Budgie (album)

Budgie
Studio album by Budgie
Released June 1971
Recorded 1971
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 40:54
Label Kapp/MCA
Producer Rodger Bain
Budgie chronology
Budgie
(1971)
Squawk
(1972)

Budgie is the debut album of British hard rock band Budgie. It was released in June 1971 through MCA Records. The US version on Kapp Records includes "Crash Course in Brain Surgery", originally released as a single and covered by Metallica on their 1987 EP The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited. "Homicidal Suicidal" has also been covered by the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. Canadian band Thrush Hermit covered "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" on the album All Technology Aside, included on the 2010 "The Complete Recordings Box Set".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Budgie has generally received moderately positive reviews. Sounds criticized the album as being somewhat nondescript, but praised it for having "a lot of good natured foot-tapping music" and concluded "I certainly find it infinitely preferably to Black Sabbath, and I have the feeling that Budgie might develop into something a lot more interesting."[2]

In a brief retrospective review, AllMusic declared that "For those seriously interested in metal's development, bombastic treasures like 'Homicidal Suicidal,' and 'Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman' are essential listening."[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Guts"   4:21
2. "Everything in My Heart"   0:52
3. "The Author"   6:28
4. "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman"   8:41
Side two
No. Title Length
5. "Rape of the Locks"   6:13
6. "All Night Petrol"   5:57
7. "You and I"   1:41
8. "Homicidal Suicidal"   6:41

Personnel

Budgie
Additional Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Budgie - Budgie". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 January 2006.
  2. Peacock, Steve (28 August 1971). "Album Reviews". Sounds (Spotlight Publications). p. 18.
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