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Animals, The

The Animals began gaining popularity in 1964, when they released their debut single 'Baby Let Me Take You Home.' But before 1964, a few of the members had been in a band under a different name. What name did the band originally go by until 1963?

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The Kansas City Five. "Baby Let Me Take You Home" rose to number 21 on the British charts. Eric Burdon, Alan Price, and John Steel were all part of The Kansas City Five. In 1962, Price left the band and joined The Kontours, where he met Chas Chandler, the future bassist for The Animals.



'House of the Rising Sun' was the second single from the band. It is also their most famous, becoming a smash hit in both the U.K. and the U.S. Can you finish the lyric to this song? "There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun. And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and ______"?

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God I know I'm One. This song features the famous organ solo by Alan Price.



This song, their third single, rose to number 8 on the British charts. The first verse goes "I don't hear you knock upon my door. I don't have your lovin' anymore. Since you been gone I'm a-hurtin' inside. Well I want you baby by my side, yeah." What song is this?

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I'm Crying. 'House of the Rising Sun' was their second single, not third.



This next song goes "Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes I get a little mad. But don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel. When things go wrong I feel real bad." Which song is this?

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' was another top ten hit.



Finish the lyric: "We gotta get out of this place if it's the last thing we ever do. We gotta get out of this place 'cause ______"?

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Girl, there's a better life for me and you.. This is from the song "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place." This song was also a top ten hit for The Animals.



After almost a complete lineup change, what did Eric Burdon change the band name to?

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Eric Burdon and the New Animals. The new lineup still featured Eric Burdon's vocals, but the rest of the band was completely different. Barry Jenkins was now on drums, John Weider played guitar, Danny McCulloch was on bass guitar, and Vic Briggs played guitar, too.



After even more lineup changes, Burdon finally pulled the plug on The Animals. What year was it when they finally broke up?

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1969. After The Animals officially broke up, Burdon joined the band War.



What band did Burdon join after the Animals?

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War. Burdon quit in 1971, claiming to be exhausted.



Have the Animals played on any reunion tours?

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Yes. They reunited to record an album, released in 1977, and they also went on tour in 1983. Both of these reunions featured all the original members.