Album: Budgie by Budgie (1971)
Genre: Hard Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Energetic
Format: Album

Description: Budgie is the debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. It was released on July 30, 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 E.P. - 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.

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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Budgie is the debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. It was released on July 30, 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 E.P. - 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.

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