. . . but this Renaissance inspired take . . . . . . has me in a trance. The 'original' . . . . . . has long been one of my favorites. Got to see the Animals play House in '83 . . . one of, if not the, most moving performances in my experience. Chas Chand...
. . . not on musical grounds but because his bass lines defined his band's sound. He's the only bass player in my humble opinion who can make that claim. Now, that could be a result of the sensibilities of the Animals recording engineers or producers, but...
The House of The Rising Son is an all time classic but the unfortunate part is, behind the hits they toured non-stop for three years, doing 300 gigs a year and hardly got a penny.
. . . than at a vampire's convention. The list of artists who made fortunes for record companies only to earn pennies on the dollar is endless. Even bands own agents could be bad news. Moby Grape . . . . . . was drained by theirs.
One legend suggests that the song is rooted in English traditional music. Others suggest the song is Appalachian in origin, which would possibly give it Irish roots. Lomax senior recorded it in the 30s; Dylan in 1962. Not sure where the Animals heard it; ...
I heard Credence Clearwater Revival do it in 1968 and thought it was a great song. Never heard anything like John Fogerty! A few weeks, maybe a month later my electronics shop teacher dragged an old juke box into the shop and assigned me to get it working...