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Track Listings
| 1. Breadfan |
| 2. In The Grip Of A Tyre Fitter's Hand |
| 3. I Ain't No Mountain |
| 4. In For The Kill |
| 5. I Can't See My Feelings |
| 6. Napoleon Bona Part I & II |
| 7. Parents |
| 8. Hammer and Tongs |
| 9. Breaking All The House Rules |
| 10. Zoom Club |
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Budgie are one of the forgotten 'heroes' of seventies heavy rock. They paid they dues, wrote some good songs and some good-ish albums. The covers were what attracted most people when perusing the record racks: evocative, Sci-Fi paintings by Roger Dean. A shame that this album has such a boring cover - the Budgie crew were not exactly handsome chaps at the best of times.... but could they rock!
I recall an excellent gig they did - one of so many for this busy band - in Northampton back in the early-ish seventies... hot sweaty, loud, powerful stuff. Many of the highlights of their set and their career are on this album - I particularly like the track 'Breadfan'.... the bass belts out in awesome fashion. The dimunitive boss of the group whose name escapes me, he wrote most of the songs, played the bass, and it's his impressively wide ranging vocals we hear so well here. I remember he looked like Charles Hawtrey from the Carry On films but who cares when you can turn out songs as good as this.
All their own work and mighty fine stuff it is..... no seventies heavy rock collection is complete without something from Budgie. At least they get to stay in the catalogue even if all their albums have yet to be turned into CDs.....
One of my other favourites, 'Hustler' seemed to have vanished without a trace and I saw them as the support for no less a band than Queen in 1974!
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When my dad said I should check out Budgie as I had just got into old fashioned (but quality) heavy metal, I was skeptical. I mean after all Budgie is an awful name!
But this cd is genuinely enjoyable, with enough significant songs to be regularly played. Breadfan and Breaking all the House Rules are amazing, but NApolean stands apart, it really is fantastic.
But this cd is genuinely enjoyable, with enough significant songs to be regularly played. Breadfan and Breaking all the House Rules are amazing, but NApolean stands apart, it really is fantastic.
Budgie have a really raw rock sound, (especially as there is only 3 of them), that sets them apart. I think they are worthy of a place in the cd collection!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I had been looking at buying this for a while having been reminded about them probably by Amazon when purchasing other rock albums of that era. The first and last time I saw Budgie was at Reading festival back in 1980, they sounded OK but weren't a band I'd knew of at the time so didnt really appreciate them as much as I should have. So, reading the reviews on here I decided to have another listen, always looking for new 'old' stuff from years gone by, and I've got to say, the music really hits the spot and I've only played the CD right through the once! "Parents" stood out as did Napoleon Bona Part I & II.
To say they are Heavy Metal rather does them an injustice, they are much more subtle than that suggests, some of it is quite "Bluesy" whilst some reminded me of "Wings" and even "T-Rex" (That might just be me though)?
The vocals are very distinctive and might not be to everyones taste but, none the less, if you're like me and like to find some more obscure rock bands to add to your collection then I would definetly recommend it! I'll probably add one or two more of their albums to my collection on the strength of this album.
To say they are Heavy Metal rather does them an injustice, they are much more subtle than that suggests, some of it is quite "Bluesy" whilst some reminded me of "Wings" and even "T-Rex" (That might just be me though)?
The vocals are very distinctive and might not be to everyones taste but, none the less, if you're like me and like to find some more obscure rock bands to add to your collection then I would definetly recommend it! I'll probably add one or two more of their albums to my collection on the strength of this album.
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jumps
I haven't returned the item but the first track jumps,the cost to return it would be more than the price to buy it.
Published 1 month ago by basher
Classic British Metal
Bought this as a gift for Christmas and it was well received some of the best tracks from a classic British metal band, arrived in lightening time and was well pleased for the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by C. P. Davies
Top class 70's rock
First Budgie album I've owned after watching them on Youtube and it didn't disappoint! Brilliant start with 'Breadfan' which is still covered by Metallica in their live shows. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alkydale
Pleasantly surprised.
I never bought any Budgie albums back in the seventies, purely because of the awful band name. Anyway, I bought this more out of curiousity than anything, and I must say I was very... Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. R. Charlton
Great music, crap name
Wow! Discovered this band by accident on Youtube and was blown away! How I have never discovered them before? How have lived without them? Read more
Published 10 months ago by Yetifeet77
Like a toothless Budgie they were born to succeed....
...sadly they didnt,forever lost in the lower divisions of the heavy rock world,they never reached the level that they deserved,this compilation will illustrate why, the naff... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr Blackwell
Best of Budgie...Classic Rawk Bargain
Been listening to this Bargain CD pretty much non-stop since it fell through the letterbox and the only thing I can say is wow... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Black Goliath
A Cagey Review
Thought it was time I had a least 1 album from the welsh rock legends that are Budgie. So the best of was an obvious choice, shame I didn't check out the track listing first as "I... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jonathan P. Simpson
Very under rated band
Budgie were a brilliant rock band during the 70's. I saw them twice alone with bands like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Groundhogs etc. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by C. Voyce
Brilliant music shame about the cover..
Just re-discovered Budgie after I heard a riff being played by a friend. bought this album to re-aquaint myself, and can't stop playing it. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2010 by Mrs. Christina Smith
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