With all due respect to author George Santayana, who said, ” Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it,” I disagree with you, sir. Eric Burdon, former lead singer of one of the British Invasion’s Holy Trinity, The Animals, does remember the past and does repeat it on a nightly basis. Does Burdon condemn it? Hell no! I know Santayana meant it in a totally different way but Burdon does the opposite of condemning his past by paying tribute to the heroes of his youth from the very first recordings that he did with The Animals to the present day on his latest album, Til Your Water Runs Dry. He also conveyed deep admiration and respect to the blues and his early rock ‘n’ roll heroes, most notably Bo Diddley, as I witnessed at his concert a few weeks ago at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.
At age 72 and as full of piss and vinegar as ever, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer belted out new material from his aforementioned Til Your Water Runs Dry album at the Saban with as much passion and attention as classic Animals and War songs in the set. With bright white hair and wearing pitch-black shades, Burdon and his band of musicians, featuring guitar hero Eric McFadden, began the set with Eric Burdon and The Animals’ 1967 psychedelic chestnut, “When I Was Young”. The singer coolly walked on stage wearing shades and proceeded to display his trademark powerful vocals.
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