-=- SHGZ -=- * Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal * ARTIST..: Budgie ALBUM...: Never Turn Your Back On A Friend GENRE...: Hard Rock STYLE...: Classic Rock YEAR....: 1989 LABEL...: Repertoire ENCODER.: LAME 3.98.4 -V0 TRACKS..: 7 BITRATE.: 243 kbps avg SOURCE..: CD QUALITY.: 44.1kHz/Stereo SIZE....: 75.80 MB URL..: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgie_%28band%29 - TRACKLIST 1 Breadfan 6:10 2 Baby Please Don't Go 5:30 3 You Know I'll Always Love You 2:15 4 You're The Biggest Thing Since 8:51 Powdered Milk 5 In The Grip Of A Tyrefitter's Hand 6:29 6 Riding My Nightmare 2:42 7 Parents 10:25 Total Playtime: 42:22 NOTICE! Track 3 is falsely printed on the disc as "You Know I'll Always Gonna Love You" Originally released by MCA Records in 1973. * Budgie are a Welsh hard rock band from Cardiff. They are described by author Garry 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. * Originally released in 1973 on MCA, Budgie's third record, Never Turn Your Back on a Friend, was another slab of the band's signature plodding metal sound. Although they were never more than a cult band in the U.S., Budgie's popularity flourished in their native England, yet their influence was eventually felt by many notable American bands (Metallica, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, etc.). The mammoth riffs created by guitarist Tony Bourge are definitely on par with Black Sabbath riff master Tony Iommi, while vocalist/bassist Burke Shelley's voice is a cross between Robert Plant and early Geddy Lee. Drummers came and went (this would be original member Ray Phillips' last recording), but you'd never guess there would be a defection soon, judging from the tightness and interplay displayed on this album. One of their best-known tracks, "Breadfan" (later covered by Metallica), kicks off the album with rapid, almost speed metal, while the epic "Parents" closes the album sans the heavy metal thunder (the band chooses a more mid-paced and acoustic sound). The group also became notorious for coming up with profound (yet lighthearted) song titles, such as "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" and "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk." Recommended to anyone who finds solace in the metal forefathers (Sabbath, Zep, Hendrix, etc.). -=- SHGZ -=- P.S. ** Thanks *** *** BCC FNT IPC SSR *** *** For Knowing Where The Music Is At *** --===-- ********************* * NuHS we miss you! * *********************