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Animals is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Chuck Berry, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and Nina Simone. Those roots explain a lot about how Animals arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Johnny Rivers, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Yardbirds and Manfred Mann, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Shadows of Knight, Tinsley Ellis, Bruce Springsteen, Dan Hartman and Renaissance, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Animals, reaching back through Chuck Berry and forward to The Shadows of Knight. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Animals are an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1962. Their original lineup consisted of singer Eric Burdon, guitarist Hilton Valentine, bass guitarist Chas Chandler, keyboardist Alan Price, and drummer John Steel. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound, they balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm-and-blues-oriented album material, and were part of the British Invasion of the US.
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Animals connections
Animals grew out of Chuck Berry, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Jimmy Reed and John Lee Hooker, shares an orbit with Johnny Rivers, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere & The Raiders and The Yardbirds, went on to shape The Shadows of Knight, Tinsley Ellis, Bruce Springsteen and Dan Hartman. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists similar to Animals
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