Black Sabbath War Pigs (First Time Hearing) Reaction!!

[@poloreacts27]

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[@supersavagegodgaming6888]

hey polo in the background of the song its air raid sirens but modified

[@markmacdonald1481]

Two of their lesser known songs that I love are electric funeral and God is dead

[@martianshoes]

poloreacts27 Your are hearing the birthing cries of Heavy Metal being born, neighbor….

[@geroldmiller8983]

Listen to the wizard

[@geneporreca3848]

Air Raid sirens

[@richdemanowski2575]

War Pigs is one of Sabbath's truly timeless songs, just as relevant today as when it was written over 50 years ago.

[@normie2716]

And one of the very few mainstream songs that addresses the aggressive nature of pigs.

[@maeburekaiser]

Which is the saddening part of it. War. War never changes.

[@clownguy]

More relevant. Day of judgement is coming.

[@MikeB128]

It's timeless.

[@ThePoppaNoob]

Did you copy and paste a comment of mine from another reviewer... :p

[@dankoenig5938]

Bill ward is one of the greatest drummers ever. Sad he doesn't get the recognition he definitely deserves!!

[@chrismartin6370]

Absolutely agree! He BASHES the heck out of them!!!

[@ExiledCrow]

@@chrismartin6370 but not just mindlessly bashing either, his playing is full of tasty little fills, and he never does TOO much.

[@AndyWrasman]

Ageeed! The Paranoid album is a drum album.

[@ZalMoxis]

Sharron Osbourne is the blame for that....

[@rollotomassi6232]

Drum sets fear Bill Ward, man has no mercy. Ward's roots are in jazz, that's where those great fills come from.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Have heard this song hundreds of times and it still sounds incredible. If anything, it seems to be getting better with age.

[@kdarkwynde]

It HAS aged quite well. And has gotten even more poignant ofer the last 23 years...

[@kylerjones4411]

Better than any music they put out today, that's for sure.

[@claudioferraro1652]

@@kylerjones4411 I would give to you 1000 👍

[@gregsonger7221]

Exactly

[@AWildBard]

I probably heard this song hundreds of times by the time I was 10 years old. Just because I grew up in the 70's.

[@havable]

In 1970 guitar players weren't yet measured by how fast their solos were. So Tony Iommi was all groove. I could listen to his solos all day.

[@stevenfabian297]

100%

[@Slo-ryde]

Back then, good guitarists also had to be melodic…. Nowadays, most just play loud and fast, which is why metal has faded greatly.

[@jaystevens3548]

The sirens are Air raid Sirens

[@mikew.7479]

Yeah 👍 and he called it Police horns 😂

[@chaplinj6512]

I’m surprised that he doesn’t know what that sound was and means.

[@bencasey3150]

Well did America have wwll sirens?

[@jaystevens3548]

Yes, yes they did

[@usmcrn4418]

We had them in Iraq during SCUD missile attacks, pretty much unchanged sound since WW2. Still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[@kikivon3501]

Bill Ward was originally a jazz drummer. He called himself a percussionist. All the best drummers have deep jazz roots. He is tragically under recognized. IMHO, he is up there with the best of them.

[@flatwavemike1269]

41 years ago at age 7, I bought a Black Sabbath cassette tape at a bait shop instead of buying a fishing lure. I was never the same. I still have the tape although I wore it out. Black Sabbath is a true one off band. Nobody can duplicate it. It will never be repeated. And it’s still the best thing I’ve ever heard. ✌🏻

[@michaelwebb8788]

Agreed. I love both Ozzy and Dio. Ozzy once said that he wished they had changed the name of the band when Dio took over because it wasn't Black Sabbath without him. Dio was offended by those remarks but anybody who loves Sabbath knows that truer words were never spoken.

[@TheSingofKwords]

The good old days. When you could buy a cassette at a bait store. I’d like to meet the bait store owner.

[@natemekis3959]

That’s a great story

[@tracywarner628]

Black Sabbath and Ozzy's solo albums are some of the best songs ever heard.

[@verenagaither9779]

My Mom (age 88) still gets scared nowadays hearing fire sirens (Germany)! During WW2 sirens announced the planes dropping the bombs! Love Peace and Happiness all over the world!

[@NYPD99STARR]

I'm so sorry, how awful. Much love to your mom💝

[@pippavombr5856]

My mom was scared of church bells when she got older. She was living in the country when the war was present in Germany as a child. The villages didn't had sirens but Church bells.

[@numberstation]

My Mom was a young girl living in London when the war began. She was evacuated to live with strangers in the countryside which she hated, but returned after a while. As a lad I played with toy soldiers and tanks and aircraft and loved watching films about WWII, and one day something must have touched a nerve because she told me how completely terrifying it all was. Walking through London and hearing the sirens wailing, the sound of bombs, how she was given a gas mask, how one day the back of her house was blown in, how V1 missiles would drone overhead before suddenly going silent then exploding moments later. The fear never really left her.

[@CrazyhorseDK]

same in denmark sirens run a few times a year

[@Sir_Waddles_III]

In the time of great drummers like Neil Peart, Keith Moon, John Bonham, it's easy for even a fantastic drummer like Bill Ward to get outshined, but he is absolutely one of my favorites.

[@slave2tyranny]

God bless Bill Ward and you and your family.

[@jasonGamesMaster]

Bill Ward (the drummer) was heavily influenced by not just rock and blues, but also jazz., this is one of the songs where it really shines through

[@R777-RLM]

The siren at the beginning was an Air Raid Siren to warn for enemy air attacks. Their still used today, at least in the US, as public warnings for tornadoes, natural disasters, and some small town fire departments.

[@simontomlinson6484]

At Lincoln we use an Air Raid Siren whenever the Imps take a corner......we don't get out much!

[@Steve-cm2ys]

Lol

[@Decster4everer]

Some racist town still use the sirens to tell the non-whites it’s time to leave town…. Example, Minden NV

[@Annonymous0283745]

@@Decster4everer 90% of everything you read on the internet is a lie. --Abraham Lincoln

[@kdarkwynde]

@@Decster4everer ah, fucking sundown towns. Some days, I am embarrassed for my country...

[@sisterhoney61]

My elder brother turned me onto metal when I was 10. Black Sabbath was my first foray into the metal word. I'm almost 62, still a proud metalhead.

[@danielgerry9269]

At 11 my brother sat me down with headphones and put on Uriah Heep live "Gypsy". It forever changed me

[@guitearist]

Geezer Butler's bass playing with Bill Ward is such a legendary combo. We all love Ozzy and Iommi, but damn the rhythm section is underappreciated.

[@ldrake911]

My dad told me once Ozzy wasn't really a satanist, but actually an insane Christian. Love this song.

[@MikeKelly2112]

I saw a commentary on another video - Critics: Ozzy worships the devil. Ozzy in all the live videos: God bless you all 🤣

[@melissabattles3196]

@@MikeKelly2112 YES! Also, the lyrics from one of his own songs: "They say I worship the devil; they must be stupid or blind." 😂🤣

[@jasonGamesMaster]

Most of their lyrics are explicitly Christian, lol

[@mackdavidson4935]

Your Dad is correct

[@mackdavidson4935]

All Ozzy sings about is the wickedness in this world

[@mitchhaelann9215]

This is legitimately one of the most socially and emotionally powerful songs ever written. Everyone should hear it at least once.

[@stevefromyellowstone7911]

It might be the most socially powerful song ever. I mean war is truly horrible and horrific and no young men should ever be sent to die for their leaders. No matter the side you’re on. This song is a human song. Far more than just social . This is humans calling out other humans for the worst atrocities we commit toward each other

[@mitchhaelann9215]

@@stevefromyellowstone7911 That's what all the transgressive music genres have always been about. Metal, Goth, Punk, even early Rap. It was always about shouting out a defiance of injustice and calling attention to problems that can and should be addressed.

[@gysgthumes]

​@Steve From Yellowstone but what if.... some men look forward to it... I know odd right? But what if some men feel free amongst the riggors of combat....what if....

[@mitchhaelann9215]

@@gysgthumes Yes, defective people exist. that's what mental health care is for.

[@tonyhuskins2226]

The whole song is about the government!!! The citizens people, elect them, to go and help the people, ( citizens ), but, when they join the upper upper class of people; they forget about "their" people, who encouraged them to go!?!?!? And on Judgement day, they will beg for forgiveness and the one they followed, only laughs as they are sent to pain and torment!!!!! lucifer let Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne sing the song; to let the world know, what will happen in the end!!! Sorry I talk to much but, no one ever mentions it about all government's!!!??@@stevefromyellowstone7911

[@janetgibbons]

I am 71. We hated the government. Almost as much as now.

[@YunieDeen13]

imagine hearing this fifty years ago as a young lad for the first time, with our bag of stems and seeds, blew us away

[@jackhuffman9313]

Stems and seeds baby, Iam old school too

[@JohnLennon99791]

🤣🤘

[@u4riahsc]

Seeds popping all over the place.

[@samredras]

This band is what is called "roots". Responsible for influencing countless evolutions of bands, sounds and sub cultures.

[@kevincollins6302]

The live 1970 version is spectacular. The drumming is some of the best in music. Do the live!

[@thesongremainsthesame76]

My favourite live performance from the 70's!

[@Rayvn7]

....Nobody cares, almost all songs are the same song if drums are completely removed.... So incredibly, annoyingly, tired of people making stupid comments about drums....

[@SerenityChaos1975]

@@Rayvn7 that makes your comment rather ironic

[@d.b.andrew3663]

@@Rayvn7 Drums help define the mood. I strive to express the emotional sound of Neil Peart or Danny Carey to others in my attitude. Your emotional output sounds like a wet blanket right now.

[@sallybannister6224]

Bill Ward on drums .The man is not human... he is from another world sent to blow our minds with his craft ...

[@mzondi1970]

And 52 years old I've definitely heard the drums luckily My mother was into music and she took me to see Black Sabbath with the original members back in about 1975

[@airmaxwell]

This song is 🔥🔥🔥...the entire album is incredible

[@ronniewall492]

THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF LESSOR KNOWN STUFF.

[@tommyk6719]

Definitely a “stank” face song….

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

It is considered the best metal album of all time by many for a reason.

[@IIUKGHOSTII]

Random fact. The guitarist tony iommi had his index and middle finger tips chopped off, he needed to learn how to play the guitar again using leather pads as finger tips

[@markferrett700]

I'm lucky to have been born and bred in Birmingham, England and a teen when Sabbath started out....seen them so many times.....don't think I've ever seen anyone hit the drums as hard as Bill Ward

[@loadedorygun]

I always thought the king was Bonham, but Ward makes him look like Charlie Watts lol

[@fonsecorona]

@@loadedorygun 😂 If you've ever seen someone beating the cræp outta a drum kit while looking like he's possessed, look no further... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWTFZ4Z9pLNpmqM

[@randydavis6117]

Roll a big one close eyes take trip on memory lane

[@markferrett700]

Sounds like a plan🤟👍

[@eriktracy8578]

Thor would need two hammers to equal the force of Bill!

[@VerchielxKanda]

Remember, this came out in 1970, an era that wasn't used to such HEAVY drums and guitars. Black Sabbath and many others that followed took the world by storm. What you're hearing in the inro is an air raid siren.

[@sickturret3587]

4:00 ozzy is a wizard about his voice. he can sing in many tones (but can't speak too well lol)

[@blackfender100]

Bill Ward is the Man on drum always and forever. he kills it every time.

[@oldbridgemaker2094]

This masterpiece of an anti-war song has been giving me chills for 50 years and STILL gives me chills. Unfortunately as topical as ever. Great reaction video, kinda makes it my first time again too. Thanks Polo.

[@ianjohnson171]

You have to understand how heavy this was for its time. This was written in 1970. The Beatles were still together (they broke up a couple months later) that's the kind of music that was in the mainstream. Along comes Black Sabbath with lyrics like "Ashes where the bodies burning" and "Satan laughing spreads his wings" ... people were calling for their heads.

[@kevinmalone2218]

Do you notice how the amazing drumming sounds like machine gun fire and bombs? Outstanding!

[@hobbitpeddler4267]

I never caught that in all of my times listening to it! Good take!

[@bradleymcconnell470]

This song is 54 years old and still resonates today. That's how good this band is.

[@amcmillion3]

Love the reaction. So much greatness from Black Sabbath. Some more recommends for you if you want more from them. N.I.B., Iron Man, Children of the Grave, Snowblind, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sweet Leaf, Into the Void, Faeries Wear Boots, Hole in the Sky, Symptom of the Universe, and more but I'll stop there. All fantastic songs by the first true Metal band.

[@ericjohnston7663]

Ironman is what turned me on th Black Sabbath

[@mackdavidson4935]

Sweet Leaf although short song is still good

[@tjauction1]

Man… now I’m be up for a while listening to all of these again.

[@mackdavidson4935]

I have hear and loved them all since I was a baby

[@mackdavidson4935]

Heard**

[@kennycamaro2361]

Bill Ward is the greatest non-linear timing drummers that has ever lived. God Bless his parents for bringing him into our world.

[@DavyRayVideo]

I saw them in Chapel Hill in 1970. A guy walked on stage before they started playing with a bag of nails and a hammer. He nailed the effing drum kit to the stage. When the band started, I realized that the drummer was the same guy. Nailed to the stage, and it was needed.

[@keelsmac01]

Freaking incredible story!

[@jackhuffman9313]

Yeah that’s just amazing, I saw them in 78, front stage

[@Grummash]

Many drummers of average talent will hide behind a large drum kit… if you can play a small drum kit and have this effect on the music, you’re GOOD! Bill Ward is one of those people

[@flatplaneoregon4605]

Many great drummers kits grow over time to accommodate the different sounds they want as their styles progress through their layered archive of musical art.

[@xskyforger6299]

I'm glad you actually respect the artistry and also looked up the lyrics beforehand.

[@bdbrolly]

Music is of course always subjective to the individual, but to me, this is the greatest metal song ever made.

[@PrestigeWW1025]

Please more like this. Sabbath is so groove heavy. I think people that don’t know their music assume it’s one thing but it’s really something much more.

[@darwinsmonkeybutler2113]

This band were the first metal band. They tried to emulate the sound they heard in the foundries and car plants they worked in before they formed the band in the industrial midlands of England in the very late 60’s. Their guitarist cut bits of his fingers off in machinery just before they left work to start the band but still is one of the best metal guitarists ever.

[@deejayturtle]

Funny story. Sabbath was before my time, my dad loved them as a teen though. After hearing both Ozzys solo albums I couldn't resist buying Sabbaths Ozzy years greatest hits cassette, especially as it was on sale for half price (5 bucks). I'm 12 blasting it for the first time in my room with my door open (im 12) My dad walks buy, and hits reverse and is now standing at my door. "Who's that?" "Black Sabbath with Ozzy.". "Yeah Ozzy Osbourne. I used to listen to them when I was a teen. They still sound real good!" lol. Ah the nostalgia watching you experience this for the first time.

[@cydrych]

This song is more relevant today than it has ever been. When you have multiple countries using the people of another country fighting a proxy war on their behalf. It’s disgusting what is happening.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS LIVE IN PARIS 1970!! Bill Ward, the drummer, will blow your mind - as will everyone. Great footage and sound for the times!

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

@bina nocht ⌨🤺

[@terrytaylor2483]

Let's not forget Geezer Butler on bass! Criminally underrated!!

[@richardspurgeon8954]

Geezer is a beast

[@laurawelker9025]

My kid was channeling Geezer when he was 16. War Pigs, NIB.

[@ltdan8969]

Watch the live version to really appreciate the drumming. Simple kit + talent + passion. Amazing.

[@johnhillman6281]

Dude you rock! Music is the common denominator!

[@lynette.]

You are doing what we couldn't do with vinyl we just replayed the whole thing again and again. It never loses its power. The whole track is the sounds of war. It is simply brilliant.

[@kellyjohns6612]

Like the air raid sirens at the start 😏

[@deejayturtle]

Damn you a Sabbath fan too... such great taste... in reactors and music. :p

[@lynette.]

@DJ TURTLE Hi DJ you are uncovering my tastes as you say you seem to be on my wave length.😊🤗👍

[@thekeytospiritdoularanch]

Possibly the most bad ass song ever...for so many reasons! I'm a 62 year old grandmother who's pretty f****** cool and I still lose it in the best way when I hear this. This finds that darkness in your soul that you honor. One can see a lot in the dark. Third eye wide open.

[@shannaguthrie7180]

Man, you are bringing back all the bad asses from my early years!! POLO is a head banger and didn't even know it!! I loved THIS!!! I'm looking forward to more!! Thanks for waking me up this morning to this awesome tune!!

[@silasmarner7586]

Bill Ward's singular style simply cannot be improved upon with this timeless classic.

[@mikenorris232]

A great and genuine reaction man! I encourage you to check out the live version from Paris in 1970. It’s mind blowing.

[@texantompaine4509]

I gotta second this. Showcases the talent of all band members...but especially Bull Ward. He beats the drums like they were calling him Bobby Brown and asking him to come back to bed.

[@tomkjr1]

I'm 67 years old and I think back to my young days in high school. My very first album and cassette I bought with my own money was Paranoid. Second was Master of Reality. The sounds you hear in the beginning of War Pigs are WWII air raid sirens. My favorite Sabbath Song? Easily it is "Killing Yourself To Live". Check it out--you'll be blown away!

[@markyoung8163]

Serious, SERIOUS jam here. One of the all-time greats man. Bill Ward is the drummer, and, along with John Bonham from Zeppelin, is one of the greatest "power drummers" ever. Some of their songs had a very prominent drum beat in them, and it's just FIRE!!

[@AruthaGiannis]

Bill Ward had a lot of experience before Sabbath with Jazz drumming.

[@surpriseitsus9622]

And later comes the great Joey Jordison. Three dudes with mega chops

[@kennycamaro2361]

You are so right Bill and Bonzo were great friends also..

[@shababull]

the 70's will always be the best decade ever across the board!! I was 11 in "70"

[@matthewthomas9556]

You most certainly didn't annoy me. I f***en love this song, and the drums are right up my street.

[@Al_NERi]

Bill Ward was one of the most criminally underrated drummers in rock history

[@LagmasterB]

Polo knows. Black Sabbath’s mastery of genres was insane. The Warning is probably the best example of this.

[@koozmane6846]

Bill Ward is a beast on the drums every bit as good as Bonham

[@JustanOlGuy]

Those Sirens go off here, every Friday @5:00pm,. We set our clocks by it.

[@superfbomb9054]

I got to see Sabbath twice in concert... Nice to see you discover and appreciate them so many years later... Now your in the rabbit hole... Sabbath has a ton of good ones...but Symptom of the Universe is a killer song for Bill Ward drums

[@danielsullivan1388]

Bill Ward is a great Jazz drummer who plays heavy handed to a rock beat and with Geezer rounding the rhythm out they are one of the best rhythm sections in the pantheon of rock ,again and again listening to Sabbath I have been amazed at the time signature changes intricate rhythm's and over all professionalism that they demonstrate. Adding Tony Iommi's great guitar work and you have a band beyond compare !

[@vladbissonette1619]

For me, your pausing and genuine reaction is the best part of the video. Nothing like seeing and listening to your first time experience. It is a source of joy for me knowing that the gift of music has a positive effect upon listening. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@Hiro.the.God.]

So glad you heard this song. One of the best songs ever written.

[@zoranmijatovic3294]

Nice reaction, man. I'm glad that you do not know about it, but the horns you heard are the air raid horns. The drummer is legendary Bill Ward. Greetings from Croatia!

[@femalesrule2295]

This song is so relevant even today…. Decades after the first time it was released!!! I love Ozzy’s voice is so spot on for this song!! Thank you! I asked & hoped you would listen to it, the message is still so important today!!

[@larrymiller6840]

Black Sabbath and this song could be considered the birth of metal. Love the reaction!!🤘🤘

[@carolharrison1204]

These bands are my generation. Pink floyd , sabbath , deep purple I’m now in my 60s imagine what music going to be come from the old peoples home in another few years . I feel a few noise complaints coming 😂😂😂

[@1s.e.c.racing304]

This is one of the few amazing classics you can pause and rewind all day and people won't get mad because we all do it even the million time we hear it

[@johngameson9768]

They are Air Raid sirens at the start , some factory's in Aston Birmingham still had them on the roofs in the 1970s

[@B0110-x3d]

Loving your black sabbath journey. Keep it up!

[@BillyHokstad]

Great Show. I have been a Sabbath fan since when I was 12.

[@jefferyfoster2774]

Hand of doom and Snowblind are lyrically and musically amazing

[@Cooldito1111]

Hand of Doom is so underrated IMO

[@brandonhunter2001]

Bill Ward is a beast on the drums. Watch the live version and you'll see it for yourself

[@zoniekat]

You just won yourself a new fan and my deep respect. Ive been watching War Pigs reaction videos for almost years snd Ive seen reactors get all wrapped up in that video and totally miss the impact of the song. Drives me crazy that they put that video in there. Thank you!

[@papacarl2002]

You’re damn right. Reactors trying to glean meaning from the video drives me nuts. So glad Polo upfront knew it was fan-made and was already so into the music he admitted he was not paying attention to the images. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

[@341Michael]

Great video! I'm always impressed that Sabbath recorded this album in practically one studio day. The precision of all the transitions is amazing. No cuts or editing, just straight live music in studio. Legendary

[@ukdnbmarsh]

yeah i mean this track just never gets old, its so fresh every single play, timeless.

[@anditcametopass5924]

I love your quick message at the start of your presentations "be you, they'll adjust", that is both beautiful and powerful. Thank you for the reminder. God bless

[@Proud.American58]

“Paranoid” & “War Pigs” are 2 for 2. Now check out “Iron Man”, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”, “After Forever” and “Sweet Leaf” and it’ll be 6 for 6!! I saw them at Madison Square Garden back in December 1976!! Ted Nugent (aka the Motor City Mad Man) opened. What a night !!! #blacksabbath #warpigs #msg #1976

[@bencasey3150]

First listened to this on LP when I was about 12 back in 1993. This song is one of my favourite

[@billb4930]

An important context for the Air Raid Sirens sounds at the beginning is that they were an ominous warning of impending horror. These were the signal to gather your family and try to get to relative safety before the bombing began. The true horror had passed by the time I was young but the sirens still sounded once a month and we hid under our desks as part of the drill when the sirens sounded.

[@williammuntzer7374]

Great reaction. This is the first album I ever purchased in my teens. I am 62 and I still listen to it. Incredible album.

[@resoluteprotectorhonoringg2877]

Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me! Fun song !

[@vicegripp]

The legends... the OGs... Sabbath are the Run DMC of heavy metal. They took the genre into pop culture globally. Ozzy Osbourne is the man!

[@TheBunnyDestroyer]

The "Stank Face" is the only correct face to make during that solo.

[@cdronk]

This was pretty much the world's introduction to heavy metal, a genre that didn't exist before this. Many minds were blown away to be sure. Also, the song lyrics have many biblical references, and that cadence you referred to is that of a preacher. This most certainly is a sermon.

[@stevengordon3271]

Reminds me of the chant of a Judaic cantor.

[@metalhead-mf2zf]

You got me brother I just subscribed. I loved this song when I was 7 and I still love it now at 59. Just let the music absorb you and at the same time let yourself sink into the music. It's just so good for your soul every time. Keep up the good work welcome to the metal fold!

[@tinaboksa3642]

The stank face really let's us know how much you are enjoying the song. Please don't stop

[@leephilips8950]

The fact that you like 70’s Black Sabbath so much is so cool to me.

[@justinperson3573]

U must see this live in Paris 1970..to get the real feeling of the drums...of everything

[@domenicgalata1470]

The members of the band were born in post war England. It influenced their lives in many ways. Birmingham was an especially dreary place in post war Britain. So that coupled with the Vietnam War which was raging at the time is the basis for the lyrics. And I’m sure you also noticed the grooves in the bass and drum parts. The UK had a huge love for Soul and R n B in the early sixties and it definitely had an influence on the rock bands that came up in the late 60’s and early 70’s. The Who, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath all had some funky hints in their early albums especially.

[@MrDMF567]

Bill Ward is an absolute KING

[@davidbruley772]

Love Black Sabbath especially War Pigs!

[@mzluna313]

In my opinion, Bill Ward doesn't get the recognition he deserves! He's a beast on that kit! He's easily in my top five of all time!

[@papacarl2002]

Amen. 🥁 Bill Ward’s f’kn incredible- check out “Andrew Rooney Drums” for drum teacher reaction and appreciation of Bill Ward, Bonzo, Yoyoka and many more. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

[@vincegedeon6583]

Bill Ward is an absolute monster drummer 🥁🥁

[@waynemoon5359]

Excellent Reaction. Imagine being in high school during the turbulent times of the era. Then this hits the airwaves! We spent many an hour partying to this and a whole lot more.Bill Ward is a certified, bonafide, undenied masher. Two of my favorite Black sabbath songs are "The Wizard" and "Fairies Wear Boots" The Wizard features Ozzie playing harmonica. Fairies wear boots features a really cool recurring drum groove by Bill Ward. Enjoy! We have a million more paths for you to follow.

[@leonardmacaulay9833]

Those were air raid sirens and you get it the drum breaks are between the acts of the song. So glad to see the appreciation still a strong as when I heard it first in 1971 .

[@philpennington826]

You commented on the difference in Ozzy's voice between this song and the live version of "Paranoid" you reacted to. The difference has got to be in the "liveness" of the "Paranoid" performance, versus a studio recording, rather than in any maturing of Ozzy's voice. The live version of "Paranoid" you watched was from 1970; the same year the album "paranoid" was released. "War Pigs" was on that same album.

[@jamesharmon3827]

It depends on his heroin loading.

[@dallasZer0]

Check out Sabbath The Wizard. Heavy metal harmonica at its finest!

[@TD_JR]

Incredibly - their live performance in 1970 (you can find the video on KZbin) is better than most modernized re-mastered versions. It's incredibly raw and Bill Ward's impression of Animal (From the Muppet Show) is on 'effing point. Definitely worth a view.

[@junk250]

and I thought I was the only one who knew who Animal was !

[@EMal-mf9pc]

I think of ANIMAL every time I watch Bill Ward live

[@BeardedWonder-y1b]

I love this video to go with the song. I love that he steps out, it means the world to the song. It's very dystopian and I love it. That little girl is amazing.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

"Iron Man" of Black Sabbath was my first introduction to them - quite some decades ago, though! Epic song for sure! Give it a try, if you want to. And a "fun" fact: Did you know that there is a song by Black Sabbath named "Black Sabbath" ... a very "dark" song or should i write: a very "black" song!? o_O

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

And it's the very 1st song on their very 1st album, also named Black Sabbath. The perfect trifecta!! 🤘🏻💥🤘🏻