Richard was so underated. Animals and wish you were here was his best work in my opinion. He really gave pink floyd the emotions and little eerie sounds. True genius
So the "long note" you're hearing is actually Roger's vocals fading out and being blended with Rick on the synthesizer. It's perfectly mixed so you can't tell where his voice ends and the synth begins.
The part that sounds like "church prayer" is a prayer from the sheeps point of view. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want He makes me down to lie Through pastures green he leadeth me the silent waters by With bright knives he releaseth my soul He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places He converteth me to lamb cutlets For lo, he hath great power and great hunger When cometh the day we lowly ones Through quiet reflection and great dedication Master the art of karate Lo, we shall rise up And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water." Pink Floyd is amazing!
Roger Waters was inspired by George Orwell's book "Animal Farm", while recording the "Animals" album. At the end of this song Roger Waters is basically saying all human beings are essentially the same. Power corrupts. Notice how the sheep had an uprising and killed the dogs. They thought themselves became the new dogs and began to abuse the weaker.
Nice! Yes, those were keyboards. Richard shines on keyboards. He's a keyboard master. In Welcome to the machine, his keyboards cut through the heart with such pain that you cannot forget it. Of course with all the other Pink Floyd candies. This is definitely a song you should be reacting to next.
I worked across road from battersea power station in stewart rd and waiting for bus to go home i saw helicopters chasing a 40 ft pig that got loose i didnt know it was my favorite group until purchased album a year later.
The original working title of this song was Raving and Drooling. They were playing this live as early as 1974, almost 3 years before Animals was released.
i was at Roger Waters concert in Lisbon last year, this song was by far the best of the whole concert...so freaking good....animals is my favorite album, so listening to this live....😅😅😅😅
Not sure Gilmore did all the guitars on this one. Iirc, Waters played guitar on this song. Something about Waters being picky regarding a specific guitar part in this song.
My favorite PF album. I was a high school senior when it was released. Can't count how many times I laid on my bed and listened to the entire thing through my earphones.
It's funny that dogs is the only song Rodger Waters played bass on on animals. You got Mr Gilmore playing the bass guitar on sheep. Although my favorite part of sheep is Rodger Waters voice fading seamlessly into the synth on the ends of some of the lyrics!!
The "prayer" you hear is Roger Waters' twisted version of the Lord's Prayer. Very dark. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want He makes me down to lie Through pastures green He leadeth me the silent waters by With bright knives he releaseth my soul He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places He converteth me to lamb cutlets For lo, He hath great power, and great hunger When cometh the day we lowly ones Through quiet reflection, and great dedication Master the art of karate Lo, we shall rise up And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.
Animals album.. My personal favorite Pink Floyd work. Remember the songs refer to ;l Pigs -the politicians Dogs - Police / Military Sheep -The common people. Its a great great masterpiece Taken from a novel. Pink Floyd #1
I've seen Pink Floyd four times in three different decades and the most mind-blowing concert was the one in 1977 called the In the flesh tour!! They played all of Animals took a short break and then played all of Wish You Were Here and then came out and played half of Dark Side of The Moon for their encore with the original four members!!! I saw at least two dozen people having to be hauled out from passing out or freaking out because of the intensity of the visuals the lights and the music!! That concert is one of about 100 I've seen in my life and the most amazing one I've seen and the only one where my wife and I drove all the way home and didn't say a word!!! Some of the people that were hauled out were freaking out because they had taken acid and we're not ready for what was about to happen!!
Me too! Saw them 4 times, 75, 77, 87 & 94. First time Dark Side & Echoes for the Encore! 2nd Time all of Animals and Wish You Were Here. Gilmour on 🔥 on a Fender Telecaster for Animals. 3rd Time with Gilmour led Floyd doing greatest hits after Momentary Lapse of Reason, 4th Time, Pulse tour. Gilmour twice solo in the 80s and Roger 4 times solo including The Wall. My Pink Floyd experience never stops, those memories will last forever.
@jonhenke... Me too where did you see them? I saw them in Cleveland . June 25th '77. The giant pig; the flock of sheep floating down over the crowd; opening the show with their private jet flying sooooo low over the stadium that the fined-big time for that. I heard they were banned from playing in Cleveland for a few years for that one. It was reported that there was 97000 tickets sold for the concert...the old Cleveland Municipal stadium seated 83000 ( 88000 with standing room ) but the whole field was filled with fans. Saw people falling down when used the surround sound around the top of the stadium ( I'm pretty sure they chemically enhanced... we were!
@@gregorysimmers I was really lucky!! Saw them at the madhouse on McDowell where the Phoenix Suns used to play in February of 1977. It was a sold-out crowd of 12,000 and was indoors in a smaller place so it was really up close and the whole crowd was absolutely silent and mesmerized!! Saw them in 74 for the Dark Side of the Moon tour, in 87 for the momentary lapse of reason tour and of course the 94 Pulse concert at ASU's Sun devil stadium! But that 77 show being indoors there was so much pot being smoked that it was almost like another effect with the haze in the air!! The sound was like we were inside a giant set of headphones it was so perfect!! Anyway I went in sober and I came out wanting to go through a drive-thru and getting a bucket full of hamburgers and tacos!! Still the best concert of all the concerts I've been to!!!!
Stunning song everyone should listen to. Especially in the last 4 years where the world's population were so compliant and trusting, without questioning anything. Meekly doing what they were told. Cool reaction as usual.
In the middle of the song is an altered version of the Psalm of David. I never thought I would get to see any of the Animals songs live but Roger played Dogs and Pigs (3 different kinds) during his “Us + Them” tour and Sheep during the most recent “This is Not A Drill” tour. I’ve seen Floyd live twice, Gilmour once (and have tickets to his upcoming show at MSG) and Roger 8 times.
Sheep makes me visualize their music so perfectly... First all sheep live their peaceful life, but the bass comes up slowly, like there is something bad about to happen, but as the bass is still quiet, it doesn't bother them. Then the sound explosion is like that something bad actually happened, for many of them "suddenly", but... if they only dare to hear the warning... Then there is a slaughterhouse part, like they failed to defend. There is a brain washing moment after which they are all threatened, aggressive music turns into this perfect guitar riffs that fades away and "the peace" comes back and it is all going back to where it all started. The sheep will be sheep forever! This song has such a great connection of the meaning, background theme, sounds, music and lyrics, like it's a real movie!
Usually you just want to lose yourself in a Pink Floyd song. For this album, pulling up the lyrics is helpful as well. Dogs is probably my favorite, but all three of the major songs on this album are great. Dogs is very Gilmour heavy as he doesn’t sing on the others, and his guitar work on Dogs is among his best. They actually were working on these songs and performing them shortly after Dark Side of the Moon but they didn’t record them for the next album (Wish You Were Here). They took the time to let the songs germinate until they got them just right. Most musicians don’t take the time to do that. Respectful to their craft was a great way to put it.
Yes, good point, you can hear early version of the songs that ended up on both Wish You Were Hear and Animals in the first set at Boston Garden 1975. That was the entire first set, the second set is all of Dark Side of the Moon, followed by an encore of Echoes. One of the best shows I ever saw, you can hear audio of it on You Tube, enjoy!
@@vicprovost2561 I've heard the audio of those shows, originally via bootlegs and then more recently on the Immersion sets. Gotta say I'm a little bit jealous you got to hear it live. In later years, you would never hear a song before it was put on record. A few minor exceptions of course, David did Smile and probably a couple of others live first, but as a band, that of like 1970-1975 they performed many tracks live before they committed it to record. Which is why when they finally cut them in the studio, they were complete perfection
Hi Stacey, Good interpretation for a first time listen to a very complex piece of music. While listening to the album Animals, you should keep in mind a quote from Animal Farm: 'All animals are equal, it's just that some are more equal than others.' And remember that we, humans, are just animals of one sort. And yes, this is another album that should be digested as a whole. ♥♥♥♥
I'm just now able to watch this - its almost 11pm here in Western Pa - can't think of a better way to end my day , with a little Floyd and you ! thank you
this song is really a locomotive, the force with which it starts. It's like waiting in the quiet station listening to the sheep, the bass... and the engine goes at full power. It pulls you in.
The three songs together - Dogs, Sheep, Pigs - form a composition of their own, because they all are different, but complement each other so well. The metallic voice near the end is a prayer, as if being broadcasted by old loudspeakers, to keep the sheep down.
When I saw Floyd during the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour at the massive (old) Wembley stadium, the sound of the animals was being played on their quadrophonic sound system, fading louder until they came on stage to perform at the start of the show. In the middle of London, hearing cows and sheep was bizarre.
It's a cloudy start this morning until I started watching your reaction, and at that precise moment the SUN came out! Thank you for bringing the joy of your Pink Floyd reactions, they're so so good!
Hi Stacey, Sheep is one of my fav PF song and Animal is my fav PF album. I aleays felt this song brings you to a time travel journey, first part is the past, middle part present and then straight to the future into space travelling. Amazing actual almost 50 years after it has been composed. I love your PF reactions.
0:18 Hi Stacy....David Gilmore's original black stratocaster sold for 3.9 million dollars at Christie auction house.....making it the most expensive guitar EVER!! Quite a testament to his masterly...this auction took place 5 years ago in 2019
Out of the 500 highlights in this song, one of my absolute favorite moments is when the distorting repeating echo of the word "stone... stone... stone..." from "Dogs" comes in during the middle section.
Thx Stacey! I go between Animals and Wish You Were Here as My favorite. I think I lean toward Animals. Just stunning pieces of music. Anger, fear, slashing guitar. I think some of Rick's best keyboard work. Rock on Stacey!
Excellent reaction. This album is phenomenal. It's so experimental. I get hints of Blue Oyster Cult and The Residents in this. Thank you so much for sharing it.
In 1977, a couple of years after I graduated high school, someone, most likely a student at that school, painted the entire lyrics of "Sheep" on one of the outer walls of the school. It covered two floors, I was most impressed.
This song contains one of my favourite Pink Floyd lines - 'Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream'! - Brilliant! Great reaction, Stacey!
Animals is and always will be (at least for me) the best album ever made - that's Prog Punk. I discovered it with 17 (nearly 40 years ago) and even then people told me: wow, so young and already listen to Pink Floyd, discover good music early! I am so happy to see youngsters nowaday discovering the "big three" Beatles, Floyd, and Zep - and more.
& Roger plays the Rythm guitar on this one except the end riff. The original bass line was no doubt written by Waters & they played it live before recording it, but that's how they ended up dividing the studio time, and Roger had ideas for the guitar on this song and Pigs.
We Floydians aren't sheep! I can't see you having reacted to Radiohead yet and whilst there will be only ever be one Pink Floyd Radiohead are a band to experience and Thom Yorke's voice is one of a kind. Most people start off with "Creep" which they saw as a millstone or "Paranoid Android" which can be an assault on the senses so I would recommend "Karma Police" as an introduction to their early sound or the atmospheric "Street Spirit (Fade out) " for Thom at his very best
I had this on 8-track tape when it came out. Fantastic album, I love "pigs on the wing" (parts 1 & 2). They launched the giant pig balloon over that factory as a promo for the record.
You will LOVE the 3rd big song of the album. Pigs (Three different ones) The baseline is something. Also, in Pigs, you will hear Whitehouse. It refers to someone rather than the actual US White House. You should know that they recorded this song in late 1976 and that they've been playing version of this song called Raving and Drooling for nearly 3 years on their live shows even before they made Wish You Were Here.. So this a song that has been tested and worked a lot before they record it. Same goes for Dogs which was named You Gotta be Crazy which they also been played for years before it's been record.
Watching you react to these songs makes me feel like I’m hearing them for the first time again. I’m living vicariously and it’s great. It’s so cool to see a new listener who really gets it and is experiencing the pure joy that is their music. Welcome to the family.
Yes the long notes are run through the the synthesizer of Richard Wright. The words you couldn't quite hear are the Christian prayer that starts with "The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want.........". I've said it before that i smile and get such a warm feeling watching and listening to you react to my favorite band of all time. You get Pink Floyd and this PF family is unique.❤
My very first PF album I got from one of my brothers for Christmas, was Animals, on vinyl. Back in 197seventieee eeeeee something. I was about 10-11 years old....
If you listen closely during the fade at the end after the dogs are dead, there is one solitary pig snort amongst the sheep. They will always come back.
This song reminds me of 2020. 8 billion sheep being misled and some being led to the slaughter. One of my favourite PF albums, still, after almost 50 years.
I can remember being disappointed with Animals at the time because it wasn't Wish You Were Here or DSOTM. However, at this great distance it stands up rather well :-)
Stacey you will never get tired of listening to Floyd now you have started to explore their music. I have been listening to them since the sixties, I'm now 67yrs old and haven't ever stopped and have listened to all songs over and over the years and never got tired of doing so, and each time it's like the very first time, their songs are timeless. And even on the day of my funeral after I pass away comfortably numb and wish you were here will be played at my funeral.
I like the fusion between the voice and the keyboards at the end of sentences, like "in the grassland away" and "certain unease in the air". Kisses from Brasil.
I love this song and the whole album, but saying they started coming into their own, after they already had released Wish you were here and Dark Side of the moon, is kind of a stretch.
You know as a 15 year old in 75 my ist floyd album was wish you were here and i loved this album, in 77 when animals came out i was so excited to get the album but couldn’t get into it that much but now as a 64 year old i listen to animals most nights and i just like the sheer rawness of it!! Its truly an underestimated album for sure i really love it now
I was 16 in 75... I had already bought DSoTM and loved it.. somehow missed WYWH, then got Animals and it became my favorite album for like 10 years - still top 5 I think... I used to come home from school and listen to it like three times in a row in the dark with headphones
Animals is definitely my favorite Floyd studio album. I mean live at Pompeii is the the greatest I have ever heard, but I mean come on, its Pink Floyd playing live in an ancient Roman amphitheater, can it seriously get better than that, but for albums, Animals is an absolute gem!
I literally only come to UA-cam each day to see if you reacted to a Pink Floyd song. Love your reactions and seeing younger people enjoy this great band.
Wow, I remember when this first came out, and it was amazing. I was 13 and i had just started my musical journey. This, Black Sabbath - Sabbath bloody sabbath and led Zeppelin vol 4 were my favourites at the time....
Fun fact, David played bass as well as guitar on this song since Roger isn’t a particularly good musician but a incredible lyricist. I love David’s rhythm guitar on this song it’s so rough and sharp, he’s a genius.
Pink Floyd never failed to surprise you when you least expected it - great artists, great musicians, their music will be played in centuries to come as being the greatest musical achievements of the 20th century.
Another great song by Pink Floyd. I enjoy your reactions to their music. The ability to feel music rather than just listen to it is a gift not everyone shares.
Pink Floyd is deeply phylosophical, it talk to the soul. You could stop at the musicality or let the messages sink in as deep as your imagination allows.
I remember when I bought this album in 1978 and listening to it several times while reading the lyrics to get the story. IIRC it was about the time in 10th grade when we read and studied Animal Farm in English class. The two go together so well. It was so much like when I was in 9th grade reading Edgar Allan Poe and being introduced to The Alan Parsons Project first album Tales Of Mystery And Imagination. I already knew Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here. Once you listen to Animals in it's entirety you realize the darkness of it.
I was like 10 when this came out, also was into Wish and Darkside from my older bro… I loved it but I remember my bro’s best friend hated it because it was dark and cynical compared to the earlier works. They were all contributing equally to the music so it was a brilliant recording and delivery
Excellent reaction once again Stacey. My favorite album from Pink Floyd. Of the 3 epic tracks on the album, I like Pigs (Three different ones) the best. Looking forward to that reaction as well. Animals also has a remastered/remix version from 2018 or 19. HIGHLY recommended. Cheers.
A mention has to be made of Nick Mason on the drums. Often overshadowed by David and Roger you actually find yourself rocking along to the sublime timing of Nick’s drums without realising it. Richard of course is a genius too. Great to see a young person discovering PF. Keep it coming! 👏
Rick Wright was an absolute legend. RIP Rick.
She never talks about Richard Wright. There is so much contribution from Rick on this album.
Rick was their George Harrison. He was the mortar that held the (pun intended) bricks together. I miss him always.
Richard was so underated. Animals and wish you were here was his best work in my opinion. He really gave pink floyd the emotions and little eerie sounds. True genius
Waters treated him like shit.
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Yeah he did. He kicked him out of the band when they made the Final Cut
So the "long note" you're hearing is actually Roger's vocals fading out and being blended with Rick on the synthesizer. It's perfectly mixed so you can't tell where his voice ends and the synth begins.
Oh you mean I was trying and failing to hold that note all of these years while singing along with it. I feel a bit better now. Thank you.
This blew me away the first time I heard that song. So well done.
So well executed.
The song speaks about this:
A Máfia Médica - Dra. Ghislaine Lanctot
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@@2727rogers thats a total mood 🤣
The part that sounds like "church prayer" is a prayer from the sheeps point of view.
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
He makes me down to lie
Through pastures green he leadeth me the silent waters by
With bright knives he releaseth my soul
He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places
He converteth me to lamb cutlets
For lo, he hath great power and great hunger
When cometh the day we lowly ones
Through quiet reflection and great dedication
Master the art of karate
Lo, we shall rise up
And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water."
Pink Floyd is amazing!
Sheep. What a life.
Now I’m hungry I love lamb!
Ka-Bobs ❤❤
2020 should have woken everyone up, but sadly the sheep are still sleeping and nobody has made the buggers' eyes water....yet.
It's a re-write of Psalm 23?
Its great to see a youngster discovering what us oldies already knew, Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands/songwriters to ever be!
"Sheep" is an extraordinary song by Pink Floyd my favorite of theirs on the album.
My favorite PF album !
I used to agree. Probably still do. Love wish u were here. Love atom heart mother...ok, that's my favorite. Then has 2b animals.
It was for me too until The Wall came out
Every single Pink Floyd song is art..
...Well, music IS an art form!
The song speaks about this:
A Máfia Médica - Dra. Ghislaine Lanctot
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@@martchristy9981 yes, but pink floyd songs is an ART not art
Bike?
@@HarryCrabb-j9q every
There will never be another Pink Floyd in our lifetime
@Rob74959 NOT IN MY BOOK LOL
@Rob74959🤣🤣🙈🙈
@Rob74959 😊without Pink Floyd there would be no Tool
Unfortunately not
@Rob74959-Tool reminds me of the restaurant named McDowells in the movie “Coming to America”. A discount knockoff standing on others shoulders.
Another generation of Pink Floyd fans, so cool.
I know, it does my heart good to see this.
It’s getting dusty in here
I’m not dewy-eyed, you’re dewy-eyed
Roger Waters was inspired by George Orwell's book "Animal Farm", while recording the "Animals" album.
At the end of this song Roger Waters is basically saying all human beings are essentially the same. Power corrupts.
Notice how the sheep had an uprising and killed the dogs. They thought themselves became the new dogs and began to abuse the weaker.
That is true today as it was back then.
Such a great book
Frank Herbert said it better: "Power does not corrupt. Power attracts the corruptible."
Nice! Yes, those were keyboards. Richard shines on keyboards. He's a keyboard master. In Welcome to the machine, his keyboards cut through the heart with such pain that you cannot forget it. Of course with all the other Pink Floyd candies. This is definitely a song you should be reacting to next.
I worked across road from battersea power station in stewart rd and waiting for bus to go home i saw helicopters chasing a 40 ft pig that got loose i didnt know it was my favorite group until purchased album a year later.
The original working title of this song was Raving and Drooling. They were playing this live as early as 1974, almost 3 years before Animals was released.
Yep!!
I have that version on CD! Is on Disc 2 of "Wish You Were Here - Experience Edition" (2011 Remaster). Live at Wembley 1974!!
I absolutely love when Roger's long vocal note transitions into the synth note and then goes all Space Invaders.
That's what you get for pretending the dangers not reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllll
i was at Roger Waters concert in Lisbon last year, this song was by far the best of the whole concert...so freaking good....animals is my favorite album, so listening to this live....😅😅😅😅
I have been listening to PF for over 50 years. Never get tire of them.
David’s guitar is both menacing and frantic at the same time, BRAVO DAVE!!!
Not sure Gilmore did all the guitars on this one. Iirc, Waters played guitar on this song. Something about Waters being picky regarding a specific guitar part in this song.
Roger did indeed play a bit of rhythm guitar, accustic mostly. Then again, David played quite a bit of bass on many Floyd songs, including Animals.
My favorite PF album. I was a high school senior when it was released. Can't count how many times I laid on my bed and listened to the entire thing through my earphones.
This has become my favorite UA-cam series..I look forward to this every week..👍
Gilmour's guitar and bass on this song are brilliant.
The bass was Roger Waters
@@markmcnamara9763 Gilmour played bass on Sheep and Pigs 3DO. Waters played bass on Dogs.
It's funny that dogs is the only song Rodger Waters played bass on on animals. You got Mr Gilmore playing the bass guitar on sheep. Although my favorite part of sheep is Rodger Waters voice fading seamlessly into the synth on the ends of some of the lyrics!!
Roger’s “long note” is actually Rick’s keyboard synth replacing his vocal to extend that note. SO COOL!
The "prayer" you hear is Roger Waters' twisted version of the Lord's Prayer. Very dark.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
He makes me down to lie
Through pastures green He leadeth me the silent waters by
With bright knives he releaseth my soul
He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places
He converteth me to lamb cutlets
For lo, He hath great power, and great hunger
When cometh the day we lowly ones
Through quiet reflection, and great dedication
Master the art of karate
Lo, we shall rise up
And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.
Not The Lords Prayer, but Psalm 23. But you are correct with it being Rogers twisted version.
@@axispcc Thank you. I mix them up all the time.
the sheep psalm/mantra was recited by Nick Mason through a vocal distorcer
@@alessandrozibetti8919 That I did not know, learned something new after ... lets just say a long time.
@@axispcc his distorted voice was "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" too.
It’s a treat so see you reacting to Pink Floyd songs, to see you recognizing their genius, to see their music will never get old or old-fashioned ❤️
Animals album..
My personal favorite Pink Floyd work.
Remember the songs refer to ;l
Pigs -the politicians
Dogs - Police / Military
Sheep -The common people.
Its a great great masterpiece
Taken from a novel.
Pink Floyd #1
I really think everyone should listen to Pink Floyd. Only to expand.
I've seen Pink Floyd four times in three different decades and the most mind-blowing concert was the one in 1977 called the In the flesh tour!! They played all of Animals took a short break and then played all of Wish You Were Here and then came out and played half of Dark Side of The Moon for their encore with the original four members!!! I saw at least two dozen people having to be hauled out from passing out or freaking out because of the intensity of the visuals the lights and the music!! That concert is one of about 100 I've seen in my life and the most amazing one I've seen and the only one where my wife and I drove all the way home and didn't say a word!!!
Some of the people that were hauled out were freaking out because they had taken acid and we're not ready for what was about to happen!!
Me too! Saw them 4 times, 75, 77, 87 & 94. First time Dark Side & Echoes for the Encore! 2nd Time all of Animals and Wish You Were Here. Gilmour on 🔥 on a Fender Telecaster for Animals. 3rd Time with Gilmour led Floyd doing greatest hits after Momentary Lapse of Reason, 4th Time, Pulse tour. Gilmour twice solo in the 80s and Roger 4 times solo including The Wall. My Pink Floyd experience never stops, those memories will last forever.
@jonhenke... Me too where did you see them? I saw them in Cleveland . June 25th '77. The giant pig; the flock of sheep floating down over the crowd; opening the show with their private jet flying sooooo low over the stadium that the fined-big time for that. I heard they were banned from playing in Cleveland for a few years for that one. It was reported that there was 97000 tickets sold for the concert...the old Cleveland Municipal stadium seated 83000 ( 88000 with standing room ) but the whole field was filled with fans. Saw people falling down when used the surround sound around the top of the stadium ( I'm pretty sure they chemically enhanced... we were!
@@gregorysimmers I was really lucky!! Saw them at the madhouse on McDowell where the Phoenix Suns used to play in February of 1977. It was a sold-out crowd of 12,000 and was indoors in a smaller place so it was really up close and the whole crowd was absolutely silent and mesmerized!! Saw them in 74 for the Dark Side of the Moon tour, in 87 for the momentary lapse of reason tour and of course the 94 Pulse concert at ASU's Sun devil stadium! But that 77 show being indoors there was so much pot being smoked that it was almost like another effect with the haze in the air!! The sound was like we were inside a giant set of headphones it was so perfect!! Anyway I went in sober and I came out wanting to go through a drive-thru and getting a bucket full of hamburgers and tacos!! Still the best concert of all the concerts I've been to!!!!
@@gregorysimmersDude, l was at the same show. It was a show l will never forget no matter how many brain cells l destroyed.
Stunning song everyone should listen to. Especially in the last 4 years where the world's population were so compliant and trusting, without questioning anything. Meekly doing what they were told. Cool reaction as usual.
Saw Pink Floyd on the 'animals' tour in Stafford in March 1977 complete with inflatable animals a brilliant experience. the world's greatest band
with Snowy White helping fill it out
Saw the same show at Tarrant Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. It was amazing with the inflatable animals. The pink pig was huge! Fun times!
One of my favourite tracks. I saw them play this live in 1977. Is was amazing.
Me too, in the old Boston Garden, with David Gilmour on 🔥 on a Telecaster, amazing!
In the middle of the song is an altered version of the Psalm of David.
I never thought I would get to see any of the Animals songs live but Roger played Dogs and Pigs (3 different kinds) during his “Us + Them” tour and Sheep during the most recent “This is Not A Drill” tour.
I’ve seen Floyd live twice, Gilmour once (and have tickets to his upcoming show at MSG) and Roger 8 times.
Sheep makes me visualize their music so perfectly... First all sheep live their peaceful life, but the bass comes up slowly, like there is something bad about to happen, but as the bass is still quiet, it doesn't bother them. Then the sound explosion is like that something bad actually happened, for many of them "suddenly", but... if they only dare to hear the warning...
Then there is a slaughterhouse part, like they failed to defend. There is a brain washing moment after which they are all threatened, aggressive music turns into this perfect guitar riffs that fades away and "the peace" comes back and it is all going back to where it all started. The sheep will be sheep forever! This song has such a great connection of the meaning, background theme, sounds, music and lyrics, like it's a real movie!
Usually you just want to lose yourself in a Pink Floyd song. For this album, pulling up the lyrics is helpful as well. Dogs is probably my favorite, but all three of the major songs on this album are great. Dogs is very Gilmour heavy as he doesn’t sing on the others, and his guitar work on Dogs is among his best. They actually were working on these songs and performing them shortly after Dark Side of the Moon but they didn’t record them for the next album (Wish You Were Here). They took the time to let the songs germinate until they got them just right. Most musicians don’t take the time to do that. Respectful to their craft was a great way to put it.
Yes, good point, you can hear early version of the songs that ended up on both Wish You Were Hear and Animals in the first set at Boston Garden 1975. That was the entire first set, the second set is all of Dark Side of the Moon, followed by an encore of Echoes. One of the best shows I ever saw, you can hear audio of it on You Tube, enjoy!
@@vicprovost2561 I've heard the audio of those shows, originally via bootlegs and then more recently on the Immersion sets. Gotta say I'm a little bit jealous you got to hear it live. In later years, you would never hear a song before it was put on record. A few minor exceptions of course, David did Smile and probably a couple of others live first, but as a band, that of like 1970-1975 they performed many tracks live before they committed it to record. Which is why when they finally cut them in the studio, they were complete perfection
@@mikewatts867 I was beyond lucky seeing those Garden shows, best concerts on my life, seen shows since 1971.
Hi Stacey, Good interpretation for a first time listen to a very complex piece of music. While listening to the album Animals, you should keep in mind a quote from Animal Farm: 'All animals are equal, it's just that some are more equal than others.' And remember that we, humans, are just animals of one sort.
And yes, this is another album that should be digested as a whole. ♥♥♥♥
I'm just now able to watch this - its almost 11pm here in Western Pa - can't think of a better way to end my day , with a little Floyd and you ! thank you
this song is really a locomotive, the force with which it starts.
It's like waiting in the quiet station listening to the sheep, the bass... and the engine goes at full power. It pulls you in.
The three songs together - Dogs, Sheep, Pigs - form a composition of their own, because they all are different, but complement each other so well.
The metallic voice near the end is a prayer, as if being broadcasted by old loudspeakers, to keep the sheep down.
I just love the last few minutes of the David Gilmore "Guitar Waterfall" and I love you and that you love this song/band! Thanks 👍🙏❤
When I saw Floyd during the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour at the massive (old) Wembley stadium, the sound of the animals was being played on their quadrophonic sound system, fading louder until they came on stage to perform at the start of the show. In the middle of London, hearing cows and sheep was bizarre.
It's a cloudy start this morning until I started watching your reaction, and at that precise moment the SUN came out! Thank you for bringing the joy of your Pink Floyd reactions, they're so so good!
The song speaks about this:
A Máfia Médica - Dra. Ghislaine Lanctot
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Pretty please react to Keep Talking at the Pulse Concert... I'll keep asking until you do 🤪
Hey miss 😊!!! Thanks for the PinkFloyd réaction !!! Animals An album so far ahead of its time! Magnificent as Always ! Good travel with PinkFloyd ❤
Animals is a concept album based on the sociopolitical atmoshere in the mid 70s, loosley based on George Orwells animal farm novel
Indeed :)
This album should only be listened to beginning-to-end in its entirety.
Hi Stacey, Sheep is one of my fav PF song and Animal is my fav PF album. I aleays felt this song brings you to a time travel journey, first part is the past, middle part present and then straight to the future into space travelling. Amazing actual almost 50 years after it has been composed. I love your PF reactions.
0:18 Hi Stacy....David Gilmore's original black stratocaster sold for 3.9 million dollars at Christie auction house.....making it the most expensive guitar EVER!! Quite a testament to his masterly...this auction took place 5 years ago in 2019
Out of the 500 highlights in this song, one of my absolute favorite moments is when the distorting repeating echo of the word "stone... stone... stone..." from "Dogs" comes in during the middle section.
"Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream" Best line from the song. Thanks Roger!
The dream being George Orwells 1984
Thx Stacey! I go between Animals and Wish You Were Here as My favorite. I think I lean toward Animals. Just stunning pieces of music. Anger, fear, slashing guitar. I think some of Rick's best keyboard work. Rock on Stacey!
They are also setting up their notorious soundscapes at the beginning of so many songs. Very immersive.
" get out of the road if you wanna grow old..." love that line 😉
Stacey so good to see you on the Animals album again. Wonderful concert in 1977 at Tampa Stadium.
Excellent reaction. This album is phenomenal. It's so experimental. I get hints of Blue Oyster Cult and The Residents in this. Thank you so much for sharing it.
She would Love BOC!
BOC would be a great reaction!
In 1977, a couple of years after I graduated high school, someone, most likely a student at that school, painted the entire lyrics of "Sheep" on one of the outer walls of the school. It covered two floors, I was most impressed.
Among my all-time favourite Floyd songs, and my favourite track from what is an underrated album (even amongst Floyd fans).
This is one of my favorites songs ever. Thank you
This song contains one of my favourite Pink Floyd lines - 'Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream'! - Brilliant! Great reaction, Stacey!
I have listened to this album thousands of times over the decades !!! One of my favorites !!!
Animals is and always will be (at least for me) the best album ever made - that's Prog Punk. I discovered it with 17 (nearly 40 years ago) and even then people told me: wow, so young and already listen to Pink Floyd, discover good music early! I am so happy to see youngsters nowaday discovering the "big three" Beatles, Floyd, and Zep - and more.
Gilmour plays the fret less bass on this. That’s David on the fret less bass on “Hey You”, also.
good to know
There's no fretless on Sheep. Dave played one of the bass lines on Pigs though.
& Roger plays the Rythm guitar on this one except the end riff. The original bass line was no doubt written by Waters & they played it live before recording it, but that's how they ended up dividing the studio time, and Roger had ideas for the guitar on this song and Pigs.
Great to hear you giving praise to Rogers vocals and bass. His writing is truly amazing. Look forward to your next Pink Floyd reaction!!! 😊
My favorite Pink Floyd album and one of my top 5 favorite albums overall.
I was fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd, the Division Bell tour in Washington DC in 1994. One of the best shows I’ve ever been to!
We Floydians aren't sheep! I can't see you having reacted to Radiohead yet and whilst there will be only ever be one Pink Floyd Radiohead are a band to experience and Thom Yorke's voice is one of a kind. Most people start off with "Creep" which they saw as a millstone or "Paranoid Android" which can be an assault on the senses so I would recommend "Karma Police" as an introduction to their early sound or the atmospheric "Street Spirit (Fade out) " for Thom at his very best
Floydians? What a tool.
This album came out when I was in high school! This album was the only album we listened to that year! One of their beat!
I had this on 8-track tape when it came out. Fantastic album, I love "pigs on the wing" (parts 1 & 2). They launched the giant pig balloon over that factory as a promo for the record.
You will LOVE the 3rd big song of the album. Pigs (Three different ones) The baseline is something. Also, in Pigs, you will hear Whitehouse. It refers to someone rather than the actual US White House. You should know that they recorded this song in late 1976 and that they've been playing version of this song called Raving and Drooling for nearly 3 years on their live shows even before they made Wish You Were Here.. So this a song that has been tested and worked a lot before they record it. Same goes for Dogs which was named You Gotta be Crazy which they also been played for years before it's been record.
Watching you react to these songs makes me feel like I’m hearing them for the first time again. I’m living vicariously and it’s great. It’s so cool to see a new listener who really gets it and is experiencing the pure joy that is their music. Welcome to the family.
Yes the long notes are run through the the synthesizer of Richard Wright. The words you couldn't quite hear are the Christian prayer that starts with "The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want.........". I've said it before that i smile and get such a warm feeling watching and listening to you react to my favorite band of all time. You get Pink Floyd and this PF family is unique.❤
This was my first Pink Floyd album, over 40 years ago.. still love it
my most favorite album been listening to this for over 30 years and never get tired of hearing it 👍
Pink Floyd is what music aspires to be 🤞🏼
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I@Rob74959I like tool,but they are standing on the shoulders of giants. The giants are Pink Floyd, King crimson, Black sabbath and led Zeppelin.
Loving your stuff here Stacey. I wish so bad you could see David when he tours later this year... Maybe a trip out to LA is in order 😉
and I wish I could go too!!
Hm, maybe also reactions to his new songs...
NYC too!
My favorite song from the Animals album, the beginning and ending are awesome!!! Those keys and guitar in the end, never gets old.
My very first PF album I got from one of my brothers for Christmas, was Animals, on vinyl. Back in 197seventieee eeeeee something. I was about 10-11 years old....
If you listen closely during the fade at the end after the dogs are dead, there is one solitary pig snort amongst the sheep. They will always come back.
Another great Pink Floyd reaction Stacey. Thanks ❤️🏴🇬🇧
This song reminds me of 2020. 8 billion sheep being misled and some being led to the slaughter.
One of my favourite PF albums, still, after almost 50 years.
I can remember being disappointed with Animals at the time because it wasn't Wish You Were Here or DSOTM. However, at this great distance it stands up rather well :-)
Actually the first PF lp I bought when it came out. Memories. Several others since then. ❤
Stacey you will never get tired of listening to Floyd now you have started to explore their music. I have been listening to them since the sixties, I'm now 67yrs old and haven't ever stopped and have listened to all songs over and over the years and never got tired of doing so, and each time it's like the very first time, their songs are timeless. And even on the day of my funeral after I pass away comfortably numb and wish you were here will be played at my funeral.
After all this Pink Floyd Reacts you certainly have a excellent music background! :)
Ah, Pink Floyd's Animals album, always takes me back to a certain time and place in my life so many many years ago. One of my favorite albums.
I like the fusion between the voice and the keyboards at the end of sentences, like "in the grassland away" and "certain unease in the air". Kisses from Brasil.
By far my favorite song off the Animals album. IMHO this song is when Pink Floyd really started coming into their own,
I love this song and the whole album, but saying they started coming into their own, after they already had released Wish you were here and Dark Side of the moon, is kind of a stretch.
You know as a 15 year old in 75 my ist floyd album was wish you were here and i loved this album, in 77 when animals came out i was so excited to get the album but couldn’t get into it that much but now as a 64 year old i listen to animals most nights and i just like the sheer rawness of it!! Its truly an underestimated album for sure i really love it now
I was 16 in 75... I had already bought DSoTM and loved it.. somehow missed WYWH, then got Animals and it became my favorite album for like 10 years - still top 5 I think... I used to come home from school and listen to it like three times in a row in the dark with headphones
Animals is definitely my favorite Floyd studio album. I mean live at Pompeii is the the greatest I have ever heard, but I mean come on, its Pink Floyd playing live in an ancient Roman amphitheater, can it seriously get better than that, but for albums, Animals is an absolute gem!
Live at Pompeii was immense . .
I agree 100%
I literally only come to UA-cam each day to see if you reacted to a Pink Floyd song. Love your reactions and seeing younger people enjoy this great band.
Wow, I remember when this first came out, and it was amazing. I was 13 and i had just started my musical journey. This, Black Sabbath - Sabbath bloody sabbath and led Zeppelin vol 4 were my favourites at the time....
Fun fact, David played bass as well as guitar on this song since Roger isn’t a particularly good musician but a incredible lyricist. I love David’s rhythm guitar on this song it’s so rough and sharp, he’s a genius.
PINK FLOYD EL GRUPO MAS GRANDE DE LA HISTORIA 👉😏
The birds are Skylarks one of the most melodic sounds you'll hear in the summer English fields.
Pink Floyd never failed to surprise you when you least expected it - great artists, great musicians, their music will be played in centuries to come as being the greatest musical achievements of the 20th century.
Animals is one of there best albums and was very under rated back then. And yes Richard Wright was a major influence to this band.
Another great song by Pink Floyd. I enjoy your reactions to their music. The ability to feel music rather than just listen to it is a gift not everyone shares.
In my little corner of the world, this is, hands down their best album.
Pink Floyd is deeply phylosophical, it talk to the soul. You could stop at the musicality or let the messages sink in as deep as your imagination allows.
I remember when I bought this album in 1978 and listening to it several times while reading the lyrics to get the story. IIRC it was about the time in 10th grade when we read and studied Animal Farm in English class. The two go together so well.
It was so much like when I was in 9th grade reading Edgar Allan Poe and being introduced to The Alan Parsons Project first album Tales Of Mystery And Imagination.
I already knew Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here.
Once you listen to Animals in it's entirety you realize the darkness of it.
I was like 10 when this came out, also was into Wish and Darkside from my older bro… I loved it but I remember my bro’s best friend hated it because it was dark and cynical compared to the earlier works. They were all contributing equally to the music so it was a brilliant recording and delivery
As an old man i really love to see your reaction. It is hearthwarming feeling for our generation. Thx. 🙏🏻
Excellent reaction once again Stacey. My favorite album from Pink Floyd. Of the 3 epic tracks on the album, I like Pigs (Three different ones) the best. Looking forward to that reaction as well. Animals also has a remastered/remix version from 2018 or 19. HIGHLY recommended. Cheers.
Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd album. I love Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, but Animals is my favorite.
A mention has to be made of Nick Mason on the drums. Often overshadowed by David and Roger you actually find yourself rocking along to the sublime timing of Nick’s drums without realising it. Richard of course is a genius too. Great to see a young person discovering PF. Keep it coming! 👏