Black Sabbath Album Deep Dives #4: Vol. 4

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  • @GottaEvil
    @GottaEvil 8 місяців тому +10

    "My eyes are blind but I can see
    The snowflakes glisten on the trees
    The sun no longer sets me free
    I feel the snowflakes freezing me"
    always Goosebumps.

    • @jamie.777
      @jamie.777 29 днів тому

      I spent Many sleepless nights 🌙, living snowblind. That tape always was.played 😇

  • @user-rc7wm7ib5e
    @user-rc7wm7ib5e 3 місяці тому +6

    THOSE FIRST FOUR ALBUMS CHANGED THE SOUND OF THE GUITAR PLAYING STYLE ,WITH GREAT DRUMMING,Great BASS PLAYING, AND OF COURSE OZZY,s VOICE MADE THEM BELONG IN ROCK HISTORY,AS ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER!🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶✌️😎BOB

  • @yragnellaable
    @yragnellaable 8 місяців тому +6

    The opening riff of Cornucopia is their best riff, hands down

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  8 місяців тому +2

      So killer!

    • @cherrytreepermaculture756
      @cherrytreepermaculture756 2 місяці тому +2

      Definitely the heaviest riff ever written at the time. So doomy.

    • @angelotro
      @angelotro Місяць тому +1

      RHCP with Dave Navarro played the intro riff during their 94 Woodstock gig (about halfway thru). I remember my brain going "whawhawhat?!?".

    • @mr.timebombman2230
      @mr.timebombman2230 26 днів тому

      I like the breakdown in the middle. It goes from dirge and doomy to like almost a swing feel then back to the first riff.

  • @jdd3786
    @jdd3786 9 місяців тому +10

    Man, no one ever talks about 'Under the Sun' when reviewing this album, but you nailed it! The absolute template for Doom and NWOBHM. Also, the guitar riff that opens the album speaks louder than any words about the hopeless grip cocaine had on their lives at the time.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +5

      Thanks! I think initially the cocaine fueled their creativity but by the late 70’s it became more about taking drugs than making music.

  • @StonersStashbox
    @StonersStashbox 9 місяців тому +4

    The first time I heard this in 72, I was at a dealers house buying an ounce, when he dropped the needle on Supernaunt and it thundered out of the speakers. I was blown away.

  • @andisubomil1600
    @andisubomil1600 12 днів тому

    My first Sabbath Album. Never heart anything like this. As a 13 years young german boy ,I only understood a few lyrics,but emotionally the dark intense atmosphere took me and reached my heart and soul. Today I understand the lyrics and know ,it's just like this.Thanx to the band.
    thanx for the post.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  11 днів тому

      Thank you1 They were so influential and such innovators.No one has ever come close to capturing the power and raw emotion of Sabbath.

  • @glenmurschel5939
    @glenmurschel5939 Місяць тому +1

    Tony played great keyboards also, everyone doesn't realize that. Great work Jeff - well done!

  • @yoric6939
    @yoric6939 8 місяців тому +2

    The best album imo ✌🏽

  • @SamA-bf8lw
    @SamA-bf8lw 9 місяців тому +3

    My first Sabbath album and as such my gateway into the wider world of Metal.

  • @fenderfunk
    @fenderfunk 8 місяців тому +1

    Supernaut... a savage Sabbath selection!

  • @russl9029
    @russl9029 15 днів тому

    That album along with the first 3 changed my life! True masters of their craft!

  • @theflipside-vinylcommunity
    @theflipside-vinylcommunity 9 місяців тому +2

    Love this album

  • @theflipside-vinylcommunity
    @theflipside-vinylcommunity 9 місяців тому

    Awesome 👏

  • @macm3081
    @macm3081 8 місяців тому +1

    I like the version of wheels of confusion on the deluxe version very much too. The lyrics are completely different totally different subject matter with a great message

  • @navasaband
    @navasaband 9 місяців тому +6

    Vol. 4 is fantastic, but they lost something going from 220 volt Laneys to 110 volt Marshalls. Just sayin.

  • @alltheworldsastage899
    @alltheworldsastage899 9 місяців тому +3

    First time I saw them was on this tour, and we played "Tomorrows Dream" in my band. Hard to pick out my fav song by them, but "Supernaut" would be tough to knock off the pedestal. Always funny to see photos of Tony without a mustache. it's like seeing Gary without a can of beer.....'Planet Caravan" and "Solitude" were one thing, but at the time, "Changes" was a shock to the system. "Under the Sun" would've been the only song from this album to find a home on Master of Reality. Not because of quality, but the overall sound.
    Great job as always Jeff!

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Steve! I’ve never seen Gary without a can of beer now that you mention it. I can imagine how much of a shock it was to hear Changes after the one two onslaught of Wheels and Tomorrow.

    • @kurtbonke6999
      @kurtbonke6999 9 місяців тому

      Frank Zappa totally dug the lead Guitar riffs!

  • @ericheiseyHighZ77
    @ericheiseyHighZ77 9 місяців тому

    Awesome footage i never saw before! This is my fav sabbath album n my all time fav album period!

  • @paulhickie6974
    @paulhickie6974 Місяць тому

    Thanks I love it 😍🤘🤘🤘🤘.

  • @navagatingthroughthebeasts2908
    @navagatingthroughthebeasts2908 9 місяців тому

    What a great job on these sabbath deep dives 👍

  • @pauldaniels2019
    @pauldaniels2019 9 місяців тому

    This is also one of my favorite Sabbath albums. I believe one of the film clips in your video (with the rainbow on the stage) was from the California Jam -- that's the only time I saw them live (also on the bill: Deep Purple, ELP, and The Eagles among others). On Snowblind, I always liked that near the middle, they do a little of Run Run Run by Jo Jo Gunne. Thanks for another great video.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Paul, and yes that was the California Jam. Seems very odd the juxtaposition of Black Sabbath against a rainbow backdrop. At least until Blackmore made rainbows cool again.

  • @tokarg4405
    @tokarg4405 Місяць тому

    A great dive into one of my alltime favourite albums. Well done!

  • @vikingbrace
    @vikingbrace 9 місяців тому

    Ah yes, yes, yes! I can’t say enough good things about this album or your deep dive on it. I agree with everything you said about Supernaut! Oh man I LOVE that riff AND groove. It’s fantastic. And it really is crazy to think this album came out in freaking 1972! Damn. Awesome video of a CLASSIC album.

  • @seanbelcher4486
    @seanbelcher4486 6 місяців тому +2

    Vol.4 my favorite

  • @forestlightfoot6750
    @forestlightfoot6750 13 днів тому

    Volume 4 sound is much different and of their other albums. It possibly my favorite.

  • @theflipside-vinylcommunity
    @theflipside-vinylcommunity 9 місяців тому +1

    Changes is a masterpiece

  • @happyhippythevinylguy
    @happyhippythevinylguy 9 місяців тому

    Damn bro you were really breaking this down man you really did your research. Wonderful video man I love this series ✌️🎸. Peace to you and your wonderful family

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому

      Thanks Rod! I would put Sabbath’s body of work up against Zeppelin’s any day. Thanks for watching and give my best to the family!

  • @lisandromurphy6894
    @lisandromurphy6894 3 місяці тому

    In my humble opinion, this would be the perfect album without ‘FX’ and ‘Laguna Sunrise’. ‘Under the Sun’ is one of their most underrated songs! Great video footage and details.

  • @ArmandoMPR
    @ArmandoMPR 9 місяців тому +1

    My favorite from these four maniacs!

  • @georgezajkowski2723
    @georgezajkowski2723 9 місяців тому +1

    Omg Jeff, you are an amazing filmmaker. To use Lon Chaney Jr. turning into the Werewolf in your CHANGES video was brilliant.
    VOL 4 has the best production and engineering of all the early Sabbath lps. Bill Ward kills on VOL 4. I was lucky to meet Bill years ago at a Guitar Center Drum Clinic. I asked him about CHANGES. He said "Tony played piano and I played congas". Ummm I don't remember any conga on there. Hahaaa

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      Congas. 😂 Bill Ward has always struck me as a class act. This record to me was his shining moment.

  • @trevorsflatroundspun-vinyl9803
    @trevorsflatroundspun-vinyl9803 9 місяців тому +2

    Like many have said, this is also my favorite (Ozzy era) Sabbath album. Great video Jeff!

  • @JasonCTillmann
    @JasonCTillmann 9 місяців тому

    Great video! Thank you, Jeff!
    ROCK-ON! \m/,

  • @aaronmuthaalamare4165
    @aaronmuthaalamare4165 9 місяців тому +1

    Under The Sun is another phenomenal song!! Awesome closer👍🤘🤘

  • @truckerkevthepaidtourist
    @truckerkevthepaidtourist 9 місяців тому +1

    My favorite Sabbath album out of em all has always been this one.
    When the tournaments going to start again on the Thursday night's coming back again eventually in the fall.

  • @Ed9870
    @Ed9870 9 місяців тому +1

    This early Sabbath footage is incredible. What a powerhouse they were.

  • @johnzdanowski3102
    @johnzdanowski3102 8 місяців тому

    "Luv "Your Vison"", Man!!!

  • @theflipside-vinylcommunity
    @theflipside-vinylcommunity 9 місяців тому

    These videos keep getting better bro

  • @charlesbronson4282
    @charlesbronson4282 3 місяці тому

    This is Sabbath's finest moment...

  • @hershysquirts187
    @hershysquirts187 9 місяців тому +1

    When I was 13 I was smoking weed in my room when I first heard this album and I swear I was hypnotized. I couldnt believe how good it was and I listened to this album over and over for weeks.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому

      Yeah albums like this were life changing. Vol. 4 was so far ahead of it’s time and spawned so many imitators. These early Ozzy albums are magic.

  • @jamie.777
    @jamie.777 29 днів тому

    The first 4 were the soundtrack to my 20s. ..the soundtrack of 😅chemicals... those cassettes were always in my car

  • @JosephClendenen
    @JosephClendenen 2 місяці тому

    The rough mix of all moving parts stand still sounds like when I came down by Norman Haines

  • @theflipside-vinylcommunity
    @theflipside-vinylcommunity 9 місяців тому

    Ty for the Wolfman clip

  • @tobinharris8107
    @tobinharris8107 8 місяців тому

    👍🎸👍

  • @candidosiqueira7828
    @candidosiqueira7828 8 місяців тому +2

    Figura entre os melhores álbuns de heavy metal rock 💯🤘🤘, dessa incrível banda 🎸❤️🎸👈🤘 show de som 👏

  • @ThomasWBaldwin
    @ThomasWBaldwin 9 місяців тому +1

    First Sabbath album i got. Brand new. just came out. Snowblind.....

  • @happyhippythevinylguy
    @happyhippythevinylguy 9 місяців тому

    i have it on vinyl a 70s copy and have it with the box set and it sounds great

  • @craigperry5729
    @craigperry5729 8 місяців тому

    It went from sweet leaf to snow blind.

  • @johnzdanowski3102
    @johnzdanowski3102 8 місяців тому

    'Off Topic " The Video Editing" is Top Notch!!!!

  • @christianmangiullo390
    @christianmangiullo390 9 місяців тому

    The greatness of vol. 4 Is in the details. The few notes After the end of wheels of confusion. The first noises of FX (i thought there was a voice saying something and i spent hours trying to understand those words). The samba part in the middle of supernaut. The whisper "cocaaaaaine" during snowblind ("how to ruin a Song", feauturing system of a down).The violins during laguna sunrise.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      Yes and the amount of time they had to spend recording the album I think shows. This wasn’t a rushed production like the first couple albums.

  • @lovewinsall77
    @lovewinsall77 9 місяців тому

    I was a Sabbath fan for about two weeks maybe at the get-go. Back then, serious rock/blues music was being made, especially by UK groups. (ie, Groundhogs, Zeppelin, Genesis, Joe Cocker, etc.) I left Sabbath there. On listening now, I can see an interesting similarity with or influence on bands like Nirvana, and other creative groups of certain times, almost creating a genre of their own. I appreciate that.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому

      Their music has definitely stood the test of time and continues to influence bands to this day. 👍🤟🏻

  • @Roadking26
    @Roadking26 9 місяців тому +1

    This song defines the sabbath sound. I love all their albums, especially Sabatage, but this album is the sabbath sound in a nutshell.

  • @stevemcnary7963
    @stevemcnary7963 8 місяців тому +1

    In reference to your question about The Straightener, Sabbath did this regularly ie Luke's Wall with War Pigs.

    • @steve-0493
      @steve-0493 4 місяці тому

      Or jack the stripper/Fairies wear boots...
      Then there's the 1st album lol....wasp/behind the wall of sleep/bassically/NIB...then on side 2 Wicked World/A but of finger/ sleeping village / Warning....when i was jamming vol.4 in my teen yrs, I always considered The Straightener to be the long instrumental jam at the end of Wheels..as soon as Tony plucks those strings,Bill Comes In,BAH BAH....i love the flow of the acoustic going along thru that section too!!hahaha,but yh cpl albums they have names, phrases tied together. 😁✌️🍻🤘

  • @travisroth1831
    @travisroth1831 5 місяців тому

    I’ve got the paperwork to back it up. Wheels of confusion is in my will to be played at my funeral.

  • @pookiemartinez1745
    @pookiemartinez1745 9 місяців тому

    that bluesy first part and 2nd guitar in back sounds like Maggot Brain.

  • @jimcullen2211
    @jimcullen2211 9 місяців тому

    Oh boy, Jeff. You got me thinking that Volume 4 is my favorite. It's so hard to pick the best album by Black Sabbath. Their first seven albums are killer. This album reminds me of standing outside in freezing temperatures with a portable 8 track player in some desolate section of my city's waterfront. My teenage friends and I would get a fire barrel going and imbibe in some underage drinking. The doom and drone of this album suited the rundown industrial area that we would hang out in during those painfully cold 1970s winters. It's funny what memory associations you get from music. When ever I put this album on, I'm back there in my mind.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      The Ozzy albums, particularly the early ones are as strong as any band’s. That is a powerful memory to associate with this masterpiece. My favorite albums do the same thing for me. 👍👍

  • @Bogweed
    @Bogweed 7 місяців тому +1

    Love this album! If ''Paranoid'' was the birth of heavy metal, this dare I say was the birth of true Doom metal. Man every song is just killer fat stoney grooves(even thou coke was the favored drug here) Never get tired of this album.
    One small thing: I would have loved to have swapped, Changes for Sweet leaf I could heh;)

  • @Wayner71
    @Wayner71 9 місяців тому +1

    This album is where Black Sabbath first embraced "progressive" elements. I'm not referring to the prog genre here but atypical elements present at that time that crept into some heavier rock albums. You've nailed "Changes" here where some conventional heavy metal channels fail to. Black Sabbath's Ozzy-era ballads were eerie, stoner pieces and not cheesy as some metal reviewers characterize them. This probably comes from your much wider appreciation of music genres than some of these de-rigueur metal-head listeners. A great review of a great album. Cheers.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! I’ve always respected Sabbath for having the confidence to pull off a song like “CHANGES’ which was so off brand for them. To me it gives the album even more depth and character.

  • @mickblack3291
    @mickblack3291 8 місяців тому +1

    My favourite of the Ozzy era, properly heavier tunes & the sound is 'bigger' than the previous 3 though still not great, its a bonecrusher nonetheless & is always in my car CD player along with Never Say Die.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  8 місяців тому +1

      After the very brief Master of Reality I’m sure some fans wondered if they were running out of ideas. Clearly they were not.

  • @Cfolger
    @Cfolger Місяць тому

    First 7 sabbath albums were the best

  • @aaronmuthaalamare4165
    @aaronmuthaalamare4165 9 місяців тому +1

    Killer video Jeff! First off i love this album except Changes and FX ! I really dislike every ballad Ozzy does! Something about his voice sounds awful to me on them! The rest of the album is superb! Probably about in the middle of Ozzy era Sabbath to me! Phenomenal job on the video brother 👍🤘🤘

  • @jimmcguy5511
    @jimmcguy5511 8 місяців тому +1

    Volume 4 was best.

  • @theflipside-vinylcommunity
    @theflipside-vinylcommunity 9 місяців тому +2

    Lol that is nuts they painted him lol

  • @macm3081
    @macm3081 5 місяців тому

    Bahaha imagine being the 911 operator getting a call from some bloke saying we painted our friend gold and lacquered him. 😂😂😂

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  5 місяців тому +1

      I would pay anything to get a tape of that 911 call.

    • @macm3081
      @macm3081 5 місяців тому

      @@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 me too.

    • @macm3081
      @macm3081 5 місяців тому

      @@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 from my imagination, hello 911 whats your emergency? A very stoned voice with a british accent says, uhh we just painted our friend bill gold and uhh haha lacquered him haha. Operator scratches his head Huh? You did what sir? Uhhh haha ya we uhh painted bill naked with gold paint haha and he's having trouble breathing haha. Umm ok sir we're on our way. Operator then says to a co worker hey i just got this weird call...... 😂

  • @timanthony4184
    @timanthony4184 7 місяців тому +1

    What did Jimi Hendrix think of Sabbath?

  • @glenmurschel5939
    @glenmurschel5939 Місяць тому

    My first high school band "Technical Ecstasy" we tried so hard to do Snowblind, HAHA. Came out ok I guess! Anybody else try it?

  • @thomaswery3087
    @thomaswery3087 9 місяців тому

    Love this album.When I picked it up I fell in love with Changes.But the whole album is fantastic.Saw them on this tour.Worst show I ever saw.Wild Turkey were the backup band and were really good,but then we waited 3 hours for Sabbath they played 45 minutes didn't communicate with the audience at all.They started walking off the stage in a barrage of chairs and bottles being thrown at them

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому

      Oh man, that’s disappointing! They must have been wasted on coke. 😱

    • @richardhincemon
      @richardhincemon 9 місяців тому

      I saw Sabbath with Wild Turkey in March Charlotte Park Center NC 1972. This was before Vol.4 was recorded in L.A. at the Record Plant. Sabbath played Snowblind and Tomorrow's Dream for the first time live and Ozzy Osborne had the lyrics taped to the microphone stand for those songs before teleprompters were used for live shows.

  • @kiernanthomas6006
    @kiernanthomas6006 Місяць тому

    That story about what they did to Bill Ward with the paint, that's nothing compared to what Sharen did to him 40 years later. Poor Bill.

  • @aaronmuthaalamare4165
    @aaronmuthaalamare4165 9 місяців тому

    Supernaught is easily the best song on here! Phenomenal song which gets rid of the bad taste in my mouth from the worst 2 songs in the Ozzy era of Sabbaths discography which precede it! 👍🤘🤘

  • @user-ft6og5vl6n
    @user-ft6og5vl6n 8 місяців тому +1

    The cover of the album and the name really didn't do this album justice, pretty bland. But, that's where the blandness ends and the energy and excitement begins. This album is "classic" Sabbath. The whole album's great, not one filler. Sabbath was really on a roll at this time. What can I say. I still listen to these songs, and they're just as good as they were back then. I love vintage Black Sabbath!

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  8 місяців тому +1

      I believe they wanted to title the album “Snowblind” but the record company balked.

    • @briana.1878
      @briana.1878 8 місяців тому

      Yes, Warner Bros said no f'ing way to Snowblind.😅

  • @journeyintothebible
    @journeyintothebible 4 місяці тому

    Leave off Changes, FX, and Laguna Sunrise, and you'd have the perfect album, just like Heaven and Hell. I still can't say which one is better though.

    • @xjr.0
      @xjr.0 9 днів тому

      I like changes. It's the sensitive side of Ozzy, though still eerie.

  • @baldyhead
    @baldyhead 8 місяців тому

    What versions of these Sabbath albums are you using for your videos? They sound quite different from my 70s vinyl and I don't think I like them.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  8 місяців тому +1

      Whatever version is available online.

    • @baldyhead
      @baldyhead 8 місяців тому

      @@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 ok, thanks.
      Great videos anyway, I've enjoyed them.

  • @ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed
    @ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed 9 місяців тому +1

    Funny thing about this album…it’s fricking awesome…but I hardly ever listen to it. I don’t know why. Lol. Maybe the production on some of the songs? Laguna Sunrise is one of the prettiest melodies Iommi ever recorded.

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  9 місяців тому +1

      It’s a great album although the production is not the best. Some of my favorite Sabbath songs are on this one though!

  • @jamesholland8057
    @jamesholland8057 9 місяців тому

    Snowblind is their only perfect song and also my favorite.

  • @vaneipontes3824
    @vaneipontes3824 9 місяців тому

    John Michael Osbourne
    Terence Michael Butler
    William Thomas Ward
    Anthony Frank Iommi
    The True Real Sabbath ⚡🔥💪👊😎🤘

  • @steelmob
    @steelmob 6 днів тому

    Vol 4 is Sabbath s heaviest album it is the all time heaviest album ever if you try to get heavier it would just be stupid Sabbath are the kings of Doom

  • @stevemarshall3986
    @stevemarshall3986 13 днів тому

    Not my favorite ozzy era sabbath album.

  • @user-pu5sk1zc8s
    @user-pu5sk1zc8s 8 місяців тому

    I can dig mellow music but the song Changes is embarrassing.

  • @lancecrocket2391
    @lancecrocket2391 8 місяців тому

    More cocaine fuled fun. Poor Bill lol. What a frikkin album they put out, 4th album a grandslam. And makes my fav ozzy Era record harder to choose

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah those first four are phenomenal.

    • @lancecrocket2391
      @lancecrocket2391 8 місяців тому

      @@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 can never be topped, the first 4 was miles ahead of thier time, and these clips you put out shows you worked your ass off, and you are a true non fake sabbath head

    • @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
      @jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486  8 місяців тому +1

      @@lancecrocket2391 thanks Lance! 😃

    • @lancecrocket2391
      @lancecrocket2391 8 місяців тому

      @@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 thank you !!!!!