Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida | REACTION

[@innovacraft]

Fifty years and this piece does NOT get old.

[@gilliansl]

I heard them live do this for 45 minutes.

[@barbaratoth6346]

The perfect stoner song

[@janebolt3697]

If you were learning rock in the late seventies, your uncle might play this song on his Bang and Olufsen stereo and you might be attached to it forever.

[@CosmicStargoat]

Back in a kinder, gentler, and less stressful time. Even with Vietnam looming. Of course, I am writing from the perspective of a White Male. I am fully aware now that these times were not as such for everyone, especially those struggling for basic human rights.

[@anitaharris9095]

I first heard this song when I was 8 years old. My next older sister is 7&1/2 years older than me and I got to listen to all of the really great songs. Shaped my love for music and my life.

[@lindacase4245]

Back then a hit of orange sunshine and you could see the music. Never tell my daughter I said that.

[@crafts73]

Yup! True fact!

[@gayrambo4529]

Ever hear the story about the JBs getting James Brown wasted on Orange Sunshine? Mr Brown made up a new dance called the Moon.

[@ramonaestrada601]

Ditto...

[@Ozarks4Larry]

Windowpane

[@frankzambrano514]

The radio DJs used to say they could put this on and go to the bathroom or whatever ! 17 minutes !

[@JurgenStrauss-ow2ge]

The best drum solo ever recorded ! And imagine this : The guitarist Erik Brann was a kid of 17 !!!

[@rogercarter1265]

If you thought that was just some guys jamming you weren’t really listening. That was a carefully planned, carefully crafted rock symphony. Even the drum solo is subtly shaped and has a definite direction that fits perfectly in the total song. I have also been listening to this for over 50 years and I think it ranks with Stairway to Heaven as a master piece of that era.

[@richardknight8986]

This is by far 1,000% better than stair way to heaven

[@xavierfumat7567]

I heard this song at 11 years old in 1975 coming out of my hand held transistor radio past midnight in Los Angeles, CA. This is the "rock" anthem! "SWtH" is a great song but they got more radio play while this song was way to long to play in prime time radio so most people never heard it! I did, it has been my song for 50 years as well!

[@TheDivayenta]

I call it the rock Rite of Spring. Celestial sounds and dinosaurs stuck in the tar pits - incredible. ❤

[@reallymad8096]

Stairway to heaven is totally different song,led Zeppelin has always had the thrown,as the best ,Top of the charts,mabey it could compete with Moby Dick.

[@chucklesthered2338]

I agree. Two years after that song came out I started taking drum lessons. My goal was to master that drum solo. Within 1.5 years at the age of ten I mastered the entire solo. I had a blue pearl Slingerland drum set that didn't quite have the same sound because some of the drums that Iron Butterfly used were over sized drums to give that deep sound they had, especially the tom-toms, but that didn't bother me a bit. That group was way ahead of their time when they came out with that song. My personal favorite classic.

[@davidhoffman5095]

I remember when I was 11, my parents and sister, she was 13, went to the mall or somewhere early one evening. I sneaked into her room to listen to some albums she had, she had the stereo in her room. I found this album, but instead of using her stereo, since no one was home but me, I went down to the living room where my dad had just gotten this huge magnavox console stereo am/fm receiver 8 ft. long piece of furniture that took up an entire wall. With like 10 speakers in it. I carefully removed Frank Sinatra from the platter and put this album on. Turned up the bass and treble, put the volume at 10 and dropped the needle. I have yet to recover.

[@e.t.calledme]

I guess speakers didn't go to 11 back then. Get it?

[@debbiemeek3741]

What a cute story & comment at the end.

[@Cherbear609]

Great story David! And if you’re anything like me….you’re hearing loss is from great music & powerful speakers😂

[@cindyfox622]

Put a an 8track in my little ford falcon and this was my first tape I bought( had the album) it was great! Kinda scare people though play'n on full blast!!! lol 🤣 Awesome time!!! 👍🥰

[@HempRockTelevision]

@@Cherbear609 I'v got Rock n Roll ears!

[@tombrown7449]

I am 67 years old, this was our senior class song. We missed our 50th-year class reunion because of covid19. hearing this brings back a lot of memories

[@Jymm]

As class songs go your's rocked. I wish our class of 71' was as cool. We had two meh ones. Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful and the Carpenters We've Only Just Begun

[@coleparker]

I am 67 myself, remember when my friend came over with this album and he, my brother and I listen to this song, with a black light on and incense burning, and my parents thinking we were all crazy. Ahh those memories.

[@katemarshall7439]

I'm also 67, and I saw Iron Butterfly in my home town, Edmonton, Alberta, a cold December night when was 17. They did an amazing show and then, all of us on our feet, shouting encore!, they did Inagaddadavida! you could see how tired they were, but they did it for us. the drummer carried it - he must've lost 5 pounds every time they played it. another comment - Pink Floyd played the same venue 2 months earlier and their attitude wasn't very nice, as I remember it: kinda 'we're Pink Floyd' & you're so lucky we came to this dump.' aaand last comment - I just discovered setlist.fm, to get those dates. amazing-looking resource.

[@debiah7736]

I'm 67 . At this time this was what we liked. It went right along with our lifestyle.

[@coleparker]

@@debiah7736 Did you wear the tie dye tee shirts?

[@phiddlephart7026]

In the early 70s I would listen to this song every night over & over going to sleep. If you left the record arm up it was like auto restart. Remember 33&1/3rpm? Raise your hands✋

[@brookmiller1986]

✋

[@davidlanier2290]

A M E N and .45 with the special plastic piece

[@dondiego2262]

Been there.

[@Chrissvarietychannel549]

✋✋✋✋✋

[@franciet]

🤚🏼

[@MeltInYourMouth]

As a black woman who's 50 and loving this music since around 7/8. I love watching your videos knowing what's coming and waiting for your mind to be blown 🤭🤭🤘

[@MaryFaili-xz4lx]

LOL!!❤

[@MrMerkinBill]

Same here, @MeltInYourMouth, although I'm 58 to your 52, now. There's a joy in watching @Jamel_AKA_Jamal experience the music we've been listening to forever.

[@nomorebsforme]

And for the DIDDLER how about Chambers Bros TIME HAS COME TODAY!

[@brandonio_granger]

Jamal finally heard one of the most iconic songs in rock history. I sleep better now 😁🤘

[@joycej928]

lol, hahaha - precious!

[@TheR1200clc]

Ok at age 74 this song and "All along the Watch Tower" were two absolute classics of the era!

[@catherinepark7721]

The best and I am only 57. The best

[@liveoak144]

Definitely!

[@mr.pickle3580]

😏

[@phillipkennedy508]

57 & i've felt that way since '72

[@dorothymcmahon9995]

Yes, definitely gotta listen to All Along The Watchtower. Try some old Vietnam movies like Good Morning, Vietnam, Deerhunter and Apocalypse Now for the music.

[@sonyablade1534]

PS. The drummer NEVER stops...all the other instruments do..he never does. RESPECT

[@atombomb31458]

youth is amazing

[@juliocesarvasconcellos9979]

Sonya Blade: Ron Bushy did it like no other. Superb drummer !!!!

[@stokerboiler]

Not only doe he never stop, but he never drops a beat and the tempo is rock-steady.

[@scorpiusbalthazar4327]

@nynetynyne The singer was drunk and/or on drugs and they couldn't understand what he was saying. He was trying to say In The Garden of Eden but it sounds like what they went with.

[@POWER-LINKS]

🥁In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida🥁 Cover by Sina & Friends {full band & full song} kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqqpZnRtd6uhp9k

[@brendagrandi5416]

One of the best drum solos ever..I loved this song when it came out and still do❤️👍

[@garyriding6411]

I'm 72 years old and this is my favorite song of all times, this came in my time, it was psychedelic drug and free love and crazy crazy times ,3 things I appreciated, number one you didn't interrupt the song , number two you played the entire thing + 3 I really enjoyed your reaction and when the drum solo comes on I crank it up as loud as I can get it and this song and many others like it or the reason for my hearing loss and it's well worth it

[@philkearny5587]

Tinnitus just means you had a good time in the 70s.

[@Ozarkprepper643]

Had the opportunity to see them in 68 at the ASU Activity Center. And yes the whole Auditorium was full of pot smoke and I think the LSD was free as well. Their other great song just as long is Butterfly Bayou. They use a talkbox and it puts Peter Frampton to shame.

[@fonsecorona]

And in those days Rob Bushy didn't have a thing like a double kick tom or anything like that...Can you imagine him on a kit like it? 🙂

[@billhiggins1882]

Same here don't get tired of it

[@peggyeggers6268]

they came to my little Methodist college when they were Vanilla Fudge, after Iron butterfly, I think they became Cream. man that was 50 years ago! so glad your getting to hear this

[@princevultan6589]

“Wait a minute. This sounds like Rock and /or Roll.” Reverend Lovejoy.

[@angusgow1887]

Homer to Marge remember making out to this song?.

[@shennessey1]

@@angusgow1887 YES!

[@damonbryan7232]

😂😄😂😄😂😄😂😄😂

[@madman7394]

Beat me to it

[@uninn]

"In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly. Best hymn ever.

[@georgeseegers5947]

Man, there's a lot of old people here, yeah, we are the lucky ones who lived in the era of real music......

[@markstorsved5050]

I do feel lucky, surviving and still remember. Most of it anyway...

[@goldenbough5574]

I believe they call us 'boomers'.

[@carlosvazquez7437]

KIND OF SAD BLESS YOU FOR LIVING THROUGH THOSE TIMES RESPECT TO ALL NOW PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR MASTER GUNNY SGT USMC RET COMBAT VETERAN STAY WELL AND HEALTHY ENJOY LIFE RESPECT ✌️🙏🙋🤕🙄🤔🤨🌟👁️🎯🏅

[@faithjones881]

Yesssss! Although I’m soooo much older now but I have sooo much more appreciation and awww and just… you name it❤️. I loved the 70’s music mostly.. I was just a teenager then and I knew I loved the music but had no clue what of what it took to put the song together… im so blown away now and I can’t even sometimes express in words what these songs mean to me now. I relate to so much of the music and I understand now. Artristy, genious, talent, struggles, pain… ❤️💔😔

[@GOODINDAWOODS]

That was two years before I was born , my dad loves the drum solo.

[@loisfreeman1646]

My Mom bought this for my 12th birthday in Austin, Tx in '68. She said she'd never have bought it if she had heard it. I've always loved them. They do have a short version.

[@cassbagley2172]

A radio station in my town played this every Friday night at 10pm; when the song finished, they would say "And now you know the weekend has begun"!

[@stevensapyak7971]

1.2.21. That is an awesome statement™️ ........ Lol 🎸

[@alexw7359]

Hey I remember this being played but it was Saturday night!! Where did you live?

[@cassbagley2172]

@@alexw7359 Baltimore

[@fredroderick4905]

From Fort Smith Arkansas. I wish we had a radio station like that! We had to put on the vinyl. No worries

[@kw5839]

Gotta love that!

[@faithjones881]

Tripping music! 1970's was the best decade of my life!

[@chrisrat2720]

yeah that's true a damn good time ♠let it Roll ✌☻☮

[@lelandbartlett7269]

One thing to remember, The kid playing lead guitar was only 17 at the time.

[@tonicordova1122]

Eric Braunn

[@kw5839]

Incredible! Thanks for info!

[@bobthebear1246]

Yup, he was a prodigy.

[@Ozarkprepper643]

Yes he was. And Doug Engel who wrote the song was also the keyboard player whose father was a church organist. Another fantastic song is Butterfly Bayou. It's slightly longer. That song is the first I ever heard a talk box and it's absolutely mind-blowing. I have a video of when they played butterfly Bayou on a TV show that went commercial free for the whole song. It's on my KZbin channel. Just punched the Emoji. In 1968 I seen them at the ASU Activity Center the drummer was going a second time through on his solo when he passed out. LOL There was a lot of smoke in the air and I'm sure there was a lot of lsd going around as well. LOL Week later got to see the doors at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Those were the days.

[@completecharleston7142]

One article I read said that he had only been playing guitar for a few months, which I find difficult to believe, but regardless, the guitar licks / leads are legendary, I did my best to imitate him in my first band in 1969, had been playing for about 2 years, and thanks to a wah wah pedal and fuzztone.

[@debbers]

This song took up the entire side of the album, great tripping music! I loved the seventies! Thank you for bringing back this great memory!

[@reallymad8096]

Hell Yeah 100 Percent

[@debbers]

Glad you agree! Fabulous song! Thank you for your reply!

[@1223jamez]

This is from 1968!

[@debbers]

@@1223jamez Thank you very much! I didn't get the album until the early seventies, it was a simple mistake, and I was only 11 in 1968 I didn't even know who they were yet! But I thank you for telling me when it actually came out. It's much appreciated!

[@davidjones6389]

Great tripping music!

[@lanaredmill2651]

Born in the 50's, this makes me feel young and very happy

[@rhauser7731]

Lana...you are a charmer....nothing wrong with your emotions after60 odd years of honing them. ...The host does not quit understand, the listener is supposed to be totaled on acid...maybe MDA; but definitely not being a critic...IB is creating (by auditory means) a novel visual landscape).... love you and take care from BC Canada

[@donjuan7158]

My dad was born in '53. He turned me on to this album when i was in high school. Just hearing for the first time blew me away

[@cynthiaborys7985]

I love your name...Lana!

[@holgerschussler9107]

Wasn't born until 63' lol

[@s.rnohbody3068]

And now let us all rise as we sing this hymn: "In the Garden of Eden".

[@mikedjock]

This sounds like rock and or roll

[@mikedjock]

By I. Ron Butterfly

[@Djd_Records_Zone]

the best trick Bart pulled at church :)

[@JohnHazelwood58]

i've been there ... i attended the show ... in springfield ^^+gg

[@buttercupkong]

Lol " remember when used to make out this hymn?!" 😄

[@danielbritton8588]

One of the greats. Psychedelics at their best.

[@SheilaRiley-ug9pb]

I'm was 14 when this was HUGE. When the drums go into the organ I about loose my mind. Perfection.

[@larryfogleman6684]

Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” stayed on the charts for 140 weeks, with 81 weeks in the top ten. The album outsold every record in the history of recorded music within the first year of its release and therefore outgrew and outsold the standard of the music industry’s “Gold Album” award. For this achievement, Iron Butterfly was subsequently awarded: The Industry’s Very First “Platinum Album".

[@imkluu]

Your facts are a bit skewed. The album sold more albums within its first year of release than any other album, but not more than any album in the history of recorded music. Also, the RIAA established the Platinum Record in 1975. The first album that was award this was "The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits" which sold in excess of 25 million copies. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was NOT an industry award but was established in house by the record company to recognize Irony Butterfly's album sales since there was nothing that existed to recognize their sales and more of a marketing ploy.

[@larryyatsko6966]

They did issue an abbreviated version on 45 rpm vinyl was about 3 1/5 min on duration do it would receive airplay on the Top 40 stations.

[@jays3790]

and yet Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon spent a record 741 weeks in the top 200 album charts, that's over 14yrs

[@shannaobrien5454]

@@larryyatsko6966 On occasion, at least where I grew up, there were a couple of stations that would play the long version.

[@dorothymcmahon9995]

Had the album. Those were the psychedelic days.

[@johnellis4330]

This was also one of - if not the first - legendary drum solos in a song. All drummers of my generation know every beat. I know I still do.

[@rickyd.graham5904]

ONLY OTHER SONG I RECALL WITH SOMETHING CLOSE WAS WIPE OUT.

[@chadheckman2693]

I played mean air drums to this song back then. I still want to today, but my wife will think I'm crazy. :-)

[@larryrucker]

Another good solo was in "Get Ready" by Rare Earth from about 1970.

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

@@chadheckman2693 😆🤣

[@gaarasuri]

My mom actually played this disc for me in the car when I was in my 20's. almost 40 and still my favorite drum solo. :D

[@JuGrNaught]

oh man, this is a classic. one of my favorite Simpsons jokes was when Bart handed out hymn lyrics at church and pranked everyone into singing "In The Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly. hahaha. By the end of playing the whole song, the organ player passes out lmao

[@littlebearblackthroatedwind]

OMG. I so remember that lol😂

[@allenambrose5268]

Great episode

[@lauriesuter8810]

"Remember when we used to make out to this song Marge?"OMG! Laughed so hard I thought I would pass out!!

[@lancepickett5653]

The real joke is those were the ACTUAL lyrics, the lead singer was to wasted to sing "in the Garden of Eden".

[@JuGrNaught]

Laurie Suter “Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll!” 😂

[@lonewolfrcs1331]

the 70's had the best music and will never be repeated they had a we don't give a f attitude if you liked the song or not they just played and it was amazing

[@jerryjones7293]

At 76 I just had a "flash back" as we said in the day. Amazed to still be here.

[@philkearny5587]

I just had one at 73. I hope they never go away. I wouldn’t even know where to score some acid today.

[@sweetcheeks73]

I'm 72 & I totally agree!

[@JazF30]

@@philkearny5587 and Ludes

[@dheniff1]

me too, I am turning 70 this year, but this still sounds great.

[@redevil7081]

Dosed shrooms mildly for three days a month ago, retirement is great!

[@heather9857]

I got the biggest smile on my face when I saw you did this reaction. :D To all of us who can't help but play that entire drum solo with our hands - cheers!

[@EricBoston1992]

Psychedelic rock. Meant to take you on a journey to the unknown, to new territories of consciousness.

[@MsWindchaser]

Psychedelic/Acid rock

[@delwilliams9174]

What's the problem understanding visual effects to make you feel you are on the same trip

[@michaelmott3083]

I was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, TX when this song made the charts. In the day, a local radio station played the long version every night at 6 PM. Every radio on the base was playing this song and cranked up. The base rocked and it gave me the chills.

[@gregmcintyre9936]

This was called HEAD MUSIC back in the day!!!!! Old school term

[@roberthenderson2580]

Or...…...acid rock

[@crazedredhead55]

Haha! Head music was Isaiah Tomita’s Snoflakes are Dancing! All Moog Synthesizer!

[@gistechrep3816]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock

[@robl6570]

Physicadelic Rock

Because supposedly you needed to be high to enjoy it (or, alternatively, really "understand" it). I was never high (on anything other than ethanol, and even those highs were nothing compared to actual drunks). And I love the shit out of prog/psychedelic.

[@brianroberts2402]

Ah, back in the day. Weed and acid was as new as Iron Butterfly, Jethro Tull and so many more. 65 now and have great and ongoing memories. Check out "It's A Beautiful Day"!

[@shannonengland5760]

It's A Beautiful Day is great!

[@sv3931]

White Bird Hot Summer Day!!! Circling like a river Over brightly colored stones Breaking up my soul And taking part of me home Leaving the other half To tumble all alone Love, love, where did you go

[@woodrose50]

Saw Its A Beautiful Day in Jacksonville Fl. The cops were trying to stop us from standing up. Then the lead singer said, " If you all want to stand up, stand up." The whole Florida Theater stood up together, the cops shook their heads and left the auditorium. Wasn't until I got out side that I realized I was peaking on the acid I took. Best trip ever, is flying so high you don't realize it.

[@woodrose50]

@@nac.mac.feegle yeah, a soldier was awarded a lot of money under the Carter administration for the Army dosing his food and fluids. They were testing it on him as a truth serum. Really screwed his head up. Couldn't hold down a job due to the levels they gave him messing up his brain.. Levels that were way higher than what was normally taken.

[@mikehawkins4752]

Or "My Mirage". That album is more than just this song...

[@helllied6989]

The story goes that the title of this song was supposed to be "In the Garden of Eden". They were asked what the title of the next song was and they were so drunk/high they couldn't speak correctly and said "In a Gadda Da Vida" The drum solo is my all time favorite. It is a pure drum solo, very little cymbals.

[@Mariko0624]

Close but not exactly.

[@raylsullivan]

The syndicated rebooted History of Rock and Roll radio series covered this last week. The recording engineer asked the band what the name of the song was. He could not understand that they were telling him "In The Garden of Eden". He wrote down phonetically what he heard them say on the tape container.

[@badgermountainsurvival394]

actually, from the guitar players own mouth, Doug (the keyboard player) had been up all night working on the song, was tired and hung over and said "I've been working on this new song, it's called..." and he slurred out "In the garden of eden" so poorly that they heard "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" and said "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, great, let's go!" And a legend was born. 😆 When Eric Clapton was with Cream and wrote a song, he scribbled "bridge" over a part of the song, near the top. It was so badly written Ginger thought it said "Badge" and "It's a strange name for a song but, okay..." Some of the coolest things were just accidents. 😀

[@LindaNickelLittleLinda]

I was trying to write my own explanation as a trivia on this song, but I truly like your explanation much better.

[@tomroit739]

I was in the Air Force stationed in Hawaii. It was 68 or 69 and Iron Butterfly played this at the Waikiki Shell. The drummer played a 30 to 40 minute drum solo. Amazing and so awesome!

[@TheChocolateDolphin]

Erik Brann, the guitarist, was only 17 years old when he recorded his guitar on this song.

[@drdr76]

I am constantly in awe of these 15-17 year old types that were musical geniuses at such a young age. Steve Winwood had his first hit when he was 15, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel too. Eric Clapton, John Denver at 17, and the list goes on...

[@douglasmijangos3327]

d ragland I heard Stevie Wonder got a record deal when he was 8 yrs old I believe.. and he released his first record at that age too .. I think 🤔 that’s crazy to think of .. at the age that most of us are playing games and hide and seek .. sports... he was creating music .. he had already started his legacy.. 🤯 mind blowing man

[@CHaas-bn3xi]

Wow pretty freaking impressive

[@debbieplato5107]

I got to see Iron Butterfly along with Led Zepplin when I was 16 back in 1970. It was far out man! Aw Yes! 🌻✌

[@thehatguyspeaks4439]

That had to be an amazing experience!

[@debbieplato5107]

@@thehatguyspeaks4439 It was!

[@hoopsmccann639]

my buddy's mom said that was her first concert as a teenager. i then asked her if she got high for it . . . she just smiled. haha

[@IDNHANTU2day]

I envy you brother.

[@annpeaches4337]

Must listen to this with earphones! Music goes "around" you. Best album EVER! Yes, I am a child of the 60s!!!!!!!

[@shannonengland5760]

best way to listen, vinyl and headphone. the drum solo is on a whole different level on the vinyl due to cross talk and natural phase shifting between the stereo sides.

[@Plateaudweller]

The most amazing thing is its 1968 and most of the sounds were new as musicians experimented further and further with the new electronic instruments they had at the time. An era when post WW2 conservetism was blown away...thank god. I was 12 and listening to this on a mono transister radio still blew my mind.

[@doylesinclair4499]

That visual 'stuff' was just a psychedelic effect. THIS was the original version of the song. This was what you call 'acid rock'.

[@F1083]

The light show would normally be projected on a screen behind the band during a performance. For this clip someone just overlayed it on the tape. This is what it would look like in color. Pulsing in time with the music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpfaeZJmrtl_qtk

[@sueprator9314]

Very good! Thanks for reminding this fried brain...lol kidding...

[@brucewahler6789]

Yep. The effect was usually produced by drops of colored oils spread on a plastic sheet on an old-school slide projector. (Remember those?)

[@jazzyboy7784]

Welcome to the 60's... nothing sums it up more than this...

[@aprilz6540]

They weren't just hearing the music, they were seeing it, smelling it, tasting it...

[@matsumoto9244]

A time for experimenting with herbs, music, pharmaceuticals, etc.

[@jrdlabs]

At least, the LATE 60's. In the early 60's, we had "Duke of Earl", etc. Early and late 60's were very different, but I love them, both!

[@jazzyboy7784]

@@jrdlabs ...post Beatles 60's...that's when the fun started...lol

[@BuckeyeByBirth]

Back in the day of the 3 minute song, Iron Butterfly turns this 17 minute jam loose... DJ's at the radio stations famously would play this so they could get a bathroom break.😆

[@expfcwintergreenv2.02]

That’s a long bathroom break 💩

[@BuckeyeByBirth]

Exactly!

[@jazzyboy7784]

@@expfcwintergreenv2.02 Maybe a quickie also...lol

[@Kaocyde]

No, when this was released, DJs put this on to step outside for a weed break.

[@shreddder999]

Or worse yet, I'm Your Captain

[@johnschofield9496]

the guitarist, Erik Brann, was 17 when they recorded this. The "special effects" were from the Joshua Light Show at the Fillmore East and West concert halls, where I.B. got their start.

[@Ayce1955]

To anyone finding this song "boooring" and "too long", have you no imagination? This was way before music videos would show you what the suits wanted you to see in the music, and you had to use your own imagination to figure out what the song was about. Also, there was little to no product placement, and the artists got credit, not the producers or "the guy that came up with the beat".

[@gradypatterson1948]

"Too long"??? This is the shortened version - and it suffers greatly from the cuts!

[@Ayce1955]

@@gradypatterson1948 Were you watching a different video? The album version is 17.05, true "live" version was almost 19 minutes, so this live version is the album version. It didn't lose much.

[@skateman7151]

What he's trying to say is take some psychedelics and unleash the power of your mind!!!

[@userflynnn2]

Dont forget about the drugs that helped bring us this jewel.

[@utet.4226]

Remember.... this was the recreational drug era. Bludder acid n

[@mordabeyak]

One of the most memorable "Simpsons" bits, for me, is when Bart switches out the sheet music at the church for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Classic.

[@hexenwulfen]

Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll.

[@Pico_Farad]

Yeah that was hilarious 😂

[@gpetinati]

That's one of the greatest Simpsons moments right there!

[@jonnydarkfang2816]

And then Homer turns to Marge and says "Remember when we used to make out to this hymn?"😂😂😂

[@sonyablade1534]

CLASSIC!!!! HAHA

[@slimvince1956]

I’ve always loved the way the drums travel through your skull during the solo. Awesome.

[@athomeoutsideanywhere7550]

If nobody else has already explained it, yes this is the original recording of the song. The band was in the studio ready to record it, which was originally much shorter, but the producer was not there. Apparently he was late. So the guys just jammed, rehearsing the song and it turned into this 17-minute jam fest. Everybody loved it so much, they wanted to use it as the album track. So a rehearsal turned jam session became one of the greatest, most epic rock songs in history.

[@sailorgregor]

it's actually kind of amazing. They were obviously well rehearsed going in, but to lay it down so perfectly in what was to be a sound check is proof of their musicianship and timing. Everyone played their part to perfection.

[@daveperala4723]

The rift from this is right up there with "Smoke on the water" as recognizable tunes. Pretty soon you're going to have black light and a lava lamp rockin the set.

[@RandomPau]

...and a tie-dye shirt!

[@gidmalu]

Now I'm dying to see a lava lamp in the background next time! Lol

[@classic-kool]

Yep … The song is one big hook spawning jam session after jam session …. GOLD!

[@Reverendpete71]

😂😂😂

[@musiclistsareus1029]

Riff

[@samuelwood876]

They may have been high, but the beat never waivers.... for 17 minutes!!!!

[@caster085]

I am 70 now and this is still my favourite song I played for my son one day and he loved it what more can you say.

[@sitkoh]

Doug Ingle told my daughter and I that he'd actually named the song "In the Garden of Eden", but after some thought decided they might not get the air play they desired so he changed it. But the night he wrote and recorded it the first time at home, he told me that he'd imbibed and fell asleep on the couch. When Ron Bushy got home late that night (they were roommates), Doug woke and told him about the song and mumbled "In the Garden of Eden" and Ron said he thought Doug said something like "In A Gadda Da Vida". They were so kind to us and talked to my daughter and I for a couple of hours. Nice, nice people. Doug is the only original member left alive now. I can't say enough about how kind they were.

[@rparkerjr77]

RIP Doug, 5/24/2024

[@sitkoh]

@@rparkerjr77 Oh no. I hadn't heard about this. He'll be missed. RIP Doug. 🕊

[@sitkoh]

@@rparkerjr77 And thank you for letting us know. ❤

[@matthatter2849]

"What's going on?!" asked Jamel. LOL. What you're seeing there Jamel is liquid light projections. In the late '60's they had a huge screen behind the bands that would project those slithering, psychedelic colors. Behind the screen would be the light show company, be it Jerry Abrams' Head Lights for the west coast or The Joshua Light Show for the east coast with all their equipment. They would also show psychedelic films over the projections to enhance the "trip."

[@MyMomo17]

Better close your eyes Jamel the LSD may jump right in. lol

[@that44rdv4rk]

the original winamp vis. ;)

[@rileyearl1]

West Coast there was Retina Circus!

[@williambethel6913]

I remember pig light show at the filmore east,

[@stevelewis1982]

Tripping man

[@johnnowakowski4062]

Back in the early 70's when FM was in its infancy regarding rock stations. The first stations were called "underground" stations and would play the entire song...

[@Ozarkprepper643]

Late 60s early 70s In Arizona we had Kris radio on AM, and they always played the entire song. They would also Play Butterfly Bayou which is just as long and they use a talk box in that song, puts Peter Frampton the shame.

[@MsWindchaser]

I remember the underground stations.

[@johnburakowski61]

Allison Steele The Night Bird would come on at midnight in NYC.

[@atownsen2]

In high school, I switch the tape of the National Anthem with this song and locked the door. :-)

[@roryschweinfurter2601]

Just like in the Shashank Redemption

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

🤣🤣🤣 Love it!

[@danielseelye6005]

Should've played Jimi's version at Woodstock, but with this you could REALLY have fun making them stand the full time.

[@thomasjacobsen7438]

I was 17 at the time in 68. And went to see Iron Butterfly in California. Psychedelics. I think Doug Ingels was singer and organist. Memories. Thanks for playing

[@jeffteeter501]

I saw Iron Butterfly at the Hollywood Bowl in 1969. An amazing drum solo lasted over 30 minutes. His hands were bleeding, but wow!

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

Tell a drummer in a band nowadays to make a 30 minute drum solo of their most famous song lol

[@mattysxmusicxfiles9198]

I remember my dad telling me about that show. He saw them every time they came through town since he lived in Inglewood.

[@phantomcollector1976]

ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME

[@gypsy4549]

Ha ha now I'm listening to 60s music and my husband came in and said God do we have to relive it again...

[@tomcartwright7134]

My man you have tapped into the embryonic beginning of heavy metal. These guys were the real deal.

[@zeffinseven]

I was 13 years old when this song came out, and I had just started playing drums at age 11, so in my first band this was one of our regular songs. We did the whole 17 minute version, and people loved it. I was a tiny kid behind the drums playing in band with high school kids. We were very popular in our small town of about 15,000 people. I remember doing the solo for a Battle of the Bands contest, and during the solo people had gathered around the stage, clapping with the rhythm and sort of chanting Go go go go. I just had to laugh. I also remember thinking at the time, "I'm not sure, I don't remember how this song ends." But we got to the ending and it all came together nicely. Great memories this brings back for me. Now here we are 50+ years later, and I'm still playing with a band. It was a great song to start out with. Thanks Jamel/Jamal for getting around to this one. Love your Video Reviews.

[@rakitakhan]

I proud to say that I still have my original LP !

[@kens32052]

I left mine in my car in the hot sun and warped it. There were so many waves in it the needle would jump. I was not happy.

[@ouiser1955]

I still have mine too! 😊

[@carolhayes7750]

Me too!

[@georgefoukal8131]

first album i bought about 1970

[@kona883]

I plain wore mine out! Oh and my dad hated this song! I had the family’s hifi in my room with a built in garrard turntable it was awesome!

[@suebrown7548]

This brought a huge smile to my face. Memories of the beginning of my misspent youth!

[@joe6096]

Legendary drummer Ron Bushy passed away on August 29th, 2021. Keyboardist and lead vocalist Doug Ingle is now the sole surviving member of this original Iron Butterfly lineup that you hear and see in this video.

[@firebearva]

May they RIP. They created a masterpiece of psychedelic rockf

[@starflower7709]

So sad. They wouldn't be very old now.

[@batterdown]

Sadly, Doug Ingle just passed. RIP, and thanks for contributing to the soundtrack of my life.

[@blackdogexcavator21]

The concerts back in the day were EPIC!!!

[@pamelaflanigan5935]

You ain't kiddin', man groups like Jefferson Airplane, The doors, Iron Butterfly rocked the houses they played like the Spectrum in Philly.

[@mmay2669]

In the garden of eden. He was drunk when they recorded, so they kept it like that. This song took up an entire side of a vinyl album.

[@moonlily1]

I thought it was that the lyricist orally told the lyrics to his bandmate while he was drunk, and when he read them back after he asked why he wrote "in a gadda da vida" was because he was so incoherent that was the best he could make out, and then they ended up just keeping it because it was the 60s and it sounded trippy.

[@kesleycottrell1416]

moonlily1 1968 dude, it was trippy for a reason.

[@moonlily1]

@@kesleycottrell1416 I looked at up and both my story and M May's are correct. "According to drummer Ron Bushy, organist-vocalist Doug Ingle wrote the song one evening while drinking an entire gallon of Red Mountain wine. When the inebriated Ingle then played the song for Bushy, who wrote down the lyrics for him, he was slurring his words so badly that what was supposed to be "in the Garden of Eden" was interpreted by Bushy as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".[9][10]"

[@mercuryrising9174]

Yes I've told that story a million times if you look up the live version from like 62or3 he sings it right Edit: he's saying in the garden of Eden people are just dumb

[@ivanboston8582]

you could always tell when a DJ had to go to the bathroom when the put on the long play version of this song

[@wendyk1897]

This is such a badass song! I am so glad you are reacting to it! People need to jam to this! Much love ❤️

[@sledgehammer4972]

I’m a child of the 60s used to listen to this for hours while trippen on Lsd now 70 and still love it

[@Rachniax]

This is what "In the Garden of Eden" sounds like when you're tripping on acid. The original, at least from my father's collection, was about 23 minutes long.

[@TheMrZif]

Translates. In the garden of David.

[@gregoryrash2007]

@@TheMrZifYour father is correct as I also remember it, Legend has it that the lead singer showed up to the recording studio stoned out of his mind and just screwed up the words to "In the Garden of Eden", so bad, that the changed the title, and released it anyway!

[@chipdavis7206]

I knew someone would make this comment, you did not disappoint and you are correct.

[@imkluu]

@@TheMrZif In the Garden of Eden

[@dhausmig]

The original album recording was 17 minutes and when I saw them live in 1969 they played In A Gadda Da Vida for 44 minutes.

[@jeffnaslund]

The shirts you’re talking about are tie-dye. Think Grateful Dead. This was the peak of the psychedelic era of the late 60s. This album was played endlessly in my house when I was an 8-year-old kid. Loved it. Being a bass player myself, I can assure you that jams such as these put you in a zone that only musicians understand

[@paulavance5096]

As a singer, I'd have to say musicians and singers.

[@PoppiB]

Busted, down on Bourbon Street.

[@lockandloadshari]

My dad wore this record out and he started my love affair with rock music.

[@sonyablade1534]

For me it was my two older brothers...I had the best music playing in the background between these two from '61 when I was born right through my teenage years. I couldn't help to follow suit and just keep going with rock and roll :)

[@yeswolf1]

Timeless. I am 67 years old and Iron Butterfly was the first concert I ever say in my life. I was 13 years old then and I have seen over a thousand concerts in my life with the greatest bands in the world. Iron Butterfly remains "with" me.

[@chipteam8379]

And tickets were cheap back then.

[@joelove6860]

When FM came on the scene it was AOR, Album Oriented Rock. No rules. That's when FM was great radio. This is a great example.

[@matthewbestdfghy]

KSHE

[@benitomaldonado7080]

The pulsating colors were part of the music which this song and others made famous of that time . Was 18 years old when I first heard this and it was the beginning of an era . Am glad I was part of it 👏🙌🏼🎊💕

[@SquirrelTheater]

I was 2 years old when this was originally released, but I remember hearing it as a kid all of the time, back when the world was sane.

[@Ozarkprepper643]

Back when the world was sane 🤔 yes it was compared to today. But back then we were either worried about getting nuked or drafted to fight an unpopular War. Almost everyone can remember their draft number. We had the Bay of Pigs, and the Kennedy assassination. And there were War protests all the time. Kent State comes to mind. Then later we had hyperinflation, gas shortage. Remember sitting in a 2 hour long line just to get 5 gallons of rationed gas. So the world was scary then! But we did have the best music and cars. Now the world today as a whole has reached a whole new level of insanity. ☣️

[@thomasjacobsen7438]

My draft number was 249. Luckily. I would have been on the front lines, where so many young boys and men lost their lives fighting for what.

[@annettespradlin4945]

@@Ozarkprepper643 - I think it's the same but just a different kind of horror. I love Iron Butterfly, though.

[@kamilfingr371]

My parents was dating as teenagers, when this song was released :D

[@SquirrelTheater]

@@annettespradlin4945 No, it’s not.

[@timroberson722]

I'm 66 yo and still dig this song. When I was in 8th grade our math teacher, Mrs. Marks at Scotts Valley Jr. High played this song during study time. She was way ahead of her time. Thank you Mrs. Marks for turning on my generation to Iron Butterfly.

[@dionnecoburn134]

Back in the day, that was my jam!! Glad you found them! Stay safe!

[@fotoviano]

the blob is food coloring and oil in water in a clear dish on an overhead projector. that's all we had in those days for special effects (besides the pharmaceuticals, I mean)

[@kentclark6420]

We had other special effects, like lava lamps, and black light posters. For home use, anyway.

[@feel7251]

ok this was the first album ever produced in quadrafonic sound and it set the standard for all music playing devices for ten years after it, the blob was the first visual representation of phychdelia in music , this was all done in 1968 , and has never been beaten .

[@TheRockin1953]

The Drum solo, made this Song, it was my favorite and remains there today ....... Thanks for Knocking off some dust, It really brought back some great memories

[@stevea2909]

That my friend is a 60's version of an acid trip, with tie-dyed t-shirts & Blacklight posters!

[@charleslatora5750]

You are the greatest reactor ever!!!!!thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Bless you for doing this song. I don't think there is another reactor who will do this song. A million thanks. Next: Chambers Brothers. Time Has Come Today.

[@AndyGeesGarage]

This is my go to song when I need to light the candles and eat miles on a road trip. Great when you’re going 100 plus mph. Many years ago I was driving a 86 Porsche 930 from Houston to Los Angeles. Well I was jammin’ out to this song with my right foot glued to the floor. It was about 1 AM and I was in Arizona somewhere, I hadn’t seen a single cop since leaving Houston then BAM!! State trooper lit me up! I hammered on the breaks, it felt like forever to get stopped and even longer for the trooper to catch up lol. He was not happy , said when the radar first picked me up I was at 156 mph and he hit his lights and by then I’d already got it down to 100 mph where he got a lock on me. He asked why I was going so fast? I asked if I could turn my radio on to explain it to him? When this song came on he nodded in understanding handed me my paperwork and told me to try to keep it under 100 mph and let me go!

[@crafts73]

Lol. "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day. We lived the life we choose, we fight and never lose. Those were the days, oh yes those were the days!" Song: "Those Were The Days" by: Mary Hopkin

[@maryroberts9233]

Sounds like a Vanishing Point moment....lol

[@vickiclakley8903]

What a great memory!

[@kathycollins9510]

Perfect! Ha

[@dogsareprecious4842]

LOVE this story !!!!!!

[@chestershingle1625]

It made me feel good to see how much you were into it. I'm 77 years old and In A Gadda Da Vida was and still is my favorite lay back jam. I regret to say I was on my way to see them at the Electric Factory in Philly in 68 when I got into a major wreck. Needless to say I didn't see them. Keep on keeping on I totally enjoy your reviews.

[@thomaso6763]

This song is the first “heavy metal” song with a groove that sabbath would later perfect.

[@snowhiterover]

Listen to Marmalade, "I've been around too long"

[@dominicrossitto5890]

The “pulsating “ image is related to psychedelic images: being hallucinogenic drugs, LSD, mushrooms 🍄 , etc. and yes, that is what tye-dyed shirts are meant to resemble. The story is that the title was said while a band member was either drunk or on some type of drug and they were trying to say “In the Garden of Eden”, but their speech was slurred.🤪 One of the later band members, and newer bass player, Philip Taylor Kramer, later became a computer engineering executive and inventor. He worked on the MX missile guidance system for a contractor of the US Department of Defense and later in the computer industry He had a near genius IQ.. He disappeared in February 1995 and was found dead in May 1999, his death ruled a probable suicide.

[@danbardos3498]

Aka, "Epsteined" lol

[@mbsnyderc]

and it wold have been better as In The Garden of Eden.because then it makes sense.

[@GenMasterB]

you beat me to it! lol

[@tompain2751]

The Clintons got him!

[@tompain2751]

@@mbsnyderc When on drugs,crazy shit makes sense.

[@ravenmasterchief]

That "blob" was colored oil on top of water over an overhead lamp for that "cool acid freaks"

[@ravenmasterchief]

@@Lchristyhastings LOL we've come a long way baby!

[@edchester3150]

Yea projected on a sheet hung on a wall. We had strobe lights and black light posters too.

[@ravenmasterchief]

@@edchester3150 don't forget the lava lamps lol

[@Fdt172]

If you take a cardboard box and cut small symbols out in it and then put Christmas tree lights in it the sea nine kind especially the twinkle bulbs and put it in a dark room-

[@1978HighFlyinBird]

Projector. Food grade colorant in vegetable oil, between 2 sheets of transparent vynil. Then play with sheets...✌😊

[@edgarflowers3904]

This is as classic rock as you can get.....I grew up with this 68yrs old! I love this

[@VibeWithVida]

My name is DaVida. When I found out that there was a song with my name in it, I had to find it. Badass!!!! Very proud to blast this song as my ringtone.

[@dannymoore6886]

Rumor was it was originally In The Garden Of Eden

[@jeffgruber3347]

To f'ed up to say it right

[@biglemon204]

@@dannymoore6886 It's not a rumor.

[@ronniewall1481]

HELL ILL WRITE A HUNDRED SONGS WITH YOUR NAME.

[@briane173]

If you ever hook up with InnaGadda let me know.

[@passwordbosco407]

This song bugged my parents so much back then. So of course I played it all the time. ;)

[@jwsel]

LOL. My dad managed Iron Butterfly, so he played it all the time, which bugged us kids.

[@briane173]

My dad couldn't figure out how I could lay back and just listen to the fuzzy guitar picks and frenetic drumming. But I would've expected nothing more from him having grown up with the big-band sound and Sinatra etc. Modern rock wasn't his thing and really still isn't; he's either strings or R&B. Only thing close to rock he ever respected was Neil Diamond.

[@dougn2350]

They probably liked it but couldn't admit it

[@RC99_Productions]

Ah... 60s psychedelic rock.... the drum solo in this song is awesome!

[@POWER-LINKS]

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[@johnwest5583]

I was 13 and a drummer in our small dirt road town. Our band jumped on this. 6 months later I could reproduce beat for beat, inflection for inflection, and was forced to prove it numerous times. I love the cadence of the creatures of Eden as they run amuck!

[@kenanderson637]

Back in them days they called that a light show, projected oil and vinegar and dye.

[@Oldrogue47]

One of the best...couldn't wait for it to come on the radio...great solo's

[@MrTeff999]

Yes, the radio stations (all two of the rock stations in San Diego) played the whole 17 minutes. Repeatedly.

[@charlesmarch1220]

A prime example of the flowering genius of that era. Brilliance seemingly lost to time, but fortunately saved for us and future generations here. My brother gifted me this album for Christmas. Stands as the greatest gift I ever received. Also back in the day the great KSAN San Francisco played this version late at night while I was 10 yrs old, in bed lights out, listening on my little transistor radio. Thank you Jamel. So wise of you to play this and respond the way you do. As I did 53 years ago.

[@dakotaslim]

I was 8 when this came out. Still one of best all-time grooves in rock history.

[@Two4Brew]

I saw them in the summer of 68 on a double bill with Spirit. A month later saw Steppenwolf with Blue Cheer.

[@patrician7445]

Loved Spirit! Saw them in Fort Worth , early '70's or late 60's. Led Zeppelin was their opening act.

[@marktomasunas4926]

Epic music of are generation 👍🏻

[@iamsria]

Loved Spirit, maybe the most underrated band of all time.

[@Two4Brew]

@@iamsria They definitely deserve remembrance.

[@nrubsol]

Lucky bum. I was just a couple of years too young. Didn't live in the bay area then. Those were great bands. Did you ever catch Jefferson Airplane?

[@Lwize]

Thank you for reacting to the full-length album version. The 3 min radio edit just doesn't cut it.

[@batterdown]

In a Gadda Da Vida - So many memories... first and foremost, RIP Doug Ingle. Your keyboard and vocals brought this song to life. I was 13 in 1968. My brother was in the navy. He bought a Roberts 7-and-a-half inch reel-to-reel and brought it home and left it. He had been accumulating tapes from his Columbia Record Club membership. This was one of my favorites. In 1968 records were still coming out in mono. Most cars had AM stations on the radio and transistor radios were gaining in popularity. Widespread stereo was in its infancy, as was FM radio. No MTV, just sound. A huge new listening experience was being born. I remember listening to this song with those nice headsets and listening to the tones amble their way across my head from ear to ear and back again and meeting back into the middle. I was experiencing music in some sort of rebirth. This song set the stage for a lot of experimentation, new sounds, and a new type of rock and roll. This psychedelic era was the home of Cream (I Feel Free), Jefferson Airplane (White Rabbit), Pink Floyd (Dark Side of The Moon), and many others experimenting with an explosion of sound. God! I'm thankful for experiencing that time in my life. Thanks Jamal for keeping the music alive.

[@jamesducey2685]

Wonderful comment!