Yes. The story goes that they would practice in a movie theater and seen the movie title up on the sign and one member said hey people pay to see these types of movies. Let's change our name and make this type of dark scary music to match these movies. Not an exact quote but the meaning is the same.
If you're going to learn anything from Tony, it has to be the importance of repitition. That's what catches your ear after all. Whether it's riffs or licks, he is a master of this.
@@SuperHorsecow I like that album but no. What I love about that was to see those legends of dio and tony able to comeback with a great old school metal album and it was the best thing either had done in decades. I’m glad you dig it but it it just doesn’t have the gravity of those early albums. Just my opinion .
Jeez brother, I can't help but notice how awesome your playing and feel make it possible to understand what you are preaching. All of your bends, etc. are so full of soul. I can't help but think of someone like Freddie King for example. Very cool. Thank you for your vid.
Man..!! This takes me back to learning the bass lines on the first Black Sabbath album… circa 1970… Great memories..! Now I’m learning the guitar parts… FIFTY TWO FREAKIN YEARS LATER..! Hahahaha..! Thanks 👍🏼❤️
One of the greatest guitarist out there. So much to learn from him still picking up things from him after all these years. I really like his acoustic parts, End of Symptom of the Universal, Fluff, Middle of Wicked WOrld, Orchid, solitude, etc... etc....
oh hell yes. This dude is one of my favorite players. I'll be checking this out in depth tomorrow. I have a gig with both of my bands tomorrow I have to get to sleep now. Cheers 🥂 mate
It's amazing how Tony's unique style of playing is directly due to the injury to his fingers. He had to relearn playing chords primarily using his first and fourth fingers, and to fill the sound with volume. If he had not injured his fingers, his style of playing would have been totally different.
Brilliant lesson and insight as ever, David. I’d love to hear your thoughts on Zal Cleminson from the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Not often talked about, but a truly magnificent player. Searing tone, biting lead work and some spectacular wide vibrato.
Sabbath and Priest A and B. 1979 in my father's car on 8 track tape I Am Iron Man came on and my life changed at 8 years old. I I was hooked then in 1986 Ride The Lightning was presented to me on Cassette Tape. Life changed again! Then in 1992 Souls Of Black by Testament was played on KNAC on FM radio in Oc California and my life changed again, and I am still looking for the next change.
Interestingly Wicked World wasn’t on the UK release of the first album, so I didn’t get to hear it till CDs happened. So I don’t really mentally include it in the real Black Sabbath canon which ended with the rather patchy Never Say Die (imo)😊
Every listen to the Japanese metal band ningen isu? Plenty of guys get the iommi riff style down, but the lead guitarist of Ningen really is the only one I can think of that nails the iommi lead style.
Loved the lesson … some of Tony’s best playing is on Heaven and Hell & The Mob Rules … I think Geezer wrote most of the lyrics for BS or at least that’s what I’ve read over the years … 😎
All of this sounds so great on a Les Paul, it's almost a shame that all he had when they stated recording was a broken Strat and an SG special. However, there is nothing quite like the SG. That's why I made sure my first Gibson was an SG. Tony and Angus are partly to blame... But also The Cars and BOC.
I only listen to Black Sabbath with the original band members. Something about it was magical. I can't listen to DO or any of the other singers. The music looks good but the singer just sucks to me. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony iomi, geezer Butler, Bill Ward they're the only form of Black Sabbath I'll listen to
Paranoid released the day of Hendix's death. An end to one era & a start toward a new. I often wonder how Jimi's playing & songwriting would have been inspired by the British prog & metal albums in the 70s.
I love you skull mug and the other ghosts on the table along with the Trilogy of Terror guy and sir graves ghastly tombstone it adds a kind of eeriness to your room 👻 and I love your Black Sabbath shirt you don't even need a blacklight wearing that thing 👻 lol
What a fantastic video. Normally when people talk about Tony Iommi they just talk about the riffs - which are obviously great - but I have always though, like you, that there is much more to him. He is really underrated as a songwriter, arranger, producer and lead guitarist, and it is great to see someone taking the time to start unpicking his lead style. Thanks!
amen. Devil you know only had like 2 good songs on it though. But yeah every one of these videos they ignore the MAJORITY of Sabbath music and only focus on the first 3 BORING overplayed albums. I never want to hear Paranoid again tbh, or war pigs.
I played the riff wrong on that first one but it sounded ok, instead of starting on that 4 on that A power chord second riff part I added the flat 7 and started on the 5th but yea liked it.
Hey Dave since it’s October and Metal month how about breaking down some of Marty Friedman’s exotic clean licks he would bust out in Megadeth, not necessarily note for note but kinda what he was thinking or similar scaler sounds, because I don’t think Mary stuck to scales and modes but I’ve always loved his interesting note selections and tasty little clean flamenco/eastern blend stuff. At least that’s what it sounds like to me a flamenco guitarist from India lol .
Hey! I have featured Marty a few times on the channel and created this special lesson centering around his exotic scales last year for Metal Month. Marty himself actually commented/shared this lesson on his official FB page last year - it was cool and I was sooOoo honored! Check it out and thank you! : ) ruclips.net/video/x5jZiTwtOPI/видео.html
@@LateNightLessons yep I remember that now and you’re right it was awesome and even cooler that Marty commented . Thanks for the content and keep up the awesome work. You are one of the best teachers on you tube I love your lessons it’s like hanging out with your buddy and he’s showing you some new stuff he’s been working on. I love October my twins were born in October and I love that it’s the official unofficially metal month . The band I always think about this time of year were influenced by sabbath and tuned down , but I never hear anyone talk about them much about them, maybe because they weren’t really technical players but they new how to build atmosphere and set a mood but Type O Negative, Peter Steele is an underrated genius to me incredible songwriter and lyricist. I have SAD and TON is the soundtrack to fall for me at least. Of course they would be canceled in a second today. I imagine I Like Goils would be considered more controversial than Christian Woman would be today. No body sounds like Type O really either besides The 69Eyes (another good Halloween band)
How can you not have the Godfather of Metal featured on Metal month saw the first reunion tour in the 90,s talk about an Erie feeling when the show started needless to say it was a fantastic show Tony is a true living legend 👏 👍🤘
I keep meaning to ask, how low is your action? Sounds super slick never seems to choke out. Great insight here, how to take relatively simple ideas and generate a wide pallette!
One more thing ...lol,,,I have a great book about BS by Paul Wilkinson called "Rat Salad. the classic years 1969-1975 "hard cover .. goes over every song in the early days. awesome !
That list of influences, I can literally hear the Clapton and Page in at least the first three Sabbath albums. There are so many Zeppelin moments in those songs. I mean it helps that Sabbath had Geezer, the fancy walking bass guy, like JPJ, and Bill, the crazy jazz drummer, like Bonham.
My favorite guitar player. Last time I seen him was outdoors on Chicagos lakefront with the Mob Rules lineup. 4th row right in front of Iommi. 5 stacks all fired up! Guitar heaven…or hell.
Except Heaven and Hell was their greatest album ever but not to discount any Ozzy stuff which I also love. Volume Four and a couple joints when I was 14 was life changing it was Bill Ward's drumming that took me on a ride and I will never forget it as long as I live.
Thank you David for this insight into Tony`s technique. I have been a fan of his and Black Sabbath since I first heard their first album back in the 70s. I am now in my mid sixty`s and still learning guitar. Keep it going.
You mean Geezer's lyrics...
I hope John Christ from Danzig can be featured on the channel. One of the most underrated players in metal history.
I actually prefer Johns brother Cheezits H.
Agreed!
Didn't they get the name from the Boris Karloff movie??
I seem to remember that.....
Yes. The story goes that they would practice in a movie theater and seen the movie title up on the sign and one member said hey people pay to see these types of movies. Let's change our name and make this type of dark scary music to match these movies. Not an exact quote but the meaning is the same.
If you're going to learn anything from Tony, it has to be the importance of repitition. That's what catches your ear after all. Whether it's riffs or licks, he is a master of this.
Those 4 albums are classics indeed. I personally see Sabotage also as part of their 70 golden era. Great video.
Dehumanizer is their best album in my opinion. Crushing riffs, great lyrics, great singing, ripping leads.
@@SuperHorsecow I like that album but no. What I love about that was to see those legends of dio and tony able to comeback with a great old school metal album and it was the best thing either had done in decades. I’m glad you dig it but it it just doesn’t have the gravity of those early albums. Just my opinion .
Six albums. First six are epic.
I enjoyed this lesson a lot, Dave. If you will, please do Dimebag Darrell next. Thanks very much.
Jeez brother, I can't help but notice how awesome your playing and feel make it possible to understand what you are preaching. All of your bends, etc. are so full of soul. I can't help but think of someone like Freddie King for example. Very cool. Thank you for your vid.
..now that you mention it.
Man..!! This takes me back to learning the bass lines on the first Black Sabbath album… circa 1970… Great memories..!
Now I’m learning the guitar parts… FIFTY TWO FREAKIN YEARS LATER..! Hahahaha..!
Thanks 👍🏼❤️
Black Sabbath was name after the 1963 movie with Boris Karloff so said
Yes! And directed by the brilliant Italian director Mario Bava.
One of the greatest guitarist out there. So much to learn from him still picking up things from him after all these years. I really like his acoustic parts, End of Symptom of the Universal, Fluff, Middle of Wicked WOrld, Orchid, solitude, etc... etc....
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a mighty riff too
Too much talking and setup...we know who Black Sabbath are. Why would be on this video if we didn't?
Feels like you read my mind... Love Iommi forever. ❤
Iommi best solo work is on Die Young
It's crazy that Jimi Hendrix is not on that list. If Six was Nine and Machine Gun influenced War Pigs. Oh well.
Great lesson Metal month definitely needed the metal master. Thx Dave 🎸🤘🎸
oh hell yes. This dude is one of my favorite players. I'll be checking this out in depth tomorrow. I have a gig with both of my bands tomorrow I have to get to sleep now. Cheers 🥂 mate
FYI - most of the lyrics were from Geezer, not Ozzy...
The NIB solo was one the first I figured out. By ear from a record player. A great education.
Mine was The Warning. By ear from a record player too!
Nice Brew.....been jamming Ala Iommi here at home lately with my p90 SG.......trying to shape some nasty tones....
It's amazing how Tony's unique style of playing is directly due to the injury to his fingers. He had to relearn playing chords primarily using his first and fourth fingers, and to fill the sound with volume. If he had not injured his fingers, his style of playing would have been totally different.
Prosthetic tips! That's the secret 😜
Excellent stuff David. Videos like this really make me want to grab an album, grab a guitar and try to work stuff out for myself...
Gotta love power chords makes the modes and scales easy.
I love the Headless Cross era
Brilliant lesson and insight as ever, David. I’d love to hear your thoughts on Zal Cleminson from the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Not often talked about, but a truly magnificent player. Searing tone, biting lead work and some spectacular wide vibrato.
Thank you for mentioning SAHB!
Wicked world,first song they ever recorded and tony used a strat.
There's a little irony in how interested we are in left-handed guitarist's right hand.
I wonder why people dont talk much about Iommi and his dual solo technique he did alot in the past
Sabbath and Priest A and B. 1979 in my father's car on 8 track tape I Am Iron Man came on and my life changed at 8 years old. I I was hooked then in 1986 Ride The Lightning was presented to me on Cassette Tape. Life changed again! Then in 1992 Souls Of Black by Testament was played on KNAC on FM radio in Oc California and my life changed again, and I am still looking for the next change.
Interestingly Wicked World wasn’t on the UK release of the first album, so I didn’t get to hear it till CDs happened. So I don’t really mentally include it in the real Black Sabbath canon which ended with the rather patchy Never Say Die (imo)😊
Iommi was pure blues the first sabbath album
Every listen to the Japanese metal band ningen isu? Plenty of guys get the iommi riff style down, but the lead guitarist of Ningen really is the only one I can think of that nails the iommi lead style.
The trilling down the scale thing is a very big part of the leads for the Voodoo solo thing off of Mob Rules.
Tony Iommi is the first metal guitarist!
Loved the lesson … some of Tony’s best playing is on Heaven and Hell & The Mob Rules … I think Geezer wrote most of the lyrics for BS or at least that’s what I’ve read over the years … 😎
Lonely Is The Word.
RAMJAM minus BB... You can do it
All of this sounds so great on a Les Paul, it's almost a shame that all he had when they stated recording was a broken Strat and an SG special.
However, there is nothing quite like the SG. That's why I made sure my first Gibson was an SG. Tony and Angus are partly to blame... But also The Cars and BOC.
Nice work. Will you make one on the Dio, Martin, Gillian or Hughes era?
His solos during these eras really were some of his best.
I only listen to Black Sabbath with the original band members. Something about it was magical. I can't listen to DO or any of the other singers. The music looks good but the singer just sucks to me. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony iomi, geezer Butler, Bill Ward they're the only form of Black Sabbath I'll listen to
In my opinion, Iommi's playing grew by leaps and bounds AFTER the first 3 Sabbath albums
thank you David, I really like your lessons, from France
Aargh! I really wanted to hit the 666 like button, but I couldn't resist! This is my currently fav guitar channel!!!
Most of the Sabbath lyrics, we’re written by Gezzer , not Ozzy , though OO did write some.. just sayin.. thx ☮
Paranoid released the day of Hendix's death. An end to one era & a start toward a new. I often wonder how Jimi's playing & songwriting would have been inspired by the British prog & metal albums in the 70s.
I forget how heavy his leads were I think I can learn a bunch from him
Great video. I've been hooked on Sabbath tunes lately. Iommi's riffs are so intetesting and fun to play.
Awesome job my brother
Black Sabbath changed music forever
Thanks David iommi is one unique player !!!!! U hear a lot of guys playing bits but rarely does anyone sound similar
🤟🤟✝️✝️✝️✝️🤟🤟
Cool video! As a beginner-intermediate "hobby guitarist" just learning my first Iommy solos I really dig this; also those early albums are soooo good
Great lesson, Tony is such a legend, like the move into metal. How about a jam band lesson, Jerry Garcia or Trey?
I love you skull mug and the other ghosts on the table along with the Trilogy of Terror guy and sir graves ghastly tombstone it adds a kind of eeriness to your room 👻 and I love your Black Sabbath shirt you don't even need a blacklight wearing that thing 👻 lol
Yep, Tony does a lot of trills. It's an Italian thing
i didnt kno tony re-used his own same riffs so much.. maybee he shudda been called " QUO-mi Iommi " ..... ?
i didnt kno tony re-used his own same riffs so much.. maybee he shudda been called " QUO-mi Iommi " ..... ?
What a fantastic video. Normally when people talk about Tony Iommi they just talk about the riffs - which are obviously great - but I have always though, like you, that there is much more to him. He is really underrated as a songwriter, arranger, producer and lead guitarist, and it is great to see someone taking the time to start unpicking his lead style. Thanks!
Another superb lesson. The feel you put into your playing is soooo important to make the music sound right
I had no idea about his finger tips. I can not imagine playing like that on your fret hand. Good lord!
I hope you could feature Huw Lloyd Langton who played for Hawkwind. That would be great 😊
Hi. Whats the brand and model of your pickups? Thanks
My first metal influence @ 10years old thanks to my 14 yo cousin
Great stuff!! This is essential info, especially showing how to be more creative within the “box” like the bend and trill licks😀🎸
Yessss
FYI geezer Butler wrote all the lyrics brother, Ozzy only wrote the melody lines…
Mr. Anthony "Riff Master" Frank Iommi 🎸⚡🔥
I’d love to see something on Wisbone Ash and/or Uriah HEEP.
First 4 albums? sabotage and sabbath bloody sabbath are better than vol 4. heaven and hell, and the devil you know are fantastic too
amen. Devil you know only had like 2 good songs on it though. But yeah every one of these videos they ignore the MAJORITY of Sabbath music and only focus on the first 3 BORING overplayed albums. I never want to hear Paranoid again tbh, or war pigs.
@@Terminxman real
I played the riff wrong on that first one but it sounded ok, instead of starting on that 4 on that A power chord second riff part I added the flat 7 and started on the 5th but yea liked it.
Hey Dave since it’s October and Metal month how about breaking down some of Marty Friedman’s exotic clean licks he would bust out in Megadeth, not necessarily note for note but kinda what he was thinking or similar scaler sounds, because I don’t think Mary stuck to scales and modes but I’ve always loved his interesting note selections and tasty little clean flamenco/eastern blend stuff. At least that’s what it sounds like to me a flamenco guitarist from India lol .
Hey! I have featured Marty a few times on the channel and created this special lesson centering around his exotic scales last year for Metal Month.
Marty himself actually commented/shared this lesson on his official FB page last year - it was cool and I was sooOoo honored! Check it out and thank you!
: )
ruclips.net/video/x5jZiTwtOPI/видео.html
@@LateNightLessons yep I remember that now and you’re right it was awesome and even cooler that Marty commented . Thanks for the content and keep up the awesome work. You are one of the best teachers on you tube I love your lessons it’s like hanging out with your buddy and he’s showing you some new stuff he’s been working on.
I love October my twins were born in October and I love that it’s the official unofficially metal month . The band I always think about this time of year were influenced by sabbath and tuned down , but I never hear anyone talk about them much about them, maybe because they weren’t really technical players but they new how to build atmosphere and set a mood but Type O Negative, Peter Steele is an underrated genius to me incredible songwriter and lyricist. I have SAD and TON is the soundtrack to fall for me at least. Of course they would be canceled in a second today. I imagine I Like Goils would be considered more controversial than Christian Woman would be today. No body sounds like Type O really either besides The 69Eyes (another good Halloween band)
Iron Man by Tony Iommi is another great book I would recommend.
How can you not have the Godfather of Metal featured on Metal month saw the first reunion tour in the 90,s talk about an Erie feeling when the show started needless to say it was a fantastic show Tony is a true living legend 👏 👍🤘
How about the acoustic side of Tony Iommi?.....
Geezer Wrote the Lyrics...thats why the Dio thing ended...
He said they never considered themselves metal,he said they were hard rock.
Man... that was over due! good stuff!
After all these years Im still trying to learn Tonys licks 😢
Very informative. Thank you.
From the source 🤟🏻
The song at the beginning is Wicked World
Geezer Butler's lyrics.... Great lesson.
love Tommy Iommi..great job.
Geezer wrote the lyrics for black sabbath
I believe that Geezer Butler was the lyricist.
I keep meaning to ask, how low is your action? Sounds super slick never seems to choke out.
Great insight here, how to take relatively simple ideas and generate a wide pallette!
Easily my favorite of your guitars! So awesome 🤘
One more thing ...lol,,,I have a great book about BS by Paul Wilkinson called "Rat Salad. the classic years 1969-1975 "hard cover .. goes over every song in the early days. awesome !
Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics, mate
That list of influences, I can literally hear the Clapton and Page in at least the first three Sabbath albums. There are so many Zeppelin moments in those songs. I mean it helps that Sabbath had Geezer, the fancy walking bass guy, like JPJ, and Bill, the crazy jazz drummer, like Bonham.
Thank for covering Godfather Tony! Great video. Listen to Shockwave(s) of Never Say Die. Crushing riffage!!!
Brilliant, as usual, and great to show the work of this great player, but, oh what was I going to say...? Oh yeah, BRIAN TATLER!!!!
Rory Gallagher next please
My favorite guitar player. Last time I seen him was outdoors on Chicagos lakefront with the Mob Rules lineup. 4th row right in front of Iommi. 5 stacks all fired up!
Guitar heaven…or hell.
Excellent lesson!!!
Except Heaven and Hell was their greatest album ever but not to discount any Ozzy stuff which I also love. Volume Four and a couple joints when I was 14 was life changing it was Bill Ward's drumming that took me on a ride and I will never forget it as long as I live.
Thank you David for this insight into Tony`s technique. I have been a fan of his and Black Sabbath since I first heard their first album back in the 70s. I am now in my mid sixty`s and still learning guitar. Keep it going.
Thanks for this!
Perfect October Lesson!!!! Thanks, David! Tony rules! And of course, so does the rest of the band! EDIT: This Lesson is a GOLDMINE!!!
Where'd you get the T-shirt
Thanks