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I love the song you played from the animals here, but I don’t think I know any of the other songs, unless I know them but don’t know they sing them. Thanks for your nice reply and I certainly hope you listen to the Eagles take it to the limit for sure.
Please stop with the "no autotune" garbage. This is a recording. I doubt it was one take. and there is plenty of production improvements on the recording. There ws no miracles.
The early pioneers of rock like Buddy Holly, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Lieber & Stoller and so forth kicked it off. By this time the blues influence was manifested, mainly with British acts. A little after this the influence of psychedelics kicked in. Disco and soft rock were pretty much the end of everything although there was some good New Wave music in the late 70s and early 80s.
Growing up in 40's and 50's rationing food and clothes left you with a great imagination and inspired you to always do better and overcome challenges and enjoy just being alive but now it's the poor me and look at me attitude'' No interest in life War kids appreciated LIFE
The “Rising Sun” was a slang way of saying from the Far East, back in the 1700s-1800s when the origins of this song were written. A “house of the rising Sun” was slang for an opium den, which were very prevalent in England in those days. I’m a long time metal musician - but the Animals have always been my favorite band. Most of their songs sound much harder!
@@nedludd7622 It is referring to all of the above. Brothel, opium den, prostitute, poor boy, etc. The lyrics changed over the centuries depending on who was singing it. It’s original meaning of the place, and the house changed as the lyrics were changed over several centuries. This song goes far back.
Back in the 60s and 70s many 14,15, & 16-year-olds spent hours a week learning an instrument and forming schoolboy bands. These days they're playing video games and checking their phones every ten minutes.
Love Eric Burdon & The Animals. They were part of the British Invasion along with The Beatles, Rolling Stones & others. People are always shocked that Eric has such a different unique deeper voice. The Animals had a lot of great hits in the 60's such as "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "I'm Crying", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home To Me", "It's My Life", "Don't Bring Me Down", "See See Rider", "Monterey", "Sky Pilot" etc. Eric later joined the funk rock band "War" & they had a few hits "Spill the Wine" & "Tobacco Road".
Eric Burdon was 23 when this was recorded, 24 in this film which is called Pop Gear and features a lot of bands of this time. They are lipsynching to the single, which at over 4 minutes long was one of the longest singles ever released. It was frequently cut down to 3 minutes for airplay. Recorded in about 20 minutes because that's all the studio time they could afford. It's also is considerred the first folk rock recording. Regarding the drummer, John Steel, yes, he has a jazz background. No one ever notices him. Watch the video of Don't let me understood from the Ed Sullivan show. His drumming is amazing. Chas Chandler, the bassist, discovered Jimi Hendrix in NYand took him to London. Ages ranged from about 22 (Hilton Valentine the guitarist) to 26 (Chas Chandler.) The Animals were extremely influential but no one's heard of them.
What a surprise to hear Eric Burton's voice, 'eh? One of my favorite bands of the 60s. We were always told The House of the Rising Sun was a prison in New Orleans. He's going back to wear that 'ball and chain'. The guy smiling was laughing at them moving the organ in front without the cameras seeing it. One take to do this.
I thought the smile of the Guitarist was in regards to the slow/serious walk around 8:38 & under all those strange wooden stage props. They all had no trouble with their lengthy slow walk… until the last Chorus, the Guitarist was forced at the last second to swing his guitar upward to avoid hitting the upright stage prop, followed by the taller Bassist had to suddenly Duck his head to avoid his forehead banging into the overhead crossbar! Meanwhile Lead Singer had no clumsy issues at all - being short & not carrying/playing a musical instrument.
The song is about a gambler and alcoholic. The House of the Rising Sun is a brothel/gambling house. He’s addicted-he’s going back to New Orleans to “wear that ball and chain”.
I grew up with the Late '50s, '60s and Early '70s music, Graduated High School in '67. I got to see the Animals in January '71 at a small Ag & Tech College in Upstate NY. I grew up with all this music, Graduated High School in '67
I noticed for the first time that the organ was moved. Early in the video it was right next to the drums, but it was way up front at the end of the video.
I know right! So cool they did that in one take which alot of people informed me on here! Some other viewers said that’s why the second guy in line was laughing because they were moving the organ off camera 🤣
they were part of the original british invasion along with the rolling stones and the beatles. i was 12 in '64 when this song hit the airwaves and it instantly knocked me over. i always preferred the animals and the stones over the beatles because they just had a grittier bluesy sound - not so much pop - and as you could tell from this song they were not singing about holding somebody's hand. it's about a house of blue lights so to speak and the downfall of many who visited it. we saw vocalist eric burdon about 10 years ago in our berkshire hills town of great barrington , mass. at a converted old movie theater - the mahaiwe - he was with his band the NEW ANIMALS. he sounded the same at around 70 at the time but looked nothing like his young self. they were great
The grinning guitarist was watching them move the organ while it was being played. Eric Burdon ... sounding like he's in his 50's, looking 18, actually in his early 20's. Check him out with War, "Spill the Wine".
Eric Burdon is a rare bass-baritone voice type... less than 5% of the male population is some form of bass; over 80% of the male population is a high sitting baritone. But Eric also has a CRAZY high range that can put most tenors to shame.
23...he was born in 1941--eight years before I was (at least, if this recording WAS made in 1964). That's when they first sang the song and released the first recording of it. I think this right about that time.
Many people have commented below that this is quite an old song - thought to have been written about 1900. There have been over 300 covers of this song, but my second favourite (after The Animals version) is the 1996 version by Bachman Turner Overdrive which is such a powerful rock version. I feel that it is now up to Dan Vasc to move from that into making a metal version of it. That would be amazing!
The Animals, Creedence Clearwater Revival ( CCR ), warm beer, a double rolled fat boy, and letters from home. This is what kept me going for 11 months and 4 days in 1967-68.. Then shrapnel took off my right ear and two fingers. By the Animals was...We gotta get out of this place, Heard it, sang it, played on guitar, lived it...99% of me came home..
The original folk song refered to a young woman returning to a house of prostitution. 'The House of the Rising Sun' actually existed in the late 1800s New Orleans. I 1st heard this version when I was 2o in '64, after learning all the lyrics of original. Lots more verses! 🌺😻🐾
When I last saw this performance, it was on a black and white TV. Maybe the Red Skeleton Show??🤔 The rumours in my neck of the woods was that "The House of the Rising Sun" was a combo "lady of the night" and opium den. Drugs being the ball and chain and ruin of a poor young boy being the expensive sex. But maybe @Myowndrum286 has it right, as rumours about bands and songs were common back in the day.😂😂😂 I completely agree with your rant as my husband was a sound guy back in the 70's and 80's. Not the water, the food.☹️ Even the DDT banned in the States and Canada is coming back in fruits and vegtables from other countries today so Dupont can continue to be greedy. Great reaction to this classic song. I practically wore this 45 grooveless in my youth😂😂 🥰🥰Hugs from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦
The music back in the 60's and 70's was better in my opinion because with the coming of the electric guitar, the Hammond B-3 organ, and the great analog sound of fender amps, and the fact without all the digital and computerized advancements, the musicians had to be talented the singers had to have great voices, many had classical musical backgrounds from growing up in the 1950's and 60's that parents had their kids taking lessons. Schools had more music programs and the times being tumultuous brought out great lyrics, and the main outlet was the radio and to get radio play time the songs had to be good. I was born in the '50's now in my late 60's and I have to say the 60's and 70's were a great time to have grown up especially the music.
First album I ever bought was best of the Animals, a bit after this as I was 7 when tia came out, but I loved it them. This is an arrangement of a traditional song.
You should know that Eric Burdon was an absolute FORCE in music for decades. Also, check out tthe "Playing for change" video series (you will thank me. Start with your beloved Led Zep song, with JPJ playing, re-make of "When the Levee breaks".).
"Little bit of the 1980s". Oh man, think again. Phil Collins, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Tracy Chapman, John Farnham, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, and so many more. ALL PRODUCED THEIR BEST MUSIC AND LIVE CONCERTS in the 1980s. So many tracks from each of these Artists need your attention. 🇦🇺
All legendary for sure! We’ve covered Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, and Heart covering Zeppelin here on the channel BUT we have so much more to check out! On our Homepage we have playlists that easily categorize our content for finding particular artists. Thanks for swinging by and more of those to come hopefully in the near future! 🤘🏻
Thank you for your reaction giving more insight into the music industry when this was recorded. I do remember when this came out and listened to it endlessly
This is an old cautionary song originally sung by a woman. Eric said in an interview many decades later that he changed it to a man singing since he was doing the song about living in a bordello/gambling house.
Actually Eric Burdon originally played in jazz club circuits before he became famous that’s why you hear a little jazz influence in the instrumentation
@@setonhillstudios Alan Price on the organ did the arrangement and it caused a big bust up with the group because he kept a large part of the royalties when the rest of them were under the impression it was going to be an equal split. Alan Price left the group in 1965 and set up his own group, The Alan Price Set. He had a few hits of his own, most notably, Simon Smith & The Amazing Dancing Bear, that was written by Randy Newman, Rosetta and The Jarrow Song.
America wrote the rules to popular music up until about 1963, then the British wrote the next set of rules in the next 20 years. From the Beatles thru Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols and Gary Numan. ... and so on. America got stuck with Country Rock like the Eagles and Bob Dylan. Black Sabbath and the Beatles were recording at the same time in 1968/69. Imagine how fast music was changing from 1968 to 1978. Just 10 years took us from the Beatles to Punk and Electronica.
That’s funny that you noticed the drummer, I can’t hear anything but the organist. He dominates that part of the song so much that everything else just fades away for me. This is an old folk song, like 100 years old or more, no one knows who wrote it, and there’s been many recordings of it over the years. My favorite (other than this one) is by Joan Baez. She has a feminine take on the song with different verses, that make it very interesting. The House of the Rising Sun is a bordello or opium den, something like that. So the man in the song is saying that he had a bad up bringing & found himself in trouble. Now he’s boarding the train to go back to prison down in New Orleans. Ball and chain is what men used to wear when they were out of prison doing hard labor, digging ditches or building roads so they couldn’t run away (I recommend watching Cool Hand Luke for a taste of that life). Sorry if you know all this already, I’ve seen other younger reactors not have a clue. 👍😄
Appreciate all the info, it seems like there’s a ton of lore and mystery surrounding the song! Completely clueless on this one, so the more info we get the better!
YES! I was mentioned in my own comment, about Bob Dylan (1962), but I had forgotten that Joan Baez (I pretty much idolized her back then) also had done it! Thanks for jolting another memory out of my old brain! 😀
Eric Burton vocal.chas Chandler bass.hilton Valentine guitar.john steel drums. Alan Price keyboard.chas and Hilton are gone.eric still performs.check out Winds of change album from 1968
the band initially had a difficult time getting this on North American radio because of the locked-in 2 or 3 minute format that existed. It was one of the very first few to break through that because the song just could not be denied. I was 16 when it came out, and it still gives me goose bumps. Eric Burdon had a bad case of the blues, and that organ player is surreal. The original, due to lack of funds, was a single take on one microphone.
Love this song so much and The Animals original line up is my favorit group of all great groups from the 60,s , the drummer Johnny Steele playd jazz in the 50,s and Eric Burdon sung jazz the keyboard player i thik also playd jazz. Eric Burdon was born in 1941 Johnny Steele to i think, the tall bas player Chas chandler was born in 1939 ,The guitar player was born 1943 and the keyboard player Alan Price was born in 1942 . Try Gin House Blues, Going Down Slow, they was so great .
I was once our church drummer. Our keyboardist and lead guitarist decided to put “Amazing Grace” to this music. They asked me if I knew the song, I said absolutely. Pastor liked it, congregation liked it.
Dang! I haven’t heard this for decades, back before I could really appreciate talent of this group. What a voice that man has! Thank you for the trip back in time.
I like that you can talk about the syncopation in technical terms. I love love love syncopation and I love trying to know what's going on in terms of the numbers.
I was so lucky to have an older sister (by 6 years) who'd have a radio on in the house when Mom and Pop were at work, especially in the summertime when sis had to watch me and an even younger brother. So, she helped me with late 1950s tunes all the way up to around 1964 when she went off to college. Then there was a lengthy gap, when I lost my connection to pop music; wasn't until September of 1970 when I arrived at college, and ... MAN ALIVE! ... my ears and brain were assailed by so many different styles and bands! I caught the tail end of the British Invasion but right behind that came psychedelic and hard rock bands/music; then a growing group of friends brought in bluegrass, classical, zydeco, klezmer, country-western -- what a wonderful flooding of my brain!!!
I wonder how it is possible that you still haven't reacted to the great MÅNESKIN, a young Italian group who in just a few years have filled entire stadiums all over the world, even in America! winning many awards! can you please react to one of their songs! choose whether in Italian or English, Damiano sings divinely in both languages!
Great comments and song. I was senior in high school in '64. In the early '80's, I had a Country band and this one was in our rotation and popular with the crowds.
I was graduating 8th grade in 1964 (the year of the big Alaska earthquake. I, too had a band, but throughout the 60s...a little folk band, but we did country, as well. It really didn't matter. We loved the harmonies of just about everything back then. I remember Vicki, Fran, and I (the ones who initiated the band, but over the years, we had some additions), had a slumber party one night at Vicki's house. She had a Pat Boone LP, which featured one of his best-ever songs (in my opinion), "Love Letters in the Sand." We stayed up that night, singing it until we had it down pat. We always had good reviews when we did that one in public.
In 1964, I was 5 years old and in kindergarten. Every afternoon at 3pm, me, my Mother and older sister would watch American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark.
I've loved this song since WAY back...in 1964. That's when I was idolizing the Beatles, as well. I'd go stand in front of our big transatlantic radio, and listen to them playing brand new Beatles songs, back-to-back with The Animals. The Animals also did Bob Dylan stuff, as well, and I think they actually got this one from his version. I heard HIM sing it when he released it in 1962. The song, itself, though, is based on an earlier song from somewhere I can't remember -- it was slightly different, if I'm recalling correctly. My friends and I loved Bob's version, but still preferred the Animals' version. Eric Burdon was 23 at that time, though he and the others looked younger, as you mentioned. Even with the Animals, the Dave Clark Five, Jimi Hendrix, and the Kinks, etc. being SO good (musically), my friends and I all preferred the Beatles over them all. That was a pretty exciting time, musically speaking. It meant a lot to all of us. I just happened to realize, at this moment, that there are only two of our little ensemble, still alive. Wow! Here's a REALLY good WIKI article (just search for this title) "The House of the Rising Sun" (grin...it's true...that's just the title). They've done a really great history of the song, from its origins (as much, I think, as possibly could be found). Here's a fun thing. After I had married, had four children, and was on my own after my divorce, Mom and I and all my kids moved to California. For a while, we lived up in the Sierras, north of Bakersfield, in the very small mountain town of Pine Flat, just above California Hot Springs, and way up the winding mountain road from Porterville (where we were two of the four "worship leaders" at the very tiny Pine Flat Chapel (which now has a different name and is larger), and my two older children were attending the tiny Pine Flat elementary/middle school there. Every spring, when school was about over for the summer, we held a community concert on the tiny stage there at the school. The last year I lived there, one of Jen's (my oldest daughter's) friends' dad and I (we both played guitar and several other instruments) sang two songs that were actually three songs. One was (and I still love it), "Morning Has Broken." We led straight from that, into "House of the Rising Sun." (You know...if morning has broken, the sun must be rising, right? Grin.) THEN, we didn't stop at the end of "House," but went directly into "Amazing Grace," using that tune. You may have heard that done, before. When you look it up, you can't see (as far as I've looked) that it was used that way BEFORE the early 2000s, but that's incorrect. The year that we sang it that way (and it had been on the radio a LOT for like two years by then), was 1982, when my oldest daughter was only 14. By then, people were also singing, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" to the same tune...it fits wonderfully. A lot of people used to get upset about that (kind of like people who at first got pretty upset about Dan Vasc's version of "O Holy Night," and how he "desecrated" that "sacred song," which, of course, he did NOT...even if there had BEEN such a thing as a "sacred song," which there is NOT. If anyone is actually WORSHIPING a SONG, they are worshiping the wrong thing. Anyway...down from my soapbox. My friend and I didn't think it at ALL sacrilegious to meld the TUNE of "House..." with the WORDS of "Amazing Grace." After all -- it's not the TUNE that means anything in the first place -- it's the words, and if we choose to put Godly words to what has previously only been sung as an ungodly song, then so much the better. In this particular case, though, "House of the Rising Sun" is actually a great WARNING song, about keeping your life away from the pull of the flesh, so why not segue right into the fact that it's only the grace of God that will help you TO stay away from there. Not only that, but Holy Spirit can minister to anyone, anywhere. Why would He stop from walking into such a "house of ill repute?" That's exactly where He DOES go, with all the love of God overflowing from Him (rivers of living water). 😀 Thank you VERY much for reacting to this song. You just keep on blessing me with lovely old memories. 😀
Lots of wisdom here Linda! Thank you so much for sharing your memories as I always love to hear them! You are 💯 right about people “worshipping the song and not the Creator of the universe.” People tend to get upset at the oddest things! As always, thanks for making my day brighter! Have a great one! 😁
Micky Most their manager didn't think it would be a hit that's why he only booked a half hour slot at the studio to set up and record the song in one take.
Deep Purple SPEED KING, one of the unholy trinity of British rock of the early 70 and the start of heavy rock and Metal. CHILD IN TIME, live version and the famous SMOKE ON THE WATER rift.
I know I’m driving you crazy today as I’m a new subscriber and I’m just laying on the couch watching reaction videos, lol. I know you’ll love this song even though I haven’t heard you watch this song yet, but I know you were like before the rising Sun, and I mentioned another group in another comment I made today that might come close to topping the Beatles in my book though that will be hard. But they are The Eagles & the song that I love and I’d love you to listen to, react if you can get it through is “Take it to the Limit” I think I told you the group in the other comment on Simon & G, the Line up the eagles have then were Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, and Don Felder. Frey and Henley started the group with Meisner and another guy that was more country who quit. They are known for being fracturous together, but great music. I guarantee you know lots of their songs. Meisner quit not long after this concert because he was very shy and this was the only song he sang in the spotlight. He did great this night, but one night he didn’t think he could hit that high note at the end, and Glenn Frey bullied him to do it at the encore, and actually got in a fistfight with Randy and Randy quit. Glenn Frey sang it after that, but nobody did it as good as Randy. However, they do have Vince Gill now in the group (And you have to know how good he is!) since Glenn Frey died. I’ve seen the group 3 times and they sing all the hits, Joe Walsh is hilarious, as well as a good player and singer, and I highly recommend seeing them if they come around where you can. please enjoy and let me know if you listen. 🥰😘 i’d like to know described everything I’ve seen also subscribed. If I see you do “take it to the limit” buy you a coffee, wink wink! thanks for the fun today!! here is a link to that song, but I don’t know anything about reacting, so I don’t know if that’s the one you can use: czcams.com/video/MxQXKO194XM/video.htmlsi=CE-xewMAKaW5IMwz
@steveullrich7737 -- Hey there! I was in the 8th grade, also. I'm probably close to a year older than you, because I had to wait a whole year to get into kindergarten, due to my birthdate being November 29, 1949.
The other problem is that the music medias including radio are owned by only a few corporations, which decide what we get to listen to. Back then, most of it was independent.
The walking around is to represent the funeral procession in New Orleans. The tall red haired guy Chas Chandler became the manager for Jimi Hendrix. Reason Hilton was smiling is off-screen the techs were rolling the keyboardist Alan Price around to the front and it struck his funny bone. I think what bothers me about todays music is they all sound alike, especially the women.
Detroit band acid rock. Opening act for Bob Seger. you could see them for a buck and some change along with Iggy, Ted nugent and other Detroit bands.@@setonhillstudios
@@setonhillstudios Psychelic 70's guitar version, it's a must, show's what a different feel you get on same song from different artists.............turn it up!
I know someone else already explained to you about the opium dens in the UK at the time. Opium, just in case you don't know, comes from the poppy flower. I don't think it's likely anymore because of the advances in testing, but there was a time in which you had to be careful about eating poppy seeds, like on a bagel, because of the fact that a drug test would confuse your having eaten the seeds with you smoking or eating opium. It was a popular way to ingest opium, if you didn't want to smoke it. by having it cooked in various kinds of Asian dumplings, for example.
What was in the water... I am 55, in my humble opinion it was a combination of turmoil in the world and an emergence of new styles and a merging of different styles.
great reaction... although before my time, "house of the rising sun" is one of my all time favorites. the vocals and band are superb and the styling, colors, etc of the video represent that time period so well and remind me of the culture that followed from bob dylan, the carpenters to tv shows like the partridge family, brady bunch, etc. haley reinhart also does an amazing cover of this song capturing all the deep soul of original while reinterpreting in very different slowed down bluesy jazz way... similar to what she did with “creep” w/pmj. it considered one of the best performances ever on american idol (search paul fromMN trueHD for best quality)… it is stunning! 😎
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This song was awesome! What else should we check out from The Animals?
Sky Pilot, we gotta get out of this place, those are two more biggies.
I love the song you played from the animals here, but I don’t think I know any of the other songs, unless I know them but don’t know they sing them. Thanks for your nice reply and I certainly hope you listen to the Eagles take it to the limit for sure.
They recorded this classic in one take,I repeat in ONE take and imagine NO auto tune. When music was great.
So awesome!
Please stop with the "no autotune" garbage. This is a recording. I doubt it was one take. and there is plenty of production improvements on the recording. There ws no miracles.
@@stevenmeyer9674 Give me a break we’re talking the sixties,auto tune had not been invented yet and do a little research on the one take,it’s a fact.
The 60s and 70s just hit different.
A great era of music for sure!
@@setonhillstudios I wouldn’t trade growing up in that era for any other. What a great period for music!
@@setonhillstudios By the way, Chas Chandler (the big fellow, third in line) became Jimi Hendrix’s manager for awhile.
The early pioneers of rock like Buddy Holly, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Lieber & Stoller and so forth kicked it off. By this time the blues influence was manifested, mainly with British acts. A little after this the influence of psychedelics kicked in. Disco and soft rock were pretty much the end of everything although there was some good New Wave music in the late 70s and early 80s.
Eric Burden was 24 years old when this promotional video was filmed. Hes in his 80s now and still singing❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow! Thats awesome that he has had such a long love and an early career! Amazing vocalist!
It's not what was in the water. It was what WASN'T in the water.
Maybe so 🤣
Truth
Growing up in 40's and 50's rationing food and clothes left you with a great imagination and inspired you to always do better and overcome challenges and enjoy just being alive but now it's the poor me and look at me attitude'' No interest in life War kids appreciated LIFE
it was the lack of social media. I am 41 and grew up on classic rock. I play the oboe and bass. We had good music up to like 2005. I like metal too.
Sharp!
The “Rising Sun” was a slang way of saying from the Far East, back in the 1700s-1800s when the origins of this song were written. A “house of the rising Sun” was slang for an opium den, which were very prevalent in England in those days.
I’m a long time metal musician - but the Animals have always been my favorite band. Most of their songs sound much harder!
Appreciate it! I definitely have to check out more of their tunes for sure! Thanks for swinging by and sharing some insight! 🤘🏻
Yep I thought it was either drugs or women
@@melisabuckley2873 It is referring to a brothel/gambling house/drinking house.
@@nedludd7622 It is referring to all of the above. Brothel, opium den, prostitute, poor boy, etc. The lyrics changed over the centuries depending on who was singing it. It’s original meaning of the place, and the house changed as the lyrics were changed over several centuries. This song goes far back.
Alan Price, on keyboards, went on to a major solo career.
@@RalphWigg1 Super cool! Loved this tune! 🔥
Back in the 60s and 70s many 14,15, & 16-year-olds spent hours a week learning an instrument and forming schoolboy bands. These days they're playing video games and checking their phones every ten minutes.
Haha 🤣 You’re not wrong! People are even driving staring at their phones 🤦🏻♂️
Love Eric Burdon & The Animals. They were part of the British Invasion along with The Beatles, Rolling Stones & others. People are always shocked that Eric has such a different unique deeper voice. The Animals had a lot of great hits in the 60's such as "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "I'm Crying", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home To Me", "It's My Life", "Don't Bring Me Down", "See See Rider", "Monterey", "Sky Pilot" etc. Eric later joined the funk rock band "War" & they had a few hits "Spill the Wine" & "Tobacco Road".
Definitely shocked by the voice! Thanks for all the suggestions!
I LOVE “Tobacco Road”! Great, underrated song.
Eric Burdon was 23 when this was recorded, 24 in this film which is called Pop Gear and features a lot of bands of this time. They are lipsynching to the single, which at over 4 minutes long was one of the longest singles ever released. It was frequently cut down to 3 minutes for airplay. Recorded in about 20 minutes because that's all the studio time they could afford. It's also is considerred the first folk rock recording. Regarding the drummer, John Steel, yes, he has a jazz background. No one ever notices him. Watch the video of Don't let me understood from the Ed Sullivan show. His drumming is amazing. Chas Chandler, the bassist, discovered Jimi Hendrix in NYand took him to London. Ages ranged from about 22 (Hilton Valentine the guitarist) to 26 (Chas Chandler.) The Animals were extremely influential but no one's heard of them.
Wow, thanks for all the info! Had no clue
@sarita423 -- That's another of my old favorites (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood). 😀
Eric Burdon took over from Frank Zappa at the Log Cabin in Laurel Canyon.
The reason he was laughing is because they moved the piano from the back to the front and the player didn’t miss a note during the move.😊
Haha 🤣😂 Gotcha! Thanks for the insight!
Brilliant. Seen this so many times and never knew why he was cracking up. Obvious now when you see the organ has moved.
What a surprise to hear Eric Burton's voice, 'eh? One of my favorite bands of the 60s. We were always told The House of the Rising Sun was a prison in New Orleans. He's going back to wear that 'ball and chain'. The guy smiling was laughing at them moving the organ in front without the cameras seeing it. One take to do this.
Wow, that’s awesome! Apparently a lot of different stories going around regarding the origin and meaning of the song!
I thought the smile of the Guitarist was in regards to the slow/serious walk around 8:38 & under all those strange wooden stage props. They all had no trouble with their lengthy slow walk… until the last Chorus, the Guitarist was forced at the last second to swing his guitar upward to avoid hitting the upright stage prop, followed by the taller Bassist had to suddenly Duck his head to avoid his forehead banging into the overhead crossbar! Meanwhile Lead Singer had no clumsy issues at all - being short & not carrying/playing a musical instrument.
If you look up the song title on Wikipedia you will see that this song has a very long history
Good advice. There's been a lot written about this song and the artists that have performed it. The Wiki page is massive for a song.
Sweet, thanks for the heads up!
@@Mo_Taser That's funny. I JUST mentioned that (must be the same article), in my own comment! 😀
Eric Burdon one of the greatest vocals of the sixties and seventies
Such an amazing voice!
The song is about a gambler and alcoholic. The House of the Rising Sun is a brothel/gambling house.
He’s addicted-he’s going back to New Orleans to “wear that ball and chain”.
He's resigned to a life of "pain and misery." The tune could be much older than 1964, maybe 1700s even!
I grew up with the Late '50s, '60s and Early '70s music, Graduated High School in '67. I got to see the Animals in January '71 at a small Ag & Tech College in Upstate NY. I grew up with all this music, Graduated High School in '67
Oh cool! Thanks for sharing! Really appreciate you sharing that memory with us! Love hearing it!
All the music from 1965-1975 are fantastic,all the bands🤘
Legendary band,British Invasion,Eric Burton a legend😅
Loved this song! His vocals were so unique and the hook of this tune was so catchy! Thanks for watching!
I noticed for the first time that the organ was moved. Early in the video it was right next to the drums, but it was way up front at the end of the video.
I know right! So cool they did that in one take which alot of people informed me on here! Some other viewers said that’s why the second guy in line was laughing because they were moving the organ off camera 🤣
I believe Eric Burdon was 23 when this was recorded. He was born 11th May 1941 and House Of The Rising Sun was recorded 18th May 1964.
Wow! Such a great voice on such a young guy
YES! 😀
they were part of the original british invasion along with the rolling stones and the beatles. i was 12 in '64 when this song hit the airwaves and it instantly knocked me over. i always preferred the animals and the stones over the beatles because they just had a grittier bluesy sound - not so much pop - and as you could tell from this song they were not singing about holding somebody's hand. it's about a house of blue lights so to speak and the downfall of many who visited it. we saw vocalist eric burdon about 10 years ago in our berkshire hills town of great barrington , mass. at a converted old movie theater - the mahaiwe - he was with his band the NEW ANIMALS. he sounded the same at around 70 at the time but looked nothing like his young self. they were great
Yea definitely prefer the grit and blues personally!
@@setonhillstudios I like them all...they just need to be in the right settings. 😀
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The grinning guitarist was watching them move the organ while it was being played. Eric Burdon ... sounding like he's in his 50's, looking 18, actually in his early 20's.
Check him out with War, "Spill the Wine".
Thanks for the suggestion!
I believe House of the Rising Sun was a bordello in New Orleans.
Gotcha! I think a few others have shared the same info! This is such an amazing tune! Thanks for swinging by!
You would have heard this song before if you had seen the movie Goodfellas
Gotcha! Thanks for hanging out with us and checking out the video!
Eric Burdon is a rare bass-baritone voice type... less than 5% of the male population is some form of bass; over 80% of the male population is a high sitting baritone. But Eric also has a CRAZY high range that can put most tenors to shame.
Oh wow, that’s crazy to think about! So unique
The bass player introduced Jimi Hendrix to the UK.
Lead singer Eric Burdon was, I believe, 20 years old at the time of this recording. 20, looking 14, and sounding 40.
Crazy! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!
23...he was born in 1941--eight years before I was (at least, if this recording WAS made in 1964). That's when they first sang the song and released the first recording of it. I think this right about that time.
Music from the 60's and 70's was the best era's of music for sure.
Such a great time in music!
The lead singer Eric Burdon was 23 when this song was recorded.
Wow 🤯
Many people have commented below that this is quite an old song - thought to have been written about 1900. There have been over 300 covers of this song, but my second favourite (after The Animals version) is the 1996 version by Bachman Turner Overdrive which is such a powerful rock version.
I feel that it is now up to Dan Vasc to move from that into making a metal version of it. That would be amazing!
Thanks for the info! Yesssss!!! Dan would do a killer version of this! Plus it would be so unique! 😁
The Animals, Creedence Clearwater Revival ( CCR ), warm beer, a double rolled fat boy, and letters from home. This is what kept me going for 11 months and 4 days in 1967-68.. Then shrapnel took off my right ear and two fingers. By the Animals was...We gotta get out of this place, Heard it, sang it, played on guitar, lived it...99% of me came home..
Thank you for your service!
One of the top 3 songs of all time
Such an amazing tune! I also love the way they shot the video! Epic!
It doesn't get any better than this.
Just amazing! Can’t wait to hear more from them! Thanks for hanging out for a bit!
The original folk song refered to a young woman returning to a house of prostitution. 'The House of the Rising Sun' actually existed in the late 1800s New Orleans. I 1st heard this version when I was 2o in '64, after learning all the lyrics of original. Lots more verses! 🌺😻🐾
Oh wow! Thanks for the info and swinging by the channel! Such a great tune! 🎶
When I last saw this performance, it was on a black and white TV. Maybe the Red Skeleton Show??🤔
The rumours in my neck of the woods was that "The House of the Rising Sun" was a combo "lady of the night" and opium den. Drugs being the ball and chain and ruin of a poor young boy being the expensive sex. But maybe @Myowndrum286 has it right, as rumours about bands and songs were common back in the day.😂😂😂
I completely agree with your rant as my husband was a sound guy back in the 70's and 80's.
Not the water, the food.☹️
Even the DDT banned in the States and Canada is coming back in fruits and vegtables from other countries today so Dupont can continue to be greedy.
Great reaction to this classic song. I practically wore this 45 grooveless in my youth😂😂
🥰🥰Hugs from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦
Yea a lot of different stories about the song for sure! Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for hanging with us!
Listen to spill the wine with Eric Burdon and War
Sweet, thanks for the suggestion!
Notice how the keyboard player is right next to the drummer for most of the video, but then at the end he is moved quite a ways away. Killer tune!
Thanks for the insight and swinging by! Definitely a banger for sure! 🔥
Eric Burdon - Looking 18. Being 26. Soundin 45.
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They weren’t teenagers they were in their early twenties
Ah ok!
love this song for many many years
Such a good one!
The music back in the 60's and 70's was better in my opinion because with the coming of the electric guitar, the Hammond B-3 organ, and the great analog sound of fender amps, and the fact without all the digital and computerized advancements, the musicians had to be talented the singers had to have great voices, many had classical musical backgrounds from growing up in the 1950's and 60's that parents had their kids taking lessons. Schools had more music programs and the times being tumultuous brought out great lyrics, and the main outlet was the radio and to get radio play time the songs had to be good. I was born in the '50's now in my late 60's and I have to say the 60's and 70's were a great time to have grown up especially the music.
First album I ever bought was best of the Animals, a bit after this as I was 7 when tia came out, but I loved it them. This is an arrangement of a traditional song.
So cool, what a great memory!
Another great reaction to great music. The man on the bass guitar became producer and brought Jimi Hendrix to the front lights.
Chas Chandler, you got in first. Lol
Oh wow, that’s awesome I had no clue!
Your "rant" was exactly right!!! Loved this reaction! Thank you for honoring the artistry of the era !!❤
Loved this tune so much! Thanks for watching! 😁
You should know that Eric Burdon was an absolute FORCE in music for decades. Also, check out tthe "Playing for change" video series (you will thank me. Start with your beloved Led Zep song, with JPJ playing, re-make of "When the Levee breaks".).
Thanks for the info! His voice is incredibly unique!
"Little bit of the 1980s". Oh man, think again.
Phil Collins, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Tracy Chapman, John Farnham, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, and so many more.
ALL PRODUCED THEIR BEST MUSIC AND LIVE CONCERTS in the 1980s.
So many tracks from each of these Artists need your attention.
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All legendary for sure! We’ve covered Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, and Heart covering Zeppelin here on the channel BUT we have so much more to check out! On our Homepage we have playlists that easily categorize our content for finding particular artists. Thanks for swinging by and more of those to come hopefully in the near future! 🤘🏻
i love the sound of that Vox Continental
Sounds so good!
Thank you for your reaction giving more insight into the music industry when this was recorded. I do remember when this came out and listened to it endlessly
Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for hanging with us!
This is an old cautionary song originally sung by a woman. Eric said in an interview many decades later that he changed it to a man singing since he was doing the song about living in a bordello/gambling house.
Oh wow! Had no idea. Thanks for the insight and have a great day!
Sure, thanks, you too.@@setonhillstudios
Actually Eric Burdon originally played in jazz club circuits before he became famous that’s why you hear a little jazz influence in the instrumentation
That makes sense! Thanks for the back story
@@setonhillstudios Alan Price on the organ did the arrangement and it caused a big bust up with the group because he kept a large part of the royalties when the rest of them were under the impression it was going to be an equal split. Alan Price left the group in 1965 and set up his own group, The Alan Price Set. He had a few hits of his own, most notably, Simon Smith & The Amazing Dancing Bear, that was written by Randy Newman, Rosetta and The Jarrow Song.
@@ianz9916 Oh wow! Yeah I can see why that would cause some issues! 🤣 Thanks for the insight!
When your music teacher says "project from the diaphragm, Eric understood the assignment
Haha 🤣 No doubt!
America wrote the rules to popular music up until about 1963, then the British wrote the next set of rules in the next 20 years. From the Beatles thru Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols and Gary Numan. ... and so on. America got stuck with Country Rock like the Eagles and Bob Dylan. Black Sabbath and the Beatles were recording at the same time in 1968/69.
Imagine how fast music was changing from 1968 to 1978. Just 10 years took us from the Beatles to Punk and Electronica.
That’s crazy to think about! 😳
Hey! I LOVED the Eagles and Bob Dylan! I also loved all the others you mentioned. 😀
That’s funny that you noticed the drummer, I can’t hear anything but the organist. He dominates that part of the song so much that everything else just fades away for me.
This is an old folk song, like 100 years old or more, no one knows who wrote it, and there’s been many recordings of it over the years. My favorite (other than this one) is by Joan Baez. She has a feminine take on the song with different verses, that make it very interesting. The House of the Rising Sun is a bordello or opium den, something like that. So the man in the song is saying that he had a bad up bringing & found himself in trouble. Now he’s boarding the train to go back to prison down in New Orleans. Ball and chain is what men used to wear when they were out of prison doing hard labor, digging ditches or building roads so they couldn’t run away (I recommend watching Cool Hand Luke for a taste of that life). Sorry if you know all this already, I’ve seen other younger reactors not have a clue. 👍😄
Appreciate all the info, it seems like there’s a ton of lore and mystery surrounding the song! Completely clueless on this one, so the more info we get the better!
YES! I was mentioned in my own comment, about Bob Dylan (1962), but I had forgotten that Joan Baez (I pretty much idolized her back then) also had done it! Thanks for jolting another memory out of my old brain! 😀
Eric Burton vocal.chas Chandler bass.hilton Valentine guitar.john steel drums. Alan Price keyboard.chas and Hilton are gone.eric still performs.check out Winds of change album from 1968
Appreciate the info and the suggestion! Such an incredible group and I can’t wait to hear more!
the band initially had a difficult time getting this on North American radio because of the locked-in 2 or 3 minute format that existed. It was one of the very first few to break through that because the song just could not be denied. I was 16 when it came out, and it still gives me goose bumps. Eric Burdon had a bad case of the blues, and that organ player is surreal. The original, due to lack of funds, was a single take on one microphone.
Wow that’s makes it all the more incredible!
Love this song so much and The Animals original line up is my favorit group of all great groups from the 60,s , the drummer Johnny Steele playd jazz in the 50,s and Eric Burdon sung jazz the keyboard player i thik also playd jazz. Eric Burdon was born in 1941 Johnny Steele to i think, the tall bas player Chas chandler was born in 1939 ,The guitar player was born 1943 and the keyboard player Alan Price was born in 1942 . Try Gin House Blues, Going Down Slow, they was so great .
Thanks for all the info! They are indeed an incredible band! I gotta check out more of their tunes 🔥
I was once our church drummer. Our keyboardist and lead guitarist decided to put “Amazing Grace” to this music. They asked me if I knew the song, I said absolutely. Pastor liked it, congregation liked it.
Wow! Y’all straight rocked it out! Love that! 🔥
This song is eerie and sad but one of the greatest songs ever created. And very unique. No one can replicate it. It about a brothel.
Definitely a legendary song!
Dang! I haven’t heard this for decades, back before I could really appreciate talent of this group. What a voice that man has! Thank you for the trip back in time.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The animals do have more than one song.
What do you suggest?
@@setonhillstudios Bitter Wine watch it see if it is something you like .
Don't know if there is video.
The guy in the back playing guitar is Chas Chandler. He discovered Jimi Hendrix and was his manager for awhile,
Really?! So cool! Thanks for sharing!
yeah 60s n 70s music was quality n variety, so many great bands n hits in v 70s i realise now, v other decades pale in comparasn realy.
Just so many talented artists! Definitely a lot to learn and take away from those eras! Thanks for watching!
I like that you can talk about the syncopation in technical terms. I love love love syncopation and I love trying to know what's going on in terms of the numbers.
As a blues lover and drummer, you should listen to The Paul Butterfield Blues Band from that era.
Awesome! I haven’t heard of them but I’ll definitely check them out! Really appreciate it!
I was 8 years old when this song came out. S.F. Bay Area. I was lucky to have grown up with the music we did.
Definitely a great generation of music!
I was so lucky to have an older sister (by 6 years) who'd have a radio on in the house when Mom and Pop were at work, especially in the summertime when sis had to watch me and an even younger brother. So, she helped me with late 1950s tunes all the way up to around 1964 when she went off to college. Then there was a lengthy gap, when I lost my connection to pop music; wasn't until September of 1970 when I arrived at college, and ... MAN ALIVE! ... my ears and brain were assailed by so many different styles and bands! I caught the tail end of the British Invasion but right behind that came psychedelic and hard rock bands/music; then a growing group of friends brought in bluegrass, classical, zydeco, klezmer, country-western -- what a wonderful flooding of my brain!!!
@@artbagley1406 That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing those great memories! I love it! ❤️
Good comments on how unfiltered music was back then! Thanks ! I enjoyed hearing this again. Nobody ever expects that voice to come out of that guy!
Definitely unexpected!
@@setonhillstudiosI just corrected bad to back! 🫤 sorry! I did enjoy hearing your take on this.
@@rjross1087 No worries! I knew what you meant. Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
I wonder how it is possible that you still haven't reacted to the great MÅNESKIN, a young Italian group who in just a few years have filled entire stadiums all over the world, even in America! winning many awards! can you please react to one of their songs! choose whether in Italian or English, Damiano sings divinely in both languages!
I heard they are amazing! They are definitely on the list to check out, maybe sooner rather than later! Have a great one!
It was written by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin in the 20s.and originally recorded by Eric Burdon (originally called Rising sun blues )
Awesome, thanks for the info!
@@setonhillstudios this was the beginning of Rock bands rocking out old blues songs (bad to the bone, black Betty......)
The animels cover of paint it black outclasses rhe rolling stones by far.
Oh cool, haven’t heard that!
Talent was in the water.
💯 Absolutely phenomenal! Appreciate you swinging by the channel!
Love your breakdowns
Really appreciate that! Thanks so much for hanging out!
Great comments and song. I was senior in high school in '64. In the early '80's, I had a Country band and this one was in our rotation and popular with the crowds.
So cool! I bet it was a hit with the crowds for sure!
I was graduating 8th grade in 1964 (the year of the big Alaska earthquake. I, too had a band, but throughout the 60s...a little folk band, but we did country, as well. It really didn't matter. We loved the harmonies of just about everything back then. I remember Vicki, Fran, and I (the ones who initiated the band, but over the years, we had some additions), had a slumber party one night at Vicki's house. She had a Pat Boone LP, which featured one of his best-ever songs (in my opinion), "Love Letters in the Sand." We stayed up that night, singing it until we had it down pat. We always had good reviews when we did that one in public.
Fun fact the words to song Amazing Grace fit perfectly to this song. 😊
That’s wild! 😆 That is a fun fact!
Have always loved this song!! So mysterious!!!
Lot of mystery surrounding the origin of the song for sure! I’ve heard a million different stories from peoples comments now!
In 1964, I was 5 years old and in kindergarten. Every afternoon at 3pm, me, my Mother and older sister would watch American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark.
So awesome, what cool memories they must be!
American r&b, blues and folk music hit the UK hard in the 60s and our bands brought it back home to you in the British invasion.
And we’re glad they did!
This is an old blues song, no knew who wrote it, ti has been covered by many artist. I beleive some black blues singer covered it as well.
Such a great tune and they did an excellent job with it! Loved this!
I've loved this song since WAY back...in 1964. That's when I was idolizing the Beatles, as well. I'd go stand in front of our big transatlantic radio, and listen to them playing brand new Beatles songs, back-to-back with The Animals. The Animals also did Bob Dylan stuff, as well, and I think they actually got this one from his version. I heard HIM sing it when he released it in 1962. The song, itself, though, is based on an earlier song from somewhere I can't remember -- it was slightly different, if I'm recalling correctly. My friends and I loved Bob's version, but still preferred the Animals' version. Eric Burdon was 23 at that time, though he and the others looked younger, as you mentioned. Even with the Animals, the Dave Clark Five, Jimi Hendrix, and the Kinks, etc. being SO good (musically), my friends and I all preferred the Beatles over them all. That was a pretty exciting time, musically speaking. It meant a lot to all of us. I just happened to realize, at this moment, that there are only two of our little ensemble, still alive. Wow!
Here's a REALLY good WIKI article (just search for this title) "The House of the Rising Sun" (grin...it's true...that's just the title). They've done a really great history of the song, from its origins (as much, I think, as possibly could be found).
Here's a fun thing. After I had married, had four children, and was on my own after my divorce, Mom and I and all my kids moved to California. For a while, we lived up in the Sierras, north of Bakersfield, in the very small mountain town of Pine Flat, just above California Hot Springs, and way up the winding mountain road from Porterville (where we were two of the four "worship leaders" at the very tiny Pine Flat Chapel (which now has a different name and is larger), and my two older children were attending the tiny Pine Flat elementary/middle school there. Every spring, when school was about over for the summer, we held a community concert on the tiny stage there at the school.
The last year I lived there, one of Jen's (my oldest daughter's) friends' dad and I (we both played guitar and several other instruments) sang two songs that were actually three songs. One was (and I still love it), "Morning Has Broken." We led straight from that, into "House of the Rising Sun." (You know...if morning has broken, the sun must be rising, right? Grin.) THEN, we didn't stop at the end of "House," but went directly into "Amazing Grace," using that tune. You may have heard that done, before. When you look it up, you can't see (as far as I've looked) that it was used that way BEFORE the early 2000s, but that's incorrect. The year that we sang it that way (and it had been on the radio a LOT for like two years by then), was 1982, when my oldest daughter was only 14.
By then, people were also singing, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" to the same tune...it fits wonderfully.
A lot of people used to get upset about that (kind of like people who at first got pretty upset about Dan Vasc's version of "O Holy Night," and how he "desecrated" that "sacred song," which, of course, he did NOT...even if there had BEEN such a thing as a "sacred song," which there is NOT. If anyone is actually WORSHIPING a SONG, they are worshiping the wrong thing.
Anyway...down from my soapbox. My friend and I didn't think it at ALL sacrilegious to meld the TUNE of "House..." with the WORDS of "Amazing Grace." After all -- it's not the TUNE that means anything in the first place -- it's the words, and if we choose to put Godly words to what has previously only been sung as an ungodly song, then so much the better. In this particular case, though, "House of the Rising Sun" is actually a great WARNING song, about keeping your life away from the pull of the flesh, so why not segue right into the fact that it's only the grace of God that will help you TO stay away from there. Not only that, but Holy Spirit can minister to anyone, anywhere. Why would He stop from walking into such a "house of ill repute?" That's exactly where He DOES go, with all the love of God overflowing from Him (rivers of living water). 😀
Thank you VERY much for reacting to this song. You just keep on blessing me with lovely old memories. 😀
Lots of wisdom here Linda! Thank you so much for sharing your memories as I always love to hear them! You are 💯 right about people “worshipping the song and not the Creator of the universe.” People tend to get upset at the oddest things! As always, thanks for making my day brighter! Have a great one! 😁
Micky Most their manager didn't think it would be a hit that's why he only booked a half hour slot at the studio to set up and record the song in one take.
Welp, he may have missed that one BUT it turned into an epic video and song! Another happy accident in the world of music!
this was so long ago the amps didn't run on electricity, they ran on steam.
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When music was music 🎶 🎵
Deep Purple SPEED KING, one of the unholy trinity of British rock of the early 70 and the start of heavy rock and Metal. CHILD IN TIME, live version and the famous SMOKE ON THE WATER rift.
We reviewed Child in Time here on the channel and it was mind-blowing! Thanks for the info and swinging by!
I agree grown up with 60s 70s 80s music
No machine help all about the talent of the voice
Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍
Cheers! It was definitely a great time for music! Thanks for swinging by!
A traditional song🤘
I know I’m driving you crazy today as I’m a new subscriber and I’m just laying on the couch watching reaction videos, lol. I know you’ll love this song even though I haven’t heard you watch this song yet, but I know you were like before the rising Sun, and I mentioned another group in another comment I made today that might come close to topping the Beatles in my book though that will be hard. But they are The Eagles & the song that I love and I’d love you to listen to, react if you can get it through is “Take it to the Limit” I think I told you the group in the other comment on Simon & G, the Line up the eagles have then were Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, and Don Felder. Frey and Henley started the group with Meisner and another guy that was more country who quit. They are known for being fracturous together, but great music. I guarantee you know lots of their songs. Meisner quit not long after this concert because he was very shy and this was the only song he sang in the spotlight. He did great this night, but one night he didn’t think he could hit that high note at the end, and Glenn Frey bullied him to do it at the encore, and actually got in a fistfight with Randy and Randy quit. Glenn Frey sang it after that, but nobody did it as good as Randy. However, they do have Vince Gill now in the group (And you have to know how good he is!) since Glenn Frey died. I’ve seen the group 3 times and they sing all the hits, Joe Walsh is hilarious, as well as a good player and singer, and I highly recommend seeing them if they come around where you can. please enjoy and let me know if you listen. 🥰😘 i’d like to know described everything I’ve seen also subscribed. If I see you do “take it to the limit” buy you a coffee, wink wink! thanks for the fun today!!
here is a link to that song, but I don’t know anything about reacting, so I don’t know if that’s the one you can use:
czcams.com/video/MxQXKO194XM/video.htmlsi=CE-xewMAKaW5IMwz
Thanks for the suggestions and the info!
@@setonhillstudios THANK YOU!! For the fun afternoon of watching reactions
@@beatleschick1000 Appreciate you hanging out with us! 😁
I was in the 8th grade when this came out and remember it was played all the time on the radio.
Such cool memories!
@steveullrich7737 -- Hey there! I was in the 8th grade, also. I'm probably close to a year older than you, because I had to wait a whole year to get into kindergarten, due to my birthdate being November 29, 1949.
The other problem is that the music medias including radio are owned by only a few corporations, which decide what we get to listen to. Back then, most of it was independent.
Great point! Thanks for the insight and swinging by the channel!
If you look at videos of that era, most of the bands dressed smartly.
Definitely seems so!
The walking around is to represent the funeral procession in New Orleans. The tall red haired guy Chas Chandler became the manager for Jimi Hendrix. Reason Hilton was smiling is off-screen the techs were rolling the keyboardist Alan Price around to the front and it struck his funny bone. I think what bothers me about todays music is they all sound alike, especially the women.
Ah ok, that makes sense!
The bass player was the guy that talked Jimi Hendrix into going to London.
Wow! Thats wild! Thanks for sharing and have a great day! 🤘🏻
I like the Frigid Pink's version of this
Haven’t heard that one!
Detroit band acid rock. Opening act for Bob Seger. you could see them for a buck and some change along with Iggy, Ted nugent and other Detroit bands.@@setonhillstudios
@@setonhillstudios Psychelic 70's guitar version, it's a must, show's what a different feel you get on same song from different artists.............turn it up!
Burdon's surly demeanor would've been perfect for punk rock.
Absolutely, he would’ve killed it!
Lead singer Eric Burden was 23 in this video.
Awesome!
You should check out bts absolutely fantastic, no instruments just their singing and killer choreography
Sweet! I’ll check em out! Thanks for the recommendation! Have a great day!
I know someone else already explained to you about the opium dens in the UK at the time. Opium, just in case you don't know, comes from the poppy flower. I don't think it's likely anymore because of the advances in testing, but there was a time in which you had to be careful about eating poppy seeds, like on a bagel, because of the fact that a drug test would confuse your having eaten the seeds with you smoking or eating opium. It was a popular way to ingest opium, if you didn't want to smoke it. by having it cooked in various kinds of Asian dumplings, for example.
Wow, did not know all of that! Thanks for the info!
Check out a british blues singer Alexis Korner he was instrumental in bringing blues to England.
Sweet, thanks for the suggestion!
What was in the water... I am 55, in my humble opinion it was a combination of turmoil in the world and an emergence of new styles and a merging of different styles.
That is true!
great reaction... although before my time, "house of the rising sun" is one of my all time favorites. the vocals and band are superb and the styling, colors, etc of the video represent that time period so well and remind me of the culture that followed from bob dylan, the carpenters to tv shows like the partridge family, brady bunch, etc. haley reinhart also does an amazing cover of this song capturing all the deep soul of original while reinterpreting in very different slowed down bluesy jazz way... similar to what she did with “creep” w/pmj. it considered one of the best performances ever on american idol (search paul fromMN trueHD for best quality)… it is stunning! 😎
The technology it not the problem (see the song "Blue Monday" by New Order). The problem today is that the record companies are way too risk averse.
Great point! They often want artists to stay in the same bubble which kills creativity! Thanks for the insight!
@enialafleur -- well-said.
There are only three members of this group still alive today the remaining group members are all in their mid eighties now
Wow!