I like this one. Burke and Bourge have a good chemistry of writing where the songs at times can sound or morph into two songs in one. This is evident in most of their albums. Still fun to listen to. Now the prize of the album, Napoleon Bona Part 1 and 2. Budgie also shows humor in most of their albums with some of the song titles and lyrics. This starts off slow and dreamy then turns heavy with some killer riffs. It is not hard to see where Budgie influenced some later bands like Metallica and Judas Priest.
The song takes some nice twists along the way. The favorite of the album! Worth the price of admission. I picked this album to review as it was my only exposure to Budgie back in the 70's in 8-track no less. He has them all and with the exception of one or two albums, I like every one of them including their album, You're All Living in Cuckoo Land only Shelley from the original line up. I give this one 3. For anyone who has not heard Budgie, any of the 70s albums are worth listening to Bourge would leave on the 80s albums.
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is their most 'proggy' and highest rating here in PA, but most of their albums have some prog tendencies mixed in. Squawk and In For the Kill are also excellent. Man, I have forgotten how much I like this band! Thanks Wes! Burke Shelley reminds me of a budgie on steroids with his voice. Very "Led Zeppelinish" in places. I love the Shelley vocal harmonising with the lead guitar section. Very reminiscent of some later Deep Purple live jams.
Tony Bourge on lead throughout this track blows my mind. Lead guitar noodling to start before morphing into hard blues rock.
At this point in the album I can pick up just how influential Budgie was relating to the rock music scene - maybe almost invisibly influential but massively influential all the same. Shelley on bass is very prominent throughout.
The acoustic guitar and the vocals shine on this one. I'm really torn as to how to rate this album - if it were for pure love purposes I would give it a solid 5 however there are stronger Budgie albums after this one and this is the first studio release from the band.
As this is a prog music site I am disposed towards a 3 rating but that would also not really be fair as although these guys aren't progressive here as I understand progressive to be they were obviously extremely influential. Settling on a 4 rating is the answer I guess being a 3.
The album opens with the dynamic 'Breaking all the House Rules', a terrific sledge hammer attack of crashing riffs and very well executed vocals. The structure of the song detours into many directions and even changes feel in the middle sounding like a different song until it returns to the main riff. There is more blues with 'I Can't See My Feelings' that has nice guitar licks but is nothing special really.
Shelley's vocals are quiet, sounding like a bluesy version of Geddy Lee. When the distorted guitars crunch in with the chugging riff the song really picks up, especially the way the riff descends strangely giving it a dark feel. The lead break is always amazing, and Bourge blasts away with speed trills up and down the scales and high end string breaking bends.
At 6 mins in there is a weird effect that muffles the sound and then it releases for more lead work. These are the proggy innovative Budgie years, and 'Bandolier' is certainly one to hunt down for sheer hard rock riffing excellence with prog elements sprinkled thereabout.
Review by stefro Prog Reviewer. Homicidal Suicidal 9. Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman version Bonus track Exact Audio Copy V1. August EAC extraction logfile from Whiskey River 2. Rocking Man 3. Rolling Home Again 4. Make Me Happy 5. Hot As A Docker's Armpit 6. Drug Store Woman 7. Bottled 8. Young Is A World 9.
Stranded Whiskey River A-side single version Bonus track Stranded Alternate mix Bonus track Whiskey River version Bonus track Breadfan 2. Baby Please Don't Go 3. Riding My Nightmare 7. Parents 8. Breadfan version Bonus track 9. Parents Acoustic version Bonus track Breadfan Live Bonus track Enhance video: Remastered ', Noteworthy Productions, NP5.
In For The Kill 2. Crash Course In Brain Surgery 3. Wondering What Everyone Knows 4. Zoom Club 5. Hammer And Tongs 6. Running From My Soul 7. Living On Your Own 8. Zoom Club Single edit Bonus track 9. In For The Kill version Bonus track Breaking All The House Rules 2. Slipaway 3. I Can't See My Feelings 5.
I Ain't No Mountain 6. Honey B-side Bonus track 8. Live Bonus track Enhance video: Anne Neggen 2. You're Opening Doors 4. Quacktors And Bureaucats 5. Sky High Percentage 6. Heaven Knows Our Name 7. Black Velvet Stallion 8. You're Opening Doors version Bonus track 9. Melt The Ice Away 2. Love For You And Me 3. All At Sea 4. Dish It Up 5. Pyramids 6. Smile Boy Smile. I'm A Faker Too. Don't Go Away. Don't Dilute The Water.
Forearm Smash. Heavy Revolution. Power Supply. Secrets In My Head. Time To Remember. Crime Against The World. Wild Wire. High School Girls. Panzer Division Destroyed. I Turned To Stone. Keeping A Rendezvous. Reaper of the Glory. She Used Me Up. Don't Lay Down and Die. Change Your Ways. Untitled Lullaby. Bored With Russia. Don't Cry. Truth Drug. Young Girl. Flowers In The Attic. Doomsday City. Give Me The Truth. Finger On The Button. Hold On To Love. Dead Men Don't Talk. We're All Living In Cuckooland.
Love Is Enough. Tell Me Tell Me. Hot as a Docker's Armpit. In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand. In for the Kill. Crash Course in Brain Surgery. Napoleon Bona, Pts. Breaking All the House Rules. Beautiful Lies. Melt the Ice Away. Time to Remember. I Turned to Stone. Hold on to Love. Superstar [Live]. Panzer Division Destroyed! In For The Kill.
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