The Best Of Budgie – Budgie

Garage Days Revisited. Breadfan. Loud, Metallica, crashing symbols and a great quiet centre part. What? It’s not written by them? Who else could have come up with such a wondrous song?

BUDGIE

A three piece band from South Wales. This is 70s rock at its greatest. Music for any season and intellectually written. I’m amazed at it each time I listen to it.

“Breadfan”, “In The Grip Of A Tyrefitter’s Hand” and “Napoleon Bona Part I&II” stand out but this is essentially a great album. It is the best of! I have another of theirs on vinyl but I don’t think I’ve ever played it. I just like looking at the cover. The production sounds a little tinny but then it was a while ago. Just listen to the musical masterpiece. It’s great.

Angel Dust – Faith No More

I knew of Faith No More from their hit song “Epic” and so asked for this for a present. ER bought it for me, I think for an Xmas in the early 90s. I think it was one of the first CDs I owned, even before I had a CD player. I know ER was rather distraught at the pictures of hanging cow carcasses on the inside cover.

This album provided a great deal of the soundtrack through my second and third years at university. I saw the band one when they supported Guns ‘n’ Roses at Wembley Stadium.

My favourites from this one are:

  • Be Aggressive
  • Caffeine
  • Midlife Crisis
  • Smaller And Smaller

All in all this is an excellent genre-busting album. Not quite metal and not quite anything else.