It Intrigues You

For some, "Animals" takes getting used to. It isn't as accessible as "Dark Side Of The Moon" or "Wish You Were Here" but once you listen to it a few times it becomes addictive. This album has some of the most powerfully compelling mix of lyrics and music in Pink Floyd's repetoire. Waters dark sarcasm shines here in Dogs/Pig/Sheep as he takes on the various versions of human flaws. Gilmour/Mason and Wright give the best of their musical talents. Animals becomes more hypnotic and beautiful with every hearing because the ear and the brain have a chance to catch on to the complexities that mark this great Pink Floyd opus.

Among Floyd's Most Underrated, on this Disc, Waters Shines On

Roger Waters wrote all of Pink Floyd's Lyrics after Obscured By Clouds. This album is no exception.

Who was dragged down by the stone?

Roger Waters was angry in 1977. He had grown cynical with a music industry, that like the film industry, pandered to the lowest common denominator and were, for sake of profit, sucking the soul and creativity out of the art form. Roger saw mankind as falling into one of three categories of Orwellian metaphors, dogs, pigs, and sheep. I wont delve too far into that because other, better, reviewers beat me to it here and their reviews of this album make my own eloquence pale in comparison. Suffice it to say that no matter what category you fall into, it's not a favorable outlook. I don't know if I'm a dog or a pig. What I do know with ironclad certainty, is that I'm not a sheep.