It's supposed to be "shocking" when you hear that line about Lucifer introducing himself. "He" says thru the whole song, that he isn't going to reveal himself until she falls completely in love with him. Then it's too late. This song is meant as a warning. At least that's how I take it. This song is beautifully crafted.
1. Play groovy basslines. 2. Write dark lyrics about death and alienation. 3. Punch Nazis in the face. Everything that I need to know about life I learned from Geezer.
@NatureBoy210 If you're talking about Helter Skelter and Summer time blues, then you're right. I like to think of it this way, Helter Skelter and Summer time blues are the baby kicking it's mom's womb. Black Sabbath is when the baby is born. The baby here is Heavy Metal.
@NatureBoy210 Oh. That's a matter of personal preference really. I love both depending on my mood. If I feel that I have to listen to something with a doomy or stoner sound with lyrics focussing on the reality of what's going on in the world, and get lost in the grove, Sabbath is my option. If I want something energetic and about dragons, monsters etc with short single or double riff songs, I prefer Iron Maiden.
@NatureBoy210 None, but I hope you get my point, it's more like a really exciting fairy tale with an addicting groove. I told about dragons because a lot of the power metal bands talk about them, and are heavily inspired by the lyrics and sound of Maiden.
Jamel, the bassist Geezer Butler wrote this about the devil falling in love with a mortal woman. He is powerless against love. If you want to "go to church" please react to "After Forever" from Master of Reality. They preaching in that one.
Concur. After Forever has pro-Christian lyrics, and still points out the hypocrisy of folks while providing a solid jam. Embryo/Children of the Grave is also awesome, while affirming Sabbath's self-professed hippie influence as being about peace.
I've been a Sabbath fan for over 40 years. When I saw them live during their reunion concert in 1999 they played NIB and I got chills down my spine for the sense of pure evil darkness that filled the arena. Loved it. Ferries Wear Boots is another favorite.
YES! SUPERNAUT! I'm with you on that one Brother. That's one of my favorite Sabbath songs. For some reason it just doesn't get the credit that it deserves.
Don't read too much into the "evil" side of it. The point of the song, as I see it, is to show that even Lucifer himself is not immune to the power of love. Butler, who wrote the song, once said that it's about the power of love making the devil give up evil and become good to win the heart of the woman he loved. Oh, and "NIB" has absolutely nothing to do with the lyrics of the song. They couldn't think of a title, but while writing the song, one of the band members (I think it was Iomi) was making fun of another's beard (I think it was Ward), which was a style known as a "nib", so they called the song NIB.
@Salem It's one of my favorite love songs. I think it's funny that at the same time Black Sabbath was singing about a woman turning the devil good, Led Zeppelin was singing about women being demons ("soul of a woman was created below", from Dazed and Confused), yet Sabbath got the reputation for being "devil music".
😂...nice try but you're wrong!!! Lucifer is nothing but the purest of evil! So prideful he even thought he was greater than GOD! He has no love no remorse and every second single thing he dous is for his own selfish agenda! He hates mankind so no way would he is could he fall in love with even the most beautiful woman!
Ozzy was stoned and looking at drummer Bill Ward's beard. He said he looked like a "pen nib" so they ended up calling the song NIB. When the record came out, someone from the record company decided to add the little period dots between the letters, so it became N.I.B. It doesn't really stand for anything, but fans had speculated over the years with various theories. In the 90's there was a tribute to Black Sabbath album that came out featuring a bunch of popular metal bands all doing covers of Black Sabbath songs. They named the album "Nativity In Black" as a nod to one of the more popular fan theories. I highly recommend checking out that album by the way.
Ozzy is actually a devout Christian. He's constantly wearing a cross, and he isn't doing it ironically. He's actually a big fuzzy hippie peacenik. Listen to "Gets Me Through".
Your expressions are priceless. Seeing the guys in concert, this was an amazing experience! About as close to a religious experience as I've ever had. Keep rockin' out the Sabbath!
@@shoogerkane Don't forget it was back in the 60's so the metal was not the same as today by any means... The holy trinity of metal, the founders because it was the hardest version of rock when they came out was Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath
Jonathan Abenhaim, it is NOT “Nativity in Black”-they named the song NIB because they couldn’t come up with a good name for the song, so they just named it after what they thought Bill Ward’s goatee was shaped like: the NIB of a pen.
N.I.B. doesn't mean anything other than a little inside joke among the band. The whole Nativity in black thing is just made up bs. None of the band members ever said that was an acronym for anything.
@@keithgraham8588 It's basically the Sabbath equivalent of Knights in Satan's Service, but it didn't stop Ozzy from taking part in two Sabbath tribute albums called Nativity in Black (the second featuring Primus and Ozzy performing this very song).
The is the best classic rock/metal tune out there. Sabbath are at the top of their game here. Vocals and musicianship is top notch. Great reaction by the way. I was the same as a kid in Catholic school Ireland.😂☘️🍀✊☘️ I think it's Nativity in black
@@dravennevermore7860 Hell yes! Into the Void is a favourite playing on guitar at home. Fairies wear Boots is frakking awesome as well. 70s Sabbath is just such a goldmine for amazing riffing and ridiculous heavy grooves.
@@3rdstone1 yes. Masters of Reality is one of my all time favorite albums. Nothing against Dio...who he his own way an amazing singer and artist. Nothin can beat Ozzy sing, Toni guitar, geezer on bass and Bill Ward on drums. They were amazing together.
NIB is about Satan falling in love with a human woman an trying to get her to fall in love with him. NIB refers to the beard Bill Ward had at the time, it was shaped like the nib of a pen. They had a problem naming the song so it was name after Wards beard, NIB.
Nib is short for niberd which means demon. Also the song is much more then the devil falling in love. Its about love being so powerful that the most evil being can fall pray to it. You where on the right track i just had to season it. Haha
There are so many stories as to how this song got its name and truthfully I don’t even thing the band knows how it came about they were so intoxicated for these recordings
@David Hayes Yes, Fairies Wear Boots is a great song. He should also check out the Brown Sabbath cover version of the song. ruclips.net/video/GoqcIQ37amo/видео.html
Dude,... you just made my whole day. One of my all time favorite songs and I love ALL your reactions. Great video. N.I.B it became nativity in black but its origins are much simpler. I believe it was Bill Ward the drummer who had a pointed goatee that looked like a nib (tip) from a fountain pen. So they named the song N.I.B. Peace.
Jamal, I saw Black Sabbath at the New Haven Arena back in March of 1972 (Ozzy was skinny then, and had most of his brain cells.) They were LOUD! It was the tour for the Master Of Reality album, but they played a lot of songs from Vol.4 (which they had just recorded in L.A.). One song you have to check out is "Supernaut" it's one of their best. Good luck and stay healthy.
Holy Moly!!! This song/songs-“Bassically/NIB” is how I learned how to play bass. In my late 20’s I joined a funk group playing bass (I’m primarily a guitarist) and all I did was play Geezer type lines, and it sounded great!!! Eventually I learned real (jazz based) funk lines, but I still always had that “core” Sabbath thing going on. As for the lyrics, remember, they were flirting with occult imagery from the earliest days. They weren’t endorsing satanism, as it were. In fact “Lord of this World”, “After Forever”, “Children of the Grave”, and “Into the Void”, from the album “Master of Reality” could be viewed as the first Christian metal tunes... Drummer Bill Ward’s nickname was “nib” because his beard was pointed like the nib of a fountain pen. They didn’t have a name for the song so they called it “N.I.B”. Some people say it stands for “Nativity in Black”, but Bill has debunked that assertion.
🤘BLACK SABBATH🤘 This album was released on February 13 1970. I was born on this day. And yes it was Friday The 13th. Totally enjoy your videos. Subbed 🤘😎
I was 14, and got it a week before street release. Dad was in local radio, and he brought home a box of new Warner Bros. Records releases virtually every week. 'Twas an embarrassment of riches, to say the least! New Tull, Alice Cooper, Sabbath, Van Morrison....all the new releases for several years from the Burbank Bunny! The good news is that my older brother didn't care a thing about music.....just what we didn't need: Yet another thing over which to fight!!!
Hi jamel thank you for all the effort your putting into your channel sometimes when I'm depressed about the state of affairs occurring in our country right now your reaction videos make me smile so keep up the good work and thank you
Love Uriah Heep! Always looked at Stealin' and Easy Living as "pay the bills" type of songs. Geared for radio consumption. Nothing wrong with that, just not very representative of what UH was capable of. Songs like Bird of Prey, The Wizard, July Morning, Look at Yourself and Sweet Lorraine were more in line with what they were all about. A hard side with a dose of prog.
They recorded this entire debut album in 12 hours, one studio session, for a few hundred bucks.. music like this didn’t exist before this album... React to “The Wizard”. Best song on the album IMO.
The Wizard, Warning and NIB are the best from that album imo, specially Warning, that long bluesy rocking solo on steroids is to me what elevates Tony Iommi from being just a guitar lead to a true guitar hero.
The essence of simplicity with those Iommi riffs. Classic production that launched a million metal bands. The Platonic ideal of heavy metal. The rest is history!
black sabbath, one of my favorite bands of all time. the first bands my dad really turned me onto when i was a kid. hell yeah damn it. keep rockin man...
When the blues band Earth came out of their rehearsals one day they saw at the cinema across the street, people lined up to see Rosemary's baby. Legend goes they spoke amongst themselves and figured if people were paying $ to get scared why not try it with the music? Nativity In Black is one of my favorite all-time metal songs. Glad you enjoyed it brother! Trippy how it sounds like a rhythm heavy blues jam. Where the singer is trying to seduce his love. Promising the moon and the stars. Then it's revealed to be Lou himself doing the wooing! 🤘🏽🇺🇸🤘🏽
I just wrote a comment saying exactly that. They played and sang horror movie lyrics its an act they aren't and have never to my knowledge devil worshippers. I take the lyrics as a warning against taking the hand of the Devil. OK I'm not religious but I don't think that matters it just depends on what the listener wants to believe and as young men who doesn't want to have loads of fans listening to your music paying for the privilege. Its horror music for those who also like hard Rock.
Haven't even listened to this yet but I love the song and I love your channel. Jane's Addiction "Been Caught stealing" is a great song and an awesome video. Video might even be better than a Primus video?!?!?!?!?! And that says a lot!
ha ,great reaction. I was 13 in '70 when I first heard Warning in a shopping mall. Had to have the album. Scared me half to death !! Grew to love everything about this.' This album and Mountain Climbing were the way to being a guitar player.
Carl Palmer is one of the top drummers for me, watch any live video of him and you know why. Number one on my list of underrated drummers in my opinion because he doesn't get enough notice.
@@noahhallman9174 My favorite that I saw live in my concert going years. I love Carl Palmer and ELP. Just at the time, Rainbow was rising! ELP was going bye bye.
Say times have changed, walked in to my teacher (a priest) blasting some ratt as everyone was walking into class in highschool a couple years back. What a guy.
Black Sabbath are the OG's of metal for sure. Everything they did was and is influential on metal to this very day. All my respect to them for blazing the trail that so many of my favorite bands have followed.
REACTION: Jamel, PLEASE do a reaction video to "I'd Love to Change the World" by Tens Years After. I *promise* you will feel it. The message is timeless -- and the music will stir you inside. The guitar lead (by Alvin Lee) is haunting. Lee is one of the greatest rock/blues guitarists of all time. (You want to hear *clean* speed (no stings buzzing on fret bars)? Give a listen to his lead in "I'm Going Home." Amazing performance. But for feeling -- please, *please* give "I'd Love to Change the World" a listen. I promise you will like it.
The reason the bass solo fades out is that it's actually a separate track called 'Bassically'. Most people think it's an intro, but it's a separate track. The song N.I.B. is pretty much a warning about making a so-called 'deal with the devil' in exchange for material possessions. He'll give you anything you want, but it comes at a price... N.I.B. was a play on drummer Bill Ward's nickname, 'Nibby' because of his beard's resemblance to a nib ,the writing tip of a calligraphy style pen . Fans took to calling it Nativity In Black, which may as well be the actual name these days. Don't be scared. it's just a song, the devil isn't gonna jump out of your speakers & grab you. LOL!
I have to say in my opinion, that early Sabbath is for, "advanced or veteran" types of reactionary RUclipsrs...as in, its not for everyone...lol But YOU seem to get it, Jamal. I admit to being a little nervous but Im glad you enjoyed it...Thanks for this one! Just had to come back and mention that Sabbaths music is more warning AGAINST the powers of darkness, rather than glorifying it. The lyrics are clear about that if you really listen and understand what theyre trying to say.
This is a classic twist as every first time listener hearing what sounds like another love song then hears that verse and finds out it's Lucifer calling one away from a former way of life. Please soon react to After Forever by Black Sabbath. The lyrics are crystal clear and compared to this, it will take you by surprise. Complete 180. Go for it my brother.
Jamal, I love your reaction videos. especially sabbath , primus, clutch , and so many more. I gotta expand my ears like you have. i'm a hard rock , jazz, funk fan but I know there's more :)
impossible to find on youtube, although it is out there. Best listened to at maximum volume. One of my absolute favorite recordings. Ever. Les, Ler, and Brain. Epic.
I remember a skit on SNL where they asked Ozzy what he wanted from Taco Bell. Ozzy said "A tftthk supnnh grr sidd uff nazo unz uff chrurrfzo." What did you say Ozzy? We can't understand you....could you sing it to us? Ozzy: "♫ ♫ A taco supreme ♫ with a side of nachos ♫and a churro♫♫. "
@@nerofoxkrell alcohol, you can hear it in George W Bush's speech as well. Everyone thinks it's a Texas drawl, but he grew up in New England. At the end, you hear it creeping into Lemmy's speech as well. But Ozzy is the king of alcoholic speak.
Jamal, next you must give their song "After Forever" a listen. It's a song about Christ and how we must listen to Jesus. Black Sabbath wrote about many things.
A nib is the part of a quill, dip pen, fountain pen, or stylus which comes into contact with the writing surface in order to deposit ink. Different types of nibs vary in their purpose, shape and size, as well as the material from which they are made.
Yes. So many " christians" panicking about Satan, burning records with God's message ( in a time- relevant, and"message- going- where- it's- needed" format.) Makes you wonder about the true nature of Satan and just who does his work!
I named my motorbike 'Lucifer' in honour of this song. The bike was evil. Check out Gypsy from Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy album - a brilliant drum intro and guitar solo by Toni. Also check out Mr Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne from his superb first solo album called the Blizzard of Ozz. That track has one of the finest guitar solos ever from Randy Rhodes, one of the best guitar players ever.
All of Sabbath's references to Satan in their lyrics are used to show that all of us have good and evil inside of us, and it's up to us as to which one we feed. Snowblind needs to be on your list next. Peace and Love brother. 🤘
Great reaction Jamel. It took me for a bit of surprise when Ozzy introduces himself as Lucifer for the first time too. I'm sure it's been said, but NIB stands for Nativity in Black, which make it even better, or creepier depending on your standpoint.
N. I. B. is a play on Bill Ward's nickname. Which was something like "Nibster" or "Nibby." Because his beard resembled the nib of a creative writing utensil.
These boys took The Blues to a whole different place... Jamal, I just noticed in the next queued video, "War Pigs" from several months ago, you are wearing a Cal Poly Pomona hoodie. My Alma Mater! Did you go there? Might this help explain why you are among the coolest and most eclectic reactors on YT? 😎
Parents across the US and the world hated their music, several of my friends weren't even allowed to have it. But we wore those 8-tracks out in our cars. "Fairies with Boots" would be worth a listen. It's a trip.
"Children of the Grave" - Black Sabbath. The lyrics are still very relevant in today's world also.
one of the best, most headbangingest riffs in all of music 🤘🏻
The White Zombie cover of it is solid too!
One of their best songs. Bill Ward kills it in this song. My favorite fill-ins are in this song.
I wholeheartedly concur with this recommendation!
@@brianmiller2419 This song has some killer drum fills!
It's supposed to be "shocking" when you hear that line about Lucifer introducing himself. "He" says thru the whole song, that he isn't going to reveal himself until she falls completely in love with him. Then it's too late. This song is meant as a warning. At least that's how I take it.
This song is beautifully crafted.
It's like heavy metal Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Yes. I concur lol
now he has you under his power..................
Couldn't agree more.
@@patricklenehan1778 that's fantastic
NIB made me a Geezer Butler fanboy at 15. Made me realize bass was my calling.
Same
1. Play groovy basslines. 2. Write dark lyrics about death and alienation. 3. Punch Nazis in the face. Everything that I need to know about life I learned from Geezer.
I third this
Me too Benjamin
Geezer wrote all the lyrics as well... \m/
By the way, Black Sabbath invented heavy metal. Every metal band follows from them.
So true Black Sabbath created it and Judas Priest polished it.
@NatureBoy210 If you're talking about Helter Skelter and Summer time blues, then you're right.
I like to think of it this way, Helter Skelter and Summer time blues are the baby kicking it's mom's womb. Black Sabbath is when the baby is born.
The baby here is Heavy Metal.
@NatureBoy210 Oh. That's a matter of personal preference really.
I love both depending on my mood. If I feel that I have to listen to something with a doomy or stoner sound with lyrics focussing on the reality of what's going on in the world, and get lost in the grove, Sabbath is my option.
If I want something energetic and about dragons, monsters etc with short single or double riff songs, I prefer Iron Maiden.
@NatureBoy210 None, but I hope you get my point, it's more like a really exciting fairy tale with an addicting groove.
I told about dragons because a lot of the power metal bands talk about them, and are heavily inspired by the lyrics and sound of Maiden.
NatureBoy210 are you thinking fairies wear boots?
That reaction, when Ozzy first said "My name is Lucufer,", was precious!
Jamel, the bassist Geezer Butler wrote this about the devil falling in love with a mortal woman. He is powerless against love. If you want to "go to church" please react to "After Forever" from Master of Reality. They preaching in that one.
Great album
@@robertspears5402 The BEST Sabbath album, in my estimation.
Concur. After Forever has pro-Christian lyrics, and still points out the hypocrisy of folks while providing a solid jam. Embryo/Children of the Grave is also awesome, while affirming Sabbath's self-professed hippie influence as being about peace.
Hard Hitting Black Sabbath.
After forever is a great song with some surprisingly mature questions being asked.
I've been a Sabbath fan for over 40 years. When I saw them live during their reunion concert in 1999 they played NIB and I got chills down my spine for the sense of pure evil darkness that filled the arena. Loved it. Ferries Wear Boots is another favorite.
Yes, I have to yell this... "WHY HAS NOBODY MENTIONED SUPERNAUT!!??" Love your channel by the way man :) Keep up the great work!
YES! SUPERNAUT! I'm with you on that one Brother. That's one of my favorite Sabbath songs. For some reason it just doesn't get the credit that it deserves.
One of Frank Zappa’s favourite tracks of all time
One of my top 5 by Sabbath and in top 10 of all my fav songs. Good looks.
OH MAN!! Supernaut is one of my favorites!! Snowblind and Children of the Grave too. But man.... Supernaut...
We have now! Supernaut!
I love how everyone seems to flip out when they read the lyrics of N I B .
Its not really evil imo....
Another wierd fact. Alister Crowley is Barbara Bush,s father
@@stevezrofsky8577 WHAT THE WHAT? is this true? FFS.....
@@veevamm3642 also Hugh Rodham, Hillary Rodham Clintos dad, took over the Chicago Mob when Capone went to prison
@@veevamm3642 starting to make sense of what we see today from lyrics created 40 plus yrs ago
Don't read too much into the "evil" side of it. The point of the song, as I see it, is to show that even Lucifer himself is not immune to the power of love. Butler, who wrote the song, once said that it's about the power of love making the devil give up evil and become good to win the heart of the woman he loved.
Oh, and "NIB" has absolutely nothing to do with the lyrics of the song. They couldn't think of a title, but while writing the song, one of the band members (I think it was Iomi) was making fun of another's beard (I think it was Ward), which was a style known as a "nib", so they called the song NIB.
NIB in Nativity in Black.
@Salem It's one of my favorite love songs. I think it's funny that at the same time Black Sabbath was singing about a woman turning the devil good, Led Zeppelin was singing about women being demons ("soul of a woman was created below", from Dazed and Confused), yet Sabbath got the reputation for being "devil music".
@@felixmarvin1199 That was a popular theory, but it's not actually the origin of the title.
Felix Marvin “nativity in black” was coined long after this song was made
😂...nice try but you're wrong!!! Lucifer is nothing but the purest of evil! So prideful he even thought he was greater than GOD! He has no love no remorse and every second single thing he dous is for his own selfish agenda! He hates mankind so no way would he is could he fall in love with even the most beautiful woman!
The wizard is another classic off this album..listen to that song..good song
Great song. Used to be in a cover band that did The Wizard.
Ozzy was stoned and looking at drummer Bill Ward's beard. He said he looked like a "pen nib" so they ended up calling the song NIB. When the record came out, someone from the record company decided to add the little period dots between the letters, so it became N.I.B. It doesn't really stand for anything, but fans had speculated over the years with various theories. In the 90's there was a tribute to Black Sabbath album that came out featuring a bunch of popular metal bands all doing covers of Black Sabbath songs. They named the album "Nativity In Black" as a nod to one of the more popular fan theories. I highly recommend checking out that album by the way.
@Steve Giles no. That was just one of the fan theories
that "My name is Lucifer" line always stops the nubes in their tracks
But in the beginning God said ''let there be light'' goes over most peoples head.
Ozzy is actually a devout Christian. He's constantly wearing a cross, and he isn't doing it ironically. He's actually a big fuzzy hippie peacenik. Listen to "Gets Me Through".
After Forever is basically their ode to Christianity
Not a devout one but he is religious. He himself has said he not one if those obsessed ones
Your expressions are priceless. Seeing the guys in concert, this was an amazing experience! About as close to a religious experience as I've ever had.
Keep rockin' out the Sabbath!
Another great song on this album is The Wizard. This whole album was awesome!
Woohoo NIB finally. The holy trinity of metal. Thank you Jamal, hope you're staying safe too brother
NIB is Nativity In Black
who are the other members of the holy trinity of metal?
@@shoogerkane Don't forget it was back in the 60's so the metal was not the same as today by any means... The holy trinity of metal, the founders because it was the hardest version of rock when they came out was Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath
Jonathan Abenhaim, it is NOT “Nativity in Black”-they named the song NIB because they couldn’t come up with a good name for the song, so they just named it after what they thought Bill Ward’s goatee was shaped like: the NIB of a pen.
@@shoogerkane Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin Holy Trinity or Holy Untrinity is both used.
Bill Ward's (drummer) goatee was shaped like a spear "nib", or point. Then it was Americanized into "Nativity in Black".
N.I.B. doesn't mean anything other than a little inside joke among the band. The whole Nativity in black thing is just made up bs. None of the band members ever said that was an acronym for anything.
Also nib is the term for a pen or marker tip.
@@keithgraham8588 It's basically the Sabbath equivalent of Knights in Satan's Service, but it didn't stop Ozzy from taking part in two Sabbath tribute albums called Nativity in Black (the second featuring Primus and Ozzy performing this very song).
@@kevintrjohnson Primus's work with Ozzy on this was god-tier. Honestly one of the only times I'd ever say an original Sabbath song was outdone.
The is the best classic rock/metal tune out there. Sabbath are at the top of their game here. Vocals and musicianship is top notch. Great reaction by the way. I was the same as a kid in Catholic school Ireland.😂☘️🍀✊☘️ I think it's Nativity in black
"Into the Void" and "Killing Yourself to Live" are Sabbath staples.
AGREED.
Into the void. Has like one of the best "mosh pit" beat in the middle of that song. It's one of my favorite. Right up their with Fairys wear boots
@@dravennevermore7860 Hell yes! Into the Void is a favourite playing on guitar at home. Fairies wear Boots is frakking awesome as well. 70s Sabbath is just such a goldmine for amazing riffing and ridiculous heavy grooves.
Agreed. Into the Void is fantastic.
@@3rdstone1 yes. Masters of Reality is one of my all time favorite albums. Nothing against Dio...who he his own way an amazing singer and artist. Nothin can beat Ozzy sing, Toni guitar, geezer on bass and Bill Ward on drums. They were amazing together.
"Children of the grave"
"Snowblind"
"Sabbath bloody sabbath"
and
"Planet Caravan"
Four songs we want to see you react
Planet Caravan, good call!
We should throw Warpigs in there too
@@Van1973Auken yes and Jamel, Pantera also covered Planet Caravan...since you like Pantera, check out that one when you get a chance!! 💙🧡💚💋🙆♀️🌌🌍😁✨🌃⭐💫
Don't forget "Megalomania."
@@theworldofron2712 He already did War Pigs I think, in one of the earlier videos.
Man more Black Sabbath please. And stay safe my brotha.
Favorite line, "The Sun, The Moon, The Stars All Bear My Seal!!!
Iommi’s solos are unbeatable 60s Rock Blues!! Truly one of the best guitarists ever Will always be number one in my book 🤘🔥🤘
NIB is about Satan falling in love with a human woman an trying to get her to fall in love with him. NIB refers to the beard Bill Ward had at the time, it was shaped like the nib of a pen. They had a problem naming the song so it was name after Wards beard, NIB.
Nib is short for niberd which means demon. Also the song is much more then the devil falling in love. Its about love being so powerful that the most evil being can fall pray to it. You where on the right track i just had to season it. Haha
@Darth Sabbath-no, you’re on the wrong track. What Keven Savage said about the song is true.
There are so many stories as to how this song got its name and truthfully I don’t even thing the band knows how it came about they were so intoxicated for these recordings
Kevan Savage has the correct response
@@bluekg13 please site a source for this version of the story coming from a Sabbath member because all of them tell the same story and thats not it.
This is one you shouldn't have pulled up lyrics and just enjoyed the music. Try "Fairies Wear Boots", my favorite Black Sabbath song.
Amen to that
My thoughts: Fairies Wear Boots! Try that one!
of course , one of the best , so beatiful but so metal.
Yes! Gotta do that one
Mine too :) my son plays the drums for the school of rock they played all there hits.
A classic Sabbath track!!!! Check out "Fairies Wear Boots"
you better believe it
@David Hayes Yes, Fairies Wear Boots is a great song. He should also check out the Brown Sabbath cover version of the song. ruclips.net/video/GoqcIQ37amo/видео.html
He's already reacted to it.
oh yeah
Yeah!
Dude,... you just made my whole day. One of my all time favorite songs and I love ALL your reactions. Great video. N.I.B it became nativity in black but its origins are much simpler. I believe it was Bill Ward the drummer who had a pointed goatee that looked like a nib (tip) from a fountain pen. So they named the song N.I.B.
Peace.
Jamal, I saw Black Sabbath at the New Haven Arena back in March of 1972 (Ozzy was skinny then, and had most of his brain cells.) They were LOUD! It was the tour for the Master Of Reality album, but they played a lot of songs from Vol.4 (which they had just recorded in L.A.). One song you have to check out is "Supernaut" it's one of their best. Good luck and stay healthy.
Holy Moly!!! This song/songs-“Bassically/NIB” is how I learned how to play bass. In my late 20’s I joined a funk group playing bass (I’m primarily a guitarist) and all I did was play Geezer type lines, and it sounded great!!! Eventually I learned real (jazz based) funk lines, but I still always had that “core” Sabbath thing going on.
As for the lyrics, remember, they were flirting with occult imagery from the earliest days. They weren’t endorsing satanism, as it were. In fact “Lord of this World”, “After Forever”, “Children of the Grave”, and “Into the Void”, from the album “Master of Reality” could be viewed as the first Christian metal tunes... Drummer Bill Ward’s nickname was “nib” because his beard was pointed like the nib of a fountain pen. They didn’t have a name for the song so they called it “N.I.B”. Some people say it stands for “Nativity in Black”, but Bill has debunked that assertion.
🤘BLACK SABBATH🤘
This album was released on February 13 1970. I was born on this day. And yes it was Friday The 13th.
Totally enjoy your videos.
Subbed 🤘😎
That whole album was recorded in one session. Poor band about to make it big!
I was 14, and got it a week before street release. Dad was in local radio, and he brought home a box of new Warner Bros. Records releases virtually every week. 'Twas an embarrassment of riches, to say the least! New Tull, Alice Cooper, Sabbath, Van Morrison....all the new releases for several years from the Burbank Bunny! The good news is that my older brother didn't care a thing about music.....just what we didn't need: Yet another thing over which to fight!!!
@@bradsmack1 Kewl Story 🤘
I was born on 6-6-66. My name is Damien.
@@amorodioamor4388 😜🤘
Try Sweet Leaf!!!! Great song from Sabbath....
Yes!!!!! Sweet Leaf!!
Cough Cough Cough
This album was my first experience with Sabbath and my favorite.
I like the Butthole Surfers cover too... SWEATLOAF
Welcome back Sir.....A HUGE..CHEERS from New Zealand....BOOM!!
I had no idea you were back and now I have to binge watch...awesome!
Groovy :)
Hi jamel thank you for all the effort your putting into your channel sometimes when I'm depressed about the state of affairs occurring in our country right now your reaction videos make me smile so keep up the good work and thank you
Plus “Snowblind”, “Faeries Wear Boots” & “Behind The Wall Of Sleep”.
he's gotta do Snowblind !!
Sweetleaf is decant also
Uriah Heep - "Stealin" is a good one Jamel, underrated band of the 70's.
Love Uriah Heep! Always looked at Stealin' and Easy Living as "pay the bills" type of songs. Geared for radio consumption. Nothing wrong with that, just not very representative of what UH was capable of. Songs like Bird of Prey, The Wizard, July Morning, Look at Yourself and Sweet Lorraine were more in line with what they were all about. A hard side with a dose of prog.
The Wizard also
Very underrated. Great stuff.
Paradise/The Spell is just magical!
Maybe he can jump into the John Lawton era with Sympathy and Free Me...
How about July Morning far better.
They recorded this entire debut album in 12 hours, one studio session, for a few hundred bucks.. music like this didn’t exist before this album... React to “The Wizard”. Best song on the album IMO.
Agreed
It was fifty years ago this year - and the birth of hard rock.
The Wizard, Warning and NIB are the best from that album imo, specially Warning, that long bluesy rocking solo on steroids is to me what elevates Tony Iommi from being just a guitar lead to a true guitar hero.
It's amazing this is live and all made in a room, the days of that are long gone
The essence of simplicity with those Iommi riffs. Classic production that launched a million metal bands. The Platonic ideal of heavy metal. The rest is history!
black sabbath, one of my favorite bands of all time. the first bands my dad really turned me onto when i was a kid. hell yeah damn it. keep rockin man...
When the blues band Earth came out of their rehearsals one day they saw at the cinema across the street, people lined up to see Rosemary's baby. Legend goes they spoke amongst themselves and figured if people were paying $ to get scared why not try it with the music? Nativity In Black is one of my favorite all-time metal songs. Glad you enjoyed it brother! Trippy how it sounds like a rhythm heavy blues jam. Where the singer is trying to seduce his love. Promising the moon and the stars. Then it's revealed to be Lou himself doing the wooing! 🤘🏽🇺🇸🤘🏽
Not meant to be taken literally, look at this song like a horror movie... Entertainment purposes only!!😋
I just wrote a comment saying exactly that.
They played and sang horror movie lyrics its an act they aren't and have never to my knowledge devil worshippers.
I take the lyrics as a warning against taking the hand of the Devil.
OK I'm not religious but I don't think that matters it just depends on what the listener wants to believe and as young men who doesn't want to have loads of fans listening to your music paying for the privilege. Its horror music for those who also like hard Rock.
@@andrewmstancombe1401 tony Iommi is a catholic so i doubt there was any satan warship within the band
Yoooooooo my bestie and I were just talking about how much The Wizard from Sabbath kicks ass and then this gets posted two minutes later
N.I.B Mite of scared him from, sabbath the 1st sabbath album amazingly haunting play it every halloween ....
Gandalf!
Love the wizard. You have good taste 👍
Haven't even listened to this yet but I love the song and I love your channel. Jane's Addiction "Been Caught stealing" is a great song and an awesome video. Video might even be better than a Primus video?!?!?!?!?! And that says a lot!
Yes!!! ‘Ritual de lo Habitual’ is a great record! I also like ‘Three Days’ and ‘Of Course’.
Three Days!!!
Then She Did!!
Obvious!
Lost In Vegas just released a reaction to Ocean Size on You Tube that is pretty entertaining, fyi.
I love that song Oh, and the mountain song and Jane Says
Yes! You should watch that video, and then . . . you can walk right out the door.
ha ,great reaction.
I was 13 in '70 when I first heard Warning in a shopping mall. Had to have the album.
Scared me half to death !!
Grew to love everything about this.'
This album and Mountain Climbing were the way to being a guitar player.
What did you expect from these guys bruh?! I LOVE IT!!!
Sabbath bloody sabbath
One of the bands that made me want to learn drums, the other was Emerson, Lake and Palmer, (brain salad surgery)
Cozy Powell and Rainbow did it for me. ELP is not a bad way to go either!
Carl Palmer is one of the top drummers for me, watch any live video of him and you know why. Number one on my list of underrated drummers in my opinion because he doesn't get enough notice.
@@noahhallman9174 My favorite that I saw live in my concert going years. I love Carl Palmer and ELP. Just at the time, Rainbow was rising! ELP was going bye bye.
Good influences!
Gotta check out "Symptom of the Universe." When Black Sabbath introduced the world to thrash.
Sabotage is my favorite Sabbath album. Megalomania is a freaking monster.
To be fair they introduced the world to metal everything else came from that
Everyone stole a little from Sabbath they did it all
I have been saying this for years, good to hear someone else thinks so as well.
I believe Blue Oyster Cult's "The Red And The Black" did that prior.
This was my first cassette and it got confiscated with my walkman by a nun in my catechism class. I hope she gave it a good listen.
Say times have changed, walked in to my teacher (a priest) blasting some ratt as everyone was walking into class in highschool a couple years back. What a guy.
I got kicked out of catechism class at about 11 years old . The nun heard me say "He looks like a big scarecrow" ...meaning the crucifix
Black Sabbath are the OG's of metal for sure. Everything they did was and is influential on metal to this very day. All my respect to them for blazing the trail that so many of my favorite bands have followed.
LOL ...
I was waiting to see your reaction to “My name is Lucifer “!
You did not disappoint 🤣
Sabbath: "Oh Yeah!" Jamel: "Oh No!" HAHAHA that was perfect. Yah man - great rhythm but super dark song.
When it was released NIB was rumored to be Nativity In Black but it was really just Bill Ward's goatee that the band thought looked like a pen nib
REACTION: Jamel, PLEASE do a reaction video to "I'd Love to Change the World" by Tens Years After. I *promise* you will feel it. The message is timeless -- and the music will stir you inside. The guitar lead (by Alvin Lee) is haunting. Lee is one of the greatest rock/blues guitarists of all time. (You want to hear *clean* speed (no stings buzzing on fret bars)? Give a listen to his lead in "I'm Going Home." Amazing performance. But for feeling -- please, *please* give "I'd Love to Change the World" a listen. I promise you will like it.
Agree, great suggestion!
@@gbcrowne271 Thanks!
Ten Years After Now they where a great band and I agree that song does have a great message
@@kevinterrell47 I agree!
Ten Years After is one of the most under-appreciated groups ever! Such a tight band led by Alvin Lee...dang son!
The reason the bass solo fades out is that it's actually a separate track called 'Bassically'. Most people think it's an intro, but it's a separate track. The song N.I.B. is pretty much a warning about making a so-called 'deal with the devil' in exchange for material possessions. He'll give you anything you want, but it comes at a price... N.I.B. was a play on drummer Bill Ward's nickname, 'Nibby' because of his beard's resemblance to a nib ,the writing tip of a calligraphy style pen . Fans took to calling it Nativity In Black, which may as well be the actual name these days. Don't be scared. it's just a song, the devil isn't gonna jump out of your speakers & grab you. LOL!
This is true, usually I have to jump out and BUY new speakers!
One of my all time favorite Sabbath songs. I still get chills everytime I hear this song. It never gets old 🤟😎🐶
Two more sabbath songs you should check out are "electric funeral" and "snowblind"
ksmpu1 huuuuge +1 for Snowblind
Fairies wear boots
Electric Funeral is so under rated, One of Sabbath's Masterpieces.
Also Wheels of confusion. Nobody talks about that one.
Snow blind just rocks
Jamel's gonna start keeping a bottle of holy water next to him if this keeps up.
And now you know why metal has had to fight uphill against generations of uptight church ladies. ;^)
I have to say in my opinion, that early Sabbath is for, "advanced or veteran" types of reactionary RUclipsrs...as in, its not for everyone...lol But YOU seem to get it, Jamal. I admit to being a little nervous but Im glad you enjoyed it...Thanks for this one!
Just had to come back and mention that Sabbaths music is more warning AGAINST the powers of darkness, rather than glorifying it. The lyrics are clear about that if you really listen and understand what theyre trying to say.
Black Sabbath is life
A track from this album that doesn't get enough love is Behind The Wall Of Sleep.
Absolutely love that song. I love the story in each of their songs.
This is a classic twist as every first time listener hearing what sounds like another love song then hears that verse and finds out it's Lucifer calling one away from a former way of life.
Please soon react to After Forever by Black Sabbath. The lyrics are crystal clear and compared to this, it will take you by surprise. Complete 180.
Go for it my brother.
Listen to hand of doom... sounds like rage against the machine 20 years earlier
+1 For Hand of Doom, Best Anti Drug song ever written!!!!
Yeah! What a great song! The tempo changes are awesome!
@@billgui347 Anti drug song, sung by Ozzy Osbourne. The irony.
Push the needle in
yessssss
DIO ~"LAST IN LINE" STUDIO VERSION
Dude, I absolutely love your videos. You do all genres of music. You're awesome brother..
I knew that line would stop you in your tracks. I love your genuine reaction. Keep it comin'!
Jamal, I love your reaction videos. especially sabbath , primus, clutch , and so many more. I gotta expand my ears like you have. i'm a hard rock , jazz, funk fan but I know there's more :)
I love how everyone that’s listening to this song for the first time thinks that it’s just a catchy love song. You just wait!
Now imagine Ozzy doing this with Les Claypool on bass, because that actually happened.
impossible to find on youtube, although it is out there. Best listened to at maximum volume. One of my absolute favorite recordings. Ever. Les, Ler, and Brain. Epic.
Look for Ozzy with Primus
@@scootypuffjr. I'll do just that, thanks.
@@michaelsexton70 actually, look under Nativity in Black II . That's the only way I can find it now.
YES!!!
I remember a skit on SNL where they asked Ozzy what he wanted from Taco Bell. Ozzy said "A tftthk supnnh grr sidd uff nazo unz uff chrurrfzo." What did you say Ozzy? We can't understand you....could you sing it to us?
Ozzy: "♫ ♫ A taco supreme ♫ with a side of nachos ♫and a churro♫♫. "
Nah. I believe that was just on their reality TV. Show
😂That's the truth!😂
I kind of think it had something to do with all the fucking drugs
@@nerofoxkrell alcohol, you can hear it in George W Bush's speech as well. Everyone thinks it's a Texas drawl, but he grew up in New England. At the end, you hear it creeping into Lemmy's speech as well. But Ozzy is the king of alcoholic speak.
Thoroughly loved this reaction. Could not stop laughing after the word "Lucifer"! Great reaction! Keep up the great work, man!😄👍
That is the genius of the OG Black Sabbath. Once that twist hits, it changes the context of the entire song.
One thing I really like about Ozzy's early career is how you can tell how British he is. I kinda miss that in his later work
Band name came from a Boris Karloff movie poster “Black Sabbath”. That the band saw in a theater window. 👍
Jamal, next you must give their song "After Forever" a listen. It's a song about Christ and how we must listen to Jesus. Black Sabbath wrote about many things.
watching these videos is like having a new friend over and they want to flip thru your record collection... well done.
A nib is the part of a quill, dip pen, fountain pen, or stylus which comes into contact with the writing surface in order to deposit ink. Different types of nibs vary in their purpose, shape and size, as well as the material from which they are made.
When I saw that you reacted to this I was like "Oh yeah!"
You should react to Zakk Wylde playing this on a Hello Kitty guitar.
Before you brand Black Sabbath as an evil band, listen to the catchy “After Forever” and reassess. You must do it! Thanks for the react.
You also have to listen to "Into The Void" from Master of Reality too Wayne Stark ....I'm sure you know it!
Yes.
So many " christians" panicking about Satan, burning records with God's message ( in a time- relevant, and"message- going- where- it's- needed" format.)
Makes you wonder about the true nature of Satan and just who does his work!
"Planet Caravan" 😉
I still remember hearing NIB for the first time so very many years ago... The fathers of heavy metal. 👍
Dude, my man, you got the best music channel on the webs my friend!
So many great tracks to pick from. I would suggest "Snowblind" from their older stuff or "Air Dance" from a little later😉
I recommend “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”, “Children Of The Grave”, “Black Sabbath” & “Megalomania”.
All amazing Metal classics 🤟🏻
Sabbath bloody Sabbath
Please do Black Sabbath “Sign of the Southern Cross” from the Dio years
Oh yes, Ronnie James..the greatest voice ever in rock,and roll
My fave Dio era song
samhouston1979 great song!!
👍RIP RONNIE!!!!
I named my motorbike 'Lucifer' in honour of this song. The bike was evil. Check out Gypsy from Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy album - a brilliant drum intro and guitar solo by Toni. Also check out Mr Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne from his superb first solo album called the Blizzard of Ozz. That track has one of the finest guitar solos ever from Randy Rhodes, one of the best guitar players ever.
So great how even this early, Tony Iommi knew how to make heavy guitar sound beautiful. What a tone on top of that great phrasing.
I love how conflicted Jamel is about liking this. Ozzy would be proud.
More likely Geezer. He wrote the lyrics.
Geezer by the way has allways been a believing catholic christian.
Black Sabbath, my favorite !
The song is about Lucifer falling in love with a mortal woman - she must have been fine!
A&A say Hi Homie.
You need to check out Zakk Wylde’s version Played on a Hello Kitty guitar
awesome cover!
I freakin love Zak!!
I love that version. When my daughter was a baby, I’d rock her to sleep in my arms while playing it on a speaker. :-) My Little Rocker.
I second this, I only came to the comment section to try to get him to listen to this cover, it’s just brilliant
Geezer is one of the most underrated bass players ever. I've seen him play this live and you can feel it in your internal organs
God Bless you brother all the way from the Greek Island of Cyprus !!!!
The song is about Lucifer falling in love with a girl then turning out to be not such a bad guy
I was waiting for the reaction when Lucifer came up. 🤣
Hail!
He said “Hold On! Lawd have mercy!” Lol
All of Sabbath's references to Satan in their lyrics are used to show that all of us have good and evil inside of us, and it's up to us as to which one we feed. Snowblind needs to be on your list next. Peace and Love brother. 🤘
Great reaction Jamel. It took me for a bit of surprise when Ozzy introduces himself as Lucifer for the first time too. I'm sure it's been said, but NIB stands for Nativity in Black, which make it even better, or creepier depending on your standpoint.
N. I. B. is a play on Bill Ward's nickname. Which was something like "Nibster" or "Nibby." Because his beard resembled the nib of a creative writing utensil.
Yes, I’ve seen them do N.IB live. It was awesome
Lucifer - "The Light Bringer." Hell of a guy.
Lucifer Morningstar, it's just the planet Venus.
@@bigboycombo6342 hail Venus.
True fact the Vatican has its own space telescope and they named it "Lucifer"
These boys took The Blues to a whole different place... Jamal, I just noticed in the next queued video, "War Pigs" from several months ago, you are wearing a Cal Poly Pomona hoodie. My Alma Mater! Did you go there? Might this help explain why you are among the coolest and most eclectic reactors on YT? 😎
It's a story told from Lucifer's point of view. How he fell in love with a mortal woman.
Parents across the US and the world hated their music, several of my friends weren't even allowed to have it. But we wore those 8-tracks out in our cars. "Fairies with Boots" would be worth a listen. It's a trip.
my favorite sabbath song