If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules

• Artist: Budgie
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1976
• Total Time: 35:50
• Genre: Rock

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

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Anne Neggen	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(4:04)
If I Were Brittania, I'd Waive the Rules	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(5:49)
You're Opening Doors	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(4:14)
Quacktor and Bureaucats	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(3:52)
Sky High Percentage	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(5:52)
Heaven Knows Our Name	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(3:52)
Black Velvet Stallion	Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley	Budgie	(8:07)

Credits

Budgie (Main Performer), Tony Bourge (Guitar), Tony Bourge (Vocals), Ray Phillips (Drums), Burke Shelley (Bass), Burke Shelley (Guitar (Bass)), Burke Shelley (Vocals), John "J.T." Thomas (Guitar), Budgie (Drums), Pat Moran (Engineer)

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