Gather around, it's story time. Here's the tale of how I became a fan of an obscure band, Budgie
1st, let me do a bit of scene setting.
As was normal then (it was the mid 70s), I was a teen living through a split custody divorce settlement.
In my case that meant Summers in San Antonio, and I spent the school year in SW PA.
What a freaking rip-off - swamp ass all summer. Frostbite all winter.
OK. Told you that, to tell you this:
Budgie was popular in San Antonio back then. They made barely a ripple in other markets but had a following in SE Texas.
Turns out that a popular DJ loved the Budgies, and he played the band often. The band wound up with a fanbase who pushed the other R&R stations to program Budgies songs too.
Obviously, it never happened in other markets, but I was a Budgie fan and I always enjoyed sharing the band.
Still do obviously
Metallica covered this on and it was the closest Budgie ever got to a hit in the US
https://music.
This was another influential track
https://music.&si=ixbsLXVemEkf2QoV
They were heavy as hell but were very progressive too. A sick 8 to12 minute jam session track was pretty standard on Budgie albums throughout their career. Like this one (It's long AF, you were warned)
https://music.&si=gvYM7MMvIyRJsagR
Just listen to that last track again. HOLY SHIT
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