Sunday, April 12, 2009

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly is an American psychedelic rock and early heavy metal band, well known for their 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". Their heyday was the late 1960s, but the band has been reincarnated several times with various members. VH1 ranks them as number 19 on their list of top 100 "one-hit" wonders. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the 31st best-selling album in the world, selling more than 25 million copies.



1. Most Anything You Want (3:44)
2. Flowers and Beads (3:09)
3. My Mirage (4:55)
4. Termination (2:54)
5. Are You Happy? (4:32)
6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17:11)
7. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [Live Version] (18:52)
8. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [Single Version] (2:54)

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Apotheosis - Farthest From The Sun

A thrash metal/symphonic black metal one man band from Malta. Sauron composes all of the music for Apotheosis. Although the band was formed in autumn of 1993, it wasn’t until 2002 that Sauron released a full length, the four track epic Farthest From The Sun. "This album is appealing from the get-go, just look at the song titles for a start. Considering how it has the unfortunate stablemates of the 'symphonic black metal' genre, it hasn't picked up any of their negative influence. There isn't a trace of romance, religion, 'suicidal gothic vampire babes' or any of the things that could make this an unpleasant experience before you even turn the CD player on..."- Metal Archives



1. Victory (6:13)
2. The Maimed God (16:29)
3. Raise the Dragon Banner (11:54)
4. Kingdom (16:24)

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Brownsville Station - Motor City Connection

Brownsville Station was a band from Michigan that was popular in the 1970s. One of its earliest hits (1970) was called "Bebop Confidential" with songwriting credits given to band founder Cub Koda. Original members included Koda (guitarist/vocalist), Mike Lutz (guitarist/vocalist), T.J. Cronley (drummer), and Tony Driggins (bassist/vocals). They're best known for their hit song, "Smokin' In The Boys Room", from '73. Motor City Connection, released in '75, is considered the "hangover" album, themed around self-recrimination, guilt, and lonliness. But don't let that fool you... this album rocks pretty bloody hard, and should not be overlooked... so add it to your collection!



1. Automatic Heartbreak (2:51)
2. One That Got Away (5:24)
3. Meet In On The Fourth Floor (2:52)
4. Self Abuse (2:50)
5. Crazy Legs (3:17)
6. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah (3:29)
7. Combination Boogie (2:24)
8. Load Of Love (4:24)
9. You Know Better (3:19)
10. They Call Me Rock'n Roll [Medley] (9:02)

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