I find it especially funny how Brian kept his hair long while Freddie cut it down short, Roger cut it kind of short, and how John cut it short and then let it puff out like a cotton ball lol.
Paranoid is a legitimate and literal "filler". Over time, "filler" became a derogatory term for a song people didn't like, implying "oh, I don't like this song, they must have wrote it to fill out the album". Only songs written to fill an album are fillers. Paranoid is one and so another legendary heavy metal smash hit, You've Got Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest.
He mucked it up gents. May is a has been that has not produced a good riff in over 40 years. He is not 5% of Tony in my opinion, not worthy even to carry his case.
It is so crazy to me that Tony lost those fingertips in a work accident and wore prosthetics for his whole amazing career. I don't think he gets enough credit for that alone. Most guys would have quit. I can't imagine playing guitar with prosthetic fingertips! It just blows my mind. What an amazing story of perseverance and determination.
The dark Black Sabbath sound was born because Tommy had to downtune his guitar due to the accident. However, at that times, they didn't labeled themselves as an "heavy metal" band, they defined their sound as an heavy dark blues. The "heavy metal" term was created in the 1982 by a Kerrang journalist
Saw Tony Iommi at a Q&A a couple of years ago. Someone asked if there was record to be made and he said that they've been talking about it for about ten years😂
At the end of this episode, they're chatting about Brian asks Tony how many unused riffs he has. Tony replies "hundreds" and Brian says "we should make an album together using those riffs".
Crazy how this unassuming "old man", Tony, is godfather to alllll of the heaviest heavy bands to come afterwards. His riffs are so iconic that they sound cliche now. Such a pioneer. Incredible
This is a great way to put it. I remember for a long time thinking that Eddie Van Halen was impressive but cliche, and I only realized when he died that the reason his sound seemed cliche to me is that the next 10 years of electric guitar was defined by people trying, and failing, to sound like him, and I just wasn't alive to have known that he really came first. Tony is much the same, a whole genre of guitarists trying to come up with riffs this straightforward and great for decades to come.
None of his riffs sound cliche to me. When I listen to songs like Eletric Funeral and how heavy it is, I’ve looked over at my wife and said “Isn’t it amazing how heavy this is for something written in the late 60s, early 70s? It sounds so heavy and modern.” No one has come close to sounding like a Iommi riff imo. Not even the slow sludge of New Orleans
Always consider it a little unfair that only 3 bands get named in pioneering heavy metal, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. I think Budgie also deserve a mention.
For those that aren't aware Brian plays on one Black Sabbath track (When Death Calls) and also on two tracks on the Iommi album (Goodbye Lament, Flame On).
@@EustahijeMihajlović Both had similar signal chains when starting out-higher-winding single coil PUPs (Burns Tri-Sonic for Brian, P-90s for Tony), treble booster to hit the front end of the amp hard and tighten low end (Dallas Rangemaster), with the main difference being the amps used. The Vox AC30 Brian's famous for (the non-Top Boost version) is somewhat brighter than the Laney amps Tony used when starting out. As a stereo spread, it's killer for multitracking riffs and rhythm parts.
@@EustahijeMihajlović you have to keep in mind their pickups are very different and are gonna effect the gain the most, but in this case it blends really well
YES!!!! That is EXACTLY the thought that ran through my head!!! It was so very CLEARLY Brian May playing that -- even if I had just been listening and not watching, it would've been so easy to tell.
@@LMacNeill Yes, May has such a signature, smooth sound. In my humble estimation, Brian is the all-around greatest guitarist of all time. Tony Iommi or James Hetfield perhaps deserve to be known as the greatest riff-makers of all time. But Brian is amazing. He too came up with some killer, immortal riffs, and as far as I'm concerned, the smoothest, most delicious lead work I've ever heard. The best thing about May's solos, I feel, is that he was never, that I've ever heard, at any point trying to show off, noodling or as I have called it at times, "musical masturbation". His solos always seems to fit the song, it wasn't just him taking time out to show how good he was, like most guitar solos (especially in metal) are. His solos were always an extension of the song, and felt like they were helping tell the song's story.
You definitely don't need to start as a kid. Glenn Tipton started at age 20. Go listen to the Painkiller solo. He was one of the best. Just takes patience and a lot of hours. But they go by fast if you're having fun. I started with Sabbath songs. Got to see them live 5 times and exchange a few words with Mr. Iommi. Very nice guy. I said his tone was fantastic during the show and he seemed pleased to hear that.
@@CB-xr1eg I'm fully aware of what 'getting riled up' means. I chose to use it because the feeling I felt was very energetic and aggressively taking over when I didn't expect it. Saying "something 'stirred' inside me..." is too passive to describe what I felt. Perhaps I could've described it this way: "May's impromptu solo instantly conjured a violent chaos of euphoria inside my guts, that quickly spread over my body, leaving only a lingering sensation of wild excitement." But I feel that is needlessly poetic for a RUclips comment and thought what I said would get my point across in a much more economical manner.
@@karililjendal So you're aware that riled up means to get angry, but you chose to ignore that and use it to describe different feelings? No wonder the English language is going down the pan with so many people on social media misusing words or misspelling them.🙄
@@CB-xr1eg I'm sorry to offend you with my use if the English langage! I didn't think my comment would attract a grammar Nazi here. In all seriousness this might be because English is not my first language. Although I'm fully fluent and would not admit freely to posessing many weaknesses when it comes to the English language, sometimes I misassociate certain words, likely because I don't have innate connection with them. Then again, the word 'riled' also means to make water turbulent or muddy. I'd argue that it fits this context quite well, since I was describing my insides being off balance. In any case, you can see that my command of English is just fine, as I have in fact shown more expert usage of the language than the person correcting me. Which shows what a useless comment I'm spending my time writing.
@@karililjendal So, first you use the excuse that English is not your first language, then you say that your command of English is just fine. You do seem confused. But, your misuse of the word "riled" is proof that your command of English is definitely *not* fine, far from it. So you think your use of English is more expert than mine? I have never claimed to be an expert, but perhaps you could show me proof of that?
When Brian, at the end, said "It's a good riff" my smile just busted out laughing. What a joy to wake up and this be the first RUclips video to start off my day. This is just magical!
I don't know why seeing them, in their 70s, jamming together like they're 15 and having so much fun while doing it just gives me the widest smile I've had all month
It sounded amazing. The genius of being able to join in and have it sound even better is incredible. I don't know if this is something practiced, I suspect more likely that Brian has played that riff before, likely even played around with it looking for something that could be his.
Frankly, there's more quality, talent, love, power, style and charisma in this three minute video than there probably is in the entire top40 anywhere right now...!
Sir Brian May, is not Sacrilegious to join him, Its ascending the song to a greater level that none could have foreseen. This is the stuff of Legend right here.
@@ДамјанПетрушевски are you kidding ... I mean May's sound is instantly recognisable and he was recently voted No1 in Guitar World ... The guy is a lengend
@@ДамјанПетрушевски Paranoid (the album) is by many considered one of the seeds for the heavy genre in its entirety. Brian May has been cited as a major inspiration by a shit-ton guitarists including Slash and Angus Young.
I'm in a band myself. We were about to play our first show and needed one extra song for a set to make it 30mins. The song we came up with was super basic but turned out to be a hit and people always tell us its our best.....moral of the story is sometimes you gotta turn your brain off, make it simple and catchy
I’m pretty sure Brian contributed a solo to either the Headless Cross or Cross Purposes albums during Sabbath’s Tony Martin era! That’s how I first heard of their friendship!
That friendship is why Tony was on stage for basically the whole show at Freddy Mercury's memorial concert. Other big names cycled in play for a song or two, but Tony Iommi stayed out there, playing along with Brian.
@SERVEewerIDOLonEWERknees oh! I get your point... You get mad if somebody uses religion expressions even if those are figures of speech 🥰🥰🥰 I don't know if Heaven exists, but bitter people do exist for sure. And being sour for the use of certain words has to be like living in your own hell... Sorry for using a word that represents something that doesn't exist... again. Have a lovely day, if love exists. Bye.
Iommi was unexpectedly one of the best live guitarists I've seen, in 2014, and I say that respectfully as I've seen a good handful of guys who you'd think of before him in an imaginary ranking! I went expecting to hear Sabbath from the records but it was just levels above that, Iommi smashing it at the age of 75 or whatever, amazing
This is great! Paranoid was the very first LP I bought as a kid back in '71. Friend's brother had it when it first came out---gave it a listen and started saving my 10 cent a week allowance and did yard clean ups until I could afford to buy it. At the Hudson's Bay department store here in Canada, of all places! One of the best album purchases of my life. Wasn't even 10 yet.
I discovered Paranoid through my best friend's older brother, who picked it up the year it came out. I was twelve, and that album got A LOT of play in their basement. I remember he also had In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Those were the days...
I discovered Paranoid through my best friend's older brother, who picked it up the year it came out. I was twelve, and that album got A LOT of play in their basement. I remember he also had In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Those were the days...
These guys are not legends, they’re gods! ;) But yes, Brian and Tommy have been talking about their common jamming work for us, but alas, we haven’t been blessed by their work just yet.
@@ApophisTw0Thousand6309 They also worked together on one of Tonys solo albums. It was on the 2000 album "Iommi". Best IMO on album is the Phil Anselmo and Tony track called "Time is mine".
I’m so glad I stumbled across this video. For all of us who’ve always wondered, what would Brian May sound like jamming over Paranoid.. now we all know! 😂. That was awesome 👏
Tony Iommi and Brian May have been best friends since the early 70s .....!? That's amazing !! Just one of the amazing things about this video !!! I'm blown away. Imagine a Black Sabbath with both Brian and Tony on guitar !!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how Brian lets the chords ring out at the end to give Tony a chance at playing some lead? Gracious. Loved this video!
I love it when rock and roll guys are friends. I actually just love seeing anybody maintain a long friendship like this. Just nice and wholesome. God bless 'em!
It's OK Brian it's not sacrilege if your joining Tony, it's only sacrilege if it was someone else. All I can say is thank you for all of these years of your lives through music, Hands down the greatest music out there. I started listening to Black Sabbath and Queen when I was 8yrs old. Oct 1, 1980, was my first Black Sabbath concert in Chicago at the International Amphitheatre. I was 11yrs old. My first Queen concert was the month before that on Sep 19, 1980, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. I'll never forget them. Thank You
@@sugarnads funny snippet from Blackmore about Brian May “great guitar player and just one of the nicest men in the business… he’s a bit too tall … but he can’t help that “ Look up “Ritchie Blackmore about Queen and Brian May“ for the full thing.
@@saykdos well from what I remember it was definitely a lot different than what most radio stations were playing at the time. We were definitely entering a new era for rock music back in the early 70s. So many famous bands got their start back then it was a wonderful time hearing them when they were current and not 45-50 years later as classic.
I can’t put into words how happy it made me, to watch these two longtime friends just jamming and laughing together. Brian May soloing over Paranoid; how rad!!!!
Brian needs to stop producing shallow pop songs like the one he recently produced, and finish this project he and Tony have been mentioning now and then!
It's funny. I was obsessed with classic rock when I was about that age. Now I've just turned 30 and my tastes have moved to a lot of different places. Zeppelin I never listen to anymore, and once in a while I'll put on some Hendrix. But Sabbath is always in rotation no matter what.
No sacrilege committed, two maestro geniuses playing with raw talent only the likes of which I consider myself blessed to have grown up in the era when music and talent were real.
Brian May didn't commit sacrilege by playing to it, he added some spice to that thing, both guitarists very qualified to freak/tweak around with this song.
Ha, this brings back memories. My first ever concert at 16 years of age was Black Sabbath at the Festival Hall Brisbane in 1971 or '72. They blew all the fuses on the first few chords - the lights all went out and someone was sent to fix it. That happened twice, so they came back the third time and played a different number. People today may hear this and think, oh its just metal, but it was brand new when we heard it. No one had ever heard anything like it. We would listen to tracks over and over trying to work out the chords and play something but we couldn't get that distorted sound right. Fantastic. 👍🇦🇺
Thats a cool story. I always wondered what people thought when they first heard black sabbath, into the void or the wizard back then. Probably shit themselves. Like watching the exorcist when it first came out!
If this was audio only, we would know it is Tony Iommi and Brian May. They have such a distinct sound, especially Brian's lead over the top of the riff is unique. This is what Paranoid would have sounded like if it were a Queen song!
videos like this are incredibly important, not only for us olds out here attempting to continue our education, but for our future generation of young musicians. These guys are still rolling on, still growing. Inspiring. Let's goo! Thank you gentlemen!🙏
The people of the sixties and seventies were really extraordinary. They crafted their own guitars and didn't need to have the tips of their fingers to create exquisite pieces of music. ❤
I'm not one to delve much into private lives; I never knew about the friendship between these two! Mind blowing to see Brian busting out those leads over Tony's legendary riff 🤘🏻🏴
Even Brian's tone works well with that Sabbath tone. Queen definitely could be heavy too but I suppose they just went different directions. Still both produced a lot of great songs that still stand up and stand out.
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The most amazing thing for me about these two legends is that they’ve both managed to keep the same hairstyle for over 50 years
I find it especially funny how Brian kept his hair long while Freddie cut it down short, Roger cut it kind of short, and how John cut it short and then let it puff out like a cotton ball lol.
It truly is impressive, maybe their greatest achievement.
Let’s talk about how conditioned their fretboards are 😂
@@stalwartzero7001 yeah I wonder what hair conditioner they've been using
And Brian's is so good his wife copied it
I love it how Tony and Brian are both well into their 70s but they still jam together like they’re teenagers.
It's really sweet to see
And that’s the power of music.
Doing something you enjoy together with your friends wind down your age, especially jamming.
It's not about age. It's about the ability and the love of music
Because we never really grow up. Our bodies fail us
I would pay more than a concert ticket just to watch these 2 legends jam.
I'd pay 2. 1 for each of them
3 tickets!
well you just watched it for free, will you be donating? ;)
@@christopher.knight nope
Welp
I like how the producers said "we need another song" and Tony was like "sure, here is one of the most iconic rock riffs of all time, will that work?"
It's kind of weird that it's always the throw-away track that ends up as the most iconic.
Paranoid is a legitimate and literal "filler". Over time, "filler" became a derogatory term for a song people didn't like, implying "oh, I don't like this song, they must have wrote it to fill out the album". Only songs written to fill an album are fillers. Paranoid is one and so another legendary heavy metal smash hit, You've Got Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest.
Tommy??
@@CB-xr1eg Tony + Iommi = Tommy
@@LPChipi Only in your world matey.
May laying a solo over Paranoid is amazing.
To my mind, the greatest author and performer of solos.
Don't short sell like that! LOL 🤘
Incredible the May’s performance!
I love how it’s so iconically Paranoid, but as soon as May comes in I can only hear Brighton Rock.
Best fuckin jam I've witnessed. 2 absolute behemoths😊
May soloing over paranoid is one of the coolest things Ive ever seen/heard
Bro I know amazing
Agreed
Sounds like something off of queen II it’s so magical
He mucked it up gents. May is a has been that has not produced a good riff in over 40 years. He is not 5% of Tony in my opinion, not worthy even to carry his case.
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It is so crazy to me that Tony lost those fingertips in a work accident and wore prosthetics for his whole amazing career. I don't think he gets enough credit for that alone. Most guys would have quit. I can't imagine playing guitar with prosthetic fingertips! It just blows my mind. What an amazing story of perseverance and determination.
He never struck me as a guy who would quit rock n roll :)
They made them different back then
Oh the inimitable sound of that Red Special! That was great!
Prosthetics?@@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit
The dark Black Sabbath sound was born because Tommy had to downtune his guitar due to the accident. However, at that times, they didn't labeled themselves as an "heavy metal" band, they defined their sound as an heavy dark blues. The "heavy metal" term was created in the 1982 by a Kerrang journalist
These guys should put out an album and go on tour and play new AND old songs. They could call it Black Queen. I'd pay for that in a second.
Paranoid Bohemians
They’d call the tour The March of the Black Queen
Queen's Sabbath?
@@timportsmouth5406 I was going to use the same reference lol😅
HELL YESSS!!!
I had no idea that these two legends were best friends. This video made my day.
Tony and Rick Wakeman also
I also didn't know they were best friend until today :)
It’s amazing how many of the classic rockers know each other, and respect each other (with a few exceptions of course)
Dude....a record with these two legends together would be nuclear.
Brian did the solo on the Black Sabbath song when death calls and played on Tony Iommi’s song goodbye lament.
Saw Tony Iommi at a Q&A a couple of years ago. Someone asked if there was record to be made and he said that they've been talking about it for about ten years😂
Please do it. Emerson and Wakeman talked about a record for years and never got to it, and now...
At the end of this episode, they're chatting about Brian asks Tony how many unused riffs he has. Tony replies "hundreds" and Brian says "we should make an album together using those riffs".
Maybe 30 years ago, but today they are past it, they should put down the guitar's, take their dhiareea medication and go to bed
Crazy how this unassuming "old man", Tony, is godfather to alllll of the heaviest heavy bands to come afterwards. His riffs are so iconic that they sound cliche now. Such a pioneer. Incredible
This is a great way to put it.
I remember for a long time thinking that Eddie Van Halen was impressive but cliche, and I only realized when he died that the reason his sound seemed cliche to me is that the next 10 years of electric guitar was defined by people trying, and failing, to sound like him, and I just wasn't alive to have known that he really came first. Tony is much the same, a whole genre of guitarists trying to come up with riffs this straightforward and great for decades to come.
None of his riffs sound cliche to me. When I listen to songs like Eletric Funeral and how heavy it is, I’ve looked over at my wife and said “Isn’t it amazing how heavy this is for something written in the late 60s, early 70s? It sounds so heavy and modern.” No one has come close to sounding like a Iommi riff imo. Not even the slow sludge of New Orleans
He is the greatest guitar player of all time !!
He’s the archetype, like how Al Capone sounds like a cartoon mobster but instead its metal
Always consider it a little unfair that only 3 bands get named in pioneering heavy metal, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. I think Budgie also deserve a mention.
You can just hear that Brian May is playing. Such a signature sound.
For those that aren't aware Brian plays on one Black Sabbath track (When Death Calls) and also on two tracks on the Iommi album (Goodbye Lament, Flame On).
Yeah, especially with When Death Calls, I wonder why they rarely acknowledge it.
Headless Cross is honestly a great album. Needs some more love.
@@fullmetalguy8357becuase hes a highly accomplished musician and accidemic who was probably just playing on friends albums and didnt care.
When Death Calls is fucking awesome.
Thank you , I did not know this !
When Brian started soloing over Tony, I got goosebumps. 2 legends 🤘🤘
Ditto
Absolutely true.
That was extremely arrogant of Brian to do. My God!!! Have some respect for your fellow musician.
I'd pay good money to watch them tear it up.
Yeah can you imagine those in the same band
That comment of "it's really hard to write a simple riff" is one of the most true statements you could ever hear
Their tones mesh so well with each other! No wonder they were jamming for hours when they first met and became best mates 😂
I was actually thinking the opposite. Theres too much difference in distortion. Brians is slightly to clean in my opinion.
That can be fixed easily. I disagree however. @@EustahijeMihajlović
@@EustahijeMihajlović Both had similar signal chains when starting out-higher-winding single coil PUPs (Burns Tri-Sonic for Brian, P-90s for Tony), treble booster to hit the front end of the amp hard and tighten low end (Dallas Rangemaster), with the main difference being the amps used. The Vox AC30 Brian's famous for (the non-Top Boost version) is somewhat brighter than the Laney amps Tony used when starting out. As a stereo spread, it's killer for multitracking riffs and rhythm parts.
@@EustahijeMihajlović you have to keep in mind their pickups are very different and are gonna effect the gain the most, but in this case it blends really well
As soon as May joins in, though, it sounds like Queen. No surprise really I suppose!
Let’s not forget that not only is Brian May a “Sir”, but also a doctor with a PHD in Astrophysics. Talk about living a life well lived!
yeah well i read some astronomy and play a bit of guitar too, mmkay?!
@@emelle1283 yeah? how's your doctorate coming along?
Doctor Sir Brian? Sir Doctor Brian? Sir Brian PHD?
@@Templar462 That's what she said. HAAAAAAAAAAH!
@@flavorlessdenial8271Sir will always come first in a title, it's usually in order of importance for example the great Sir Prof. Martyn Poliakoff
The fact these two have been good friends for decades makes me smile. Two of my guitar heroes
Brian starts playing and it sounds like the first Queen album. Amazing.
I heard Brighton Rock!
YES!!!! That is EXACTLY the thought that ran through my head!!! It was so very CLEARLY Brian May playing that -- even if I had just been listening and not watching, it would've been so easy to tell.
@@LMacNeillI could recognize that tone anywhere
@@kevhead1525Yes! And I also heard Now I’m Here, Live At Wembley ‘86, second night, but it’s definitely more Brighton Rock.
@@LMacNeill Yes, May has such a signature, smooth sound. In my humble estimation, Brian is the all-around greatest guitarist of all time. Tony Iommi or James Hetfield perhaps deserve to be known as the greatest riff-makers of all time. But Brian is amazing. He too came up with some killer, immortal riffs, and as far as I'm concerned, the smoothest, most delicious lead work I've ever heard. The best thing about May's solos, I feel, is that he was never, that I've ever heard, at any point trying to show off, noodling or as I have called it at times, "musical masturbation". His solos always seems to fit the song, it wasn't just him taking time out to show how good he was, like most guitar solos (especially in metal) are. His solos were always an extension of the song, and felt like they were helping tell the song's story.
Two legends together. What a joy to see this friends playing guitar together.
yeah but what about little miss walk and talk @2:23 ... WTF was that
@@sodapopjenkins they have to include a female for reasons, im surprised Alison Hammond wasn't in the Room, claiming to be a huge fan of Sabbath
@@sodapopjenkins I think this is a snippet from some longer video yet to be released? would be my quess
I’m starting electric guitar at 40 so watching these legends is totally inspiring
And this song is actually good for learning!
You definitely don't need to start as a kid. Glenn Tipton started at age 20. Go listen to the Painkiller solo. He was one of the best. Just takes patience and a lot of hours. But they go by fast if you're having fun. I started with Sabbath songs. Got to see them live 5 times and exchange a few words with Mr. Iommi. Very nice guy. I said his tone was fantastic during the show and he seemed pleased to hear that.
I started at 44 (I'm 46 now). I'm totally shit, but it gives me so much more appreciation for people that can play well. Wish I had started as a teen.
@@rusrockt10It’s fun. I started late (for me) at 15. Now I am 52. Playing guitar is the best, especially lead!
Keep practicing, good luck.
When May joined in, something inside me riled up in an instant. They sounded so good together!
Getting riled up means getting mad. Choose a word that makes sense.
@@CB-xr1eg I'm fully aware of what 'getting riled up' means. I chose to use it because the feeling I felt was very energetic and aggressively taking over when I didn't expect it. Saying "something 'stirred' inside me..." is too passive to describe what I felt.
Perhaps I could've described it this way: "May's impromptu solo instantly conjured a violent chaos of euphoria inside my guts, that quickly spread over my body, leaving only a lingering sensation of wild excitement." But I feel that is needlessly poetic for a RUclips comment and thought what I said would get my point across in a much more economical manner.
@@karililjendal So you're aware that riled up means to get angry, but you chose to ignore that and use it to describe different feelings? No wonder the English language is going down the pan with so many people on social media misusing words or misspelling them.🙄
@@CB-xr1eg I'm sorry to offend you with my use if the English langage! I didn't think my comment would attract a grammar Nazi here.
In all seriousness this might be because English is not my first language. Although I'm fully fluent and would not admit freely to posessing many weaknesses when it comes to the English language, sometimes I misassociate certain words, likely because I don't have innate connection with them.
Then again, the word 'riled' also means to make water turbulent or muddy. I'd argue that it fits this context quite well, since I was describing my insides being off balance.
In any case, you can see that my command of English is just fine, as I have in fact shown more expert usage of the language than the person correcting me. Which shows what a useless comment I'm spending my time writing.
@@karililjendal So, first you use the excuse that English is not your first language, then you say that your command of English is just fine. You do seem confused.
But, your misuse of the word "riled" is proof that your command of English is definitely *not* fine, far from it.
So you think your use of English is more expert than mine? I have never claimed to be an expert, but perhaps you could show me proof of that?
When Brian, at the end, said "It's a good riff" my smile just busted out laughing. What a joy to wake up and this be the first RUclips video to start off my day. This is just magical!
Couldn’t agree more. Such modesty it was hilarious!
It's not sacrilege. Brian May earned the right to join Tony Iommi if he felt doing so. The mutual respect is inmense.
I don't know why seeing them, in their 70s, jamming together like they're 15 and having so much fun while doing it just gives me the widest smile I've had all month
I was thinking the exact same thing while watching this! Simply incredible!
I love how Brian says he will commit sacrilege by playing over the riff, then effortlessly blends in with perfect harmony....
Simply amazing.
I wonder if that was improvised on the spot or if he had something on his mind already, maybe even practiced before.
Yes! And his tone was STELLAR here. Need a full version asap
@@Puschit1definitly improvised.
Simply brilliant❤
It sounded amazing. The genius of being able to join in and have it sound even better is incredible. I don't know if this is something practiced, I suspect more likely that Brian has played that riff before, likely even played around with it looking for something that could be his.
Brian's style is so recognisable and iconic!
Someone should sign these guys up, they have potential
Imagine fusion of "Paranoid" and "Sheer Heart Attack" albums. That's what it'd sound like
Amazing!
Imagine talking rubbish, they made completely different music, it's like comparing cliff Richard to machine head
Dude that's exactly what crossovers are all about xD
It's got a touch of Brighton Rock to it for sure.
That'd be too epic for the world!
Such humble legends. As they say , they don’t make them anymore!
gotta love the internet for making these available for anyone who's alive to watch. hope these two beasts keep rocking for a long time
Frankly, there's more quality, talent, love, power, style and charisma in this three minute video than there probably is in the entire top40 anywhere right now...!
😂 😂true though
The absolute legends. No arrogance,no played showmanship,pure raw musicianship. Respect to you both!🎸🎸🎸
Their expressions towards each other like they’re young again is soo wholesome
Sir Brian May, is not Sacrilegious to join him, Its ascending the song to a greater level that none could have foreseen. This is the stuff of Legend right here.
Man, two legends playing this iconic riff, what have the rock/metal gods lifted us!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
That was 1 minute of pure musical bliss for me. If that is sacrilege, sign me up!! Such legends.
Most religions start with sacrilege...
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Two of the most influential guitarists ever, jamming. Oh how lucky we are 🖤
Wouldn't go that far brotha
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They clearly are iconic
@@ДамјанПетрушевски are you kidding ... I mean May's sound is instantly recognisable and he was recently voted No1 in Guitar World ... The guy is a lengend
@@ДамјанПетрушевски Paranoid (the album) is by many considered one of the seeds for the heavy genre in its entirety. Brian May has been cited as a major inspiration by a shit-ton guitarists including Slash and Angus Young.
I'm in a band myself. We were about to play our first show and needed one extra song for a set to make it 30mins. The song we came up with was super basic but turned out to be a hit and people always tell us its our best.....moral of the story is sometimes you gotta turn your brain off, make it simple and catchy
I never knew abt their friendship, and I could have never imagined these two ICONS sitting together in a room just talking and jamming! ❤️🙌
I’m pretty sure Brian contributed a solo to either the Headless Cross or Cross Purposes albums during Sabbath’s Tony Martin era! That’s how I first heard of their friendship!
That friendship is why Tony was on stage for basically the whole show at Freddy Mercury's memorial concert. Other big names cycled in play for a song or two, but Tony Iommi stayed out there, playing along with Brian.
Make sure you check out Rock Aid Armenia, and also Freddie tribute concert then! You see them playing together which is awesome
Watch The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, their version of I Want It All with Roger Daltrey is Amazing
@@ramram-td1jl oh snap just saw this, said the same thing
That Brian May's 70's rock sound comes from Heaven!
BRIAN*
@@CB-xr1eg oops!
@SERVEewerIDOLonEWERknees the Special Red is Heaven 😉😄
@SERVEewerIDOLonEWERknees oh! I get your point... You get mad if somebody uses religion expressions even if those are figures of speech 🥰🥰🥰 I don't know if Heaven exists, but bitter people do exist for sure. And being sour for the use of certain words has to be like living in your own hell... Sorry for using a word that represents something that doesn't exist... again. Have a lovely day, if love exists. Bye.
Thank Rory Gallagher for Brian's tone. May even says so himself.
so you have one guy who is the founder of literally one of the greatest bands ever and the other created a whole genre of music- that’s crazy
Brian's Red Special and Tony's SG blend together perfectly. Both guys are masters of their art.
I'm 56 and watching these two play together puts a smile on my face. Thank you
My first ever gig was the Master of Reality tour. When Sabbath came on stage and blasted into After Forever, I knew I´d be hooked for life.
Iommi was unexpectedly one of the best live guitarists I've seen, in 2014, and I say that respectfully as I've seen a good handful of guys who you'd think of before him in an imaginary ranking! I went expecting to hear Sabbath from the records but it was just levels above that, Iommi smashing it at the age of 75 or whatever, amazing
I love it when he casually pushes his glasses back further up on his nose bridge as his rock star move instead of anything flash.
Lou Reed was that for me. Unexpectedly, shockingly scintillating.
@@ontheruntonowherehe wrote simpler stuff on purpose probably so it’d be easier to play no matter how drunk or high he is
May the music from the 70’s never be forgotten 🙌
This is great! Paranoid was the very first LP I bought as a kid back in '71. Friend's brother had it when it first came out---gave it a listen and started saving my 10 cent a week allowance and did yard clean ups until I could afford to buy it. At the Hudson's Bay department store here in Canada, of all places! One of the best album purchases of my life. Wasn't even 10 yet.
how much was it back then?
Like I remember! Three bucks? Dont
Think more than thT
I discovered Paranoid through my best friend's older brother, who picked it up the year it came out. I was twelve, and that album got A LOT of play in their basement. I remember he also had In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
Those were the days...
I discovered Paranoid through my best friend's older brother, who picked it up the year it came out. I was twelve, and that album got A LOT of play in their basement. I remember he also had In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
Those were the days...
Are you kidding me. That's so awesome. I still love playing paranoid to this day, there really is so much you can do with it lead wise, so much fun.
It's lovely to have these old classic guys playing and chatting together. ♥️
smile from ear to ear the whole video. love these guys and the influence they had on Rock Music.
Smile?
@@pablomalaga4676 Before there was Queen, there was Smile (Brian May, Roger Taylor and Tim Staffell )
Two legends!
I wish they would record an album together.
These guys are not legends, they’re gods! ;) But yes, Brian and Tommy have been talking about their common jamming work for us, but alas, we haven’t been blessed by their work just yet.
Brian did the solo for When Death Calls on the Headless Cross album. That’s probably the closest we have.
They have played together on songs. Mostly for Sabbath and Tonys solo work.
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They also worked together on one of Tonys solo albums. It was on the 2000 album "Iommi".
Best IMO on album is the Phil Anselmo and Tony track called "Time is mine".
I’m so glad I stumbled across this video. For all of us who’ve always wondered, what would Brian May sound like jamming over Paranoid.. now we all know! 😂. That was awesome 👏
I almost cryed watching this two legends playing together. The way Brian commes in with the solo amazing!!
Coolest thing I've seen in a minute two of my favorite guitarists just jamming out wish it was longer.
Tony Iommi and Brian May have been best friends since the early 70s .....!? That's amazing !! Just one of the amazing things about this video !!! I'm blown away. Imagine a Black Sabbath with both Brian and Tony on guitar !!
Hearing Brian play something new that sounds like him is just awesome
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how Brian lets the chords ring out at the end to give Tony a chance at playing some lead? Gracious. Loved this video!
Brian's tone is sooo good 🎸⚡️
I love it when rock and roll guys are friends. I actually just love seeing anybody maintain a long friendship like this. Just nice and wholesome. God bless 'em!
It's OK Brian it's not sacrilege if your joining Tony, it's only sacrilege if it was someone else. All I can say is thank you for all of these years of your lives through music, Hands down the greatest music out there.
I started listening to Black Sabbath and Queen when I was 8yrs old. Oct 1, 1980, was my first Black Sabbath concert in Chicago at the International Amphitheatre. I was 11yrs old. My first Queen concert was the month before that on Sep 19, 1980, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. I'll never forget them. Thank You
I was at that Sabbath show too but I was 15.😜
I dont think Richie Blackmore joining in would be sacrilege...
Just saying.
Gods could you imagine it....
@@sugarnads funny snippet from Blackmore about Brian May “great guitar player and just one of the nicest men in the business… he’s a bit too tall … but he can’t help that “
Look up “Ritchie Blackmore about Queen and Brian May“ for the full thing.
Nothing to say , simply great .
Hard to believe I was in High School when Paranoid came out and over 50 years later it still kicks ass alongside any rock tune out today.
i must ask...how was it? to hear a song like Paranoid on those times, how people reacted?
@@saykdos well from what I remember it was definitely a lot different than what most radio stations were playing at the time. We were definitely entering a new era for rock music back in the early 70s. So many famous bands got their start back then it was a wonderful time hearing them when they were current and not 45-50 years later as classic.
@@Tom-ok2rh damn that must have been awesome...thank you for your answer! 🤘
I can’t put into words how happy it made me, to watch these two longtime friends just jamming and laughing together. Brian May soloing over Paranoid; how rad!!!!
i need an Iommi/May album that's gonna melt my face with awesome riffage
Brian needs to stop producing shallow pop songs like the one he recently produced, and finish this project he and Tony have been mentioning now and then!
@@QueenDynamo yeah those guys are legit guitar gods man, ill die on that hill
It's so cool how each guitarist played something that sounded like their respective bands yet they combined so fantastically
Guitar heaven right there. I'm so happy right now, I could scream.
Nah, Guitar heaven was a Santana album, not Brian's
"Its a good riff!"
That simple exclamation has gotten COUNTLESS people into the world of heavy metal. Brilliant.
....I've had the worst day, and just listening to these guys made me feel better in 4 seconds--rock heals!
I'm 55 and had older brothers, so I was introduced to a lot of this era very young. Today, my 13 year old is obsessed with this music.
It's funny. I was obsessed with classic rock when I was about that age. Now I've just turned 30 and my tastes have moved to a lot of different places. Zeppelin I never listen to anymore, and once in a while I'll put on some Hendrix.
But Sabbath is always in rotation no matter what.
@luke5100IVF man. Look into it 👍🏻 worked for us
These two are still killing it at 70 insane
No sacrilege committed, two maestro geniuses playing with raw talent only the likes of which I consider myself blessed to have grown up in the era when music and talent were real.
How good is to see friendship like that. LEGENDS both of them.
Brian May didn't commit sacrilege by playing to it, he added some spice to that thing, both guitarists very qualified to freak/tweak around with this song.
Brian May ripping over Paranoid was something I did not know that I needed but I definitely did.
The tone on Tony’s SG is mind blowing! Those pick ups are screaming!
That's not an SG at all. It's a John Birch
Its actually a 1:1 replica of the original monkey sg made by SG lou an American luthier first used on the 13 album
I’d buy an album of just these two playing if it sounded like this!!
What a TREAT to see two absolute musical legends jam.
Ha, this brings back memories. My first ever concert at 16 years of age was Black Sabbath at the Festival Hall Brisbane in 1971 or '72. They blew all the fuses on the first few chords - the lights all went out and someone was sent to fix it. That happened twice, so they came back the third time and played a different number. People today may hear this and think, oh its just metal, but it was brand new when we heard it. No one had ever heard anything like it. We would listen to tracks over and over trying to work out the chords and play something but we couldn't get that distorted sound right. Fantastic. 👍🇦🇺
Thats a cool story. I always wondered what people thought when they first heard black sabbath, into the void or the wizard back then. Probably shit themselves. Like watching the exorcist when it first came out!
I’m in my 70‘s as well. Still listen to good musik.
"It's a good riff !!" yes, it's so good that it's more than enough for me❤
That's not sacrilege, that's one of the most bloody brilliant free jams by 2 of the most iconic rock guitarists of their time!
I love all Queen, but those first 3 albums had riffs that would've been right at home on a Sabbath album.
2:35 that jam was so glorious 😂. These two need to do an album together ❤
2 absolute legends, loved that tint of Queen coming thru in Paranoid
How are there not a bunch more videos just like this on RUclips?? The legends with similar level production quality
Both of these gentlemen men are legends and that riff also legit and legendary ❤🤘🔉🔉🔊🔉🔉🔊🔉🔊🎸🎸☠️🤘🔉🔉🔊🔉🔊💯✅🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If this was audio only, we would know it is Tony Iommi and Brian May. They have such a distinct sound, especially Brian's lead over the top of the riff is unique. This is what Paranoid would have sounded like if it were a Queen song!
I was thinking exactly the same thing. And was fascinated to see how well Brian's "Queen" style of solo overlaid the original riff
videos like this are incredibly important, not only for us olds out here attempting to continue our education, but for our future generation of young musicians. These guys are still rolling on, still growing. Inspiring. Let's goo! Thank you gentlemen!🙏
The people of the sixties and seventies were really extraordinary. They crafted their own guitars and didn't need to have the tips of their fingers to create exquisite pieces of music. ❤
Or all 10 fingers like in the case of Jerry Garcia
2 men that changed the music forever. Thank you for all the talent you've shared for us and to the future generations!
Holy mother of guitars! This is pure GOLD!!!!
These guys are two of my guitar heroes. Brian's sound is so characteristic that sounds like a Queen solo on a Sabbath song.
I'm not one to delve much into private lives; I never knew about the friendship between these two! Mind blowing to see Brian busting out those leads over Tony's legendary riff 🤘🏻🏴
These videos are priceless Thank You both for sharing your gift with us for all these years I'm 63 and this is my Church 🙂
Need a album by these 2 together.
Two legends that wipe the floor with anything out there now.
As I walk down the highway all I do is sing this song
Absolutely disagree, we’re in the golden age of guitar music. You just won’t find it on the radio.
@@CashCatzOld rock is better than todays if you say otherwise you are delusional
As soon as Brian comes in... you can hear, without question, the QUEEN SOUND. Love it.
Legends still keep rocking.
Even Brian's tone works well with that Sabbath tone. Queen definitely could be heavy too but I suppose they just went different directions. Still both produced a lot of great songs that still stand up and stand out.
Prophets Song sounds a little Sabbathy
Two of my personal guitar gods jamming on one of the greatest rock songs - fantastic!