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Budgie is tagged as: hard rock, classic rock, heavy metal, rock, british

At least three artists/goups are known under the name Budgie
1) Budgie is a Welsh hard rock band founded in Cardiff, Wales, by bassist Burke Shelley in 1967, with Ray Philips (drums) and Tony Bourge (guitar). The group played an important role in establishing heavy metal and making it more prominent.
They released their first album, Budgie, in 1971. Philips left in 1973, to be replaced briefly by Pete Boot, and in 1975 by Steve Williams. Bourge left after the release of Impeckable in 1978, and was replaced by John Thomas. A fresh start and a second wind for Budgie with the onset of the British NWOHM saw them playing to packed concerts as support to Gillan and Ozzy Osbourne on the now infamous Blizzard Of Oz tour featuring the late Randy Rhoads on guitar.
The band’s last genuine studio album was Deliver Us from Evil (1982), keyboardist Duncan Mackay (10CC) having made the trio a quartet at least in the studio. A major, and highly successful Polish tour and the headline spot at the Reading festival followed but ultimate international superstardom sadly evaded the band and although demos were recorded in preperation for a new record (eventually released as The Last Stage in 2004), there would be no further major release and the band eventually stopped gigging in 1...
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Top 10 Budgie Songs
Breadfan
Parents
Baby Please Don't Go
Guts
Zoom Club
In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand
Riding My Nightmare
Flowers in the Attic
Crash Course in Brain Surgery
Give Me the Truth
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Top 10 Budgie Albums
Deliver Us From Evil
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Budgie
In for the Kill
Squawk
Bandolier
Power Supply
Nightflight
Impeckable
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
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