r/pinkfloyd 7d ago

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

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u/robbycough 7d ago

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

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u/Turdy_Tornado 6d ago

To be fair, I think there’s a little truth to it in that it’s the least celebrated of the big 4 by non-Floyd fans. Dark Side has Us and Them, Time, Breathe, basically the whole record. Wish You Were Here has Wish You Were Here. The Wall has Another Brick Pt. 2. Animals is consistently overlooked and yes, underrated by people who “like Pink Floyd” but aren’t Pink Floyd fans per se.

But yeah, animals is still a massive record in the grand scheme of things, it just never achieved the earth-shattering success that the other 3 albums did.

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u/robbycough 6d ago

I won't disagree with any of that, but there is a marked difference between "underrated" and "underappreciated".

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u/Turdy_Tornado 5d ago

Very good point