You can't understand the meaning of these songs unless you listen to them in the context of the whole album. Animals the album is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. Each song represents aspects of the story and the animals in it. Dogs is my favorite. The guitar solo is one of David Gilmour's best.
I've been listening to this album since it first came out in the late 70s (aging myself!) No matter how many times I hear the guitar solo in Dogs, my eyes still get teary when I hear it because the guitar is so beautiful. Also, there is so much tragedy in the lyrics, even though the tragedy is deserved.
Some parents read to their children when they are still in the womb, but those who play Pink Floyd for them will give birth to the coolest kid in town.👍
I remember summer of 1979 walking in into a local record store In Mountain View California I asked the guy at the counter Hey I'm looking for something really cool what's your recommendation He walks directly To the "P's" in the album section and pulls out Pink Floyd Animals and proceeds to tell me buy this along with Dark side of the moon and Wish you were here, go home and lock yourself in your room your life will never be the same!....He was right!
The entire album "Animals" is based on the George Orwell novel "Animal Farm" which is in part, an allegory for the divisions in certain societies. Pigs are at the top while they control the mid-level or enforcers of the social order the Dogs who are the taskmasters of the majority working class represented by sheep. At least that's what I get from the record and readings made over the last 44 years. It is one of if not the darkest (and my personal favorite) albums in Pink Floyd's discography. At the time of the writing and subsequent release of the album, there was a movement to censor records in the U.K. led by a person named Mary Whitehouse. She is referenced in this song. Our "White House" works as an allegory of the "pigs" too. Have a great day. Be safe...be well...
As a long time Floyd fan I have got to say that I am super impressed how Amber quickly catches on to the meaningfulness of their songs. And that’s just after a first listen. It took me years and countless listens to grasp the meaning and she zeroes on it immediately. Yes. Pigs are the greedy bastards feeding off the misery of others. Very good Amber. Bravo!
Sorry, but I'm not that impressed! Nobody is that intuitive hearing a song for the first time & amazing how they manage to know when a solo is coming up and pause right on cue? Same with every single "first time" reaction they do. All of these reaction channels are pretty much faking.
"Dogs" is the best song off this album (and one of the band's best songs period). It's 17 minutes long, but you gotta listen to it. "Animals" is their heaviest album.
It took someone’s reaction for me to understand the three POV in Dogs, and how the same evil alpha character in the first part was the poor manipulated schmuck by the last part. “It’s a big club, and you’re not in it.”
One of the things I love most about Pink Floyd is that they're never in a hurry to get somewhere. Their music takes the time it takes to do the job, and they never rush the process. So the listener's mind is always free to wander and float away on their perfectly crafted sorcery. Nobody else is as patient with their music as Floyd, and I love that!
It's the use of space. The engineer on DSOM Alan Parsons put it well. The band were never afraid of silence. It's that gift, creating space for the music to work!
Headphones on, eyes closed, head bobbing to the sounds, mind absorbing every sound, thinking of nothing else, and trying to remember to breathe. This is how you listen to Pink Floyd. Good job, you both got it!
Yeah, but that whole album does it for me. It's an angry political album. Vicious honesty, compared with the previous two albums which I thought were more philosophically political. All three masterpieces of course. Best band ever along with the beatles.
From 1973 to 1977, Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animal's. Maybe the most prolific output of any artist ever. Every album is a masterpiece.
The Whitehouse they are talking about is Mary Whitehouse. She was a conservative campaigner that was trying to keep "objectionable" (sex, swearing, ect.)material off of tv. This is just a classic album from beginning to end. I hope it ends up in heavy rotation at your house like it was in mine growing up. Also, it has my all-time favorite bass line!
Yes, she was the Tipper Gore of the '70s, she complained about a Doctor Who episode that ended with Tom Baker being underwater, probably drowning, to be continued next week. She made a lot of noise. Context adds a lot.
Thanks for the info. Always wondered but never looked it up. Love Floyd for the past 40+ years. Once drove 900 miles to see a show in Cleveland and drive home the next day. HELL YEAH IT WAS WORTH IT!!! It would most likely kill me today so I'm glad I scratched that off the bucket list when I was young. 😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻
Mary Whitehouse for sure, but knowing Roger as we do, I would´nt be surprised that the White House was´nt rattle´ing around in his head, using Mary as a way of stating his opinion about how he felt about the then situation in the world, and still relevant today.
I hate to echo the sentiments of everybody else. However, Pink Floyd was the epitome of Album Rock. You should really listen to each album in their entirety, because where most bands/artists record different songs on an album, Pink Floyd's albums were each their own performances. Love your channel. Love Pink Floyd. I turned 54 years old this year, and it warms my heart to see younger people like yourselves educating yourselves and the rest of your viewers about different forms of music, other than what you normally listen too.
I am 66 and hear what you are saying, the younger generations are starting to catch onto how good the Rock Era was. Some have gotten a couple tears. I'm convinced good Rock Music will not fade anytime soon and Pink Floyd will be the official music of future Space Travel.
Amber!!!! You found my favorite Pink Floyd Album!!!! Please take time and listen to it all the way through- you'll love it! & yes...as many others on this thread..."DOGS" is my absolute fave!
Animals was loosely based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm and designed to reflect Britain’s political landscape of the ‘70s. Sheep are the mindless heard while the pigs are those in power and the dogs do their bidding. (Abridged version)
It was a vicious indictment of communism. Or at least the (inevitable) corruption of socialism ideals by the basic, greedy, power-seeking nature of man.
I’ve often wondered thru the years if Floyd would have made it as big If Syd hadn’t fried his brain. Gilmore’s style of play and writings took them in a different direction for sure. Hmmmm
Oh such a deep, deep………deep hole with Pink Floyd. As you know of course Just looking at the two of you reacting with such obvious pleasure is wonderful. I’m a relative latecomer to Floyd and every new song is a creative joy
My grin splits my face every time you guys have that light bulb go off and you completely get Pink Floyd. Your reactions are priceless. Y'all got the unity message in their lyrics pretty quickly, and it's a pleasure watching people whose natural instinct is unity at the street level against the 1%, something Pink Floyd was very into on this album and Wish You Were Here, mixed in with the 'in your own head' themes.
Dogs is the song that Amber really needs to hear! It is extraordinary. I'm 56 and I love y'all's channel-I watch everyday since I found your channel about five months ago!
Its so amazing to see you guys falling in love with this legendary band. The whole animals album is a masterpiece. Love when David Gilmour goes god mode at the end, his solo is so aggressive.
The wailing pig solo was a David Gilmour talk box guitar solo. Behind that there were a fleet of other Gilmours riffing and jamming this way and that over a shuffling and sliding David Gilmour fretless bass line. This is a brilliant Waters song performed by an orchestra of David Gilmours. Of course Nick and Rick do their thing too. Top shelf Pink Floyd
It does this old heart good to see another generation of Floydians come to life and immerse themselves in this unique sound. I was lucky enough to grow up with them. I liked all the rock from that age, but none better than Pink Floyd. Rock on Amber and Jay.
Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd album. Nobody else was doing anything like this, it's a masterpiece, never far from my playlist. It should be enjoyed as an album, but if you want to just do the songs Dogs should be next.
Favorite Pink Floyd album is SUCH a fun topic of discussion. Mine probably has to be Wish You Were Here, but Animals is definitely top three. Would love to see them react to the song Wish You Were Here.
Pink Floyd are truly in a class of their own, to the degree where it is difficult to compare their music to what other artists are producing. I understand why you struggle with describing their sounds. In one word, I would describe it as timeless!
Some people think that "Animals" was Pink Floyd's answer to punk bands who claimed to hate prog rock and big 70s bands at the time... not at all. First, the album was recorded in late 1976 (around the time punk rock was emerging), secondly the sounds and lyrics of this album are angrier and more politically charged than any punk records. I wish Dave's wicked solo would never end (and these bass lines he plays too, freaking awesome!). Brilliant reaction, Amber and Jordan (I bet you enjoyed the cowbell 🤪), I couldn't agree more 👏👏
Thank you! I have said this about Animals before that is was more punk in attitude and lyrics than the bands that claimed to be punk at the time. So happy to see someone else agree! :)
I love the solo to this. Normally Gilmour's solos feel very sad and melancholic. Maybe its just me this is one of the rare ones where I can feel this anger coming out of it. Its so cool
Wish you were here is an amazing song that my oldest son would play around the campfire. When he went away for 5 years, that was the song we’d play when we were missing him.
Wish You Were Here has been my favorite song since I was an early teen and probably will always be. I sort of hope that changes at some point though. I'd love to be in a different enough "space" or find a new song captures the one I abide in even better.
Well, happy birthday Michael! And congratulations on an excellent album suggestion. Long time ago I inherited a bunch of Floyd albums and this is the one that I (idiot) somehow kinda overlooked for way too long... but since I really started listening to it, it's become my favorite fast.
Pink Floyd is my all time fav band, but it's been yrs since I focused on them. Thanks for taking along on your journey of discovery for my journey of rememberence. xoxox
Here's the thing about Pink Floyd, any of their songs can be enjoyed individually, but their songs are meant to be heard in their album state, as an entirety. I haven't listened to "Animals" in probably 15 years, but I think I will do that this evening. All of their albums are incredible in their own unique way...
The sound you are talking about is called Golden Throat or Squawk Box it is a add on to Daves guitar the guitar is run through the box and the sound is compressed and goes through a tube up to Daves mouth he then uses his mouth to change the pitch that is running through the tube and the microphone picks up the sound Peter Frampton also uses it
Animals is definitely one of those albums you have to listen to from beginning to end in one sitting. Headphones and eyes closed is the best way to experience it.
My brother went to see them when they were touring for this album. It was an outdoor venue and he said that during this song a giant inflatable pig rose up from behind the stage.
Great reaction! This is from the concept album Animals which was partially inspired by the Geirge Orwell book Animal Farm. In both cases the animals represent different classes of society. The book is a commentary on Stalinism while the album is a commentary on capitalism. The songs do tie in to each other so to understand the idea best its recommended to listen to the album in order as is with a lot of Floyd albums. Loved this! Stay safe!
I remember listening to this entire album over and over again with my headphones on when I was in high school. It NEVER got old! Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are the two best rock bands of all time, in my opinion! Check out Dogs next!!!
The whole theme of this album is brilliant. The different animals represent different sects of people that make up a society. Amber was spot on about the meaning of pigs at the end. I think you guys should check out some live performances of Pink Floyd, Pulse is a great concert.
What Pink Floyd pulls off like no other band, is lift you with a gentle hand to an ethereal suspension, holding you there while they deliver very impactful lyrics. Just to make sure they don't lose you, they throw in bursts of absolutely amazing sounds to keep you focused on their words. That's how I see it, anyway. I have seen them four times, and I was not disappointed once, not even slightly.
Jay and Amber, it is so cool to see you discover all of these bands ESPECIALLY the Floyd. For a quick musical jolt check out “One of these Days” When you feel up to it “Echoes” was where they really came into their own. It was just before the Dark Side of the Moon” super album. It is an entire album side. 30 minutes of the “Amber sway!”
Amber and Jordan can you please react to “Wish You Were Here” and “Hey You” Oh and definitely “Young Lust” I think you’d like the switch in sound, still very Pink Floyd though.
I’ve been playing this LP since it was released but never knew the meaning. I love your Channel and learn so much from our Family. Thanks for all the great input, guys, and thanks to you both for reacting to these great songs.
The songs from this album, "Animals" were inspired by the book, "Animal Farm," by George Orwell. It's an allegory about these farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a utopia where the animals can be equal and free. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up as bad as before under the rule of corrupt, greedy pigs indistinguishable from the human farmers. The book is a must read. Generally, you read it in high school since it's a short book with some sharp social commentary. Thematically, it's similar to another song you reacted to, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again." Remember the last line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." A revolution can start with good intentions but ultimately, its leaders can succumb to greed and corruption.
Sheep is my favourite from this album (which follows Pigs). An analogy of the meek and down-trodden rising against the system. It has inspired moments with cross-fades between vocals and synths. Dogs is about corporate climbers and the dog eat dog, cut-throat world of big business.
The album "Animals" is the 2nd most bleak, depressing, relentlessly harrowing experience you'll have with Pink Floyd, behind "The Wall" Having said that, it's a truly amazing album.
I was always told to understand the meaning is to listen to their albums in the order of the tracks. They are known for getting a message across. Love Pink Floyd. 😀🎶🎸
Pink Floyd is a in the moment group. Not thinking about doing laundry or what do I need for groceries while listening, you are in the now. It's a gift.
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You can't understand the meaning of these songs unless you listen to them in the context of the whole album. Animals the album is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. Each song represents aspects of the story and the animals in it. Dogs is my favorite. The guitar solo is one of David Gilmour's best.
Another Vote for “Dogs” as it’s also my favorite from this album.
Well said
Yep to all of it.
I've been listening to this album since it first came out in the late 70s (aging myself!) No matter how many times I hear the guitar solo in Dogs, my eyes still get teary when I hear it because the guitar is so beautiful. Also, there is so much tragedy in the lyrics, even though the tragedy is deserved.
I purchased a copy of Animal Farm for every kid in my extended family. They need to know what's going on today in America. This album drives it home.
The concept of the Animals album is that we are a nation of sheep, ruled by dogs and owned by pigs
Ruled by pigs, owned by dogs*
The pigs are the politicians, the Dogs are the businessmen.
Yeah, from the Anti socialist book Animal Farm
yup, fat pigs flying over the factory (owners), dogs are management (supervises) are watching dogs, the rest are sheep, obey and do what you told.
Some parents read to their children when they are still in the womb, but those who play Pink Floyd for them will give birth to the coolest kid in town.👍
Damn, I was born before Pink Floyd but I started listening in middle school. Hope I'm still one of the cool kids lol
Cool analogy !
This is true. Indubitably.
Fact!!!
My dad had this album on repeat in the 70's. It's burned into my brain.
I remember summer of 1979 walking in into a local record store In Mountain View California I asked the guy at the counter Hey I'm looking for something really cool what's your recommendation He walks directly To the "P's" in the album section and pulls out Pink Floyd Animals and proceeds to tell me buy this along with Dark side of the moon and Wish you were here, go home and lock yourself in your room your life will never be the same!....He was right!
The entire album "Animals" is based on the George Orwell novel "Animal Farm" which is in part, an allegory for the divisions in certain societies. Pigs are at the top while they control the mid-level or enforcers of the social order the Dogs who are the taskmasters of the majority working class represented by sheep. At least that's what I get from the record and readings made over the last 44 years. It is one of if not the darkest (and my personal favorite) albums in Pink Floyd's discography. At the time of the writing and subsequent release of the album, there was a movement to censor records in the U.K. led by a person named Mary Whitehouse. She is referenced in this song. Our "White House" works as an allegory of the "pigs" too. Have a great day. Be safe...be well...
You pretty much nailed it my friend.
Yep
Warning of socialism
@@Mr05Chuck From Waters the socialist?
@@Mr05Chuck More like a warning of Fascism.
As a long time Floyd fan I have got to say that I am super impressed how Amber quickly catches on to the meaningfulness of their songs. And that’s just after a first listen. It took me years and countless listens to grasp the meaning and she zeroes on it immediately. Yes. Pigs are the greedy bastards feeding off the misery of others. Very good Amber. Bravo!
She probably looks up the lyrics beforehand?....
I suspect she has a huge intuitive streak to her way of thinking …I mean that in the most complimentary way. She just dials straight in
How relevant is this whole album in today's very dark world.
@@arizonacolour8793 yes! That is quite possible.
Sorry, but I'm not that impressed! Nobody is that intuitive hearing a song for the first time & amazing how they manage to know when a solo is coming up and pause right on cue? Same with every single "first time" reaction they do. All of these reaction channels are pretty much faking.
Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd album. Perfection front to back.
I totally agree with you. I first heard it on my cousin's stereo the week it was released in 1977. It clinched me as a permanent Floyd fan.
Animals is definitely in my top 5. Every song is amazing with a great sound
I started listening to Pink Floyd when I was 16 years old. I am now 62 years old. And still , I can't get enough of Pink Floyd.
"Dogs" is the best song off this album (and one of the band's best songs period). It's 17 minutes long, but you gotta listen to it. "Animals" is their heaviest album.
My sentiments exactly!!
Yes!! “ Dogs” is unbelievable!! To us old school Floyd fans it’s some of their best stuff for so many reasons.
Amen!
It got real heavy, Gilmour was trying out a distortion pedal for the first time. And he had fun with it on Dogs
It took someone’s reaction for me to understand the three POV in Dogs, and how the same evil alpha character in the first part was the poor manipulated schmuck by the last part. “It’s a big club, and you’re not in it.”
Pink Floyd can be best described as the greatest band that ever existed. They are 4 true masters of the craft of music.
One of the things I love most about Pink Floyd is that they're never in a hurry to get somewhere. Their music takes the time it takes to do the job, and they never rush the process. So the listener's mind is always free to wander and float away on their perfectly crafted sorcery. Nobody else is as patient with their music as Floyd, and I love that!
Quite Nicely Put- thanks
Dude, that is the best depiction of their stuff I've read.
That is spot-on!
It's the use of space. The engineer on DSOM Alan Parsons put it well. The band were never afraid of silence. It's that gift, creating space for the music to work!
Headphones on, eyes closed, head bobbing to the sounds, mind absorbing every sound, thinking of nothing else, and trying to remember to breathe. This is how you listen to Pink Floyd. Good job, you both got it!
Being high took it to another level!!
This album is a masterpiece. Dark Side is a masterpiece. Meddle is a masterpiece.
PINK FLOYD is perfection.
Wish You Were Here is also a masterpiece, and The Wall is just short of a masterpiece.
@@SirHilaryManfat this is true...The Wall is due for a full listen
Echoes was the model for their sound from that point. Which brings up a point is they should listen to Echoes.
talking about masterpiece- here's a true one from Roger Waters: Amused to Death you gotta listen to it!
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Dogs is IMHO one of the best songs ever by Pink Floyd ❤
Yeah, but that whole album does it for me. It's an angry political album. Vicious honesty, compared with the previous two albums which I thought were more philosophically political. All three masterpieces of course. Best band ever along with the beatles.
"Dogs" is the masterpiece of this album... And that's by the slimmest of margins.
Dogs, Pigs, Sheep and then the shorts in that order for me.
I feel that Peil Neart would likely agree. 😏😋😁
Dragged down by the stone!
The whole album is one song😉
Dogs is one of those epic songs that takes me away, and is always way too short!
The guitar solo at the end of this song is amazing. One of the best guitar solo’s by David Gilmour 👍👍
From 1973 to 1977, Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animal's. Maybe the most prolific output of any artist ever. Every album is a masterpiece.
The Wall is the most prolific album of all time!!!!
Well actually no. Being a double album, you have to cut the sales numbers in half as the RIAA counts actual discs.
Meddle is still great tho
I love it when Amber gets into it and is onboard when the song ends and her first sentence is "I have a lot to say!" You two are so much fun.
The Whitehouse they are talking about is Mary Whitehouse. She was a conservative campaigner that was trying to keep "objectionable" (sex, swearing, ect.)material off of tv. This is just a classic album from beginning to end. I hope it ends up in heavy rotation at your house like it was in mine growing up. Also, it has my all-time favorite bass line!
Yes, she was the Tipper Gore of the '70s, she complained about a Doctor Who episode that ended with Tom Baker being underwater, probably drowning, to be continued next week. She made a lot of noise. Context adds a lot.
Thanks for the info. Always wondered but never looked it up. Love Floyd for the past 40+ years. Once drove 900 miles to see a show in Cleveland and drive home the next day. HELL YEAH IT WAS WORTH IT!!! It would most likely kill me today so I'm glad I scratched that off the bucket list when I was young. 😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻
Mary Whitehouse for sure, but knowing Roger as we do, I would´nt be surprised that the White House was´nt rattle´ing around in his head, using Mary as a way of stating his opinion about how he felt about the then situation in the world, and still relevant today.
I think Deep Purple did a song about her too.
You hit the nail on the head im65 an seen this concert at Cleveland Stadium in 76
I once had this album played while in a floatation tank. Life was never quite the same.
I hate to echo the sentiments of everybody else. However, Pink Floyd was the epitome of Album Rock. You should really listen to each album in their entirety, because where most bands/artists record different songs on an album, Pink Floyd's albums were each their own performances.
Love your channel. Love Pink Floyd. I turned 54 years old this year, and it warms my heart to see younger people like yourselves educating yourselves and the rest of your viewers about different forms of music, other than what you normally listen too.
Best heard alone with low light using headphones.
I get what you are saying, but I really appreciate each song individually. You can't get it wrong with Gilmour and PF,
Thanks... That was so well worded! My feelings exactly!
I am 66 and hear what you are saying, the younger generations are starting to catch onto how good the Rock Era was. Some have gotten a couple tears. I'm
convinced good Rock Music will not fade anytime soon and Pink Floyd will be the official music of future Space Travel.
I’m 73 and and still listen Floyd with headphones and it takes you way back
Amber!!!! You found my favorite Pink Floyd Album!!!! Please take time and listen to it all the way through- you'll love it! & yes...as many others on this thread..."DOGS" is my absolute fave!
Animals was loosely based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm and designed to reflect Britain’s political landscape of the ‘70s. Sheep are the mindless heard while the pigs are those in power and the dogs do their bidding. (Abridged version)
“Dogs” is my favorite song. Ever. And the entire album (“Animals”) is my very favorite PF album of all time. Masterpiece!
Also, he U.S.A. landscape.
It was a vicious indictment of communism. Or at least the (inevitable) corruption of socialism ideals by the basic, greedy, power-seeking nature of man.
@@robertbrown8576 Sadly. USA has elevated stupidity and piggish conservative greed to an extreme level seldom seen.
Amber hitted on the money. She got the message which is astounding to me. Amber hats off to you for understanding great music for what it means.
I'm 60 and grew up with Floyd from day 1 of their journey
I envy you that your just starting your journey with them
You have a long GREAT ride ahead
69 and yes.
I’ve often wondered thru the years if Floyd would have made it as big If Syd hadn’t fried his brain. Gilmore’s style of play and writings took them in a different direction for sure.
Hmmmm
@@sudzbuddy6 Probably going to get pelters for this but I prefer their later work, after the more psychedelic early stuff.
@@simonnewby1215 Depends on the time period your refering to.
My favorite LP's go Atom Heart Mother up to The Wall and all between...
Amber's reaction to The Pink Floyd is the best ever.
Animals is a masterpiece best listened to from start to finish....Do Dogs next!!!! 😘❤
Yes and YES!!!
Yes!
No! 😱 Do sheep! 🐏 🐑🐏 🐑🐏 🐑 🐏 🐑 🐏 🐑🐏 🐑
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Bahhhh!
Agreed gotta get the full album affect.
Love those bass scales at the end. Brilliant track
Oh such a deep, deep………deep hole with Pink Floyd. As you know of course
Just looking at the two of you reacting with such obvious pleasure is wonderful. I’m a relative latecomer to Floyd and every new song is a creative joy
Amber, wow, you understood it completely, and on the first listen, wow.
I've always said Pink Floyd is more than a band they're an experience
You two were both fabulous in this reaction. I could tell you were like myself, inhaling the music and the feeling.
Ambers right! Pink Floyd is on another level/planet ❤️
My grin splits my face every time you guys have that light bulb go off and you completely get Pink Floyd. Your reactions are priceless. Y'all got the unity message in their lyrics pretty quickly, and it's a pleasure watching people whose natural instinct is unity at the street level against the 1%, something Pink Floyd was very into on this album and Wish You Were Here, mixed in with the 'in your own head' themes.
My favorite Pink Floyd album!
I saw this concert in Tampa Fl. and on the ticket, it said "An Evening Of Sight And Sound with Pink Floyd"!
Dogs is my favorite track on this album
Dogs is the song that Amber really needs to hear! It is extraordinary. I'm 56 and I love y'all's channel-I watch everyday since I found your channel about five months ago!
Its so amazing to see you guys falling in love with this legendary band. The whole animals album is a masterpiece. Love when David Gilmour goes god mode at the end, his solo is so aggressive.
Nice avi,,,,🤪🤪🤪👍
The wailing pig solo was a David Gilmour talk box guitar solo. Behind that there were a fleet of other Gilmours riffing and jamming this way and that over a shuffling and sliding David Gilmour fretless bass line. This is a brilliant Waters song performed by an orchestra of David Gilmours. Of course Nick and Rick do their thing too. Top shelf Pink Floyd
Dogs has to be next. It’s the best guitar work and lyrics from the entire album
Lyrics are required for Dogs.
And then follow that up with their much later release, "The Dogs of War"
Dogs my favorite song I saw this tour in Chicago they had the giant inflatable Pig flying over the audience incredible
The flying pink pig balloon at the concert in the 70's was awesome.
It does this old heart good to see another generation of Floydians come to life and immerse themselves in this unique sound. I was lucky enough to grow up with them. I liked all the rock from that age, but none better than Pink Floyd. Rock on Amber and Jay.
I just love you guys ... and yes!!!
Pink Floyd is just amazing!!! Always amazing!! The Wall is fantastic too!!
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Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd album. Nobody else was doing anything like this, it's a masterpiece, never far from my playlist. It should be enjoyed as an album, but if you want to just do the songs Dogs should be next.
Favorite Pink Floyd album is SUCH a fun topic of discussion. Mine probably has to be Wish You Were Here, but Animals is definitely top three. Would love to see them react to the song Wish You Were Here.
@UCtS30SSxgVk1bDVteWA_Hbg Censors have many man y detractors. I'm on Roger's side and the majority.
@@jackwells8107 It is odd that my favorite PF song is on Wish you were here but my favorite album is Animals.
My favorite PF album too!
Your perspectives are refreshing. You 2 seriously just make me happy! For real! Good people and it shows.
Pink Floyd are truly in a class of their own, to the degree where it is difficult to compare their music to what other artists are producing. I understand why you struggle with describing their sounds. In one word, I would describe it as timeless!
Love your channel guys, such authentic reactions to timeless music, loving it all the way from London Town
Some people think that "Animals" was Pink Floyd's answer to punk bands who claimed to hate prog rock and big 70s bands at the time... not at all. First, the album was recorded in late 1976 (around the time punk rock was emerging), secondly the sounds and lyrics of this album are angrier and more politically charged than any punk records. I wish Dave's wicked solo would never end (and these bass lines he plays too, freaking awesome!). Brilliant reaction, Amber and Jordan (I bet you enjoyed the cowbell 🤪), I couldn't agree more 👏👏
Some of these songs were written in 74'
Thank you! I have said this about Animals before that is was more punk in attitude and lyrics than the bands that claimed to be punk at the time. So happy to see someone else agree! :)
You guys should look up this dude called “seven hunnid” , he underrated
@@matthewburkart7718 Definitely rright! You Gotta Be Crazy (a.k.a. Dogs) and Raving and Drooling (a.k.a. Sheep) were performed live in 1974
"Almost worth a quick grin" -best backhanded compliment ever, and perhaps my favorite Roger Waters/Pink Floyd line.
I love the solo to this. Normally Gilmour's solos feel very sad and melancholic. Maybe its just me this is one of the rare ones where I can feel this anger coming out of it. Its so cool
My favorite band of all time, they are just above the bunch like you said, and you have just scrached the surface yet.
Wish you were here is an amazing song that my oldest son would play around the campfire. When he went away for 5 years, that was the song we’d play when we were missing him.
Try Steely Dan Their song Do it again
Wish You Were Here has been my favorite song since I was an early teen and probably will always be. I sort of hope that changes at some point though. I'd love to be in a different enough "space" or find a new song captures the one I abide in even better.
Wow! Y'all reacted to this song?! Niceeeeeee! Excellent! Dug deep. Nice job 👏
That "weightless" feeling you get is enhanced by turning the lights off and listening either in the dark or with a blacklight.
Well, happy birthday Michael!
And congratulations on an excellent album suggestion.
Long time ago I inherited a bunch of Floyd albums and this is the one that I (idiot) somehow kinda overlooked for way too long... but since I really started listening to it, it's become my favorite fast.
Listen to this album from start to finish in order and you'll realize the GENIUS that is Pink Floyd. They're more than just on another level.
Pink Floyd is my all time fav band, but it's been yrs since I focused on them. Thanks for taking along on your journey of discovery for my journey of rememberence. xoxox
Here's the thing about Pink Floyd, any of their songs can be enjoyed individually, but their songs are meant to be heard in their album state, as an entirety. I haven't listened to "Animals" in probably 15 years, but I think I will do that this evening. All of their albums are incredible in their own unique way...
The sound you are talking about is called Golden Throat or Squawk Box it is a add on to Daves guitar the guitar is run through the box and the sound is compressed and goes through a tube up to Daves mouth he then uses his mouth to change the pitch that is running through the tube and the microphone picks up the sound Peter Frampton also uses it
The album should be considered as one long song and played in order. It's very deep.
absolutely
Ambers face when the solo started was like “This song is already amazing, now David Gilmour is going to play a solo.”✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
Animals is definitely one of those albums you have to listen to from beginning to end in one sitting. Headphones and eyes closed is the best way to experience it.
And lsd lol
i loooove watching you guys try to explain Pink Floyd. Best part of my day.
My brother went to see them when they were touring for this album. It was an outdoor venue and he said that during this song a giant inflatable pig rose up from behind the stage.
An inflatable pig floating around the stadium became basically a standard at thier concerts
Saw them on tour for this album too the inflatable pig blew our minds!
Thank you so much for reacting to this for my husband's birthday. We love you guys so much... our favorite "reactors".
A must pink Floyd song to listen to is shine on you crazy diamond. One of their two best masterpieces. Has great horns in it too.
Hi from northern ireland,pink floyd,wish you were here is an amazing song,hope yous are keeping well two lovely people
Great reaction! This is from the concept album Animals which was partially inspired by the Geirge Orwell book Animal Farm. In both cases the animals represent different classes of society. The book is a commentary on Stalinism while the album is a commentary on capitalism. The songs do tie in to each other so to understand the idea best its recommended to listen to the album in order as is with a lot of Floyd albums. Loved this! Stay safe!
Love this SONG! and so did my Dad before he Passed, The whole Album is Amazing!
Such a deep, deep album... Dogs, Sheep, amazing songs!
Thank you! I used to lull myself off to sleep every night listening to this through ear-buds. That was many, many decades ago.
Oh man, does this take me back to the days of cruising in the t-bird with the top down.
Y'all do your next roadtrip listening to the Floyd. Lol
yep those were the days!
You are intuitive as first time listener's. God bless you both.
I remember listening to this entire album over and over again with my headphones on when I was in high school. It NEVER got old! Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are the two best rock bands of all time, in my opinion! Check out Dogs next!!!
Love how you each pick up different elements to groove to
Excellent choice!
Coolest bass solo ever.
The whole theme of this album is brilliant. The different animals represent different sects of people that make up a society. Amber was spot on about the meaning of pigs at the end. I think you guys should check out some live performances of Pink Floyd, Pulse is a great concert.
Your explanation of the song's lyrics was spot on.
Back when these albums were new we used to just kick back and listen to the whole album start to finish
...over and over...
One of the absolute gorgeous songs I've ever heard😊😊😊😊
What Pink Floyd pulls off like no other band, is lift you with a gentle hand to an ethereal suspension, holding you there while they deliver very impactful lyrics. Just to make sure they don't lose you, they throw in bursts of absolutely amazing sounds to keep you focused on their words. That's how I see it, anyway.
I have seen them four times, and I was not disappointed once, not even slightly.
You got me beat, I saw them in "88 &94" in "the horseshoe " OSU BUCKEYES stadium 🏟 Columbus Ohio and yes , best show ever.
@@BuckeyeintheSkyNews all the times I saw them,, were at RFK stadium. One of those shows we were on the field. All four shows we were trippin.....🥴
You Guys are just awesome.... I really enjoy your intense reaction and the way you move and Vibe to the Floyd
They have a lot of great tunes but the album Animals is my fav !!! The lyrics ........and sounds are just great !
Pink Floyd genius Is the first thought that comes to my mind how can they do this ? It always sounds so good no matter the subject amazing !
Jay and Amber, it is so cool to see you discover all of these bands ESPECIALLY the Floyd. For a quick musical jolt check out “One of these Days” When you feel up to it “Echoes” was where they really came into their own. It was just before the Dark Side of the Moon” super album. It is an entire album side. 30 minutes of the “Amber sway!”
Each one, Sheep and Dogs, is yet another odyssey! Totally worth the time to listen!
Amber, I can’t wait until you hear Echoes. That’s when they transcended into that other level you speak of.
I feel your reactions r genuine. Love it.
Amber and Jordan can you please react to “Wish You Were Here” and “Hey You” Oh and definitely “Young Lust” I think you’d like the switch in sound, still very Pink Floyd though.
Yes Wish you were Here!!! Can't believe I left that off my suggestions for next.
I actually like the alternate version of young lust much better than what made it on the album.
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This album will take you on a JOURNEY. Records will never do that again. Appreciate it and share it with the younger folks.
Amber...welcome to the machine. Pink Floyd. Please!!!!
I’ve been playing this LP since it was released but never knew the meaning. I love your Channel and learn so much from our Family. Thanks for all the great input, guys, and thanks to you both for reacting to these great songs.
The songs from this album, "Animals" were inspired by the book, "Animal Farm," by George Orwell. It's an allegory about these farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a utopia where the animals can be equal and free. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up as bad as before under the rule of corrupt, greedy pigs indistinguishable from the human farmers.
The book is a must read. Generally, you read it in high school since it's a short book with some sharp social commentary.
Thematically, it's similar to another song you reacted to, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again." Remember the last line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." A revolution can start with good intentions but ultimately, its leaders can succumb to greed and corruption.
Sheep is my favourite from this album (which follows Pigs). An analogy of the meek and down-trodden rising against the system. It has inspired moments with cross-fades between vocals and synths. Dogs is about corporate climbers and the dog eat dog, cut-throat world of big business.
The album "Animals" is the 2nd most bleak, depressing, relentlessly harrowing experience you'll have with Pink Floyd, behind "The Wall"
Having said that, it's a truly amazing album.
Bleak and depressing was kinda Pink Floyd's entire shtick lol
That's because it's based on Animal Farm by George Orwell. Worth reading!
The Final Cut takes you for a ride as well
Now you talkin this is one of my favorite bands of all time y'all Rock God bless y'all
I was always told to understand the meaning is to listen to their albums in the order of the tracks. They are known for getting a message across. Love Pink Floyd. 😀🎶🎸
Pink Floyd is a in the moment group. Not thinking about doing laundry or what do I need for groceries while listening, you are in the now. It's a gift.