Drum Teacher Reaction: COZY POWELL | Black Sabbath - 'When Death Calls'

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

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[@revylokesh1783]

Tony Martin era Sabbath is criminally underrated

[@mikeg.4211]

Yes!

[@christiangramg_hifi]

you're damn right!

[@martincarbosin3431]

The problem is that if Tony Iommi had a balls he will create a new band, but the problem with Brits is that they are VERY sectarian. Just look on Deep Purple, same story, instead Mark 1.2.3... just change the bloody name, same Whitesnake, Rainbow etc

[@tusanen1850]

Well not by me!🤘🤘

[@baconair]

I think it’s the best era.

[@gratuitousfootnote1183]

No doubt about it, Headless Cross is one of the finest metal albums of all time. I adore everything about it!

[@juancarlosv5136]

You steal my words!!

[@gregorykenfield3134]

Geoff Nichols was the unsung hero of this era of Black Sabbath. In addition to playing keys, he also contributed backing vocals and played rhythm guitar (on a black Les Paul) during their live sets. I had the pleasure of meeting the band in 1995 after their show, and witnessed Geoff playing guitar during their set (I was shocked!). Great bunch of guys, and a very underrated version of this classic band.

[@aaronmcmahon7462]

Fair to say he was unsung from his entire period in Sabbath from 79 to 04. Played bass, too, both live and in the studio.

[@ScrotieJohnson]

@@aaronmcmahon7462 he also filled in along with ronnie during the period when geezer quit after ronnie was brought in.

[@themechanix8804]

10:43 Yeah, you're right Black Sabbath is Tony Iommi. Finally Tony Martin era it's getting recognition!

[@mikeg.4211]

Absolutely correct!

[@SinistrousWoodlove]

Tony Iommi is the "Godfather" of heavy metal. His legacy with Black Sabbath has endured for over 50 years! I love all the different eras and vocalists that he's played with. Ozzy, Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin. Great reaction Andrew, much appreciated.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for watching!

[@Wisolkofficial]

Father, not Godfather

[@victorstefanovsky6902]

Queen’s Brian May delivers a great solo on this song. He is best friends with Tony Iommi. For me, one of the many greatest Sabbath albums. And yes, Tony Iommi IS Black Sabbath. No matter who is singing.

[@RickINFJ]

You're 💯 right Andrew. This was a more polished era of the Sabbath journey. Tyr is a great Martin era album too. As always, love your review/ analysis. 🤘

[@Grandmastergav86]

Tony Martin was a phenomenal frontman for Sabbath, my second fave after Dio. Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, Tyr and Cross Purposes are fantastic Sabbath albums. He even recorded the original version of Dehumaniser with the band together with Cozy Powell but was ultimately replaced by Dio. I wish Iommi would acknowledge his effort and also collaborate with him one last time, his voice is still very good.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

It's really good to see you reacting to this era at last. Tony Martin was a god of metal vocals, and he's still got the stuff today \m/ \m/

[@garvan]

That first verse and chorus need more reaction. Martin not only has great vocal technique and range but he is such an elegant master of vocal melody. Even better than Dio.

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

THOSE VOCALLS ARE TRULY STUNNING, TOP CLASS, THIS NUMBER AS YOU SAID MT KILLER, LOVED YOUR UPSUM.

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

thanks mt cool vid.

[@fabiolignelli7372]

Excellent reaction, Andrew! As I've already commented here on your channel or elsewhere: Tony Iommi is an extraterrestrial who was brought to Earth to give us a lot of pleasure with his countless masterful riffs, his musical genius, etc... And Black Sabbath is the biggest, best band in the history of Heavy Metal, and probably one of the bands, perhaps the band that most influenced people linked to music, especially those linked to rock and heavy metal...Greetings from Brazil!!!

[@MotorBro78]

Tony Martin/Cozy Powell era Sabbath is fantastic!

[@yuri3452]

Cozy Powell the best drummer in Black Sabbath

[@DarkVegetaman]

For added fun the intro of this song is Laurence Cottle (jazz session bassist) doing harmonics on his bass along with the keyboards.

[@chrisb.4547]

Great song. One of Sabbath's best. Thanks for reviewing.

[@ajaykiran973]

I always judge a band by its deep cuts. That’s why Black Sabbath is the best Heavy Metal band of all time. Even the deep cuts sound awesome. This song has always been a part of my Black Sabbath playlist. Tony Martin is an underrated singer. Listen to those high notes. Absolute banger. All hail Sabbath 🙌🏻

[@mikeg.4211]

This is a great reaction, Andrew! Loved it! You are correct; Black Sabbath was always whatever Tony Iommi said it was. He was originally a gifted jazz guitarist, and his early influence that he always loved was the instrumental band The Shadows from the early 60's. In fact there is a video clip of him playing their hit song "Apache" during a Black Sabbath show from the Tony Martin era, and it is one of the few times you'll see him in a concert with a big smile on his face. Iommi is one of those rare people who wasn't influenced much by anyone as much as he influenced everyone else. His greatest uniqueness was his creativity and originality. As Geezer Butler said about him, "I remember Tony walking into the studio and saying, ‘Well, I’ve got one thing’ before launching into the riff for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.”, one of the greatest metal riffs of all time. Also, he said, "During our first meeting, Tony Iommi was a great jazz guitarist, his capabilities cover all styles - Black Sabbath has even narrowed his horizons.” To quote Iommi himself, ""I love classical music and that’s had a big influence on me. When you play a classical record I like the tension in that kind of music. That’s what I wanted to introduce into what we were playing. I also like the drama and dynamics in classical music. That’s what I wanted to do with my riffs. I wanted to create some tension and drama. I wanted to create that same thing that you get like watching a horror film or listening to a real heavy classical album. I wanted to do that with rock." To quote Ozzy, ""Officially, we didn't have a band leader. Unofficially, we all knew it was Tony. He was the oldest, the tallest, the best fighter, the best looking, the most experienced, and the most obviously talented. He'd really started to look the part, too. He'd gone out and bought this black suede cowboy jacket with tassels on the arms, which the chicks loved. We all knew that Tony belonged right up there with the likes of Clapton and Hendrix. Pound for pound, he could match any of them. He was our ticket to the big time. Maybe that's why I felt so intimidated by him, even after we became friends. Or maybe it was just because he's such a private and reserved person. You never really know what's going on inside Tony Iommi's head."

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Mike this is an absolute BANGER. I think I love all eras of the band.

[@mikeg.4211]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums so glad you enjoyed it! 😊👍🤟

[@fabiolignelli7372]

Excellent reaction, Andrew! As I've already commented here on your channel or elsewhere: Tony Iommi is an extraterrestrial who was brought to Earth to give us a lot of pleasure with his countless masterful riffs, his musical genius, etc... And Black Sabbath is the biggest, best band in the history of Heavy Metal, and probably one of the bands, perhaps the band that most influenced people linked to music, especially those linked to rock and heavy metal...Greetings from Brazil!!!

[@mikeg.4211]

@@fabiolignelli7372 great comment!

[@fabiolignelli7372]

@@mikeg.4211 And your main comment is exceptional! You talked about facts about Tony Iommi that I was unaware of, but that make a lot of sense regarding him being absurdly different, an extremely special musician, perhaps, in terms of popular music, he is the biggest name, the one with the greatest reach. Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath, especially Sabbath from the 70s: surreally wonderful!!!

[@blindmikeguard]

Great choice! One of my favourites from a vastly under-appreciated era of Sabbath.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Same here! I dig this

[@fractaljack210]

Always glad when Sabbath is back. Great reaction.

[@pjones8404]

Tony Martin might be one of the most overlooked and marginalized singers I have ever heard. This is a tremendously talented singer. And I will say this without any hesitation, Tony Martin is the ONLY Black Sabbath singer who could sing ANY era of the band and do so with power, authenticity and respect! He can sing both Ozzy and Dio and it always sounds incredible!! Tony's (Martin) vocals have tons of color, style, and range. He is so smooth, even my wife (who doesn't like hard rock at all) will listen to him sing!!! Cozy?? What else needs to be said about him? I miss this thundering every single day!!! The albums "The Eternal Idol", "Headless Cross", "TYR" and "Cross Purposes" all deserve a huge deal of respect and full listens from any hard rock / metal fan! Tony Martin and the rest of the band are spectacular!!

[@markw2444]

Props to Mikeg for this 🙌🏻 This is probably in my top 3 Sabbath songs of all time. Such an epic masterpiece of a song Massively underrated and massively missed by most people in Sabbath’s discography. Can’t wait for Tony to get these albums remastered and on streaming for the world to discover these massively underrated albums

[@mikeg.4211]

You rock, Mark!

[@ThibautKurt23]

Tony Iommi was influenced by The Shadows and their guitar player Hank Marvin. You can hear him play the instrumental Apache on the headless cross tour for example. Also Django Reinhardt was a big influence. Not a lot people knows but Tony can play jazz also. Also Tony loved John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and then Peter Green . Also Cream with Eric Clapton again. Hendrix and Mick Taylor. And he loved Zeppelin in the 70s (Plant and Bonham were close friends with the Sabbath guys since they knew each other before zeppelin and grew up all around Birmingham).

[@alfwalker5698]

Pretty sure this is the track that Cozy famously stopped in the middle of recording and stated there was 'not enough death in the song'...

[@Micke_K]

Tony Martin is an absolute banger and he's just magnificent. What a pipe, always loved him as a vocalist ❤ Always nice to listen to your thoughts and ideas mate, no rubbish here only stucked to the subject which is the song and instruments. 🤘 Cheers!

[@natronlut]

the POWER in tony´s voice is incredible.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup! 🤯

[@jalkabre5904]

Check out Cozy doing one of best known songs "Dance with the Devil" or when he was with Rainbow doing a solo, the "1812 Overture" .

[@davesaenz3732]

Been listening to Tony Iommi since 1987. Playing guitar for 30 years and its not easy coming up with a cool riff, much less more than 50 awesome riffs by Tony Iommi. Thats incredible. Not even Van Halen has that many riffs. 🎸

[@jeremyworkman5104]

Absolutely criminal how underrated Tony Martin is. You have Sabbath fans who boldly state that Tony Martin was awful, you can't help but wonder what the hell they were listening to reaching such a conclusion. The guy was an absolute monster of a singer on these records. It's nice to see that all these years later people are (re)discovering these albums and giving Tony Martin much deserved praise.

[@kerriloid_]

+

[@mikepetrucha2774]

I really like Tony Martin's vocals. The follow up to Headless Cross, Tyr, is my favorite non Ozzy/Dio Black Sabbath album.

[@Anthrax-69]

Look album TYR and the song Sabbath stone is a masterpiece

[@aaronmcmahon7462]

That opening melody is Laurence on the bass, with Geoff and Cozy filling space. Neil Murray would play it on tour as well. Geezer played this on the Cross Purposes tour, but did not play the intro.

[@angusgow1887]

Toni Martin era Eternal Idol , Headless Cross and Tyr are all great albums

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc]

Cross Purposes also very good and even more underrated

[@JudgeLazar]

What's cool about this album is Iommi's guitar tone. Never say die is my favorite album and the only way I can describe how Iommi sounds on it to me is the best sounding buzzsaw on earth. Just absolutely shreds through the mix. Headless Cross is the evolution of that tone for me. On this album it's like 4 of the best sounding buzzsaws on earth. So much fuller but still absolutely carves right through the mix in the best way.

[@kabukimax1]

vocals , have a dio/gillian cross and stunning sound

[@estoy1001]

'Nightwing' off this same album is killer. Geoff had been working with Sabbath since Heaven & Hell in 1980. The through-put for Sabbath has always been Tony Iommi's riffs. Usually when someone says "it doesn't sound like Sabbath" they mean it doesn't sound like Sabbath from the 1970's. To Tony's credit, he always tried to experiment with new sounds & ideas, it didn't always work, but he tried. If you want rhythmic complexity & a crazy riff, check out a song from Cross Purposes- Psychophobia (Bobby Rondinelli on drums). That album also features Eddie Van Halen on the 'Evil Eye' track.

[@mikeg.4211]

Well said! Iommi was endlessly creative and experimenting.

[@simonagger206]

Cheers for mentioning Psychophobia - some of the riffs in that song are killer. I love how Rondelli seems to invoke Cozy Powell with his bombastic fills and high hat chokes in that song!

[@richardhincemon]

​@simonagger206 Psychophobia is a riff leftover from the Dehumanizer sessions with Cozy Powell on drums before he fell off a horse breaking his pelvis. Eddie Van Halen doesn't play on the track Evil Eye due to record company contacts altogether he played on it in the studio. Tony Iommi and Tony Martin have the original recording with Van Halen on it maybe one day it will be released .

[@simonagger206]

@richardhincemon hence tha Cozyesque drum patterns! - assuming drums were dem' oed' before he broke his pelis! Cheers for the dehumaniser link - 'Time Machine' and 'I' were huge monsters of songs on that album!!

[@richardhincemon]

​@simonagger206 Black Sabbath the Dehumanizer Sessions with Cozy Powell on KZbin. Tony Martin was involved for a brief period until Ronnie James Dio came back due to him not getting along with Cozy Powell then Vinny Appice came in for Cozy. Cozy recommended Bobby Rondenilli to finish the Forbidden tour for him. They all know each other.

[@Lodgerizer]

Born in '73, I discovered Sabbath and Ozzy separately, so Headless Cross was the first Sabbath-album I bought. I appreciate all eras of Sabbath, but the Martin-era is definitely overlooked by most. I think that might change when they release the remasters (later this year?). Anno Mundi (The Vision) from TYR equals anything they ever did with Dio in my opinion, and it has some great drumming from Cozy Powell. :)

[@bookhouseboy280]

By the late '80s everyone had pretty much given up on Black Sabbath...and why not? After all, guitarist Tony Iommi was the only remaining original member ... So it was actually quite a shock to anyone still paying attention when no-name vocalist Tony Martin outperformed a string of higher-profile predecessors with his contributions to Sabbath's unexpected 1987 return to form, The Eternal Idol, then pulled off the even more remarkable feat of being invited back for a second go-round via 1989's equally satisfying Headless Cross [which] featured one of Black Sabbath's most formidable lineups ever: matching the two Tonys with veteran bassist Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Gary Moore, etc.) and experienced journeyman Cozy Powell (too many associations to list) -- one of the few drummers in possession of an instantly recognizable sound. It's Powell, in fact, who leads the Sabs back out to the battlefield when he detonates the reverie of atmospheric intro "The Gates of Hell" with his echoing, pounding war drums ... This includes morbid monster-pieces such as "Kill in the Spirit World" and "Call of the Wild," which quake with simply massive power chords yet still manage to flow seamlessly into slightly more upbeat numbers like "Devil and Daughter" and "Black Moon" ... "When Death Calls" is surely one of Iommi's most spine-chilling compositions ever in terms of sheer malevolent force ... In short, for those wise enough to appreciate Black Sabbath's discography beyond the Osbourne and Dio essentials, there can be no better place to start than Headless Cross or its worthy predecessor, The Eternal Idol. 4 stars - excerpts from AllMusic's review

[@wintyrqueen]

Iommi played rhythm guitar with Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert, giving both musical & emotional support to Brian May. They also both played on the Rock Aid Armenia Smoke On the Water charity single… on the behind the scenes footage you can see them both playing along to one of Iommi’s influences, Hank Marvin. His other main influence is Alvin Lee. Django Reinhardt was more inspiration than influence, but there is definitely some of that in there. That’s in addition to film scores (particularly horror films), & classical stuff like Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite

[@ThielKlenner]

Tony Iommi is the Master ❤ What you said about him is true - he speaks to my soul as well. And YES he IS Black Sabbath - the only constant.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@SamKhan-kb3kg]

There is a reason why you're my fav reactor.

[@dwoehrma]

This version of Sabbath was happening during the grunge era. It was definitely ignored by the masses. In the middle of the tony martin era, dio came back for one incredible album. Also overlooked at the time.

[@leonardojensenribeiro7252]

This intro is done with bass...wich is amazing.

[@yuri3452]

Tony Martin is a legend vocals!! Awesome 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Great Vox 🤘

[@user-bv6ot3hy1h]

My dad bought me Master of Reality in 1971, I was 11. I had heard of them and had of course heard Paranoid off Paranoid. I kept on about them . Since then I have been in never ending love affair. I love all incarnations of Sabbath. They are sadly no longer. I however will always be Sabbath until death. 63 years old now, and if I live to be 83, I will still be in love.

[@cursedmonkey1033]

The first cd I ever bought way back I 93. This track and Nightwing in particular got to me. There are four or five Sabbath albums from the Dio/Martin Era that got me through my twenties.

[@kimberlyjohnson8932]

Love the 80s to.Some of the greats .

[@BrianYates-ue8hf]

Hey hey from New England...I'm not familiar with this era of Sabbath but this is a serious vibe..This guy has a set of pipes on him by god... Although thier overall styles are different I'd put this singer in the Ronnie James Dio category..For what it is it's very impressive and shows a different side of Sabbath ✌️🧐🤘

[@judgedino]

Gotta love how studio & live production changed through the era's! Not just Sabbath but all genres! I've lived through so much of it..... But I'm only 54yrs! 😂😂😂😂

[@circulation69]

After he left Sabbath (so he had no favouritism), Cozy was asked who he thought Sabbath's best singer was. His answer, Tony Martin. Now Cozy had also played with Ozzy, Dio, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes previously (so all the Sabbath singers that have appeared on a Sabbath album), and he didn't even have to think about his answer. The Tony Martin era of Sabbath is just a minefield of gems. My message to anybody who hasn't heard Headless Cross, Tyr, The Eternal Idol or Crossed Purposes, go check 'em out, you will not be disappointed.

[@richardhincemon]

What album did Cozy Powell play drums for Ozzy Osborne

[@markcloer2274]

Tony Martin is my favorite singer on the planet and I own almost everything he's recorded. You briefly mentioned some of his post Sabbath projects. Do yourself a favor and listen to Giuntini "Project II". Aldo Giuntini is an Italian guitarist who was heavily influenced by Akira Takasaki from Loudness. He and Tony were a magical combination and they did three albums, "Project II" being the best.

[@rikvartigyan2667]

Check out Cozy's drumming on "KISS OF DEATH" by Black Sabbath. Amazing.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Can't wait!

[@DannyLeeOGT]

Great reaction mate ❤ Rock n Roll 🌀 I love the breakdown at the end of the song! We just hit 1k this past month. Thank you for all your support my friend

[@stephanx2384]

The entire album is epic. You should also listen to 'Kill In The Spirit World', 'Call Of The Wild', 'Black Moon' and 'Nightwing'

[@zdenkonouzovsky6947]

Another epic gem from this great album is Nightwing. Highly recommended. For a bit of strangeness, Kill in the Spirit World is great as well.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

👀🤘

[@erikhagforsarcticking]

The good news is that they gonna realease a boxset of the Tony martin albums,remastert..👍😃on the 31.05.2024.

[@gammastorta]

Finalmente 😊

[@xdavidgoliathx5890]

Nightwing from this album weaves together acoustic and electric.guitar which gives the song a dynamic energy. In addition, there is Tony Martin's soaring vocals and some fine drumming by Cozy Powell.

[@DanSpengler]

Regarding your question about lineup confusion, Sabbath was basically done at this point. All of the founding members were gone except Iommi. After Dio left, Iommi wanted to just do a solo career and put Sabbath to bed, but he caved to label pressure and put the Sabbath name on the albums to boost sales. I guess at the time he started working with Tony Martin he'd basically accepted that the studios wouldn't publish without the Sabbath brand and stopped resisting, but knowing this helps to not compare it so closely to the Ozzy and Dio stuff.

[@csphoenix9]

This era of Black Sabbath is up there with Dio's Era and Martin was the second longest vocalist

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup!

[@SuperLuckao]

For me, he is much better than Dio.

[@rickcook7308]

You really have to listen to the Rainbow live record from 77ish with Cozy. drums are so out front and in your face. Loved that album when it came out. Dio Powell Blackmore

[@Silber7]

Full length review of Still I'm Sad 😅

[@jamescooper-hope6930]

Come on Tony. Let's get the band back together!

[@Morthoron1]

Here's an idea, Andrew. Listen to Jethro Tull with Barriemore Barlow on drums. John Bonham claimed Barrie was "the greatest rock drummer England ever produced" (his direct quote). Try the songs "Hunting Girl", "Cold WInd to Valhalla" or "Minstrel in the Gallery" for starters.

[@Billy_K.]

Yes Sirrr! Awesome, isn't it? I ll say it again, i can't stop listening to Martin era. All their albums with him sound so punchy.

[@superfbomb9054]

I can't wait for you to get back to the raw energy of the Born Again album... I suggest you do Trashed...

[@jambeany1]

Great vid. Iommi & geezer loved Zappa. Big inspiration 🤘🏻💚

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

💯🤘

[@matthewwarburton2775]

Took me a while to find this album offline, but I managed to get it from a friend of a friend about 5 years ago, absolute belter of an album. My favourite vocalist and era of Sabbath will always be the Ozzy Osbourne era, but musically the best vocalist Sabbath ever had is Tony Martin.

[@jenswarme4346]

In my opinium Headlesss cross is the best Black sabbath album.

[@yinoveryang4246]

the riffs? he says his guitar journey began as a kid playing along to The Shadows, although that influence might not be evident. One of Iommi's most significant inspirations was his early exposure to traditional jazz music. There's defintely an "off-center" jazz influence in his playing and compositions. His riffs, which frankly rely mostly 6th "power chords", often get away from simple diatonic patterns. Also key changes in the music are common. The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," was an influence on a lot of people, and I think this is mentioned by Iommi. The first one or two Led Zeppelin albums notably impacted Black Sabbath, as confirmed by Ozzy in a recent interview. Ultimately, it seems to stem from inate musicality, that thing often referred to as "talent".

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thank you! 🙏

[@MickH60]

Power chords are 5th's, the root and a 5th...

[@hymek7017]

Django Reinhardt was a key influence on Tony Iommi. There are many old school jazz influences detectable in the playing of Bill Ward, Geezer and Tony. So pleased you are enjoying the work of Tony Martin, he's a super talented singer who is underappreciated.

[@Billy_K.]

If you're gonna keep it coming from that period i would suggest Anno Mundi from TYR. Killer song and killer chops from Cozy

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

👀

[@manuelgodinez7591]

There are lots of great vocalists out there, but you have to hear John Payne (Asia post Wetton era) and Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation)... the last one is my foavourite vocalist ever; his vocal range is pretty sick! You´ve to hear Oblivion Ocean from Pain of Salvation debut album "Entropia" 👌

[@MythicalBlade]

I think that reverb during the solo was the high hat in sync with the ride

[@MsBenlane]

great stuff thanks.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@wattyler6075]

A very operatic voice for Black Sabbath

[@zdenkonouzovsky6947]

The intro includes bass as well

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

👌

[@abrahamramirez3980]

I hope someone recommends ‘The Sabbath Stones’ or ‘Heaven in Black’ those are some of my favorite Cozy Powell performances!

[@joeallegra556]

Listen to anything you can find on his most recent solo album, Thorns. Tony still sounds great. Yes, he's aged, but so gracefully.

[@nisanus]

Wonderful. Tony Iommi is a great Master

[@davidfisher1353]

Love tonys voice

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Crazy good voice

[@aaronmcmahon7462]

Some of Tony's influences include Django Reinhardt, Hank Marvin of the Shadows, and Frank Sinatra he's a big fan of. The Beatles and Cream have been mentioned as well - N.I.B. is definitely a nod to Cream. And I read recently that a possible bassist for Headless Cross while waiting for Geezer to rejoin was Jack Bruce. Geezer would join Ozzy's solo band instead, and Laurence Cottle joined as it was felt that Bruce wouldn't fit quite right.

[@kingdiamond554]

Vocalists are lucky today as you can find vocal coaches for just about every style of singing. Sadly Tony Martin was more of a self taught kind of person and he blew his voice out in the 90's and was just never the same live. He said himself in an interview that he took for granted that his voice would always bounce back....until the day it didn't. Despite that I like the back half of his Sabbath tenure as well with Cross Purposes (with Geezer on Bass and Bobby Rondinelli on drums) being the most underrated in my opinion.

[@GorditoCrunch343]

What really did Tony Martin's voice in was singing during a strong bout of the flu during the Cross Purposes tour. He pushed himself too hard there and lost a lot of his higher range. It's the same thing that I hear happened with Robert Plant.

[@kingdiamond554]

Even on the album you can tell that a decent portion of his higher register just wasn't there anymore. Then the tour finished it off.

[@VespoLiveGaming]

Only Sabbath song to ever feature a guitar solo from someone not named Tony Iommi- Tony's best friend Brian May!

[@charliepearson1678]

Killer tune

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@wattyler6075]

Andrew,I know you love the riffs from the riff meister Tony Iommi. Have a listen to 'fused' album by Glen Hughes & Tony Iommi. Suggest you have a listen to track 5 - 'Grace' for a starter. The riff meister @ his best,powerful riffs & drumming.

[@remcohoman1011]

Time for Black Sabbath with Deep Purple's Ian Gillan,s still Bill on drums.. Zero the Hero

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I did that one! 🤘

[@EdselMike1980]

Hi Andrew. I love your take and appreciation on anything Black Sabbath. Tony Martin has been greatly overlooked in the overall history of Black Sabbath and it's a shame. I hope you check out the song Eternal Idol from the Eternal Idol album from 1987. Tony Martin's first album with the band. The album was originally recorded with vocalist Ray Gillen, who had replaced Glenn Hughes during the previous tour. He decided to leave the band, along with bass player Dave Spitz just as the album was being finished so Tony Iommi decided to have the entire album's vocals and bass parts re-recorded (There is a laugh on Nightmare that is still Ray Gillen's laugh), and substituted with bass player Bob Daisley and vocalist Tony Martin. This is also the last album that features Eric Singer on drums. Even though Tony Martin had nothing to do with the writing of the album, his vocals are incredible on this album.

[@AA-xh4ed]

Hi Andrew, didn't see you react to the last videos published by MEINL featuring Longstreth - he doesn't work for Origin only, time for you to publish some more of your vids appreciated by lots of us ! 🙌 👀 Yet "cullscape" is a new track from Origin... And I can't stop staring at such a feet speed.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

That sounds awesome!

[@superfbomb9054]

I think you need to get into old Blue Oyster Cult.. i don't even know where to start with that band. They have so many classic tunes... I guess Don't Fear the Reaper and Godzilla are thier big famous ones but Black Blade would be a good start and Monsters would probably appeal to you a lot

[@Loki_Firegod]

Ah the sponsor is right, this is a masterpiece. I mean, I love almost all of the Tony Martin Era songs, but this one is especially awesome. It's a masterclass in how to start slow and build a song up. Great reaction as always. I shall repeat myself here: you do need to react to Dimmu Borgir - "The Chosen Legacy". You'll know why when you heard it :)

[@markbro4427]

The remixes of the Tony Martin albums in the Anno Domini box set are worth a listen......The drums etc are much clearer and prominent.

[@michaelleahey2759]

Andrew, if you're going to get into the Tony Martin era then you need to look at the Eternal Idol album "The Shining, Hard Road to love, Born to Lose" would be a good start, then move to TYR and "Anno Mundi" or "The Sabbath Stones."

[@chrisb.4547]

Nightwing next? Please?

[@Loki_Firegod]

Sorry, I need to comment again because: Tony Martin is very different from Ozzy in his vocals. But then, so was DIO, who also did some amazing "vocal acrobatics" as you called it. In fact, every singer brought a different and unique style to the table, and I think the skill of Tony Iommi shows most in that he managed to adapt the Sabbath sound so that each singer had a band that fit them - still Sabbath, but also very distinctly "that singer's Sabbath".

[@mikeg.4211]

Well said!

[@joseedbarbosa]

please do painkiller by judas priest, the drums on this song is from another world

[@mrew42]

Cozy was my first drum Hero. Before Neil Peart came along. Still love his work though

[@PaulThoresen]

Andrew, have you done any early 70s Grand funk railroad?

[@matthewmcalley392]

I would 2nd that , I'm not a big fan of Drum solos but Don Brewer ,their drummer always amused me , including using his head on the drums during one in Live in Tokyo , and playing in a big pink fluffy outfit 🤣 in another which I don't know how he didn't collapse wearing. Very very talented band at their absolute best when playing live, that came to an unfortunate messy end

[@PaulThoresen]

@@matthewmcalley392 He also sang a lot while he played. One could argue some of his playing was a bit rudimentary compared to modern drummers like Danny Carey, but man could they rock!

[@matthewmcalley392]

Being a non musician myself, apart from an ability to turn the volume knob to the right, I suspect the rudimentary nature of the whole proceedings may be some of the attraction for me 😂 👍

[@vitormotta8832]

Please react to a song called Nighwing, from this same album. All the instrumental and vocal works on this song is nuts

[@RltchieI]

Tony Martin signing the section into the guitar solo & after the solo live, imho better than on the studio version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfOXp-ld9J6aacsi=yqLx_Z7UGPYg9EAN

[@aboutthemetal8783]

Creatively the 80s were right uo there for sabbath.