Album: Never Turn Your Back on a Friend by Budgie (1973)
Genre: Hard Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Energetic
Format: Album

Description: Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is the third studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in June 1973. This was drummer Ray Phillips' final appearance on a Budgie recording date. The album shows the band continuing the successful heavy metal formula of their previous album Squawk, adding a hint of speed metal in the single "Breadfan", one of the band's best known songs.

Roger Dean created the artwork for the album.

Artist Background: 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 ... Part of the Cardiff, Wales music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Cardiff, Wales music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Hard Rock, Rock/Pop, Energetic, 1970s, Album

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Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is the third studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in June 1973. This was drummer Ray Phillips' final appearance on a Budgie recording date. The album shows the band continuing the successful heavy metal formula of their previous album Squawk, adding a hint of speed metal in the single "Breadfan", one of the band's best known songs.

Roger Dean created the artwork for the album.

Never Turn Your Back on a Friend

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