First listening to PINK FLOYD - "ANIMALS" (Part.1)

[@drogusmaxwell6640]

I loaned this album to my nephew when he was 19. He's now 34 and I'm still waiting for him to return it.

[@j.woodbury412]

I don't think you're going to get it back. I think you might as well go out and buy another copy.

[@markbranch682]

I think that might have been a gift.

[@sulatlalaki]

What do they say? Possession is nine-tenths of the law!

[@peterbacke1804]

He Will keep it! So.. Buy a New remastered one and the original as well! 😉

[@JC-vj4ln]

😁 lol !

[@berenerchamion4654]

I consider their 4 album run (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals &The Wall) to be the greatest 4 albums in a row from any band ever! Just fantastic music. Great reaction!

[@aminmalik4086]

meddle

[@nielsbie8922]

Final Cut

[@MangeSoderling]

Hard to argue

[@Mister_Samsonite]

@@MangeSoderling Right! I'd argue if I could.

[@PeckiePeck]

Came here to say Meddle. For me it's a 5-album run.

[@jeffalmond]

Some of Nick Mason’s finest drum work on this album…..your joy is something to behold…

[@Robert-tj3qq]

Nice reaction Verdy 👍I rode my bicycle to the store in 1977/78 to buy this album,i was 12yrs old. Brought it home and was blown away !!

[@David-ng7cr]

Watching your reaction makes me feel like a teenager again. I can remember buying this album when it first came out. 😊

[@MichaelDeVore2]

It was amazing when it first came out. It changed my perspective of what could be done with a concept album.

[@markpalmer2451]

Found your channel today because of your Zeppelin upload and was blown away by the passion and perception of the music u have. Just watched your Animals reaction. If I wasn't completely hooked after the led zep reaction, gotta say I am now. You're a breath of fresh air. So glad I found u. Keep it up

[@sulatlalaki]

RIGHT??? She's just SOOO fun to watch! She's so adorable, the joy that infuses her honest face!

[@bobguilda6884]

Love your full album reactions. Just awesome. Wish you could do something about the background noise....

[@andrewdavidson665]

First person I've watched react to Floyd that actually GOES BACK to re-listen to the solos. Nice. 😃

[@humboldtharry4248]

I appreciate how you actually listen with an open mind instead of the over the top reactions from so many others. 🌜💨💚

[@MichaelDeVore2]

yes!

[@tonygriffin_]

Pink Floyd always created soundscapes - places to visit and marvel at, full of meticulously composed music and lyrics, with hundreds of subtle (and often experimental) uses of new tech (ie, more than 16 tracks available to record with, synthesisers, loops and stereo panning). So nice to see that the new, fresh sounds I heard back in the 70's when this album came out are still working their magic on another generation. Or at least on you, who clearly appreciate what you're hearing.'Pigs on the wing' is a great acoustic piece to learn - and I'm sure we'd all love seeing you play it! PS Love that last sound on 'Dogs' - like a power station closing down. Which is what the building on the cover photo was - Battersea power station, London, UK.

[@trevorholden7423]

Yes, this is a very underrated album by Pink Floyd, the themes, lyrics, and instrumental solos in my mind rate second to none.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Animals? UNDERRATED? I think not. Maybe by the kids.

[@JeremyJ-sw2mi]

@@waynemarvin5661yea I’m 20 and I just had to find it myself personally it’s very hard for my generation to find music it’s all rap nowadays and nobody gives them a chance

[@RonniePeterson]

A real two finger salute to the punk generation in 77! Animals remains my favourite Floyd album to this day.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Punk? Uh, I don't think so.

[@RonniePeterson]

@@waynemarvin5661 "Punk?" Punk Rock just in case you have never heard of it.

[@zappafranknanuk2529]

I know this Album more then 40 Years! But every time I listen too, I am not on this earth! Best Floyd Album ever!!!!

[@parrishwilkinson334]

I bought this when it came out. instantly and ever since my favorite Pink Floyd album, gets me everytime!

[@LordEagle]

Probably my favorite album of theirs. The 4 album stretch,,,,DSotM, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall is just FANTASTIC. You're doing great,,,💥💥💥💥

[@moonwind6303]

Thank you! I really, really liked to experience this old album with You! I think we hear and appreciate about the same way. I bought this album in 1977 and fell in love immediately. I have played it ever since through the years. I'm a guitar player and I started to play about the time when this album came out so David Gilmour is certainly one of my favorite guitarists big time. Really looking forward to part 2! 🌺

[@jimhardiman3836]

Animals is an album that requires paying close attention to the lyrics. The dystopyian nightmare. Probably their most lyrically sophisticated album. Or maybe The Wall. It's also the album where they (Roger Waters) started sounding really angry. Animals is their Heavy Metal album. The dog barking sound effect was made by playing a keyboard through a vocoder. Animals also has David's Gilmour's best guitar playing. He plays multiple EPIC solos all over this album. A++

[@itsmedrooms6071]

Peart has said before that he likes Mason as a player and I think he is a good drummer. He might be as good as Peart or Bonham, but he doesn’t really get to show it on that kind of level in Floyd. Your claims might be true, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to Floyd. It’s Gilmour who gets to really shine whereas in Rush and Zeppelin all of their members get to show off their chops on almost every song, especially true with Rush.

[@badrobot3159]

I find this album very relatable to tyrannical governments running some countries today, trudeau in canada and jacinta hardon in new zealand spring immediately to mind.

[@jimhardiman3836]

Stable genius @@badrobot3159 ooo Canada and NZ are soooo scary. I don't think that's what Roger Waters had in mind. So you're just fine with uber corrupt autocrat Viktor Oban who steals elections to stay in power and the American GOP who aspire to be like him? Got it!

[@salvatormund1]

@@badrobot3159 not to mention Putin, Jung-Un, Nicolás Maduro Moros, Assad ect. - They make Trudeau and Hardon look like school boys..

[@aminmalik4086]

@@salvatormund1 Not really ... reverse it

[@andrewlorenz3139]

Bought this as soon as it came out in the UK. A reflection of where the country was at this time. They flew the pig over Battersea power station in London but it escaped! In the end they had to shoot it down as it was a potential threat to aircraft landing at Gatwick and Heathrow airports. Pigs did appear at other times for example when I saw Floyd live at the old Wembley Stadium in London. It flew the length of the stadium that evening. Great times and memories. Fantastic that you appreciate the music I have been listening to all my life.

[@jorgetenorio1850]

Hola. Gran elección. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽👍

[@pumpkinhead625]

I love your reactions. Your passion for music, and the sheer delight of experiencing classic rock for the first time is a joy to watch. Your joy for music really shines through in your smile and facial expressions. For me, seeing your reactions is almost like experiencing these songs myself for the first time all over again. I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, and I'm thrilled to see your reactions, but I have a few suggestions for great guitar songs from other groups. "Sultans Of Swing"- by Dire Straits "Highway Star"- by Deep Purple "Twilight Zone"- by Golden Earring "Hotel California" - by The Eagles "Whole Lotta Rosie"- by AC/DC

[@brianbosecke3676]

@pumpkinhead625: Great song suggestions! just a polite correction for you: the Golden Earring song is actually called 'Twilight Zone ', which by the way I love, and it should be the full length album version. Link to full length video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4aQeqVnnsxgr6c

[@pumpkinhead625]

@@brianbosecke3676 Thanks for the correction (I edited my OP). I agree with you about the full album version. Back in the early 90s, WIYY (98 Rock) in Baltimore, MD literally cut out the entire instrumental in the middle of this song to use over their concert updates and used what was left of the song to air.

[@delyleparrish483]

I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed watching someone listening to the polished music of Pink Floyd so much as I did watching you, the way you analyzed the song was so perceptive, I bought this album when it first came out, I went to the concert in 77 thank you so much, now I’m going to watch you listen to the rest of Animal’s and more

[@clintjo2377]

This Is the first Pink Floyd Album I got from a friend ! Thank you so much John fell In love with the sound ! Great to see someone young find It again priceless !

[@contemplativeidiot1]

Fantastic reaction. I can tell just listening to tunes with you is a perfect afternoon.

[@NoProb4Rob]

You are going to love the combo of the rolling drums and guitar in their song Echoes, especially their 1972 live version in a Pompeii amphitheater.

[@785boats]

An absolute must.

[@PeckiePeck]

The production is so clever on this album. I especially like how they take you all over this spectrum that goes from animal noise to purely abstract synthesizer sound. Sometimes on "Dogs" you hear barking, and other times you hear this note which you can barely tell is a distorted dog bark. They use the actual sound and a synthesized mpression of that sound and go back and forth. They also create the impression of a sheep's "baahhh" on "Sheep," with Waters's voice. In typical Floyd fashion, they explore an idea so fully and from so many different angles without ever being boring.

[@Kuesel68]

My fav album of all time - not only by the band, not only in prog, not only in rock but of all genres! It's so great to see going into it. I can't even imagine anymore how it is listening to it for the first time. You are really great, thanks!

[@kirkruter8310]

I'm happy when I see someone enjoy Pink Floyd. There is no other band that can take you on a journey like them. IMO

[@jamesaitchison9478]

I really enjoyed this reaction video 😃 You seemed like you were quite engrossed and loving the aural soundscape that Animals creates. The Lyrics paint often depressing or horrific visions in your mind while the majestic music penetrates your soul. It's a strange combination that blends beautifully, and is without doubt a masterpiece. I consider Animals to be my favourite Pink Floyd album, and i personally think it's Pink Floyd at the peak of their powers. Lyrically and musically Animals is a Tour De Force of the Progressive Rock Genre and a damn fine album indeed. Great reaction video 👍

[@rogerdaly6326]

I love the way you are discovering classic music. Back then we couldn't wait for the release of a bands new album. Would go to the record store then come home and do exactly what you're doing , listen to a whole side of an album then the other side. It was an expierience. Reading the lyrics & liner notes while listening. Sometimes buying 2 or 3 albums at a time and just immersing ourselves in the music.

[@ronniemontrose5505]

It's easy to see by your facial expressions, that you are capturing every bit of feeling that the music is transmitting through your ear buds. You always have the most honest reactions, thanks for sharing it with me.

[@billwalbek1911]

Love this album ….one of my Floyd favorites!

[@williamosborne6866]

Outstanding reaction (and thanks for doing the entire side1). When you get to side 2, you'll need to understand the overall concept (a re-imagining of George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm") to portray Roger's version of life in GB during the '70's. Simply put, the dogs represent 'big' business, the pigs are the political factions, and the sheep are the citizens getting screwed over by both. You can draw your own conclusions at the end. Thanks again for the analysis of a sonic masterpiece - absorbing the lyrics will take a little more time. (but ultimately well worth it). Sit back and enjoy - every PF album is a journey somewhere.

[@ninja_tony]

It's become one of my favorite albums of all time in recent years, but it's also hard to listen to sometimes when I think of how relevant it all still is.

[@SuperDiddzz]

I am an old bugger! Animals is my favorite Pink Floyd album. Piper at the gates of dawn( Sid Barret) is my second favorite, give it a listen.

[@rebeccabailey527]

Same here.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

Animals has always been my favorite too

[@SuperDiddzz]

@@chrisbanks6659 Sure dose!

[@Dougwarren69]

Hey, glad I found the channel. And a great reaction to my favorite Pink Floyd album. To me, this was David Gilmour's tour de force. He even plays bass on most of the album. Merci, and cheers from Toronto. 🎵🤘🇨🇦

[@fewwiggle]

By this album they had become such masters of the studio and the recording process that they could literally make any sound or effect that they wanted -- so good ;-) And, Gilmore is a genius at making his guitar speak to us....

[@salsaucedo]

Careful there are way to many smart asses who will complain about how you spelled David's last name (Gilmour) hahahahaha just giving you a heads up

[@fewwiggle]

@@salsaucedo Doh!!!!! :-)

[@marekkozub8957]

I call that "talking guitar".

[@pumpkinhead625]

@@marekkozub8957 It goes beyond 'talking'. You don't just hear David Gilmour's guitar, you feel it throughout the depths of your soul.

[@michaeldinsen7641]

Imo his best guitar work is on this LP

[@Number_51]

I really love that you're listening to these entire albums, the way they were meant to be experienced. Also liking the fact that you're going through them in chronological order, from Dark Side of the Moon, so far. You should keep that up, then maybe work your way backward afterwards to see where and how they developed their sound. After Animals, The Wall. You may need to split that up into four parts as it's a double album. Please don't skip The Final Cut, it's fantastic and there aren't nearly enough reaction videos for it. I, and some others, tend to think of The Final Cut as a Waters album that's backed by Pink Floyd. I also tend to think of Momentary Lapse of Reason as a Gilmour album, before a return to a more of a full band effort put in with The Division Bell. Anyway, love what you're doing here. Keep up the good work. I love to see younger generations discover the music I grew up with. Looking forward to more.

[@nealturner7348]

Agreed. Both are great "solo" albums, operating under the Pink Floyd banner. 👍

[@lubos1207]

@@nealturner7348 Final Cut is undoubtedly Roger Waters' solo project but I wouldn't say that about The Wall. Gilmour and even producer Bob Ezrin (The Trial) are signed on a few tracks on this album.

[@nealturner7348]

@@lubos1207 I didn't say that about The Wall. I said it about The Final Cut and Momentary Lapse of Reason, like the commenter I responded to said. 👍

[@rexjazz400]

„Animals” Pink Floyd”s best album and one of the best albums ever. I already mentioned the song Dogs … the best.

[@kevinmuzerMetalMind64]

David Gilmour guitar 🎸 vocals. Check out the song There's No Way Out of Here from his 1974 solo album...Incredible with female backup singers!! ❤💯🤍

[@brockhagen9100]

45 years ago I went to the concert, I heard all the best .... thought I saw flying saucers and all of the rest. I've been to a lot of great concerts and this was probably the best ... they performed Animals and Dark Side Of The Moon.

[@mwflanagan1]

You seem to be using the same model air guitar I use on this album.

[@floydfan76]

Great review love your emotion and smile

[@goncalomarinheiro7052]

Thanks, great album to review

[@absea7918]

Great reaction. This is Pink Floyd's version of Animal Farm, where the "animals" he is describing are groups of people in society. Dogs, Pigs and Sheep. The lyrics are heavy and dark, but the music is so captivating - they really stretched out here, and Dogs is a great example of that.

[@thomphoc1898]

Saw them do this album live at the Fillmore East in NYC. They were one of the bands that live, sounded like the album, note for note. Incredible !

[@alanl9500]

Hi Thom- you’re memory is a little fuzzy. They played the Animals tour at MSG in NYC in 1977. I know because I was there. They played all of Animals, all of Wish You were Here, and Time and Money from Dark Side. I was only 16 years old. I’ll never forget it. Was and still is the best concert I ever went to. The Fillmore East closed in 1971.

[@jbscotchman]

I bought this album on CD back in 1996 when I was still in high school. I had only heard a couple Pink Floyd songs before that, but damn I listened the hell out of this album getting high on endless country roads. Good times.

[@cask8553]

reaction is a+++ as is the Lp Love the young folk tuning in.

[@bruceheckerman7343]

I'm very surprised to find someone on KZbin who really understands and appreciates great music...and listens to entire albums! Quite rare here. Thank you and nice to meet you. I'll be waiting to see what you are up to next...like Abbey Road maybe? Good luck with your channel. And one last thing, what accent is that I'm detecting?

[@gerryweed7697]

best band of all times 😎👍

[@xtraspecialmango]

Thank You! 🙏 Everyone else is only reacting to Dark Side of the Moon 😁👍

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

Man, at the end of Dogs, when Waters sings those individual stanzas like "he was given a pat on the back" "born in a house full of pain" it sets you up for that second "Dragged down by the STONE" and the full meaning hits you. Talk about chills...

[@markkettlewell7441]

This is one of my favourite PF albums, it is so meaningful and so reflective of our world. Timeless, the desire for power, the use of the dogs as enforcers. The fact that the dogs are expendable tools only occurs to them ( the dogs) when they get old and are no longer of use that the song hits home. It is spiritual on many dimensions. The dogs are ‘used’, the sheep are abused and the pigs don’t care.

[@maxwellmurdoc9256]

Brian Humphries engineered Animals so the separation of channels (left & right on headphones) that you like has a lot to due with him. Just like Alan Parsons engineered Dark Side of the Moon. Engineers are pretty important in regards to recording. Geoff Emerick engineered almost all of the Beatles output and Alan Parsons showed up on Abbey Road. These guys are important to the sound of albums. You don't get that any more.

[@pop9095]

The poetic lyrical style coupled with the way the songs flow into one another causes this masterpiece to shine in my opinion. The third or fourth listen, when you have a handle on the magnificent melodies and techniques of the music you will be able to focus on the story being told, the meaning behind the lyrics, and appreciate it even more. So. Good.

[@kevincito1294]

Excellent Verdy! I recommend you to listen "Atom Heart Mother" too. Greeting from Argentina!

[@MDElam]

Oh my goodness, Verdy, yes! It's not as polished as some of their later albums, but it's still high quality (production and creativity).

[@ianobrien3248]

Favorite Pink Floyd album. So perfect.

[@Gforceracing20]

My Favorite Pink Floyd album!

[@97warlock]

when iot starts building up in the last miniute of the song, and the drums are just beating & everything going on, it nearly brings tears to my eye it sounds so good. To me this album is possibly THE best album they ever put out, because it can take you so many places emotionally.

[@candrv]

Thank you for reacting to these albums properly! I subscribed weeks ago when I saw your first Floyd video and have been enjoying them ever since! Can’t wait till you get to The Wall, and then Delicate Sound of Thunder.

[@enzodellacorte1909]

hey i love your passion for music, keep rocking, your list of followers will grow fast, continue to be real, it shows your authentic unlike many other reactors

[@ericutt4935]

Loved your reaction, reminds me of my first time listening to this album.

[@millsverse4292]

I listened to this album A LOT as a teenager back in the 1980s. It's so full of black rage and grief, it's sometimes hard to listen to now as an adult - it's quite emotionally overwhelming! But of course still an incredible body of work.

[@tednindo6761]

deffo my most fave of all the floyd albums

[@jimk.7663]

You seemed to love the drums, the drummer is Nick Mason, it's so sad that he's been so underrated by the music industry. I always believe he just as good as Neil Pert (Rush), Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), or John Bonham (Led Zepplin). You, Miss Verdy, are becoming a Floydian just as I have been for the last 45 years. I'll be looking out for part 2 of "Animals" reaction. Peace and Love! ✌-❤

[@aelhadif]

Nick Mason is by far the most underrated ever. Pompeii movie is all about his masterclass drumming

[@itsmedrooms6071]

I think Mason is underrated. He’s definitely the right drummer for Floyd, embellishing and creating the perfect supporting structure for the soundscapes that make this band so great. He has a unique and interesting jazz inspired approach, however Neil Peart he is not and not Bonham either, I think any serious drummer including Mason himself would tell you that.

[@gelsol]

All the members in Floyd are master textural players, with Gilmour being the one member who could be considered a virtuoso. I don't think Mason has the technical chops of someone like Bonham or Peart, but I don't love him any less, in fact I like him more overall than Peart. Mason is like RIngo Starr. He plays what needs to be played, and it's perfect for the song.

[@itsmedrooms6071]

@@gelsol Agreed for the most part. As a player I can never help preferring Peart as a player on every basis, but mason is perfect as part of a textural whole and he just fits so well with everything going on. In that sense it really sets him apart.

[@mdav30]

What makes Nick Mason so good is his groove/swing. I would argue his feel and groove is as good as Bill Ward and better than Bonham or Peart. Bonham and Pert were both more technical and power drummers, but neither could play as funky-in-the-pocket as Nick Mason or Bill Ward do (Echoes is maybe the best example, but he really just does it every time). Part of the reason I prefer Sabbath and Floyd to Rush or Zep.

[@DJMaul1031]

Nick Mason is definitely underrated, glad to see you giving him the props he deserves. Can't wait for Part 2.

[@marcusviniciuschevitaresea6925]

Dave Gilmour shows that you don't need a lot of quick notes to create a beautiful solo.

[@godbluffvdgg]

I can't imagine hearing this album for the first time again...You can't understand it's arrival to humanity...Unprecedented sounds, structure, style, etc... This came out when I was in highschool and already a PF fan... It's my favorite of theirs...

[@dolnick7]

Growing up in the 60s my conception of the 70s was that of a great dropoff, musically. When disco hit I retreated into discovering classical music, with a few excursions into Zappa, Kraftwerk, and the Greateful Dead. I only really discovered the incredible work Pink Floyd was doing during this era much later, and the fact that their output still sounds timeless is a testament to its worth. It's gratifying seeing a member of a younger generation making the exact same discoveries. Animals is one of their tidiest and most insightful works.

[@mjeffn2]

LOL Me too. Instead of classical I found jazz. I started listening my Dad’s big band jazz records and then really got into BeBop which I still listen to nearly daily.

[@thepragmatic6383]

Une information qui devrais t'intéresser en tant que Québécoise; The first rock concert given at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal was that of Pink Floyd on July 6, 1977, one year after the 1976 Montreal Olympics games. During this concert, the band played two complete album (Animals) and (Wish You Were Here). As an encore, they played the tracks (Money) + (Us and Them), followed by a 2nd encore (Drift Away Blues). At the end of this last encore, while roadies get the equipment out, Nick Mason was HILARIOUS, since at the end, he basically had nothing else but his seat and one of his drums. This concert still holds today the attendance record at the Olympic Stadium, with more than 80,000 spectators.

[@claudepage6214]

In fact, it wasn't the first rock concert at the Olympic Stadium following the 1976 games. Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded their video (Fanfare For The Common Man) there in February 1977. In the middle of winter by -20 celsius and 18 inches of snow on the ground. However, there were no spectators in the stadium.

[@thesanityassassin9976]

Your reactions are on point.... keep em coming.

[@jamesvanatta1672]

My personal favorite Floyd album.

[@frankshailes3205]

The whistling signals at around 16'20" to 16'50" are a shepherd commanding his sheepdog, which fits nicely with concepts on one of the other tracks ("Sheep") as well.

[@Cybercygni]

You have such a good ear. You will find so many details that I never thought of. And then I've been listening to this album since it came out.

[@LordEagle]

Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are on another level. They're for the ADVANCED music listener. 💥👍😎

[@eddyplatvoet9417]

And Deep Purple

[@Simon0]

And Justin Bieber 😇

[@paulmakowski5612]

One of many great albums of all times

[@cityhonors1]

🥰 Thanks for an awesome reaction! 🤗 I love that you get PF! 😁🐰

[@ugaladh]

the first and last guitar solo with drums in "dogs" often makes me think of another guitar/drum solo in Mark Knopfler's Speedway to Nazareth.

[@ericrussell4720]

god you have gotten into them havent ya ? i love floyd !!!!!!!

[@peppymohawk8646]

The echo of the word stone turns into a siren

[@coreymcnaught]

I just want to recommend using some type of noise limiter or something. There’s an unfortunate high pitch humming sound on your mic through this reaction.

[@psbarrow]

Agreed, I noticed it too.

[@bobby666666]

I've heard the noise previously on this Channel. Previously, I thought she may be using a desktop that requires dust cleaning out. Today it sounds like someone hoovering.

[@logann7942]

Sounds like a fan or something. We all love these videos, so maybe we could pitch in and buy her a nice microphone! 🎙 😊

[@rebeccabailey527]

It's electrical interference. As a guitar player, I can tell you we deal with interference all the time. Single coil pickups always pick up a constant hum from the electricity itself. Then we have to watch out for computers, monitors, tv's, phones, vapes, remote controls, fluorescent lights, sun spots, even power tools being used down the street, they all make audible noise through the amp. But then there's also just bad wiring in your house. That'll create all sorts of audible noise too. When I play guitar, I literally have to turn off everything else, and keep the guitar at a 90 degree angle from the amp to minimize noise. If I face the amp, or have my back to it, loads of unwanted noise.

[@coreymcnaught]

@@rebeccabailey527 yup I play guitar too. Lol. Hence recommending a noise limiter which btw you can get for your guitar too. They have limiter pedals. They’re called noise gates. 👍

[@michaelharrison8920]

Animals is a brilliant beautiful album by pink Floyd after dark side and wish you were here very progressive one of my favourite very different than the rest still waiting for the re master copy lovely attention to detail keep it up beautiful comments by the way take care and thank you for the memories bye

[@glendirienzo1365]

I've watched some of your reactions to some classic, all time great albums and I must say, you can't stop smiling says it all.

[@urex1717]

This is my desert island album and there is nothing that is even a close second.

[@ericgaudet5488]

Fantastic job with your reaction to the Animals Album from Pink Floyd . I enjoy watching you enjoying Amazing Music .😊🎵

[@garysalazar2694]

I love the way you feel the music and get into it, reminds me of me. Really enjoy your reactions to all this classic music.

[@toddshaw843]

Its refreshing to see someone listening to Pink Floyd like it should be listened too in album form. thank you, keep them coming

[@nickpembury7184]

Sadly, Animals sort of marks when Pink Floyd ceased to be a cohesive unit and became Roger Waters' backing band. Dogs and Sheep were based on Gotta Be Crazy and Raving and Drooling which they'd been performing at gigs. Waters split his song Pigs on the Wing into two parts to bookend the album and wrote the rather awful Pigs himself which meant Gilmour, Wright and Mason came away from the project with co-writing credits only for Dogs and Sheep. During sessions for The Wall Waters' megalomania reached its zenith, culminating in him sacking Rick Wright. And this was just the start of their problems. At the time though we knew nothing of this and were just thrilled to have another Floyd album. My god, when Sheep hit that riff at the end I thought my head would explode. Then again shortly afterwards New Wave hit hard and I didn't listen to the Floyd again for at least ten years.

[@shantaramhicks1029]

I love your reactions Very. Would love to see your reaction to the Lamb lies down on Broadway by Genesis xxx

[@Profeta_Macarronaise]

9:58 just one of the best drop of all time casually played by a acoustic guitar and a fuc*in dog

[@brettharlow7010]

Looking forward to part two!

[@gandalfshakur8235]

The is my go-to Floyd album because it's so light and dry compared to the albums that surround it. The empty space in the mix is designed to feel it for ourselves (??)

[@billwalbek1911]

Thanks!

[@adam8892]

You don't hear music like this anymore.

[@salsaucedo]

This one of those albums, well cassette back then that would just go on and on never had an ending especially if you were trippin good, brings back so many good memories a masterful and classic album.

[@frankshailes3205]

Yes, didn't the 8-track cartridge link back to the beginning on continuous loop, so Snowy White recorded a bridging section so both parts of Pigs on the Wing formed a continuous whole? I think that version is on his Goldtop album.

[@pabloandresalcayaga]

At that time, I was 17 years old, and it was my first year learning guitar.

[@steffep1755]

Tack!

[@allenjones7722]

"You'll get the chance to put the knife in" is every business conference with a wish.

[@glennbrock6560]

Another awesome journey my Fellow Full Fledged Floydian.

[@MDElam]

I really like your reactions to PF a lot! One of the best reactors to the band in my humble opinion. To your early point about the drum patterns in "Dogs," many (I and others) have commented on various reactors' PF reaction videos that Nick Mason is pretty underrated as a drummer. He even thinks of himself as just average (or something to that effect); he doesn't think he's bad--just not great. However, Nick Mason's own view of himself notwithstanding, he is much better than many realize. He's about one of the most solid, consistent drummer/percussionists in rock music. I doubt he'll make a list or be featured in a show about the greatest rock drummers, but the space he allows for the music ("Comfortably Numb" is a good example), the just-right fills ("Dogs" is a great example), the balance in drum-solo-like features (the beginning of "Time" is the best example) all show that he is the most appropriate drummer for this combination: David Gilmour and his guitar, Rick Wright and his keyboard/synthesizer, and Roger Waters and his bass. Sure, drummers like Neil Peart, Max Roach, Bill Bruford, Buddy Rich, Carl Palmer, Danny Carey, Mike Portnoy, etc. (forgive all the name-dropping) will be at the top of most lists, along with others--and rightly so--but Nick Mason has carved out his own place of greatness not for standing out, but for fitting-in the best. Keep up the great format, and I appreciate your work!

[@frankshailes3205]

I read Nick putting himself down once for not being trained; though he said he had about 2 weeks' training at some point later on, but didn't take to it. When you listen to him talking about tuning his drums, it's clear he's an absolute expert, self-taught or otherwise!

[@spinman6432]

Saw nick in a 2,000 seat venue with his saucer full of secrets band a couple years ago. It was really easy to appreciate his unique artistry in a venue of that size.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

A long winded way to say "yeah sure he's not one of the best and even he knows it but I just happen to like him"

[@jonlate4581]

This one kind of flies under the radar but maybe my favorite album by them.

[@ChristinaBagg-q6w]

Thair is nothing else to say we lived in the best generation ever!!!!!!!!