The Animals

The Animals were a rock band from Britain popular in the sixties and a part of the British Invasion which had been led by The Beatles. They provided a mostly psychedelic sound, with their most popular song being The House of the Rising Sun. The Animals also provided the song Monterey, about the famous Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, which they had attended previously. The song became a counterculture staple. The group also provided the song Sky Pilot, which is often believed to be a Vietnam protest song, but fontman Eric Burdon claims it is about World War I. The lyrics even mention "bayonets", which were knives attached to rifles used during WWI. Regardless the song became a counterculture staple. Several of their hits became classic rock staples. Eric Burdon would go on to collaborate with funk band War, providing the song Spill the Wine. Despite not having any successful albums, the Animals had numerous hit singles. The Animals on Tour, despite its name, is not a live album.