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PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS
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Animals
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0190295996963
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Vinyl record
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1977 Prog Rock Classic Remastered LP on Heavyweight Vinyl;
Released two years after the beatific Wish You Were Here, but actually cooked up in the same mid 70's song-writing sessions, this record never the less has a very different feel to it than its predecessor and also to most other Floyd albums. This is because of the socio-political, bleak, heavy lyrics. Roger Waters got depressed and political later, but this was like a slap in the face at the time! Musically Animals is the last Pink Floyd record to have anything to do with Prog Rock, with Dogs taking up nearly the whole of (the old) Side 1, and extended instrumental passages still featuring on both Pigs and Sheep. It is an amazing if miserable record. Dogs is Dave Gilmour's sole co-write and it is an incredible piece, sounding not unlike Roy Harper in his extended pomp, but the rest of the record was written entirely by Roger Waters.
Released two years after the beatific Wish You Were Here, but actually cooked up in the same mid 70's song-writing sessions, this record never the less has a very different feel to it than its predecessor and also to most other Floyd albums. This is because of the socio-political, bleak, heavy lyrics. Roger Waters got depressed and political later, but this was like a slap in the face at the time! Musically Animals is the last Pink Floyd record to have anything to do with Prog Rock, with Dogs taking up nearly the whole of (the old) Side 1, and extended instrumental passages still featuring on both Pigs and Sheep. It is an amazing if miserable record. Dogs is Dave Gilmour's sole co-write and it is an incredible piece, sounding not unlike Roy Harper in his extended pomp, but the rest of the record was written entirely by Roger Waters.
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Pink Floyd is an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. They became a leading band of the progressive rock genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time.
Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two charting singles and the successful debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind the band's peak success with the albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). The musical film based on The Wall, Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), won two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd also composed several film scores.
Following personal tensions, Wright was pushed out of Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters decision to leave in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined later by Wright. They produced two more albums—A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994)—and toured in support of both before entering a long hiatus. In 2005, all but Barrett reunited for a one-off performance at the global awareness event Live 8. Barrett died in 2006, and Wright in 2008. The last Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless River (2014), was created using unreleased material from the Division Bell recording sessions, along with new recordings. In 2022, Gilmour and Mason released the most recent Pink Floyd recording, the song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 2024, the band is back on hiatus, with Gilmour stating his willingness to reconvene under the right circumstances.
By 2013, Pink Floyd had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and these albums and Wish You Were Here are among the best-selling albums of all time. Four Pink Floyd albums topped the US Billboard 200, and five topped the UK Album Chart. Pink Floyd's hit singles include "See Emily Play" (1967), "Money" (1973), "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (1979), "Not Now John" (1983), "On the Turning Away" (1987) and "High Hopes" (1994). They were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2008, Pink Floyd were awarded the Polar Music Prize in Sweden for their contribution to modern music.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
Studio albums
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
More (1969)
Ummagumma (1969)
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Meddle (1971)
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)
The Final Cut (1983)
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
The Division Bell (1994)
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