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Budgie
Rock · 2014 · 7 tracks · 19m

Budgie

Budgie

A 1971 blueprint for heavy metal. Thick, lead-driven bass and high-register vocals collide in a dry, analog space that feels both ancient and urgent.

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It's like Black Sabbath but faster, with a singer who hits notes you didn't think were legal in 1971.

A gritty, high-voltage collision of blues-rock tradition and future-metal aggression.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 19m
01
Once You Pop
3:14
02
The Only Power
2:19
03
Dream Cruise
3:39
04
Full Moon
2:31
05
Clevage
1:56
06
Budgie's Groove
3:10
07
Bravo
2:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from a bluesy crawl into a frantic, galloping riff that prefigures the entire NWOBHM movement.
Burke Shelley's voice hitting a piercing high note that cuts through a thick wall of distorted bass.
The dry, woody thwack of the snare drum during a breakdown that feels like it was recorded inches from your ear.
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