ANIMALS

This is the hardest Pink Floyd album to review,as a recording it has the the big epic sweep of much of typical Pink Floyd of this era,but it is lacking something,and that being a natural progressive step up from Wish You Were Here. Animals is a fine album but it's a little bit too earthbound,it just does'nt have what is called "it",its not a big event like Pink Floyd albums should be,but Animals is'nt bad either. The opening track Pigs on the wing part 1,is pathetic and worthless,fortunately things get a lot better and Dogs is a great track and basically flows on with some classic Pink Floyd movements,which are rocking and epic. Pigs(three different One's),is average but i really think it for an act of Pink Floyd's reputation of innovative songwriting it's second rate,for a track like this to take up basically the bulk of the album thats where the fault is Animals lie's To be honest Pig's(three different one's),is a "shit track" and plod's along at a boring lethargic pace ,with all it's ugly rotten bleakness,both musically and lyrically. Sheep is totally different,and is full on with and in the end really does salvage this album completly,the fact being Sheep is one of Pink floyd's great track's though totally ignored by many.Pig's on the wing part 2 is total crap, filler,just like the before mentioned Pigs on the wing part 1 Also any comparisons of Animal's being an anti establishment record,ie some progressive rock's answer to the the Punk movement of the late 70's is laughable and stupid.Animal's is progressive rock.