Eric Burdon Songs 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 songs ranked.
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10. Magic Mountain (Love Is All Around, 1976)
“I JUST LOVE HOW HARD THE BASS IS IN THIS SONG- boom boom boombastic fantastic. Imagine how strong it is when i can even hear it on the mobile phone, and bass on the mobile speakers is always almost muted.”
9. Devil’s Daughter (Power Company, 1983)
“Nice drum sound…I would love to see Eric Burdon with Tom Jones and Van Morrison on stage doing blues songs. This is actually another great, polished song from Eric’s solo career which many have never heard. It’s a shame. It’s wonderful. Eric always “performs” on his recordings.”
8. No More Elmore (Wicked Man, 1988)
“They were the best band behind Eric since War in my opinion. Saw them a few times at Stephen’s Talkhouse out in the Hamptons great shows got to hang out with Eric and the band out there. Eric had a lot of energy with these guys.”
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7. Monterey (The Twain Shall Meet, 1968)
“I really wish I was a young person during this time. It looks like you guys had so much fun. All I listen is to 60s music like this, I was born in the wrong era. The 60s def seemed extremely magical.”
6. Don’t Bring Me Down (The Rhythm And Blues Collection, 1987)
“Don’t Bring Me Down” is a rock song composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded as a 1966 hit single by The Animals, with Eric Burdon on lead vocals.”
5. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Animal Tracks, 1965)
“Songs and bands like this make me nostalgic for a time period I never lived in. Soulful lyrics are felt so deeply. Timeless classic. Three things always stand out with this band. To see the songs you know more about hearing them. To wear the same clothes is one, to stand in line of musical perfection is beyond and doing what you be inspired to be doing not only by making music and by making music with context it is making these guys more than amazing”
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4. We Gotta Get out of This Place (Animal Tracks, 1965)
“Great song. have you ever felt like you want to just yell at the top of your lungs and be somewhere else? when i feel like this i play this song I’m am catapulted into another zone. the title says it”
3. House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals, 1964)
“As was said before, during the time of its release, it blew the Beatles off of the top records. This should tell you how well received it was at the time, if you know anything about Beatles history. I feel like this should be the song over the credits at the end of the universe, the heralded “song that started an era,” and easily at the top of every leaderboard for decades and decades to come.”
2. San Franciscan Nights (Winds of Change, 1967)
“Of course I love so many of the other songs by The Animals that I love, but this one particular song really fills me with joy every time I hear it. Not only do I enjoy listening to this beautiful song during summertime, but also all year round.”
1. When I Was Young (House of the Rising Sun, 1969)
“Their music was so mature compared to most music of the time. It is timeless and that’s why it is still good today. Even though he was young, his voice sounded like it had lived a lifetime.”