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Animals
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724382974826
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
MPN: 29748
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: April 25, 2000
Studio: Capitol
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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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - rats
The first time I heard this would be kind of album I was imagining little brown things dropping from Roger Waters' behind. 12 years later my sentiment's the same but my dad keeps on playing this garbage.
All the six tracks: Cats, Rats, Centipedes, Mammoths and Lice all sound completely interchangable. (yeah I know its Dogs Sheep Fish and the other thing, but it's blatantly the same anyway).
Pink Floyd hit it big in the beginning of their carear but lost it with Meddle and ... Read More
Rating:  - The last flawless masterpiece from Pink Floyd.
Well, boom, there ya go! Roger Waters takes absolute control of the group from this point on, and the result is an underrated masterpiece that sounds nothing like the earlier releases, while still having a Pink Floyd stamp on the tunes. Wow. Animals has often been called the Punky Floyd album, but that's only becuase of the angry-as-hell lyrics that Roger penned. Yet another concept album, this one deals with different classes in society being compared to animals. The high class are pigs, the middle ... Read More
Rating:  - The first installment in a Waters-dominated trilogy
Animals was the first in a trilogy of Pink Floyd albums dominated by Roger Waters' lyrical and (eventually) musical ideas. I am in a minority on this matter, but I think this domination of the band had a negative impact on the band's music and creativity. While many Floyd fans - particularly those new to the band - will find Animals to be appealing, partly due to the fact that it has not suffered the radio overplay of Dark Side or The Wall - those who like the collaborative and more diverse nature ... Read More
Rating: - Classic Part of any Pink Floyd Collection
I became introduced to this album long after I listened to The Wall. Up until then The Wall & the Dark Side of the Moon were the only Pink Floyd I owned or heard. A friend played this album in review for me and I had to have it as part of my collection. I do not believe you'll find any of the tracks on some sort of greatest hits cd. I would encourage a Pink Floyd collector to add this cd as it is definitely a classic!
Rating: - something's not quite right
I have mixed feelings with Animals. While some people are quick to claim it the very best Floyd album, others (like me) are very skeptical of that.
You see, the thing I mostly like Pink Floyd for was their highly unusual and distinct atmosphere that made the band both interesting and complex. By the late 70's, the band stopped including psychedelic elements. Now, I understand that was starting to go out of style by that time as punk, disco and new wave were on the horizon. But to me ... Read More
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