I checked to see if there is a thread on them but alas, none!
The Animals are a great blues rock English group from the 60's. After having a blue/folk sound in the early 60's they then changed management and ended up doing more psychedelic style music with silent beginnings and heavy/raw endings. They were considered part of the "British Invasion".
The song I most enjoy is the one they covered:
Their albums include:
The Animals (1964; The Animals; US)
The Animals (1964; The Animals; UK)
The Animals on Tour (1965; The Animals; US)
Animal Tracks (1965; The Animals; UK)
Animal Tracks (1965; The Animals; US)
Animalisms (1966; The Animals; UK)
Animalization (1966; The Animals; US)
Animalism (1966; The Animals; US)
Eric Is Here (1967; Eric Burdon & The Animals; US)
Winds of Change (1967; Eric Burdon & The Animals)
The Twain Shall Meet (1968; Eric Burdon & The Animals)
Every One of Us (1968; Eric Burdon & The Animals; US)
Love Is (1968; Eric Burdon & The Animals)
Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted (1977; The Animals)
Ark (1983; The Animals)