Budgie | Worst to Best | Albums Ranked

Tim and Dan discuss the entire back catalogue of the criminally underrated power trio from Wales - BUDGIE! Ranking their albums from worst to best. Join us for a very deep dive! Budgie were a Welsh heavy metal band from Cardiff. The band formed in 1967, and recorded a demo the following year. In 1971, their first album (of blues-oriented hard rock), produced by Rodger Bain, was released by MCA. The band, a classic power trio with the occasional keyboard player, released ten albums, with MCA, A&M, and RCA, between 1971 and 1982, attracting a fair number of fans and achieving modest commercial success. Budgie were one of the earliest heavy metal bands, and according to Garry Sharpe-Young they were a seminal influence on many acts of that scene, particularly the new wave of British heavy metal, and later acts such as Metallica.[4] The band have been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day". Also check out our 50th anniversary tribute release to 'Never Turn Your Back On A Friend' below: https://palewizardrecords.bandcamp.com/album/never-turn-your-back-on-a-friend-50-years-later 0:00 Intro 3:28 If I were Britannia I'd Waive The Rules (1976) 6:47 Power Supply (1980) 10:41 Squawk (1972) 13:35 Budgie (1971) 16:52 You're All Living in Cuckooland (2006) 22:24 Deliver Us From Evil (1982) 28:29 In For The Kill (1974) 34:17 Nightflight (1981) 39:08 Impeckable (1978) 46:07 Bandolier (1975) 53:25 Never Turn Your Back On A Friend (1973)

Added 17 Jul 2026