Live (Iron Butterfly album) explained

Live
Type:	live
Artist:	Iron Butterfly
Cover:	Iron_Butterfly_Live.jpg
Released:	April 22, 1970
Recorded:	May 25–30, 1969
Genre:	Psychedelic rock acid rock hard rock jam rock
Length:	36:53
Label:	Atco
Producer:	Richard Podolor
Prev Title:	Ball
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Metamorphosis
Next Year:	1970

Live is the first live album by Iron Butterfly, released on April 22, 1970. The last album to be recorded with the longstanding quartet of Brann, Bushy, Dorman, and Ingle, it is the only Iron Butterfly album which does not feature more than one lead vocalist. It was a commercial hit, reaching number 20 on the Billboard album chart.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated Live three out of five stars. He called the album "a dull document of Iron Butterfly's thundering live show," and declared the live rendition of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" to be "three times as tedious" as the original version.

Track listing

Side one

1. "In the Time of Our Lives" (Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy) – 4:23
2. "Filled with Fear" (Ingle) – 3:27
3. "Soul Experience" (Ingle, Bushy, Erik Brann, Lee Dorman) – 3:55
4. "You Can't Win" (Danny Weis, Darryl DeLoach) – 2:48
5. "Are You Happy" (Ingle) – 3:20

Side two

1. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (Ingle) – 19:00

Personnel

Iron Butterfly

• Erik Brann – guitar
• Doug Ingle – organ, lead vocals
• Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals
• Ron Bushy – drums

Technical

• Richard Podolor – producer
• Bill Cooper – engineer
• John Kress – album art
• Bob Jenkins, Ron Bushy – photography

Notes and References

1. Joynson, Vernon (1995). Fuzz, Acid, & Flowers . London: Borderline Books.
2. Web site: Billboard 200 - Iron Butterfly. September 22, 2017.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 149.