Released in 1977, Animals is the bastard album-of-a-child of the golden period of Pink Floyd. Squashed between the mega radio hit of 'Wish You Were Here' and it's eponymous record, and the massively successful multimedia album (that's what it is) The Wall, it is regarded as a 'bridge' album. So how come this is this my favorite PF record? Probably a combination of it's ability in their discography, lack of overplay tat has harmed Dark Side of the Moon, 'Wish You Were Here', the Wall and stoners being fans of the band. It totally get th estoner thing, but in hindsight, there are concepts in all of PF's music, from the Barrett-led incarnation to Gilmour-led incarnation and everything in-between, way beyond a stoner's attention span. Essentially PF are a jam blues band informed by classical music, studio experimentation and overarching concepts. Animals is the first record that borrows ideas from another source, Gorge Orwell's other class...
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