Pink Floyd's Animals is a Masterpiece 

This album is in my Top 5 10/10s from the 70s. Others are: Pink Floyd - Meddle (Echoes) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd - The Wall

I do love how much Anthony loves talking about Pink Floyd, such an amazing band with such an expansive catalogue and rich history, as well as how he does tier lists from time to time. Yes I definitely just brought those two things up with absolutely no correlation whatsoever

I really like that they gave it a new album cover. It makes it clear that the new mix isn't trying to replace the original. It's just a new take on it.

1:01 "i went into this with *high hopes*"

"Pigs, Three Different Ones" is still as relevant (or more relevant) than it was at release.

Bands like Pink Floyd don’t show their age - it’s hard to believe that this masterpiece is 45 years old and the remix unveils a lot of the clever mixing that gives the album its wild stereo effects

I had never even considered that this album could use a remix until I heard that this remix was coming. But I am a full believer in modern remixes of these classic albums, this one is no exception. My only complaint is the lead guitar in Dogs lost a bit of its bite and actually feels like they used a bad tape transfer or something for that specific component. Otherwise it really sounds spectacular

The older verision mastering was clearly a black sheep in the discography. It felt like it didn't get the same amount of love as DSOTM or WYWH. I'm so glad that it finally happened, as it's definitely one of my favourite Pink Floyd albums. Thanks for the heads up, Anthony :)

Animals? underrated tbh

It's an amazing remix. Let's not forget the keys. Rick Wright is getting some much needed love here in these mixes. That synth pad in Pigs being brought out adds another layer of menace to the song. I agree, this whole thing is a home run.

the best Floyd album for me and, as seems to be the case with a lot of Floyd remixes, makes Ricks organs a lot easier to hear - which is always a good thing

I gave it a listen this weekend and concur with everything you said. Animals is and always has been my favourite album possibly of all time. At first I found it a little hard to get used to but I love it after a couple of listens. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Dogs sounds really good, but I actually don't like the new remix of Pigs (Three different Ones) as well as the original. There's more revisionism in the mix, like they completely removed the cowbell in the section starting at 2:30 for some reason. I'm not opposed to making changes for a remix, but this change, I don't think is an improvement. The bass line is a lot more clear and forward in the mix. And it is a great bass line, so having it be more noticeable than in the original mix so this isn't entirely bad. But it changes the overall balance of the mix to where the bass dominates the guitars and piano. This makes it sound more funky. But the original, more guitar forward mix just rocks a lot harder to me. Sounding funky can be a good thing sometimes, but given that this is kind of an aggressive, angry song, I think a more guitar heavy mix fits the song better

Hi-Fi setup video maybe? If a Floyd tier list isn't happening then this might be too much to ask either way great review Anthony.

This album was definitely the lesser of the 70s classics but this remix is ON POINT. The original sounded like it was mixed in a day, this version is more in line with WYWH and The Wall. Rick Wright definitely shines through on this.

man you've gotta make a pink floyd tierlist/worst to best

Floyd actually had the most insane runs in history of music, imagine making DSODM, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall all in a fucking row.

Battersea Power Station, which you can see on the album cover, has just re-opened after decades of failed developments as a late-capitalist purgatory/shopping centre/luxury apartment block. If you're in London, go walk around it whilst listening to Floyd for the true alienation experience.

Also, one noticeable difference in Dogs is that the hi-hat cymbal and and ride cymbal are more apparent.

The new mix is better and I’ve listen to this record for over 40 years one of my favorites

Easily my favorite. It's crazy how well Dogs flows for such a long song.

Thank god you posted this. I was about to finally, officially, once-and-for-all call this album "underrated"

I still listen to Pigs almost daily. It's infectiously good.

I’d just like to say thank you for this video. I absolutely love Pink Floyd, especially this album, and I’ve been wanting you to make more videos regarding them. Would love a tier list for their albums.

Pink Floyd: Worst to Best; it's gotta happen Mr. Tony Montana.

1:02 Very clever of Anthony to name drop High Hopes, the closing track on The Division Bell album

I recently picked up this vinyl at Walmart's $15 Black Friday sale. Familiar with the original mix, fully blown away by this remix.

This remix is insane. The nod to the freak out section on "Atom Heart Mother in "Sheep", right before the swarm of bleating sheep kicks in, then the vocodor is chills inducing.

Honestly there was a point where I thought Wish You Were Here would always be my favourite Pink Floyd album but these days Animals may be a contender…

I will never understand how some people can hate this. Pretty damn perfect album

Underrated tbh 🗿

Piper at the gates of dawn is a masterpiece

You can say this is Peak Floyd

i hope this watermelon can make me like farm animals

This is my favorite album of all time probably

My favourite Floyd album, but the mix always sounded a bit tinny and hollow, so a remix is more than welcome. Looking forward to giving it a listen!

The dark side of the Melon

Animals is my favourite Pink Floyd album. Weird given that I wasn’t keen on it when I first listened to it.

I'm literally standing where that thumbnail is watching this video. So trippy

James Guthrie doesn't get the credit he deserves. He's responsible for all the recent 2016 mixes of their discography (including this 2018 Animals mix) and they sound damn good.

I prefer the original. Having everything crisper and dryer and punchier doesn't really fit with the more surreal, esoteric personality of this album. There are moments on this mix that had me wide-eyed when I first heard them, I just wish the entire mix retained that more abstract sounds. Hearing every little detail in full clarity doesn't always make it better.

Pink floyd tier list when?

Floyd owned the 70s

My fav 70s album by far.

Pink Floyd are a lot of things but, being under rated is never the case. The amount of praise Floyd gets is astounding.

I literally searched up needledrop animals pink floyd today to see what ur thoughts on the album were, and was disappointed to find nothing. And then this video drops 2hrs later, crazyyyy

Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd’s album

karate sheep will rise

My second favorite Floyd album after "Wish You Were Here". I think the new mix is great, not better, just different

Best/most underrated Floyd albums in my opinion is More and The Final Cut

An underrated masterpiece. So underrated. Did I mention it's underrated?

Very true Melon, Animals has helped me get to bed on many different sleepless nights, its a very calming record.

I heard Sheep for the first time while on acid I’ll never forget it lol

Looved the remix glad they finally put this out

The best thing about it is that they removed some of those goddamn cowbell sections

Final Cut 30th anniversary Pink Floyd tier List? An(imals)thony Fantano hello

Tier List or Worst to Best please

Glad you're talking about it cause this remix was so fucking good. It did nothing but enhance the original

YES THIS EXACTLY. Animals is THE MOST UNDERRATED ALBUM FROM PINK FLOYD. It is (in my opinion) the best pink floyd album and possibly the best rock album of all time.

Si Antonio, estás en lo correcto

Please review ‘Comfortably Numb 2022 Version.’

now we want pink floyd tier list melon man

what a surprise to see, a phenomenal record and undersung

Lmao he went into the album with 'High Hopes'

This is the closest we’re getting to a Pink Floyd tier list Edit: He finally announced it!!!

The ending of Dogs has always been one of the most bone-chilling audio experiences in my life. If the remix had ruined it, I'd never forgiven the people who made it. It did not ruin it. Roger 's voice still sounds like he's both suffocating and drowning at the same time. The biggest difference was the last second guitar fade-out.

Pink Floyd has made some timeless music, they deserve all the praise they get.

Not only is it a masterpiece, it's also underrated tbh.

Honestly, I don’t think there’s one Pink Floyd album from the 1970s that isn’t great. The big four from Dark Side to The Wall,\ as well as Meddle, Atom Heart Mother, even Obscured By Clouds- all of these albums are fantastic masterpieces by an album at the top of their game.

Just listened to this album a few weeks ago for the first time in a while. Probably one of my all time favorite listening experiences. It's one of those surreal moments in music Fandom where you don't feel like the same person you were before and after hearing it.

Me: **looks out at the plane wing from my window seat** The wing: 🐖 🐷

My Mom went to hundreds of concerts in the 60s and 70s, she says the Animals tour was the best live show she’s ever seen.

Absolutely agree. My favorite Floyd album, in no small part because none of the songs have been overplayed (and each one is fantastic).

Can we PLEASE get a Pink Floyd tier list

I've long maintained this was the best Floyd album.

Sheep is probably my favourite PF song, that outro is just unreal

"keep your damn politics out your music!" the music:

Animals was probably the most ambitious album at its time. Maybe not sonically but certainly conceptually it is. Imagine releasing an anti-capitalist album based on Animal Farm in 1977. For any band (especially at the mainstream popularity of Pink Floyd), that would be career suicide especially when Red Scare propaganda was proliferating. The album is as relevant today as it was 40+ years ago. Glad the album is getting the much needed TLC it deserves.

I've tripped many a balls to Floyd and can say that their music transcends barriers very few can

Petition for you to make Pink Floyd Worst to Best

I loved the more modern, spacey, lively, larger and heavy production on this remix, it complements the album's ideas and themes really well. I cant wait for albuns like Ziggy Stardust to get a remix like this

The superior album in their discography. Perfectly crafted, timeless messages and such great instrumental passages. Huge album and huge respect to the guys behind this mix

Pink Floyd itself is a Masterpiece.

I still can't get over that the album didn't make it on the top 500 albums of all time list by Rolling Stones. Harry Styles debut album is on the list, but not Animals.

So it's a ten?

Dogs is pink Floyd best song imo Incredible album overall

Best Albums of 2022: 1. Animals (Remix) - Pink Floyd 2. Revolver (Remix) - The Beatles 3. Demons Protected By Angels - Nav

James Guthrie who remixed it has been working with the band since 1979 so he was perhaps uniquely placed to do this task. I've heard from people who followed the band live prior to Animals being released and they said they were disappointed when it initially was released purely from a sonic perspective as the tracks had sounded different live. The same people have said this new mix has changed all that and given it it's true intent. Like yourself it's one of my all time faves and I needed convincing, but I got there. the remix might now be the mix.

I'm so happy you touched on animals. It kinda feels disappointing for me because people never have patience for floyd's more progressive records like animals. Obviously, Animals is still one of the more widely praised albums by Floyd, but not many people actively listen to most of their discography, so often, out of the big four, it's the most commonly casted out, which is ironic, because most of their diehard fans recognize it as the best Floyd album. the album, as other Floyd concept albums have been, is so thorough and cohesive as a story. my only problem with the Remix, is that the pig sounding key solo was somewhat botched. Other than that, it's pretty incredible.

If it’s one of the greatest then why wasn’t it in these albums are 10s 1970s?

I'm so glad that there is so much more appreciation for this as time goes by. The whole idea of "the forgotten masterpiece" to me was always borderline insulting as no true Pink Floyd fan would ever forget this one. The song lengths made any idea of singles a non-starter; it's amazing that it sold as much as it did without much help from radio. It was an incredible treat to see Waters do "Dogs" and "Pigs" in Oakland in 2017.

Dogs might be the best Pink Floyd song

Animals will always be my favorite PF album. It is so meaningful, so well played, just exceptional.

Great Album. My 2nd Favourite after Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd's discography is a masterpiece

I remember reading Animal Farm in high school and didn't get into the album until later on and I absolutely fell in love with it, the main concept of capitalism and how people in power take advantage of those around them to do what they want (as emphasized in the three main tracks "Dogs", "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" and "Sheep") is incredible and definitely has some of the band's best songwriting and undoubtedly one of their best records. Also, semi-fun fact in case nobody knows this is that the final show of this album's original tour back in 1977 actually inspired Roger Waters to start writing The Wall

Pink Floyd has so much to offer. They're versatile band willing to go such great lengths to produce meaningful hits.

"I went into this with high hopes" I see what you did there Melon. Nice!

Fantano I went to one of your events in Brooklyn (2018ish) and forced you to talk about Pink Floyd since you didn’t have many videos on them at the time. We were both in agreement that Animals is their finest work. When I saw the remix I instantly thought of that night. Glad you enjoyed it, there were so many ways it could have went south.

It’s a masterpiece, Got the blu ray audio mix for my dad for Xmas, he got me into Floyd when I was a kid and they became my favourite band.