Budgie are a grossly underrated band who influenced a ton of bands, especially a lot of the NWOBHM bands, with their heavy groove sound. This was album number five from the band that came out in ´75, and of course being the 70’s, there was a lot experimenting with sounds and vibes especially for “album” bands like Budgie.
As well as the heavy grooves that everyone remembers them for, we get a hint of Prog/funk and even AOR before it was a thing. Who Do You Want For Your Love/ Never Turn Your Back On A Friend is just so cool with a that funky riff and groove that no heavy rock band of today would dare put on an album. They were also famed for their sense of humour with song titles and this album’s contribution is Napoleon Bona- Part 1 and 2.
Cool band that are greatly missed.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
