I was a huge Yardbirds fan. Remember them in the movie Blowup with Jimmy and Jeff Beck dual lead guitars? Train Kept a Rolling. I liked them as much as the Rolling Stones. The Animals came in 3rd. I saw Eric Burden circa 1980 and he put on a great show in a large club. With lots of old Animals tunes. Then in 2004 again...but he was jazzing up the old Animals tunes too much
Yeah, I saw their segment of Blow Up on TV years ago, had never heard of that movie or their performance in it, but recognized the lineup immediately. They’re my favorite band from the 60s. When it comes to British blues, they were better than the Stones, whom they replaced as the house band when the Stones got their record deal and started touring (can’t remember the club name). Of course, they didn’t have a stable lineup, and I think Relf had a substance abuse problem, and they weren’t quite the same level of songwriters as the Glimmer Twins...