The 26th of November Eric Burdon gave a perfect show at the Olympia. Relatively short (less than 1h30) but intense. In a good shape, with an incredibly good voice, he was at home on stage. This night Eric’s musicians seemed to enjoy, they were fine, especially Eric McFadden but all others where good. When Eric arrived on stage, the psychedelic mood of “When I Was Young” was already played for a while. He looked as a tiny old man, as an intellectual just coming out of a library… But this old man was Eric Burdon… “The rooms were so much colder then…”. The voice was young, the same voice of the angry young man Eric was in the sixties, and the song more meaningful than ever.
Old Animal’s classics were mixed with “Spill the wine” (terrific), “Black Dog” (especially impressive), and 4 songs from his latest cd (“Water”, “Wait”, “River is Rising” and “Bo Diddley Special”, all very good). He also sang “I Believe To my Soul” with this introduction: “I sing the truth. Ray Charles is the truth!”. The classics where “When I Was Young”, “Inside Looking Out”, “Don’t Let Me Be
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