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cool
Prog classics! And, what romantics, surprisingly! Thought I was going to be in for endless organ solos, but the songs were short and complex. Loved it.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida track is very nice!
blues rock? acid rock? psychedelic rock? blue, yellow, pink, whatever man, just keep bringing me that!
FUCK YES
Classic!!
Saw them in Flint Michigan in 1988
Brings back lots of memories. Get Out of My Life, Woman being an all time favorite song of mine.
Fuckin awesome
NO SKIP
baita som psicodelia sessentista, tecladinho frenético
I’m a sucker for rock organs of the 60s and this is one of the best. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is one of the most epic rock organ songs ever created. A masterpiece I’m glad to hear again in its entirety for the first time in decades.
100 % one of the best bring backs I've ever heard
nice. listen more
The person frct album. The pioneer of most of Rock songs
ok hippies weren’t totally a mistake
that was a really cool album, fun old school rock with some proggy elements 10/10 I also really like the Bongo Rock cover
Fucking epic
Doors-esque psych-rock. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a sleazy, slinky classic.
Clasdic
Una de las canciones más estúpidas de todos los tiempos. Y por lo mismo, una de las más memorables. En el mismo lugar de por decir, Thong Song, El Gato Volador y cosas por el estilo. El potencial creativo de la estupidez es algo que ya no se ve ni se nota en estos tiempos obsesionados con la perfección digital. Gran canción, favor de escuchar la versión completa. El resto del álbum es basura, francamente pero es mi basura.
the best
EXCELENTE (EL DE LOS SIMPSONS EN EL PIANO DE LA IGLESIA)
Listo
Contains one of the best songs of all time
Amazing
weird and interesting and experimental and kind of pre-jam-my? Or maybe it's full jammy? I'm not sure as a non-jam guy. But this was mostly funky and interesting, and while I would never willingly listen to it again, I enjoyed dipping my toe into these waters!
Omg! This is how I learned how to play the drums! It was how my teacher taught me! Classic song! And album!
When I bought this record I was deciding if my pocket could take the hit, but I wanted it for the same reason 99% of the audience purchases it: The B side, a single 17 minute track that sounds badass on its own, and even better under the influence of psychedelics. I play that side for parties, for music enthusiasts, but I only ever put on the A side as a bonus for the curious. Today I gave it a spin front to back. Those first songs have a vibe to them, it's very 60s forward, very fuzzy, it goes hard on the organ which can be hit or miss for a lot of people, but there's a melodic intelligence that feels out of place for the rebellious nature of their sound. I think it's the reason the record works. I suppose historically it's a must-listen, I think it shows off some of the darker sides of early rock, but I don't think it's a perfect record. I do think it works amazing as an LP, none of this was built to be an mp3 file. 4/5
Iron Butterfly Started really disappointingly. First couple of songs sounding just like typical 60s pop. But then right at the end of Flowers and Beads there was a glimmer of experimentation that grew with each passing track with Termination and Are You Happy hitting the heights of musicianship, albeit with dreadful lyrics. "I met a pretty girl on a date last night And let me tell you now, she was groovy Oh, I kissed the pretty girl, and I held her tight Let me tell you now, she was groovy" Bloody hell - I'd be embarrassed to put that down on paper 😬 And then we get to the magnus opus that is the title track. With a proto metal doom rock riff that is catchy and hypnotic as hell, all the band get the chance to flex their muscles - even drum and bass solos making an appearance - with the an almost cathedral like organ taking the lead. Was it a but cheesy? Maybe. Did I love every second? God yeah! Best Track - In a gadda.... Worst Track - Flowers and Beads (apart from the last bit) 7.5 /10
Yeah, yeah... excellent.
Fun acid rock 60's organ jam. I don't think I ever heard the full 17min version. Feels like it could use some cowbell, though.
Side A: Decent psychedelic rock. 3/5 Side B: 17+ minutes of perfection and one of the songs that is precursor to what bands like Sabbath and Purple would perfect in just a few short years. The reason this album is on this list. 5/5 So, overall a 4/5.
Once upon a time, Recording Industry Association of America stopped at gold status — no one could have imagined an album could sell more than 500,000 copies. Then this record comes out, goes platinum for the first time (for one million copies sold), and for a while even sets a sales record at eight million. How so? The first side is decent, but rather derivative (The Doors' debut album has been out for a year now) psychedelic rock with saccharine hippie lyrics. But the second side is where the magic begins: one seventeen-minute song, the reason people bought the album, and it was worth it. An eerie organ intro, a guitar riff often considered one of the first in metal, a mesmerizing drum solo... And they recorded the track in one take — and it was an instant success! Yes, a one-song band, but what if the song takes up half the album?
Wow, what a discovery! I thought this was going to be yet another psychodelic rock record but this is actually so much more! Can't remember when was the last time I've put one of these albums on loop after listening to it for the first time. The title track feels as if you combined Marquee Moon and Mount Eerie (the album, not the band) and added something unique to the mix. It's not only a good song, but also an interesting one! The other tracks are also at least good. Again, what a find. This might be a five-star album once I listen to it more.
Absolutely epic B side, and a good but forgettable A side.
I had definitely heard the title track a lot, but hadn’t dived into the full album. I liked some of the other songs on here too. Definitely awesome raw psychadelic genre. Good for what it is.
Como casi todos solo conocía la canción que da titulo al LP. Solo por ella y los buenos ratos en mi jueventus se merece las cuatro estrellas. La primera cara es una buena muestra de psicodelia y algo más.
Not as hard core as I thought it would be
Nice - far out man. Excellent record
Fine 60s rock that I enjoyed b/c of personal biases but it's not "great" in my opinion. First song sounds like "light my fire".
Fuzzed out rock, definitely hear a lot of Bowie and the Doors here, without being derivative on either side.
First five songs are ok. Then the last one is incredible. 17 minutes, ok, yeah, maybe too long, but there are some parts that are amazing. So good. So, thanks to that song, I am switching my first impression rating from 3 to 3,5/5.
First four songs are kind of forgettable but Are You Happy and title track are bizarre as hell
la verdad que es muy raro, expermiental. me gusto esccucharlo, lo disfrute y varias veces me quede pensando que era esto, pero en ell buen sentido. creo que un 4 es mucho, pero es un 3.5, asique voy a apuntar para 4
Short and sweet.
These songs are a lot bouncier than I remember. The main event here is a tad bit overexposed, but it is understandable why it was so popular.
Pretty cool album with an obvious classic
Obviously, the title track is one of the greatest rock songs ever written and performed. Side B gets all the attention, and rightfully so, due to the immense 17-minute long psych jam. Though side A is also pretty fun and contains some great acid rock cuts like "Are You Happy", "Termination" and "Most Anything You Want", of which the latter has an incredibly bouncy and jaunty bass line that steals the show for me. Really came out enjoying this more than I thought I would, and having the title track be the closer is just the cherry on top.
Solid
Psychedelic classic! I really liked the last 3 songs and put "Termintor" on the 1001 Prime Cuts. Iconic sound and surprised to see they're American as I thought they were British. Keys on some songs sounded like The Doors but came out a year after. Incredible bass player & guitarist. 17 minute album cut of In-a-gadda-da-vida is ambitiously awseome.
3/24/26 - listened while driving. Very Doors-esque. I liked it and would listen again. But I wanted more songs and less of the 17 minute title track. Debated a rating but going to stick with a 4. Top Song - Are You Happy
holy MOLY why is that one song SOOOO long favorite song: flowers and beads least favorite: in-a-gadda-da-vida
Obviously it is very much of its time. The album is different to what I thought it would be, having of course only known the title track. It's pretty good though, more psychedelic rock than the proto metal of the title track. Overall the songs are just decent, well written, tight numbers. Tbh the only let down is the 17 minute title track, which is just self indulgent jamming at its finest. Also remiss of me not to mention 'Marge remember when we used to make love to this hymn' (most likely along with everybody else).
At first this album was a little too much on the fence between being some rock and some psychedelic, but I thought that in the final stretch this album really came together into something really cool.
Garden of Eden…..
This album is a love letter gone awry. Is it a joke or a jam? It's Iron Butterfly baring their soul for over 17 minutes in epic fashion, that's for sure. The rest of the album is a consistent, heavier-than-thou portrayal of a tragic love story. It's got this raw, unpolished energy that feels genuine, but repetitive at times. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - Most Anything You Want - Flowers and Beads - Termination - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Lo que más me sorprendió es lo parecido de la primera canción del álbum con "Light My Fire" de The Doors, ésto lo señalo como algo bueno. Rock psicodélico de los 60 que te sumerge en la atmósfera flower power, muchos colores y delirios, todo lo digo en forma positiva.
The first time I heard the title track of this album, when I was a teenager, I was absolutely stunned by its sheer brilliance, a true epic of psychedelia. Side 1 of the album is a little more twee, delving into flower-power a bit too much, but still a classic album I wouldn't be without.
So f good ????? 35 mins Lovely
I know I’m probably alone here but the album side track here gets a 4 from me on its own. I don’t even know if I have listened to the other side in its entirety before now, but I didn’t miss anything there. This song is the perfect melt away into the couch with some Indica and headphones. It takes you on a journey and weaves in and out of so many sounds and moods. The arrangement and progressions are awesome. The 3+ min drum solo is probably the signature moment, and overall it does an excellent job with building up to a big finish, walking it back down, then re-ascending. I have to be in the mood for it but I’ve always appreciated it. The mood, style and album cover helped define an era.
It's so cool listening to this album and hearing the protozoa influence they have on so many genres and artists down the line. I love the use of the organ. Adds a level of drama to the music. "Are You Happy" was the favorite on this one.
This is great fun. A bit early prog, a bit metal, a bit sweet 60s pop/rock. The title track is 17minutes of goofy fun, even though the drum solo is a bit rudimentary and goes on a bit long.
Jak album, najjače mi što su oživeli Elvisa da im peva rispeeeektt 💯💯💯 Ocena za album je 3,75
#864. Honestly, they could've put a 7 minute long version of the title track on the album and kept the drum solos for the live performance, and the album would've been just as good if not better. Still pretty good though. 4/5: pretty good
Pretty good! Lot of vocals, but instruments go crazy too. 4/5
Me when I do Pearl Jam at karaoke
This album is all about Side 2, of course. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" has all of the excesses of any long, free-flowing jam session, but its listenability remains high after nearly six decades and its influence on the music that followed it (from CCR's "Born on the Bayou" to Rush's "2112 and beyond) is undeniable. It's the very rare case where a single song (albeit one that runs for nearly 20 minutes in this case!) is good enough to elevate an entire album to an "above average" rating.
So good! So awful! Another album I grew up with, I don't think we ever played side one, the Butterfly side, I guess, the gagworthy side of 60's. Flip to the hilariously diggable Iron side of 60s psychedelia In the Garden of Eden, or the mumbled version of the title, just darn wonderful. I'd forgotten about the endless drum solo, a regular part of all pre-80's live shows, but I'm surprised how restrained and funky it is - love all the solos. I'm calling this a one-sided great album with no docked points for the comedy bonus side.
pretty nice
He'll yeah
I was a bit skeptical at first of it being placed in hard rock but I understood it the further I listened. Right off the bat though, the keys and guitar had a bit of funk to it that was quite catchy. The star of the album for me were the keys, idk how to fully explain it but it added so much to the sound. “Are You Happy” is where the songs go from unassuming to ramping up towards the album’s full potential. I can’t talk about the album without getting to the title track. I don’t mind a long track unless it feels like it’s dragging along unnecessarily. That wasn’t the case for In-A-Gadda-Vida. While its lyrics are sparse, the instrumentals are able to carry the majority of the song. Each component of the group (keys, drum and guitar) have the time to shine individually and avoid sounding disjointed. Listen again?: Yes
Pretty basic album honestly, but still good. Did this mean a lot in 1968?
Listening by full albums by one-hit wonders is always a gamble. Sometimes beyond the big song we get a complete slog to go through (this is most common for 90's records just because they're so long!) This album, however, is pretty good, even if the title track is clearly the main event and nothing else comes close in terms of quality. The other songs are not that bad and because there's only 5 of them, the record doesn't overstay its welcome. Definitely worth your time if you like very (very) drugged out 60's psych-rock. Key tracks: Most Anything You Want In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Much better album than I remembered it to be!
I didn’t know about these guys. Side 1 is a bunch of songs that feel very West Coast USA of that era. It’s impossible to listen to them without thinking of The Doors, although I don’t know who in fact was influencing who in real time (but I do know it made me appreciate what a good vocalist Jim Morrison was…much better and more engaging than the guy singing with Iron Butterfly). Side 2, the long title track, is another story though. Really interesting and innovative (including sounds and rhythms from other cultures) and it kept the attention for its full 17 minutes despite a couple of minutes of drum solo (usually a massive turn-off). The quasi-religious sounds towards the end took it somewhere unexpected, and the main guitar riff of the song is really cool: I can see how it influenced heavy metal and associated genres, which is what I read.
Very stylish
That was actually interesting, love the psychedelic vibe.
Hell yeah brother
Inicio pesado con Most Anything You Want, cercanos al heavy. Más ligero con Flowers and Beads (como unos Moody Blues) Rock ácido de California. Are You Happy? es otro buen tema, más psicodélico. Un disco, con portada icónica, que tuvo enorme éxito y prestigio. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida rompió moldes y sigue siendo un monolito. Aquí nacen el Heavy y otros desvaríos como el rock progresivo...
Me diverti bastante na audição desse álbum. Psicodelia muito bem executada e destaque bem legal para o contrabaixo. QoA Vesper.
Actually a good album, only knew a cover of the last song and never knew that this was the original.
I thought I was listening to The Doors. It’s a 3.5. I’m in a generous mood, so I’ll round up today. I love the drums in this record more than anything. They were recorded well.
3.5
Cool psychedelic rock, almost proto-prog at times. 4 stars
Kanskje litt i overkant psykedelisk for mæ, men for all del.
12/9/25. Will need to listen more, but really enjoyed what I heard on the first go round. More pop-driven songs toward the beginning, and later diving into great instrumentals and jamming with a psychedelic twist. Always enjoy that!
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida wurde 1968 im Gold Star Studio in Hollywood und im Ultra-Sonic Studio in Hempstead aufgenommen. Iron Butterfly stammen aus den USA und verbinden auf diesem Album psychedelischen Rock mit deutlichen Acid-Rock-Elementen, gelegentlich bereits mit einem härteren Unterton. Die bekannten Stücke der ersten Seite – etwa Most Anything You Want, Flowers and Beads oder My Mirage – zeigen eine Band, die zwischen kompakten Songs und fließender Stimmung arbeitet. Der fast siebzehnminütige Titeltrack auf Seite zwei ist das Zentrum des Albums: ein repetitives Riff, Orgelteppiche, ein langes Schlagzeugsolo und ein allmählich entstehender Sog, der für die späten Sechziger typisch ist. Insgesamt wirkt das Album konzentriert, atmosphärisch und klar in seiner Ausrichtung, weniger auf Perfektion als auf Wirkung bedacht. Als Gesamtwerk bleibt es ein Verdichtungs-Moment jener Ära und hat seinen Reiz vor allem in der Mischung aus Einfachheit und hypnotischer Spannung.
This album is like driving in 1985 Chrysler Town & Country Wagon. Think panels and no suspension. Its bumpy rhythm sets a carefree mood, and the vintage smell mixed with gasoline is exciting. You never know what will come up next, but you'll remember it fondly.
Loved it! Give me psychedelic rock all day long!!
Good vibes, cool to hear all the samples taken from these songs
Not bad for stoner rock!
I should hate this, but it’s fabulous. Almost like if The Monster Mash was a band, that occasionally took acid.
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is such an interesting song to me, I always thought it was good but felt that it's kind of like a not-as-good "Smoke on the Water", with a similar super catchy hook that's strengthened by a super catchy riff. Or maybe it's the other way around... a super catchy riff that's strengthened by a catchy hook? Even though this came out a few years before "Smoke on the Water", I think the former is far more notable. Regardless, it's a really great track and this is a fun album. It's rife with the great Doors-like organ parts, great guitar sections and tones, and fun confident vocals. I don't know if the title track needs to be 17 minutes long but you know it's just that period of time. There's a couple of mix decisions that I feel hurt the songs a bit too much. The first track, "Most Anything You Want" is such a weird mix.. the drums so heavy in the right ear is something I always dislike, and the vocals are way too muddy and hidden in the mix. Despite that, there's a lot to like in this record. It rocks, it goes places, and it's even really beautiful at times (like the end of "Flowers and Beads").
Good 60s jam band
Nice psych rock album that has a bit sunshine pop, doors like darkness, prog all encompassed in this hard rock psych rock mix.
One great song. The rest is pretty good.
Danced & jammed. Spacey!
Obviously, the experimental quality of Side B is epic, like a psychedelic space opera. But also, Side A is freakin sweet. I noted, 'this has some super fun Doors vibes' and sure enough, I found a fantastic concert poster with Iron Butterfly supporting The Doors... Long winded way of saying I quite enjoyed the Acid-Psych-prog rock aesthetic.
Slapped
I saw psychadelic and that worried me, but this was more proggy which was good, and the last track was particularly fun.
Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and or roll
I played this tape cassette a lot when I was in grade 12. I recalled it as long and meandering. Turns out it’s pretty tight and good.
Y'know, there's a lot of albums out there that suffer from a little thing I like to think of as the "title track issue." It's those albums where the title track is not only the first song, and not only the longest song, but the best and most well-remembered song on the entire record. Think of Rush's 2112, Funkadleic's MAGGOT BRAIN, Don McLean's AMERICAN PIE... So on. Looking from the outside in, they're albums where it can feel like everything else doesn't really matter. You could probably just slap a "& Other Great Songs!" on the cover and that's just how they'd be remembered. Luckily, though, the rest of the lot had always managed to pull through, and I'd yet to've found an album that truly fell victim to this issue. Note the tense of that last sentence. I'd long had my suspicions about Iron Butterfly being here on this list. If you somehow stumbled across this review on this website and don't know who they are, to put it in short, they're a 60's heavy psych band and also (yes, as well, indeed) a one-hit wonder. If you were to ask anyone about this band, they might not recognize the name, but hum the title track's riff and, oh, boy, they'll get it. Now, I wanna say, it's not because they're a one-hit wonder I was suspicious of them — or at least, not strictly. After all, they're not the only band or artist on this list who could be classified as such. Dexys Midnight Runners, for instance, has **two** albums on this list. But here's the thing about bringing a band like Dexys up into this conversation: Dexys has the clout. While to the general public they're only recognized for "Come On Eileen", if you're in the know, you know what a big deal they are. They're a similar case to, say, Chumbawamba — or, if you're German, Falco. Iron Butterfly, conversely, does not have that clout. Sure, I've seen this album get good reviews, and given that it's on this list **someone** is repping for them... But the honest question you hafta ask is, "Is Iron Butterfly even worth listening to outside of 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'?" For a moment, let's recognize what an ask that is. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" isn't as famous as it is for nothing. The original idea for the song was just a simple love tune, but somewhere in the band jamming out on the thing, it got inflated into a seven-minute epic filled with cool organ, neat guitar trickery, the drum solo to end all drum solos, and a monster riff. Seriously, **the** riff of the 60's, let's not be dishonest here. In total, the song is a journey that sounds like the acid death of the 60's death. That's a massively tall order to follow up on, even if, y'know, I'll be real, it's not a **perfect** song? I adore the scope of it, of course, and that's what keeps me coming back... But, boy howdy, I've never been one for drum solos. If I may reference Todd In The Shadows, maybe this thing **should have** ended the drum solo. But that's enough about "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". Peek behind the curtain, I didn't even listen to it for this review; I was just going off of memory. The only thing I listened to was side one, because that's truly where I wanna place my attention. We all know how incredible that song is — does the rest hold its own? You'll remember my sentence tense from earlier. Like, mm, ah, gosh, believe me, I was rooting for Iron Butterfly here. Honestly, seriously I was; I think their one big hit proves they do have some good chops. They could very easily be applied to a whole record side's worth of equally worthy songs. Certainly, for heavy psych, I don't think they did too badly at all. Across the board, the organ still rips, and Doug Ingle's voice is incredibly distinct. The ingredients are all here, if they could just mix them together in the right way... Mm, no. No, not really. They got **so close**, 'coz I really did like these songs. It's just, did I like them on the scale of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"? No, I wouldn't say so. They didn't do too badly for heavy psych, that's true, but... Yeah, it's just heavy psych. There's no big hook that pulls me in, like, say, "Something For Nothing" on Rush's 2112 does. If you mixed these songs in with a dozen or so other psych bands from the same year, I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference besides Doug's voice. Though, at the same time, I'd also hafta admit that I'd probably enjoy Iron Butterfly's songs a click more than the others they'd be mixed in with? Maybe I'm contradicting myself here, I'unno. There might not be any big hooks, but they're still good enough songs, like... I'unno. The problem might just be that they're stuck in the shadow of a giant, so it's hard to really compare. If these things were on a different album, without the title track, I might be singing a different tune. So, I suppose in the end the ultimate answer to my question is... "Maybe?" If you really wanna dig into side one, you'll probably find some stuff you'll like if you dig Vox organ. It's **far** from bad stuff. All the same, however, I don't feel like you'd be missing too much if you only listened to side two and the big hit. Iron Butterfly don't strike me as an like, say, Chumbawamba, The Proclaimers or Scatman John where I'm just **dying** to dig into their back catalog. Discovering the other half of this album is good is a nice surprise, but I doubt I'd return to it as often as the title track. Jus' how it ended up being. If nothing else, no matter how I ended up feeling about side one, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is still an achievement unto itself. If I were Iron Butterfly, I'd feel pretty proud about that. Don'cha know that I love it...
I knew the title track. But the rest of the album is surprisingly nice also. Heavy and fun.
This was cool. The radio version of the 17minute song was actually really good & early psychedelic-style
eerste helft heeft 2 goeie songs... tweede helft maar 1 :-)... maar wat voor één...
Classic Acid-Rock / Psychedelic-Rock from the late 1960s, famous for its outstanding 17-minute title track.
Classic psychedelic rock with the title track exemplifying the genre to perfection.
The title track is what is front and center on this album, but I think side A deserves some credits as well here. I don't like the intro song, but after that there's a streak of nice songs. It's a nice showcase of the downright demonic sounding guitar work and jamming that will happen on the other side, while still conforming to a regular song structure. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the true centerpiece here though. A regular single, stretched to it's absolute limits and filled with solo's like only the 60's could do. The production here is famously ass, but that does give the album a certain charm. Landmark album here.
Excellent psych rock album with an expansive title track to close it off. Very good 4/5
Really good
Surprised. Love the heavy psych and I can tell the bassist is having a lot of fun
Going to be a 4 because of the B-side. Very 60ish. Reminds me of The Doors and The Who. And City from East Germany. Now where’s that LSD stash when you need it?
They lost the plot for just a bit but the rest was fire
Jeg har som mange tenkt på mr. I. Ron Butterfly som et one hit wonder. Det tror jeg stemmer, men plata er overraskende god. Det er litt antydning til Black Sabbath, men av en eller annen grunn høres det samtidig ut som om Elvis skulle gjort et forsøk på psykedelisk rock. Viber med det
I've massively under-appreciated 60s music! Another really good album :)
Two very different sides to this album. It sounds like they were trying to get airplay with one of their first songs, but they mostly fall flat in comparison with the title track. A great smoke-break song for dj’s, this was the song I would hear on my way home after closing up shop, the song that would cause me to slow down so I could hear more of it before getting home.
Dope
Wow, never heard this before. Nice licks.
4/5
My first interaction with In-a-Gadda-da-Vida was on some television special devoted to one hit wonders on VH1, I believe. The backstory and the ensuing aftermath was rather unnerving to young me, who associated this song forever with bad vibes and the tragedies that came from the end of the 60s idealism. As I grew older, that feeling lessened and the song faded from my consciousness; but, revisiting this for the purposes of 1001, I will say that there is really nothing wrong here. In-a-Gadda-da-Vida, in all of its surface level goofiness, is a rather groovy exploration of the happenings around late 60s psychedelic subculture. The remainder of the songs on here (the songs first heard before the title track) are emblematic of the kind of songs that can be bashed out without regard though with a side of effort; they're there just to pad out the record. Is this a classic of the decade? Not really but it is important to the development of what was to come in the later years. Favorites: Flowers and Beads, Termination, In-a-Gadda-da-Vida.
Pues me ha resultado un disco muy interesante. Hay pasajes muy parecidos a los Doors (no sé quién inspiró s quién), la voz es muy peculiar, con personalidad. Y bueno, la canción mítica es toda una experiencia. El disco se hace corto y no cansa.
Today I learned just how long the full version of in a gadda da vida really is. It's "so much acid I forgot where I was" long.
Masterful psychedelic rock/blues album, one of the best from the late 60s. Side B is indeed legendary... the drum solo is the defining piece, but the layering of all the individual parts combined with the dynamic contrast across the whole piece makes for a wild fuckin' ride.
An amazing record that, despite containing a 17 minute track never feels stale or like it's overstayed it's welcome.
I think normally an album that has one side of it be entirely one long song would find a way to bore me, but I actually liked this one. It’s a pretty good song despite its length and doesn’t overstay its welcome. The rest of the album is actually pretty good too, so it’s nice to see that all the effort wasn’t pushed to that one part of the album. Apparently, this album is one of the first heavy metal works to exist. I think if you the do the equivalent of squinting with your ears, you can kind of hear it. There a thin line between this and say, Black Sabbath, for sure. This is mostly acid rock, but the connection would explain a lot of my feelings towards this. Favorite track: In-A-Gabba-Da-Vida Other hits: Most Anything You Want, Flowers and Beads, Termination, Are You Happy
84/100. Good stuff, good.
That last track was indulgent but really sexy. Slapped.
You know why you’re listening to this album—a 36-minute album and the titular track takes up 19 of those minutes. But as it turns out, the rest of the album is better than ok! Kinda gives me The Doors vibes. “Are You Happy” is genuinely a great track, with strong drums, keys, and bass. I was torn between a 3 and 4 for this one. But it grew on me enough to slide into the 4 spot.
Was a nice one. Easy to recognize the last songs riff, didn't know its from here. Will I listen to again: 69%
Nice piece of 60s psychodelia. 17 minutes of the title track is a lot though
New to me, except for the title track, of course. Let's GO! Track 1 is some great 60's psych rock. Sounds like Strawberry Alarm Clock or something similar. very nice. Track 2 I've actually heard, I think. Either way, more of the same from the first track, which is a good thing. This is one of my favorite genres of music so I'm in heaven. Track 3 starts with some nice organ. I really dig the organ mixed with the rock n roll. Track 4 stays the course. I love this album. Track 5 made me think of how great that albums of this era aren't as blaoted as the 80s and 90s were. This is a tight 6 track, 35 minutes of bliss. Yes please. Track 6 is of course legendary. I'll always this of the Simpsons when I hear this song..." hey Marge, remember when we used to make-out to this hymn." So so good. I loved this album. 4.4/5
I normally day that a single good song does not make a good album, but the titular song of this album is half the album's length, and is a great song.
The title track is so iconic, but it’s always been in a “haha that song is ridic long” way. I’ve never bothered to give my attention to it, and I actually really liked the long jam and was digging the rest of the album too. He really loves this woman! She apparently didn’t love him as much, poor guy. The album was a pretty great portrayal of a tragic love story, and an epic ode to a true love.
Actually really enjoyed this. Love proto-metal stuff. Heavy but not too heavy.
Very jammy, did enjoy but probably not for everyone
Great piece of acid rock and you should hear the title track once
Really cool
++: Flowers and Beads, Termination, Are You Happy, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida +: Most Anything You Want, My Mirage 7,2/10
I mean this gets 4 stars for that drum solo alone
I love this album; quintessential hippy rock. Can't go wrong
Wow, it's like a total psychedelic trip, man! The title track, along with that drum solo, is so epic. I'm glad I got the opportunity to hear this album. Thanks 1001 list! Liked Songs Added: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Groovy. Not sure why we liked it so much, but we did. The song was huge, everyone knew someone that had the album and it got A LOT of play (and I mean A LOT) at parties, Friday night hangouts, or about anytime. Maybe it’s that little slow down pause at around six and a half minutes that makes you think the song is over but slides into “DRUM SOLO !!!” or that you (everyone) could just close your eyes and zone out for 15 minutes and nobody thought it was weird. I forgot all about this album, but it is truly 1001 List worthy. A simple repetitive bass guitar riff, one line of lyrics, and of course the epic drum solo (that may have been the start of drum solos) mixed with mind altering substances made for some great psychedelia. You either love it or you hate it. B Side holds up enough to go (3.9*s) In a Garden of Eden?
Really good album. I'd never listened to the whole thing, but it's fun and I would listen to it again. I love the occasional album on here with hard-panned drums. 3.75/5
When it comes to albums that bridge the gap between 60s psychedelia and early heavy metal, this is definitely one of the essentials. I like it because it holds onto that strong, swirling psychedelic sound, but with a much heavier, guitar driven edge than most 60s psych albums. The prominent use of the organ adds so much to the overall atmosphere. I haven’t really had the chance to dive deeper into the band’s catalog, but for anyone interested in the history of metal, this is definitely an album you should check out.
Killer spooky organs with psychedelic rock
Feels like a combination of the best features of the beatles, the beach boys and the doors. surprising that i’ve never heard of this band before. album-titled song is a bit overextended not time wise, but music wise
What a jam. Really enjoyed some nondescript classic psychedelic rock. I recognized the title track, but wasn't too familiar. I enjoyed this.
Solid jam
As a big fan of psychedelic rock, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida hits the spot. It’s got all the fuzzy guitars, swirling organ, and trippy vibes you could want — basically a time machine to 1968. Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the title track. Yeah, it’s over 17 minutes long. And yeah, some people in the reviews are probably going to complain about that. But those people are wrong. It’s a straight-up banger — hypnotic, heavy, and worth every second. That drum solo alone earns it a spot in the psych-rock hall of fame. The rest of the album is solid too, but let’s be real: this thing lives and dies by its title track, and thankfully, it lives.
Pretty good, I enjoyed listening to pretty much the whole album. Longer songs are always a fun journey, but it's interesting that all the other tracks don't exceed 5 minutes when the title track is over 18. The contrast in neat but did blur the others together because they didn't stand out as much separately.
Rating: 7.5/10 Last song is great, the rest of it is very good as well. Proto-prog album with some nice keyboard and great guitar riffs.
own
This album is good!!
I really wish I liked drugs. Some of the albums I’ve got lately are amazing and would probably be even better augmented by a bit of virtual reality! I really like this album. It zigs and zags, so you’re never bored or feel like it lags or is dull.
I love 60's psychedelia, and never heard anything from this band besides obviously In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Some pretty solid psychedelic rock on there, and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida just gets an automatic 4 star for me, a stark contrast to the opinion of my album challenge partner :)
This is the definitive Iron Butterfly album but let’s all be honest, this album is dated and sounds like a late 60s album. It is not timeless it is very decade specific. It’s a good album all around and one I own. The music is upbeat and that guitar and organ make the album! Best songs are “Termination”, “Are You Happy”, and of course the 17 minute epic title track
really love the instrumentation. vocals are not my favorite but still really enjoy it.
Absolutely great album. Perfect vibe, very appropriate mix which is somewhat abrasive but not too annoying. I love the sound of the guy’s voice
My mother had this album so I heard it countless times growing up. I remember as a teen, at a mates house, watching the Simpsons when Bart swapped the church music for this. I was laughing my ass off and at the ad break had to explain the joke to everyone else. For those that don't know, the song was originally titled "In The Garden Of Eden", but the record company made them change it, so it became the gibberish "In A Gadda Da Vida".
Psychedelic masterclass. Take it, hold it, love it.
This album is so heavy, the farfisa organ goes insane and sounds like pure evil. A psychedelic classic no one should miss!
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is still great and still deserves to be heard by anyone who likes rock music. The rest of the album is fine, but I think Side Two still carries this to 4 stars for its influence on music, especially heavy rock and, eventually, metal.
Hippiehauskaa...
Gets 4 stars just for the album title track. Other tracks are ok but the big track is why we’re here
This is an album of two halves, and its reputation rests on the second half. Side one is pleasant enough psychedelic pop-rock. The opening track is reminiscent of the Doors, some of the organ lines are almost Light My Fire; the second track echoes the likes of the Foundations; the rest follow similarly, sounding like those bands, maybe the Animals. Then comes side 2. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a 17 minute plus maelstrom of distorted guitars, hypnotic, repetitive bass, a tribal drum solo (which does become tedious or trance-inducing, depending on where your head is at), slurred vocals, and the swirling organ, which really makes the track, and the album.
Funny. Está bien, me gusto pero no me fascinó.
3.51/5
I've heard the whole album before, own the record, it's a 4, why not. I wasn't unpleasantly bored, it's alright. I mean, half of it is THAT track, which rightly is a SYMHBYD.
Idk man, I just like this type of music.
Most enjoyable acid rock I've heard so far easily
good stuff!
Favourite tracks: in-a-gadda-da-vida
When it comes to albums that bridge the gap between 60s psychedelia and early heavy metal, this is definitely one of the essentials. I like it because it holds onto that strong, swirling psychedelic sound, but with a much heavier, guitar driven edge than most 60s psych albums. The prominent use of the organ adds so much to the overall atmosphere. I haven’t really had the chance to dive deeper into the band’s catalog, but for anyone interested in the history of metal, this is definitely an album you should check out.
Everyone talks about the title track for obvious reasons, but honestly the rest of the album is really solid 60's psych as well. That absolute behemoth of a title track though, it's really an iconic song.
Great instrumentals
Very, very, enjoyable.
It wouldn't get meme'd on if it weren't either amazing or amazingly bad. Short album in which half of it is an all time classic, song.
A very good piece of psych-hard and a proof that sometimes, less is more when it comes to the number of tracks on your album!
I'm always a bit wary of the "psychedelic" label when it appears, but this was really enjoyable. It avoided being too far up itself and was grounded with good tunes throughout.
Really cool!
Interestingly short album where the title track is almost half the entire album. Overall it sounds like a progressive Hendrix project.
Top of the line psychdelic shredding in my book. I have listened to the title track a bunch of times and it never ceases to jam. So it was really nice to listen to the other songs....which also jammed.
Should listen more often!
Good 60s
3.9 - There was something just really nice about this, and kinda took me by surprise. Also didn't mind the really long ending song
pretty cool!! it was kind of like if Mike was the main guy in the Monkees and they were a little more psychedelic. and i love the mike songs and i like classic psychedelia so this worked well
the "album tracks" here (read: not the title track) are fairly decent and fun deep cuts if you're into the realm of 60s psych but fairly inessential. what makes this album quintessential is the title track, which while mostly only famous for being obnoxiously long and repetitive, is a mainstay of the genre. I love it, but I suspect most people will find this superfluous.
Kind of a classic if you can make your way through it.
Very trippy. I must have liked it, and listened to it a bunch.
I actually quite liked this one. Thought his voice was funky but I liked it. The music was nice, I didn't mind the 17 minute song because they sounded good on it, there were nice transitions and variations in it, and the other songs on the album were all like 3 1/2 minutes. Overall really enjoyed.
Pretty good 60's Psych Rock. I never realized he almost has a David Bowie quality to his voice. I didn't think I would like anything besides the title track, but I found the other songs to be enjoyable in a way I don't always do with 60's music. But of course everyone is here for the title track, and I do really love it. It has such a dirty and crunchy guitar tone, and the organ complements it perfectly. I also really like the drum solo section. Oh! and that organ solo back into the main riff is crazy. And that chorus melody is perfect. Mid 4.
3 until the extended Inna Gatta version which was fantastic!
I usually don't like winding acid rock like this but that title track sounds like what all those songs I don't like are trying to emulate. What a great song, I can see how it sold like fire on the back of that. I agree with others that the first half is just bland to me except I really liked Termination. So I ended up enjoying over half of this album's runtime which is pretty impressive for a genre that I'm not a big fan of. Cool artwork and band name as well. Rating: 4.2
Passé 800 albums , ma tolérance à la musique des années 60 et son petit orgue caractéristique commence à s’effriter. Mais je vois comment cet album a pu être un précurseur d’un rock plus progressif et créatif
8/10. Good throughout, but the last song with the solos is really good and ups it to a 'Great' album!
Outstanding album. The title track is an absolute classic but the rest of the album holds its own.
Getting high on acid and listening to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida with some dancing water speakers was one of the best experiences of my life when i was 19.
8.5/10. Great psychedelic vibes. The full version of this album's title track is epic! :)
Неожиданно много интересной музыки на альбоме. Прикольно
Classic album, like this a lot!
Classic 60s.
Probably a 3.5 but these guys seem cool so I’ll round up.
The extended version has more depth than I ever knew. Enjoyed the listen.
My memory of the first time I heard the title track: on a trip to the boonies and my step father, a hippie era music nerd, cackles. He says, “the DJ has to poop” and explains that we will be hearing by this “song” for 20 full minutes.
that was sick
Gran lp
Great. Not life-changing.
forgot how much i enjoyed this album. the title track obviously steals the show, but the A side has a few catchy tunes on it as well
177/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
4.25
Sept 5, 2024 the solo around 11:26 of the title track is maybe my favourite organ solo in pop music rest of the album is pretty good too
I like this organ-y psychadelic era of rock
Legendäres Drum Solo, Rest des Albums auch verträglich
Some funky tunes
Great rock album with a nice interplay of guitar and organ.
I was taken aback by the upbeat cheerfulness of side one. More Turtles than The Doors.
Scores big points for the epic closing track, sounds like a more advanced version of the kind of stuff The Doors were doing a year or so earlier. Very trippy and experimental, loved it. The rest is pretty standard psych-rock from that time, but still enjoyable.
Very nice!
85/100
I only knew the title track, which is excellent and epic, but the first half of the album is great too! It’s the good kind of “psychedelic” that isn’t just reverb and harpsichords.
How has my wife heard of this while I never have? I guess it's thanks to the Simpsons. The title track is undoubtedly epic. It brings you on a journey, a very long, likely LSD-laced journey, but it works well. However good it is, I'm not adding a 17min track to my playlist, so I got to pick something else from the album. The next best here was Most Anything You Want, which has some pretty sick bass and synth towards the end. The 1st side feels so brisk compared to the 2nd side.
this is the most retro 60s rock The doors like type shit
Not my kind of thing, but I don’t mind it. Fully expected to cringe the whole way. Most Anything is cute. My Mirage is some slammin’ psychedelic goth vibes. I should hate this, but it’s fabulous. A million times better than Grateful Dead. These dudes actually know how to play their instruments. Termination and Are You Happy are dark, but in a fun way. Almost like if The Monster Mash was a band, that occasionally took acid.
Cool little psychedelic rock alb, I don’t really have a whole lot to say. The title track is amazing.
This is a great album to show what psychedelic rock of that particular era can sound like. Better than most of the genre imo
im usually a fan of any prog rock band but this was out there even for me. Strange to hear such a bubble gummy pop song (Flowers and Beads) among all the other songs. Decent and of course the title track is infamous ( and made for a great Simpsons gag). adding one star just for title track.
Side 2 is iron while side 1 is mainly butterfly. I definitely prefer iron. Are You Happy is the epitome of a freak-out. Great song.
Holy cow I didn’t think this would be on this list. An album I’ve heard through my brother and one that has rolled around in my head because it’s a fun word to say. I listened to this while grocery shopping and it was great background noise. There were a few songs on here I really dug like Easy Rider. Their opener, the one I think I've heard before, didn't really grab me. Lots of moments of silence and repetitive structure for 16 minutes. I was more impressed with some of the other songs. I am now seeing in Apple Music that I listened to some extended album version that was an hour and 40 minutes, this album is only 30. Hey at least I got to hear a little more.
While the rest of the album is ok to very good, the crowning achievement is the 17 minute long titular masterpiece. Call me basic but I love all of it. 4/5
Drum solo kills
Half of the album is one song but that song is amazing
Great Album, the last song we myself and all my friends would listen to it! 4 stars
Forgot to write about the album. Not too much to say, though. It was a good psych rock experience. The final song is easily the best. Noticed that it sampled the “God rest ye merry gentlemen” song or hymn. Kept you engaged for a lot of it. Doesn’t overstay its welcome either. Standouts: My Mirage, Termination, and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
good listening
Rock psicodélico agradable. Un 4.
Acid rock, psychedelic rock.1968.
good leg bounce music
Nicht mein Allzeitfavorit, aber doch ein Klassiker der Rockmusik.
Funky, liked it, vibey
Pretty good! A bit long...
I already had the last track saved. The bass is so good this sounds so funky I love. I like most anything you want. I love are you happy wtf. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is good.
interesting sound - reminded me of the Doors and Beatles, but then Deep Purple for main track. Overall, good!
One of the essential psychedelic listens. Great instrumentation and writing. Riffs that keep you interested. Surprisingly talented and unique vocals. Can get a little sloppy at times, but fun throughout. Lovely shit, dude. 4/5
The title track is certainly worth the price of admission alone - pulsating, brooding and feels quite unlike anything else from the era. The rest of the album is so-so but has some enjoyable moments with a psychedelic hippy vibe and some decent tunes. The album feels like the crossroads from the sixties to the seventies - all that upbeat, hippy, Great Society positivity on Side A, followed by a darkness on Side B as Vietnam worsened and Nixon grew more popular with the American electorate.
Pretty uneven quality. It's like they couldn't decide who they were, pop, psychedelic, or hard rock.
got off to a great start but I need to finish listening to it!
Favourite songs: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Termination, Are You Happy, Most Anything You Want, Flowers and Beads Least favourite songs: My Mirage 4/5
Lovely slice of 60s psychedelia
I quite enjoyed this, only a short album although half is consumed by the titular track, an epic 17 min journey showcasing all the instruments. Quite psychedelic in places and a little bluesy here and there, but definitely rocking.
Wild I'm stuck between giving this three and four stars and my favourite part of the record is the "three, four!" Really makes you think.
Love the guitars and organ. I personally don't really care for drum solos
The title track was definitely the stand out of this album and I think it helped elevate this album a lot but it was all good.
8, maybe 9
INAGADDADAVIDA BABY! We all know that song, right? I’m fairly sure I first heard it on The Simpsons, though I haven’t the slightest clue what else happened in the episode. I quite like the name Iron Butterfly - it sounds so horribly wrong but in a nice way. Songs I already knew: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Favourites: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Flowers And Beads The first thing that I found to be of note here is just how similar the keyboard sounds to The Doors. I’d thought for ages that their keys sound so unique to them, but it’s basically the same here. Interesting, isn’t it? Otherwise, that was a great trippy rock album, ending with that 15 minutes of epic nonsense. I read once that it’s supposed to be a mumbly version of In The Garden Of Eden, which I can kinda hear, but I prefer it to be ramblings of stoners meaning everything and nothing all at once.
Didn't think I'd like this album as I'm familiar with song In-A-Gadda. It's often cited as one of the first prog rock songs ever, and so as a big fan of the genre (or progressive metal) I've heard it a few times before. In my opinion the song itself is pretty boring and it's length is totally unnecessary given the lack of music that happens around the middle droney section. There are much longer songs that have much more filling the space of its 10+ minute track length. That being said - the other five songs before this on the album rip! It makes me wonder now that when I've heard praise for In-A-Gadda before I had wrongfully assumed people are talking about the song, and not the album. Because as an album, I can get behind this! Lots of cool organ, great drum parts, fun guitar riffs, and no lengthy meandering that is heard on the closing track. Really enjoyed this first half of this record, and surprisingly the only low point is the title track itself.
I had no idea this album was held in any kind of high regard. I thought everyone considered them a band with one good song, so I was surprised to see it here, good surprised, though I hadn't heard it before, but I'm a sucker for psychedelic rock. The first couple of tracks were kind of hippie almost bubblegum pop/rock sounding. One of them had half of a Doors organ riff. The only song I didn't care for was "My Mirage." Too serious sounding. The rest was pretty cool, groovy stuff. And of course the iconic 17 minute title track with the memorable guitar riff and super long drum solo. Favorite track: "Are You Happy"
OK, so the first and most important thing to note is that there are two versions of this, named identically on Tidal, one a very reasonable 36 minutes long, the other nearly 2¾ hours long. Try the reasonable one first. If you like it, knock yourself out with the silly one. Up to Mr Mirage, this all seems pretty pedestrian. I quite like the drumming. ..... The drumming is actually pretty stand-out in this. Is that a double kick drum? No... Apparently Ron Bushy only used a single kick drum - which is frankly absolutely incredible. Probably better to just listen to side B. Thats great, but unless you have a special interest in psychedelia or great drumming, you'll get everything you need from the stand-out track.
Grew on me. Final track is like a lesser version of The Doors “The End”
Really solid 60s rock, I was pleasantly surprised
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would.
Classic music, could fall in love with the album if listened to more than once
jači rock, dost dobro zapravo
Final track (in-a-gadda-da-vidda) better than the rest. Almost dated, but liked this overall
Epic, swirling proto metal. I get it, I dig it. Not perfect bunch it packs a punch
This whole album is mostly held up by one song. The other tracks are good they have good instrumentation but the song writing lacks. Veey jammy a little psycadelic. This is a 3.5 but I think closer to a 4. Repeats: termination, inagaddadvida
Liked some of it
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida baby! That’s one long song! And apparently there are a few other songs on this record. And they’re pretty good songs. But c’mon… there’s only one reason anyone remembers I. Ron Butterfly.
A cool album that makes you beg for another fifteen minuets on the title track as we are not done finding the meaning of life yet and I'm sure that will be enough to crack the code.
Fun guitar, interesting vocals, ROCK ORGAN.
Pleasantly surprised by this album! I always thought this band wasn't one to take seriously cause of the history of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," but they really have a lot of great elements of the era. I hear The Beatles and The Doors and CCR and Hendrix and Sabbath. They aren't lyricists by any means, but the quality of most of the songs on the album is pretty damn good!
Pretty wacky album
very awesome and epic sounding very short though except for the 17 minute song (which is still good for being so long, but is also just very long)
Det var nice! Bäst var kärlekslåtarna
The title track made me vibe. I liked it, mostly for the title track.
A record with a surprising degree of pop touches and only moments (or, to be precise, 17:04) of total heavyosity. Otherwise, there's a fair amount of lightness and here and there a flowery tunefulness. More organ than really necessary, only some of it Manzarek-y, but the heavy application suits, one supposes, the reaching for the mystical, which seems to eludes IB's grasp, alas. It seems equally possible that they could have morphed into Pink Floyd or devolved to be a lounge act, for 21st-century ears can hear significant doses of both in this landmark-y, borderline-cliched effort. Rounding up for effort and earnestness and being considerably more tolerable than the reputation suggested.
Some good rock and/or roll
This was pretty cool. I liked it. Short album, long song at the end. I definitely have never minded long songs at all. I love them, so of course I liked this. Groovy psychedelic rock. Sounds good.
Wasn’t keen to start with but after the first couple of songs it got better. Title track was a meandering delight.
Bart Simpson and the First Church of Springfield rates it well.
Grab a blunt and enjoy
I've had quite a few Psychedelic Pop and Rock records pop up on here, but this is the first acid rock album I've gotten. Nevertheless, this is a good album. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a classic record that is only known for its titular song which is about half the length of a modern Swans song. But before that song, I'll mention the other tracks. They are pretty good. I will say that none of them are as good as the titular track but I don't think they're bad. The first 5 tracks are nice psychedelic and acid rock tracks. I think the best of these 5 are Most Anything You Want and Are You Happy, the former being a nice blend of softer psychedelic rock and harder acid rock and the latter because it is a true acid rock banger. Then you have the titular track, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, a true acid rock classic. This 17-minute long song is iconic, even though that's because of the way shorter radio edit. That version has the first two verses and choruses, the first part of the solo, and the last verse and chorus. The lyrics, though simple, are iconic. The heavier, acid rock riffs are outstanding. No wonder this song is a classic when the riff sounds so good. However, it's the full solo that I think steals the show. It starts off with an acid rock-induced guitar solo before slowing down into a long drum break. This drum break is sort of ominous as it takes up a long time and it keeps getting faster. Eventually, the organ (I don't have anywhere else to talk about this so I'll just discuss it here: the organ parts are great; it's not something I was expecting and doesn't always shine but I'm not complaining about it, or at least not in the titular track; so yeah, pretty good use of the organ) shows up adding a greater sense of something ominous to this drum break before devolving into another guitar solo. This solo is pretty short, going into another drum break, filled with a groovy bassline and shrieking guitar and organ noises. After this, the song moves back into the verses and chorus from the intro, and the solo is finished. This solo is great. It's so dynamic and interesting, keeping you on your toes at all times wondering what happens next. This is what makes this album iconic. I do feel as though this song was too much for the album. What I mean is, it kind of doesn't fit with the rest of the album. Now, this song is iconic. But when listened to in whole, it's way too grand compared to the rest of this album in my opinion and it kind of doesn't fit. Either way, it's amazing and even if it doesn't fit, it's still great. This whole album really is great. With the first 5 tracks and the amazing titular track, it really is fantastic. I am thinking that an 8/10 would fit this album the best.
Sounds ahead of its time, I liked it. Only knew about it from the Simpsons scene before. BT - In a Gadda Da Vida - Most Anything You Want - Flowers and Beads - Are You Happy
The organ was really cool. They kinda reminded me of The Doors but a little heavier.
During the first long COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, there was nothing I enjoyed more on those autumn late afternoons than to head into the prison backyard & play In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida so loud it might annoy the nearby inmates. I’m sure this was a throwback to my teens, because once I owned this album, I would torture my parents with it. I know Ron Bushy was no John Bonham (this came out a good 18 months before I would hear Moby Dick), but I knew his drumming on the title track off by heart. And now, because of The Simpsons’ episode Bart Sells His Soul(1995), I get to share that track with my kids. From the album’s opening track, Most Anything You Want, it’s obvious that organist Doug Ingle has been listening to fellow Californians The Doors. That track particularly references Ray Manzarek’s playing on Light My Fire(1967). I particularly like the closer on Side 1, Are You Happy, but I have to be honest, for over 50 years now, I usually only play Side 2, the 17-minute title track. It’s still silly & I still love it.
I'll give it a 4 because it is a classic but it is a bit repetitive.
Groovy
3 stars for being a decent rock album, plus 1 having the best song for DJs to play when they needed to have a shit.
Sounds mostly like generic late 60s music but gets a bump up because the most famous song on here, a 17 minute monstrosity, is shockingly fun
Their general schtick's mostly done better by The Doors or The Stranglers, but that title track's an all-timer.
Cool
Can really appreciate this album and it' s place in the Rock canon. Not heard before, but I immediately like it. Something Arthur Lee like in it's vocal quality. Intricate guitar work. going to hit this with a straight 4. The title song is far too long however. Who needs a drum solo on a non-live album...
Genre: Rock Review: The eponymous track is the standout, but the other songs are pretty good too. A real gem from the early Progressive era. Rating: 8/10
Really solid from start to finish. The last one is a standout but even otherwise, the consistent quality of bass/drums, despite the real lack of variety in the songs, was right up my alley. The influence it had on metal bands is quite clear as well. Lowish 4/5.
Surprisingly entertaining psychodelic album that has elements of both directions such as Beatles but also Hard Rock/Metal. Biggest shine was the 15 minute closing epic
A good pyschedelic rock album with a classic song on it - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, the 17-minute long acid rock classic.
Enjoyable
Solid classic.
Well, the album is dominated by its title track, so I guess I'll stick to mostly reviewing that (especially since the other tracks have similar sounds). Wow, great track. I mean, like the rest of the world, I've of course always known it, but sitting down to evaluate it, wow, great track. I love the way the song unfolds into a solid jam sesh. I ended up reading about the history of the song, and that's damn cool, too!