Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf (REACTION)

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[@blitztim6416]

Imagine you’re a teenager in the 70’s and Black Sabbath comes out with this love song for weed. It was crazy.

[@JPindanga]

I bet everyone got shocked as I when u got that line kkkkkkkk

[@blitztim6416]

@@JPindanga huh?

[@gandalf679]

Yes, it WAS crazy, our parents were freaked out about this band back in the 70's...and now look at us!!!! Rock ON!!

[@patrickmartell9907]

This is my favorite love song.

[@foxdogsourdough]

Bill Ward simply crushes the drums. One of the most overlooked drummers of their era. Keep up the great work!

[@destinyreelly2974]

Any top 3 drummers of all time list that doesn’t include Bill Ward is trash.

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Says who? He’s always in conversation when elite drummers are brought up.

[@gbh5912]

They and him, expand multiple eras!!

[@trismegistus7638]

overlooked? More like the most influential drummer of the era.

[@kikivon3501]

Bill is the TRUTH, the whole truth and nothing but the TRUTH!!!!!!

[@chrisw3421]

Tony Iommi IS the Riff Master.. the guy accidentally cut off his fingertips and that couldn't stop him! He's a real legend

[@johnnyb6067]

That’s how he ended up with his sound.

[@youreatoilet]

@@johnnyb6067 That and the fact he was using Laney amps with a treble booster, before him guitarists hadn't really unlocked high gain distortion it was more fuzz and overdrive. Easily the most important guitarist when it comes to heavy metals core sound

[@wc1994]

Let's not forget that Tony was one of the first guitarists to tune down, which was necessary after the loss of the 2 fingertips.

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

@@wc1994YES! Thank you for adding that, ya beat me to it. I always though that the tuned down heavy sound lays the perfect foundation for Ozzy’s sharpened high end vocals to soar over the top of the mix. Iommi’s injury really ended up shaping the Sabbath sound, in tuning down it also gave him the ability to more easily bend the strings up into higher register, as well as the prosthetic finger tip he had which worked well with the faster action of the Gibson SG.

[@woogie88888]

That Gibson SG is a lot of the reason he sounds that way. My best friend has one and it sounds so different from the Les Paul and strat he also has. It can make such a dark murky type sound that seems to be unique to that guitar.@@CANDOKNOWHOW

[@danmayberry1185]

An anthem for my crew of stoners. Sabbath always found its way to our adventures.

[@markdraine3571]

Righto, Dan ..10/4

[@FeralPatrick]

A buddy, his brother and I got totally disconnected in the basement when we were maybe 20, turned on this song which was on a cassette SINGLE, and set the boombox to replay the tape when it played through. Shortly after, we passed out. Woke up two hours later to "cough cough cough" and have been hooked ever since.

[@jaquestraw1]

"I like diggin' in the trash" best line ever!! I'm using that 😅

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

Dude, I was falling out once he said that! 😂😂😂

[@johnnyb6067]

A lot of that guitar sound is Geezer Butler on the bass. He’s an absolute animal.

[@randomtruths3400]

I'm amazed that everyone overlooks Geezer - not only the band's primary lyricist during this era but a huge part of the foundation of the Sabbath sound and the godfather of all metal bassists.

[@Dios67]

"The guitar sounds heavy..." the birth of Metal.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

For us metal heads, the unholy trinity helped us survive and thrive in the 70s. My main squeeze was Zep, but if I wanted my ass kicked, balls punched, and face melted, Sabbath was the answer. All three of those bands (Sabbath, Deep Purple, Zep) had some of the best musicians to ever walk the rockin' earth. Ward is one bad mother, and Iommi always found a way to push that heavy distortion down your throat and out the backside. 🤘🤘

[@Dan-zq5wt]

I like the way you put that. Spot on! My favorite bands + Hendrix, Rainbow, Ac/DC and VH. However, I think that Zeppelin is the greatest band of all time.

[@user-br2gi8kh5s]

The funny thing is that Black Sabbath has an overtly Christian song despite being considered by some to be satanic

[@jackcade68]

Love song to weeeeed!

[@melvinwomack3717]

This song and fairies Wear boots are my go to black Sabbath songs

[@lauriekling8625]

🎯

[@melvinwomack3717]

​@@lauriekling8625I love everything about fairys Wear boots it made me respect black Sabbath

[@justchillin4065]

💯

[@lauriekling8625]

@@melvinwomack3717 that was/is a Brilliant piece for that time. We never heard anything that came close to that in that era of music ..

[@melvinwomack3717]

@@justchillin4065 and the wizard

[@joebrown5120]

Black Sabbath often imitated, never duplicate.

[@remohio]

Black Sabbath - Snowblind

[@mora1948]

Lord of this world!!

[@mr.snicker-doodles7081]

THE MIGHTY SABBATH...I think Tony chopping off the ends of his fingers on his last day of work at that Type Writer factory was a defining moment. He eventually melted down Dishwashing Liquid bottle caps and made thimbles allowing him to "sorta" play, but it was still painful. So then he moved to the lightest gauge strings he could find and TUNED as far down as he could, creating the Sabbath sound.

[@stefan.911]

Under the sun, Lord of this world, A national acrobat, Snowblind, Electric funeral, Megalomania, Supernaut and everything else from the first 6 albums up next? 😁 the inventors of heavy metal and still the greatest of all time! 🤘🏻

[@jaimeanaya3385]

A National Acrobat is one of my favorites,,thats a riff.

[@Brian-tb1zs]

I absolutely love Black Sabbath, thanks for reminding me how great this band is, Ozzy, Bill Ward on drums…Tony….etc 👍

[@dianajemison105]

Ozzy

[@Brian-tb1zs]

@@dianajemison105 yup, what a dumb oversight of course I know how to spell his name, album Sabbath bloody Sabbath is a favorite of mine

[@meanyomama]

@@Brian-tb1zshonestly just love the first 6 sabbath albums and the first dio one

[@slimguru]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath next

[@grayhawkeblackmoor1777]

I saw an interview with Ozzy years ago. When he was young he was asked about the roots of Sabbath and he said all their friends were making bands because they wanted to entertain their friends. Ozzy said he didn't want to entertain his friends, he wanted to scare them!

[@Warmode88]

Bill Ward is the most slept on drummer of all time. If he had the level of production that Bonham had, he’d be talked about way more.

[@Friend_Of_The_Muse]

Trust me guys! There was NOTHING like this. Nothing! These guys chartered a whole new path in music. The funk mixed with the power chords mixed with the creep factor. Bill Ward has been in my top 5 from jump and still is! Its good to see him get some recognition finally. And finally...it was right about this time when as a young lad I found "Sweet Leaf". So lets add "timing" to another of Black Sabbaths assets. I ve been waiting on you to do this one. Love it!

[@Jimmy2time]

Tony had the heaviest and best riffs of all time

[@robertrosello1964]

Love how your eyes widened when Ward did that drum roll half way through. You looked amazed at what you just heard!

[@bobschenkel7921]

Tony Iommi did have a way of tuning his guitar in a lower tone than almost everyone else. Also, if you look at his left hand when he is playing you will see little rubber caps in his fingers, the result of an accident on his last day at work in a metal shop, before he quit and went on the road with Sabbath. He was this close to not having a musical career at all. NO doubt what they are singing about here, that'd be ganja. Praise Jah.

[@ryanmccall1666]

It's actually his right hand

[@bobschenkel7921]

Fingering hand not picking hand. RIGHT.@@ryanmccall1666

[@destinyreelly2974]

Snowblind, guys. You will love the groove so much. ❤❤❤

[@danmayberry1185]

.. and if the rest of Vol 4 plays, that's cool.

[@mojobag01]

Blew them away.

[@astonsfan]

Every song on the first four albums........GOLD !!!!

[@DocLong1]

First six. SBS and Sabotage are also incredible. And essential.

[@bookhouseboy280]

“For me, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was the pinnacle.” - Iommi

[@chrisgist3090]

That sound was a (perfected) combo of Gibson SG (guitar) tuned much lower than “standard tuning”, Orange Crush (amplifier), heavy doubled bass guitar (a lot of times) & just a monster guitar riff god!!🎸👍🏼

[@rsw1227]

Ha! You guys are a trip! "Diggin' in the trash." I love it! Rock on🤘

[@Tarkus_]

You're absolutely right. Black Sabbath created their own genre, and they've influenced countless bands over the years, but to this day, NOBODY sounds like Ozzy-era Black Sabbath. They remain unique to this day. And yes, Bill Ward is one of the most underrated drummers in history!

[@stevewyman6848]

The album Vol.4 is another gem and probably their best imo as far as production and sound. Try the track Snowblind.

[@mikeg.4211]

Tony Iommi (eye-OWE-me) the lead guitarist who invented metal and wrote the music, and Geezer Butler, the incredible bass player who wrote the lyrics are the greatest and most underrated music writing team ever.

[@T-ShirtMagic]

Canada Coast to Coast loves Black Sabbath and *Sweet Leaf* ... legally!

[@maureenwagg5305]

This song always gives me chills and Bill Ward omg. I love Bill Ward. You got that right about the guitar....that's the Iommi factor. Tony is king. Sabbath is very heavy. The slow, plodding dark sound is HEAVY metal.

[@johndrx165]

First album I got of theirs in 1972 from The Columbia Record Club. Had no idea what they sounded like. Description said something like "exotic". Played it in my parent's room on their stereo. When that cough started and then the heavy fiff, I was hooked (for life)! I love OG Black Sabbath.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Hey John, is The Columbia Record Club still tracking you down to pay em’? You had to be on your game every month, or they’d be sending some God awful crap you were on the hook for. Nice one my man, that was definitely a blast from the past! 🤘😎

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

​@ronaldelliott4373 Funny you should ask Ronald Elliott. How are those five copies of Captain and Tennille's greatest hits? Also, you still owe $7.98. We'll be in contact soon.

[@michaeljensen6732]

Tony Iommi lost the tips of 2 fingers in an industrial accident and used some homemade thimbles so he could play guitar. This affected his playing and he played with lighter strings and lower tones to get the heavy sound.

[@JayTor2112]

Bands with one guitarist usually layer the guitars in the studio for a bigger sound, there were probably at least three guitar tracks in that mix, at least two when that higher harmony line came in over the main riff.

[@thorzzz1z]

"it probably blew people's necks out' you are correct sir

[@dead_beat_poet]

This guitar tone is the product of Iommi's ears. He created this tone. Also, I love how you guys didn't even bring up the pot factor 👏 it's all about tue music ; ) AND!!! It's NOT SABBATH WITHOUT WARD!!!!

[@josephgallagher945]

After Ozzie left, Ronnie James Dio stepped in on the album Heaven & Hell. Bill Ward also left temporary for his family & Dio brought Vinnie Appice in on drums. 🤟

[@WillyJackson-if6zf]

Just listened to the album Heaven and Hell two days ago, right after all of Paranoid, which is still looping in my head.

[@robertlavorna2968]

thank you boys for continuing to do sabbath....a band like no other....im 70, my favorite group since the 70s...its great you appreciate the sound and the talent of all 4 of them..

[@bobgable2691]

Tony Iomi had his tips of fingers cut off in a job accident. He made home made fingertips out of wax so he could play. Awesome sound.

[@DJC-]

I believe it was originally bottlecaps

[@danieleharper2259]

I see Black Sabbath I click like. Always enjoy your reactions but this was a special treat

[@Roh_Echt]

This was my favorite song, by them, to play on guitar.

[@isomer13]

First Sabbath album I ever owned. "After Forever", "Into the Void" and, "Lord of this World" are particularly good. That's not to say the others aren't. Thanks, guys.

[@larryh.5229]

Ahhhhh.... I Love you sweet leaf😎

[@AirplayBeats]

Me too

[@heltonfalusi9201]

This album is a masterpiece...70's is the decade for me...heavy, groovy, funky...

[@clasmaster1471]

My favorite heavy-metal band as well!

[@emilymartinez6961]

Now you know why l said Black Sabbath is one of my top 3 bands, saw them as many times as I saw Zeppelin and that was a lot. Pink Floyd being the another one 🤘

[@JeremyMiller-sn6nh]

🤘💀Black Sabbath 💀🤘 Forever the Godfathers of Metal Forever Legends

[@alphajava761]

One of the change makers in Rock. Great band.

[@johncanning731]

LMFAO!! Great reaction guys! It blew my mind when I first heard this album..We would smoke and proceed to wear the grooves out of that record..Check out that first Sabbath album..You won't be disappointed..Peace and love from the old metal head from Detroit!!

[@gbh5912]

It was hard rock, at it's greatest- wasn't till after S.B.S that metal had a place

[@vicprovost2561]

Whoo-Hoo! We smoked endless joints to this song back in the day, this is the start of Stoner Metal for sure and several sub-genres on this ground breaking album. Tony Iommi, one of the truly greats for me and permanently best metal guitarist and in my top 10 Rock Guitarists, period. This whole album is a reaction for sure, it reverberates still, 52 years later. Sabbath still rules! All the naysayers back in the day were so utterly wrong, it would be funny if it did not piss me off, the critics hated them at first and took some time getting grudging respect and eventually their real due. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶

[@grandwazoodebris1015]

You guys are the best. Love it when you're enjoying yourselves. This is the 1st track on the 1st album I ever bought, not sure it was appropriate for my 11 year old self, always a sentimental favorite. Maybe the greatest sludgiest sound ever. Wonder if this is when Tony started detuning down to D or Csharp, I don't know. Tony was the musical leader, the main composer, so we should all thank him often for this stuff. Also like the end of the song, when Ozzie's just improvising, makes me wonder if this is how he starts on songs. I heard he just sang sounds and nonsense at first on songs (Sabbath time at least), trying to find a vocal melody. He had a gift for melody, even though Geezer wrote almost all the words and Tony was the musical leader. Bill just being Bill on this tune, impeccable change from free solo part back to main riff.

[@BrianR.]

I'm not 100% sure, but I heard that Tony started tuning down his guitar shortly after getting those tips put on his fingers, he felt it was easier to play with the strings slightly looser. Iommi has one of the most distinctive guitar sounds of anyone in Rock history.

[@timdore1131]

I'm so glad I watched all the way to the very end ... that was epic!!! Thanks for that moment ya'll had together ... that made my day. And yes Sabbath is fire. :)

[@mattsabath]

Megadeth and Sabbath my 2 favorite bands. You guys kill it. Big fan.

[@tubebobwil]

It wasn't just the grooves, they were the masters of dropping back into a groove. Feels like first drop on a rollercoaster every time.

[@johnisouth6636]

Love the heavy being upon y'all. It's all about these first steps. IMO and I say this in all upmost respect. Black Sabbath may have been the British birth of Heavy Metal but Steppin Wolf who coined the term HEAVY METAL was the first Heavy rock or metal, however you'd like to call it. Steepin Wolf baby!

[@johnprice6066]

My absolute favorite album. Solid from start to finish and heavy as hell. This is the album where they started using the C# tuning, and heaviness got even heavier.

[@MrDeadstu]

8:41 best ending ever ! Love you guys. 😂 Welcome aboard the Black Sabbath train, Che. You will be contacted in the future about membership benefits and the secret handshake. 🤘

[@billreilly7693]

You guys really get it.Thanks for your reactions, you Two are still my favorite reaction channel.Keep rocking my Brothers. ☮🥁☘

[@bobcarr2649]

Producer-" So, who takes a solo?" , Band-"Yes!" The album has a crushing inevitability to it. The sounds are similar but the songs twist and swirl, the vocals wail over what should be a cacophony but in fact is exactly what Zeppelin said they wanted to achieve...Tight but Loose. Easily the equals of any band of the 70's. Great choice.

[@vicprovost2561]

Their basic sound is intoxicating!

[@princeofpcos9804]

Tony Iommi is the riff master

[@Dan-zq5wt]

On this album, Tony Iommi tuned down his guitars 2 full steps - for maximum heavy

[@DJC-]

C# standard, 3 semitones down, 1 full step and a half 😉

[@Dan-zq5wt]

@@DJC- thanks

[@ridemfast7625]

Only Sabbath can play that hard dirty gritty rock with a "I love you" being sung and some how being appropriate.

[@clasmaster1471]

Bill Ward beach those drums like they owe him money! He’s in my top five drummer. There was magic when that small band came together.

[@FloridaRocks]

YESSSSSSS!!! 🤘💋💋💋🤘 "I like diggin in the trash!" 🤣🤣🤣 Spectacular Reaction!!! Now go back and hear the coughing "on bong hit" intro! Toni Iommi forever!

[@douglasgawitt8818]

You guys should check out Paranoid live from 1985 live aid. It’s sorta a Sabbath reunion. It’s a great video to see them gettin’ at it!

[@ericklein5927]

Bill Ward playing war pigs live in Paris is a great live performance.

[@gbh5912]

When it comes down,,,, Ozzy is just a natural!!

[@chuckgraf8141]

This was my first metal album i ever owned. My buddy from Germany gave it to me for my birthday back in 1984 or 85. He was a foreign exchange student at my high school. We still talk all the time, and he has recently visited me here in Arizona. This album changed my musical horizons.

[@ErickSowder]

Tommy had to detune his guitar because of his finger tips were cut off. He made his own finger tips to play. Detune made it lower and strings lighter to play. Cheers.

[@topherthered]

Check the videos of them live in Paris from 1970. FU$KING AMAZING!

[@miket7281]

A National Acrobat. You gotta do it.

[@tjmasson1013]

Oh man so happy you did this. Bill ward kills it.

[@Gerhoo14167]

Digging in the trash, I love it 😂 . Remember some of that great guitar sound is Tony’s metal finger tips.

[@SeaMark782]

I'm kinda old, Sabbath ruled in High School. Fresh and new and our parents hated it!

[@neillynn8459]

Ever single song on the album freakin rocks 💯 ! 🤘🏻

[@gregbartley2475]

They got completely destroyed by critics early on, I mean destroyed. This is the first album I ever bought, 1972 and I was 12. I heard it at from my friend’s older brother and was completely blown away. 51 years later it’s still in heavy rotation at my house. All three members besides Ozzy were as important as the others imo. Tony’s finger accident caused him to change his tuning and it is partially credited for that dark droning sound.

[@bradhutchinson3275]

Tony Iommi invented the drop tuning. Sweet Leak and Into the Void from this album, we're tuned down from E to C sharp. Giving the heavy dark sound we all love. The Godfather of metal, Mr Iommi! Bill ward ranks as one of the best rock drummers of all time, but he's never in those conversations which is sad and bullshit! Great reaction!

[@franktrig]

Oh Yeahhhh! 🤘

[@user-jj4dz6tr1t]

Geezer Butler, the bass player and main song writer, doesn’t get enough credit for his HEAVY bass lines! He kills it every time out.

[@HakubaDojo]

❤❤❤ I’d watch you guys read the news paper! lol Love Sabbath and Ozzy of course, great song about a beautiful gift. It’s almost like “God” said, ok… Good news and bad news… The bad news is life is going to be very hard sometimes. The good news is I gave you this sweet leaf to help you get through it… lol

[@MrManalishi]

My first rock album and favorite reaction from you guys to date! I was cracking up. If anyone needs me I'll be digging in the trash with La! P.S. Bill Ward is a beast 😄🤘

[@kennycamaro2361]

Go Laa! Go Chee! More Sabbath , hell yes!

[@billschafer9668]

Sabbath was the heaviest metal when they came out no doubt. Lots of parents did not approve of this song including mine 😎

[@vicprovost2561]

Me too, my father hated Sabbath and we were playing Black Sabbath 1 at my friend's house and HIS father bursts in his room, yelling what the Hell are you listening too? Then Lucifer came on in the lyrics and that was it, he grabbed the album and smashed it over his knee, screaming, 'This is the Devils Music, you will rot in Hell if you listen to it!' and threw us out of his room. The next day my friend bought another copy, no way you could unmake us Sabbath fans! 🎸

[@TomTom-ui9hg]

Digging in the trash. That has got to be the best description of becoming a heavy metal fan I think I have ever heard. I guess my trash pile is really big. ha Peace!

[@joeallegra556]

This song single handedly created a genre. " Stoner Rock!"

[@delmartin3263]

When they came out anyone who listened to them were blown away. They were the best. Lots of people wrongly thought they were the devil and didn't listen to them. Too bad for them.

[@luissalinas6938]

“When I first met you” …ultimate start to a rock song. Who would’ve thought he’s talking bout MaryJane baby!😂

[@jimedwards4576]

The differant sound is because he cut off a fingertip, and had a prosthetic made, its on his fret hand

[@pebblehilllane]

Brian May of Queen considers Tony Iommi "the true father of heavy metal." Many other rockers have called him "The Godfather of Heavy Metal." He invented the sound. He hand wound the coils for his pickups until he found the sound he wanted. Then he had to find a pickup manufacturer that could machine wind them and match the sound, which wasn't quick or easy .. but after enough tries it was accomplished.

[@TruckerMike_FL]

If y'all haven't listened to "Into the Void" from Sabbath yet, you need to. And the singer after Ozzy was Dio for 2 studio albums & 1 live album before he went solo. The studio albums were "Mob Rules" & "Heaven & Hell" & live was "Live Evil". These's great music there to check out. Like, "The Mob Rules", "Heaven & Hell", "Neon Nights", "Lady Evil" and others

[@kevinbumstead5431]

Playing this album Christmas morning in the living room at 7 bells really pissed my mom off. Dad says play so i played it. Their best album in my opinion 😎🤘

[@johncagnettajr344]

Here’s a fun fact. Tony Iommi used to work in sheet-metal factory. He had an accident there when he was young and cut off the tip of his finger in a machine. In order to play the guitar, he fashioned himself a little plastic appliance for his fingertip (sort of a plastic extension). This gives him a unique sound when he slides up and down the neck of the guitar. How’s that for a heavy metal tale that’s actually true.

[@xfishnutzx]

You guys enjoying yourselves is a treat. And that gym socks comment? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robertrosello1964]

When his finger tip was cut off he used a plastic bottle cap , melted it to fit over his finger, and that's why he got such a unique guitar sound

[@mr.snicker-doodles7081]

Check out JUDAS PRIEST! Them and Sabbath are the BEST two metals bands of all time.."Metal Gods" or "Heading Out to the Highway" is a good start!!

[@alexschultz420]

Oh Hell yeah... my favorite Sabbath Album... listen to it from top to bottom then run it again... Salute to you !!!

[@mwitty111]

I'll just say it... black guys love Sabbath. Every time.

[@SoulTrainBro]

Yes : )

[@keano7800]

Great reaction and the combination of Ozzy, Tony. Geezer and Bill (awesome drummer) was tremendous. You mention the next vocalist, Ronnie James Dio and the first couple of albums they did with Ronnie are right up there as two of my favourites of all time so you have plenty to look forward to