Pink Floyd / Animals

Pink Floyd's Animals, released on January 21, 1977, is a bleak and powerful concept album that critiques the sociopolitical conditions of mid-1970s Britain. Heavily influenced by George Orwell's Animal Farm, the album uses animal metaphors to represent different social classes: predatory "Dogs" (ruthless businessmen), despotic "Pigs" (corrupt moralists and politicians), and mindless "Sheep" (the unquestioning public).