The Animals - The Complete Animals

41 track 1990 EMI retrospective with hits, rarities & three previously unreleased tracks: 'Baby What's Wrong', 'F-E-E-L'and 'Don't Want Much'. Includes their first six U.S. top 40 hits: 'The House Of The Rising Sun', 'I'm Crying', 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', 'Bring It On Home To Me', 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' and 'It's My Life'. Double jewel case. Album Description

60's Brit Rock at It's Best

The Animals were much more than a cover band, but Oh, they did covers so well. This is not a best of CD. So I would highly recomend this along with their Retrospect CD for a great sampling of just how talented The Animals were. Both are a must have for any British Rock fan. November 16, 2008

The ESSENTIAL Animals collection!

This collection contains all of the recordings The Animals made with Alan Price on keyboards and is the essential Animals collection. The Animals of these recordings were the premier British blues band of all time. No other British band, and very few American bands, could touch them when it came to the blues. Their renditions of songs by John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, and other greats stand with the originals. Eric Burdon's vocals, Hilton Valentine's guitar, Chas Chandler's bass, John Steele's drums, and especially the keyboards of Alan Price came togerther in Newcastle-On-Tyne and exploded on to the world stage. There are several Animals collections available but in my opinion, if you have this you really don't need any other. April 16, 2008

two in a row

Four stars for a great compilation. But a caveat- I've received two CDs in a row of this where the last track on CD1 had digital crackle/distortion or simply wouldn't play. It's only a two minute track but....
Seeing that no one else has mentioned it here, I suppose I'm the lucky receipient of two defective discs in a row. Maybe I should've gone the third round but 'nuffs enuff already. Animals is a great band, tho.
Seeing now that the former price has almost doubled, maybe amazon has found non-defective pressings; which also include the radio message listed on CD2 but nowhere to be found. April 15, 2008

The NON-Complete Animals

I don't have this CD. But, in looking at the track list, I feel that many hit songs are missing. When I was growing up in California, the following songs were hits for the Animals: "Don't Bring Me down", "See See Rider" (a minor hit), "Help Me Girl", "San Franciscan Nights", "Monterey", "Sky Pilot", "When I Was Young" (I smoked my first cigarette at 10. And for girls I had a bad yen). Where are these songs on this CD?
If you want to hear the songs I am referring to, plus more, get the Animals CD called "Retrospective". If you are a hard core Animals fan, then perhaps you will enjoy this Complete ? CD. February 16, 2008

Very good collection

I really like the collection. The inclusion of "Bo Diddley" was worth the price.

Two quibbles: The collection doesn't include some of the later Eric Burdon and the Animals songs (but I understood that going in, just wish they could have worked out whatever deal was needed to get those songs in the collection) and the version of "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" is lame. Eighth season of "Night Court" lame.

Really happy with it otherwise. February 13, 2008

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