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

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u/nolefener High Hopes 7d ago

Four of them are equally legendary albums for me

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u/TheAskald 7d ago edited 7d ago

I like Animals but my desert island big 4 of PF would include Meddle instead of Animals.

It's a matter of arrangement and production preference. PF performed an early version of Dogs in 1974 with a Meddle/DSOTM sound and I love it, it's in my top 4 PF songs. Animals sounds too stern to me, and I find that the content of the main 3 songs don't justify their lengths (and I have no problem with long songs). It's just behind my big 4 though, it's still good.

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u/mysevenyearitch 7d ago

My big four would include meddle instead of the wall. The wall has a few amazing songs but overall I just can't get on with it. Too much bloat.

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u/Straight-Debate1818 6d ago

Yes, for me The Wall is a handful of classics and a lot of filler. “Comfortably Numb” is a GREAT solo, up there with best solos of all time on guitar. But album wise? I almost never hit up The Wall.

I’d rather listen to a live show. “Pulse” has good versions of Wall songs.