When I was a teen, I was overwhelmingly attracted to sabbaths riffs and sound in general. Their lyrics led me to the Judeo-Christian prophecies. Then, I had awakened to Christ Jesus, and I've been on a life mission ever since. The Lord used this band's lyrics to transform me into a Christian warrior. I'm forevermore greatful. GOD bless🕆
Jay Hope Same here. Planted the seed in fertile soil. Never looked back. I am forever grateful to those four guys. Oh, and for the music too. There will never be another band like Sabbath. Larry Norman was another controversial figure, but the Lord used him mightly to accomplish His purpose and Will.
@@honesty1234, yes sir I absolutely understand and I think I know what you're hinting at. Lucifer is/was amongst the greatest of "musicians", so then we should be wise to discern and consider the heart and essence of each song/notes/ lyrics/ musical piece... Very easy to fall victim and no one is an exception.
To be honest, this is better than most of the so called Christian bands of today. So many have sold out. Toby Mac, Lecrae, Andy Mineo, skillet... The list goes on and on. To think Black Sabbath is bringing people to Christ, blows my mind! Props to Sabbath! I've been a fan since I was 5 years old. I have major respect for these guys, who I believe are the inventors of metal! Rock on!
For all the Satanic accusations they faced, this is widely considered to be the first Christian Metal song ever recorded. Ozzy actually warned about staying away from the devil. Every time Satan comes up in an Ozzy song Ozzy is trying to deny Satan or get away from him!
My brother sang this song in church. The pastor loved it until he found out it was a Black Sabbath tune. He wouldn’t let my brother sing in the church again. Sabbath was never a satanic band.
Most of their lyrics are like this. Thought provoking. Not satanic. Check out the song "Lord of This World" off of the same album. Ozzy is singing from the point of view of the devil but telling you the truth of your soul. Incredible music. One of my all time favorite bands. And their name was inspired by an old time horror movie. Not Satan.
Sure Ozzy is devout... until it comes to respect & money then all bets are off. Just ask Jake E Lee, Lee Kerslake & Bob Daisley. While Sharon is behind most of the despicable things they've done, Ozzy is not blind to what's been done and has knowingly sat by and watched it happen and in some cases helped to keep things from going public. They've kept one step ahead of the hound but that's about to end.... It's not going to be pretty either.
No one said he wasn’t flawed. But Jake recently said he was fired because he wasn’t bringing much to the table and that he would like to jam with Ozzy again. This was back in 2014. Couldn’t have been that bad.
Flawed?!?! Not paying people what you said you'd pay them for years, having bass and drum tracks completely wiped and re-recorded by other musicians on remastered albums are more than just flaws. Cursing is a flaw. What he and Sharon have done is immoral, unethical and criminal and I believe we only know a small fraction of whats occurred. I see you talk about Jake's situation but you didn't say anything about Bob & Lee. Why is that?
Lol. Jake wrote the Bark at the Moon record and had to sign away his rights to it. Now Ozzy wrote all the songs and Jake got no credit. Sharon completely screwed him and she threatened to just get another guitarist so then Jake couldn't get fame or touring money. So he sucked it up and stayed. On Ultimate Sin he was able to maintain his credits. But the damage was done. Ozzy was a complete loon then and the business side of the Osbournes had really rubbed Jake the wrong way.
Sabbath fans always knew. This was an interesting song written by the esteemed, legendary, thrice great Terrence Michael Butler AKA 'Geezer', eloquent both with lyrical bass licks and poetic prose. He wrote the majority of lyrics in the OG era from their eponymous first album in 1970 to their 8th studio album 'Never Say Die' in 1978, after which Ozzy was fired and that era ended. During that time he wrote timeless lyrics that are amazingly prescient about man's quest for meaning both within & without, above & below, with occult and science-fiction themes, with the meanings usually pretty obvious, but some taking a bit of reflection to work out. His songs were wicked, heavy, witty and amusing. This element voiced through Ozzy's distinct melodic flair, Tony's recognizable riffs and the hands-down best rhythm section in all of rock & metal Sabbath was an elemental force. As a unit they were much more than the sum of parts. Bills drumming with this pounding beats, creative fills and jazz-influenced feel paired with Geezer do everything except playing your standard 8th notes or doubling the guitar, he played creative, greasy, funky & nasty basslines weaving in and through, up and around the guitar riff, kundalini basslines. And Sabbath had a deep groove. They created something distinct and attractive that has been kept alive by generations of musicians still gaining insight & inspiration from their music while these guys are all in their 70s now. They have always been amazing!! I've been aware pf the message of this song since about 1983 when I was 13. There is some context to it but basically Geezer came from a working class Irish Catholic family. Since their first album the band, the album and the song scared the crap out of people with the themes and imagery of the Hammer horror movies of the 60's. The name of the band came from one such movie from 1963. Once they were popular & touring they had to deal with all kindsa weirdos approaching them to be involved in witch covens, dark brotherhoods, and even Anton Le Vey saying things publicly about them along with occult & Satan stuff. By this third album after a couple years, Geezer was sick of this shit and wanted to explicitly layout his stance to reassure himself & his family. So it was intentional. And I'm sure sincere. However, espousing and praising a belief system isn't the same as being devout. Geezer seems like a good guy, a good Grandpa and I have no reason to question his morals, religious beliefs. He's the only one who could say whether this is accurate & true 40+ years later. I was a teenager in the 80's during the 'Satanic Panic' and some people I shared this song with were definitely surprised. But none of the hardcore, zealot christians I knew believed they were 'true' Christians'. I personally found it super ironic that the so-called 'good'guys' were in such a frenzy of judgement & fear that they wouldn't stop and think and judge based on sentiments expressed in this song, but were much like crazed conspiracy theorists always having a 'they know that we know that they know we know' type of mental gymnastic routine that allowed them to persist in fabricating wild narratives and maintain how 'evil' Black Sabbath was.
My dad was a baptist minister and in my teens in the late 70’s I had my dad read the lyrics to this entire album. With the exception of sweet leaf which speaks of smoking marijuana and solitude my dad only had a few negative things to say. After forever he said the lyrics were wrong where Ozzy sings “ it was people like you that crucified Christ”. My dad said it should have been “ it was people like us that crucified Christ” because we are all sinners and Jesus died for all of us. Into the void my dad interpreted as it spoke of a planetary heaven when he believed heaven is in the spiritual realm
Richard Poynor I dont interpret it as a PLANETARY HEAVEN. Reason is it doesn't fit the rest of their theme of life after death and being accountable, which is prevalent and obvious throughout the rest of the albums lyrics... But that is pretty significant that your dad gave time to anylize it
Mark Garno you have to admit however how my dad could get that impression with the lyrics “rocket engines burning fuel so fast” . It is pretty easy to interpret into the void as a group of people searching for a planetary heaven
@@Rtitus141 ABSOLUTELY but the lyrics that you just quoted are intended to mean...that here we are sending rockets into outer space, and we cant even get it together hear on Earth?
Sabbath is great. And just to clarify OZZY didmt.write a word.it was Geezer The bassist. Sabbath was pinned as Satanists.but in fact They were very upset at this The lyrics do ask theological questions and deal with the dark side but are always warning us of the dangers. If anything Sabbath is very pro Christian. They questioned it Yes But always leaned towards,God and the goodness Even their most recent somg God Is Dead? Is a question. Not am answer. And at the end The.author does not believe God is dead. Pastor. Thank you for listening to this great poetic music
@ 3:29 - when you realize everything you were told about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne in the mainstream was a lie and they're all devout Christians.
I've known how great black sabbath has been since late 70's. Poeple don't realise how great this band was. Just need to listen to the lyrics of every song. Might open some eyes
Exactly. Also the song Black Sabbath is warning of evil. Lord Of This World also. But so many people doesn't understand this. It is needed to read the lyrics of the songs.
If you're surprised by the lyrical content of Sabbath's songs, then it sounds like you judged the music and the band prematurely. Many more metal bands than you'd think "reach across the aisle," so to speak. For instance, the oft-misunderstood "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden is actually about stumbling upon a satanic ritual, being horrified by it, and crying out that it must be stopped, and the authorities must be informed. Unfortunately, simple-minded people stop at reading the title of the song, and misjudge it accordingly.
DickTruth explaining why Ozzy was blamed for a kid committing suicide because of a song named Suicide Solution. Their prejudism towards him even blinded them of the obvious title.
@@fahq5043 It's a song about his battle with alcoholism. I was the kids age or younger and had to explain to my parents and I didn't really understand alcoholism yet. I didn't even drink yet.
@@johncampbell756 thats pretty obvious considerimg the lyrics "suicide is slow with liquor" I was just commenting on how they not only did npt pay attn to lyrics but even overlooked the song title
The bass player Geezer Butler wrote most of the lyrics for the band and many of them are quite brilliant indeed. You guys will be surprised some more if you keep checking out more of their songs and lyrics I assure you. Another band of interest might be Tool, the lyrics to the songs "Lateralus", "Parabol/Parabola" and "Right in Two" are for example very interesting.
TAMPABAY53 I remember the first day of school in 1972, I was in 6th grade and I was sitting next to a friend I knew from Peanut league football and we had talked about the Paranoid album in the past. The first thing he says to me when we had a moment in between lessons was he had bought the Master of Reality album over the summer and he thought it was great! I got it later and agreed!
@@keithj6251 We had a record player in art class in 8th grade in 1970's. We often listened to Master of reality during class. My art teacher did not make me complete the assignments that everyone else had to do. he let me spend the whole year working on large pastel paintings of castles floating in the sky on mountains that I use to draw. I am a professional artist now.
The whole "Satan worshipping" issue was a marketing ploy by their record company and then manager. In interviews, the members have said that if you believe in God, then you must believe there is a Devil. Sabbath just explored and wrote/ sang about both sides. The devil worship is a myth. However, the marketing strategy worked but came with a lot of baggage. Remember, the bible also contains some horrifying stories, passages and imagery. Thanks for the video. - from an open minded non religious person.
Sabbath has never been Anti-Christianity. Most of their music is about the darker sides of life; loss, pain, suffering, tragedy, drugs/alcohol, addiction, war and many other such things. They even wear crosses to keep Bad Actors away from their shows. Even though Geezer was a hippy they had more criticisms of the counter culture than associations (Listen to Children of the Grave). It's not like they're a religious group or anything, but they're not anti-Christianity either.
So glad my parents raised me to appreciate good music. I had a black Sabbath cassette tape that my dad gave me and I wore that thing out. Then when he got a computer that could burn CDs he would sit down with me and my sisters and help us make our own. He's always had a wide selection to pick from
The first time I heard Sabbath was when I was ten years old. It was after Christmas of '73 when I got my first stereo record player.I listened to their album Paranoid and I was instantly hooked. I love Sabbath because of songs like After Forever. Their music is Metal, they are the originators of the genre, but has elements of Blues, Jazz, and Swing. Yes, Swing! Lol. They are simply one of the best Rock bands of all time, because of Geezer's song writing and Tony's ability to create endless Riffs.
@@justsaynoNWO geezer (writer) states it was a story based on an experiance he had with an old occullt book someone gave him. The night he brought it home, he woke up seeing the dark figure in his bedroom....he got rid of the book next day! Lol!
I saw the title and had to watch it even if I probably disagree with him on a lot of issues. It’s nice to see someone like that open to things like this.
Hey it's the 75 year old grandma again, I believe there are different levels or stages of being a believer in Jesus Christ as your savior. I was raised Catholic and always believed in Jesus as my savior, so I believe I was saved from childhood, but I don't believe I was born again, until just before my 50th birthday when I said the sinners prayer with Billy Graham and had a baptisim of the Holy Spirit right there in my living room, until that time I struggled with addictions, and emotional problems, The difference is this, before I always believed in God, but thought of Him as someone out there in Heaven that I could not reach, but after the experience, I had at home that night, I woke up the next day a different person, God was no longer someone I could not reach, I could feel Him with me, He became so very real to me like never before, my life centered around Him. Since that time I have had many supernatural experiences, with God, As a worship dancer I have had angles dance with me, I have seen the Lord, and I have seen Him as the lion of Judah, To really know God is to experience Him. Keep up the good work you guys. I pray for you every day.
I agree with you and you hit the nail on the head about being born again. The way it is presented to become born again turns many people off. Myself included. I felt the same way you did, raised Catholic and always loved God. But there is a point in life when we believers have an experience, that is so profound and moving that we are filled with the spirit and with joy. You really cant explain it....It just happens, and you DO feel born again! Its between you and God. Not about evangelists preaching Born Again over and over. When it happens to you, you will know it. And Carla I had so many problems of my own, such anger, and needing to be right about everything. And when you have something really awful happen, maybe it is the sin of pride. And one needed to be humbled. Oh boy was I humbled. But I am now grateful, yes greatful because it was like God smacking me in the head and saying...be happy, I want you to be HAPPY. Not sad and full of anger and resentment. LET IT GO! Why are you getting stuck in stuff that is long past and forgotten? Thank you Carla, I am 58 and still learning.
Important Sabbath facts: Their name is not satanic. It came from a 1963 Horror film called Black Sabbath. They were struggling to find a new name and identity for the band, while practicing across from a movie theater. One band member comments about the line on the street and how people will pay good money to be scared. They decided to write music that sounded like a horror movie and it changed the direction of the band forever. Early on, Geezer Butler, the bassist lyricist and Ozzy were into reading occult books, which was a common fad in the late 60s. Ozzy gave Geezer a book, which Geezzer kept by his bed. One night, Geezzer had a terrible vision of the devil, which Ozzy docemented (yes, he wrote that one) in the song, Black Sabbath. When Geezer came out of his vision, the book was gone. This experience officially ended Geezer and Ozzy's flirtation with satanism and the occult. They NEVER returned to practicing occultism even though some of their songs explore subjects that include God and the devil. Ozzy has said that Sabbath was basically a typical peace, love, sex drugs and Rock n Roll hippies band. They were not Satanist. Close examination of their lyrics will confirm this. Tony Iommi's said their interest in the occult was limited to watching horror films. But fans thought the band was into the occult. Tony told a funny story of witches in black cloaks, sitting outside heir hotel room with candles, chanting. They had to step over them. So, they blew out the witches candles and sang Happy birthday to them, which pissed them off. Ha ha! Final fact: The song NIB does not mean Nativity In Black. This is a myth which Sabbath would later parody by allowing two Black Sabbath tribute albums to be produced featuring other artist playing Black Sabbath songs. Being big Beatles fans, I think Sabbath, much like the Beatles, enjoyed perpetuating myths about themselves. The song NIB is actually named after Geezzer Butler's beard, which was pointy and shaped like a fountain pen nib. The band nicknamed him Nibby. The lyrics of NIB are not about worshipping Satan. The song is a "What if" fantasy. It's based on the idea of Satan falling in love with a mortal human, like the Gods of Greek Mythology, when they fell in love with humans and created demi-gods like Heracles and Achilles. What if Satan fell in love? Could it change him? How would it change him? The song is basically a creative writing exercise. It's not about worshipping Satan. When seen from this prospective, we can see what a great creative thinker and lyricist that Butler was. His words could be very thought provoking at times. The man was certainly no slouch as a writer. So, bear all this in mind, when you analyze Sabbath's lyrics. Many of them are pro God, pro peace band love and occasionally pro-drugs but also sometimes very ant-drugs. They were sort of like, "Don't do this at home kiddies. We are professionals". Ha ha!
Adam LaTour Well, let’s be honest.... that’s was purposeful. Negative attention is attention. Their name alone (which was Geezer Butler’s idea) immediately peaked curiosity.
Mercyful Fate have good name and are Satanists! People need to stop judging a book based on the cover. Ozzy Osbourne is member of Church of England and King Diamond is member of Church of Satan, that's the difference!
I remember my friends father saw the cover to Black Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. He was yelling at us because he said it was satanic. When he finished his rant and asked us if we agreed with this satanic record I asked him to look at the back of the album cover. If you have never seen it, look it up.
finally!!!!!!!! been watching reaction vids of songs and artists i grew up with. i enjoy the fact that folks can still appreciate the stuff i liked such a long time ago. kinda refreshing. anywho, as i have been "liking" vids, i started to wonder if my likes really mattered? i mean, it's one thing to like a video with 99 likes and give them 100. same with 900 and making it 901 or 999. but vids with 1k, 2.5k or similar, my like never added to the total. well, just now...... i liked you with 1.1k and propelled you to 1.2k ! my one like finally made a difference. the lord works in mysterious ways. thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Pastor, the question is not, “Who knew?” or “What do you do with something like this?” The real question is, “Why were you lied to your entire Christian life regarding what this band is really about?” My friends and I were heavy into Sabbath throughout our radical (surf/skate/party) teen years of the 70’s. We all went our separate ways and came to Christ at different times. As we spoke over the years we found that the band and their lyrics were absolutely PIVOTAL in sowing the seeds of our salvation. Sabbath WARNED of the evil of satan and they preached a God of Love and Power that defeats evil. In 1970, if you listened to their first two albums, you would be absolutely scared to death of anything that had to do with Satan or drugs! Your words at 8:39 “This is like a song you would use to convert people to Christ.” EXACTLY!
To see your expression as a Pastor was more than thrilling to myself. Because I am save by the blood of Christ Jesus* and I have listened to a few of Sabbaths LP,s. I just happen to own this one and a couple others. You I must say, judged them before you even heard the song. I read your face. As well as the other mans face. This just goes to prove, that some, not all pastors are judgmental. God* Bless in the name of Christ Jesus*. [ AMEN ]
Your genuine surprise and appreciation, as well as the internal giggle I got thinking about a group of people in Bible study listening to Black Sabbath, made this video very worthwhile.
What a great concept: a Christian pastor digging into Sabbath's lyrics. Awesome! Christianity to me is obviously bollocks - but this is cool stuff... a constructive use of time
Religion is still controlled by those that murdered Christ, the majority of Christians don't even know or use HIS real name...Which isn't jesus, that name was given him by man just 500 years ago. HIS name is YESHUA.
Ha! You pegged me man. Hey great question. I'm down with most of what Christ was purported to have said. But those positive, human, non-devine messages almost certainly emerged from our common humanity and did not originate with the figure of Christ (if he existed at all). You could call me a secular follower of Christ and a follower of the subset of his messages worth following. Cheers Man! Love the Sabbath!
Archaeology supports at least the time period and civilization of the time of Christ at least roughly as it pertains to the Bible. Religion has spilled many gallons of blood and is perpetuated by some bad people (and some good), but I've always felt Atheists were a bit lazy and closed minded.Humanity has pondered the meaning of existence since it has existed. There is nothing wrong with that when done peacefully.
I’m not a Christian, nor am I an atheist or any other religious faith follower, but the lyrics here are powerful none the less. What ever message you get from what ever higher power you believe in it obviously has meaning to you, keep believing in what you will, do no harm to others and live free.
I'm a believer and and I also listen to Black Sabbath. Been listening to them from they first came out. I always "Remember the Sabbath." Read Ozzy's book. And I NEVER cared what my youth pastor or church pastor or whoever had to say.
Sabbath came up with their "evil" gimmick when they saw a horror movie called black sabbath and realized people pay a lot of money to get scared. That's why I've always said metal is like the horror movie of the music world.
Ozzy wrote very few of the songs for Black Sabbath. This song, as is with most Black Sabbath songs, was penned by Terrence "Geezer" Butler. Geezer considered becoming a priest at one point in his life
Someone may have already made note of the fact that two other Christian bands have recorded this song. 1) Deliverance~ "What a Joke" album 2) Stryper~ "Fallen" album
I grew up going to a Christian grade school but then went to a public high school and made many friends who were atheists. I made it very clear that even though I've loved rock/metal since a 6yo kid, I've always loved n still love God/Jesus. I never judged them n they never judged me and I'm friends with most of them to this day at 45yo. (some of my best friends) this has always been one of my favorite Sabbath songs and my favorite lyrics to any rock/metal song.
geezer butler, the bassist, who wrote like 90 percent of the lyrics, was raised devout catholic. as a kid, he even wanted to be a priest when he grew up. there are a lot of sabbath songs with christian themes, particularly on the first three albums. all four members of sabbath were married when they started out and they were apparently anti-drug up to paranoid as far as i know (see "hand of doom"). of course, by the time vol. 4 came out they were very into cocaine and all the rest (see "snowblind", "supernaut" et al)...
Lots of people (and even fans) did not realize the band used to sing about love and God in positive terms. Most times it was hidden behind the heaviest and darkest music of its day- and it WAS amazing music.
I'm not from Greenville Michigan hahha. Common misconception due to the imagery and the genre of music Ozzy and the members on Black Sabbath are HIGHLY religious. Most of their music revovles around religion and social issues.
They are not "HIGHLY RELIGIOUS". Bill and Tony are regular blokes. Geezer is a fan of mystical/new age realms and Ozzy just tries to stay out of Sharon's way!
Me I grew up on Sabbath! my friend went to Catholic school, so we got a kick out of people thinking it was evil! revelations 2/9 and 3/9 and John 8/44 Will show you who's unholy, but perceived as holy! ROCK ON!!!
This is really cool, a Pastors reaction to Metal music. I was brought up a little metalhead since I was 3 and when I was 5, my Mom took me to the Record Store and I got Black Sabbath Paranoid. I was brought up in an ungodly home. I was born into the Kingdom of God on February 14th, 2014. I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks. This should be very interesting. If you haven't already done Pantera -Domination, live in Moscow, please do it.
I went to a Christian High School in the late seventies. I knew about this song since I was 11 years old. Sabbath has so many songs condoning Christ. This is one of the best in my opinion. My Favorite Sabbath Album. Surprise. I put my Crazy teacher down with this song. He was a fanatic Christian. Which I am a Christian and I heard a hundred sermons on how evil Rock was back in the seventies.
Alot of us old Sabbath fans were even amazed to really listen to these lyrics back in the 80s. Black Sabbath never wrote an evil song. Ever ! Geezer wrote 95 percent of the lyrics. Even a song like Black Sabbath was actually a warning. They have even said in different interviews that they had to remind themselves because they have all said they played around with black magic etc. Geezer once said some day people will be amazed to realize Black Sabbath were actually a Christian band. He laughed when he said it, but you can tell by His lyrics that He meant it. That interview is on a live video.
This is a great spin on reaction videos, something that was already great. Sabbath was always about love and true feelings. It was just disguised in horror imagery. BTW Geezer Butler was the lyricist of this and most Sabbath songs. Ozzy was the lyricist of the song Black Sabbath, Sabbaths very first and scariest song, as a warning to Geezer of his interest in the occult in which, supposedly he saw an unexplained shadowy figure, watching him at the foot at his bed. Also it was Ozzys uncle or father that made those huge crosses they'd wear because he was Christian. Sabbath was a great and interesting band that was for the good of the world.
I’m not a Christian. I’m a Jew. Since the day I heard this I always found it to be spiritual and validating for those that believe in the One. The ones in my youth that were the most vicious, mean and evil to me were the so called faithful Christian’s.
At 8:53 he asks “who knew? “ Asking the question who knew that Sabbath’s music was not what everyone thought it was. ie devil worship and satanic. Well I was a little late to the party on that one. Being born in mid 60’s. I started getting into Sabbath around 75-76 when I heard the Paranoid album at a friends and I’ve been a Sabbath junkie ever since. I knew after hearing most if not all of their albums within 2-3 weeks of that first exposure to their music all the devil worship/satanic stuff was bullshit. The music was telling both sides good and evil of the world. That satanic bull was going on until the 90’s maybe longer. I used to be an social outcast and a pariah called a devil worshipper or worse by adults and kids I went to school with because I loved Black Sabbath. Those same kids that shunned me for that, now like and approve of the band. (Can you say hypocrites) I even used this song for a project in my speech class my freshman year in H.S. The teacher and the whole class was shocked when at the conclusion of reciting After Forever and getting applause from the entire class only one person knew who wrote it (a friend of mine) I revealed who authored the piece. I looked out on the class and you should have seen the look of disbelief and shock on their faces. It was so gratifying to prove them wrong about Sabbath. By the way I got a A+ on my presentation.
I was 19 when I heard After Forever for the very first time in 1976 and I was surprised to hear Ozzy sound like a preacher, after hearing lyrics such as "My name is Lucifer please take my hand" in the song NIB, which gave me the impression that they were Satan worshipers. They're all Catholic, but I just hope they all will accept Christ as their Lord and Savior before leaving this life.
The ignorance that many portrayed over the years that BS were devil worshippers without reading the lyrics and the messages that were revealed. Glad to see some people of faith acknowledge that BS was on the other side
I listen to Black Sabbath my whole life and they are a good band to listen to if you need spiritual help. Listen to lyrics to many of there songs. They are warning you about evil.
Right on Pastor! They didn't believe that He was who He said He was BECAUSE he told them who He was. I like what the one guy in the crowd said, "When the 'real' Christ comes, will he do MORE miracles than this man?"
I'm not religious by any means, but this Pastor delving into something out of his element despite his prejudices I respect. And I respect his choice to live what he believes in. Christian folk are alright by me.
Us of the OG age tried and tried to tell people Black Sabbath was NOT evil but had positive messages in their songs, but many people couldn't get past their name and wouldn't listen........we thought.....oh, well, we tried
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i've seen ozzy and sabbath 5 times in my life and the show always ends with ozzy telling the crowd may god bless you all , we love you .
ray langley He meant Satan haha
Hi There no he didn’t dumbass tf
thank you .
Of course they love us all.....we paid $250 a ticket!!!!!!! :)
no, he would never use his wife like that.
One does not simply pause it right in the middle of Tony Iommi’s guitar solos
He was not even listening to the song.
@@joesurfer9754 That’s when I gave this video a thumbs down! 👎🏻
@@mnob1122 He's a pastor, reacting to the lyrics. What did you expect? Ironic though that he was sacrilegious in regard to Tony Iommi.
When I was a teen, I was overwhelmingly attracted to sabbaths riffs and sound in general. Their lyrics led me to the Judeo-Christian prophecies. Then, I had awakened to Christ Jesus, and I've been on a life mission ever since. The Lord used this band's lyrics to transform me into a Christian warrior. I'm forevermore greatful. GOD bless🕆
Jay Hope
Same here. Planted the seed in fertile soil. Never looked back.
I am forever grateful to those four guys. Oh, and for the music too. There will never be another band like Sabbath.
Larry Norman was another controversial figure, but the Lord used him mightly to accomplish His purpose and Will.
The Talmud is satanic.
That's heavy man, great post!
Dude do you realize how the appeal to popularity is utilized in music?
@@honesty1234, yes sir I absolutely understand and I think I know what you're hinting at. Lucifer is/was amongst the greatest of "musicians", so then we should be wise to discern and consider the heart and essence of each song/notes/ lyrics/ musical piece... Very easy to fall victim and no one is an exception.
To be honest, this is better than most of the so called Christian bands of today. So many have sold out. Toby Mac, Lecrae, Andy Mineo, skillet... The list goes on and on. To think Black Sabbath is bringing people to Christ, blows my mind! Props to Sabbath! I've been a fan since I was 5 years old. I have major respect for these guys, who I believe are the inventors of metal! Rock on!
For all the Satanic accusations they faced, this is widely considered to be the first Christian Metal song ever recorded. Ozzy actually warned about staying away from the devil. Every time Satan comes up in an Ozzy song Ozzy is trying to deny Satan or get away from him!
This song called After Forever ist not about Religion but indeed about Faith in God and above all about a personal relationship with Jesus !!
My brother sang this song in church. The pastor loved it until he found out it was a Black Sabbath tune. He wouldn’t let my brother sing in the church again. Sabbath was never a satanic band.
Black Sabbath always warned about evil, but nuts will never understand.
Most of their lyrics are like this. Thought provoking. Not satanic. Check out the song "Lord of This World" off of the same album. Ozzy is singing from the point of view of the devil but telling you the truth of your soul. Incredible music. One of my all time favorite bands. And their name was inspired by an old time horror movie. Not Satan.
Dedhedted71 great song
Definitely Black Sabbath one of the greats!! They were just misunderstood
They should do "Prince of Darkness", by Megadeth.
to be exact it was a boris karloff movie called BLACK SABBATH .
@@raylangley3762 I thought it was VINCENT PRICE
Geezer (bass player and lyricist) was raised a strict Catholic. Furthermore he is of Irish descent and so his imagery is rather Gothic.
mojobag01 dude he says hail Satan in a howard stern interview lol
y'all are funny
so he says it one time in a interview,and it invalids that he was raised catholic? was him even been serious on that interview?
Do you get a lot of serious theological discussing on Howard Stern?
mojobag01 the dude maybe a perv, but the man is right (most of the time) when he rants
Sabbath, particularly Geezer are ultra-moralists. I liked that Rolling Stone once called them 'The Milton Of Rock And Roll'.
I know you're a pastor and all that, but how can you not move or headbang to this groovy song?
TMPOUZI too focused maybe
He is afraid to act as if he likes it because he thinks it will take a different direction in the lyrics. Boy was he surprised.
BECAUSE HE WAS IN FUCKING AWE !!!
Because he is a very dull man.
TMPOUZI ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I know ,Bang that Bald head
Pat Boone ,who was Ozzy’s neighbor in California,said Ozzy had struggles but was one of the most devout Christians he ever met.
Sure Ozzy is devout... until it comes to respect & money then all bets are off. Just ask Jake E Lee, Lee Kerslake & Bob Daisley. While Sharon is behind most of the despicable things they've done, Ozzy is not blind to what's been done and has knowingly sat by and watched it happen and in some cases helped to keep things from going public. They've kept one step ahead of the hound but that's about to end.... It's not going to be pretty either.
No one said he wasn’t flawed. But Jake recently said he was fired because he wasn’t bringing much to the table and that he would like to jam with Ozzy again. This was back in 2014. Couldn’t have been that bad.
Flawed?!?! Not paying people what you said you'd pay them for years, having bass and drum tracks completely wiped and re-recorded by other musicians on remastered albums are more than just flaws. Cursing is a flaw. What he and Sharon have done is immoral, unethical and criminal and I believe we only know a small fraction of whats occurred. I see you talk about Jake's situation but you didn't say anything about Bob & Lee. Why is that?
Lol. Jake wrote the Bark at the Moon record and had to sign away his rights to it. Now Ozzy wrote all the songs and Jake got no credit. Sharon completely screwed him and she threatened to just get another guitarist so then Jake couldn't get fame or touring money. So he sucked it up and stayed.
On Ultimate Sin he was able to maintain his credits. But the damage was done. Ozzy was a complete loon then and the business side of the Osbournes had really rubbed Jake the wrong way.
not going to get into his deal with Sharon, but yeah we all have struggles.
Sabbath fans always knew. This was an interesting song written by the esteemed, legendary, thrice great Terrence Michael Butler AKA 'Geezer', eloquent both with lyrical bass licks and poetic prose. He wrote the majority of lyrics in the OG era from their eponymous first album in 1970 to their 8th studio album 'Never Say Die' in 1978, after which Ozzy was fired and that era ended. During that time he wrote timeless lyrics that are amazingly prescient about man's quest for meaning both within & without, above & below, with occult and science-fiction themes, with the meanings usually pretty obvious, but some taking a bit of reflection to work out. His songs were wicked, heavy, witty and amusing. This element voiced through Ozzy's distinct melodic flair, Tony's recognizable riffs and the hands-down best rhythm section in all of rock & metal Sabbath was an elemental force. As a unit they were much more than the sum of parts. Bills drumming with this pounding beats, creative fills and jazz-influenced feel paired with Geezer do everything except playing your standard 8th notes or doubling the guitar, he played creative, greasy, funky & nasty basslines weaving in and through, up and around the guitar riff, kundalini basslines. And Sabbath had a deep groove. They created something distinct and attractive that has been kept alive by generations of musicians still gaining insight & inspiration from their music while these guys are all in their 70s now. They have always been amazing!! I've been aware pf the message of this song since about 1983 when I was 13. There is some context to it but basically Geezer came from a working class Irish Catholic family. Since their first album the band, the album and the song scared the crap out of people with the themes and imagery of the Hammer horror movies of the 60's. The name of the band came from one such movie from 1963. Once they were popular & touring they had to deal with all kindsa weirdos approaching them to be involved in witch covens, dark brotherhoods, and even Anton Le Vey saying things publicly about them along with occult & Satan stuff. By this third album after a couple years, Geezer was sick of this shit and wanted to explicitly layout his stance to reassure himself & his family. So it was intentional. And I'm sure sincere. However, espousing and praising a belief system isn't the same as being devout. Geezer seems like a good guy, a good Grandpa and I have no reason to question his morals, religious beliefs. He's the only one who could say whether this is accurate & true 40+ years later. I was a teenager in the 80's during the 'Satanic Panic' and some people I shared this song with were definitely surprised. But none of the hardcore, zealot christians I knew believed they were 'true' Christians'. I personally found it super ironic that the so-called 'good'guys' were in such a frenzy of judgement & fear that they wouldn't stop and think and judge based on sentiments expressed in this song, but were much like crazed conspiracy theorists always having a 'they know that we know that they know we know' type of mental gymnastic routine that allowed them to persist in fabricating wild narratives and maintain how 'evil' Black Sabbath was.
My dad was a baptist minister and in my teens in the late 70’s I had my dad read the lyrics to this entire album. With the exception of sweet leaf which speaks of smoking marijuana and solitude my dad only had a few negative things to say. After forever he said the lyrics were wrong where Ozzy sings “ it was people like you that crucified Christ”. My dad said it should have been “ it was people like us that crucified Christ” because we are all sinners and Jesus died for all of us. Into the void my dad interpreted as it spoke of a planetary heaven when he believed heaven is in the spiritual realm
Richard Poynor I dont interpret it as a PLANETARY HEAVEN. Reason is it doesn't fit the rest of their theme of life after death and being accountable, which is prevalent and obvious throughout the rest of the albums lyrics...
But that is pretty significant that your dad gave time to anylize it
Richard Poynor: “It’s people like US that crucified Christ.” I like that.... always look inward. Good take!
Mark Garno you have to admit however how my dad could get that impression with the lyrics “rocket engines burning fuel so fast” . It is pretty easy to interpret into the void as a group of people searching for a planetary heaven
Made Dad always said "stop leaving my tools in the YARD!". I didnt take it as philosphical at the time....but now i wonder.
@@Rtitus141 ABSOLUTELY but the lyrics that you just quoted are intended to mean...that here we are sending rockets into outer space, and we cant even get it together hear on Earth?
Sabbath is great. And just to clarify
OZZY didmt.write a word.it was Geezer
The bassist. Sabbath was pinned as Satanists.but in fact
They were very upset at this
The lyrics do ask theological questions and deal with the dark side but are always warning us of the dangers. If anything
Sabbath is very pro Christian. They questioned it
Yes
But always leaned towards,God and the goodness
Even their most recent somg God Is Dead? Is a question. Not am answer. And at the end
The.author does not believe God is dead. Pastor. Thank you for listening to this great poetic music
@ 3:29 - when you realize everything you were told about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne in the mainstream was a lie and they're all devout Christians.
I've known how great black sabbath has been since late 70's. Poeple don't realise how great this band was. Just need to listen to the lyrics of every song. Might open some eyes
Who knew ?? I knew. Ever since I was 13 & started listening to Sabbath-- Im now 50 & still listen to it, almost daily.
How do you sit there, listening to one of the GREATEST Doom Metal riffs ever written and not move your head at all?
Commitment to our lord & Savior Jesus Christ. San Antonio , Texas 🌞
Thanks for playing this song, i appreciate your feed back, lol senior cat, thanks again guys
I sat in the front row of a Black Sabbath convert at Chicago Amphitheater in 1974 and still listening today - growing old but still rockin to this
Priceless reaction! I often refer to this song when I see Black Sabbath being judged or attacked as evil when in fact they were warning against evil .
Exactly. Also the song Black Sabbath is warning of evil. Lord Of This World also. But so many people doesn't understand this. It is needed to read the lyrics of the songs.
If you're surprised by the lyrical content of Sabbath's songs, then it sounds like you judged the music and the band prematurely. Many more metal bands than you'd think "reach across the aisle," so to speak. For instance, the oft-misunderstood "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden is actually about stumbling upon a satanic ritual, being horrified by it, and crying out that it must be stopped, and the authorities must be informed. Unfortunately, simple-minded people stop at reading the title of the song, and misjudge it accordingly.
DickTruth explaining why Ozzy was blamed for a kid committing suicide because of a song named Suicide Solution. Their prejudism towards him even blinded them of the obvious title.
Don’t judge an album by its cover.
@@fahq5043 It's a song about his battle with alcoholism. I was the kids age or younger and had to explain to my parents and I didn't really understand alcoholism yet. I didn't even drink yet.
@@johncampbell756 thats pretty obvious considerimg the lyrics "suicide is slow with liquor" I was just commenting on how they not only did npt pay attn to lyrics but even overlooked the song title
@@fahq5043 I know. My parents heard that story and saw "Suicide" in the title and then I had to explain.
I love Jesus and still listen to some old sabbath.
who knew ? all us mighty Black Sabbath heads .....what do you do with something like this ? you listen , enjoy and rock out ...
Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics, not Ozzy. Black Sabbath are not a satanic band, they wrote After Forever to dispell that.
The bass player Geezer Butler wrote most of the lyrics for the band and many of them are quite brilliant indeed. You guys will be surprised some more if you keep checking out more of their songs and lyrics I assure you.
Another band of interest might be Tool, the lyrics to the songs "Lateralus", "Parabol/Parabola" and "Right in Two" are for example very interesting.
Inside Bilderberg Or Stinkfist hahaha
Yes, that would be more fun to observe I guess haha
Inside Bilderberg and war pigs
THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN jULY OF 1971
TAMPABAY53 I remember the first day of school in 1972, I was in 6th grade and I was sitting next to a friend I knew from Peanut league football and we had talked about the Paranoid album in the past. The first thing he says to me when we had a moment in between lessons was he had bought the Master of Reality album over the summer and he thought it was great! I got it later and agreed!
wow. you're a young'un. I was married in 72
@@keithj6251 We had a record player in art class in 8th grade in 1970's. We often listened to Master of reality during class. My art teacher did not make me complete the assignments that everyone else had to do. he let me spend the whole year working on large pastel paintings of castles floating in the sky on mountains that I use to draw. I am a professional artist now.
The whole "Satan worshipping" issue was a marketing ploy by their record company and then manager.
In interviews, the members have said that if you believe in God, then you must believe there is a Devil. Sabbath just explored and wrote/ sang about both sides. The devil worship is a myth. However, the marketing strategy worked but came with a lot of baggage.
Remember, the bible also contains some horrifying stories, passages and imagery. Thanks for the video. - from an open minded non religious person.
I believe it was not all gloom and doom. I have been listening to them for 45 years
Sabbath has never been Anti-Christianity. Most of their music is about the darker sides of life; loss, pain, suffering, tragedy, drugs/alcohol, addiction, war and many other such things. They even wear crosses to keep Bad Actors away from their shows. Even though Geezer was a hippy they had more criticisms of the counter culture than associations (Listen to Children of the Grave). It's not like they're a religious group or anything, but they're not anti-Christianity either.
"Not taking your vacation when everbody else is taking their vacation" doesn't a rebel make. But it's a start.
How can you listen to sabbath while keeping your head still..impossible for me not to headbang at least once
Mike Zambo In like how the guy sitting next to him can't stop smiling most of the time.
So glad my parents raised me to appreciate good music. I had a black Sabbath cassette tape that my dad gave me and I wore that thing out. Then when he got a computer that could burn CDs he would sit down with me and my sisters and help us make our own. He's always had a wide selection to pick from
The first time I heard Sabbath was when I was ten years old. It was after Christmas of '73 when I got my first stereo record player.I listened to their album Paranoid and I was instantly hooked. I love Sabbath because of songs like After Forever. Their music is Metal, they are the originators of the genre, but has elements of Blues, Jazz, and Swing. Yes, Swing! Lol. They are simply one of the best Rock bands of all time, because of Geezer's song writing and Tony's ability to create endless Riffs.
I've always loved this song and shared the lyrics many times to correct the misconception of what it's about. It was an awakening to me.
Y'all should react to Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath!
Raúl when I first heard the song BLACK SABBATH at age 11 or 12....it scared the fucking hell out me
Or under the sun
Recently saw Sabbath say the song Black Sabbath is also anti satan.
@@justsaynoNWO geezer (writer) states it was a story based on an experiance he had with an old occullt book someone gave him. The night he brought it home, he woke up seeing the dark figure in his bedroom....he got rid of the book next day! Lol!
yep
Megadeth - Holy Wars/Punishment Due
I saw the title and had to watch it even if I probably disagree with him on a lot of issues. It’s nice to see someone like that open to things like this.
Love me some sabs and Ozzy.God bless Ozzy.
Please do "Lord of this world" by black sabbath it's on this album (master of reality) YOU WONT REGRET IT, it's idelogical just like this song!
It's still a song that deals with the spiritual realm. It has to do with God and the Bible.
Hey it's the 75 year old grandma again, I believe there are different levels or stages of being a believer in Jesus Christ as your savior. I was raised Catholic and always believed in Jesus as my savior, so I believe I was saved from childhood, but I don't believe I was born again, until just before my 50th birthday when I said the sinners prayer with Billy Graham and had a baptisim of the Holy Spirit right there in my living room, until that time I struggled with addictions, and emotional problems, The difference is this, before I always believed in God, but thought of Him as someone out there in Heaven that I could not reach, but after the experience, I had at home that night, I woke up the next day a different person, God was no longer someone I could not reach, I could feel Him with me, He became so very real to me like never before, my life centered around Him. Since that time I have had many supernatural experiences, with God, As a worship dancer I have had angles dance with me, I have seen the Lord, and I have seen Him as the lion of Judah, To really know God is to experience Him. Keep up the good work you guys. I pray for you every day.
I agree with you and you hit the nail on the head about being born again. The way it is presented to become born again turns many people off. Myself included. I felt the same way you did, raised Catholic and always loved God. But there is a point in life when we believers have an experience, that is so profound and moving that we are filled with the spirit and with joy. You really cant explain it....It just happens, and you DO feel born again! Its between you and God. Not about evangelists preaching Born Again over and over. When it happens to you, you will know it. And Carla I had so many problems of my own, such anger, and needing to be right about everything. And when you have something really awful happen, maybe it is the sin of pride. And one needed to be humbled. Oh boy was I humbled. But I am now grateful, yes greatful because it was like God smacking me in the head and saying...be happy, I want you to be HAPPY. Not sad and full of anger and resentment. LET IT GO! Why are you getting stuck in stuff that is long past and forgotten? Thank you Carla, I am 58 and still learning.
Important Sabbath facts: Their name is not satanic. It came from a 1963 Horror film called Black Sabbath. They were struggling to find a new name and identity for the band, while practicing across from a movie theater. One band member comments about the line on the street and how people will pay good money to be scared. They decided to write music that sounded like a horror movie and it changed the direction of the band forever. Early on, Geezer Butler, the bassist lyricist and Ozzy were into reading occult books, which was a common fad in the late 60s. Ozzy gave Geezer a book, which Geezzer kept by his bed. One night, Geezzer had a terrible vision of the devil, which Ozzy docemented (yes, he wrote that one) in the song, Black Sabbath. When Geezer came out of his vision, the book was gone. This experience officially ended Geezer and Ozzy's flirtation with satanism and the occult. They NEVER returned to practicing occultism even though some of their songs explore subjects that include God and the devil. Ozzy has said that Sabbath was basically a typical peace, love, sex drugs and Rock n Roll hippies band. They were not Satanist. Close examination of their lyrics will confirm this. Tony Iommi's said their interest in the occult was limited to watching horror films. But fans thought the band was into the occult. Tony told a funny story of witches in black cloaks, sitting outside heir hotel room with candles, chanting. They had to step over them. So, they blew out the witches candles and sang Happy birthday to them, which pissed them off. Ha ha! Final fact: The song NIB does not mean Nativity In Black. This is a myth which Sabbath would later parody by allowing two Black Sabbath tribute albums to be produced featuring other artist playing Black Sabbath songs. Being big Beatles fans, I think Sabbath, much like the Beatles, enjoyed perpetuating myths about themselves. The song NIB is actually named after Geezzer Butler's beard, which was pointy and shaped like a fountain pen nib. The band nicknamed him Nibby. The lyrics of NIB are not about worshipping Satan. The song is a "What if" fantasy. It's based on the idea of Satan falling in love with a mortal human, like the Gods of Greek Mythology, when they fell in love with humans and created demi-gods like Heracles and Achilles. What if Satan fell in love? Could it change him? How would it change him? The song is basically a creative writing exercise. It's not about worshipping Satan. When seen from this prospective, we can see what a great creative thinker and lyricist that Butler was. His words could be very thought provoking at times. The man was certainly no slouch as a writer. So, bear all this in mind, when you analyze Sabbath's lyrics. Many of them are pro God, pro peace band love and occasionally pro-drugs but also sometimes very ant-drugs. They were sort of like, "Don't do this at home kiddies. We are professionals". Ha ha!
This album was released in 71 i believe, and, and, and, look who just caught up!?!
Congrats guys. Better late than never.
Loved this song (and Band) all my life .... always felt they were NOT evil ! Incredible sound.
Sabbath has always sung about God in so many ways
Awesome! you guys got headphones.That is the best way to appreciate all the production values.
Sabbath always warned you of evil.
Always got a bad name!
Adam LaTour Well, let’s be honest.... that’s was purposeful. Negative attention is attention. Their name alone (which was Geezer Butler’s idea) immediately peaked curiosity.
Geezer Butler said that if their name was White Sunday they would have a better reaction.
Mercyful Fate have good name and are Satanists! People need to stop judging a book based on the cover. Ozzy Osbourne is member of Church of England and King Diamond is member of Church of Satan, that's the difference!
I remember my friends father saw the cover to Black Sabbath's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. He was yelling at us because he said it was satanic. When he finished his rant and asked us if we agreed with this satanic record I asked him to look at the back of the album cover. If you have never seen it, look it up.
Dude at 4:18,,,,where did the camper story relate to the song? lol !!!!
finally!!!!!!!! been watching reaction vids of songs and artists i grew up with. i enjoy the fact that folks can still appreciate the stuff i liked such a long time ago. kinda refreshing. anywho, as i have been "liking" vids, i started to wonder if my likes really mattered? i mean, it's one thing to like a video with 99 likes and give them 100. same with 900 and making it 901 or 999. but vids with 1k, 2.5k or similar, my like never added to the total. well, just now...... i liked you with 1.1k and propelled you to 1.2k ! my one like finally made a difference. the lord works in mysterious ways. thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Pastor, the question is not, “Who knew?” or “What do you do with something like this?” The real question is, “Why were you lied to your entire Christian life regarding what this band is really about?” My friends and I were heavy into Sabbath throughout our radical (surf/skate/party) teen years of the 70’s. We all went our separate ways and came to Christ at different times. As we spoke over the years we found that the band and their lyrics were absolutely PIVOTAL in sowing the seeds of our salvation. Sabbath WARNED of the evil of satan and they preached a God of Love and Power that defeats evil. In 1970, if you listened to their first two albums, you would be absolutely scared to death of anything that had to do with Satan or drugs! Your words at 8:39 “This is like a song you would use to convert people to Christ.” EXACTLY!
This song was written by the bass player Geezer Butler btw . Ozzy did the melodies and singing
To see your expression as a Pastor was more than thrilling to myself. Because I am save by the blood of Christ Jesus* and I have listened to a few of Sabbaths LP,s. I just happen to own this one and a couple others. You I must say, judged them before you even heard the song. I read your face. As well as the other mans face. This just goes to prove, that some, not all pastors are judgmental. God* Bless in the name of Christ Jesus*. [ AMEN ]
Just goes to show that you can't judge a book bye its cover. Or a song.
This is an awesome video. The first time I ever heard this song I thought, "I've got to get a pastor to hear this."
Your genuine surprise and appreciation, as well as the internal giggle I got thinking about a group of people in Bible study listening to Black Sabbath, made this video very worthwhile.
What a great concept: a Christian pastor digging into Sabbath's lyrics. Awesome! Christianity to me is obviously bollocks - but this is cool stuff... a constructive use of time
Thank you for being positive. Christianity may not be your thing, but what about Christ?
Religion is still controlled by those that murdered Christ, the majority of Christians don't even know or use HIS real name...Which isn't jesus, that name was given him by man just 500 years ago. HIS name is YESHUA.
Ha! You pegged me man. Hey great question. I'm down with most of what Christ was purported to have said. But those positive, human, non-devine messages almost certainly emerged from our common humanity and did not originate with the figure of Christ (if he existed at all). You could call me a secular follower of Christ and a follower of the subset of his messages worth following. Cheers Man! Love the Sabbath!
not really his name was JImannuel..from www.theyfly.com
Archaeology supports at least the time period and civilization of the time of Christ at least roughly as it pertains to the Bible. Religion has spilled many gallons of blood and is perpetuated by some bad people (and some good), but I've always felt Atheists were a bit lazy and closed minded.Humanity has pondered the meaning of existence since it has existed. There is nothing wrong with that when done peacefully.
I’m not a Christian, nor am I an atheist or any other religious faith follower, but the lyrics here are powerful none the less. What ever message you get from what ever higher power you believe in it obviously has meaning to you, keep believing in what you will, do no harm to others and live free.
Metal is art. Not gospel nor hate. It doesn’t define anyone. It just is. And it’s for everyone
I'm a believer and and I also listen to Black Sabbath. Been listening to them from they first came out. I always "Remember the Sabbath." Read Ozzy's book. And I NEVER cared what my youth pastor or church pastor or whoever had to say.
Who knew? Every Black Sabbath fan ever born, that's who!
Sabbath came up with their "evil" gimmick when they saw a horror movie called black sabbath and realized people pay a lot of money to get scared. That's why I've always said metal is like the horror movie of the music world.
I bought this album when it first came out. Me and my brother called it the Catholic album because of the themes in a lot of the songs.
Ozzy wrote very few of the songs for Black Sabbath. This song, as is with most Black Sabbath songs, was penned by Terrence "Geezer" Butler. Geezer considered becoming a priest at one point in his life
Someone may have already made note of the fact that two other Christian bands have recorded this song.
1) Deliverance~ "What a Joke" album
2) Stryper~ "Fallen" album
I grew up going to a Christian grade school but then went to a public high school and made many friends who were atheists. I made it very clear that even though I've loved rock/metal since a 6yo kid, I've always loved n still love God/Jesus. I never judged them n they never judged me and I'm friends with most of them to this day at 45yo. (some of my best friends) this has always been one of my favorite Sabbath songs and my favorite lyrics to any rock/metal song.
geezer butler, the bassist, who wrote like 90 percent of the lyrics, was raised devout catholic. as a kid, he even wanted to be a priest when he grew up. there are a lot of sabbath songs with christian themes, particularly on the first three albums. all four members of sabbath were married when they started out and they were apparently anti-drug up to paranoid as far as i know (see "hand of doom"). of course, by the time vol. 4 came out they were very into cocaine and all the rest (see "snowblind", "supernaut" et al)...
I really love watching this video and seeing your reaction to what you're hearing, this is really great🙂
Alot of people ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK.
So, they have a "Fear of the Dark"?
The Songs called AFTER FOREVER
Thanks
I’m glad a Pastor reviews Metal songs and get a positive view
Lots of people (and even fans) did not realize the band used to sing about love and God in positive terms. Most times it was hidden behind the heaviest and darkest music of its day- and it WAS amazing music.
I'm not from Greenville Michigan hahha. Common misconception due to the imagery and the genre of music Ozzy and the members on Black Sabbath are HIGHLY religious. Most of their music revovles around religion and social issues.
They are not "HIGHLY RELIGIOUS". Bill and Tony are regular blokes. Geezer is a fan of mystical/new age realms and Ozzy just tries to stay out of Sharon's way!
aaron noller I'm from Crystal, Michigan
The whole theme of their band is that if humanity doesn’t get their car together Satan wins
Me I grew up on Sabbath! my friend went to Catholic school, so we got a kick out of people thinking it was evil! revelations 2/9 and 3/9 and John 8/44 Will show you who's unholy, but perceived as holy! ROCK ON!!!
A very good open minded pastor NO hypocrit. Rock on! 8:37
this song was what made me buy this album back then and i still have it !!
This is really cool, a Pastors reaction to Metal music. I was brought up a little metalhead since I was 3 and when I was 5, my Mom took me to the Record Store and I got Black Sabbath Paranoid. I was brought up in an ungodly home. I was born into the Kingdom of God on February 14th, 2014. I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks. This should be very interesting. If you haven't already done Pantera -Domination, live in Moscow, please do it.
I went to a Christian High School in the late seventies. I knew about this song since I was 11 years old. Sabbath has so many songs condoning Christ. This is one of the best in my opinion. My Favorite Sabbath Album. Surprise. I put my Crazy teacher down with this song. He was a fanatic Christian. Which I am a Christian and I heard a hundred sermons on how evil Rock was back in the seventies.
From the 1970s this is a very important song when you are trying to understand the world and Vietnam and everything going on like the coldwar.
Funny to say but that song influenced me as a kid, and I took it seriously. I was in my early teens.
"would you like to see the pope on the end of a rope do you think hes a fool"........best line in the song
Alot of us old Sabbath fans were even amazed to really listen to these lyrics back in the 80s.
Black Sabbath never wrote an evil song. Ever !
Geezer wrote 95 percent of the lyrics.
Even a song like Black Sabbath was actually a warning.
They have even said in different interviews that they had to remind themselves because they have all said they played around with black magic etc.
Geezer once said some day people will be amazed to realize Black Sabbath were actually a Christian band.
He laughed when he said it, but you can tell by His lyrics that He meant it.
That interview is on a live video.
Geezer Butler is an Irish Catholic.Sabbath is and always was my favorite band.
The music of Black Sabbath has always been about God, life and music!
classic LP, all time favorite list, worth listening to the whole thing.....
This is a great spin on reaction videos, something that was already great.
Sabbath was always about love and true feelings. It was just disguised in horror imagery.
BTW Geezer Butler was the lyricist of this and most Sabbath songs. Ozzy was the lyricist of the song Black Sabbath, Sabbaths very first and scariest song, as a warning to Geezer of his interest in the occult in which, supposedly he saw an unexplained shadowy figure, watching him at the foot at his bed. Also it was Ozzys uncle or father that made those huge crosses they'd wear because he was Christian.
Sabbath was a great and interesting band that was for the good of the world.
I guess the Pastor learned the age-old lesson of "not judging a book by its cover" today.
I’m not a Christian. I’m a Jew. Since the day I heard this I always found it to be spiritual and validating for those that believe in the One. The ones in my youth that were the most vicious, mean and evil to me were the so called faithful Christian’s.
The lyrics were written by the bass player, Geezer Butler.
At 8:53 he asks “who knew? “
Asking the question who knew that
Sabbath’s music was not what everyone thought it was.
ie devil worship and satanic.
Well I was a little late to the party
on that one. Being born in mid 60’s.
I started getting into Sabbath around 75-76 when I heard the Paranoid album at a friends and I’ve been a Sabbath junkie ever since.
I knew after hearing most if not all of their albums within 2-3 weeks of that first exposure to their music all the devil worship/satanic stuff was bullshit. The music was telling both sides good and evil of the world.
That satanic bull was going on until
the 90’s maybe longer.
I used to be an social outcast and a pariah called a devil worshipper or worse by adults and kids I went to school with because I loved
Black Sabbath. Those same kids that shunned me for that, now like and approve of the band. (Can you say hypocrites) I even used this song for a project in my speech class my freshman year in H.S.
The teacher and the whole class was shocked when at the conclusion of reciting After Forever
and getting applause from the entire class only one person knew who wrote it (a friend of mine) I revealed who authored the piece.
I looked out on the class and you should have seen the look of disbelief and shock on their faces.
It was so gratifying to prove them wrong about Sabbath.
By the way I got a A+ on my presentation.
I was 19 when I heard After Forever for the very first time in 1976 and I was surprised to hear Ozzy sound like a preacher, after hearing lyrics such as "My name is Lucifer please take my hand" in the song NIB, which gave me the impression that they were Satan worshipers. They're all Catholic, but I just hope they all will accept Christ as their Lord and Savior before leaving this life.
Thanks for doing this one pastor! Sabbath takes a few different paths, but always ends up in the same place... great, thot provoking music....
Been playing lots of Sabbath lately. Timeless church music!!!
The ignorance that many portrayed over the years that BS were devil worshippers without reading the lyrics and the messages that were revealed. Glad to see some people of faith acknowledge that BS was on the other side
2:30 The face one makes when he just won't STFU and listen
I listen to Black Sabbath my whole life and they are a good band to listen to if you need spiritual help. Listen to lyrics to many of there songs. They are warning you about evil.
Right on Pastor! They didn't believe that He was who He said He was BECAUSE he told them who He was. I like what the one guy in the crowd said, "When the 'real' Christ comes, will he do MORE miracles than this man?"
I'm not religious by any means, but this Pastor delving into something out of his element despite his prejudices I respect. And I respect his choice to live what he believes in. Christian folk are alright by me.
Us of the OG age tried and tried to tell people Black Sabbath was NOT evil but had positive messages in their songs, but many people couldn't get past their name and wouldn't listen........we thought.....oh, well, we tried
thank u pastor cus u make want to believe
That is part of it! Keep searching!