I was lying in a bunk in Vietnam in 1969 listening to this song over and over again, and never got tired of it. It put me somewhere else then where I was mentally!
Got out of the Canadian military after 20 years. Had enough. The year was 1966 and I was 32 years old. Went way up north and fell in with a bunch of hippies. Something else! Got into the weed and listening to Iron Butterfly a lot. Sure a different life than the military. Fell in love, etc. etc. Now I'm an old fart and still listening to Iron butterfly. Wonderful times. Peace everyone.
My dad died today. He was 55 and I am 25. He battled alcoholism his entire life unsuccessfully. When I was a kid he made me sit down and listen to this song on tape in the living room; I'll always have him to thank for that. RIP Dad.
I am a retired trucker and I kept this CD in my truck. When I got tired, I would put this on full blast. Can't say how many miles it got me through. No doubt my favorite tune of all time.
My brother was in Vietnam when he came back home he bought a real to real, one of the songs was this one. We lived in a small town where everyone could here when he played this song. 10 years later we lost him to a house fire. When I am thinking of him I play this song and it makes me smile because of the fun we had back in those days listening.
I saw them do this live in 1967, it was my first concert. I was 12 years old and it blew me away ! At the time I just couldn't figure out why there was so much smoke in the air. An excellent concert. The Turtles opened for them. ( never been the same since)
I was just twelve years old when I was given this album, along with others by an old acid head, back in 1968 .Needless to say my Donny Osmond records went out the window,and I never regretted it.
at the time an absolute incredible feat for the drummer. back then there were no easy tap electric drums. it takes strength and stamina. try it. one of the top 5 best drum solos on the planet.
This was one of the first albums I ever owned. It was in a used car my parents bought. It was a 1968 Dodge Duster 2. The album was on eight track tape and I could only play it in my parent's car. There were two other tapes in thta car, The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and The Ventures in Space. These three albums are what formed my tastes in music to this day.
Believe it or not, but was at church camp during my teens and this was played at the end of the week dance! We all went nuts! Bought this album after that!
Holy cow! I hadn't heard the full version of this song since 1970 when I was 15 years old! Talk about a flashback! Bell bottoms and tie-dye halter top on, black light posters, incense, and my mom hollering "TURN THAT STEREO DOWN!".
THIS IS THE BEST ROCK DRUM SOLO EVER RECORDED.....THE MUSIC AND SINGING.....IS A VERY COMPLICATED WORK OF ART....THANKYOU.....IRON BUTTERFLY.....BAND MEMBERS...CHEERS..WALLY
I was a young enlisted man in the US Air Force when this album came out. Spent many evenings in my barracks room listening as the 33 LP spun this song out, over and over again. Especially loved the drum solo that would move from one side of the room to the other. Thanks for making it available again.
I remember back in 1969 that I saw Iron Butterfly and was sitting about 25 ft away and after they played that night I couldn't hear anything but their music for 2 days, no ear plugs then. The good old days.
Back in the 70's we were listening to songs on cassettes and 8-tracs or whatever was played live on the radio. For the full effect of this song, I placed my cassette player on the front seat of my black & white and put it on LOUD(I could still hear dispatch). This is a great CODE 3 song!
Watch and observe, children. They PLAY their instruments and sing with competence. They know their instruments and have spent a lot of time practicing and learning their skill. No Autotune. No computerization doing it for them. This is something called talent. Talent was a skill from decades ago before Autotune, before computerization, before the record industry picked young people to become stars based on visual appeal and how far a person would go with publicity stunts to create shock value. These talented musicians of the past had creativity, commitment, flair, skill, and put in a lot of time writing and polishing their songs. Many of them read what is called sheet music. Sheet music is a kind of language for music using what is called notes. Sheet music and notes kind of equate to learning how to write language and use what is called grammar. Grammar are the rules and guidelines of language. Music has a grammar to it, as well. In both writing language and music, creativity may be used to create magnificent songs, such as the one on this video. However, you will have to learn what is called discipline. Discipline requires something called work. Discipline and work will give you the means to learn how to actually sing and play instruments on your own without computerized assistance. Once you become good with singing and playing instruments, something called your self-esteem will improve. You will develop a sense of what is called accomplishment, like these young lads in the video.
They reunited in the 80's and a friend and I walked in on a rehearsal at The Corral in Topanga Canyon. All the original members were present.Small club but concert sound system they had it cranked to stadium volume. So, of course they played THIS. We thought the roof and walls were going to CAVE. Epic I'll never forget it.
Laying in front of our Stereo TV/Radio/Record Player Console, with my head on a pillow between the speakers. This on full volume. Ah.. the golden years of my youth.
When I was little my grandma use to let me play her old records this was my favorite song I played this record till I broke it lol got to love grandparents they grew up in the best time for music..
George Parkins 65. Multiple grandchildren. I mean, yeah, I agree, and there's nothing wrong with that, but they would have had to have them quite early. So, like I said, those are some young grandparents.
I grew up with the sounds of the sixties and Iron Butterfly. Ron Bushy's drumming in the song 'In-A-Gadda-DA-Vida' has been [argumentally] the finest drumming solo in Rock history.
The 9:00 mark is a life altering moment, literally. I went to a rock concert and ended up in church, you can find spirituality everywhere, one of the many truths in this universe.
Lyrics: in a gadda da vida 17:04 In a gadda da vida honey Don't you know that im loving you In a gadda da vida baby Don't you know that I'll always be true Oh won't you come with me And take my hand Oh won't you come with me And walk this land Please take my hand
One of the very few albums I ever purchased without listening to it first. I thought the cover was great, it was on Atlantic, and one track took up one whole side. What else could possibly matter? I took it home, played it and have loved it ever since.
My first concert ever was IRON BUTTERFLY in then San Diego Sports Arena, the year was 1968 we got our tickets and of we went....our tickets were from Tijuana baja California so jus think even then Iron Buttlefly was Present.....My first an best concert ever...!!!!!!!
Damn I just love that folks are still listing to this music in 2017 saw them live at Fillmore 1969 every thing was pink and moving.....LOL Just saying. I just had to edit this.......How much would you pay to see this reenacted with the oil lamps on screen and played exactly as it was?...Priceless...I want to go back.
I remember one of the band members coming into the market I worked at back in the 60's. It was a big deal to me. Also the Bear from Canned Heat use to come in with his mother. Anyway, I remember getting so high to this, and that part that sounds like an animal screaming would make for a bad trip. Damn this has always been one of my very favorite drum sets. The other is Cream - Toad, Baker was like 2 people playing the drums on that. WISH I HAD A TIME MACHINE. Kids listen to me. 40 or 50 years goes by in a flash. Don't waste it.
any vietnam vet will definitely remember this jam while smoking our bong and drinking 33 beer coming to base camp from that mean bush.....dont mean nothing....love you my brothers
my grandpa lived in California in the 60s and before he passed a few years ago him and my aunt went on a road trip to California. They were in San Francisco when this song came on the radio. My grandpa, a Navy veteran and generally serious man, chuckles when he hears this song. My aunt asks him what he is laughing about. His response, "Candace, I was a young single man in San Francisco in the mid 60's. I experienced some things." and that was all he would speak on the topic. To this day I wonder what my young 20-something grandpa did in California.
your grandfather had the time of his life. back then everybody got along people got high people made love only went on about their business to try to make the world a better place. you can be proud of your grandfather
At a Mixer early in my first semester Freshman year, Marywood College - me a 17 yr old from Catholic school in Jamaica -1968 University of Scranton - I remember my first time like yesterday...found this on the Guardian newspaper today - thank you!
I wish more people of my generation could listen to this music because clearly i am a special kid who listen this music i am 15 year old boy who is the only one who listens to this god bless music before the 21st century
Rock and roll. The real thing. My commanding officer in Vietnam and the best helicopter pilot ever used the play the bongos to this at night when we went to the nurses quarters for pizza and beer. He used to put his captain's hat on me so he could leave the helicopter running when he had a errand to run. That's me a "Captain Spec 5 Crew Chief". The "Nam" wasn't all bad shit just mostly bad shit.
my buddy Pat and I went to our local watering hole , back n 1990. Mostly country music bar...but oldies rock too. so Pat plugs in this song on the jukebox...sighs were audible. Even a few grumbles. We drank our drinks...I decided to get another as the song winds down and Pat grabs my arm "Dude , we have to leave, I put the song on twice" LMAO As were walking out of the bar the song hit again …."hly fuck! fucki g bullshit......turn that shit off " is all we heard as went on our way . :) ah the stupidity of youth. I think i'll do it again.
As a real 60's Hippie this bring back some really great memories, and playing in a band from almost 20 years makes this awesome, Thank you for sharing, PEACE
Trivia: This is one of the few songs that were long enough for the radio DJ to run down the hall and 'fully use the facilities' before the song ran out. One other was the full version of "Riders on the Storm".
Thanks Joy. As a black urban kid my friends and I listened to Motown 45s. One day I changed my radio station and I heard this song for the first time (I never heard a track as long). It began my love for rock music. I've seen Zepplin, the Stones, J Tull, P Floyd and many more. I'm so glad I experience that moment in time at the age I was.
Your Welcome! I like Motown too. I was a kid in the sixties. Who could forget Otis Redding -The Supreme's and so many Artist that came out of Detroit and Motown.
The most memorable drum solo I can remember pounding it out on the counter & my friend's thinking it was pretty good! I can still pound it put on the counter, never learned the drums, did guitar, but still love that drum solo!
...In the Garden of Eden..."In-a-Gadda-da-Vida"...this song rockets me back to "my time" as a teen, a time, when there was so much life still ahead of me. Oh yeah! Love, LOVE this song.
When I was a teen in 1968 at 19 years old - This was Bar None the Best Track ever to be mildly stoned and making love with your Sweetheart to, with a Lava Lamp lit room, Black Lights, Incense Burning, Satin Sheets, some Wine, and this Album playing on great Stereo Set up. It was also a great time to living in Southern California - which I was then. Sometimes, I really miss those days...
Best Drums solo,I've have ever seen and heard, DAM if I REMEMBER WHEN I SAW THEM, DID A LOT OF Partying in the late 60s And 70s ,concerts only cost about $11 saw a lot of good Bands
Saw them perform as a young teen in Syracuse, NY. Olatunji opened for them who ended his last drum beat with magnesium flash powder. Was the most incredible thing I remember from the concert ... especially when the smoke cleared and Ola had disappeared in the flash ☮️💚
The Drummer from Iron Butterfly took a ride on his Motorcycle along the California Coast back in the 70’s and has never been seen, nor heard from again…. at least that is the story. Loved this song since the day it was out. Radio back in the day played only a shortened version…. CKLW from Michigan played it pretty much and we could pick the station up only at night in Pennsylvania.
saw these guys playing live in the early 1980's in south texas- if memory serves correctly the drummer at that time was the young son of the original drummer- and seems that kid could whop the skins as well as his dad.
In this live concert, Baltimore in late 1969, the drum solo alone ran 41+ minutes. That and the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" concerts were the only big ones I saw, but they were memories.
I think it was. Big hall in downtown Baltimore, got my pocket picked for the first time standing in line at the door. But it's been a long long time and I don't know Baltimore at all.
This song has haunted me for years and I cant believe I have finally found it! I've heard this song play throughout my life since I was a kid. First heard it as a kid in the Simpsons, then Supernatural, then many other parts of media and just recently in American Horror Story Coven. I couldn't take it anymore and finally found it! I've always loved classic rock since childhood. My life is complete. I would sure hate to die and never hear that one song that has haunted me for years.
I was at a San Diego sports arena concert in 1968 with my cousin Arturo an some of his friends....WOW !!!! I still remember this ICONIC song...IRON BUTTERFLY fo ever
Wayne Cameron ...Lets see...1968 I was 16...Sunshine, Ludes and microdot late 60's and early 70's then U.S Marines...Best years of my life..and the scariest....lol
Recorded at Ultrassonic studios Hempstead Long Island New York.. May 27, 1968 played on all Major Fm Rock radio Stations at the time, 98.7 WOR Fm RIP 102.7 WNEW Fm RIP. 95.5 WPLJ Fm RIP 102.3 WBAB Fm Keep on Rocking Long Islands Only Classic Rock...
Tenía 12 años cuando In a garden of Eden, estaba de moda no podía faltar en cualquier reunión de estudiantes de secundaria. Hasta el día de hoy es mi melodía preferida en ese tipo de rolas y aún la bailo, me levanta el ánimo tremendamente cuando estoy decaída. Siempre me gustó la versión larga.
My friend Bobby had a drum kit, i was playing it when his mom yelled up the stairs ' you got it Bobby, that was great'... I felt sooo bad, and yet so good. Bobby just layed on the floor laughing. Then it was Greenbaum's Spirit in the sky and who knows how many others. Still love the skins, real skins not the b.s. drum machine crap today. Thereis a real feel to drumming, something primal. Cannot be synthetically produced.
My buddy Sly died yesterday of a heart attack . He really loved this song and said it was too long. It was 2 days ago he told me this was his music in his early day .. but all i can hear in this song now is a deferent sound and feel a different feel . I cant feel it as i did before hearing it the first time .
just when you think it can't get any better in comes the DRUM SOLO. Nothing fancy, just easy and laid back. I bet that is what is the interpretation is "Easy and laid back"!!!
I was lying in a bunk in Vietnam in 1969 listening to this song over and over again, and never got tired of it. It put me somewhere else then where I was mentally!
Got out of the Canadian military after 20 years. Had enough. The year was 1966 and I was 32 years old. Went way up north and fell in with a bunch of hippies. Something else! Got into the weed and listening to Iron Butterfly a lot. Sure a different life than the military. Fell in love, etc. etc. Now I'm an old fart and still listening to Iron butterfly. Wonderful times. Peace everyone.
My dad died today. He was 55 and I am 25. He battled alcoholism his entire life unsuccessfully. When I was a kid he made me sit down and listen to this song on tape in the living room; I'll always have him to thank for that. RIP Dad.
Glad you have good memories. Hold on to those.
PurpleCaliper sometimes, we dad's, don't do so good, and every once in a while, we do something really cool, I'm glad for you
PurpleCaliper he loved you baby, he still loves you!!!!
I am a retired trucker and I kept this CD in my truck. When I got tired, I would put this on full blast. Can't say how many miles it got me through. No doubt my favorite tune of all time.
Wait a minute. This sounds like rock and/or roll.
This isn't a song, this is a damn experience.
This song is 17 minutes long and when its over I still don't want it to end
My generation grew up with the best of everything in music
Played this one for my grandsons and they loved it!
Maybe there's still hope for these youngsters
My brother was in Vietnam when he came back home he bought a real to real, one of the songs was this one. We lived in a small town where everyone could here when he played this song. 10 years later we lost him to a house fire. When I am thinking of him I play this song and it makes me smile because of the fun we had back in those days listening.
I saw them do this live in 1967, it was my first concert. I was 12 years old and it blew me
away ! At the time I just couldn't figure out why there was so much smoke in the air. An excellent concert. The Turtles opened for them. ( never been the same since)
David England HAHAHAHAHAHA
The organ in the middle of the drum solo still gives me the chills!
Who ever put thumbs down, dosen't appreciate real, true classic rock!!
I was just twelve years old when I was given this album, along with others by an old acid head, back in 1968 .Needless to say my Donny Osmond records went out the window,and I never regretted it.
GOOD CHOICE!!!... DON'T FORGET TO TURN UP THE VOLUME ON THE DRUM SOLO!!!!!!...
at the time an absolute incredible feat for the drummer. back then there were no easy tap electric drums. it takes strength and stamina. try it. one of the top 5 best drum solos on the planet.
Michael Shrieve's Soul Sacrifice, Charlie Adams' Marching Season and who are the other 2?
This was one of the first albums I ever owned. It was in a used car my parents bought. It was a 1968 Dodge Duster 2. The album was on eight track tape and I could only play it in my parent's car. There were two other tapes in thta car, The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and The Ventures in Space. These three albums are what formed my tastes in music to this day.
This song is my personal time machine. Transports me back to the 70s Everytime I hear it
I got this album in the 3rd grade, no drugs at this age, just an open mind, a good set of headphones, and love of music.
What do you mean no drugs? Drugs were the thing after this came out.
This song helped keep me sane when I Marine corpsman in ‘Nam 1968-1970. Ira Lee Ph.D., USMC (ret.).
No other way to describe this song except that it is a brilliant rock classic!
Believe it or not, but was at church camp during my teens and this was played at the end of the week dance! We all went nuts! Bought this album after that!
Whos still rockin this in 2020?!
Holy cow! I hadn't heard the full version of this song since 1970 when I was 15 years old! Talk about a flashback! Bell bottoms and tie-dye halter top on, black light posters, incense, and my mom hollering "TURN THAT STEREO DOWN!".
THIS IS THE BEST ROCK DRUM SOLO EVER RECORDED.....THE MUSIC AND SINGING.....IS A VERY COMPLICATED WORK OF ART....THANKYOU.....IRON BUTTERFLY.....BAND MEMBERS...CHEERS..WALLY
This was when music was music, Now a days the music that is out is garbage. This music is the Best Ever. Thank you ❤👍👍👍
I was a young enlisted man in the US Air Force when this album came out. Spent many evenings in my barracks room listening as the 33 LP spun this song out, over and over again. Especially loved the drum solo that would move from one side of the room to the other. Thanks for making it available again.
I remember back in 1969 that I saw Iron Butterfly and was sitting about 25 ft away and after they played that night I couldn't hear anything but their music for 2 days, no ear plugs then. The good old days.
I've got this album! On my old stereo the drums go from speaker to speaker. It sounds so very good!
Back in the 70's we were listening to songs on cassettes and 8-tracs or whatever was played live on the radio. For the full effect of this song, I placed my cassette player on the front seat of my black & white and put it on LOUD(I could still hear dispatch). This is a great CODE 3 song!
My first concert was Iron Butterfly at the Anaheim Convention Center in May of 1969. Blown away! Those guys could play! Wish I could go back.
Watch and observe, children. They PLAY their instruments and sing with
competence. They know their instruments and have spent a lot of time
practicing and learning their skill. No Autotune. No computerization
doing it for them. This is something called talent. Talent was a skill
from decades ago before Autotune, before computerization, before the
record industry picked young people to become stars based on visual
appeal and how far a person would go with publicity stunts to create
shock value. These talented musicians of the past had creativity,
commitment, flair, skill, and put in a lot of time writing and polishing
their songs. Many of them read what is called sheet music. Sheet
music is a kind of language for music using what is called notes. Sheet
music and notes kind of equate to learning how to write language and
use what is called grammar. Grammar are the rules and guidelines of
language. Music has a grammar to it, as well. In both writing language
and music, creativity may be used to create magnificent songs, such as
the one on this video. However, you will have to learn what is called
discipline. Discipline requires something called work. Discipline and
work will give you the means to learn how to actually sing and play
instruments on your own without computerized assistance. Once you
become good with singing and playing instruments, something called your
self-esteem will improve. You will develop a sense of what is called
accomplishment, like these young lads in the video.
Every time I'm in church and the organ starts to play, I immediately think of this song.
Kathleen Fair HAHAHAHAHAHA
The lead singers father was a preacher and played the organ.
Wait a minute...this is rock and or roll!!!
"Hey Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?" Homer Simpson
They reunited in the 80's and a friend and I walked in on a rehearsal at The Corral in Topanga Canyon. All the original members were present.Small club but concert sound system they had it cranked to stadium volume. So, of course they played THIS. We thought the roof and walls were going to CAVE. Epic I'll never forget it.
Laying in front of our Stereo TV/Radio/Record Player Console, with my head on a pillow between the speakers. This on full volume. Ah.. the golden years of my youth.
When I was little my grandma use to let me play her old records this was my favorite song I played this record till I broke it lol got to love grandparents they grew up in the best time for music..
Grandparents? Wow. Those are some young grandparents.
lol well im 25 my grandmother was 19 when she had my mother. my mother was 22 when she had me. my grams married young.
George Parkins 65. Multiple grandchildren. I mean, yeah, I agree, and there's nothing wrong with that, but they would have had to have them quite early. So, like I said, those are some young grandparents.
yup yup
lol
I grew up with the sounds of the sixties and Iron Butterfly. Ron Bushy's drumming in the song 'In-A-Gadda-DA-Vida' has been [argumentally] the finest drumming solo in Rock history.
The 9:00 mark is a life altering moment, literally. I went to a rock concert and ended up in church, you can find spirituality everywhere, one of the many truths in this universe.
Iron butterfly a great group!!! Remembering good happy times😆😎😁❤😲💋👅
Lyrics: in a gadda da vida 17:04
In a gadda da vida honey
Don't you know that im loving you
In a gadda da vida baby
Don't you know that I'll always be true
Oh won't you come with me
And take my hand
Oh won't you come with me
And walk this land
Please take my hand
One of the best drum solo's ever
todays hymn will be In The Garden of Eden by I. Ron Butterfly....
this sounds like rock and/or roll
Bought this album back in the heydays! - Will never forget IRON BUTTERFlY - Great Band !!!!
I love it,i m Born in 1949 so great music. THANK YOU.
One of the very few albums I ever purchased without listening to it first. I thought the cover was great, it was on Atlantic, and one track took up one whole side. What else could possibly matter? I took it home, played it and have loved it ever since.
My first concert ever was IRON BUTTERFLY in then San Diego Sports Arena, the year was 1968 we got our tickets and of we went....our tickets were from Tijuana baja California so jus think even then Iron Buttlefly was Present.....My first an best concert ever...!!!!!!!
Damn I just love that folks are still listing to this music in 2017 saw them live at Fillmore 1969 every thing was pink and moving.....LOL Just saying.
I just had to edit this.......How much would you pay to see this reenacted with the oil lamps on screen and played exactly as it was?...Priceless...I want to go back.
indeed! priceless and unforgettable!!
My Uncle loved this song. Miss him every day. My dad knew it too, rest his Soul.
I remember one of the band members coming into the market I worked at back in the 60's. It was a big deal to me. Also the Bear from Canned Heat use to come in with his mother. Anyway, I remember getting so high to this, and that part that sounds like an animal screaming would make for a bad trip. Damn this has always been one of my very favorite drum sets. The other is Cream - Toad, Baker was like 2 people playing the drums on that. WISH I HAD A TIME MACHINE. Kids listen to me. 40 or 50 years goes by in a flash. Don't waste it.
any vietnam vet will definitely remember this jam while smoking our bong and drinking 33 beer coming to base camp from that mean bush.....dont mean nothing....love you my brothers
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Thanks Ivano!
Really Nice =D
Arthur Nixgibts
Thanks Arthur!
good vibes...ever!
I'm back; December 18,2019 8:10 pm. now 82 years old.!
my grandpa lived in California in the 60s and before he passed a few years ago him and my aunt went on a road trip to California. They were in San Francisco when this song came on the radio. My grandpa, a Navy veteran and generally serious man, chuckles when he hears this song. My aunt asks him what he is laughing about. His response, "Candace, I was a young single man in San Francisco in the mid 60's. I experienced some things." and that was all he would speak on the topic. To this day I wonder what my young 20-something grandpa did in California.
your grandfather had the time of his life. back then everybody got along people got high people made love only went on about their business to try to make the world a better place. you can be proud of your grandfather
At a Mixer early in my first semester Freshman year, Marywood College - me a 17 yr old from Catholic school in Jamaica -1968 University of Scranton - I remember my first time like yesterday...found this on the Guardian newspaper today - thank you!
... and this song was the "intro" of my radio programme many years ago...
💕
I LOVE IT SO DEEPLY!!!
I wish more people of my generation could listen to this music because clearly i am a special kid who listen this music i am 15 year old boy who is the only one who listens to this god bless music before the 21st century
Rock and roll. The real thing. My commanding officer in Vietnam and the best helicopter pilot ever used the play the bongos to this at night when we went to the nurses quarters for pizza and beer. He used to put his captain's hat on me so he could leave the helicopter running when he had a errand to run. That's me a "Captain Spec 5 Crew Chief". The "Nam" wasn't all bad shit just mostly bad shit.
"Hey Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?"
my buddy Pat and I went to our local watering hole , back n 1990. Mostly country music bar...but oldies rock too.
so Pat plugs in this song on the jukebox...sighs were audible. Even a few grumbles. We drank our drinks...I decided to get another as the song winds down and Pat grabs my arm "Dude , we have to leave, I put the song on twice"
LMAO As were walking out of the bar the song hit again …."hly fuck! fucki g bullshit......turn that shit off " is all we heard as went on our way . :) ah the stupidity of youth.
I think i'll do it again.
As a real 60's Hippie this bring back some really great memories, and playing in a band from almost 20 years makes this awesome, Thank you for sharing, PEACE
Your Welcome! ☮☮☮
Trivia: This is one of the few songs that were long enough for the radio DJ to run down the hall and 'fully use the facilities' before the song ran out. One other was the full version of "Riders on the Storm".
And Ramble Tamble. And Heard it Through the Grapvine. And Pappa Was a Rolling Stone. And The End...B-)
Allen M free bird
Light My Fire also a good one hahahaha
Saw the Iron Butterfly in concert at the Fillmore East way back when. A brand new band called Led Zeppelin was their opening act.
Al Lock ... wow, I'm truly envious. being born in 73, I got stuck with 80s bands to go see..haha.
Al Lock you're old. but very lucky. I envy you
Anyone who doesn't like this music doesn't have any idea of what good tunes are about.
C'est une musique qui m'a accompagné durant mon adolescence!!! Je l'écoute encore à 58 ans. Imaginez!!!
Best Drum solo ever!
Thanks Joy. As a black urban kid my friends and I listened to Motown 45s. One day I changed my radio station and I heard this song for the first time (I never heard a track as long). It began my love for rock music. I've seen Zepplin, the Stones, J Tull, P Floyd and many more. I'm so glad I experience that moment in time at the age I was.
Your Welcome! I like Motown too. I was a kid in the sixties. Who could forget Otis Redding -The Supreme's and so many Artist that came out of Detroit and Motown.
song was in 68... was a freshman in HS...remember it well :)
I WAS IN VIETNAM WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS AND WE ALL PLAYED IT LOUD. DROVE THE LIFERS AND BOOZERS NUTS. NOT US, WE WERE HIGH HIGH. LOL
That was a great period in time to be alive. I'd go back and do it again if i could, this time knowing the 80's are just around the corner ...
I first heard this on a ship heading to Vietnam and it blew me away. It don't get any better and ushered in some of the best head music ever.
I feel the same way. Some of the Best music came from that time -the '60s and Early '70s.
It's fantastic !!!!!!!
I love this Song with its sund ,its acoustics, its rhythm
It's very very beautiful
Immer noch ein unglaublich faszinierendes Stück, speziell das Schlagzeugsolo, am besten mit Kopfhörer den ganzen Song hören...
Heavy metal classic from the true fathers of heavy metal 1968 birth year of heavy metal
I saw them live at the Fillmore West SF we were right in front something I will treasure for life just loved it. Absolute CLASSIC!
The most memorable drum solo I can remember pounding it out on the counter & my friend's thinking it was pretty good!
I can still pound it put on the counter, never learned the drums, did guitar, but still love that drum solo!
...In the Garden of Eden..."In-a-Gadda-da-Vida"...this song rockets me back to "my time" as a teen, a time, when there was so much life still ahead of me. Oh yeah! Love, LOVE this song.
When I was a teen in 1968 at 19 years old - This was Bar None the Best Track ever to be mildly stoned and making love with your Sweetheart to, with a Lava Lamp lit room, Black Lights, Incense Burning, Satin Sheets, some Wine, and this Album playing on great Stereo Set up. It was also a great time to living in Southern California - which I was then. Sometimes, I really miss those days...
you make me dream.....thaksssxxxx...kkkssxxx...sseeeess aaaaasshhh xxxx...cheerresssxxx...;)
you make me miss those days..that I did never and I will never live......cheers..x
OMG I am tripping!!! and my teenager recognises it too as one of the biggest songs from that era. so happy I can share it with him!
buenissima. recuerdo a mis amigos
Best Drums solo,I've have ever seen and heard, DAM if I REMEMBER WHEN I SAW THEM, DID A LOT OF Partying in the late 60s And 70s ,concerts only cost about $11 saw a lot of good Bands
The 70s....what a time! Flares, peace symbols, paisley prints.......Thanks for posting this.
Saw them perform as a young teen in Syracuse, NY. Olatunji opened for them who ended his last drum beat with magnesium flash powder. Was the most incredible thing I remember from the concert ... especially when the smoke cleared and Ola had disappeared in the flash ☮️💚
GRADUATING IN 1969. wOW WHAT GREAT TIMES TO GROW UP IN!! BLEW THE SPEAKERS OUT OF MY 1958 FORD FAIRLANE WITH THIS SONG !!!
The Drummer from Iron Butterfly took a ride on his Motorcycle along the California Coast back in the 70’s and has never been seen, nor heard from again…. at least that is the story. Loved this song since the day it was out. Radio back in the day played only a shortened version…. CKLW from Michigan played it pretty much and we could pick the station up only at night in Pennsylvania.
saw these guys playing live in the early 1980's in south texas- if memory serves correctly the drummer at that time was the young son of the original drummer- and seems that kid could whop the skins as well as his dad.
Dean Patton look up Iron Buttetfly's last concert He played the drums.
In this live concert, Baltimore in late 1969, the drum solo alone ran 41+ minutes. That and the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" concerts were the only big ones I saw, but they were memories.
What great memories you have there. I envy those. M
I think it was. Big hall in downtown Baltimore, got my pocket picked for the first time standing in line at the door. But it's been a long long time and I don't know Baltimore at all.
the greatest Rock & Roll song of the 20th Century.
I love it!!!....especially when the Simpson's sing it in church.
I been listening to this all my life I was introduced to iron butterfly at the age of 7 and loved it ever since.
For many years, this was the music of my Christmas holidays, because I bought this record, on Christmas Eve of 1972
Mirko Crippa its epic man
Best drum solo, ever!!!!
A great song of yesteryear,and a great drum solo that can't be beat. Glad to be a part of that era of great music and groups. Thanks for posting.
OMG i've listened to this for like 45 yrs lol YEP i'm old
the Philippines 1968- 16 years then. love this song. 2014 - already 61 years old and still loving this song. thanks for posting.
This song has haunted me for years and I cant believe I have finally found it! I've heard this song play throughout my life since I was a kid. First heard it as a kid in the Simpsons, then Supernatural, then many other parts of media and just recently in American Horror Story Coven. I couldn't take it anymore and finally found it! I've always loved classic rock since childhood. My life is complete. I would sure hate to die and never hear that one song that has haunted me for years.
I recently watched Manhunter the movie before Silence of the Lambs. It was in one of the last scenes.
I was at a San Diego sports arena concert in 1968 with my cousin Arturo an some of his friends....WOW !!!! I still remember this ICONIC song...IRON BUTTERFLY fo ever
***** same
Hilda Fuentes WE could not get tickets so we sat outside and listened.
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Wayne Cameron ...Lets see...1968 I was 16...Sunshine, Ludes and microdot late 60's and early 70's then U.S Marines...Best years of my life..and the scariest....lol
hola from costa rica joy laughter....much High and Love for this share this morning!!
Recorded at Ultrassonic studios Hempstead Long Island New York.. May 27, 1968 played on all Major Fm Rock radio Stations at the time, 98.7 WOR Fm RIP 102.7 WNEW Fm RIP. 95.5 WPLJ Fm RIP 102.3 WBAB Fm Keep on Rocking Long Islands Only Classic Rock...
Tenía 12 años cuando In a garden of Eden, estaba de moda no podía faltar en cualquier reunión de estudiantes de secundaria. Hasta el día de hoy es mi melodía preferida en ese tipo de rolas y aún la bailo, me levanta el ánimo tremendamente cuando estoy decaída. Siempre me gustó la versión larga.
My friend Bobby had a drum kit, i was playing it when his mom yelled up the stairs ' you got it Bobby, that was great'... I felt sooo bad, and yet so good. Bobby just layed on the floor laughing. Then it was Greenbaum's Spirit in the sky and who knows how many others. Still love the skins, real skins not the b.s. drum machine crap today. Thereis a real feel to drumming, something primal. Cannot be synthetically produced.
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My buddy Sly died yesterday of a heart attack . He really loved this song and said it was too long. It was 2 days ago he told me this was his music in his early day .. but all i can hear in this song now is a deferent sound and feel a different feel . I cant feel it as i did before hearing it the first time .
Brings back many flash backs....best drum solo ever......
just when you think it can't get any better in comes the DRUM SOLO. Nothing fancy, just easy and laid back. I bet that is what is the interpretation is "Easy and laid back"!!!
This was the most played song in a Disco in Germany ( Karlsruhe) and I still get goose bumps with the age of 66 best song ever