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#95,961
GBassNorth said:
In early 1968 Iron Butterfly released their first album - HEAVY - (material written in 1967). The only song on it that I'd classify as close to heavy rock or metal was the song titled "Iron Butterfly Theme" and truth be told it's a bit more Trippy than Metal...


So it looks like Iron Butterfly entered the heavy metal scene with the song "In-a-Garda-Da-Vida" which was released on their second album in 1968. However, there's this interesting little quote from wiki...

" Jeff Beck claims that when he saw Iron Butterfly perform at the Galaxy Club in April 1967, half a year before the band recorded their first album, their entire second set consisted of a 35-minute long version of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".

So in light of that early 1967 performance (which might not have even been their first performance of the song) we might very well have the seed that started the heavy metal movement...


By contrast, at roughly the same time The Beatles were singing this song...
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I got to see the "original" lineup of Ingle, Brann, Dorman and Bushy in the late 80s at an outdoor concert at the Miami Metrozoo(!). Interesting crowd, great show-although there was a strange smell in the air:smug:. Side observations re the video: I don't think this is what "The Ventures" had in mind for 'Mosrite' guitars and basses. Also, psychedelic video effects suck in black and white.:rollno:
 
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GonePlaid said:
I got to see the "original" lineup of Ingle, Brann, Dorman and Bushy in the late 80s at an outdoor concert at the Miami Metrozoo(!). Interesting crowd, great show-although there was a strange smell in the air:smug:. Side observations re the video: I don't think this is what "The Ventures" had in mind for 'Mosrite' guitars and basses. Also, psychedelic video effects suck in black and white.:rollno:
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Cool!
In looking at their wiki info I was shocked by how many different members rotated through that four person band. It's something like 63 different members over the years (9 different bass players alone).
 
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GBassNorth said:
Cool!
In looking at their wiki info I was shocked by how many different members rotated through that four person band. It's something like 63 different members over the years (9 different bass players alone).
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Also, looking at the video brought back memories of playing in a show band, 70-72, where I played a Vox Continental organ through a Leslie, mic'ed into my Kasino Bass amp. No, we didn't do "In-a-Gadda".
 
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TBird1958 said:
Malcom with a hollow body...…..Is that a Falcon?
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
I can't recall seeing Malcom with anything except a hollow body.
I believe it is a Falcon... that thing is HUGE!
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Looks like a White Falcon to me but I'm no expert. But, I could swear the guitar Malcom used a lot was a solid body Gretsch?? Was that a hollow or chambered body?

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#95,971
PillO said:
At the end of the summer of 1967, the hippies had a funeral for 'hippie' marking the end of the hippie movement (editorial - it went the way of all culture in the US, hallmark got hold of it and homogenized it for consumption by all).

By 1968 psychedelic music was giving way to louder, crunchier, heavier, blues oriented rock (editorial - the proto-metal music). So although it is probably close to impossible to pinpoint the first 'heavy metal' song/album; perhaps it is better to mark the ending of what came before and I think the 'death of hippie' in Haight Ashbury is probably as close as you can get to a defining moment when culture and music changed.
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Good point. Monterey was the the end of innocence. ‘68 was a very rough year in the US, France, Czechoslovakia...
 
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#95,972
GBassNorth said:
According to the Jeff Beck quote, Inna Gadda precedes Sunshine of your love by about 6 months. So maybe it's actually no Sunshine without Gadda.

Looks like Vanilla Fudge released Keep me Hanging (which to my ears is more psychedelic or trippy than heavy metal) about 4 months after Jeff Beck heard Iron Butterfly perform Gadda. So unless there's earlier copies out there I think Iron Butterfly still takes it.
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I love the Fudge. But to me it is pure, trippy acid inspired music. Their Beat Goes On is freaking weird.
 
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Last Saturday night(10-13-18) our band played a gig at The American Legion in Port St. Lucie, FL. My brother-in-law shot some video with his phone. I managed to upload one to YT. Type in IMG 3059. It's the second video under that heading. Not the greatest quality but it's what we have. I have no idea what the other stuff is since it's in Arabic.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Cool!
In looking at their wiki info I was shocked by how many different members rotated through that four person band. It's something like 63 different members over the years (9 different bass players alone).
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Wow. I still have fond memories of listening to that record for hours on end. Years later The Rise an Fall of Ziggy was like that for me.
 
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MCF said:
At the risk of getting some heat for posting this here, TB member @Double E posted about this gem now available on the 7ender website. MIJ. Thought some who share my affliction might be interested. Pure bass porn.

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That's pretty cool! I'd rock it. Something about black and gold that just sends a shiver down my leg. I'd love to convert my Ebony Eppi VP hardware from Chrome to gold. Not sure that's even possible with the new VP bridge or tuners.
 
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#95,977
Count Bassie said:
King Crimson, 21st Century Schizoid Man...
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The craziest evening of music I ever experienced was going to a Sonny Rollins show at the Downbeat in NYC and then taking the subway somewhere, I don't even remember where, to see King Crimson, the same night. The exotic wiring alterations didn't hurt, either. Watching Robert Fripp do crazy stuff while Tony Levin played a stick was good enough, but there was also a fistfight right in front of me. The Sonny Rollins show was all about the sound and colors. King Crimson was fear and loathing and colors. It was absolutely great!
 
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PillO said:
Amusing thread out in GP with cognitive dissonance on display...

How many bpm can you play?

How fast can you play - speed isn't important, but I can play really fast... And a few dashes of comedy gold.
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Y'know, putting that here is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. You know I'm going to leak out and say something that might get me banned.
 
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