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And the follow-up to that, Animals is also worthy of note. ....a haunting album. "Sheep" is a masterpiece .....the opening keyboards, the way the vocals imperceptably trail into the guitar, the re-writing of the 23 Psalm, and the end where an imaginitive chord progression slowly fades into the bleating of sheep.

And "Dogs" (taking up all of side one) and "Pigs (three different ones)" aren't too shabby either.

Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away;
Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air.
You better watch out,
There may be dogs about
I've looked over Jordan, and I have seen
Things are not what they seem.

What do you get for pretending the danger's not real.
Meek and obedient you follow the leader
Down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.
What a surprise!
A look of terminal shock in your eyes.
Now things are really what they seem.
No, this is no bad dream.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
He makes me down to lie
Through pastures green He leadeth me the silent waters by.
With bright knives He releaseth my soul.
He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places.
He converteth me to lamb cutlets,
For lo, He hath great power, and great hunger.
When cometh the day we lowly ones,
Through quiet reflection, and great dedication
Master the art of karate,
Lo, we shall rise up,
And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.

Bleating and babbling I fell on his neck with a scream.
Wave upon wave of demented avengers
March cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream.
Have you heard the news?
The dogs are dead!
You better stay home
And do as you're told.
Get out of the road if you want to grow old.

"Animals" was always my favorite Floyd album.

My favorite song of theirs is a tossup between Echoes, Dogs and Pigs (Three Different Ones). I once told a roomate that Pigs was almost like they put a spigot in my brain and let he music come out, and that's what was in there.

He gave me a funny look and said, "Really..............?"