Undervalued milestone in Floyd

In the publication Critics called the album as a genuflection before the punk movement and related primarily to the canceled production and rocking guitars. I believe that this statement to the concept behind "Animals" does not do justice and falls short, precisely because we know with an interval of more than 20 years the end of the story.
It may be no coincidence that in the late 70s many bands with roots in the 60s trying to break new ground to get rid of their image and consequently started again, musically experimenting (see. The LPs of the Rolling Stones, The Who and Black Sabbath from this time). Roger Waters also appeared mid-70s felt that Pink Floyd threatened to degenerate to the world successes "the dark side of the moon" and "Wish You Were Here" and triumphant tours a trademark to a band specific to a Image was set to continue to produce plates that would indeed sell shiny, musical and literary but were meaningless. In an effort to further develop the sound of the group Waters turned into a notorious control freak, the exposed nerves of the other band members an ongoing ordeal. It was to divest itself of some trademarks that Pink Floyd had made the supergroup: instead of Sphärenklänge of "Shine On ..." (a track that always somewhat fussy sounds at all harmonious perfection) faced "Dogs", the centerpiece of "Animals", the listener from the first moment with a cold, bleak and hard soundscape.
Unbescheiden categorized Roger Waters humanity as dogs, pigs and sheep and lets his sarcasm run wild. In construction "Animals" represents the exact counterpart of "Wish You Were Here": like its predecessor, there is a two-part song as an intro and outro of the record, but the three main tracks are long and monumental, while Part 1 and 2 of "Pigs On The Wing "are acoustically, quiet and each only one and a half minutes. Radio-friendly numbers? - Wrong!
"Pigs" (pigs) are in Orwell's novel "Animal Farm", which served as a loose template Waters, known to be the dominant species. Lyrically admits Waters them accordingly with "Pigs (Three different ones)" the widest space one, at least as regards their typification. Incidentally Waters made here with Mary Whitehouse a persistent critic of the Floyd and the pop culture of the 60's immortal. Musical highlights sets the atmospärisch dense, consisting of a simple, constantly circling and steigerndem motif of Gilmour middle part and the end with the driving, dominant bass and a blazing guitar solo (one of Gilmour's best).
"Sheep" puts the listener at first a seemingly idyllic, lush pasture, in the best Floyd tradition sheep bleat and twittering larks, while Rick Wright's intro (absolute Sternstunde keyboardist) to dark clouds reminded that contract on the horizon before itself the voltage in Gilmour Power riff and screaming Waters discharges. Hardener rocked since Pink Floyd "The Nile Song" from the "More" soundtrack is no longer. The central part of "Sheep" includes a bitter satire on Psalm 23: The Creed of the sheep as timeless warning against blind allegiance, mental apathy and indifference.
Critics argue against "Animals" is often a that the album sad and depressed Am working is the misanthropic world draft bitter and bitter, aging rock stars. I think the contrary, that Waters had already discussed on TDSOTM and WYWH alienation, paranoia and greed - not "beautiful" themes, albeit wrapped in music of the spheres. In addition, and more importantly, "Animals" offers a real "Happy End": the revolt of the sheep ends in triumph, hardly the last powerful chords of "Sheep" are died away, the plate ends in the comforting "Pigs on the Wing" - ie redemption by love, there can be a versöhnlicheres end?
For fans who had joined only with the two previous LPs to Pink Floyd, "Animals" was certainly a shock. But the goal of the band and in particular Waters was to deposit with "Animals" the patina of innocence and predictability, the Pink Floyd had stated after their world success in the 70s. Now a new chapter should be opened in the band's history - as we now know, with great success.