Ol' Bill Ward beating those drums like they own him money

Nobody ever focuses on Geezer's bass playing. One of the best.

@SimonB.

Жыл бұрын

Yes what a shame that the camera didnt even recorded him -.-

Every single heavy metal and hard rock guitarist owes everything they do to Tony Iommi. He laid the groundwork for everyone.

@randomnobody3921

Жыл бұрын

Richie Blackmore too. Fuse their styles and you get Judas Priest.

@gabekortez4062

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯

@rexrogers1859

11 ай бұрын

Iommi is the Riff Master.

@jerryrifenburg28

7 ай бұрын

Amen Brother

Bill Ward was one of the greatest rock drummers, together with John Bonham, Cozy Powell, Keith Moon and Ian Paice.

@mkelly1004

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Cozy Powell get some recognition.

@hieinh

2 жыл бұрын

@@mkelly1004 He's a monster. What's crazy is who good Paice is currently live

@mkelly1004

2 жыл бұрын

@@hieinh yeah, I was watching him through lockdown. Still got it.

@travisfoster1071

2 жыл бұрын

The thing that kills me about this, is Ward doesn't have a mat under the kit. The drums were shifting around, and I don't have a clue how he kept time.

@PeterMasi_Son_Tile

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you! Just like Bill,Kieth Moon was a monster too that doesn’t get the love he should!

No double kick pedal, actually! Bill Ward's left foot was pumping 8th notes on the Hi Hat. Such a legend!

Geezer Butler might just be the most underrated musician in metal. From his bas playing to his lyrical contributions he is so vital to Sabbath and to metal in general, but tends to get overlooked when people talk about it. With him and Bill Ward it's pretty hard to find a better rhythm section anywhere.

@broken_arrow_1179

Жыл бұрын

One that I’d argue is better is Double Trouble, they were the rhythm section for Stevie Ray Vaughan and they are just something else when it comes to rhythm, but it’s a very hard choice to be sure

@davidvanausdale8710

Жыл бұрын

Geezer is one of the best, and my favorite by far

It can't be overstated just how groundbreaking this was for the time. A masterwork of heavy rock. Great choice and commentary.

@roninrider1930

Жыл бұрын

the french had no clue what was going on AT FIRST

@Dr.Claw_M.A.D.

2 ай бұрын

By definition this is the birth of Heavy Metal.

Bill Ward was arrested after the GiG cuz of Murdering those DRUMS 🥁☠️

Some of the best talent that ever was... Geezer Butler on bass, Bill Ward on drums, Tony Iommi on guitar... Geezer is why I started playing bass.

@spaceman89100

2 жыл бұрын

Me Too...

@secularnevrosis

2 жыл бұрын

Same :)

Ozzy's health isn't very good these days, but he has lived longer and fuller than many of us early fans ever expected.

@vicprovost2561

2 жыл бұрын

Ozzy and Keith Richard will survive WW3, amazing those guys are still killing it!

@ExUSSailor

2 жыл бұрын

Ozzy has done SO much blow, his heart won't stop for a LOOOONG time!

@LornWandrr

2 жыл бұрын

We used to bet on who would be the first to go, Lemmy or Ozzy. We knew already Time itself fears Keith.

@Leatherface123.

2 жыл бұрын

He just went through a successful surgery and will be In Good health

@d-repaslp.

Жыл бұрын

@@vicprovost2561 Fact's if he made it out of San Antonio after pissing on the Alamo he'll make it

Ozzy was fired from Sabbath in 79 for excessive alcohol and drug use(shocking!)and replaced by Ronnie James Dio (who is incredible, check him out). Ozzy went solo and was incredibly lucky to find Randy Rhodes.

@luzviminda795

2 жыл бұрын

they dont really mind the alcohol and drug use its just that, they can't literally make a song because ozzy is so fked by drugs and can't perform.

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

And that was actually the second time he was fired. I think he was briefly in 76 or 77. There may have been a show or two with a different guy. Ozzy talked about it in his book, IIRC.

@rustypixell

Жыл бұрын

Ronnie James Dio is 🔥🔥🔥 he's one of my favourite singer 🤘

This live version is even better than the studio version. They killed it!

@MrCBTman

Ай бұрын

No, it isn’t.

Bill Ward is a drumming God. Geezer is a poet and Tony is the riff master and Ozzy is Ozzy.

When Sabbath was making this music everyone else was singing about peace and doves. GROUNDBREAKING MUSIC! Ozzy is a genius, Tony is undisputed best guitarist.

@philipbarton2634

9 ай бұрын

Doors?

When u stop to think about it, it's amazing how many great rock bands and musicians came out of Britain. Some of the greatest of all time

I'm 55 years old and it fills me with so much joy to see younger generations getting turned onto the classic bands or rock & metal. Bless you and your father. Thank you , and keep up with the great videos.

@andred1951

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto and I'm 71

@Johnnyjonas274

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I’m 57. Love watching these channels where young people love the music we loved (and still love)

@Leonidasmavrole

Жыл бұрын

Same age, totally agreed with the comment!!

@mrolsen6987

Жыл бұрын

I will give you the happiness to tell you about my 2 boys: The youngest one is 5 year, he really is a AC/DC fan, of course "Thunderstruck" and "TNT" but also every other song, singing along and everything. Listen to Deep Purple "soldier of fourtune" and Pink Floyd "I wish you where here" when going to sleep, among other songs. The older boy have been a Motörhead fan since little, but also listen to everything from Johnny Cash to newer Metal. 😊👌 Cheers from Northern Sweden!

@Johnnyjonas274

Жыл бұрын

@@mrolsen6987 You’re raising them right!! Cheers from 🇺🇸

He's still making music, in fact a new single just dropped the other day off his new album due out later this year. Ozzy has this kid in him. At his age, he still wants to act like this on stage, you can see his pent up youthful energy in live performances over the past 25 years, his body just can't physically do it, but he tries oh so hard.

Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses....

The guitarist, Tony Iommi plays guitar with 2 prosthetic fingertips. At the age of 17, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right hand in an industrial accident on his last day of work in a sheet metal factory.

One of the greatest classics of all time from the FATHERS of Heavy Metal!

@Brando-Lee3725

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir ! Like a sore dick , you cant beat it ! LOL ! So many bands have covered this song and also used and worshiped that sound ! If not for Sabbath I wonder how metal would be ?

No one went harder than Bill Ward! Absolutely animal so he was 🤘🔥

Saw them on their first US tour and it changed my life, I have been a metal fan ever since. I'm 70 and will always be metal.

@sdom4471

Жыл бұрын

J'en ai 62 , pareil pour moi !!!

@stpetie7686

7 ай бұрын

65 and right there with you!

As an older KZread viewer I have to admit that when reaction videos first appeared I found myself thinking ‘So we’re watching people listen to music now?! Weird!’. But I have to say it’s great to see the music I grew up with still blowing peoples minds so many years later. A testament to how artists may get old but a good song never does

@jackstone2000

2 жыл бұрын

i was the exact same thought they were a cop out when i first saw them now im addicted XD

@stevenwilliams1805

2 жыл бұрын

I concur. There's few things like watching people discover music I've long loved. It's almost as good as when I first discovered it.

@darrenrogers6430

2 жыл бұрын

As an older metal head I felt the same way, now I love seeing a younger generation listening to songs for the first time that we have heard 100 times and see the total excitement

@bluedemon218

Жыл бұрын

Same here a vast amount of ppl too. I think it started with Lost In Vegas. I'd love to know how they're reactions are on the same song on the same week

@markmyers6472

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya Severeign.... but reaction videos are now one of my guilty pleasures...

ozzy was pretty awkward on stage. you can tell that he didn't like not having some music to play with his hands like everyone else did. he eventually started clapping his hands a lot with the crowd. the stuff from the period of this video was the best when he was young. his voice is incredible and he _REALLY_ gets into the music during the solos.

The more I think about it, the more I begin to realise that Sabbath was a supergroup even before that was a thing. Bill Ward and Geezer Buttler are where "heavy" lives. There's nothing I can add to what has already been said about the riff lord and absolute badass that is Tony Iommi. Ozzy is also an absolute icon. If you like this song, there's a song called "into the void". That song was in C# tuning in 1970. The opening riff is probably the heaviest one known to mankind. That song alone has inspired subgenres and many amazing musicians like Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman etc. When there are entire subgenres coming out of their individual songs, that's when you begin to fathom the legend of Sabbath.

Isn't crazy that you can understand Ozzy when he sings but it is really difficult when he speaks normally?

@kelvinhayes9038

2 жыл бұрын

He's bilingual. He speaks Sing, and Talk, the latter us mere mortals have a hard time understanding...

@connorward2400

2 жыл бұрын

Only because he's Brummie

@maddogship

Жыл бұрын

@@connorward2400 people are shocked to learn that he talks like that because of where he's from and not drugs or something 😭

This is the unreleased version of this. The album version has about half different lyrics and musically a bit different. It also sounds and flows a bit better, but this is still awesome.

I love how you can see how Ozzy is absolutely fed up with the military industrial complex. Even back in 1970.

I first started listening to Black Sabbath when I was 10, in 1971. I was lucky to have had an older brother who introduced me to them. I've been a diehard metalhead for 50 years now. They'll be playing metal at my funeral.

@peacefulpossum2438

Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty much my story too. My older brother introduced me to dozens of great bands including Sabbath.

Bill Ward was the drummer and he was a hard hitting beast. And he and Geezer (bass) could really swing too, and Bill played almost like a percussion orchestra, so many interesting things going on even on his little kit in the early days (listen to Hand of Doom, another great early classic). This is a great version of War Pigs but you should hear the studio version too, because the lyrics were changed quite a bit. The lyrics to War Pigs are great, very powerful and not to be missed. Geezer (bass) wrote almost all the lyrics to early Sabbath Ozzy era songs, he was a superb lyricist. I'll stop the old man lecture now, but they were all very talented and a perfect complementary fit in their talents too. That's what made them special.

@richardcampbell2261

9 ай бұрын

Don't stop my good man. You were 100% on target with everything you have said.

Some of the best drumming ever in any song.

You can always tell when Bill Ward is on the drums, SO ICONIC !!!!

My favorite Sabbath song! They are the godfathers of heavy metal!!! 🤘

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath is still one of my favourite songs ever

@calanor4130

2 жыл бұрын

The most wicked riff of all time! 😈 I agree, it's a great song!

Black Sabbath = EVERYTHING 😎🤘☘ Respect & Peace ☘

Yes Crazy Train is part of his solo work - Black Sabbath was formed more than 10 years before Ozzy went solo, other famous Black Sabbath songs (with Ozzy) includes Iron Man, Paranoid, Fairies Wear Boots and Sweet Leaf among many others - you also may want to include a couple of Black Sabbath songs with Ronnie James Dio as lead singer which includes Heaven and Hell and Neon Lights

@whirledpeaz5758

2 жыл бұрын

I concur

@pressman1788

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Falling off the edge of the world is one of my favorite Sabbath/Dio songs!🤘🏻

@tackle47

2 жыл бұрын

Dio and Ozzy were both awesome in Sabbath

@traviscrockett3640

2 жыл бұрын

Neon Knights*

@knightheaven8992

2 жыл бұрын

Volume 4 is pretty good album as well

I’ve never heard Ozzy hit a bad note. His voice is unbelievable.

@seabasssimpson4547

6 ай бұрын

I saw a music doc on VH-1 waaaay back when and they were talking about musicians favorite vocalists and Richie Blackmore said the same thing. Ozzy is waaay underrated as a vocalist.

I believe this performance was/is the right one to be introduced to Sabbath. You'll have a blast as you go through their catalogue. I'll tell ya now that Ozzy's peak vocal performances are on the 'Sabotage' album. No rush to get there, but hell yeah when you do.

"Friday night, always a good night for some Sabbath" a quote from a tv show

I think it’s so cool younger music lovers are going back and discovering this iconic music and sharing it with new generations thanks

What a refreshing change to have someone who has Musical knowledge like yourself doing these videos. Definitely check out "after forever" next !

You can't really go wrong listening to any song off their first six albums. No band were as coherently good as the Sabs

@TheVaan1

2 жыл бұрын

Motörhead were.😋

@perignampua

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheVaan1 nah, Motörhead had more oscillating moments. After Ace Os Spades, they had a boost with Orgasmatron, then another one with 1916 and so on

@hemlock399

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty tough to beat Led Zeppelin's 1st 6 albums, "Led Zeppelin" to "Physical Graffiti".

@megamaniac7402

Жыл бұрын

@@hemlock399 they did a good run too

@hemlock399

Жыл бұрын

@@megamaniac7402 To say the least.

Your dad and I listened to the same music. I saw Sabbath back in the 1970's. Great show. Trivia look close at Tony's the guitar players right hand. As a child he had an accident. He loss the tips of his fingers on his right hand. Crazy Train is from John's solo work. Some suggestions on Sabbath songs Sweet Leaf, NIB, Snowblind , Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and many, many more. My favorite quote referring to Ozzie is now a days he can not string a sentence together. Yet when he sings he can put it all together. When I saw them they came out and started to play. They did not stop between songs. Finish one song and go into the next. At one point Ozzy, Tony, and Geezer left the stage. Bill stayed at his drum kit and played the heck out of them. The show was mind-blowing. Thank you young lady for your kind words and thoughts. You would have fit in in the 1970's.

You will never see a song performed with more passion and honesty as this. All four are completely there, totally invested in the thoroughbred anti-war statement War Pigs represents.

greatest heavy metal anthem of all time....YES!🔥

Birmingham England same as LED zeppelin. I wish I could have grown up in that time period of the late 60s early 70s. So much good music. But I was lucky enough to catch the 90s metal with Pantera and Metallica and Megadeth.

Sabbath is the real hard rock band. Give them props for every metal band after them

Bill Ward is a killing it on the drums on this video.

Finally, some Black Sabbath! I was going to suggest them, but you beat me to the punch. I hope to see more of Sabbath.

Love your comment on Ozzy’s iconic dance move. No, Ozzy was high as f*#k!

@chrispowell3021

Жыл бұрын

Speedin hardcore zone....

Man was beatin the hell outta those drums lol

Your reviews are so intelligent and on point, great job!

Ah yes now shes onto sabbath. So many songs to react to

This video brings back a fun memory. A buddy and I went and saw Black Sabbath perform at the Omni in Atlanta in 1975 when I was 15 years old. Because I was 15 my parents wouldn't let us go by ourselves so we had to have an adult go with us. That adult was my 4'11" tall grandmother. We had floor seats and everyone around us thought that she was the coolest senior. While she persevered through the show and was glad it was over I will never forget her thinking beyond her musical likes and comfort to take her grandson and friend to the concert.

@peacefulpossum2438

Жыл бұрын

What an awesome grandma!

@WalterStinnettPhotography

Жыл бұрын

@@peacefulpossum2438 Yes she was! Thanks!

Even after listening to this song hundreds of times it still sends a shiver down my spine

Aileen, I'm back.!!!!! Black Sabbath were ground breakers.... They did thinks no one else was doing.... I saw them back in the 1970's... Super high energy and attitude!!!! One of the shows I ever attended..... For sure!!!! AND there is that great smile. You are wonderful. Thank you. Crazy Train was Ozzys solo work. Your face hurts from smiling?? Well, it is not hurting us. You are so beautiful. On a side note, when I saw them, they would play the the last note and launch right into the next song..... At one point, the other band members left the stage.. Bill continued to play. After a bit they came back out. Bill never stopped... Each of them were so good. And yes they created this genre so to speak.... Heavy metal.......... You mentioned the bass. Check out NIB - the live version!!!!!.......... Ozzy is a lot crazy, but he is a performer deluxe! Rock and Roll girl......

one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs is "Paranoid"

Bill Ward, John Bonham and Keith Moon were the most hard hitting intense drummers of rock coming from this time period.

It doesn't get any better than this! The energy and musicianship is heaven sent!

Man black sabbath has MANY great songs. Most people only hear paranoid, war pigs or ozzy's crazy train. I would just start from the beginning with their first album "black sabbath" black sabbath. So much blues and funk influences. You'd be surprised. How many years later and their music still kicks all the ass lol

Bill beats his kit like it owes him money, fantastic, Mr Iommi has an awesome guitar tone in this live version, shame that Geezer is a bit low in the mix, still, best live version of this epic in my opinion.

In 2000 I was in basic training at Ft Benning and one of my drill sgts used this song as a running cadence. He added some things to make it extra but it was so awesome.

@nobetter7747

2 жыл бұрын

thats ironic him using the song given the meaning of it tbh

@seandobson6221

2 жыл бұрын

@@nobetter7747 yeah that’s what I thought too but he added some lines to make it work for the situation.

One of the best live performances of this classic Metal song. Here with a newly turned 22 years old Ozzy. Black Sabbath was formed from the working quarters of Birmingham, England (UK) with Ozzy Osbourne (voclals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Bill Ward (drums) and Geezer Butler (bass) in 1968.

I remember watching my dad play the drums to this song when it came out I was about 8or9 I loved playing drums had a excellent teacher. But it was Tony Iommi on the guitar that grabbed my attention when I read the story about him losing the tips of his finger on his last day at his factory job. Then for him to make leather tips for his fingers then had to re-learn to play the guitar. Inspired me I worked day and night practicing 6 yrs after watching him play the drums to this song now I was onstage playing the guitar with him..✌😎

The Wizard is one of my favorites from their first album. And I'm pretty sure Children of the Grave from the album Masters of Reality was the beginning of Thrash Metal.

Oh, now you’re getting to The Godfather’s of many genres of metal huh…. May I suggest Hand of Doom next?! Everyone in that band is legendary and not just because of the band as a whole, but individually as well!

watching and listening to Ozzy and black sabbath is like being in a wind tunnel with a hurricane of energy . We need to go back and anylize the power of these rock legend's.I AM SO GLAD YOU HAVE TAPPED IN TO THIS . ROCK ON AILEEN.

For Black Sabbath " Paranoid " is a must ‼🍻⚡

You need the studio version!! It’s incredible

@silly_programme5061

2 жыл бұрын

Just watch out for that awful fan-made MV. There is no official music video for War Pigs! 😄

@vicprovost2561

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the official studio audio has by far the best mix of the dozens of versions of this seminal song by far. Also you get the correct lyrics. Don't do the fan made video! Nothing to do with the song, just distracts from the tune.

The nose ring speaks to me.. activist, but maybe the magic of heavy metal will convert thee.

The drum fills in this song are so good and hit so hard. Lyrically the song is amazing and one of my favorites.

Bill Ward didn't get half the credit he deserved mixing jazz beats in with just being a f**king madman on the drums

I would love for you to watch and listen to these lyrics , and then compare to the studio version. Ozzy changes the lyrics. Also yes, Crazy Train is part of Ozzy's solo career. Another great reaction. Would love your reaction to Paranoid and Megalomania.

@daniellysohirka5079

2 жыл бұрын

Megalomania is his top vocal performance.

Ozzy is a singer who always knew his limitations and from them he created his strengths. Without being a virtuous (as Dio, Halford, Gillan or Dickinson are), he managed to transmit an intensity and absolute mysticism. One is imnotized by his voice that seems to come from a cult performing a satanic ritual. A master!

The hi hat moving the full time unreal and sick. than that solo! my god tbey stand alone with a sound that none can touch.

I love the camera work in this live clip and the fact that they focus alot on Bill Ward's incredible drumming

I've been waiting for you to do Sabbath! You seem drawn to rhythm sections and it's hard to beat that of Black Sabbath when it comes to Hard Rock/Metal

Great reaction!! Bill Ward was a giant! Pretty sure he wasn’t using a double bass drum pedal back then; he did it (like Bonham) with one foot. If you like drums, you should check out the Professor, Neil Peart of Rush. He’s regarded by many to be the greatest drummer of all time and was one of Danny Carey’s biggest influences. It’s a bit of a commitment, but the first side of Rush’s 1976 album 2112 is an epic masterpiece and one I think you’d love. And if you like guitar, check out UFO’s 1978 live album Strangers in the Night. This album is considered on of the greatest live albums of all time and guitarist Michael Schenker is probably one of the most underrated guitar players of all time. UFO and Schenker had a huge influence on bands like Iron Maiden. Check out Mother Mary, Lights Out or Rock Bottom, although the entire album is fire and you can’t miss with any of the songs 👍🏻 Cheers!

WAR PIGS is still the Greatest Hard Rock/Metal song of All Time.

OZZY is from the land of Oz, Australia. The band was originally walking the fairy trail of UK Folk/Tolkien/psychedelic music. But they took a turn for the savage trail and opened up a new road for European teenage revolt. Black Sabbath was not just about the rage in the new music, It was also about the rage in the lyrics. Looking at the War Pigs invasion of western political landscape since 9/11 brings back all the memories of the War Pigs of the 1960's.

Would love to get your reaction on some system of a down

@AileenSenpai

2 жыл бұрын

I have an SOAD song on the roster for next week!

@TheDEG

2 жыл бұрын

@@AileenSenpai Yesss!!

They were always great. I walked into my sons bedroom one day and I asked "are you playing Sabbath"......he said I'm trying to. He was 14 and just starting to play guitar. It was great to know he was interested in awesome music.

For the record, those drums took out a restraining order against Ward.

Bill Ward is a beast on drums 🤘 He beats them like they owe him money 😂 Black Sabbath - Forever the Godfathers of Metal 🤘

Watching Bill Ward beat the $hit out of his drum kit is therapeutic.

grew up on these guys too. i remember opening christmas presents when i was little with their first album playing in the background.

New to your reaction videos here, i deeply appreciate your reactions and how you take the time to listen and research the band and all. Great reaction to such a iconic band and creators of metal. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

God bless you for diving into Black Sabbath..you are a beautiful human being..hope u explore more Sabbath because your reactions are priceless! Thank u

Gotta love the 2 microphones taped together!

This is a great album. I am glad you chose this to go down the rabbit hole 🤘🤘🤘🌹🌹🌹

That drummer left no wood on those drumsticks by the time he was done. He beat the piss out of that drum kit

It warms my heart to hear someone so young say "everyone knows Ozzy, hes a household name" 🖤💚🩷🧡💛💙❤️🖤

Saw Black Sabbath live, minus the drummer, around 2014 here in the desert. First song they played was War Pigs!! Pitch perfect.

In 1968-69 they were known as Earth but there was already another group with the same name so the one night Geezer Butler had a black magick book written in Latin next to his bed. Woke up with a cloaked figure in black standing at the foot of the bed pointing at him. Next morning he was going to dispose of the book but to his surprise it was mysteriously gone. He then met with Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Ozzy told them about his experience Ozzy wrote down those iconic line “What is this thing that stands Before me” and that’s how they the song Black Sabbath came to be. And the name Black Sabbath has been linked to the Boris Karloff movie but as Geezer Butler recalls that it was the black apparition that led to the name of the band. On April 27, 1979, after various attempts to get Ozzy back on the team, Black Sabbath fired their lead singer. “We just couldn't continue with Ozzy,” guitarist Tony Iommi said. “As much as everyone wanted us to, we just couldn't do it. Nothing was happening and it would have meant the end of the band. Ozzy did Blizzard of Oz with the iconic guitarist Randy Rhodes in 1980 in the UK and Black Sabbath went on to continue to make music without ozzy. 1985 reunited at Live Aid to play 3 iconic songs together again. Btw this is version is called Walpurgis. It was the intended name for War Pigs. The lyrics are different more dark. These are the lyrics to this song in the video. Walpurgis Witches gather at black masses Bodies burning in red ashes On the hill the church in ruin Is the scene of evil doings It's a place for all bad sinners Watch them eating dead rats' innards I guess it's the same wherever you may go Oh, Lord, yeah Carry banners which denounce the Lord See me rocking in my grave See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood See them stick the stake through me, oh Don't hold me back 'cause I've just gotta go They've got a hold of my soul now Lords got my brain instinct with blood obscene Look in my eyes I'm there enough, yeah On the scene, a priest appears Sinners falling at his knees Satan sends out funeral pyre Casts the priest into the fire It's the place for all bad sinners Watch them eating dead rats' innards I guess it's the same wherever you may go Oh, Lord, yeah

I love the fact that you are learning about where metals started but I also love that I am learning more about metal by listening to your reactions. You seem a lot more original and authentic in your reactions to metal bands that I am just getting to know also. Please keep on doing what you're doing I will be a long time listener. God bless you

Been saying it for yrs, Ozzy has the best voice in rock, and he has a natural talent with his timing, awesome.

You chose the perfect way to experience this song. I still am just amazed at the pure stamina if not talent of this drummer!! For me he stills the show. Great song! Lyrics are bit different, but great!! Great job!

I love the fact that you found the lyrical version that was part of the demo, but not released on the album. Being only a couple years older than you, I was greatly immersed in early metal by my dad. I got to see them live, minus Bill Ward, in 2013 with my dad as well. Such a cool experience enjoying the music together.

We didn't call it metal. We just called it Black Sabbath.

OK the band formed in Liverpool England in 1966. They were called Earth. They changed their name to Black Sabbath in 68. Their first hit was Paranoid in 1970. Ozzy was with them for the early 70s. Fired. Replaced with Dio. Brought back and fired again. Went solo in 1980 after a serious bout of depression. He did not know what or where he was going next. Sharon became his manager and wife. She was the daughter of the owner of the record label. She saved John OZZY Osbourne's life. More than once since then.He had his first retirement in 91 with.No More tears album. The tour nicknamed the no more tours tour. followed 4 years later by OZZMOSIS and the retirement sucks tour. 😅 He has continued his solo career since. But in the last decade he suffered a severe injury on an ATV he was riding on his property. He was revived fortunately. Now suffering from Parkinson's disease. Dio died in the oughts. But before that the rights to the name of Sabbath had for 30 years been in dispute. They settled the issue by deciding the line up with Ozzy IS Black Sabbath and without him and Dio instead would be called Heaven and Hell after their 1st album together. In 2011 Sabbath reunited with Ward's son replacing his late father on drums for their final album 13. That concert is here on youtube. They released 2 singles, Is god dead? And Loner? Using concert footage. Nice HQ/HD of course. Now the band are working class boys from a town mainly built around shipbuilding. Post war Britain still under rationing, blue collar types we would say now. They were hippies. Angry hippies who hated war especially the Viet-nam war just starting in 68. They question the hypocrisy of religious leaders and politicians and the military leaders and the weapons makers. They want peace and love and see a world torn apart by hate and war. Then take into account doing enough hard drugs and alcohol to kill a dozen men and what state of mind that created. You have Black Sabbath the early adopters of heavy blues with distortion and feedback and a faster pace with heavy bass/rhythm section and you find what became the English heavy metal scene that inspired bands like Metallica when they were starting out in the earliest 80s. Other bands were contemporaries of both of course.But there you have the time line. Sabbath continued with Ronny James DIO and without him. Ozzy went solo. Often having Tony or Geezer playing when he needed someone to play with in studio or on tour. Yes finding the prodigy that was Randy Rhodes helped launch ozzy's solo career. After his passing was Jake Lee, then current member Zakk Wylde. He has his own band Black Label society and a Sabbath cover band Zakk Sabbath. He was a student of Randy's which is how he met Ozzy. The music lives on even as the men themselves are nearing their end. The legacy will live on.