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- Artist: Budgie
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- Release Date: 2002
- Type: Live
- Genre: Rock
Review
In the good ol' U.S. of A., the British metallic power trio Budgie were never more than a cult attraction -- actually best known for their songs being covered by other bands. But the group always seemed to have a stronghold in Texas, which served as the site for a 2002 live album, Life in San Antonio. For many years by this point, singer/bassist Burke Shelley was the lone original member left in attendance -- joined on this night (August 2, 2002, to be exact) by guitarist Andy Hart and drummer Steve Williams. Highlights include two nearly eight-minute medleys of Budgie classics -- "In for the Kill"/"Rape of the Locks"/"Guts" and the set-closing "Breadfan"/"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" -- as well as another early nugget, "Zoom Club." Sadly, the greatest song title in the history of recorded music, "Hot as a Docker's Armpit," was not performed on this fateful evening. No matter -- Shelley's unmistakable banshee wail has never sounded sweeter, and the boys in the band can still churn out Sabbathy metallic slabs with the greatest of ease. ~ Greg Prato, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Crime Against the World | Budgie | (5:58) | |
| Melt the Ice Away | Budgie | (4:01) | |
| Gunslinger | Budgie | (5:41) | |
| Panzer Division Destroyed | Budgie | (6:26) | |
| I Turned to Stone | Budgie | (6:23) | |
| Black Velvet Stallion | Budgie | (6:59) | |
| In for the Kill/Rape of the Locks/Guts | Budgie | (7:45) | |
| Breaking All the House Rules | Budgie | (3:04) | |
| Zoom Club | Budgie | (6:15) | |
| Napoleon Bona Pts. 1 and 2 | Budgie | (7:33) | |
| Wildfire | Budgie | (7:25) | |
| Breadfan/Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman | Budgie | (7:53) |
