Sabotage is one of their best albums IMO . Every track on it is a completly different beast. tracks like megalomania or the writ still makes me sweat after 20 years 🥵
@justinhamilton93812 жыл бұрын
I’m always dumbfounded when it’s listed 10th or something on a Black Sabbath album ranking.
@cobrasys2 жыл бұрын
Well said. I don't know if it's their best, but it's definitely top 3, and Megalomania is also on my top 3 Sabbath songs.
@pillarhood4712 жыл бұрын
Megalomania is INCREDIBLE
@brezz67592 жыл бұрын
Megalomania is fucking amazing
@billygugen81042 жыл бұрын
" The way I feel is the way I am. I wish Id walked before I started to ru to you..." " My life it started...long time ago. Where it will end I dont know...." The Writ
@bonessmith1276 Жыл бұрын
Being a bass player, Geezer is like a God to me. Bill is also. Such a great rhythm section & they take it even farther. Sabbath is the best of Jazz, Blues & Rock. Creating the Heavy Metal our ears love.
@AndrewRooneyDrums Жыл бұрын
Yup Geezer is incredible. Great team
@jongoffinet8511 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@josephgiamella9109 Жыл бұрын
saw sabbath from 73-2015...geezer has in my opinion the fastest bassist ever..and iommi best riff man in the business
@TheSpritz0 Жыл бұрын
AGREED- For a REAL treat look at Geezer's work on the Official video for Black Sabbath's "DIE YOUNG" the video is on KZbin, on parts of the song he is the only one playing- what an AMAZING song in those days!!! P.S. Message me after you see it YOUR reaction! (Guitar Player here)
@62SG2 жыл бұрын
This is a band where everyone believed in each other. The drummer was not just some afterthought chap they left banging away in a corner. They all seemed motivated to give each other their very best, it just shows in the music. You can hear that they all want to make the song the best it can be, because none of them are sticking to formula. Bill Ward is given a lead role in this song like few other drummers were at the time. There is a reason that unlike a lot of their peers, the entire band is credited as writers on almost every song.
@mikeg.42112 жыл бұрын
Well said. This is especially true of Iommi, who wrote the music, and Butler, who wrote the lyrics, and were by any normal standards the great songwriting team, but there were no egos involved.
@dylanadams14552 жыл бұрын
Nowhere to hide in a three piece. Sabbath might be thought of as guitar oriented music, but what I love about trios is how prominent the rhythm section becomes, and the interaction between bass and guitar
@mikekeeler63622 жыл бұрын
Yeah they gave everybody Credit in writing so that everybody got money
@wintyrqueen2 жыл бұрын
It’s hilarious hearing you talk about how Sabbath changes things up to different styles before the last verse, knowing just how much it’s going to blow your mind in about ten seconds 😂 🤘 It’s from Sabotage, 1975, by the way. & pretty much all the tracks are this awesome
@DaveyMulholland Жыл бұрын
This is the song I would always use to introduce someone to Black Sabbath. An amazing piece of music
@mca76212 жыл бұрын
What can you depend on? What can you trust? Yourself and the first six Black Sabbath albums!
@Samadhi-1015 ай бұрын
Just the first 6 in my case ;) I quite like #8 too but very well said. I love those early ones as much now, if not more, than back when I was replacing vinyl that careless friends had hash cratered. Cant say I was too aware of Bill's contribution back along. Now thanks to this guy I do fully appreciate the drumming. I'ts almost like I'm hearing some tracks for the first time. Hey, maybe concentrating on Bill's Drums I might be able to tolerate the Dio albums a bit more? LOL
@alwilson32045 ай бұрын
@@Samadhi-101 I always knew they were amazing and heads and shoulders above the rest and never took anything they did for granted. period.
@1nittmo2 жыл бұрын
I've fallen down a Black Sabbath reaction video rabbit hole the last few weeks and it made me really listen to this song more than I had for years. On this song every member of the band is playing or singing with such fury that it sounds as though they're each auditioning to be in Black Sabbath even though they already are.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
LOL! That's a good way of putting it. It's full commitment to the whole
@greekpapi Жыл бұрын
Ive been a Sabbath fan since I was a kid back in the 70's. Their music never gets old, cant tell you how many tens of thousands of times I've listened to every single album...... In my honest opinion, Black Sabbath is the greatest rock band ever.
@AndrewRooneyDrums Жыл бұрын
Hard to argue!
@davidburke83113 ай бұрын
Born/bred Birmingham. Went to school in Aston. My first Sabbath gig - Birmingham Odeon 1973. Still into them now. Tony made me pick up a guitar. Still playing now. Just played NIB along to the track on my Vintage SG that led me to this video - explore the rest of their albums pre Never Say Die and you won't regret it!
@Iamadrummer2 жыл бұрын
Bill Watds drumming is from a jazz background. For Black Sabbath Bill Ward took his jazz skills and kicked it up a notch. Bill Ward said in an interview from about a year ago was that he no longer has the stamina to plat Black Sabbath tunes and is rather enjoying having gone back to jazz.
@christopherstevenrankin Жыл бұрын
I hope he plays the Smooth jazz at his age. Jazz itself, can be out of this world! Just like in Whiplash movie. That kind of jazz would definately give Bill a workout!
@m42037 Жыл бұрын
When I play this on the drums with headphones I Fk up a bit, and sweat my balz off, Bill's jamming on some songs are like running a track. Make sure you got a healthy heart 🥁🎶
@mikegoin60232 жыл бұрын
My favorite song from my favorite band! Salute
@mattsabath2 жыл бұрын
Btw, I’m glad you did the studio version as the whole acoustic part is omitted in concert.
@mikeg.42112 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@mojobag012 жыл бұрын
I'm really looking forward to him getting to the craziness of Vol 4.
@gggBassman672 жыл бұрын
There is one or two live versions with the end section.
@khalid67622 жыл бұрын
@@gggBassman67 can u link them please?
@gggBassman672 жыл бұрын
@@khalid6762 If I get a chance to look. I have seen at least one......
@craigoliver37092 жыл бұрын
The production on this album is outstanding,bill is on fire.stand out track for me hole in the sky
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Yup a few have mentioned that one
@eduardomendesvieira25612 жыл бұрын
Hole in the Sky is a forgotten masterpiece.
@nickcardillo70402 жыл бұрын
Thrill of it all
@mattsabath2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to discovering the greatest metal band (perhaps all of Rock)? ever. I’ve been a Sabbath fan for over 40 years. And you’re right, people get put off by the name yet this song and Children Of The Grave, arguably their 2 best songs are about love and peace respectively. Hails to the originators, Black Fucking Sabbath.
@johnskerlec96632 жыл бұрын
Agreed. When young, I realised their words were mostly protest about the shit happening then (nothing really changed even now). A great examples from SBS Looking for Today, and Killing Yourself To Live. So many excellent tunes by this band.
@m42037 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brother he's too young, at least the younger generation are seeing what real music is 🥁
@pingamalinga7 ай бұрын
Yeah I have always chuckled about that. After Forever is straight up Chirstian Metal.
@chrisdodds66573 ай бұрын
You are the first reaction guyy to acknowledge Geezer. He is fucking awesome
@jupiter7x72 жыл бұрын
Great reaction-you were blown away. We’ve all been there with Sabbath!
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Totally. Blown. Away.
@jupiter7x72 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Same here. Been a fan since the 70’s. Sabbath still gets me going, still amazed at their musicianship. Like others have stated, Sabotage is truly amazing. So many epic songs. My favorite album of their impressive catalogue.
@fedemendezh2 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewRooneyDrums pls react to the NEVER SAY DIE album!
@craigryan30692 жыл бұрын
You HAVE to listen to Megalomania from the same album. A deep, dark & disturbing masterpiece. As previous commenters have said, Sabotage is a superb LP (as are all the first 8). I've loved listening to Sabbath for over 40 years, and never lost interest. There is so much skill, variety and innovation in their output in those days that it still feels fresh!
@ejohnson38372 жыл бұрын
This whole album is a masterpiece. You really need to play the whole album side because the songs are made to run into each other.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Yup that's why I like to do a whole album at a time preferably!
@seano21122 жыл бұрын
Can believe you're hearing these tunes for the first time. We grew up on this - and we loved it 🤘😎
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
I'm jealous Sean
@toniprince4192 Жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to Black Sabbath I feel like I'm riding at speed, holding on to the back of some awesome beast as it whirls, dives and veers around all kinds of unusual places.
@robdaniel32112 жыл бұрын
Glad you finally got super into one of the greatest band ever.
@GD_DRUMS2 жыл бұрын
This song is just killer. Bill Ward goes beast mode!!
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Yup this is SOOO GOOD
@finessemuse21232 жыл бұрын
This was an awesome Sabbath track choice! It had a little of everything....the mid section and the end are my favorite parts. Bill Ward and Geezer, in the pocket indeed! :)
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
YUP!!! SO GOOD
@manictree54362 жыл бұрын
The last three Sabbath albums with Ozzy from the 70's are the ones to listen to: "Sabotage", "Technical Ecstasy", and "Never Say Die". Ardent music connoisseurs know this.
@Nissardpertugiu2 жыл бұрын
Especially as drummer thoses are incredible. Bill extended his playing
@markwilliams63942 жыл бұрын
I love Technical Ectasy. It so overlooked by the fans. And you get Bill Ward singing on it too.
@manictree54362 жыл бұрын
@@markwilliams6394 It takes people to delve deep and listen, like you. These so-called fans are trapped in a repetitive "first few albums" narrative.
@markwilliams63942 жыл бұрын
@manic tree5 When I get asked what my favorite Sabbath album is, I tell them Technical Ecstacy. They alway look at me funny but I know how great it is and they evidently don't. Those albums you mentioned are the best. Shows how much their musicianship grew. Was lucky enough to see them live on the Never Say Die tour with Van Halen.
@manictree54362 жыл бұрын
@@markwilliams6394 That's another thing. Sabbath was great on that tour. They even played "Shock Wave" on some nights. Ozzy introduced it as "Shock Waves".
@leddygee18962 жыл бұрын
It's hard to deny the power and heaviness of this whole album. Sabotage is one of my favorites of any genre...
@gregorybesson2341 Жыл бұрын
It's really nice to see someone who knows music theary that also recognizes the awesome power of Black Sabbaths music ! They are the best band ever !
@Captain-lw7fx2 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly my favorite Sabbath track off my favorite Sabbath album
@patjcarey2 жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath were always so tight. No one else was doing this. Andrew another epic reaction, thank you. I wish Yoyoka had covered more of Bill Ward.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Yup! She'd do it great. I might have to do another BS cover too
@crucify402 жыл бұрын
Tony's main chugging riff in this song was a precursor to the thrash metal genre.
@philiplandr78002 ай бұрын
Precursor to everything
@adamhenton62212 жыл бұрын
Am I first again? 🤗🤘 "You can't believe that your new favorite band is Black Sabbath". Meanwhile metal heads rejoicing be like "welcome home brotha" 🤘
@buddysaile9732 жыл бұрын
Sepultura does a mean cover of this track Andrew, and while it isn't Bill and the boys, it is a clearer modern recording and very much worth listening to. Love that Iomi accoustic sound, rare and raunchy
@m42037 Жыл бұрын
Easier to copy, (this is very hard to copy!!) than to make up yourself
@markdewhurst48502 ай бұрын
@@m42037sepultura wrote plenty of great songs themselves
@farn4512 жыл бұрын
changing feel and tempo as a entire unit without allowing a 2 or 4 count between feels is what's incredible. it's all well and good reaching the end of a measure, hanging a chord for 4 and then changing but to literally hit the end of a measure and drop 15bpm and go from straight to a swung shuffle vibe is something only really solid players that are totally in sync with each other can do.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Yup. They do it regularly. Total band sync
@davidvasquez86582 жыл бұрын
I've heard that a lot as well. Hand of Doom & Fairies wear Boots for example.
@blueh2o5752 жыл бұрын
No better reactions to Black Sabbath, Andrew! You're really doing justice to this great band and it's a joy to see it. So glad you got back to the studio version of this one, and so glad we can look forward to another week. Please do cover the albums in order, if that works for you.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Yup I'd prefer to deep dive into album 2 from here
@amongtheliving20052 жыл бұрын
If you haven't listened to "A National Acrobat " yet I highly recommend it.
@jinjaman1012 жыл бұрын
Imagine drumming like that for the whole concert. The energy endurance needed!! Damn!!
@adam8722 жыл бұрын
Bill Ward truly was a jazz player playing metal. Totally underrated. Sabbath are one of the greatest bands of all time IMHO, metal or otherwise.
@Roadking26 Жыл бұрын
Bill grew up in Birmingham, and he said he would lay in bed at night listening to the heavy hammers slamming the metal in the factories, and got this beat in his head from the sound of it. He also said his dad had the big bands of the day always playing. That's where he got the jazz influence.
@gandinisebastien93532 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew! Glad to see that you made a reaction on the studio version. "Symptom of the Universe" is my favorite Black Sabbath song...Bill Ward was and still is, in my view, a pure drum genius. Everybody still talks about Ian Paice, John Bonham who were ahead of their time, no doubt about that but Bill Ward was a killer...Great video and reaction, as always...
@revylokesh17832 жыл бұрын
You absolutely should react to Sepultura's cover of that song. Igor Cavalera absolutely kills it on the drums! It's one of the best, most faithful covers of any song, imho
@farmonious4202 жыл бұрын
I always thought this song was about falling in love. Dirty, dark, alone and depressed begining, a rolling heartbeat with the upbeat light of hope in the middle, ending in the euphoria of love. Great vid Stay Happy and Healthy
@fracrolla Жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath...center of the universe!!!! One and only
@PlayerToBeNamedLater19732 жыл бұрын
I was the guy who could be in a party , room full of cool people and pretty girls, good conversation going on and I'm sitting by the speakers ignoring everyone and totally enthralled in the music playing ( provided I was the one choosing the songs, which I usually was) . Black Sabbath wasn't everyone's cuppa tea but it sure was mine. I loved it then and I love it now. It's great to hear it being appreciated for the JAZZ in it which is something lost on many fans. It's Birmingham Jazz !
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Pretty stunning stuff
@davesaenz3732 Жыл бұрын
This is why I like Sabbath, the rhythm takes centerstage and becomes the lead. 🎸.
@SylviusTheMad2 жыл бұрын
The live version of this you saw was in 1978 (the stage backdrop was the cover of the Never Say Die album), but this recording was, of course, off Sabotage, from 1975.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
ah right
@AntisocialSka1 Жыл бұрын
Sabotage, Black Sabbath = Defenders of Faith, Judas Priest = Somewhere in Time, Iron Maiden. The thing they have in common is that these are the most underrated albums of these bands while they are in fact their best
@mikeg.42112 жыл бұрын
A brilliant reaction, Andrew! I couldn't be happier! This was very entertaining! This was off the 1975 album Sabotage, which was their fifth great album in 5 years. This is also the song generally accepted as crediting Tony Iommi with inventing the seeds of thrash. The whole album is mind blowing.
@KostasSasmatzoglou2 жыл бұрын
I suggest you do the album “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” from start to finish. It will blow your mind
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
I will!
@KurtGAndersen2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! My favorite BS album…🤘
@z-z-z-z2 жыл бұрын
i love their first 11 albums: debut/1970 - born again/1983, and sabbath bloody sabbath is my favorite; sabotage is a close 2nd...
@marcelo_1984 Жыл бұрын
Great, another believer! My favorite Sabbath record.
@Meditation409 Жыл бұрын
Definitely Agree!! Ohh yeah! 🤣😎😎
@richpeltier95192 жыл бұрын
When I started my path as a drummer in the very early 80's, my goal was to combine the big heavy beats of Bonham, with the insane fills of Moon. Then I realized Ward had already done that. Proud that he's one of the cornerstones of my style. 🤘🧙♂️🤘 Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
BOOM! Nailed it Rich!!!
@cobrasys2 жыл бұрын
Andrew, if you do do another album, do Sabotage (the album this song is from). Yes, Paranoid and Master of Reality and Vol. 4 and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath are all great, but Sabotage just hits different. It's hard for me to choose a favourite Sabbath album overall, but I'd say in terms of musicianship, Sabotage is their peak.
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Sounds good Luciano
@grandwazoodebris10152 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, 1st one of your vid's I've seen. Great reaction, interesting to see a drummer listen to Bill Ward. I'm not a drummer, but he always seemed like he could really swing almost a jazzy way, but beat the drums like a savage too, and play almost orchestral like fills like all through this song. Sabbath's magic was partially because they were so complementary. Bill was a great player, he and Geezer were a great rhythm section, again could swing or rock like mad, Geezer wrote wonderful lyrics (eg War Pigs, Hand of Doom), Tony was the riff master and a super writer and arranger and ring master, and Ozzy had a gift for coming up with melodies and also a strong and really unique voice. They were so complementary, and like you said, had great chemistry. I don't know all the songs you've done, but check out Hand of Doom if haven't, it's a great drum song. And listening through the whole albums is great idea, they hold together best that way. The first 6 Sabbath albums are just stone cold classics.
@backmarkerbob2 жыл бұрын
This album and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath are metal/hard rock albums bordering on progressive rock, and are Sabbath's best work - both well listening to all the way through every single time.
@z-z-z-z2 жыл бұрын
BC Gaming - agreed. i love their first 11 albums, but rank sabbath bloody sabbath #1, and sabotage a close #2.
@MrDeadstu Жыл бұрын
You nailed it, 100%
@mafmaf6417 Жыл бұрын
I love watching reactions to Sabbath from people that really have never listened to them before. This album came out in 75. It is my favourite. Great reaction to the band that started all things metal.
@jackalope55892 жыл бұрын
You hit on a really important point there. The name Black Sabbath. It put some people off. For whatever pre conceived notion they skipped over it. And that in itself was one of the things I loved best about being a fan. It weeded out all the narrow minded people . Glad to have you brother
@markb.87562 жыл бұрын
When I bought my first album in '71 I sneaked it into the house in a bag as I was afraid if my mother saw it she would have taken it away.
@paulwilliams4990 Жыл бұрын
They were basically a heavy jazz band of 4 individuals. Masterpiece of an album.
@justinrash4426 Жыл бұрын
I’m with you Andrew, I didn’t listen too much other Sabath other than what’s on the radio. I started really listening to them last year and they are absolutely an amazing jamming band. Love from Texas.
@dennisperin29892 жыл бұрын
That is also my favorite Sabbath tune…Outstanding… 2nd Sabbath song i taught myself on guitar after Iron Man…
@jongoffinet8511 Жыл бұрын
I picked up this cassette in the $1 bin at 3D (anybody remember that store?) 12 years old, had no idea who Sabbath was, bought it because I was intrigued by the album cover😁. And this is how my love of heavy metal started. Black Sabbath is hands down my favorite band. I’ve watched all of your Black Sabbath reaction videos, and appreciate the analysis you provide. Thank you, Andrew!
@davidvasquez86582 жыл бұрын
I can always tell what Andrew is going to love.When I saw Symptom was going to be the reaction I said WOW! He's going to flip.You didn't disappoint Andrew.You get me excited with the reaction as well. You literally rock!
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
This was an experience. Still recovering
@davidvasquez86582 жыл бұрын
I love how you are a new Sabbath fan! It makes me remember that feeling.Especially you being a drummer.I play guitar but I can tell Bill Ward would make your jaw drop. I know everyone else feels the same by the comments.I feel honored to receive a 💓from you. Many more great reactions brother.
@ShreveportJoe Жыл бұрын
My favorite Sabbath song from my favorite album of theirs… it certainly holds up beautifully nearly FIFTY years later. I saw them on this tour when I was 16-yrs-old. After an entrance tape of “Supertzar”, they went straight into “Symptom”… truly mind blowing. Still a highlight concert for me, all these decades and hundreds of concerts later.
@PaulThoresen2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the albums Master of Reality and Paranoid. I was very young when my older brothers let me start listening to them. Anyway, a few years later as a young teen in the 70s I am over at a friend's who had an incredibly awesome Marantz stereo. When he dropped the needle on this record I was completely and utterly blown away. Still one of my favorite, and just recently got the anniversary CD release 😉
@blueh2o5752 жыл бұрын
Me too, same experiences, older brother, first 3 albums by age 11 then a young teen in the 70's when a friend shared Vol4 & Sabotage and I was blown away all over again. My brother tells me the story of how he bought the debut 8-track and couldn't believe what he was hearing. Shared it with his wild and crazy stoner friends in his Oldsmobile Super88 convertable and they all were completely blown away, the opening scene of a whole new music genre 😳.
@PaulThoresen2 жыл бұрын
@@blueh2o575 Love it!
@ianpodmore9666 Жыл бұрын
My future wife also had an incredible Marantz audio system and we played Black Sabbath on 11. Literally the walls used to vibrate.
@ejohnson3837 Жыл бұрын
You really have to had been listening to this for 50 years like i have to truly appreciate all 4 band members on this track. I really dig all 4 of them and cannot get enough. This is one of the greatest songs of my erea. The 1970' s that is.
@AndrewRooneyDrums Жыл бұрын
So good!!
@justaguy61292 жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath is amazing.
@helterhaze31552 ай бұрын
Your analysis/expertise of the Sabbath songs is terrific! I've been listening to them since the get go in 1970 (I was 12). I saw their original lineup once only, at the International Amphitheater in Chicago in 1978. The opening act was Van Halen.
@mikeg.42112 ай бұрын
I was there also!
@peezdoc2 жыл бұрын
My uncle gave me the first Black Sabbath album when I was about 7 years old. I remember putting it on through my headphones before I went to bed. The first song, the title track, scared the crap out of me!!! With the rain and thunder sound effects. I thought it was the craziest thing I ever heard. But I couldn't stop listening to that album. I didn't stop listening to that album and all the others. Been a fan since that day. Thanks to my uncle for giving it to me and thanks to my parents for letting him give it to me at such a young age.
@gerarddion48595 ай бұрын
Perhaps the greatest metal song of all time! It has it all- jackhammer guitar and bass rhythm, insane, frenetic drumming, and throat ripping vocals all combined perfectly to make for a staggering piece of music!
@Pwecko2 жыл бұрын
Bill Ward is one of my favourite drummers. I remember trying to follow his playing on the Paranoid album when playing air drums, while my mates were playing air guitar and air bass in our little air band. (It was 1972. We were 14. We grew out of it). It was impossible to copy what he did. He didn't just play a beat. There were loads of fills and twiddly bits that I couldn't understand, never mind play on my invisible drum kit. That was when I realised what a phenomenal drummer Bill Ward was. For a very long time, my favourite album was Paranoid, but I stopped listening to Sabbath for quite a long time. When I started again, about fifteen years ago, Sabotage took first position. It is a brilliant album. Symptom of the Universe is stunning. This sounds stupid, but it makes me cry. The intensity when Ozzy screams Yeaaahhhh and Bill Ward whacks the hell out of those drums does something to me. If you play more Sabbath, I won't mind.
@markb.87562 жыл бұрын
Not stupid at all. I almost burst into tears when I hadn't heard Spiral Architect in almost 25 years. Took me back to '74.
@nonamel6377 Жыл бұрын
The tail end of Symptom of the Universe brings me so much joy it cannot be overstated
@Roy-eg3fb2 жыл бұрын
Love seeing you flabbergasted by their genius the same way that I was when I discovered them at 14 ! Exceptional and deep catalog too... They were a machine
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
Stunned Roy. STUNNED
@springy-21122 жыл бұрын
Well you said it all! I can only agree. And have a smug feeling! ✌️❤️🤗
@kevinlundgren11696 ай бұрын
I first started listening to Black Sabbath when I was 8 or 9, loved it , and that was over 40 years ago , still love it ! Still jams !
@AndrewRooneyDrums6 ай бұрын
Oh for sure. Sounds great
@mjeh12 жыл бұрын
One of, if not the greatest, albums ever recorded! Bar none. Period!!
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
So good Mike!
@andrewcolicchio766 Жыл бұрын
From old head: Your commentary, (teaching) makes me appreciate this band even more. ( never thought I would want or need validation!)👍❤️
@AndrewRooneyDrums Жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew!!
@nykterion7 Жыл бұрын
Going from Dark Jazz Metal to an epilogue that it’s more or less funk, the theme of the song also, it’s a love song lol, psychedelic as fuck and you nailed it bro, your reaction to this masterpiece was priceless. Nothing more.
@MickH602 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to Sabbath for 50 years, everything on the first 4 or 5 albums are a lesson in musicality , pure genius....
@danielnusser8604 Жыл бұрын
U say Bill has to work so hard in this band. But i think he is doing a labor of love. He is not doing it to make up for the band. Hes doing it cause he feels it. Loves it. Needs it.
@MarkWinn-rl1nk3 ай бұрын
Absolutely, Lincolnshire,UK
@gandalfshakur8235 Жыл бұрын
No matter what we are into at the moment, this is a 5 star musical movement.
@andyharman3022 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. I knew that rising transition to the acoustic part would blow your mind. Sabotage is an adventure from start to finish.
@billwhitman4125 Жыл бұрын
Track 5.....The Thrill Of It All ....total class
@jaybaker149 Жыл бұрын
Bill is an absolute jazz drummer at heart. Genius blend of geniuses.
@marketingTUNEUP Жыл бұрын
The last switch at the end I've never heard Ozzy sing so extremely amazing. He was processed.
@stephenrobins5404 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed your reaction and analysis of Symptom of The Universe. This is the track that planted the seed for Thrash Metal, yet another branch of metal created by Sabbath. I could have really used your wordmanship and understanding of music in 1970 when I started my lifelong fandom of this super group and trying to spread the word, as for years it felt like I was the only one who knew how good this stuff was and its not as though I didn't have other bands to compare with as this was the time of Zep and Deep Purple and I loved both and many more but Sabbath was something apart and still is. The only time in any year when I knew it wasn't just me was at a sell out concert and my first was in 73 at the Rainbow. Contrary to your feeling that it was about the singer, for Sabbath it never was, in fact Ozzy stood at the side of the stage for years with Iommi in the middle, but even then Geezer blew them both away from the other side of the stage playing the bass like he was possessed. Then there's Bill, and fuck me how we loved him, there was nobody that did it better than him including Bonham and Paice and all the fans knew every genius stroke, with his playing as important as everything else from the band. All tracks are credited to the four of them and you can see why. What a story though, Iommi losing the tips of his fingers so had to replace the guitar strings with banjo strings or detuning so his fingers didn't hurt, Geezer not knowing how to play Bass so literally following every note from Iommi creating unwittingly a much bigger sound and writing lyrics as though he was a 9th century monk, a celestial being or a nobody and Ozzy singing behind time with a voice as unique as a Sinatra or Streisand, and not comparable to any other vocalist and Bill playing out of time (as he says it) and by the time they changed their name to Black Sabbath and introduced the world to metal everything was set. Sabotage the Album is as good as anything that came before it and you should review the whole album because it's a monster and probably their gloomiest set which reflected how they were at the time. The 9 minute plus "Megalomania" is possibly beyond belief. Symptom of the Universe is best appreciated when you follow on from Hole in the Sky into Don't Start Too Late and then into Symptom and sadly you missed that. You mention the different tempos employed by Sabbath within one track and this is a trait they had from the start and I've heard some musicians blowing their minds listening to Sabbath turn on a sixpence as we say in the UK and change direction completely. Iron Man is a great example of this or if you really want to treat yourself take a listen to the track Sabbath Bloody Sabbath where you can experience a tempo change from one of the greatest riffs of all time to one of the greatest riffs of all time! Two of the greatest metal riffs in one song! For me there is only one lineup, Ward, Butler Osbourne and Iommi and when Dio replaced Ozzy it was obvious that the Sabbath songs from Ozzy's era were just not for him, they belonged to the original 4, but just when you thought it was all over, Heaven and Hell!
@paulietip2 жыл бұрын
This is the best tune on a brilliant album. 1st record I ever owned, since about 1977. Absolutely blew me away then and still love it now...Great to see the love for Bill Ward, awesome drummer. Really enjoy your reactions, keep up the good work ✌👋
@emjem992 жыл бұрын
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts as three brilliant musicians and a bloke singing make such wonderful noise. Sublime.
@richdisilvio4591 Жыл бұрын
"Symptom of the Universe" - nothing else like it....pure genius...and the quintessential Heavy Metal Masterpiece.
@marcianojuniormaraschin5080 Жыл бұрын
Sou do Brazil e aciono as legendas dos teus vídeos. Adorei tuas reações ao Sabbath. Muito legal. Parabéns e viva, Black Sabbath.
@nodaysback12 жыл бұрын
This song earned *Ward* the *Nobel Prize* for Physics. It was the first time he got a *haircut* and wore a *Tuxedo.*
@AndrewRooneyDrums2 жыл бұрын
HAHA!
@dopeybrew70062 жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath is my favorite band of all time! The first 6 albums are absolute masterpieces!
@jcvanbreugel2 жыл бұрын
I love your breakdowns. I see an architect walking through a beautiful building and describing what he sees.
@turboturtlehead2 жыл бұрын
Those fills! One of my favorite sabbath songs
@fractaljack2102 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song, fantastic reaction. I turned an old drummer friend on to your channel and, like me, he loves when you discuss the greatness of Bill Ward and Sabbath.
@brezz67592 жыл бұрын
Ozzys cadence at the ending section is so goood
@NativeNewMexican7 ай бұрын
I, at 52, just started in to the Sabbath world after Lost in Vegas reacted to Hand of Doom, but your reactions have made my venture so much more than it would be otherwise.
@nopenope94162 жыл бұрын
So glad you did this. As the requestor of the original Symptom live video, I knew it was short on sound, but live is what was decided on. That end section hit you like Planet Caravan did. Cheers! (BTW you need to make a 100k sign, that 50k sign is outdated)
@roccodifranco7866 Жыл бұрын
Glad to have you on board Brother
@AndrewRooneyDrums Жыл бұрын
Very glad to be here. School is in session whenever Sabbath is on
@brochetti442 жыл бұрын
Many gems to be found Don't skip over Vol 4. Wheels of Confusion
@paulhudson5632 жыл бұрын
Stopped it after 32 seconds 🤣🤣 Best band in the world. I've been a fan for 50 years. Most of Sabbath's songs are like 2/3 knitted together because there are so many tempo and style changes. So bloody interesting.
@somebloke132 жыл бұрын
You need to listen to Juniors Eyes. In fact I need to listen to Juniors Eyes. See ya later, I'm off to listen to it!
@chadjohnson55772 жыл бұрын
Andrew I love that you discovered the best band EVER! When the acoustic part came up I was waiting for the facial expression and it made me feel good to see your enthusiasm for them. I would like to see you play this one on your kit. Trust me you'll love to play it! SONGS THAT NEVER DIE!!!
@frankleben5451 Жыл бұрын
I remember first hearing this on vinyl at 15 years old in 1992. I listened to that change and final section over and over. I couldn’t believe how much I loved it. I couldn’t get enough. Still love it to this day.
@alexgolovchenko3791 Жыл бұрын
Symptom Of The Universe was first cut into the album Sabotage in 1975, track three, side one. Between 1969 and 1979 Black Sabbath produced 8 albums with the original members, all stand alone works of art. By far, my favorite band of all time. Great commentary, love it. By the way, I like that you keep your coffee mug perfectly centered on it's coaster at all times. Let's try Hand Of Doom, track 2, side two from the Paranoid album from 1970. I think you will enjoy it. Regards, Alex G. 😎
@lucasqueiroz18882 жыл бұрын
Excitedly hoping for the whole Vol 4 reaction after this. That is a musical masterpiece!
@bsb1975 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching your face light up when the song changed up in the end. I love Bill Ward. I love it when jazz and Latin elements show up in rock and metal. Mitch Mitchell's another one. A jazz drummer that helped shape rock music. Great videos, by the way. Cheers!
@AndrewRooneyDrums Жыл бұрын
Oh man. I love this! And Mitch is sooo underrated
@TheGrouch2000 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite BS tracks. The 'acoustic outro' shows their versatility. They did various acoustic tracks on most of their albums but here they slip the piece into what started out as a very heavy track. Just sublime. I bought this vinyl album when it was released in 1975 & still have my copy!