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Animal Tracks
Rock · 1994

Animal Tracks

The Animals

Gritty mid-60s R&B defined by Alan Price’s haunting organ and Eric Burdon’s powerhouse baritone. A masterclass in working-class defiance and minor-key blues.

1994 · MGM Records

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This is the sound of the British Invasion’s dark underbelly. While their peers were singing about holding hands, The Animals were channeling the soot and sweat of Newcastle into something much more visceral. Animal Tracks captures a band that sounds like they are playing for their lives in a cramped, smoke-filled club. It is heavy, it is humid, and it is deeply soulful. The interplay between the swirling Vox Continental organ and the jagged guitar riffs creates a tension that never quite resolves, mirroring the lyrical themes of entrapment and the desperate need for escape.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the organ swells into a distorted solo on House of the Rising Sun, drowning out the acoustic arpeggios
Eric Burdon's desperate, gravelly vocal peak during the final chorus of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The frantic, driving bassline that pushes We've Gotta Get Out of This Place into its anthemic, shouting climax
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Animal Tracks sound next to the rest of The Animals's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.0σ

The writing leans a touch further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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