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1. The Animals, originally known as the “Alan Price Combo”, were an outstanding band that arose during the “British Invasion”, they were known for the lead singer’s (Eric Burdon) deep vocal tones and the light New Orleans sound that arose in their music, despite being from Newcastle, England. In the face of being “Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famers” and releasing ten top twenty hits in the U.S., including “House of the Rising Sun”, “Swing Life Away”, and “We Got to Get Out of This Place”, during their six years together (1964-1970) they didn’t receive much great recognition because bands such as The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and The Who were almost completely hogging the spotlight in the sixties. This is very ill-fated, as many experts say that the Animals had what was needed to be the greatest band ever to come out of the invasion if only they gained the spotlight first. The Animals have greatly influenced the course of American music because their sound almost directly lead to the invention of Grunge Rock, a genre of music very well known for bands such as “Nirvana” and “Alice in Chains.” The animals greatly influenced American music for the better and definitely knew how to write songs that could just stick.

   The Dave Clark Five, sometimes better known as DC5, were an amazingly popular “British Invasion” band during the sixties, and one of few bands that had the creative power to surpass even The Beatles on chart ratings, but not quite in popularity. DC 5 was also the second “British Invasion” band, following directly after Beatles, to appear on the Ed Sullivan show. Between the years 1963 and 1970, the year of their very disappointing breakup, The Dave Clark Five released a number of hit singles that reached the “Top Ten’s List” in the U.S., Including “Bits and Pieces”, “Can’t You See That She’s Mine?” ,”Because”, “Anyway You Want It”, “I Like It Like That”, “Catch Us If You Can”, “Over And Over”, and “You Got What It Takes.” They also had notable success in their native UK, for example, in 1964 the DC 5 hit single “Glad All Over” had knocked “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles off the top of the UK singles charts almost immediately after its release, which was an astounding achievement for any band to top The Beatles. As further evidence to how great DC 5 was, they were inducted into the “Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame” as soon as they became eligible some years later. The Dave Clark Five had an awesome style of music, similar to that of The Beatles, and they let it shin and that is why they were so great, and are, still, so immensely popular amongst true enthusiasts of respectable music.
   The Kinks were an English rock band, formed in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, which is considered to be one of the most important “British Invasion” bands, along with being one of the most important bands of that era. The Kinks first came to fame in 1964 with the hit single “You Really Got Me” which topped international charts, is considered to be one the greatest songs ever, and has been redone by countless acts such as Van Halen, The Knack, The Pretenders, and The Jam. Since then, The Kinks have released many hit albums, for instance, “Face to Face”, “Something Else”, “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society”, “Arthur”, “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround”, and “Muswell Hillbillies.” Their massive commercial success caused them to become main influences for such great bands as Oasis, Blur, and Pete Townshend, a founding member of the Who, found The Kinks to be so great that he even admitted to writing several songs in there sway. Nobody can say that The Kinks, though not the greatest band of all time, didn’t have any amazing effect on music in such a way that many great bands we know today, and constantly listen to on the radio, would be as great, or even exist.
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