Pink Floyd - Dogs HIP HOP HEAD REACTION/DISCUSSION 

No one knows how they came up with all this great music. It is suspected that guitars were involved somehow....

Despite the general downbeat and dark messages that are put forward in a lot of Pink Floyd's music, the music is well known for its uplifting effect that the listener experiences. A lot of that can be put down to the very strong melodies and clever compositions that the Floyd have created throughout their tremendous body of work. Their music has affected many people throughout the world over the last 50 plus years. I mean how many bands do you know that can move audiences and in many cases (including myself I hasten to add) bring them to tears by the sheer musical and lyrical impact of what we are hearing? Again, I enjoyed your review here! Just as an aside to this, I've just been telling my friends down at our local Wetherspoons hostelry about your wonderful recent review of the live version of 'Comfortably Numb' that you did the other day. We laughed when I told them about how speechless you were after the great Gilmour solo! It was a brilliant reaction on your part - something that you should be proud of and especially entertaining for us!

Who else skipped straight on thru to 6:45 just to see his reaction? 👍🏻

You're a bright young man, you will do well with life and it will never be without beauty because now you love Floyd RiGHT? I had a hard time getting through that middle part at your age, the slow methodical keyboards, but I see the context now, or not long after listening to it many times, and it fits. It's just such a foreign concept due to the way Radio teaches us to listen to music, so for me growing up on radio tracks, 4 mins at most with few exceptions, this part always threw me early on. The rest of it was so good I still loved the song, but as I said I see the context of that break and how it sets the mood for the second half.

"They're not from this planet". I totally agree and am glad that they came to visit us on Earth. The instrument that you are thinking of is a theremin. But, the similar sounds on this song were created by Richard Wright on a Mini-Moog and ARP String Synthesizer. The sound of dogs barking was processed through a vocoder and played as an instrument.

So happy I have been able to see Roger perform this live. One of the most brilliant music compositions of all time.

A lot of people feel the same way after listening to Pink Floyd. I think it’s because Sonically they are the very best.

"Animal Farm" is a short novel by George Orwell. You should give it a read. It's not a blueprint for Pink Floyd's album, just an inspiration.

The lyrics in Sheep are definitely my favorite.

If you have not done it yet check out Pink Floyd atom heart mother the song that's on that album atom heart mother Suite it's a very long song but it is a timepiece completely amazing

Animals is hands down one of the best Pink Floyd albums for True Pink Floyd fans the wall was okay animals is really good metal is really good wish you were here is really good Dark Side of the Moon is art the wall is a little bit going on the weird side in a bad way

Just a tip.... Listen to the actual lyrics until you know them. Then YOU decide what they mean to you. You don't need Genius for that. And Floyd lyrics are mostly pretty straight forward, albeit laced with a healthy dose of sarcasm.

The instrument you were trying to think of with the bars is a theremin. It uses radio waves to make the sound I think. There is an interesting film about how it was created & supposedly drives the players crazy. Think Floyd was just using a synth though.

The "AntiMalaise" of Pink Floyd--Brilliant! Been a fan since I was 12 (1976) and I still feel it every time.

I will leave it to others to discuss themes and meanings behind this masterpiece. It's solidly in my Top 10 Pink Floyd songs, and Animals floats near the top of my favorite albums list. I chuckled as you were rendered nearly speechless by the majesty. :-D What I want to talk about (at length, sorry in advance) is something you zeroed in on; the idea that their music is uplifting and deeper in meaning/intent than a cursory glance at the lyrics might suggest. It reminded me of the completely asinine backlash against Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2, where "concerned parent/teacher groups" lambasted it as "anti-education", without realizing the meaning was EXACTLY OPPOSITE of that. And of course you still get the critics who declare that PF music is all about glorifying drug use, is only liked by stoners and burned out hippies, and is depressing. I have a theory that such misconceptions were began by disgruntled music execs and journalists who wanted to punish the band for refusing to play their games, and the reputation must've stuck, because I am regularly rebutting those false claims. The "celebration of drug culture" probably has roots in the rise-and-fall of Syd Barrett, but they lamented that tragedy repeatedly for decades afterward, and were never heavy users of any particular substance, at least as a way to fuel their creative output. The song Comfortably Numb is only about drugs in the most surface-y way; being Roger's true story of being pumped full of tranqs before a show to help overcome abdominal pain. Nary a positive drug reference elsewhere in their entire discography. Most of PF's music was about weighty subject matter, sure, but if one digs in they'll find it was almost always an expression of empathy and compassion for the human condition, and a real concern for how the powerful prey on the meek, weak and under-served among us. That isn't depressing, it's a motivational call for change to me. THANK YOU for realizing this and calling it what I agree it is; "inspirational". And you are what? Somewhere between 18-21? I've no idea if you partake in stone, but you're the furthest thing from a "burned out hippie" I can imagine...so there's that. Continue spreading the Pink Floyd love and the myth-busting word! :-)

Dogs is in my top five P F songs. I've been listening to this for over 40 years. The older you get the more you can relate to it. You will love Pigs and Sheep. They're all very different, but all P F songs are, no two sound anything alike.

"it was a cruel song, but fair - I thought" - Roger back-announcing the song

You will love Pigs ( three different ones) because it’s better than dogs.

How come nobody talks about Sorrow or On the Turning Away from A Momentary Lapse of Reason? THOSE are fucking masterpieces to me

People like Dogs, are very cunning and crafty to get what they want. Be wary. (Wolf in sheeps clothing)

Dogs is about the business men who behave like dogs. All the song is the analogy. The "bad blood" turns to "stone". In the end, all the "who"s were directed to business men and dogs, and at the very end, they were the ones who got dragged by the stone.

26:08 congratulations. u have been gilmoured!

Great reaction. You put forth an honest effort to actually listen to the song and made some excellent points. Bravo.

I believe Roger wrote all the lyrics but both Dave and Roger worte the music

dog eat dog is an excellent summation of what this song speaks to. dog eat dog and it's inevitable unhappy life consequences.

To my mind it's about wide boy Tottenham fans ;) COYI

I like your intelligent reactions!! Pick Floyd is the greatest 💜

3 parts. Part 1, draws you in Part 2, keeps you in. Part 3, brings you out through the same door you entered in part 1.

David Gilmour has yet to waste a note

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Will you one day React to one of the RU-vid clips of pink floyd Careful with That Axe Eugene. Live Brighton 1972. A great performance, of one there more psychedelic moments.

Love this song and album, Gilmour's greatest overall guitar work. I freaked the s*** out of a guy with this song back in the...ahem...'90s. He only thought he knew all about PF, but had never heard of Animals. I handed him the cassette, he put it in his WalkMan and went into another room to listen. Then came back at the end of each verse with a "What The H** Was THAT?!" look on his face. Oh for having a RU-vid channel back then. LOL

Nice comparison you have set up, the broad sweeping emotional strokes of the solo in Comfortably Numb vs the precision surgery of Dogs. Dude I used malaise in my comment on Sober, thanks for noticing. : )

I want to sub but ima Chelsea Fan... haha jk i subbed. Still COYB!

Builders of songs, they did go to architectural college as young men where they met.

I love your reaction Videos, you are very articulate in how you present your thoughts on these epic tracks. In a slight break from the Floyd track I would love to see your reaction to another classic British Rock track to have a listen to Child In Time by Deep Purple.

Next PF song should be echoes 😊

This album in top 2 by them in my opinion

Yetiness, you would have loved growing up in the late 60's- 70's

“Hey I’ve got a lesson to teach. Stab the people in the back that you lie to” lol

The lyrics for Animals were in part, inspired by the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. It is a must read.

Great reaction and breakdown!!

If you want to do a "deep dive" as they say, this song "Dogs" was originally called "You've Got To Be Crazy" back in 1974. There's a Wembley Arena recording of it from November, 16th, 1974, and it's much more wordy and rough. Then there's a recording of it at Nassau Coliseum in New York from seven months later and it's been cleaned up a bit. Also, there's a song called "Raving and Drooling" from these same shows, which would develop into "Sheep" from Animals. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2iIsTWvp_Zo.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hb0f_UPcpUk.html

The best song from their best album..

Crowbar - planets collide

Like dags?

Living in Wales I dread Article 13, Love your reaction and thanks for the time you put in to doing them all !!

Dogs and Echoes are in an eternal battle for best Pink Floyd song.

Imo Dave’s favorite solo of mine!... the 3 dislikes are the dogs

There is a clever reference to this album cover in Children of Men

There is a full version of Pigs on the wing (first and last song on album) it has a nice guitar solo in the middle. It supposedly was on the 8 track version, you can find it on RU-vid

The instrument you are asking about is a moog you find the sound you want and then bend it by moving the wheel. I’m glad you are getting right into the Floyd

You are a great lad well done. Just read the lyrics and figure it out for yourself.

The instrument you're not sure of was the theremin... most famously used by Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love".. That band should be your next mission......Btw you got me listening to TECH N9NE...

U should listen to all we know from paramore

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Insightful reaction!

Love this kid!

God those two note harmonies rule:)

"Animals" is my personal favorite, but they didn't really make a bad album...with the original lineup. The Floyd is my favorite band ever, so I'm a little biased.

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I find Dogs a little disjointed and boring. I prefer Echoes and Atom Heart Mother. The 1974 version of Dogs named 'Raving and drooling' definitely had more of a feel, it all felt part of an whole and seemed a little bit more euphoric.