The Animals

Artist:  The Animals
Origin:  Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Genre:  Rock, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Eric Burdon:  Vocals
Alan Price:  Organ, Keyboards
Hilton Valentine:  Guitar
Chas Chandler:  Bass
John Steel:  Drums

The Animals are an English Rhythm & Blues and Rock Band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 1962 by Eric Burdon (Vocals), Alan Price (Organ, Keyboards), Hilton Valentine (Guitar), Chas Chandler (Bass) and John Steel (Drums).  Their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 Hit Single "House Of The Rising Sun", as well as by Hits such as "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let me Be Misunderstood".  The band's music balanced Rock, Pop and Rhythm & Blues. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s under name Eric Burdon and The Animals, and achieved commercial success as a Psychedelic and Hard Rock Band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot".  They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion.  The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Artist:  Eric Burdon & The Animals
Title:  The Twain Shall Meet  (2018)
Genre:  Rock, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Music On CD
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Monterey  (4:35)
 2.  Just The Thought  (3:43)
 3.  Closer To The Truth  (4:28)
 4.  No Self Pity  (4:48)
 5.  Orange And Red Beams  (3:40)
 6.  Sky Pilot  (7:19)
 7.  We Love You Lil  (6:47)
 8.  All Is One  (7:34)

Personnel:

Eric Burdon:  Vocals on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 6-8
John Weider:  Guitar, Violin
Vic Briggs:  Guitar
Danny McCulloch:  Bass, Vocals on Tracks:  2, 5
Barry Jenkins:  Drums

The Twain Shall Meet is the second album by Eric Burdon & The Animals, originally released on May 1968 by MGM, remastered and reissued on June 8, 2018 by Music On CD.  Out of print in the U.S., includes "Sky Pilot", an anti-war song of the Vietnam War era.