Bandolier [Import]

Budgie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000006X7C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,514 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breaking All the House Rules

2. Slipaway

3. Who Do You Want for Your Love?

4. I Can't See My Feelings

5. I Ain't No Mountain

6. Napoleon Bona Part 1 & 2

Editorial Reviews

1990 reissue on Repertoire of their 1975 MCA album on a fullcolor picture disc. Six tracks, including 'Napoleon Bona- Part One', 'Napoleon Bona-Part Two' and 'I Ain't No Mountain'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Budgie's best work, May 4, 1999

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This review is from: Bandolier (Audio CD)

Released in 1975, this was the last album to stick to the sound of the previous four, although the sound quality had greatly improved. The songs are really tight due to a change in drummers, and feature some really interesting song structures. If you are a fan of 70's hard rock this is a must for your collection. Although Budgie never achieved the success of bands such as Black Sabbath, their riff driven tunes equally stand the test of time. Budgie was one of those bands that had various influences but remained totally unique.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Budgie's Best Recording, February 4, 2004

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Christopher (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bandolier (Audio CD)

Growing up in the Heavy Metal mecca of San Antonio, Texas in the late 70's and early 80's, I had the opportunity to hear Budgie on 99.5 KISS (remember DJ's Joe Anthony and Lou Roney?) in addition to the mainstream bands of the time (Moxy, Rush, Lone Star, UFO, Riot, etc). To this day, Bandolier still remains the best Budgie recording. I recently obtained it on CD and it absolutely blew me away the same way it did when I was a kid. Tony Bourge's guitar playing is as fresh and original today as it was almost 30 years ago. Bourge has been imitated by many but matched by none. The title track "Breaking all the House Rules" simply rocks, especially when it transitions to Burke Shelly's bass line with Bourge's guitar in the background. Slipaway is a melodic masterpiece. Who Do You Want For Love set the standard for the grunge bands style of the early 90's, starting soft and then injecting fast and furious guitar work. I Can't See My Feelings: Try not playing your air guitar to this one! I Ain't No Mountain got tons of airplay in SA, listen and you'll know why. Finally, we come down to Napoleon Bona-Parts 1 and 2. The opening acoustic guitar works spellbinds you, only to be brought back crashing to earth by Bourge's electric guitar as the song transitions to Part 2. Only downside to this fine recording is the playing time, clocking in at a little over 36 minutes. Nevertheless, the quality simply outweighs the quantity. Don't waste your money on any Budgie recordings after 1978's Impeckable. If you purchase only one Budgie title, make it Bandolier. You will not be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'll see your Byrds and Eagles, and raise you one Budgie., June 26, 2001

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D. Hartley (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bandolier (Audio CD)

Budgie's peculiar yet seminal 1970's British metal generated much more influence (acknowledged to this day by bands like Metallica) than actual record sales. Import geeks like yours truly used to rejoice whenever we "scored" one of Budgie's obscure LP's, salivating over the Roger Dean cover art like a Sotheby's bidder ogling a rare Picasso; whilst the general record buying public remained (at best) blissfully oblivious. For the neophyte, the excellent "Bandolier" is a good place to start, showcasing everything "Budgie"-from simple but effective crunchy metal riffs to curiously jazzy, sometimes acoustic melodic passages (frequently within the same song!) It is not unusual for a number to run on for 10+ minutes (witness only 6 songs on "Bandolier"!). Despite this leisurely approach to song structure, Budgie manage to pull it off without sounding boring or self-indulgent (like many of thier close cousins, the 70's Prog-Rockers). If you like "Bandolier", and have no problems acclimating to lead singer Burke Shelly's unique helium-huffer vocals, I predict you'll be hooked!