Budgie’s third album is a classic of early metal, mostly on the strength of its bookending tracks. The speedy, rifftastic opener (and future Metallicover) Breadfan and the monumental closer Parents make Never Turn Your Back On A Friend a must-hear and a great gateway into the Welsh band. My main gripe is the shite album title. I reckon that with that artwork they should have called it “Smuggler”. A wasted opportunity.
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Good stuff here!!
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Unfortunately, Budgie never really made it across the Atlantic that I know of. It was my son who turned me on to Budgie and I’m glad he did.
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Sounds like a good lad!
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He is.
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I need to open my horizons to Budgie.
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I think I listened to one Budgie album a few years ago, then completely gave up on them. I need to give them another chance!
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I had to try a few times before I could get into then.
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Oh ok cool, Budgie must be one of those bands that need time to grow on listeners. Where should I start?
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This album is a good one to start on.
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Ok, I wrote the album down, thanks for the recommendation!
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Pure Welsh genius. Burke was such an amusing interviewee too.
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I don’t think I’ve read a lot of interviews with him… did you see that BBC Metal Britannia thing? He was on that wasn’t he?
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He was and on the radio version of it too. Such an ace band.
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I didn’t know there was a radio version! Is it much different?
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Longer interviews, it was presented by that long-haired comedian who I think got disgraced in some manner; he doesn’t crop up any more.
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