In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

by Iron Butterfly

Overview

With its endless, droning minor-key riff and mumbled vocals, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is arguably the most notorious song of the acid rock era. According to legend, the group was so stoned when they recorded the track that they could neither pronounce the title "In the Garden of Eden" or end the track, so it rambles on for a full 17 minutes, which to some listeners sounds like eternity. But that's the essence of its appeal -- it's the epitome of heavy psychedelic excess, encapsulating the most indulgent tendencies of the era. Iron Butterfly never matched the warped excesses of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," either on their debut album of the same name or the rest of their catalog, yet they occasionally made some enjoyable fuzz guitar-driven psychedelia that works as a period piece. The five tracks that share space with their magnum opus on In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida qualify as good artifacts, and the entire record still stands as the group's definitive album, especially since this is the only place the full-length title track is available. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Rhino / Atco / Atlantic
UPC:	0075679039224
Rank:	19856

Tracks

1. Most Anything You Want
2. Flowers and Beads
3. My Mirage
4. Termination
5. Are You Happy
6. In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Iron Butterfly   Primary Artist
Doug Ingle   Vocals,Keyboards
Lee Dorman   Bass,Guitar
Erik Braunn   Guitar,Violin,Vocals
Ron Bushy   Drums
Doug Tingle   Vocals
Erik Brann   Drums

Technical Credits

Doug Tingle   Lyricist,Composer
Erik Brann   Composer
Doug Ingle   Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Jim Hilton   Engineer,Producer
Richard Podolor   Producer
Iron Butterfly   Composer
Lee Dorman   Composer
David Greene   Liner Notes
Erik Braunn   Composer
Rick Gagnon   Liner Notes
Ron Tepper   Composer,Liner Notes
Stephen Paley   Photography
Michael Ochs   Photography
Loring Eutemey   Design
Bill Cooper   Mixing