History Music / IronButterflyBand

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Metamorphosis'' had some acoustic elements and a more layered production than preceding albums. ''Scorching Beauty'' and ''Sun And Steel'' were more straightforward ArenaRock / HardRock and are often [[CanonDiscontinuity forgotten]] by fans.

* {{Mondegreen}}: The title of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] Mondegreen. It was originally supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden" (meaning, [[RealitySubtext Bart Simpson wasn't far off]]). Doug Ingle wrote down the title for the song while severely sleep-deprived and drunk on bottom-shelf wine and decided he liked the nonsense-word title better.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually between 3 and 5, but occasionally lower. They were considerably harder for their day, though...

* Music/HeavyMetal: Sometimes considered a pioneer of the genre, though they don't sound quite like most later bands. They were influential on many bands, though.

* {{Mondegreen}}: The title of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] Mondegreen. It was originally supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden" (meaning, [[RealitySubtext Bart Simpson wasn't far off]]). Various stories about this have been reported, most commonly variances on "the singer was drunk".

* {{Mondegreen}}: The title of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] Mondegreen. It was originally supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden" (meaning, [[RealitySubtext Homer Simpson wasn't far off]]). Various stories about this have been reported, most commonly variances on "the singer was drunk".

Iron Butterfly is a PsychedelicRock band and early pioneers of HeavyMetal. They are well known for "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", the title track of their second album. The 17 minute long piece was epic, menacing and altogether awesome, and has since become a staple of numerous pop culture references thereafter. Oh yeah, and they did some other songs, too.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalhardness: Usually between 3 and 5, but occasionally lower. They were considerably harder for their day, though...

* TextlessCover: ''Metamorphosis''.

Iron Butterfly released six studio albums between 1968 and 1976, and two live albums.

* ''Scorching beauty'' (1975)

* OneHitWonder

'''Discography'''

* CoverVersion: "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" (from ''Heavy'' is in fact a cover of an Allen Toussaint tune.

->'''Reverand Lovejoy:''' And now, please rise for our opening hymn, uh... "In the Garden of Eden," by I. Ron Butterfly.

!Iron Butterfly provides examples of the following tropes:

Iron Butterfly is a PsychedelicRock band and early pioneers of Music/HeavyMetal. They are well known for "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", the title track of their second album. The 17 minute long piece was epic, menacing and altogether awesome, and has since become a staple of numerous pop culture references thereafter. Oh yeah, and they did some other songs, too.

* OneHitWonder: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", after it was edited into a 4-minute single.

* ThrowItIn: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". The take that was featured on the album went on so long because they were waiting for the producer to show up, and kept playing for 17 minutes. The producer decided that they didn't need to do another take.

* ThrowItIn: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". The take that was featured on the album went on so long because they were waiting for the producer to show up, and kept playing for 17 minutes. The producer decided that they didn't need to do another take.

* {{Mondegreen}}: The title of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] Mondegreen. It was originally supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden" (meaning, [[RealitySubtext Bart Simpson wasn't far off]]). Various stories about this have been reported, most commonly variances on "the singer was drunk".

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' "[[Bart Sells His Soul Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul]]"

-> [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Reverand Lovejoy]]: And now, please rise for our opening hymn, uh... "In the Garden of Eden," by I. Ron Butterfly.

-> [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]: Hey, Marge, 'member when we used to make out to this hymn?

* {{Mondegreen}}: The title of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] Mondegreen. It was originally supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden".

* ThrowItIn: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". The title itself was supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden" (meaning, [[TruthInTelevision Bart Simpson wasn't far off]]). Various stories about this have been reported, most commonly variances on "the singer was drunk". Also, the take that was featured on the album went on so long because they were waiting for the producer to show up, and kept playing for 17 minutes. The producer decided that they didn't need to do another take.