ANIMALS

Well thanks to Octivarium, I found the right time to finnally review my favorite album ever. I own all pink floyd albums and I love all of them, so I think I know whats the best as far as prog. and this is deffinetly it. As far as reviewing this album, I will use three ways to review it, Music, Ideas/creativity, and lyrics.

Music- Pigs on the wing- Very nice singing and it sounds like Roger is in love the way he sings. -Dogs- This song is preety much 3-4 songs put into one. Dave's most technical and beautiful solo ever, I would say it's the quintessential solo for him even though it is his best, you just have to listen to know. Good chords while singing after the solo. All the instruments are very interesting, fast paced drumming from Nick, reminds me of the way he used to drum before Darkside. Rick's organs are very good and sinister, especially during the "stone" section. Bass is ok, nothing bad, adds to the sinister feeling. Very big ending too. -Pigs (three different ones)- This one is blues mixed with some hard rock. Drums could have been a little more eventfull but they are good enough for me. The bass in this song is just as good as the guitar, there's even a bass solo, well kinda. Organs in the begging and piano during the singing, but unfortunettly none during the mid section. Good solo guitar solo at the end and the pig noises really add alot of "Floyd" to the song. Singing is some of Roger's best, very eventfull when he sings. -Sheep- This is the most metal you will ever hear the band, and if you hate metal it's ok because it's totally Floyd, guess what you call prog. metal, and it's Floyd's best metal song too. Roger's voice is perfect this time, he's screaming (which is very rare for him) and it really adds that kick ass element to the song. This song is one of the reasons Pink Floyd is my favorite band, because they explore, and they do a good job of it. The robot voice in the middle is so smart, saying the lords prayer in order to show the listener that the sheep will finnally kill the dogs and pigs, BRILLIANT. Very nice solo in the end by Dave. I forgot to mention, during this song, the bass, drums and Rick's Fender Rhodes electric piano are so good, i can't describe it. Heavy bass and drums, while Dave hammers those chords on his guitar. Rick is just jammin' away on his electric piano, doing some of the coolest effects with that equiptment even possible. -Pigs on the wing pt.2- Just like the first part but with animal noises, perfect for an ending of the album

Lyrics- Since is spent so much room about music I'll be quick on this. Pigs on the wing- Good, love filled lyrics. Dogs-Very mean, some of my favorite lyrics, makes you hate business men. Pigs- Nice for the most part, Roger attacks one of his enemies, Mary Whitehouse, in a very smart way with the lyrics. Sheep- This lyrics are the darkest of the album, well, thats very debatable, but they do fit the heavy metal feel of the song. Roger uses the lords prayer to tell a story of the sheep rebelling against their masters. pigs on the wing pt. 2- Better than the first part as far as lyrics.

Ideas- As an album on the whole, the concept is nice taking after orwell's animal farm novel. Dogs- Love the way he repeats stone, very effective. Good use of the synth in the mid section, very atmospheric. Dogs barking really make you feel sad. Pigs-Dave uses his guitar to make pig noises, thats just 100% creative to me. Sheep- Perfect the way Rick has a fender rhodes solo at the start, you begin to feel like this is going to be a nice sweet song, but then the bass comes in making the song feel dark, perfect transition between good to evil, that's smart if you ask me. Lord's prayer is changed to fit the song, and it makes the song feel like a story. The "stone" part comes back in this song, giving it more of that helpless feeling, I like that. Pigs on the wing. Pt. 2- Opens and closes the album, thats smart to me. The sheep noises make it feel peacefull, and this is one of thier best love songs, both of them. Perfect ending to this very emotional album.