Dr No
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Another idol of youth . . .
. . . gone. Hilton Valentine, guitarist for The Animals, passed away a few weeks ago.
This is how we . . .
. . . remember him. Unlike many bands of the era, he was the least known among his mates. Eric Burdon was almost a household name, and Alan Price was right behind him. Chas Chandler had a bit of notoriety as his bass lines were prominent in their recordings. Even John Steel had a rep for his jazz sensibilities drumming in a rock band. But Valentine, who played all the guitar parts for their chart toppers like We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place . . .
. . . received practically no recognition at all.
Most of you know I've followed the Stones for decades, with forty shows under my belt and (hopefully!) more to come. And I've seen so many other performers from my generation. But maybe the most compelling concert in my experience was The Animals reunion tour in '83.
This video was filmed during the tour I was privileged to partake in, although probably not the same show at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. I still get the chills reminiscing about that concert.
Saddened,
Art
Another idol of youth . . .
. . . gone. Hilton Valentine, guitarist for The Animals, passed away a few weeks ago. This is how we . . . . . . remember him. Unlike many bands of the era, he was the least known among his mates. Eric Burdon was almost a household name, and Alan Price wa...
Sad news
The Animals is so good music, i play it often. At school the Animals was always in music lessons. When i heard Santa Esmeralda, i like be miss understood not knowing it was an original Animals song. When i heard the original i can’t get enough of the song...
I would place Burdon just behind Paul Rodgers . . .
. . . in the rock vocalist category. Which differs, in my humble opinion, from rock singer (Bowie and Stewart) or front man (MJ in a category all by himself). Burdon's voice was unmistakable. Hilton's Sky Pilot to Heaven Art
I was a Stones guy...
The fact that Mick and Keith are still with us is testament to clean livin' ;-) lol
. . . or lucky draws . . .
. . . in their respective gene pools. After all, Charlie's two years older than both . . . . . . but looks a decade fresher. ...
or a deal with the Devil ;-)
Sam Kinison came to Youngstown and my buddy and I had front row seats. We brought a bottle of Jack and other "party favors" ;-) Our night ended the next morning and it took a couple of days to recover. A little know fact: Sam was married to Aunt Peg, yes,...
Geez, Miki - I used to see Sam practically every night at The Rainbow! . . .
. . . he was at the same table every time, but with a different floozy. What a character . . .
Brilliant!
Many thanks for bringing back such great memories.. I was 14 at the start of the 60's so l lived on Animals, Stones, Beatles, Moodys etc.
Seen the Moody Blues twice, the Animals once, the Stones forty times . . .
. . . and Ringo Starr on one occasion, taking over the drum kit for Nils Lofgren's drummer to close out a set at The Roxy. ;-)
Can you imagine any group today creating a video . . .
. . . with girls posing as hunting trophies? I really miss the good ol' days. ...
I'm a huge Animals fan.
But curiously didn't "sign on" to the band until the last five years or so. Now, I just adore their music. RIP, Mr Valentine. M4
Most younger folks here have no inkling about them; they're aware of the 'top tier' British '60s bands . . .
. . . like the Beatles, Stones, Zep, Floyd, Kinks, et al., but Gerry and the Pacemakers? The Hollies? Peter and Gordon? Dave Clark Five? Not a clue . . .
Immortals, all. Btw, I've just found this video clip . . .
. . . showcasing Hilton's guitar mastery . . . . . . on stage. Art
UGH! Another sad mortality reminder. I remember many of those less famous English bands. In '65 I was 12 and learning to play guitar. One of my favorite songs was Apache by the Shadows.
It still holds up well... as do many early hits by the Animals. First song I learned to play in a "band" was House of the Rising Sun (hey, we actually did play one legit gig!) without vocals. I guess we thought we were the teeny-weeny Ventures!
The Shadows not only were a great band, they . . .
. . . still are. Hank Marvin is still around, and they perform occasionally. Our previous Omega moderator, Nilo, had Peace Pipe . . . . . . set as his ring tone. I play it on the jukebox at our pool tournaments in his honor. Art
