Animals - Pink Floyd > Reviews > Stereotyping poeple as animals

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Average
Value for Money

Advantages:	Dogs is a song with exceptional guitar playing and lyrics
Disadvantages:	Some of the other songs are a bit irritating in places

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This is another monumental shout at society by Roger Waters. Classifying various sterotypes as different animals you have the "Dogs", "sheep" and "pigs".

The three categories mentioned above are encased within two short acoustic songs that lead you into and out of this alternative look at society.

Dogs is a very long song and contains some remarkable guitar harmonies by Dave Gilmour - Sheep irritates me a little and is also long but the lyrics are thought provoking - Pigs is nearly a laugh, but really a cry.

If listened to all the way through it is quite a good album but not as good as some of the other Pink Floyd creations.

I don't wish to take lyrics out of context but here is a sample.

Dogs - you gotta sleep on your toes and when you're on the street you gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed.

Sheep - Meek and obedient you follow the leader down well trodden corridoors into the valley of steel

Pigs - Ha Ha! Charade you are, you're nearly a laugh but you're really a cry