Squawk

by Budgie

Overview

Having acquired a small cult following with its first album, Budgie offered a second dose of abrasive, forceful heavy metal that, like its predecessor, drew on influences ranging from Cream to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Budgie was a band that loved contrasts -- the folk-ish qualities of "Make Me Happy" and the Beatlesque "Rolling Home Again" make hard-driving classics like "Hot as a Docker's Armpit," "Drugstore Woman," and "Rocking Man" seem all the more intense. For all its strengths, Squawk didn't turn Budgie into the well-known outfit it should have been. Budgie's followers were a devoted bunch, but unfortunately, there weren't nearly enough of them. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2014
Label:	Noteworthy
UPC:	0534274001741

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Budgie   Primary Artist
Tony Bourge   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ray Phillips   Drums
Burke Shelley   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Rodger Bain   Producer
Budgie   Composer
Tony Bourge   Composer,Engineer
Richard Sacks   Photography
Roger Dean   Design,Artwork,Drawing,Cover Model,Cover Painting
Chris Welch   Liner Notes
Ray Dorsey   Liner Notes
Burke Shelley   Composer,Engineer
Bourge   Composer
Martyn Dean   Cover Design
Simon Lees   Engineer