One thing that often gets overlooked about Sabbath's role in creating the metal sound goes beyond the dark themes and tones, the aggression and the speed. To me, their biggest input was harmonic. They were one of the first to break from the blues progression of I IV I V IV and actually take the listeners to new places. A lot of their early riffs could have been in Cream or Hendrix songs, but they refused to do the simple progression and tell the same old story, they would let their harmony take us to new frontiers. Even on this album, the two 'blues' covers aren't based on the classic progression so they have a darker more menacing feel. Best band ever.
I was thinking the same, they're such epic songs together, I'm so fond of the warning solo but not a lot of people talk about it, but there's just something about it that I truly love
For me that's one song, and it's so moody with sounds like in some dark fairy tale. I was very young when I was listening to this album for a 1st time and I kind fell in love with the blues genre because of it (18:51).
21:48 sounds like a soldier in ww1 watching a zeppelin being crash burned in the sky and snapping back to reality of fighting. if you play BF1 you know what i’m taking about 😉
The natural sound of the room, and the space. That's what I love about this era of music, especially from the UK. Nowadays, they seem intent on filling every single square millimeter of sonic space so it's just totally opaque. Sabbath (and Floyd and Zeppelin and The Doors and other primarily blues-based bands) are full of open space, and that makes all the difference. It's darkness with rays of light over it, as opposed to a giant wall of diffused light.
To an extent you can sense the atmosphere in slbums like Screaming for Vengance as well. Now in the age of pro tool its just strapprd to the grid steril soulless sonic assault of forgettable garbage.
Excellent description, puts into words exactly what I think of the production today compared to previous "classic" era. The Beatles too, so much space and yet so much happening musically with all these bands. Lots of 50s stuff is equally brilliantly recorded - check out Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. And lots of Sun Records recordings. They really knew how to mic a room to capture the best sound back then.
Listen to this on 180g vinyl through a really good system & you feel as if you could get up & literally walk around watching each of them play. With a lot of modern productions everything's just cranked up to 10 & crammed together into a digital soup of noise.
@@StrawberryDoubleDip Great descriptions, yes spot on with both! I can't think why modern producers and bands think that sound is good, just listen to the difference ! Modern producers just give us mush.
Bill Ward… one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Love listening and learning music theory from you Doug! Black Sabbath was the second song I ever learned on bass…love the devils Tri-tone sound ! Little known fact….Geezer was going to go to seminary school if the music career didn’t work out. A lot of his beliefs came through in the lyrics and were mistaken for being Satanic when they were the opposite.
@@PaulyV56 If you ask most people who are the top 3 drummers in Metal history.. I doubt you would hear Bill Ward. So yes IMHO he is under rated. But we can agree to disagree without being insulting.
Bill Ward is a damn fine jazz drummer, Geezers bass is always on point and often plyed more like the lead with Tony playing rhythm behind him. Ozzy was in fine form for this album as well
@@ale.2p284 On this early ass Sabbath album Most rock Icons Tony, Bill, Geezer and Ozzy were only like 20 years old. I definitely know that Ozzy was 21 and so was Tony!!! Two other band I know of in this genre were like this too. And that's Motley Crue and Metallica. It's funny these two bands were nemesis, like enemies to each other because the Crue was Glam in the beginning. I would guess they buried the hacthet years ago. Yeah these guys were like 19 or 20 on their first albums! So it's meant to be.... written in the stars.
Wicked world wad the only song recorded with a stratocaster before the pickup died and he switched to his backup guitar, a Gibson SG special with P-90 pickups. This album is the birthplace of metal, the talent of these guys is amazing. They truly captured lightning in a bottle on their albums.
The Wizard. "I still don't know if that's about Gandalf or their weed guy". I laughed hard at that one. Let's check the lyrics and see if Doug's theory checks out: "Evil power disappears. Demons worry when the wizard is near. He turns tears into joy. Everyone's happy when the wizard walks by". Yep, totally nailed it, Doug.
There's actually a picture somewhere of me in fruit stripe bell bottoms and a puke green shirt flashing a peace sign on the kitchen phone....I do remember a few things from the 70s. All these young whippersnappers missed out.
I just love how, from your background, you've immersed yourself, and learned so much about blues and rock, metal and prog, and maybe now some jazz fusion. Keep on rockin' 🤘🤘
And miss out Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (arguably the original lineup of the band at their peak) and Sabotage? Nah, better he just sticks to the debut than just doing some of the others and risking disappointing a lot of people.
Self Titled Paranoid Master of Reality Vol. 4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Sabotage Heaven and Hell Mob Rules Each amazing albums with their own feel and many many surprises throughout. For The Godfathers of heavy metal, they can create so many different types of sounds. True masters of their craft.
Next album from the early day you should check out is from a not that well known band (lol) Uriah Heep, and their Second album "Salisbury". Their debut "Very 'eavy Very 'umble is basically blues hard rock, their second is completely different. Worth a reaction / Analyse video.
That bit where two solos are going on at once was due to the original song being almost twice as long and couldn't fit on a vinyl, so the producer decided to put one solo track in the right channel and the other in the left channel
Still sounds fresh over 50 years later.... when I had my Sabbath covers band (I was phoney Iommi) we used to do Wicked World then Johnny Blade from Never Say Die back to WW all in one song.... What sets Sabbath aside from all other metal bands is Bill's swing.....
Absolutely correct! Bill Ward, “The Beast”, is the best heavy rock percussionist. He played for feeling, weaving styles in, out, and through every song with a magical ability to make each one a work of art. This truly is God’s band.
I love these videos man, great job!! We would love a a full analysis of early scorpions, loving 70s sound... First three albums are very great... The first one Lonesome Crow is a true masterpiece, on certain songs the voice is amazing, very similar in its ways to child in time by deep purple
can you imagine living in a time were metal doesnt exist, and then you hear this...regarding the themes, they said there were aways horror films, but no horror music, so they made it that way... you should check out the albuns they made with Ronie james Dio as well, they are works of art
Why do Dio fanboys always have to request Dio era Sabbath on every single reaction channel? Let Doug react to more Ozzy era stuff first before moving on to other eras. Don't get me wrong I love Dio era especially Mob Rules, but you guys can come off as obnoxious sometimes.
So refreshing to see your reactions to Sides 1 & 2 of the debut Black Sabbath album! I remember listening to this as a teenager, barricaded away in my room with the lights out and the volume blaring. When the rain & thunder started on the first track, “Black Sabbath,” I was just sucked into the whole album and this new sound from Black Sabbath. Good job on pointing out the history behind “Evil Woman” on side 2. Since I live in the USA, I did not hear that song on my original album because it was not included in the USA release. It wasn’t until I purchased the European version that I heard that track. Plus, the European version of the album sleeve opened up and contained a large upside-down cross on the right with text about the album that ran down through the cross. It was sooooo cool!!! The USA version of the album cover was a single sleeve that did not open up. Anyway, thanks again for reviewing this classic album. My 19-year old son loves this album and Black Sabbath along with me. In fact, I took him to see their final tour at the Hollywood Bowl. I had purchased both of us matching shirts that were made by a guy in Europe. He patterned the debut album cover over the entire shirt. The entire shirt looked like this debut album cover. We had so many people approach us that night telling us that our shirts were the best Black Sabbath shirts they had ever seen. We still have those shirts to this day. Great memories with great music from a great band. Thanks again!
Keep going side by side episodes in chronological order with their first albums Since Tony tuned down for his finger issues, his bends and vibrato accents are more flexible and create a darker blues along chugging riffs. The revised placement on his guitar neck gives him a different reach to add some unique Tri tones etc Bills swinging beats and ability to change meters like that on a live recording is amazing. Ward is the man , there is No One like him as his contributions to this band Paranoid album is next
I always liked the album Technical Ecstasy. I only ever got to see them with Dio as the vocalist (Heaven and Hell had just been released then). Great to see your reaction, haven't heard this album for devades
Welcome to the club of unpopular opinion. It’s not one of my favourites, but Technical Ecstasy is still great. It’s Never Say Die that I just can’t get into. It’s clear that it was essentially from a band at the end of it’s tether. Dio breathed new life into them and Heaven and Hell was a return to form.
@@j800r_aswell did you ever listen to the remastered Never Say Die from the Black Box set? I felt the same until I heard those marked improvements over the original Warner cd.
To get this kind of review from you warmed my heart. I've loved Sabbath since the first day I heard them when I was 12. Sabbath had so many sounds and unique songs they were very much misunderstood. For a Halloween special I'd recommend doing the album Born Again. Ian Gillan who replaced Dio in 83 did some of the most insane singing ever and it was Bill Wards last studio album with Sabbath. Imo it was the darkest and heaviest sound. And Iommi just puts on a clinic with his leads. Bro, I love all your reviews 🤘🏻
you must listen to the millionaire waltz by queen, the perfect fusion between rock and classic. Or you can just listen to a night at the opera, great album.
Great review Doug. This band was my introduction to music I could fall in love with. Although it was their 5th album, Sabotage that I heard first. But this one was where it all began for metal. Long live Black Sabbath. And thanks again for this.
Love how this album has the doom, but also the bluesy psychedelic stuff from the earlier days. There were a lot of bands in the late 60s, early 70s that were on that line, but Sabbath really leaned into that doomy sound from here on out. They definitely tightened up from Paranoid onwards, really cementing themselves as the godfathers of metal. Master of Reality is where they hit the sweet spot with that sound, before going into more experimental directions. They have so much variety in their first 8 albums, it's incredible. And they continued to be amazing, even when Tony Iommi was the last man standing. Ushering in the 80s with Dio at the mic, and continuing through to the massively underrated Tony Martin years. Really one of the all time greatest metal bands!
I learned something new about Sabbath today! "I was _warned about_ you, baby" makes *so much more* sense, and yet I never thought to question it. I didn't know this was a cover, and thought they just wanted it to be vaguely creepy and/or unhinged or something. I have to say, though, that Ozzy completely mishearing the lyrics and just assuming they were sort of nonsensical and running with it is one of the most Ozzy things ever. Proof positive that he was a complete lunatic from the get-go, and I'm here for it - have been here for it for the past 20+ years, in fact. 🙂
@@mcdgtodd they only smoked pot during the sessions for the first 3 records, the соkе thing started with Vol 4 (they even mention it in the thank you's in the album's liner notes)
I have to say that Tony Iommi is the "Riff Master Supreme"! Just go through in your head the amount of totally iconic riffs and the consistency of them throughout his career, there really is no other! I wouldn't consider myself a big fan of metal, not by any stretch, but I have loved Black Sabbath since the first time I heard them (9 year's old in 1970 on AM radio)! Heard "Iron Man" and it was late at night and it scared the shit out of me and I remember trying to describe it to my brother who was 8 and saying you have to hear it to know what I'm talking about. Thanks Doug always enjoy your channel!
For the origin of the song The Wizard done last Friday, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi in his book Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath, explained that Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler were wandering around stoned and saw some guy leaping around being silly outside of a club. He looked like some kind of elf to them. Thus the song "The Wizard" was born.
Thanks for sharing this info, I was confused because I’ve never heard this song and I have this album. Makes sense now, I’m in the United States and this song wasn’t on my version it was Wicked World.
Wow, what a great surprise to start the week. Side 2 🤘!!! Loved it. Thank you for picking up “Wicked World”. You’re spot on with your comments at the end. I loved this band my whole (long) life. This is BS (Ozzy) at their finest. Thank you for hitting side 2 so quickly!!! Suggestions for listening future BS LP listens: my personal favorite BS (Ozzy) “Sabotage” and BS (Dio) “Heaven and Hell”.
Your grasp of Metal from the beginning of your your reactions on this channel is very impressive ! Do your classical friends look at you and say what in the world? has he got a Black Sabbath shirt on ?
Another great metal review Doug😁👍side 2 just as good as side 1. So much creativity for their 1st release. Hey Doug,Tony actually detuned the strings to make it easier for his fingers to bend them.He talked about it in an interview.Great stuff.👍
A different version of this album has the song Evil Woman replaced by Wicked World. I still remember my first time hearing this album, 1993 I was 18 years old, took some bong hits, put on some headphones and listed to this on cassette tape ... Truly mind blowing for me. Awesome review and reaction, thank you for sharing.
I spend a lot of time with you Doug. Your breadth of knowledge on "sound" is what I find most intriguing. More people need to deep dive into other genres to open their minds. Thank you for your effort.
Thanks for analyzing side two, Doug. It is essentially Sabbath playing what they frequently played during their live sets and of course, primarily showcases Tony’s playing, but it also showcases that brilliant rhythm section that also includes Tony.
Being used to the UK release this is the first time I've heard Wicked World. Not sure about it on first listen, but I've no doubt it will grow on me and match the rest of this great album.
Really appreciate your insights to these classic cuts. You can't go wrong with Black Sabbath- every next album represented an evolution from the previous one, yet always original, inspiring and heavy as...
THANK YOU for doing this amazing recording... just watching someone hear and explain what they are hearing is VERY enjoyable to me! And watching the expressions while listening to Warning, my personal favorite Sabbath tune.... the moment you realize the rest of the band has left the stage and left Tony to put feelings into sonic expressions.... the final reprisal... it is still an amazing recording after 50 plus years! Thanks again! You could do this for every one of Sabbath's first 6 albums and it would be like discovering a gold mine, every time..... Cheers!
I'm glad you played Wicked World. It,s my favorite song on this album. As an aside i'd like to give you my rundown on my progression of Metal. Master of Reality by Black Sabbath invented Metal, Judas Priest British Steel defined Metal, Iron Maiden proved it could be loved my the masses and Metallica perfected Metal.
Even as a kid listening to this album, I knew It was live in the studio. If you listen real close, the evidence is overwhelming, especially with headphones... Undeniable Brilliance.
Amo a Black Sabbath, los temas que me fascinal de ese Álbum Debut son: N.I.B, Black Sabbat, The Wizard, Evil Woman!! Súper Álbum, de los más Icónicos Álbumes Debut de la Historia del Rock y el Metal!! 🖤🖤🖤
Hi Doug! Great to see your reactions! I was eleven years old at the time, and totally missed everything. I discovered metal many many years later, and I am lately rediscovering it with a little help from the Internet. One of my colleagues was always a fan of Black Sabbath, and she once told us a little story. She is petite, with a big blonde burr of hair, and a very nice person. She was visited by a couple of young guys who were metal fans and into Black Sabbath, and they saw that she had all the records. Their reactions when they learned that not only did she own the originals, but actually bought them when they were published, and she went to the concerts, those reactions were something else. What a treat it must have been, to see these kids' reactions, going from absolute surprise to hero devotion in no time flat! Since you started, you have published quite a collection of valuable reactions, so here's to you, sir! Keep reacting! best regards/CS
Ah - I didn't realize you were including 'Wicked World' even though you played the version of the album with 'Evil Woman'. Good move! 'Wicked World' and 'The Wizard' are my two favorites off this album. I love the whole song, but I especially love the Wicked World intro section.
The American edition of Black Sabbath (the vinyl one anyway) has Wicked World instead of Evil Woman, which is a better choice, I think. Evil Woman is obviously very poppy and was intended to be a hit single (it wasn't). Wicked World is truly an amazing song with excellent lyrics, too !
Another band you haven't checked out should start with their debut album The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Framed Framed Hammer Song Midnight Moses Isobel Goudie Part 1. My Lady Of The Night Part 2. Coitus Interruptus Part 3. Virgin And The Hunter Buff's Bar Blues I Just Want To Make Love To You Hole In Her Stocking There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight St. Anthony or their second much better The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next Swampsnake 4:54 Gang Bang 4:42 The Faith Healer 7:21 Giddy-Up-A-Ding Dong 3:14 Next 4:02 Vambo Marble Eye 4:25 The Last Of The Teenage Idols
Doug, if you had been a pint of whiskey, handful of mushrooms and a couple of joints in before you started singing, you'd mess up the words too!!!!! .... Or maybe you woulda just been warming up? LMAO!!!! Love your channel
Also was funny he knew in “The warning “ when it went from D minor to E minor and then back down to D minor lol. Too funny cuz when I learned to play this album on guitar I no enough about music theory to hear what he did cuz it’s the pentatonic minor blues scale which he moves the one box up a tone and then back down. That’s all minor pentatonic scales which Tony is a master at 🤟🏻
One of the most cherished albums in my collection, bought the year it came out and still playable even with the popcorn ( own a Valley 730 Dymamap simultaneous Exp/Comp/Limiter) works really well on 50 year old albums...really like Vol 4 too
All the original first eight Sabbath albums with Ozzy, sound sonically different, with very different production values, but strangely, I still like the sound of their debut the most.
I haven't listened to side 2 in so long....I almost forgot about " Evil Woman" I always loved "Sleeping Village"...killer drums by Bill Ward as usual...and tony's ghostly feedback...brilliant
just watched pt 1&2 of your reaction,,and it takes me back to my first time hearing this album at 11 yrs old,,im 53 now and i still get the same emotions as i did back then when i hear this
Fantastic review Doug. I remember my first listen to this album. Music was never the same again for me. I became a massive black sabbath fan. Still my favourite band of all time.
Sabbath repeated the dreamy sequence song type on their sophomore effort, Paranoid, with Planet Caravan. I have always felt that a medley of Planet Caravan and Sleeping Village would have been very cool.
I'd love an album reaction to Ozzy's early solo career - with guitarist Randy Rhodes classical influence added to the bluesy, doomy mix. Only two short albums, 'Blizzard of Oz' & 'Diary of A Madman'. (I loved your sensitive reaction to the meaning behind the lyrics of the title tune). Cheers, keep 'em coming.
Wicked World was also not on the original Australian pressing as well. Loved the reaction. I watched your face all the way through the Warning, concentration and fascination. My favourite Sabbath album, thanks for your breakdown of it.
One of the great debuts by any band in music history. While I agree it is a precursor to what became heavy metal, I hear way more blues on this album. A lot of Cream influences for example. In my opinion, "Master of Reality" is when it became metal! You can never go wrong with any of the early Ozzy era Black Sabbath. This always reaffirms that Bill Ward was one of the most creative and unique drummers in all of rock. NO ONE has ever come close to playing the way Bill Ward did and as much as I love the drummers who came later, Vinny Appice, Cozy Powell, Bobby Rondinelli, Eric Singer, Bev Bevan and others, they could never duplicate that swinging power jazz drumming he brought to the table.
I trust in Gawd and the first Six Black Sabbath albums. All metal can be traced back to them. Sabotage is my favorite album and The Wizard is at the top of my list for songs. From Warning, Hand of Doom and Lord of this World to Tomorrow's Dream, Killing Yourself to Live and The Writ, there are so many great songs. Changes is the only clunker in those six albums.
I bought original Nems production cassettes so I had Evil Woman on my copy. I won so many bets with that lovely nugget... thanks for bringing one of my favorite bands to the forefront. Thank you for the Sab out!!!
Hi, Doug! I've been following you and watching your reactions videos for a while. It's a real pleasure to see your openess to listen to any kind of music with real interest and far far away from any prejudice, it's really a joy for me (and looks like it's for you too). I've been collecting music for the last 5 decades at least, and it's kinda magical see, watch and feel your reactions to songs or albums that I really love all my life, it's refreshing to say the least. Sometimes I pretend that it is my first time too, trying to forget all the background and memories I have from a particular song or album and I get surprised when you show something new about that, it's priceless! Thanks for everything you do here, I learned a lot with you. I have a request: most of your videos are centered on kinda mainstream bands/musicians, and then I want to go a little obscure now, picking a '70s german prog band with a psychedelic background going into a classic prog rock and making a concept album. The band is Grobschnitt, and the album is called "Rockpommel's Land" (1977). I really want to see your reactions to the first song on this album, "Ernie's Reise", which is a masterpiece (for me at least) and condenses many of progressive music styles on one song. I believe you will be very surprised with everything. PS: sorry for my english, I'm brazilian and I haven't had much chances to practice writing in your language...
Had such a good time listening to you reviewing this timeless piece. My dad gave me a copy of this album when I was 12 and it formed me as a person and a musician and it’s one of the albums that made music such an important thing in my life. I had absolutely no idea Warning was a cover and it is my favourite BS song! Loved the face you make when Wicked World starts! Make another reaction video at Masters of Reality please! Much love to you and all BS fans out there! ❤
The most impressive parts (outside of the playing, song writing, and structure) is that this is 1969. Getting that full of a sound, particularly the bass and drums, is amazing. One story: "According to Black Sabbath guitarist and founding member Tony Iommi, the group's debut album was recorded in a single day on 16 October 1969. " it would explain why the sound is so unified and "together". Certainly there was some overdubs and second guitar parts and what not, but it seems like a very straight forward deal.
There are quite a few older bands/artists where their first and or biggest song was a cover. Van Halen for instance their first single was a cover of You Really Got Me. Jimi Hendrix's only top 40 song in the US was Hey Joe which is also a cover. Deep Purple's first single Hush was a cover song.
I love to see someone willing to do whole albums. So many songs are just better with the context of the rest of the accompanying tracks. Good shit man.
This is another album that scared the swizzle out of me in grade school. Listening to a night, laying in bed, looking at that album cover. Kinda like Floyd . Scared and love at the exact same time. BTW, Iommi"s double tracking solos was so genius. God bless.
Ainsly Dunbars Warning, and Sleeping Village the way Iommi change the sound in 3 years is quite incredible. Deep Purple In Rock and this album were the 2 instrumental in Metal.
That's the real joy of early Sabbath. They are genuinely good musicians who formed an incredibly solid group, fully of unique flair and talent, but also you can hear their complete joy of playing in these first few albums.
Dooooug!! Sabbath bloody sabbath and Never say die. I'll wait for your views about those albums. Cheers from Chile 🇨🇱 Funny moment : 11: 14 Iommi's hauntin' feedback sound and Doug's face
I had a friend in the '70s who was a music snob/snot/sophisticate and who ridiculed my affection for Sabbath. My older sib had Paranoid, and I listened to it to death, and saved my puny allowance until I could finally buy Sabbath's wonderfully witchy first album -- albums were like $3.50 in those days? But it's gratifying to see someone take this album seriously, and note the key changes and the effects and the fact that it wasn't, as my snob friend used to insist, junk. So thanks.
You should go straight into the second album Paranoid. It was released just a few months later, and the step up is something to behold. You will likely have heard the three big songs from this album before, paranoid, war pigs and of course iron man, but I think you will really enjoy some of the less well known and quirky tracks such as Fairies wear boots. Everybody listens to the first album, buts it’s in Paranoid that they really get their sound.
Please do this for Master of Reality! That is such a solid album.
After their first album, for me, the next go to albums were Master of Reality and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Warmed to Sabotage a bit later.
My favourite sabbath album for sure. Into the void is a banger
My fave album. 30 minutes of pleasure.
Master of Reality is a 10/10
The best album!
Black Sabbath one of the bands that changed the entire landscape of music.
The Inventors of Heavy Metal is Black Sabbath.
One thing that often gets overlooked about Sabbath's role in creating the metal sound goes beyond the dark themes and tones, the aggression and the speed. To me, their biggest input was harmonic. They were one of the first to break from the blues progression of I IV I V IV and actually take the listeners to new places. A lot of their early riffs could have been in Cream or Hendrix songs, but they refused to do the simple progression and tell the same old story, they would let their harmony take us to new frontiers. Even on this album, the two 'blues' covers aren't based on the classic progression so they have a darker more menacing feel. Best band ever.
Sleeping Village & Warnig are such a hidden gem that no one talks about and it's a pitty
I was thinking the same, they're such epic songs together, I'm so fond of the warning solo but not a lot of people talk about it, but there's just something about it that I truly love
For me that's one song, and it's so moody with sounds like in some dark fairy tale. I was very young when I was listening to this album for a 1st time and I kind fell in love with the blues genre because of it (18:51).
21:48 sounds like a soldier in ww1 watching a zeppelin being crash burned in the sky and snapping back to reality of fighting. if you play BF1 you know what i’m taking about 😉
Sleeping Village, Behind The Wall Of Sleep and Warning are up there with the best Sabbath tracks imo
agree!
The natural sound of the room, and the space. That's what I love about this era of music, especially from the UK. Nowadays, they seem intent on filling every single square millimeter of sonic space so it's just totally opaque. Sabbath (and Floyd and Zeppelin and The Doors and other primarily blues-based bands) are full of open space, and that makes all the difference. It's darkness with rays of light over it, as opposed to a giant wall of diffused light.
To an extent you can sense the atmosphere in slbums like Screaming for Vengance as well. Now in the age of pro tool its just strapprd to the grid steril soulless sonic assault of forgettable garbage.
Excellent description, puts into words exactly what I think of the production today compared to previous "classic" era. The Beatles too, so much space and yet so much happening musically with all these bands. Lots of 50s stuff is equally brilliantly recorded - check out Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. And lots of Sun Records recordings. They really knew how to mic a room to capture the best sound back then.
Listen to this on 180g vinyl through a really good system & you feel as if you could get up & literally walk around watching each of them play.
With a lot of modern productions everything's just cranked up to 10 & crammed together into a digital soup of noise.
@@StrawberryDoubleDip Great descriptions, yes spot on with both! I can't think why modern producers and bands think that sound is good, just listen to the difference ! Modern producers just give us mush.
Bill Ward… one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Love listening and learning music theory from you Doug! Black Sabbath was the second song I ever learned on bass…love the devils Tri-tone sound ! Little known fact….Geezer was going to go to seminary school if the music career didn’t work out. A lot of his beliefs came through in the lyrics and were mistaken for being Satanic when they were the opposite.
not underrated. come out from under your rock
@@PaulyV56 I have to agree. He's not one of the best drummers of all time, but he is my favourite.
@@PaulyV56 If you ask most people who are the top 3 drummers in Metal history.. I doubt you would hear Bill Ward. So yes IMHO he is under rated. But we can agree to disagree without being insulting.
Bill Ward underrated? When? How? Not by me and everyone I know....
Lindsay, your wrong, he is one of the G.O.A.T.
Bill Ward is a damn fine jazz drummer, Geezers bass is always on point and often plyed more like the lead with Tony playing rhythm behind him. Ozzy was in fine form for this album as well
Jazz blues metal I guess it's why they were so unique.
@@metalmike570. From jazz and electricity and good old southern blues.
@@ale.2p284 On this early ass Sabbath album Most rock Icons Tony, Bill, Geezer and Ozzy were only like 20 years old. I definitely know that Ozzy was 21 and so was Tony!!!
Two other band I know of in this genre were like this too. And that's Motley Crue and Metallica. It's funny these two bands were nemesis, like enemies to each other because the Crue was Glam in the beginning. I would guess they buried the hacthet years ago. Yeah these guys were like 19 or 20 on their first albums!
So it's meant to be.... written in the stars.
Bill is such a solid drummer and Geezer is a monster on the bass.
With a rhythm section like that....
No more words necessary.
Agreed, esp. on the Bill point. They swing. It's what all the best Stoner bands that have been influenced by Sabbath have. 🤘
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Wicked world wad the only song recorded with a stratocaster before the pickup died and he switched to his backup guitar, a Gibson SG special with P-90 pickups. This album is the birthplace of metal, the talent of these guys is amazing. They truly captured lightning in a bottle on their albums.
He was always a strat man before that. And he is now associated with the SG.
The Wizard. "I still don't know if that's about Gandalf or their weed guy". I laughed hard at that one. Let's check the lyrics and see if Doug's theory checks out:
"Evil power disappears.
Demons worry when the wizard is near.
He turns tears into joy.
Everyone's happy when the wizard walks by".
Yep, totally nailed it, Doug.
Never talkin', just keeps walkin', spreadin' his magic...😆
Did weed dealers wear funny clothes and twinkling bells back then?
@@Milius47 Everyone wore funny clothes in the 70s and the tinkling bell was his home phone, ringing all day and night.
There's actually a picture somewhere of me in fruit stripe bell bottoms and a puke green shirt flashing a peace sign on the kitchen phone....I do remember a few things from the 70s. All these young whippersnappers missed out.
Tony loved layering his solo's. That is what made his style stand out so much more over a lot of other guitarists
I just love how, from your background, you've immersed yourself, and learned so much about blues and rock, metal and prog, and maybe now some jazz fusion. Keep on rockin' 🤘🤘
It'd be wonderful if you listen to the fist four albums! It is great to hear the evolution of the band in each one of these records!
And miss out Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (arguably the original lineup of the band at their peak) and Sabotage? Nah, better he just sticks to the debut than just doing some of the others and risking disappointing a lot of people.
@@j800r_aswell Well, I mentioned the first four ones just for the sake of being succinct. For me the whole Ozzy/Dio era was marvelous. Anyway...
Self Titled
Paranoid
Master of Reality
Vol. 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Heaven and Hell
Mob Rules
Each amazing albums with their own feel and many many surprises throughout. For The Godfathers of heavy metal, they can create so many different types of sounds. True masters of their craft.
No Technical Ecstacy?
Next album from the early day you should check out is from a not that well known band (lol) Uriah Heep, and their Second album "Salisbury". Their debut "Very 'eavy Very 'umble is basically blues hard rock, their second is completely different. Worth a reaction / Analyse video.
I concur with the statement given above!
@@jaimegomez8450 Nice!
its one of the forgotten / overlooked albums from early 70's hard rock.
Early Uriah Heep is underrated nowadays. Great pick!!! I love those early albums.
@@siemenvanderkamp897 Thanks. yeah, Heep with Byron is mostly all great albums, up to Sweet Freedom.
@@JoriDiculous I'm partial to Firefly, but I'm a bit weird
That bit where two solos are going on at once was due to the original song being almost twice as long and couldn't fit on a vinyl, so the producer decided to put one solo track in the right channel and the other in the left channel
How do you know that?
This is 50 years back in time.....
@@hasseelmerson Because of these things called interviews. Which are then printed in things called magazines and books.
@@filrut Necessity breeds invention. Thanks! I never knew that regarding the overdubbed solos before.
Warning has got to be my favorite track on here. Just love those droning lyrics.
Still sounds fresh over 50 years later.... when I had my Sabbath covers band (I was phoney Iommi) we used to do Wicked World then Johnny Blade from Never Say Die back to WW all in one song.... What sets Sabbath aside from all other metal bands is Bill's swing.....
Lol @ Phony Iommi!
HAHAHAHA!!! Phoney Iommi is classic.
Absolutely correct! Bill Ward, “The Beast”, is the best heavy rock percussionist. He played for feeling, weaving styles in, out, and through every song with a magical ability to make each one a work of art. This truly is God’s band.
Thank you for getting to side 2 so quickly!
Ah nice, amazing! Thought I'd have to wait months before you reviewed side 2. Cheers Doug!
I love these videos man, great job!! We would love a a full analysis of early scorpions, loving 70s sound... First three albums are very great... The first one Lonesome Crow is a true masterpiece, on certain songs the voice is amazing, very similar in its ways to child in time by deep purple
can you imagine living in a time were metal doesnt exist, and then you hear this...regarding the themes, they said there were aways horror films, but no horror music, so they made it that way... you should check out the albuns they made with Ronie james Dio as well, they are works of art
Doug has covered Heaven And Hell and Sign Of The Southern Cross.
Why do Dio fanboys always have to request Dio era Sabbath on every single reaction channel? Let Doug react to more Ozzy era stuff first before moving on to other eras. Don't get me wrong I love Dio era especially Mob Rules, but you guys can come off as obnoxious sometimes.
I did, and I still do remember hearing all the songs that threw open new doors for me.
So refreshing to see your reactions to Sides 1 & 2 of the debut Black Sabbath album! I remember listening to this as a teenager, barricaded away in my room with the lights out and the volume blaring. When the rain & thunder started on the first track, “Black Sabbath,” I was just sucked into the whole album and this new sound from Black Sabbath. Good job on pointing out the history behind “Evil Woman” on side 2. Since I live in the USA, I did not hear that song on my original album because it was not included in the USA release. It wasn’t until I purchased the European version that I heard that track. Plus, the European version of the album sleeve opened up and contained a large upside-down cross on the right with text about the album that ran down through the cross. It was sooooo cool!!! The USA version of the album cover was a single sleeve that did not open up. Anyway, thanks again for reviewing this classic album. My 19-year old son loves this album and Black Sabbath along with me. In fact, I took him to see their final tour at the Hollywood Bowl. I had purchased both of us matching shirts that were made by a guy in Europe. He patterned the debut album cover over the entire shirt. The entire shirt looked like this debut album cover. We had so many people approach us that night telling us that our shirts were the best Black Sabbath shirts they had ever seen. We still have those shirts to this day. Great memories with great music from a great band. Thanks again!
Keep going side by side episodes in chronological order with their first albums
Since Tony tuned down for his finger issues, his bends and vibrato accents are more flexible and create a darker blues along chugging riffs. The revised placement on his guitar neck gives him a different reach to add some unique Tri tones etc
Bills swinging beats and ability to change meters like that on a live recording is amazing. Ward is the man , there is No One like him as his contributions to this band
Paranoid album is next
I always liked the album Technical Ecstasy. I only ever got to see them with Dio as the vocalist (Heaven and Hell had just been released then). Great to see your reaction, haven't heard this album for devades
Welcome to the club of unpopular opinion. It’s not one of my favourites, but Technical Ecstasy is still great. It’s Never Say Die that I just can’t get into. It’s clear that it was essentially from a band at the end of it’s tether. Dio breathed new life into them and Heaven and Hell was a return to form.
@@j800r_aswell I agree that Never Say Die wasn't great though I quite liked the title track
@@j800r_aswell did you ever listen to the remastered Never Say Die from the Black Box set? I felt the same until I heard those marked improvements over the original Warner cd.
Johnny Blade was a good track from Never Say Die.
@@21Piloteer great drums from Bill
To get this kind of review from you warmed my heart. I've loved Sabbath since the first day I heard them when I was 12. Sabbath had so many sounds and unique songs they were very much misunderstood. For a Halloween special I'd recommend doing the album Born Again. Ian Gillan who replaced Dio in 83 did some of the most insane singing ever and it was Bill Wards last studio album with Sabbath. Imo it was the darkest and heaviest sound. And Iommi just puts on a clinic with his leads. Bro, I love all your reviews 🤘🏻
you must listen to the millionaire waltz by queen, the perfect fusion between rock and classic.
Or you can just listen to a night at the opera, great album.
Great review Doug. This band was my introduction to music I could fall in love with. Although it was their 5th album, Sabotage that I heard first. But this one was where it all began for metal. Long live Black Sabbath. And thanks again for this.
Thank God you did Wicked World. As a drummer it's one of my favorite songs to play by them
Love how this album has the doom, but also the bluesy psychedelic stuff from the earlier days. There were a lot of bands in the late 60s, early 70s that were on that line, but Sabbath really leaned into that doomy sound from here on out. They definitely tightened up from Paranoid onwards, really cementing themselves as the godfathers of metal. Master of Reality is where they hit the sweet spot with that sound, before going into more experimental directions. They have so much variety in their first 8 albums, it's incredible. And they continued to be amazing, even when Tony Iommi was the last man standing. Ushering in the 80s with Dio at the mic, and continuing through to the massively underrated Tony Martin years. Really one of the all time greatest metal bands!
Paranoid should be the next, dude! Great journey the one you just had, Doug!
I learned something new about Sabbath today! "I was _warned about_ you, baby" makes *so much more* sense, and yet I never thought to question it. I didn't know this was a cover, and thought they just wanted it to be vaguely creepy and/or unhinged or something.
I have to say, though, that Ozzy completely mishearing the lyrics and just assuming they were sort of nonsensical and running with it is one of the most Ozzy things ever. Proof positive that he was a complete lunatic from the get-go, and I'm here for it - have been here for it for the past 20+ years, in fact. 🙂
I wonder why the other three guys didn't say a thing
@@igorszamaszow171 Too many drugs running in their systems for them to care, probably. 😆😆
@@igorszamaszow171 they probably didn’t pay attention and they were on the clock! 😂
@@mcdgtodd they only smoked pot during the sessions for the first 3 records, the соkе thing started with Vol 4 (they even mention it in the thank you's in the album's liner notes)
@@igorszamaszow171 acid was a thing then too.
Love the debut Lp, thanks for putting it on Doug 👍🏻🎸
I have to say that Tony Iommi is the "Riff Master Supreme"! Just go through in your head the amount of totally iconic riffs and the consistency of them throughout his career, there really is no other! I wouldn't consider myself a big fan of metal, not by any stretch, but I have loved Black Sabbath since the first time I heard them (9 year's old in 1970 on AM radio)! Heard "Iron Man" and it was late at night and it scared the shit out of me and I remember trying to describe it to my brother who was 8 and saying you have to hear it to know what I'm talking about. Thanks Doug always enjoy your channel!
Music across the spectrum.
Laguna Sunrise was played at my church wedding.
For the origin of the song The Wizard done last Friday, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi in his book Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath, explained that Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler were wandering around stoned and saw some guy leaping around being silly outside of a club. He looked like some kind of elf to them. Thus the song "The Wizard" was born.
The British release has the song Evil Woman. The United States release is without Evil Woman and replaced with Wicked World.
Thanks for sharing this info, I was confused because I’ve never heard this song and I have this album. Makes sense now, I’m in the United States and this song wasn’t on my version it was Wicked World.
Ah,! I wondered what was going on when Evil Woman started playing
"Evil Woman" is a cover of a song by the Minneapolis-St. Paul based band of the late 60s Crow.
Wow, what a great surprise to start the week. Side 2 🤘!!! Loved it. Thank you for picking up “Wicked World”. You’re spot on with your comments at the end. I loved this band my whole (long) life. This is BS (Ozzy) at their finest. Thank you for hitting side 2 so quickly!!! Suggestions for listening future BS LP listens: my personal favorite BS (Ozzy) “Sabotage” and BS (Dio) “Heaven and Hell”.
Your grasp of Metal from the beginning of your your reactions on this channel is very impressive ! Do your classical friends look at you and say what in the world? has he got a Black Sabbath shirt on ?
Many assume 'Warning' to be original Black Sabbath understandably, but check out the original, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation 1967, it's damn good also.
I never knew, lol. It's always been a favorite of mine, tbh.
@@jasonGamesMaster The original version is only 3 1/2 minutes long.
BS made it so much better.
Another great metal review Doug😁👍side 2 just as good as side 1. So much creativity for their 1st release. Hey Doug,Tony actually detuned the strings to make it easier for his fingers to bend them.He talked about it in an interview.Great stuff.👍
A different version of this album has the song Evil Woman replaced by Wicked World. I still remember my first time hearing this album, 1993 I was 18 years old, took some bong hits, put on some headphones and listed to this on cassette tape ... Truly mind blowing for me. Awesome review and reaction, thank you for sharing.
Evil woman was not on their original 1969 north American release
So anything with evil woman is a fraud
I spend a lot of time with you Doug. Your breadth of knowledge on "sound" is what I find most intriguing. More people need to deep dive into other genres to open their minds. Thank you for your effort.
Gotta continue with the rest of thier albums during the ozzy era u wont regret it!!
Love this album and Love this review. I have listened to this album for over 40 years but listening with you it was like it was brand new again
Thanks for analyzing side two, Doug. It is essentially Sabbath playing what they frequently played during their live sets and of course, primarily showcases Tony’s playing, but it also showcases that brilliant rhythm section that also includes Tony.
Being used to the UK release this is the first time I've heard Wicked World. Not sure about it on first listen, but I've no doubt it will grow on me and match the rest of this great album.
it works better in the context of the album IMO.
Keep in mind Bill was only using a standard 4 piece drum set...but his playing just shines all through this album...amazing
Really appreciate your insights to these classic cuts. You can't go wrong with Black Sabbath- every next album represented an evolution from the previous one, yet always original, inspiring and heavy as...
THANK YOU for doing this amazing recording... just watching someone hear and explain what they are hearing is VERY enjoyable to me! And watching the expressions while listening to Warning, my personal favorite Sabbath tune.... the moment you realize the rest of the band has left the stage and left Tony to put feelings into sonic expressions.... the final reprisal... it is still an amazing recording after 50 plus years! Thanks again! You could do this for every one of Sabbath's first 6 albums and it would be like discovering a gold mine, every time..... Cheers!
I'm glad you played Wicked World. It,s my favorite song on this album. As an aside i'd like to give you my rundown on my progression of Metal. Master of Reality by Black Sabbath invented Metal, Judas Priest British Steel defined Metal, Iron Maiden proved it could be loved my the masses and Metallica perfected Metal.
. . . and Babymetal made it fun again.
@@The_Original_Geoff_B Good point. That's very true.
@@The_Original_Geoff_B i dont need little girls to make my metal fun
@@paveantelic7876 You need little girls for other things, amirite?
I’ve long felt that Priest really is the first band that did metal as we now know it. Thankfully, Sabbath was there before to plant the seeds.
LOVED watching this part. Please keep it going with *Paranoid!!*
Even as a kid listening to this album, I knew It was live in the studio. If you listen real close, the evidence is overwhelming, especially with headphones... Undeniable Brilliance.
It was only called Bit of finger by US record company to make it look like there were more tracks on the US version. Wasp and Bassically were the same
Amo a Black Sabbath, los temas que me fascinal de ese Álbum Debut son: N.I.B, Black Sabbat, The Wizard, Evil Woman!! Súper Álbum, de los más Icónicos Álbumes Debut de la Historia del Rock y el Metal!! 🖤🖤🖤
The Warning contains the embryo of The Best Riff In All Of Music that is fully realised in Fairies Wear Boots on the subsequent album.
Here, the Best Riff In All of Music: m.th-cam.com/video/OJBQwOIMzDQ/w-d-xo.htmlm18s
Hi Doug! Great to see your reactions!
I was eleven years old at the time, and totally missed everything. I discovered metal many many years later, and I am lately rediscovering it with a little help from the Internet.
One of my colleagues was always a fan of Black Sabbath, and she once told us a little story. She is petite, with a big blonde burr of hair, and a very nice person. She was visited by a couple of young guys who were metal fans and into Black Sabbath, and they saw that she had all the records. Their reactions when they learned that not only did she own the originals, but actually bought them when they were published, and she went to the concerts, those reactions were something else. What a treat it must have been, to see these kids' reactions, going from absolute surprise to hero devotion in no time flat!
Since you started, you have published quite a collection of valuable reactions, so here's to you, sir! Keep reacting!
best regards/CS
Ah - I didn't realize you were including 'Wicked World' even though you played the version of the album with 'Evil Woman'. Good move! 'Wicked World' and 'The Wizard' are my two favorites off this album. I love the whole song, but I especially love the Wicked World intro section.
The American edition of Black Sabbath (the vinyl one anyway) has Wicked World instead of Evil Woman, which is a better choice, I think. Evil Woman is obviously very poppy and was intended to be a hit single (it wasn't). Wicked World is truly an amazing song with excellent lyrics, too !
My albums (first from 1970) don't have Evil Woman either. Spooky Toothish...Grand Funk???
Another band you haven't checked out should start with their debut album
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Framed
Framed
Hammer Song
Midnight Moses
Isobel Goudie
Part 1. My Lady Of The Night
Part 2. Coitus Interruptus
Part 3. Virgin And The Hunter
Buff's Bar Blues
I Just Want To Make Love To You
Hole In Her Stocking
There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight
St. Anthony
or their second much better The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next
Swampsnake 4:54
Gang Bang 4:42
The Faith Healer 7:21
Giddy-Up-A-Ding Dong 3:14
Next 4:02
Vambo Marble Eye 4:25
The Last Of The Teenage Idols
This is some nu metal stuff I want to check it out man!
Doug, if you had been a pint of whiskey, handful of mushrooms and a couple of joints in before you started singing, you'd mess up the words too!!!!! .... Or maybe you woulda just been warming up? LMAO!!!! Love your channel
Wicked World was woven into my original version of the album. It was flawless. I am seeing here that it might not be the mix that i'm used to.
Yeah it's a little trebley? Like the lower sound doesn't come out as much
Also was funny he knew in “The warning “ when it went from D minor to E minor and then back down to D minor lol. Too funny cuz when I learned to play this album on guitar I no enough about music theory to hear what he did cuz it’s the pentatonic minor blues scale which he moves the one box up a tone and then back down. That’s all minor pentatonic scales which Tony is a master at 🤟🏻
One of the most cherished albums in my collection, bought the year it came out and still playable even with the popcorn ( own a Valley 730 Dymamap simultaneous Exp/Comp/Limiter) works really well on 50 year old albums...really like Vol 4 too
Love your analysis of this album. It has a special place in my heart. 🙂👍
All the original first eight Sabbath albums with Ozzy, sound sonically different, with very different production values, but strangely, I still like the sound of their debut the most.
Can't go wrong with Black Sabbath, the Grandfather's of Metal.
The root of all evil 😈
The Metal Itself
The father. Grandfather implies that its son gave birth to metal. The father of metal.
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Type O Negative did some pretty epic Sabbath covers too.
I haven't listened to side 2 in so long....I almost forgot about " Evil Woman" I always loved "Sleeping Village"...killer drums by Bill Ward as usual...and tony's ghostly feedback...brilliant
I really appreciate your insight into the music. Thank you
Loved it !! Opened my eyes of how this album is kind of a conceptual piece….never thought of it that way. Thanks for the drop !!
just watched pt 1&2 of your reaction,,and it takes me back to my first time hearing this album at 11 yrs old,,im 53 now and i still get the same emotions as i did back then when i hear this
Fantastic review Doug. I remember my first listen to this album. Music was never the same again for me. I became a massive black sabbath fan. Still my favourite band of all time.
Sabbath repeated the dreamy sequence song type on their sophomore effort, Paranoid, with Planet Caravan. I have always felt that a medley of Planet Caravan and Sleeping Village would have been very cool.
Imagine listening to that hypothetical medley while high (pick your poison, really)? Talk about a life-altering trip.
You gotta listen to Junior's Eyes! Amazing story, backstory, and song!
I'd love an album reaction to Ozzy's early solo career - with guitarist Randy Rhodes classical influence added to the bluesy, doomy mix. Only two short albums, 'Blizzard of Oz' & 'Diary of A Madman'. (I loved your sensitive reaction to the meaning behind the lyrics of the title tune). Cheers, keep 'em coming.
Wicked World was also not on the original Australian pressing as well.
Loved the reaction. I watched your face all the way through the Warning, concentration and fascination. My favourite Sabbath album, thanks for your breakdown of it.
One of the great debuts by any band in music history. While I agree it is a precursor to what became heavy metal, I hear way more blues on this album. A lot of Cream influences for example. In my opinion, "Master of Reality" is when it became metal! You can never go wrong with any of the early Ozzy era Black Sabbath. This always reaffirms that Bill Ward was one of the most creative and unique drummers in all of rock. NO ONE has ever come close to playing the way Bill Ward did and as much as I love the drummers who came later, Vinny Appice, Cozy Powell, Bobby Rondinelli, Eric Singer, Bev Bevan and others, they could never duplicate that swinging power jazz drumming he brought to the table.
I trust in Gawd and the first Six Black Sabbath albums. All metal can be traced back to them. Sabotage is my favorite album and The Wizard is at the top of my list for songs. From Warning, Hand of Doom and Lord of this World to Tomorrow's Dream, Killing Yourself to Live and The Writ, there are so many great songs. Changes is the only clunker in those six albums.
I bought original Nems production cassettes so I had Evil Woman on my copy. I won so many bets with that lovely nugget... thanks for bringing one of my favorite bands to the forefront. Thank you for the Sab out!!!
Thanks Doug. Had this album and learned alot about it. My all time favorite album is Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden, hope someday you can do this album.
Hi, Doug!
I've been following you and watching your reactions videos for a while. It's a real pleasure to see your openess to listen to any kind of music with real interest and far far away from any prejudice, it's really a joy for me (and looks like it's for you too).
I've been collecting music for the last 5 decades at least, and it's kinda magical see, watch and feel your reactions to songs or albums that I really love all my life, it's refreshing to say the least. Sometimes I pretend that it is my first time too, trying to forget all the background and memories I have from a particular song or album and I get surprised when you show something new about that, it's priceless!
Thanks for everything you do here, I learned a lot with you.
I have a request: most of your videos are centered on kinda mainstream bands/musicians, and then I want to go a little obscure now, picking a '70s german prog band with a psychedelic background going into a classic prog rock and making a concept album. The band is Grobschnitt, and the album is called "Rockpommel's Land" (1977). I really want to see your reactions to the first song on this album, "Ernie's Reise", which is a masterpiece (for me at least) and condenses many of progressive music styles on one song. I believe you will be very surprised with everything.
PS: sorry for my english, I'm brazilian and I haven't had much chances to practice writing in your language...
Warning is the greatest song on this Album
SO glad you listened to this one as a piece. The first three are definitely front-to-back albums. Congrats!
Had such a good time listening to you reviewing this timeless piece. My dad gave me a copy of this album when I was 12 and it formed me as a person and a musician and it’s one of the albums that made music such an important thing in my life.
I had absolutely no idea Warning was a cover and it is my favourite BS song!
Loved the face you make when Wicked World starts! Make another reaction video at Masters of Reality please! Much love to you and all BS fans out there! ❤
The most impressive parts (outside of the playing, song writing, and structure) is that this is 1969. Getting that full of a sound, particularly the bass and drums, is amazing. One story: "According to Black Sabbath guitarist and founding member Tony Iommi, the group's debut album was recorded in a single day on 16 October 1969. " it would explain why the sound is so unified and "together". Certainly there was some overdubs and second guitar parts and what not, but it seems like a very straight forward deal.
There are quite a few older bands/artists where their first and or biggest song was a cover. Van Halen for instance their first single was a cover of You Really Got Me. Jimi Hendrix's only top 40 song in the US was Hey Joe which is also a cover. Deep Purple's first single Hush was a cover song.
I love to see someone willing to do whole albums. So many songs are just better with the context of the rest of the accompanying tracks. Good shit man.
This is another album that scared the swizzle out of me in grade school. Listening to a night, laying in bed, looking at that album cover. Kinda like Floyd . Scared and love at the exact same time. BTW, Iommi"s double tracking solos was so genius. God bless.
theres some brilliant air drumming in this episode! ive really enjoyed these Sabbath listens! :)
dude, this feels so wrong...evil woman was not on my tape growing up, wicked world was, which is the superior tune
Finish the vid!
My version had both.
Isn't there a tune called Dirty Women later, and it's a great tune better than Evil Woman.
@@metalmike570 yeah Dirty Women is off Technical Ecstasy
@@metalmike570 "Dirty Women" is from Technical Ecstasy, which is a much later album (it's the second to last album with Ozzy)
Thanks Doug. Great review of an incredible album from an incredible band!!
Ainsly Dunbars Warning, and Sleeping Village the way Iommi change the sound in 3 years is quite incredible.
Deep Purple In Rock and this album were the 2 instrumental in Metal.
BS"D
I vote for Sabbath Sunday. Do every album for the next few weeks. One of my all time favorite bands! (and now I'm Sabbath observant : )
Vol. IV might be up your alley. Amazing production, and varied. Their manager told them to make a "prog" album.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you Dr. Doug.
That's the real joy of early Sabbath. They are genuinely good musicians who formed an incredibly solid group, fully of unique flair and talent, but also you can hear their complete joy of playing in these first few albums.
Dooooug!! Sabbath bloody sabbath and Never say die. I'll wait for your views about those albums. Cheers from Chile 🇨🇱
Funny moment : 11: 14 Iommi's hauntin' feedback sound and Doug's face
I had a friend in the '70s who was a music snob/snot/sophisticate and who ridiculed my affection for Sabbath. My older sib had Paranoid, and I listened to it to death, and saved my puny allowance until I could finally buy Sabbath's wonderfully witchy first album -- albums were like $3.50 in those days? But it's gratifying to see someone take this album seriously, and note the key changes and the effects and the fact that it wasn't, as my snob friend used to insist, junk. So thanks.
So much fun…I’d forgotten about this album. Age 16 at the time…..what a trip ! Thanks !
You should go straight into the second album Paranoid. It was released just a few months later, and the step up is something to behold. You will likely have heard the three big songs from this album before, paranoid, war pigs and of course iron man, but I think you will really enjoy some of the less well known and quirky tracks such as Fairies wear boots.
Everybody listens to the first album, buts it’s in Paranoid that they really get their sound.