Eric Burdon Albums Ranked

Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was previously the vocalist of rhythm and blues and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion’s most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice. He is also known for his aggressive stage performances. Burdon began a solo career in 1971 with the Eric Burdon Band, continuing with a hard rock–heavy metal–funk style. In August 1971, he recorded the album Guilty!, which featured the blues shouter Jimmy Witherspoon and Ike White of the San Quentin Prison Band. In 1973, the band performed at the Reading Festival. At the end of 1974, the band released the album Sun Secrets followed by the album Stop in 1975. Burdon moved to Germany in 1977 and recorded the album Survivor with a line-up including guitarist Alexis Korner and keyboardist Zoot Money; the album also had a line-up of four guitarists and three keyboard players and is known for its interesting album cover, which depicts Burdon screaming. The album was produced by former Animals bassist Chas Chandler. The original release included a booklet of illustrated lyrics done in ink by Burdon himself. In 2008, he was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone‘s list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Here are all of Eric Burdon albums ranked.

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9. House Of The Rising Sun 

“This is album is a ‘best of’…sort of…!! Eric resings these tunes with a new band, so the tempo and production is different than the original ‘album/radio’ version. This is nonetheless a good album as it features the mainline songs, sung slightly different. Soul and emotion is still there in the tunes.”

8. The Story Of Eric Burdon 

“Although only credited to only Eric Burdon on the cover, all tracks on this double LP were in fact recorded by Eric Burdon & The Animals, except “Don’t Bring Me Down” and “See See Rider” which were recorded by The Animals.”

6. Every One of Us

“As the 60s began to wilt, Burdon was bound to abandon his San Franciscan optimism. Flowers and LSD don’t seem quite as groovy in the face of riots, police crackdowns, and the escalating Vietnam War. So while it’s not surprising that Every One of Us bids farewell to the hippie phase of Eric the Earnest, his replacement is certainly unexpected, primarily because it’s one I actually enjoy listening to.”

5. Winds of Change

“A supremely odd record and one I fell quite severely in love with when I first heard it. It begins with a very of-the-time namecheck of influences and influential people. I mean, the whole thing could only be from 1967. It literally couldn’t be from any other period. There’s a bit of the super avant garde Deviants about how rambling it is – although Burdon and co are a great deal more po-faced and swingin’. The cover of Paint It Black and Hotel Hell are extraordinary songs in their own right, but “Good Times” and the closer are stone-cold classics and may be some of my favorite songs of the era.”

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4. Eric Burdon Declares “War”

“Spill The Wine is a terrific funky tune that Eric Burden’s voice is perfectly suited to sing. The rest of this album is a band trying to sound cool, not too make good music but to sound cool. At least that is my take. The whole time I am listening to this long play I am thinking how much better this would have been if the backing group was Mr. Burton’s old band, The Animals. The sound would not have been as funky but it would have been a lot more bluesy.”

3. Til Your River Runs Dry 

“Brilliant roots rock with heavy blues influences. Rather heavy and massive blues sound and great vocals dominate the whole album. Filled with attitude and feeling, this album manages to get the moodyness out of the listener as well. Very good and fresh production, making the album a very pleasant thing to listen to.”

2. My Secret Life 

“This album is scary good. It is like listening to the voice of a ghost from the past. Time has not diminished Eric Burdon’s voice in the slightest. He still sounds almost exactly like he did 40 years ago when he led The Animals to greatness with “House of the Rising Sun,” the eternal classic that now broods over the airwaves of oldies radio stations everywhere. It is really ridiculous that anybody could sound this good after so long. “

1. Soul Of A Man 

“Soul of a Man is the powerful follow up to My Secret Life. Eric is really rejuvenated and full of power on these recordings. If you are fan of Eric Burdon I am sure you will like this new effort. In more of an Eric Burdon Band Vein here if you are looking for a vintage animals sound this may not be your cup of tea. If you are looking for some rocking Eric Burdon material this is solid album from beginning to end.”