Eric Burdon & The Animals - The Essential Eric Burdon and the Animals: A Decade of Rock Blues

The main problem with this Australian compilation is its subtitle, "A Decade of Rock Blues." Fans of The Animals will be aware that the group wasn't actually around for anything like a decade, but the tenure of the unit known as Eric Burdon & The Animals was even shorter, stretching only from the fall of 1966 to the end of 1968, and the length of time covered by the recordings on this disc is even shorter. Then there is the phrase "Rock Blues." Actually, Burdon & The Animals had shifted musical styles by this point. Read More