The other part of this is that when it came out there was literally nothing else like it. I missed the release by over a decade but it still blew my mind when I first heard it.
YESSS!!! New Black Sabbath fan!! 🤘 Toni Iomi the guitarist is a riff king I don't think Black Sabbath have ever made any bad riffs Bill Ward is a monster drummer
there are many, but it's defintely up there. I just gotto name some other insanely awesome ones: Dire Sraights - brothers in arms The doors - the unknown soldier The doors - the end Deep purple - child in time Buffalo Springfield - for what it's worth
Can you imagine sitting in a bar in 1970 in England and the hardest music you have ever heard was The Rolling Stones. Then, a band of 20 year olds named Black Sabbath hit you with War Pigs. Those first people to hear this song must have been completely awestruck. I love this song because its essentially a seven minute lesson on politics. 🤘🤌
:grins: Welcome to the undisputed King of Riffs, Tony Iommi :bows in Wayne's World "We're not worthy!" mode: He and Dave Gilmour are two of the primary reasons why I learned to play guitar :)
That's very cool! My very first concert was Van Halen's first headlining tour of the US, the "1980 Invasion Tour" when I was only 8 years old! My older stepbrother was into rock and roll music early on and introduced me to a LOT of great stuff, including Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Ted Nugent and KISS...Peace & Love to you and yours, my friend.
@@aaronfrazier7159 It was, I'd hadn't heard of Van Halen before the concert and I remember saying to myself after they played...WTH did I just watch! That was amazing!
The dude created heavy metal by chopping off the tips of his fingers by accident and downtuning his guitar so he could keep playing. More than just iconic riffs
My favorite Black Sabbath song is whatever I happen to be listening to at the time...😂🎧🤘🏼 Black Sabbath the Godfathers of Heavy Metal before they use to be known/named "Earth" this predates them before they became Black Sabbath. Hilarious story back then is stuff like this use to happen promoting venues use to book Earth/Black Sabbath for weddings & Bar and bat mitzvah & they would play these bone crunching riffs & everyone in the place would look like this 😳😱🤯 they would shock the crowd & people would freak out & or kids go running away.😂🤣
Bill Ward and Geezer Butler are the real stars of this performance. Geezer actually wrote this (he was a genius). And, if you look at Tony Iommi's fingertips on the frets, you'll see he wears finger cots. He lost several tips on the hand.
I love the fact that this is so heavy YET so psychedelic, you can tell that flower power stuff was peak popular culture only a year before this was written
Bill ward, my favourite drummer of all time. Tony, endlessly inventing and mind boggling all the time. Geezer, my favourite musician of all time and no need to big up Ozzy
I don't know if anyone here has posted about these lyrics. War Pigs, was originally called "Walpurgis" and some of the lyrics are from that version. The record company was skittish about a song with that title , and the evil lyrics for some reason, even though they put an inverted cross on the debut lp's gatefold and really sent up the band's image. Without informing the band, btw.
You would be surprised how many times I see people say that Ozzy screwed up the lyrics in this version and I'm sitting here like no he didn't screw up the lyrics they just didn't have them down completely as we know it today at the time of this recording
Yes Stacie - Im from Canada - a story about Toni Iommi guitarist - he worked in a factory sheet metal - the press came down on his hand - cutting off the tips of his fret hand 2 finger tips - he thought he was finished - persevernce he healed - he had to tune down his guitar strings soo he could fret them - he wears rubber tips on those 2 fingers - rest is history - most hard rock bands cannot believe the Riffs Toni created- if it wasnt for Black Sabbath - wow ty for your reaction - there r soo many cool somgs - may I recommend Children Of The Grave- soo many songs - Ive seen them 3 times- Bill Ward the drummer got into drugs & alcohol - he wasnt at any concert I was at - Ozzie - Bill Ward Geezer Butler (bass) - Ty Stacey
Ozzy Osbourne, Vocals Tony Iommi, (the riffmaster) guitar. Geezer Butler, bass Bill Ward, drums Four very talented musicians who took music in a different direction. The birth of hard rock/heavy metal.
When an interviewer asked Ozzy's daughter Kelley to describe her father, she called him, "the most irresistible man I have ever met." There are are a handful of musicians that radiate such positive energy, and are so funny, and witty, that they draw people to them like a magnet. Jerry Garcia and David Crosby were like that as well. All of them could have been stand up comedians. The kind of people you could just listen to all day.
The godfathers of metal. Before this there was just Elvis , the Beatles and pop music. Imagine walking in to club in 1970 and hearing this type of music for the first time anywhere .
Yeah, what about "The Who" & some guys called "The Rolling Stones" ? Blue Cheer, Cream....The Doors, Pink Floyd, and a small band called Led Zeppelin already had two albums out.
Although I agree they basically created metal, there was definitely other heavy bands before them, Sabbath just took it up a notch. Hendrix & Zeppelin just to name a few!
I saw the 1971 tour. I was 17. The tickets were general admission $15. I stood against the stage. Mountain and Humble Pie also performed. Geezer Butler, the bass player, stepped on my fingers.
Black Sabbath are a major reference for the music industry, not just Heavy Metal - they transcend genres! They certainly have a few intemporal hits that you'll enjoy listening to, for sure! Mvp's for this song (imo): the drummer, Mr. Bill Ward and the lyrics.
The Osbournes had a lot to do with that. Before the show came along, a lot of people thought Ozzy was evil. Then they realized he's just a confused dad with a wacko family who can't even work a remote control. Ozzy rules!
Nice to see so many younger reactors to Black Sabbath these days, back in the day they were lucky to get on the radio and the critics hated them. How wrong were they! Modern listeners voted and they are just as great as we knew right off the bat with listening to the amazing and historic first album, which many credit as the real beginning of the heavy metal genre. Stacey, the best way to hear them is start at the beginning with their first song, Black Sabbath on the album by the same name. It freaked us out when we first heard it, after hearing the entire album we were fans for life. That was 1970 as a freshman in high school, a life changing experience for me and my friends. Their second album, Paranoid, made them superstars and they will be listened to forever. Their first 6 albums are the industry standard for great, listenable heavy music. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
@@StaceyRPGReacts You would hear Paranoid once on a while and War Pigs or Iron Man rarely in the 70s but once the 80s metal bands started getting airplay, so did Sabbath, finally. Did not matter to the fans who bought their albums in the millions and filled arenas and stadiums for the rest of their careers. Along with Pink Floyd and the WHO, they were the best bands I ever saw.
Black Sabbath. The one and only godfathers of metal. We where spoilt in the 70’s. Genesis,Wishbone Ash,Yes,Pink Floyd,Alice Cooper, Super Tramp,Uriiah. Heep, Bowie, Queen,Who(60’s but still banging them out tin the70’s)
I'm 61 years old and Ozzy's music with Sabbath, and in his solo career still gives me goosebumps even after all these years ; it was such a pleasure to see you experiencing it for the first time, and I loved your reaction ; I'm an instant fan, and I look forward to future reactions ; another metal icon you should react to is Ronnie James Dio, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest vocalists in the history of hard rock and metal ; you won't regret it, I promise you that....✌&💜
I appreciate your kind words so much!! I have yet to explore Ozzy's solo career at all so I am so excited you mentioned it! I will need to explore it for sure! Thank you for the support!!
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 We all thought Lemmy was imortal, if he couldn't survive to the end of mankind No one can. Not even Ozzy. I give him max 500-800yrs more.
Part 2 - Many Sabbath songs have so much variety in them because when they rehearsed they came up with lots of one minute riffs but couldn't come up with a song, so they just stuck them all together. If I had to recommend only one Sabbath song? Children Of The Grave.
@@StaceyRPGReacts @14:35 Your wish has been fulfilled. Every Death Metal song ever written is like that, and the entire genera would not exist without the inspiration from Black Sabbath who paved the way. So there's a never ending supply if you dare try. This is a good sampler for a bit of flavor: Shylmagoghnar - Transience Like Pink Floyd it will blow your mind.
Black sabbat and the songs Sweet Leaf And you got this from the start 1974 about it was Black Sabbath Black Sabbath with the Old windmill under record cover❤❤❤❤❤❤ Ozzy Osbourne heavy metals grandfather
The first time I really heard this song was, and this is the truth, just after basic training, when I was in technical school and there was a dance. They actually played this on the military base! I was floored at that, but it was awesome! This was also during Vietnam, for even more understanding of my shock, considering it was an anti-war protest song. lol
Black Sabbath was an incredible and groundbreaking band that effectively birthed the heavy metal genre. You’re in a perfect position to take a walk through the history of heavier music, starting with Sabbath in the early 70s, then Judas Priest and few others before the 80s with the likes of Metallica and much more. It’s a really fun trip to experience. Deep rabbit hole alert!
16 YEAR OLD THEN AND THIS ALBUM CONFIRMED WHAT I FELT THE FIRST TIME WITH THE FIRST ALBUM ... A KILLER BAND WITH A PROTO DOOM- STONER METAL SOUND ... THE BAND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING ... FROM THE FLOWER POWER TO THE DOOMY ERA ... THE FIRST 6 ALBUMS ARE ROCK HISTORY !!!
In my opinion, this is the GREATEST METAL song EVER MADE!!!!! Why? OUTSTANDING, guitar playing, bass playing, drumming, Ozzy's singing and lyrics!!!!! EVERYTHING in this song is MAJOR KICK-ASS!!!!!!
Very classic anti-Vietnam war heavy rock song from back in the day. Tony Iommi is such a guitar riff master! New subscriber to your channel and wish you the best.
Welcome to the Black Sabbath rabbit hole. War Pigs was the first BS song I heard way back in 1970 ... yep ... been with them since the very beginning. Having said that, please do not limit yourself to just the early stuff with Ozzy. Take a stroll through their entire catalog from the beginning to the end. If you are unsure ... just ask for guidance we are here to help. Enjoy your trip. EDIT: Instead of asking us to throw random song suggestions out there, I would suggest that you set up polls for each album ... starting from the very first one to the last and let us fans choose. Then pick the top 2 or 3 to listen to. If you start at the very beginning, you will see how the band progressed over the many years they have been around.
I first saw Black Sabbath on the 31st of January 2017, the 3rd-to-last concert of Black Sabbath ever in London, with the last 2 concerts in Birmingham, UK, where the band originated. Ozzy is an excellent showman, and the crowd sang along to all of their songs.
I was a budding teenager and young musician when Ozzy and Black Sabbath parted ways. The members of Sabbath moved on with the late vocalist, Ronnie James Dio or simply "Dio". Many experts, whose opinion I share consider Dio to have had the greatest voice in Rock and Roll...ever. "Heaven and Hell" is the title track of Black Sabbath's first studio album with Dio and there is not a bad song on it. Ozzy recorded "Blizzard Of Ozz" with the late Randy Rhoads, an absolute LEGEND on guitar. Both albums were released in 1980. Notable tracks on Blizzard would be "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley". As for Jinjer, "Teacher Teacher" is a good one to look at.
My mother was born in 1936. Definitely a girl of the 1950's. She just liked to dance. Back in high school (1970's) I had a discussion about the art behind this loud, alarming sound. I talked about the horror's of war and she said, "I get it, but why sit there and make yourself angry about something you can't control? I'd rather dance." As for how much he's into it, if you were standing up there listening to the sledgehammer smashing the walls of tolerance of war, then you would probably be the same. They are in public playing this song but in reality they are in their heads fighting the madness.
What a great song to choose and that was the best live version to have watched. Those guys were young, hungry and raw and sounded amazing. As a suggestion, another great live performance to react to happened 12 years later in London and was Iron Maiden playing their new song, “Hallowed Be Thy Name”. Iron Maiden were a part of the new wave of British Heavy Metal that followed on from bands such as Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. It is just as iconic and influential as this song It’s the 1982 version from Hammersmith. Thanks for the reaction and a new subscription here!
I always find it fascinating how some people these days have never heard of: Rammstein, Linkin Park, Nightwish,... or the older rock bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc. We Europeans (or I as a German) would never have thought that someone had never heard of such bands. That was unthinkable for us, even if you didn't like certain music, but at school, on the radio, etc. it was played and you heard it even if you didn't want to. How cool it must be to hear that for the first time! But I'm also glad I've known this since my childhood/youth because that's why I've been able to hear it for so long! and I think especially those of us who listen to metal (I don't know if that applies to all of Europe but I think 95% of German metal heads) don't just listen to metal but mostly something completely opposite! I listen to everything from classical music to death metal. and I think that's what defines us because we listen to so many different styles of music. and even older people who would never listen to metal know certain songs and think they're great. such as AC/DC, Black Sabbath - Paranoid, Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You etc..
Just found your channel now and I'm really happy that it's through the music of my childhood! I'm 58, the first time I heard this masterpiece was in the early 80s when we heard it with a friend of mine on a forbidden radio station in our then communist country in Middle Europe, driving my first car on a rainy night and we were absolutely blown away, that experience itself just made us fans for life! Crazy times, crazy music, gotta love it! And you just got a new fan and I'm so glad you like this old stuff too! 🤘🏻
Well I really must say that Stacey is like a breath of fresh air with her wonderful enthusiasm for this truly legendary band Black sabbath and the legendary Led Zeppelin although she hadn't heard any of there music you could see her eyes light up with joy as she totally loved hearing them for the very first time and you could tell by her voice that she really did appreciate these two legendary bands and saying that I for one certainly appreciate listening to Stacey as she's got a great personality and she knows what she's talking about and I'm well and truly a fan for sure keep up the great work Stacey you are a diamond lady
🤘Black Sabbath were the birth of metal as Led Zeppelin is to hard rock. Sabbath went to a horror movie and decided to bring us horror music. The bands of this era had so much talent. Every member a great at their art. Sabbath, Zepplin, Deep Purple and Rush. I will point out each has a progressive element to their song writing. Oh shout out to Lynyrd Skynyrd as another band who’s every member is a great.
I got to watch this group two times one time United States and one time over in Europe at a 3-day concert I really enjoyed the music I was stationed in Germany when they had a 3-day concert and we loved it was fun we were wiped out most of the time
My brother's and friends about 5 of us crammed in a single cab pickup jamming to this in early seventies going to high school dang good times back then glad see young people listening to the great music back in the day
The last time seen Black Sabbath was at the black and blue concert. It was at a outside ball stadium in Phoenix Arizona. Molly Hatchet started it off. then Blue Oyster Cult. Black Sabbath was nearly finished when a major monsoon blew in. Our group brought tarps so we watched the Carnage as people were stampeding for cover. You see Ozzy never quit singing when the storm arrived. They were playing the (Black Sabbath song that has the Thunder) but you could also hear the real thunder through their sound system which was really trick. Until the wind hit. With 70 to 80 mile an hour winds blowing over a large wall of speakers and destroying the sound Engineers stage. Yet no sooner had Ozzy ran off stage he had a hold of the main PA system telling everyone to hang on to their ticket stubs and they'll come back and do it again for free. And a few months later they did. ✌️🤠🏞️🐂
I've seen Ozzy live 4x (twice with Black Sabbath) All 4x within the first 25 rows or so. True Story: When I saw Ozzy (as a solo artist) back in idk.. '94 or '95 in West Palm Beach; he was playing at a popular outdoor amphitheater that holds about 35k people. Behind the seated area is a giant hill where general admission was. You could sit, stand, whatever. I was closer, but to help everyone see up close, there are always huge screens projecting the show live. I'm guessing the screens Ozzy had were 100 feet in diameter on the upper right & left corners of the stage. The sun was setting behind the stage, it was beautiful, but as common in So Fla, there were storm clouds building. The second, and I do mean THE SECOND Ozzy came on stage, a huge bolt of lightning struck the left monitor (if you're facing the stage) opposite where Ozzy was. Sparks flew everywhere and that screen was toast for the entire show. I don't think Ozzy was ever aware of it because the audience was so loud, music was playing, pyrotechnics were going off; it was just insane! Great show, as always and I'm surprised more electronics weren't affected. If they were, the stage hands handled it quickly because I didn't notice. I feel for him though. He didn't do his body any good with all the drugs he took. I can't empathize with that as I've never done drugs or anything, but I do have a broken body, and I used to be very athletic and active. I know in his head, he'd keep playing shows for another 200 years if he could because that's how my mind feels. I wish I could still be a competitive swimmer, or hell... just have a day without excruciating pain, so I feel for him. He can't do what he loves. His heart is in it, but his body just can't keep up. It's age too of course, but it's tough. Some people are just forever young.
If you would like a suggestion for Sabbath then go back to the beginning. The entire first album is amazing and is best played in in one sitting. It's not metal by any standard, but you can feel the proto-metal oozing out of the jazz/blues roots
Because you visited a newer version after watching the older one you get an instant subscriber. I really enjoy when reactors check out more than one video per session.
Welcome to the greatest decade of music... The seventies had everything and every type of genre you could imagine. Every group that was on the radio was very distinctive and had multiple hits and albums. There was also your one hit wonders who songs became the backdrop of your life at a certain time and place. Good luck with your reactions. I like seeing my music through your eyes...
Black Sabbath was iconic. Tony Iommi, the Godfather of riffs, who had to relearn playing guitar with prosthetics on two fingers after an accident, Bill Ward, the wizard on the drums, Ozzy Osbourne of course with his unique voice, and the always underrated Geezer Butler, who weaved a dense bass carpet below the songs and wrote most of the lyrics. When Ozzy was drowning in alcohol, they replaced him by Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.), potentially the best and versatile rock voice for decades. But for Black Sabbath, Ozzy was the best fit. Finally there was a reunion with the original line-up except the drummer and a last album in 2013 called "13". At the end of their farewell tour in 2017, the band broke up as announced.
The godfathers of heavy metal 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥 Saw them live in 1972. Absolute brilliant concert 🔥🔥🔥🔥Tony Iommi on lead guitar has an interesting backstory. Cut of the tips of a couple of fingers on his fretting hand in an industrial accident days before his then band were about to tour Europe. It was his last day at work. He now uses prosthetic tips.
The thing is with Sabbath, all the guys are absolute experts at what they do ...... Bill Ward on drums, oh my. By the way, read about what happened to the guitarist - Tony Iommi`s fingers and what he did to overcome it.
Great to see a young person being so genuinely positive about 50 year old heavy rock. You got it so right about the band giving it all they had and loving it. Black Sabbath were such game changers back in the 70's their first 4 or 5 albums were just sublime. I hope you check out more Sabbath :) Loved your video 😁
Saw them perform this live within a week or so of this recording in London! By the way, it's even more more impressive considering that the guitarist, Tommy Iommi, has the tops of some of his right hand fingers missing and has home-made prosthetics on them!
I’m thankful to have seen them twice with all the original members (long live them all!) and 3 times with a different drummer. The replacement did a great job but Bill Ward is one of my favorite drummers ever. I grew up listening to them since my father has been a fan since the 70’s.
All the constant gushing over Ozzy and loving the guitar; meanwhile, well, the drummer is putting in good work? Ignoring the incredible bass and one of the absolute best live rock drumming performances ever by an iconic drummer and, you're impressed by how Ozzy shakes his head!
Simply monumental live guitar power and tone for 1970...Other guitarists heard this and said: "I didn't know you could do that"...That is a pretty impressively massive stage lineup of amplifiers for this early...Have to say, seeing Ozzy trade lines of verse with the audience in that later version made me tear up, heh...The thing about him as a frontman, even though he had this dark charisma, he still kinda seemed like somebody you could imagine being just one of your friends that you hung out and partied with...He often seemed more like a fan of the band onstage enjoying the appropriate amount of excitement just by happening to also be the guy singing...
Ozzy on the Blizzard of Oz tour was my very first concert. I couldn't hear out of my right ear for 2 weeks after the concert. Saw him again the next year on the Diary of a Madman Tour. Unreal shows.
I saw that tour with Motorhead as the opener, you are dead on about the volume, ringing ears for days but damn, it was worth it! Ozzy, Randy Rhodes and Lemmy were true legends that night.
This Ozzie's original band, awesome guitar from Tony Lommi Jr. and the others. I was 20 yrs old at the time of this release. Instant Heavy Metal fav group. Bought their 1st 5 albums.
I was 16 when an older friend took me to see them.. mind blowing experience... The guitarist Tony has no fingertips and had to make alterations to be able to play... He used banjo strings and filed down the frets and had to use a heavy distortion to get it to sound cool.. nothing ever sounded like that before... It was the birth of heavy music.. and also these guys are not evil they are trying to get across a message of warning about evil.. in a way they are the first Christian rock band on top of everything else..
The members of Black Sabbath are all from the same town Birmingham England. Ozzy & the guitarist Tony Iommi went to school together..They got their name from an old horror movie in the early 60's "Black Sabbath.They were across the street from a theater where the movie was playing.One of them said "Isnt it weird pay money to watch a movie that scares them" "Why dont we make scary music?" Ozzy's had a solo career longer than when he was in Black Sabbath.This is their version of a war protest song from the '60;s.In America it was hippie "flower power" type music
The recent performance is from their very last show EVER. Literally, the tour was called "The End Tour". The farewell tour of Black Sabbath. Ozzy really wanted Bill Ward to be part of the tour, but they just couldn't get him to join, so the drummer you saw in THAT performance was Ozzy's then-latest drummer, Tommy Clufetos. Ward had left Black Sabbath because of contractual obligations and hadn't performed with them since probably their previous reunion with Ozzy. I could be mistaken on the last time Bill Ward had performed with Sabbath, so don't quote me on that. Really hope you check out Ozzy's solo stuff, 'cause even outside of Black Sabbath, he's still the crazy son of a gun that his fans have come to know and love.
...many years ago, the four forefathers of doom walked upon this Earth with slow and heavy steps, creating the vibes and the sound that exorcised the demons that haunted the music...and it was Saturday and very dark...
Your reactions to this beautiful song is fantastic. You manage to encompass all the emotions I think we have all experienced when listening to Floyd. Just wonderful. If you havent already done so you must listen to Shine On you crazy diamond and also coming back to life.
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One of the best anti-war songs ever written !
NOW IMAGINE BEING A 13-YEAR-OLD KID AND LISTENING TO THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME??? I HAVE LOVED BLACK SABBATH EVER SINCE AND I'M 66 NOW!!❤
Sounds familiar for me. 👴
I'm with you
Same here
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The other part of this is that when it came out there was literally nothing else like it. I missed the release by over a decade but it still blew my mind when I first heard it.
In the same club
YESSS!!! New Black Sabbath fan!! 🤘
Toni Iomi the guitarist is a riff king I don't think Black Sabbath have ever made any bad riffs
Bill Ward is a monster drummer
The most talented 4 piece to ever live. Pound for pound, the talent is unmatched
The drummer absolutely kills it..
Yes!!! Billy bad ass is right there with John Bonham and Neil Peart as the best ever.
@@alittlelooney5361 Don't forget Moon the Loon, and The Chief, Mr Ian Paice.
Geezer hammers that bass too, especially in the middle interlude.
This is an early version of the song with different lyrics than the album release too.
@@jamesdavis4598yeah the original version 'Walpurgis'
I believe this song to be the best anti war song. The lyrics are spot on, with a great message.
there are many, but it's defintely up there.
I just gotto name some other insanely awesome ones:
Dire Sraights - brothers in arms
The doors - the unknown soldier
The doors - the end
Deep purple - child in time
Buffalo Springfield - for what it's worth
Hey, let's NOT forget ROOSTER by Alice in Chains!!!!!@@BlackMasakari
CCR "Fortunate Son" is the best imo, and "War Pigs 2nd. Similar sentiments.
One - Metallica 🤘
Disposable Heroes - Metallica
Can you imagine sitting in a bar in 1970 in England and the hardest music you have ever heard was The Rolling Stones. Then, a band of 20 year olds named Black Sabbath hit you with War Pigs. Those first people to hear this song must have been completely awestruck.
I love this song because its essentially a seven minute lesson on politics. 🤘🤌
To be fair, you would have already heard Zep.
:grins: Welcome to the undisputed King of Riffs, Tony Iommi :bows in Wayne's World "We're not worthy!" mode: He and Dave Gilmour are two of the primary reasons why I learned to play guitar :)
In 1978, my first concert ever was Black Sabbath and Van Halen was the opening band! Brings back memories!
Wow small world moment that was also my first concert! It was at the old Richfield Collessium outside of Cleveland where the Cavs used to play.
That's very cool! My very first concert was Van Halen's first headlining tour of the US, the "1980 Invasion Tour" when I was only 8 years old! My older stepbrother was into rock and roll music early on and introduced me to a LOT of great stuff, including Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Ted Nugent and KISS...Peace & Love to you and yours, my friend.
Lucky Bastard!! I seriously am jealous
Wow, that must have been a hell of a show!
@@aaronfrazier7159 It was, I'd hadn't heard of Van Halen before the concert and I remember saying to myself after they played...WTH did I just watch! That was amazing!
Guitarist Tony Iommi created some most Iconic riffs in rock.
The dude created heavy metal by chopping off the tips of his fingers by accident and downtuning his guitar so he could keep playing. More than just iconic riffs
My favorite Black Sabbath song is whatever I happen to be listening to at the time...😂🎧🤘🏼
Black Sabbath the Godfathers of Heavy Metal before they use to be known/named "Earth" this predates them before they became Black Sabbath.
Hilarious story back then is stuff like this use to happen promoting venues use to book Earth/Black Sabbath for weddings & Bar and bat mitzvah & they would play these bone crunching riffs & everyone in the place would look like this 😳😱🤯 they would shock the crowd & people would freak out & or kids go running away.😂🤣
Bill Ward and Geezer Butler are the real stars of this performance. Geezer actually wrote this (he was a genius). And, if you look at Tony Iommi's fingertips on the frets, you'll see he wears finger cots. He lost several tips on the hand.
was? he's still alive
@@kaiof.kaefer8122 I didn't mean to infer that he's deceased, lol.
I love the fact that this is so heavy YET so psychedelic, you can tell that flower power stuff was peak popular culture only a year before this was written
Bill ward, my favourite drummer of all time. Tony, endlessly inventing and mind boggling all the time. Geezer, my favourite musician of all time and no need to big up Ozzy
I only saw sabbath once back in the 70s awesome gig just four blokes playing live no effects backing tapes etc just pure Heavy Rock.
I don't know if anyone here has posted about these lyrics. War Pigs, was originally called "Walpurgis" and some of the lyrics are from that version. The record company was skittish about a song with that title , and the evil lyrics for some reason, even though they put an inverted cross on the debut lp's gatefold and really sent up the band's image. Without informing the band, btw.
You would be surprised how many times I see people say that Ozzy screwed up the lyrics in this version and I'm sitting here like no he didn't screw up the lyrics they just didn't have them down completely as we know it today at the time of this recording
Saw them in 1976. My first concert. Loudest concert I ever went to. I was hooked after that. Went to a ton of concerts through my teens
They came to town in '72 and '74. Bell bottoms jeans, long hair, weed, cigarettes, good times.
Yes Stacie - Im from Canada - a story about Toni Iommi guitarist - he worked in a factory sheet metal - the press came down on his hand - cutting off the tips of his fret hand 2 finger tips - he thought he was finished - persevernce he healed - he had to tune down his guitar strings soo he could fret them - he wears rubber tips on those 2 fingers - rest is history - most hard rock bands cannot believe the Riffs Toni created- if it wasnt for Black Sabbath - wow ty for your reaction - there r soo many cool somgs - may I recommend Children Of The Grave- soo many songs - Ive seen them 3 times- Bill Ward the drummer got into drugs & alcohol - he wasnt at any concert I was at - Ozzie - Bill Ward Geezer Butler (bass) - Ty Stacey
Did you all notice the drummer Bill Ward was beating those drums with the fat end of the drum sticks???? You can see it in one of the close ups....
Shaking your head like that is called Headbanging.
Common in Heavy Metal music.
Ozzy Osbourne, Vocals
Tony Iommi, (the riffmaster) guitar.
Geezer Butler, bass
Bill Ward, drums
Four very talented musicians who took music in a different direction. The birth of hard rock/heavy metal.
When an interviewer asked Ozzy's daughter Kelley to describe her father, she called him, "the most irresistible man I have ever met."
There are are a handful of musicians that radiate such positive energy, and are so funny, and witty, that they draw people to them like a magnet. Jerry Garcia and David Crosby were like that as well. All of them could have been stand up comedians. The kind of people you could just listen to all day.
Bill Ward absolutely nails it .
The godfathers of metal. Before this there was just Elvis , the Beatles and pop music. Imagine walking in to club in 1970 and hearing this type of music for the first time anywhere .
Did you miss Hendrix, Purple and a few more?
Yeah, what about "The Who" & some guys called "The Rolling Stones" ?
Blue Cheer, Cream....The Doors, Pink Floyd,
and a small band called Led Zeppelin already had two albums out.
Although I agree they basically created metal, there was definitely other heavy bands before them, Sabbath just took it up a notch. Hendrix & Zeppelin just to name a few!
I saw the 1971 tour. I was 17. The tickets were general admission $15. I stood against the stage. Mountain and Humble Pie also performed. Geezer Butler, the bass player, stepped on my fingers.
Wow ❤
That’s a hilarious anecdote. You’ll never forget it.
One of the greatest metal songs ever
This IS the GREATEST Metal song EVER!!!!!
Grandfather of all metal songs.
Black Sabbath are a major reference for the music industry, not just Heavy Metal - they transcend genres!
They certainly have a few intemporal hits that you'll enjoy listening to, for sure!
Mvp's for this song (imo): the drummer, Mr. Bill Ward and the lyrics.
They absolutely transcend genres, they get quite Jazzy in some songs like "Hand Of Doom".
For supposedly being the Prince of Darkness he is one of the most beloved performers of all time. 😊❤
The Osbournes had a lot to do with that. Before the show came along, a lot of people thought Ozzy was evil. Then they realized he's just a confused dad with a wacko family who can't even work a remote control. Ozzy rules!
Nice to see so many younger reactors to Black Sabbath these days, back in the day they were lucky to get on the radio and the critics hated them. How wrong were they! Modern listeners voted and they are just as great as we knew right off the bat with listening to the amazing and historic first album, which many credit as the real beginning of the heavy metal genre. Stacey, the best way to hear them is start at the beginning with their first song, Black Sabbath on the album by the same name. It freaked us out when we first heard it, after hearing the entire album we were fans for life. That was 1970 as a freshman in high school, a life changing experience for me and my friends. Their second album, Paranoid, made them superstars and they will be listened to forever. Their first 6 albums are the industry standard for great, listenable heavy music. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
WOW!! That is so hard to believe they had trouble getting on the radio. If you would have never known if you had not told me! Thank you for sharing
@@StaceyRPGReacts You would hear Paranoid once on a while and War Pigs or Iron Man rarely in the 70s but once the 80s metal bands started getting airplay, so did Sabbath, finally. Did not matter to the fans who bought their albums in the millions and filled arenas and stadiums for the rest of their careers. Along with Pink Floyd and the WHO, they were the best bands I ever saw.
Black Sabbath. The one and only godfathers of metal. We where spoilt in the 70’s. Genesis,Wishbone Ash,Yes,Pink Floyd,Alice Cooper, Super Tramp,Uriiah. Heep, Bowie, Queen,Who(60’s but still banging them out tin the70’s)
@@davidthompson1069 Also UFO, ELP, BOC and Mountain for me.
@@StaceyRPGReacts+ Ozzy Osbourne bark at the moon
I'm 61 years old and Ozzy's music with Sabbath, and in his solo career still gives me goosebumps even after all these years ; it was such a pleasure to see you experiencing it for the first time, and I loved your reaction ; I'm an instant fan, and I look forward to future reactions ; another metal icon you should react to is Ronnie James Dio, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest vocalists in the history of hard rock and metal ; you won't regret it, I promise you that....✌&💜
I appreciate your kind words so much!! I have yet to explore Ozzy's solo career at all so I am so excited you mentioned it! I will need to explore it for sure! Thank you for the support!!
bill ward is just the best metal drummer of all time
One of the greatest live concerts of all time
Absolutely amazed that Ozzy is still alive. God bless that man. Great reaction!
I hope he has many more years ahead of him! He is such a charm!
Ozzy can't die. There's something magical in all the batheads he's eaten.
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We all thought Lemmy was imortal, if he couldn't survive to the end of mankind No one can.
Not even Ozzy.
I give him max 500-800yrs more.
After the apocalypse, all that will remain is roaches, Twinkies, Keith Richards and Ozzy.
@@ericsandi6619 Shannon has kept him in line😮💨😅
Stacy you're not alone to love the Black Sabbath you and a billion other people❤❤ love sabbat
All 4 members are rock gods of equal worthiness!
And thus Metal was born...all hail the creators of Heavy! 🤘💀🤘Bill hold his sticks backwards because he is a monster
Black Sabbath is raw metal. True musicianship.
It's such a visceral and primal performance!
I’ve seen Black Sabbath 3 times over the last 25 years or so, and those were three of the best concerts I ever went to.
The “OG’S” of head banging heavy metal! The video is beautiful as well.
The drummer Bill Ward had oxygen backstage to catch his breath after the performance!!!
Part 2 - Many Sabbath songs have so much variety in them because when they rehearsed they came up with lots of one minute riffs but couldn't come up with a song, so they just stuck them all together. If I had to recommend only one Sabbath song? Children Of The Grave.
Sabbath started it all, There would be no metal without them (btw it's "Bang" your head)
You picked a 10/10 of a live Sabbath. Way to earn your Rock n Roll stripes.😎🎸🎸🎸.
just filmed my reaction to paranoid!! I cant get enough of them!
@@StaceyRPGReacts @14:35 Your wish has been fulfilled. Every Death Metal song ever written is like that, and the entire genera would not exist without the inspiration from Black Sabbath who paved the way. So there's a never ending supply if you dare try. This is a good sampler for a bit of flavor: Shylmagoghnar - Transience Like Pink Floyd it will blow your mind.
Black sabbat and the songs Sweet Leaf
And you got this from the start 1974 about it was Black Sabbath Black Sabbath with the Old windmill under record cover❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ozzy Osbourne heavy metals grandfather
Interesting fact guitarist Tony Iommi has artificial fingertips on two of his fingers after an industrial accident before the band took off!
It was when he was in another band before the 4 members of BS formed a group.
Your authenticity reacting is infectious.
The first time I really heard this song was, and this is the truth, just after basic training, when I was in technical school and there was a dance. They actually played this on the military base! I was floored at that, but it was awesome! This was also during Vietnam, for even more understanding of my shock, considering it was an anti-war protest song. lol
Black Sabbath was an incredible and groundbreaking band that effectively birthed the heavy metal genre.
You’re in a perfect position to take a walk through the history of heavier music, starting with Sabbath in the early 70s, then Judas Priest and few others before the 80s with the likes of Metallica and much more.
It’s a really fun trip to experience.
Deep rabbit hole alert!
This is the first song I learned on guitar 20 years ago and still play it all the time. It's just sooooo much fun to play
16 YEAR OLD THEN AND THIS ALBUM CONFIRMED WHAT I FELT THE FIRST TIME WITH THE FIRST ALBUM ... A KILLER BAND WITH A PROTO DOOM- STONER METAL SOUND ... THE BAND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING ... FROM THE FLOWER POWER TO THE DOOMY ERA ... THE FIRST 6 ALBUMS ARE ROCK HISTORY !!!
I went to see Black Sabbath in San Jose, Costa Rica 2013. Definitely a surreal moment! Blew my mind. 🥰🙌🏼🖤
I'm 58, your look of amazement was same as me back in jr. High school when I first heard this album back in the seventies. Sabbath was a breed apart.
In my opinion, this is the GREATEST METAL song EVER MADE!!!!!
Why?
OUTSTANDING, guitar playing, bass playing, drumming, Ozzy's singing and lyrics!!!!!
EVERYTHING in this song is MAJOR KICK-ASS!!!!!!
Very classic anti-Vietnam war heavy rock song from back in the day. Tony Iommi is such a guitar riff master! New subscriber to your channel and wish you the best.
The lyrics still apply in today's environment.
Welcome to the Black Sabbath rabbit hole. War Pigs was the first BS song I heard way back in 1970 ... yep ... been with them since the very beginning. Having said that, please do not limit yourself to just the early stuff with Ozzy. Take a stroll through their entire catalog from the beginning to the end. If you are unsure ... just ask for guidance we are here to help. Enjoy your trip. EDIT: Instead of asking us to throw random song suggestions out there, I would suggest that you set up polls for each album ... starting from the very first one to the last and let us fans choose. Then pick the top 2 or 3 to listen to. If you start at the very beginning, you will see how the band progressed over the many years they have been around.
I first saw Black Sabbath on the 31st of January 2017, the 3rd-to-last concert of Black Sabbath ever in London, with the last 2 concerts in Birmingham, UK, where the band originated. Ozzy is an excellent showman, and the crowd sang along to all of their songs.
this was my 1st ever rock concert (1974) my uncle took me! a small kid with big-ass ear protectors on ;-) it was still soooo loud! loved it!
I was a budding teenager and young musician when Ozzy and Black Sabbath parted ways. The members of Sabbath moved on with the late vocalist, Ronnie James Dio or simply "Dio". Many experts, whose opinion I share consider Dio to have had the greatest voice in Rock and Roll...ever. "Heaven and Hell" is the title track of Black Sabbath's first studio album with Dio and there is not a bad song on it. Ozzy recorded "Blizzard Of Ozz" with the late Randy Rhoads, an absolute LEGEND on guitar. Both albums were released in 1980. Notable tracks on Blizzard would be "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley". As for Jinjer, "Teacher Teacher" is a good one to look at.
My mother was born in 1936. Definitely a girl of the 1950's. She just liked to dance. Back in high school (1970's) I had a discussion about the art behind this loud, alarming sound. I talked about the horror's of war and she said, "I get it, but why sit there and make yourself angry about something you can't control? I'd rather dance." As for how much he's into it, if you were standing up there listening to the sledgehammer smashing the walls of tolerance of war, then you would probably be the same. They are in public playing this song but in reality they are in their heads fighting the madness.
Very prophetic song, very prophetic band, Sabbath was awesome!
What a great song to choose and that was the best live version to have watched. Those guys were young, hungry and raw and sounded amazing. As a suggestion, another great live performance to react to happened 12 years later in London and was Iron Maiden playing their new song, “Hallowed Be Thy Name”. Iron Maiden were a part of the new wave of British Heavy Metal that followed on from bands such as Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. It is just as iconic and influential as this song It’s the 1982 version from Hammersmith. Thanks for the reaction and a new subscription here!
YES THE GUITAR IS DEFINITELY ICONIC AND TONY DOES IT WITH THE TIPS OF TWO FINGERS MISSING!! 😮😮
OH AND THOSE FINGERS ARE ON HIS FRET HAND!!😮😮
I always find it fascinating how some people these days have never heard of: Rammstein, Linkin Park, Nightwish,... or the older rock bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc. We Europeans (or I as a German) would never have thought that someone had never heard of such bands. That was unthinkable for us, even if you didn't like certain music, but at school, on the radio, etc. it was played and you heard it even if you didn't want to. How cool it must be to hear that for the first time! But I'm also glad I've known this since my childhood/youth because that's why I've been able to hear it for so long! and I think especially those of us who listen to metal (I don't know if that applies to all of Europe but I think 95% of German metal heads) don't just listen to metal but mostly something completely opposite! I listen to everything from classical music to death metal. and I think that's what defines us because we listen to so many different styles of music.
and even older people who would never listen to metal know certain songs and think they're great. such as AC/DC, Black Sabbath - Paranoid, Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You etc..
Just found your channel now and I'm really happy that it's through the music of my childhood! I'm 58, the first time I heard this masterpiece was in the early 80s when we heard it with a friend of mine on a forbidden radio station in our then communist country in Middle Europe, driving my first car on a rainy night and we were absolutely blown away, that experience itself just made us fans for life! Crazy times, crazy music, gotta love it! And you just got a new fan and I'm so glad you like this old stuff too! 🤘🏻
I was just 18, heard this two weeks before I singed up for the draft, Vietnam was still 'hot' and so is this song for me.
Well I really must say that Stacey is like a breath of fresh air with her wonderful enthusiasm for this truly legendary band Black sabbath and the legendary Led Zeppelin although she hadn't heard any of there music you could see her eyes light up with joy as she totally loved hearing them for the very first time and you could tell by her voice that she really did appreciate these two legendary bands and saying that I for one certainly appreciate listening to Stacey as she's got a great personality and she knows what she's talking about and I'm well and truly a fan for sure keep up the great work Stacey you are a diamond lady
I was 8 when this came out been a fan every since I'm 61 now seen them countless countless times in concert
🤘Black Sabbath were the birth of metal as Led Zeppelin is to hard rock. Sabbath went to a horror movie and decided to bring us horror music.
The bands of this era had so much talent. Every member a great at their art. Sabbath, Zepplin, Deep Purple and Rush. I will point out each has a progressive element to their song writing. Oh shout out to Lynyrd Skynyrd as another band who’s every member is a great.
I was 10 when I took this album from my brother and listened to it. I was hooked from that point forward. Maiden, Priest, Dio, Metalhead was born.
I got to watch this group two times one time United States and one time over in Europe at a 3-day concert I really enjoyed the music I was stationed in Germany when they had a 3-day concert and we loved it was fun we were wiped out most of the time
My brother's and friends about 5 of us crammed in a single cab pickup jamming to this in early seventies going to high school dang good times back then glad see young people listening to the great music back in the day
Loved the way you linked the two contrasting periods. Highlights his and the bands longevity. Beautiful. Keep up the great work.
The last time seen Black Sabbath was at the black and blue concert. It was at a outside ball stadium in Phoenix Arizona. Molly Hatchet started it off. then Blue Oyster Cult.
Black Sabbath was nearly finished when a major monsoon blew in. Our group brought tarps so we watched the Carnage as people were stampeding for cover. You see Ozzy never quit singing when the storm arrived. They were playing the (Black Sabbath song that has the Thunder) but you could also hear the real thunder through their sound system which was really trick. Until the wind hit. With 70 to 80 mile an hour winds blowing over a large wall of speakers and destroying the sound Engineers stage. Yet no sooner had Ozzy ran off stage he had a hold of the main PA system telling everyone to hang on to their ticket stubs and they'll come back and do it again for free. And a few months later they did.
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I've seen Ozzy live 4x (twice with Black Sabbath) All 4x within the first 25 rows or so.
True Story: When I saw Ozzy (as a solo artist) back in idk.. '94 or '95 in West Palm Beach; he was playing at a popular outdoor amphitheater that holds about 35k people. Behind the seated area is a giant hill where general admission was. You could sit, stand, whatever. I was closer, but to help everyone see up close, there are always huge screens projecting the show live. I'm guessing the screens Ozzy had were 100 feet in diameter on the upper right & left corners of the stage.
The sun was setting behind the stage, it was beautiful, but as common in So Fla, there were storm clouds building. The second, and I do mean THE SECOND Ozzy came on stage, a huge bolt of lightning struck the left monitor (if you're facing the stage) opposite where Ozzy was. Sparks flew everywhere and that screen was toast for the entire show. I don't think Ozzy was ever aware of it because the audience was so loud, music was playing, pyrotechnics were going off; it was just insane! Great show, as always and I'm surprised more electronics weren't affected. If they were, the stage hands handled it quickly because I didn't notice.
I feel for him though. He didn't do his body any good with all the drugs he took. I can't empathize with that as I've never done drugs or anything, but I do have a broken body, and I used to be very athletic and active. I know in his head, he'd keep playing shows for another 200 years if he could because that's how my mind feels. I wish I could still be a competitive swimmer, or hell... just have a day without excruciating pain, so I feel for him. He can't do what he loves. His heart is in it, but his body just can't keep up. It's age too of course, but it's tough. Some people are just forever young.
If you would like a suggestion for Sabbath then go back to the beginning. The entire first album is amazing and is best played in in one sitting. It's not metal by any standard, but you can feel the proto-metal oozing out of the jazz/blues roots
Because you visited a newer version after watching the older one you get an instant subscriber. I really enjoy when reactors check out more than one video per session.
Sabbath was my first concert in 1978. I was 9 and been a fan since
Welcome to the greatest decade of music...
The seventies had everything and every type of genre you could imagine. Every group that was on the radio was very distinctive and had multiple hits and albums.
There was also your one hit wonders who songs became the backdrop of your life at a certain time and place.
Good luck with your reactions.
I like seeing my music through your eyes...
Black Sabbath was iconic. Tony Iommi, the Godfather of riffs, who had to relearn playing guitar with prosthetics on two fingers after an accident, Bill Ward, the wizard on the drums, Ozzy Osbourne of course with his unique voice, and the always underrated Geezer Butler, who weaved a dense bass carpet below the songs and wrote most of the lyrics. When Ozzy was drowning in alcohol, they replaced him by Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.), potentially the best and versatile rock voice for decades. But for Black Sabbath, Ozzy was the best fit. Finally there was a reunion with the original line-up except the drummer and a last album in 2013 called "13". At the end of their farewell tour in 2017, the band broke up as announced.
The godfathers of heavy metal 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥
Saw them live in 1972. Absolute brilliant concert 🔥🔥🔥🔥Tony Iommi on lead guitar has an interesting backstory. Cut of the tips of a couple of fingers on his fretting hand in an industrial accident days before his then band were about to tour Europe. It was his last day at work.
He now uses prosthetic tips.
I love that younger generations even like or appreciate the boomers generations music it warms my heart to see.🫶🏼🌹🙏🏼
It doesn’t get any more raw and powerful than this!
The thing is with Sabbath, all the guys are absolute experts at what they do ...... Bill Ward on drums, oh my. By the way, read about what happened to the guitarist - Tony Iommi`s fingers and what he did to overcome it.
Great to see a young person being so genuinely positive about 50 year old heavy rock. You got it so right about the band giving it all they had and loving it. Black Sabbath were such game changers back in the 70's their first 4 or 5 albums were just sublime. I hope you check out more Sabbath :) Loved your video 😁
Saw them perform this live within a week or so of this recording in London! By the way, it's even more more impressive considering that the guitarist, Tommy Iommi, has the tops of some of his right hand fingers missing and has home-made prosthetics on them!
I’m thankful to have seen them twice with all the original members (long live them all!) and 3 times with a different drummer. The replacement did a great job but Bill Ward is one of my favorite drummers ever. I grew up listening to them since my father has been a fan since the 70’s.
All the constant gushing over Ozzy and loving the guitar; meanwhile, well, the drummer is putting in good work? Ignoring the incredible bass and one of the absolute best live rock drumming performances ever by an iconic drummer and, you're impressed by how Ozzy shakes his head!
Simply monumental live guitar power and tone for 1970...Other guitarists heard this and said: "I didn't know you could do that"...That is a pretty impressively massive stage lineup of amplifiers for this early...Have to say, seeing Ozzy trade lines of verse with the audience in that later version made me tear up, heh...The thing about him as a frontman, even though he had this dark charisma, he still kinda seemed like somebody you could imagine being just one of your friends that you hung out and partied with...He often seemed more like a fan of the band onstage enjoying the appropriate amount of excitement just by happening to also be the guy singing...
Saw them in Memphis TN, about 1977, great show!
Ozzy on the Blizzard of Oz tour was my very first concert. I couldn't hear out of my right ear for 2 weeks after the concert. Saw him again the next year on the Diary of a Madman Tour. Unreal shows.
I saw that tour with Motorhead as the opener, you are dead on about the volume, ringing ears for days but damn, it was worth it! Ozzy, Randy Rhodes and Lemmy were true legends that night.
This Ozzie's original band, awesome guitar from Tony Lommi Jr. and the others. I was 20 yrs old at the time of this release. Instant Heavy Metal fav group. Bought their 1st 5 albums.
This live version is better than the studio version. Legendary stuff.
I was 16 when an older friend took me to see them.. mind blowing experience... The guitarist Tony has no fingertips and had to make alterations to be able to play... He used banjo strings and filed down the frets and had to use a heavy distortion to get it to sound cool.. nothing ever sounded like that before... It was the birth of heavy music.. and also these guys are not evil they are trying to get across a message of warning about evil.. in a way they are the first Christian rock band on top of everything else..
Loved those days gone pass...was Rockin and then MTV came out..lol
The members of Black Sabbath are all from the same town Birmingham England. Ozzy & the guitarist Tony Iommi went to school together..They got their name from an old horror movie in the early 60's "Black Sabbath.They were across the street from a theater where the movie was playing.One of them said "Isnt it weird pay money to watch a movie that scares them" "Why dont we make scary music?" Ozzy's had a solo career longer than when he was in Black Sabbath.This is their version of a war protest song from the '60;s.In America it was hippie "flower power" type music
The recent performance is from their very last show EVER. Literally, the tour was called "The End Tour". The farewell tour of Black Sabbath. Ozzy really wanted Bill Ward to be part of the tour, but they just couldn't get him to join, so the drummer you saw in THAT performance was Ozzy's then-latest drummer, Tommy Clufetos. Ward had left Black Sabbath because of contractual obligations and hadn't performed with them since probably their previous reunion with Ozzy. I could be mistaken on the last time Bill Ward had performed with Sabbath, so don't quote me on that. Really hope you check out Ozzy's solo stuff, 'cause even outside of Black Sabbath, he's still the crazy son of a gun that his fans have come to know and love.
...many years ago, the four forefathers of doom walked upon this Earth with slow and heavy steps, creating the vibes and the sound that exorcised the demons that haunted the music...and it was Saturday and very dark...
Your reactions to this beautiful song is fantastic. You manage to encompass all the emotions I think we have all experienced when listening to Floyd. Just wonderful. If you havent already done so you must listen to Shine On you crazy diamond and also coming back to life.
I had the pleasure to see Black Sabbath in 1978. Opening for them was non other than Van Halen.