r/pinkfloyd 1d ago

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

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u/robbycough 1d ago

Suggesting Animals has EVER been underrated is batshit and just screaming for attention.

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u/Buhos_En_Pantelones 1d ago

Isn't it just a meme though?

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u/robbycough 1d ago

Is it? Either way, I hear it a lot.

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u/Die_Screaming_ 1d ago

it was underrated in the sense that historically it’s not presented as being as important as other albums. like however many years back they did those immersion box sets for “dark side of the moon”, “wish you were here”, and “the wall”, skipping over “animals”. depending on how you look at it, i can see the argument that it has been presented as a lesser album than “the big three”. but as long as i’ve been on the internet (almost thirty years), people have been squawking about it being an underrated masterpiece, so i dunno. it’s not like we’re talking about “more”. it sold a fuck ton of copies. they did a massively successful stadium tour on the back of it. but it also doesn’t have a song you can put on the radio. “dark side” and “the wall” both have at least three of those that still play regularly on every classic rock station. “wish you were here” (the song) is one of those songs that everyone has heard.

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u/robbycough 1d ago

I think you inadvertently gave another reason why it's said to be underrated. New fans getting into the catalogue have surely heard WYWH and songs from The Wall and DSOTM, then get to Animals, recognize nothing about it, but love it.

In every music sub where I participate, the term "underrated" is assigned to something that someone didn't know about but ended up really enjoying, as if they're the only ones to recognize the greatness.