The Animals

The Animals were one of the most popular and successful of the British invasion bands. They ranged from blues to blue-eyed soul to psychedelia. This allowed them to garner three hit albums. They had numerous hit singles with The House of the Rising Sun being a chart-topper. Frontman Eric Burdon also founded Latin funk band War. Bruce Springsteen and Tony Banks of Genesis have cited a major influence from The Animals. They performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival of 1967. Their song Sky Pilot is often cited as an anti-war song, but Burdon claims it is about World War I.