He nails it where 100 other reactions have whiffed. The coda at 15:10 is among the most imagistic sections of music ever played. You can feel the sky falling in it.
That’s where I always pictures a large fissure in the ground opening up and the inhabitants of hell emerging for some earthen fun. The video game Doom, basically
@@elimccrae5349 The original song tile was 'Walpurgis' which is a witches sabbath, Geezer Butler was not being that overly political about any specific war, it was just war in general being an ultimate evil. He was concerned though that Britain could get dragged into Vietnam, even though compulsory army service had been abolished the decade previous to this track's release.
@@ulfborgesson Vietnam War was between the north communists and the south capitalists while the US got involved by supporting the south... So, if we're dedicate this song to the current situation, since the war is between Russia and Ukraine while the US led NATO got involved by supporting one side (Ukraine)... shouldn't it be dedicated to the US led NATO rather than Putin?
Well...Ozzy. I saw an interview with Ozzy Osbourne, and you know he was born at the tail end of WWII. And he was doing the interview while they walked through his old neighborhood, and he pointed out where the different bomb craters were, where the kids used to play in the bomb craters and the broken buildings. So of course we all make jokes about the Prince of Darkness and how crazy Ozzy was, but he, and probably his whole generation in England had a front row view of the consequences of war. He wrote some sensitive music for a guy who lived through literal hell. You should listen to If I Close My Eyes Forever, or No More Tears, or Dreamer. Politicians and religions pretend war is a noble thing, but every time it leaves craters for little kids to play in. It would be great if history would stop repeating itself.
Not just their childhoods among bomb craters. Song came out of them playing for GIs on holding bases in England on way back from tour of Vietnam to home in US. Thousands of badly educated poor men same age as Black Sabbath group members and utterly traumatized by their experiences. The whole British invasion of US music must have been shaped by being born and infancy among falling bombs or playing in bomb sites after war. I missed that but ought to talk to folk a bit older than me
@@dougca7086 There's a British reporter doing an interview with him, that's on RUclips. They are walking through his old neighborhood, and he talks about where the bomb craters were that the kids played hide 'n seek in. Just hearing that one, and the number of songs where he asks people to think of the world we are giving to our children, actually brought me to tears. I notice, like some others have mentioned, that that whole generation of Brit artists who lived in a war zone, had a similar message.
I already liked this song, your reaction made me appreciate it even more. Anyone that complains you stop to comment on the song clearly doesn't understand the "reaction video" concept. Ignore them. You want great storytelling with the perfect music to accent the lyrics? Try the song "Black Sabbath" from Black Sabbath's first album, "Black Sabbath"
Yeah that's always odd to me, why not just go listen to the actual track if you don't like pauses lol. Thanks for the comment Dave and I've added your suggestion to the list
I vote for album reviews of their first 6 albums with the original band, that is their classic period and amongst the best music ever made, in any genre in the post WWII era. Enjoy!
Ozzy is such an interesting character. He's literally everything that most hard rock or heavy metal singers weren't at the time. He wasn't an amazing vocalist, he didn't have any training, he couldn't really hit a note at all, and he couldn't belt out long or high notes or screams like the big superstars. But that is exactly why he was so captivating, because when he sings it's warbling, it's off-key, it's whiny, and it sounds like this manic or deranged voice that gives such an honesty to all of his songs. And he really leaned into that in his solo work, focusing on themes of madness and torment and people who couldn't cope with the world. He's an icon not because he's some virtuoso with a monster voice like Bruce Dickenson or Ronny James Dio, but because even without that he's still honest and a consummate showman and he put everything he had into it.
The irony is that the band was shunned for being dark and satanic because of their imagery but in reality they were issuing a prophetic warning about evil and its influence on humanity. So dialed in.
Back in the 70’s, when I listened to Black Sabbath so did my neighbors. My parents really let me know.😂 You’re right.. this was an anti war song, Vietnam. You need to watch the video, it’s very telling. You mentioned Ozzy being a madman. Ha ha…Story of a madman.😵💫
It was originally a song that was written about witches & mythology, but was switched to a protest song, which was an apt change. That is a bit of trivia most do not know
Lovely reactions . You may stop the music to comment , but That's fine because your timing is spot on . Been listening to this song for over forty years now and my initial reaction around 1972 was just as you said, holy f***ing s**t !!! In a word , perfect .
Respect to you Syed to have really got this. SO glad you give the music and lyrics your full attention, just the way it was intended to be experienced. Way too many reaction channels get totally distracted by videos, half of the videos having very little to do with or add anything at all to the songs. Particularly anything from the 1960's and 70's. In those eras promo videos were not really even a common thing, and such a lot of RUclips clips may be slick but they're often fan made and just stamp the director's own personal narrative onto a song. I'd rather hear the reactors thoughts without them being swayed by any visuals. That air raid siren never fails to give me chills every single time. One of your comments had me laughing, yup, it's not just the delivery of this song, Ozzy is a notorious crazy but loveable character, and his fans have always adored him for it. With the (mostly) self- inflicted ways he has battered his body it's a total miracle to himself and the medical world that he is still with us. This song is five decades old and still so tragically relevant to what's happening now.
@@ulfborgesson I'm incredibly sorry to hear that she's struggling with addiction, I've been a councilor for 10 years, and as you might guess once battled addiction from the inside myself. The two things I always try to get both patients and their families to internalize is that the highest success rate, currently, is with the slow taper method. The second thing, is how to understand or view the disease, and that is: addiction is a brain disorder where the part of the brain that manages our survival instincts and urges becomes confused and identifies a chemical as necessary for life to continue. Generally, the brain, inserts it into the priorities between breathing and staying hydrated. During both acute and post-acute withdrawal, the brain is convinced that without the chemical(s) in question it will die, and that this is immediate. If you're ever had your airways closed off against your will, you will have experienced this yourself. It is certainly also true that we, as chemically dependent people, have made very poor choices at times, and that they led us to unacceptable behaviors. Deceit, theft, betrayal, continued lying, are all motivated by the imminent death our brains mistakenly perceived. The brain, like the heart or liver can experience dysfunctions. Because the brain is comple beyond any other thing humans have ever tried to study, it still appears mysterious, even to those with decades of experience and education. I never suggest tolerating or enabling continued drug abuse. However, using therapeutic medicines to create a slow and safe path back out of addictions is the method that (so far) has the highest percentage of success. I wish I knew of more programs, but one that is a model is Westgrove Clinic in Milwaukee, WI. I am not affiliated with them, but can reccomend them. They will know of a program in your area.
THE TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE GREATNESS OF A BAND IF HOW TIMELESS THEIR MUSIC IS, AND SABBATH, ESPECIALLY THIS SONG, IS TRULY TIMELESS!!! GREAT INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG'S MEANING! AS FAR AS THE TWO GUITAR SOUND, THAT WAS DONE IN STUDIO, TONY IOMMI PLAYS BOTH!! I LIKE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT DUELING GUITARS!!!
Black Sabbath is rock n roll..Ozzy is metal. The song is about politics(the war pigs) Go check out Pink Floyd, Animals album. In the end(which is where we are now)the pig explodes. Wait for it!
The music depicts the darkness rage destruction madness that comes from war. The guitar at the end sounds like it’s crying, a reaction to the madness & desperate sadness of war. Such an amazing song that’s relevant today.
There are so many reaction channels these days that it is very hard to be different and you 've made it ! Your analysis is to the point most of the times and it's not boring because you have a nice delivery and you re calm and very clear in your speech . Keep up the good work. Gongrats !
Your insight and overall reaction was perhaps the best I’ve ever heard on this track. I subbed just to hear your take on HAND OF DOOM. I know you’ll eventually get to it as it’s DEEP and even the music change to match the lyrics and story told within. The downward spiral of drug abuse due to the aftermath of war..,
i recommend that you listen to ,"Iron Maiden's" ,"Rime of The Ancient Mariner." Your insights are rewarding . As a teen in the 1980s these two bands were in the same genre for the "cool" kids.
Guitarist Tony Lommi (guitarist) 17 years old and working his last shift at a sheet metal factory when he lost two fingertips in a gruesome crush injury accident. He eventually fashioned finger prosthetics out of leather, which very much contributes to his edgy and instantly recognizable "two guitar" sound. Great reaction!
I Love these Metal Virgin cherry pop reaction videos. There would be WAY more young Metalheads if it was ever played on the radio or TV or had Hip Hop not taken over for younger people. I've been playing since 1989 and know a fuck ton about Metal and music gear. Starting my own gear demo channel, I can help with Metal man. If you want something crazy, Holy Wars by Megadeth, Original Mix
Hand of Doom By Black Sabbath. It is about being in Vietnam War and turning to drugs as your relief mostly heroin. They wrote this song because where they lived in England where these rehabs for U.S. soldiers to dry out before going back to the U.S.A. after the war. Something most people didnt know especially in the U.S.A. The music and lyrics will blow you away
If you're gonna keep digging into this early stuff then Deep Purple is a must. A great anti war song from them is Child in Time. They are the true pioneers.
It’s amazing how you described ozzys voice as sounding like a madman but that’s actually how he portrayed himself and was known as a madman and “the prince of darkness”
Since you started at the beginning, you should explore Metal in a linear way. Definitely check out the more accessible stuff first, circle back on the niche and extreme if it’s too jarring at first. Metal has shockingly fantastic lyrics and obviously great musicians Black Sabbath & Ozzy solo (60s-70s), Metallica (80s-90s), Pantera (90s), Rage Against The Machine (90s), System of a Down (00s) are all guaranteed likes Edit: just finished the conclusion. You have a great intuitive sense for metal. It’s a very mendable medium for expressive and emotional outlets.
I first listened to War Pigs in 1970. It is still timeless! Tommy Iommi is the sole lead guitarist on track one as well as track two on guitar. Thank you, Syed for a detailed REACTION. - Bob
Both Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne have a lot of songs that are "anti-bad", but they have the reputation of being "anti-good". They are portrayed as evil and satanic, but have songs that are anti-war, anti-drugs, anti-alcohol, anti-violence. There was a big controversy in the 1980s about an Ozzy song titled "Suicide Solution"; people raged about it thinking it was pro-suicide, i.e., 'suicide is the solution'. In fact, it was anti-alcohol.... 'solution' defined as it is used in chemistry.... alcohol is a liquid that can kill you. This was obvious in the lyrics, but nobody bothered to listen to or read them.
Songs were much longer in the 70s. Always a guitar solo, drums solo..it was an amazing time for music. I was a baby when this came out and it was as popular when I grew into my 20s. Still a master today.
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
Fun fact about the guitarist Tony Iommi is that when he was 17 he lost the tips to his middle and ring fingers on his fretting hand in an industrial accident on his last day at work before becoming a full time band member in the birds and the bees. This is why black Sabbath had that heavier sound early on was because he tuned his guitar down 3 semitones to make it easier to play
@@SyedRewinds He only tuned down one semitone for the first two albums, using thin banjo strings. He uses a combo amp, and was plugged into the Bass socket, instead of the Guitar socket. On their third album on, Tony tuned down to three semitones, this is why you'll be amazed with the song "Into the Void"! It's awesome.
He was told.... if I remember the story correctly....that he would never be able to play the guitar again. ...instead of listening to the naysayers he made his own prosthetic fingertips
You've nailed Ozzy's voice, lol. He made his career on being a 'madman' type of public persona, especially during his solo career post-Sabbath. HIs vocal strengths, IMO, are his ability to sell horror and anxiety; he's arguably the best ever at that.
Ozzy Osbourne's diary of a mad man is another one of his songs that just blows you away as a listener. Between Ozzy's vocals and the guitarist's (Randy Rhoades) mastery of the guitar it sends chills down your spine and it just brings so much imagery to mind it is amazing
Very sure-footed description, even where you profess not to know the terminology, your instincts are unfailingly spot-on. "Foundational" passed from your lips just after it flickered through my brain. This, and others of theirs from that era are precisely that. Cheers.
The guitarist, Tony Iommi, almost gave up the guitar and left the group, that he had started. As a young man he was involved in a metal shop machine accident where he lost the tips of two fingers. He was inspired by guitarist Django Reinhardt, whom he learned was missing all, but two fingers, on one hand and yet still was able play fabulously. He went back to work learning to play basically from scratch. He designed prosthetics to replace the missing parts, of his fingers; and the result, as you can say, is history.🎸🙀
Luke's Wall stands as one of the greatest musical outros of all time. Seeing it live when I was a kid shaped _everything_ I appreciated about music into something coherent. Crowds of thousands humming along to the guitar riff was magic.
That emphasis with the guitar at the end of Ozzy's quasi-evangelical bellow is a *direct* salute to the blues that inspired the band. 'Black Sabbath' started out, intentionally, as a blues band with macabre and supernatural elements married to a heavy guitar tone; so, basically, blues with a heavier guitar tone, because blues already *had* dark elements going all the way back to its fire-and-brimstone-bible-thumping roots. Songs like 'Crossroad blues', 'You were born to die', and 'St. James Infirmary' were ubiquitous with blues and the South from whence the genre sprung; inspired by gospel music in the Southern tradition, but also by the bleak, post-apocalyptic Reconstruction period in the South itself.
This is one of the few tracks where I wish everyone would listen to it completely broken down. Isolate Geezer’s track. Isolate Bill F’in Ward’s drums. Isolate Ozzy. Isolate Tony. Listen to them alone. It’s other worldly how good this band was. Much love, ❤️
That was 1970, the year Metal was Invented by Sabbath. If you want to hear modern Stoner Doom Metal. Check out Monolord- Where Death Meets the Sea. And War Pigs was a protest song about Vietnam.
these guys are known as the Godfather's of Metal, and they were, for nobody had that sound in early 1970 and it turned some heads, then and still today.
Black Sabbath was one of the early bands where the bass played more along with the other guitarist. Instead of just being a pure rhythm, it adds some depth to the song
Even after he was fired from Black Sabbath and went Solo, Crazy Train has a similar theme and the effect it has on generational mental health. This was written during the Vietnam War, in 1970, even though some of the words and imagery invoke WWII. Yes there are 2 guitarists, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. Charlie Watts is on drums.
The boys from Sabbath were raised in an industrial, economically depressed city in England. They didn’t connect with the “peace and love, flower power” vibe of the late 60’s. So they decided to make scary music. I’m happy they went their own way. They are not a satanic band, they explore dark themes. War, drug addiction, mental illness etc etc. Bill Ward on drums is an absolute monster. One of the greats, IMHO. “ Hand of Doom” is one of my favorites It’s so amazing you’ve never heard of Ozzy!!?? Yes, his voice is very unique. Now that you e heard his voice, you’ll be able to pick him out on any track he sings on.
In this song and especially, in the last riffs, Tommy Iomi plays a technique called trills; which is on full display, on the track, of the same name, in Black Sabbath.
Love Black Sabbath, I'm more of an alt rock sort of person. But I love Sabbaths heavy, melodic, loose style, the bass and drumming are awesome. I highly recommend anything from the first 4 albums but Fairies in Boots is one of my favourites
Great job boss! I always thought the underline drums repped the chaos within the Organization of the battle. The guitars was the violence. Then the outro of what we’ve witnessed.
Check the cover of War Pigs by Dresden Dolls w/ only piano and drums! Incredible, especially the live version when she makes the drummer start again because he's gets a half beat ahead, the bonus is a snot rocket near the end lol
Per your comment at around 7:00, Tony Iommi played several tracks and redubbed guitars over each other. Later in the song there are literally two solos playing at the same time.
Three "turn it ups" was so what we all did 50+ years ago...Awesome. your quick take on "apocalyptic battle" was perfect...well done. You got a bit off with good v evil battle, it was all those driving war for power or profit are evil. Its only one great guitarist (but studio version here has some overdubs...agree with recommended live version...will blow you away. Thank you!
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He nails it where 100 other reactions have whiffed. The coda at 15:10 is among the most imagistic sections of music ever played. You can feel the sky falling in it.
Can totally see the imagery when looking back at the section now! Blood red sky caving in. Amazing comment Kurt
Word.
That’s where I always pictures a large fissure in the ground opening up and the inhabitants of hell emerging for some earthen fun. The video game Doom, basically
exactly!
It's a protest song.
I can tell, Syed. I know you preview your reactions. I'm 60 yrs old. I grew up on this and have heard it countless times. I know it.
This song was made around 1970 and its just as relevant today in 2022, on top of being such a great song and the beginnings of heavy metal
During the Vietnam conflict
@@elimccrae5349 The original song tile was 'Walpurgis' which is a witches sabbath, Geezer Butler was not being that overly political about any specific war, it was just war in general being an ultimate evil. He was concerned though that Britain could get dragged into Vietnam, even though compulsory army service had been abolished the decade previous to this track's release.
I would like to dedicate this to Vladimir Putin.
@@ulfborgesson Vietnam War was between the north communists and the south capitalists while the US got involved by supporting the south... So, if we're dedicate this song to the current situation, since the war is between Russia and Ukraine while the US led NATO got involved by supporting one side (Ukraine)... shouldn't it be dedicated to the US led NATO rather than Putin?
I've listened to this song for over 45 years and this guy broke it down better than I ever have
Thanks for the love Darryl, have a great day mate!
The Paris 1970 live video of this song is an absolute must. I can't emphasize it enough.
the year i was born... sweet
Otherwise known as The Bill Ward Expo. Magnificent.
Great video Someone in the comments said they don’t know how Bill wards drum kit made it through that concert
Yes! I can't believe only 29 likes for this comment in 8 months! Should be 100 easy.
Hate it. It takes the focus off the music. So distracting to a music review. Reactors get all caught up in the visuals, which granted, are impressive.
You should see the live version “War Pigs Live 1970 in Paris” …the drummer is F-ing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😬😬🔥🔥🔥
I’d rather watch you react to that..to actually see them visually kicking ass and Ozzy nearly possessed singing..
Its on the list now, thanks.
that is such a killer live performance-so good
When you see how much the drummer gets out of the tiny kit he's playing on (at that time...) you'll be very amazed!
Bill Ward on those drums! You have to see him to believe him.
Well...Ozzy. I saw an interview with Ozzy Osbourne, and you know he was born at the tail end of WWII. And he was doing the interview while they walked through his old neighborhood, and he pointed out where the different bomb craters were, where the kids used to play in the bomb craters and the broken buildings. So of course we all make jokes about the Prince of Darkness and how crazy Ozzy was, but he, and probably his whole generation in England had a front row view of the consequences of war. He wrote some sensitive music for a guy who lived through literal hell. You should listen to If I Close My Eyes Forever, or No More Tears, or Dreamer. Politicians and religions pretend war is a noble thing, but every time it leaves craters for little kids to play in. It would be great if history would stop repeating itself.
great background info for the track, I'm sure those experiences as a kid shaped his worldview and artistic output. Great comment!
@@SyedRewinds highly recommended is John Milius’s amazing film about this period from a child’s perspective, Hope and Glory.
Not just their childhoods among bomb craters. Song came out of them playing for GIs on holding bases in England on way back from tour of Vietnam to home in US. Thousands of badly educated poor men same age as Black Sabbath group members and utterly traumatized by their experiences.
The whole British invasion of US music must have been shaped by being born and infancy among falling bombs or playing in bomb sites after war. I missed that but ought to talk to folk a bit older than me
Born at the tail end of World War II he's called a baby boomer as I am and we're dying off quick we are the Vietnam veterans to put it in perspective
@@dougca7086 There's a British reporter doing an interview with him, that's on RUclips. They are walking through his old neighborhood, and he talks about where the bomb craters were that the kids played hide 'n seek in. Just hearing that one, and the number of songs where he asks people to think of the world we are giving to our children, actually brought me to tears. I notice, like some others have mentioned, that that whole generation of Brit artists who lived in a war zone, had a similar message.
Madman is a perfect description. When he went solo, one of his album titles was Diary of a Madman.
"Into the Void" will change your life, not kidding. Most don't realize how groovy metal can be.
Many ppl have asked me to check this one out, its up next for when I cover Sabbath again. Thanks mate!
Sabbath was highly influenced by jazz, classical, rock and roll...and post war England... and it shows.
For me the best metal always has groove. Funk and jazz are always welcome in heavy music as far as I'm concerned
Another great Black Sabbath song to check out is INTO THE VOID.
Under the Sun is even heavier!
@@KelticKabukiGirl Maybe heavier....but I don't think better.
My favorite Sabbath song, good call.
Sabbath is a 4 piece band. Base, guitar, drums, & Ozzie.
Tommy Iommi is just that damned good.
I was going to point that out too lol
But the album is actually multitracked at parts so hes not wrong
True, the guitars are all played by Tony Iommi, but some parts have two guitar tracks nonetheless.
Iommi commonly overdubbed at least two, if not more, tracks...Doesn't take anything away from his skill...
Who?!
This song is a masterpiece.
I already liked this song, your reaction made me appreciate it even more. Anyone that complains you stop to comment on the song clearly doesn't understand the "reaction video" concept. Ignore them. You want great storytelling with the perfect music to accent the lyrics? Try the song "Black Sabbath" from Black Sabbath's first album, "Black Sabbath"
Yeah that's always odd to me, why not just go listen to the actual track if you don't like pauses lol. Thanks for the comment Dave and I've added your suggestion to the list
Ozzy is not playing a role, he is a madman!
NIB, Sweet Leaf, Paranoid, Into the void, Hand of Doom, Heaven and Hell etc. All excellent songs by sabbath you need to check out!
Heaven and Hell is an eye opener. Heart opener. It just opens.
Warning and Symptom of the Universe
In my opinion a national Acrobat was the best song sabbath wrote
I vote for album reviews of their first 6 albums with the original band, that is their classic period and amongst the best music ever made, in any genre in the post WWII era. Enjoy!
Agreed
Also iron man
Tony Iommi (guitar) does a lot of double tracking and close soloing. He got rather good at it :)
Man you are one of the few reactors who turn metal UP.... thats the way Metal should be .. LOUD!.... thats where the power comes from. Enjoy.
Ozzy is such an interesting character. He's literally everything that most hard rock or heavy metal singers weren't at the time. He wasn't an amazing vocalist, he didn't have any training, he couldn't really hit a note at all, and he couldn't belt out long or high notes or screams like the big superstars. But that is exactly why he was so captivating, because when he sings it's warbling, it's off-key, it's whiny, and it sounds like this manic or deranged voice that gives such an honesty to all of his songs. And he really leaned into that in his solo work, focusing on themes of madness and torment and people who couldn't cope with the world.
He's an icon not because he's some virtuoso with a monster voice like Bruce Dickenson or Ronny James Dio, but because even without that he's still honest and a consummate showman and he put everything he had into it.
Just think- this song is about 50 years old. It was so new and wonderful back in the 7o’s.
The irony is that the band was shunned for being dark and satanic because of their imagery but in reality they were issuing a prophetic warning about evil and its influence on humanity. So dialed in.
Back in the 70’s, when I listened to Black Sabbath so did my neighbors. My parents really let me know.😂
You’re right.. this was an anti war song, Vietnam. You need to watch the video, it’s very telling.
You mentioned Ozzy being a madman. Ha ha…Story of a madman.😵💫
Tony Iommi is the only guitar player. Geezer Butler on bass..check out his GZR album. Bill Ward on drums. Ozzy vocals of course
Released in 1970 as a protest song against the Vietnam war but applies to all conflicts today. Ukraine
Thanks for the comment Mark, stay safe brother
Yes❗Ukraine ❗
It was originally a song that was written about witches & mythology, but was switched to a protest song, which was an apt change. That is a bit of trivia most do not know
Lovely reactions . You may stop the music to comment , but That's fine because your timing is spot on . Been listening to this song for over forty years now and my initial reaction around 1972 was just as you said, holy f***ing s**t !!! In a word , perfect .
Please leave your comments AFTER the music finishes! I can only find a handful of reactors that do that.
Respect to you Syed to have really got this. SO glad you give the music and lyrics your full attention, just the way it was intended to be experienced. Way too many reaction channels get totally distracted by videos, half of the videos having very little to do with or add anything at all to the songs. Particularly anything from the 1960's and 70's. In those eras promo videos were not really even a common thing, and such a lot of RUclips clips may be slick but they're often fan made and just stamp the director's own personal narrative onto a song. I'd rather hear the reactors thoughts without them being swayed by any visuals. That air raid siren never fails to give me chills every single time. One of your comments had me laughing, yup, it's not just the delivery of this song, Ozzy is a notorious crazy but loveable character, and his fans have always adored him for it. With the (mostly) self- inflicted ways he has battered his body it's a total miracle to himself and the medical world that he is still with us. This song is five decades old and still so tragically relevant to what's happening now.
Gotta keep doing Black Sabbath dude. They're so good. Cant wait for more!
I love the jazzy style of bass guitar during that period of rock. The way it goes on its own little path....
You have to listen to "Hand of Doom" from the same album. The imagery and music work so well.
What this song is to war, it is to hard drug abuse.
It was the first song I learned on the bass, and Geezer was one reason I started the bass to begin with.
ABSOLUTELY. !!
W0rd!
I can't listen to Hand of doom or Shine on you crazy diamond anymore. My daughter is a hard core drug abuser.
@@ulfborgesson I'm incredibly sorry to hear that she's struggling with addiction, I've been a councilor for 10 years, and as you might guess once battled addiction from the inside myself. The two things I always try to get both patients and their families to internalize is that the highest success rate, currently, is with the slow taper method. The second thing, is how to understand or view the disease, and that is: addiction is a brain disorder where the part of the brain that manages our survival instincts and urges becomes confused and identifies a chemical as necessary for life to continue. Generally, the brain, inserts it into the priorities between breathing and staying hydrated. During both acute and post-acute withdrawal, the brain is convinced that without the chemical(s) in question it will die, and that this is immediate. If you're ever had your airways closed off against your will, you will have experienced this yourself. It is certainly also true that we, as chemically dependent people, have made very poor choices at times, and that they led us to unacceptable behaviors. Deceit, theft, betrayal, continued lying, are all motivated by the imminent death our brains mistakenly perceived. The brain, like the heart or liver can experience dysfunctions. Because the brain is comple beyond any other thing humans have ever tried to study, it still appears mysterious, even to those with decades of experience and education. I never suggest tolerating or enabling continued drug abuse. However, using therapeutic medicines to create a slow and safe path back out of addictions is the method that (so far) has the highest percentage of success. I wish I knew of more programs, but one that is a model is Westgrove Clinic in Milwaukee, WI. I am not affiliated with them, but can reccomend them. They will know of a program in your area.
Great reaction, thank you. This is a straight ahead song about the horrors of war, and it's causes. There's no, hidden meanings or tricks.
One of the best Anti-War songs ever.
I've listened to this song thousands of times, and I absolutely love your reaction video. Thank you.
THE TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE GREATNESS OF A BAND IF HOW TIMELESS THEIR MUSIC IS, AND SABBATH, ESPECIALLY THIS SONG, IS TRULY TIMELESS!!! GREAT INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG'S MEANING! AS FAR AS THE TWO GUITAR SOUND, THAT WAS DONE IN STUDIO, TONY IOMMI PLAYS BOTH!! I LIKE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT DUELING GUITARS!!!
Black Sabbath is rock n roll..Ozzy is metal.
The song is about politics(the war pigs)
Go check out Pink Floyd, Animals album. In the end(which is where we are now)the pig explodes. Wait for it!
The music depicts the darkness rage destruction madness that comes from war. The guitar at the end sounds like it’s crying, a reaction to the madness & desperate sadness of war. Such an amazing song that’s relevant today.
OH, AND I'VE BEEN ROCKING OUT TO SABBATH AND THIS SONG SINCE I WAS ABOUT 13-14 YRS.OLD, 1970!!
No shortage of masterpieces from this band.
Excellent observations and commentary. What an incredible song that has stood the test of time.
There are so many reaction channels these days that it is very hard to be different and you 've made it ! Your analysis is to the point most of the times and it's not boring because you have a nice delivery and you re calm and very clear in your speech . Keep up the good work. Gongrats !
each member of sabbath are extremely proficient in their respective instruments. the most well rounded band in my honest opinion
Your insight and overall reaction was perhaps the best I’ve ever heard on this track. I subbed just to hear your take on HAND OF DOOM. I know you’ll eventually get to it as it’s DEEP and even the music change to match the lyrics and story told within. The downward spiral of drug abuse due to the aftermath of war..,
i recommend that you listen to ,"Iron Maiden's" ,"Rime of The Ancient Mariner." Your insights are rewarding . As a teen in the 1980s these two bands were in the same genre for the "cool" kids.
Guitarist Tony Lommi (guitarist) 17 years old and working his last shift at a sheet metal factory when he lost two fingertips in a gruesome crush injury accident. He eventually fashioned finger prosthetics out of leather, which very much contributes to his edgy and instantly recognizable "two guitar" sound. Great reaction!
Mate!!! Tears of joy watching you enjoy this. Peace bruv.
I Love these Metal Virgin cherry pop reaction videos. There would be WAY more young Metalheads if it was ever played on the radio or TV or had Hip Hop not taken over for younger people. I've been playing since 1989 and know a fuck ton about Metal and music gear. Starting my own gear demo channel, I can help with Metal man. If you want something crazy, Holy Wars by Megadeth, Original Mix
Hand of Doom By Black Sabbath. It is about being in Vietnam War and turning to drugs as your relief mostly heroin. They wrote this song because where they lived in England where these rehabs for U.S. soldiers to dry out before going back to the U.S.A. after the war. Something most people didnt know especially in the U.S.A. The music and lyrics will blow you away
If you're gonna keep digging into this early stuff then Deep Purple is a must. A great anti war song from them is Child in Time. They are the true pioneers.
Absolutely!
Yo! So happy you enjoyed Sabbath, you should 100% check out N.I.B. by them.
Always love the bass work during the guitar solos. So intricate.
It’s amazing how you described ozzys voice as sounding like a madman but that’s actually how he portrayed himself and was known as a madman and “the prince of darkness”
I was in the military for 13 years and when I went to FT Benning the home of the Infantry and one of my drills used this song as a running cadence.
Dude you killed it!!!! DAMN I love your reaction!!! I'm sweating all over watching this- God bless you- you are my hero! Yesssss!
Thanks for the kind words Anton! Im just glad I found this track, its a masterpiece!
Since you started at the beginning, you should explore Metal in a linear way. Definitely check out the more accessible stuff first, circle back on the niche and extreme if it’s too jarring at first. Metal has shockingly fantastic lyrics and obviously great musicians
Black Sabbath & Ozzy solo (60s-70s), Metallica (80s-90s), Pantera (90s), Rage Against The Machine (90s), System of a Down (00s) are all guaranteed likes
Edit: just finished the conclusion. You have a great intuitive sense for metal. It’s a very mendable medium for expressive and emotional outlets.
I'll take this on board and go chronologically if I can at all. Thanks Dan
I first listened to War Pigs in 1970. It is still timeless! Tommy Iommi is the sole lead guitarist on track one as well as track two on guitar. Thank you, Syed for a detailed REACTION. - Bob
Both Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne have a lot of songs that are "anti-bad", but they have the reputation of being "anti-good". They are portrayed as evil and satanic, but have songs that are anti-war, anti-drugs, anti-alcohol, anti-violence. There was a big controversy in the 1980s about an Ozzy song titled "Suicide Solution"; people raged about it thinking it was pro-suicide, i.e., 'suicide is the solution'. In fact, it was anti-alcohol.... 'solution' defined as it is used in chemistry.... alcohol is a liquid that can kill you. This was obvious in the lyrics, but nobody bothered to listen to or read them.
Tony double tracked his guitars with minor variations he knew it was a heavy sound.
Ive heard of double tracked vocals but not guitars. Awesome choice. Sounded like they were battling each other
Songs were much longer in the 70s. Always a guitar solo, drums solo..it was an amazing time for music. I was a baby when this came out and it was as popular when I grew into my 20s. Still a master today.
Please keep doing metal!!
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
The two guitars are both the same guitarist dubbed over himself
You heard two guitar lines, but they were both played by Tony Iommi and dub'd in the studio. Good ear.
Some of it I think its still just one but he’s panning it from one channel to the other but leaving some behind so it sounds like two in the sustain.
Fun fact about the guitarist Tony Iommi is that when he was 17 he lost the tips to his middle and ring fingers on his fretting hand in an industrial accident on his last day at work before becoming a full time band member in the birds and the bees. This is why black Sabbath had that heavier sound early on was because he tuned his guitar down 3 semitones to make it easier to play
no way! Awesome info man, you might make the next video with this one
@@SyedRewinds He only tuned down one semitone for the first two albums, using thin banjo strings. He uses a combo amp, and was plugged into the Bass socket, instead of the Guitar socket. On their third album on, Tony tuned down to three semitones, this is why you'll be amazed with the song "Into the Void"! It's awesome.
He was told.... if I remember the story correctly....that he would never be able to play the guitar again. ...instead of listening to the naysayers he made his own prosthetic fingertips
Out of plastic fairy liquid bottle caps.
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But.....I'm not sure anymore what's elaboration.
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You've nailed Ozzy's voice, lol. He made his career on being a 'madman' type of public persona, especially during his solo career post-Sabbath. HIs vocal strengths, IMO, are his ability to sell horror and anxiety; he's arguably the best ever at that.
Whenever I listen to Black Sabbath, so do my neighbors.
Turn it up indeed.
There's a live version on youtube that is an absolute must listen.
Ozzy Osbourne's diary of a mad man is another one of his songs that just blows you away as a listener. Between Ozzy's vocals and the guitarist's (Randy Rhoades) mastery of the guitar it sends chills down your spine and it just brings so much imagery to mind it is amazing
They play this live one guitar bass and drums and it sounds as good or better than the studio version. Especially the drumming.
Very sure-footed description, even where you profess not to know the terminology, your instincts are unfailingly spot-on. "Foundational" passed from your lips just after it flickered through my brain. This, and others of theirs from that era are precisely that. Cheers.
Ma man big ups from New Zealand, keep the intellectual and feeling based comments coming it's rare 👌
1974 I was 8 yrs old when I heard this for the first time. Changed my life forever
Hand of doom!!! A must
Recommend "Supernaut" from the Vol. 4 album and or "A National Acrobat" from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.
The guitarist, Tony Iommi, almost gave up the guitar and left the group, that he had started. As a young man he was involved in a metal shop machine accident where he lost the tips of two fingers. He was inspired by guitarist Django Reinhardt, whom he learned was missing all, but two fingers, on one hand and yet still was able play fabulously. He went back to work learning to play basically from scratch. He designed prosthetics to replace the missing parts, of his fingers; and the result, as you can say, is history.🎸🙀
Luke's Wall stands as one of the greatest musical outros of all time. Seeing it live when I was a kid shaped _everything_ I appreciated about music into something coherent. Crowds of thousands humming along to the guitar riff was magic.
“Sort of like a madman… I don’t know if that makes sense? “Lol! Makes total sense!
Ozzie is a madman. And damned proud of it. Great reactions.
Wish I could hear Sabbath for the first time again. Check out The Wizard on the album Black Sabbath.
That emphasis with the guitar at the end of Ozzy's quasi-evangelical bellow is a *direct* salute to the blues that inspired the band. 'Black Sabbath' started out, intentionally, as a blues band with macabre and supernatural elements married to a heavy guitar tone; so, basically, blues with a heavier guitar tone, because blues already *had* dark elements going all the way back to its fire-and-brimstone-bible-thumping roots. Songs like 'Crossroad blues', 'You were born to die', and 'St. James Infirmary' were ubiquitous with blues and the South from whence the genre sprung; inspired by gospel music in the Southern tradition, but also by the bleak, post-apocalyptic Reconstruction period in the South itself.
This is one of the few tracks where I wish everyone would listen to it completely broken down. Isolate Geezer’s track. Isolate Bill F’in Ward’s drums. Isolate Ozzy. Isolate Tony. Listen to them alone. It’s other worldly how good this band was. Much love, ❤️
Thanks for the review. I have seen BS many times and have been a fan for decades, Im old..so several decades LOL..thanks for allowing me to join!
That was 1970, the year Metal was Invented by Sabbath. If you want to hear modern Stoner Doom Metal. Check out Monolord- Where Death Meets the Sea. And War Pigs was a protest song about Vietnam.
these guys are known as the Godfather's of Metal, and they were, for nobody had that sound in early 1970 and it turned some heads, then and still today.
Well done dude. Welcome to metal. You asked for recommendations, so I'll give you after forever by Black Sabbath . ✌️
One of the greatest ANTI WAR songs ever recorded 🎵❗ For me...the lyrics and the killer DRUMMING are the stars of the show. A Masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥
Beautifully broken down and inciteful thoughts of the content BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!
Black Sabbath was one of the early bands where the bass played more along with the other guitarist. Instead of just being a pure rhythm, it adds some depth to the song
One guitar one bass player
Even after he was fired from Black Sabbath and went Solo, Crazy Train has a similar theme and the effect it has on generational mental health. This was written during the Vietnam War, in 1970, even though some of the words and imagery invoke WWII. Yes there are 2 guitarists, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. Charlie Watts is on drums.
3rd vid in and i had to subscribe, really great breakdown. Welcome to metal, its a very very deep rabbit hole.
The boys from Sabbath were raised in an industrial, economically depressed city in England. They didn’t connect with the “peace and love, flower power” vibe of the late 60’s. So they decided to make scary music. I’m happy they went their own way. They are not a satanic band, they explore dark themes. War, drug addiction, mental illness etc etc. Bill Ward on drums is an absolute monster. One of the greats, IMHO. “ Hand of Doom” is one of my favorites
It’s so amazing you’ve never heard of Ozzy!!?? Yes, his voice is very unique. Now that you e heard his voice, you’ll be able to pick him out on any track he sings on.
War pigs brother! Gets this grandma on her feet every time! Volume all the way up! Classic Ozzy f@cking brilliant!
In this song and especially, in the last riffs, Tommy Iomi plays a technique called trills; which is on full display, on the track, of the same name, in Black Sabbath.
That video is amazing , I believe it came out later, but your reaction spot on!
Love Black Sabbath, I'm more of an alt rock sort of person. But I love Sabbaths heavy, melodic, loose style, the bass and drumming are awesome. I highly recommend anything from the first 4 albums but Fairies in Boots is one of my favourites
Great job boss! I always thought the underline drums repped the chaos within the Organization of the battle. The guitars was the violence. Then the outro of what we’ve witnessed.
Check the cover of War Pigs by Dresden Dolls w/ only piano and drums! Incredible, especially the live version when she makes the drummer start again because he's gets a half beat ahead, the bonus is a snot rocket near the end lol
Another excellent reaction. And, yes. Iommi is the Hendrix of metal.
Per your comment at around 7:00, Tony Iommi played several tracks and redubbed guitars over each other. Later in the song there are literally two solos playing at the same time.
Ozzy retired just a few years ago...rocking all the way to the end. His last concert is online and EPIC!
Three "turn it ups" was so what we all did 50+ years ago...Awesome. your quick take on "apocalyptic battle" was perfect...well done. You got a bit off with good v evil battle, it was all those driving war for power or profit are evil. Its only one great guitarist (but studio version here has some overdubs...agree with recommended live version...will blow you away. Thank you!
The lead guitar work was all Tony Iommi , , I saw them live several times in the 1970s . . very old and very heavy . . awesome.