Artist Name
Budgie

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2022 - Live Flight
2006 - You're All Living in Cuckooland
1982 - Deliver Us From Evil
1981 - Nightflight
1980 - Power Supply
1978 - Impeckable
1976 - If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
1975 - Bandolier
1974 - In for the Kill
1973 - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
1972 - Squawk
1971 - Budgie

Members
3 Male

Origin
Cardiff, Wales

Genre
Hard Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Energetic

Born

1967

Active
1967 to Present...

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4 users Budgie - Breadfan
4 users Budgie - Hold on to Love
4 users Budgie - Parents
4 users Budgie - Crash Course in Brain Surgery
4 users Budgie - Crash Course in Brain Surgery


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Budgie is a Welsh hard rock/heavy metal band from Cardiff. They are described by author Gary Sharpe-Young as one of the earliest heavy metal bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock (an influence on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) and acts such as Metallica) being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day"

Budgie's music is a cross between the progressive metal textures of Rush and heaviness of Black Sabbath. Burke Shelley's vocals have been compared to Geddy Lee due to his similar approach of high-pitched banshee wails (incidentally, Shelley and Lee are also the bass players in their respective bands). Although Budgie remained quite obscure during their early career, many future stars of hard rock/metal have cited them as an important influence and covered their songs, including Iron Maiden, Metallica, Van Halen, Melvins, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.


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Last Edit by piotrzarek
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