"He's so cute!"...until he starts biting the head off of a bat. 🦇

@mattheweudy2396

Жыл бұрын

😂

@TR4200

Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t it a dove in reality? Ozzy was given a dove to give to the record company as a peace offering. Instead, he bit the head off. Legend, turned it into a bat to make a better story.

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Whaat?!

@raydurz

Жыл бұрын

​@@TR4200 the dove he did on purpose while meeting with record executives. The bat was an accident after someone threw it on stage and he thought it was fake.

@Dr-Alexander-The-Great

Жыл бұрын

No it was a real bat. Ozzy thought it was rubber, until he bit it

I don't think you've really heard Black Sabbath until you've heard "War Pigs". It's got everything they're best at all in one song.

@misteropinion2869

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the very same thing, lol. She's got to listen to War pigs, that would be an education indeed! As long as the young lady not just listens, but feels and understands War pigs :)

@scottmccloud2894

Жыл бұрын

I am big fan of Master of Reality - Children of the Grave

@1BRTGong

Жыл бұрын

No black sabbath without planet caravan, solitude and symptom of the universe.

@joeljones8066

Жыл бұрын

you haven't heard Black Sabbath until you own Headless Cross on cd, vinyl, and cassette

@drew1964able

Жыл бұрын

Planet Caravan.

Still holds up as a freaking jam like 50 years later. Cant say that about too many tunes

@paulprice1705

Жыл бұрын

In 50 more years no one will remember any of the trash that has come out in the last ten years. 60s - 90s will always be the best.

If you are looking for an Irish band from this era you might check Thin Lizzy. They were formed in Dublin in 1969. I would say their best known song is "The Boys Are Back in Town" from 1976.

@ChrisBrown-or8ky

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Personal fave of theirs is Jailbreak. Definitely worth a listen

@briangrogan2553

Жыл бұрын

Geezer was burning dirt in his day and it was illegal. Paranoia goes away with the illegality and bud today is very different.

@bugvswindshield

Жыл бұрын

Heck YA!! Phil Lynott was feaken awesome!!!!!

@timnewman1172

Жыл бұрын

If you want to listen to the best, Rory Gallagher was Irish and amazing!

@waynehackney5812

Жыл бұрын

​@@timnewman1172 Irish Tour 74, a simply amazing live album.

At the time, their music was the heaviest around. Black Sabbath knocked down barriers for other, heavier music

@steffenpanning2776

Жыл бұрын

I think Vanilla Fudge was in the beginning. They were not heavy metal, but they were quite different and arguably harder than most of the music scene then. This is a "Beatclub" episode from 1968 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHer3KWKk82pYLA.html Compare these tame songs with Vanilla Fudge from 1967 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHer3KWKk82pYLA.html

@jr82sporty

6 ай бұрын

Let's say Black Sabbath kiss AC DC Rush all bands that have been around 50 years install jam except for rush because of Neil Peart but they were still one of the greats let's not add Lynyrd Skynyrd to the list people a rolling around for a couple years and everybody died in the plane crash and there was one left and they never did nothing after

This was during the birth of the heavy metal genre in 1969 and 1970. Black Sabbath, along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, were among the pioneers of the form, so it doesn't seem quite as heavy now over 50 years later. Another of the early heavy metal bands (some say they were the first) was Blue Cheer, whose most famous record was a cover of the old Eddie Cochran song "Summertime Blues."

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Great insight! Thanks 😊

@christopherconard2831

Жыл бұрын

Imagine you are a parent who has a kid listening to The Carpenters or Osmonds while driving them to school. But one day you hear this blasting out of their room.

@thefuzzman

Жыл бұрын

​@@christopherconard2831 Have you heard "Wild Horses" by the Osmonds? If you haven't, you should. Completely different sound than the "bubble gum pop" most people associate to them.

@samuelgirard1407

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeJennings This is a good start. But they have better earlier songs. Do War Pigs, Iron Man, Fairies Wear Boots, and The Wizard just to name a few. Sweat Leaf and Snow Blind are also worth a listen & reaction as well.

@CodeBleu724

Жыл бұрын

My dad graduated high school in 1969 and was into Sabbath, Zeppelin and early Chicago. When they first hit, nobody heard anything like it before. I was born in '72 and will be 51 this coming May. When I was very little, he exposed me to a bunch of different music and always kept an open mind to this very day. I've been spinning Drum & Bass for 23 years and when my dad comes over and hears the stuff I play, he's blown away by how loud, funky and at times brutal it can be. When he really likes something he hears, he'll come up to me on the turntables and show me a video clip on his phone of the Peanuts characters dancing. :)

Glad to see Ozzie having so much fun! You can tell the entire band was just jamming! That opening riff just kills! Great choice!

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

It is a SUPER opening

@petervandervliet640

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeJennings I would advise War Pigs the live version kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWeWmLWAn7GclKQ.html as in this one. Much more haunting vocals, better vocals IMO and Ozzy in good form. Or better yet, try Mr. Crowley from his first Solo Album Blizzard of Ozz, a fantastic album and this live version may not be Ozzy in the best voice but still fitting for a song about Aleister Crowley, but look and listen to his guitar player, who died just a few years later in a light aircraft crash while being flown by Ozzy's tour bus driver in the US, His name was Randy Rhoads. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWeA2Mqddqi1odY.html

@ebw7060

Жыл бұрын

Iommi is still the riff master.

@ozzy1887

8 ай бұрын

It's Ozzy, not Ozzie.

Black Sabbath literally wrote that song in 15 minutes because they had a little time left over at their recording session

@acemodez3169

Жыл бұрын

I thought of that when she mentioned the basic lyrics. And yeah, the whole song, not just the lyrics, it was written and recorded that quick

@edh9999

Жыл бұрын

In fact, the studio version is the first time Ozzy saw the lyrics himself. Just read them off the paper they handed him.

@Gunderson105

Жыл бұрын

IIRC it was written as a throw away track to fill the end of the album. The band didnt think much of the song, but the studio execs loved it, as it was simple, short and had a catchy groove. Perfect for radio play. In fact, the Studio had the album name changed from War Pigs to Paranoid because of the marketability of the song, and Paranoid was less politically charged than War Pigs

@blechtic

Жыл бұрын

No wonder it's the worst song of the album.

@zakkmylde1712

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gunderson105 I don't understand how they could have called Paranoid less politically charged it's still about the war and a soldier with ptsd getting treated like shit.

There aren't many things in life that I love more than Sabbath. One of my fondest memories is getting to see them perform at Ozzfest 99.

@mikeconner3684

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! I saw them in Nashville, totally surprised me when all of them were there. Sadly they came on after Rob Zombie and the crowd was wiped out.

@vicprovost2561

Жыл бұрын

Me too, in Hartford CT. 8th row, had ringing in the ears for days, worth the extra buzz, LOL!

@andyjg13

Жыл бұрын

I saw them at Ozzfest that year, too, in Bristow, VA. One of the best live shows I ever saw.

@metaldams78

Жыл бұрын

I too saw them at Ozzfest that year. Was stoked they played “Dirty Woman”

@alexojeda9048

Жыл бұрын

Saw them at Ozzfest '97 at Giants Stadium. It was awesome 'cause Ozzy did two sets, solo and with BS. He handled it like a BOSS!

Saw them in concert in 1975. My ears were ringing for days. Awesome night even though Ozzy was pretty much wasted.

The early 70s was before my time but Black Sabbath was considered heavy metal back then. It made me feel old when I found out that my taste of music is considered “Classic Rock” because I like metal bands similar to Black Sabbath from that era 😆

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

No such thing as old. Just experienced 😊

@gerardcote8391

Жыл бұрын

If you like heavy rock Check out these Japanese Bands Iron Bunny Twenty Three X Japan Rusty Nail ( You may have heard them before, they did the soundtrack to the movie Saw IV) Band Maid Non Fiction Days Lovebites Holy War live Zepp Tokyo Versailles Aristocrats Symphony live Holy Grail Unlucky Morpheus Knight of Sword

@billkrebs4227

10 ай бұрын

Same here, I am 56, not sure how old you are but best music ever in the 70s

Tony Iommi (I oh me ) wrote this riff as a filler for the Paranoid album while the other guys left the studio for lunch. The record company wanted another song for the record. Tony is the ultimate riff master! Instead of sandwich, you could use ' the devils lettuce!'. In 1970 - '71 this was heavy. Real heavy.

@seanbutler8401

Жыл бұрын

True about his name but Tony Lomy definitely sounds better

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Oopsie

@0okamino

Жыл бұрын

That Tony Loamy, he’s great for gardening. 😉

@The_Original_Geoff_B

Жыл бұрын

Thus the album cover - The album was due to be released as "War Pigs", and the cover shoot had already been done . . .

Aahhh...the tunes of my adolescence! This takes me back to being 12-16, late 80s-early 90s. I think my first few albums that I bought were BS, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, and Metallica. Keep rocking out Diane! btw - War Pigs is one of my favorites by Sabbath, and the video is an 80s storytelling masterclass.

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

War pigs?! Great name

@lexentropy

Жыл бұрын

War Pigs is definitely one of, if not my favorite, Black Sabbath song. It is also on the same album "Paranoid"

@kenwheeler3637

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeJennings War Pigs was supposed to be the title of their second album but the record company said it was too controversial, being that it was an anti-Veitnam War protest song especially. So the album was instead titled Paranoid. Interestingly the cover art wasn't changed, as evidenced by the guy in a pig costume swinging a sword around.

Such a classic ! Even in 2023, this song is still "blasted" over the speakers at many USA university sporting events. ( It does get the fans energized )

"Final destination has been after him for awhile", made me laugh out loud.

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@0okamino

Жыл бұрын

I think the ol’ Reaper has just been too starstruck to actually approach him. Almost gets up the courage, and then thinks “No, no. I can’t! What would I even say? Wanna play chess or something?”

@chellenickle333

Жыл бұрын

Omg, so did I! I had to pause it and then of course, back it up to hear her say that AGAIN! Final Destination...🤣

"Paranoid" should be the anthem of every man worldwide at some point in his life.

Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s was the greatest time for music. The experimentation all those great bands did was by far the best.

For the time this was heavy especially when you consider what 70’s pop music was like. It Amazes me that there are masses of people who never heard this before!?

@joemendyk9994

Жыл бұрын

If we were all wired to enjoy the same thing, we would be just another brick in the wall.....😶

Britian had a lot of bands make it big in the US in the 60 s and 70 s . So glad you like this one .

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

😊

@dustinwagner1776

Жыл бұрын

In the U.S we refer it as the British Invasion and they are all awesome 👍

When a young man this was one of my road trip songs. A collection of music I had for driving cross country at high speeds. Out in the West at that time you could cruise along at 120 mph (200 kph) with no worries for hours. And we did, listening to this kind of music.

Love your reactions. They're great. I listened to all you girls, and I love you all. Great shout out to all you... Best to Everyone.

That album is one of their best, you also need to listen to Iron Man, Fairies Wear Boots, Electric Funeral, and War Pigs, they are all classics and some great old songs. War Pigs is one of my favorites.

You would have to listen to "Symptom of the Universe", "Megalomania", "The Writ" or "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" to fully experience Black Sabbath. And then listen to "Who are you" or "Spiral Architect" to get a grasp of how much the band also was into Progressive Rock back then.

@rockerjim8045

Жыл бұрын

totally agree. Sabotage is a masterpiece

@nikolaucznaum4312

11 ай бұрын

I concur!

@JamesMacTavish1688

4 ай бұрын

sabotage is sabbaths best (i only consider the first 6 releases)

Love😅your reaction! Keep ‘em coming. Thanks for not stopping the music like so many other people who react to music do.

Diane, the most accurate thing you said is, "She's perfect" ... and she IS !!! I am stoked to see you go down this road. Play this song a few times and I think it will grow on you a lot more.

Another great video! These guys are great! A big fan! The first time I saw them was on the Mob Rules Tour! Ozzy had gone solo and Ronnie James Dio was the lead singer! Loving these reaction videos! With you kind of introducing yourself to great classic rock artists! Keep up the great work my dear!

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@henrychin4290

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeJennings You bet ya!!

This band was definitely inspirational to others who came after they basically created the metal genre

You picked my favorite of their songs! Great video.

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

Diane takes the channel in a heavy metal direction And ED saw no mistakes, it was sheer perfection I found one thing very intriguing about the reaction That, to young Ozzy’s hair, Diane had an attraction

@jonhenry8268

Жыл бұрын

Nope ED phoned this one in . . . maybe she had smoked a sandwich 😉

The birth of Metal 🤘🤘

You're on a roll with that good music lately. Hope you're enjoying it 😄

I do miss music videos being primarily band focused. Great vid Diane. Hugs n love =D

Well, just Bark At The Full Moon, Irish Rocker Girl! What a blast to watch & listen to you groovin' to the music I grew up with and still listen to daily. All the bands you've done so far (except KISS) are indeed all British. The Beatles were the first of what is known in the US as the "British Invasion" late 60's. Looking forward to continuing your musical adventures. Rock On, Diane! 🤟🤘🤙☘🎼🎵🎶🎸🎤😎

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Oh that makes sense! 😂

@randallharbour6230

Жыл бұрын

The Beatles hit the US in '64. Followed by the Stones, Cream, Zeppelin, the Who, and too many more to name. I still remember watching the ED Sullivan Show that night. That was the beginning of a change for me musically. It was a great time to grow up. Fantastic music.

@gerardcote8391

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of Barking at the moon Do Ozzie Osborne Bark at the Moon That was from his solo career

Black Sabbath was captivating live. And I'm serious.

You enjoying Sabbath and that bass riff priceless 👍

Happy 210K Diane!

Paranoid is one of those songs everyone has probably heard but might not know the name or the band behind it.

I'm glad I got to see him in the early 90's it remains one of my favorite concerts! Check out War Pigs and Iron Man, killer!

Every garage cover band in the 80's did this song (including mine). It rocked. It still rocks.

I just fell in LOVE

This is fantastic! As a lover of great rock music, seeing you experience these classic bands and songs has been a lot of fun! You definitely need to do some Led Zeppelin. I would recommend doing an entire album listen. Led Zeppelin IV (also known as ZOSO) is not only one of the greatest albums ever made, but every single song is a banger and representative of a turning point in Led Zeppelin's musical history, much like Rubber Soul was for The Beatles. It has some of the best rocking songs Zeppelin was known for, but also samples of their Tolkien-inspired fantasy music, blues-inspired songs, and finally their first true piece of anthemic music in Stairway to Heaven.

@meredithlyon3142

Жыл бұрын

"Black dog"!!

One of the first records I bought, on vinyl no less, a couple of other tracks on the album that is popular are Iron Man and War Pigs. If you are looking for a popular American band from the era, a suggestion would be the Eagles - Hotel California. A Canadian band that is very popular is Rush, their track Tom Sawyer is very good.

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

I did the Eagles. It’s been blocked… maybe it’ll clear

@burke615

Жыл бұрын

I second the Rush - Tom Sawyer suggestion! Spirit of Radio is another great one.

@frankswarbrick7562

Жыл бұрын

@@DianeJennings Don't bet on it. Eagles are notorious for blocking videos of their music.

Black Sabbath's impact is felt everywhere, in different genres and scenes. You can see their influences in music everywhere from Northern England to Indonesia. They were one of the best artists of their day.

Great reaction as usual, can you imagine the impact this would have had in 1970? Everyone was at the end of the Beatles era and free love hippy culture, and then Black Sabbath comes along and says welcome to the 70s.

I'm loving your music reviews. Can't wait for more. Have you done Deep Purple? You should do Highway Star by them.

Never gets old.

This song took like five minutes to write (and in the studio) as they needed another song for the album.

My older brother bought the first two Black Sabbath albums, "Paranoid" and "Master of Reality" and let me listen to them as I pleased...which was more than he did. I would say the American equivalent at that time were Iron Butterfly and Steppenwolf...but the American groups did not carry the heavy driving tone as well. Those were great years for music on either side of pond.

@chipparmley

Жыл бұрын

An "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" review would cause Editor Diane's head to explode.

@kenwheeler3637

Жыл бұрын

That's actually the second and third albums. The first one is simply self titled.

@no2all

Жыл бұрын

​@@kenwheeler3637 My bad. You are correct...why it only seems like 50 years ago. 😁😁😁

@ianpodmore9666

Жыл бұрын

The first album they released was Black Sabbath. They made an album before that, very bluesy that was never released. It used to be on YT, but can't find it anymore.

When I was a kid, this was wake up music. My sister would play it to wake me up for school in the morning. Did the trick. The Osbournes had a reality TV show about 20 years ago.

I saw Black Sabbath in concert in 1976. AMAZING!! Later Saw Ozzy 3 different times in concert.

Ozzy told a story on a talk show when he got out of rehab and spent the first night back at home, he walked down into the kitchen, stark naked, to get a drink of water, looked out the window, saw a snake in the back garden so grabbed a golf club and chased the snake away (still naked) all while his next door neighbour was stood there staring at him 🤣🤣 x

@chipparmley

Жыл бұрын

Pat Boone was the neighborhood?

Loving these reactions so much!! Just a suggestion, try Rush, Tom Sawyer. Canadian group with only three members....amazing musicians. I think you might like them. Thanks!

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@justaguy6129

Жыл бұрын

Very good call. Most talented band ever.

@primemover1416

Жыл бұрын

Even though Tom Sawyer is their most well known song, I'd go with The Spirit of Radio first.

@justgreta1796

Жыл бұрын

That is a great song too!! You can't go wrong with Rush.

@j.robertsergertson4513

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: you will be banned from entering Canada if you don't know who Geddy Lee is and can't name 3 RUSH songs .

I really enjoy these music reactions

Ozzy! Great job Diane and Chewie

Black Sabbath is my favorite band, and Bill Ward can beat the hell out of those drums. Iron Man is probably their most famous song and you've probably heard it. Also the Simpsons character was playing Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple, maybe another song that you can check out.

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

Us Sabbath fans are well aware of how meme-worthy Ozzy is.

These guys were the definition of ROCK! Music holds up 50 years later!!!

I've not listened to too much of Black Sabbath. I barely knew that Ozzy was the lead vocal. I do really enjoy the beat of this song and I like how the lyrics are pretty clear and understandable. Keep rockin' Diane and Chewie 🤘

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Rock ooooon!

@GilaMonster971

Жыл бұрын

Ozzy was good in Sabbath, but Dio was much better. RIP RJD 🤘🤘🤘

Hey, Diane, Tony's last name isn't Lommi, It's Iommi (pronounced:Eye-Owe-Mee)

My suggestion for you would be Master of Puppets by Metallica, an anti-drug song.

Saw Sabbath on their 'The End' tour in Birmingham (England). It was their penultimate ever performance and they were truly amazing.

I remember buying the album. I was probably a junior or senior in high school. The whole family went to Kansas City shopping and I ditched the parents... bought it... went back to the car and put it under the car... when we all got back to the car to leave... at the last second I opened the door... grabbed the album and got away with it. Ya. Dad was one of those people. My little brothers didn't rat me out.

"Final destination has been after him for a while now, but He's still Rock'in" .. OMG that had me in Hysterics 🤣

Good music; crazy times!

I first heard sabbath as a little boy , it was their 1st album and it scared the shit out of me , sabbath wanted to play deep dark heavy metal, the were one of the pioneers of the genre, Tony iomis distinctive guitar sound came from a workplace accident, a machine cut off the tips of his fingers from his picking hand, he became so depressed because he loved playing guitar, he found a way using thicker looser strings, heavy metal fans loved the dark brooding sound , sabbath is one of my favorite bands , great video Diane , rome new york

the first Head Banging music, so different, so new, so fantastically wonderful

the "Prince of Darkness" when he a young lad. Ozzy has made so much great music it's incomprehensible. I got to see him live only once, but he was great. It happened to be the only time I got to see Alice and Chains with Layne Staley too. Layne had a cast on his leg, a fan through a joint on stage at the end of the show and Layne lit it up, smoked it while he sang the encore then wheeled of the stage, but he stood up only to sing. It That was fantastic!

I love it!

If there is 1 song that signals the birth of metal , its this song.

It's really something to be proud of when ED says that you were perfect. 🤩

DJ loved your reaction, especially the head movement. More heavy metal reviews and we will turn you into a real head banger! Perhaps ED already is. Perfect for both of you! ;-)

Tonni said in an interview " We don't consider ourselves a heavy metal band . I don't know where that came from ? " We're just a rock n roll band ".

the good old days bring them back

Happy Weird Wednesday.I really love this video.

Imagine coming from the Sixties with all the peace and love songs and then they play this. Your world would be rocked, in a good way

Rock on Diane!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@DianeJennings

Жыл бұрын

Yeaaaah! In a don’t touch me kinda rocking way

Awesome song

Mojave Desert camping ,road tripping music! Yowza, This brought me back several decades...

Saw Black Sabbath in concert way back in the day. :)).

Not sure if you read these, Diane, but I just adore watching you react to these classics. You are no-doubt being inundated with suggestions, so I'll add a background 60hz buzz to the cacophony with two bands. YES (the band) -- Such a rich discography but here are three (skipping their long classics like and going for more recognizable hits) with a note: Roundabout (classic 70's approachable Yes), I've Seen All Good People (early, very recognizable and sing-along-able), and Owner of a Lonely Heart (my day, their only #1, and an absolute pop classic). Next, Rush (the band) -- From the obscure to the most recognizable, it's impossible sometimes to believe three people made all that great sound live. Rush will start arguments though -- among their fans who are partisan for one period or style. I'd suggest my personal favorite first, La Villa Strangiato (instrumental, haunting, genius), then The Spirit of Radio (their 1980 departure from prog rock), and finally one you have certainly been exposed to, Tom Sawyer (prophetic coverage of the creeping control of health-and-safety over everything). Listen to 2112 if you can, but it may be too long to cover.

Great song !

Good pick these guys are the GOATS of heavy metal I grew up listening to them in the early 70s

i'm a big Sabbath fan and i like that you let it play through unlike other reviewers that stop every 30 seconds to comment

@douglaslong8094

Жыл бұрын

P S listen to the whole album..it is a classic

Love your musical journey of discovery!!❤❤ btw, it's Tony Iommi, starts with an "i". Tony Lomey was cute though 😊

That's real music young lady.

Thanks Jennings

This came out when I 15 years old and my friends and I were crazy about it.

Not many people realize this fact about the Paranoid vinyl LP. or CD From the first needle groove on the album through to the other side2 and ending..it is ALL in 4/4 time including the breaks between the songs. Check it out.. and. .you are welcome ...for the rock trivia. I am 73 and found this out when the album came out in abut 1970.

You are beautiful, and it is such a joy to see you enjoying such a great song for the first time! 😍 You should listen for more hard rock. Try some Van Halen next!

thank you diane

This song was writen cause the studio needed a few more minutes of song time, ozzy didn't see the lyrics til he recorded it, it was writen in like 15 minutes

I saw them do this song live back in the early 1970s. Good times.

Good video 🤘🏻

Tony Iommi (lead guitar) is missing a couple finger tips from a workplace accident. He made prosthetic tips for himself with wax and leather so he could play the cords.

@warrenbridges1891

Жыл бұрын

GoofMan He also tuned down to make it easier to bend notes. Some people use light gauge strings.

Most rock music regardless of tone and pacing are wholesome and deal with the struggles of life, the pain of love, and how to be strong for others.

Love your enthusiasm! And that accent is so nice. If you want to do more videos with Sabbath you can look up self titled song Black Sabbath or maybe Snowblind or Supernaut from Vol. 4! Well they have so many great songs really. And yes, I admit Ozzy was really cute back then 😍

Two things. It's Tony EYE-omi, it's an I not an L. And yeah, all the greats seemed to start in England. If your interested, look up the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. And for another video look up Iron Maiden. Any song, but Fear of the Dark and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son are great places (and albums) to start!

I was fortunate enough to see Black Sabbath on the first show of their last tour. I actually went with my mother, and it was like having a religious experience.

Diane ... this album came out when I was 13 ... it was LIFE CHANGING event! The "heavy" of heavy metal sort of came (well, quite literally) by accident ... Tony Iommi was working in a machine shop and had the tips of his fingers chopped of when he reached too far for a sheet of metal ... as a result, he couldn't play his guitar in a regular tuning, and had to loosen up the strings (and make his own artificial finger tips!) resulting in a lower, "darker" sound.