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Пионеры хард- и психоделического рока, прославившиеся хитом In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, который многие источники называют «первым heavy metal треком». Группа существует по сей день, но троих из участников оригинального состава уже нет в живых.
Группа образовалась в Сан-Диего, Калифорния, в 1966 году и свой первый альбом Heavy выпустила два года спустя, подписав контракт с ATCO (филиалом Atlantic Records). К этому времени Дуг Ингл и Рон Буши уже покинули состав: их заменили басист Ли Дорман и гитарист Эрик Бранн, после чего Вайс и Пенрод ушли в Rhinoceros.Пока группа гастролировала (попеременно с The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Traffic, The Who,Cream) оставался в чартах «Биллборд» в течение года.
17-минутный In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, заглавный трек второго альбома, стал международным мега-хитом. Принято считать, что Ингл создал эту вещь в таком состоянии, что даже не смог правильно написать название In The Garden Of Eden. Впрочем, есть все основания верить и другой версии, согласно которой автором риффа является Эрик Бранн, пришедший в состав в 17-летнем возрасте и к тому времени наркотиками и алкоголем еще не злоупотреблявший.
Альбом In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida разошелся 8-миллионным тиражом за первый год после выпуска, установив таким образом рекорд, который до сих пор не побит, и перекрыв норматив «золотого» диска. По этому поводу и был учрежден «платиновый» диск, который Iron Butterfly и получили – также первыми в истории. Второй альбом группы продержался в американских чартах 140 недель, из них 81 неделю – в первой десятке. На сегодняшний день суммарный тираж пластинки составляет около 30 миллионов.
Реакция критики и публики на третий альбом Ball (поднявшегося в США на вершину хит-парада) разочаровала музыкантов, и после выхода Metamorphosis (записанного без Бранна, но с поющим гитаристом Майком Пинейрой, который позже возглавил Ramatam и аккомпанировал Элису Куперу, и гитаристом Ларри «Носорогом» Райнхартом) Iron Butterfly объявили о распаде. Дорман и Райнхарт присоединились к Captain Beyond.
В 1977 году Буши и Бранн вместе с приглашенными Филиппом Тейлором Крамером (в 1995 году он погиб при загадочных обстоятельствах) и Ховардом Рейтцем реформировали Iron Butterfly. В течение трех следующих лет в составе появлялись также вокалист Джимми Хендерсон и басист Иэн Эллис (экс- Van der Graaf Generator, The Koobas, Juicy Lucy), позже найденный мертвым в номере германского отеля.
Деррил ДеЛоуч (52) скончался от рака 3 октября 2002 года. Эрик Бранн (52) умер от остановки сердца 31 июля 2003 года, через неделю после того, как выпустил сольный альбом. В 2004 году Буши и Дорман реформировали группу вновь. В новом составе с ними играют поющий гитарист Мартин Маринкович и клавишник Чарли Гершвиц. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Группа образовалась в Сан-Диего, Калифорния, в 1966 году и свой первый альбом Heavy выпустила два года спустя, подписав контракт с ATCO (филиалом Atlantic Records). К этому времени Дуг Ингл и Рон Буши уже покинули состав: их заменили басист Ли Дорман и гитарист Эрик Бранн, после чего Вайс и Пенрод ушли в Rhinoceros.Пока группа гастролировала (попеременно с The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Traffic, The Who,Cream) оставался в чартах «Биллборд» в течение года.
17-минутный In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, заглавный трек второго альбома, стал международным мега-хитом. Принято считать, что Ингл создал эту вещь в таком состоянии, что даже не смог правильно написать название In The Garden Of Eden. Впрочем, есть все основания верить и другой версии, согласно которой автором риффа является Эрик Бранн, пришедший в состав в 17-летнем возрасте и к тому времени наркотиками и алкоголем еще не злоупотреблявший.
Альбом In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida разошелся 8-миллионным тиражом за первый год после выпуска, установив таким образом рекорд, который до сих пор не побит, и перекрыв норматив «золотого» диска. По этому поводу и был учрежден «платиновый» диск, который Iron Butterfly и получили – также первыми в истории. Второй альбом группы продержался в американских чартах 140 недель, из них 81 неделю – в первой десятке. На сегодняшний день суммарный тираж пластинки составляет около 30 миллионов.
Реакция критики и публики на третий альбом Ball (поднявшегося в США на вершину хит-парада) разочаровала музыкантов, и после выхода Metamorphosis (записанного без Бранна, но с поющим гитаристом Майком Пинейрой, который позже возглавил Ramatam и аккомпанировал Элису Куперу, и гитаристом Ларри «Носорогом» Райнхартом) Iron Butterfly объявили о распаде. Дорман и Райнхарт присоединились к Captain Beyond.
В 1977 году Буши и Бранн вместе с приглашенными Филиппом Тейлором Крамером (в 1995 году он погиб при загадочных обстоятельствах) и Ховардом Рейтцем реформировали Iron Butterfly. В течение трех следующих лет в составе появлялись также вокалист Джимми Хендерсон и басист Иэн Эллис (экс- Van der Graaf Generator, The Koobas, Juicy Lucy), позже найденный мертвым в номере германского отеля.
Деррил ДеЛоуч (52) скончался от рака 3 октября 2002 года. Эрик Бранн (52) умер от остановки сердца 31 июля 2003 года, через неделю после того, как выпустил сольный альбом. В 2004 году Буши и Дорман реформировали группу вновь. В новом составе с ними играют поющий гитарист Мартин Маринкович и клавишник Чарли Гершвиц. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Iron Butterfly is an American psychedelic rock band, well known for their 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". They are considered a very-early heavy metal band as a result of this song and others like it as well as the title of their debut album, 'Heavy'. Their heyday was the late-60s, but the band has been reincarnated several times with various members. Also known for being the first RIAA certified platinum group, VH1 ranks them as number 19 on their list of top 100 "one hit wonders".
The band was formed in 1966 in San Diego, and they released their aforementioned debut album, 'Heavy', in 1968, after signing a deal with an Atlantic Records subsidiary called ATCO. The original members were Doug Ingle (vocals, keyboards), Jack Pinney (drums), Greg Willis (bass), and Danny Weis (guitar). They were soon joined by singer-songwriter frontman Darryl DeLoach.
Jerry "The Bear" Penrod and Bruce Morris replaced Willis and Pinney after the band relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1966, and Ron Bushy then came aboard when Morris' tenure proved to be a short one. All but Ingle and Bushy left the band after recording the first album in late 1967; the remaining musicians, faced with the possibility of the record not being released, quickly found replacements in bassist Lee Dorman and guitarist Erik Brann (aka Erik Braunn) and resumed touring.
Weis and Penrod almost immediately went on to form the group Rhinoceros. Iron Butterfly focused on putting their energies into their second album. The 17-minute "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", the title track of their second album, became a Top Thirty hit in the U.S. and also gained serious airplay internationally. Doug Ingle is reported to have said the title was an alcohol-slurred version of "In the Garden of Eden", although this is possibly apocryphal. The members when In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was recorded were Doug Ingle (keyboards and vocals), Lee Dorman (bass guitar), Ron Bushy (drums) and 17-year-old Erik Brann, also Braunn (guitar). The song has been a radio staple for decades and also has prominently featured in several films.
The band had been booked to play at Woodstock, but got stuck at an airport. When their manager called the promoters of the concert, they explained the incredible situation they had been dealt and asked for patience. However, the manager demanded that the Butterfly be flown in by helicopter whereupon they would "immediately" take the stage. After their set they would be paid and flown back to the airport. The manager was told that this would be taken into consideration and he would be called back. In truth, his outrageous demands were never given a second thought. Dorman later expressed regret at this turn of events feeling the band's career may have gone further had they played the festival.
The next album, Ball, topped the charts but more lineup changes followed. In 1970 with Erik Braunn gone, Iron Butterfly released their fourth album, Metamorphosis with two new members, guitarist / vocalist / songwriter Mike Pinera (whose Blues Image had opened for the Butterfly's Vida tour and who later led Ramatam and played with Alice Cooper) and guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt. The album only managed to get into the top twenty. The band broke up after playing a final show on May 23, 1971. Dorman and Reinhardt later became members of the supergroup Captain Beyond.
The band re-formed in 1974 with Ron Bushy and Eric Braunn joined by bassist Philip Taylor Kramer and keyboardist Howard Reitzes. (Kramer later made news with his 1995 disappearance and the discovery of his bones and minivan at the bottom of Decker Canyon in 1999). The albums released during this lineup: Scorching Beauty in January 1975 with Reitzes and Sun and Steel in October 1975 with Bill DeMartines replacing Reitzes.
From 1977 on Dorman took over the IB moniker and has led several lineups since then(see below for a chronology of IB's lineups) with former members(including Bushy, Ingle, Braunn, etc., coming and going). Other than another brief break between late 1985 and early 1987, the group has continued to this day with Dorman & Bushy currently leading the charge.
The famous line-up of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida got together for the Atlantic Recording Corporation's 40th anniversary concert and celebration, appearing on stage along with the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, and with Aretha Franklin among many other acts of the company's roster on May 14th, 1988. The reunited foursome also played a 30 city tour that same year.
On October 3, 2002, original guitarist/vocalist Darryl DeLoach died of liver cancer at the age of 56.
On July 25, 2003 Erik Brann died of cardiac failure at the age of 52. He was working on a new solo album at the time of his death. The album to date remains unreleased, although friends and family of Brann are working on seeing its release.
Iron Butterfly is now working on a new album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
The band was formed in 1966 in San Diego, and they released their aforementioned debut album, 'Heavy', in 1968, after signing a deal with an Atlantic Records subsidiary called ATCO. The original members were Doug Ingle (vocals, keyboards), Jack Pinney (drums), Greg Willis (bass), and Danny Weis (guitar). They were soon joined by singer-songwriter frontman Darryl DeLoach.
Jerry "The Bear" Penrod and Bruce Morris replaced Willis and Pinney after the band relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1966, and Ron Bushy then came aboard when Morris' tenure proved to be a short one. All but Ingle and Bushy left the band after recording the first album in late 1967; the remaining musicians, faced with the possibility of the record not being released, quickly found replacements in bassist Lee Dorman and guitarist Erik Brann (aka Erik Braunn) and resumed touring.
Weis and Penrod almost immediately went on to form the group Rhinoceros. Iron Butterfly focused on putting their energies into their second album. The 17-minute "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", the title track of their second album, became a Top Thirty hit in the U.S. and also gained serious airplay internationally. Doug Ingle is reported to have said the title was an alcohol-slurred version of "In the Garden of Eden", although this is possibly apocryphal. The members when In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was recorded were Doug Ingle (keyboards and vocals), Lee Dorman (bass guitar), Ron Bushy (drums) and 17-year-old Erik Brann, also Braunn (guitar). The song has been a radio staple for decades and also has prominently featured in several films.
The band had been booked to play at Woodstock, but got stuck at an airport. When their manager called the promoters of the concert, they explained the incredible situation they had been dealt and asked for patience. However, the manager demanded that the Butterfly be flown in by helicopter whereupon they would "immediately" take the stage. After their set they would be paid and flown back to the airport. The manager was told that this would be taken into consideration and he would be called back. In truth, his outrageous demands were never given a second thought. Dorman later expressed regret at this turn of events feeling the band's career may have gone further had they played the festival.
The next album, Ball, topped the charts but more lineup changes followed. In 1970 with Erik Braunn gone, Iron Butterfly released their fourth album, Metamorphosis with two new members, guitarist / vocalist / songwriter Mike Pinera (whose Blues Image had opened for the Butterfly's Vida tour and who later led Ramatam and played with Alice Cooper) and guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt. The album only managed to get into the top twenty. The band broke up after playing a final show on May 23, 1971. Dorman and Reinhardt later became members of the supergroup Captain Beyond.
The band re-formed in 1974 with Ron Bushy and Eric Braunn joined by bassist Philip Taylor Kramer and keyboardist Howard Reitzes. (Kramer later made news with his 1995 disappearance and the discovery of his bones and minivan at the bottom of Decker Canyon in 1999). The albums released during this lineup: Scorching Beauty in January 1975 with Reitzes and Sun and Steel in October 1975 with Bill DeMartines replacing Reitzes.
From 1977 on Dorman took over the IB moniker and has led several lineups since then(see below for a chronology of IB's lineups) with former members(including Bushy, Ingle, Braunn, etc., coming and going). Other than another brief break between late 1985 and early 1987, the group has continued to this day with Dorman & Bushy currently leading the charge.
The famous line-up of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida got together for the Atlantic Recording Corporation's 40th anniversary concert and celebration, appearing on stage along with the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, and with Aretha Franklin among many other acts of the company's roster on May 14th, 1988. The reunited foursome also played a 30 city tour that same year.
On October 3, 2002, original guitarist/vocalist Darryl DeLoach died of liver cancer at the age of 56.
On July 25, 2003 Erik Brann died of cardiac failure at the age of 52. He was working on a new solo album at the time of his death. The album to date remains unreleased, although friends and family of Brann are working on seeing its release.
Iron Butterfly is now working on a new album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.