Credits:BudgieDescription:Bythedawnofthe'80s,theveteranBritishmetaltrioBudgiehadexperiencedacareerboost,thankstotheriseoftheNewWaveofBritishHeavyMetal,andsubsequently,asuddenmassappreciationofallthingsmetal.Asaresult,thegroupsignedadealwithRCA,andissuedsuchtitlesas1981'sNightflightand1982'sDeliverUsFromEvil,beforesplittingupshortlythereafter.Butit'salittle-knownfactthatthegroupintendedonputtingtogetherathirdalbumforRCA,goingasfarasrecordingoveranalbum'sworthoftunesthatwentunreleaseduntilnow.TitledLastStagethis16-tracksetfocusessolelyonthislatterdayera(1983-1984,tobeexact),rightbeforetheplugwaspulled.Andafterhearingthetrackshere,it'seasytounderstandwhythesesongswereneverreleased.Goneistheheavy,Sabbath-worthystylethatmadesuchalbumsasBudgieandInfortheKillcultclassicsamongtheheavymetalunderground.Instead,thegroupisobviouslytryingtokeeppacewiththeheadbandandhairspraycrowd,asevidencedbysuchlacklustertracksas"LoveIsWhenYouLove"and"S