Deliver Us from Evil (Budgie album)

Deliver Us from Evil is the tenth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in October 1982 on RCA Records, and according to Burke Shelley its theme "attacks the power structures of East and West and the balance of terror"; it also "refers to all kinds of evil, not just The Bomb and war, but the main theme calls for world peace". One reviewer suggested that the album's lyrics were influenced by Shelley becoming a born-again Christian.

Concept

According to Steve Williams, "the concept of the album came about as an accident. We didn't write 'Bored With Russia'. Don (Smith) brought that over from America and that started the ball rolling. We played it a few times and it started the whole concept". ==Reception==

Reception

Reception of the album was mixed, due to a more commercially oriented sound than previous releases. It has been described as either "a complete musical shipwreck" Their commercial appeal has been justified as a "conscious effort to broaden their horizons" Kerrang! noted it was "for all intents and purposes, a concept album, in that the theme inherent in the title runs throughout". ==Track listing==

Personnel

;Budgie • Burke Shelley – vocals, bass • John Thomas – guitar • Steve Williams – drums • Duncan Mackay – keyboards ;Production • Don Smith – recording, mixing • Neill King – assistant engineer • Keith Finney – assistant engineer • Julian Mendelsohn – assistant engineer ==Charts==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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