When I was 22 I was going to college and working in a restaurant as a lead cook and barback. I couldn't even play the waitresses, let alone a kazoo. I tried to date 2 at the same time. One cried and dumped me, the other one slapped me in front of everyone. And all the waitresses formed a club against me. Little did they know how clueless I was and it was the only time in my life I did that. Yeah, that was my 'age 22 War Pig' story. The dumbest thing is they were both beautiful inside and out, and I thought it was my choice. I must have been the dumbest 22 year old on earth! Meanwhile Sabbath making legend songs for the universe age 22. It's unreal. And surreal.
Geezer wrote all the lyrics. Ozzy frequently forgot some, but maybe they were in flux. Pretty sure album was recorded. Power was never lacking. Super raw and stripped down here.
@@johndrx165 This was a combination of the final lyrics and "Walpurgis", which was the original working title. There may be a little drug-fueled improvisation in there, too.
Ozzy didn't leave, he was fired (drugs) and his best friend Bill Ward had to be the to fire him. Thankfully black sabbath reconciled with ozzy, and they toured and made another album together.
I love everything about this performance. Everything sounds massive, and surprisingly clear. Bill Ward is an insane machine. And Ozzy's enthusiasm for his band is both inspirng, and endearing. They hadn't even finalized the lyrics here, that's how fresh this was for them. They must have been so excited for what they were doing. Not only is this a masterpiece of a song, but it's so much heavier than anything else going. They must have been over the moon.
This whole show is on RUclips from 1970. I'd strongly recommend you watch the version of Fairies Wear Boots from it. The boys bring the fonk. Bill brings the swing and it's good in groovetown.
So glad you finally got around to watching this, I was keen to see how you reacted to Bill ward live. It's a video I can watch over and over again. Great reaction guys
Contrast War Pigs with another popular song from 1970, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. It was a time when music was making a drastic shift. The boomers music was giving way to the drug assisted tunes from the hippies. The shift to hard rock and metal was in full gear and Sabbath was leading the charge. I think it over corrected a little when it swung to disco, but we endured until that thankfully died, lol. Thanks for sharing!
this is when War Pigs was evolving from the song Walpurgis, you can find that on youtube as well. Witches gather at black masses Bodies burning in red ashes On the hill the church in ruins Is the scene of evil doings It's the place for all black sinners Watch them eating dead rat's innards I guess it's the same Wherever you may go Oh, Lord, yeah! [Verse 2] Carry banners which denounce the lord See me rocking in my grave See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood See them stick this stake through me Lord hold me back I just gotta go They got a hold of my soul now Lord can my brain escape what blood I'm seeing Look in my eyes and bear it all, yeah! [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] On the scene, a priest appears Sinners falling at his knees Satan sends out funeral pyre Casts the priest into the fire It's the place for all bad sinners Watch them eating dead rat's innards I guess its the same Wherever you may go Oh, Lord, yeah!
I am not sure evolving is the right word. The band had to change some of the lyrics to make the record producers happy. This performance was after the record was released, so live they reverted to some of the original lyrics.
Recorded live at the Paris Theatre in Brussels (Belgium) in late 1970, just after the release of their"Paranoid" album. The song was originally called "Walpurgis", but Sabath wanted to get rid of the "being satanic" moniker and changed the title to "War Pigs", which has slightly different lyrics (Ozzy 'wrongfully' sings some of the original lines here).
If you ever read Ozzy Osbourne's book he explains that Tony worked in a factory and lost some of his fingertips so he made Prosthetics with thimbles essentially giving him metal fingertips hence the reason for the unique sound off of his guitar
When my brothers and I first played this in 1969 on our pioneer 500-watt stack stereo with quad tower speakers it shook my mother's china off the shelves!
People talk about John Bonham and well deserved but.......Bill Ward, and Gnger Baker were also major forces. Sabbath music style gave Ward plenty of room to shine. 3 dudes playing.......amazing. You should check out the newer live album also I believe its called "The End". Its amazing
That was a historic performance that was a force of nature. Nobody had heard music so heavy and original like that. Bill Ward was smashing those drums as hard as Bonham and he"s criminally underrated. I think if they had taken more time in the studio capturing Bill"s drumming with all its power and sophistication he"d be neck and neck with Bonham. Geezer was a guitar player but switched to bass and you can tell during the guitar solos that it"s his turn to go off yet still hold the bottom down. Tony Iommi is the Godfather of metal riffs. Ozzy had a voice like an air raid siren with power and clarity. Together they were the architects of metal. The Godfathers of Metal.
This video bears witness to the greatness of Bill Ward. He should be considered among the greatest rock drummers of all time with Moon, Bonham, Peart, and Copeland. The creme de la creme.
This was the music of my youth in high school and then in the Marine Corp afterwards. The Viet Nam War was raging on. I was and will always be a huge fan.
So you have the originator of the riff with Tony One of the greatest rummers in Bill ward and one of the greatest bass players in Geezer Butler and a fantastic front man in Ozzie.....Basically a supergroup before super groups were a thing .....They are definately one of the top five influental bands of all genres of all time. So much talent.
Bill ward also sings on 2 tracks.its alright(technical ectasy) n swinging the chain(never say die) they needed 1 more song for the record.but ozzy was already gone so they wrote it about their break up.
I got to see Soundgarden in a basement bar in Detroit, I got to see Tool in a small venue in NYC before they released their first EP. I tell young people, if you ever get to see a band with a lot of buzz early on in a small venue then do it. I also got to see Korn in a small venue as well. You will not be disappointed. They may not be at their best, and have many songs but they will be at their hungriest.
From what I understand. Those drums owed him money.
Lmao!!!!!!
Probably his ex's picture on the skins
😂😂
I thought they slapped his mama then stole his car, or that's the story I heard lol.
He said to the drums “yoozz talkin to me???
The words in this song are all happening today
Keep in mind… Ozzy, Bill and Tony were 22 y/o in this performance and Geezer was just 21 🔥
Unbelievable
Wow! When I was 22, I had accomplished nothing. These four changed Rock and Roll!
@@wayL0ck I had just completed college, was unemployed and looking for a job at 22 🤷🏼♂️
When I was 22 I was going to college and working in a restaurant as a lead cook and barback. I couldn't even play the waitresses, let alone a kazoo. I tried to date 2 at the same time. One cried and dumped me, the other one slapped me in front of everyone. And all the waitresses formed a club against me. Little did they know how clueless I was and it was the only time in my life I did that. Yeah, that was my 'age 22 War Pig' story. The dumbest thing is they were both beautiful inside and out, and I thought it was my choice.
I must have been the dumbest 22 year old on earth!
Meanwhile Sabbath making legend songs for the universe age 22.
It's unreal. And surreal.
The birth of metal
Them drums are going to heaven because he beat the hell out of them!
**Luvit** Ha YAY
Clever!
Visual and audio proof that Sabbath in their heyday were an absolute force of nature.
Preach
Just 4 young lads from Birmingham inventing a music genre. Groovy as fuck too.
"Groovy as Fuck" Well Put ❗
Well said my friend,well said 👊
That’s what makes them the greatest in metal…,their groove.
UTV 💪🏻
Legend says the drum kit never recovered from the beating.
I hope those drums were at least 18
Bill beating a confession out of those drums .
Bill Ward is a fucking mad man I never get tired of his playing here
If this performance does not give you chills, you have no soul
They were still working out the lyrics.
i'm so grateful for this old footage.
I've heard 7 different versions of this song lol.
@@troycul6552 And the FNM version is the best.
Geezer wrote all the lyrics. Ozzy frequently forgot some, but maybe they were in flux. Pretty sure album was recorded. Power was never lacking. Super raw and stripped down here.
I think the spotlight coming on disoriented Ozzy and caused him to mess up the order of the lines.
@@johndrx165 This was a combination of the final lyrics and "Walpurgis", which was the original working title. There may be a little drug-fueled improvisation in there, too.
Bill played like the drums owed him money
This song is as relevant as ever. War Pigs continue their destruction.
Military Industrial complex alive and well. The creature from Jekyll Island still calling the shots.
All four original members are still alive in 2024!!....nobody they know will ever take their rock and roll away from them!
Backstreet kids from Birmingham!
Epic performance, and perfectly suited for 2024. We are living this song meaning every day. Wake up people.
54 years ago !! In the good old days 😊
Ozzy didn't leave, he was fired (drugs) and his best friend Bill Ward had to be the to fire him. Thankfully black sabbath reconciled with ozzy, and they toured and made another album together.
All of our war pigs are hard at work
The beginning of Metal 🤘
Unbelievable sound from just 4 guys.
Bill Ward such an animal on the drums. So good!
Animal was such a Bill Ward on the drums.
This is the version you need to watch
Black Sabbath are the pioneers of heavy metal ❤
The shock and awe of the late 60"s 70s. Was still hippie era and these fellas come around. Changed everything, bound for greatness from the start.
Bill Ward the most underrated drummer ever
Peart, Ward, Moon, Baker, Bonham. Stewart Copeland, Gil Moore, Charlie Charles (Ian Dury and The Blockheads).
@Greg-io1ip Ian Paice was phenomenal too. Mitch Mitchell and Alex Van Halen, very underrated
I love everything about this performance. Everything sounds massive, and surprisingly clear. Bill Ward is an insane machine. And Ozzy's enthusiasm for his band is both inspirng, and endearing.
They hadn't even finalized the lyrics here, that's how fresh this was for them. They must have been so excited for what they were doing. Not only is this a masterpiece of a song, but it's so much heavier than anything else going. They must have been over the moon.
Well Put Justin❗ This was great to watch.
I think I finally understand why the lyrics are different from the one's I memorized
Yep. it was a combination of the "War Pigs" lyrics and the lyrics from "Walpurgis", which was the original working title of the song.
This whole show is on RUclips from 1970. I'd strongly recommend you watch the version of Fairies Wear Boots from it. The boys bring the fonk. Bill brings the swing and it's good in groovetown.
Exactly what he said! ❤
…and “Hand of Doom.” This whole show is just incredible and I am so thankful it was filmed.
@@whamptonr omg omg omg Hand of Doom Paris 1970 is LEGENDARY
If they don't I WILL! Kicking myself even now for not seeking out enough live Sabbath before now! FWB is my fave song by them, can't wait!
It also has the best version of paranoid
Bill Ward made fire with those sticks 🥢🔥
They changed the game when they came along. Iconic band.
So glad you finally got around to watching this, I was keen to see how you reacted to Bill ward live. It's a video I can watch over and over again. Great reaction guys
Same here, you took the words right out my mouth 🤘🎶
Ditto - I was absolutely shocked when I saw this footage. Bill Ward is mesmerizing. Thanks guys for doing this reaction!
One of my favorite concerts I went to as a teen! ❤
Whether its live or the studio cut. Its one of the greatest songs ever written! 🤘😎
That is maybe the best live version of a song you will ever see on RUclips.
This and the live version of Child In Time by Deep Purple, also recorded in 1970. I'm not sure which one I prefer ... I love them both so much!
How many more times by led Zep Jan 1970 at the Albert hall and Kashmir 2007 by the same band.
Child in time is awesome.
you guys have just witnessed history!!! This is the birth of heavy metal and head banging glad you liked it!!!!
There will never be another Black Sabbath like this
Contrast War Pigs with another popular song from 1970, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. It was a time when music was making a drastic shift. The boomers music was giving way to the drug assisted tunes from the hippies. The shift to hard rock and metal was in full gear and Sabbath was leading the charge. I think it over corrected a little when it swung to disco, but we endured until that thankfully died, lol. Thanks for sharing!
Great watch fellars! Love you guys.
There's some killer drumming in this song! Love how Ozzy is just improvising with the lyrics.
Bill ward always bangs the F. out of the drums
This was Epic.
Never seen this before.
The kicks from the drum sounds like guns, war , what a performance!
Wow you can feel the percussion and the energy thanks guys😀👍
The ultimate war protest song
Just love your conversation. I consumed this music as an early teenager. We never discussed it, just played it over and over.
Ozzy the prince of darkness and Black Sabbath never disappointed their fans at the concerts
I don’t know how you get any more awesome than that?! Good Lord!
Those drums went and lived on a farm after this.
This whole concert is amazing! Worth a watch! ❤❤
This is so early is before the lyrics were not quite finished. Remarkable performance.
Bill Ward was the star of this one IMO. Smashin that small setup drum kit!!! And the bassist slappin hard the WHOLE tune. Nice live reaction AB!
this is when War Pigs was evolving from the song Walpurgis, you can find that on youtube as well.
Witches gather at black masses
Bodies burning in red ashes
On the hill the church in ruins
Is the scene of evil doings
It's the place for all black sinners
Watch them eating dead rat's innards
I guess it's the same
Wherever you may go
Oh, Lord, yeah!
[Verse 2]
Carry banners which denounce the lord
See me rocking in my grave
See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood
See them stick this stake through me
Lord hold me back I just gotta go
They got a hold of my soul now
Lord can my brain escape what blood I'm seeing
Look in my eyes and bear it all, yeah!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
On the scene, a priest appears
Sinners falling at his knees
Satan sends out funeral pyre
Casts the priest into the fire
It's the place for all bad sinners
Watch them eating dead rat's innards
I guess its the same
Wherever you may go
Oh, Lord, yeah!
thank you
I am not sure evolving is the right word. The band had to change some of the lyrics to make the record producers happy. This performance was after the record was released, so live they reverted to some of the original lyrics.
You guys are great
Sabbath is BADASS!!!!!
Birth of heavy metal 🤘🤘
Enjoying the channel, but this is my favorite video so far. Watching a drummer watch Bill Ward in action is great fun.
You know how to recognize good music and how to appreciate it.
When Bill Ward had a heart attack, Toni Iommi sent him a card saying “congratulations on your new baby”. lol, awesome comedy on his part.
Wow thx for that live seen
If I could give this reaction 20 thumbs up I would!... Love this footage, Love your reaction!!
I love it when yall recognize the drum playing, of Bill Ward
Bill ward tryin to bust those skins.
Bill Ward is so so underrated
i've heard this many times the recorded studio version and to be fair the drummer stood out, but live? live he takes over.
You boys are the best in the business. Don't ever stop being great! Thank you for what you do!
This is up there with Queens Live Aid gig in 1985! Just Outstanding performances from master musicians!
What a Power rock band.
That was a lot of fun to watch...
Recorded live at the Paris Theatre in Brussels (Belgium) in late 1970, just after the release of their"Paranoid" album. The song was originally called "Walpurgis", but Sabath wanted to get rid of the "being satanic" moniker and changed the title to "War Pigs", which has slightly different lyrics (Ozzy 'wrongfully' sings some of the original lines here).
Nice info
Good insight as I'm thinking Ozzy forgets the placement of lyrics and creates new ones here. 😂
Rumor has the drummer Bill Ward was arrested after the show for beating the hell out of his drum kit.🔥
Madman on the drums.
If you ever read Ozzy Osbourne's book he explains that Tony worked in a factory and lost some of his fingertips so he made Prosthetics with thimbles essentially giving him metal fingertips hence the reason for the unique sound off of his guitar
Diary of a madman still one my favorite albums of all time
Gods of heavy metal .
The greatness we just witnessed is beyond comprehension! Epic 🔥
Saw them at the California Jam in 1974 with 250,000 other people 😂
When my brothers and I first played this in 1969 on our pioneer 500-watt stack stereo with quad tower speakers it shook my mother's china off the shelves!
The best of the best!! Incredible performance!!🎶🎸🎶
People talk about John Bonham and well deserved but.......Bill Ward, and Gnger Baker were also major forces. Sabbath music style gave Ward plenty of room to shine. 3 dudes playing.......amazing. You should check out the newer live album also I believe its called "The End". Its amazing
awesome reaction
I've seen Black Sabbath 8 x and Ozzy once, they have the best musicians in history.....straight facts.
RIP to Bill’s drum set. You talk about being in pocket ….. what a pleasure to watch.
Award for best drums 1970 goes to Bill Ward
That was a historic performance that was a force of nature. Nobody had heard music so heavy and original like that. Bill Ward was smashing those drums as hard as Bonham and he"s criminally underrated. I think if they had taken more time in the studio capturing Bill"s drumming with all its power and sophistication he"d be neck and neck with Bonham. Geezer was a guitar player but switched to bass and you can tell during the guitar solos that it"s his turn to go off yet still hold the bottom down. Tony Iommi is the Godfather of metal riffs. Ozzy had a voice like an air raid siren with power and clarity. Together they were the architects of metal. The Godfathers of Metal.
Preach the Metal Gospel, Brother!!🤘
Jimi Hendrix is the godfather. Listen to Machine Gun live and make up your mind
@@Andermander429 it's made up. Sabbath are the Godfathers of metal. Period.
This video bears witness to the greatness of Bill Ward. He should be considered among the greatest rock drummers of all time with Moon, Bonham, Peart, and Copeland. The creme de la creme.
This was the music of my youth in high school and then in the Marine Corp afterwards. The Viet Nam War was raging on. I was and will always be a huge fan.
Birmingham jazz !! Brilliant choice fellas!
You know what you don’t want to hear after that? “Hey guys your band is on next”
Great reaction!
The drummer 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽 they’re all fire man 🔥🔥🙏🏼
If you want more (especially Geezer) watch Fairies Wear Boots from the same concert . You won't be disappointed .
So you have the originator of the riff with Tony One of the greatest rummers in Bill ward and one of the greatest bass players in Geezer Butler and a fantastic front man in Ozzie.....Basically a supergroup before super groups were a thing .....They are definately one of the top five influental bands of all genres of all time. So much talent.
I think you're young ;) Cream was the first supergroup a way earlier ruclips.net/video/gXUHb_l-1HU/видео.html
The drummer kills it in this song.
Bill ward also sings on 2 tracks.its alright(technical ectasy) n swinging the chain(never say die) they needed 1 more song for the record.but ozzy was already gone so they wrote it about their break up.
How badass was that???!!!!!
It's 1970, 54 years ago, wow
Best live drum sound ever.
I got to see Soundgarden in a basement bar in Detroit, I got to see Tool in a small venue in NYC before they released their first EP. I tell young people, if you ever get to see a band with a lot of buzz early on in a small venue then do it. I also got to see Korn in a small venue as well. You will not be disappointed. They may not be at their best, and have many songs but they will be at their hungriest.
All Paris concert great!!!
They go so hard I stumbled upon Black Sabbath by my white neighbors birthday party in the 80’s and loved them ever since!!