The year was 2.018... The guy listen a 18 minutes-long song... And, at the end, he says: "It´s over? No... No... Noooooooo!" This is Pink Floyd... Nothing less...
I love Dark Side and Meddle and Wish but...damn. Animals has always been my favorite. I tried to deny it but the current political climate only cemented this album. Hard listen but sooooo worth it. I will upvote this shit EVERY TIME
i saw Pink Floyd in 1975 in Vancouver Canada and had no idea they would go on to be one of the best bands on the planet, i wish i kept the 12 dollar ticket stub
Yup, it don't get the love it deserves. My favourite along Wish you were here. The wall doesn't even get third spot in my book - that goes to the B side of Meddle (Echoes!!!).
I listened Animals for the first time when I was doing sociology classes. Words can't describe how intelligent, deep and powerful this album is. This is I call it Art, with capital A!
"Pink Floyd is different." Truer words were never spoken. David Gilmour is the guitarist, Roger Waters is the vocalist, Nick Mason is the drummer, and Richard Wright is the keyboardist. No other musical entity comes close to their epic, extraordinary, unique sound. Thank you for your reaction and wise words to describe them and this song. Epic masterpiece!
Usually Dave Gilmour did lead vocals or harmony lead vocals with Rick Wright. That's Dave on the first half lead of Dogs, Roger Waters on the second half lead vocals starting with" gotta admit I'm a little bit confused. Roger wrote most of their great stuff.
Roger Waters wanting more lead vocal parts is a lot of what broke the band up. It started with this album, but on the Wall he was so demanding that the other guys didn't even want to be there in the studio, and there are whole chunks of the album that Gilmour and Wright aren't even on.
exactly right my friend, first time I heard Animals it was on loud headphones and I didn't know it was the Floyd and then instantly became my favorite Floyd album. " pink floyd just different man " lol
You Tube is awash with bloody reaction videos but this guy is an exception. I really get the feeling that he pays attention and appreciates what he listens to. And this particular video is one of my favourites. Celestial music coupled with absolutely terrifying lyrics, it can only be the mighty 'Floyd'
Amen! Of the gazillions of ‘reaction videos’ ... few are truly worth a crap ... this straight up honest man, is one of a small few that I’m subscribed to.
You are so right. A whole cottage industry has sprung up around people watching black people react to music, other that rap--I don't get it. I get the reaction videos of voice coaches analyzing great performances, but the rest is just weird. You notice there doesn't seem to be many videos of heavy metal fans reacting to great rap music.
It is quite a thing when you can sit for 23 mins on one song and not even realize that time is passing at all because your brain has been transported to another dimension.
I always tear up😢 when they say "in the end youll pack up and fly down south, hide ur head in the sand. Just another sad old man. All alone. Dying of cancerrrr" reminds me of my dad so much
Pink Floyd were the MASTERS of the MIX; you can always hear every instrument, and the lead instrument. Amazing harmonies. Never too loud, and crystal clear vocals. Yeah we were spoiled, spoiled then and still are! Welcome to the brotherhood!
THIS WHOLE ALBUM is a masterpiece. It is Roger Waters take on people. They are either Dogs Pigs or Sheep. When you get a chance listen to the whole album, it's an experience.
Faraz Oloumi Its based on Animal Farm but was ironic because the book was about Stalinism in the Soviet Union (communism + evil dictator = oh no) but the album turned it around by making it about capitalist societies like the UK and America. Its really interesting.
You are right! We WERE spoiled growing up in the era of Pink Floyd…rock and roll was SO GOOD in the 60’s and 70’s! Pink Floyd is the best of the Progressive Rock era. You cannot dance to this kind of music. But it takes you somewhere. We used to come home from school or work and put on headphones, turn on all this great music, turn up the volume and get lost in the journey. It was a form of meditation. It opened our minds. Where did these talents come from? Heaven, I think. That’s how it felt. If you like this music….there is more of this genre to love! Not just Pink Floyd, either. Moody Blues, Genesis, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and YES, just to name a few! When I was in High School, one of my neighbors from my class got a Pink Floyd album in the mail when he joined a Columbia Record club. We had never heard of them before. He called me over to his house and he said, “you have to listen to this album!” We probably played that album over and over for a few hours. He had four speakers, one in each corner of the room, and he turned up the volume. We were mesmerized! He rolled a joint and we were gone. We hung out a lot in the early 70’s, just listening to the albums coming in the mail. Record stores were making a fortune back then! Everybody was introducing albums they had heard with everyone else, sharing what they had been hearing. We drove around in cars with friends just listening to the radio and tapes. We went to see every band who came in concert. Some of those bands would play for 4 hours or more in concert! And they sounded just like the albums…such talent! By the way, my neighbor friend became Valedictorian of my graduating class. That music expanded our minds!
I remember me and my friends sitting in someone's basement passing around the bong (around 1978). With a speaker in each corner, Animals was like riding a roller coaster.
"Who is on the guitar, bro?" Well, the answer is probably the greatest living guitar Legend on earth - David Gilmour. Make sure you bow in front of the man when u see him...
I'm 54 and grew up listening to pink floyd. Saw them live 5 times and by far the greatest band ever. I love the fact that the younger generations are discovering them now and appreciating the artistry for what it is. Big Soul clap to you brother
IMHO . I’m 46 and there’s a lot of great music I’ve heard. Been to many concerts like nirvana, GnR, Metallica , Aerosmith, Sabbath, Ozzy, Zeppelin(w/o Bonham) you name it. These guys are the best. No doubt in my mind. They might be aliens. They made music like nobody else
mikimike Question. What was the reaction like when this album came out? I consider it their very best album but I also wasn’t born until 1991. By then everyone realized this album was genius. But from I heard it got a lot of mixed reactions when it came out.
@@marjoryarmstrong6953 HI Marjory,not very long ago someone pasted a picture on facebook of a man with his dog on the beach and asking if he was local.The replies carried on and on and on. It was David Gilmour. Just hope he continues playing,there will never be another one.
I was almost 17 when this came out. I saw them do The Wall twice (once when it fell down a bit too early and it was hurriedly rebuilt), but I'd loved to have seen the Animals tour most of all.
@AshTheFlash100 lofi vaporwave and synthwave? Sorry but those cringy repetitive keyboard loops over hip hop beats with nostalgic cartoons with VHS overlays are absolute garbage to just about any of PF's work.
Good for you ! I have my parents to thank for appreciating good music as well. I turned my dad onto Pink Floyd and Santana actually. He loved great guitarists that played with taste and feeling.
That entire album is a masterpiece. It's like a fine dinner, opening song is the appetizer, last song is desert. Do yourself a favor. Sitdown, kill the lights so no interruption, put headphones on and enjoy the journey. That's pretty much goes for all pink floyd albums
All musicians agree-Animals is the master work. Dogs might be the best song EVER laid to tape. Waters brutal lyrics mixed with Gilmours emotional expression -priceless
Ive always said that Pink Floyd's music isn't something you simply listen to, it's an event that you experience. Their music crosses reaches into you soul.
Actually, it is the most "on-the-spot", succint description I have heard of Pink Floyd in the last 30 years. Either Pink Floyd hits those chords in the deepest, darkest wells of your soul or ut does not... I have not heard another band that has that effect. Different
Pink Floyd live is/was amazing. I first saw Floyd in April 1975 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, NY. They opened with "One of These Days" from the Meddle album. They then asked the crowd if we minded if they tried out their yet to be released next album, "Wish You Were Here". We got to hear the entire album, in order a couple months before they released it to the public. They took a 10 minute intermission and came back and played the entire "Dark Side of the Moon" album, in order. They left as the crowd was shaking the place for an encore. They came back out and performed a 40 minute version of "Echoes" from the Meddle album as the encore. I have seen hundreds of concerts in the years since but the introduction to Pink Floyd live still remains the most memorable concert that I have attended. It was a sight and sound extravaganza. I had eighth row floor seats and it only cost me $7.50 face price. By far, the BEST Concert value, EVER
Big time spoiled!! My son grew listening to my growing up music and he can name bands, band members and song names. He's now almost 40 and has passed it on to his friends, his wife and now children. Excellent music stands the test of time.
marroni ugelli You are so right and a lot of this songs really have a meaning.Not just words put together. Especially PF made not songs but albums especially Animals is telling a complete story with a message.
yes, we were spoiled in the 70ies. pink floyd, led zeppelin, deep purple, emerson lake & palmer, yes, genesis, electric light orchestra, queen, uriah heep, black sabbath, david bowie, allman brothers band, neil young, the who, peter frampton, rush, jethro tull, king crimson, frank zappa, greatful dead, kraftwerk, rainbow, rolling stones, ufo, santana, supertramp, roxy music, t. rex, rory gallagher, eric clapton, the band, focus, thin lizzy, lou reed, eagles, cheap trick, iggy pop, fleetwood mac, alice cooper, scorpions, ramones, billy joel, ac dc, chicago, kiss ... and many more ...
And that is just our music. I've been listening to a lot Brazilian bands and solo artists from the 60's and 70's. Gal Costa, Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Novos Baianos.... frigging amazing music
You are absolutely correct about us being spoiled. We never gave it a second thought. It was good, it was there, and we lost it. Thank god you are saving it and letting me revisit it before I go.
David Gilmore on guitar, Nick Mason on drums, Richard Wright on keyboards, Roger Waters on bass. First time I heard Pink Floyd was back in '68 when I was about 10 years old. I later got to see them in '83 at the Omni in Atlanta. A concert of the likes of which I had never seen before nor since. Love em.....
I went to every Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin concerts that came to town back in the 70's, starting with Dark Side of the Moon, wish I could go back to that time in my life
Absolutely. A concept album dividing / representing members of society into 3 different animals ; the predator, the prey and the scavenger. Such a cool album!
In 1977 I saw Pink Floyd on the Animals tour at Soldiers Field in Chicago. I was 15. Spoiled is right. Amazing to see you dig this so, so, so deeply. Thanks for your reactions!
With Pink Floyd, it usually goes with us fans as “ this is our favorite song” to “ this is our favorite album “because almost all of their albums is an experience . Animals is an underrated wunderpiece.
Just went to a Roger Waters' (Pink Floyd's bassist) concert here in Costa Rica, it was the greatest thing that I have ever seen! A truly experience, you have no idea what listening to "dogs" and "great gig in the sky" is like, I cried through out the whole concert, and I'm not kidding!
I saw Roger Waters perform in Minneapolis. The memory of seeing Great Gig in the Sky live is surpassed only by the moment I first held my daughter. Epic!
Saw Pink Floyd concert in 1977 - played entire Animals Album, took a break, and then entire Wish You Were Album; was amazing experience; they left, the crowd wanted an encore, didn't let up for about 30 - 40 minutes, and finally they came back and played "Money". They are the GOAT. Nowadays, you can get the next best thing, a PF tribute band "Brit Floyd", they're scheduled to do touring again in 2021, check to see if they're in a city near you - highly recommend (seen them 3 times).
I forget sometimes that we grew up with this music playing in our homes, and how new it is to your generation. Floyd, Roxy, Genesis and YES. I’m glad you’re discovering some amazing sonic landscapes!
Preston, I've been watching your "experiences" listening to music I grew up with and have enjoyed deeply re-experiencing the music almost as though for the first time simply by following your authentic, honest enthusiasm. It's a joy to see. As a few people have commented, they're jealous for what you have ahead of you: so much music from that era that was crafted for art purposes, not simply as a product, which is where the music industry largely is today for a variety of reasons. Album sales revenues back then, when Animals was made, were substantial, and that $ meant the record labels allowed artists to take months/years/$ to create works such as Pink Floyd's Animals, because the sales would support that investment. We're in a different time today, as we know. But...at the pace you're going, you literally have a decade or two ahead of simply taking in the massive amount of quality guitar-oriented rock music created in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s....etc. You have a wonderful, joyous journey ahead of you. Keep listening and we'll keep tuning in.
Yes...I greatly enjoy the purity and sincerity of Preston's reactions. One thing that's different when comparing his age to mine when I first heard this music is he's older, and his music-listening experience is broader than mine. I see that as an advantage that provides additional perspective compared to me when I was, say, 15. I had little perspective, so while the music was captivating, I couldn't see it (yet) as a part of a larger tapestry. The fact that he has more experience and then still finds the essential magic in older music is all the more impressive.
leafsfan1728 Doyle Braumhall II on the In The Flesh tour was amazing. His father played drums for Stevie Ray Vaughan. Anyway, Doyle plays the guitar left handed but he uses a right handed guitar so the strings are upside down.
I used to fall asleep listening to this album in my headphones for years as a kid. I learned to sleep through the 8-track clicking over so it played over and over till I woke in the morning. : ) Animals is still one of my favorite albums.
Preston, I can't imagine what it must be like for you crash coursing on all this great music at a time when nothing new like this is being put out. Most of us discovered and explored these great songs bit by bit, spread out over decades. You've been guzzling from a fire hydrant.
I adore your reaction to Pink Floyd. My first major intro to them was in 1998 when I was 15 years old. They will always be the classic rock band that I reference as my favorite band of all time, period, end of story. Dogs is my favorite of all of their outstanding, brilliant musical genius. It’s hard to have to pick one, but Dogs just has to be it, every single time. I love your appreciation for greatness in music. It makes my heart so happy! ❤❤ PS - I went on a researching spree over Pink Floyd too - I learned as much as I could about the band, the albums, the split, & the individual members. Pink Floyd went through many transitions over 3 decades. Nothing about the origin or the wind down of the band was liner, much like their music.
While Gilmour shines on this, let's also appreciate what Rick Wright is doing on the keyboards here... Immaculate song in all respects. Roger's vocals, the solos, the drumming by Nick Mason, the songwriting. All out one of my favourite albums ever.
@@AshfordAH1Z It's not David singing on most of Animals. David only sings the first half of Dogs, before Rick's solo. Roger sings the second half of Dogs, and every sung vocal on every other song on the album.
Roger Waters (wrote all the lyrics) had some serious shit to say. I guess when you grow up in England in the ashes of WW2 authoritarians are frightening, and life is cheap and precious.
Waters' name is credited on all the songs which means he didn't JUST write the lyrics... He's the genius behind Floyd and their sound. Listen to how their sound changed after he left the band.
Mrk66One just the lyrics, musically didnt change much. Of course the later albums weren’t as good as the previous ones but it wasnt as bad as people say it. Remember, musically, Gilmour, Nick and rick were the geniuses. But its just my opinion.
You're wrong, bro. YOU are spoiled. You have all of Pink Floyd at your finger tips right now. And for free! We who grew up with Pink Floyd not only had to pay for it, we also had to wait years & years for the albums to be released. It is fun watching you experience all this for the 1st time. The best PF songs in my opinion have both David Gilmore & Roger Waters sharing the vocals, as this does.
What he meant by spoiled, contrary to what you say... he means today's technology and ability to access art... so shut YO mouth up Lucy and Shcroder, music is universal, it's been around since cavemen beat skins to keep the predators away and became ritual dances around the fire pit,hahah🤣😎🤘
so very true, we saved and payed for music and once we got it we played it a whole and blabbed over it. We definitely didnt lift the needle in the middle of a song just to scream: "listen how awesome this was"
I think you all missed it. Maybe I'm wrong but I think he's referencing all the great innovative music that was coming from everywhere then. Music now is sampled and tested for audience approval. And all the audience knows is garbage so garbage is what they like. Imho
I grew up my whole life experiencing pink floyd...I say experiencing them, because a true aficionado of tthem experiencs them..sight, sound, feels... one does not merely just listen to them...
Animals is really meant to be listened too in its entirety...preferably with some big ass headphones on, while sitting in a lounge chair with a glass of nice aged whiskey and a spliff. (or maybe that's just me)
Chuck Dinkins. It's not just you bro. It's not just you. Balvenie 12 year single malt scotch and some nice OG Kush for me. Pink Floyd is best when you create your own environment, sit back and let them take you on their journey. Like no other band.
This Album was my Very 1st introduction to pink Floyd and it was totally by accident. On April 29th of 1979 i turned 11 years old, and my mom bought me the Greatest Gift ever... A Sony Walkman and a Kiss Cassette ( Detroit Rock City ) was so happy!!! I was walking to my friend's house to show him this New Technological Wonder... and on the way, off to the side of the road, i saw a Memorex Recordable Cassette Tape with the word "animals." Written on it. I put it in my Walkman and was totally blown away with the cornucopia of sounds, music, left and right stereo bouncing off oboth off my ears... Dogs barking in the left headphone speaks while amazing guitar solos emanating from the right headphone speaker. I never made it to my friends house because i sat on a rock in the woods and listened to that album 6 times.. i listened until it got dark, and i had to go home, i listened in my bed falling asleep, and i still have not stopped listening to Pink Floyd for the entity of my life. This is still my favorite album to fall asleep to, and i have so generously passed down all of the great music i grew up on to my 16 years old son!!!!
Hey man, so great watching you enjoy this song! Made me remember my 1st time and I was so glad to see you heard everything too man - you really get what makes music great.
Tom Spot on mate. I think I love everyone you mentioned, and many more you could mention if that's your taste. Floyd for me have far more albums I can listen to all the way through. Even though some of the big bands wrote some of the best records ever, it's still very difficult to name more than two or three albums you would want to listen to from them. Stones and Beatles excluded.
Love to welcome a Floyd fan. My favorite band for the lat 40 year. You have to watch Roger Waters The Wall concert 2015 movie. It’s currently on Starz. I saw that concert live 4 times. Talk about an experience.
Brah, your Floyd reactions are by far my favorite. I'm diggin' the impact this amazing music has on you...nothing else like it. Now imagine being a 16 year old trippin' balls in a blacklight room listening to this for the first time. Mind altering is an understatement. That intro still gives me the chills every time I hear it. The guitarist and vocalist is the incomparable David Gilmour. At the age of 72 he can still bring an auditorium of kindred souls to tears with his guitar. I've seen him on three of his solo tours, starting in 1984, and every time his performances leave me feeling blessed for having shared such an amazing experience with others.
PINK FLOYD “DOGS “ is the one and only song that even the fans underestimate. It has everything that PF has in its arsenal. Since I first heard “DOGS” I’ve been looking, looking for a way back to a time when I never heard it before. So I could sit, listen and recall what it’s like to hear for the first time. Enjoy it, because you have in your soul. And like me, this...........music will never leave you...GM,
In those days we didn´t think we were spoiled. This music was a normal thing and than again some wasn`t. A lot of music today is not normal but some still is.
The depth of the lyrics/ sound is unlike any other - it takes me back to another time Everytime I hear it - before the realities of life were evident to my innocent and open mind.
You got that right Bro. We are spoiled. Pink Floyd is Rock Opera. You have to listen Albums from start to finish. You Get it Bro.. Soul Clap to you from this 69 yr old Pink Floyd Buff.. Welcome to the Machine.
I was 14 in 1994 when the Division Bell tour came to Rice Stadium in Houston - Dad bought tickets and took me. RAINED like a tropical event at one point, and SMACK dab in the beginning of starting Great Gig in the Sky (about halfway through the entire set list), they had to stop the concert and shut it down; the guitarists were getting shocked because everything was so wet. So I only got to see half of that concert. Even with that, STILL TO DATE the absolute BEST concert I have ever been to in my entire life, and I've been to quite a few!
I am an old person and he’s right of course.Pink Floyd like some others were gifted to us in a golden time of modern music.But some of us ain’t dead yet and still listening-but weeping now🙂You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows🥲
I’m rapidly approaching 50 and have listened to these geniuses since I was 12. I do hear what you’re saying. I’m in the second half of my life but it’s been blessed by PF. Those poor souls who are completely unaware.
Echoes needs to be in your life as well. Looking forward to seeing you react to more Floyd stuff. It's like hearing it for the first time all over again for me. You mention at the end that you can't wait to share this with someone...that's exactly why I keep coming back to you and other reaction channels - I get chills watching facial expressions change as they are overwhelmed by the beauty that is Pink Floyd. Keep at it, Preston!
So envious of the people listening to these classics for the first time. My first live gig was the Animals Tour at Bingley Hall , Stafford, England. Aged 16..Life changing . Never missed a tour since and that also includes the Genius thati is Roger Waters .. King KTF Respect ..You know your Stuff !
Man its so nice to see that PF is still killing it with newer generations. I have loved them as my favorite band ever. Picture in your minds eye a young kid listening on an am radio for the first time, and going to buy the album. I would go in my room and put on my headphones and lay in my bed with my eyes closed to fall in to the music. When my dad left us this is what got me through. I'm glad you have enjoyed the journey with PF.
