And then I heard... Black Sabbath Paranoid (Reaction!)

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  • @poloreacts27
    @poloreacts27  Рік тому +37

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    • @ripvanwinkle2002
      @ripvanwinkle2002 7 місяців тому +2

      the mind blower is this is a Vietnam war song..
      so few folks understand how early Sabbath came on the scene

    • @ripvanwinkle2002
      @ripvanwinkle2002 7 місяців тому +2

      @@fred2903 SMH 🙄

    • @jm6696
      @jm6696 5 місяців тому

      Crazy thing about this song: they had recorded the album, but producer said they needed 1 more song to finish the last 2.5 to 3 minutes..but they had no more songs written... they wrote it ,on the fly in about 5 minutes..ozzy just made up some lyrics.

    • @femalesrule2295
      @femalesrule2295 3 місяці тому

      Please , Listen to their song War Pigs by Black Sabbath! Please . It’s so deep, still so raw and relevant now more than ever!!
      You won’t be disappointed!

  • @TheHopebane
    @TheHopebane Рік тому +1460

    its weird to me too hes called the Prince of Darkness but almost all his songs are about peace, love and mental health

    • @snakeinthegrass7443
      @snakeinthegrass7443 Рік тому +54

      Master entrepreneur from the beginning. Took on that role and perfected it. $$

    • @bohicagaming4462
      @bohicagaming4462 Рік тому +6

      And Sabaton is a band that is pro war and romanticizes it?

    • @briarpatch720
      @briarpatch720 Рік тому +75

      their first album called Black Sabbath had a song on it called "Black Sabbath" and it has a kind of eerie music along with some dark lyrics. people never heard anything like it and freaked out and thought these guys must be in league with satan himself and started calling ozzy "the prince of darkness". the band just went with it

    • @VIDSTORAGE
      @VIDSTORAGE Рік тому +11

      Ozzy flashes the cross ,CHRISTIAN ,, and then he refers to be Price of Darkness and the bible states that as being Satan ..He plays both sides .

    • @OriginalLictre
      @OriginalLictre Рік тому +32

      At the time, harder Rock music was being attacked as being morally corrosive, if not actually demonically inspired, and the term "Black Sabbath" was pretty much designed to scare those people who were already religiously hysterical.
      I think the "Prince of Darkness" label was first a poke at the hysteria, and would eventually show how Ozzie would portray mental and emotional states that people weren't comfortable with discussing from the point of view of the person feeling them.

  • @BenderIsGreat3464
    @BenderIsGreat3464 Рік тому +181

    The entire Paranoid album from sabbath is a legit national treasure

    • @mackdavidson4935
      @mackdavidson4935 Рік тому +1

      I whole heartedly agree

    • @adog4661
      @adog4661 Рік тому +6

      International treasure

    • @chadheckman2693
      @chadheckman2693 11 місяців тому +3

      Early Black Sabbath with Ozzy is great! I love their first 4 albums. Classics! The Godfathers of heavy metal.

    • @imhendriyantonasution2511
      @imhendriyantonasution2511 10 місяців тому +2

      humanity treasure

    • @kayjaysok
      @kayjaysok 9 місяців тому

      Damn Straight, needs ravens in the tower, dirty eye peckers 😁

  • @ronaldbarnes6188
    @ronaldbarnes6188 10 місяців тому +38

    I’m a brotha and only did I just watch this video I saw them play this live in 1972 in New Orleans. I’m 71 years old now. I was 20 at the time and the band members were about 23/24 years old.
    What an awesome performance. They rocked the house.

  • @tjsogmc
    @tjsogmc Рік тому +128

    52 years old and still bangs hard. That's real music.

    • @nick90000
      @nick90000 Рік тому +3

      74 yo

    • @AbsoluteNut1
      @AbsoluteNut1 Рік тому +2

      Ozzy has underwear older than 52!

    • @tjsogmc
      @tjsogmc Рік тому +2

      @@nick90000 the song is 52

    • @tjsogmc
      @tjsogmc Рік тому

      @@AbsoluteNut1 the song is 52

    • @user-ri1zt5dt7j
      @user-ri1zt5dt7j 7 місяців тому

      Got you beat bro. 63 yo Sabbath fan! Was like 11 when be and neighbor Barbie cuttling on porch listening to this

  • @RJTheBikeGuy
    @RJTheBikeGuy Рік тому +268

    The story of the bat is that people were throwing stuff onto the stage. Someone threw a bat onto the stage. Ozzy thought it was a rubber bat. Being a showman, he picked it up and bit it's head off. But it turned out to be a real bat. He ended up having to get a series of painful rabies shots.

    • @mattslupek7988
      @mattslupek7988 Рік тому +4

      Yep.

    • @simonpatinorton
      @simonpatinorton Рік тому +3

      But that's in solo career... bait a dove head too....

    • @nostromoau
      @nostromoau Рік тому +27

      @@simonpatinorton Cocaine is a hell of a drug......

    • @leedsunited007
      @leedsunited007 Рік тому

      Hey RJ. have you seen the Steel Panther do OZZY? Light winds & smooth roads to you!

    • @RJTheBikeGuy
      @RJTheBikeGuy Рік тому +1

      @@leedsunited007 I saw Steel Panther a couple years ago, but they didn't do any Ozzy that I remember. Seeing them again next month. I have seen Hairball do Ozzy a couple times. They were fun. Seeing them again on New Years eve. I have seen Zakk Wylde do Ozzy/Black Sabbath. He is great.

  • @seanbarker4610
    @seanbarker4610 Рік тому +424

    At lot of people don't realise what an awesome band Black Sabbath were! Nothing sounded even close to them at the time!

    • @rebeccarockchik6704
      @rebeccarockchik6704 Рік тому +2

      💯

    • @KyleS3m3noff
      @KyleS3m3noff Рік тому +9

      But *everyone* sounded like them afterwards. ;)

    • @NoOneCares20
      @NoOneCares20 Рік тому +9

      Cream came out in 66. It's very obvious Black Sabbath took influence from them. Don't get me wrong. I love Black Sabbath, but credit where credit is due.

    • @seanbarker4610
      @seanbarker4610 Рік тому +7

      @@NoOneCares20 I don't hear it, I am sorry to disagree!

    • @bct8881
      @bct8881 Рік тому +3

      @@NoOneCares20 Cream fan kidding himself.

  • @dakotahrobinson8209
    @dakotahrobinson8209 Рік тому +186

    Geezer Butler (their bassist) wrote a lot of their lyrics. He’s quiet but a very deep person. The way Ozzy brings his lyrics to life is just incredible tho!

    • @rdhudon7469
      @rdhudon7469 Рік тому +4

      He almost entered the catholic priesthood.

    • @gavinyardley391
      @gavinyardley391 8 місяців тому +2

      Paranoid was written in about 10 minutes after returning from the pub!

    • @jenninext
      @jenninext 8 місяців тому +3

      I think Geezer was into pulp-horror-fiction books so most of the so-called "dark" lyrics come from that literature influence.

    • @RobinBarton-gq4qb
      @RobinBarton-gq4qb 8 місяців тому +3

      Actually, it was like 20 minutes, But WTF, who's countin

    • @fredcoleman6827
      @fredcoleman6827 7 місяців тому

      ​@@gavinyardley391that sounds like all of my best ideas!

  • @trendydelquendy
    @trendydelquendy Рік тому +205

    The basslines are psychedelia, the drums are jazz, Ozzy sounds like he'd gonna burst into tears at any moment.
    And the RIFFS.

    • @konobuzoggu239
      @konobuzoggu239 Рік тому +5

      i wasn't sure if i actually believed it when i first heard it, but apparently Steve Harris of Iron Maiden couldn't play the bass line for a long time
      then again, Geezer's playing style is completely different, didn't even notice until someone pointed it out that Harris actually uses only two fingers while playing, and i've been playing bass bit over 10 years and watched Iron Maiden even longer

    • @kimnesvig254
      @kimnesvig254 Рік тому

      Totally off track, but check out John Prine. Seriously…

    • @chazzcoolidge2654
      @chazzcoolidge2654 Рік тому +1

      Now I feel lucky that I grew up with music like this in the background!

    • @TheLonelyAlcoholic
      @TheLonelyAlcoholic 10 місяців тому

      You fuckin killed the description 🎸

    • @rogerwelsh2335
      @rogerwelsh2335 9 місяців тому +4

      The drums are not in ANY way Jazz.

  • @TheSmokey999
    @TheSmokey999 Рік тому +65

    No autotune, just talent !

    • @benjaf1058
      @benjaf1058 Рік тому

      Ozzy would have benefited from auto tune lol

    • @Guerrero_
      @Guerrero_ Рік тому +1

      @@benjaf1058nah he didn't need it

  • @paullynn8205
    @paullynn8205 Рік тому +184

    I was 13 in 1970, my parents would leave the radio on when they went to work, so I would get up for school, I went to turn the radio off, and the opening to paranoid blasted out. I have been a fan ever since, and I will take my grandaughter to see ozzy next year.

    • @Moondog-wc4vm
      @Moondog-wc4vm Рік тому

      Your granddaughter will be blessed if she understands the talent she sees, just like you and I and countless others have already felt. The music nourishes a part of the soul that people like you understand and people unlike you will never get. I'm happy to be a person who get's Ozzy and Sabbath. I don't look down on people who don't, I just hope they get the same satisfaction from the nusic they enjoy as I do. The muisic you like should make you feel like you should try to be better person and inspire you to make the effort. Sabbath and Ozzy made me feel like that, and I hope I've managed to live up to the inspiration.

    • @barryharkins9390
      @barryharkins9390 Рік тому

      😎

    • @jimda4910
      @jimda4910 Рік тому

      FYI, Ozzy just released a brand new album. Word is it's pretty great.

    • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
      @kasperkjrsgaard1447 Рік тому +1

      I wouldn’t be to sure that Ozzy will be performing live next year. His Parkinson is getting worse.

  • @joemckinney6002
    @joemckinney6002 8 місяців тому +2

    Mental health support for all of us teenagers in the 70's. We were tough enough to call that a blessing.

  • @christinaa.9255
    @christinaa.9255 Місяць тому +1

    They really were the influence on metal. His voice was so unique.

  • @YesMyTatsAreReal
    @YesMyTatsAreReal Рік тому +109

    Paranoid wasn't originally meant to be on the album. The other songs were finished, but the record company insisted on one more track for the album so the band wrote Paranoid quickly. It not only became the title track of the album, but went on to become one of their greatest hits. Just one more example of the craziness of the rock and roll world.

    • @VitoVeccia
      @VitoVeccia Рік тому +5

      It's funny, because many times a B track, or a " last minute song " like this one, go on to be a hit....and then if you ask James about the song Escape-um, well, Metallica doesn't really talk about that. 😆

  • @karenrussell3326
    @karenrussell3326 Рік тому +70

    Incredible. I'm a grandma and love Ozzy. I'm so happy to see young people enjoying the 70s!

  • @madelineanabella6400
    @madelineanabella6400 2 місяці тому +1

    Black Sabbath is legendary! Always loved them.

  • @BomageMinimart
    @BomageMinimart Рік тому +2

    You aren't wrong: metal IS music that will get you thru the shit that life throws at you.

  • @williampagdon4822
    @williampagdon4822 Рік тому +114

    Sabbath is widely recognized as the 1st Heavy Metal Band. That is the "Cadence" you are hearing, the Driving, Racing Heartbeat that draws you into the feeling. It can be very emotional.

    • @famousyoutuber2375
      @famousyoutuber2375 Рік тому

      Agreed

    • @chazwyman8951
      @chazwyman8951 Рік тому +7

      Except that no one used to call it "Metal". It was Heavy Rock. Not Hard Rock, but heavy . Black Sab was the start of something new.

    • @jcgmusic16
      @jcgmusic16 Рік тому +2

      @@chazwyman8951 Of course. We know what he meant though.

    • @jamescunningham1775
      @jamescunningham1775 11 місяців тому +3

      I agree that Sabbath added a new darkness to hard rock with the heavier bass riffs and Iommi's distorted tones. That sound is the foundation that created modern heavy metal, but I really think you should consider Deep Purple as the first major label band to get into harder rock leading to what we now refer to as heavy metal. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar work and speed is probably the first venture into harder rock. Not to take away anything from Sabbath, they were truly groundbreaking, but Ritchie Blackmore's style lead to this.

    • @williampagdon4822
      @williampagdon4822 11 місяців тому

      @@jamescunningham1775 It is true that Deep Purple came first chronologically, and they are certainly among the earliest Heavy Metal Bands. The argument for Black Sabbath comes from them becoming truly Famous earlier due to their first Albums success, while Deep Purple's first 3 Albums were relatively unknown.

  • @robplotnick
    @robplotnick Рік тому +153

    Fairies wear Boots, The Wizard, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Snow Blind, N.I.B., Children of the Grave and so many more. The changes in the music is crazy good. First metal band ever... IMO.

    • @itspabbs
      @itspabbs Рік тому +4

      This is a great list for anyone looking to get into Sabbath! Sweet Leaf is great too but speaker/headphones warning for the cough at the beginning.

    • @barryharkins9390
      @barryharkins9390 Рік тому +1

      😎

    • @jamesbennett5189
      @jamesbennett5189 Рік тому +2

      Yeah man. Megalomania is great track off sabotage.

    • @maxzzyzx8038
      @maxzzyzx8038 Рік тому +2

      Planet caravan

    • @sabrehill1
      @sabrehill1 Рік тому +2

      Speaking of Changes, that's a great ballad.

  • @christianjarnstam5262
    @christianjarnstam5262 Місяць тому +1

    Yeah, like you I’ve struggled with depression, in my case, most of my life… but Black Sabbath, and metal music in general has saved, not only my mind, but my life…

  • @horizonblack
    @horizonblack 10 місяців тому +36

    Sociopath here - This song always resonated with me. It helped me feel seen. "Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal." Still true. What neurotypical people sometimes don't get is that "dark" music calms anger where "happy" music does not.

    • @Whippy99
      @Whippy99 9 місяців тому +4

      Like giving Ritalin to people with ADHD. It seems counterproductive but isn’t.

    • @horizonblack
      @horizonblack 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Whippy99 Exactly

    • @ScoutReaper-zn1rz
      @ScoutReaper-zn1rz 6 місяців тому +3

      These songs comfort me. Alice in Chains - Frogs, Nine Inch Nails - Ripe (with decay), Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain.

    • @horizonblack
      @horizonblack 6 місяців тому +2

      @@ScoutReaper-zn1rz You get it.

    • @mihirshetye4624
      @mihirshetye4624 3 місяці тому

      "Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal."That really resonates with me too.

  • @redhot7190
    @redhot7190 Рік тому +109

    I am 63 and this is the music I grew up on. Ozzy is and was a great singer and his band did as well. there are so many good artists from this time. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. Thanks! 💙

    • @simonbrown3469
      @simonbrown3469 Рік тому +2

      Same here, this is the soundtrack of my youth.

    • @ulrichvictor2402
      @ulrichvictor2402 Рік тому +2

      I am 66 and i grew up with it too. saw ozzy and black sabbath live 6 times in germany, ronni james dio was the singer twice.
      Last time was 2014 and next time will be 2023 🤘🤘🤘

  • @snakeinthegrass7443
    @snakeinthegrass7443 Рік тому +83

    Sabbath sang about peace, love, loss, the ills of drugs and war, and as you know the battle between good and evil. Toni Iommi makes every song sound so evil with his groundbreaking guitar riffs. War Pigs live in Paris is a must!!

    • @heinruh9788
      @heinruh9788 Рік тому

      True!!!!!!!

    • @jayjames1376
      @jayjames1376 Рік тому

      Tony plugged his guitar into the bass side of his Amp to get the distinct sound he had.

    • @acdover
      @acdover Рік тому

      @@jayjames1376 First I've heard that. I know he used a treble booster in front of the amp to boost the input to overdrive it. Amps of that error didn't have master volumes. The majority of blues, rock and metal guitarists boost with an overdrive pedal now. I didn't at first, but started about 20 years ago. It really tightens up the over all sound.

    • @jayjames1376
      @jayjames1376 Рік тому +1

      @@acdover It was not very long ago that I read that was how he plugged in. I'm just a Ole fan of Sabbath, I'm just like General Grant I only know 2 songs 1 was Dixie and the other one wasn't. 🤣

    • @acdover
      @acdover Рік тому

      @@jayjames1376 🤣😂🤘

  • @karinbrewer
    @karinbrewer Рік тому +1

    Sooooooo many kids, myself included, heard this stuff for the first time and never turned back !!! Metal head for LIFE!!!🤘🤘🤘

  • @Danandrea919
    @Danandrea919 4 дні тому +1

    I was born in 1964, grew up with the Best of the Best in music, but I hereby confess that it was Ren and The Big Push's cover of War Pigs that made me a Black Sabbath fan!! I LOVED Ozzy's Crazy Train album, but avoided Black Sabbath because I thought they were "evil". I truly am blown away by Ren and his ability to introduce "new" music to me in all genres! And I TRULY LOVE your reaction channel and your reactions!! Sooner or later I'll catch up on all if them.

  • @lynette.
    @lynette. Рік тому +39

    A much deeper band than people gave them credit for.

  • @paulm9072
    @paulm9072 Рік тому +20

    May I suggest War Pigs? Also relevant today

  • @curtjohansen5742
    @curtjohansen5742 5 днів тому

    The OG's of metal. The architects of heavy. The Godfathers of Metal.

  • @timberwolfdtproductions3890
    @timberwolfdtproductions3890 Рік тому +25

    Black Sabbath were not only innovators, they were genre creators. They are the band that every heavy metal band wishes they could be, but there can be only one. Black Sabbath was the genesis of heavy metal and the template for every metal band there ever was, whether directly or indirectly. They are every bit as influential as the Beatles and Stones, not just on metal, but on music in general. I’ve been actively listening to Black Sabbath and all kinds of great music for over 40 years, and I still got chills listening to this song just now. Due to the band’s name and dark references in their music, some narrow-minded and religiously bigoted people made the silly assumption that the band was satanic. In fact, their lyrics often pray to god for protection from evil, and predict a “black sabbath” for those who treat human lives with contempt. Just as religious people focus on the the parts of their magic story books that they like and disregard the rest, they seized upon Black Sabbath’s dark imagery and denounced them as satanic without having a clue about the context. Ozzy Osbourne, being a marketing genius, was quite happy to capitalize on the notoriety to build a massive legion of fans, using the religious nutjobs’ paranoia against them.

  • @krystalaura5634
    @krystalaura5634 Рік тому +24

    He was thrown a bat from the audience. He thought it was rubber til he bit it. He was As shocked as we were.
    I love their song "snowblind,"
    Great sleeping music. War pigs are so true.

  • @otisziggenhorn5858
    @otisziggenhorn5858 Рік тому +8

    You wouldve had to lived in 1970 to understand how badly this music totally freaked out the older generations. As teenagers, we loved that effect as much as the music!

    • @brianmitchell1049
      @brianmitchell1049 7 місяців тому

      I was 20's then. Some of the best drug music around.

  • @workphone1607
    @workphone1607 Рік тому +1

    Black sabbath are great. My parents listened to them,I listened to them now my oldest son listens to them. Good music doesn’t outdated

  • @traceystammers798
    @traceystammers798 2 місяці тому

    Black Sabbath are considered to be the Godfathers of rock. They have been a major influence on many a brilliant rock band.

  • @jackbeckett2838
    @jackbeckett2838 Рік тому +40

    A National Acrobat is a hugely underrated track from Sabbath. It's about conception and reincarnation, really cool song

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW Рік тому +2

      BAM! How wild you just dropped my favorite Sabbath song which was really hard for me to even finally realize myself, and on too of that it’s super obscure as I rarely ever see anyone even suggest it!
      Kudos on such a great call! 😎👍

    • @VespoLiveGaming
      @VespoLiveGaming Рік тому +6

      National Acrobat has one of the sickest jam/groove parts in rock history.

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW Рік тому +2

      @@VespoLiveGaming If it had a smell, it’d be skunk #1.

  • @Kontroversial88
    @Kontroversial88 Рік тому +40

    The bassist Geezer Butler was the lyricist on most all of the early Sabbath records. Ozzy did an excellent job at coming up with the melodies for the music.

    • @michelleroller8910
      @michelleroller8910 Рік тому +2

      We need to bring back this music. Always a message in the lyrics. Good stuff!

  • @carolhardin7397
    @carolhardin7397 Рік тому +10

    Original founders of Heavy Metal. I love the song Planet Caravan because it shows they can do a slower song with a mellow sound and make it musically intriguing. It is nice to know the young men today are enjoying the music of the past.

  • @sherricallahan2539
    @sherricallahan2539 Рік тому +89

    You have to realize that back in the 70's there was little of the technology we have today. Artists had to have real musical talent.

    • @neilfox4626
      @neilfox4626 Рік тому +4

      I have two words for you, The Ramones.

    • @marioarguello6989
      @marioarguello6989 Рік тому +2

      @@neilfox4626 Ah fuck, you beat me to it.

    • @iggusify
      @iggusify Рік тому +2

      They needed skills, which usually comes from a lot of practice. Let's stop overrating the importance of "talent".

    • @marioarguello6989
      @marioarguello6989 Рік тому

      @@iggusify I agree, hard working dumbasses should be in charge of building bridges

    • @kevingooley9628
      @kevingooley9628 Рік тому +1

      @@marioarguello6989 it's the Ramones, never bad to say it twice.

  • @Rayray-kj9cc
    @Rayray-kj9cc Рік тому +33

    So iconic!! I am a 51 year old gma and have seen Ozzy in concert 7 times!! What an amazing singer and performer!! Great reaction!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @michellewheatley2007
      @michellewheatley2007 Рік тому +1

      I love seeing Ozzy in concert. I was 12 the first time I snuck out to see him.

  • @colleenmartin2954
    @colleenmartin2954 Рік тому +14

    First of all, thank you for sharing that personal bit about the depression! Second, don’t apologize for stopping and commenting on the song. We have all heard it and remember our first time hearing songs like this. It is so awesome to watch someone for their first time and reflect on what’s awesome about the song. Third, your reactions are awesome and make me smile…keep it up 😊

  • @chrissykinney1126
    @chrissykinney1126 10 днів тому

    The Grandfather of Metal!
    Ozzy, & Black Sabbath, brought us a whole new & exciting genre of hard rock/heavy metal Masterpieces!! 🙃
    Enjoy the ride, it's fantastic in every way!
    Outstanding lyrics & vocals, unforgettable amazing drums & bass lines, & unmistakable timeless guitar riffs!! 🎉❤
    I'm so blessed, to have grown up with the best music everrrr!! 😁

  • @michaeltveten8458
    @michaeltveten8458 Рік тому +21

    Sabbath was so “heavy” compared to their contemporaries…..We needed this sound at the time.

  • @zoniekat
    @zoniekat Рік тому +23

    Yes, Yes, Yes! Keep exploring the Black Sabbath catalog. They are the original metal band, and the best, as far as I'm concerned! Songs like War Pigs, Fairies Wear Boots, Sweet Leaf, Planet Caravan. Their catalog is deep.
    I esp love their drummer, Bill Ward. He is a beast on the drums.

  • @joebridges3165
    @joebridges3165 5 місяців тому

    I saw Sabbath in 72 as a 12 year old kid in Miami. They were so different and that's why they caught on so big in the 70's

  • @SabFANationalAcrobat
    @SabFANationalAcrobat 8 місяців тому +5

    The thing I like about these first reaction videos (the authentic ones) is that it allows me to rediscover how I felt the first time I heard these songs. In have heard 'Paranoid' probably a thousand times, but I still remember the first time I heard it. My sister had a record called Don Kirshner's Rock Power that she didn't listen to. I decided to play it one day and 'Paranoid' jumped out at me like that guy with the sword on the cover of the studio album. Everything about it was perfect, and I had never heard anything like it on radio where I lived. To this day, with all of his incredible solos, this is my favourite Tony Iommi guitar solo and Ozzy's voice is perfect for the job. I became a fan then and never let go.

    • @aramessurrinam6120
      @aramessurrinam6120 4 місяці тому

      interesting. I also remember when I was hearing that song the 1st time in a caffee in Pula when I was with my uncle on my 1st holiday at my own. sitting in that crowded caffee outside when that song blasted through the speakers. didn't know anything much bout music back then. and this moments I remember still now.

  • @dennisbrooks8566
    @dennisbrooks8566 Рік тому +50

    Father's of metal . One of the first albums I bought with my own hard earned money from a paper route . Paranoid ! Even the neighbors learned to like Sabbath.✌️

    • @sublimnalphish7232
      @sublimnalphish7232 Рік тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 LOUD N PROUD Baby !

    • @davidcarroll3312
      @davidcarroll3312 Рік тому +1

      HaHa, close, first album I ever bought from paper round money was Sabbath bloody Sabbath. Still rate as one of the best albums of all time.

  • @markferrett700
    @markferrett700 Рік тому +11

    I was born and bred in Birmingham, England NOT Alabama.....and when I was a kid back in the late 60's ,we we almost considered outcasts and demonised for having long hair and basically rocking out....Black Sabbath actually changed the music scene massively and paved the way for a whole generation of future bands.....your reaction was fantastic.....it reminded me of my reaction 50 odd years ago. You have to check out Snowblind.

  • @clivesilk3501
    @clivesilk3501 Рік тому +16

    black Sabbath literally invented heavy metal!! that sound for 1970 was like a breakthrough for hard rock / heavy metal ! tony iommis guitar playing was incredible so so heavy for its time

    • @richardzoll4067
      @richardzoll4067 10 місяців тому +1

      Sir Lord Baltimore of NY City

    • @shizelds2414
      @shizelds2414 7 місяців тому

      His wooden thumb is who we have to thank.

  • @domenicgalata1470
    @domenicgalata1470 Рік тому +11

    The progression of this band through their first six albums is nothing short of amazing.
    They blew away everyone on tour in those early years. A bunch of lunatics laying down crunchy , loud rock.
    They also launched a million bands and had influence on rock music to this day.

  • @jeremywingate4950
    @jeremywingate4950 Рік тому +15

    I have much respect for anyone that has an open mind and is not afraid to venture into new things !!! I have always thought it strange how fear of being different stops so many from finding something that they could relate to!!

  • @marygooden2905
    @marygooden2905 6 місяців тому

    OMG……I’m in my 60’s. Brings back so many memories of seeing them.❤

  • @freespeechfiona
    @freespeechfiona Місяць тому

    Ahhh, the song that made me fall in love with the heavy rock (metal) genre back in 1970!

  • @patriciatarkington8914
    @patriciatarkington8914 Рік тому +19

    My dad bought this album for me when he came back from Viet Nam for the second time. He was a country western fan until he heard this

    • @chrisholland7367
      @chrisholland7367 Рік тому

      Black Sabbath were formed in the England during the late 60s, they came from the industrial midlands of England of Britains second largest city of Birmingham .They were the credited with the birth of heavy metal.

  • @truckerjim7933
    @truckerjim7933 Рік тому +11

    This band started the Heavy Metal sound. I was a senior in high school in 1970. So much awesomeness at that time!

  • @neilging2614
    @neilging2614 Рік тому +1

    Been a sabbath fan since 79. Tony and geezer write lyrics

  • @vinnywarren2144
    @vinnywarren2144 Рік тому +1

    Right there!The inventors of heavy rock🇬🇧

  • @ingobordewick6480
    @ingobordewick6480 Рік тому +5

    The fathers of Metal, Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill. Black Sabbath forever, because legends don't die!

  • @JWhiskey71
    @JWhiskey71 Рік тому +87

    Black Sabbath are considered one of the forerunners of heavy metal music.
    An interesting fact is that the lead guitarist, Tony Iommi, lost the tips of a few of his fret hand fingers on his last day at his old job after Black Sabbath got their first record contract.
    This led to him tuning his guitar down so that the strings weren't as tight and thus easier for him to play, which resulted in the unique sound that inspired the heavy metal genre's sound.

    • @oteri_
      @oteri_ Рік тому +3

      he actually made glass prosthetics for his fingers so that he could continue playing guitar, which caused him to press down harder, helping create his unique sound.

    • @williambelford9661
      @williambelford9661 Рік тому +6

      @@oteri_ leather, not glass

    • @vagabondwastrel2361
      @vagabondwastrel2361 Рік тому +2

      Always pay attention when working with machinery. zoning out is one of the most dangerous things to do in manufacturing. At a plastic mold injection plant I was working at someone wasn't paying attention as the molds were losing and his arm/hand turned into a waffle as two 50lbs+ molds slammed back together... then the 500 degree plastic came along.
      Also always use a sharp knife. I sliced my knuckle because a dull knife jumped and got me

    • @marioarguello6989
      @marioarguello6989 Рік тому +1

      BULL! He lost his whole arm and plays guitar with his toes.

  • @rogerhammett5295
    @rogerhammett5295 Рік тому

    Sabbath and AC DC and daddy cool played at a festival here in Australia, back in the 70s, what an unforgettable day!!!!

  • @troywallace322
    @troywallace322 8 місяців тому

    There is no substitute for pure talent

  • @bretthopkins1629
    @bretthopkins1629 Рік тому +29

    One of the most amazing things about this song is that it was only intended to be a 'filler' to finish the last 3 minutes or so on the album. So Tony iommi, the guitarist, came up with the riff almost instantly, Ozzy hummed out a melody, and geezer Butler, the bassist, wrote the lyrics. They did all this in a span of an hour, laid down the track, RIGHT THERE IN THE STUDIO. It turned out to be their most popular song and the only single to chart. So to potential songwriters: don't overthink everything, just play. Another group that did a similar thing was Led Zeppelin, they created the song 'rock and roll' exactly the same way, but with Bonham initiating the drum beat

    • @seed_drill7135
      @seed_drill7135 Рік тому +2

      Only song to chart in the UK. In the US Iron Man was the highest charter (and not top 40).

    • @bikeman1x11
      @bikeman1x11 Рік тому

      paranoid and iron man only good sabbarth songs- rest are hippie crap

    • @JasonSmith-jr7jh
      @JasonSmith-jr7jh Рік тому

      You speak truth and wisdom, kind Sir.

    • @JasonSmith-jr7jh
      @JasonSmith-jr7jh Рік тому +1

      @@bikeman1x11 Hippie Crap?
      I definitely don't like all of their songs, but man... I mean Bikeman:
      May you be tied to a chair, and forced to listen to NEVER SAY DIE (song) at 120 db!

    • @bikeman1x11
      @bikeman1x11 Рік тому

      @@JasonSmith-jr7jh theyre just satanic hippies not metal

  • @JessBecause77
    @JessBecause77 Рік тому +17

    "Music that will help you get through something, if you're going through something "
    Perfectly said.

  • @urbanbrandt7336
    @urbanbrandt7336 2 місяці тому

    Im 67 and grow up whit these...❤😂

  • @starburstppl
    @starburstppl 19 днів тому

    I can definitely relate to this song. Music saved my life!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @VIDSTORAGE
    @VIDSTORAGE Рік тому +8

    Ozzy came from the hard side of Birmingham ,England and a very poor family in a old industrial town and took it's toll on his mental outlook I can assume as well as the rest of the band who grew up there . .. I recommend NEVER SAY DIE ,it was Ozzy's last year with Black Sabbath in 1979 and it is about hanging on when you don't want to . The title says it all and the whole album same title is great as well .

  • @1byte4
    @1byte4 Рік тому +14

    Both singers are legends in there own right, i have seen both in concert, and they didn't disappoint.

    • @minners71
      @minners71 Рік тому

      They had more than 2 great singers,try the Tony Martin albums you might be surprised.

  • @caroldennis607
    @caroldennis607 2 місяці тому +1

    Hang in there Polo you seem like a really chill dude. I love your channel you play oldies but goodies.

  • @bnbamity
    @bnbamity Рік тому

    Keep listening- So so many good songs from Black Sabbath back in that day.

  • @brandonboand
    @brandonboand Рік тому +3

    John Osborne “Ozzy” is The Godfather of Heavy metal. Nobody compares to this man’s talent

  • @bobschenkel7921
    @bobschenkel7921 Рік тому +4

    Re the Bat Biting incident. It was real. At a show a fan threw a real dead bat onto the stage. Ozzy thought is was a rubber prop bat, so he bit it's head off in true Rock and Roll fashion. Then he found out it was real. He wound up having to get a full series of rabies shots, and he was not very happy about it. But he lived. Bassist Geezer Butler wrote most of Black Sabbath's lyrics, and riff master Guitarist Tony Iommi and Drummer Bill Ward helped him figure out the rest of the songs. One of the true legendary band in Rock history.

  • @gregsonger7221
    @gregsonger7221 Рік тому +9

    As an old man who has listened to Sabbath and Ozzie for a long time I have to say I appreciate you taking in the tunes that helped me survive the 70s.

  • @geriatrixfpv
    @geriatrixfpv 8 місяців тому

    Paranoid - an absolute classic that changed my life....

  • @SylvesterCarl
    @SylvesterCarl 4 місяці тому

    This is an example of "they are the start of metal".

  • @chuckd1586
    @chuckd1586 Рік тому +5

    Untouchable...
    Ozzy and the guys brought me out of a dark place! I was born in 74, and all my family was into country music! I love country, rap, and all kinds but metal it is for me... thank You, Sir!

  • @paganways5640
    @paganways5640 Рік тому +3

    I've been listening to OZZY since I was 12 and I am 55 now his music and lyrics have helped me through the struggles and darkest hours as well as best of times I was very very fortunate to talk to him when radio had call ins

  • @jamesdigiorgio5820
    @jamesdigiorgio5820 Рік тому

    I saw Black Sabbath at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1970 or 71. At the time, I was serving in the USAF on an RAF base. It was an awesome concert and Ozzie brought the house down. Yeah. Paranoid was performed!!!

  • @marcgustafson6015
    @marcgustafson6015 Рік тому

    Geezer Butler's bass line just KILLS!

  • @JD3917
    @JD3917 Рік тому +3

    This song makes me think of my son who is on the spectrum and also battles depression. I’m so happy he’s doing better, but I’ll never stop worrying about him

  • @mrsuperger5429
    @mrsuperger5429 Рік тому

    53 years old ! Incredible.

  • @jamescunningham1775
    @jamescunningham1775 11 місяців тому

    I don't listen to Black Sabbath very often, but when I do, my neighbors do too.

  • @ScottHillEnglish
    @ScottHillEnglish Рік тому +3

    "Music that will help you get through something if you are going through something." You hit the nail on the head my friend.

  • @destinyreelly2974
    @destinyreelly2974 Рік тому +4

    Black Sabbath is an extremely deep well filled with joy and ecstasy and truth and rhythmic and lyrical supremacy. War Pigs. Hand of Doom. Fairies wear boots. N.I.B. I could go on. Just enjoy the ride. ❤️

  • @erzebetb
    @erzebetb Рік тому

    i graduated in 1970! 71 now and i still rock to ozzy! so glad you are listening to good music. be safe!

  • @mrststreasures9628
    @mrststreasures9628 Рік тому

    ❤Sabbath!! The birth of metal. Powerful music.

  • @lynette.
    @lynette. Рік тому +3

    Angel to demon in one note have loved his voice since day one . They were the originators no there was nothing like them at the time,many have followed.

  • @candacebird4898
    @candacebird4898 2 місяці тому

    I love your reactions. I grew up listening to Black Sabbath, used to fall asleep listening to him singing. He really does have an amazing voice. The sound is amazing. I am excited to see more of your reaction videos to different Types of Music.

  • @briantorrez3648
    @briantorrez3648 Рік тому +7

    These lyrics are very powerful and hit home for a lot of listeners.

  • @Error-xt7od
    @Error-xt7od Рік тому +3

    The tempo and guitar attack are relentless and punk before punk was a thing. Very unique for the time and awesome still!

  • @KnotGypsy
    @KnotGypsy 7 місяців тому

    Love Black Sabbath! I got to see them in concert on my 18th birthday (1977).

  • @busher69
    @busher69 8 місяців тому

    I remember blasting Paranoid on the bridge of our Destroyer in Pearl Harbor. Saw Black Sabbath with Chicago in Honolulu in1971 or early 72. Chicago was so fkd up on stage the crowd was wondering around inside waiting for Sabbath. Sabbath came on stage and nothing has been the same sense. Talk about hammer down, Lord Have Mercy

  • @insightful1695
    @insightful1695 Рік тому +6

    I would love to see you react to Black Sabbath’s “ Iron Man ‘ with Ozzy singing. 1 absolutely loved your reaction to this song !! When you started to move your head to the music I was saying “ you got it !” You we’re almost head banging lol

  • @suddenchange4147
    @suddenchange4147 Рік тому +4

    It’s never too late to try out Black Sabbath, however the majority of the lyrics were written by geezer Butler the bass player

  • @garrettpace2701
    @garrettpace2701 Місяць тому

    Ward and Butler. Mind blowing pair.

  • @zippyt.libertine3787
    @zippyt.libertine3787 Рік тому

    I loved it when he told his kids "No fookin cussing at the dinner table" on the tv show.

  • @sabrehill1
    @sabrehill1 Рік тому +5

    Heard in quite a few docs that bands did NOT want to follow Black Sabbath on stage.
    The crowd were blown away and their performances were hard to top. Ozzy had such great rapport with the crowd too.

  • @debbief5594
    @debbief5594 Рік тому +12

    I’m glad to see younger people enjoy groups of the sixties and seventies! These people were true artists-no computers to help voices or instruments sound better or different. It’s great that you listen to the lyrics closely to hear what they are saying! Amazing!

  • @gothicwriter9897
    @gothicwriter9897 Рік тому

    I love Black Sabbath. I remember this well. Heaven. And you are right, oddly relaxing.

  • @jonathankuyt3094
    @jonathankuyt3094 11 місяців тому

    Paranoid is a perfect song. Not many out there, but it's one of them.

  • @danielschroll6782
    @danielschroll6782 Рік тому +4

    Love watching people discover Sabbath! Imagine how creepy it must have sounded to everyone in '70! Love the bass line so much.

    • @soisaidtogod4248
      @soisaidtogod4248 Рік тому

      Not creepy, it was up against freaking Neil Sedaka and such.

  • @wesleyviers1550
    @wesleyviers1550 Рік тому +4

    Black Sabbath has been my favorite band since I was a little kid in the late 80s. I've seen Ozzy 6 times, 4 of them with Black Sabbath, and they were always amazing. Check out Solitude to continue down the mental health and depression route, but also check out Children of the Grave... that one is my personal favorite. Really, you can't go wrong with any Sabbath, but especially the stuff with Ozzy ;)

    • @heinruh9788
      @heinruh9788 Рік тому

      Yes Solitude.........love it!!!!!!!!!

  • @stevebeardsmore3303
    @stevebeardsmore3303 Рік тому

    Tony Iommi the guitarist cut the ends of his fingers off in a sheet metal factory, He glued plastic to the ends of his fingers and loosened the strings to ease the pain of hitting the strings, add the drumming of Bill Ward and the bass of Geezer Butler and Ossie's vocals and Heavy Metal was born