I don't see why not.
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Pearland, TX
RUSH, we need a RUSH pin. The only thing that will make me lay out 8K for a NIB pin. Dammit, Someone do a RUSH pinball.
Quoted from PinHead2112:RUSH, we need a RUSH pin. The only thing that will make me lay out 8K for a NIB pin. Dammit, Someone do a RUSH pinball.
Rush, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Zeppelin would all kill it. I know there's a drop in kit (Hammer of the Gods) for Zeppelin by CPR. Maybe something with a little less man nipple though 
Quoted from Jesterfunhouse:no one has heard of them...
Ever heard of Metallica? Well they must have heard of them to cover not one, but two of Budgie's songs. What rock have you been living under?
Quoted from o-din:Ever heard of Metallica? Well they must have heard of them to cover not one, but two of Budgie's songs. What rock have you been living under?
O-Din Yes actually I saw Metallica three times in the '80's in there prime and just about every other band from Pink Floyd to Soundgarden... Hendrix covered Bob Dylan that does not mean I want a Bob Dylan Pinball machine. If a Music Themed Machine is going to be successful it has to have a certain commercial following. We all would like a pinball machine after bands we like that are less played on the airwaves but to be something that sells you have to have songs that a certain part of the general public know. Sorry but BUDGIE is not a household name even for this old metal head.
Quoted from Jesterfunhouse:BUDGIE is not a household name
Maybe not in West Virginia or other rural areas.
Quoted from o-din:Maybe not in West Virginia or other rural areas.
Nice...but I did not grow up in WV or Rural more like a subway metro ride to RFK Stadium to see Monsters of Rock in 1987. Not trying to knock your band or even take cheap shots at where you live; but an influential band is a lot different from a popular band with a large catalogue of know songs. There have been lots of bands that have influenced Rock but don't get the credit they deserve.
You asked orginally asked "Why not Budgie" I am just sharing the hard reality that there are MANY MANY great bands that deserve pins that have a wide range of recognition before a more obscure influential band. They just don't have the fan base that Hendrix, U2, Zeppelin , Floyd and many other bands that would make a pin sell.
Wellesley, ON
Quoted from drsfmd:I've never heard of Budgie, but it's got to be better than Rush.
Think of Budgie as the Welsh version of Rush - Burke Shelley's singing has been compared to Geddy Lee. Budgie is a three piece band too.
Would be perfect the band for Heighway to do next (TBH I can't think of any other Welsh bands off hand) 
One of favorite songs when I was younger "I Turned to Stone":
I'd still rather have Tesla pinball (band/inventor mix).
Quoted from woz:Think of Budgie as the Welsh version of Rush
Eh, then I'd probably pass. Hated prog rock when it was new, and I've never warmed up to it.
Quoted from woz:I'd still rather have Tesla pinball (band/inventor mix).
Inventor minus that awful hair band, and I'd probably buy it-- it would make a great theme.
Quoted from Mitch:Everyone in this thread does realize this is just another o-din troll thread right? Not sure why people are taking it seriously.
If that is your opinion which obviously is not everybody's, instead of coming here and shitting on me, this thread, and most of all Budgie, why not just drain it and find a thread with subject matter you can better understand or relate too?
Perhaps this one?
Quoted from CollinT:It would be awesome to see a Grateful Dead game, the playfield would look awesome. Someone could do some killer art for it.
The ONLY choice for art would be Stanley Mouse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Mouse
That would be amazing.
People can bitch about how much Metallica sucks now blah blah blah but they put A LOT of dollars into the pockets of Budgie and Diamond Head for royalties off of Garage Days. Those guys are forever grateful, and so am I. Always loved that EP.
Quoted from Gryszzz:People can bitch about how much Metallica sucks now
Metallica does suck now but I had Garage days on printed vinyl, I was a huge fan of that band then the Black album 
Quoted from Hazoff:Metallica does suck now but I had Garage days on printed vinyl, I was a huge fan of that band then the Black album
Hey brother you want yer thumbs down now or later? Too late.
Quoted from Darcy:My parents always said, 'Learn something new everyday'. Thanks O-din. Never heard of them and that they were from Wales.
I may not have heard of them either if I hadn't been hanging out in the Musixbox record store when I was young. That place was a great way to take in all different kinds of music as each guy that worked there was into something different.
It was a Scottish guy named Doug with a heavy accent that told me "I know what kind of music you like and you should definitely check out Budgie" I said which one, and he sent me home with this one. I ended up with all their albums up to Impeckable when my musical interests started to change.
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Quoted from Gryszzz:Hey brother you want yer thumbs down now or later? Too late.
That's ok, I take pride in every thumbs down I get. Sorry Gryszzz but Metallica did it to themselves, "Whiskey in the jar" my friend that's all I have to say about that. 
Quoted from Gryszzz:Man I had one of those like, suitcases for tapes, and someone busted out my window and stole em cause like a dumb ass kid...I left it in plain sight. That was a 1990 lesson.
It was just a year or two ago that I finally thru my suitcase of cassettes in the shit can. They had already all seen better days 30 years ago.
Quoted from Hazoff:"Whiskey in the jar"
There's another song that was way better when Thin Lizzy did it originally. I give Met props for breaking out Anti Nowhere League's- So What. A real blast from the past.
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:If you can nominate Budgie, can I request, XTC?
As long as we don't have to live thru another Cuba.
I was tripping over chairs in the backyard late last night when I got the genius idea to start this thread. 
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