Black Sabbath War Pigs | Pastor Rob Reaction and Analysis
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War Pigs by Black Sabbath Reaction video
0:00 Disclaimer
0:30 Intro
1:34 Song
9:23 Reaction
12:16 Analysis
21:02 Just War Theory
28:27 Outro
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Something that I love about Black Sabbath (and a lot of metal bands) is something that a lot of people who aren't familiar with the genre don't know or understand:
Yes, their songs have running themes of evil, but that doesn't mean that they're endorsing evil; quite the opposite - it's a condemnation of evil, whether that be greed, bigotry, etc. The aggressive tone of the music is meant to emphasize the passionate anger felt toward things like injustice and abuse of power.
Yep
Poetry in an anti war anthem
I’ve been arguing this point for a long time. I refer people to After Forever by Sabbath. They have to listen to words though…
@@trinitypalmerton2142 words and how it is sung. Spacing of the words ca change things a lot. Like in the example Let's go eat Grandma and Let's go eat, Grandma. I've said forever Ozzy is very misunderstood, people scoff. I make them listen to War Pigs or Black Sabbath.
The fact this even has to be explained is pathetic. I don't really even have anymore pity for the "pawns" anymore. Willfully ignorant while conducting violence upon people. In reality, just trash people. As bad as the people who ordered them to do anything. Maybe worse.
One of the best anti-war songs. Truly timeless.
This...and Electric Funeral.
The best* no qualifiers.
And then Metal was born...
That first note was the big-bang of metal.
Metal was born with the album before but close!
@@bobbyman0330 Yup. The song Black Sabbath, off the album Black Sabbath, by the band Black Sabbath
@@AssMonkeyGaming Haha yep!
And He saw that it was good.
I say this as a christian. Unfortunately there are more spiritual truths in secular music than in the music produced by a lot of the leading christian bands.
That's prolly because they aren't trying to sell a manufactured image for folks who prefer their Christianity to be more aesthetically conspicuous.
@@ivettispaghetti8895 actually it probably has more to do with the fact that most of the Christian artists whose music is not grounded in biblical truths are that way because they themselves don't know the biblical truths about which they are singing.
@@rynor7132 You got it!
No, that is an assumption about Christian "labeled" music. They sing mainly about Christ's words. Sabbath was a spiritual band musically and lyrically. Geezer wrote from his occult interests. This is a spiritually sound song because the same teachings are in most occult writings since they draw from kabbalah Torah interpretations of the bible. Only the black occult reject the bible and Christ. There are many Christian songs that are just as dark and based on world truths. I doubt most commenters on this thread have listened to any actual Christian music but rather fall back on anti-Christian sentiments of media and Hollywood. Non-christians are ignorant of the bible, not the other way around. Geezer was a biblical believer who studied the occult. He would disagree with your assumptions.
@@rynor7132 I find most metal music in general is also by its nature fairly political. They see things in the world that is wrong, either by their own morals or by the reckoning of the general public and voice such distaste for the perceived wrongs in a way that cannot be ignored.
Consider this song for instance. This song was NOT made with the intent to remark upon the Vietnam War, which was going on at the time the song was written. All the same, it is VERY apt on the matter regardless due to the world at large which created the conflict in the first place. The politics of the world informed upon the song, even if those who identify it with a particular conflict are technically wrong to do so.
The biggest issue I have seen with Christian Music is that much of the music is very rarely attempting to elevate their message but simply evangelize a subject there is very little debate upon. To not put too fine a point on it or say the following with intent to insult........They jabber on about shit the greater populace usually doesn't CARE about. While I have heard many good musically inclined Christian bands, there wasn't many that made me not think "I could just listen to this song as a sermon instead and enjoy it more as that". Again, I didn't say that in a means to insult, it is just something I have noted by my personal experiences with Christian Music.
Tony Iommi: *plays 5 seconds*
Pastor Rob: man that sounds great!
not even 5 seconds... it was 1 second actually
I mean can you blame the Guy? 😂
Obviously. Rob heard it since he was a child. My sons could play this on guitar and bass at ages 12.
He ain't wrong.
Took him long enough
The bassist in this song, Geezer Butler, is so underrated. If you isolate the bass track during solos, you'll hear he's actually playing wicked bass solos. Dude's a lord of Bass Guitar.
The one thing I love with Iommi, Ward and Butler was the fact that with the first several albums, they pulled from experience. All three had played blues and jazz predominantly, and you hear that influence. Which just makes it sound so much better than if they approached it like any other rock band of that time.
Geezer was the lyricist as well.
Yup, but I wouldnt say he is under rated. He is considered the God of Bass.
yeah he's an excellent bassist. I guess people in the 70's didn't really care about bassists since he only gets like two seconds of screentime and it's only his fingers lol
Listening to sanbath with a decent pair of phones and with the fidelity of this recording you can hear every note.
Remember when this was considered the "Devil's Music"? Now... a Pastor and his son react to it. 👍 These guys were just telling it as it was and still is. The "devil" is the government playing chess with our lives for their own personal gains through war.
I'm not even catholic but amen
Stop messing around songs that does not belongs to you, and interpreting it around your religion, go mess with your own life! Shut up pretending Christians, you are sucking the glory that belongs to God alone!
@@empanada5243 screeching like a psycho in the UA-cam comments doesn’t help you make your point.
@@empanada5243 ew a normie
@@ilikeibanez4117 ew a normie
Without black sabbath we wouldn't have heavy metal as we know it no one had heard anything like them when they first came out
They terrified my parents, which was of course part of the appeal. Now the appeal for me is how expressive and innovative the music is along with being terrifying.
So true!!! Without sabbath I doubt we would have our legendary and imo the best heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dios Holy Diver or any over his stuff with Sabbath and after that.
We wouldn't have Stryper and say what you want about THEM, but they rock harder and harder with each album.
“ that’s gotta be a duel guitar “ no that’s just Tony Iommi being Tony Iommi
According to an interview with Geezer Butler and Bill Ward this song was about the Vietnam War and the vets
What other war would it be about considering this is from 1970? Most of their early songs reference the Cold War one way or another.
That's what i thought when i first heard this song
So was hand of doom
uh, yah
And yet it's timeless.
At 64, this song changed my life when I was young. Especially being raised to be a strong Liberal Protestant Christian. They talk about Satan, war, witches, evil generals, God's judgement of the wicked, etc etc etc. Incredible song, the WW2 air-raid sirens stuck in my head to this day, along with the B-17 bombers. Part of the best songs ever list!!
Listen to Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden.
Number of the beast will be good choice
Hallowed be thy Name will inspire great discussion of the afterlife and crime and punishment. Can’t wait
I’ve been saying number of the beast Really wanna see that
Gay heavy metal singing. I hate it
That would be sick
My parents had Paranoid on 8 track, my mom told me that I would dance around with their headphones on when I was 3 back in 72 . I've been a hard core Sabbath fan ever since.
Awesome
I wish i was born in the 70s but nah i was born 04 😔
Geezer and Tony came from Irish/Italian backgrounds so were raised Catholics, and Ozzy and Bill grew up in Church of England families. They were all at least familiar with Christian themes whether or not they believe or even make good Christians. The fact is they weren't academics, they were working class lads, but the religious component informed their music and allowed them to play with universally important themes without having studied philosophy at Oxford :P Truly timeless music! Peace from UK
One of the great anti war songs. Universally applied to 99% of all wars ever fought.
Yes the production of this album was insanely good for the time and frankly better than some today. So funny, I can't tell you how many Black Sabbath lyrics I had wrong when I listened to them as a kid. Sabbath has written about some dark stuff, but always had this positive vibe to it if you can figure out their point of view. They are pretty much the band that created metal.
Always enjoy these videos. Never believed in god, so much of what you say and preach doesent resonate with me, however i still listen. Because i find it very interesting to learn some more about the bible, and i see it as an educational thing really, to watch you draw comparison between various lyrics and your christian beliefs.
Keep up the great work, you guys are obviously fantastic role models, and good human beings, i wish you the best.
Same here.
It's interesting to see this take, very original.
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Same. I don’t believe and I hate the institution (church) but, they’re have some good values.
Also I like a lot of Christian metal bands 😂
Very nice reaction channel with a different points of view.
its good to see someone who isn't religious but doesnt shittalk the people who are
Absolutely agree. I love this channel. Great insights and its awesome to listen to music fans geek out.
We are all agnostic.. whether you believe or nor. To each their own.. peace and love is all that really matrers
3rd try for Rob to see this: In the Name of God from Dream Theater, great as always!
Oh my gosh yes. It’ll blow anyone’s mind!
Yes, all the yes, that song is amazing
I've been trying to get all the reaction UA-camrs to do More Dream Theater. But In the Name of God Would fit Perfectly Here.
Oh yes I agree
Yeah🤘🏼
I always heard this song as a message about the war world earth . I was there being 20years it was not about darkness but become aware of the darkness.
Better Late Than Never
🤣
Fun trick: go into a fairly busy place and belt out the first two lines. You'll find out how many metalheads/classic rock enthusiasts are around you.
And, yes, I've done this multiple times. Lol.
Brilliant lol i just can't do Ozzy and i don't wanna dis the song.
One of the most famous exports of Birmingham, UK! The Home of Metal. Makes me proud to be a Brummie
Priest!
@@GordonHeaney Also Robert Plant and John Bonham!
Same mate! Bostin
Treating people just like poles and chairs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's gold!
I'm an atheist, yet you both fascinate me. I've learnt so much listening to you. Beautiful bond between you, intelligent loving men. Wow! If I bumped into you I imagine we'd have an enlightening conversation. Love the work x
This is a high quality recording that I only could really appreciate with the headset I have now. And everything you guys said was 100% on point. But the thing that struck me so hard that I couldn't ignore was just how incredible Ozzy's voice is in this. His tone is so sharp and clear, and the notes are executed with such control. Man I forgot how great he sounds.
Man you guys want a great riff? Pantera Cemetery gates 🤘
Does anyone else think it’s weird that none of these reactors ever talk about the WW2 air raid sirens at the beginning of this song? Such an eerie sound knowing that Brits and especially Londoners had to deal with Nazi bombing raids for a long time and would be very familiar with the sound.
IIRC, Rage Against the Machine uses the same sound at the beginning of their live shows. At least the ones I’ve been at.
Ozzy was born in 1948 WW2 in Europe ended in 1945. In Ozzy's early childhood damage from the bombing would have been apparent and the war would have been constantly discussed. So it seems obvious that that would be a big influence
The way this song was mixed makes it a completely different experience to listen to if you have headphones on.
One of the deepest songs from Black Sabbath, for him to push this song during the politically controlled war going on in Vietnam. I always felt it was very insightful and accurate, pointing the finger at the seemingly power hungry and corrupt military/political powers that often times make decisions without thought of the “pawns” left to do the work. I would love to see your insight on Ozzy’s “God is Dead” song. The title being the opposite of what I felt the song actually portrayed.
Ive been asking for God is Dead? for ages
13 not my favorite album but that song is not bad
@@shashankiyer5751 ok Shashank i see you do follow some good youtubers that's cool
This song should be taught at Sunday school.
It's interesting how the last line ("Satan laughing spreads his wings") in the context of the song gives a positive idea of Satan, it portrays him as a collaborator of God. God is the judge, and Satan is in charge of executing justice against the evil souls.
Love this song, so in-depth, it's not just the politicians that the song speaks of, it's also the war pigs who are profiteering off of the war, hence the military industrial complex. Thanks for the great videos!!!
Being a sound technician in those days was an art.
Atheist here and a metalhead. You guys remind me of my Christian friends. Not bigots, not purveyors of the 'prosperity gospel', just Christian kids with an open mind for 'secular music' and actually paying attention to the lyrics.
Sabbath were the really enraged youth of the hippie generation, so of course they aired out their concerns in the form of music. The 90's were about 3 decades ago, back then "30-years ago" was WW2. "War Pigs" and "21st century schizoid man" are pretty much the origins of Heavy Metal. The world was very much insane back then with Vietnam going on and the nuclear war menace. Metal is now a good tool to vent all of your anger in the form of music and lyrics. "Hippies" were the " I want peace" bunch... Metalheads would be back then the "I'm pissed off because there's no peace"-bunch.
It's sad that these are the "most peaceful times" in history, but still you know there's war going on somewhere. Not as much as some decades ago, but still going on. That's enough to piss off both a believer and a non-believer.
"That's enough to piss off both a believer and a non-believer" One day, when the theists understand this, we will move a huge step forward! Well said !
Listened to War Pigs and the rest of their Paranoid album so many times back in the 70s, that I wore out the vinyl several times and had to keep replacing it. Still enjoy it on CD and mp3 till this day at age 62. Thanks for the video! 😎👍
This is top-of-the-line mixing even for today
8:10 One of my favourite parts in all of metal.
knew exactly what you were referring to without listening (but i did anyway). absolutely massive, triumphant, but not without some serious melancholy. Luke must have been a hell of a roadie!
What is even more amazing was that Tony Iommi played his guitar with the tips of 2 of his fingers gone on his guitar hand. He lost them in an industrial accident
Tips that he made himself; and still uses. And, it happened just before their first tour, so no time to adapt to them.
Probably the best opening song from any Sabbath album.
One of the all time greatest rock songs. A lesson never learned unfortunately. Ty for your reactions.
Hi
"When will they ever learn?"
Metal I'd say
@@Rakesh_but_handsome Hard rock
@@milanpetkovic1990 Nah, metal. People might say its rock but you have to call black sabbath metal because they invented the genre. And back in the day when most music is smooth upbeat happy positive, this is as brutal as it gets LOL.
Welcome back to the wonderful world of good old fashioned analog stereo recording.
The switching of "sides" was because stereo was NEW - this was 1971 (ish). They loved to just mix it from side to side 'cos they could. They made 2 or 3 albums in 18 months (or released)
Saw Sabbath on their final tour on the penultimate show (in Leeds - their last show was, rightly, in Birmingham). They were good. Sounded perfect which really surprised me.
Absolutely. It's almost annoying the stereo effect added to some instruments in these old songs, but like you said it was the new tech. I read strawberry fields a few years before was highly technical amd there is a cool section where the sounds moves from one side to the other like a band on parade.
So I myself am not a christian but my father is. He is now in the fight of his life with stage 4b lung and liver cancer. He loves rock like I do and we love your channel
Back in the day, they would say you would go to hell for just listening to this! Ha! Ha! Ha! But I love this band always did and always will! 51 yrs ago!
Clicked SO fast. Actually a big Black Sabbath fan. It caused me to be super interested about Ozzy, but also concerned, and I pray for him often. I hope others do too.
October 1969 Black Sabbath recorded the entire Parinoid album in 1 day, with many of the songs in 1 take 🔥🎸
1970
@@gthewolf7948 the studio release was September 1970 but they had been performing it for over 1 year
Another Sabbath classic...children of the grave....
Nothing like this before them. This is the true origin of heavy metal.
There is a great reaction video to this song by a young African American gentleman called No Life Shaq, wear before he starts it he basically says he never heard heavy metal before, let alone Sabbath.As he plays it you can see his mind being blown to peices by the awesomness of the song ! Its really great
He stopped doing metal reactions becoz he got blocked everytime
Ozzy is one of the all time great rock vocalists. Sooo good
Heard this song and a bunch of others from Black Sabbath also for the first time around 7 or 8 years old on my dads cassette that I found in his car. Then my journey into heavy metal started. I remember playing this over and over again on my walkman back in the 80s.
I'd love to see the reaction when they realised the the lead guitar wasn't multiple guitars layered, but one guy with 2 fingertips missing doing it himself in one hit....
No , Tony said he did 2 guitar tracks in an interview
Also to note on the War Pigs solo, Tony Iommi added a second guitar track to add a Hieronymus Bosch-like element to the song.
Yes I grew up in the greatest Era of rock music ,nothing like it anymore!!!raw talent and feelings in the music!!!and so many great bands listen to "into the void"and Sabbath bloody Sabbath album is so good and some upbeat songs on that album like "national acrobat"and "Zabbra cadabra" and "Killing yourself to live"!they really wanted a world of peace and love and humanity!!!!
While I'm at it...Symptom of the Universe is spiritually liberating song. It's like a 5 minute exhale.
Ahh, you guys should've listened to the live 1970 version. It's one of the best live performances of a song ever.
Also with some of the original lyrics from the first draft of the song ( titled WALPURGIS. ) .
the apresentation is amazing, but ozzy mess up the lyrics, saying some lyrics from walpurgis and thus messing the context, but it's really good indeed
The video live in Paris 1970 is a good version...
Nah
@@jabiliuson1270 agreed
IMO guitars sounded the best in the 70’s. Love this!!
My favorite thing about this song is the musical journey Black Sabbath takes the listener. I love songs like that.
Sabbath were very much driven by blues and jazz rhythms and tones, Tony was a jazz guitarist before he started the band... check out Wicked World on the Live At Last, it will blow your mind
Love the band and song.
Such a fitting song for this current political environment.
#SorcerersOfDeathsConstruction
Funny story, my dad would play this record when he was a kid and scare his mom. The sirens in the beginning would remind her of the F5 tornado that tore through Topeka, KS in 1966.
"...The Blizzard always came straight with his messages." - Adam Sandler in "Little Nicky" (2000)
Extra thumbs up for Geezer Butler
I love Black Sabbath. As a young guy I got to see them on their "final tour" in 2017 here in London. Legendary! It was such a fun time during the last song. Everyone even up front just started jumping up and down, dancing and singing to confetti and balloons. 😁🤘
Ozzy’s voice is tailor made for heavy metal 🤘
What's done in the dark will be brought to the light...
It applies to this time as much as 1970 !
Can you do Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath?
Just don't do the live version unless you really want to see Ronnie James Dio declaring for Satan because he comes right out and says it.
@@hawkmanjack man can he wail it just blows my mind away every time. Truly the Greatest Heavy Metal Singer of all time.
I had always known the quote being, "Necessity is the mother of Invention"
I’m 65 yrs. old Rocker ! I love the lord and Rock . Thank you preacher . My first Blacksabbath album was a Masters if Reality.
Tony Iommi the guitarist, was in a work-related accident in which he lost the tips of his fingers before their first tour, so he made his own prosthetics so he could still play guitar.
my all time favorite metal song, and I've listened to everything from Deep Purple to Amon Amarth, and from Type O Negative to Deicide. This album is the greatest metal album ever written, and so many of the songs have a positive message, unlike what the people who have never listened to it will tell you.
I'm a Christian Evangelist and Apologist and I listen to Black Sabbath regularly. LOL. Some of the lyrics are dark of course. LOL. Great one guys.
There they are...War Pigs is a classic..What up Pastor Rob?
This is my favorite Black Sabbath song.
Geezer Butler wrote a lot of Sabbath's lyrics.
Something I think you’ll enjoy is “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley
In 52 years nothing has changed.. The song is as relevant today as it was then! Politicians make wars they don't fight, nor their kids ( George W ).. Nothing has changed!
The drumming is outrageous
I’ll like for you guys to react to Dream theater: In the name of god
YES! They would definitely be blown away by that or The Spirit Carries On.
YESSSSS
Their minds will be blown!!!
Yes, a couple of band members have some sort of Christian believe....it shows in some song lyrics.
Excellent choice. "I Walk Beside You" would be another good choice.
I would love for you guys to react to Number of the beast by Iron Maiden. “Woe to you, oh Earth and sea. Let Him who hath no understanding reckon the number of the beast For it is a human number and his number is 666.” Some biblical imagery in the song. I wanna know what you guys would think about it.
One of the best flower power song
Most powerful ANTI war sing ever!!!
Notice how classic rock is recorded? Extreme wide stereo sound like we hear in reality! Being the sound technician in those days was more like an art. Although. Today's music does sound great too! I'm not mocking technology.
Yeeeessss!! Soooo much texture & analog beauty! I hate this overly compressed garbage w/no dynamics that is being slopped today
There's a lot of great audio work done today, even though technology exists.
this is still being done. there are thousands of great bands that have just as great audio engineering done. "doing stuff on the computer" was also what was done back in the days and it is what's done today. stop acting as if today's music is shit - it's not, you just need to pick the good ones.
@@_claymore you're right, its still done but not very easy to find. There's even audiophile quality recordings out there, Chesky Records i believe specialize in it. I'm afraid most of its Jazz, which I'm not a fan of, sadly.
Great video. Love your focus on Jesus. Keep being salt and light.
Paris 1970 , lo vi el 2006 y me volví fans de este grupo.
I'm 61 but Paranoid was my first album : )
You guys need to do more songs from Black Sabbath. Such an amazing band.
The outro is called Luke's Wall
I like how you tied it beyond the physical realm and the literal earthly situation to the human carnal man's mentality. That's why the Bible says "As one man sinned", and our salvation is only because of the "One" why died blameless and our acceptance of that gift.
Try After Forever if you want to hear how these guys felt about Gawd.
Really cool discussion! Really enjoyed the breakdown of just war theory.
Hi Pastor Rob, you might have to check "KLAK - The Holographic Demiurge". Lyrics with Biblical references. 🙏
I am not a religious person so I intentionally watched this to get your opinion. I am surrounded daily by Christians (in name only) and it frustrates me as someone who is turning 65 in a month and is still searching for the truth...Thanks for your input on the topic and it's great to see that you gave this song and band a chance without judging them by name alone.
I just made the connection that the lyrics "deaths construction" is on this song and Master of Puppets. I'm guessing James Hetfield was influenced by the lyric in this song and put it in there as an ode to Black Sabbath. I don't know how I never caught that before.
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@@mikolajpaluch4927 well said mate 👍👍👍
Could you react to Baroness, "Take my Bones Away," I'd love to see what your thoughts are on the meaning to his lyrics.
Not even the 70s 1970 very old song this was a great review thank you
Man you can see how much they've changed in a short period of time Time Flys
Pls react to four horsemen by Metallica.