Iron Butterfly - Ball [Japan Papersleeve WQCP-402] (1969/2006)

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Following the huge success of their second record, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly scored a second straight Top Five album with Ball. While it didn't have any acid rock freak-out to compare with the epic "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," Ball was a more ambitious album, as the group experimented with shorter, more melodic songs. Like any Iron Butterfly album, the quality of the material is wildly inconsistent, yet cut for cut, Ball is a more consistent album than their two previous records, as the group trimmed away some of the acid rock excesses of their earlier records while retaining their brutally loud trademark heavy guitars. ~ by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic Guide

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Comment by the Uploader: For me this album is as good as its predecessors, but you feel the upcoming lack of creativity. Still Iron Butterfly is one of the most memorable bands ever.

About this version: It's maybe the best version out there and a true collector's item.

Next coming: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida as Japanese Papersleeve.



Tracklist:

1. In The Times Of Our Lives (Ingle & Bushy)- 4:46
2. Soul Experience (Ingle, Bushy, Brann, & Dorman)- 2:50
3. Lonely Boy (Doug Ingle)- 5:05
4. Real Fright (Ingle, Bushy, & Brann)- 2:40
5. In The Crowds (Ingle & Dorman)- 2:12
6. It Must Be Love (Doug Ingle)- 3:11
7. Her Favorite Style (Doug Ingle)- 3:11
8. Filled With Fear (Doug Ingle)- 3:23
9. Belda-Beast (Erik Brann)- 5:46

* Doug Ingle - Organs/Lead Vocals (except on track 9)
* Erik Brann - Lead Guitar/Vocals (sings on track 9)
* Lee Dorman - Bass/Vocals
* Ron Bushy - Drums



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