Seeing someone else who actually knows their shit nerding out to Bill Ward isn't something I ever expected to get in my life, but boy am I loving watching it hahaha! I'm so glad you got hooked by his playing in that first Sabbath listen.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums he makes complex stuff sound absolutely groovy and natural. All while having that tasty booming tone and hitting it hard. A muscular octopus, in a way.
Bill always said: ' I don't keep straight time as such....I listen and react. My goal is to support the flow, emphasize the intensity....in that way a see myself more as a percussionist". The way Bill is able to almost 'suspend time' with his phrasing in the Wizard, is priceless and transcendental. The crowning glory is to accent that cowbell in space as a sentinal reference point in the midst of a jazzy, flowing, fluid masterclass of quick hands, wrists and fingers all executed with an uncanny feel for what the other 3 are doing. So glad that one of the inspirations for me to play drums is getting his kudos recognized here on this channel. Hard for me to believe that you missed all this stuff as a drummer!!Everyones first jams used to involve Paranoid in the U.K. in the 80's! (But without the smooth snare rolls between verses, of ciurse!!) Cheers mate. Check out Looking for Today and Johnny Blade for more fluid Bill snare work! ( Someone also mentioned potential brushes on Snowblind, but I've always tried to play them as ghost notes!). Finally, I hope Bill himself gets to see some of these comments. He would love it. You should try to interview him mate. He might be into that, as he loves drums and early Sabbath! Me, I've been hooked since 1978.
probably my favourite sabbath track. prime example of less cowbell. and I love Bill's style on the drums, its like organised chaos that goes so well with Iommi's utter precision.
"When I listen to our first album now, I can hear the purity of the oneness of leaving all earthly things aside to come together and create something. It's quite marvelous." - Bill Ward.
That train whistle harmonica on The Wizard is, for me one, of the greatest intros to a song ever! Tony’s guitar is wall of sound in and of itself. Those power chords are so heavy!
Bill Ward makes the whole song. "The Wizard" is the first rock song I ever loved just for the drums. He turned a plain song into something extraordinary, tying everything together in ways I never would have imagined.
That was Ozzy on the harmonica. Seriously so glad you are reacting to Bill Ward, I love how open he plays and I feel like Sabbath as band tells a story with their songs. The rise and falls, the insane rythm. Very happy to hear someone appreciate the depth of Sabbath's music. JAZZ!! He's far n away my favorite drummer
YES, "The Wizard" is an underplayed Classic, for sure. Love watching people listen to these early songs. I think it is a trend that most people, tend to listen to the "hits", of a band and rarely get to hear the early work that defines really good artists. Artist's FIRST album's like RUSH self titled, Zeppelin's self titled and YES Black Sabbath's self titled are some of the best underplayed music available! Great Work Andrew!!
Day 1 Brother myself , Sunoco 260, Big Block everything, smokin tires, lot of it to the beat of Mr. Ward. Where the hell is that time machine when ya need it?
BS were playing a crazy amount of sets, everyday, 7 days a week in Germany prior to recording this. The band was game fit and super tight when walking into the studio, they knew each others playing inside out-a highly intuitive edge. They only had a day to record this masterpiece as they had to get back to Germany and back to work.
Barry bangemount is the only person on UA-cam that has covered this on drums that's correct... He is amazing! Thanks for the upload and quality content! 🤘😎👽
Just the one hit of the cowbell, thats all it needed, bloody love Black Sabbath and its great seeing your reactions and joy to Bills amazing style. Him and Mitch Mitchell are in a league of their own. Thanks man
Thisalong with hand of doomk have been my favorite Sabbath songs for decades and it's been thrilling to witness you fall In Love with this band the same way I did 30+ years ago. Your reactions to this using drumeo has for the first time in my 50 yr old brain Inspired me to learn to read music and play them right. Watching you play hand of doom. Sealed the deal for me for drumeo. So thank you bill ward for a lifetime of inspiration,and thank you Andrew ( drums n coffee!) For reopening my eyes to my own potential. One last comment . Bill ward has always been THE Drummer for Black Sabbath, but I cannot deny The influence that a later replacement drummer that came along with Ronnie james dio Vinny
On a curious note: the brand new Ozzy Osbourne track 'Degradation Rules' features Tony IommI on guitar and the Ozzman himself on harmonica! Certainly a nod to 'The Wizard'. Check it out! (..great drumming by Chad Smith also by the way...)
That first Black Sabbath album, when put into proper context, was a whole new ball game. There wasn't any similar music at that time. I was 16 in 1970 and my first listen to that album was an epiphany. Totally new. Great reaction video. Thanks.
One of my very favorite songs from Ozzy era Black Sabbath (the only era that matters to me) Ozzy played harmonica and does on their most recent track! It is a beautiful song and "The Wizard" was written to reference Gandalf🤘
Hi Andrew. I'm loving your analysis of the Sabs' debut album. My favourite song from the album coming next: Behind the Wall of Sleep. You were wondering about the ages of the band members. On the day of the recording, 16 October 1969 (yes, one day), Iommi and Ward would've been 21 and Butler and Ozzy just 20. Best wishes from the U.K.
Finally Bill Ward is getting his accolades… we rock n metal fans love Bonham but Bill deserves his own spotlight. Now could we do a bit more Vinnie from Pantera ?
Among us life long Sabbath fans, I am one of the very few who has The Wizard ranked in my Top 5 favorite Sabbath songs. So it is very nice to see and hear someone else who recognizes just how good this tune really is. Nice job Andrew.
They did this album in a matter of hours. They didnt really think the album would have ANY success. They were more concerned with getting the recording process over with because they had to catch a ferry to Sweden, or somewhere, to play a gig for the weekend. So they were just putting their live set down on tape like many other debut albums. Except this one would have ripple effects we are still feeling in music 50 years later.
I'm digging your journey. It's rad to see a musician talk about this music and discover it for the first time and see how it relates to the history of music after it. This music came out well before me, but once I found it I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The random drum patterns blew my mind, (I also love Keith Moon for this type of playing) the groovy basslines, the deep clear next level riffs. Sabbath to me is so different because a lot of the other era bands sounded like the instruments and vocals were in a battle to be heard where in Sabbath they work together and don't really step on each other. Some bands pulled that off also, but not as often or as well as these guys. Pink Floyd also has some wonderful musical arrangements.
Bill's drumming on this track is sooo captivating I just forgot to listen to the guitar. It's totally overshadowed. For me the drum is the lead instrument on this track.
Tony said they recorded this album in one day, and the next day they mixed it...then off to do touring. There will never be another rock band like Sabbath! Best of all...all four lads are still alive 53 years later after this album!!
This is the one I wanted to see most! Thank you. future recommendation: jump to album Sabotage. tracks - Hole in the Sky, Symptom of the Universe, Thrill of it All.
1st hard rock song I ever came to hear was Black Sabbath: Into the void (from Master of reality). I was 15. Instantly fell in love with it. Their creativity was so amazing. The wizard is one of my favourite songs. But: thinking of the first 6 or 7 albums, I would come up with another 20, for sure. Enjoy your journey!
sabbath was a jam band, all their tracks came from a jam sessions or a live improv... you can check it in those old days. Remembering a lil bit, they started jamming on stage during "warning" song (check laussane 70 and dumfries 69'), they did a lot of songs between those long tony's solo, riffs and bill n' geezer rhythm.. then, later they started to improv on wicked world track (check fillmore east 70, toronto 71, manchester 72)... passed the years changed to sabbra caddabra (1973-75) and then dirty woman (76 till 78).. if you listen carefully those live concerts, and those long jams, you gonna find out all the proto tracks borning, then gig by gig they refinished these "proto" tracks, that becames the studio songs. The Wizard initially was called "Devil Island" (sharon have the tapes from the zella studios, when they recorded it, october 69 and another one is on peel sessions from jan 70). Devil Island born from a jam session during their first song called "a song for jim", in this song, bill plays a long drums jam, iommi on flute, apparently the riff cames from this jam (check live record of dumfries 69').
Released on Friday the 13th Ground breaking. Heavy Metal was born . Ozzy Osbourne harmonica from their Blues/ Jazz beginning Hope you listen to Master of Reality Heavy Metal at its best. Seen Sabbath live 6 times in the 70s True Masters
Thank you for reviewing Bill. I'm not a musician but my ears know what they know - Bill is more than a beast. It drives me nuts that he isn't more revered by the people of Earth. A buddy of mine is a life-long drummer. I asked him about Bill and he raved. One of his comments was, "No Bill Ward, no Black Sabbath." And to me that means no Bill Ward, no heavy metal. Now I have to go listen to Symptom Of The Universe. Thanks again.
Nice! Great commentary. Ozzy played the harmonica on that one, the only one. Thanks, Andrew for bringing to light my favorite band of all time in your own personal style. I love your use of music terminology, the language of the human condition.😎
It's great you included this track Andrew, truly one of the standout and underrated Sabbath gems. One of the reasons why Rock replaced Jazz in global relevance and importance was because the great bands were such awesome musicians and songwriters. It may be hard to believe that generations long-haired and drug-addled young men could be so talented but they really.had that touch for penning a timeless tune. Bill Ward is definitely one of the all-time underrated greats. His all over the kit yet tight and focused playing fitted the music perfectly well. Much has been said about Tony Iommi's guitar playing and justifiably so but Ward's contribution to what made the band great is crucial. And wasn't Ozzy Ozzbourne a hell of a harmonica player? Too bad he didn't play it more often.
Ozzy is playing harmonica. At the end of their documentary The End, the band has a jam session in a small studio and they play this song. YOU MUST WATCH IT! It is absolutely amazing to see them play this live in studio.
I laughed my ass of when ive been watchin the freakin Cruela de Ville Disney Movie with my wife and some genius came Up with this song at the grand final of the Movie... I instantly recognized it in the First harmonica Tone and went crazy... And after that there was a sadness that 99 percent of the kids watching this will never know what piece of art they are actually experiencing
I'd almost forgotten about this one, but it's not to be ignored. I think I have it on "We Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll." So Sabbath has to be another group of all geniuses, like Rush or Zeppelin. Bill Ward will no longer be underestimated by me. Makes me want to check out ratings, but we know how those are.
I love how inventive & musical Bill Ward was on these early albums especially. (Butler & Iommi, too, but we’re talking about Ward.) The sound is very loose & free, but that just serves to highlight the structure of the grooves. Great playing.
Another great reaction and review. As a drummer, I agree with all of your comments. I have been drumming since the 1960s and I can cover just about anybody in rock, blues, and hard rock. But, I will be damned if I could ever cover just about anything Bill Ward does! Simple, yet complicated! You’ve caught onto his very essence that non-drummers don’t understand or even notice.
Awesome reaction! The first time I saw Black Sabbath we hadn't heard of them yet. They were the opening act for Grand Funk Railroad that year, early 71 I think. We enjoyed them so much we went out and picked up the only album we saw which was Paranoid their 2nd album. Later we heard this first album Black Sabbath and we were blown away.
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The only band ive ever heard where the drummer, guitar and bass are fighting for center stage greatness while complementing each other so perfectly. 🎸
Bill Ward is the TRUTH!!!!
One of my absolute favorite Sabbath tracks. Bill Ward absolutely kills it as always, but I also love Ozzy on the harmonica.
Can't believe it's Ozzy!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums I know! The harmonica is already great, but the fact that it's Ozzy playing makes it even better.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums its the OZ MAN!!!!!!!!!!!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums why? It's typical Ozzy....but then I have been listening to them for 50 years they're my second favorite after Zeppelin of course.
The whole package is just beyond ridiculous
The cowbell works so well, because you only hear it once, awesome
Twice. It hits again during the harmonica solo, but that's it.
@@SylviusTheMad must have a listen, i never noticed before 👂👂
Anything with cowbell get my immediate, supreme approval!!!!
Three times, it’s buried in the mix before the first verse as well. But love the fact it only jumps out once.
This needs more cowbell.
Seeing someone else who actually knows their shit nerding out to Bill Ward isn't something I ever expected to get in my life, but boy am I loving watching it hahaha! I'm so glad you got hooked by his playing in that first Sabbath listen.
Yes Caleb. Could hear it instantly.
He's a monster player
@@AndrewRooneyDrums he makes complex stuff sound absolutely groovy and natural. All while having that tasty booming tone and hitting it hard. A muscular octopus, in a way.
I just love the stunned look on his face. This is Black Sabbath? YES!
Yes Josh! 🙌
Bill always said: ' I don't keep straight time as such....I listen and react. My goal is to support the flow, emphasize the intensity....in that way a see myself more as a percussionist". The way Bill is able to almost 'suspend time' with his phrasing in the Wizard, is priceless and transcendental. The crowning glory is to accent that cowbell in space as a sentinal reference point in the midst of a jazzy, flowing, fluid masterclass of quick hands, wrists and fingers all executed with an uncanny feel for what the other 3 are doing. So glad that one of the inspirations for me to play drums is getting his kudos recognized here on this channel. Hard for me to believe that you missed all this stuff as a drummer!!Everyones first jams used to involve Paranoid in the U.K. in the 80's! (But without the smooth snare rolls between verses, of ciurse!!) Cheers mate. Check out Looking for Today and Johnny Blade for more fluid Bill snare work! ( Someone also mentioned potential brushes on Snowblind, but I've always tried to play them as ghost notes!). Finally, I hope Bill himself gets to see some of these comments. He would love it. You should try to interview him mate. He might be into that, as he loves drums and early Sabbath! Me, I've been hooked since 1978.
This song is what put Bill Ward in my top 5 drummers.
probably my favourite sabbath track. prime example of less cowbell. and I love Bill's style on the drums, its like organised chaos that goes so well with Iommi's utter precision.
Any less cowbell would be no cowbell at all 😊
The amount of groove played on just that tiny cowbell part at 3:25 alone is enough to sustain a poor African village.
😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
"When I listen to our first album now, I can hear the purity of the oneness of leaving all earthly things aside to come together and create something. It's quite marvelous." - Bill Ward.
That train whistle harmonica on The Wizard is, for me one, of the greatest intros to a song ever! Tony’s guitar is wall of sound in and of itself. Those power chords are so heavy!
Bill Ward makes the whole song. "The Wizard" is the first rock song I ever loved just for the drums. He turned a plain song into something extraordinary, tying everything together in ways I never would have imagined.
The greatest rock drummers don't just "keep the beat". As you implied, they play fluidly and accent the flow of the song.
Bill Ward amazing on this tune
One of my favs…Bill Ward …and Ozzy on the harmonica
Did you know that the debut album was recorded live, in 12 hour studio session? Mind-blowing.
This debut album was cut in 12 hours and played live in the same room…with Ozzy in a booth with the band…w/ some minor overdubs! Crazy talent!
Basically a Live album in the studio.
That was Ozzy on the harmonica. Seriously so glad you are reacting to Bill Ward, I love how open he plays and I feel like Sabbath as band tells a story with their songs. The rise and falls, the insane rythm. Very happy to hear someone appreciate the depth of Sabbath's music. JAZZ!! He's far n away my favorite drummer
I saw them live in 1972 in chicago. Amazing band. groundbreaking.
YES, "The Wizard" is an underplayed Classic, for sure. Love watching people listen to these early songs. I think it is a trend that most people, tend to listen to the "hits", of a band and rarely get to hear the early work that defines really good artists. Artist's FIRST album's like RUSH self titled, Zeppelin's self titled and YES Black Sabbath's self titled are some of the best underplayed music available! Great Work Andrew!!
100% agree. Easy to fall into the 'greatest hits' trap
This band could really swing
100%
Bill Ward is one of the GREATEST. Been a Sabbath fan for 52 years!!!!!!!
Day 1 Brother myself , Sunoco 260, Big Block everything, smokin tires, lot of it to the beat of Mr. Ward. Where the hell is that time machine when ya need it?
Ward’s drum fills in this changed the industry.
Andrew, you look confused and/or shocked. That's the perfect reaction. Bill Ward is on another level.
Yup! 😮🤯
Bill ward is such a beast ... what a track, what an album
in my opinion Bill Ward is the greatest drummer of all time
He sounds like the best drummer ever!! It helps hes got an amazing bass and guitar and ozzy in the mix.
The last 3 tracks sort of merge together into an enormous jam. Glad to see how much you are enjoying this.
Glorious!
Ozzy jammed on both the harmonica and cowbell that guy's a real Showman
BS were playing a crazy amount of sets, everyday, 7 days a week in Germany prior to recording this.
The band was game fit and super tight when walking into the studio, they knew each others playing inside out-a highly intuitive edge.
They only had a day to record this masterpiece as they had to get back to Germany and back to work.
Barry bangemount is the only person on UA-cam that has covered this on drums that's correct... He is amazing! Thanks for the upload and quality content! 🤘😎👽
Angie Scarpa of Black Sabbitch nails it.
Barry is legend.
Possibly. But I love Trey B’s cover. Awesome! 😃😃
Just the one hit of the cowbell, thats all it needed, bloody love Black Sabbath and its great seeing your reactions and joy to Bills amazing style. Him and Mitch Mitchell are in a league of their own. Thanks man
Thisalong with hand of doomk have been my favorite Sabbath songs for decades and it's been thrilling to witness you fall In Love with this band the same way I did 30+ years ago.
Your reactions to this using drumeo has for the first time in my 50 yr old brain
Inspired me to learn to read music and play them right.
Watching you play hand of doom. Sealed the deal for me for drumeo.
So thank you bill ward for a lifetime of inspiration,and thank you Andrew ( drums n coffee!) For reopening my eyes to my own potential. One last comment .
Bill ward has always been THE Drummer for Black Sabbath, but I cannot deny
The influence that a later replacement drummer that came along with Ronnie james
dio Vinny
App
Vinny appice ! The master of Slow!
Thanks again and plz continue to react and Inspire!
On a curious note: the brand new Ozzy Osbourne track 'Degradation Rules' features Tony IommI on guitar and the Ozzman himself on harmonica! Certainly a nod to 'The Wizard'. Check it out! (..great drumming by Chad Smith also by the way...)
Bill ward is sauce 🔥
Thanks again for your review of this track! I love hearing Bill showing off his jazz chops here and then taking it to another level!
That first Black Sabbath album, when put into proper context, was a whole new ball game. There wasn't any similar music at that time. I was 16 in 1970 and my first listen to that album was an epiphany. Totally new. Great reaction video. Thanks.
That has to be the most gloriously chaotic drumming that is so balls-on in the pocket!
I’ve never thought of Bill’s parts as complicated-complex, yes! But never complicated. And I agree with you about Bill’s comping ability!!
Everything you want to hear and nothing you don't
You will not be disappointed with this one! Can't wait.
I really enjoy watching your reactions to black sabbath I love this band
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Love this song! Hello from Brazil!
HELLO!
One of my very favorite songs from Ozzy era Black Sabbath (the only era that matters to me) Ozzy played harmonica and does on their most recent track! It is a beautiful song and "The Wizard" was written to reference Gandalf🤘
Hi Andrew. I'm loving your analysis of the Sabs' debut album. My favourite song from the album coming next: Behind the Wall of Sleep. You were wondering about the ages of the band members. On the day of the recording, 16 October 1969 (yes, one day), Iommi and Ward would've been 21 and Butler and Ozzy just 20. Best wishes from the U.K.
Wow. Great info. Thank you Tony
A Sabbath classic! Included this track when introducing my son to Sabbath. We love it!
Finally Bill Ward is getting his accolades… we rock n metal fans love Bonham but Bill deserves his own spotlight. Now could we do a bit more Vinnie from Pantera ?
Good choice on The Wizard! Amazing track with Ozzy's vocals. Everything is just top notch. Yes, big jazz influences. Metal was born from jazz
The Wizard has always been my favorite Black Sabbath song, hands down. So cool to see it get all the love from Andrew and the comments!
Their previous band was Earth, which did a LOT of jazz stuff or so they say. Hence the jazz influence on his playing.
Among us life long Sabbath fans, I am one of the very few who has The Wizard ranked in my Top 5 favorite Sabbath songs. So it is very nice to see and hear someone else who recognizes just how good this tune really is. Nice job Andrew.
Soo good to hear someone who appreciates Bill Wards drumming!!!!!
I got to see Sabbath during the Reunion tour in 98. Pantera opened for them. Need I say more.
They did this album in a matter of hours. They didnt really think the album would have ANY success. They were more concerned with getting the recording process over with because they had to catch a ferry to Sweden, or somewhere, to play a gig for the weekend. So they were just putting their live set down on tape like many other debut albums. Except this one would have ripple effects we are still feeling in music 50 years later.
In 2005, Geezer Butler (the bassis and lyricist at that time in Sabbath), said that The Wizzard is about Gandalf.
Excellent David! Thanks for the info!
It's so nice to have your analysis of these songs, especially for a non musician like me
GREAT
one of my fav ever
So good Mattia!
@@AndrewRooneyDrumsthe fact that when they composed the first 2 albums, which are among their best, they were 19-20 yo blows my mind every time
I'm digging your journey. It's rad to see a musician talk about this music and discover it for the first time and see how it relates to the history of music after it. This music came out well before me, but once I found it I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The random drum patterns blew my mind, (I also love Keith Moon for this type of playing) the groovy basslines, the deep clear next level riffs. Sabbath to me is so different because a lot of the other era bands sounded like the instruments and vocals were in a battle to be heard where in Sabbath they work together and don't really step on each other. Some bands pulled that off also, but not as often or as well as these guys. Pink Floyd also has some wonderful musical arrangements.
The way Bill Ward worked that hi-hat with his foot was amazing😂
This is the song that made me fall in love with Sabbath way back in 1988
One offy faves,they all amazing on this!🏴
I was requesting this your first time around. It's just so different for them. Fun.
Bill's drumming on this track is sooo captivating I just forgot to listen to the guitar. It's totally overshadowed. For me the drum is the lead instrument on this track.
Yup firing on all cylinders!
Billy is a BEAST!!!!!
Tony said they recorded this album in one day, and the next day they mixed it...then off to do touring. There will never be another rock band like Sabbath!
Best of all...all four lads are still alive 53 years later after this album!!
This is the one I wanted to see most! Thank you. future recommendation: jump to album Sabotage. tracks - Hole in the Sky, Symptom of the Universe, Thrill of it All.
so underrated! thanks much Andrew -much luv 4 u doing this!
Ozzy himself is playing the harmonica. Amazing video!
I'm not even a drummer but I really enjoy your videos. The definitions on screen are a great idea.
1st hard rock song I ever came to hear was Black Sabbath: Into the void (from Master of reality). I was 15. Instantly fell in love with it. Their creativity was so amazing. The wizard is one of my favourite songs. But: thinking of the first 6 or 7 albums, I would come up with another 20, for sure. Enjoy your journey!
Thank you Peter
Favorite Sabbath song by a Mile. Epic.
Great!
Never talkin, Just keeps walkin, Speadin his magic🤘
sabbath was a jam band, all their tracks came from a jam sessions or a live improv... you can check it in those old days. Remembering a lil bit, they started jamming on stage during "warning" song (check laussane 70 and dumfries 69'), they did a lot of songs between those long tony's solo, riffs and bill n' geezer rhythm.. then, later they started to improv on wicked world track (check fillmore east 70, toronto 71, manchester 72)... passed the years changed to sabbra caddabra (1973-75) and then dirty woman (76 till 78).. if you listen carefully those live concerts, and those long jams, you gonna find out all the proto tracks borning, then gig by gig they refinished these "proto" tracks, that becames the studio songs. The Wizard initially was called "Devil Island" (sharon have the tapes from the zella studios, when they recorded it, october 69 and another one is on peel sessions from jan 70). Devil Island born from a jam session during their first song called "a song for jim", in this song, bill plays a long drums jam, iommi on flute, apparently the riff cames from this jam (check live record of dumfries 69').
Released on Friday the 13th Ground breaking. Heavy Metal was born . Ozzy Osbourne harmonica from their Blues/ Jazz beginning Hope you listen to Master of Reality Heavy Metal at its best. Seen Sabbath live 6 times in the 70s True Masters
one of my favorite black sabbath songs.
I can see why
the first album was played live with a couple of guitar dubs
Thank you for reviewing Bill. I'm not a musician but my ears know what they know - Bill is more than a beast. It drives me nuts that he isn't more revered by the people of Earth. A buddy of mine is a life-long drummer. I asked him about Bill and he raved. One of his comments was, "No Bill Ward, no Black Sabbath." And to me that means no Bill Ward, no heavy metal.
Now I have to go listen to Symptom Of The Universe.
Thanks again.
Won’t make the premier but will watch at lunch tomorrow 🤘
You should 100% react to The Warning, it's a crazy 10+ long track full of amazing moments and incredible playing on all parts of the band.
I've mastered the drum of this song years ago.
I'm now mastering the harmonica of this song.
An Absolute favorite !
I LOVE this song.
Nice! Great commentary. Ozzy played the harmonica on that one, the only one. Thanks, Andrew for bringing to light my favorite band of all time in your own personal style. I love your use of music terminology, the language of the human condition.😎
My pleasure! 🙏
I haven’t watched this yet… but I’m ready for the cowbell.
GET IT
It's great you included this track Andrew, truly one of the standout and underrated Sabbath gems. One of the reasons why Rock replaced Jazz in global relevance and importance was because the great bands were such awesome musicians and songwriters. It may be hard to believe that generations long-haired and drug-addled young men could be so talented but they really.had that touch for penning a timeless tune. Bill Ward is definitely one of the all-time underrated greats. His all over the kit yet tight and focused playing fitted the music perfectly well. Much has been said about Tony Iommi's guitar playing and justifiably so but Ward's contribution to what made the band great is crucial.
And wasn't Ozzy Ozzbourne a hell of a harmonica player? Too bad he didn't play it more often.
Ozzy' s riff on the harp is timeless
Ozzy is playing harmonica. At the end of their documentary The End, the band has a jam session in a small studio and they play this song. YOU MUST WATCH IT! It is absolutely amazing to see them play this live in studio.
I love that video but unfortunately no Bill Ward.😢
@@rickandgen I feel the same way😭😭
Content does not get better than this. Cant wait for more.
Oh snap! Your doing all the tracks in order one by one .....niccce. some good reaction videos coming our way.
Prepare to be amazed...
Already am!
I laughed my ass of when ive been watchin the freakin Cruela de Ville Disney Movie with my wife and some genius came Up with this song at the grand final of the Movie... I instantly recognized it in the First harmonica Tone and went crazy...
And after that there was a sadness that 99 percent of the kids watching this will never know what piece of art they are actually experiencing
Oh right!
I quite like The Wizzard, one of my favorite tracks on the album.
The highlight of the song is the drums.
SO GOOD!
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I'd almost forgotten about this one, but it's not to be ignored. I think I have it on "We Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll." So Sabbath has to be another group of all geniuses, like Rush or Zeppelin. Bill Ward will no longer be underestimated by me. Makes me want to check out ratings, but we know how those are.
I'm no drummer - guitar rhythm here, but this IMO in drumming is absolutely unsurpassed to do that for the whole song - Ward IS a WIZARD!
I love how inventive & musical Bill Ward was on these early albums especially. (Butler & Iommi, too, but we’re talking about Ward.) The sound is very loose & free, but that just serves to highlight the structure of the grooves. Great playing.
Incredibly enjoyable watching you take this journey.
Another great reaction and review. As a drummer, I agree with all of your comments. I have been drumming since the 1960s and I can cover just about anybody in rock, blues, and hard rock. But, I will be damned if I could ever cover just about anything Bill Ward does! Simple, yet complicated! You’ve caught onto his very essence that non-drummers don’t understand or even notice.
Always been my favourite Bill track. Great flow and busy but so tasteful.
I can't believe a drum teacher hadn't heard the Wizard for so long! Better late than never!
Awesome reaction! The first time I saw Black Sabbath we hadn't heard of them yet. They were the opening act for Grand Funk Railroad that year, early 71 I think. We enjoyed them so much we went out and picked up the only album we saw which was Paranoid their 2nd album. Later we heard this first album Black Sabbath and we were blown away.