when he did this-an old man's voice and life experiences in his voice-amazing! This was the first song I learned to play on the guitar.

    • @mikeo5003
      @mikeo5003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yet he'd never left Newcastle when he wrote this. Wild

    • @jordanwilliams1515
      @jordanwilliams1515 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeo5003 he didn’t write this song, no one really knows who wrote it! It’s from the late 1800s though I think

    • @keenanalexander3003
      @keenanalexander3003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's awesome! it's the first song I taught myself on the guitar. Relatively easy to play but absolutely incredible melody.

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hilton Valentine's (RIP) opening
      guitar riff is one of the most iconic
      in the 60's, if not ever.

    • @AdeebaZamaan
      @AdeebaZamaan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sherylhenley1931 Me too, first song I learned on guitar! And half my classmates!

  • @billshine401
    @billshine401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    The organist name is Alan Price. He had a great career of his own. Great review as always.

  • @nathanielmarquis4764
    @nathanielmarquis4764 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The keyboard solo was insane. Best band in the 60s 8n my opinion.

  • @yesterdayproductions1019
    @yesterdayproductions1019 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The song was an old folk song written by a WOMAN driven into a life of prostitution because of poverty in New Orleans. She tells her story in the song which is very moving. Eric changed the word to "boy" since he was singing it. The "House of the Rising Sun" was a brothel.

  • @muzikkification
    @muzikkification 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This was recorded in one take (because that's all they could afford to do). Absolutely nailed it!

  • @Grumpy_Rabbit
    @Grumpy_Rabbit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Next from The Animals: "When I Was Young," "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place," "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," "It's My Life" and "Sky Pilot."

    • @rickfortier8664
      @rickfortier8664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sky Pilot & We've got to get out of this place were staples for Vietnam era.
      When I was young - teenage angst!

    • @redsologlass8768
      @redsologlass8768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This band is so great. Only wish they had a bigger catalog.

    • @danielwalker1538
      @danielwalker1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A girl named Sandoz, San Francisco nights, Dont let me down.

    • @davidpost428
      @davidpost428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes !

  • @ilsesaunders3547
    @ilsesaunders3547 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    To me the success of the song lies in the meaning of the lyrics. This guy is telling the story of so many people who grew up in horrible circumstances, which caused them to make poor choices which in turn lead to wasted lives. I remember often listening to this song as a young student in the seventies and it would make me cry every time.

    • @edarcuri182
      @edarcuri182 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Researching the history produces a story that the song was originally in the voice of a young woman lamenting her ties to a house of ill repute.
      The power of the song, of course, is the weaving of the music and the lamentation whatever the source.

    • @ottog.garcia7765
      @ottog.garcia7765 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree 💯 with you it was a massage that still going on now mother's keep your children out of sin God bless you

    • @wilpri
      @wilpri 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's of a woman who falls in love with a man she meets at a brothel where she works. Of course she wants to leave it but that's where he is.

  • @dang2226
    @dang2226 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Eric, was Incredible!!!! The organ was haunting , it is just one of the top songs Ever!!!
    One take, pure talent.

  • @sherrygarza3312
    @sherrygarza3312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Eric Burdon (lead singer) teamed up with War to do a song named "Spill The Wine". You should check it out.

  • @anthonyblakely399
    @anthonyblakely399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    My favorite song from The Animals.....The Animals are among the gods of Rock n' Roll....this song is Iconic!!!

    • @elisabethaxelsson4736
      @elisabethaxelsson4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So True yes Eric has so much soul you can fell what he sings about

  • @riffz6065
    @riffz6065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It's insane to think how young the vocalist was when they recorded this. Beautiful voice.

    • @CJBW
      @CJBW ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the best groups to come with the British Invasion.

  • @HereonTubeYou
    @HereonTubeYou ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Everything about this video- His voice, the sound they discovered, the stare, the keyboard...waaaay ahead of it's time. Must have been like when Nirvana first came out with this new sound.

  • @Rick-or2kq
    @Rick-or2kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    This organ solo and the one in The Doors song "Riders on the storm" to me are two best organ solos in rock.

    • @LLiivveeeevviiLL
      @LLiivveeeevviiLL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You got an issue with John Lord?

    • @IanPunter
      @IanPunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think you meant to say Light my Fire which is the greatest organ solo in music history period!!!

    • @ZaPpaul
      @ZaPpaul 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alive she cried version of Light my Fire and Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions are for me the two best.

    • @chrislastnam6822
      @chrislastnam6822 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@IanPunterMick Jagger was unimpressed by The Doors. I agree with Mick.

  • @757optim
    @757optim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Eric was a young dude with an old soul's voice.

  • @BRUTALSHANZ1988
    @BRUTALSHANZ1988 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The very first time I listened to this was from watching Martin Scorsese's Casino and still to this day this song leaves me with goosebumps. The Animals were simply icons and masters of their craft. No one alive today can ever hold a candle to their legacy.

    • @Choober65
      @Choober65 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IMHO the Animals were WAY better than the beatles

  • @benv1752
    @benv1752 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some stories of what the title is about:
    1) it's a brothel. The proprietor's name was Madame Soleil Levant, French for Rising Sun.
    2) it's a gambling den
    3) a woman's prison thus "ball and chain"
    First performed as a blues song back in the late 1800s.
    Performed by many women and men singers

  • @guestuser2373
    @guestuser2373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    You guys need to hear them sing Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and We Gotta Get Outta This Place.

  • @CarlosGonzalez-mr5qz
    @CarlosGonzalez-mr5qz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I love the facial expressions of Asia. Like a child seeing something for the first time.

  • @jimfox6920
    @jimfox6920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The Animals were 1 of the best groups of the 60s. And this is 1 of their biggest hits. They did so many good songs. Should play some more please.

  • @randyrock9570
    @randyrock9570 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is One of Greatest British Invasions in the early 60's, the Animals along with the Beatles Rolling Stones the Who plus many more Uk's Bands 🇬🇧 Thank you Asia and BJ for reacting the Animals.

  • @davidd3948
    @davidd3948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The keyboardist used a Vox Continental organ. You can still buy them today, for about 2k. And they look nearly the same.

    • @allanrudge1518
      @allanrudge1518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'd love to hear this played using an old pipe organ in a church like Phantom of the Opera or Davey Jones from POTC.

    • @jimwilcox2964
      @jimwilcox2964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was pretty cutting edge at the time, the Vox only being out a year or two

  • @anthonyblakely399
    @anthonyblakely399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    According to my ancient memories...the Lead sing and songwriter is Eric Burton who later in the 70's formed a group called Eric Burdon & War. Alan Price on the Keyboards. And yeah that the organ part of the Keyboard. Here is more info..... (also billed as ) are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon 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 number-one 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", "Don't Bring Me Down", "I'm Crying", "See See Rider", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album material and were part of the British Invasion of the US

  • @Annie497
    @Annie497 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    His voice is one of the few that sends chills up my spine, it's so...deep and rich.

  • @jamesdrynan
    @jamesdrynan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Unbelievably, this version was recorded in one take at a small studio in London. It took fifteen minutes to record and mix! They're synching to the original track here. And that's a Vox Continental keyboard played by Alan Price with an incredible solo. Burdon's voice is Wowser.

  • @nancymartineau-bauman6018
    @nancymartineau-bauman6018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This song was sooo popular back in the day. Still to this day if someone plays it on juke box or how ever you select music in a bar these days, people will sing along with this song. It's been in movies, and has stood the test of time. His organ playing is fantastic in this track. Love your reaction, thank you!

  • @kimacronym2521
    @kimacronym2521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is certainly a 'banger', a standout song. The musicians are incredible, the organ has this jazzy/bluesy sound, and at the same time driving the rhythm. The lead singer is equally talented with his unique voice. Not many songs that old are still that powerful. This speaks for itself.

  • @alvinburrell
    @alvinburrell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The keyboard player is Alan Price - he is a brilliant singer and songwriter who at 80 years old still plays live in London every month. I went to see him live before lockdown and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. The man has so many funny stories and his musicianship is phenomenal.

  • @skinsdan6831
    @skinsdan6831 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Another Great British band,the lead singer lives in california these days and still performs,it's really nice to see you both react to British artists of the past and enjoy them,where would we be without music as it is so incredibly important,love to you both ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @vicprovost2561
    @vicprovost2561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Great song, still gives me chills 57 years later. As an aside, their bass player, Chas Chandler, helped discover Jimi Hendrix, Wiki it. Eric Burdon is the singer, he came to Northampton about 25 years ago and tore up the place. True legends, try Its My Life. Enjoy! 🔉

  • @rossmcmanamon2634
    @rossmcmanamon2634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    being from England & my old man being a massive animals fan. loved your reaction & once again you 2 are top drawer reactors

    • @wrigleyville
      @wrigleyville 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      57 years later, still sounds clear as day. Which part of the country do you reside? I wish you and yours well. Stay safe and happy.

    • @rossmcmanamon2634
      @rossmcmanamon2634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      North London, same to you geezer, what part you from

    • @wrigleyville
      @wrigleyville 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rossmcmanamon2634 I'm actually from the South Side of Chicago but I have distant relatives in the Brixton, Streatham Common (sp)? area. Zoning code begins SW so I presume that's South West London. Is that near the Theatre District? Hope to visit your fine country and residents some day.

    • @rossmcmanamon2634
      @rossmcmanamon2634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this country is pretty much like yours, run by a fool & way to many clusterfucks, but the thratres are about half hour from Brixton on the tube.

  • @stevereed8786
    @stevereed8786 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This was a live recording. If you look back you will see that Burdon never sung this song live like he did on this live recording. It's a one off masterful performance. His voice register was at the red level needle max at the end finale. Amazing.

    • @bodybalanceU2
      @bodybalanceU2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this wasnt a live recording - no microphones - back then everything was mimed in videos - you can see its mimed but that was the norm back then - all videos are mimed unless it says its live and you can clearly see that he is not singing live

    • @stevereed8786
      @stevereed8786 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bodybalanceU2 What your hearing is a "Live" recording. What your seeing is a video and has absolutely nothing to do with the actual original recording. My point is Eric Burdon never sang this song at a live performance like he did on the original recording.

    • @sallgoodman2323
      @sallgoodman2323 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stevereed8786 True. Once in a lifetime recording.

  • @user-DrJoe-Future
    @user-DrJoe-Future ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This song is a Legend. The song tells of hard times for a family in New Orleans. The best version ever recorded is by the British Rock Band "The Animals" in 1964. I was 14 years old in the U.S. and will never forget this song. Their recording hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart and in the United States and Canada. It is still great today.

  • @TheGoldenCapstone
    @TheGoldenCapstone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The cool thing about this song is that it's so old and there's been so many different lyrical versions that it's unknown who originally wrote it.

    • @PhilMasters
      @PhilMasters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah - the legend is that Bob Dylan discovered this old song and played it basically as a folk song. Then the Animals turned it into this, and Dylan heard it and decided he needed to use more electric instruments.

    • @alfredthegreatkingofwessex6838
      @alfredthegreatkingofwessex6838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PhilMasters Hi man, that is not completely true but it’s also not completely false. Bob Dylan‘s version is almost the same as Dave Van Ronk’s version. He actually says that Dylan asked him to do the version after recording it because Dylan thought it was his song. The song was really popular within the folk community at the time anyways

    • @melonheadorion6083
      @melonheadorion6083 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      this song has ties to music well before dylan, in fact, its said to have a version of it before dylan was even born.

    • @mattguz55
      @mattguz55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@melonheadorion6083 yeah I heard it was an old miners song. Even heard it was sung by chain gangs

    • @Problembeing
      @Problembeing ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, the actual melody is an ancient English folk song.

  • @scottmatzeder9162
    @scottmatzeder9162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is pure, simple and artistic talent in its Rawest form!

  • @teenac718
    @teenac718 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I actually saw them do this on our black and white TV. It was a British music special with many soon to be famous musicians. I was very young, They colorized this later. Loved the Animals. Very talented.

    • @howardmenkes2926
      @howardmenkes2926 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, this is from a film

  • @jezzter4106
    @jezzter4106 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man that song never gets old. Like you said that organ was so powerful. It's so hard to make the organ work in music and they fucking nailed it. Love yalls reactions. Keep it up.

  • @grakkerful
    @grakkerful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I read somewhere years ago "The Stones might sleep with your girlfriend, but the Animals would steal your girl and sleep with your mom." Hell raisers.

  • @plabaa1889
    @plabaa1889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I hope you continue your journey down the rabbit hole of 50s and 60s music.... You will have a Neverending gold mine of classics songs...❤️

  • @hak4890
    @hak4890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As always, you two are magnificent ❤️❤️!! I am 62 years and have known/heard/loved this song forever. However, I just recently watched this video. I had absolutely no idea how young Eric Burdon was, and what he looked like, then. Unbelievable. A young man with a mature, soulful voice. He is so captivating, as is the entire ensemble. So glad you enjoyed it! 😘😘

  • @fbales
    @fbales 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m almost 73, and I loved the Animals when I was a teen. We called it soul music back then, but it was blues redone as rock n roll. Introduced me to the blue’s which is still my favorite music.

    • @medranowendy408
      @medranowendy408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I cant imagine being a teenager and hearing this song for the first time when it camr out on the radio, amazing!!

  • @themacraecase4323
    @themacraecase4323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Martin Scorcese used this song in the film 'Casino' - that may be where you've seen it (or in a few other films as well).

  • @Tomloser4321
    @Tomloser4321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Just a Note....bass player discovered Hendrix in NY during his last tour with Animals and brought him to England...........the rest is history!! Alan Price is the name of the organist. He knew his way with a Hammond B organ as well. I saw them in SF in 1965.

  • @kyledavis7819
    @kyledavis7819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That organ is called a Vox Continental organ, it was used EVERYWHERE in the 60s rock world. It provided a great contrast to the Hammond B3 (the organ we know as the "Black church organ", it was also used in jazz, blues, funk, soul, etc)

  • @MarkTitus420
    @MarkTitus420 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I read somewhere that when this came out in 1964, it was the first ever 'Hard Rock' song ever played on the radio - they were all afraid to play it because it was so ominous sounding but they had to paly it because it was on the top of the charts.

  • @johnwaga3702
    @johnwaga3702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Great reaction to one of the all-time great songs. When they went into the studio to record, they did it in one take and were in and out in 10 minutes! Simply brilliant!

  • @sandrasofiahsexton3917
    @sandrasofiahsexton3917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    How can he deliver so much passion in his voice when he looks so calm, cool, and collected?

    • @mrdarren1045
      @mrdarren1045 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cause brits are cool

    • @ridwandwiatmadja3309
      @ridwandwiatmadja3309 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cause he's a New Castle Gentleman

    • @richardsanderson9883
      @richardsanderson9883 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never underestimate the creative power of Geordies on good drugs

    • @Sam-mf8pj
      @Sam-mf8pj 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@richardsanderson9883BEST comment Richard. 😂❤

  • @SaltyMinorcan
    @SaltyMinorcan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Coolest song ever. When I was young my husband and I traveled in a converted school bus camper just to see the country. We would take local jobs for awhile while this other couple we traveled with would play music in 'pass the hat' type joints along the way. We got to see New Orleans that way when it was still the big easy. The woman sang a version of House of the rising sun that brought the house down. Good memories.

  • @sheilayates6548
    @sheilayates6548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Allan Price on keyboard ,he was amazing. Love all your reactions 💖💙💖💙UK

    • @yorkiegeoff1825
      @yorkiegeoff1825 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His name is little Alan Price …. (Jarrow song )👍😀

  • @othervoices76
    @othervoices76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The keyboard is a Vox Continental, same one The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek used at the start of their career.

    • @jamesjohnston9225
      @jamesjohnston9225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I heard another reactor say that Ray Charles also used one of these keyboards.

  • @heliotropezzz333
    @heliotropezzz333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Regarding the two guitarists, one (Hilton Valentine who smiles at the end) died recently, and the other (Chas Chandler) who died earlier, discovered Jimi Hendrix in America and brought him to England where his fame began to rise.

  • @thejoeybanta9224
    @thejoeybanta9224 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The lead singers name is Eric Burden he also discovered the band War and put out an album with them called Eric Burden declares War. It’s a great album in my opinion. There was a big hit on it called Spill wine. Give it a listen it’s worth it!

  • @deanm375
    @deanm375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep in mind these records were all recorded in mono. At the time there was no FM radio(stereo) so they recorded in a way to sound best on the AM radio. Wasn't for another year or so that rock groups started recording in stereo as a standard. Before then only artists like Sinatra recorded in stereo. Even the Beatles early records were in mono.

  • @byronmitchell3784
    @byronmitchell3784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    THE ANIMALS,"HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN".. 1964 I WAS 7 WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS SONG.. AND I KNEW I LOVED ROCK AND ROLL... ERIC BURDEN AND HIS POWERFUL VOICE...

    • @redsologlass8768
      @redsologlass8768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Born in 69, heard it very young. Singing this in living room at like 6 or 7 my Mom would play this album all the time. It was my Dads favorite album . Pretty cool memory .

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was 6!!!! One of my favorites!

  • @bernicemoore5182
    @bernicemoore5182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The guitarist, Hilton Valentine (RIP) inspired countless beginning guitarists wanting to learn how to play his riff on this song.

  • @bombasticbushkin4985
    @bombasticbushkin4985 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A timeless hit, a home run. Eric Burdon was amazing, precocious and filled with a raspy soul. That keyboard player was killing it on a Hammond organ. That distinct sound is quite rare in music today.

  • @DodgeyHodgey
    @DodgeyHodgey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow this is an amazing song... To think its over 50 years old blows my mind

  • @josephpowell3949
    @josephpowell3949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Back then all they had was TUBE AMPS and they had their own sound to them, later they came out with solid-state amps!

    • @josephpowell3949
      @josephpowell3949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Yes, they still sell them!

  • @jimnicosia5934
    @jimnicosia5934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Eric was Jimi Hendrix's best friend and he believes that there was foul play in his death.

  • @bobchevallier8456
    @bobchevallier8456 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He sings with such conviction.

  • @Defenestrering
    @Defenestrering ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this reaction is fuckin beautiful and really makes this song justice. both of you reacted just the way i would want and expect if I showed this song to someone who never heard it before. BJ, I saw you got it directly. Good for you buddy-

  • @joemckinley754
    @joemckinley754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    If you like the era and you like the soulful sound Janis Joplin is a must. Live version of Ball and Chain (from Monterey) or Summertime are legendary. Another great reaction!!!

    • @donbelenger817
      @donbelenger817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is incredible

    • @jack-of-all-trades1234
      @jack-of-all-trades1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you heard the Japanese band Glim Spanky and their cover of Joplin's song Move Over? A lot of people seem to be impressed with it. I love the band personally.

    • @joemckinley754
      @joemckinley754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jack-of-all-trades1234 will definitely check it out

    • @joemckinley754
      @joemckinley754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jack-of-all-trades1234 wow...that was just enough like and just enough different from Joplin's to be pretty dang good. Thanks for the suggest.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or singing Raise Your Hand with Tom Jones!

  • @joshimitsu96
    @joshimitsu96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've watched a few reactions for this track and I assumed they were American. I decided to Google the animals and they're English. The way they look in this video they remind me of the beach boys and I guess that's why I assumed they were American. Great reaction for a great tune. Greetings from Scotland.

  • @KandMe1
    @KandMe1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Those old keyboards are like a souped up squeeze bag. They used the same technology used for an accordion but used an electric fan instead of the manual squeezer. The parts were more heavy duty but much the same internals of a piano accordion.

  • @ianx-cast6289
    @ianx-cast6289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The lead singer and keyboard player absolutely KILLED it. I will never get tired of this song!

  • @darkpitcher5242
    @darkpitcher5242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this song was recorded in one take with no multi-tracking which I think is pretty bloody amazing

  • @Kagawongdog1
    @Kagawongdog1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was a kid when this came out, still love it today. The song has been covered many times, Haley Reinhart did a great version.

  • @i.m.7710
    @i.m.7710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love watching reactions to this song. It came out when I was about 9 years old...I was totally up on all the latest songs which played only on A.M. radio. No repeat, no pause, no rewind.
    The musicianship is amazing. They are an English band. It's a haunting, sad song.

  • @hannejeppesen1809
    @hannejeppesen1809 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the summer of 1965 I left my native Denmark with several friends to spend 3 months on a kibbutz in Israel. We took the train from Copenhagen to Venice, where we boarded a ship tha took us to Haifa. On the layover in Venice we pooled our money together and boufht a guitar, my girl friend from Iceland, was very musical, she could play the guitar and sing as well, and my other girl friend had a good voice as well, one of the songs we played over and over in our 3 month stay in Israel was House of the Rising sun. brings back memories.

  • @robb9395
    @robb9395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One continuous take...played live. Eric Burdon has pipes!

  • @richardmartin9565
    @richardmartin9565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That was an early electric organ....more portable fro travelling bands than a Hammond.

    • @jedislap8726
      @jedislap8726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A Vox Continental. Some say that the organ is still undergoing intense psychiatric treatment after this video.

    • @richardmartin9565
      @richardmartin9565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jedislap8726 hahaha

  • @andrewgreen1940
    @andrewgreen1940 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An english folk song that became an American Blues much covered before returning to England to be sung by Newcastle Rhythm and Blues band the Animals. It was a hit in about 20 countries also sung by Nina Simone and Woody Guthrie even Dolly.

  • @chaso4937
    @chaso4937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HI A+B, HOW ARE YOU?? IT WAS NICE SEEING, AND HEARING HOW MUCH YOU ENJOYED THIS SONG!! I LOVE IT TOO!! I'M A 67 YEAR OLD, LAME-ASS WHITE GUY, BUT I WAS A KID WHEN THIS SONG 1ST CAME OUT, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU, IT WAS A BIG HIT RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO, BECAUSE OF THE POWER OF THE SINGER, AND THAT GREAT BEAT!! I KNOW YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT THAT ELECTRIC KEYBOARD WITH THE ORGAN SOUND WAS STILL FAIRLY NEW AND DIFFERENT THAN, SO THAT MADE THE SONG INTERESTING AND COOL, BUT, OF COURSE, ERIC'S POWERFUL VOICE, ALMOST SCREAMING, AND COMING OUT OF THAT ALMOST PRE-TEEN, BABY FACE IS HARD TO BELIEVE, LIKE RICK ASTLEY, OR JACKIE EVONCHO!! I KNOW YOU HAD A VERY SMALL IMAGE OF THIS VIDEO ON YOUR SCREEN, BUT IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY, YOU'LL SEE THE GUITAR PLAYERS ALL FOLLOWING ERIC AROUND THE SET, AND THEY'RE PLAYING ELECTRIC GUITARS, BUT NONE HAVE A CORD GOING TO THE AMPLIFIERS, SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY PLAYING, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE WHOLE SOUND, OR JUST THE GUITARS ARE DUBBED?? ANYWAY, ITS A GREAT SONG!! CHAS ORVIS, PLAINVILLE, CT.

  • @livelaughandlovelong
    @livelaughandlovelong ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He is tiny but a huge voice. GREAT live performer. His music with War was also worth a listen.

    • @Sam-mf8pj
      @Sam-mf8pj 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He might be only 5'6 and I might be 5'8 and not born for another twenty years after this recording, but I'd still climb him like a goddamn tree.

    • @filmfreak5856
      @filmfreak5856 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sam-mf8pjreal

    • @SCBJQ
      @SCBJQ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sam-mf8pj I'm 5' 11" and I agree. Eric's still hot.

  • @davidclark442
    @davidclark442 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The video of The House of the Rising Sun was way before it's time and is a classic Eric Burton's voice it's raspy and awesome and everybody is in tune

  • @davegroves1924
    @davegroves1924 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a 77 year old white guy I can't tell you how much I love seeing you youngsters loving songs like this from my 20's, especially black reactions. I have a close black friend who I lived with for a year in 1968 and we cross-influenced each other back then with soul, blues and rock. You've just listened to one of the great rock/blues songs from one of the great bands. The organ sound in all the Animal's songs was their trademark. Check out "I'm Crying", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "It's My Life", "Boom Boom", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place". Eric Burdon eventually teamed up with an all black group in 1969 I think, as "War" and had many great hits also.

  • @michaeltowslee4111
    @michaeltowslee4111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was an electric organ. And, it is the best organ riff in rock history.

  • @BlackMasakari
    @BlackMasakari ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:10 so living it, how you already press the spacebar there.
    It is well-deserved.
    If you have not heard this before, you will get insane when he starts to sing.
    That dude, and quite frankly, the other guys too, are just out of this world.

  • @justblaze11784
    @justblaze11784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The video is as amazing as the song its self...recorded in 1 take bc its all they could afford. One of the most powerful songs ever made

  • @edwardvolner8678
    @edwardvolner8678 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have always loved this song,it was always a hit at the yard parties back in the good old days

  • @renaem5259
    @renaem5259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the guy playing bass guitar-Chas Chandler- discovered and managed Jimi Hendricks.

  • @marthaz
    @marthaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pure vocal talent. No added extras like today. 😉 Tks you two for the memory and genuine reaction as always 💕

  • @Mauiman122
    @Mauiman122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    what a Great older song that is still great today -- Animals House of the Rising Sun - great choice

  • @thomascerulli8013
    @thomascerulli8013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Eric Burden has such a haunting voice on this track 😎

  • @zickafoose
    @zickafoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Animals was the greatest rock group with a frontman, Eric Burdon, who had the greatest voice of all groups! His magnificent voice is his own pure voice! Trouble is they broke up too soon.

  • @markhopkins222
    @markhopkins222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Vox Continental of 1962, Vox Continental, transistor-based combo organ)

    • @TomG626
      @TomG626 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally a Hammond. I believe a Hammond B3.

  • @18videowatcher41
    @18videowatcher41 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an amazing song, in no small part due to the singer and the keyboardist. There's no real bad parts, but those two in particular just really stand out to me.

  • @shotgunblast28
    @shotgunblast28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Eric Burdon is still singing. He’s 80 this year. I love the grit in his voice.

  • @johnfields9416
    @johnfields9416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As well as Eric Burdon being one of Jimi's closest friends, The bass player, Chas Chandler became Jimi's manager and was instumental in forming The Jimi Hendrix Eperience with Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding.