That is Ozzy singing through a Leslie speaker which is normally used with organs. It spins and gives you a constant Doppler effect on whatever sound goes through it.
This track sticks out totally unlike anything in Sabbath's catalog. Instead of the trademark early metal riffs, it's just a huge science fiction ambient masterpiece with all these little touches of stuff from jazz, world rhythms, and the signature weird vocals that resulted from Ozzy's vocals being run through a rotating speaker for an electric organ.
Not unlike anything. There is a very similar song on their next album Master of Reality called “Solitude.” It’s very beautiful. I still can’t decide which song I like better between the two.
From the hardest dirtiest crunchy riffs and dark heavy music to some of the most floating through space music you will ever wanna hear. That’s diversity!
What a lot of Black Sabbath fans don't know is that Toni Iomi learned the guitar by playing jazz. He certainly shows of his many, many talents in this song. One of my all time favorite songs! thanks a ton!!!!!!!
Jazz was an influence. It wasn't how he exclusively learned. He only knew of Django after he cut the tips off his fingers. He was already a great guitarist before that.
There's another UA-cam video that's titled '5 hours of Planet Caravan' and it's exactly that: 5 hours of this hypnotic, groovy tune on repeat. The perfect background sound to any number of activities. I find it incredibly soothing.
Respect to Sabbath for being able to release songs like this. For this fact alone, it changed metal forever. Every genre of metal has Sabbath involved, no questions asked!
I'm glad y'all liked this. I didn't know if you would. Boy, if there's ever been a song written that's more "weedy" than this one, I'm not aware of it.
Black Sabbath did some songs that were outside of their traditional sound - like Led Zeppelin, they didn't want to be known for 1 sound... Ozzy did dabble in early synthesizers on their records... and drummer Bill Ward sang lead on some songs. 'Changes' was a piano ballad that Sabbath recorded in 1972... 'Who are you' from 1974 was a keyboard-heavy track ... Other ballads were - "She's gone"... "It's alright" (Bill Ward on vocals)... 'Megalomania' was an epic song w/ both heavy and psychedelic parts... 🤘🤘🔥🔥
As a teen in the late 70s my girlfriends friend had way too much partying one night So we went to another friends house and put this song on and chilled till she sobered up Every time i hear this tune i think of that night Life was so much easier back then Peace to ya Keep rockin
A different aspect of the mighty Sabbath. At the risk of sounding cliche, it is the kind of track that really lends itself to just chilling out with some ganja, and soaking it all in. La and Che, thanks for another killer reaction.
Love this album and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath! Memories of rocking out in our decked out basement with candles, incense, black lights & fluorescent posters..headphones on…I was 14-15!❤( these were my brothers albums!😊
Pantera made a cover of 'Planet Caravan' in the 90's... and like Black Sabbath, it showed that the band could be subtle & do more than crank out shredding riffs and slamming grooves. Musicians have said that the skills in a band r evident when they can play fast and slow songs w/ precision and feel 🤘🤘
Iommi showcasing his flute skills. And his versatility, by venturing into the jazz domain. This song fits perfectly in its place in the sequence of songs on the album. A breath of air, contrasting the meandering heaviness in the other songs.
For some reason, that piano comes in, only for a moment, quietly, but has a huge effect on the whole vibe. I listen for it every time. Just like that one cowbell hit on "The Wizard" and the violins at the end of "Snowblind."
Every Sunday afternoon I get out this laptop and check to see if you guys have done this one. Well. TODAY'S the DAY! THANK YOU...........................
I also love this vibe. Sounds like it was recorded underwater in Outer Space. Literally "Far out, man!" I never really appreciated how clean , cool and, yup, "jazzy" the guitar solo was until hearing you guys comment on it, so thanks for that! I hope you get to Sabbath's "The Writ." Not exactly the same sound, but I think there are elements of this tune in that one.
Take a hit, turn down the lights, close eyes. You can visualize it. A ship floating in the vast silence of space. Years from their origin. Years from their destination. It's my understand that Iommi was noodling around on the guitar. Ozzy heard this and was inspired to write the lyrics. A compelling timeless track.
loved your reaction, boys. cause it was the same reaction i had 50+ yrs. ago. familiar and loving all their heavy stuff..i didnt get it at first. but i quickly learned their individual histories and understand what great and diversified talents all 4 guys have, and i enjoy watching you guys appreciate what i grew up with!!
Love this song. Remember on vinyl this song is 3rd, after War Pigs, then Paranoid, then this extreme mood change, then Iron Man. Great sequencing. Sabbath's changing mood & styles are big part of their greatness. Love the jazz guitar solo, love the dynamics in it. I'm assuming Ozzy's vocals are recorded through a Leslie speaker, like Page's lead guitar on Good Times Bad Times.
Great choice again ! since I bought their albums in the early 70s I'm a fan of this fantastic band ! Ozzy used a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects.
The vocals are going through a rotating Leslie speaker. That later evolved into Chorus, Phaser, Flanger,... But nothing can recreate the original Leslie effect. Think Hammond Organ. They were made for the organ. Hendrix had it redesigned for guitar, called Uni-Vibe, around the Band of Gypsies era.
Another song that's not what one would think of when they think of Black Sabbath is "Changes" from the 1972 LP "Volume 4". It's been covered a few times & was my first favorite Sabbath song when i was 10. I had the 8 track of that LP. I played it for my grandmother & even she liked it. That's how much that song could transcend generations. I'm 53 now
The piano was played by Tom Allom or Roger Bain. they worked production on the album and added the piano in later to round the song out. One of my favorites ❤️
you guys are my favorite reaction channel! took a few years break from producing music but hearing you guys talk about how some of this music inspires you, your perspective on production, and just seeing how music moves all of us definitely makes me want to get back into making ideas more consistently. cheers y'all
Ozzy's voice reminds me of Robert Plant here, with the effect they're using. I'm glad you're playing Black Sabbath, it's one of those bands that slipped through the cracks for me for some reason. I just know some of their huge hits, but hearing this earlier stuff, bluesy and experimental, just wow.
I always loved this song since the album came out. This album is still on another elevation from any other of theirs, or any other metal band since. Another similarly mood based tune is a song called "SOLITUDE" from them.
It's tracks like this that make me think of the music that might have been. What would heavy metal be, if it had taken this track to be just as central to its construction as the rest of this album? What might the post-funk landscape of hip-hop look like if the wailing guitars of Hendrix and Hazel were never phased out? What if country and folk music had really digested all the possibilities opened up for it by the explorations of The Dead? What if pop music retained the experimentalism of Bowie, or alternative rock retained the idealism of the British invasion? If the musical explosion of the late 60s/early 70s had kept unfolding as a single piece, not splitting into endless genres and subgenres focused on specific aesthetic palettes and instead continuing to draw upon as much of the broader musical landscape as possible, music would still be a uniting force to be reckoned with, rather than an expression of personal attitude and subcultural loyalty.
I remember something about a Leslie speaker Ozzy used to get the effects. Can remember that not what I did yesterday😂 Rocker chick Brain! Ok guys Christmas is comin, time for Trams Sibierian Orchestra.... The lost Christmas eve. God you guys the gentleman comes out tells part of story a cut starts.... might as well start at beginnin.... Faith Noel.... 8 yrs our Christmas concert ritual. Very few live video avail. Thou wait till you see the cover...omg Christmas Jam, Christmas night in blue, Christmas Jazz..... cheers
HE'S AN INSTRUMENT ALL ON HIS OWN! 😊AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, THEY HAVE 1 OF THESE STRANGE ODDBALL SONGS ON EVERY ALBUM, YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT WAS A SABBATH SONG BUT THEY ARE!👍 THE WRIT, FLUFF, THERE'S SEVERAL LA & CHE!
When it comes to Black Sabbath, if there's an instrument that's not guitar, drums, bass, or Ozzy, then it's probably the producer. So, the piano was probably the producer. Kind of like how hiphop producers make beats, rock producers play instruments the band doesn't normally play. And with Black Sabbath that happened many times.
Black Sabbath was a blues band that’s why you hear a lot of harmonica on the early albums Tony Iommi also plays jazz as you can see in this song They sort of accidentally invented heavy metal by just cranking up the amplifiers, really loud and playing blues. They spread it up a little bit sung about darker topics. After a few albums, people started calling it heavy metal spawn the whole new genre
Guys, for this track they used a session piano player for the recording. Tony Iommi can write and compose on piano, but did not play it on this song. Ozzy Osbourne: vocals Tony Iommi: guitar, flute Geezer Butler: bass guitar Bill Ward: congas Tom Allom: piano (Session player)
I love the production on this track and album... One thing people don't really realize is that Sabbath may have had access to an eight or sixteen track console when these albums were recorded. No ProTools, no autotune or pitch correction... Amazing.
Solitude was my alarm for years till my CD Clock broke The first morning i tried it i was like Oh Yea this is the shit. Being retired i dont even have a clock in my bed room anymore
In the course of two albums a British blues band creates an entire genre from practically nothing, and then puts together a little masterpiece like this on the side, like it's all no big deal.
There's a couple other songs "Solitude" on Master of Reality and a pretty well known song "Changes" that I hope you are able to react to. More surprises like "Planet Caravan" by Black Sabbath!
This song truly does take a detour from their more traditional hard-hitting metal. However, it's not the only time. Here's another song to give a listen, if interested. "Black Sabbath - Solitude (Lyrics)" (Channel: Lola Lupino) --This song is from their next album called "Master Of Reality" and it is a slow acoustic ballad with a mournful tone. (IMO) these tracks truly demonstrate the bands creative talents and magnificent musicianship. Great reaction
You guys are TRUE music lovers...."Solitude" is next!! Tony is channeling Django Reinhardt in this solo I think, his Hero. A man who's left hand was badly disfigured in a fire and was only able to play with two fingers. I believe that Tony is paying homage to him here, the phrasing is the same.
The only metal band that could create a song to meditate to.
That is Ozzy singing through a Leslie speaker which is normally used with organs. It spins and gives you a constant Doppler effect on whatever sound goes through it.
This track sticks out totally unlike anything in Sabbath's catalog. Instead of the trademark early metal riffs, it's just a huge science fiction ambient masterpiece with all these little touches of stuff from jazz, world rhythms, and the signature weird vocals that resulted from Ozzy's vocals being run through a rotating speaker for an electric organ.
Not unlike anything. There is a very similar song on their next album Master of Reality called “Solitude.” It’s very beautiful. I still can’t decide which song I like better between the two.
Check out Laguna Sunrise, Changes and Solitude
From the hardest dirtiest crunchy riffs and dark heavy music to some of the most floating through space music you will ever wanna hear. That’s diversity!
There is a 10 hour loop of this on UA-cam, great meditation music.
That's exactly what I use it for! Lol it's on a yoga playlist list of mine, thanks for the heads up about the loop!
I skipped this song my whole childhood, now I dig it.
What a lot of Black Sabbath fans don't know is that Toni Iomi learned the guitar by playing jazz. He certainly shows of his many, many talents in this song.
One of my all time favorite songs!
thanks a ton!!!!!!!
Jazz was an influence. It wasn't how he exclusively learned. He only knew of Django after he cut the tips off his fingers. He was already a great guitarist before that.
Mine too
There's another UA-cam video that's titled '5 hours of Planet Caravan' and it's exactly that: 5 hours of this hypnotic, groovy tune on repeat. The perfect background sound to any number of activities. I find it incredibly soothing.
Respect to Sabbath for being able to release songs like this. For this fact alone, it changed metal forever. Every genre of metal has Sabbath involved, no questions asked!
Coverd also by Pantera who do an amazing tribute to it. Man this song gotta be played in the dark total vibe
When you get this song, and let it take you on the journey, you are a real Black Sabbath fan!!!!!! Nuff said!
I'm glad y'all liked this. I didn't know if you would. Boy, if there's ever been a song written that's more "weedy" than this one, I'm not aware of it.
This one takes you down the psychedelic road and you leave this dimension.
Love this song!!! Check out "Laguna Sunrise" from Sabbath Vol.4 it's a beautiful instrumental. I think you guys will Dig it.
No better way to start the week than Sabbath. Set the tone!
No better way to start the day is with Jesus my brother 🙏🙏😎
Black Sabbath did some songs that were outside of their traditional sound - like Led Zeppelin, they didn't want to be known for 1 sound... Ozzy did dabble in early synthesizers on their records... and drummer Bill Ward sang lead on some songs.
'Changes' was a piano ballad that Sabbath recorded in 1972... 'Who are you' from 1974 was a keyboard-heavy track ... Other ballads were - "She's gone"... "It's alright" (Bill Ward on vocals)... 'Megalomania' was an epic song w/ both heavy and psychedelic parts... 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Been down with Black Sabbath since the 70's. Great music, never gets old.
TY ty you guys are going to luv Rat salad!!!
The slower tunes on their early albums were awesome. Surprising and broke up the heaviness.
As a teen in the late 70s my girlfriends friend had way too much partying one night So we went to another friends house and put this song on and chilled till she sobered up Every time i hear this tune i think of that night Life was so much easier back then Peace to ya Keep rockin
They lied to us about the future. But music gives us the means to travel back in time and re live the Good time vibes.
Sweet beemer
I always loved hearing the vocals through the Leslie with the rotating speakers inside.
A different aspect of the mighty Sabbath. At the risk of sounding cliche, it is the kind of track that really lends itself to just chilling out with some ganja, and soaking it all in.
La and Che, thanks for another killer reaction.
Love the drums and bass and Ozzy singing thru the Leslie speakers. Phenomenal!
Love this album and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath!
Memories of rocking out in our decked out basement with candles, incense, black lights & fluorescent posters..headphones on…I was 14-15!❤( these were my brothers albums!😊
My older friend lived in a basement, black lights , the posters to go along with , beads hanging , a quadaphonic stereo, the memories, good times
Same with me, this song they play on the radio everyday!! They threw this together to fill the time they had left!!
Pantera made a cover of 'Planet Caravan' in the 90's... and like Black Sabbath, it showed that the band could be subtle & do more than crank out shredding riffs and slamming grooves. Musicians have said that the skills in a band r evident when they can play fast and slow songs w/ precision and feel 🤘🤘
That Pantera cover kicks ass!
@@snowmanflthe video was trippy and fit so well with the vibe of the song as well.
I knew you guys would dig this. Had your heads bopping for sure😅 Black Sabbath rocks🤘
This is the Sunday morning Sabbath song. Really shows there talent.
That was our Bong Song.
Iommi showcasing his flute skills. And his versatility, by venturing into the jazz domain. This song fits perfectly in its place in the sequence of songs on the album. A breath of air, contrasting the meandering heaviness in the other songs.
I’ve listened to this song on repeat for 6 hours. I don’t regret it…
That’s a whole different level there.
For some reason, that piano comes in, only for a moment, quietly, but has a huge effect on the whole vibe. I listen for it every time.
Just like that one cowbell hit on "The Wizard" and the violins at the end of "Snowblind."
Rare mellow Black Sabbath. Like AC/DC's
Song "Ride on". Smooth!
This song and reaction gave me a Whole new respect for you guys to love this!!! Big time!!!!
Every Sunday afternoon I get out this laptop and check to see if you guys have done this one. Well. TODAY'S the DAY! THANK YOU...........................
Mood. Amazing. Thank you for reacting to this absolute vibe and gem.
I listen to this song when I was just a kid and to this Day, it's still one of my favorites...
Incredible song
I also love this vibe. Sounds like it was recorded underwater in Outer Space. Literally "Far out, man!" I never really appreciated how clean , cool and, yup, "jazzy" the guitar solo was until hearing you guys comment on it, so thanks for that! I hope you get to Sabbath's "The Writ." Not exactly the same sound, but I think there are elements of this tune in that one.
One of my all-time favorite chill vibes-from Sabbath, no less. Just perfect. Thanks, guys.
Take a hit, turn down the lights, close eyes. You can visualize it. A ship floating in the vast silence of space. Years from their origin. Years from their destination.
It's my understand that Iommi was noodling around on the guitar. Ozzy heard this and was inspired to write the lyrics. A compelling timeless track.
This song is Beautiful the lyrics are awesome don't even have to be high to feel like you're traveling in outer space when you listen to this song😊
loved your reaction, boys. cause it was the same reaction i had 50+ yrs. ago. familiar and loving all their heavy stuff..i didnt get it at first. but i quickly learned their individual histories and understand what great and diversified talents all 4 guys have, and i enjoy watching you guys appreciate what i grew up with!!
Always one of my favorites. That album is epic.
🪐⭐ As we travel.... 🪐🌠 through the universe ☀🪐🌌
And check out Pantera's covers of electric funeral, hole in the sky, and planet caravan. Stellar covers.
Great reaction and one of my favorite Sabbath tracks
Love this song. Remember on vinyl this song is 3rd, after War Pigs, then Paranoid, then this extreme mood change, then Iron Man. Great sequencing. Sabbath's changing mood & styles are big part of their greatness. Love the jazz guitar solo, love the dynamics in it. I'm assuming Ozzy's vocals are recorded through a Leslie speaker, like Page's lead guitar on Good Times Bad Times.
Originally this album was in Quadraphonic. Not sure why that never caught on but it sounded great!
Great choice again ! since I bought their albums in the early 70s I'm a fan of this fantastic band ! Ozzy used a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects.
Such a magical , atmospheric song … I’ve been listening to this song for decades
This is my favorite Sabbath song! I know it’s totally different, which makes it even more special. 🔥🔥🔥
That was unexpected. Loved that song by Sabbath. The jazz in this song was a thing of beauty.
This the greatest song too smoke to
I knew this would shock ya! Love this song. This album is still killer.
This song is such a mood!!!!
Yes they could do it all!
"Let's not get too heavy, I just wanna space out and chill.."
"Cool. Yeah..Me too..."
The vocals are going through a rotating Leslie speaker. That later evolved into Chorus, Phaser, Flanger,...
But nothing can recreate the original Leslie effect. Think Hammond Organ. They were made for the organ.
Hendrix had it redesigned for guitar, called Uni-Vibe,
around the Band of Gypsies era.
Happy Birthday 🎂 to Ozzy❗️
I heard jazz, psychedelia and a full vibe here, everything was so measured, like a thick fog, wonderful song!
Another song that's not what one would think of when they think of Black Sabbath is "Changes" from the 1972 LP "Volume 4". It's been covered a few times & was my first favorite Sabbath song when i was 10. I had the 8 track of that LP. I played it for my grandmother & even she liked it. That's how much that song could transcend generations. I'm 53 now
The piano was played by Tom Allom or Roger Bain. they worked production on the album and added the piano in later to round the song out. One of my favorites ❤️
It was Tom. He talks about it on the superb "Classic Albums: Paranoid" documentary.
you guys are my favorite reaction channel! took a few years break from producing music but hearing you guys talk about how some of this music inspires you, your perspective on production, and just seeing how music moves all of us definitely makes me want to get back into making ideas more consistently. cheers y'all
Ozzy's voice reminds me of Robert Plant here, with the effect they're using. I'm glad you're playing Black Sabbath, it's one of those bands that slipped through the cracks for me for some reason. I just know some of their huge hits, but hearing this earlier stuff, bluesy and experimental, just wow.
I always loved this song since the album came out. This album is still on another elevation from any other of theirs, or any other metal band since. Another similarly mood based tune is a song called "SOLITUDE" from them.
It's tracks like this that make me think of the music that might have been. What would heavy metal be, if it had taken this track to be just as central to its construction as the rest of this album? What might the post-funk landscape of hip-hop look like if the wailing guitars of Hendrix and Hazel were never phased out? What if country and folk music had really digested all the possibilities opened up for it by the explorations of The Dead? What if pop music retained the experimentalism of Bowie, or alternative rock retained the idealism of the British invasion? If the musical explosion of the late 60s/early 70s had kept unfolding as a single piece, not splitting into endless genres and subgenres focused on specific aesthetic palettes and instead continuing to draw upon as much of the broader musical landscape as possible, music would still be a uniting force to be reckoned with, rather than an expression of personal attitude and subcultural loyalty.
This track arrives when whatever you took before starting takes over your brain.
Websters Dictionary
Vibe (V "i" be) = Planet Caravan
So many times I was stoned to the gills and listing to Planet Caravan. A true masterpiece!
I remember something about a Leslie speaker Ozzy used to get the effects. Can remember that not what I did yesterday😂 Rocker chick Brain!
Ok guys Christmas is comin, time for Trams Sibierian Orchestra.... The lost Christmas eve. God you guys the gentleman comes out tells part of story a cut starts.... might as well start at beginnin.... Faith Noel.... 8 yrs our Christmas concert ritual. Very few live video avail. Thou wait till you see the cover...omg Christmas Jam, Christmas night in blue, Christmas Jazz..... cheers
HE'S AN INSTRUMENT ALL ON HIS OWN! 😊AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, THEY HAVE 1 OF THESE STRANGE ODDBALL SONGS ON EVERY ALBUM, YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT WAS A SABBATH SONG BUT THEY ARE!👍 THE WRIT, FLUFF, THERE'S SEVERAL LA & CHE!
That's the album engineer on piano, Tom Allom. I hope they paid him extra.
You guys didn't expect this from Sabbath. 😎👍
When it comes to Black Sabbath, if there's an instrument that's not guitar, drums, bass, or Ozzy, then it's probably the producer. So, the piano was probably the producer.
Kind of like how hiphop producers make beats, rock producers play instruments the band doesn't normally play. And with Black Sabbath that happened many times.
This was my go to when I was a stoned teenager.
Black Sabbath was a blues band that’s why you hear a lot of harmonica on the early albums Tony Iommi also plays jazz as you can see in this song
They sort of accidentally invented heavy metal by just cranking up the amplifiers, really loud and playing blues. They spread it up a little bit sung about darker topics.
After a few albums, people started calling it heavy metal spawn the whole new genre
Black Sabbath- Lord of this world..Black Sabbath-SnowBlind
Great song
One continuous groove
Guys, for this track they used a session piano player for the recording. Tony Iommi can write and compose on piano, but did not play it on this song. Ozzy Osbourne: vocals
Tony Iommi: guitar, flute
Geezer Butler: bass guitar
Bill Ward: congas
Tom Allom: piano (Session player)
A good one to listen to after some bong hits with sticky green Indica weed buds and a couple of cold Budweisers.
One of the album’s engineer (Tom Allom) plays the piano on this track.
Lord of this world is next up if i got to choose, it’s such a amazing groove
What a vibe. Love it!
I love the production on this track and album... One thing people don't really realize is that Sabbath may have had access to an eight or sixteen track console when these albums were recorded. No ProTools, no autotune or pitch correction... Amazing.
Just got home from work to hear some sweet sabbath, thanks boys🤘
AS you would say, An amzing record! Thank you.......
Want another jazzy sounding one from them..'.Airdance" Is the one
Great stuff!
Solitude on the next album is also a great ”different” track! 🙌🏻
Ozzy sings on both of them.
Solitude was my alarm for years till my CD Clock broke The first morning i tried it i was like Oh Yea this is the shit. Being retired i dont even have a clock in my bed room anymore
You like this you will love Solitude
Not a Sabbath fan generally but very much like this.
In the course of two albums a British blues band creates an entire genre from practically nothing, and then puts together a little masterpiece like this on the side, like it's all no big deal.
There's a couple other songs "Solitude" on Master of Reality and a pretty well known song "Changes" that I hope you are able to react to. More surprises like "Planet Caravan" by Black Sabbath!
This song truly does take a detour from their more traditional hard-hitting metal. However, it's not the only time. Here's another song to give a listen, if interested. "Black Sabbath - Solitude (Lyrics)" (Channel: Lola Lupino) --This song is from their next album called "Master Of Reality" and it is a slow acoustic ballad with a mournful tone. (IMO) these tracks truly demonstrate the bands creative talents and magnificent musicianship. Great reaction
You guys are TRUE music lovers...."Solitude" is next!! Tony is channeling Django Reinhardt in this solo I think, his Hero. A man who's left hand was badly disfigured in a fire and was only able to play with two fingers. I believe that Tony is paying homage to him here, the phrasing is the same.
you must read Mitch Albom's book " The magic strings of Frankie Presto" better yet listen to it on audiobook
@@thorzzz1z Oh he used to be in Detroit right?? he's great, ok thanks!
You guys should react to the Black Sabbath albums, 'Technical Ecstasy' and 'Never Say Die'. There is quite a range of songs on those two albums.
Love. This. Song!!!! Thank you!!! ❤❤❤
Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitar, flute
Geezer Butler - bass guitar
Bill Ward - congas
Tom Allom - piano
Happy Birthday, Ozzy 🎉