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Iron Butterfly - Metamorphosis Audio CD

A fair review of the Iron Butterfly "Metamorphosis" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Iron Butterfly reviews here, or go back to the Iron Butterfly tabs.

Iron Butterfly Band: Iron Butterfly
Title: Metamorphosis
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Release Date: 2006-05-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Free Flight 2: New Day 3: Shady Lady 4: Best Years of Our Life 5: Slower Than Guns 6: Stone Believer 7: Soldier in Our Town 8: Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way) 9: Butterfly Bleu

Critics are full of crap
I remember getting Metamorphosis by Iron Butterfly as one of my "free" albums when I got suckered. . er joined the Columbia Record Club so many years ago. I always liked Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida and another track or two from the LP. Never really got into Heavy or Ball that much though. I thought that IB had peaked with I-G-D-V but after just one play of this "new" album Metamorphosis, I realized that the band had a future after all and that I found a few favorite album - (its still among my all time favorites). Except for a couple of clunkers on this album I thought the songs, performance and production were great and are much better than some critics claim it is. The additional of Blues Image Mike Pinera and Larry "El Rhino" Reinhardt gave this band a sonic boost and helped to better redefine IB sounds. I know a lot of fans and even band members still say its not a true IB album that it lacked many elements that made the band it was - but frankly, I always thought that this album allowed IB to expand their range. To this day whenever I play Stone Believer in my car or ipod - my first reaction is to crank it up and let the music take me. It's still one hell of a kick a## rocker that can go toe to toe with some of the more critically accepted tunes. Metamorphosis by Iron Butterfly is a great lost and hidden gem that will surprise and please IB fans and those who are into heavy rockin' tunes of the 70's.


a hard rock classic
That's the best way to approach Metamorphosis. Metamorphosis only shows SOME signs of the acid/psychedelic rock band from the past, and you know what? Forget about the past and just listen to an album filled with excellent songwriting. The band was always very good writing memorable songs, while the psychedelic elements always followed right behind the songwriting. Now it's just really great songwriting that you need to understand and appreciate. There's a reason people remember the early 70's rock scene, and this album is a perfect example of hard rock greatness. More people really need to give this album a chance.
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Iron Butteryfly's Metamorphasis CD Exceeds All Expectations
Any fan will be pleasantly impressed. The digital remastered sound quality of Iron Butterfly's Metamorphasis CD pressed in Japan is incredible. It is indeed heavy music and psychedelic 60's rock at it's best! Play it loud!.


The Great Lost Missing Link... and Beyond!
It is in utter amazement that I listen to this difference in comparison to other remembered Iron Butterfly releases prior. I would agree with Mr Benson's comments on the big production. Great mix, honed clean, with precise guitars and a solid bottom end, and yeah, that B-3. There was an article concerning this lp ('Metamorphosis'), in which the band really gave it their all for this one and the thinking was that 'Meta. . . ' would probably be their last shot.

It is with welcome delight to read the kudos this 1970 release deserves, while listening to it in the (loud) background; purchased this back in '71 and liked it, but there was so much to listen to that year. Little did the fans of this title realize that it would serve as a missing link to the onset of another great band within a few year's time, as mentioned in another review. The guitar player, Rhino and I believe the bassist, Lee Dorman went on to form the gifted pack-punch-heavy band, CAPTAIN BEYOND!

If you pick it up it'll provide an enjoyable listen with a slightly dated but wonderful charm, much like Blood, Sweat and Tears first lp with Al Kooper, another classic gem.

Good Listening.


Great Lost IB Album
Although it is definitely slicker than any of the other IB records it is also the best collection of songs and commentary that they had done to date. Being a rock producer myself and having produced some pretty big rock records some would be amazed/shocked that i would be influenced by this band and this record!! I had the pleasure of meeting Richard Podolor, the albums producer, and it was with reverence that i told him of my love of this record and his production. Ingle finally tossed out the Vox and moved up to the B3, the guitars are pristine, and the drums cannons! You could tell someone else was manning the board on this one compared to all the other releases. Ingle had a very underrated vocal - it was very identifiable and a precurser to the modern Pearl Jam white soul vocal stylings that are so prevalent today. Bushy and Dorman were very underrated as well as a rhythm section - the bass is always very melodic on a IB record, and the drums steady.

I agree with the comments about Braun - he was a genius - his use of feedback and various noises on the previous records is groundbreaking but I guess he wore out his welcome; the result on this record with Pinera and Rhino is a fresh approach.

But its also an end to what sadly is perceived as a one hit career and an untimely split-up. InAGaddaDaVida is still the thing most remember about these guys. They definitely had more to offer but with the lack of any more hit singles their career fizzled out.


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