Animals, Eric Burdon - Love Is
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Free Music Review: If you're reading this, you're ahead of the game
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a musician when this was released; not good enough to break through but good enough to know the people who mattered. I heard about this album before it came out from producers in the most important studio of that time. This is Burdon proving to musicians that he could do an album as successful musically as he was commercially. It was astonishing then. Still is.Free Music Review: Love Is
Hit: 5 Stars
Brought back ol memories of one of my favorite groups of the late sixties early seventies.
Eric Burdon masters original tunes and remakes to perfection without destroying re-makes as alot of groups do now adays.
One of his best
Free Music Review: most overlooked eric burdon era
Hit: 5 Stars
eric burdons psychedelic era was phenomenal but often overlooked.
if you like this type of music.give this one a chance. however his 2 best
of this genre are THE TWAIN SHALL MEET and WINDS OF CHANGE.
Free Music Review: A great little nugget!
Hit: 4 Stars
Repertoire REPUK 1056 (2004) This re-issue of a long-lost and seldom heard classic has been very nicely restored and remastered. The sound is superior to even the latest Beatles' catalog re-releases. It appears that Repertoire went back to the original multi-track masters for this remaster, and the result is terrific! The sound is lively, strong, and has "punch" without being overwhelming (as so many modern-day releases are as if engaged in some sort of "volume wars"). This rejuvenated collection will not tax your ears, and you will definitely want to play it.
About the music: this final release from Eric and his Animals is a great glimpse into the psychedelia-meets-blues style of music which briefly appeared towards the close of the `60's. All of the covers on this disc are entirely Eric and the Animals' own and only loosely resemble the original versions. Of particular note is some fine guitar work on the Traffic cover "Coloured Rain" and the Deadric Malone penned "As Tears Go Passing By." Another tune certainly worthy of mention is the band's cover of the Dantalian's Chariot tune "The Madman (Running Through The Fields)": this tune, coincidentally, features Dantalian's Chariot members Zoot Money and Andy Summers - both of whom appear here again in the Animals covering their own song!
On the down side of this album is that it does not seem to feature Eric Burdon enough! This is all the more ironic - and disappointing - considering the band were now calling themselves "Eric Burdon and the Animals." Eric's talent simply seems to be underutilized in this incarnation of The Animals as compared to, say, Roger Daltrey's role in The Who, even though Eric is at least equal to Daltrey in ability and talent. Here, Eric is reduced to what seems to be merely a band member rather than being the cornerstone of the group as in earlier versions of the band.
On the whole, I love the energy and style of this album, and it is great to hear this truly outstanding restoration of recordings from one of rock and roll's most amazing and dynamic singers at this brief window in rock and roll history. If you are an Animals fan, you will certainly enjoy this one. In summary, for me, this album is a great little "nugget," and I certainly would recommend it. I give this one `two thumbs up!'
Free Music Review: time piece
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought this album in the UK after trying to find it in the US in 1971.
If you are a fan of Eric Burden, and especially the later Animals, this is a great album. There are tracks such as River Deep, To Love Somebody and Gemini which are all great, showing not only the blues side but also the creative, experimental, psychedelic side of the group.
What I find most endearing about this album is it rawness-not unusual for this period of The Animals.
While the vinyl MGM album and my CD are indeed a bit flat in production sound, as were many of the MGM Animals albums IMHO, (think "needs extra bass and treble" on the stereo) in terms of performance, very fresh-almost like a "live studio album".
Love Is is one Animals album that continues with the cool introspective spoken word side of Eric shown on Winds of Change and Every One of Us, and The Twain Shall Meet. Another reviewer suggested deleting Gemini, and while admittedly 'op pop' in sound, I find I like the track.
To prospective buyers, this album doesnt contain any pop radio tracks you will recognize. Its still quite good for those of us who were introduced to Eric back when the Sun was Rising, and we were learning about the blues.