Label: Noteworthy Productions (UK), NP5
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Cardiff, Wales
Time: 57:28
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 389 Mb
Arriving
seven years and three studio albums into Budgie's career, May 1974's
‘In for the Kill' summed up the group's current state of mind. The
album, though no match for the career-best offering that preceded it,
remains one of the Welsh trio's heaviest offerings.
Of course, your
average fan today might only recognize Budgie via Metallica's covers of
‘Breadfan’ and the amusingly titled ‘Crash Course in Brain Surgery.' But
Budgie helped create the heavy rock genre with albums like 'In for the
Kill,' even if the project ultimately came to be seen as transitional.
Budgie's
initial trio of recordings had been progressively adventurous, offering
uniquely good-humored proto-metal. But then vocalist-bassist Burke
Shelley and guitarist Tony Bourge parted ways with founding drummer Ray
Phillips, welcoming the lead-footed (and aptly named) Pete Boot into the
fold. That, combined with a series of brutish metallic riffs, gave 'In
for the Kill' its titular menace -- as heard on the album's driving
title track, which would soon become the set opener for a fledgling Van
Halen.
Next came their definitive reworking of ‘Crash Course,'
originally a first-album favorite, followed by the gentle acoustic
respite of ‘Wondering What Everyone Knows’ and the ten-minute ‘Zoom
Club’ jam. These were textbook samples of Budgie’s versatility, and
carried Side One of ‘In for the Kill’ through to a brawny finish.
On
Side Two, Budgie roared out of the gates with ‘Hammer and Tongs’ (a
relatively straightforward blues whipped into a power-chord colossus a
la Led Zeppelin), segued into a snappy boogie stomper in ‘Running from
My Soul,’ and then wrapped everything up with another epic, eclectic
heavy progger in ‘Living on My Own,’ which was highlighted by a bolero
section nestled midway through.
While impressive by any external
measure, 'In for the Kill' was no match for the previous year’s ‘Never
Turn Your Back on a Friend’ and remained unjustly ignored, not charting
in the U.S. and barely making the Top 30 in the U.K. That perhaps led to
further lineup changes by Shelley and Bourge, and yet another musical
shift for the group. Steve Williams took over for Boot, and the
wonderfully idiosyncratic Budgie emerged with a serious funk rock fetish
on 1975’s excellent ‘Bandolier’ album.
(ultimateclassicrock.com/budgie-in-for-the-kill/)
01. In For The Kill (06:27)
02. Crash Course In Brain Surgery (02:39)
03. Wondering What Everyone Knows (02:55)
04. Zoom Club (09:57)
05. Hammer And Tongs (06:57)
06. Running From My Soul (03:39)
07. Living On Your Own (09:01)
08. Zoom Club (Single edit) (Bonus track) (03:26)
09. In For The Kill (2003 version) (Bonus track) (03:34)
10. Crash Course In Brain Surgery (2003 version) (Bonus track) (02:43)
11. Zoom Club (2003 version) (Bonus track) (06:04)
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