Metamorphosis

by Iron Butterfly

Metamorphosis cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1970
  • Label: Atco
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:47
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Bill Cooper, Ron Bushy, Doug Ingle, El Rhino, Richard Podolor, Lee Dorman, Mike Pinera

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the departure of founding guitarist Erik Brann, the pioneering heavy psych outfit drafted two new members, notably expanding their sound with acoustic nuances and tighter song structures. The album is anchored by the sprawling, 13-minute 'Butterfly Bleu', which successfully reasserted their capacity for dark, keyboard-heavy progressive rock.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, nature, existential, jamming

Tracklist

  1. Free Flight (0:49)
  2. New Day (3:20)
  3. Shady Lady (3:57)
  4. Best Years of Our Life (3:59)
  5. Slower Than Guns (3:49)
  6. Stone Believer - Single Version (4:25)
  7. Soldier in Our Town (3:22)
  8. Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way) (3:06)
  9. Butterfly Bleu (13:57)

Credits

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