I don’t know if I can say I have a favorite, but one of my favorite memories was hearing Snowblind as a kid while listening through my dads cassette collection. I was just gifted an absolute trash used drum set because my dad said I had to prove myself to earn a good kit. Something about that ‘just behind the beat’ chill front half transitioning into almost non-stop bass drum playing has me listening to it on repeat in middle school during class so I could learn it haha. I earned me a new kit after a year of practicing to Black Sabbath, Nirvana, Allman Brothers cassettes, and Snowblind kicked off the fever.
Wheels of Confusion is a perfect prime example of Bill Ward propelling the song forward by riding the backbeat; like a log-running lumberjack. His playing sounds drunk and stoney until he expertly hits those fills and tempo changes; showing that he's been in total control the entire time.
Bill is so underrated and over looked. The first album man it’s just a drum clinic. Neil Peart is an entirely different animal but it’s always about Bonzo enough said. But Bill Ward is my favorite. Add Geezer’s bass now you gotta pocket wooooo boy.
That’s how part of the song Bill is. You can hear the whole song in your head hearing this without any other instruments required. My favourite drummer.
An inspired choice. An exceptional tune and quite unique given the orchestration. Love the Geezerific fade-out. Over the past week, “Hole in the Sky” and “ Killing Yourself to Live” have dominated my consciousness. Qapla’!
I love B Ward since I met BS in 1978, today after listening lots of bands and drummers I still Consider Ward as one of the biggest drummer in rock history. He creates an style.
I think my favorite drum performance from Bill Ward is on Symptom of the Universe, he has some ridiculous fills in that song and overall that is certainly one of Sabbath's best songs. So many though, Bill is one of my biggest influences, Black Sabbath in general.
I'm not a drummer (I've tried) but I always seem to end up back on your videos. I make midi drum tracks when writing songs on guitar/bass and it's easy to make it too straightforward when working on a grid. Bill Ward is one of my favorite musicians and I'm glad somebody takes the time to explain what makes his drumming so unique and inspired in the same breath
Absolutely love your videos. So great that you have such eclectic taste and showcase different drummers. It just shows that great drumming transcends musical genres. Keep up the great work!
Love the vid! When I got my first practice kit my older brothers immediately said I should learn this song Rat Salad, shit blew my mind-hole AND got me hella more into Black Sabbath
76 years old today... knocking on wood ... ALL four founding members still Alive, God has been Great to these men. Sabotage is my favorite Musically Master of Reality Vocally they are all a close 1st to second favorites in some fashion, in my profile pic here he is standing next to me, when he was doing his Rock 50 Shows in San Pedro Port's 'O Call. Truly a very nice guy.
Bill Ward , yep a great drummer !! and Sabbath ...That's away cool episode Cobb , and awsome drumming of course !! Hey Ginger Baker was da man for sure !!! And yes war Pig War has it all !! And Paranoid !! well all a very good video mate !!!
Sabotage is probably my favorite album. If you know the Black Sabbath story? Then you know this was written when they were in litigation with Patrick Meehan.
dude thank you for the first song mention being fairies wear boots. such an extremely underrated song in the world of youtube drumming, not sure why its definitely the most interesting, heavy, and groovy songs by sabbath in my opinion
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ALL OZZY era Sabbath is my favorites ! Bill always said he plays orchestrationally, he really never keeps time. He reacts to how hard Tony & Geezer are playing . Exellent video you made here ! I did not hear that one influence of Bill's that you mentioned in your video. Could you tell me who it was ? I know Gene Kupa was one of Bill's big influences as well . Bill is my number 1 drummer in the world . Mike Bordin is my 2nd favorite .
I worked for sabbath right through out the 70s as a miking tech mainly for bill. I must say you have nailed it with your technical skills on the drums one of the most accurate demos I have seen for a very long time well done. As for the guys they were the most down to earth humble, friendly, funny and kindest human beings you could ever meet take care buddy and keep rawkin 👍✌️✌️🍻
Great job🤘🤘 Shared your video with my drummer he needs alittle more swing. This video is perfect for him. After and Forever is one of Wards classic beats.
Hi Cobb - To begin, sorry for the length here, but your video is fantastic! In my early 20's, I latched onto the early Black Sabbath albums. Was always struck by the purity of their I love your breaking down of these songs. I'm only at the 5:24 mark (post Hand of Doom) and had to stop to say how much I've enjoyed hearing your background/history, and commentary of Ward's style. Last night, I watched the beginning of this video, and when you mentioned "Bernard Purdie" as his "funk" drumming influence, I was like.. who?? (yeah, not much who's who knowledge around famous drummers). Dug around a bit and found his "shuffle" explanation video that he did for Drumeo. I had the biggest smile on my face after watching that video! Thanks for the snippet of history regarding his influences, as that just opened up my mind further. I've always been drawn to MIke Clark's (Headhunters/Herbie Hancock) style, and after watching the Purdie video, thought he HAS to had also been influenced by him as well. Ok, now back to your video!
Ferries wear boots is a very hard song to play on guitar I've never heard anyone play it like Tony did. Hey good job on the drums man that's not easy stuff to play and you did it well.
Bill ward didn’t play on heaven and hell that was Vinnie Appice. Another underrated drummer. You should look into his stuff. When he played with Sabbath and Dio (Rip Ronnie, we miss you).
Bill Ward is the drummer on Heaven & Hell. Look up the album credits. I think he just quit the band during the tour for that album but he’s definitely on the record 👍
V. Appice was the drummer on "Mob Rules," which followed "Heaven and Hell." B. Ward is my favorite drummer, but V. Appice was outstanding on "Mob Rules," which i like a little better than "Heaven and Hell." Both albums are 10/10...
My favorite Sabbath album is Volume 4 The best song on that one is Wheels of Confusion, That song has a good drum line. Bill Ward was either shit faced drunk or tripping on Acid(On Stage) and Tony is missing his finger tips and Ozzy is just Ozzy. For that reason It can't be replacated or copied, Black Sabbath is one in a Million and theres miles and miles of it an endless supply in there bone yard. Ozzy is God.(((((((((((((((((((((((Trump 2024))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Favorite Black Sabbath song or Bill Ward drum beat?
A National Acrobat. Super funky!!!
I don’t know if I can say I have a favorite, but one of my favorite memories was hearing Snowblind as a kid while listening through my dads cassette collection. I was just gifted an absolute trash used drum set because my dad said I had to prove myself to earn a good kit. Something about that ‘just behind the beat’ chill front half transitioning into almost non-stop bass drum playing has me listening to it on repeat in middle school during class so I could learn it haha. I earned me a new kit after a year of practicing to Black Sabbath, Nirvana, Allman Brothers cassettes, and Snowblind kicked off the fever.
Air Dance from Never say die !
Supernaut is deffinitely in my top 3.
Under The Sun.
Bill Ward will never get enough recognition as far as I can see.
Bill is the coolest jazz drummer in metal
You never here Bill Ward mentioned but he is my favorite, he is, I think, the most creative and interesting drummers of his peers u know
Wheels of Confusion is a perfect prime example of Bill Ward propelling the song forward by riding the backbeat; like a log-running lumberjack. His playing sounds drunk and stoney until he expertly hits those fills and tempo changes; showing that he's been in total control the entire time.
Bill is so underrated and over looked. The first album man it’s just a drum clinic. Neil Peart is an entirely different animal but it’s always about Bonzo enough said. But Bill Ward is my favorite. Add Geezer’s bass now you gotta pocket wooooo boy.
Hand of Doom... drums always blow me away
That’s how part of the song Bill is. You can hear the whole song in your head hearing this without any other instruments required. My favourite drummer.
Choosing just one song is tough. These dudes have been a big part of my life, musically. Spiral Architect is definitely one of them.
An inspired choice. An exceptional tune and quite unique given the orchestration. Love the Geezerific fade-out.
Over the past week, “Hole in the Sky” and “ Killing Yourself to Live” have dominated my consciousness.
Qapla’!
Thanks for recognizing the genius, talent, and influence of Bill Ward. And great job reproducing those parts!
Cobb TV is one of the most educational channels around
I love B Ward since I met BS in 1978, today after listening lots of bands and drummers I still Consider Ward as one of the biggest drummer in rock history. He creates an style.
Love how you actually played the songs correctly I see so many people miss the swing at the beginning of war pigs
This is an amazing breakdown of Ward’s style! Thank you! Great job
Excellent!!
I love Planet Caravan
I think my favorite drum performance from Bill Ward is on Symptom of the Universe, he has some ridiculous fills in that song and overall that is certainly one of Sabbath's best songs. So many though, Bill is one of my biggest influences, Black Sabbath in general.
I agree, my favorite Black Sabbath song. Best Heavy Metal song of all time ending with a Reggae grove
" Never say die " my faworite album where Bill also performs great vocal lines.
I'm not a drummer (I've tried) but I always seem to end up back on your videos. I make midi drum tracks when writing songs on guitar/bass and it's easy to make it too straightforward when working on a grid. Bill Ward is one of my favorite musicians and I'm glad somebody takes the time to explain what makes his drumming so unique and inspired in the same breath
dude, and I don't use dude often, but man, dude, you nailed those parts and great learning for people. Ward was such a huge part of the Sabbath sound
Hard to pick just one of Bill's songs. Drums on Symptom of the Universe just incredible, The Wizard, along with all the ones mentioned here.
Under the Sun, such a cool beat in the verse
Could watch and listen to you drum all day .
Absolutely love your videos. So great that you have such eclectic taste and showcase different drummers. It just shows that great drumming transcends musical genres. Keep up the great work!
Love the vid! When I got my first practice kit my older brothers immediately said I should learn this song Rat Salad, shit blew my mind-hole AND got me hella more into Black Sabbath
All of your demonstrations are Excellent !!
band that gave birth to many musical genres
favorite teacher by now
So awesome and cool to hear these patterns isolated without the band…really gives an interesting perspective of just how crucial those grooves are.
Love his drumming style, specially in the Self Titled album.
Thanks for the video. Bill Ward is a favorite of mine.
76 years old today... knocking on wood ... ALL four founding members still Alive, God has been Great to these men. Sabotage is my favorite Musically Master of Reality Vocally they are all a close 1st to second favorites in some fashion, in my profile pic here he is standing next to me, when he was doing his Rock 50 Shows in San Pedro Port's 'O Call. Truly a very nice guy.
Great Homage to Great Bill Ward!!
Bill Ward , yep a great drummer !! and Sabbath ...That's away cool episode Cobb , and awsome drumming of course !! Hey Ginger Baker was da man for sure !!! And yes war Pig War has it all !! And Paranoid !! well all a very good video mate !!!
I enjoy your drumming. So many people put up junk but you know your stuff.
Awesome video. Thanks for posting!
Yeah the fills on War Pigs👌
I always loved the groove on Tomorrows Dreams
Great video! Love Fairies wear boots! Also Rat Salad and of course Solo jam section of Iron Man! Entire Heaven and Hell record, cool groovin album!
Epic Bill Ward moments are Sleeping village guitar solo and rat salad as a whole, but all of his work with Sabbath is great.
Highly underrated. It’s so unfortunate he never played more with them even the reunion
Yeah, I read it was due do an alcohol problem which caused inconsistency at times.
I keep coming back to this vid. Love your playing!
Sabotage is probably my favorite album. If you know the Black Sabbath story? Then you know this was written when they were in litigation with Patrick Meehan.
Its a facinating and tragic story.
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I love your content man. Coolest drum channel on TH-cam fer sure
dude thank you for the first song mention being fairies wear boots. such an extremely underrated song in the world of youtube drumming, not sure why its definitely the most interesting, heavy, and groovy songs by sabbath in my opinion
Excellent work man Bill Ward is tough as nails on the drums.
This is truly epic musical content
You nailed it man!
Bill was very creative. Thanks for this video.
Great overview and examples Cobb
Fairy's Wear Boots, Wicked World, on and on
Supernaut from Volume 4 and Dirty Women from Technical Ecstacy are 2 of my favorite Bill Ward drumming materpieces .
Love this!
Great brake down
One of the best drummers.. IDGAS who disagrees!
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ALL OZZY era Sabbath is my favorites ! Bill always said he plays orchestrationally, he really never keeps time. He reacts to how hard Tony & Geezer are playing .
Exellent video you made here ! I did not hear that one influence of Bill's that you mentioned in your video. Could you tell me who it was ? I know Gene Kupa was one of Bill's big influences as well . Bill is my number 1 drummer in the world . Mike Bordin is my 2nd favorite .
I worked for sabbath right through out the 70s as a miking tech mainly for bill. I must say you have nailed it with your technical skills on the drums one of the most accurate demos I have seen for a very long time well done. As for the guys they were the most down to earth humble, friendly, funny and kindest human beings you could ever meet take care buddy and keep rawkin 👍✌️✌️🍻
Great job🤘🤘 Shared your video with my drummer he needs alittle more swing. This video is perfect for him. After and Forever is one of Wards classic beats.
Hi Cobb - To begin, sorry for the length here, but your video is fantastic! In my early 20's, I latched onto the early Black Sabbath albums. Was always struck by the purity of their I love your breaking down of these songs. I'm only at the 5:24 mark (post Hand of Doom) and had to stop to say how much I've enjoyed hearing your background/history, and commentary of Ward's style. Last night, I watched the beginning of this video, and when you mentioned "Bernard Purdie" as his "funk" drumming influence, I was like.. who?? (yeah, not much who's who knowledge around famous drummers). Dug around a bit and found his "shuffle" explanation video that he did for Drumeo. I had the biggest smile on my face after watching that video! Thanks for the snippet of history regarding his influences, as that just opened up my mind further. I've always been drawn to MIke Clark's (Headhunters/Herbie Hancock) style, and after watching the Purdie video, thought he HAS to had also been influenced by him as well. Ok, now back to your video!
Ward is the Wizard!
Ferries wear boots is a very hard song to play on guitar I've never heard anyone play it like Tony did. Hey good job on the drums man that's not easy stuff to play and you did it well.
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Awesome
The Wizard is bad ass!
cool stuff young man....keep pushing..''hole in the sky'' i thinking i=he is using a dbl bass feel...great song..
I think you're the only person I've seen play the hi-hat part on War Pigs "right" (like Bill does anyway) lol
COBB ON THE KNOB
Thanks
thank you for helping me realize i am a talentless hack at drums
Wow man, you good
I suggest Martin Smith/Malcolm Mortimore/John Weathers from Gentle Giant for your future episodes.
paranoia . best Sabbath tune and Wards best drum grove. there video of paranoia also highlighted ozzys great hair and doo
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My guy, do Jaki Liebezeit next or Klaus Weiss next. Get foreign with it. Love the drumming❤
i actually second Jaki Liebezeit video, I would love to see a vid on his drumming style as he's such a genius
"INTO THE VOID"!!
Hey man you're really good at breaking down Sabbath drum beats, think you can do the Sleeping Village solo, that's really Jazz..
Your super cool and this videos super cool, I’m new to drumming and wanted to know why you hold your stick backwards?
Bill ward didn’t play on heaven and hell that was Vinnie Appice. Another underrated drummer. You should look into his stuff. When he played with Sabbath and Dio (Rip Ronnie, we miss you).
Bill Ward is the drummer on Heaven & Hell. Look up the album credits. I think he just quit the band during the tour for that album but he’s definitely on the record 👍
V. Appice was the drummer on "Mob Rules," which followed "Heaven and Hell." B. Ward is my favorite drummer, but V. Appice was outstanding on "Mob Rules," which i like a little better than "Heaven and Hell." Both albums are 10/10...
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You don't talk about
Jerry Edmonton.
He was just as good.
I really wish you talked about symptom of the universe
It’s tough to pick a favorite but I have fond memories of listening to the Paranoid album with my dad. Love watching you play Hand of Doom though 😉
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Bill ward style is very much important to sabbath. As keith moon was to the who. Neil peart was to rush. And john Bonham was to led zeppelin.
What drum kit do you have ? I like the sound
Can you cover Devo I cant get no satisfaction?
Thought Bill was playing a violin from the thumbnail.
Bro even start singing hand of doom 😂
My favorite Sabbath album is Volume 4 The best song on that one is Wheels of Confusion, That song has a good drum line. Bill Ward was either shit faced drunk or tripping on Acid(On Stage) and Tony is missing his finger tips and Ozzy is just Ozzy. For that reason It can't be replacated or copied, Black Sabbath is one in a Million and theres miles and miles of it an endless supply in there bone yard. Ozzy is God.(((((((((((((((((((((((Trump 2024))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))