What would you think if I told you that I've never listened to Inna Gadda da Vida?

Question

I haven't and I really really want to! I've heard so much about Iron Butterfly's hit, but I haven't heard it yet.

Answer 1

Wow, I'm quite suprised

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdFWa_OgciI

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7gdaiq2EI

no excuses now :0)

Answer 2

Great Tune

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a seventeen-minute ten second rock song by Iron Butterfly, released on their 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, occupying the entire second side of the album. The lyrics are simple, and heard only at the beginning and the end. One of the most memorable parts of the song is the guitar riff, which is also one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in rock music. In almost all of Doug Ingle's other songs, the guitar part was subordinate or equal to the keyboard part, however "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a rare exception to this, as the song's chorus is centered around the guitar's distorted riff.

The song is significant in rock history because, together with Blue Cheer and Steppenwolf, it marks the point when psychedelic music produced heavy metal. Later 1970s heavy metal and progressive rock acts like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin owe much of their sound, and even more of their live acts, to this recording. A commonly repeated story says that the song's title was originally "In the Garden of Eden" or "In the Garden of Venus" but in the course of rehearsing and recording, singer Doug Ingle slurred the words into the nonsense phrase of the title while under the influence of LSD. However, the liner notes on 'the best of' CD compilation state that drummer Ron Bushy was listening to the track through headphones, and couldn't hear correctly; he simply distorted what Doug Ingle answered when Ron asked him for the title of the song (which was originally In-The-Garden-Of-Venus). An alternate version of the story, as stated in the liner notes of the 1995 re-release of the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida album, states that Ingle was drunk when he first told Bushy the title, so Bushy wrote it down. Bushy then showed Ingle what he had written, and the slurred title stuck.

Answer 3

I wouldn't be surprised at all, seeing as how old it is. If you really have resources to I.B. songs, skip that one entirely (you had to have been there) and go for one off of their first album (quite honestly their best work) called "Iron Butterfly Theme." In a MUCH less amount of listening time, you get the essence of what the band was about and a much better song to boot. It's much heavier than "Inna Gadda da Vida," and highlights 17-year-old Eric Brann's guitar playing (pretty amazing for the time). Anybody reading this owes it to themselves to check it out. Happy Trails.

Answer 4

I recently heard the long (18 minutes!) version of that song on Sirius 16 (The Vault). It's too long for for most music fans, but the shorter "single" version is quite interesting. My advice is, go to Amazon.com or a similar site and find a sample of the song.
As to your title question, maybe you're just too young to have heard it. Most classic rock stations don't seem to bother with 60's psychedelia anymore.

Answer 5

If you are young, I can see how you never heard it before. It is a classic. Just download it and listen to it. Its about 17 minutes long tho!

Answer 6

If you plan on listening to it, you best find some spare time because the entire song is a little under 18 minutes.

(YES, IT'S THAT LONG!).

Answer 7

It's a long, meandering, self-indulgent '60s-style psychedelic jam with modest proto-metal leanings. It's important for its historical value, but you're not missing much.

Answer 8

if you havent heard that song Iam so jelous of you. I would do anything to forget that song. count your blessings and dont even bother to listen to it.

Answer 9

How have you managed to not hear it?

Answer 10

You're not the only one.... Me too....