Animals review

The 10th album by Pink Floyd. This is another concept album which mixes psychedelic rock and Orwell's Animal Farm and yet another Pink Floyd album with one of the best album covers ever.

Tracks:

1. Pigs on the Wing (Part One): 8/10 irrelevant to the rest of the album, but a pleasingly gentle, touching and soulful opening nonetheless.

2. Dogs: 10/10 another shattering, stunning psychedelic 15-minute-plus masterpiece from Pink Floyd, in terms of both its political lyrics and musical brilliance it's more epic than Lord of the Rings.

3. Pigs (Three Different Ones): 9/10 a superb political rant, although it might be a little too intense and angry for some. Still, the pig noises are hilarious.

4. Sheep: 8/10 although it's the weakest of the 3 main songs this is still a superb, haunting bit of storytelling and the music is as unreal as ever.

5. Pigs on the Wing (Part Two): 8/10 a nice and much-needed glimmer of hope at the end of a very angry album.

Best song: Dogs
Worst song: Pigs on the Wing (Parts One and Two)

Summary: It's yet another masterpiece naturally. The 2 bookends are highly pleasant and work well, but its all about the middle 3 songs. Dogs is a musical juggernaut, Pigs is blisteringly intense and Sheep is a hugely thought-provoking finale. The music is, as always, staggering and it is an exhilarating and enthralling album to listen thanks to its powerful universal themes and brilliant aural artwork. This can get a little too intense and cynical at times, so you need to be in the right mood for it. If you are in the right mood, it's a fantastic work with so much to say and so much rich enjoyment to offer.




Final rating: 9/10