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If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules,Budgie

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Budgie
Released 1976

Sky High Percentage
05:52
168 plays

Black Velvet Stallion
08:07
143 plays

Anne Neggen
04:04
117 plays

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- 1
- Anne Neggen
- 04:04
- 117 plays

- 2
- If I Were Brittania, I'd Waive the Rules
- 05:49
- 114 plays

- 3
- You're Opening Doors
- 04:14
- 109 plays

- 4
- Quacktor and Bureaucats
- 03:52
- 108 plays

- 5
- Sky High Percentage
- 05:52
- 168 plays

- 6
- Heaven Knows Our Name
- 03:52
- 111 plays

- 7
- Black Velvet Stallion
- 08:07
- 143 plays

album review

Looking for a fresh start, Budgie signed with A&M Records in 1976 and released the strangely titled If I Were Brittania, I'd Waive the Rules. The band continued to incorporate new elements into their sound here, showing a special interest in funk on such tracks as "Anne Neggen" and "Sky High Percentage." The stark "Black Velvet Stallion" shows an interesting use of space, but descends into boredom long before its eight minutes are up. Ironically, Budgie still sounds most at home when injecting an adventurous progressive rock flavor into songs like "Heaven Knows Your Name" and "You're Opening Doors," both of which also benefit from Tony Bourge's classy guitar harmonies. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide