Budgie - Budgie - 9905
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Budgie's self-titled debut album, released in 1971, is a landmark in the history of heavy metal. With its crushing riffs, pummeling drums, and soaring vocals, the album helped to define the sound of the genre and influenced countless bands that came after them.
The album opens with the thunderous "Guts," a song that sets the tone for what is to come. Burke Shelley's high-pitched vocals and Tony Bourge's bluesy guitar riffs are a potent combination, and Raymond Phillips' drumming is simply relentless. The band slows things down a bit on the acoustic ballad "Everything in My Heart," but they quickly return to their hard-rocking ways on "The Author," an epic track that showcases their songwriting prowess.
"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" is one of the album's highlights, a psychedelic hard rock song with a catchy melody and a trippy atmosphere. The album closes with the hard-hitting "Homicidal Suicidal," a song that leaves the listener in no doubt about Budgie's power and intensity.
Budgie's debut album is a must-have for any fan of heavy metal. It is an album that is full of energy, excitement, and originality, and it has stood the test of time to become a true classic.
