As The Years Go Passing By - Eric Burdon & The Animals

[TheAlsatians]

Yes its great, the also said his a white there sings like a negro.

[MrJocke57]

One of the greatest....!

[pestecitaguapi]

uno de los tres mejore blues de todos los tiempos...............lo juro ¡¡¡¡

[op11en]

my favorite singer best white blues singer and he also have something to say in most of his songs

[TheDodson185]

This song still brings tears to my eyes, even after more than 40 years.



[julianozain]

Thank you very,very much for posting this gem!!!!

[hunjef]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ! from an old hippie!!!

[SEVFEST]

This is one of the best recordings of my generation (Maybe EVER)

I wore this song out the first month I played it and I bought it when it 1st came out. ended up buying this LP 3 times and even covering this song with my band I had together back then.

[tumor74]

that's a V O I C E

[Bluesman9830]

I bought this on vinyl when it first came out. I think it took me about a month to wear it out. Thank God for CDs. lol

[mobyboy]

fucking atmospheric blues.

[judsons]

EVB, classic blues song, dual pysch/blues guitar, what more could anybody want. This was a great album("Love Is") that came out around the same week or so as the Beatles' "White Album". Guess which one got all the press.

The Eggman lives On!!!

[1beatles]

Oh wow! just freaking raw!~ Love it!~

[AngelsMarquiise]

@Lorjim58

Eric Burdon was not only the best singer of the sixties , he is the best singer of all time..and always will be..so of course i am totally agree he was the best singer of the sixties..so much talented..what a man..damn, what a voice..and thx..what a song!!!

[freudianslumber]

@ EasyAce:

Couldn't disagree more. I particularly like Eric Burdon's lyrical improvisation on this song. The style of this song is not orthodox blues, it almost has a psychedelic flavor, especially from the middle towards the end. The rap that you hate so much is ultra-cool and emotional to my ears. And it goes without saying Burdon's vocals here is much more explosive than Santana's version which you prefer.

[EasyAce]

@freudianslumber That rap almost kills what could have been a great performance. It isn't emotion, it's hamming. Burdon unhooks the real emotion when he sings the actual lyric---that's where the power lays in his performance. I wish the keyboard had weighed in more later in the song---it would have amplified what the two guitars were doing. Now, I wonder---how powerful would Burdon have been singing this song with Santana . . .

[EasyAce]

This is certainly the most interesting cover of this Albert King chestnut I've ever heard. The guitar exchanges are interesting. But I could have lived without that B.S. rap of Burdon's in the beginning. Talk about biting the hand that fed him! He should have just torn into the song. (And quit botching the signature lyric!)

[EricBurdonFan]

ante gia!

[garagerocker48]

and still good

[ernesto56052]

teclados, lirica temazo

[ffchatter]

had this in the 60s.completely forgot.i think this is one of the best songs they ever did. love the guitar

[stilodrom]

@ffchatter

VERY much AMORE - BLUES ... bellissimo!

[MARIAESTHERGUZMAN]

HE IS THE BEST!!!

[Bluesdirections]

The guitar duelling is I believe John Weider and Andy Summers or Somers as he was known then.

[mat7474]

I find it's not good, really, and the guitar's sound is awful.. For exemple the Jimmy Johnson's version is totally better; emotion, powerful, true,...

[orvelski]

MAGIC

[mobyboy]

amazing long blues

[StanimirGiba]

Great.

Magnificent.

[Evelinailja]

Oh im madly in love with Eric!

[demonsbutterfly]

Bought this album in 1981 as an eighteen year old, somebody told me Andy Somers was on it, & i had seen Burdon with the fire dept. AWESOME Album....

[stebcat]

I saw the band on their last Calif. stop on their last tour before breaking up. Zoot Money and Andy Summer (later of the Police) were in the group. I remember the show was so crazy. I was in front of the stage....very low risers then....I was getting crushed by people jamming the stage, so I crawled up on stage an hung out behind Zoot. No one stopped me or tried to kick me off. It was cool and Zoot was a hoot.

[plastiqueadapte]

I believe Eric Burdon is the best singer of the 60's since the 60's !

When " Love Is " came out In 1968, the Beatles and The Stones were all over the place and made ombrage to that marvellous 2 LP album ..

[theinfluencer]

I remember having to buy this album and it was shipped from Japan because it was out of print in the US.

The difference between this version and most other versions is the piano throughout the song and the battling guitars. It's just an amazing piece of work.

[israfel818]

Amazing!

[moxie96]

have that lp and met the man in the flesh in 2001 at his booksigning for his second autobiography in haight street. Guess he's still working on the rights for his first autobio.

[steicy133]

this song is so wonderful!!!eric has the best voice of all times he had so much emotion when he sang. THAT makes a great singer

[rekycheky]

He has done so much and is still alive and kicking.

[raysmith1945]

EB Rules

[vodoleyka75]

Deep voice ....wonderful song !!! I love that style!

[karmices]

Great song! Great album! "Madman" was my favorite from this 2 LP set though.

[nathpna]

Nice.. very nice..

Beautiful..

[SixtiesMusicLover]

this is a really good song...i like it more every time i hear it :)

[asorls1]

Best lp of 1968 [Love Is]

[soutltank]

very nice song, thanks

[pedroftm]

great version...big up eric....still love gary moores version more ...each to their own

[GLOatYT]

The best version of this great song is by Marie-Laure Béraud, ex-girlfriend of Belgian singer Arno and a very fine singer in her own right. The way she sings As The Years Go Passing By is very subdued but she sends more shivers down your spine than Eric & Gary together, no offense.

[balloo69]

Verry good rytm &blues,Eric forever...

[Adam3394]

you think that you have left me behind and that with your other man you re safe and you re away from me but... one of these day you re gonna break down and cry

[pinheadlarry18]

I love this song till the day i die..

[gratificados]

Pasé unos 20 años persiguiendo este blues, y gracias a la digitalización y a lo demás, por fin lo tengo. Si oyes este blues y no sabes quién es Burdon, no te imaginas que es blanco. Nadie es perfecto. Aún así, Es lo mejor del mundo. Es bueno recordar que en la guitarra está Andy Summers, siglos después, un maldito The Police. Así pues, esta pieza es una verdadera joya, felicitaciones a quien la puso. Love is, además, tiene otras fantásticas, como To love somebody o River deep..

[barbie50a]

why did the 60's not realize how good they were!!!! im 53 now and still cant believe this !

barbie

[ChuckHitler]

i know i wish i grew up in that time just cause of the music. the music "industry" has gone to shit now.

[GLOatYT]

What are you talking about? I don't know where you're from, but I'm 53 too and here in Holland The Animals were a big force back in the 60's!

[garagerocker48]

Fantastic version of this song,Eric in very good form,also the guitar and piano are very impressive,and don't forget the ritmesection

[thenifeelnothing]

ah, the blues.....

[artmaniac53]

The BEST OF THE BEST!!!

ERIC FOREVER!!!

[annytsoper]

just great

[ATLJRC]

Eric Burdon and The Animals are the most underappreciated band and vocalist. Burdon voice is fantastic, really soulful. Spread the good word. Tell your children

[SrMatos]

What a great song!!

[olivorosita]

l finaly found this album thank you lorjim58, the best album ever.

[JulianThomePictures]

I'm with you, Love Is ---- just fantastic

[annytsoper]

gamaei...!!!!

[shestalou]

The best singer of all time, he puts so much in his music!

[ShowBizComic]

Read his autobiography, which came out about five years ago. You can't put it down. It's beyond outrageous and funny and oh lord, all those acid trips he took!

[onewaystreet67]

This is one of the greatest songs ever recorded.The group at this time is all from the states where Eric was living. The ablum this comes from is a must if you like Eric he is at his very best at this point. You can feel the heart and soul of the greatest white blus singer of all time. IT DON'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS!

[jmcd112]

agree this song is fantastic and the album is surely one of the best ever made!

[tenbitbob]

According to wikipedia all the musicians are English. Burden and the original animals drummer, a guy form family on guitar, Zoot money on keys and bass and his pal Andy Summers (yes him!) on guitar. I suspect that may be him doing wah parts check youtube for world war three by Dantalians chariot for more amazing Summers wah. (wrongly spelled Dantalions chariot is the only version of ww3 on here)

[sandrockets]

it's a shame you see so few comments on a song like this... i discovered eric about 2months ago and since then i listen to him every single day. he shooked me with this cover over santana

[snusmumriken3]

I do believe Eric was one of the best singers of the 60's! The way he was pouring out his emotions and energy!... And this has to be also one of the best Blues songs ever!... The "guitar duelling" is awesome!!! ...and coming from a drummer freak, that says a lot!!! ;-)

[lowNinside]

What a great blues song and voice in Eric Burden! I remembering this LP on so many occasions with so many friends, and in many different situations....enough said! LOL One of the very best white blues singers ever to come around, just my opinion tho. yeah, nice guitar indeed....right on Eric...... what a pleasure all these years of listening.....

[JulianThomePictures]

Eric Burdon, not Burden.