Pink Floyd- Sheep & Pigs on the Wing Pt. 2 (First Listen)
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Song Link: • Sheep
Song Link 2: • Pigs On The Wing (Part... - Hudba
Sheep is my favorite on Animals. It's uncharacteristically upbeat for a Pink Floyd song and that outro riff is amazing
I concur!! :)
"upbeat" 🤣🤣
I'm with you. To me as great as Sheep is, there is a slow burn happening- a great song made even greater by it's uplifting ending. That outro section with Gilmour's rhythm/but sounds prominent enough to be lead. That's the big payoff, right after Waters sings, "get out of the road, if you want to grow old..." What a golden moment for The Floyd & their fans alike !! Me thinks it was probably Gilmour or Richard Wright responsible for that uplifting moment. That was within their M.O. to do such a thing- but for this particular song ? I'm not sure... Uplifting key & chord changes were usually not Waters' thing & Mason's input was not always near the other there's musical capabilities. (But, Mason did sometimes helping with the arrangement puzzles....)
Sheep reminds me, in a way, of Supper's Ready when the chord changes on Banks' Mellotron brass sound. Right after Gabriel sings, "I've been so far from here, far from your loving arms..." & just before "now I'm back again..." Right at that point ? POW !! What a payoff at that juncture of the song. Truly !!
This is musical knowledge of how to have an uplifting addition into the music that take a song to the next level emotionally.
Unrelated stuff, but this also reminds me of a concert story that Ruth Underwood told about a Zappa & The Mothers show she saw in NYC at the Garrick Theater.
Same kind of idea, but Sheep & Supper's Ready were fully realised pieces that have uplifting moments added to the piece to uplift the written piece....
Zappa's was different according to Ms. Underwood (Ruth Komanoff at the time, not married yet) & here's how....
During the Zappa piece, the band went into a long, droning, dissonant section. She said it was seemingly endless & annoyingly so. Just on & on. And Frank Zappa acting the part of conductor with no need for the duties of a conductor as it was clear the only thing going on stage was individual band members improvising this continuing droning sound on the low end of their individual instruments, an amorphous blob of sound that required no timekeeping or direction, it seemed to her...
Then out of this endless cacophony came one of the more recognizable & beautiful melodies from Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'- the big payoff for the audience's patience up until that point, or so it seemed to Ms. Underwood anyway....
She was absolutely stunned by what she just heard & seen- she was dumbfounded by the endless, monolithic ugliness and then the sudden beauty. The juxtaposition of the two actually made her cry, she recalled.
She was already a fan & hoped to join the band when she was done studying percussion at Juilliard's music conservatory. And 3 or 4 years later, she was a band member & married Mothers member Ian Underwood & brought her marimba, vibes, glockenspiel, xylophone, massive bass, timpani, gongs & huge talent to The Mothers.
The 1973-'74 band (fun fact) of Zappa & The Mothers had a set of brothers in it, (Walt Fowler on trombone & Tom Fowler on bass) and a married couple, (Ruth Underwood on percussion & Ian Underwood on keyboards, saxophone, flute & various woodwind instruments)
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I'm of Hungarian extraction. It is said that Hungarians can't help but to think that way- along with a good buzz, it is also said... 😎🇺🇸 &🇭🇺
Definitely one of the best Keyboard intros ever
@@nikolaimikhail7774 Not according to Rick Beato...(admittedly he was referring to pianos at the time!)
Many people were Comfortably Numb listening to this.
You hit that nail on the head.
Pink Floyd 'Animals' reviews-
'Animals can't offer its listeners punchy 3-minute hits or elegantly farcical drama; It spits raw venom and tears you apart.' - Oxford Student
'Animals is like George Orwell's Animal Farm run through a full- audio acid test- spectacular in every aspect and now in full color.' - Pitchfork
'This is not Zootopia.' - JustJP
Justin bringing in the big guns of art criticism here haha
But no, seriously, love this album, my top 10 of all time.
My parents lived in Battersea where they took the photo for the album cover. Think my nan told me she saw the pig hanging there on the towers.
🤣 ty James!
Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream...
I always loved that line so much. There’s so much great wordplay on this song.
After the rise, you d better stay home and do as your told, get out of the road if you want to grow old.....full circle
Sheep. Best song on the album. Great keyboards by Richard Wright.
This video just serves as further proof why I consider this channel THE BEST song reaction channel on CZcams. Excellent analysis, JP!
I don't know if I'm the best, but I'm happy you enjoyel the channel 😄 ty Duneedon
Agree completely. Justin has amazing insight for first time listening! 🤙🏻
Totally agree. He actually analyzes the songwriting and musicality, not just saying he likes it or not. He also seems to understand the songs' meanings and overall appreciates the artistic merits ad well.
I’m rooting for all the sheep these days too lose there fear and ignorance and take over the powers that be that are trying too control and keep humanity enslaved, if you look beyond mainstream media you may understand where I’m coming from!
Great reaction JP thoroughly enjoyed it.
"What do you get for pretending the danger's not real
Meek and obedient you follow the leader"
Sounds eerily familiar in these days.
Just as Yes grabs you, carries and uplifts you toward a glowing light, Pink Floyd emotionally pulls you down into a dark psychosis that is within us all. The sheer power of their unsurpassed craftsmanship and genious arrangements create a moving mosaic of fear, insanity, panic and intellectual reckoning with very dark forces. By contrast, after pulling off the headphones, the world doesn't quite seem so bad! Mastery in musicscape!
Some acute observations, well done. As someone else noted the prayer is the 23rd Psalm, it's often read at funerals at least in movies and TV shows so that lends it a dark edge. This is my favorite on the album, just love the keyboards and that skittery descending guitar riff during the breaks. This is about the last time we get to hear all 4 members working together to craft the music.
To add to something you said in this one, Pink Floyd is one of those bands who has this amazing ability to put you in the mood of the song. Their music fits their lyrics perfectly. This is my favorite Floyd album. The lyrics are remarkable and the music, once again, fits it perfectly. Pigs On The wing Parts 1 and 2 are perfect bookends. Roger was putting himself in the role of a "dog" with a stark warning. In the end, part 2 gives you hope that you can escape that fate of "being found dead on the phone, dragged down by the stone," by having someone in your life that you care about and cares about you. A home, a center, a base. And interestingly, after 55 years of being on this planet, I can attest, he was right.
So so true Dave
What gets me is that Johnny Rotten and the sex pistol folks were running around wearing "I Hate Pink Floyd" t-shirts at the time of the release of Animals complaining that the Floyd were too "establishment." Now...what is more anti-establishment: this, or some adolescent screaming incoherently about hating the queen, or hating that their parents won't let them spray paint public walls?
Spot on. I saw an old interview with Johnny Rotten asking what they were standing for or against. He had no answer.
John has said that he liked Pink Floyd but he just wanted to get a rise out of people xd
I wouldn't be surprised if Floyd t-shirts were worn like Nirvana t-shirts i.e. many for fashion.
You have to admit that's pretty funny.
Of course most wore Floyd shirts because 'Money' or 'we don't need no education' are catchy pop tunes. Those folks are into trends, not the music. Those folks never understood the meaning. To them, it was one more 'Afternoon Delight.' So when someone claims to be anti-establishment and also claims to hate the most dangerous anti-establishment band out there--I question their cognitive ability. @@fuckamericanidiot
Attention should be given to the final two lines of "Sheep"
"You'd better stay home and do as you're told
Get out of the road if you wanna grow old..."
That's the leadership of the new Sheep Regime talking. So, even as the sheep take over, a new sort of oppression begins. It reminds me of the overall theme of "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who. Have your revolutions. Nothing will change in the end. "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."
Right on man!
Agree. We don’t watch the news or even bother any more. We can’t do anything to make things change so why worry if the news is lies or real?
Who knew they were sending that advice 50 years into the future. Had a feeling of relevance but who knew....
I'll go out on a limb! Of all that I love in the music I hold dear, from the Beatles to Genesis to Steely Dan to..., blah, blah, blah, this is, for me, the greatest musical work of art EVER composed. Sorry Ludwig and Wolfgang and Peter and Paul, but it is friggin' perfect.
I saw Pink Floyd live in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1977. Animals was just released, They played the whole album. After the break, Wish you were here, the whole album. After the massive "We want more" I think there were some tracks from "the dark side of the moon". Unforgettable. RIP Richard Wright.
Animals is the penultimate accounting of life in the UK in the mid-'70s, and the world in general. No band - past, present, or future - has the ability to convey the human condition so succinctly. They are sorely missed, but have left a stunning legacy that we can continue to enjoy forever.
Agreed!
I loved watching you at the bit where they reprised the echo of "stone" from the earlier track.. It's one of those little "moments' I look out for when listening to this album. And I have been listening to it since 1977.... I hope you are still enjoying it in 43 years time like I do. It was released on the day after my birthday so I got it as a birthday present that year.
The effect for the continuation of the vocal is the keyboard coming in on exactly the same note and mixing the two.
PS: Now it's time to go and cook some lamb chops for your dinner.. :) :)
(OOPS - YOU LOOKED UP THE BIT ABOUT THE SINGING - STILL GOING TO LEAVE IT IN THOUGH)
Ty John! I'm sure I will be enjoying for a long long time🙃
Undoubtedly a perfect album, I couldn't pick a favourite or least favourite song as all are absolutely amazing.
Looking forward to your album review ;)
i remember when i was 17 and was stoned out of my gourd listening to the blend of his voice and synth and it flipped my wig lol Richard Wright the keyboard player is so underrated.
Hahaha I can imagine!
After Echoes, Sheep is my favourite PF song. I use the intro as my standard ringtone.
That would definitely make the perfect ringtone! Only problem is that I'd never pick up since I'd wanna hear the rest😄
@@JustJP no worries, the ringtone automatically stops after 25 seconds....
Same ringtone here, but I edited it, only the first 4 seconds or so.
@@rienvandijk2288 given your name, I assume it is a dutch thing to use this particular song.
Animals is my favourite Pink Floyd album; Sheep is my favourite track on Animals ... so you're onto a winner here with me JP!
Haha perfect!✌
Ever since I found out that you were going to review Dogs, I’ve listened to Animals 4 times. It never gets old.
I've only listened to it 3, but I'm sure I'll get listen #3-5 this weekend lok
Heavily influenced by Orwell's Animal Farm, but man, what they did with it...This really never gets old. Been listening to it since right after it was released. What do I think? I think Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals is the best consecutive three album run from any band ever (though The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge comes close). Wanna do those other two now? :)
Haha maybe!
Definitely Wish You Were Here! Together with Animals their best music for my ears.
I've always loved the production on this album, it sounds great with or without headphones (on a decent installation). Just in case you don't know, the album cover is a depiction of Battersea Power Station (decommissioned) a famous landmark in London. It's been seen in many films. Another top reaction JP.
Battersea also has a famous dogs home ;)
@@masterofparsnips5327 You are a wag!
@@markspooner1224 .... Spark Mooner ..... WoooOOOooof !!
In the late 70's I would smoke and don the headphones and float away into the night with PF Animals...Life altering!
Awesome I got this album in 77
Me too :)
Me three, 8-track, that is.
John Duxbury I still have it don’t play very well from being played so much
@@kellydelay18 ...... I don't need to play this album any more .... it's burned into my memory cells .... I can hear it all in my mind note for note :)
I am shocked how many Floyd fans don't know about this album. I think most had jumped on the band wagon when the Wall came out 3 years later. Guess you had to be around and buying their records one by one as they where released through the 70:s to know. Loved rocking out with this album back in the day. Thank you for bringing it back and to share with younger generations.
Another of my favorite albums that I also consider perfect. It brought back memories of a past relationship where I listened to it commuting to see a girl in another town. Now, it has this memory also.
The matched vocal and synth notes are how I imagined it was done... as well as the original dogs barking matched up with synthy keyboards.
I don’t feel an album review is necessary but, if you wanna do one, that’d be icing on the pigs.
David’s growth as a player becomes very evident on this album, he’s so fierce.
Very enjoyable album relisten, although I did play it all at work last week, so good. Wish You Were Here is a must. Just(in) sayin’...
Take care everyone, don’t be sheep, take responsibility and mask up, lives depend on it,
Peace and Dinner Music
Ty David! Have a great weekend
This album is the one I go back to a lot for these guys. It's the last one where we really get to hear everyone... the Wall and Final Cut are missing Rick's textures, and then Roger's gone. I can see how the writing becoming more cohesive damaged the band, though. No room for other ideas in these tight concept albums.
Floyd at its Pinkest. Animals.... exactly! When I turned 25 my Bday was to take my Buds and go up to the Sandia Mts. outside Albuquerque and take some shrooms. In January, sadly the weather did not allow it, so we took our keg, shrooms and tripped at the house. This album will always join us in the night. Sitting on the roof, snowing lightly and Sheep playing. To make a long story short....... One should never try and leap from a roof to a large pine tree 8ft. from the edge..... I always took it as a personal attack that I was such a sheep in my early days..... by the way, I made it to the tree, my sweat suit shredded, my glasses mangled in the branches but I took the leap and that day changed me. lol.
Masterpiece .Magical. Art (which includes music) is the only thing that makes a part of someone eternal.
I've never read the lyrics, so I never understood that the Sheep had a "revolution" and took over. It makes me LOVE that guitar riff at the end so much better! It is such a triumphant , upbeat riff as the song fades out. Thanks for reviewing this album, Justin. This has always been my favorite Pink Floyd album.
Its such an awesome moment! Ry for enjoying the videos Michael!
@Rodzilla I've always found that a bit depressing. Revolt and kill the Dogs and new Dogs, perhaps even more oppressive, take their place.
@Rodzilla Dude, Pink Floyd and The Who are at the top of my fav bands... Tommy had a huge impact on me almost as much as Dark Side of the Moon... A lot of people agree that the Who "rocked". But it's not just about rock, Pete Townsend had very deep meanings in his songs. Another style than Roger & Roger(/Syd), still. he often hit hard.
@Rodzilla Yeah, and as much as I also respect Led Zep, I even think that Roger Daltrey paved the way of the iconic "charismatic" singer, and that Plant tried to copy him in his style. Well this is just my feeling of course, not at all an historical fact :). Anyway may the Who and the Floyd never be forgotten (and the kinks, and... and...).
that’s the point, the Sheep revolt and become the new pigs, hence the lyrics, “you better stay home and do as you’re told; stay out of the road if you want to grow old.”
Rarely mentioned, the analogies in this work of art. I love in 'sheep' the downtrodden guys winning and the triumphal sound of the guitars at the end.
what i love most about Dogs and Sheep is how they play around with each other when it comes to sound, such as what you mentioned with the repeating of “stone.” Meanwhile Pigs sounds completely alien. Makes sense, Dogs and Sheep are pretty much in the same class while the Pigs are a class above them.
Excellent commentary to wrap up the record! Well done, man!
Nice to hear that you get 'lost in the sauce' too! I have probably listened to Animals more than any other album; yet I still hear new things in it now and again.
Absolutely magnificent Masterpiece from Pink Floyd Animals ☝️ thanks for the reaction ☝️
Ooooh, my favourite two tracks on the album. 😍 Nice one!
Harmlessy passing your time in the grassland/
the laidback jazzy keyboard,
A certain unease in the air/
the low but surging bass.
Things weren't going well. Tensions in the band were at their worst. Waters already denied Wright any writing input (fired him after the tour following the album). This song in particular, but the whole album is very electric. It sounds like a steel cable that's stretched to the breaking point. Waters already had full directing power at this point. And he was literally enraged.
All this rage, anger and tension came out as one of the very best produced albums of all time. And Sheep is the climax of all of it. Pink Floyd at their hardest. The way the sustained vocals blend into the modulated synthesizer always impressed me. Of their "Big Three", Animals is by far my favorite, and Sheep my favorite track.
Well done!
Even more powerful as you hear the album in one sitting,just great. Love your breakdown of it all!
Ty Dennis!
Another brilliant concept album and writing masterpiece of Roger Waters.
Fabulous reaction, Justin.
A little background for you: The tracks "Sheep" and "Dogs" were originally called "Raving and Drooling" and "Gotta be Crazy", and should have been released on the follow-up to DSOTM with "Shine on you crazy Diamond". During the Floyd's winter tour of the UK in '74 the three tracks formed the first half of the stage show, with DSOTM forming the second half and "Echoes" the encore. During the Nov 19th gig at Trentham Gardens Ballroom (UK) a bootleg was recorded, which subsequently sold in huge quantities. Fearing that sales of the studio album would suffer the band decided to keep "Shine..." but shelved the tracks for a later project, which became "Animals".
The ancestry is clear when you see that "You've gotta be crazy..." is the first line of "Dogs" and that the "Sheep" lyric "Bleating and babbling, we fell on his neck with a scream" was originally "Raving and drooling....etc".
That same Trentham Gardens gig was my first ever concert: some 3000 people sitting quietly cross-legged and absolutely rapt with what we were hearing and seeing.
Ty!
As a curious coincidence (but was it really one?), United Kingdom was in full swing Punk movement at the end of '76 / early '77 and the subject of Animals as well as its more raw, and austere musical aspect was perfect for this period !
I especially like the aggressive guitar playing of David Gilmour in this album and more particularly on "Sheep".
Animals is one of my favorite Pink Floyd albums with Atom Heart Mother and Meddle.
i’m pretty sure Gilmour was on the bass for Sheep and the others except for Dogs. Same with The Wall, he was on bass for a lot of that album.
Thank you for the video JP. Now you understand why this has been one of my favorite albums for over 40 years. Glad you enjoyed it.
I 100% understand 🙂
Another musical Holy Grail revealed for your palette. Thanks for sharing this great album.As always, looking forward to the many gems you have ahead of you. Cheers from Canada!!
Ty!🙃
Really enjoyed watching all your reactions to this album! 🍻
Ty GT!
Omg. How did I miss that? Lol I have looked several times. Thank you so much and I love your channel. ✌️&❤️
Thank you Brian :)
This is so good album, a work of art.
Great reaction!
Ty!
Nice work, Justin, in working through and sharing your thoughts and feelings about all the songs on a great album, another in a fine string of releases by Pink Floyd all those years ago.
Ty Paris!
I believe this is your best breakdown of a song out of all your videos, GREAT job JP! This is my favorite Floyd song from their entire catalog. The tension in the build-up, the way Waters angrily sings, the cascading guitar explosions, the chilling chant in the middle and the radiating sunshine end. A masterpiece of music on my second favorite concept album recording, (The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is my fav). Kudos JP! Kudos!!
Ty Ray😄
Nice job, Justin!
I just knew you would love this album :)
I couldn't believe when Roger did this in 09. After decades of listening to Animals I finally got to hear Sheep live on the Dark Side of the Moon tour. It was wonderful.
Do we not all feel relieved at 2:26 when the bass changes note? Those moments in music are awesome. The release note that concludes the anticipation
Absolutely!
Such a joy to watch you get lost in this great music.
In it's originally-intended form, the 2 parts of Pigs On the Wing was actually just 1 single song with a guitar solo bridging the 2 halves. But the guitar solo was never really accepted by the band, as it was actually played by Snowy White, a man who would go on in later years to be one of their back-up guitar players in concert. David did not play on it because on the day he was due to record the solo he couldn't make it to the studio because his wife was giving birth to one of his children, but Roger didn't want to delay the recording sessions, so he had Snow play it. But it never really satisfied anyone, so it was decided to split the song in half and do away with the solo altogether. However, for reasons I can only guess at, the original version of POTW as one single song with a Snowy guitar solo DID make it on to the 8-track version of the album, making the 8-track version of Animals rather pricey if you look it up on Ebay. You can find it on CZcams fairly easily however, so you don't have to sink $$ into the 8-track if you want to hear it.
What a brilliant review ! Great work Justin. I love this album and Sheep is my favorite track. My mate saw the Animals concert in 77 at Bingley Hall, Staffs , England. My biggest regret was missing this concert though I did see The Wall at Earls Court. There will never be another band like Floyd and their music will live on forever.
Ty Barrington! At least you made up for it and were able to see them!
Well done JP! Animals is perhaps the darkest most bitingly acerbic album in rock. Interesting that you mention the robotic element. I take it you haven't heard Welcome To The Machine yet. There's a single edit of Pigs On The Wing combining both parts with a guitar interlude in the middle by Snowy White their new touring guitarist. Pink Floyd had one of the most elaborate surround sound systems and the ending guitar theme from Sheep was reverberating from the back of the hall. Wish I was there 🐑
Great songs getting done right by your excellent reaction/review. I know of no other reactor who come close to what you do. Well done.
Thanks Glenn!
Love this song, that intro E. Piano by Richard is beautiful.
What an intro, I love Roger's vocals on this so much.
Very dark lyrically, which fits this classic album so well Justin.
Loved your review too, spot on butty. 😊 😊 😊
The break, with the Lord's prayer, is so good, and so thoughtful imho. ❤️
This album just oozes grit. Hard edges, lyrically, and sonically. What an album by Floyd.. Superb.. period.
Thank you Justin, me personally, these albums mean a lot, through parts of my life, hard times.. They give me such comfort and peace butty. Thank you
Great job, Justin. One of my faves from you yet. Not really, I love them all. Seriously great stuff today. Keep 'em coming. *Peter Gabriel - "Mercy Street"*
Ty😁
Thank you for reviewing this album Justin. I have such good memories with it. In the late 80’s I got this album on tape from my dad, I was about 13. We were going on a ski trip to Austria by bus, a 12 hour trip and I listened to the tape the entire trip😁🔥. My dad introduced me to Pink Floyd. This is still one of my favorite albums.
Ty Ruben, your dad has great taste
Your breakdown of these songs are spot on
Ty Kelly! Have a fantastic day🙃
A great review as always JP!
Early versions, with diffrent lyrics, of sheep and dogs along with Shine on your crazy diamonds were part of their setlist since 1974. Even before the Wish you were here album (1975).
In fact, the 1975 album originally was supposed to contain these 3 songs. Their live set list didn’t change much from 1974 to 1977.
It is interesting to listen to these three tracks from 1974.
The following tracks can be found in the Experience 2-CD and Immersion box set editions of Wish You Were Here:
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (early version)
"Raving and Drooling" (early version of "Sheep")
"You've Got to Be Crazy" (early version of "Dogs")
It's a great album. Sheep is my favourite song, but I like them all, so thanks for the review!
Anytime! Ty for watching as always Mark
What a great album. The prayer is still superb and I guess what sparked Marillions utterly superb version of the Lords Prayer in Forgotton Sons. Both spooky! From an era when music meant something and you physically had to get off your arse, get on the bus, spend your cash and then go home and bang the vinyl on the deck and feel such a rush as the new music sucked you in, I remember buying this album and being knocked back by the sheer brilliance. Wow that bass pedal in Sheep still gets me saying to anyone who will listen “ can you feel that?” Same as in Firth if Firth. 😰
Do any youths still embroider band names on their denim jackets? Ahh the good old days pre internet ehh,
Of the 849 concerts covering all genres that I have attended since 1973, there is always THAT 1.
June 1977, South Phillys Spectrum, Pink Floyd "In the Flesh" tour promoting the "Animals" album. Personally, nothing has come close since.
Another awesome review JP. Either though Pigs on the Wing pt 1&2 a just short love songs. They are very important to the album as a whole. Especially part 2. And congrats for picking up on that. My fav song from the album is sheep. So much is jammed into that 10 minutes it feels like only 5 minutes. And the riff at the end sounds like when you were a child and got the best of someone you would go na na na na na nana na na.
Ty! Absolutely, those two songs on the beginning and end of the album are perfect bookends
Hi there. Just watched your reaction. If you liked the way Roger's vocal morphed into a synth as you said you did, you should also like a very similar effect that was done a few years earlier by Styx on their 2nd album in a song called "A Day", sung by the late John Curulewski. It's a very underrated song(not to mention the entire album), but is one of my personal faves and there is a line that goes "Content to rest awhile, pondering the motion of time" and the word "time" repeats over and over again as he continues to sing more lyrics and by the time the verse is finished the "time" word has metamorphosed into a weird warbly synth effect. This blew me away when I first heard it when I was about 10 in the mid 70s and pre-dates Floyd's use of a similar effect by at least 4 years.
Your breakdown of this song and the entire album is spot on. You're one of the very few who understood it right from the start without ever having heard it before. This was Roger Waters written rendition of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" novel, with his own additions, of course. The Pigs on the Wing (3 different ones) song, was originally a dig at a woman by the name of Mary Whitehouse who during that time in the UK was repressing the people with social sexual repressive political dogma. Waters now uses that song against whatever regime he doesn't agree with which today is the current Trump admin. David Gilmore did use a talk box creating those distorted pig sounds as well as the guitar work in that song. The whole album is done so well but because the the main songs were so long they rarely if ever got any kind of radio play so they became obscure to most people unless you were an avid Pink Floyd fan.
Thank you so much Joe!
For the curious: when Floyd toured this album in 1977, the show started with Sheep, then PotW1, Dogs, PotW2, then Pigs (3DO). After a break they returned and played the entirety of the Wish You Were Here album.
I would have lost my mind seeing this live...
Cosi My father saw them live on the Animals tour - I'm so jealous haha
I have heard a bootleg of that tour, very cool.
That was the tour I saw them on. And that's exactly how the setlist went. They took a short break between 'Animals' and 'WYWH'', and did 'WYWH' in it's album order, unlike with 'Animals'.
After they went off stage, they came back for an encore of "Money". That was it in Milwaukee, but it's well documented that they usually did at least one other encore number, most often "One Of These Days".
It was billed as Pink Floyd In The Flesh. Even says that on my ticket stub.
One of the best shows I've been to.
@@Drummingvulture They did Money and Us & Them in Cleveland - on my 17th B-Day.
Sardonic band. Which I love. Pretending the danger is not real seems so appropriate to our times today......for ANY time, so real.
Great reaction.
Few if any albums had more impact on me as teenager (55 now), had a cassette that was recorded for me with this album and I played it to shreds, but of course bought the vinyl when I was a bit older and had a turntable and a stereo system.
Well done to Floyd for not being assholes and blocking this, hopefully they realise it's better to have your music talked about
I like this album by Pink Floyd......definitely Perfect!!!
Awesome Album
It’s a perfect album. Might be my favourite Pink Floyd album.
That keyboard at the beginning always gets me
This song exudes confidence - "Sheep" that is.
My second-favorite Floyd song, after "Echoes" (my all-time favorite).Also a nice callback to "One of These Days" on the bass and the little DOCTOR WHO theme snippet in both songs...and that echoing "stone" part...I don't know what it is about it, but I just go into another place when I hear that...I will sometimes rewind that part over and over and just zone out when I'm stressed...I could listen to that on a loop...
Totally with you on that
Sheep is definitely my favorite song on the album. I love the repetitive bass line played by David (not Roger as noted below), just a constant rhythmic drone. Love the jazzy Rhodes piano and Hammond organ work by Wright. Listening to this just now, I also got hints of 'Run Like Hell' which, of course, came after Sheep so I suppose it is more accurate to say while listening to 'Run Like Hell' that it reminds me of Sheep in parts. :-) Minor historical fact, Pink Floyd would often preview songs from upcoming albums when they were on tour. I have a bootleg of a show where they performed this song, but it wasn't in its final form and on the bootleg it was called 'Raving and Drooling'. The song was performed at Wembley in 1974 so this is music that was kicking around for a bit before it showed up on the album. There is a recording of this on CZcams as well.
Actually, David plays bass on Sheep. Just saying......
@@alisonanthony1228 Interesting, I did not know that. I also just was reminded of the fact that David wanted this song to be on Wish You Were Here, but Roger didn't. I also found this interesting page on who played what regarding Pink Floyd Bass - canadianpinkfloyd.blogspot.com/2013/02/who-played-what-episode-2-bass-guitar.html Even though I'm a fan of Pink Floyd, I did not realize that Gilmour did so much of the bass work.
Doing the complete album listen / review will provide further rewards / insights . Perhaps you can already hear why Animals is a top choice for many Floyd fans .
My take on the album - think ' when pigs fly ' as this is the phrase that 'pigs on the wing ' is referencing . The album begins with a sense of doubt/pessimism that things ( societal structure ) will ever change and then it goes on to present the classes of 'players' within society . As we hear , the sheep eventually stop accepting their' lot in life ' and achieve an overthrow of the system ( the power of the dogs is dead ) .
Then , we come back round to ' when pigs fly ' again - but , this time its celebrating the change that occurred and is basically saying ' pigs DID fly ' as the oppressive system was liberated . To me , its an extended metaphor - and to make things more interesting , the truth is it was written by Roger Waters regarding the relationship he had with his new wife , that he was delighted he found someone who truly could be his equal partner .
Regardless of interpretation - enjoy the complete play thru now and we'll wait for the album review .
Perhaps now its time to revisit APP I Robot album and continue that journey as well - another great concept album that should ultimately lead to a complete review as well .
Ty Jerry! I do need to get back to APP don't I?
@@JustJP In a word - yep . The tracks stand up pretty well done individually but once done thru in sequence , the cautionary tale that is the theme really comes thru brilliantly . Sonically , its fantastic as well , just like Steely Dan Aja , Fleetwood Mac Rumors - obviously , very high painstaking production values - Alan wouldn't produce / accept anything less than the highest grade possible given the technology available .
Great review! The bassline always felt like a callback to One of These Days to me
Best album by pink floyd
Keyboards are stellar.
So glad you did this album. Might be my favorite Pink Floyd. Even though it’s not Pink Floyd, The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking by Roger Waters is definitely in my top five of all time. Amazing guitar work by Clapton. Don’t know how well it would translate breaking it down song by song as reactions, but you need to at least listen to it on your own sometime as a whole. As always, keep up the good work!
I agree about Animals and also about Pros and cons it's one of the most sonically pleasing albums I've ever heard ... well worth a listen !!
Ty for the recommendation Courtney!
JustJP my pleasure😊
Loosely based on Animal Farm, which most of us read in grade school. In the book, the revolution was against the farmer, and the pigs took over with the dogs as the "peacekeepers" and eventually became the same as the farmers they vilified. Animals ends a little more hopefully with the sheep revolting against the pigs and dogs.
Thanks for the album review! It was certainly an interesting journey and you mentioned some things about the songs I hadn't noticed before - even though I've listened to this album probably hundreds of times. Not sure if you've already familiar with some of their other albums; I'd love to hear your take on Wish You Were Here (which has, coincidentally, also just 5 tracks on it), the Wall (ugh, okay, that has a -lot- of tracks and probably wouldn't work as well if you'd pick the songs apart one by one) or like someone else mentioned, the Final Cut.
either way, keep doing yer reviews :)
Ty so much Jayo! I'll definitely do more PF in the future!
Such a perfect ending to a perfect album
Pink Floyd are Masters
Every Ideology that sells you utopia - is wrong. This Album is a Master piece.
This album with more exposure is becoming a favourite for me . Its the bands most coheisive , musically superb composition,and political of the bands career. And it showcases the 4 originals and their talents ,and although great without the background ,and ring ins of later PF work. Loved your analysis, concise and with similar sentiments! Try The Wall soon!
Ty Rochelle!
Sheep also has the instrumental return of "Here boy" - the dog whistle motif in the descending line to the prayer. I don't think a lot of people realize this, or what solid composition it is. I, personally, hear that prayer as an inadvertently brilliant takedown of organized Christianity too while they were at it.
Great Album
Justin, this was great. Your reactions are so good. Can't wait for the album review. Sheep is #19 on my list. Dogs is #7.
Yes, I've got a list. What?! lol :-P
Haha, lists are good! What's the top 5
@@JustJP Oh, you're interested in my list, are you? hah hah
Wanna see it? : )
The title is "My “Top 40” Favorite pieces of Prog Rock music that’s at least 8 minutes in length (with 1 exception)" Ooh, long title, lol.
When I typed it into google, it came up. Whoo-hoo! :-P
So feel free to check it out, if you'd like.
#5) Magnum Opus by Kansas
#4) 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
#3) Starless by King Crimson
#2) Epitaph by King Crimson
#1) Close to the Edge by YES
Hey Jason,stop thinking about food while you listen to Animals..😆p.s..never seen u smile so much whilst listening to an album..cheered me up big time.
Haha I can't help it 😅 Ty Rod!
Sheep is definitely my favorite song on the album, although Dogs comes close. I love the way it opens so peacefully the transitions into the heavy part. This might be the hardest rocking song that Pink Floyd has ever written (although One of These Days and Run Like Hell are also contenders). Pink Floyd tends to be remembered for the bluesy/spacey jams and chilled out/ relaxed mood, but they really could rock when they wanted to.
As far as the album is concerned, it's definitely in my top 5 Pink Floyd albums. But it does fall short of their greatest works: DSOTM, The Wall, WYWH and Meddle for one reason: too much Waters on vocals. While I love Roger's voice and he sounds especially good on this album, I feel like he dominates too much on this album (and on the next three albums). Gilmour has a much better voice IMO and he only had two sections on this album: The beginning of Dogs and the barely heard prayer section on Sheep. Also it would have been nice to hear Wright's voice somewhere. Wright's voice is pretty prominent on the early albums, but after DSOTM his voice was just sorta dropped. It wasn't until 1996's Division Bell that he finally had a lead vocal again.
Better then DSOTM in my opinion. Sheep’s my favourite. Glad you enjoyed.