Editing Budgie (band) (section)

==Musical style and legacy==
Budgie are best known as a [[hard rock]]<ref name=AM /> and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref name=Crocker/><ref name=AM /><ref name=Rivadavia>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2900|label="Budgie: ''Bandolier''" |first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia |access-date=27 November 2011}}</ref> band who incorporated elements of [[progressive rock]]<ref name=Rivadavia/> and humour into their musical style.<ref name=Rivadavia/> With 1975's ''[[Bandolier (album)|Bandolier]]'', they began to also incorporate [[funk]].<ref name=Rivadavia/>

Budgie's music was described in the All-Music Guide as a cross between [[Rush (band)|Rush]] and [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name=AM /> [[Burke Shelley]]'s vocals have been compared to [[Geddy Lee]] due to his similar approach of high-pitched banshee wails (coincidentally, Shelley and Lee are also the bass players in their respective power-trio bands).<ref name=AM /> Although Budgie remained quite obscure during their early career, many future stars of hard rock/metal have cited them as an important influence and covered their songs, including [[Iron Maiden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iron-maiden-mn0000098465/related |title=Iron Maiden – Similar Artists, Megadeth,Influenced By, Followers |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> [[Metallica]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/metallica-mn0000446509/related |title=Metallica – Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> [[Megadeth]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Kory Grow |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/uncategorized/exclusive-excerpt-from-dave-mustaines-autobiography-meeting-lars-ulric.html |title=Exclusive Excerpt From Dave Mustaine's Autobiography: Meeting Lars Ulrich – Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News &#124;Golden Gods Awards |website=Revolvermag.com |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Van Halen]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-for-the-kill%21-mw0000202013 |title=In for the Kill! – Budgie : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> [[Melvins]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melvins-mn0000349157/related |title=Melvins – Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Alice in Chains]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alice-in-chains-mn0000007920/related |title=Alice in Chains – Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> and [[Soundgarden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soundgarden-mn0000001098/related |title=Soundgarden – Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>

Metallica released a cover of "Breadfan" in September 1988 as a B-side to their "[[Harvester of Sorrow]]" single. It was later included on their 1998 album ''[[Garage Inc.]]'', and was also used as an encore during their 1988–1989 tour supporting their [[...And Justice for All (album)|''...And Justice for All'']] album. A live video version is present on the ''[[Live Shit: Binge & Purge]]'' boxed set, taken from their Seattle concerts on 29 and 30 August 1989 where it was performed in the second encore. It was also played with frequency during the [[Madly in Anger with the World Tour]] and [[World Magnetic Tour]]. A short clip of "Breadfan" is played at the beginning of the "[[Whiskey in the Jar]]" music video. They also covered "Crash Course in Brain Surgery" on the ''[[Garage Days Re-Revisited]]'' EP, which later appeared on the aforementioned '' Garage, Inc.'' album.