Must see their live version of 1970 WAR PIGS performance of this song ! Bill ward is a absolute beast on the drums 🥁 💪😎

@MrCBTman

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t Ozzy fuck up the words in that one?

@martinmorris5997

Жыл бұрын

Yes the 1970’s live in Paris is the best! From Bills drumming to Geezers bass intertwined. Then there’s Tony’s brilliant fresh guitar work to the great vocals of a young Ozzie. Superior to the aging band as here, where Ozzies voice is no where near as good as it was, even though the band here is still showing energy and greatness.

@coachmikesfilmroom3111

Жыл бұрын

​@MrCBTman it was an alt version actually

@brianphillips8228

Жыл бұрын

The song Walpurgis was changed to become War Pigs. That live version ozzy sang was an unfinished version of war Pigs. Some of the final verses were missing, and some of the lyrics to Walpurgis were still in the song.

@rickb.4168

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

At this time, the song is almost 50 years old and is still relevant today. Hope you got all the words but it is worth reading them if you missed some. Love your reactions and look forward to them everyday !!

@terrycallahan9576

Жыл бұрын

Generals gathered in their masses; Just like witches at black masses; Evil minds that plot destruction; Sorcerer of death's construction; In the fields, the bodies burning; As the war machine keeps turning; Death and hatred to mankind; Poisoning their brainwashed minds; Oh lord, yeah! Politicians hide themselves away; They only started the war; Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah; Time will tell on their power minds; Making war just for fun; Treating people just like pawns in chess; Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah! Now in darkness, world stops turning; Ashes where their bodies burning; No more war pigs have the power; Hand of God has struck the hour; Day of judgement, God is calling; On their knees, the war pigs crawling; Begging mercy for their sins; Satan laughing, spreads his wings; Oh lord, yeah!

@chadbattman6677

Жыл бұрын

The song is almost 53 years old it was released in 1970.

@morvran9074

Жыл бұрын

​@@chadbattman6677 And i belive was created around 1969

@59elgreco

Жыл бұрын

@@chadbattman6677 "THE END" THEIR FAREWELL CONCERT IN THEIR HOMETOWN WAS IN 2016 FROM WHICH THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN. THAT IS WHY i STATED IT WAS ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD

@chrisfaust1159

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand how a reactor doesn't have lyrics pulled up the first time hearing a new song

You couldn't have picked a better song for your introduction to the mighty Sabbath the Godfathers of Metal.This is one of the greatest rock songs ever and it bypasses genres.Everyone can love this. Great review

Such a powerful song. Written during the Vietnam War. One of the first Metal songs showing its influence of blues but on massive steroids.

@Boodieman72

Жыл бұрын

Yet the song is about the cold war.

@uneven4037

Жыл бұрын

@@Boodieman72the song was inspired by the Vietnam War. Geezer Butler has talked about it

Ozzy: Incapable of uttering anything other than incomprehensible muttered jibberish Also Ozzy: sings amazingly

@charlesmullen3359

Жыл бұрын

LOL for sure!!

@iaincowell9747

Жыл бұрын

You do know he has parkinson's disease?

@antivanti

Жыл бұрын

@@iaincowell9747 Well he was muttering incomprehensible jibberish long before that. But it doesn't change the fact that it's amazing how well he can still sing

Ozzy just did an interview this week where he said he will come out and play in a wheelchair if he hast to and for the Rams season opener he came up through a hole in the stage we’re in a big cape but what people didn’t see, was a steel bar hidden under the cape, with his harness around his body to hold him up to sing. Ozzy truly lives for his fans in the music.

Tony Iommi is one of my favorite guitarists! I was never a big fan of Black Sabbath, but when my friends would play it on a boom box back in the 80's, I always liked the guitar playing. I've come to appreciate them more over the years, especially the the drums and bass. Ward and Geezer are some of the best in rock history.

I was fortunate enough to see Ozzy live once a few years ago. He could barely move but his voice was still so amazing. It's crazy that a voice that good can come from an old man that's lived the way he has! I highly, highly recommend reading Ozzys autobiography!

@johnnyappleseed5590

Жыл бұрын

I saw Black Sabbath with Ozzy then Ozzy solo at Alpine Valley Wisconsin in 97 I believe. May have been 96.

@dillonsronce2583

Жыл бұрын

I saw sabbath about 30 years 3, ozzy could barely move that long ago but could still sing very well.

I love people hearing this for the first time. It’s never what they expected. Black Sabbath and Ozzy in his solo work have songs that deal with mental health issues. The music on it’s own is very powerful as well.❤

They’re so powerful when performing live.

If in attendance at a Black Sabbath concert , this is the song one waits for.

That was a great performance by Ozzy and his band mates! If you haven't I recommend going back to the studio version on audio remastered just to experience what we did in 1970 when they released this song. As the earliest pioneers of Heavy Metal as they are known, you are correct, this song is timeless and I like how you caught the simple melody surrounded by a monster wall of sound. That was cool! Another song about the tragedies of society is "Hand of Doom" from the same album Paranoid.

Air Raid sirens, it's a song of War. the live 1970 Paris version is by far the best they go absolutely HAM! Bill Ward on drums is off the chain Crazy!

Ozzi knows how to get the crowd going. For an even more intense crowd participation, check out RUSH, "YYZ", Live In Rio concert. That crowd is "into it" like I have never seen!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Some times words do not fail. " The simple melody but that driving beat behind it puts the " Rahrr " that's in there! Gotcha exactly.

Your facial expressions are just awesome. Love this reaction.

Great reaction and analysis. It is is BIG music. Full of anger at the immorality and abuse of war.!

The song called “Black Sabbath” is still to me, the hardest and most powerful metal song ever recorded. Hardest as in how it hits you, not on difficulty

@terrytaylor2483

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! It's a masterpiece.

The power of this band was incredible

Britt i was introduced to Black Sabbath by my teenage cousin who babysat me. About 1976, it shaped my musical tastes for my entire life. In my 50's now and heavy metal is all i have ever listened to.

A joyous child running across the stage ... same he was when he did this song when he was 17 :) He lives for this stuff !

Thanks so much. You should really check out the original studio version, when they were younger and in their prime. It's a musical masterpiece with meaning. (lots of reviewers do it, so maybe they don't block...I dunno)

@mikell5087

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I was so much hoping for a reaction to the studio recording, but yet here is another live. Just doesn't sound the same, and it very much is not better than the original in studio recording, it is just different. And late in the song, as they go into the last guitar solo, Ozzy has the crowd going "OOhhhhh, ooooohhhhhhhh, oooohhh" to drown out the beginning of the most powerful solo in rock music, imo, it was just disappointing. The studio version is the superior version, without the visual and auditory distractions.

@jamesdamiano8894

Жыл бұрын

@@mikell5087 I am constantly telling reviewers to do original studio versions of songs. There a lot of good live versions of songs but I can't understand why people keep recommending live versions instead. Why not listen to the original first to get the full impact of what the artist intended. Then you don't have to even worry that a live version doesn't live up to expectations.

There is video of them playing this live 50 years ago, you should take a look at it, the energy is just off the chart.

Yes, it feels like the end of the world. Such a powerful song. Thanks for the reaction, Britt!

One of the greatest and most epic songs ever made - sadly still relevant ( Kind of a hymn for Ukraine and humanity )

Check out the live version from Paris, 1970. Stunning.

These guys (other than the drummer) We're all in their late 60's and early 70's in this performance

Siren at start is an Air Raid siren from WW2 , throughout war in UK you would hear these , they continued to test these till the early 70s , so sound would be very familiar to young people of the 60s and 70s . My mother lived in Bournemouth during WW2 and they were regularly bombed and straffed and the air raid sirens would go off then you would hear the anti aircraft guns firing followed by the explosions of the bombs , she said it was terrifying but exciting . First saw Sabbath live in 1973 . It’s great young people still appreciate this music 50 years after it was first played .

This almost bursts my heart with happiness watching these young kids reacting to our treasures 😊

Yes. It made complete sense. Ma'am.

Saw Sabbath at MSG in New York back in the 70’s All I could say was “WOW” !! 😎

I’m been listening to Sabbath since early ‘70’s saw them in 78.

We are litterally looking at a piece of living history! These elder gentlemen have kept the band together for more than 50 years...and at the time this started Black Sabbath farthered Heavy Metal as a genre. Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Toni Iommi (founder of B.S) and Ozzy Osbourne are all in thier mid-70´. They have a catalog of songs which spans more than 5 decades. Dark, heavy music comming at you like a battering ram and leaves you with a clear impression that these guys do something very special. I first time listened to Black Sabbath in 1971, 11 years old, to Paranoid and have been a huge fan since then. No band above and none aside Black Sabbath. These guys are undisputed kings of thier game

This is a really good performance! I fortunately saw Sabbath their last two tours, and Ozzy was like "Show me yer fucking hands!", "I love you!", "God Bless You!". 🤘😎

Black Sabbath came to Costa Rica about 9 years ago and played at Estadio Nacional. What a blast they still had it 35 years later.

Okay, I'm gonna recommend you check out an older version where he's not getting the crowd involved. I mean, yeah, WE know the words, because we've loved this music for decades, but it's got a real powerful message that doesn't quite come through in this version. 3:50 - Oh, and yeah..... you hit the nail on the head. I'm 56 years old, I think I'm still in my 20s (which is why I relate to younger people as well as I do), but my body feels like I'm in my 80s. But it's the mentality that we have. In my mind, I'm still young, no matter what my body says.

I saw Black Sabbath at the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA in 1978, my late teens! Awesome Concert!!! They said Black Sabbath's music was way before it's time! Ozzy was 30 years old in 1978.

This is a great live performance to react to - i'm glad you chose it - thanks for sharing.

4 of best ever performing one of the greatest protest songs ever written!🔥🔥🤘🏻

Watch the studio version that way u get the entire set of lyrics

You nailed it!!! I really think you got this one. These are my favorite reations when you do.

Hey Britt, I'm glad you reacted to War Pigs, but you missed out on the monster drumming of Bill Ward. Bill is the OG of Rock drummers. Vinny Appice does a great job with Bill's original beats. Please have a look at their 1970 War Pigs video for your own pleasure.

Check out Iron Maiden also. The singer is AMAZING! Heck, the whole band is. I just saw them last September and they are still really good. Check out Hallowed be thy name live version at Hammersmith 1982. . You won't be sorry. The singer's vocal range is crazy and he enunciates so well.

You should hear the live 70 version it is breath taking

Well that's what you get when an artist enjoys doing the show as much as you do seeing it.

I think "EPIC" is the word that you were looking for, Britt! Black Sabbath is the GOAT of Heavy Metal!

I believe that are Black Sabbath are easily one of the top 5 best rock bands of all time.

I was at this concert. An amazing 2+ hours.

You mentioned how this felt heavy... Welcome to Heavy Metal! Black Sabbath are the guys that pretty much invented it!

Ozzy can command the crowd all he wants and we love it because these gentlemen are the iconic godfathers of heavy metal, and I'm here for it.

So glad you were able to experience , albeit by video, Tony Iommi , the Riff Master on guitar. Had the pleasure of seeing Black Sabbath with Pantera way back when

I was at this show and it was absolutely awesome. Iommi and Butler are in another league. Ozzy is nuts. Great stuff.

I love that the crowd is seeing half the lyrics.

Ozzy's greatest strength for me was the way he could be so melodic and soulful in the midst of that walls-of-hell band.

Britt, you are a joy to watch.

all i gotta say is GOOSEBUMPS ran down my body listening to this

The combo of really hard bluesy rock and psychedelia is amazing.

Tony Iommi quit his job to pursue a career as a guitarist but on the very last day of working at the sheet metal factory he lost the tips of his middle and ring fingers in an accident. On this right hand which is his fret hand since he is left handed. He was told he'd never be able to play guitar again. Instead he made his own fingertip prosthetics and found a different way of guitar playing which inspired the sound of the entire heavy metal genre

@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797

6 ай бұрын

Another interesting thing about both Black Sabbath and Judas Priest is that they both formed in Birmingham in 1968 and 1969 respectively. A steel town. I honestly believe that's what really made metal metal, the influence of growing up in a steel town.

Nicck Fuentes says they're the JEEWS!!!

One of the best bands of all time

I was 1 when this was released in 1970 still an epic tune 🤘🤘

This is my second time watching your Reaction and I am impressed. You allow yourself to immerse yourself in the song and you get it. Thank you.

This was in 2014 I believe. It was on their 13 album tour. I saw them on this tour and they opened the tour in Omaha Nebraska and I was there. The loudest concert I ever seen. Ozzy wasn't up to par vocally, but I was there to see Tony Iommi. But still was a concert I can cross off my bucket list. Black Sabbath ARE the kings of Metal.

My Favorite Human, Britt…..another Great reaction Beautiful!

Yes indeed, one of the greatest songs by any rock band, it has been absorbed into pop culture over the last 53 years, please listen to the studio original when you can. There are many amazing live versions of it, the one you just saw is from the end of their career when the reformed in 2013, did a great last album called 2013, I saw them on the farewell tour, it was the last of 8 times I saw the original band (first in 1974 and 13 total times seeing Black Sabbath, including 3 with Dio and once each for Ian Gillian and Glenn Hughes, wish I saw Tony Martin when they did Tyr). You should also see live versions of War Pigs in 1970 in Paris when they were young and just releasing albums, they were killer and Bill Ward almost destroys his drums, and also see them in 1974 at the the California Jam in front of 250,000, Ozzy has them going nuts again. Great stuff, Sabbath is a huge rabbit hole of rock and metal exellence. Legends forever. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶

Timeless CLASSIC,,,,💥💥💥👍😎

Grr! Yes. Emotion. Artists evoke it.

THIS is why they call it HEAVY METAL!!

Great analysis Britt! Intense song!

Best Ozzy quote "No bubbles, I'm the Prince of fucking Darkness"

My fave metal anthem. And so true to this ...all time.your reaction is so generous and point on honey. Ozzy live is like that The whole show. He gives the crowd Everything. I mean he bit a bat... Top that young ones. Best show I went to I was 13, Ozzy with Randy and Motorhead.

This band will always be legends Ozzy is the goat Tony iomi I mean what can you say about his guitar play it's iconic I've seen Ozzy twice always some of the best shows I've ever seen

One of the best ever......

Your Face-Melt at 11:00 was truly beautiful.

I was born and bred in Birmingham, England and was lucky enough to be a kid when Sabbath started out. I saw them so many times I've lost count. This is an anti war song but unfortunately it's as relevant today as back then.......this is an absolute banger, Ozzy's voice,Bill's drumming,Geezers bass ANDl yrics and of course Tony's guitar work.....amazing. I've never ever seen anyone hit the drums so hard as Bill Ward......and I can honestly say I never saw a duff gig by them. Once again Britt a great reaction.

its from Black Sabbaths first so good memories at age 22 at release in 1970

Saw Black Sabbath in 78 opening band was Van Halen. Oakland Coliseum arena.

I was at this particular show. It was the only time that I saw Sabbath with Ozzy - right at the end of their career.

I saw Ozzy once in concert at Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam in 1999. Look at and hear Tony Iommi. Excellent. Cheer Robin

The music is absolutely the engine

That kid they brought in to play the drums (Tommy Clufetos?) was going to town on those things! I call him a kid because he is probably 25 years younger than the others. 😊

That bass line thumps right through you.

This was written during the Vietnam war. With everything going on around the world today it can still be applied

I saw them play this in 75. Fantastic live band in those days

@LeeKennison

Жыл бұрын

Wow you are really old 😉Just kidding. Greetings from your fellow old man reaction channel friend. Good to see you over here. You probably already know how much I love Sabbath and this song. I'm guessing we have talked about them before. Good performance, but I would have preferred one of the ones from the 70s, such as Paris or the California Jam. The lyrics stand out more in those, along with being incredible performances from the rest of the band. But better than the music video one where the reactors tend to be more focused on the video than the song, even though it is the excellent studio version underneath.

@Hartlor_Tayley

Жыл бұрын

@@LeeKennison I was really to young to fully appreciate the concert but I had most of their albums. I think the 1970 Paris version has some different lyrics. They were still working on those. I agree this video is just too much. I’m over in the chat at nightly moth Dylan concert it’s really good

Wish you would have done the studio version with the animated video

i was once 10th row at an ozzy concert. he made eye contact with me and i haven't been the same since.

I got to see them Live in Concert in Germany in 1972

Powerful! Makes you want to take a shower, after.

Weird story the first time I heard this song was at Basic at Ft Benning home of the warfighters! And one of my drills used the words of this song as a running cadence along with some other colorful lines. It’s an anti-war song we turned into a war cry!

It is a timeless song Britt

Saw em in Pittsburg in 71.

Yeah

This song is over 50 years old. Let that just marinate a little 🤣 Incredible. I saw Sabbath on this, their last tour, 2017 or 2018, at the Hollywood Bowl. They were fantastic. Bill Ward, the original drummer, did not take part because of personal issues with the band, but this guy playing here was an animal. I had to Google him, because he was so high energy. Reminded me of Animal from the Muppets when Animal played drums 😂🤣😂🤣

The song is EPIC

Go driving around in your car and have this blasting, see the reaction you get from people What? a young American black woman rocking to Black Sabbath

One of a kind voice that we won't hear again once we lose Ozzy. You'd love his ballad with Lita Ford, another kick a$$ female guitarist, called If I Closed My Eyes Forever.

This was a fair live performance, but a lyric reaction may be more impactful due to the message of the song

"...feels like a machine coming at you..." very next verse "As the war machine keeps turning!" Music working as designed.

You should pull up the lyrics and give them a read... so raw & truthful. One of the best war protest songs ever written.

they started it all