The Animals set a template for future acts wishing to pay tribute to the blues while cranking out sweat-flecked rock. The White Stripes and The Hives roared out of the garage with plenty of that particular fuel in their tanks, welding overdriven guitar riffery to gang-like tunes built for screaming into the wind. And Eric Burdon's hoarse howl echoes through the way Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty spike powerhouse heartland rock with R&B fervour.