IRON BUTTERFLY

IRON BUTTERFLY
IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA (1968)
320 KBPS

Iron Butterfly's 1968 album veritably defined the burgeoning genre of hard-rock, primarily by way of its utterly over-the-top title cut. Reportedly composed by keyboardist/lead singer Doug Ingle in such a stoned-out, numb-tongued condition that he couldn't properly pronounce its intended title--"In the Garden of Eden"--the track seemed almost a parody of every excessive inclination of psychedelia. Melodramatic vocals, repetitive riffing, aimless solos--you name it, this 17-minute behemoth had it. Aided by FM DJs who loved to program it in its entirety so they could take "legitimate" breaks, it became an unavoidable hit--and an anthem of its era.

1. Most Anything You Want
2. Flowers And Beads
3. My Mirage
4. Terminatior
5. Are You Happy
6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Bonus tracks
7. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Live Version)
8. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version)