Love Sabbath's early-mid 70s stuff. It's the underlying heavy 'funkiness' that pushes their music along and is in loads of their 70s songs. Drummer Bill Ward and Bassist Geezer Butler are such an underrated rhythm section. So much more than just heavy metal pioneering.
Well done, Mark! I enjoyed this a lot! This song is a great example of the enormous influence the music writer and lead guitarist Tony (NOT Tommy) iommi (eye-OWE-me) had on bands after him in which the members weren't even born yet. This song is 50 years old, from 1975, and as you noticed right away, his influence is still going strong on too many bands to count. In the picture on the album cover, iommi is the one sitting down; the drummer, Bill Ward, is standing to his right and is wearing his wife's red tights; Geezer Butler, the bass player and lyricist is standing to iommi's left, holding an umbrella; and Ozzy (John) Osbourne is standing to the far right in a robe. As Geezer Butler said about iommi, “During our first meeting, Tony Iommi was a great jazz guitarist, his capabilities cover all styles - Black Sabbath has even narrowed his horizons.” And, "Songwriting with Tony is incredible - with him not to talk about it, everyone knows what will happen. Tony can play riffs endlessly, even sometimes it is necessary to stop him.”
a song I've listenened to literally thousands of times, and not grown tired of. Don't forget props to Geezer, as lyricist and epic bass throughout, including that incredible "heartbeat" during the two breaks in the heavy section.
When I was a young teenager, the term we used for Black Sabbath was Heavy Rock. The establishment and our parents hated them, we loved them. When I finally saw them for the first time live on the Never Say Die tour in 1978, they opened with Symptom of the Universe. Geezer said it's a song about love.
Don't think I've ever even heard this particular version. I mean, heard it 314 times at least. 😏 But I think they were re-recordings or lives. This version was thicc~ very nice! Thanks Michael for the suggestion, and Mark for the reaction~
Confining myself to the first 6 Sabbath albums, they had their own style and always value for money in that you'd typically get a few riffs in one song, riffs that could've been a whole other song. This Sabotage album was a huge leap from the previous Volume 4 album. Definitely proggy. This track blew me away and yes, the drumming is phenomenal. Nothing better than someone knocking their pan in! Have a look at the very energetic live stuff from 1970 in Paris such as War Pigs ruclips.net/video/K3b6SGoN6dA/видео.html
SABOTAGE is BLACK SABBATH’s Progressive album. This song, was the heaviest shit you could hear in the time, and is arguably the genesis of Thrash. Recordings at this time were mastered for pressing LPs, so the dynamic range of the drums is greatly compressed, lest the needle were to jump out of the groove. But this style of production defines the sound of the era, and remastered versions can sound unpleasantly harsh. As you make references to familiar music, be clear that the bands you mention are influenced by BLACK SABBATH, and not the other way around.
Sabbath has never felt comfortable with the "Heavy Metal" label, even though they influenced basically every metal band ever since. This was their last great LP, up until Dio joined for the "Heaven And Hell" album.
When Dio took over for Ozzie, Dio noticed how they wrote songs “the hard way” . Dio introduced a formula for writing future songs. I’m not a Sabbath/Dio fan. Black Sabbath was great when Ozzie is in the band. And even later when they reunited. I like Ozzy’s singing, not Dio’s yodeling( although others are impressed with it). And formulas suck.
An emo band?!?!?! The lyrics from War Pigs and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath alone would send your average emo shrieking under their beds. That's like comparing David Bowie to Synth Pop. They both used synths, but Bowie did so much more than just electronic music in his career.
the song shouldve ended at 7:57 imo & also Tonys lead shouldnt have been blasting louder than the band imo. but still like this song. But wont listen after 7:57 just not for me
I’ve always considered Sabbath heavy rock not Heavy Metal. Although it lead to HM with bands influenced by Sabbath. I’m not into Heavy Metal much… Metallica is good.
This is the original, traditional heavy metal
Love Sabbath's early-mid 70s stuff. It's the underlying heavy 'funkiness' that pushes their music along and is in loads of their 70s songs. Drummer Bill Ward and Bassist Geezer Butler are such an underrated rhythm section. So much more than just heavy metal pioneering.
Bill Ward is just for musicians. And we love him.
Well done, Mark! I enjoyed this a lot! This song is a great example of the enormous influence the music writer and lead guitarist Tony (NOT Tommy) iommi (eye-OWE-me) had on bands after him in which the members weren't even born yet. This song is 50 years old, from 1975, and as you noticed right away, his influence is still going strong on too many bands to count. In the picture on the album cover, iommi is the one sitting down; the drummer, Bill Ward, is standing to his right and is wearing his wife's red tights; Geezer Butler, the bass player and lyricist is standing to iommi's left, holding an umbrella; and Ozzy (John) Osbourne is standing to the far right in a robe. As Geezer Butler said about iommi, “During our first meeting, Tony Iommi was a great jazz guitarist, his capabilities cover all styles - Black Sabbath has even narrowed his horizons.” And, "Songwriting with Tony is incredible - with him not to talk about it, everyone knows what will happen. Tony can play riffs endlessly, even sometimes it is necessary to stop him.”
a song I've listenened to literally thousands of times, and not grown tired of. Don't forget props to Geezer, as lyricist and epic bass throughout, including that incredible "heartbeat" during the two breaks in the heavy section.
This is stank face heavy for 1975.
NOTHING sounded this heavy back then.
My favorite Black Sabbath album.
Good work Mark. British through and through, and the fathers of Metal. They still sound so effin good today. Cheers.
That whole album is 🔥
When I was a young teenager, the term we used for Black Sabbath was Heavy Rock.
The establishment and our parents hated them, we loved them.
When I finally saw them for the first time live on the Never Say Die tour in 1978, they opened with Symptom of the Universe.
Geezer said it's a song about love.
Black Sabbath are the GOATS of heavy rock
They used to open with this track amazing live great memories
Don't think I've ever even heard this particular version. I mean, heard it 314 times at least. 😏 But I think they were re-recordings or lives. This version was thicc~ very nice!
Thanks Michael for the suggestion, and Mark for the reaction~
Thanks for the nice post! You rock! (This is the original album version from 1975,)
Love this take!!! Thanks bro
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr William Thomas Ward on drums ...
Bands were able to be more experimental back then.
Sabotage tour was my only BS concert! This is my favorite album.
Confining myself to the first 6 Sabbath albums, they had their own style and always value for money in that you'd typically get a few riffs in one song, riffs that could've been a whole other song. This Sabotage album was a huge leap from the previous Volume 4 album. Definitely proggy. This track blew me away and yes, the drumming is phenomenal. Nothing better than someone knocking their pan in! Have a look at the very energetic live stuff from 1970 in Paris such as War Pigs ruclips.net/video/K3b6SGoN6dA/видео.html
As awesome as their music is, their lyrics put them into another dimension. It’s brain tickling stuff.
Black Sabbath 1968-eternity🤘
You're not wrong.
try snowblind by them
🤘’nough said
Great reaction!
As a comparison piece, I strongly recommend Sepultura's version of Symptom of the Universe. You'll be amazed.
Greetings from Brazil!
sabath did most styles before anyone else!!!
SABOTAGE is BLACK SABBATH’s Progressive album. This song, was the heaviest shit you could hear in the time, and is arguably the genesis of Thrash.
Recordings at this time were mastered for pressing LPs, so the dynamic range of the drums is greatly compressed, lest the needle were to jump out of the groove. But this style of production defines the sound of the era, and remastered versions can sound unpleasantly harsh.
As you make references to familiar music, be clear that the bands you mention are influenced by BLACK SABBATH, and not the other way around.
Surely it should be obvious if I’m talking about a band from the last 20 years, that I’m aware the influence goes in a particular direction..?
Glad you’re paying attention. Some other people don’t understand how history works.
(Paraphrasing) "...I took acid and played Black Sabbath at 78 speed." "Yeah? And then what happened?" "I saw God!" - Cheech and Chong
Opeth about 15 years before Opeth.
Oh no I've hit like while the advert was still on.
Sabbath has never felt comfortable with the "Heavy Metal" label, even though they influenced basically every metal band ever since. This was their last great LP, up until Dio joined for the "Heaven And Hell" album.
When Dio took over for Ozzie, Dio noticed how they wrote songs “the hard way” . Dio introduced a formula for writing future songs. I’m not a Sabbath/Dio fan. Black Sabbath was great when Ozzie is in the band. And even later when they reunited. I like Ozzy’s singing, not Dio’s yodeling( although others are impressed with it). And formulas suck.
An emo band?!?!?! The lyrics from War Pigs and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath alone would send your average emo shrieking under their beds. That's like comparing David Bowie to Synth Pop. They both used synths, but Bowie did so much more than just electronic music in his career.
It’s tongue in cheek, calm down lol
It's science!
the song shouldve ended at 7:57 imo & also Tonys lead shouldnt have been blasting louder than the band imo. but still like this song. But wont listen after 7:57 just not for me
Very cool one, thanks! Also that's an ugly album cover, surely that alone makes them a tad less emo.
Idk I think Ozzy's rockin that kimono. Also the back of the vinyl shows the back of the band in the frame, what I finds kinda neat and creative
@@metetural9140 👍I'll take your word for it, never seen the album in person
I’ve always considered Sabbath heavy rock not Heavy Metal. Although it lead to HM with bands influenced by Sabbath. I’m not into Heavy Metal much… Metallica is good.
Thank you. I can’t stand Robert Plant’s voice.