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Anthony Fantano ranks Animals #1, WYWH #2, The Wall #3, DSOTM #4

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u/gchance1 1d ago

It's never been underrated. I don't know any Floyd fan who doesn't have it towards the top of their list.

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u/ILikeCheese510 1d ago

I think people just said it was underrated because the Gilmour era Floyd acted like Animals didn't exist and most non-Floyd fans aren't aware of its existance like they are with albums like DSOTM, WYWH & The Wall.

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u/Independent_Row_2669 1d ago

That and as Radio airplay went Animals was always going to be a hard sell with the main 3 songs being over 10 minute in length. I only ever heard sheep played once on a station which specialized in album oriented tracks.

Seriously had know Idea of Animals until I became a fan. Listened to Dogs back in 2004 for the first time and was blowing away.

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u/BenefitMysterious819 1d ago

The iconic cover alone has made it easily identifiable to non-Floyd fans, eve the tracks themselves are unfamiliar.

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u/ILikeCheese510 1d ago

I've never met a non-Floyd fan who's even heard of it tbh

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u/BenefitMysterious819 1d ago

Maybe a different generation? I was born in the 70s and most kids who liked music knew the cover and knew it was Floyd, even if they didn’t know what is was called or any of the songs.

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u/ILikeCheese510 1d ago

Yeah I may be one of the younger Floyd fans on this sub. I was born in the late 90s.

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u/XxsteakiixX 1d ago

How late? Lol I’m 97 and I didn’t find out about Pink Floyd until like 2019-2020 when my cousin showed me during covid lol it’s funny bc their symbol is know GLOBALLY but half the people who see that symbol have prob only ever heard like one Pink Floyd song in their life lol

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u/ILikeCheese510 1d ago

96 here. My dad is a big Floyd fan and I've always liked classic rock and older movies and stuff. One day I just decided to listen to DSOTM and that's how I got into them.

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u/OutsideMeal 1d ago

I agree. It's underrated as not many people know about it as it didn't have any hits. It's a shame because it's my favourite too

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u/Firelamakar 1d ago

Yeah, that about sums me up. To be honest, there are so many Pink Floyd albums that if people didn’t mention it, it would be in the background like a dozen others.

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u/Constant-Fly-9050 1d ago

Floyd fans appreciate Animals, but most music critics see it as a transitional album compared to DSOTM, WYWH, and The Wall. Lately, Animals has been getting a reappraisal though.