White Houses - Eric Burdon & The Animals

[Tubernaut]

I used to play this cassette in my car on a regular basis. This track and Monterey are my favorites.

[bkeay100]

WE BETTER GET STRAIGHT RIGHT NOW...

This Strikes me as good advice....

as our world is falling apart at the seams....

and we sit and watch!!!

[DYNODRUM]

wHO DUZ pLAY gUITAR lEAD hEAR. IT sounds a bit like Winwood ,But its very well Done YU Betta Git Strate.....

[vizzler21]

One of my very favorite songs. Picked it up after being intro'd to Spill the Wine in early 70s. Or was it mid? Burdon is special.

[EarlofSuave308]

I just picked this album up on vinyl, and have been playing it constantly. What a gem, and I love this song in particular.

[jn89015]

I remember that his songs spoke to my 15-year old brain back then, and in the late 60s-early 70 era Eric Burdon had some hot shit guitarist on a coupla albums, and, damn, he's still around playing in the Las Vegas area from time to time, and he's a memorable cat with some great songs, so let's give him the respect he so richly deserves,dammit! Oh, and his bass player brought some guitar player from Seattle to England and made him into Jimi fucking Hendrix, for which we should all be thankful.

[photopicker]

This is simply one of my favorite albums from this era. This is a inner city late night lush sonic treasure. Great band. Great tunes.

[RatRace2011]

Always dug this song. "Saving dimes for community pot".... "and the guy next door dying for a peek"

[TheRigger45]

Actually this album was on vinyl back then. I have a copy!

[ilgiordan1951]

Grandissimo Eric . Ciao da Mantova -Mantova . Male -Male -G -N -

[neuroticgirl11]

That's just unfair. To dismiss all of Eric's creative output after 1968, you are overlooking many good albums. Last I checked there were some four star solo albums he made in the 1980's and beyond according to allmusic.com, and they consisted of original material as well. Just because he did not have a lot of commercial success does not mean he was creatively unproductive. And no one is perfect, but I don't think he was more inconsistent with his songwriting than most rockers.

[SixtiesMusicLover]

@neuroticgirl11 He has some great laster stuff from The Animals reunion and solo. Have you heard Leo's Place, it's a great song by him from the 80's. It's too bad a lot of people don't know his later stuff because it wasn't top 40 stuff.

[neuroticgirl11]

@SixtiesMusicLover

Yes, I know that song, in fact I have that album and like it a lot. I also love that song in the 70's called "Woman of the Rings" and the entire Mirage album. I always thought he was underrated as a singer and a songwriter.

[RoyFive]

Does anyone know who played lead guitar on this track?

[movingon4ever]

@RoyFive The New Animals begin with dual Leads in 11/66, or Lead & violin. The tasteful leads were usually Vic Briggs, who was the THIRD named guitarist Hendrix 'had' to meet in going to the UK, in Sept '66:Clapton, Beck, & Briggs. Both "Winds of Change" & "The Twain Shall Meet" were displays of his talents. He pulled back on writing & arranging in 1/68, to guitarist, upon discovery of no funding from management. Vic wrote nothing for "Everyone of Us", recorded 4/68.

Eric fired him in 7/68.

[RoyFive]

@movingon4ever Appreciate the info. I searched Wiki but was really disappointed with the paucity of info there.

[neuroticgirl11]

@movingon4ever

Are you sure Eric fired Vic? From what I read I thought it was the management. I know Vic got fired by Capitol in 69 after working for a year as a staff producer. I hope Eric did not do that to Vic, although Eric disbanded the Animals altogether in 69.

[movingon4ever]

@neuroticgirl11 Though I admire Eric's vocal talents,his decisions to sign contracts appears that he sold himself short, to percents of different managers for immediate needs. The New Animals emerged as the Beck Era Yardbirds ended, Nov '66. For dual leads, Briggs transposed some LP cuts for Live performances, such as "Hey Gyp", "C.C. Ryder"(no more organs). Vic gained stature due to his talents, management loathed him, Eric was frustrated by ' his' gem, "Sky Pilot". Search Answers.com for Bio

[neuroticgirl11]

@movingon4ever

I checked out the bio you mentioned. Thanks for the link by the way. It appears this bio was written by a staff critic from allmusic.com. I'm sorry Vic felt he was having "ego battles" with Eric during that period. I think I heard similar accusations from Brian Auger much later. I'm sure Eric is a bit of a control freak when it comes to music, in addition he is always restless and always wants to change bands for no apparent reason other than he was "bored". 

[neuroticgirl11]

@movingon4ever

Cont.: Reading between the lines, I interpret the situation as Eric and Vic parted ways due to musical differences. Vic wanted to leave because he wanted to flex his muscles as a producer and Eric let him go. That was a shame really because I like the psychedelic Animals period and wish it lasted longer. On the other hand one of the things I always liked about Eric Burdon's musical output was that he tried so many different styles over the years.

[neuroticgirl11]

@movingon4ever

As for Eric signing contracts which were not to the band or his own best interest, I thought his lack of financial and legal sense has almost reached legendary status. Or else why would he be broke as late as the 1980's? :-) Poor Vic, he was dragged down by Eric in that aspect.

[movingon4ever]

@movingon4ever Appreciate your admiration for the 'Briggs Era' ,behind the classic vocals of Eric. If Vic's chapter of creative diligence was removed, Eric would probably have a short roster of '64-'66 singles covers, and War's "Spill the Wine" to belt out on the oldies cuitcut;sad, but somewhat accurate. He simply was not a consistant song writer. those stellar arrangements on fresh material have served him well. What has actually gone well, since Eric fired Vic in 7/68?

A tragic career move

[purselady2]

HOLLY smokes 1968''''' i was born in ;62!!

[purselady2]

@SixtiesMusicLover

......thanks for the info

[purselady2]

where was ERIC born? sooo cute

[SixtiesMusicLover]

@purselady2 Newcastle, England.

[ZenDogRadio]

" Leaving the tee pee to rot ! "

[LJH70122]

My brother was telling me about this song. It's as good as he said it was. I didn't remember it at all, but he's an Eric Burdon fanatic. Has everything he ever recorded.

I remember now , hearing it again , but it's been a long time. So-called classic rock radio stations don't play stuff like this. They have a more limited playlist than the pop stations.

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

I could hear the stereo effect as soon as it started playing, thankyou. I remember this one but I had forgotten all about it since I heard it last, probably in the later sixties. It wasn't by any means one of my favorites by this band. My favorite was probably San Fransico Nights, which was out at the height of all that sychedelic stuff which included The Doors, Donovan & Jefferson Aireoplane. I do like this song, and it sounds much better with the headphones on, thx4 postin'

[eoj2495]

Loved it then, love it now!!!! The original album was all good.

Thanks for putting it on!!!!

[7272257]

"Young girl dresses for the high school dance and the guy next door is dying for a peek - get straight"

Fuck'n love it

[storrs19]

Agreed. It was only a minor hit at the end of The Animals chart run but a very introspective and thought provoking song. I discovered this one by mistake as it was in a stack of 45's somebody gave me. I like it quite a bit.

[mecaesare]

great. i'm a beatles fan, but i'm now discovering the animals

[SPORTSNUTIM]

To bad rock stations don't play a wider variety of their music. This is a awesome song.

[16LuGi]

magica!

[Rabidburt]

Tacoma kicks ass. . .great town, you're lucky to live there. . .

[NasEscobar1]

man, my dad showed me this song like, ten years ago, when i was 5 or 6, and ive been looking for it ever since, lol. cheers

[caseypons]

You better get straight, Babe

[alilhouston]

eric burden white and english with the soul of a black man long live eric

[spyaho]

I just saw Eric perform last night in Tacoma. He still kicks ass and he's going on 69.

[milka1538]

Used my pics 1pics

[darren1041]

Remember this from high school. Used to smoke joints and play this all the time. My mother would bang on the door... lol. Thanks for posting it. Thought it was lost

[ryantunks]

This is a great song.

[darren1041]

Thanks for posting this!! lost the album over 25yrs ago. Tried to find this awhile ago.... I'd better get straight....

[makingwinewidraisins]

i love this song. it relates so much to the world now. "tv's on six oclock news the chennel is full colored lies"!!!!!!!

[lilackine]

always one of my favorites I think I first heard it on Year of the Guru

Leaving the Teeppee to rot

Listen to San Fran nights "inlcudes Indians too"

I guess he had a heart and special place for the displaced American Indian

[westy40]

A classic song that isn't well known. One of many great songs by the under appreciated Eric Burdon

[spinster1908]

Always will he be; yet others will agree, eric is great.

[Verycheri1]

thx 4 posting, luv this song

[jfunf]

really alike Jim Morrison

[RosyB9]

My sister used to be a huge Eric Burdon fan and we had this song on a cassette. Great to have it here on YouTube now!!

[JackDoggy]

Sensational woof woof woo :)

[AequitasAUT]

!!!!!!!!! :)