Squawk in Bloomington, MN

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
.
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,"
"Rocking Man"
seem all the more intense. For all its strengths,
Squawk
didn't turn
into the well-known outfit it should have been.
's followers were a devoted bunch, but unfortunately, there weren't nearly enough of them. ~ Alex Henderson