The Most of The Animals cover

The Most of The Animals

The Animals · 1965

49 min · 16 tracks · hard rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

55 /100
Lowland
Higher than 4% of albums we've rated

Strong songs and forceful performances carry it, but the hit-forward compilation sequence has little pacing or identity as an album-length work.

What we noticed

  • It opens with “House of the Rising Sun” and “We've Gotta Get Out of This Place,” then moves through blues and R&B covers before returning to singles in the final four tracks.
  • The set places recordings from different moments side by side; the hard, organ-led pulse of the opening hit gives way to looser blues material such as “Worried Life Blues.”
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
3/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
3/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 House of the Rising Sun 4:32
  • 2 We've Gotta Get Out of This Place 3:15
  • 3 Roadrunner 2:51
  • 4 Let the Good Times Roll 1:57
  • 5 Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:48
  • 6 I'm Going to Change the World 3:37
  • 7 Bring It on Home to Me 2:45
  • 8 Worried Life Blues 4:13
  • 9 Baby Let Me Take You Home 2:22
  • 10 For Miss Caulker 3:59
  • 11 I Believe to My Soul 3:26
  • 12 How You've Changed 3:15
  • 13 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2:30
  • 14 It's My Life 3:09
  • 15 Club A Go Go 2:22
  • 16 I'm Crying 2:46

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata