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Album Review: Squawk

  • Artist: Budgie
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1972
  • Total Time: 33:25
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Having acquired a small cult following with its first album, Budgie offered a second dose of abrasive, forceful heavy metal that, like its predecessor, drew on influences ranging from Cream to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Budgie was a band that loved contrasts -- the folk-ish qualities of "Make Me Happy" and the Beatlesque "Rolling Home Again" make hard-driving classics like "Hot as a Docker's Armpit," "Drugstore Woman," and "Rocking Man" seem all the more intense. For all its strengths, Squawk didn't turn Budgie into the well-known outfit it should have been. Budgie's followers were a devoted bunch, but unfortunately, there weren't nearly enough of them. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Whiskey River Budgie Budgie (3:27)
Rocking Man Budgie, Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley Budgie (5:25)
Rolling Home Again Budgie Budgie (1:47)
Make Me Happy Budgie Budgie (2:37)
Hot as a Docker's Armpit Budgie, Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley Budgie (5:53)
Drugstore Woman Budgie Budgie (3:14)
Bottled Budgie Budgie (1:57)
Young Is a World Budgie, Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley Budgie (8:14)
Stranded Budgie Budgie (6:17)

Credits

Budgie (Main Performer), Roger Dean (Artwork), Roger Dean (Design), Roger Dean (Cover Model), Roger Dean (Cover Painting), Roger Dean (Drawing), Rodger Bain (Producer), Tony Bourge (Guitar (Acoustic)), Tony Bourge (Guitar), Tony Bourge (Vocals), Ray Phillips (Drums), Burke Shelley (Bass), Burke Shelley (Guitar (Bass)), Burke Shelley (Vocals), Ray Dorsey (Liner Notes), Martyn Dean (Cover Design), Richard Sacks (Photography), Chris Welch (Liner Notes)
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Squawk
Studio album by Budgie
Released 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Hard rock, Heavy metal
Length 38:51
Label Kapp Records/MCA
Producer Rodger Bain
Professional reviews
Budgie chronology
Budgie
(1971)
Squawk
(1972)
Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
(1973)

Squawk is Budgie's second album. Released in September 1972, this recording was certified Gold in 1973. Cover art by Roger Dean.

Track listing

  1. "Whiskey River" – 3:27
  2. "Rocking Man" – 5:25
  3. "Rolling Home Again" – 1:47
  4. "Make Me Happy" – 2:37
  5. "Hot as a Docker's Armpit" – 5:53
  6. "Drugstore Woman" – 3:14
  7. "Bottled" – 1:57
  8. "Young Is a World" – 8:14
  9. "Stranded" – 6:17

Remastered version

The remastered version of "Squawk" contains these extra tracks:

  1. "Whiskey River ("A" Side Single Version)"
  2. "Stranded (Alternate Mix)"
  3. "Whiskey River (2003 Version)"
  4. "Rolling Home Again (2004 Version)"

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