Iron Butterfly

小簡介
? 成立時間：1966 圣迭哥 美國
????解散時間：1977
????風(fēng)格劃分：迷幻搖滾、重金屬、硬搖滾
????樂隊簡介：Iron Butterfly60年代的迷幻搖滾在今天似乎有些落伍，但在那個時代卻是最為搖滾的聲音之一。1966年，樂隊組建后前往洛杉磯尋求發(fā)展。在大量的俱樂部演出后，樂隊參加了the Doors和Jefferson Airplane的巡回演出，樂隊最終引起了媒體的重視并且很快和Atco唱片公司簽約。1968年，樂隊的第一張專輯《Heavy》上市。同年底，樂隊開始著手創(chuàng)作第2張專輯《In A Gadda Da Vida 》，這張專輯取得了驚人的成績，不僅銷出了400萬張，而且在Top10上停留了1年多時間，這張專輯也成為歷史第一張多白金唱片(當(dāng)時，RIAA剛剛頒布最新唱片銷量的評定方法)。專輯同名單曲“In A Gadda Da Vida”竟然長達(dá)17分鐘，它融合了硬搖滾和迷幻搖滾，完美的體現(xiàn)了舊金山之聲，成為了當(dāng)時最受歡迎的搖滾曲目之一，它最好的成績?yōu)榕判邪竦?0位。1970年，專輯《Ball》成為金唱片后，樂隊逐漸開始衰落，1971年宣告解體。70年代中期樂隊曾經(jīng)重組，但依然成績平平，1977年，樂隊最終解散。
by Steve Huey
The heavy, psychedelic acid rock of Iron Butterfly may seem dated to some today, but the group was one of the first hard rock bands to receive extensive radio airplay, and their best-known song, the 17-minute epic In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, established that more extended compositions were viable entries in the radio marketplace, paving the way for progressive AOR. The track was written by vocalist, organist, and bandleader Doug Ingle, who formed the first incarnation of Iron Butterfly in 1966 in San Diego with drummer Ron Bushy. After the group moved to Los Angeles and played the club scene, it secured a recording contract and got national exposure through tours with the Doors and Jefferson Airplane. Following the release of their 1968 debut album, Heavy, original members Jerry Penrod (bass), Darryl DeLoach (vocals), and Danny Weis (guitar) left the band and were replaced by guitarist Erik Braunn and bassist Lee Dorman. Weis went on to join Rhinoceros. The new lineup recorded In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida later that year, which sold four million copies and spent over a year in the Top Ten. (The title has been translated as in the garden of Eden or in the garden of life.) A shortened version of the title track, which contained extended instrumental passages with loud guitars and classical/Eastern-influenced organ, plus a two-and-a-half-minute drum solo, reached number 30 on the singles charts. The follow-up, Ball, showed greater musical variety and went gold, but it also marked the beginning of the bands decline. Braunn left the group and was replaced by guitarists Mike Pinera and Larry Rhino Reinhardt, but the groups success was largely over. Iron Butterfly broke up in 1971; Braunn and Bushy re-formed the group in the mid-70s without success.