16 thoughts on “Led Zeppelin's name and Iron Butterfly part2, only facts – In A Whole Lotta Vida!”
Being a fan of both Iron Butterfly and Yard Birds….i have no doubt Led Zeppelin loved Iron Butterfly. Listen closely and you can see the influence. Intentionally or not.
Sembra che una volta Robert Plant in una intervista disse che all'epoca un po' tutte le band sonassero bene dal vivo, eccetto gli Iron Butterfly e qui si fece una risatina. Non ho mai capito se stesse scherzando o dicesse sul serio! Che ne pensi al riguardo Kar's Guitar?
fuck stealing a name – Page is, and was back then, a Luciferian mason PAEDOPHILE who stole riffs and tunes to cover for his abject lack of talent and degenerate personality.
Robert Christgau, an American music journalist and one of the most well-known and influential music critics, wrote in 1972:
When Led Zeppelin formed, around four years ago, the American rock audience was totally infatuated with Cream, the power blues trio featuring Eric Clapton. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles group, Iron Butterfly, was making more noise than most people thought necessary with an album called Heavy.
The idea for Led Zeppelin's name, as well as perhaps half of its musical concept, relates to Iron Butterfly, which, on the strength of its classic "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida," remained the premier American heavy rock band until the advent of Grand Funk Railroad. But the other half of the musical concept came from Cream, and so did the group's initial success, for Led Zep's lead guitarist, Jimmy Page, had succeeded Clapton in the Yardbirds, which meant that every Cream freak in the country went to see the band once it surfaced. Unlike Cream, Led Zeppelin never woodshedded. It was playing to mass audiences from the start, and it is still rolling.
I heard Robert Plant liked Iron Butterfly before he joined Jimmy Page's band. This is what Robert Plant said: I realized what Led Zeppelin was about around the end of our first U.S. tour. We started off not even on the bill in Denver, and by the time we got to New York we were second to Iron Butterfly, and they didn't want to go on!
Hey, look–when it comes to America's contributions to the foundings of hard rock/heavy metal—no one is a bigger defender than I am. However—Iron Butterfly's contribution is WAY overblown! I can list off proto-metal yankee bands who were far more influential–MC5, Blue Cheer, Vanilla Fudge, Stooges—Iron Butterfly doesn't hold a candle to any of them. And I listened to a LOT of Iron Butterfly–and they are closer to the Doors than Zeppelin. They are more "butterfly" than "iron". Heck–the Amboy Dukes rocked harder than Butterfly!
Gli Iron Butterfly, ispirandosi anche alla musica classica, sono l'emblema dello psichedelico spirituale ed il loro stile e' e restera' sempre unico. I Led Zeppelin sono stati dei grandi ma rimarranno sempre catalogati nel mondo del rock, in tutte le salse in cui lo si possa definire. Sono tra loro del tutto differenti e rappresentano due mondi anch'essi del tutto differenti…..
Thanks Karen mate !! Your videos are so cool !! For sure i love Led zep , Keith Moon and Iron Buteerfly , and who ever argue with your asome informatives videos that are essentiel for all those young people who don't know all this is just a fool because your vodeos are reflecting your passion and are always awsomly documented !! I can asure you never tell wrong things , and i even learn a few cool stories everytime that i did not know , and those pics !! You Rock karen !! By the way , would love to hear a new rock blast from you bro !! Happy holidays.
I highly respect and admire the pioneers before the pioneers and if anyone is that, it is Iron Butterfly. Even though as Kar says, lead os heavier and a gas filled zeppelin lighter, reality is Iron Buttetly played both lighter and heavier than Led Zeppelin, which kept a straighter rock'n'roll line, which made their mainstream dominance possible, just as with Deep Purple. Iron Butterfly were too diverse, strange, new and 'weird' to dominate in mainstream. People who have diverse and progressive taste surely appreciate IB, the progenitors of a new era in music.
We used to listen to iron butterfly in early 80s like14 years after it released. Great. By that time Judas priest was modern metal and scorpians. High n dry def Leppard and 'triumph' were hard heavy bands as they were melodic. Van Halen of course. Yesturday and today y&t earthshaker was fresh. I remember y&t played here Visalia a small town for 5 bucks to get in. I missed it. No new artist (I like) Bucketheads been around for long time. He never plays here..The musicians here in these towns are slow backwards. Trendy typical. People were more open minded when it was hick town. Not the hicks. People are happy being sold mediocrity, failure happens from lack of originality.
Here are some songs to check out how heavy Iron Butterfly was in addition to "In-a-gadda-da-vida", and many heaviest were written and performed in 1966 and '67 already. I recommend live versions, either at the Galaxy '67 or at the Fillmore East '68 because more than anything they were a live band, which eventually made them burn out, and their producers killed the raw live sound and vibe, but then again their light groove became smooth on recordings. 1. Iron Butterfly theme 2. Filled with fear 3. Evil Temptation 4. Posession Or some of the ones that moved from minor to major and back, between heavy rock, eerie and groovy butterfly 1. Are you happy? 2. You can't win 3. Unconscious power (live), which is my favourite next to Are You Happy? and Her Favourite Style which is funny weird. Incidentally Iron Butterfly was also a precursor to punk rock as one can hear on the original live Gentle As It May Seem which just oozes energy.
I.B. could be very ethereal, melancholic, groovy etc. but also pure fun like in "Stamped ideas". Just a fantastic and super original band, no one even close like them. A shooting star or actually more like a meteor shower in the dawn of the new exploring rock music.
Being a fan of both Iron Butterfly and Yard Birds….i have no doubt Led Zeppelin loved Iron Butterfly. Listen closely and you can see the influence. Intentionally or not.
BLUE CHEER SVP
Can't wait to hear your story about PINK Floyd and Deep PURPLE.
Sembra che una volta Robert Plant in una intervista disse che all'epoca un po' tutte le band sonassero bene dal vivo, eccetto gli Iron Butterfly e qui si fece una risatina. Non ho mai capito se stesse scherzando o dicesse sul serio! Che ne pensi al riguardo Kar's Guitar?
Shawn & Kar opening the gates to the past with authority… Chicago Transit Authority kind
fuck stealing a name – Page is, and was back then, a Luciferian mason PAEDOPHILE who stole riffs and tunes to cover for his abject lack of talent and degenerate personality.
Excellent Rock History !! 👍🤘🏻
No, Keith Moon first said it as a play on our popular phrase "it'll go down like a led balloon".
That's easily verified saving your speculation.
Robert Christgau, an American music journalist and one of the most well-known and influential music critics, wrote in 1972:
When Led Zeppelin formed, around four years ago, the American rock audience was totally infatuated with Cream, the power blues trio featuring Eric Clapton. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles group, Iron Butterfly, was making more noise than most people thought necessary with an album called Heavy.
The idea for Led Zeppelin's name, as well as perhaps half of its musical concept, relates to Iron Butterfly, which, on the strength of its classic "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida," remained the premier American heavy rock band until the advent of Grand Funk Railroad. But the other half of the musical concept came from Cream, and so did the group's initial success, for Led Zep's lead guitarist, Jimmy Page, had succeeded Clapton in the Yardbirds, which meant that every Cream freak in the country went to see the band once it surfaced. Unlike Cream, Led Zeppelin never woodshedded. It was playing to mass audiences from the start, and it is still rolling.
I heard Robert Plant liked Iron Butterfly before he joined Jimmy Page's band. This is what Robert Plant said: I realized what Led Zeppelin was about around the end of our first U.S. tour. We started off not even on the bill in Denver, and by the time we got to New York we were second to Iron Butterfly, and they didn't want to go on!
Hey, look–when it comes to America's contributions to the foundings of hard rock/heavy metal—no one is a bigger defender than I am. However—Iron Butterfly's contribution is WAY overblown! I can list off proto-metal yankee bands who were far more influential–MC5, Blue Cheer, Vanilla Fudge, Stooges—Iron Butterfly doesn't hold a candle to any of them. And I listened to a LOT of Iron Butterfly–and they are closer to the Doors than Zeppelin. They are more "butterfly" than "iron". Heck–the Amboy Dukes rocked harder than Butterfly!
Gli Iron Butterfly, ispirandosi anche alla musica classica, sono l'emblema dello psichedelico spirituale ed il loro stile e' e restera' sempre unico. I Led Zeppelin sono stati dei grandi ma rimarranno sempre catalogati nel mondo del rock, in tutte le salse in cui lo si possa definire. Sono tra loro del tutto differenti e rappresentano due mondi anch'essi del tutto differenti…..
Thanks Karen mate !! Your videos are so cool !! For sure i love Led zep , Keith Moon and Iron Buteerfly , and who ever argue with your asome informatives videos that are essentiel for all those young people who don't know all this is just a fool because your vodeos are reflecting your passion and are always awsomly documented !! I can asure you never tell wrong things , and i even learn a few cool stories everytime that i did not know , and those pics !! You Rock karen !!
By the way , would love to hear a new rock blast from you bro !! Happy holidays.
I highly respect and admire the pioneers before the pioneers and if anyone is that, it is Iron Butterfly.
Even though as Kar says, lead os heavier and a gas filled zeppelin lighter, reality is Iron Buttetly played both lighter and heavier than Led Zeppelin, which kept a straighter rock'n'roll line, which made their mainstream dominance possible, just as with Deep Purple.
Iron Butterfly were too diverse, strange, new and 'weird' to dominate in mainstream.
People who have diverse and progressive taste surely appreciate IB, the progenitors of a new era in music.
We used to listen to iron butterfly in early 80s like14 years after it released. Great. By that time Judas priest was modern metal and scorpians. High n dry def Leppard and 'triumph' were hard heavy bands as they were melodic. Van Halen of course. Yesturday and today y&t earthshaker was fresh. I remember y&t played here Visalia a small town for 5 bucks to get in. I missed it. No new artist (I like) Bucketheads been around for long time. He never plays here..The musicians here in these towns are slow backwards. Trendy typical. People were more open minded when it was hick town. Not the hicks. People are happy being sold mediocrity, failure happens from lack of originality.
Here are some songs to check out how heavy Iron Butterfly was in addition to "In-a-gadda-da-vida", and many heaviest were written and performed in 1966 and '67 already. I recommend live versions, either at the Galaxy '67 or at the Fillmore East '68 because more than anything they were a live band, which eventually made them burn out, and their producers killed the raw live sound and vibe, but then again their light groove became smooth on recordings.
1. Iron Butterfly theme
2. Filled with fear
3. Evil Temptation
4. Posession
Or some of the ones that moved from minor to major and back, between heavy rock, eerie and groovy butterfly
1. Are you happy?
2. You can't win
3. Unconscious power (live), which is my favourite next to Are You Happy? and Her Favourite Style which is funny weird.
Incidentally Iron Butterfly was also a precursor to punk rock as one can hear on the original live Gentle As It May Seem which just oozes energy.
I.B. could be very ethereal, melancholic, groovy etc. but also pure fun like in "Stamped ideas". Just a fantastic and super original band, no one even close like them. A
shooting staror actually more like a meteor shower in the dawn of the new exploring rock music.