Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” opens in a cyclone of electric organs while bright keys whisk up a storm of treacherous drum hits and hypnotizing strings. The song is the definitive rock standard. Unabridged, it is 17 minutes of pure rock and roll ecstasy. While the lyrics sound exotic, complex, and drenched in mind-expanding meaning, they’e not. […]
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