The Official Budgie Thread

almauro · 06-23-2007, 02:06 PM

I've been digging this band for over 30 years, and they're still in my heavy rotation. Rodger Bain from Sabbath's early years produced their first two. Anybody know the only thing Budgie has in common with Yes?

boo boo · 06-23-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by almauro

Anybody know the only thing Budgie has in common with Yes?

Roger Dean did album cover art for both bands.

jackhammer · 06-23-2007, 06:24 PM

Looking to get some BUDGIE into my collection. Although they were not as heavy, I have always been dissapointed that Barclay James Harvest did'nt recieve a bigger profile than they got. A great underated band.

boo boo · 06-23-2007, 06:31 PM

Wait, somebody else here likes BJH?

Hip hip hooray.

jackhammer · 06-24-2007, 04:46 PM

^^^^^^
Love BJH. Once Again is probably my favourite album of theirs.

boo boo · 06-24-2007, 05:07 PM

If The Beatles became a full fledged prog band. BJH is probably what they would sound like.

jackhammer · 06-24-2007, 05:19 PM

This has turned into a BJH love fest-sorry! Back to Budgie-any up's out there, it's a gap in my collection that need's to be filled...and BOO BOO, i agree-BJH were a Beatles replacement.

almauro · 06-24-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Roger Dean did album cover art for both bands.

I was going to say they were both hippie bands, but you are correct. If you want to start a collection begin with their debut and follow-up "Squawk". Both display guitarist Tony Bourge, who had more riffs coming out of his arse than Tony Iommi.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-17-2007, 08:55 AM

Came across a copy of Squawk earlier today.

Although I wasn't blown away by it what struck me about it was how ahead of it's time it was. It sounded more like a NWOBHM album than anything released in 1972. Having heard that I think they are due a lot more credit than they get.

jackhammer · 05-06-2009, 01:49 PM

* Bump*

Listening to their debut right now. Damn fine Rock band criminally overlooked.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	^^^^^^ Love BJH. Once Again is probably my favourite album of theirs. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	This has turned into a BJH love fest-sorry! Back to Budgie-any up's out there, it's a gap in my collection that need's to be filled...and BOO BOO, i agree-BJH were a Beatles replacement. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Came across a copy of Squawk earlier today. Although I wasn't blown away by it what struck me about it was how ahead of it's time it was. It sounded more like a NWOBHM album than anything released in 1972. Having heard that I think they are due a lot more credit than they get. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-06-2009, 01:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	* Bump* Listening to their debut right now. Damn fine Rock band criminally overlooked. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”