I was originally going to do this with song titles, and actually found many animals mentioned (including some odd ones like a sealion, dolphin, monkey, and bee). But then I looked at band names and was surprised at how many were named after animals. I figured I could put together a better list of songs when choosing from an artist's entire catalogue, and in fact, it turned out better than I expected. This particular list includes 15 very good to excellent songs, with 10 being Desert Island songs (marked with an *).
You may notice some notable names are missing from this compilation. Obviously, The Beatles fit the category, but because this turned into a more hard rock/heavy metal compilation, I decided to leave them off. Also, there's no Whitesnake, because technically the name's not about an animal. The same is true for W.A.S.P. Also missing are bands with intentionally misspelled names, such as Ratt and Jackyl, and bands with an adjective or qualifier before the name, such as Iron Butterfly, Fuzzy Duck, White Lion, etc.
Animal Tracks: (wow, another unintentional bad pun)
1. Budgie - Zoom Club (9:56)*
2. Buffalo - Intro: Pound Of Flesh / Shylock (10:33)*
3. Bull Angus - Run Don't Stop (4:27)*
4. Buzzard - Save Me (3:51)*
5. Chinchilla - Father Forgive Me (5:10)
6. Great White - Desert Moon (4:32)*
7. Jaguar - Eighties (3:49)*
8. The Lizards - Hungry World (4:41)
9. Praying Mantis - Panic in the Streets (3:43)
10. Raven - Ballad of Marshall Stack (5:38)*
11. Scorpions - Lovedrive (4:52)*
12. Viper - Knights of Destruction (3:13)
13. Wild Turkey - Butterfly (4:55)
14. Wolf - Genocide (3:41)*
15. Zebra - Arabian Nights (5:19)*
Disc length - 78:20
Albums:
Budgie - In for the Kill (1974)
Buffalo - Volcanic Rock (1973)
Bull Angus - Bull Angus (1971)
Buzzard - Gambler (1984)
Chinchilla - The Last Millenium (2002)
Great White - Hooked (1991)
Jaguar - Run Ragged (2003)
The Lizards - The Lizards Rule (2003)
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies (1981)
Raven - All for One (1983)
Scorpions - Lovedrive (1979)
Viper - Soldiers of Sunrise (1987)
Wild Turkey - Battle Hymn (1971)
Wolf - Black Wings (2002)
Zebra - Zebra IV (2003)
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