Oakland 1977: The Night Gilmour Unleashed a Different 'Pigs'

The infamous “Oakland 1977” bootleg captures Pink Floyd at their most unhinged on the Animals tour – and “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” is the centerpiece. According to taper legends, the performance stretches past twelve minutes, driven by a solo that Gilmour never played the same way again. He drops the album’s clean, melodic lines and instead digs into a raw, descending run that sounds like he’s trying to break the fretboard.

What makes it distinctive isn’t just the aggression. Gilmour shifts his phrasing: where the studio version leans on long, liquid bends over a steady groove, Oakland finds him snapping off staccato notes and toying with a harsh, almost punkish attack. He also slams the Crybaby wah harder than usual, giving the solo a biting, vocal quality that punctuates each verse like an exclamation. The crowd’s roar between sections tells you they knew they were hearing something different.