they did more for the modern music than the beatles or the stones together... beatles are in my eyes so or so the most overrated band together with nirvana ever...
@@seelenwinter6662beatles and the stones are really good bands but they didn’t compensate anywhere near as much as black sabbath did. I don’t think their overrated people just need to realize that there hero’s didn’t change music forever lmao. There will never be a better band then black sabbath due to the impact they had. Yeah nirvanas shit haha.
This is one of my favorite Sabbath songs, and I just love this album. It's not usually the first album mentioned when people talk about Sabbath, but it's full of experimentation, interesting string arrangements and an overall funky metal feel. Just great stuff.
Way up my list too. Not a musician myself but i first become aware of sabbath via friends in the late 80’s who could play Sabbath. . National Acrobat was the one song i always wanted to hear them do even before i memorized the albums.
And here we have it, my favorite Black Sabbath song of all time. The song that made me buy a Gibson SG with cross fingerboard inlays. When there is no song in my head, when I'm doing something busy with my hands and my mind is empty, this is the song that shows itself. I've never heard anyone else bring it up, but the tone of the vocals, the offset panning, the slightly dissonant harmony between the double tracks, and the upward intonation at the end of several phrases ("I want you to li-STEN!") put me in mind of a desperate cry. Almost like you could imagine the tears running down Ozzy's face as he shouts the song into the microphone. Absolute 15 out of 10 song, breaks the ratings scale.
I can never click fast enough when I see Andrew doing Sabbath, A National Acrobat is one of my favorites. BTW All the Black Sabbath fans love you too Homie.
Never enough Sabbath. It's interesting that having discovered Black Sabbath as an early teen in the mid 90s, I didn't have the context to understand how different they were, or how many different influences, styles, and genres they drew from, or even that all the changes within songs wasn't normal. I just knew they were awesome, immediately becoming my favourite band, and as I discovered the musician inside me their song structures and how their music made me feel were just ingrained in me. It's always just been so NORMAL to me. Complex song structures that maybe have a 3 minute bridge with 7 different parts before coming home to the main riff for one last head bang before going home? A pretty acoustic intro that hangs at the end for a moment to build tension for a heavy release? Dropping an entirely different 2 minute pop song in the middle of a jam? Using a riff as the hook that ends a verse, in place of a chorus? And of course, having the guitar, bass, drums, and vocals as equal collaborators in creating dynamics and movement within a song, each having their moments to shine, and always leaving space for the ear to catch what's happening in each part. That's just how music works, right? That's how songs get made, isn't it? All these years later, it still catches me off guard when musicians and music analysts have reactions like yours to Black Sabbath's music, pointing out how out there it all is, switching on a dime and stitching parts that "shouldn't go together" into songs like they're Dr. Frankenstein. In my own musical journey, I've come back to Sabbath many times with new context from what I've learned, opening the door to a whole new appreciation of my favourite band. Now through yourself and other TH-cam musicians, I get to discover even more things about their music that I've always known about but never really THOUGHT about, because I'm so intimately familiar with it. It's like if someone started going into detail on how cool the bow is that I use to tie my shoes. Anyway, thanks for another great Black Sabbath reaction. Cheers!
@@mikeg.4211 Absolutely! I think what further cemented it in me as "normal" was that the contemporary music I was listening to was Metallica and the big Seattle bands, who wore their Sabbath influences on their sleeves. Something I find funny these days is when I listen to jazz or blues and I'm able to pick up on certain nuances specifically because I recognize "a Sabbath move". Jazz & blues influenced them to create metal, and their metal introduced me to jazz & blues, in ways I'm only now realizing decades later.
One of Tonis most BADASS RIFFS. He also did some recent vids of hinself just talking and giving updates and such. And if you listen to him , its just amazing how gentle and down to earth he is. The fame and fortune never impacted him in a negative way whatsoever. A Golden heart . So rare.
I read his autobiography and he was a real fighter growing up in Birmingham, quite a tough guy. It’s hard to imagine because, as you said, for as long as I’ve been familiar with him, he’s been so soft-spoken and gentlemanly in interviews.
@@keefriff99 that’s pretty accurate all around. I read an article by a music critic years ago that I recall alleged that when Iommi came across him, he took off his watch with a metal band, wrapped it around his knuckles and punched the guy in the face.
@@billygugen8104 , I found the article. It was Allen Jones from Melody Maker, a British music magazine similar to Rolling Stone, I think. This is from the article: “I came back and wrote this up exactly as it was,” Jones noted. “I later got a message from Tony Iommi saying if he saw me again he’d cut my head off and feed it to his dog.” “One day, while I was checking into a hotel in Glasgow, I felt this vice-like grip on my bicep that nearly broke my arm and I turned and there was Tony Iommi. He said: ‘You’re Allan Jones, intcha? I’ve got a bone to pick with you.'” “He dragged me across the floor of the hotel and out into the car park and said: ‘Right, put ’em up’,” Jones explained. “I tried very hard to say it was all water under the bridge but he wasn’t persuaded. He was taking off his Rolex and wrapping it around his knuckles and I thought: ‘Aw no’, and he just split my lip. I must’ve lost about three gallons of blood. Fortunately two of his roadies dragged him off.”
they did more for the modern music than the beatles or the stones together... beatles are in my eyes so or so the most overrated band together with nirvana ever...
Easily my favorite track on this fantastic album. great reaction Andrew, you made my day once again. Been listening to Sabbath daily for 40 yrs now. Love each song more and more every time I hear it. Rock on!!!
Bought my first Sabbath album in 79 and I've been in love with them ever since. The first 6 Sabbath albums are simply the greatest ever made. Please, please check out Snowblind which has to be the greatest song ever written. Thanks for the content and hi to you
This song and Sabbra Cadabra from the same album are my favorite Sabbath songs to cover on the drums. Took me a while to get the displaced snare hits from the middle section down because Bill sneaks in a few on the beat snare hits to keep you guessing. Brilliant drumming.
Fun fact: the album art was by Dru Struzen, the guy who painted naturally every movie poster you remember from the 80s (like Back to the Future, Goonies, Raiders of the Lost Arc etc.)
Drew's instructions were: " We want to depict a man dying the best death on one side, and the worst death on another.." The whole band at the time agreed: ' He nailed it". [ Sabbath did, however, change Drew's original band lettering to the now iconic 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath typeface' that we all came to love!
Best audio quality of any of the Black Sabbath videos on your channel, I could hear all the panning and vocal effects on my shitty little iPhone speakers
Hello Andrew, it is such a joy seeing you react to these songs. My first Black Sabbath I bought in like 79, was 15, was a compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock n Roll.and the rest is history. Please continue on!!!
Me too! Gatefold sleeve issued by NEMS in the U.K., 1975....maybe a response by the newly owsted management angst (that inspired Iommi and Mike Butcher to produce Sabotage!!), to cash in on the first 5 albums!!
Thanks for reacting this. The groove is amazing. Many deep cuts are usually better than the well known hits. Ward was right up there with Bonzo as one of the greats. Thanks Andrew.
Us oldies flock to this channel to relive the best of our years and for the best music that has ever been created. Love ya work Andrew, remember we need a review of Supernaut, Fairies wear boots , or maybe even After Forever. You get it :)
Andrew, I am always so delighted to see your reaction to 'new' Sabbath tracks that you hear. I am also thrilled that as a professional drummer you have immediately noticed the qualities of Bill Ward, who, in my opinion, has been 'neglected' over the years. But Hey - thank for these wonderful videos. At 72, I still love listening to 'my' music from those times! Keep'em coming buddy!! (And Thanks again).
Megalomania Next Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God, I love that song. So, this album was 1973. Five albums in three years. Black Sabbath: February 1970 Paranoid: September 1970 Master of Reality: July 1971 Vol. 4: September 1972 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: November 1973 So, in the short span of under 4 years, they released a plethora of ground-breaking music that changed the landscape forever. As you've been so eloquently putting it on your channel, their ability to just play, and their inventiveness to tempo shift and play around in the groove is what caught my attention as a child growing up in the early 90's. My old man had these albums coming out when he was in his 20's. He was already a fan of the band that debuted shortly before Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, so jumping on to what these guys were doing was a no-brainer. Every day, I am so grateful that he decided to play the full album this song is from, when I was around nine years old. He just sat me down one night, put his vinyl pressing he got in Germany on his turbtable, gave me his cans, and told me to sit back and enjoy. What an experience. And you! You've put in to words how I've felt and what I've loved about Sabbath for over thirty years. I thank YOU for that!
Ozzy at his peak on SBS and Sabotage. The whole band in the pocket. My favorite time of the original Sab4. These guys birthed Heavy Metal while being bluesy, funky, groovy and down right scary.
Been listening to Sabbath since '70. Bill and Geezer's foundation are what hooked me from day one. It must be why I learned to play drums as a kid. I read somewhere a VERY long time ago where the author described Bills playing as 'jazz'. It never occurred to me until he said that. A jazz drummer in Sabbath?! But he was so right. You should check out Bill Wards current stuff Andy. 🤘
Bloody Hell. I've tried to honestly cover all Bill Ward's parts over the years. Him, Ian Paice, Bonzo and Brian Downey were my first drum heroes. Looking for Today is one of the most uplifting tunes, so happy, but those snare paradiddle variations!!! SO SMOOTH, SO SWUNG and, such counterpoint to the verse/choruses. Bloody Marvellous. Would love to see Andy Rooney break those down AND give us a worthy cover of that song!!
Bloody Hell. I've tried to honestly cover all Bill Ward's parts over the years. Him, Ian Paice, Bonzo and Brian Downey were my first drum heroes. Looking for Today is one of the most uplifting tunes, so happy, but those snare paradiddle variations!!! SO SMOOTH, SO SWUNG and, such counterpoint to the verse/choruses. Bloody Marvellous. Would love to see Andy Rooney break those down AND give us a worthy cover of that song!!
Bloody Hell. I've tried to honestly cover all Bill Ward's parts over the years. Him, Ian Paice, Bonzo and Brian Downey were my first drum heroes. Looking for Today is one of the most uplifting tunes, so happy, but those snare paradiddle variations!!! SO SMOOTH, SO SWUNG and, such counterpoint to the verse/choruses. Bloody Marvellous. Would love to see Andy Rooney break those down AND give us a worthy cover of that song!!
You’re right to make the bonham comparison, they were friends and grew up gigging in the same scene, they met when bill helped him set up when they were about 16
We should be the ones thanking you Andrew. You have the best Sabbath reactions by far. Your understanding of the music and Bill Ward's drumming is refreshing, informative, and just great all around. You show genuine appreciation for the band and I love that. Keep up the great work and I hope you have a nice day 👍 Also, this song kicks ass. Probably my favorite on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
I know you didn't focus all that much on the lyrics, so I just thought I'd mention, when Geezer was asked what this song was about, he said "It's about the sperm's journey on the way to the egg." 😊
That’s actually the lamest part of the song in my opinion. Kind of takes you out of the soulful funky groove vibe of the rest of the track. I wish they would have cut that 30 seconds or so, and just gone straight to the epic breakdown at the end.
Your videos are outstanding! Love hearing you go through Sabbath's classic albums from 1970-1978! This song is not about reincarnation, but the key to resurrection, as told by the personification of the spirit.
Hey Joe! I immediately left the comment that it's not about reincarnation. Then scrolling I saw you had already commented that. I'll read into it what you said it's about. I was under the impression that it was about semen from masturbation. I thought I read an article that indicated Geezer saying as much, but I'm going to trust you on this one.
@@AndyWrasman Good to see you, brother! Yeah, Geezer has a very dry, self-deprecating sense of humor; it's a British thing. :) But the lyric has tremendous depth, not only in mourning the life that-never-was, but in pointing out the spiritual key to everlasting life (which "Symptom of the Universe" also does from a different angle). In 2008, he was a bit more serious when talking about his lyrics being pro-life, which he clarifies: "I am pro all life, not just unborn fetuses. I don't understand people who say they are pro-life, but then support unnecessary wars and the disgusting slaughter of animals for sport." I think it's really only coming to the fore these days just what a unique and special musical and lyrical voice Black Sabbath was.
@@thesithempire1348 Powerhouse in both music and lyrics. Truly one of a kind band. I haven't even taken the proper time to digest the lyrics. The best I've done is seriously contemplate the first two albums' lyrics thanks to you. I have thought deeply on Masters of Reality, but honestly not the others as I should.
When I was a teen I played in a high school doom Metal band, You can hear with their slow tempo, black sabbath is the ancestors of that! My favorite and only metal band I realy love!
The song itself reminds me how Sabbath will dabble with religion to create amazing narratives the listener can take a journey with. In this case 'Reincarnation' seems to be the main theme soaked in unique melodic phrasing and driven towards an inevitable truth.
Love this song SO MUCH! Love Tony's groove and Bill's fills. Ozzy is wonderfully nasal in the song. I'm talking to you (love it). Love the transition between 7:46-8:00...masterful!
Andrew, as always, great commentary. I first heard Black Sabbath (the newly minted Paranoid album) when I was only 8 years of age. My brother bought the album and brought it home. It scared the shit out of me and it changed my life forever. Being musically inclined from birth I heard that music and thought to myself, I NEED to do THAT! And I have to the best of my abilities. We never were able to reproduce Sabbath as a tribute band but I like to think we provided our audiences with a reasonable facsimile there of. Regards, Alex G. 😎
You really need to review Jeff Beck Diamond Dust in respect to Jeff and hear some of the best drumming on a LP from a 18 yr old. Epic. Do the studio from Blow By Blow please. You will be more!!! than pleased
Great song from a great album. I requested this some time ago. There is a drum part after the lyric, " the name that scorns the face" that ward does only once in the song that I can tell anyway. A different pattern different tone. ( sorry not a musician by any means) that I was hoping to get a reaction and comment from you. I know you can't pause too many times. Thank you to the fellow who donated for Black Sabbath. Thank you Andy.
Another great reaction, full of insight and thoughtfulness, as always, Andrew! This was very entertaining and enjoyable! All of your reactions are great! My own suspicion is that if Bonham was drumming this, he might have done it in a more "squared off" fashion, as in "When the Levee Breaks". I do admit to personally preferring Ward, since I think he was more versatile and was frankly underrated just because the drumming was recorded louder in most Zeppelin songs.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Ward used to let Bonham sit in for a song or two during the early sabbath days until he broke something on his kit. Ward got pissed off, and as the story goes, cut Bonham off from getting behind his drums anymore after that. But, that didn't stop Bonzo from showing up at the local gigs and still asking. Bonham's favorite Sabbath song was Supernaut..
@@mikeg.4211 Yes.. sounds about right. Idk wher I read that or maybe it was in a documentary or an interview.. I'v watched and read so many things thru the years, it's tough to keep track of it all.. But, rest assured.. what ever I comment about Sabbath, is rooted in fact or could be traced back to some source of the info. Disseminating sabbath knowledge isn't a game.. Next to the health of your kids, it doesn't get much more serious than that.. lolll
Since you asked… From Wikipedia: “Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.” There’s little doubt they were influenced by Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Mountain, UFO, and other hard rock bands at that time. They didn’t release their first album until 1980.
Hope you've had a chance to re review your ward playlist a few times by now like many of us. Really glad you've been able to cover these three SBS Album songs. A guitarist now fan of Andy Drums review. 👍
Another great song from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath released in 74 Great groove and feel and of course Bill's great drumming.I would love to hear Sabbath Bloody Sabbath the title track Amazing song Maiden was not around yet Have a great day 😃😃😃
Think Steve Harris started Fkedgling versions of Maiden in 1975. He was heavily influenced also by Burke Shelley, the bass player in Budgie, a great underling Welsh Heavy trio, I think produced by Roger Glover in 1971. See the song Napoleon Bonapart 2, 1975. There are also many other Budgie tracks that you can here Steve drew inspiration from.
It was so exciting for me to watch u discover Bill Ward and Sabbath for the first time. But now as a guy whos heard all the greatest songs thanks to all your amazing followers id like to see your reactions to Bill Wards solo albums which were all monstrous and awesome from first song to last. Theres Bill Ward along the way from 1990 featuring 2 rare songs sung by Ozzy, then theres when the bough breaks which is just as awesome and accountable beasts which again is great. Its like a mixture of Sabbath and pink floyd. Great self healing songs full of light and dark with awesome lyrics. Cant wait to hear your reactions.❤
You’d need to go back and listen to whole albums. Remember old music wasn’t written as individual tracks as much… the whole album is the experience the band wants you to have. Listen to Sabotage start to end and be amazed at the journey
Incredible song. Andrew, you must listen to the title track, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, it has the darkest, sludgiest outro created by anyone! Only Iommi could have come up with it.
Awesome! I don’t think the world would’ve been the same without Black Sabbath.
Not for me it wouldnt have....
they did more for the modern music than the beatles or the stones together... beatles are in my eyes so or so the most overrated band together with nirvana ever...
@@seelenwinter6662beatles and the stones are really good bands but they didn’t compensate anywhere near as much as black sabbath did. I don’t think their overrated people just need to realize that there hero’s didn’t change music forever lmao. There will never be a better band then black sabbath due to the impact they had. Yeah nirvanas shit haha.
The tempo changes is what I really enjoyed about the original Black Sabbath lineup.
So many transitions!
This is one of my favorite Sabbath songs, and I just love this album. It's not usually the first album mentioned when people talk about Sabbath, but it's full of experimentation, interesting string arrangements and an overall funky metal feel. Just great stuff.
This is great stuff! 🙌
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was released in the UK in November '73. The Sabbath Bloody Sabbath UK tour was my first ever live concert in December '73.
Prime ozzy was not only a top 3 frontman ever but one of rocks best vocalists
For a long time, my favorite Sabbath track. The ghostly solo, or solos, in the wah-wah section never fail to raise the hairs on my arms.
Yup!
Way up my list too. Not a musician myself but i first become aware of sabbath via friends in the late 80’s who could play Sabbath.
. National Acrobat was the one song i always wanted to hear them do even before i memorized the albums.
And here we have it, my favorite Black Sabbath song of all time. The song that made me buy a Gibson SG with cross fingerboard inlays. When there is no song in my head, when I'm doing something busy with my hands and my mind is empty, this is the song that shows itself. I've never heard anyone else bring it up, but the tone of the vocals, the offset panning, the slightly dissonant harmony between the double tracks, and the upward intonation at the end of several phrases ("I want you to li-STEN!") put me in mind of a desperate cry. Almost like you could imagine the tears running down Ozzy's face as he shouts the song into the microphone. Absolute 15 out of 10 song, breaks the ratings scale.
Megalomania from Sabotage.
Take you to the ultimate sabbath experience
I can never click fast enough when I see Andrew doing Sabbath, A National Acrobat is one of my favorites.
BTW All the Black Sabbath fans love you too Homie.
Never enough Sabbath. It's interesting that having discovered Black Sabbath as an early teen in the mid 90s, I didn't have the context to understand how different they were, or how many different influences, styles, and genres they drew from, or even that all the changes within songs wasn't normal. I just knew they were awesome, immediately becoming my favourite band, and as I discovered the musician inside me their song structures and how their music made me feel were just ingrained in me. It's always just been so NORMAL to me.
Complex song structures that maybe have a 3 minute bridge with 7 different parts before coming home to the main riff for one last head bang before going home?
A pretty acoustic intro that hangs at the end for a moment to build tension for a heavy release?
Dropping an entirely different 2 minute pop song in the middle of a jam?
Using a riff as the hook that ends a verse, in place of a chorus?
And of course, having the guitar, bass, drums, and vocals as equal collaborators in creating dynamics and movement within a song, each having their moments to shine, and always leaving space for the ear to catch what's happening in each part.
That's just how music works, right? That's how songs get made, isn't it?
All these years later, it still catches me off guard when musicians and music analysts have reactions like yours to Black Sabbath's music, pointing out how out there it all is, switching on a dime and stitching parts that "shouldn't go together" into songs like they're Dr. Frankenstein. In my own musical journey, I've come back to Sabbath many times with new context from what I've learned, opening the door to a whole new appreciation of my favourite band. Now through yourself and other TH-cam musicians, I get to discover even more things about their music that I've always known about but never really THOUGHT about, because I'm so intimately familiar with it. It's like if someone started going into detail on how cool the bow is that I use to tie my shoes.
Anyway, thanks for another great Black Sabbath reaction. Cheers!
Notice how often people will say of a Sabbath song that it reminds them of another band that came years later than the Sabbath song. No coincidence.
@@mikeg.4211 Absolutely! I think what further cemented it in me as "normal" was that the contemporary music I was listening to was Metallica and the big Seattle bands, who wore their Sabbath influences on their sleeves.
Something I find funny these days is when I listen to jazz or blues and I'm able to pick up on certain nuances specifically because I recognize "a Sabbath move". Jazz & blues influenced them to create metal, and their metal introduced me to jazz & blues, in ways I'm only now realizing decades later.
@@GregMcNeish circular!
One of Tonis most BADASS RIFFS.
He also did some recent vids of hinself just talking and giving updates and such. And if you listen to him , its just amazing how gentle and down to earth he is. The fame and fortune never impacted him in a negative way whatsoever. A Golden heart . So rare.
I read his autobiography and he was a real fighter growing up in Birmingham, quite a tough guy.
It’s hard to imagine because, as you said, for as long as I’ve been familiar with him, he’s been so soft-spoken and gentlemanly in interviews.
@@keefriff99 that’s pretty accurate all around. I read an article by a music critic years ago that I recall alleged that when Iommi came across him, he took off his watch with a metal band, wrapped it around his knuckles and punched the guy in the face.
@@mikeg.4211
Good...probly one of those self rightous jerks from Rolling Stone magazine.
@@keefriff99
Yeah... I heard he was a badass when he needed to be. I intend on getting a book or two .
@@billygugen8104 , I found the article. It was Allen Jones from Melody Maker, a British music magazine similar to Rolling Stone, I think. This is from the article:
“I came back and wrote this up exactly as it was,” Jones noted. “I later got a message from Tony Iommi saying if he saw me again he’d cut my head off and feed it to his dog.”
“One day, while I was checking into a hotel in Glasgow, I felt this vice-like grip on my bicep that nearly broke my arm and I turned and there was Tony Iommi. He said: ‘You’re Allan Jones, intcha? I’ve got a bone to pick with you.'”
“He dragged me across the floor of the hotel and out into the car park and said: ‘Right, put ’em up’,” Jones explained.
“I tried very hard to say it was all water under the bridge but he wasn’t persuaded. He was taking off his Rolex and wrapping it around his knuckles and I thought: ‘Aw no’, and he just split my lip. I must’ve lost about three gallons of blood. Fortunately two of his roadies dragged him off.”
I am a total original Sabbath fan since 1972. They just were so cool and different.
they did more for the modern music than the beatles or the stones together... beatles are in my eyes so or so the most overrated band together with nirvana ever...
Me too! but only with ozzy!
Great song!
@@seelenwinter6662 Nirvana, agree 100%. I never was a big fan. The Beatles though, no way. They were truly revolutionary for their time.
And what about technical ecstasy?
Bill Ward is the jazz drummer of hard rock and metal!
Just to be clear..this was on 1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, not 1975 Sabotage....thanks for the awesome reaction👊
You mentioned the slow tempo, Sabbath is the most patient band in history, lol. They make you soak it all in.
“Soak it in”…right on.
That’s the stoner metal ethos…don’t rush it.
Crowbar is the king of slow and heavy.. But Sabbath is right there with them
@@89gt5.0 lol no
St Vitus
Type O
Many others
I think you'll find that Free were the Kings of slow tempo.
Feel like I am 10 years old in the early 70s listening to one of my favorite songs again. Thank you
Easily my favorite track on this fantastic album. great reaction Andrew, you made my day once again. Been listening to Sabbath daily for 40 yrs now. Love each song more and more every time I hear it. Rock on!!!
This song is majestic and Bill Ward is a dynamic powerhouse!! 🔥🥁🤘🏻
💯🙌
Love bill ward.
My favorite song ever. Like so many Black Sabbath songs, it's really 3 little mini songs.
100%, this is one of their absolute best, and this is like a 3 song epic!
One of my fav Sabbath songs... Very cool...
Bought my first Sabbath album in 79 and I've been in love with them ever since. The first 6 Sabbath albums are simply the greatest ever made. Please, please check out Snowblind which has to be the greatest song ever written. Thanks for the content and hi to you
Sabbath bloody sabbath remains such an epic masterpiece. Loved it since I discovered it in the 90’s as a teen
love this album, it doesn't get enough praise
For me it was peak Sabbath.
This song and Sabbra Cadabra from the same album are my favorite Sabbath songs to cover on the drums. Took me a while to get the displaced snare hits from the middle section down because Bill sneaks in a few on the beat snare hits to keep you guessing. Brilliant drumming.
One of my favs 😍 what a masterpiece
Damn - Ward should be exalted to the heavens!!!
Totally as unique as any of the renowned drummers in any genre.
Treasure man , just treasure !!!!!!!
Fun fact: the album art was by Dru Struzen, the guy who painted naturally every movie poster you remember from the 80s (like Back to the Future, Goonies, Raiders of the Lost Arc etc.)
Drew's instructions were: " We want to depict a man dying the best death on one side, and the worst death on another.." The whole band at the time agreed: ' He nailed it". [ Sabbath did, however, change Drew's original band lettering to the now iconic 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath typeface' that we all came to love!
Great track and reaction. Always good to see Sabbath on the channel.
Mea culpa! A typo by me! This album was released in 1973! 5th album starting from 1970!
Best audio quality of any of the Black Sabbath videos on your channel, I could hear all the panning and vocal effects on my shitty little iPhone speakers
Hello Andrew, it is such a joy seeing you react to these songs. My first Black Sabbath I bought in like 79, was 15, was a compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock n Roll.and the rest is history. Please continue on!!!
Me too! Gatefold sleeve issued by NEMS in the U.K., 1975....maybe a response by the newly owsted management angst (that inspired Iommi and Mike Butcher to produce Sabotage!!), to cash in on the first 5 albums!!
Hey Andrew, now you're talking! This song Rules! and that Dude Mike Gearman rules! Sabbath rules! ...Ward rules!
Thanks for reacting this. The groove is amazing. Many deep cuts are usually better than the well known hits.
Ward was right up there with Bonzo as one of the greats.
Thanks Andrew.
Q- Black Sabbath, why do you play everything ?
A- Black Sabbath Yes.....
One of their All Time Greats!!! You get everything from them in one song!!!!
This is one deep track, lyrically. You have so much more awesomeness yet to discover as well. 🙃
I played Bill Ward in a Black Sabbath show for 2 years, I used to always look forward to playing A National Acrobat. Thanks for the analysis:)
Oh awesome. Share some vids of your shows!!
One of my favourite Black Sabbath songs as well. Love it!
So good Jon!
Sabbath for ever!!!
At the of the song, it sounds like Bill stepped away and an octopus sat down in his place!
Later on the album, you hear him put his sticks down on his floor tom, at the end of Sabra Cadabra, last song on side 1 of the album....nice touch.
Sabotage & Sabbath Bloody Sabbath are my favorite albums
Us oldies flock to this channel to relive the best of our years and for the best music that has ever been created. Love ya work Andrew, remember we need a review of Supernaut, Fairies wear boots , or maybe even After Forever. You get it :)
Hit the nail on the head my friend. there is a Supernaut video, check it out. Fairies Wear Boots would be an excellent choice tho.
@@ryanmccall1666 Will look harder, thanks for the info mate.
Black Sabbath are the Greatest Of All Time
without a doubt
Brilliant
Back in the ‘70’s, slow was considered ‘heavy’. Nowadays, it’s minimum 400 bpm. Makes me both sad, and a dinosaur 🦕
Andrew, I am always so delighted to see your reaction to 'new' Sabbath tracks that you hear. I am also thrilled that as a professional drummer you have immediately noticed the qualities of Bill Ward, who, in my opinion, has been 'neglected' over the years. But Hey - thank for these wonderful videos. At 72, I still love listening to 'my' music from those times! Keep'em coming buddy!! (And Thanks again).
You bet!
Check out my Sabbath playlist!
Great reaction Andrew 👍Bill Ward is a very underrated drummer and in my view one of the greats !
Megalomania Next Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My personal favorite Sabbath song. Haven't watched before commenting. LET'S GO!
God, I love that song.
So, this album was 1973. Five albums in three years.
Black Sabbath: February 1970
Paranoid: September 1970
Master of Reality: July 1971
Vol. 4: September 1972
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: November 1973
So, in the short span of under 4 years, they released a plethora of ground-breaking music that changed the landscape forever.
As you've been so eloquently putting it on your channel, their ability to just play, and their inventiveness to tempo shift and play around in the groove is what caught my attention as a child growing up in the early 90's. My old man had these albums coming out when he was in his 20's. He was already a fan of the band that debuted shortly before Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, so jumping on to what these guys were doing was a no-brainer. Every day, I am so grateful that he decided to play the full album this song is from, when I was around nine years old. He just sat me down one night, put his vinyl pressing he got in Germany on his turbtable, gave me his cans, and told me to sit back and enjoy. What an experience.
And you! You've put in to words how I've felt and what I've loved about Sabbath for over thirty years. I thank YOU for that!
Love these Sabbath videos. Gives me new incites into old favorites from my much younger days. I actually bought this when it was released
Great post! My favorite Sabbath tune - incredible song, very dark lyrics and amazing riffing, drumming. Enjoy your channel very much!
yep. you can listen to them over and over. been doing it for decades. listen to it like we did. side a. then side b
That was a ripper!
One of Sabbath's most compelling riffs. It sounds almost ... Medieval.
Definitely a medieval vibe to this song.
Ozzy at his peak on SBS and Sabotage. The whole band in the pocket. My favorite time of the original Sab4. These guys birthed Heavy Metal while being bluesy, funky, groovy and down right scary.
Been listening to Sabbath since '70. Bill and Geezer's foundation are what hooked me from day one. It must be why I learned to play drums as a kid. I read somewhere a VERY long time ago where the author described Bills playing as 'jazz'. It never occurred to me until he said that. A jazz drummer in Sabbath?! But he was so right. You should check out Bill Wards current stuff Andy. 🤘
One of their best tracks.
"Looking For Today" on the same album also needs a review! :) I really love Ozzys vocals
I'll check it out!
Bloody Hell. I've tried to honestly cover all Bill Ward's parts over the years. Him, Ian Paice, Bonzo and Brian Downey were my first drum heroes. Looking for Today is one of the most uplifting tunes, so happy, but those snare paradiddle variations!!! SO SMOOTH, SO SWUNG and, such counterpoint to the verse/choruses. Bloody Marvellous. Would love to see Andy Rooney break those down AND give us a worthy cover of that song!!
Bloody Hell. I've tried to honestly cover all Bill Ward's parts over the years. Him, Ian Paice, Bonzo and Brian Downey were my first drum heroes. Looking for Today is one of the most uplifting tunes, so happy, but those snare paradiddle variations!!! SO SMOOTH, SO SWUNG and, such counterpoint to the verse/choruses. Bloody Marvellous. Would love to see Andy Rooney break those down AND give us a worthy cover of that song!!
Bloody Hell. I've tried to honestly cover all Bill Ward's parts over the years. Him, Ian Paice, Bonzo and Brian Downey were my first drum heroes. Looking for Today is one of the most uplifting tunes, so happy, but those snare paradiddle variations!!! SO SMOOTH, SO SWUNG and, such counterpoint to the verse/choruses. Bloody Marvellous. Would love to see Andy Rooney break those down AND give us a worthy cover of that song!!
Yes, and thats Iommi on the flute.
You’re right to make the bonham comparison, they were friends and grew up gigging in the same scene, they met when bill helped him set up when they were about 16
“Displacement” This became the secret ingredient that I would judge all other music by. Now I’ve found out it actually has a Name!! Thank you 😊
We should be the ones thanking you Andrew. You have the best Sabbath reactions by far. Your understanding of the music and Bill Ward's drumming is refreshing, informative, and just great all around. You show genuine appreciation for the band and I love that. Keep up the great work and I hope you have a nice day 👍
Also, this song kicks ass. Probably my favorite on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
Amen!
100% I love these reviews as well as the music of course!!
The word Groove comes to mind.
Indeed
I know you didn't focus all that much on the lyrics, so I just thought I'd mention, when Geezer was asked what this song was about, he said "It's about the sperm's journey on the way to the egg." 😊
Have a listen to 'megalomania' off Sabotage by Black Sabbath, brilliant track.
That one's a journey for sure.
I can't wait for that!!
This Children of the Grave and After Forever are my absolute favorite songs by them.
5 songs in one. Love it
That’s why Black Sabbath and Megadeth are my favorite bands.
Yes! And dig your profile pic!!
Man, let’s hear it for MIKE!!!! As a Sabbath fan, I thank you for these requests ❤
Pillarhood, that's sweet of you! Thanks so much! Very much appreciated! :)
@@mikeg.4211 Bless you, my brother
And some of these in between songs are phenomenal!!! 🎸. Its worth listening from biggening to end.
I paused the video at 7:56 knowing what was coming up, just anticipating your reaction.
Not disappointed.
HAHA! Awesome :)
That’s actually the lamest part of the song in my opinion. Kind of takes you out of the soulful funky groove vibe of the rest of the track. I wish they would have cut that 30 seconds or so, and just gone straight to the epic breakdown at the end.
Your videos are outstanding! Love hearing you go through Sabbath's classic albums from 1970-1978! This song is not about reincarnation, but the key to resurrection, as told by the personification of the spirit.
Hey Joe! I immediately left the comment that it's not about reincarnation. Then scrolling I saw you had already commented that.
I'll read into it what you said it's about. I was under the impression that it was about semen from masturbation. I thought I read an article that indicated Geezer saying as much, but I'm going to trust you on this one.
@@AndyWrasman Good to see you, brother! Yeah, Geezer has a very dry, self-deprecating sense of humor; it's a British thing. :) But the lyric has tremendous depth, not only in mourning the life that-never-was, but in pointing out the spiritual key to everlasting life (which "Symptom of the Universe" also does from a different angle). In 2008, he was a bit more serious when talking about his lyrics being pro-life, which he clarifies: "I am pro all life, not just unborn fetuses. I don't understand people who say they are pro-life, but then support unnecessary wars and the disgusting slaughter of animals for sport." I think it's really only coming to the fore these days just what a unique and special musical and lyrical voice Black Sabbath was.
@@thesithempire1348 Powerhouse in both music and lyrics. Truly one of a kind band. I haven't even taken the proper time to digest the lyrics. The best I've done is seriously contemplate the first two albums' lyrics thanks to you. I have thought deeply on Masters of Reality, but honestly not the others as I should.
My favourite Sabbath song. ❤️
Oh wow! That's awesome
When I was a teen I played in a high school doom
Metal band, You can hear with their slow tempo, black sabbath is the ancestors of that! My favorite and only metal band I realy love!
P.s. love the shirt!
The song itself reminds me how Sabbath will dabble with religion to create amazing narratives the listener can take a journey with. In this case 'Reincarnation' seems to be the main theme soaked in unique melodic phrasing and driven towards an inevitable truth.
Well said, Terry! 👍
Incredible analysis Terry 🙌
Fairies wear boots, please :-) ! The point is that they anticipated everything...
Can’t wait for Electric funeral, After forever and Fairies wear boots! 🙌🏻
We'll get there Stefan!
I know! 🥳
Great groove,always impeccable musicianship.well beyond a pocket drummer,never gets much respect
The Sabbath song above all others for me! Listen to it every week. What a band!
Could you image what these guys could have done if the drugs hadn't got out of hand
Tricky because this is a classic case of lightning ⚡️ in a bottle
I've long said that Bill Ward's jazz/swing drumming influences were the secret weapon in Black Sabbath's arsenal...
Love this song SO MUCH! Love Tony's groove and Bill's fills. Ozzy is wonderfully nasal in the song. I'm talking to you (love it). Love the transition between 7:46-8:00...masterful!
Yup on fire!
It's interesting how the main riff is in a minor key but Ozzy throws out the rulebook and sings the end of the verse lines in major.
Andrew, as always, great commentary. I first heard Black Sabbath (the newly minted Paranoid album) when I was only 8 years of age. My brother bought the album and brought it home. It scared the shit out of me and it changed my life forever. Being musically inclined from birth I heard that music and thought to myself, I NEED to do THAT! And I have to the best of my abilities. We never were able to reproduce Sabbath as a tribute band but I like to think we provided our audiences with a reasonable facsimile there of.
Regards,
Alex G. 😎
I think like horror films. People these days won’t understand how new, different, scary, mysterious some things were back in the day
You really need to review Jeff Beck Diamond Dust in respect to Jeff and hear some of the best drumming on a LP from a 18 yr old. Epic. Do the studio from Blow By Blow please. You will be more!!! than pleased
Any Jeff Beck work
Cozy, carmine, Vinnie, terry, Narada , purdy etc
Great song from a great album. I requested this some time ago. There is a drum part after the lyric, " the name that scorns the face" that ward does only once in the song that I can tell anyway. A different pattern different tone. ( sorry not a musician by any means) that I was hoping to get a reaction and comment from you. I know you can't pause too many times. Thank you to the fellow who donated for Black Sabbath. Thank you Andy.
Glad you enjoyed it, JJ! :)
Check out The Wizard from Black Sabbath
Already done! 😊👍
Yes!
One of my favorite Sabbath tunes!!!
This is actually from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album released in December 1973
Black Sabbath really could do whatever the hell they wanted to
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Another great reaction, full of insight and thoughtfulness, as always, Andrew! This was very entertaining and enjoyable! All of your reactions are great! My own suspicion is that if Bonham was drumming this, he might have done it in a more "squared off" fashion, as in "When the Levee Breaks". I do admit to personally preferring Ward, since I think he was more versatile and was frankly underrated just because the drumming was recorded louder in most Zeppelin songs.
I’d love to hear them in each others band 🤔
Yes; all true!!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Ward used to let Bonham sit in for a song or two during the early sabbath days until he broke something on his kit. Ward got pissed off, and as the story goes, cut Bonham off from getting behind his drums anymore after that. But, that didn't stop Bonzo from showing up at the local gigs and still asking. Bonham's favorite Sabbath song was Supernaut..
@@nodaysback1 the way I heard it, he broke a lot. Later he asked Ward to use his kit and Ward refused.
@@mikeg.4211 Yes.. sounds about right. Idk wher I read that or maybe it was in a documentary or an interview.. I'v watched and read so many things thru the years, it's tough to keep track of it all..
But, rest assured.. what ever I comment about Sabbath, is rooted in fact or could be traced back to some source of the info. Disseminating sabbath knowledge isn't a game.. Next to the health of your kids, it doesn't get much more serious than that.. lolll
Since you asked… From Wikipedia: “Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.” There’s little doubt they were influenced by Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Mountain, UFO, and other hard rock bands at that time. They didn’t release their first album until 1980.
I think Steve Harris's striped spandex pants are straight from Pete Way (UFO) 🤣
@@thereagauze Absolutely.
Well Bill Wards favorite drummer was Bonham and the respect went both ways so no doubt they influenced each other.
Yup I bet!
Hope you've had a chance to re review your ward playlist a few times by now like many of us. Really glad you've been able to cover these three SBS Album songs. A guitarist now fan of Andy Drums review. 👍
Yep! 👍
Nuffsed! ( that really annoyed the spell check)
Peas and Loaf brother ✌️ ❤️ ( now the predictive text is in a mood)
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Another great song from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath released in 74 Great groove and feel and of course Bill's great drumming.I would love to hear Sabbath Bloody Sabbath the title track Amazing song Maiden was not around yet Have a great day 😃😃😃
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath has the heaviest riff of all time. The intent is everything with that song. Goose bumps no matter how many times I hear it.
SBS was in 1973
@@zdenkonouzovsky6947 Your right November 73
Think Steve Harris started Fkedgling versions of Maiden in 1975. He was heavily influenced also by Burke Shelley, the bass player in Budgie, a great underling Welsh Heavy trio, I think produced by Roger Glover in 1971. See the song Napoleon Bonapart 2, 1975. There are also many other Budgie tracks that you can here Steve drew inspiration from.
It was so exciting for me to watch u discover Bill Ward and Sabbath for the first time.
But now as a guy whos heard all the greatest songs thanks to all your amazing followers id like to see your reactions to Bill Wards solo albums which were all monstrous and awesome from first song to last.
Theres Bill Ward along the way from 1990 featuring 2 rare songs sung by Ozzy, then theres when the bough breaks which is just as awesome and accountable beasts which again is great.
Its like a mixture of Sabbath and pink floyd. Great self healing songs full of light and dark with awesome lyrics. Cant wait to hear your reactions.❤
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was the first Sabbath album that I bought. Released in 1973.
You’d need to go back and listen to whole albums. Remember old music wasn’t written as individual tracks as much… the whole album is the experience the band wants you to have. Listen to Sabotage start to end and be amazed at the journey
War Pigs live in Paris 71. Ward is absolutely a beast
Incredible song. Andrew, you must listen to the title track, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, it has the darkest, sludgiest outro created by anyone! Only Iommi could have come up with it.
The best Ozzy era Sabbath song, and album imo, it doesn't matter how many times I hear this song, it never gets old 👌