Pink Floyd Music:

Animals Track Listing:
1. Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 1
2. Dogs
3. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
4. Sheep
5. Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 2

Editorial Review:
Although not in the same vein as the deliciously hallucinogenic earlier Floyd works such as Ummagumma and Dark Side of the Moon, Animals is innovative and musically diverse in its own right. Inspired in part by George Orwell's political fable Animal Farm, Roger Waters condemns the avarice and inequalities of capitalism, metaphorically and musically grouping humans as pigs, dogs, and sheep. The pigs are self-righteous hypocrites inflicting their beliefs on everyone else, the dogs greedy money-grabbers, and the sheep witless followers. Dark, cynical, and brilliantly composed, Animals is an ingenious and under-acknowledged album. --Naomi Gesinger

Animals Reviews:
YUK?? a Sarah Palin hootenanny for kicks?
2009-12-17 - Ahh my man Hughes listen to me this cd sure sounds an oreful lot like the Sarah Palin hootenanny for kicks. Yikezz!! moi not approves, it's larphable really really laghable sure to say my man Hughes!

Kane Stander

YUK?? a Sarah Palin hootenanny for kicks?
2009-12-17 - Ahh my man Hughes listen to me this cd sure sounds an oreful lot like the Sarah Palin hootenanny for kicks. Yikezz!! moi not approves, it's larphable really really laghable sure to say my man Hughes!

Kane Stander

Superb Floyd
2009-11-30 - Crisp and clean throughout. Animals is a superlative PF CD! 5 stars are so common now as to be nearly meaningless but come on, this is Floyd, and all their music deserves the 5 star award, de veras

Get out of the road if you want to grow old
2009-11-25 - Is it Pink Floyd's best album? What do I know? Does it feature Pink Floyd at its rawest rocking peak? Absolutely. My favorite PF album without question (and I say this with all biasness having been released on my 20th birthday 1977 compelling my roomies and me to race down to the U of I Champaign record store for first dibs). The album for me retains its freshness better than the others (although the freshness date for their `71 to '79 stretch of work will never expire). For the life of me I do not know how Pigs TDO is left off of the PF greatest hits releases. Memories of the PF Soldier Field Chicago show I attended in June '77 remain vivid as well. Imagine Animals and WYWH back to back live. Hey you Whitehouse, charade you are....

5-star Classic Album
2009-11-24 - There's no denying this album's longevity. You've seen it on countless best-of decades lists. It's a mainstay on critic's favorite lists. In short, there comes a point where the hype dies and people arrive at a consensus.

My favorite thing about Animals is how atypical of an album it is. The two short Pigs on the Wing songs bookend the album, serving dual role as both the friendly greeting and goodbye. The real meat of the album (dogs, pigs, sheep) last nearly a combined 40 minutes. One would think these songs may drag on repeat listens. This is not the case. No small feat for just three songs... all three are completely brilliant in their own unique way. As far as classic albums go, this one is a top 5 favorite for me.