A year after reports had predicted the breakup of Iron Butterfly, they are back together again. A recent interview with guitarist Mike Pinera revealed that they are working on a new album and have a few concerts booked.
“I’ll let you in on a little scoop,” he told Jeff Cramer. “We just reformed Iron Butterfly with some original members…Ron Bushy, the original drummer and founder of the band, and myself, and Doug Ingle, Jr.”
Ingle is the son of Iron Butterfly’s founding keyboardist and main songwriter Doug Ingle and, according to Pinera, “sounds just like Doug and looks just like Doug.” Pinera, the Blues Image (‘Ride Captain Ride’) guitarist who has been in and out of the group since 1969, adds that they have a new bassist to complete the quartet.
In 2012, Iron Butterfly suffered a couple of tragedies. Guitarist Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt, who was in the band throughout the ’70s and ’80s, died in January. Towards the end of the year, Lee Dorman, who played bass on their seminal records, also passed away. The resignation of guitarist Charlie Marinkovich in December 2013, coupled with Bushy’s health problems, appeared to signify the end of the groundbreaking psychedelic group. Their website contains no information and they do not have a Facebook presence.
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no interest here, they're not Iron butterfly
...and the 3rd cousin,twice removed, of the guy who played keyboard on that one song in '69 which they mostly cut out, will be playing drums....but only on 1 cut on the new record.
[Edited on 12/14/2014 by bettyhynes]
...and the 3rd cousin,twice removed, of the guy who played keyboard on that one song in '69 which they mostly cut out, will be playing drums....but only on 1 cut on the new record.
[Edited on 12/14/2014 by bettyhynes]
HAHAHAHAHAA!!!
So you mean they're Lenerd Skinerd?
...and the 3rd cousin,twice removed, of the guy who played keyboard on that one song in '69 which they mostly cut out, will be playing drums....but only on 1 cut on the new record.
LMAO!! I think you'd have to look awful far and wide to find someone who is excited about an Iron Butterfly record in 2014 (2015?) Don't some bands need to just DIE?
Let me add: I saw Rhino (Larry Reinhardt) with Captain Beyond way back when ('72). Man, could that dude flat out play. But he's no longer with us. Anyone know if Doug Ingle Sr. is still alive?
Edit: I looked on Wikipedia, Doug Ingle is still around but not active in music anymore. Said he lives in California with his third wife.
[Edited on 12/14/2014 by robslob]
I would buy it.
Listening to Thee Image (Pinera & Co) - Inside The Triangle right now.
Good stuff.
If this album comes out I believe it will be the first since Sun & Steel from the mid 70s (Ingle wasn't on that one either).
