PINK FLOYD “Animals (2018 Remix)” /GLP/

2018 remixed version of the tenth full-length studio album by legendary British Progressive Rock band.
The iconic 1977 Pink Floyd album has been remixed for the first time by James Guthrie. The album was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London throughout 1976, and was produced by the band.
Of all the classic-era Pink Floyd albums, "Animals" is the strangest and darkest, a record that's hard to initially embrace yet winds up yielding as many rewards as its equally nihilistic successor, "The Wall". Arriving after the warm-spirited (albeit melancholy) "Wish You Were Here", the shift in tone comes as a bit of a surprise, and there are even less proper songs here than on either "Wish You Were Here" or "Dark Side Of The Moon". "Animals" is all extended pieces, yet it never drifts - it slowly, ominously works its way toward its destination.
For an album that so clearly is Waters', David Gilmour's guitar dominates thoroughly, with Richard Wright's keyboards rarely rising above a mood-setting background (such as on the intro to "Sheep"). This gives the music, on occasion, immediacy and actually heightens the dark mood by giving it muscle. It also makes "Animals" as accessible as it possibly could be, since it surges with bold Blues Rock guitar lines and hypnotic Space Rock textures. Through it all, though, the utter blackness of Waters' spirit holds true, and since there are no vocal hooks or melodies, everything rests on the mood, the near-nihilistic lyrics, and Gilmour's guitar. These are the kinds of things that satisfy cultists, and it will reward their attention - there's just no way in for casual listeners.
"Animals" is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of the band's earlier work. The album was developed from a collection of unrelated songs into a concept which describes the apparent social and moral decay of society, likening the human condition to that of animals. Taking inspiration from George Orwell's Animal Farm, the album depicts the different classes of people as animals with pigs being at the top of the social chain, dropping down to the sheep as the mindless herd following what they are told, with dogs as the business bosses getting fat on the money and power they hold over the other. Although it's been a long time since 1977, the narrative of the album still resonates today, as our social and economic situation mirrors that of the time.
The album received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, reaching number two in the UK, and three in the US. number 2 and 3 in the UK and US, respectively. Thanks to the album and the band's back catalogue, noted The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, "Pink Floyd bested ABBA for most weeks on the chart (in 1977), 108 to 106". Since its release, "Animals" has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
180 g vinyl in gatefold cover with completely renewed artwork, includes 28-page booklet.
Pink Floyd Music Ltd./Parlophone Records Ltd. a Warner Music Group company, 1977/2022 (PFRLP28 / 0190295600532). Made in the Netherlands.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Pigs On The Wing 1 1:25
2. Dogs 17:06

Side 2
3. Pigs (Three Different Ones) 11:26
4. Sheep 10:17
5. Pigs On The Wing 2 1:34

Total playing time: 41:48 min.