bill ward (black sabbath drummer) said in an interview when they played this in the 70's in america all the vietnam vets who had no legs would all be be held up by their mates , it moved him so much he still teared up 40 years later
Written during the height of the Vietnam War, this song could be about any war, and that makes it timeless and still relevant today, and into the future. The best video of this song comes from the Paris, France concert from 1970, watch Bill Ward kill his drum set. Oh yeah, and Ozzy, Tony and Geezer too.
Also, the boys in Sabbath were born post WW2 in Birmingham, which was in bad shape after the German bombings. They were born to parents who had survived that terrible war, so the pain and fear that haunted their parents was very real and left an impression I’m sure.
The Paris 1970 version would have been a better video selection.... experiencing that as your 1st Sabbath song would make any reasonable person a fan for life. & yes, Bill Ward should have been arrested for assault immediately upon ending the song
Yep, not singing positive about the devil in most cases...which is the opposite if what he's accused of and playfully went along with...All the "new sounds" popular music acts were not abandoned by most fans
@@neillenet291 Kathy is my sister. I used to hang with Mike Herbert, Hugh O'Connell, Matt "Rat Man" First, and the Bowling Alley crowd. Back then everyone called me Bubba.
In HS during a unit on poetry, a student read the lyrics, without music, the prim and proper teacher loved it. The student then started playing the song, the teacher was aghast at the thought of this kind of music being played in school. He did end up listening to the song for how the words were put to music.
This song in particular was relevant when I first heard it in the 70s and still is today. Great anti-war song. My favorite album was their Paranoid release. Enjoyed your reaction to it! Peace!
Anti-War song that ushered in the heavy metal era! At the time of release was considered somewhat controversal, but timeless anthem that plays well today and many many years to come! Thanks for plating this!!
What everyone else says below. Timeless and relevant in every decade since it was written in 1970. Very emotional when played live with the audience singing and clapping along. Tony Iommi on guitar is just phenomenal.
The lyrics in the Paris video aren't the same as the recorded studio version, though. I prefer the studio lyrics. However, they were rockin' it in the video. Love watching it.
This song depicts the war like attitude from government and the emotional havoc it creates for society, individuals, families, love ones who leave for war and loves ones who wait for their soldiers return or not.. WW2 was form 1939 to 1945 Members of Black Sabbath( born 1948-49) are from Birmingham England a city known for its blue collar workers smoke stack industrial steel and manufacturing.. The parents/family of the members witnessed WW2 and the destruction it imposed on England(possibly family members were killed in WW2) .. This message of war was most likely echoed to them as children on what the horrors of war are like that just occurred few years before they were born.. That siren you hear in the beginning of the song( is a real siren sound) was used to sound off to warn the local town/villagers that war attack was emanant, a scary sound to hear during that time with most wondering where to go and hide... A very pivotal song
Written 50 years ago and nothing changed. We sent 2 generations of our Youth to Iraq and Afghanistan and now we ignore them. Too many homeless Vets, Vets with PTSD and drug Issues and for what? We will never learn!
So glad you guys enjoyed (almost) 50 year old British heavy rock / birth of metal! Makes us old guys feel good that the music we grew up with is being appreciated by a younger audience!! Keep going - Sabbath is a long journey!
Black Sabbath’s first album was my very first album in 1970, given to me by my older sister. Unbelievable how good this music is even half a century later. Clearly the evolution of music was moving very rapidly at that point in the late sixties and early seventies. Imagine music like Black Sabbath’s coming out ten years earlier. It probably would have caused a riot in the U.S. What’s incredible is that the band decided to make their niche in the exploding rock field by transforming horror movie themes into rock, and heavy metal was born. “Reflecting on the strange fact that people would pay good money to be scared by a movie like Black Sabbath [which was playing in a theater across the street from the band’s rehearsal space], the band decided to make music that would scare people.” Which no other rock band had ever focused on as the theme of their music. Ironically their lyrics are often very spiritual. And the music itself is a strange kind of genius.
I forget sometimes how powerful these songs are having always had them around. To be able to go back and hear them again for the first time would be great.
51 years old and still relevant AF. Which is sad AF. Also, how anyone could accuse them of being Satanists or whatever when these lyrics were out there blows my mind.
66 years old here. Joined the military at the end of Vietnam (Navy 1974-1979). We all thought back then we figured it out and would "not be fooled again". Tried to tell the ones behind us but they didn't listen. Always question the people in power. They are not there for all of us.
Ah, propaganda in the good old days, when the occasional musician was (hold your breath) a 'Devil Worshiper'. Good times and great music we'll never hear again.
@@odochartaighofodonegal9815 it was a republican's wife in the US wasn't it, that went on a crusade against rock music? Was an old bag called Mary Whitehouse in the UK. Silly old boot 😂
@@jonnylumberjack6223 Tipper Gore, Al's wife was at the forefront of PMRC, fighting rock. She was far from conservative!! Look at the people who were confronting her. Frank Zappa, Dee Snider, John Denver!!
The video is mind-blowing. But I’m so glad you were able to show the lyrics of this song. I’m 62 and I never ever thought I’d even listen to Black Sabbath (I did not like them), let alone eventually listen to a song of theirs that I now consider a masterpiece. This is brilliant stuff.
Today is the 1 year anniversary of my brother's death. Sabbath's War Pigs was "our jam" when we were kids. We'd "play" the heat register and record rack along while singing to the album, back in the day. I very rarely hear this song without listening intentionally. I log into RUclips, and here you are. I think my brother is letting me know he's OK. 💜😇 Thanks for making this video. You have no idea how much I needed to hear this.
Sabbath had one of the best Rhythm Sections in rock history, this song is the proof of that, the drumming was tight as all kind and the bass kept up with it.
They are the start of heavy metal. Blending blues with industrial doom. Lots a great ones here are my favs - Fairies Wear Boots, Snow Blind, Sweat Leaf, Paranoid
Sabbath was the genesis of heavy metal. Everything started there and branched out... Heaven and Hell and Sign of the Southern Cross are two heavy tunes.
This song is iconic and timeless. With all that's going on today black Sabbath had it right fifety years ago. I'm glad all people can enjoy these songs and especially the message.
what I have always found interesting, when this first came out, I bought the album, and reclined in my room and began...when War Pigs started...I sat straight up, and was on the ride...they use the word "Masses" in the first part of the song...generals gather in their "MASSES" just like witches at black "MASSES" profound and interesting... Rock On
Listened to this while in the Navy and at sea off the coast of Vietnam in 1971. Would get high when listening to Black Sabbath this was during the Vietnam War. I was one of those "poor people".
My favorite Black Sabbath song to play with my band. Bass, guitar and drums are phenomenal, plus -- it was recorded more than 50 years ago. A testament to the staying power of Rock & Roll! Rock on!!!!!
Black Sabbath did a “final tour” a few years back. Me and friend went for our 30th birthdays. I got a bad migraine 2 songs in. I stuck it out and it was totally worth the huge amount of pain.
Couldn't click fast enough - I knew you both would appreciate this, but I knew BJ was really gonna trip on those lyrics. And yeah, some of the heaviest drums around from Bill Ward. Great reaction as always guys- peace and love from Canada!
To give this context, this came out in the early 1970’s and just utterly stunned everyone. There was no sound like this at the time. It blew people mind and even scared the shit out of people enough to label devil worshiping music. This is the biggest peace protest song ever!
Yes, I saw that tour, Eddie freaked all of us as a modern, white Hendrix, we were standing on our seats for Eruption. Great opening set, they were hard as nails and dead serious about showing the planet who Van Halen was. Then Sabbath came out, Ozzy was in good form and they showed who was boss. Fantastic, all time concert I will remember forever...
Food for thought: Tony Iommi, the guitarist in this band, plays left handed, so his right hand is the one fingering the notes while his left picks them. Soon before their first album, he was working at a metal shop and accidentally severed the tips of the middle and ring fingers on his right hand. He plays with leather thimbles on those two fingers, but essentially is playing with half of his fretting hand... BAMF.
Thank You, so much for playing the original version, there are many great live versions on you tube but the original can never be topped. From the same album, Paranoid, Iron Man, Electric Funeral and Fairies Wear Boots are Ikonic, classic songs at the birth of classic Heavy Metal. Black Sabbath's is an extremely deep rabbit hole with many great eras but the original band with Ozzy Osbourne, is forever credited for their amazing musical contributions that have stood the test of time and are eternal Thanks again for listening to great music, no matter when it was made. Enjoy! 🎸
My very first record was Black Sabath Paranoid. This song was on that album. I never get tired of it. I was lucky enough to see them when I was 15. I'm 61 and I still remember that show. Great reaction. Thanks!
I was very young when this new form of music appeared almost out of nowhere. Sabbath to this day makes me feel young - still relevant today. I would suggest "Snowblind" and "National Acrobat" by these guys to show off their diversity to you.
I got every Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath ever recorded that I could get my hands on national acrobat is my favorite song by Black Sabbath ozzy says you have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on and hate is living death pretty heavy words man Keep On Truckin$$$$$$$$$$
I was chuckling to myself during the song about the musically savage way these guys attack things. The music is as violent as the subject matter but way easier on the ears somehow. It's magical. Nobody had anything resembling this kind of edge at that time. I always laugh at Sweet Leaf for having one of their most intense riffs and a brutal, mind scrambling musical break/jam section...in a song about weed!
I said this in another reaction to this song, this is a very BIG song with a big message, i appreciate that you did it!! This may very well be the best anti war song ever written!!
As I recall, the long instrumental intro is actually a separate song called ‘Lukes Wall’. The two songs are typically played together. ‘Lukes Wall/War Pigs’. These are the beginnings of metal music as it is known today. A lot of sound engineers had no idea how to record them in the early days
Umm ... no. Lukes Wall is the outro. I have an original vinyl that I bought in 1970 and the label on the record itself lists War Pigs first ... Lukes Wall second.
Sick drums, amazing bass, and incredible solo guitar. Ozzy’s vocals crisp and clear. A real powerful anti war song . This was a cry against the Viet Nam war.
No, although there was clearly some solidarity from UK students, the Vietnam War wasn't as big an issue to us in the UK. The band were from Birmingham, an industrial city in the heart of the UK which was heavily bombed by the Nazis in WW2, their parents lived through that time, and most of the major UK cites had areas that had been flattened by bombing, these sites often becoming 'playgrounds' of rubble for post war kids. Bill and the band were also worried about being called up to do National Service, this peace time Conscription required all healthy males aged 17 to 21 to do 18 months military training as a post war duty, and be part of a reserve army should it be needed again.
Oh yeah one of my favorites among many of their jams. 1970s. In B'ham Al. From their, "Paranoid Album" On of their most Iconic Jams with a strong and historical meaning to it. And that sound. I'm a 10th grader in high school in B'ham Al. Me and my homies love this!🔥🔥💯💯✌️. That Whole Album Is Awesome!😎
my God,you two are so frikin open minded and willing to adjust to a new mindset from song to song,from genre to genre,allways givin it a fair listen.This anti war heavy symphony is not a beautiful listen,but still so poerful in its dark protest and so masterfully arranged and played,and you guys get that.One day you enjoy The Bee Gees or Earth,wind and fire,and next time something like this,and the respect and musical understanding is allways present with you.Such a joy to see you travel with your musical time-machine!
Sabbath is the grandaddys of metal. The number of great songs they produced over those first 8 albums before Ozzy left was staggering. One of the greatest hard rock bands ever. What metal band since them doesn't honor the great Black Sabbath?
Doesn't matter who you are and it doesn't matter what you say this song stands alone as one of if not the best rock/ metal songs ever written!! By the greatest rock/ metal band to ever form.
Chicago from their 1st album (Chicago - Prologue August 29 1968) The protesters on that day were chanting "The Whole World's Watching" and that is the lead-in to the song.
Glad you like this song. It’s my favorite Sabbath song And I get to see and hear it live by going to see a Black Sabbath tribute band Bit of Finger which features my son who accurately plays the drums of Bill Ward along with the other members / bass and guitar/ to great accuracy including vocals So their music is still alive!
The songs off all their early albums is crammed full of transitions. Their lyrics are always surprising. Then you have the wonderful rhythm section of Bill Ward (drums) and Geezer Butler (bass), solid as a rock. When one swings it the other plays straight, and then they switch.
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This is one of the best songs ever written, and sadly it's message is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Very much, and very sadly.
And Biden making it worse....
It's everybody's fault for voting for the wrong person....
I agree 100% with everything you posted above. It is a MASTERPIECE IMHO & Sabbath's best song & the greatest anti war song ever written.
Couldn’t have possibly said it any better!!! Especially in this current plandemic.
"War Pigs" Is One Of The Greatest Anti-War Songs Of All Time.
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Yes. And Eve of Destruction!!!
bill ward (black sabbath drummer) said in an interview when they played this in the 70's in america all the vietnam vets who had no legs would all be be held up by their mates , it moved him so much he still teared up 40 years later
Got to shake his hand before seeing them perform in early 2000's. He was so friendly and a proper gentleman to his fans.
Bill ward the bass player
@@mikeywalter1627 no that was Geezer
@@jllamb88 yep...im old , getting biden syndrom
Does that mean you're the next president?
Bill Ward is pretty much doing a drum solo through most of the song.
Lol, interesting way to describe it
I always think of it as chaotic gunfire it fits the song.
The text is like *guitar* and I'm like are you missing the drum solo?
Awesome drummer!!
Greatest song ever written
Written during the height of the Vietnam War, this song could be about any war, and that makes it timeless and still relevant today, and into the future. The best video of this song comes from the Paris, France concert from 1970, watch Bill Ward kill his drum set. Oh yeah, and Ozzy, Tony and Geezer too.
Also, the boys in Sabbath were born post WW2 in Birmingham, which was in bad shape after the German bombings.
They were born to parents who had survived that terrible war, so the pain and fear that haunted their parents was very real and left an impression I’m sure.
Yes! I'd also like to add that Sabbath grew up in post-WW2 England. Their city was blitzed by the Nazis!
There should have been some sorta hotline setup for that drum set to be able to report Bill Ward.
The Paris 1970 version would have been a better video selection.... experiencing that as your 1st Sabbath song would make any reasonable person a fan for life.
& yes, Bill Ward should have been arrested for assault immediately upon ending the song
That's right very good bro
Keep in mind this song is from 1970. You would think its a more recent song because of how timeless the sound is.
Way ahead of their time
What gets lost ib Sabbaths heavy metal is the deepness of their lyrics and insightfulness.
Yep, not singing positive about the devil in most cases...which is the opposite if what he's accused of and playfully went along with...All the "new sounds" popular music acts were not abandoned by most fans
What never gets lost is the thunder of Bill Ward beating the drums like a rented mule!
@@alexgregor geezers bass playing is hardly ever mentioned either.
In my opinion, Geezer is one of the best bassists ever.
You can't mention the guitar part without Bill Ward's Drums. Bill KILLS it
Are you from Bowie, MD??
@@williambanks6304 graduated from Bowie, yep
@@neillenet291 Me too. Class of '80. I knew you back then.
@@williambanks6304 I have to apologize for my memory with names, a lot of good chemicals in the '70s, LOL. Were you related to Debbie or Cathy?
@@neillenet291 Kathy is my sister. I used to hang with Mike Herbert, Hugh O'Connell, Matt "Rat Man" First, and the Bowling Alley crowd. Back then everyone called me Bubba.
In HS during a unit on poetry, a student read the lyrics, without music, the prim and proper teacher loved it. The student then started playing the song, the teacher was aghast at the thought of this kind of music being played in school. He did end up listening to the song for how the words were put to music.
Timeless tune. Timeless message.
My God you guys are really putting out bangers lately! This song is so intense and sad. And still so relevant today
This song set the standard for what Hard Rock is supposed to sound like.
Imagine our minds in the 70’s listening to this, beautiful times, absolutely beautiful
I didn't find out about them until the early 80's. I was around 15 years old. 🤯
@@annettespradlin4945 had the pleasure of seeing them in New York back in the 1970’s, pretty epic 😎
This song in particular was relevant when I first heard it in the 70s and still is today. Great anti-war song. My favorite album was their Paranoid release. Enjoyed your reaction to it! Peace!
Anti-War song that ushered in the heavy metal era! At the time of release was considered somewhat controversal, but timeless anthem that plays well today and many many years to come! Thanks for plating this!!
This is where we are headed folks. Don’t let them keep dividing us.
100
What everyone else says below. Timeless and relevant in every decade since it was written in 1970. Very emotional when played live with the audience singing and clapping along. Tony Iommi on guitar is just phenomenal.
Watch this song performed Live in Paris - stunning.
Yeah, Bill beat those drums like they owed him money, epic performance on many levels. +1
And then watch the title track called Black Sabbath🔥🔥
The lyrics in the Paris video aren't the same as the recorded studio version, though. I prefer the studio lyrics.
However, they were rockin' it in the video. Love watching it.
Timeless..... BLACK SABBATH FOREVER!
thanks for doing this one yall.
This song depicts the war like attitude from government and the emotional havoc it creates for society, individuals, families, love ones who leave for war and loves ones who wait for their soldiers return or not.. WW2 was form 1939 to 1945 Members of Black Sabbath( born 1948-49) are from Birmingham England a city known for its blue collar workers smoke stack industrial steel and manufacturing.. The parents/family of the members witnessed WW2 and the destruction it imposed on England(possibly family members were killed in WW2) .. This message of war was most likely echoed to them as children on what the horrors of war are like that just occurred few years before they were born.. That siren you hear in the beginning of the song( is a real siren sound) was used to sound off to warn the local town/villagers that war attack was emanant, a scary sound to hear during that time with most wondering where to go and hide... A very pivotal song
I’m so old I used to cruise around in my Camaro blasting Black Sabbath on the 8-track. I thought I was so kewl 😂☮️❤️👵🏼
You were
Written 50 years ago and nothing changed. We sent 2 generations of our Youth to Iraq and Afghanistan and now we ignore them. Too many homeless Vets, Vets with PTSD and drug Issues and for what? We will never learn!
So glad you guys enjoyed (almost) 50 year old British heavy rock / birth of metal! Makes us old guys feel good that the music we grew up with is being appreciated by a younger audience!! Keep going - Sabbath is a long journey!
Why don’t u like American rock music too ☹️
Planet Caravan is one of my favorites as well as Solitude... but they’re a favorite in general.. loved your reaction..
Amen Brother
Everybody went off in this song, ozzy sounds great
Black Sabbath’s first album was my very first album in 1970, given to me by my older sister. Unbelievable how good this music is even half a century later. Clearly the evolution of music was moving very rapidly at that point in the late sixties and early seventies. Imagine music like Black Sabbath’s coming out ten years earlier. It probably would have caused a riot in the U.S. What’s incredible is that the band decided to make their niche in the exploding rock field by transforming horror movie themes into rock, and heavy metal was born. “Reflecting on the strange fact that people would pay good money to be scared by a movie like Black Sabbath [which was playing in a theater across the street from the band’s rehearsal space], the band decided to make music that would scare people.” Which no other rock band had ever focused on as the theme of their music. Ironically their lyrics are often very spiritual. And the music itself is a strange kind of genius.
I forget sometimes how powerful these songs are having always had them around. To be able to go back and hear them again for the first time would be great.
Black Sabbath my favorite band of all time. Love your reaction . There is so much this band has to offer.
51 years old and still relevant AF. Which is sad AF. Also, how anyone could accuse them of being Satanists or whatever when these lyrics were out there blows my mind.
66 years old here. Joined the military at the end of Vietnam (Navy 1974-1979). We all thought back then we figured it out and would "not be fooled again". Tried to tell the ones behind us but they didn't listen. Always question the people in power. They are not there for all of us.
@@rexkimberley9537 given that corporations are now people, we have even less representation now than we had back then.
Ah, propaganda in the good old days, when the occasional musician was (hold your breath) a 'Devil Worshiper'. Good times and great music we'll never hear again.
@@odochartaighofodonegal9815 it was a republican's wife in the US wasn't it, that went on a crusade against rock music? Was an old bag called Mary Whitehouse in the UK. Silly old boot 😂
@@jonnylumberjack6223 Tipper Gore, Al's wife was at the forefront of PMRC, fighting rock. She was far from conservative!! Look at the people who were confronting her. Frank Zappa, Dee Snider, John Denver!!
Awesome reaction. As a child of the 70's, I truly appreciate how much y'all dug an important song from that era!!
The video is mind-blowing. But I’m so glad you were able to show the lyrics of this song. I’m 62 and I never ever thought I’d even listen to Black Sabbath (I did not like them), let alone eventually listen to a song of theirs that I now consider a masterpiece. This is brilliant stuff.
Sabbath and Floyd reactions back to back ! Love it !! Keep the classics coming ☘️✌️
You should check out "fairies wear boots",another great Sabbath song,but there are sooo many
Yes. Fairies Wear Boots is their best, and Paranoid.
into the void, sweet leaf, the thrill of it all, sabbath is great!
Today is the 1 year anniversary of my brother's death. Sabbath's War Pigs was "our jam" when we were kids. We'd "play" the heat register and record rack along while singing to the album, back in the day. I very rarely hear this song without listening intentionally. I log into RUclips, and here you are. I think my brother is letting me know he's OK. 💜😇 Thanks for making this video. You have no idea how much I needed to hear this.
Sabbath had one of the best Rhythm Sections in rock history, this song is the proof of that, the drumming was tight as all kind and the bass kept up with it.
They are the start of heavy metal. Blending blues with industrial doom. Lots a great ones here are my favs - Fairies Wear Boots, Snow Blind, Sweat Leaf, Paranoid
They also referred to them as "dinosaur rock", lol.
That guitar solo put a MAD FACE on Asia!!! YOU FELT IT!! @5:12
In the rock world this song is iconic and legendary
Oh,HELL yeah,my brother !!
Sabbath was the genesis of heavy metal. Everything started there and branched out... Heaven and Hell and Sign of the Southern Cross are two heavy tunes.
This song is iconic and timeless. With all that's going on today black Sabbath had it right fifety years ago. I'm glad all people can enjoy these songs and especially the message.
what I have always found interesting, when this first came out, I bought the album, and reclined in my room and began...when War Pigs started...I sat straight up, and was on the ride...they use the word "Masses" in the first part of the song...generals gather in their "MASSES" just like witches at black "MASSES" profound and interesting... Rock On
Bill said he simply couldn't think of a rhyme, so decided what the hell, it's a rock song, not poetry.
Listened to this while in the Navy and at sea off the coast of Vietnam in 1971. Would get high when listening to Black Sabbath this was during the Vietnam War. I was one of those "poor people".
My favorite Black Sabbath song to play with my band. Bass, guitar and drums are phenomenal, plus -- it was recorded more than 50 years ago. A testament to the staying power of Rock & Roll! Rock on!!!!!
Black Sabbath did a “final tour” a few years back. Me and friend went for our 30th birthdays. I got a bad migraine 2 songs in. I stuck it out and it was totally worth the huge amount of pain.
Couldn't click fast enough - I knew you both would appreciate this, but I knew BJ was really gonna trip on those lyrics. And yeah, some of the heaviest drums around from Bill Ward. Great reaction as always guys- peace and love from Canada!
Black Sabbath are the gods of heavy metal. This is where it all began
To give this context, this came out in the early 1970’s and just utterly stunned everyone. There was no sound like this at the time. It blew people mind and even scared the shit out of people enough to label devil worshiping music. This is the biggest peace protest song ever!
Y’all should watch this live from Paris in 1970 just to see Bill Ward go nuts on a drum kit
Saw them in 78 in Philly with this new band called van Halen opening.. Eruption gave me a head rush
Yes, I saw that tour, Eddie freaked all of us as a modern, white Hendrix, we were standing on our seats for Eruption. Great opening set, they were hard as nails and dead serious about showing the planet who Van Halen was. Then Sabbath came out, Ozzy was in good form and they showed who was boss. Fantastic, all time concert I will remember forever...
This song is a masterpiece. Among the top 5 hard rock/heavy metal songs of all times. The Faith No More cover is good too
Food for thought:
Tony Iommi, the guitarist in this band, plays left handed, so his right hand is the one fingering the notes while his left picks them. Soon before their first album, he was working at a metal shop and accidentally severed the tips of the middle and ring fingers on his right hand. He plays with leather thimbles on those two fingers, but essentially is playing with half of his fretting hand... BAMF.
Always loved Black Sabbath! Hand of Doom is another one of their many great songs!🤘
Geezer butler is tearing it up on the bass!
Thank You, so much for playing the original version, there are many great live versions on you tube but the original can never be topped. From the same album, Paranoid, Iron Man, Electric Funeral and Fairies Wear Boots are Ikonic, classic songs at the birth of classic Heavy Metal. Black Sabbath's is an extremely deep rabbit hole with many great eras but the original band with Ozzy Osbourne, is forever credited for their amazing musical contributions that have stood the test of time and are eternal Thanks again for listening to great music, no matter when it was made. Enjoy! 🎸
My very first record was Black Sabath Paranoid. This song was on that album. I never get tired of it. I was lucky enough to see them when I was 15. I'm 61 and I still remember that show. Great reaction. Thanks!
I've always felt this song has everything, percussion, strings, lyrics, mood, songwriting, etc. Great reaction!
My all-time FAV band from day one in 1969 !! You guys are awesome too !! I's 73 yo. and still rock'in !!
One of my absolute faves by Sabbath!!
😊😁
The Album Paranoid Is Brilliant On So Many Levels
I was very young when this new form of music appeared almost out of nowhere. Sabbath to this day makes me feel young - still relevant today. I would suggest "Snowblind" and "National Acrobat" by these guys to show off their diversity to you.
I got every Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath ever recorded that I could get my hands on national acrobat is my favorite song by Black Sabbath ozzy says you have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on and hate is living death pretty heavy words man Keep On Truckin$$$$$$$$$$
In my opinion, this is Black Sabbath's best song ever. I had the privilege of seeing them perform it live at Ozzfest in 2004.
I was chuckling to myself during the song about the musically savage way these guys attack things. The music is as violent as the subject matter but way easier on the ears somehow. It's magical. Nobody had anything resembling this kind of edge at that time. I always laugh at Sweet Leaf for having one of their most intense riffs and a brutal, mind scrambling musical break/jam section...in a song about weed!
I said this in another reaction to this song, this is a very BIG song with a big message, i appreciate that you did it!! This may very well be the best anti war song ever written!!
I've always loved this song since it came out, the guitar....awesome and you can't forget those drums, the drums are magical...thanks for the reaction
As I recall, the long instrumental intro is actually a separate song called ‘Lukes Wall’. The two songs are typically played together. ‘Lukes Wall/War Pigs’. These are the beginnings of metal music as it is known today. A lot of sound engineers had no idea how to record them in the early days
Umm ... no. Lukes Wall is the outro. I have an original vinyl that I bought in 1970 and the label on the record itself lists War Pigs first ... Lukes Wall second.
@@tsmartin thanks for the correction. I had a feeling I got that wrong
This band, Black Sabbath was part of the Holy Trinity of Rock/Heavy Metal
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Black Sabbath
3. Deep Purple
Love this song.
Sick drums, amazing bass, and incredible solo guitar. Ozzy’s vocals crisp and clear. A real powerful anti war song . This was a cry against the Viet Nam war.
No, listen to what Ozzy inspired him, it wasn't Viet Nam.
No, although there was clearly some solidarity from UK students, the Vietnam War wasn't as big an issue to us in the UK. The band were from Birmingham, an industrial city in the heart of the UK which was heavily bombed by the Nazis in WW2, their parents lived through that time, and most of the major UK cites had areas that had been flattened by bombing, these sites often becoming 'playgrounds' of rubble for post war kids. Bill and the band were also worried about being called up to do National Service, this peace time Conscription required all healthy males aged 17 to 21 to do 18 months military training as a post war duty, and be part of a reserve army should it be needed again.
Bill ward was frustrated. You can tell with the way he was banging on the drums. He was big time anti-war.
Oh yeah one of my favorites among many of their jams. 1970s. In B'ham Al. From their, "Paranoid Album" On of their most Iconic Jams with a strong and historical meaning to it. And that sound. I'm a 10th grader in high school in B'ham Al. Me and my homies love this!🔥🔥💯💯✌️.
That Whole Album Is Awesome!😎
Hand of Doom off the same album as War Pigs, its about the dangers of drug addiciton, has a sick beat/bass line almost hip hop sound in the beginning
Black Sabbath Volume 4 is a must listen to.
War pigs is a great song! It's really fun to play on the guitar, & drums too!
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell! With Dio singing. Masterpiece
I can tell BJ was jamming on this one. One of my all time favorite tunes!!
You'd be blown away by the video for this song. Love you guys ur fucking class
Total Banger!!!
Everyone in this group just killing it!!!
This was always a great live song!!!
Watch Black Sabbath in concert back in the early 70s....one of the best concerts!!!
my God,you two are so frikin open minded and willing to adjust to a new mindset from song to song,from genre to genre,allways givin it a fair listen.This anti war heavy symphony is not a beautiful listen,but still so poerful in its dark protest and so masterfully arranged and played,and you guys get that.One day you enjoy The Bee Gees or Earth,wind and fire,and next time something like this,and the respect and musical understanding is allways present with you.Such a joy to see you travel with your musical time-machine!
Sabbath is the grandaddys of metal. The number of great songs they produced over those first 8 albums before Ozzy left was staggering. One of the greatest hard rock bands ever. What metal band since them doesn't honor the great Black Sabbath?
I went to basic training at Ft Benning home of the Infantry and the warfighter and one of my Drill Sgts used this song as a running cadence.
Funny. Had a Drill at Leonardwood that would cadence that song. He was a big black E6 everyone would just be quiet when his platoon would go by.
Gotta watch the video of this song its impactful to understanding the song. Still one of the best Sabbath songs.
One of the best bands ever. From Birmingham here in England 🏴
War Pigs is a timeless CLASSIC. Fantastic guitar and drums,,,,deep lyrics. One of my favorites,,,,glad you like it too. 💥🔥💥🔥💥👍😎
Bill Ward is a very underated drummer.
Saw them live in 1971 awesome concert.
Classic! Our introduction to Ozzy!
Doesn't matter who you are and it doesn't matter what you say this song stands alone as one of if not the best rock/ metal songs ever written!! By the greatest rock/ metal band to ever form.
Chicago from their 1st album (Chicago - Prologue August 29 1968) The protesters on that day were chanting "The Whole World's Watching" and that is the lead-in to the song.
You all hit the nail on the head I believe with your reactions to this song. Sweet leaf would go along with the power of this song.
yes the song is Timeless , love it .Your reaction is killer . for a classic rock band ,, i like dont stop .
Favorite songs FARIES WEAR BOOTS, NIB, THE WIZARD. I’m 52 and have been a Sabbath Fan since I was 9. Fantastic, powerful and way ahead of their time!
One of the Greatest ANTI (VIETNAM) WAR Songs ever written!
Ozzy has said they didn't know about Vietnam.
Glad you like this song. It’s my favorite Sabbath song And I get to see and hear it live by going to see a Black Sabbath tribute band Bit of Finger which features my son who accurately plays the drums of Bill Ward along with the other members / bass and guitar/ to great accuracy including vocals So their music is still alive!
Black Sabbath the fathers of Heavy Metal!!! This is where it all started!!
The lyrics are this song....the music is Black Sabbath's gift.
The songs off all their early albums is crammed full of transitions. Their lyrics are always surprising. Then you have the wonderful rhythm section of Bill Ward (drums) and Geezer Butler (bass), solid as a rock. When one swings it the other plays straight, and then they switch.
Sabbath and Rammstein in one night. Brilliant. Many thanks. Happy new year to you both.
50 years ago they told us the story .... and here we live it!
Probably should've paid more attention!
The conversation between the guitar and drums at the end is mind blowing.
True message in the lyrics...Sad that the world will never really hear it tho😢
For a song 50 years old, it's still got it.