Pink Floyd: Dogs REACTION & ANALYSIS | The Daily Doug (Episode 332)

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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, we're going into the Daily Doug archives to access our Extended Play Lounge Episode 6, featuring Animals by Pink Floyd. I'm excerpting my reaction to Dogs from that video, originally released to my Patreon community on October 16, 2021. I hope you enjoy!
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[@Consan67]

This song has comforted me in difficult times throughout my life, since the age of 14. Despite the rather dark energy in the song, it is like an good old friend

[@noliverslol387]

Well that's fun, since i'm 14 right now. Always listen to this music every night for 2 weeks now:) It's really brilliant piece of music, and indeed pretty dark/depressive. Really like that.

[@francescorondinella425]

me too

[@merschavonia4745]

@@noliverslol387 it still slaps at age 22

[@scotthughes2687]

I've been listening to this since I was 15 ... and I'm 50 now. Used to fall asleep listening to this album during darker epochs of my life, amazing how this brings me right back to that feeling of comfort in the darkness.

[@walter2990]

Conny, I hope & pray that you were able to work thru those difficult times. Always remember everybody, it'll be OK & it'll get better! I'm 66yo, and had many dark times, as did many (most) of my friends, so I can understand. Many friends did not know when to "Pull Up, Pull Up!" Reach out, and always stay in touch with family & friends, it'll help..., although you don't know me, please trust me on this. Stay well, stay strong!

[@jelk1188]

Remembered Gilmour’s answer to an interviewer pointing out that he can’t play fast: ‘Yes, I can’t play fast. So I chose to play well.’ Sums up Floyd too.

[@davidwilson3568]

lol that is the best answer i have ever heard in my life.

[@CallowG]

A thing I notice about Floyd in general. Waters' bass lines are usually pretty easy but it ain't because he isn't an amazing player, it's because that is what the song needs.

[@erifles]

I bet he did that Dave Gilmour grin after as well!

[@Dario_Salvi]

@@erifles lol, for sure

[@brettt777]

There's a million and a half guys out there that can play fast, and some do it quite well. Playing slow and doing it well... much more difficult.

[@bwcbiz]

Remembering how "poorly" Animals was received on original release, it's remarkable how it stands the test of time. This song in particular.

[@mr.orange8211]

Pigs (Three Different Ones) stands the test of time very well too.

[@MegaHariboboy]

It was a symptom of the success of DSOTM and Wish You Were Here. 2 albums next to impossible to follow up with - however it was actually received pretty well when it came out. You also have to put the album within the era. It was the rise of the punk movement, Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks etc which was producing violent, aggressive anti-establishment music. Animals was also anti-establishment, much more lyrically deep, but people just weren't expecting a political record from Pink Floyd.

[@tsherwood2112]

@@MegaHariboboy Nah it's because the songs are all either too long or too short to be played on the radio so it was never promoted well

[@DaveMcIroy]

I couldn't find any original KZbin reviews from 1977.

[@bwcbiz]

@@DaveMcIroy hehe :), I wonder if Rolling Stone and other surviving magazines have their back catalog online. "Poorly" was in quotes because it was frequently compared with "Dark Side of the Moon" which is a really tough act to follow.

[@grahamkemble3917]

Animals is such a great album that often time gets overlooked.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Time isn’t on animals?! 😂 (joking)

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

The first iteration, “You gotta be crazy” has a totally different, optimistically dystopian emotion to it that just feels unlike anything I’ve ever heard. It resonantes with human struggle. Take a listen if you haven’t

[@CallowG]

Still think it's PF's best album.

[@ethanjoyce2810]

animals underrated tbh

[@hipnofago2102]

I like Animals over Wish You Where Here... Then the top 2 are obvious: Dark Side (...) and The Wall. Animals hits me in a strong emocional way.

[@mattopgenorth4897]

"Boy, nobody does music quite like this" sums up Pink Floyd well

[@audreyplunkett6111]

Profoundly true

[@mikephillips8810]

Thank you, saved me quoting it, was just about to. It says it all!

[@danielhaney9992]

I typed this comment then went back to make sure I got the first word of the quote right and saw yours. Truer words have never been spoken

[@ajschroetlin2196]

That's why when the Zeppelin vs. Floyd debate happens, I always go with Floyd. Zeppelin came along and reimagined the blues. They did it well. But Floyd did something nobody had done before, and 50 years later nobody has replicated. In 200 years they will listen to Pink Floyd like we listen to Beethoven and Bach.

[@mrmanakin9684]

That statement is incorrect. So many bands that no one knows about have done music just like Floyd.

[@noodles74]

Gilmours lead work on this album is incredible.

[@jjackomin]

Another great song when Dave and Roger play nice.

[@billoleary5254]

Not to mention his guitar playing on Obscured....rockin'

[@guytalbot9427]

I ❤️ the themes that recur in his chord choices

[@carlostadeuforville5411]

He make what Rogers said to do!!! David don't like this albun!

[@markvonwisco7369]

Gilmour's guitar solos in "Dogs" are of my favorites in his career with Pink Floyd.

[@ivanhenriqueroberto1970]

For sure. Not a mere solo, but a higly skilled compositon.

[@matthewcoombs3282]

Animals contains Gilmour's best guitar work on any Pink Floyd records. Stinging and angry and more aggressive than many of his other work. He could do it all. Gilmour is my favourite rock guitarist.

[@willr.9903]

echoes too

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

The one that impresses the hell out of me is "Sheep." Not just the solos... the whole thing. Gilmour sounds incredible on that.

[@TheGodofMustard]

Agreed. What is a little sad is that supposedly Waters wiped the tape with Gilmour's favorite performance. He has said he never was able to get as good a take.

[@hazor777]

Let's never forget the amazing contribution Rick Wright (Keyboards/Piano/Synthesizers) gave to the music of Pink Floyd . The embellishments and nuanced phrases he would interject are those little ingredients , that if they were missing, you would definitely notice .

[@pitcherrendon]

Go listen to let there be more light off their second album. I am intrigued by those keys and they remind me a lot of this song

[@mousiebrown1747]

Nick Mason is a MACHINE when called to do repetitive tempo, and BRILLIANT in keeping the music together. Wonderful drummer!

[@generay6807]

He knew how to let the music breathe

[@markgarber3465]

Mr. Carlson: “do I hear dogs barking?” Dr Johnny Fever: “I do.” Rip Howard Hessman

[@shawnhensley4884]

"Here's one called "Pigs on the wing', wonder what that sounds like?" "I don't do request."

[@williamsporing1500]

Classic…..

[@chris4973]

The first time I saw Pink Floyd was on the Animals tour in ‘77. They came out and played the entire album, then took an interlude before returning to play the entire Wish You Were Here lp. No one left their seat during the break; everyone was so gobsmacked by what they’d just experienced, they were (I believe) too stunned to move. I know I was.

[@tonybaloney26]

saw them in 75, 94 and going to to see Waters this July in Toronto

[@mikelewis9340]

Saw the concert at Soldier Field in Chicago.

[@SenserAwe]

acid - hell of a drug

[@bryanjackson8917]

Ah yes, the Animals tour in '77 that gave rise to the Wall in '79. (Great time was had by all.)

[@pdavis7286]

Two words - exploding pigs

[@urex1717]

I am in the book of world's records for having listened to this album more than any other human.

[@josephbishop3590]

That's funny! But I think you're in a close second😎

[@godbluffvdgg]

Pfft, I was a senior in high school, when this came out...I'd bet a billion dollars you haven't heard it half as much as I have...I stopped watching TV in 75, NOTHING but music..I have no children to distract me, I bet I've heard the entire album at least 10,000 times...Same with darkside, ummagumma, all the Sabbath Albums...etc...

[@urex1717]

@@godbluffvdggSadly, I don't have the billion dollars necessary to accept your wager.

[@jjackomin]

Got you all beat. I started in '77 when it was released. 3 times a day on average since then. Sometimes 10 times a day. College was rough.

[@jjackomin]

Double Pfft. I can sing it backwards. Nice try though, but you should check with me when you're making ludicrous claims.

[@NorthwestMindset]

In the great constellation of Pink Floyd's atmospheric musical wizardry, this is my favorite song and favorite album of theirs. Can't wait!

[@pablolucics.5699]

yes

[@NickScottMusic]

Great album. And probably the best artwork of any album. Love it.

[@icepick1514]

Agreed. Well said.

[@CoffeeTableRacing]

Nice to hear others have Animals as their fav Floyd album

[@pokerilaama8864]

@@CoffeeTableRacing me too

[@gainesp2003gainesp]

The beautiful, mournful solo at 7:37 that builds to a crescendo, followed by the return to the slow, measured timing of verse that begins, "and when you lose control..." with all of those empty spaces in there, is one of my favorite moments in music. The emotional contrast between the anguish in the solo and the cold, calculated verses that follow is just so powerful. It feels like a battle has been lost.

[@generay6807]

I know exactly what you mean. The feeling David puts into this solo gets me to crank this part every time.

[@ericgardner5969]

That whole section from the solo through to the instrumental break in the middle is one of my favorite pieces of music I’ve ever heard

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

My favorite David Gilmour solo and proof of how he used to be versatile

[@Kushb4an]

Vibe check. 🫡🫡

[@thewildhealer541]

Dogs is my favorite song on this album

[@ss_avsmt]

People seldom comment on how Gilmour chooses a tone to suit the song. In Dogs, the 1st and the last solo have tones and licks that seem like squeeks of a dog, not to mention the pinch harmonic in the main solo. In Hey You's solo, they seem like a man crying for help, in Time they feel like the inevitable weight of causality, in Shine it sounds like the smooth landscape of the human mind haunted by evil spirits and so on. Many people have liked Pink Floyd and everyone has their unique reasons.

[@melaniezette886]

I always thought Gilmour sings with his voice and his guitar.

[@mattygainesville]

His tone is always so perfectly crafted for each part!

[@caihly2443]

Incredible how this piece didn't age in almost 50 years. It's always the same dogs, in suits and uniforms, protecting the pigs rather than thenselves and the innocent sheeps. I'd say the rising consciousness about this situation, while not as clear as in the 70's, makes the song all the more relevant

[@mousiebrown1747]

Roger is very active with those seeking to prevent Julian Assange from being extradited to the US. Roger is committed to justice and freedom in England and America.

[@michaelthorn4872]

I spent some time in prison and this is the album I missed the most. I had a radio but no rock stations at the time would play any song off this. I eventually found a college radio station out of Alvin Texas that would play strange requests for people and I got my grandmother to call in and request this for me. They wouldn’t play “Dogs” for me but they did end up playing “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” for me and I was in heaven for a little while!!!

[@svalbardstudios7198]

Why wouldn't they play Dogs?

[@carsonchumbler5488]

@@svalbardstudios7198 Probably because it’s over 17 mins long😂

[@svalbardstudios7198]

@@carsonchumbler5488 Why did they play Pigs then?

[@xbenci]

@@svalbardstudios7198 probably because it's not over 17 mins long😂

[@trainguy7276]

@@xbenci That and out of the 3 songs (not counting Pigs on the Wing), Pigs is probably the most accessible song off the album.

[@tatsujincorp]

When you said "nobody does music quite like this", I was immediately reminded to why I love Pink Floyd so much! ♡

[@davidrosner5967]

Emerging from a coma from a car accident almost 20 years ago, I had a set of headphones put on and I eventually broke through to this side of reality with Dogs playing softly. This song and its memory is forever engrained in my Self. Thanks for the review.

[@mikerinaldi7170]

Damn!

[@mrollins4684]

Damn dude. Wasn't planning on crying today.

[@liamwildman2846]

Hope your doing well mate and I mean that sincerely.👍🫂

[@stanleyguarnelo1101]

True story: Back in the 90's when I was really into this album, I had a black chow that would sit with me in my room as I listened to this song. Every time the dogs barking came on he would tilt his head in wonderment then sniff the speakers, looking behind them for the dogs. Whenever the distorted barks would come on he would stop panting and stare at the speakers. I miss that dog.

[@doughorton3635]

I also had a dog that would react whenever he heard another dog. When I used to play this song, he would start barking when he heard the dogs.

[@Valveus]

Yeah, my old dog used to sit with her head tilted as well when I played this, and during the fox hunt at the end of The Beatles Good Morning Good Morning, it used to make me laugh how she'd follow the dogs as they moved across the soundstage

[@fingerlakeshiker]

@@Valveus my dogs over the years have had the same reaction.

[@bobthebear1246]

The greatest song from the greatest album ever by the greatest band ever: "Dogs" from *Animals* by Pink Floyd.

[@zakkmpn]

One of the best album ever

[@colinmaynard2879]

Oh dear I prefer Sheep 🤭😊

[@JonGreen_UK]

@@colinmaynard2879 TMI, perhaps? 🤣

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Bam! Bob just nailed it!

[@ninethstringvc2003]

Agreed! Same here.

[@WarrenCromartie2]

Dogs is one of the greatest prog epics of all time. What it may lack in complexity it makes up for it atmosphere and rage! Floyd could do anger much more convincingly than any punk or metal band. No other band has made such unique and thoughtful music and captured such a wide and huge audience.

[@richardjames323]

“Nobody does music quite like this”. Understatement of the year.

[@joedub5486]

*hits the pipe!

[@cully465]

"So have a good drown as you go down, all alone- dragged down by the stone..." What follows in the slower, less melodic synth section is, to my ear, the sensation of drowning- sinking slowly deeper and deeper. Being underwater, sounds from above are muffled and there is a slowness of heartbeat. When the synth comes in to add melody, it's as if I'm gazing up to see flickers of sunlight on the surface while I continue to slip into the void. And then coming back in with, "Gotta admit, I feel a little bit confused" is truly one of the best Floyd moments. I'm so glad they had different vocalists on either side of the middle section, it really gives it that before and after effect. Thanks Doug, that was great.

[@GergC0521]

Probably one of the best concept albums ever made, and musically apart from almost anything of the time (or since). This whole album (yeah I'm old) was one to listen to in low light, with headphones on. End to end perfection.

[@jdk353]

Yep, this album listened to on headphones would transport me into a different world. Hawkwind's Space Ritual did the same....tripping without drugs!

[@mrnobody3161]

Hey I'm and an old fart hippie progrock relic musician freak. You should check out "Music of the Spheres" by Argent. Profound Lyrics as well as musical arrangements.

[@somersetcace1]

The description of the bad blood slowing and turning to stone is an important lyric for the entire album. "The stone" is mentioned in several places, but *this* is where it's defined. It's the bad blood that we create that slows and turns to stone and eventually drags us down. The atmosphere they create in this song and really the entire album is so perfectly matched with the lyrics it's uncanny.

[@MusicGunn]

With Water's lyrics and Gilmour's musicianship, this is the culmination of genius from both men.

[@somersetcace1]

@@MusicGunn Agreed, though we shouldn't leave out Wright. His keyboards add the perfect atmosphere for Gilmour to play in. Even Mason for that matter, though waters might disagree, but his style of playing fits perfectly as well.

[@MusicGunn]

@@somersetcace1 Yes, very true. I meant no disrespect to Rick.

[@laspector]

Also, I think it alludes to the old (terrible) custom of placing unwanted dogs, particularly puppies, in bags filled with stones and drowning them. At least that was what I always thought. I could be wrong.

[@MusicGunn]

@@laspector I never thought of it that way. I kind of wish you hadn't said that, you could be right. Now I will think of that when I hear it.

[@correlhafabiof]

This song reminds me of a sad time; I was listening to this particular album the week my little 10 year old lovely daughter died (she had juvenile idiopathic arthritis) back in 2020. But at the same time the song comforts me, because I used to listen to this record in the 80's and the poetry/music is still awesome! Thanks Doug!

[@eldertibbs]

Pink Floyd’s true masterpiece. Dark side and the wall are great, but this takes the cake. Excellence in music.

[@guytalbot9427]

I effectively agree wholeheartedly 🙏

[@LeonWick526]

Dogs has the best finale for any song I've ever heard. "Who was born in a house full of pain... Who was dragged down by the stone."

[@jamesnichols5998]

You know it's good when Doug spends the entire first 2 minutes not saying a word, mouth agape with a look of awe and amazement. Such an epic song, and way underrated. Literally never heard this song on the radio

[@JonGreen_UK]

Think I’ve heard it once on 97.1 The Point in Las Vegas, during one of my visits. But, yeah, not your usual MOR radio material.

[@bobthebear1246]

They actually used to play this song on WPLJ in New York in 1977.

[@duanehealing5965]

I remember hearing it back on KZAP when I started listening to radio in the late 70s. I think it was one of the longer pieces they'd put on late at night.

[@davegold]

Funnily enough ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4Gkc5iplpyqmac.

[@shawnhensley4884]

There is a station in Tulsa, called KMOD, that used to have this bit on Sunday called "The Seventh Day" where they played seven albums in their entirety and I'm pretty sure they played Animals. Then they sold out to IHeartRadio and the whole thing went to shit.

[@Coneman3]

It’s so impressive how you identify notes and chords so quickly.

[@Simon0]

Sounds like he has perfect pitch. I don't 😭😭😭

[@uncledig]

Starting at about 11:25 through 14:00, those "crunchy chords" on the keys are being "vocoded" by the dog barking sound. Might be an opportunity to learn about the vocoder, which was used a lot in prog. In this case, the crunchy keyboards are the "carrier" and the dog barks are the "signal". You were (rightfully) musing about the chords and the lilting nature of that section, but you definitely shouldn't miss the technology magic going on with the dog/keyboard vocoder.

[@moonwind6303]

I bought this when it came out and it is still one of my favorite albums of all time. The musical atmosphere is truly unique and the theme of the album with the animal parables is still up to date.

[@legionofprog]

An incredible track, featuring some of Floyd's best musicianship and great, memorable lyrics by Waters. (Our band plays it regularly - it's still a huge hit with prog fans.) At the same time, the song also symbolically represents Floyd's transition from a band into (temporarily) Waters' vehicle for expressing his vision, with Gilmour singing the first half of the song and Waters the second. It was the start of their breaking up ... they just didn't fully realize it yet.

[@markraishbrook]

Agreed. Or maybe it wasn't the actual album but the 77 (78?) US tour to promote it which heralded the break-up (some fan spat in Roger's face, which led to him coming up with The Wall).

[@daviddet]

@@markraishbrook Other way round. Roger spat on a fan who was being particularly unruly. The bootleg for that show is called "Who was trained not to spit on the fans"

[@Masherbrum]

Absolutely not, since this had been a work in progress from 1974 and they merely pared the lyrics down.

[@markraishbrook]

@@daviddet You're absolutely right. My bad!

[@scottmccandless8111]

@@markraishbrook Something else that came out of that tour was I believe some of the lyrics to Comfortably Numb. Waters was very sick with a stomach virus or something I think the night of the Philly concert and needed something to keep him "going through the show". I believe many people still think it is about getting high as opposed to fighting off pain and discomfort from an illness.

[@ssacra22]

5:57 "Boy, no one does music quite like this". Exactly!!!

[@CrustyCurmudgeon]

One of the greatest songs to hear them play live. I saw this tour in '77, and all the sound effects were in quad. Gilmour's guitar was loud and edgy, like a sonic laser cutting through the hall. One of the finest shows I've ever been to. The recording is only a small fraction of the savagery that this was performed with.

[@juandrayo]

Ah man, I wish I knew you. I would love to hear all about it.

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

Doug, I just want to say thanks. Many years back, the desire for a better form of TV, in which one could watch 'a la carte' the content that best suited the viewer, was just a dream. Now a decade into KZbin, this want has become a reality. However, there are only so many hours in the day, and even thou I might subscribe to dozens of channels, I can't find enough time to watch all of you. But your content is a joy to watch, so while I may not watch every episode, you do get 3 to 4 viewings a week from me.

[@21centuryhippie61]

I completely agree with the comment; you made a very fascinating point. The only thing I will say is that KZbin is turning 17 in about two days, so it’s not quite a decade so much as very nearly two decades.

[@SirPulga]

This is my most wanted from Pink Floyd beside Echoes (studio version). Really looking foward to this, the most amazing song from Animals! Go, DOUG!

[@ct9020]

yeah id love to see him react to the studio version on echoes

[@tobismusicchannel3033]

I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, but I never fully understood why people love 'Echoes' that much. I mean I like it, it has some superb parts like the beautiful vocal melody but there are also some parts that are just not that intersting to me and honestly I think that the whole piece is 5 oder 6 minutes too long.

[@SirPulga]

@@tobismusicchannel3033 Don't try to understand too deeply, it's just personal taste. Some people love a barbecue, others don't. Some people like cars, some don't. Some people are afraid of water...

[@markvonwisco7369]

@@tobismusicchannel3033 The high esteem for Echoes is likely because it foreshadows the direction the band was heading in. You can hear some of the seeds of what would grow into the music heard on DSOTM, SOYCD, and Animals.

[@MisterEkoLogija]

am I the only one who thinks that Live at Pompeii version of Echoes is better than the studio version? I absolutely love the whole Pompeii album but yes, it's only a matter of taste

[@MichaelVLang]

The journey while playing and being in this song is engrossing, it never was unenjoyable or difficult. The tandem and solo leads create such strong emotions. Roger was showing us his psyche and internal monologue, a complicated guy. It's a masterpiece.

[@jimlang7461]

I was a senior in high school when the album was new, I remember I had my dad read the lyrics to this song. His response: 'it reminds me of what it's like at work' I thought, yaah, he get's it. One of the many reasons I have always tried to avoid work.

[@jimmansi9046]

Masterpiece of a song, Animals my favorite album, at 59 I still listen to it all the time!

[@guytalbot9427]

I'm 58 and still LOVE ❤️ the whole album!! Since I was 13

[@markbollard5]

I'm 62 and still getting blown away by this masterpiece

[@JJBlairrecording]

"Dragged down by the stone" is a reference to the barbaric historical practice of euthanizing dogs by tying them to a stone and throwing them in a lake. If you know that reference, the lyric is even more impactful.

[@GoemonLovesFujiko]

Interesting. The “stone” metaphor appeared many times in Roger’s lyrics long before “Dogs”. I never thought of it in this particular way.

[@guytalbot9427]

Hmm. It could also refer to drug use and how it"can" drag you down. Metaphor for a lot of things I guess...LOL ✌️ and ❤️

[@randomfamilyvacations]

So there using that as what is happening to the working class people now

[@lindalu22291]

Oh lord. After knowing this fact, listening to the barking dogs in this song literally rips my guts out.

[@GIOVANNISEQUANI]

@@GoemonLovesFujiko also in hey you

[@loriwoolf5447]

I love watching you get into pink floyd. Its poetry and fucking amazing music. Been my favorite band since i was a young teen. Went to 2 floyd concerts in LA in my teens. I want to throw out how much i love and respect the one that got away. After waiting in line 6 hours for tickets to floyd they sold out when i was next in line. Later that day i was at work in Westwood at Stans Donut Shop and a beautiful blond brit medical student at UCLA came to order food. He said he had 2 tickets to PF and asked me to go. It was the most perfect date of my life. We ate at the steak bar. He had great seats. Phenomenal show. Bought me herbage. Then took me to his frat apt.and played floyd all night on his electric guitar.cuddled me in his bed and never got out of line.. I never saw him again. 35 years later.i dont remember his name but i love him. I should have married that boy!💜😘✌🙋💜

[@audreyplunkett6111]

David Gilmour is life. He is the epitome of guitar for me. Pure talent. His voice is so beautiful as well. I love this reaction, Pink Floyd is my all time favorite band. They’ve saved my life more than once 🤍

[@peterchios9637]

Pink Floyd the Epitome of music☮️👊🎼

[@traffic71]

Doug…..thank you, thank you, thank you. Your pieces are the ultimate reaction pieces bar none, and I’ve watched a fair few. PF have to be my favourite band so love all your videos. I think it’s a mixture of your obvious music knowledge and appreciation, your interpretation of the PF lyrics and their meaning, the close up look to the camera without speaking to emphasise your comments, the facial expressions that you know will be matching those of the viewer………and of course the cheeky tokes (that does take Pink Floyd to an altogether higher plain). Keep it up buddy….I’ll be watching.

[@norryonbass6574]

I saw Roger performing this on his Us + Them tour a few years ago and it was mesmerising and epic. As soon as I got the notification yesterday that you were releasing this code I revisited the entire album again. Pure magic.

[@thomasmcgaffney]

Same, it was in Helsinki for me, played the whole of Animals that night. Floyd in London '94, when they played the whole Dark Side of the Moon album. Good times... I was a bit mellow both nights. 🤣

[@psych0CS2]

Im going to see mr. Waters on the "this is not a drill" tour in a few months. Should be quite the experience

[@alphajava761]

Roger is the best. First time I saw him was stripped down to a band with no stage show with Clapton on guitar in 1984 for the Pros & Cons .. album which is a great album. He's the best I've seen in concert. They did 90 min of Floyd, intermission, then came out and did the Pros album in it's entirety. Gerald Scarfe (Wall artist) did a custom movie they played on a huge black drop cloth that was made just for the tour. Roger couldn't get the budget to shoot video for this tour. Shame because it's the best live performance I've seen.

[@lee32476]

I’ve always had this auditory thing that when he says “the stone” I pitched up by an octave in my head and it sounded like a siren. They do a lot of his with things like a long vocal note being cross faded with a saxophone note. Sheep does that exact thing. Absolutely amazing production.

[@DanSolo871]

“You’ve Gotta Be Crazy” plus “Raving and Drooling” were two track written during the Darkside tour and planned for their next album in 1975. Instead they were shelved for a bit abs reworked into Dogs and Sheep.

[@DaddyDoom]

Curious for this one :) This song is the apex of the Roger Waters era. Harsh, political, acrid and corrosive, and I love it. Had the chance to see it live and WOW...

[@21centuryhippie61]

Lucky bastard! That’s amazing! Was it during the original “In The Flesh” tour from 1977?

[@DaddyDoom]

@@21centuryhippie61 nah... im not that old... i was 3 in 77. But we had 3 different Waters tours in Portugal and on the last one in 2018 they played Animals from top to bottom 😃

[@diogueta6452]

@@DaddyDoom deves estar a falar do roger waters e não dos pink floyd em si mas fds ele tocou o animals toda cá? :O

[@DaddyDoom]

@@diogueta6452 estou a falar do Waters sim. Os restantes Floyd nunca tocaram nada do Animals. E sim, na última vez que cá esteve, o Waters tocou o Animals na íntegra, bem como grande parte do DSOTM e The Wall.

[@JohnGault-sy2xx]

Sitting in my room, 16 or 17 years old, listening to this song over and over and having my dog start barking when the dogs barked on the album. Great memories.

[@suarezmarull]

My favorite track from my favorite album of all time. Thanks for recording this reaction. Awesome.

[@JS-yj7ow]

All the analysts, the chord identification, the lyrics... all good, but what I really appreciate is the reminders of music I listened to in my formative years. Thanks man!

[@rpm412]

PF's punk album; 1977 and full of vitriol, showing the kids of the time how it's done. Just think of the fuss the Sex Pistols caused when at the same time Roger is effing and blinding about those who think they are the conscience of a country. Quality.

[@NMY556L]

Just bought the full album based on this reaction. Am looking forward to listening to the full album. Thanks for releasing this part of the Extended Play video. This repackaging works well especially with the updated into outro. Quality content as usual 👌

[@costaliberta5969]

oh, you won't believe

[@guytalbot9427]

Pigs ( Three Different Ones) will blow you away. 😉 Enjoy

[@cardboardconflicts]

Oh to put on headphones and listen to the album start to finish in one sitting for the first time…it’s brilliant!

[@jamesm5883]

This made my day, thank you so much! Hopefully you post the rest of the album here on KZbin.

[@deborahhuckstep2379]

This is the song the great Dr Johnny Fever (RIP Howard Hesseman) introduced to his listeners in the 1st season of WKRP. If my memory still works, it was on the legendary episode Turkeys Away.

[@HunterLundVancouver]

The best episode ever!

[@t-bone6467]

Arthur carslon" are those dogs i hear there in the background"? Johhny Fever "i do".

[@kdnp529]

I always remember his sitting back in his chair, shades on, zoning out to this song, just like I’ve done so many times.😎

[@garyjones7044]

Johnny and Les made that show.

[@johnkd2ogr107]

Saw Waters do this live a few years back, completely floored the way they changed it up and also the projections and flying pigs.

[@edwardsaw13]

I saw him in In The Flesh tour. It became my favorite of that concert . And it's my favorite Dogs performance

[@antoniocarlin5026]

I saw Waters live on 2016...Play Full the Animals album!!

[@grzewnicki]

The Mason Wright part is one of my favorite interactions between Nick and Richard, Richard's playing is just the right amount of darkness and foreboding necessary for Dogs. Nicks drumming, not one note is drummed that is not necessary, Nick's drumming in this should be pictured in the dictionary under "sparse", he really backs Richard up on the feeling of apprehension. Stellar piece of music. I used to get stuck enjoying David's nasty licks that at times sends shivers up my spine, but recently enjoying some herb I really concentrated on not listening to David and zoning in on the base/drum and keyboards, Floyd albums never get old, a joy to listen to always.

[@jameschant2740]

Thanks Doug for this and many other episodes of the Daily Doug. Much appreciation for the music selected on the show and the superb musical and lyrical analysis you bring to each one. Dogs always intrigued me how it kind of swoops in under the radar and before long has the listener locked in a trance. Looking at this piece musically when I endeavored to learn it on the acoustic guitar it was little surprise that the tuning is set at one full step below standard. So it was interesting and fun to hear you point out the chords with amazing accuracy. Lyrically, it speaks volumes about conformism and the way our lives are manipulated by a process that turns our individual freedom upside down so that we end up often as mere cogs in a machine which as we know from studying the lyrics of Pink Floyd is one of their prevailing themes. Hope to hear much more PF moving forward. Cheers !

[@robbiebonham]

"They take their time, don't they?" lol. Such a great album.

[@ScottyKirk1]

Top of the mountain right there for Mr Gilmour. Something I never tire of listening to. Was surprised as hell that some studio outtakes showed up a few years back under the title "The Extraction Tapes". An Animals and WYWH Floydgasm. Wild stuff and worth checking out.

[@yvesblues560]

This song never gets old🎸.

[@YaoEspirito]

What a treat to listen to so well-spoken and musically informed a person breaking down the science of such a fine record. Cheers

[@vandemonian5412]

You just earned the sub from me. Wonderful to hear such a thoughtful, and honest response. It was great to hear the technical observations in combination with the self reflective and emotional. Many thanks Doug, you're a legend.

[@jamesrace2572]

Dogs, as featured on WKRP: Mr. Carlson: Do I hear dogs barking on that thing? Dr. Johnny Fever: I do. Mr. Carlson: Here's something called Pigs On The Wing. What does that sound like? Dr. Johnny Fever: I don't do requests.

[@LockeTheCole]

Best music bit on that show, shame they can't use the Floyd music anymore so the joke makes a bit less sense with the soundalike...

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

It's not my favorite PF album, but I'd be the first to admit that it's probably the best. Being a concept album, I think it has the most cohesion and core to it's ideas compared to other heavy hitters from the band. It's less abstract than Dark Side, and way more focused and consistent in it's themes than The Wall. In terms of musicianship this was also probably the highest point for the band, with them refining the sounds they've developed during production of Dark Side and turning them into this quite dark and moody landscape. Some say you can hear how it's somewhat transitional between Dark Side and The Wall, how sounds from the latter meld with the former. WYWH stands a bit apart to me in that regard IMO, as being very much it's own thing. But I think it was the golden middle, where they balanced rich and grandiose with stripped down and dry. The only reason it isn't my personal fav is because I don't have quite as strong of a sentimental connection with this record compared to some others from Pink Floyd.

[@TheSuperSnake313]

Awesome!!! Thanks for making this available to all of us, what an album!

[@killerqueen1974]

My mom introduced me to PF in 1980. I was 8 when I heard the wall volume cranked to 10. Been a fan since ❤

[@brandoncrow3741]

Pink Floyd's albums from 1971-1979 is the greatest streak of albums, in my opinion. Rivalled only by The Beatles 1963-1969 and Elton John 1971-1976. All three bands just grew exponentially, it's mind boggling! What's fascinating about the Floyd's cycle is how the albums reflect the bands journey through life and the music business so perfectly. The serene and empathetic feeling of Meddle and Dark Side, to the feelings of loss and music business burnout of Wish You Were Here, to the tiredness and darkened world view of Animals and finally ending with the total collapse of empathy and barely controlled nihilism of the Wall. Just a remarkable and fascinating journey. I love this era of the band. They never topped it, and they didn't need to. Great reaction, Doug! Thank you for presenting this to us non patreons. I'm very grateful. ✌️

[@wueskew169]

Excellent comment.

[@brandoncrow3741]

@@wueskew169 thank you. I appreciate it.🙂

[@JoriDiculous]

This track have been an obsession for me ever since i heard it many moons ago as a kid. After getting "fed up" with DSOTM this was sooo darn good and different. Still one of my all time fav songs and fav album of Pink Floyd.

[@StraightJacketRacket]

I swear I just searched to see if you covered Animals a few days ago, and here's my favorite song from it! Fantastic album and still relevant today. Glad to see your take on it.

[@elayhuanastasio3856]

When the bong came out I almost lost it! Bravo Doug! BTW absolutely love your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

Even the silence between Gilmour's Guitar notes sound amazing.

[@melaniezette886]

Gift from PF : we give you a lot of time to hear us because you have a lot to enjoy

[@Simon0]

I can play the silence parts 🤣

[@generay6807]

Still my favorite Pink Floyd album. I remember the 1st time hearing it when it came out and I still get that same rush today when I hear it. It will take you on an incredible journey.

[@hamishmctavish109]

What a great channel this is, great music, great commentary...thank you Doug!

[@robbysguitars8223]

Your vids are excellent. I love hearing a true music nerd's opinion on some of my favorite tunes... or albums. Well done, Daily Doug, and thank you.

[@pawelec66]

Battersea Power Station, next door is Battersea Dogs Home, dogs barking on Dogs are from Battersea Dogs Home.

[@SteveN-qo5uv]

This song has some of the most vicious lyrics in classic rock. Love it.

[@abody499]

Always a pleasure to watch and listen along with you too. I love seeing the first time reaction of an informed musician hearing these songs that have been in my life since childhood. Here's to the good dogs, indeed.

[@hanswijgergangs6636]

this song is so impressive, chilling and beautiful. I really like your comments and music analysis, and description of the atmosphere. Each time I listen to PF I have to admit they are "special"! thx!

[@markraishbrook]

This is going to be fun! One of my favourite PF albums and a magnificent song. Great chord sequence: Dm9, Bb, A9sus4, Bb7.

[@Quasibobo]

To be more precise: the guitar is a dropped D and they’re playing: Em7(9) , Csus4, Bsus4(add 9), Bbsus2#11. Brilliant progression…!

[@trevorsanders5303]

The repeated stone motif is one of the best things I’ve ever heard

[@dalesmith4669]

Doug, it was pleasure to watch this episode with you as well. Ty

[@20kingsize]

The lyrics to this are matched only by the musicianship it incorporates, and production that is incomparable. Such satire of society back then still stands the test of time. Bought this on vinyl back in 78, and still love the sheer beauty of every element it contains. Beautifully done, Doug Helvering d

[@BassandoForte]

After "Dragged down by the stone" it always reminds me of a 70s Council Estate in the UK (our version of social housing)... It's in opposition to the previous part which sounds quite pastoral - the interplay between dogs in Suburbia and dogs in the countryside... 👍👍

[@JonGreen_UK]

Some Council estates are more equivalent to the US’s Projects!

[@Faithnomore227]

I love your comment. I get the same thing. Reminds me of the council estate I used to live on. The 70s strikes n three day week etc...glad I'm not the only one. 😃

[@CZOV]

Well, we are living in the time of the Sheep these days, which was really the song which made me look over Jordan to see that things are not what they seem, back at high school.

[@RDBetz]

I haven't listened to this in years. Thanks for the memories, and the commentary.

[@Zerobeat60]

amazing outro! first video I've seen from you definitely will subscribe

[@MARIO-uf1no]

One of my desert island LP's. Gilmour kills it.

[@davidfellows2874]

One of my favorite albums! David Gilmore is without a doubt one of the best guitar players. And any live videos he plays them all exactly like the album, every note!! Plus in the case of Comfortable Numb adds even more! I got to see them in concert and his solo had me in tears! Do yourself a flavor and watch the Live at Pompeii movie! Just the film crew and the band is setup in the ruins of Pompeii and they just play! Without a doubt watching them do Echo's is mind blowing!! Grab your pipe, headphones, and get ready to blow your mind!!

[@loucasa]

It was funny to see you pull out the bong as you were listening. The first time I heard Animals (as a 17-year old in 1977) my friends and I were quite baked...and quite blown away.

[@bernicewalsh3432]

Super cool. Gotta get all the cD,,'s from them. Just love that I've discovered them with you Doug. Tremendous videos.

[@michaelayliffe7238]

It's such a tuff album to listen to as a teenager becoming an adult. It's still rings true in the shit show we are all in at the moment. Some animals are more equal than others.

[@RPKraul]

Great analysis as always. IMO, Animals is Pink Floyd’s best album by a mile.

[@MusicGunn]

This is by far Pink Floyd's most tragically underrated song. It bring tears to my eyes every time I hear it, and even as I am listening to this now. This is my favorite song of all time, but Time and Echoes are a close 2nd. All of them bring tears to my eyes even after all these years.

[@gregmoldovan5921]

One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs because they take their time and pour out some amazing atmosphere and solos. All of Animals is amazing and I'm so glad you analyzed my favorite from the album!

[@fabiocabrod2011]

Pink Floyd transcends the prog genre. Unique band.

[@sleepye4352]

Les Claypool w/one of his groups did a full live version of Animals that got recorded & released on an album that is worth listening to as well.

[@floydmaster-kg3fe]

The frog brigade

[@zwerker]

Was gonna bring this up, but you already did it. Thanks!

[@legionofbarry]

Doug, you're brilliant and a joy to listen to music with. Keep up the great work and enjoy the tunes!

[@dougberry5003]

Doug, Lov the Floyd, I remember sitting in my room back in the day listening to Animals for hours !! Lov your breakdown of all tunes !!