Drummer reacts to "Sheep" by Pink Floyd
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2024
- Well, we have reached the end of the line. The end of "Animals" and the beginning of another day... Floyd Thursday! Let me know in the comments which album we should tackle next :D
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Animals is one of those albums that every song is a masterpiece. I feel this is when Pink Floyd was at their very best.
Nothing on Animals comes close to "Dogs" in my opinion, but "Sheep" does have that gloriously explosive ending which is SUCH a payoff!
For me this is one of their best tracks……beauty and power merged with brilliant cynical allegory!
100% agreed
Highly Essential
Sheep is incredible!
Richard was a wise old soul. Play side 2 of Wish you were here, go to the last 30 seconds or so of Shine on and you hear Richard play a snippet of See Emily Play, a tribute to his old pal Syd. 😢
Here's the lyrics from the vocoder section:
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
Well, that escalated quickly 😳
@@L33Reacts Yes, Sheep is about the rising of the masses against their oppressors.
The whole album is a giant complaint about the corrupts in the government, but very well done
Always loved how the word AWAAAAAAAY and other words, turn into a keyboard! They did the same on Dogs. The dog barking is back and forth keyboard/actual dog barking. MASTERPIECE, start to finish!!!
Masterpiece is always how I've felt about this album. You nailed it brother.
SOOOO MANY SHEEP in this world, SOOOO Many Sheep...!
Shut up and get another Jab!🤪
yeah..., what did one football fan say to the other?
''Bbbaaarrrrr''
The flying pig on the album cover was an actual balloon suspended by wires which broke free!
And the building is the Battersea Power Station.
And Battersea Power station is on the River Thames, Either is or will be Apartment buildings, but the exterior is a listed building so will remain. Its also only about 15 miles to Heathrow Airport, the Pig ballons mooring broke free and disrupted the Air traffic control for a while,
as it was on the flight path.
"Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream" Who else writes lyrics like that?
No one any more!
Peter Hammell , Syd Barrett, John Paul Jones .., Rush, Cream , Hendrix, Roger Dultrey , Hawkwind, Bowie, Ten Years After, Jimmy Page, Plant, T Rex...... can you see where i'm going with this. by the way Peter Hammell . check out an album called Fools Mate and another called Still Life , tracks like my room and la rossa , syd barrett wolfpack , gigallo aunt, don't get me wrong i'm a massive Floyd head but others have managed equal work.
This is my favorite from the album. I love the pulsing beat of it and David’s slicing guitar work. Fun fact: David came up with the idea to blend Roger’s held notes into the synthesizer. Such a cool aspect of the song. (And David handles bass on this song too.)
Hey Lee! Hope you are well. I'll say it again and again, Animals is a complete masterpiece!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍😎
IMO their best album.
It's got everything this album. Simply put , it's their BEST !! 😍
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@@PJprog 👍😎
“Down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel” - always thought this was a stand out, cutting lyric. Yup, still my favourite Floyd album
i was always struck by
''what do ya get for pretending the dangers not real!!''
also never really understood what Roger means by, ''i've looked over Jorden & i've seen , no things are not what they seem , other than the literal observation ?!
I love how the vocals blends with the synth at the end of each phrase. First time I heard it my mind blew
I remember standing in line at the record store with my scant $$ to buy this album the day it came out... I said I'd post this comment so... Here's a deeper analysis than I think you will usually see on this. First, let's get something non-musical out of the way... In the context of the album's cast of human animality, we are all some degree of amalgamation combining the three animals... On to the compositional subtlety and genius of the music itself...
SHEEP: Everyone hears the grim tether of fate return as the 'drowning stone' motif from Dogs reappears in Sheep. But this is more than it appears. They drop the stone motif into the musical palette of Sheep where it ripples into an echo - referencing that earlier work from Meddle, and depicting that the fate of the sheep is tied to and echoes the fate of the dogs. Even further, the chaotic crash and fade at the end of each verse where the voice fades into synth is an adaptation of the motif that first appears in the later section of Saucerful of Secrets where there is a series of buildups - albeit instrumental - that end in chaotic crashes. This voice-to-synth fade also depicts the non-cogent "dimly aware" wordless state of sheeply animality where thoughts form no words and mute to null. This chaotic crash idea also occurs instrumentally in "On The Run" from DSOTM. The BASS rhythm comes from One of These Days. Also, although everyone hears the return of the Stone motif, almost no one hears the RETURN of the 'dog-whistle' from the instrumental section of Dogs It is not conjectured to say that the "Here Boy" motif is pivotal when it reappears (reworked before the recitation of the psalm) in the descending diminished chord two-note guitar riff. The point? Dog whistles are covert coercion by the oppressors and are not meant to be heard overtly. [How apropos] These are a few examples of the masterful simplicity and elegance of Pink Floyd's compositional techniques. They are unrivaled in the cohesion of their work.
The dogs are fooled by the dog whistle of the pigs, the pigs are fooled by their power, and the sheep are fooled by false prophets promising to save them. In response to what you said... Now is harder than before. What your gen faces in this day is more. Stay aware and try not to lose your way. Many boomers have.
Animals is such an underated Album. Greetings from Germany🍺
Underated?? It got to number 1 in the album charts in many countries (including Germany!)
@@lemming9984it didn't even make it to #1 in the US and the UK It's underrated compared to DSOTM ,WIsh you were here and The Wall
For me the Ricks Wrights opening to sheep is one of Floyds best moments.
I always want a prolonged outro for Sheep. A couple more minutes of exploring would be glorious.
They let it for live.
This is my favorite song on the album. I love how clearly Pink Floyd is able to convey images in their music. I can see and hear blades slicing and chopping every time Gilmour hits us with that guitar. In Shine On You Crazy Diamond it sounds to me like what light shining through a diamond might sound like. I know that sounds weird but there's this twinkling, sometimes surging sound. Anyway, they're very good at that and I love it.
They are so great at what you are describing... they know how to conjur imagery in your head so well! They have this way of taking your mind to another place (if you let it) no drugs required :)
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Dave’s guitar is kinna FRANTIC in many spots on this one, SO GREAT!
I saw Pink Floyd at Angels Stadium in Anaheim in 1977 on this tour. Incredible show... They opened the show with Sheep over a period of 15 minutes or so. You'd hear the odd barnyard animal sound here and there from one speaker or another... Gradually they became more frequent until the song just came on all at once.
What a hell of a show...
Remember the ending of Sheep. It will show up later in the Pink Floyd discography.😊
Has well-deserved legendary status. Roger plays some rhythm guitar on this, and Dave is on bass IIRC. The star from the very start is Rick. There’s a clever play on Psalm 23 (?) in there too. The album deserves to be ranked up at the top, although fot me The Wall always edges to #1.
I can hardly wait for this. Wordplay too:
“Better stay home and do what you’re told
Stay out of the road if you wanna grow old”
So fking good ❤❤❤❤
Rick said he didn't like this album much but it has some of his best work, so it baffles me a little. That electric piano intro to Sheep is just iconic and all the synth work and hammond organ is top notch. He didn't have any writing credits, yes, but he's all over this record
@@stopbunsen Absolutely. His sound is distinct on this one, and it’s some of his best work. It could be argued that he needed Rog to produce it. Probably not as hard as Rog dished it out of course.
Yes, and as the Psalm is being read, the sheep noise slowly increases and gets louder. That is the clearest message of the true intent of this song.
@@alldayadventures5418 We are all on the way to the stone in some way or other
The song was originally entitled “Raving and Drooling”
Imagine a 30,000 seat hockey arena (Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto) and The Floyd are sending the sound hurling around your head like everyone is wearing headphones. The air is blue with smoke and you never want it to end. But it does and you don't remember how you get to the street but your feet arn't touching the ground. I saw The Beatles, Jethro Tull, The Stones, Paul Simon's Graceland and Wings at the Gardens but Pink Floyd stands out on top.
I've seen Pink Floyd many times in concert throughout the years and just recently saw Roger Waters at the fabulous Forum. Live music is everything, can't wait for my next concert ✌️🎶
Yes, you were right, that echoing lyric "stone" from Dogs reappears in this song
I heard that the point where that appears in Sheep is the same spot on the flip side of the album in Dogs where it disappeared. Don't know if it's true, but kinda cool.
There is hope and kindness everywhere.
I recommend keeping your mind and your eyes open.
It will come to you.
JT
This is really a brilliant album. Late night. Darkness. Headphones. Nice stereo and nobody to bother you.
On the 8-Track version of Animals , Pigs on the Wing was one song with an guitar solo (by Snowy White) in the middle that connected the two parts.
You can find this version on UA-cam. Check it out sometime.
Sheep is the best song on the album. One of my all time favorite PF songs.
Yes, I agree it feels like the musically most cohesive song on the album. Not to put down the others, but "Dogs" while it has many great stretches, often felt like as a whole it's sort of "less powerful than the sum of its parts" - and Pigs can feel a bit overlong. Sheep has more sustained energy from start to finish, and also I really like those loud, screeching guitar runs. all the reverb on the rack - it sounds really BIG, like a true stadium rock anthem. Like many people I feel the outro should have lasted longer! :)
I love the energy of this song and as others have commented, this song feels tighter and more cohesive. Edges out Dogs ever so slightly.
The most inspiring lyric on the entire album is "Stay out of the road, if you want to grow old." It's a dark album.
I heard that the building on the cover represents a dead sheep on its back with legs sticking up and pig flying over
Or it could just be Battersea Power Station, an iconic piece of 20th Century architecture 😉
@@thebigwool Or both 🤔
My favorite track on the album. The way the voice blends into the guitar is so well done.
Not guitar but Minimoog Synthesizer and yes it’s an awesome morphing.
Hey man, thanks for an excellent channel. It really blows my mind the thought that although you're a generation younger than I am, your reasoned analysis and genuine approach brings me straight back to the early 80s when me and my precocious 16-year-old buddies would listen intently to this album (plus the previous ones as well) and discuss the vibes and the underlying meaning much in the same way you do. I see you as a true kindred spirit despite the age gap, and that somehow gives me a sense of hope in these otherwise dire times. Awesome. Thank you! And keep up the good work
It's neck and neck between Dogs and Sheep. 😁
JT
I saw this tour back in the 70s as a high school kid in Oakland and it was really cool they played this whole album , the whole wishing you were here album and most of dark side of the moon and then some other random songs.
Great show.
Roger does this one frequently on tour. Seen it several times,Including his most recent This is Not a Drill tour.
Love your reactions Lee. My favourite Floyd album. Enjoy the way you talk about music and your insights. An old head .........
great Album start to finish
it sure was... might be my favorite PF work to date other then live at Pompeii. It's just so damn good...
I love how Roger’s voice fades into the synth
Oh yea verily - have loved Pink Floyd since Syd Barrett's Piper At The Gates Of Dawn which was being recorded next to Sgt Pepper's ! Love the freshness and child-like encouragement of sixties Psychedelia ! And on that subject ,Lee is it , may I embolden you towards the Magical Mystery Tour album especially Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon's phantasmagorical remembrance of childhood) , I Am The Walrus (Lennon's riposte to society's ardent analysis of his mind) and Paul's The Fool On The Hill (composed wondering about a figure that disappeared before them on a hill in France). Oh and me being an Aussie I'd like to taint (but not blight) your mind with one of our own favourite psychedelia Living In A Child's Dream! (The Master's Apprentices). 🎱👁️🤡😎
So beautiful and so dark. Rick was transcendent on this album. I typically need to be in the right mood for Animals, generally when some politicians or other powerful people do something to screw us over, Animals gets a spin - but looking around at the state of things generally today, that can be any given day.
This track has my all time favourite Pink Floyd lyric: 'Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream' !! Awesome!!
The happies moments for a drum set
I got to see Roger do this three times. 2009,2017 and 2022. Pure bliss. I caught The Wall in 2012 also.
Such a great line: "Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream!"
Still remember experiencing head phones for the first time, and yes, Animals was the first LP.
Great reaction.
Man I never get tired of your entry footage of your young daughter yelling 'Wa-hoo' when splashing puddles. So gorgeous, you must be so proud! You go dude!
The ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes. It's important to not lose that as you get older.
Simple. THE BEST Pink Floyd album..and 1977's best too.. closely followed by YES with Going for the one. Both are awesome and should be on the school curriculum maybe. Rock music doesn't get much better than this. Love to you Lee. 😍
With Dogs my favorite, on my favorite Floyd Album
'Sheep' by The Housemartins is also great!
😀👍
It took me until about the 10th time listening when I finally realized that Rodger Waters voice was seamlessly transitioning into Richard wright's synthesizer!! It's one of my favorite parts of the song!
recreating a sheep like fade.......
Such a great album. And yes Rick was a big contributor, but Waters was aggravated that Rick didn’t write any of it… and the cracks get wider
No Roger no Floyd❤
@@gavindavis1340successful without him.
Just wait til you do a full album reaction to WISH YOU WERE HERE!
EPIC RICHARD WRIGHT!
My favourite Floyd album, It rocks more than the others and Rick Wright the un-sung hero of Keyboardists is genius on this.
One of my faves from PF.
This and Dogs were fantastic! What an album.
Worth the wait from the threatening intro to the triumphal guitars when the sheep rise up at the end. I love the story-telling same as many Genesis tracks.
Animals masterpiece
I loved animals when it came out. It's the first Floyd album I bought. The album that I truly love but gets no love is Atom Heart Mother.
I always loved Roger's voice morphing into a synth note in the verse. And his syncopated bass line. And the descending guitar chords at the end. And the beautiful electric piano opening. One of my favorite Floyd tracks. Definitely foreshadows The Wall also.
Dave on bass here.
@@cherylwoodward Is it? I never knew that.
@@eximusic Yep! Roger wanted to focus on singing and rhythm guitar so David played bass on the album. Pretty sure he taught it to Roger so he could play during live performances. David is considered the better bass player in the band! 😃
Great reaction, Lee! Definitely my favorite Floyd album. Great musicality like WYWH but a little more visceral.
British music is so innovative, they stepped up all history of R'N'R... and Pink Floyd is one of the Bands that are the most iconic and influential.,. Real geniuses. Animals and Wish are the best their products.. The best of the best.American rock is more sustained and schematic... Mostly...
AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS ALBUM IN CONCERT, IT NEVER SEEMS LOUD ENOUGH NO MATTER WHAT I LISTEN TO IT ON. I WOULD SUGGEST LISTENING TO THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY, IN THE DARK, UNINTERRUPTED. THE WAY THE ENTIRE ALBUM FLOWS S ONE ENTITY . MATTER OF FACT, ALL FLOYDS ALBUM NEED TO BE LISTENED TO THIS WAY… GREAT REACTIONS DUDE, ROCK ON 👊🖖
Hi Lee Just out of interest as an example of a band's development and progression We went to see Pink Floyd on what we referred to as the “Dark Side of the Moon” Tour on 19th November 1974 at Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire, England, we didn’t have any recording equipment nor was there any UA-cam or live feed there would only bootleg tapes that would appear for sale at the next gig, so it was years later before I got a chance to hear any of the concert, although the audio recording is very poor, they Played 2 tracks “Raving and Drooling” aka. Sheep and “You’ve got to be crazy” aka. Dogs which are on the Animals album which wasn’t released until 1977
Pink Floyd November 19, 1974 Staffordshire, England - UA-cam
Love your Animals album reaction!
Please, continue with The Division Bell ❤
This is music to sit with friends in a dark room with a smoke, really where it's at man, nectar for the soul indeed. Yep, Richard was one of a kind, irreplaceable, supreme, and a glue for the other genius guys, sorely missed. Respect your comments man, you have a deep understanding 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸✌️
Good catch, that sound you heard was from Dogs :)
Only on the 8-track tape was Pigs On The Wing parts 1&2 combined into one song with a guitar solo in the middle.
a sheep follows without question. well to who and them. pink floyd just say ok. reality. lie down and take your punishment. good or bad. forget the rest. time shall sort it out.
Also note David Gilmore played bass on this one and Roger played rhythm guitar.
So, cool lil factoid. The word “STONE” that echoes forever on side one on the album, comes back EXACTLY in the same spot, timewise, on side 2 in Sheep. It’s like the echoes went thru the vinyl and seeped into the music. Yep, was pretty frikkin John when I figured this out back in the days of stonedville.
Really good commentary. I agree with your observations, you're sharp.
I hope you're reading the lyrics. The Lord's Prayer in the middle is buried in the music.
~ March 7th, 1946 ~
Happy 78th Birthday to David Gilmour today!!
🎸🎂
P. S. Word is he's working on a new solo album. 🤫
Hell ya my friend...hell ya .
Honestly i have no idea how Roger could come up with these song ideas and lyrics
Also -- Check out Pink Floyd's album "ummagumma" -- the most surreal album by the band.
I love this album. Actually this one and "Meddle" are my favorite Floyd LPs (can't pick one over the other) Although I do like some of the later albums, for me, this is the last truly classic Pink Floyd album. "The Wall" is fine but it signalled a big change in the band overall. Great video as always. Enjoy.
You're correct, the line you heard IS from "Dogs", it starts off as the word "Stone" while fading into the middle section of "Dogs". Another line from "Dogs" is "Dragged Down By The Stone",... also, In "Pigs" part 2 at the end of the album the lyric is,...So I Don't Feel Alone On The Weight Of The Stone",.....
The word "Stone" is meant to represent Life,... human existence. The weight of Life, being dragged down by Life itself.
Great ride, one of my fav Floyd albums!
It is so (relatively) quiet but the line in the background "Lo we shall rise up, And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water." is a favourite of mine. Keep Reacting. & Philosophising too.
DOGS = THE BUISNESSMAN, PIGS = THE GOVERNMENT, SHEEP = THE PEOPLE 😊
“this is the most hopeful of the entire album” nailed it. Roger was not in a happy space writing this album. Just when you thought Floyd hit the darkest, angry and depressing they could go you need to listen to The Final Cut, It’s basically Roger’s album but it’s next level in darkness
Not a fan of The Wall?
Final Cut was a great album
Ah, Animals. Of course, Roger Waters is of course unparalleled as lyricist but Gilmour never rocks out more unconvincingly. Some of his greatest work in my opinion.
Your on point commentary tells me you'll enjoy "I am a rock" by Simon & Garfunkel
Another great reaction dude.
Thanks man I appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed 😊
Revolt of the Sheep..
I saw them at Madison Square Garden during this tour. They had that giant pig floating around inside the arena and it stopped right over me and my friends, it's eyes were glowing and they let some air out of it and it's face took on an angry evil expression. Talk about freaky, it was a great concert!
What an outro!!
I was at the Animals Tour at Milwaukee County Stadium 1977. There were giant pig balloons floating around the stage. At one point a giant pig exploded with such force that we could feel the heat at 3rd base!!! We also smoked a large marijuana joint cigarette with a reporter from the Milwaukee Journal (newspaper) she interviewed us and the story was published without using our names. A lot more i could say....
Yeah, tripped to this many times right after release. If you're interested is some other older musical styles, you've likely heard of SWEET - the Ballroom Blitz band. Try 'Set Me Free' from the same album. I still find it hard to believe they were a 70's band - so far ahead of the curve.
Pink Floyd had a quadraphonic sound system for The Animals tour. David's soaring guitar riff at the end of Sheep was blasting out of the speakers behind the audience to great effect.
Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream...dream... dream... dream... dream... dream...
I just live watching you react to Floyd Lee!
It’s like watching young me hearing it first time. Your reactions to each change and the outstanding personal high spots - just like me dude ( but with less green😎)
So glad you enjoyed this epic album 👌
Must hear the Ummagumma album🤘
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict - one my my fave/weirdest song titles ever!
After Jimi Hendrix passed away "Pink Floyd" became my favorite band ! Now that Pink Floyd has retired Band-Maid is my band =) I listen to all of them every day since i retired. the Maids have just released "Hate?"Official Live ! Great Reaction L33
That riff you wondered about was later used in Hey You in The Wall. Methinks Supertramp borrowed some keyboard runs from Sheep. Who better to borrow from than Pink Floyd?
If you haven't done them, there are another couple of songs from back in the 60s-70s- that'll add to your mental health and awareness of consciousness. 1. In a Godda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly, 2. Journey to the center of the mind, by Amboy Dukes
"The Wall" should be next. That's The Wall ALBUM, not the mediocre movie that came out some years later.
The Wall album is considered by many Floyd fans to be their magnum opus. I tend to agree.
Yes Way! I knew you were in for a ride!
It's definitely a ride! So sad it's over. But on to the next floyd album! Can't wait 😊