As usual, the Iron Butterfly video is not showing them playing what we're actually hearing. We're listening to the studio version and they are actually playing it somewhat differently. Being a drummer, it is quite easy for me to tell that the drummer is not playing exactly what we're hearing. In any event, it's a great song, and I still have the record album I bought when it first came out.
One and done. The best one hit, ever!
ReplyDeleteSaw them live at the Atlantic City Pop Festival, summer of 69. In the first 2 days, only they and BB King had standing ovations. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe only had crappy Mexican dirt weed full of seeds and stems back then
ReplyDeleteAnd we were too stuipid to try and grow the seeds. WTF, dude?
DeleteAs usual, the Iron Butterfly video is not showing them playing what we're actually hearing. We're listening to the studio version and they are actually playing it somewhat differently. Being a drummer, it is quite easy for me to tell that the drummer is not playing exactly what we're hearing. In any event, it's a great song, and I still have the record album I bought when it first came out.
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