3rd Bass

All albums released on the Def Jam record label. In 1970 the Animals disbanded, and Eric Burdon joined forces with a Latin group from Long Beach, California called War. Nice retired and opened a baseball memorabilia store in Cooperstown, New York. Some of their hits included "San Franciscan Nights" and "Monterey", a tribute to the 1967 rock festival that featured, among others, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix who was managed by Chas Chandler). MC Serch went on to work at Wild Pitch, a now defunct label, then founded Serchlight Productions. The hard-driving blues was transformed into Burdon's version of psychedelia, as the former hard-drinking Geordie relocated to the USA and became a spokesman for the Love Generation. Neither act achieved much popularity. Price left to reappear as a solo artist, recording a hit version of Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear." The group carried on under the name "Eric Burdon and the Animals" in 1966, and changed direction.

Nice and Rich teamed up as Prime Minister Pete Nice & DJ Daddy Rich, and released Dust to Dust in 1993. By 1965, however, the group was on the verge of splitting. MC Serch went solo in 1992 and released Return of the Product, which includes the second major label recording of Nas, a now legendary rapper. Their two-year chart career, masterminded by Mickie Most, featured intense covers such as "Bring It On Home To Me" (a hit for Sam Cooke) and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (from Nina Simone). Whereas Vanilla Ice was regarded as a culture thief who watered down the sound of rap, 3rd Bass managed to identify themselves as unambiguously white, but still respectful of hip hop's traditions. Burdon's howling vocals and Price's dramatic arrangement created arguably the first folk rock hit. The track critical of Vanilla Ice, "Pop Goes the Weasel", was the group's biggest chart single, and helped separate the two phenomena of Ice and 3rd Bass. A rocking version of the standard "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" was followed by the huge transatlantic hit "The House of the Rising Sun".

In 1991, 3rd Bass released Derelicts of Dialect, which included vicious teasing of Vanilla Ice, as well as guest appearances by KMD, Chubb Rock, and Nice & Smooth. They performed fiery versions of the staple rhythm and blues repertoire (Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, etc) and were early fans of Bob Dylan, on whose first album they found their first two singles. Sever, Prince Paul and the Bomb Squad produced The Cactus Album (aka Cee/D), a critically acclaimed debut LP. Their moderate success in their hometown motivated them to move to London in 1964, in time to be grouped with the British Invasion. Sam Sever, a producer, convinced Nice and Serch to work together in 1987. Comprising Eric Burdon (vocals), Alan Price (organ), Hilton Valentine (guitar), John Steel (drums), and Bryan 'Chas' Chandler (bass). MC Serch rapped at clubs and block parties and released a single called "Hey Boy" on Idlers, an independent label. The Animals were a British rock and roll band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Nice was a student at Columbia University and hosted a hip hop show on WKCR. ISBN 0571134920. Richard Lawson) were the three founding members of the group; Richie Rich was the only African-American. Faber and Faber. Pete Nash) and DJ Richie Rich (b. I Used to Be an Animal, but I'm All Right Now. Michael Berrin), Pete Nice (b. Burdon, Eric (1986).

MC Serch (b. Complete French EP 1964/1967 (2003). 3rd Bass was a pioneering early nineties rap group, notable for being one of the first white rap groups in history. With the Beastie Boys, 3rd Bass helped prove that white rap was viable both critically and commercially. Interesting Life (2003). Derelicts of Dialect (1991). Rip It to Shreds (Live, 1984). Cactus Revisited (1990). Ark (1983).

The Cactus Album (aka Cee/D) (1989). Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted (1976). Love Is (1968). Every One of Us (1968). Eric Is Here (1967).

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