animals pink floyd album animals tenth studio album english progressive rock group released january concept album provides scathing critique social political conditions late 1970s britain presents marked change musical style earlier work animals recorded band studio london production punctuated early signs years later keyboardist leaving band album cover image pig floating chimneys conceived bassist writer photographed long time collaborators album released generally positive reviews united_kingdom reached number success united_states reaching number billboard scored american charts months steady sales resulted certification riaa times platinum size venues band flesh tour incident waters fan prompted conceive band subsequent album wall background bought story block church halls row north london deal record company emi unlimited studio time return reduced percentage sales expired converted building recording studio storage facility construction took april band started work tenth studio album animals new facility concept loosely based political album lyrics describe classes society different kinds animals dogs ruthless pigs herd sheep focuses album critique capitalism differs sheep eventually rise dogs album developed collection unrelated songs concept words author described apparent social moral decay society human condition mere animals apart critique society album response punk rock movement grew popularity statement prevailing social political conditions reaction general nostalgia appeared surround rock music obvious target punk musicians notably sex pistols wore pink floyd shirt words hate written ink constantly said laugh fan progressive rock bands era including van der later stated welcomed punk rock insurrection viewed welcome return underground scene grown produced damned second album row book author argues dogs contains finest work guitarist sings lead vocal performance explosive song contains notable contributions keyboardist echo synthesizer sounds band previous album wish pigs different ones similar cigar guitar fills elaborate bass lines song pigs directly identified morality things described house proud town mouse sheep contains modified version continues traditional lord shepherd words like hang hooks high places lamb referring sheep title end song eponymous sheep rise kill dogs later retire homes album book ended half pigs wing simple love song hope offered despite anger expressed album songs described author sitting stark contrast heavyweight material halves song heavily influenced waters relationship wife recording animals engineered previous floyd collaborator recording took place april december continuing early got crazy songs previously performed live considered wish reappeared sheep dogs respectively reworked fit new concept separated waters penned composition pigs different ones exception dogs written album tracks written waters song contains references waters private life new romantic interest anne married manager distracted birth child contributed little album similarly mason wright contributed previous albums animals album contain composer credit wright band discussed employing guitarist future tours invited studio waters mason inadvertently erased completed guitar solos white asked record solo pigs wing performance omitted vinyl release included track cartridge version white later performed animals tour mason recalled enjoyed working animals working wish packaging album complete work began cover designer band previous album covers offered ideas small child entering parents bedroom find having sex like animals final concept unusually designed waters time lived near regularly drove past approaching end useful life view building chosen cover image band commissioned german company previously constructed australian artist build feet balloon known balloon inflated position december ready fire escaped unfortunately weather delayed work band manager neglected book second day balloon broke free disappeared view eventually landed kent recovered local farmer apparently furious scared cows balloon recovered filming continued day early photographs power station considered better image pig later superimposed isles wonder short film shot shown london camera length river_thames small spring countryside way olympic venue fly pig seen floating album theme continues record picture labels label shows lens view dog english countryside features pig sheep setting mason packaging features photographs power station release album release followed broadcast days earlier pink floyd story evening press conference held power station days broadcast originally exclusive london based station mid december broadcasting pink floyd story copy given played album entirety day earlier animals released january february reached number thanks album band catalogue noted book british hit albums weeks chart nme called animals extreme relentless downright music available sun described uncomfortable taste reality medium recent years increasingly rolling_stone unimpressed writing floyd turned bitter complain human behavior title songs animals sound like discovered message pointless tedious robert_christgau village_voice gave album rating found negative reaction overly cynical reasoning album functions simply piece constructed political program music lyrical ugly right places autobiography inside suggests album perceived compared previous floyd releases result like mood studio unconscious reaction accusations aforementioned punk genre bands like represented dinosaur rock animals certified riaa january originally released columbia_records animals issued compact disc reissued digitally remastered new artwork digitally remastered limited edition vinyl album anniversary edition released year followed reissue album included shine box set tour album subject material band flesh tour began day album released tour continued continental europe february march weeks april weeks june july inspiration number pig themes pig floated audience performance replaced cheaper explosive version occasion mild gas replaced oxygen mixture producing massive dangerous explosion german promoter presented band munich leave trail broken mirrors mirrored hotel room leaving manager deal resulting fallout band joined familiar figures relations band waters took arriving venues departing soon performance occasion wright flew england threatening leave band size venues issue chicago promoters claimed sold person regular capacity soldier field stadium ticket sales ended waters suspicious hired helicopter photographer attorney discovered actual attendance band end tour low point felt achieved success originally sought look forward july final date montreal olympic stadium small group noisy excited fans row audience irritated waters extent person felt depressed playing large audiences refused perform encore waters later spoke producer told sense tour felt like building wall separate audience incident later form basis new concept eventually band successful album releases wall track listing lead vocals performed noted songs written composed noted personnel charts certifications
Animals (Pink Floyd album)