A blues fan from Newcastle who grew a voice as big as his passion. Lead singer for The Animals, one of the more rocking beat groups of the British Invasion. He left the band, moved to California, ditched the (copious) booze for (much) acid, and formed something called Eric Burdon and the Animals, becoming a brief flower power sensation. After coming down, Eric Burdon Declares War was both the last great Eric LP and the first great one from War.