College Students' First Time Seeing - War Pigs Live in Paris 1970 | Black Sabbath Reaction

[@andyandalex]

It was seriously time to check out this live show! Have been wanting to for MONTHS!! Hope you guys are having a great Wednesday! Cheers friends! 😁🔥🤟🏻

[@efakter1]

Andy & Alex You’ll notice there is a couple versions of this song. The lyrics are slightly different than the album as you two noticed. Nevertheless, this live version is total 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Good choice of this amazing live version. Start checking the band Iced Earth too. ✌️out!

[@alexsaucedo8032]

WAR PIGS. my favorite SONG from ozzy sabbath. RIGHT on guys. Horns up. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@mikeembleton8713]

Rating for me guys is 10 and a 100 for Bill Ward and yes Guys he was on something . Stay lucky stay safe Mike UK.

[@akatoshsdisciple2909]

Black Sabbath Snowblind live in 1978 is a banger live show, The intensity is off the charts and Ozzy is practically screaming the vocals. It's badass.

[@melodiek5282]

Your reaction is fantastic! I think I had this on an 8-track tape so I could play it in my car ('71 Vega). Mom wouldn't allow this stuff in the house. If you look close, you can see the thimble-like prosthetics on Tony Iommi's middle 2 fingers on his right hand. It's amazing he could play like that with 2 missing fingertips. Bill Ward proves it's the drummer, not the size of the drum kit, and Geezer is doing what bassists do, hanging out in back being amazing. Thanks for this.

[@sydguitar99]

It's criminal how little love Geezer got from the camera crew. His bass licks on this song r next level

[@humboldtharry1289]

Yeah wtf

[@x00p3]

Totally agree.

[@countycricklewood]

Both Butler/Ward! One of the best. Absolutely difference between JLP/Bonham. Again both Jazz musicians first. Anything afterwards? Easy

[@dathorndike4908]

Maybe he wasn't at a good angle to be filmed?

[@AylaKornahrens]

Yah like wtf guys ?

[@chrislegner4816]

Thinking of 1970, it's impossible to overstate how revolutionary this was. Pure genius.

[@m0rd0.]

@FiatDuster shut up fiat bitxh

[@syncops834]

FiatDuster go back to fiat 500 Twitter

[@yearginclarke]

@FiatDuster Meh? Yeah you're clearly not all there.

[@Magik1369]

Agree. Epic beyond epic. It is impossible to state how much Black Sabbath changed the music world and how much they impacted our lives. As a punk 13 year old who grew up during the Cold War with Russia's nukes pointed at us at all times, Sabbath gave us a voice and outlet for our fears, stress, and frustration. War Pigs! Yeah!

[@432htz3]

The originators. All heavy rock started with these godfathers.

[@kentmains7763]

Bill Ward should have been arrested for what he did to that drum kit!

[@comefeastwithme441]

Kent Mains I hope they were 18

[@FabriceBrique]

when you have a bad karma you becoming à Bill Ward drum kit

[@mrgmusicclass]

@Salem that is exactly what I've said for years! AND talking about his mama! Lol

[@jr-xs9tf]

Beat it like a rented mule....

[@ejohnson3837]

He was

[@mikebrook8500]

And that ladies and gentlemen is why Black Sabbath are and always will be the best metal band in the world. I mean...Bill Ward....come on.... unbelievable 👏👏👏

[@russellodonoghue]

Bill Ward is up there with the greatest drummers...unbelievable talent and stamina to play like that!

[@PamelaKilburn-c3w]

Right up there with Moon Bonham & Peart.

[@mzluna313]

It doesn't seem right listening to this without my dad pounding on the wall and yelling, "Turn that shit down!" Lol! Awesome reaction dudes!

[@MrUndersolo]

“Hey! Turn that shit down!!!!” - I tried...

[@Soundeagle3456]

@@MrUndersolo my dad would say turn that shit up!!!!!

[@kimberlyquintanilla5493]

Hahaahaa! My mom used stomp into my room and try to turn off my stereo which she couldn't figure how.....lol....oh the memories.

[@bigred3966]

ear ache my eye. lol

[@angelseari4]

Did we have the same mom?

[@peterglynn2128]

Bill Ward. Black Sabboth drummer. Incredible !!!

[@GM-lq4eu]

You got to love Bill Ward, he beats those drums like they stole money from him😂🤘🤘🤘

[@MrUndersolo]

Best comment on a drummer ever?

[@raystone3172]

no Sharon did that lol

[@williamswiniuch7527]

It also took a long time for me to realize he plays with his sticks reversed for some of the song

[@jefffournier9986]

I do I do love the drummer too.

[@worldwarwide]

You might find this hard to believe, but I was there and by the way this footage was in Brussels Belgium. You can see me on the side of the stage with a girl friend watching Bill Ward while we leaned on some equipment. I now live in the States, and I am 67 years old..

[@richardhincemon]

I'm 67 years old from N.C. was in Belgium visiting relatives in 1970. This show was recorded on October 3 1970 Theater 140 Pop Shop Brussels Belgium 7 months after I returned to the US. I finally got to see them in March 72 Charlotte N.C. park center great memories. Cheers 🍻

[@terrylandess6072]

@@richardhincemon Thanks for confirming the date. With Ozzy singing a lot of different words I felt this was performed before Paranoid (album) was recorded but that isn't so. Still the date you confirmed is months earlier than some 'journalists' are happy to present as fact.

[@ianpodmore9666]

Somebody pointed out that 2 of the greatest drummers of all time. Bill Ward and John Bonham were born 26 days apart, Ward in Aston Birmingham and Bonham in Redditch Worcestershire just 10 miles down the road.

[@steveratcliffe2181]

Geezer and Bill...what a rhythm section. Nearly 50 yrs old and still sounds so heavy. Great choice gentlemen.

[@11DNA11]

They were basically 20 years ahead of their time. The first ones to do it.

[@alexhamilton4084]

It’s just NOT Sabbath without Bill Ward. So great to see him here beating the living crap out of the drums. Love ya Bill.

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Imagine the music world back in the late 60s who at first got introduced to Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix as if that wasn't enough to blow your mind it was then followed by Led Zeppelin and then Black Sabbath! How does one's mind, ears and soul digest such a thing?? I've been listening to the performers listed above for nearly 50 years and I've still been unable to fathom such raw power and talent. This live track just floors me and I've seen it a hundred times!! I can't imagine what it was like to witness this in the audience 52 years ago!! Simply tremendous!! So good!

[@JosephBrazzo]

I hear ya bro I'm 70 and still getting it in.

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

@@JosephBrazzo right on Joseph! My old man was into Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra which is great in its own ways but they're from outer space in comparison!!!

[@johnbrinkman6150]

I saw them live 4 times. It is an experience I will never forget and one that it is a same you can't experience. The entire sets were just this good. Of course I couldn't hear on the way home and it may have something to do with my bad hearing now at the age of 72. Man, I got to see all of the cool classic rock bands. I wish I could can the experience and send them to you. Yea, I am old but in my day I could rock it. You have no idea.

[@JosephBrazzo]

I'm def in my right ear possibly from head phones for 70yr now. Lol!

[@daokayestguitaristunder2061]

Tony Iommi a Guitar God Ozzy Osborne one hell of a Singer Geezer Butler one of the best bassists of all Time And Bill Ward The Heavy Metal Drummer The Best Heavy Metal Band ever

[@zedsdead5870]

Damn straight

[@mikee8244]

@@zedsdead5870 bloody hard to choose, this sabbath line up, or motorhead with lemmy, Phil n Eddie,

[@Theremedialgash]

@@mikee8244 Met a guy who roadied for them back in the - phil took more speed than was humanly possible. I guess it caught up.

[@aragorn5284]

Inventors. Of Heavy Metal. And remember, this is a 3 piece Blues band.

[@ostrichman]

Geezer Butler one of the best bassists (and lyricists) of all Time

[@rubentullenaar2934]

Ward is beating up his drum kit, what did that drum kit ever do to him for gods sake 😁😁 BRUTAL!!! The mastermind behind the unholy birth of heavy metal drumming.

[@estoy1001]

That drum kit was never as loud as Bill wanted it to be, so it had to be punished.

[@SylviusTheMad]

As Philthy Animal Taylor used to say, "I don't like the drums; that's why I hit 'em."

[@johnwilcox5454]

He is a monster I would compare him to Todd Carey from tool rite now

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

And it's a just 4 piece kit, doing way more than most drummers with a 9 piece could do. Ward was actually a jazz drummer originally, which made him a very unique rock drummer. Off the top of my head, only Jaki Liebezeit compares as a jazz drummer turned rock drummer.

[@rsbreth]

@@-Ricky_Spanish- Yes, or Kai Hahto of Wintersun and now Nightwish. BRUTAL!

[@larrylawson2912]

Bill Ward and Geezer really held this band together so tightly. Ward was an amazing drummer...

[@dorojessy6932]

This drummer is SICK!!!!

[@neonknight1198]

The one and only Black Sabbath. You have to remember these guys were only 21-22 yrs old here. Great reaction guys. Symptom of the Universe ( Bill Ward going nuts) its epic

[@seelenwinter6662]

and who bet at this time, that they will survive all of the upcoming metal bands... if you did that, only with 1 dollar, you would be a billionär...^^

[@toneyisaiah408]

It'll be fifty years of Black Sabbath's first album.

[@toneyisaiah408]

Things were different than they are today.

[@theamazonmaven326]

Geezer’s fingers are going nuts slapping those bass chords! Bill has 8 arms, he’s gotta be an octopus. Tony and Ozzy are just legendary. What a crazy good band...

[@dominicnewman7739]

Damn Bill ward is a god of drums hes just killing it and giving it his all im blown away by this live performance

[@Nopeandnope3861]

Think about how hard and heavy this music was for this time. Love the look on the their faces at 2:06.....Classic. It’s like “I have no idea what it is I’m witnessing but I can’t take my eyes off it.”

[@cbf63]

Agreed...most groups were still singing about flowers and love...Sabbath tried a new approach...lol

[@tackle47]

So glad you recognized Geezer’s greatness though hardly on camera his bass is just great.

[@Cenre123]

Yeah, that's the one shortcoming of this video, very little Geezer. He was as fun to watch as Bill Ward. As someone said, best rhythm section in rock.

[@blackfender100]

They are a 10 ! the heaviness for the time period is amazing.

[@aaronlaster8260]

I'm sure they freaked out a lot of people when they started playing

[@Nightbreed82]

Bill Ward man....what a monster drummer! He's giving Bonham a serious run for his money here.

[@JamesSmith-oe9ew]

His playing is a lot like Ginger Baker, same era

[@Nightbreed82]

@@JamesSmith-oe9ew Yes, very true!

[@acebrockton1828]

Always has!!

[@Nightbreed82]

@broomsterm Yeah. And?? So go post your own fucking KZbin comment then. What I said is still true. Don't post on my shit with a completely different point acting like what I said isn't relevant. Outta here with that bullshit.

[@christinav3383]

The drummer is amazing!

[@josefkurtz2223]

This song came out in 70 and if it just came out now in 23 it would still be relevant. Absolutely timeless

[@BlueGoat682]

I was in High School when this came out and all I can say is that THIS SONG GETS EVEN BETTER WITH TIME. Black Sabbath are the quintiessential Gods of heavy metal.

[@nightgazr]

7:36 Bill's blast beat was EPIC, ultimate rock'n roll for me

[@crusaderlatin732]

These 2 guys clearly enjoyed that!! Great reaction!! Listen then react.

[@philging]

I saw Black Sabbath live at the Mayfair in Newcastle England in 1970. They were an incredibly loud and very exciting band to see at a small venue. Still listen to their music today and great to see you lads enjoying it. Tony Iommi was a superb guitarist and even more amazing when you consider he lost the tips of two fingers in an industrial accident as a young man.

[@Cool7Songs]

Bill Ward LIVE is so cool to see!

[@handsolo1209]

It's amazing how small Bill Ward's drum kit was compared to what we usually see drummers using. He was possessed playing them on this video, and Geezer's hand speed on that bass was insane too, Ozzy was headbanging before headbanging was a thing and Tony is just chilled out and standing there playing the riffs that created heavy metal. Amazing energy and musicianship. You don't get to see stuff like that nowadays, raw and aggressive, but the sound is controlled and melodic.

[@ruserious9577]

>>>It's amazing how small Bill Ward's drum kit>>> That's basically a standard jazz drum kit. Ward was a jazz fanatic and was heavily influenced by it, and to some extent as was Sabbath's sound.

[@niklase5901]

This was an incredible version of this song! They were at their a-game in this one😮

[@davethompson2881]

Jesus, that SG sounds so dirty. Pure metal. My band used to cover this back in the day, always went down a treat. Classic in every sense. Another good video guys.

[@aboutthemetal8783]

Remember lads this is metal before there was any and headbanging before headbanging Imagine how amazing it was back in 1970??

[@254BBQKITCHEN]

I'm so glad I grew up listening to this music. You are bringing me back to my youth, great friends and really great times....thank you.

[@Mr05Chuck]

Grandpa’s music not so bad eh? Like many things in our culture music has been dumbed down. IMHO Camera man forgot about the bad ass bass player Geezer Butler!

[@AnteFuerst]

my grandpa was 41 at this time, but he was not into modern music. my dad could, but hes near the same.

[@SvenTviking]

They always manage to miss one band member or concentrate on the bassist during a guitar solo.

[@mikefin65]

Bill ward, John Bonham, Neil Peart, and Keith Moon are in a unique class of rock drumming. Few can match the timing, creativity, intensity, and passion each of those drummers carry.

[@classic-kool]

Bill Ward, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Ginger Baker... We had some BANGERS!..

[@216trixie]

Awesome!! This song is what started it for me as a kid in the early '70's. This album got spun a lot. [They didn't film enough Geezer in this clip, he's killing it on bass} I've heard a couple/few different versions of the lyrics. I think he was trying different lines out.

[@leighstreet8298]

When drum kits were asked what they wanted for Christmas, the all replied. Bill ward...

[@MrDussek]

Fun fact: Bill Ward said in an interview that under all of those hot stage lights he was exhausted physically so much that he had a couple of oxygen tanks and take a few puffs to help him get through each set!!

[@chadlee1057]

Never heard that version B4. Thanks especially to whoever recommended it.

[@megamaniac7402]

The whole show is awesome. One of the best performances ever catched on video. A fun fact about Ward is that he uses the thicker end off the drumsticks when he's bashing the hell out of the drums.

[@mehowsouthworth3807]

I'm a 54 year old bricklayer from Lake Geneva Wisconsin found you guys by mistake and have been watching ever since love your show!!! I'm a huge music fan of all types. Turned my kids on to your show also!! Keep up the good work you both put a smile on my face after a hard day. If you get the chance check out Beth Hart hard rocking chick you are going to love I promise!!! BETTER MAN .live Southworth family says thanks

[@Mike19737]

Legend has it that Bill Ward's drum kit is STILL begging for forgiveness. 🤣

[@Mr05Chuck]

Came back a couple years later to watch again.

[@matteagle117]

Oh my god, that performance is so fucking good 🔥🔥🔥

[@PamelaKilburn-c3w]

Your grandparents rocked out to this.... These bands made the music, not digitally created.... I am hoping young ppl will see this & get a guitar or a set of drums. Create more of this music. The best ever.

[@sheerqueencat5089]

Very apropos for 1970! Love your excitement about the drums! 😀❤️

[@Raiderblack]

Children of the Grave at Cal Jam 74!!!! It's awesome!

[@V7avalon]

There are several versions to the lyrics for War Pigs as the song evolved into its entity . Ozzy demonstrates how vocals like instruments can run solo or eskew from the song but the power and strength of the song does not change. Black Sabbath live in Belgium 1970 Paranoid is another top performance.

[@michaelcoolidge1423]

It's a mix of war pigs n walpurgis

[@atombomb31458]

Right on about the drummer...one of the most powerful performances in rock history right there..Paris 1970. thank God it was caught on film.

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

It's so hard to describe the feeling in words of what it was like hearing this music in the early seventies for the first time!! And being at the point in adolescence where you actually start listening to music and wanting to have your own kind of music different from what your mom and dad listened to! And then Along Comes Black Sabbath and...Presto you definitely have something different!!!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Yes, we ROCKED in 1970!

[@PamelaKilburn-c3w]

We rocked out....hardcore, so did their grandparents...😂

[@BPRIM3]

Fairies Wear Boots from same show is killer too!!! Bill and Geezer’s rhythm is better than album version.

[@69msyt]

And Hand of Doom

[@michaelcoolidge1423]

This whole show was their best. Ozzy during Back Sabbath was out of his damn mind. I don't know how he stayed on his feet.

[@remohio]

Lyrics were a mix of the original song Walpurgis and War Pigs. You can find a demo of Walpurgis on yt.

[@21Piloteer]

You beat me to it. Lol

[@KevinHallSurfing]

​@@21Piloteer Me too! 🎸🤘🇭🇲

[@johnfincher8561]

The final lyrics are so much better than any of the early versions of the song.

[@scsi_joe]

Yes, Walpurgis was the old version/original name of the song, I believe

[@cobrasys]

@@johnfincher8561 I actually like the Walpurgis lyrics about the same as the final lyrics. I think they have a *much* more horror feel to it, which is what Sabbath was all about on those early days.

[@jayedilts8612]

You guys are so right about Bill Ward... always forget how good he really is!

[@Tonysmithmusic]

bonham and ward, 2 greatest rock drummers on the planet in the 70s.

[@michaelcoolidge1423]

Because ozzy overshadowed all of them.they were all upper echelon musicians

[@johnness2457]

I'm 65 and I was totally into black sabbath when they came out. Music changed as the 70s came. For the better. Iron man was so new and different. Paranoid, war pigs,sweet leaf, and fairies wear boots. What a great band. The end tour is worth watching. Nearly 50 years later and goosebumps still

[@Jstraw805]

Awesome vid guys. Black Sabbath is just on a whole other level. The rest of the songs they performed at this Paris show are amazing. You can also find live versions of different songs from throughout the 70s. My personal live favorites are from The End tour and they show the crowd going nuts, particularly on the war pigs video where you can see people in the crowd crying from how epic these 70 year old men are. Unfortunately bill ward didn’t join them on The End tour so you won’t see his awesome drumming in any of those videos 😢

[@sabbster1157]

just wanted to say thanks to you guys again, love what you guys are doing. ive watched this video like 6 times already. im watching Sabbath, then you guys but keep getting pulled into Bill. awesome guys . big fat CHEERS

[@nightgazr]

One of the greatest live shows ever! Good choice.

[@mikeclarke1961]

Thanks guys. That was great! Geezer was amazing to watch!

[@MrShadowofthewind]

Under the sun, i will keep repeating untill you do, that song is so good, it's one of Iommi's pinacle solos at the end, and the lyrics were not finalised yet when they did this performance.

[@parandersson6541]

Now we talking, oh yeah :)this is Black Sabbath!

[@KAH5371]

OH! YES!!!! War Pigs!! My favorite Black Sabbath song! I got to see Ozzy during his first "No More Tears Tour" in 1992. He sang several Black Sabbath songs and this was one of them. He brought the house down that night! It was the BEST concert I'd ever seen! Thank you guys soooo much for this! Keep Rockin'!

[@rodneymccarthy1127]

WELCOME to your Grandfathers Music.

[@JeromeDukes]

Man I love this song. Just love the drums and guitar to this song. Watching it live was a nice touch.

[@nataliefukuda8092]

Great song Ozzy looks so young. Oh that’s right he was young and I was an infant lol. The birth of metal. As always awesome reactions.

[@antonballard9431]

Great review!..Bill was insane!..rock on guys !

[@benavich8]

Can you imagine being in the 8th grade when the Paranoid album came out, or Masters of Reality at the start of high school. Yeah man, that was me. So many great bands at that time, but the Sabs were the ones! First song I ever learned on bass was War Pigs - the baby version, as you like to put it, Alex! Not sure if you guys are still looking at these comments at 3 months, but I've enjoyed your Sabbath reactions the best. Yes, they were that good, freaked the crap out of parents and massively influential on us young nube players during the day. You should really give Hole in the Sky from Sabotage a listen - as always, an unbelievable tune.

[@TheDevilsBusiness]

This is still my favorite reaction you two have done. Usually you look like you are having an opinion or thought, but you look so mesmerized, as I was when I saw them. Just love the looks on your faces.

[@remedy9648]

Excellent version of this song and guys, I’m happy to see you listened to the song in its entirety before commenting. Some reaction videos stop it multiple times for no reason, give excruciatingly long commentaries or act like wanna be headbangers and end up just being insulting to true fans, in my opinion. I’ve subbed and wish you luck 💜🙏💜

[@richardscales9560]

About time you got to this one!

[@chrisricciardi3812]

These were the original lyrics, the song started as a song about witchcraft called Walpurgis

[@mattjohn4731]

😮🔥🐷

[@RobBCactive]

Actually piccus was the occult word which gave their US label shock horror as the album title track, so it was changed to pigs and the company were relieved after Paranoid was added to make that the title track. Walpurgisnacht is a saint's day in Germany which has elements of Halloween imagery, it has nothing to do with armies, war or generals, unlike the song lyrics about war. Geezer Butler read occult books for source material for the horror scary genre, which was popular but not taken seriously in Europe.

[@redarmyreactions]

You guys have no idea how important you are to my life, I’m an English dude and I love to see you dig our shit xx

[@fatlad5090]

The first ever heavy metal band. Watch Paul McCartney interview when talks about the beatles coming to a end and black Sabbath. Very good watch.

[@Stefan-]

That i would very much love to see as a huge fan of both The Beatles and Black sabbath, do you have a link perhaps ?

[@MrUndersolo]

Beatles’ last performance on a roof: January 1970 First Black Sabbath album: January 1970 Coincidence?

[@anthonymclean9743]

@@MrUndersolo wrong rooftop gig was January 69

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

I had the privilege of seeing Black Sabbath in their Prime around 1974-75 at the Asbury Park Convention Center in Asbury Park New Jersey! No air conditioning in the venue, summertime and Black Sabbath jamming 4 hours!!! Man I miss those days!

[@mikehawkertz9237]

Love this version, live versions are the best

[@MikeBurkard]

I love it that you guys wait to the end for the commentary...

[@ChemicalReactions]

Thanks for leaving a comment on our video! What were the odds that we would react to the exact same video on the exact same day!! Great reaction guys, glad to see that the effect this performance has on people is universal!!

[@alexfromandyandalex8032]

Anytime! Glad we both got to hear a great song 🔥

[@andyandalex]

@ChemicalReactions! Yeah we recorded this probably 3 weeks ago, watched it yesterday when I was editing and watched it again on your guys’ video and was glad to see you guys loved it as well! One of my favorite songs! Universal indeed! 😁🔥🤟🏻

[@helensolinger8693]

Took my sixteen year old grandson to their last concert three years ago in southwest Washington. PRICLESS

[@grahameglinton5424]

THIS is a killer clip. Black Sabbath at their unexpected best. So good. BILL WARD.

[@micko11154]

The fantastic Mr William Ward on drums working with the legendary Geezer Butler!!! What a powerhouse Rhythm Section!!!! 2nd to none!

[@remohio]

There were 5 or 6 songs from this show. Just look for Black Sabbath live in Paris. All great but this one is the most epic.

[@AylaKornahrens]

Gotta love Ozzie he is such a incredible singer !

[@andrewpuckett5295]

It's always been my fav Black Sabbath tune ever since I was a kid listening to it on my record player. I love how the guitar buzzes and the drums kick you in the chest!

[@andrewpuckett5295]

...and as I got older (and served in the military) I appreciated the lyrics all the more.

[@boxofstars5491]

The pride of Birmingham UK. Inventors of heavy metal. Raised in Aston. Aston Villa fans (Local football team). Birmingham also the home of "Mothers" the best music venue in the world in the late 60's early 70's. Try Sabbath live in Birmingham (a home coming in 2012) Also you must try May Blitz first album.

[@OffGridMadMan]

They all hate the vile, Bill is a massive bluenose and Ozzy once shit on the villa, don't come on here making shit up

[@mcn6447]

@@OffGridMadMan ha ha Love it

[@ianpodmore9666]

Mothers in the High Street Erdington had an insane amount of talent that appeared there.

[@boxofstars5491]

@@OffGridMadMan Birmingham's very own rock legend Tony Iommi has revealed that he wants the band to play a one-off gig at Villa Park. Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler are all well known Aston Villa fans and now their dreams of gracing the famous stadium could become a reality.

[@boxofstars5491]

@@mcn6447 Birmingham's very own rock legend Tony Iommi has revealed that he wants the band to play a one-off gig at Villa Park. Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler are all well known Aston Villa fans and now their dreams of gracing the famous stadium could become a reality.

[@PamelaKilburn-c3w]

The looks on Andy & Alex's face says it all. I was this blown away too. Back in the 70's.

[@anthonyk.slater9933]

I can say one thing, the band was always consistent when doing all their standard tunes. Bill Ward; ALWAYS played with intensity. Hard hitter, played for the song.....cool drummer! One of the better ROCK drummers.

[@VIRGODRAGON2009]

Saw them 15 Mar 1972 at the Forum in LA. I was 19 there and a huge Black Sabbath fan! The band Yes opened for them!

[@JoeBlow_4]

You guys can only imagine how hard this was in 1970 in the middle of the peace and love horseshit happening in San Francisco. The man certainly has stage presence. ;)

[@raynus1160]

Wow. Bill Ward. Incredible.

[@chrisM33]

Bill ward the drummer was insane on this. Great live gig. Did you notice ozzy changing most of the lyrics Haha.

[@itallia666]

I live in the far north of Britain & in our city we have a unique venue to hear live music Its called Newcastle City Hall. Sabbath have played this place many times in the past, I remember one gig while i was sitting about 10 rows from the stage & Tony Iommi was changing his guitar strings & he wound up his used ones & threw them into the audience! Hands were everywhere trying to catch them... They went straight down the front of my blouse! They were looking everywhere on the floor trying to get this memento from the band & i had them snug down my bra! I dared not take them out incase all the guys on their knees set about me.. lol Not until i got home did i look at my prize! Thanks to Tonys perfect throw! I still have those strings! Now in a frame on my wall! It must have been over 50yrs ago Now! Thanks guys 🇬🇧👧

[@420since1974]

Trivia: The reason that Bill Ward keeps looking over to Toni Iommi for cues, is that they had NO MONITORS. Can you imagine trying to pull that off?

[@robertjamison1463]

Love watching you guys, your interaction during the performance and your honest appraisals. I followed many of the bands in the 60s' onwards seeing many live performances and it was awesome. 71 and still loving music. Thanks.

[@geoprez8740]

Pure gold 😎