Drummer Finally Listens To Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) || Is It Worth The Hype?!

[@setonhillstudios]

*You can support the channel with KZbin Channel Memberships or through Buy Me a Coffee. Never expected, but always appreciated.❤Links in Description!* I finally took the plunge and this did not disappoint!! Such an EPIC tune!!

[@rondo29]

I was five when this came out. My 13 year old brother bought the album. I listen to it more than he did. I use the headphones. My parents didn't have a clue what I was listening to

[@michaelgrillo4333]

You might try Lee Michaels Live - "Tell Me How Do You Feel" a good 21 minutes long organ and drum mix.

[@rickpat-x9u]

REAL TITLE IS "IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN"...... but someone was reportedly so drunk that they believed lyrics was In-a-godda-Da-Vida..... I have heard 2 versions, singer was so wasted he slurred title (but he doesn't look wasted or out of it at all), & other version was that producer one who was wasted in telling name of song to band..... *Think of screaming guitar licks at **16:53** & **20:50** being primordial jungle sounds in the Garden of Eden.*

[@jaewok5G]

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[@thomaslarue1454]

Drum solo is EPIC They don't make it like that anymore

[@douglasmarkussen8529]

No '60s rock collection is complete without this album.

[@thomastimlin1724]

So true.

[@joesutherland225]

True dat lol😊

[@johntiggleman4686]

@douglasmarkussen8529 Still have my original release LP.

[@kennethwarner4511]

Fun story: I was in High School marching band from 69-72. One of the guys in our percussion section took that drum solo apart and wrote parts for the snares, toms and bass drums and it became our marching cadence for when we would take the field for the half-time show. All the hippies in the crowd loved us!

[@thomastimlin1724]

🤣🤣

[@pauldixon5778]

So cool!

[@curtisjacobson7338]

Wish I could hear it

[@donnaralph4413]

I'm 71, I use to sit on bed as a teenager and with headphones on listen to iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, loved the times❤️🥰🥰

[@davidjustsimplefun8484]

I couldn't afford headphones so I would lay on the floor with my head between the two speakers :)

[@Rosedach]

Also listen to Quicksilver Messenger Service's "Happy Trails" album. Side One, "Who Do You Love".

[@bigbow62]

I sat in my ever so comfy (?) beanbag chair with my Lava, strobe and black lights all fired-up ✌️😎

[@threekidzmom04]

me too!

[@minumero4094]

​ @davidjustsimplefun8484 😅 That kinda like rings the bell..No pun intended 😁 ..i'm 69, and those were the days..🤟😎

[@xers999]

The singer of the band, Doug Ingle, was so high, he pronounced 'In The Garden of Eden' as 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' and it stuck.

[@assog5737]

This was acid music. We use to trip on this song all the time. One of the best ever to trip on. Those were the good old days.

[@custardflan]

@@assog5737 the guy doing the video was taking black and white acid.

[@jeffperkins8450]

I’m 73 and before 1968 In A Gadda Da Vida there was the Chamber Brothers. 1967 Time Has Come Today. Find it and react because it will also blow your mind. I love both of these songs. Classics to this old guy!

[@BRLaue]

Same age and like you those two songs are somehow linked in my listening memories, joined later by ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ and ‘Susie Q’. Long slow burning rockers all.

[@petegregory517]

73, got em both of my play list.

[@realityfuze42]

Still have my original 1968 vinyl of this - can't count the hours I spent sitting in the dark tripping out to this.

[@hovhannesharutiunian1340]

You shouldn't be surprised that such music was written and played in '68. There were many bands that ventured into this trippy and heavy extended jams. Nothing like it exists today, or can. The "market" isn't there. Young people don't have the attention span for such vibes. Funny how much variety existed decades ago as opposed to today.

[@fractuss]

Honestly I have found that not everyone plays for a market, many play for the joy of playing and creating.I can't imagine there's a style of music that isn't alive and well somewhere, even today.

[@fractuss]

"Young people don't have the attention span for such vibes", said every older generation ever.

[@VirtualBabe29]

Actually it is the music industry who don't want the trippy extended jams when they can sell 4 four minute songs by some auto-tuned pretty girl with little actual talent instead

[@pjeastwood9241]

We do have jam bands which, although not quite the same thing, come awfully darn close. Check out The String Cheese Incident or m.o.e. 😊

[@hovhannesharutiunian1340]

I checked out SCI - sounds like a wannabee Grateful Dead.

[@ernierivas5484]

Back in the day, EVERY (and I mean, EVERY) drummer came up with their version of a drum solo from this song.

[@christopherrmcarter1809]

Very true. I've played it on dining room tables, train compartments , car dashboards and many other strange places . Epic!!!.

[@roberthudson1959]

Not just drummers. In the 1970's, anyone with any musical ability learned this drum solo.

[@thomastimlin1724]

@@roberthudson1959 And played it on the desks in school to annoy the teachers hahhahaha, even the girls would be laughing. A good teacher wuold signal them to stop, and would say the was beautful man. but we gotta do some learnin' now. Easy way to diffuse the whole thing instea df giving dirty looks and screaming. It was called psychology "Yes I love your self expression of the joy of being young and respect your right to express yourself. But now we have to our job don't we?

[@roberthudson1959]

@@thomastimlin1724 When I was a student teacher the first few minutes of each class were spent discussing whatever intrigued the students that day. The rest of the class was business.

[@centexan]

When this first came out, I was gobsmacked. That hasn't changed as I've listened to it now for 57 years.

[@richdiddens4059]

Eric Brann, the lead guitar player, was only 17 when they recorded this. Sadly, he passed away from a congenital heart defect at 52. Ron Bushy, the drummer, passed in 2021. Lee Dorman, the bassist, passed away in 2012, and Doug Ingle, the lead singer and organist, just left us last year.

[@Jude_196]

May they ALL RIP....THANKFUL for them sharing their TALENTS with US!!!

[@KevinMonoxide]

I bought his Mosrite in 70. Still have it..

[@Roccolittlechicago]

Amazing! ​@@KevinMonoxide

[@DanBock-rx6mi]

What a great track! They say this is one of the first songs to be called heavy metal.

[@coletedeux]

Or Acid Rock

[@fractuss]

That's ok, I like it anyway.

[@johntiggleman4686]

@DanBrock-rx6mi I saw where someone said that The Beatles "Helter-Skelter" was the first heavy metal song. Doesn't matter to me. Just thought that was an interesting opinion.

[@dgmason6517]

You’re not alone. The first time everyone heard this song it blew our minds 🤯

[@kens32052]

This song took up one whole side of the album.

[@DavidStewart-v5e]

@@kens32052 correct

[@KathrynKean-kb8lo]

When my mom married my adopted dad, he had this on eight track. He got me into this kind of music. He also introduced me to Santana. Today at 57 my musical taste are all over the place. From opera to screaming and everything in between. Thanks to all my family and friends for making me have kick butt taste.

[@javadan]

I was a sophomore in high school at the time this song came out. My girlfriend and I wore out my vinyl playing this over and over. I could not get enough of it! Thank You for this reaction - it really brought back many happy memories.

[@teej-h7w]

You are listening to the voice of my youth. An invitation. To listen and enjoy.

[@lilamuzik3385]

We LOVED OUR MUSICIANS.Its what we miss today. Passion and talent!!!

[@kellypickle]

Oh my God, what a way to start Saturday morning lol! Hilarious and wonderful. I haven’t heard this song in so long, but as I’ve said many times before it was played on the radio for decades.

[@setonhillstudios]

So epic!! 🥁🔥🔥

[@JoeCruz-hs2yt]

​@@setonhillstudiosthe birth of metal !

[@BulaBulaBula-ms4iy]

In Middle School at the time, had Beatles, Monkees, Herman Hermits albums. Mom said I could get 1 new album at the store. Saw this album cover and thought wow I'll get this. I've never been the same since. Listened to it every night to go to sleep on my Sear's and Roebuck record player.

[@stillstanding8286]

When I was in high school (late 60’s - early 70’s) this track was always at least a guaranteed “second base” make out song. Good times!

[@donalddixoninlou]

My first experience with this song was 1968, (There is a "Short version" that played on the radio). We went and got the album the next day and "discovered" the long version to our delight. In my opinion this is the album all other music is measured by. Probably heard this over 1000 times and it never gets old.

[@jhood758]

So glad you played the long version instead of the short one. We cranked it up and jammed to this legendary song!

[@marcieharreld286]

Best way to experience this, besides being stoned, is watching a drummer react to this for the first time!!! AWESOME!!! Watching you react was absolute joy!!🎶🎼🎵🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@stephenreid5441]

or both...

[@marcieharreld286]

@@stephenreid5441 that would be my choice!! 😉

[@musicguy694]

oh yes, I was stoned at their concert. I loved it.

[@marcieharreld286]

@musicguy694 absolutely the best!!🤘🤘

[@brianbox4652]

The drum solo is iconic, but the organ and drum duet that follows is the only organ and drum duet I've ever heard.

[@Ric613-u1c]

I was just getting out of the Navy in 1968. This is pure 1968 psychedelic. You were suppose to listen to this while high.

[@flight505]

lol....just going in.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thank you all for your service! 🇺🇸

[@Ric613-u1c]

@@flight505 We are all victims of our birthdates! Thank you for serving!

[@bradrock7731]

I've considered that a pre requisite for all music since 68! And now it's even legal! Heh..Heh

[@crazyoldbat]

my late husband lived down the street from the drummer who told him the title of the song was supposed to be, In The Garden of Eden but they were so drunk it came out as "In a gadda da vida"

[@setonhillstudios]

🤣😂🤣

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

That's the story I grew up with!!!!!

[@harrybeaverjr3988]

When this came out, every aspiring drummer wanted to learn this solo; me included. Arguably one of the most famous drum solos. This and Michael Shrieve’s solo at Woodstock (Soul Sacrifice - Santana).

[@tiojimmy3425]

Hey there Harry... famous drum solos on records started with Gene Krupa in the Benny Goodman 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert... look it up on the 'Tube😊, 2nd last band, name is Sing, Sing, Sing🙂... btw, I bought this album pretty much the first week it came out 😅... Jimmy from beautiful bucolic downtown Schnecksville, PA, sun 🌞 and fun 🎉 capital of the world 🌎!!!

[@harrybeaverjr3988]

Let’s not forget Ron Wilson’s drums on Wipe Out by the Surfaris.

[@StephenRoss-pj9ih]

My mom passed away two years ago, it’s fascinating to listen to the music she liked now that she’s gone. It’s kind of like a memorial to her, thanks!❤️‍🩹🌸

[@setonhillstudios]

So sorry for your loss! ❤️

[@thomastimlin1724]

Totally get that.

[@tonythegoodman]

Hey man..I'm 67 and if your mom listened to this ...Trust me ...she was way cooler than you'll ever know..RIP Mom..

[@StephenRoss-pj9ih]

@ thanks, actually my name is Lisa, Stephen is my husband I just use his email. I know my mom’s generation had the best music!🎼🥁

[@terrywall3287]

​@@tonythegoodman This Boomer mom totally agrees! She and I would have probably been friends. RIP!

[@davidslone9776]

I was in high school, when this came out. Everyone had an 8-track Iron Butterfly album, for their car...me too.

[@derekhorlock1976]

8 track! Here 🇨🇦

[@jmatthewssmith]

12 track both 8 and 4 !

[@bigpeeler]

This song (and group) epitomizes the 1960's for me. Loved it as a 10 year old boy and I love it as a 65 year old man. Rock and roll forever!

[@setonhillstudios]

Absolutely!! 💯 🤘🏻

[@stevenjusczuk1818]

The history of this extended version of this song is that it was an unrehearsed jam session performed in studio while the band was waiting for the producer to arrive. The sound engineers was experimenting with recording and panning effects. It ended up being their biggest hit.

[@elizabethtailor111]

Hello out there to all "heads"! I was just 12 when this came out in the short version on the radio. I immediately got the album, and was blown away by the long version. Truly changed my music life.

[@JMWexperience]

I was about 14 years old when this album came out. It is still one of my all time favorites. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reaction! 😊

[@setonhillstudios]

@@JMWexperience Thanks for hanging out! This is incredible for sure! 🔥🥁

[@JMWexperience]

@ You’re welcome. I stumbled across your site and was impressed, so I went ahead and subscribed.

[@anitawright7169]

Iron Butterfly was one of the best Rock n Roll bands around. Love this song and band so very much. Your reaction is so priceless!

[@leaonsmith405]

Graduated high school 1968. Iron Butterfly was the music to smoke by!

[@rondo29]

I was five when this came out. My 13 year old brother bought the album. I listened to it more than he did. I use the headphones. My parents had no idea what I was listening to.

[@fredjohns1869]

I was 18 when this came our! Got to hear it live as well! Epic drum solo, but the whole band was on fire! Title was a drunken slur of 'In the Garden of Eden'!!! Peace!

[@olripper2700]

Wow, it's been decades since I listened to this song. I was 16 when this came out. I bought the LP album when it came out and a couple of years later, when I got my first car, I installed a dash mount 8 track tape player (with wedge speakers surface mounted on the rear window deck). The 8 track tape of this album was one of my first purchases. Man, I sure frittered away countless hours of my youth blasting this song and doing a thigh slapping version of the drum solo. 😅 I couldn't tell you the name of any other song on the album... they were forgettable compared to this one. Oh, the memories. 😊

[@kenharness1417]

A 17:05 song with one verse and 7 chords and it never gets boring or monotonous. A true masterpiece. Also, most people don't catch this, but during the keyboard solo at around the 17:15 mark on your video, keyboardist Doug Engle plays part of the Christmas song "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

[@MikeHart72]

I believe this song is thought of as the birth of heavy metal

[@jeffreyflint6286]

A true classic that I still listen to this day. Drove my mother nuts! Dad appreciated the musicianship as much as me.

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

My uncle had an ‘83 El Camino with an 8 track player, and this track always in the car. I’d make him play the song every time I rode with him.

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

I was obsessed with this song in my teens

[@gregoryblair9810]

I am always amazed how the drummer hits the finish after playing all through the song AND thst long solo!

[@36karpatoruski]

The answer is yes. It is absolutely worth it. Classic period psychedelia.

[@paulsherwood4743]

I heard this the first time in 1968 when I was 12! Loved it then and love it now!

[@friscocoonsliscano]

I was raised with their music 🎶 reminds me of 7th grade football practice ❤

[@markdecker6190]

It's official SetonHill, you've been psychodelicized! My tinnitus is partly due to putting my head between my Ampex bookshelf speakers and cranking that song up. Got to see Iron Butterfly at Drew University, Madison NJ in 1969. There might've been some psychotropic substances involved too.

[@setonhillstudios]

So epic!! 🔥🔥

[@coletedeux]

Which is why it was called Acid Rock.

[@dadmateryn8092]

@@markdecker6190 not yet, he doesn’t become psychodelicized until he listens to time has come again by the Chamber Brothers.

[@lilamuzik3385]

Mad musician skills. Love they are giving the musicians their solos.

[@jeffreywhipple9925]

This is why I love longer songs. If you are in the moment you go for a nice long ride and are never bored

[@flynnlizzy5469]

Don't forget, you don't need to describe it to us, WE'VE all been listening to Doug and Ron playing these solos for 55+ years, LOL !!

[@skevich1]

I was in college back in 1968 when this came out. We about wore the record through to the other side we played it so much. After hearing it again now, after many many years I still remember every note oand drumbeat of this song

[@jolenewitzel7919]

Bought this when it first came out and still listen to it. Love the drum solo. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@gailsmythe8476]

I like the swampy groove term. I was born in 1956 and this is one of the most psychedelic songs ive ever heard to this day. this was the heavyist metal around. Still have the album.

[@Ozarkprepper643]

I'm glad you finally listened. Only mentioned it a dozen times.lol Most people are totally unaware Iron Butterfly was the first group to introduce a talkbox. It is their song Butterfly Bleu. It's equally as long. A video of that exists. It was recorded on live television. They went commercial free for the entire song just to make sure they got it in without interruption. It is really worth listening to because it is the earliest use of a modern talk box. Seen Iron Butterfly in 1968. It was at the ASU Activity Center. At the time it was the wildest and best concert I had ever attended. A whole lot of smoke was in the air and it wasn't cigarettes.lol Ron Bushey was a second time through on a different drum solo after In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and passed out.lol

[@setonhillstudios]

Passed out?! 😳 Oh goodness! 🤣

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

Steven, I was born in 1968. That should explain a lot about me! 🤣🤣 BTW, you should hear the super extended long version. 🤯🤯

[@setonhillstudios]

Oh goodness!! 😂

[@mrshifter8220]

I played this at home a million times playing my drum set my dad got me in 1964 that he wished he never got me .....I ended up playing drums for a few rock bands as like a stunt double when on tour (stand in, no studio)......., Blue Oyster Cult, Ronnie Montross and Todd Rundgren (Utopia) and others.

[@setonhillstudios]

Oh wow! 🤯

[@brianstallard5446]

It's been too long since i've listened to this. That guitarist has the most face melting fuzz tone ever, and when he throws the wah on it 🤘

[@1chound1]

From the days of my youth, GREAT stuff. Still love it, and as someone said, try Butterfly Bleau, will not disappoint.

[@christopherrmcarter1809]

I'm 73 and to this day it is still one of my ultimate go to songs. Thank you sir. Nice to see you enjoying it. Keep on drumming😅. Sitting here on my bed like a teenager drumming along happy as a Pig in 💩😅😅

[@Immortalheart66]

Got to tell this fun fact: The band went into the recording studio. The engineer told them to run through the song to check the sound levels. What they didn’t know is Don Casale hit the record button. When they finished, he asked them all to come into the booth because he wanted to show them something. Hence: “ one take”. They overdubbed the guitar and the vocals. They we’re finished. This is raw and as classic as it gets. Towards the middle after the guitar screeches,..you can hear someone toggling switches or something.True story as told by one of the members. Ron Bushy i believe. I wore this side of the album out when i was 7. Great reaction Steven!!!🔥🔥🔥✊✌️

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s wild!! 🤯

[@GlennJackson-d8e]

I miss the drum solos we used to hear. Many bands had a drum solo during their performance back then. I remember watching Steppenwolf and Rare Earth in a concert and the two drummers tried to outdo each other.

[@crazydale1000]

I was headed for Vietnam in 1968. Came home in 1970. The 70's was a wild time.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for your service! 🇺🇸

[@edwardodson2867]

My very first LP. 10 years old and mom took me to Montgomery Wards with my allowance to buy a record. There was no question at all. This was it. Played it to death, much to my folks' teeth gritting aggravation. Thank you so much for reminding me what a wonderful ride this piece of artwork is. Subscribed on this. Hope you get ten million subscribers.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for watching!! 🤘🏻🥁

[@gregoryblair9810]

My first too, but had to talk my older sister to buy it for me since she had a job.

[@captrik17]

Great memories listening to this when young, my Dad introduced me to this. Love the long version. Fire

[@setonhillstudios]

So awesome! 😁🔥🔥

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥I was 10 years old when this came out! Didn't know what I was listening to but I loved it!

[@dogsoldiertoo1099]

This came out when I was freshman in high school.

[@stevenwoodward5923]

This came out for me when I was 9 yrs old, First heard it as a Freshman or jr high.

[@cathymathews1530]

My favorite song at Love Ins in San Francisco area. FLOWER POWER and Hippies for ever. I am 73 and thanks for doing this song!!!

[@mikeplott4817]

Great Reaction 👍🙏💯😎

[@chazblitz]

You don't see many guitarists playing a Mosrite. Johnny Ramone almost exclusively played them on all those Ramones records. This song has been in my life since it came out, and I never tire of it.

[@karencoulson4685]

Laying on my back on the gold shag carpet, parents not home, a 100 watt speaker on either side of my head and the stereo cranked all the way up.. eyes closed and letting the music take me away. Only 13 (so no exposure to drugs yet) but I swear the light show in my head while listening to this (especially during the drum solo) was very similar to an acid experience I had in my early 20s. Just over 50 years ago but still a very vivid memory whenever I hear this song.

[@pgray5223]

I was in high school and was always proud that I could dance throughout the whole song and not be tired. 😁 It was played at every dance after it came out.

[@setonhillstudios]

@@pgray5223 That’s a long dance! 😁

[@pgray5223]

@setonhillstudios It was! So it was almost a badge of honor if you lasted through it.

[@jemogan]

First album I ever bought. I wore out several albums and a few CDs as well. I loved it all to hell and to this day I know every note of every instrument the whole way through.. A while back I saw Iron Butterfly with Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman and Mike Pinera playing at a bar here in Denver. When they got to this song I managed to work my way up to the stage and was no more than 15 feet away from Ron Bushy while he played this drum solo note for note just as he'd done on the original recording. That thing had fascinated me and all my high school friends for years. I always thought that many of the different tones and perhaps the dynamics were studio tweaks of some kind. Nope. It was ALL Ron Bushy's technique. He played different spots on the different drums to get the tonal shifts and his use of dynamics was positively stellar. A genius hippy drummer. Lee Dorman (bassist), Ron Bushy (drums), Eric Brann (who was 17 when hired by the band and recorded this song) and Doug Ingle (keys and vocals) are all deceased, with Doug passing just a couple of years ago. Doug's father was a church organist, which clearly influenced Doug's playing. Doug pretty much retired from the business and became a house painter. When they hired Eric Brann (so the story goes) Doug was sitting with the record producer who was amazed at the talents of the new guitar player. He asked Doug, "How long?" Doug said, "Seventeen." The producer said, "Well that much experience shows up in his skills. He's amazing." Doug said, "No. He's seventeen years old. He's been playing guitar for three months." When Eric quit the band he was replaced by Mike Pinera, guitar player/singer for Blues Image. Unfortunately Mike also left us last year. Iron Butterfly put out one album with that lineup, which yielded one single, "Easy Rider," which has always been a fan favorite. Check it out.!

[@johncheney950]

This came out when I was 13. I bought the album and I still have it. Great reaction. It is a banger!

[@carolburnett190]

I’ve never heard this version before. I like it better than the radio version!

[@daveking9393]

I'm smiling ear to ear just waiting to watch this with you. I'm very happy you got to this one. Thanks for sharing!

[@kierstenridgway4634]

Creepiest love song ever! I love it! 😆❤️✌️

[@brianmiller616]

We used part of the drum solo in our marching band cadence in high school. Loved this song since the first time I heard it. LET'S GO!!!

[@neillenet291]

This is the first drum solo I ever heard in my youth.

[@woodschelle]

Good times right there. Such carefree times. The best of times. Life was so fun. The music was flippin awesome. Thanks for sharing. Took me back with love in my heart.

[@92548dannyt]

My very first concert back in the seventh grade in Hawaii. Killer.

[@warrenfoil6851]

Mine too, sophomore I believe. My 2nd was the Metamorphosis tour.

[@kst357]

Back in 71' when I was a sophomore my 15 yr old cousin came to visit from Germany. When I played this for her she was so blown away that she almost passed out. She demanded that I buy her a copy so I gave her mine to take home. She said that back in Munich the kids went wild over it too. It was already a classic here so I was surprised that no one had heard it.

[@mrsmissy2669]

This is sitting cross legged smoking a joint kinda song, don't you think. Sooo chill.

[@kidpoker007]

This is the first time I think i ever listened to this to this song in its entirety..and as everyone knows I was 8 years old when this song came out

[@Stevecontini]

What’s up brother , dude I was like 12 when this came out I remember it well and doors light my fire old timeless classics oh 1968 actually I was9 when it came out 😯blew your mind I’m sure 57 year old bangers !🎸🎼be safe n thnx again !

[@mwflanagan1]

57 years ago! That’s hard to fathom.

[@andreaj2195]

One of the first vinyls I bought when it first came out and had to sneak it into the house and only listen when my folks were gone.

[@scgreek1114]

Just for context, Lots of rock groups had 2 versions of hot songs; A 3 minute version for radio and a long version for albums. The maximum length for these songs was about 22 minutes, one entire side of a vinyl record.

[@StuartBearden]

Great memories, great song

[@jamessugg7061]

I was 6 when this came out. I would climb up in the back window of dads car, put my ear on the speaker, and listen to it. Dad wouldn't play it loud enough to hear it any other way. Dad didn't like music. He thought it was a waste of time. Well dad, i waste my time a LOT!!!

[@setonhillstudios]

Haha 🤣 You and me both!

[@danbenedict8375]

Another band from this era that you would enjoy is Vanilla Fudge. Their cover of the Supreme’s “You Keep Me Hanging On” was one of their greatest hits. I suggest listening to their live rendition of this song on The Ed Sullivan Show that is quite epic. Their drummer, Carmine Appice, is a legendary showman and was an inspiration to the likes of John Bonham.

[@dalekrampert1920]

i love your wording on your reactions, like, for instance, swampy. i never would have come up with that word for this song. but , it really does sound a little swampy. love the reactions, keep it up.... thank you.........

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for the kind words and appreciate you hanging out! 🤘🏻

[@chrisnelson143]

I'm so happy that you finally got to experience this song

[@dryflypro]

Thanks for playing this rare and fascinating piece. No sure what about it caused me to make my opening song on my radio program but my radio audience seemed to love it. I played a lot of psychedelic music: new stuff for most of my audience in 1968! We sure had fun!

[@threekidzmom04]

WOW! Great reaction! I never listened to the entire song! This was a real treat! I was 13 in 68!!

[@stevetreloar3129]

That was fun.....again...still! Psychedelic raga!! BTW Steven, give Vanilla Fudge a listen, their cover of 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' slaps and you will love drummer Carmine Appice he is legend!!!

[@tjrivers]

This was played at every party in my teen years! ❤ I heard it was supposed to mean, “In the Garden of Eden” not sure it’s true!

[@pumpkinhead34]

It's true! I came to say the same! He was drunk and slurring his words!

[@harlandnelson8278]

On Saturday, March 16, 1968 Iron Butterfly played In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida in a concert at my high school, South High, Torrance, California. No one in attendance had ever heard this song before. It was not recorded until May 27, 1968 and released on June 14, 1968. They played this for at least 20 minutes and everybody was enthralled by this song. During the drum solo every one else left the stage in the gym and then one by one came back on stage and fell in on their instruments. It was a fantastic concert !!

[@dalehannon4922]

I remember back then some called under ground rock others coined it as acid rock either way it was a real fun tune to rock out on they even used the drum solo at the Seattle seafair hydroplane races back then!!