I'm not sure I've heard this album since the late 1980s, even though I've consistently owned a copy that whole time. For me this is the end of the Pink Floyd I enjoy. I never could stand The Wall, an album I've had a chance to revisit in the last 3 years. I'll never understand its allure beyond a couple of good tracks. Animals, however, is their final non commercial stance. Not to play on titles here, but it's also dog slow. This is music to kick back, turn down the lights, and absorb. It misses the dynamism of its predecessor, and is not an immediately likeable album. Which I believe is the point. Gilmour gets a chance to really shine here, and taps into his late 60s blues repertoire. It's one of a kind in their discography. Even though it's been 30+ years since I last heard it, I felt like I knew the contents anyway. And the rating of excellent remains unchanged.
Ownership: LP: 198? Columbia. Gatefold. Cover and stiff lyric insert from garage sale (2019). Upgraded vinyl from another garage sale (2024). Both are reissues with the barcode.
Love the industrial Britain gatefold cover with the flying pig. It's wall worthy really. For an album that sold zillions of copies, it's hard to find in the wilds, and ridiculously expensive at record stores (and they get that money too!). My first copy would likely have been this version, or one like it, since it has the bar code. Looks like I originally bought this at a Sound Warehouse in Dallas in 1985. I eventually replaced it with the 1986 CD (but it was later than that) - one of the oldest CDs in my collection. I probably played it once. Not seeing a need to keep it around either.
1985; 1/21/22 (new entry)
1985; 1/21/22 (new entry)
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