Search - Animals :: Original Hits

Three of the greatest sixties rock classics ever (and more)

Lawrance M. Bernabo | The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota | 10/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Animals were one of the raunchiest and most uncompromisingly raw bands to come out of England in the Sixties and their reputation is sustained on the strength of the three songs that that start off this EMI collection of "Original Hits," namely: "The House Of The Rising Sun," "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place," and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Before everybody knew how to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar, we all knew how to play "The House Of The Rising Sun," and after the Animals covered the song nobody remembered that Pete Seeger sang it with the Weavers way back when. "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" is one of the Top 10 songs from the Sixties for my money, and, to keep the theme of this review going, was what we played at the end of classes before Alice Cooper did "School's Out." "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is one of the moodiest songs of that decade and is probably most representative of the blues-based rock 'n' roll that represented the Animals. This particular hits collection has the virtual of having almost three dozen tracks, about twice as many as most of the competing offerings. Most of these songs reflect the group's early repertoire taken from American Blues and R&B sources. For me, it is simply that those first three classic tracks are rock 'n' roll essentials that stack up against the best three songs the Rolling Stones put out in the same period. The problem was that beyond those three the pickings get relatively slim for the Animals. But those are still three really great songs that you absolutely have to have in music library."

The Animals - Original Hits

Top Down Vette | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 09/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"EXCELLENT/Totally awesome! Has all the hits I wanted on one CD!"

London Rock Blues

Michael Patrick Boyd | Waukesha, WI | 04/23/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Original Hits by The Animals is 55 minutes and 16 seconds and was released on April, 10, 2001. The CD did not chart. Only seven of the eighteen hits charted in the United States. The Animals were at best pioneers of hard rock blues. Mainly that is the sound Eric Burdon projects when he sings most of the songs on the CD. Since the cover says original hits, I am guessing that these are original recordings. I enjoyed very much listening to the CD. Original Hits get an AAAA++++ in my book.



The House of the Rising Sun

#1 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart

We've Gotta Get out of this Place

#13 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

#15 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart

Bring It On Home To Me

#32 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart

Boom Boom

#43 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart

Memphis Tennessee

Baby Let Me Take You Home

Club-A-Gogo

I'm Mad Again

It's My Life

#23 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart

Bright Lights Big Cities

The Story of Bo Diddley

She Said Yeah

Around and Around

The Girl Can't Help It

I've Been Around

How You've Changed

I'm Crying

#19 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart"