The Twain Shall Meet

Occupation

  • Eric Burdon: vocals
  • Danny McCulloch: bass, vocals
  • John Weider: guitar, violin
  • Vic Briggs: Guitar
  • Barry Jenkins: Drums

The Twain Shall Meet is a studio album by Eric Burdon and the Animals of the year 1968. It reached # 79 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Formation

In a new formation had Eric Burdon and the Animals - also known as The New Animals - recorded the album Winds of Change 1967. With the new line-up also the style of blues-rock had changed towards the psychedelic rock. In June 1967, the band played at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California. The impressions which they processed in the song Monterey, which was released in November 1967 in the United States as a single and reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was produced by Tom Wilson as the previous ones and then appeared in April 1968. The (New ) Animals broke up soon after the end of 1968 and Eric Burdon joined forces with The Creators whose name he changed in War, together.

For individual titles

Monterey

The text describes the impressions of the band at the Monterey International Pop Festival. There are some of the participating bands or musicians mentioned - The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, The Who, Hugh Masekela, The Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix - and musically to short the respective styles imitated by the band.

Sky Pilot

The three-part song is about a military chaplain who blesses his pilots before use, after musing in bed, and the return of the pilots in the morning. The song is started by Eric Burdon a cappella, then follows the band for the chorus. The interlude starts with a guitar solo that will soon be eclipsed by aircraft noise and battle noises. At the end heard bagpipe music. Since it is this was a clandestine recording of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the All The Bluebonnets Are Over the Border played, Eric Burdon received an angry letter to the British Government.

Sky Pilot was released as a single and reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Due to its length of over 7 minutes it was distributed on both sides.

We Love You Lil

The piece begins with the whistled theme of the famous song Lili Marleen. It follows an acoustic version of the theme, which then turns into a psychedelic guitar improvisation with ethereal background vocals.

Title list

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All tracks were written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins and Danny McCulloch, except for Orange and Red Beans ( McCulloch ).

Record label MGM Records Genre Singing
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