Pink Floyd, esce l’album tributo “Animals Against The Wall”

A new Pink Floyd-related release is on the way, built around two crucial chapters of the band's late Seventies output. The project is titled “Animals Against The Wall – A Tribute To Pink Floyd Volume II” and has been released by Lemon, part of the Cherry Red Records catalogue, in a three-CD box-set format.

The release brings together reinterpretations from the worlds of classic rock, progressive and art-rock, focusing on “Animals” (1977) and “The Wall” (1979). The common thread is the period in which Roger Waters's writing and vision were still intertwined with the musical contribution of David Gilmour, a creative balance that here is reinterpreted by a large roster of musicians.

Among the names featured in the project are Ian Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, Keith Emerson, Robby Krieger, Al Di Meola, Arthur Brown, Billy Cobham, Vinnie Moore, Graham Bonnet, John Wetton, Adrian Belew, Glenn Hughes and Tommy Shaw. The arrangements generally stay faithful to the originals, while still introducing updated sounds and more contemporary production touches.

Below is the full tracklist of “Animals Against The Wall – A Tribute To Pink Floyd Volume II”:

DISC ONE Back Against The Wall

In The Flesh? – feat. Adrian Belew, Alan White & Steve Porcaro

The Thin Ice – feat. Ian Anderson & Tony Levin

Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 – feat. Steve Morse & Billy Sherwood

The Happiest Days Of Our Lives – feat. Billy Sherwood & Vinnie Colaiuta

Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 – feat. Fee Waybill, Ronnie Montrose & Mike Porcaro

Mother – feat. John Wetton, Adrian Belew & Alan White

Goodbye Blue Sky – feat. Steve Howe & Billy Sherwood

Empty Spaces – feat. Billy Sherwood & Robby Krieger

Young Lust – feat. Glenn Hughes

One Of My Turns – feat. Tommy Shaw

Don't Leave Me Now – feat. Tommy Shaw & Robby Krieger

Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 – feat. Steve Lukather & Tony Levin

Goodbye Cruel World – feat. Billy Sherwood & Tony Levin

DISC TWO Back Against The Wall

Hey You – feat. John Wetton, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw & Alan White

Is There Anybody Out There? – feat. Adrian Belew & Billy Sherwood

Nobody Home – feat. Rick Wakeman

Vera – feat. Tommy Shaw & Steve Howe

Bring The Boys Back Home – feat. Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen

Comfortably Numb – feat. Chris Squire & Alan White

The Show Must Go On – feat. Adrian Belew & Vinnie Colaiuta

In The Flesh – feat. Billy Sherwood, Steve Porcaro & Vinnie Colaiuta

Run Like Hell – feat. Jason Chefe, Dweezil Zappa & Tony Kaye

Waiting For The Worms – feat. Billy Sherwood, Tony Levin & Vinnie Colaiuta

Stop – feat. Billy Sherwood

The Trial – feat. Malcolm McDowell

Outside The Wall – feat. Billy Sherwood

DISC THREE Animals Reimagined

Pigs On The Wing 1 – Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew) & Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)

Dogs – Graham Bonnet (Rainbow), Vinnie Moore (UFO), Kasim Sulton (Utopia), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) & Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)

Pigs (Three Different Ones) – James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Al Di Meola, Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult), Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues) & Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)

Sheep – Arthur Brown, Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jan Akkerman (Focus), David J. (Bauhaus) & Carmine Appice (Cactus/Vanilla Fudge)

Pigs On The Wing 2 – Jon Davison (Yes), Albert Lee & Billy Sherwood (Yes)

But this isn't the only release touching on the Floydian universe. Pink Floyd will release the compilation “8-Tracks” (Sony Music) on 5 June, a selection of eight songs recorded between 1971 and 1979, now rearranged into a new listening sequence. The project has been curated by Steven Wilson, who worked on the original multitracks, adding sound effects to build a continuous listening flow in keeping with the band's typically narrative approach.

The tracklist is split into two sides:

Side A

• One Of These Days
• Wot’s… Uh The Deal
• Money
• Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

Side B

• Wish You Were Here
• Time
• Comfortably Numb
• Pigs On The Wing (in its full-length version, originally released on the Stereo 8 cartridge of "Animals" and featured here exclusively)

The compilation draws on six key albums from the band's discography: “Meddle” (1971), “Obscured By Clouds” (1972), “The Dark Side Of The Moon” (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “Animals” (1977) and “The Wall” (1979).

“8-Tracks” documents Pink Floyd's fully mature phase, coming after the psychedelic season tied to Syd Barrett and the band's early experiments, highlighting a now fully structured language balancing song-form and conceptual architecture.

The tracklist features instantly recognisable classics such as “Money” and “Wish You Were Here”, alongside earlier pieces predating the definitive leap in popularity that came with “The Dark Side Of The Moon”, such as “One Of These Days” from “Meddle”.

The album will close with an exclusive full-length version of “Pigs On The Wing”, until now only available on the 8-track cartridge edition of “Animals” released in 1977. “8-Tracks” thus stands as a synthesis of one of the most fertile periods in Pink Floyd's output, condensing the artistic trajectory of those years into compact form.

Steven Wilson stepped in to give the project a unified shape, rearranging the sequence of tracks using sound effects drawn from the original multitracks, so as to build a continuous listening flow fully in tune with the band's narrative and sonic aesthetic.

The release is expected on vinyl, CD and digital formats.

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