Best Ever Albums

Re: Flower Power

brohio — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:32:10 GMT

Author: brohio

Posted: 10/21/2009 05:32

Maybe some hip hop dudes are using In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida to scratch with but other than that your efforts to canonize this album falls on deaf ears.

Re: Flower Power

RFNAPLES — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:49:17 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 10/21/2009 00:49

Norman Bates wrote:

And ? What is YOUR opinion ?

As I said, I am not a big flower power music fan. I made the recommendations from albums in my collection in response to the forum author's request. I think In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a good representation of flower power but it certainly won't appear in my top 500. It does appear in Robert Dimery's (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005). It is given an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5) by 107 Amazon reviewers. It also spent over a year in the Top Ten and is still in print so it really couldn't have been just a fad. People liked it then and are still buying it today.

Re: Flower Power

joannajewsom — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:59:32 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 10/20/2009 23:59

brohio wrote:

Sorry I didn't translate to French but I think I'm rather clear about my review of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. It's value is as nostalgia. Nothing more.

He was talking to Naples, hence the quote. Keep it clean.

Re: Flower Power

brohio — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:35:00 GMT

Author: brohio

Posted: 10/20/2009 23:35

Sorry I didn't translate to French but I think I'm rather clear about my review of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. It's value is as nostalgia. Nothing more.

Re: Flower Power

Norman Bates — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:24:33 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 10/20/2009 23:24

Quote:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida received the following ratings:
4.5 Stars - All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
9 - Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
4 Stars - Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)

And ? What is YOUR opinion ?

Re: Flower Power

joannajewsom — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:35:12 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 10/20/2009 22:35

sup guise...just gonna sit back and watch this

Re: Flower Power

brohio — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:09:11 GMT

Author: brohio

Posted: 10/20/2009 22:09

Ya right... those people are morons then. Iron Butterfly in anyones TOP 200 is ridiculous. All Music is a great site but they make mistakes too. I think basing your opinions on someone else's opinions can get a bit dicey at best. Senor Nipples you're at it again. But you are right about one thing, junk does sell. Keep up the mediocre work, you're precious.

Re: Flower Power

RFNAPLES — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:10:59 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 10/20/2009 21:10

Personally, I am not a big fan of flower power music of the late 1960s and early 1970s. I do own the albums I recommended and believe they are fairly good representatives of the style. Sales figures are not a guarantee of quality especially if you believe that people prefer to buy junk.

It is probably fair to say Iron Butterfly was a one-hit wonder even though they have 13 albums out. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida received the following ratings:
4.5 Stars - All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
9 - Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
4 Stars - Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002)

Re: Flower Power

brohio — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:33:24 GMT

Author: brohio

Posted: 10/20/2009 20:33

I saw Iron Butterfly in '69 I think and we thought they were lightweights then and they are still lightweights today. But the nostalgia aspect makes them more listenable today than in the day. And why would impressive albums sales have anything to do with quality? That viewpoint totally blows.

Re: Flower Power

RFNAPLES — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:07:10 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 10/20/2009 04:07

dp39 wrote:

I'm going to have to check on that Iron Butterfly album thanks

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) US #4, Certified 4x Platinum, is the 31st best-selling album in the world, selling more than 25 million copies. Led Zeppelin opened for Iron Butterfly!

Re: Flower Power

RFNAPLES — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:58:56 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 10/20/2009 03:58

badfaith wrote:

Iron Butterfly did the Manhunter film soundtrack didn't they?

They did the last track on the soundtrack album:
9. Iron Butterfly - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"

Re: Flower Power

brohio — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:04:02 GMT

Author: brohio

Posted: 10/20/2009 03:04

For all the times I've tried I still can't get why Forever Changes is so great. Iron Butterfly as a suggestion truly blows tho. I'd ask you to give Quicksilver Messenger Service a try. First album. The Fool, the long tune, is still a gas! Blues Magoos and 13the Floor Elevators are good choices. Nuggets box-set is loaded with some of the best tunes from the era. Flower Power wise just for a modern twist you might want to check out the Orgone Box. And while there is no Woodstock sound I guess, it is an era. And the era is loaded with rock heros. So they all fit in nicely. Except for some.

Re: Flower Power

badfaith — Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:28:04 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 10/03/2009 00:28

RFNAPLES wrote:

You may have heard of all of these:

Band, The-The Band
Dylan, Bob -Bringing It All Back Home
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow
Sly & The Family Stone-Stand!

Iron Butterfly did the Manhunter film soundtrack didn't they?

Re: Flower Power

ffudnebbuh — Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:58:27 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 10/02/2009 15:58

Maybe the "Blind Faith" album also..

Re: Flower Power

maxperenchio — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:43:49 GMT

Author: maxperenchio

Posted: 08/21/2009 22:43

Ehhh that Iron Butterfly record has got to be one of the most inadequate slices of rotten pizza i've ever tasted. The title track is interesting for about three minutes, but side B? Yikes. Its usually cited as influential acid rock, but to me it sounds like my friends and I jamming after doing cocaine all night.

Re: Flower Power

dp39 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:55:40 GMT

Author: dp39

Posted: 08/19/2009 00:55

I'm going to have to check on that Iron Butterfly album thanks

Re: Flower Power

RFNAPLES — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:55:19 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 08/18/2009 00:55

You may have heard of all of these:

Band, The-The Band
Dylan, Bob -Bringing It All Back Home
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow
Sly & The Family Stone-Stand!

Re: Flower Power

maxperenchio — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:34:31 GMT

Author: maxperenchio

Posted: 08/17/2009 22:34

if you are looking to expand on that Jefferson/Byrds west coast 60's sound, try listening to Forever Changes by Love if you haven't heard it yet- one of my all time favorites. Or as joannajewsom suggested- the dazzling self titled album by the United States of America.

Re: Flower Power

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:49:11 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 08/17/2009 02:49

dp39 wrote:

I really dig the woodstock sound.

If questioning the validity of this statement makes me a prick, so be it.

Re: Flower Power

dp39 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:30:34 GMT

Author: dp39

Posted: 08/17/2009 01:30

Wow that was a prick comment.