Drummer reacts to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly

[@williambaldridge1203]

This song is probably the reason that every band started doing drum solos in their concerts.

[@jamesscaminaciiii1537]

Ginger Baker started that trend in rock. His "Toad" on the Wheels of Fire album lit the fuse.

[@williambaldridge1203]

@@jamesscaminaciiii1537 Maybe you're right, but I think it was Iron Butterfly. Because I remember in school. Everybody could do the Iron Butterfly drum solo on their desktop, or their books. But nobody could do the gingerbreaker Drum solo, nobody ever even talked about it.

[@silvertube52]

Radio was so different in 1968. I remember the DJ on WABX in Detroit playing this all through and then saying, "Let's hear that again" and playing twice. So almost 40 minutes of the same song. There was AM and FM radio, AM was mono and played short hit songs, FM was "underground" in stereo and played whatever they wanted. It was an amazing creative time for popular music with an emerging media to play it.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

I expect that back then, when the DJ would play an entire album side, he was getting stoned or maybe even getting a BJ from some local radio skank who wanted free tickets to the upcoming big concert in town.

[@jerryward3311]

Loved WABX back in the day! We just had a wealth of stations playing great music in the home of rock and roll.

[@catherinebida2531]

Remember Eli Sweet on ABX and Karen Satellite and Arthur Penn allow on RIF or W4?

[@catherinebida2531]

That damn auto correction . It was Karen Savelli and Art Penhallow

[@catherinebida2531]

Another correction: Eli Zaret

[@brockmiles6597]

In '68 you couldn't play the long version on AM (conventional) radio but no self respecting FM (alternative radio then) would dream of playing the short version.

[@leroywolf5819]

Im 65 and every Sunday morning I listen to this just to piss off my neighbors

[@dkat1108]

LMAO I love man....

[@avatar997]

That sounds like a lovely tradition to start...

[@UFOS4]

If I was your neighbor, I’d be delighted!

[@bethellen1962]

You rock, glad I’m not your neighbor though. 😘

[@TY-ob7fz]

Should do smoke on the water by deep purple.

[@FunFunRene]

This is the most famous drum solo of the 60’s and everyone from my generation and before knows this drum solo by heart

[@williambaldridge1203]

I used to play the drum solo on my textbooks. When I was in high school. just about everyone else could too.

[@williambaldridge1203]

This is the first album I ever bought when I was a teenager

[@williambaldridge1203]

I have lots of other great songs.Their next album is called "Ball".Their great songs on the album "In the crowds", "Soul Experience " They had a hit song off of the album "metamorphosis". You really have much to hear from Iron Butterfly. They are great.

[@williambaldridge1203]

In response to religious comments if you don't realize the bible was written in an apocalyptic poetic style it's difficultto understand. For instance, when it said the Earth was void and without form in Genesis. that doesn't mean what most people conjur up in their minds. It meant no one was in covenant with God no one was keeping His word. Just an example.

[@Immortalheart66]

Fun fact: According to Lee Dorman,.. Bassist. They came into the studio,.. Engineer Don Casale wanted to do a sound check. So he said run through the song. The band proceed to play it. What they didn’t know was that he had pushed the record button. When they finished,., he said “ come into the control room,.. i want to show you something.”,…, hence,… One take!!! In the middle you can hear i assume Erik Braunn messing or toggling with knobs or something. The rest is history. Raw and uncut. Iconic. Grand reaction.

[@jonathanroberts8981]

Another great “rehearsal take” is “Hazard Profile” by the Soft Machine.

[@bdoehner]

So is Marquee Moon by Television.

[@tchampagne1494]

It is time for your generation to musically step out of your comfort zone and explode into a new creative realm. Let your imagination invent new music as diverse as we had back then.

[@Pokenoz940]

You are so right, the longer I live the more you find almost anything is brand new or original, but not this era.

[@yarsivad000.5]

They are too computerized and don’t work in groups.

[@tchampagne1494]

@@yarsivad000.5 Indeed, that would be a major block in musical creativity. Especially if you don't use your own mind, nor anyone else's.

[@brendamilloy2557]

Well said!

[@brendamilloy2557]

​@@yarsivad000.5 Agreed. From jamming with your band mates and other musicians often comes the great music.

[@johnprice6066]

This whole album is full of great songs... "Termination", "My Mirage"... Good stuff.

[@quentinmichel7581]

You need to check out the "Iron Butterfly Theme" from their first album HEAVY. OG Heavy Metal.

[@kevinsattler6603]

1968 17 years old. It fricking blew minds and mine was one of them. Peace ✌️

[@UFOS4]

I had their “Ball” album and wore it out on the turntable. Now I have it on Apple Music to bring me comfort in my old age.

[@IAMCAVE]

Same here, this and dozens of songs from the era.

[@MidwesternCornbilly]

The church organist of The First Church of Springfield (The Simpsons) begins playing the opening riff to this song. The scene cuts to 17minutes later to a glassy eyed congregation still listen to her rendition. Classic

[@jamesrawlins735]

I remember older people were scared of this song when it came out - and if you listen to the words it's the most innocent rock song.

[@charliemac64]

Bart changed the organist's sheet music and ALL the hymnals to get the congregation to sing along! 😂😂😂

[@charliemac64]

I saw these guys in 1998 out in the sticks in Darrington, Washington. All the hippies in the surrounding area came out for that one!!!

[@dscotthoward7467]

I'm watching this in Mt Vernon. Just up Hwy 9.

[@russwalker3119]

I was 18 in 1968 and this was "underground" music and a total phenomena when it came out, just so new and riveting, and so pleasantly long in duration, 4 solos in one song

[@dafinn2007]

Played it all on FM radio when the DJ wanted to step out.

[@tonythegoodman]

Funny u say that .I was a DJ in the mid 70's..worked midnite to 6 ..I would go outside and smoke a Doobie and still had time to use to bathroom..lol...when i played this album..

[@alpetrocelli4465]

After this was released, all the local bands immediately started to feature a drum solo in their sets. Everyone would stop dancing, walk to the stage & judge the performance, experts that we were. ✌️❤️🎶

[@quentinmichel7581]

As I recall Eric Brann the guitarist was 17 or 18 when this was released. He was a beast

[@KMAsKorner]

You handled this obstacle perfectly L33. You came back with the long video and another great reaction quickly. Great job!

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks bro I appreciate that. I try my best to please! It was an honest mistake. And I'm glad yall enjoyed this one:)

[@rogercaruso9337]

Those were the freaking days man glad I was there growing through it all

[@FerBolanos1966]

Picture it Juarez City Mexico 1970, this 14 year old falls in love with this song and teaches his 4 year old cousin to love it. I’m the 4 year old now 57 and still listening to it with the same admiration but remembering that his cousin lived just one more year and passed away when he was 15. Tony, I’ve been missing you for 52 years 😢

[@ta2gypsy]

My big brother turned me onto this while he was home on leave (USN) 15 years age difference. We BOTH still chill sesh to it when we get together

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey Lee! Now you have the right version!!!🥁🥁🥁😎

[@cindyfox622]

Need to play the live version....the drummer is in his own world!!! ❤

[@karenlkvm]

Once my father shouted out for me and my sister to cut down the music. It wasn't us. The neighborhood boys two doors down had just bought the album, new release. They had turned their speakers to the window to groove on it while washing their cars - one green one gold, both mustangs. Bright sunlight, blue sky, foamy white soap, Rick and Cliff stripped to the waist and tanned - good times!

[@lassekristoffersen5906]

So classic it hurts.

[@theogre274]

Saw them at Winterland in 1968. They put together a light show that I still can see when I hear this song.

[@harrybeaverjr3988]

Lee, if you haven’t heard Michael Shrieve’s drum solo at Woodstock, you haven’t heard one of the greatest solos ever. Check out Soul Sacrifice by Santana at Woodstock. Then check out how old he was when he played it.

[@L33Reacts]

I'll add it to my list, thank you bro!

[@splitimage137.]

Lee, you should also check out the extended movie release of 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival, two years before Woodstock, and, really, THE concert to have been at. I was 5 years old and lived only 60 miles from Monterey then, but, damn, I missed this concert! First time Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Who played America. The first time anyone saw Janis Joplin, and your jaw would just drop as she did Big Mama Thorton's BALL AND CHAIN. There was also Eric Burden; Country Joe and the Fish; Otis Redding (just before he tragically died); and a whole bunch of others. Check out the fashion in the movie. This was when hippie were still the COUNTER culture - the original hippies of the Haight-Ashbury, in fact, held a DEATH OF HIPPIE: Devoted Son Of Mass Media parade the very next year, 1968, when this song came out. It was still counter-culture in the 1960s, but it was appropriated and cheapened in the 1970s and therefore died out. "And their kids were hippie chicks - all hypocrites - because FASHION is smashing the true meaning of it..." - Walkin' on the Sun, by Smash Mouth

[@davidahart2113]

I've read different articles on the album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was the first ever rock album to sell a million copies, the first ever to go platinum. I discovered it when i was 16-17 years old, in the early 80s. I'm now 60 years old and still love my favorite band of all time, Iron Butterfly!

[@kualua6612]

Thank you Lee! Other reviewers would not have checked it out this fast! I commend you, my new #1 reactionist! Keep up the good work, you’ll see your subscriptions blow up! I like the way you incorporate your personal life experiences into the review.

[@L33Reacts]

Wow thank you so much I appreciate that my friend ❤ I hope I do blow up. Wait.... I hope my channel blows up! Shit no... 😂 thank you for watching my friend.

[@L33Reacts]

I try to incorporate my personal life in a way that pertains to the song! Sometimes it don't work out, sometimes it's perfect! But it's all good 😂

[@mjeffn2]

Awww, just remembered one to go with this, “Frankenstein,” by Edgar Winter

[@TomGorham]

1968 was the year I graduated from high school and I was a singer in a rock band. We played this song and I saw them live. Wild time.

[@scottmcgregor4829]

It's amazing that a record company would even support this. What's even more amazing is that it connected with people and it actually could actually be a major hit.

[@stephenmichael8837]

It was an amazing time of experimentation. They recorded on the ATCO label who pushed lots of new sounds. A worthy subject to study. Remember this is after Jefferson Airplane and Hendrix and Cream and Mothers of Invention etc. Their underlying reliance on some classical snippets shows the breadth of their thinking. In the long version there was even a few bars of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen “. It was a great time.

[@steve-eq8kx]

I bought this LP when I was 14. I'll be 70 this year. Being a drummer, you will like this song.

[@danwagner1702]

After numerous personnel changes, Iron Butterfly morphed into Captain Beyond. Original Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman, latter day Butterfly guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, original Deep Purple vocalist Rod Evans, former Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell. Highly recommend you check them out... Dancing Madly Backwards (on a Sea of Air) would be a good place to start.

[@gregjones861]

Hell yeah!

[@MidwesternCornbilly]

He would really appreciate the drumming of Bobby Caldwell. Bobby is still playing and is one of my early drumming heroes

[@jonathanroberts8981]

That first Captain Beyond album is great.

[@mjeffn2]

Eerie ---- Iron Butterfly’s first Album called Heavy. The whole damn thing is mood.

[@marythacker4802]

This is the music I grew up with. None better! Great reaction, thanks!

[@L33Reacts]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. How lucky of you to have this wonderful music to grow up with:)

[@KeithFrost-mq4he]

I graduated HS in 1974. If you wanted to be considered a drummer in my era, you had to have nailed this drum solo. Same with the guitar and baselines. This song was the gold standard for young rockers up through the disco era.

[@edbourgeois8601]

Saw this live in '74 at a small rural club in the middle of the woods. Awesome.

[@lindahunter4545]

I believe the name of the song is called In The Garden Of Love. I'm 73yrs old and that's what this song, beautiful piece of music was about....Peace and Love ✌️❤

[@mrgordons]

Garden of Eden.

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

Soundtrack of my youth, along with Steppenwolf, the Vanilla Fudge, Love, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and MC5, not to mention Ultimate Spinach, Gong and then Hawkwind. Etc, etc. And, yeah, LSD had everything to do with it. Still does.

[@rhudoc3745]

Many thanks for the New Year's Eve flashback. I was 16 yr old HS Jr and '68 was the craziest year still. Trust me, the mood was perfectly enhanced to this time period for my evening. Happy New (leap) Year... Cheers!!

[@L33Reacts]

Happy new year my friend! Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@turdferguson3475]

This song never sounds dated.

[@theoldscout3478]

Good music stays fresh forever.

[@allengator1914]

Time does fly. I remember hearing this song for the first time in 1968 and it still sounds just as good now. They did occasionally play this on the radio in it's entirety back then. Usually on the night shift or if the DJ wanted a break to smoke or use the restroom.

[@hoppers13]

A drum solo you can dance to NEVER gets old. Happy 2024 to you and yours, Lee!

[@L33Reacts]

Happy new years my friend! You are so right :)

[@dannyc8041]

So freakin' good!! Thank you, thank you.

[@Bigdave1369]

Thanks for doing right by us on this version. I knew you'd get right on it after all the feedback to the AM version! I really wanted to see your take on the drum solo...

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah I couldn't do yall wrong... had to fix it! Glad you enjoyed it my friend. That solo was so cool. It made me immediately want to go learn it (if I had my kit lol) thanks for Watching bro 🙏

[@Bigdave1369]

@@L33Reacts My grade school buddy won our 8th grade talent show in 1970 by playing it note for note...he got a standing ovation! BTW, the full version was played almost on repeat on Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) FM stations from '68 through '72. Cheech and Chong even had a line in a skit about it being the most played song ever...

[@AirDOGGe]

Sit back, light 'em up if ya got 'em and get ready for a really crazy ride. Let the music play!

[@ronscott5698]

Great reaction 👍 I was 17 when I heard this on the radio. Been hooked on it since.

[@brucefelger4015]

Eric Brann, the guitar player was 17 when they recorded this

[@TheScooterWizard]

There is a Live version of this song that is in the 20:00 minute range and is played at a faster pace. Also VERY good! Also, check out the long version of Rare Earth's "Get Ready." It is 21:00 + minutes and it too has a long drum solo. The whole album "Earth Tones - The Essential Rare Earth" has many awesome long songs. Between these two recommendations there is about 90 minutes of awesome music for you to experience and enjoy.

[@buckwahn8241]

I highly recommend the live version from this song from their album LIVE IN CONCERT. It´s way better than the studio version and it`s over 23min long. One of the very best live songs i ever heard. You will definitely not be disappointed.

[@stephenmichael8837]

These guys appeared at the Atlantic City Pop Festival August ’69. (2 weeks before Woodstock) They did this of course and brought the house down. It was a great time. 3 days, 100,000 ppl. A High point in my musical life.

[@L33Reacts]

I bet that show was AWESOME 👌 To see this live during their time in the limelight must have been so dope.

[@billmiller2524]

Freshman in HS when this came out. The mid 60s to the mid 70s was a great time to be into music. Real music.

[@ge0rgeharris218]

When this came out I was a Marine in Vietnam. Anyway Happy New Year L33!

[@L33Reacts]

Thank you for your service to this country, sir. My dad and granddad were both navy. Pretty high up. Master chief for My grandpa. I have the utmost respect for our armed forces no matter what people may think of me for it. Thank you for watching my friend!

[@L33Reacts]

Happy new years to you and yours as well bro

[@johnrichards2365]

Far out, thanks man,.....peace and love

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

That drum solo!

[@L33Reacts]

Incredible. Especially for the time it came out. SO awesome. I loved the whole track and wanted more still by the end LOL

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

​@@L33Reacts Everyone over the age of 50 knows that drum solo like their own name.

[@splitimage137.]

a couple more cool drum solos: Gene Krupa on Benny Goodman's SING SING SING, which influenced SO MANY drummers since the 1030s. Cream's Ginger Baker does some nice work on songs like TOAD. Led Zeppelin's John "Bonzo" Bonham's MOBY DICK, of course. The drummers of the 1960s all learned from the jazz greats. Other post-60s notables: Yes' Bill Bruford, Rush's Neil Peart, and Tool's Danny Carey - excellent technicians all.

[@chitownlee]

Thanks for doing this, Lee. 1968, the year I graduated High School. Happy New Year!

[@L33Reacts]

I'm glad you enjoyed fellow Lee! This was epic as hell. And happy new year to you as well bro 🙏🙌

[@jeraldkimball494]

I was in high school when this came out. This thing covered a whole album side.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

Back in the day, every decent drummer I knew learned this solo. Nothing too complicated, but it was iconic at the time and still is. If you listen to The Beatles, Ringo plays a brief drum solo in the song The End from the Abbey Road album that has a similar drum pattern.

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah it's not TOO crazy but it's energetic and primal almost.. the rhythm is infectious at points. Love it!!

[@glennelfmann3143]

Was in 10th grade when this came out and a lot of the kids could tap the drum solo out on their desks at school.

[@mikeross14]

Love the Elephant trumpeting in the Garden! First macho voice,17year old lead player!Love Bach-like organ with a tinge of" God rest Ye Merry Gentleman!" Love it and Lived this song!

[@j.jennings1722]

Awesome! This song, along with "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles, are considered the songs that gave birth to Heavy Metal. Great track! ❤✌

[@drumsybatabamboom8022]

Agreed. The guitars are huge!!!

[@L33Reacts]

I think I've heard that one before.... I'll have to check

[@ironrose2672]

Let's not forget Blue Cheer...

[@elgonwilliams7624]

And Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild.

[@j.jennings1722]

@@elgonwilliams7624 true, and it even mentions "heavy metal," but the heavy metal it mentions refers to motorcycles not music. I consider BTBW to be Hard Rock, not Heavy Metal. But, that's merely my opinion.

[@guidosarducci]

Hands down, one of the greatest tunes ever conceived, composed and executed. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Iron Butterfly in concert WAY back when I was 18 or 19, not sure. Saw them at Penn State University main campus...tickets were $2.50. The live video you can find online is pretty much what I saw, except what I saw was in color. These dudes were just as great live as what we heard recorded. I'd have to check out the live video of this tune if you really want to make your review complete. GREAT reaction brother, keep it up! Good to know some young people actually care about music.

[@nnyradio]

this was Very heady stuff for 1968! psychedelic rock very new then. Fun Fact: a local (very good) band played this just before Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" walk on the moon in a local "over /under" bar. "hold up, hold up, they're about to walk on the moon!"

[@rogercaruso9337]

Also play just when I was younger. With my brother. And his friends

[@erictownsend8870]

1968 Acid Rock at its peak. Also from 1968 was Jefferson Airplane's Crown of Creation LP. Some good cuts for a similar sound (and JA have a variety of sounds) are Greasy Heart, If You Feel, Crown of Creation, and The House at Pooneil Corners.

[@lindataggart9076]

dancing under black lights to this..back in the day..my boyfriends band played this at the battle of the bands,, and won..My guy played the drums..

[@jonathanroberts8981]

First time I ever heard this full-length version I was reading “Lost Worlds of 2001,” specifically where Bowman goes through the star gate. Perfect combination. 😊

[@garysexton8840]

Glad you enjoyed it because it is one of a kind. When I was at Catholic mass during the communion part I do wished that they played the organ solo from that song and most of the congregation would not have recognized it was from that song. Great review

[@jamesrawlins735]

That just reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Bart slips in sheet music of the song, changes the words to "In the Garden of Eden" - and the 80 year old organist keels over after the 10 min solo. As Rev. Lovejoy realized, "Wait a minute, that sounds like rock and/or roll."

[@EixtremeDrummer]

I was 10 when my father bought that album for me. That drum solo seems quite basic now, but I think it was the first one included into a pop music. I played it with my "selfmade drumkit" built up with two empty Dixan detergent bottles and a pair of sticks coming from tree branches. Lovely.

[@Lightmane]

I never heard the long version until KZbin. Pretty sure my brother had the record, but I was 6 years old in 1968, so I was never going to listen to a 17 minute long song 😱

[@dennispope1355]

Wow! Thanks for getting to this version so quickly. I don't feel a person has heard this song until they heard the full version. Another great rocking side long piece from 1968 is the Golden Earring version of "Eight Miles High" from their album of the same name. I think you'd enjoy it too. Thanks for the fun video.

[@stofffpv3128]

its very 'saucer full of secrets' in the middle

[@dennispope1355]

Oops error on my part Golden Earrings Eight Miles High was 1969. Great song 19 minutes.

[@vernhoke7730]

Way back in 1969 I got a copy of this album, back in 6th grade. Life changing experience. There's a 19+ minute version from 2012 and a 22 minute one from 1971 on KZbin as well.

[@L33Reacts]

Holy shit there's an even LONGER One??? I need to hear it lol 😂 I bet it was a life changing experience. How could it not be?? 😊

[@vernhoke7730]

@@L33Reacts here's the last performance with original members, I believe Ron Bushy passed away shortly after kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnKah2lurJqbn6Msi=sEburvlOui1CscZQ

[@adamphillips1263]

A friend of mine was a DJ back in the day. This is what he would put on when he had to take a crap. One of my first albums.

[@V7avalon]

the Iron Butterfly Live album version of In A Gadda Da Vida was played more often on the raido stations that played the full lenght song, it has more dynamics and boasts what was at the time the worlds longest live recorded drum solo. The full Iron Butterfly Live album is a true experience ✌️☮️

[@harleyw]

Happy New Year L33! Thanks for all your excellent reactions. YES: Tempus Fugit ('time flies') might be a good candidate for YES Saturday

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks Harley I appreciate that man! Happy new years to you as well my friend. I am doing drama track by track so we will get there 😊

[@stevenspringer1599]

The first time I heard this one of our local AM radio DJ's played it right after making a joke about one of the station's employees being crushed to death by collapsing stacks of Iron Butterfly and Led Zeppelin albums... Thank you so much for not stopping. I love watching youngsters discover 'the power' but I can't fucking deal with people stopping a song the first time through to make comments. Would you stop in the middle of exquisite foreplay with a new lover to make comments? I digress... You have good taste and you need these two bands in your catalog: "Sons Of Champlin" - the album 'Loosen Up Naturally' 1969 and the songs 'Freedom' or 'Get High'. (Although 'Get High' has a gimmick it is a very interestingly constructed song that will satisfy what you are looking for.) Underappreciated 'san francisco sound' greatness: "It's a Beautiful Day" 1969 and the songs 'Hot Summer Day', 'Wasted Union Blues'...then you'll be ready for 'Time Is'. You have so much pleasure ahead...

[@quakerorts]

This still my favorite drum solo. It's melodic and artistic.

[@joelliebler5690]

When they wrote and worked on this song they were so drunk and maybe stoned too that they meant In a Garden of Eden, though when they listened to their recording the morning after they decided to leave the lyrics alone!

[@barneymiller6204]

This is one of those songs the early FM dj's loved to play, long enough for a 'smoke' break. It was the 60's, you have to have a drum solo!

[@scottbowers1000]

I saw them live in 68 when I was in the 8th grade with my drummer, also on the bill was the Animals, Quick Silver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, Stepin Wolf, Blue Cheer, Chamber Brothers and a few more. Lots of weed and Hashish in the air. Great f-- times. Check out “Time” by the Chamber Brothers

[@arideronthestorm]

The singer was drunk on wine and said he came up with a new song in a gadda da Vida…he was trying to say in the garden of Eden but they kept in a gadda da Vida lol

[@deantait8326]

A Garage band from San Diego that often traveled to the SFV and played the “Recreation-Center” aka Rec/Center in 67-69 ish

[@splitimage137.]

This is my favorite drum solo in all of rock music, ever since I first heard it as a kid in the early 1970s and started playing the drums myself. (I learned mostly from the following four albums: Abbey Road; Who's Next; Machine Head; and the Doors debut album.)

[@davidcandelaria4411]

I was listening to this and other amazing songs on small transistor radio AM station. I was 8 in 1968.

[@L33Reacts]

Oh to be that age back then.... man. You were in for one helluva ride my friend :)

[@mullog18]

Check out Captain Beyond. The bass and guitar went there. The first lap was great.

[@markdecker6190]

Saw them perform this live at Drew U, in NJ 1968, we were tripping figuratively and latterly.

[@randyshoquist7726]

We didn't hear the long version on AM top 40 radio, but the FM album rock stations would play it sometimes, and it was a special occasion. Often it would be announced in advance. "In-a-gadda-da-vida in the next hour." Gather 'round the radio, children. It's Iron Butterfly time.

[@jellyrollnorton]

So unique for its time.

[@L33Reacts]

Absolutely... I can't believe this is from 68. It's so ahead of its time it's kinda weird lol

[@Alicatt1]

I can remember walking down into Haydes Record shop in Glasgow and hearing this for the first time when it came out, I left the shop with the album, still in my record collection today. The other side of the album is great as well :)

[@kathyutica]

You should watch the live long version. It's amazing. Ron Bushy's solo is off the charts. I also believe Jim Henson used ron as a model for Animal of the Muppets.LOL

[@alexharbison4411]

Nice reaction to In The garden of Eden. 🙂

[@brentfreeland5834]

This album came out when I was 9 years old. My older brother bought the album and I've Loved this song ever since. Welcome to the Acid Church. ✌️😏

[@Kevin6059]

THAT'S the one! First album I ever bought.

[@L33Reacts]

Dude what a first buy! You were probably throttled by this lol

[@Kevin6059]

@@L33Reacts No doubt about it😎

[@musicproduction1330]

Back when I was a kid, every drummer learned to play two things: "Wipe Out" and the drum solo on "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida."

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I knew you'd be posting this version! Don't forget to look up the scene in "The Simpsons" that uses this song. Also, it was featured heavily in the finale of the classic thriller "Manhunter", which was the first film appearance of Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox).

[@L33Reacts]

I looked up the Simpsons part, man that was great lol.

[@hoppers13]

Brian Cox is still the scariest Lector. And the music was perfect.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

@@hoppers13 Anthony Hopkins played Lecter like a fanciful movie villain which was great, but Brian Cox played him like a cold, dead-inside killer.

[@jamesrawlins735]

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

[@denisej1329]

Enjoy the metaphysical elements

[@jamesleonard9703]

I'm glad you did the long version, Lee. So I didn't have to chew your ass off for playing that shitty short version. When a DJ had to use the John or go out for a smoke, they would put this on. Try listening to this song when your stoned and in a dark room. It's killer. ROCK ON.

[@jamesrawlins735]

Plus you need black light posters and lava lamps.

[@saikisfang9339]

This takes me back to my childhood in the early seventies.This, the Beatles, The Beach Boys, and the Doors were what my dad would put on the turntable at night for us to go to sleep by.

[@L33Reacts]

Your dad rocked then! I had to listen to... Christian music. lol

[@jamesrawlins735]

I was a DJ at an oldies station in the late 80s. If I needed a long break, I would play American Pie, Bohemian Rhapsody or The End. But if I needed a really long break, I would use In A Gadda Da Vida. (I only got to do that a couple of times before the owner of the station said maybe skip that song....)

[@saikisfang9339]

@@jamesrawlins735 Did you ever play the long version of The Pusher?

[@jamesrawlins735]

No - but only because it wasn't that well known. The rule was with very few exceptions they had to be well known oldies. Now I did DJ at another station - a small station that had a real esoteric schedule - and once a month we would highlight songs with real (or imagined) drug references - and The Pusher was definitely played (along with such classics as Don't Bogart that Joint, Lake Shore Drive and Heroin.)@@saikisfang9339

[@Sprenklefish]

This is one of the main reasons I’m a drummer. This song. I had the pleasure of some facebook communication with drummer Ron Bushy just before he passed. They have lots of other great tunes. Check out Easy Rider and Stone Believer!

[@L33Reacts]

Man the first thing I thought of after hearing this was I wanted to learn that! It sounds so much fun to play. That is so cool you got talk to him. What an iconic performance.

[@donaldcoe5699]

Great review.. When this came out I was in 12th grade. It was much talked about, as to it's uniqueness for that era...The conservatives in my little rural community considered it evil, probably still do..Glad you enjoyed it...

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks Don I appreciate that so much. This track was so damn good... I wanted more! After 17 minutes... wild.

[@L33Reacts]

They can go to hell. Wait, probably not. They can go to San Francisco.

[@MaraGore-zf2dr]

this drummer Ron Bushy which just die here recently and guitarist was Erik Braun he was 17yrs playing that guitar, this is when musicians connected with one another to make their music, 1968 was pretty primitive as far as music and engineering was concerned, can you imagine what the sound would be like in today's standards.....??

[@guyray1504]

When you worked a night shift the late night DJ would put this on and take a 15 min break.