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". The opening track "Guts" as well as "Homicidal Suicidal" can be seen as precursors to doom metal.
Reception
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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.
| 1. |
"Guts" |
4:21 |
| 2. |
"Everything in My Heart" |
0:52 |
| 3. |
"The Author" |
6:28 |
| 4. |
"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" |
8:41 |
| 5. |
"Rape of the Locks" |
6:13 |
| 6. |
"All Night Petrol" |
5:57 |
| 7. |
"You and I" |
1:41 |
| 8. |
"Homicidal Suicidal" |
6:41 |
| 9. |
"Crash Course in Brain Surgery" (alternate mix) |
2:36 |
| 10. |
"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" (single edit) |
4:08 |
| 11. |
"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" (2003 version) |
3:45 |
| 12. |
"Guts" (2003 version) |
3:53 |
Personnel
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Henderson, Alex. "Budgie - Budgie". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 January 2006.
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- The Extreem – From Out of the Sky
- 6 Ton Budgie
- Budgie and Beyond
- Ornithology v.1
- Booty's B – Sides
- The Battle of My Mind
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| EPs & Singles |
- "Crash Course in Brain Surgery"/"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman"
- "Whiskey River"/"Guts"
- "Whiskey River"/"Stranded"
- "Zoom Club" (Edit)/"Wondering What Everyone Knows"
- "I Ain't No Mountain"/"Honey"
- "Smile Boy Smile"/"All at Sea"
- If Swallowed Do Not Induce Vomiting
- "Crime Against the World"/"Hellbender"
- "Keeping a Rendezvous"/"Apparatus"
- "I Turned to Stone (Part 1)"/"I Turned to Stone (Part 2)"
- "Bored with Russia"/"Don't Cry"
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