Drum Teacher Reacts: BILL WARD | Black Sabbath - 'Sabbra Cadabra' | (FIRST TIME LISTEN)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

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[@MarkWinn-rl1nk]

Lady's love drummers, always a surprise ❤😂

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

Probably my favorite song from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album. This is a classic epic track.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Agree! WOW

[@craigsadler6553]

The title track takes some beating imo, but the whole album is masterpiece

[@richardfairlamb9728]

Definitely. The title track is an absolute killer.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

OMG this is awesome. What a pick!

[@mikeg.4211]

So glad you enjoyed it, Andrew! :)

[@tidball]

Thanks Andrew! I was pretty sure you were going to omit those “words”. Hahahaha. I am not a drummer and you hit the nail on the head…I am paying way more attention to the drumming and it further enhances the experience for me. I can’t get sick of these songs.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

@@tidball HAHA!!! Better safe than sorry. Create a bit of mystery for the dear subs! hehe

[@MrDeadstu]

I had a small tear in my eye, watching Andrew discover Sabbra Cadabra for the first time, great tune, shows yet another facet of Sabbath my absolute favorite band. How about "Johnny Blade" from the Never Say Die album ? You know you wanna....lol

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@joenorris5648]

Johnny Blade is the best song from that album, in my opinion.

[@jefflock7635]

Johnny Blade is a great song! Definitely worth exploring.

[@sabbathrider]

Oh that song is something else!!!

[@GregMcNeish]

Best description I've heard of the difference between Ozzy & Dio (which may be from Tony Iommi himself, but I don't remember) is that Ozzy sings with the riff while Dio sings over the riff. Both great, but fundamentally different. My preference is Ozzy's style, which has had a huge impact on my own.

[@jimlakey8366]

"across" the riff is the quote, I believe...

[@jorgejaime4325]

He said: “As soon as Ronnie got involved, the writing changed as well, because I was able to play a different way, for some reason. Whereas Ozzy would sing a lot on the riffs and follow the riff, Ronnie would sing in between stuff - he didn’t always sing on riffs, and he’d sing on chords. And we were trying to also talk to him about singing on the riff as well, which he did on a couple of the things. But more or less, it was good, because you could approach the songs differently.”

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Interesting take. Thank you 🙏

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

I’m just gonna come out and say it.. Sabbath with Dio is mid af. His voice is good but I’ve never been into it. It’s kind of like over the top and goofy. Ozzy will forever be the greatest Sabbath singer.

[@atides33]

@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath What a weird thing to say. I love both for different reasons, but regardless of your preference, you have to give credit where it is deserved. Dio is universally regarded as one of the greatest vocalist ever and the Dio Sabbath albums took the the band in a different, but equally groundbreaking direction. To call him "mid" is an insult to the man and the band. Just say you prefer Ozzy and leave it at that.

[@jounikorhonen]

About Ozzy being "an instrument" in the band; Iommi was asked if songwriting was different with Dio, and he answered "Yes, Dio didn't sing the riff".

[@1slogar]

Became an instant Black Sabbath fan when I was in high school 1973. I think this is one of their all-time best!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤘

[@Boomer_Power]

Same here. My favorite Sabbath album to this day. Back in '73, absolutely NO ONE else sounded even a tiny bit like this album.

[@ELR1-C]

What I love about the long out-tro Sabbra Cadabra is that it's like they've done the main parts, and now it's them just having a good jamming session together. What a tight knit band. Love it

[@dno4794]

Still the best band on the world, ever. Dean..

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hard to argue my man

[@FelippeARJ]

Agree. Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, in my oppinion, are the greatest bands that ever existed and most likely will never be surpassed

[@hangemhigh7069]

​@FelippeARJ Zeppelin had 4 hits! I was so angry when the Polar Price from Sweden go to them with the motivation they ground the Hard Rock? But Black Sabbath in Hall of Fame say different.😊

[@lloydy68]

This is an absolute killer of a track, my favourite off this album for sure.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

So good

[@mikeg.4211]

A great reaction, Andrew! This is a great example of what real organic human music sounds like, which was almost extinct before a recent renaissance. Native American Navajos deliberately included subtle imperfections in their amazing blanket weaving where a mirror image was not quite exactly a perfect match in the design, which was thought to reflect the soul of the artist who created it. That's a sign of real art, soul and craftsmanship. The most underappreciated creative musical genius ever is Tony Iommi, who wrote this great creative music over and over and over, and created whole genres. Literally thousands of bands since have been doing variations on what he created for their whole careers.

[@mikeg.4211]

ps - These subtle imperfections were also intended to please and honor the gods to reflect that the gods were more perfect.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Wow. I love this Mike

[@mikeg.4211]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums 😎👍

[@tidball]

Mike G. Beautifully “woven” in. I did not know that. Also, you are not exaggerating. The genre spinoff is so insane. Thousands. Andrew said once that the name “Black Sabbath” may have scared off many people. Luckily those days are over. I love Led Zeppelin but hands down I would pick Sabbath over then. It has always perplexed me since I was 16 years old that Sabbath wasn’t more recognized. Feeling more and more vindicated in my taste as the years go by.

[@mikeg.4211]

@@tidball awesome comment! I think the reason was that Zeppelin was on the radio constantly 24/7, and Sabbath was NEVER on the radio. Even the worst of Zeppelin dreck like D’yer Maker was always on. Also the critics all hated Sabbath (a badge of honor as far as I’m concerned.)

[@gerarddion4859]

Oh Andrew, you are so right! I’ve played this song so many times on the way home after partying! Thanks for your reaction to this killer song by Sabbath! This is heavy swing at its best and no one does it better! Cheers!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

💯👌🙌

[@lloydy68]

Listen to the subtle use of piano, it's stunning ..... they do this in 'Gypsy' too

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes Lloyd! 🤯

[@mojobag01]

If Bill and Rick Wakeman want to end it funny then they are quite welcome to. Rick's son Adam has been on keys with Sabbath throughout the final tours.

[@dago0ne]

I just can't believe you haven't reacted to "Fairies wear boots" yet, it's one of Sabbaths best songs & there's also a great live version from the same gig you reacted to with "war pigs" & "hand of doom". Hope you do soon!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I’ll get there!

[@isarforace6901]

Fairies wear boots and megalomania! Thanks god for sabbath!!

[@chriscoote2690]

Do the studio version…

[@fairieswearboots3556]

You sir, are a legend.

[@josephparson5268]

Check out the version from 1972. They do it as an encore and there's a little drum thing before the song. Awesome

[@delightbydelusion]

The outro always struck me as a fade-out that was never faded out. I love it. But yeah, someone else in the comments mentioned you check out The Writ from Sabotage and I couldn't agree more! The Writ and The Thrill of it All.

[@Iamadrummer]

You are at a late night party, and this is the song on the surround sound system. You are sitting with your friends bobbing your head to the music,, you all have a beer in the hand, and a couple joints are being passed around.

[@Vimana]

Thank you for making these videos! I'm a drummer and a keyboardist from Finland. I haven't written a comment before but I still probably wrote something on the live chat of one of your previous videos. Sabbra Cadabra is a great song from my favorite Black Sabbath album "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". It's a fantastic album as a whole and contains a lot of variation. This song even features Rick Wakeman. He's the keyboardist mostly known from the progressive rock band "Yes" but he was also a very successful session musician. One of his most memorable sessions was his piano playing on "Life On Mars" by David Bowie. I enjoy the whole jam session at the end of Sabbra Cadabra. I think it was really fun and enjoyable for the band as well. That's probably one of the reasons why they left it as it is and didn't add a fade-out to the end. It sounds to me like they didn't even think about the ending. The last 30 seconds sounds like pure improvisation by the band and Rick Wakeman. It was a surprise the first time I heard it but the second time it kind of felt just natural. Yeah, it's a real jam session and it's nice to hear a band actually playing and jamming together. As some of us know, many bands used to play live in the studio. So, the "basic tracks" were often played by the whole band together. Sometimes they just added vocals, some solos and some harmonies and effects on top later. One good example I know quite well is Rush. They played most of the parts together live in the studio until the "Power Windows" album when the producer changed to Peter Collins. I still want to write a few more words about Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. It was a really important album for me. I learned that everything is possible in hard rock, metal or just music in general. There were some truly positive musical surprises. I really like the instrumental called "Fluff", which I've heard was named after BBC radio disc jockey Alan "Fluff" Freeman. I think it sounds a bit like some baroque music mixed with the style of "Albatross" by (Peter Green's) Fleetwood Mac. I've always liked the song "Who Are You", which was a real surprise as well. It's one of those rare songs that's written by Ozzy Osbourne and it's quite unique. The style of some of the parts are similar to guitar riffs but they're played with an ARP 2600 synthesizer instead. Some slightly psychedelic stuff there and great vocal harmonies as well. "Spiral Architect" is the last song on the album and one of my favorite songs of all time. It has many great things including string arrangements and I love the feeling I get from the intro. The song has a lot of depth and the lyrics are quite interesting. Geezer Butler was the main lyricist in Black Sabbath and he said in an interview that one of the songs on the album came to him in a dream. Spiral Architect certainly has that vibe. I love it. Take care and enjoy the music.

[@Joetime90]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is probably my favorite album by them. I grew up the 90's, my mom got me into Sabbath. I used to hop on my trampoline with this CD in my walkman daydreaming.

[@UjjayaEthnoambient]

Black Sabbath toured in the US with Yes in 1972 . Yes were into hinduism and vegetarian regim, but Rick Wakeman eat meat and drink beer . So he travelled with Sabbath instead of Yes . He ended to play on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

[@stevemccuish7628]

Because Bill can swing any song,I'm 63and listened to jazz since I was born , because of my Dad ...

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

NICE!

[@billymoretti8437]

I always loved how at the end of this song you can hear Bill Ward put his sticks down on his (I think) Floor tom (right after the cowbell hit)

[@stringemup5941]

Ozzy has “Funk” in his vocals. Not Nile Rogers or Bootsy Collins kinda funk-but grodymax under your toenails after mowing the lawn kinda funk! He just always intuitively FIT with SABBATH. And you’re right, his voice DOES have a very guitar-like quality!! LOVE your channel, and love your SABBATH journey-my all time favorite band. I remember when I first discovered them, and I envy you getting to hear this stuff for the first time. I wish I could re-experience SABBATH for the first time!

[@Redd_Fawkes]

The best analogy I can think of is AC/DC. Ozzy and Bon were evil sounding. Dio and Brian tried to sound evil.

[@jrbbassmusic6749]

Bill Ward is a beast - love his drumming, him and Ian Paice need more recognition in my opinion!

[@terrylandess6072]

I still remember my mouth hanging open the first time I heard Ian's speed single kick during MULE from the live Made in Japan album.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Or the drumming on “You Fool No One” from the “Burn” album. Total controlled mayhem. Thunder in the Ardennes 😃 Magnificent drumming if there ever was some.

[@emjem99]

I'd forgotten how effing good this album is.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

💯

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

It’s my favorite Black Sabbath album. Such an underrated gem.

[@pingamalinga]

​@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPathNational Acrobat might be my favorite Sabbath jam, but I must personally put MoR and Sabotage above SBS. They all rule! 🤘

[@666dynomax]

3:27 love that climb of the bass line there too. I also love the jazz and blues influence in sabbath amazing. Right in the era of zep two different but similar bands. Love them both

[@springy-2112]

Ha, yet again my favourite Sabbath song along with every other sabbath song! They're all my favourite. Ozzy sounds amazing . Dio is amazing . I love em both. ✌️❤️🤗

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Me too!

[@springy-2112]

@Andrew Rooney Drums I can't believe the scammmers think anyone is stupid enough to reply to their fake offers. I have to begrudgingly admire their persistence. But also smugly chuckle as I report their comment and watch it instantly dissappear. What a strange place the Internet is . Sometimes wonderful and enlightening often dark and deceptive! A very dear friend and long term bandmate of mine had a great way to put any bad situation, or seemingly bad situation into context . Such as our pa going up in smoke or me attempting to drum with my broken hi hat foot in a giant brace. He would say . " Still, never mind eh?!" Worked every time. I've no idea where this is going , or even why I started . But as always Andrew, Peace and love brother ✌️❤️🤗

[@joenorris8220]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Some of the Black Sabbath songs without Ozzy or Dio are good too.

[@nocteexmortis979]

Ahh my favorite band. The true giants of Metal, and absolutely unafraid to completely switch tempo, tone, and feel at the drop of a hat. At some point, Sabbath WILL whiplash to some wildly different bonus song-within-a-song, and it just works. Why? That’s easy: They’re Black Sabbath, and you’re not.

[@seandalton6673]

When I first got into Sabbath, listening on cassette, it took me a while to be sure where one song from the track listing ended and the next one began.

[@pravolub8]

In my opinion, Ozzy's natural talent is in his melodic contribution. His ideas for melody, though he wasn't as well trained and talented as Dio as a vocalist, were superior and worked making Sabbath's music classic. I love Dio, but I like Ozzy better in the context of Black Sabbath.

[@akiharjajarvi8747]

I love these Black Sabbath - reactions of yours. Tis is my all time favourite Black Sabbath song

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for watching

[@srudine]

I have run out of superlatives to describe how much I enjoy this song. Ozzy's vocals are spot on. Love it.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

So so good

[@whitedrguy6503]

Sabbath bloody Sabbath was their first time using a 24 track recording system along with it was a time when they were using copious amounts of a certain white powder, so the combination of the two thing amounted to a truly remarkable musical feast for the ears. A very experimental album in more ways than one, I think Sabbath bloody sabbath is so much different to any other sabbath album in just about every way possible. First heard it in 1973 and still listen to it now, it was the album that started my sabbath journey. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@genebarker3624]

I turned 16 in 1978 and you can bet this was my stereo. I enjoy your channel and your love of Sabbath, though I'm not a musician.

[@richardfairlamb9728]

It’s great that you’re mentioning Ozzy so much Andrew. Geezer said he never got enough credit for how good/original a singer he is. Although Geezer was the main lyric writer, Ozzy used to come up with so many memorable melody lines. There’s a really great song on ‘Technical Ecstasy’, their last album with Ozzy, which has some gorgeous singing by him called ‘She’s gone’. As always with Iommi, his acoustic playing on it is beautiful and eerie, but Ozzy shines on it. Well worth checking out.

[@tidball]

She’s Gone is absolutely beautiful. Amazing feel. Cheers

[@richardfairlamb9728]

Yeah, it rarely gets played and it’s amazing.

[@gerarddion4859]

This track is some of the heaviest swing ever! It’s fantastic!

[@robertthomas7176]

What I find amazing is Mr. Rooney is able to not listen to entire catalog and spoil all these first time listens for us old timers that grew up listening to Sabbath..

[@raulitopecina]

Great googalimoogali, I was just thinking today "I wonder with big A is going to cover Sabbra Cadabra" and here we are

[@soundslikebstome]

Exactly right.1974. 16 years old. Driving home with a car load of 16 year old friends with this playing on a Motorola 8 track. Life was good....real good.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@jangles1839]

Biggest man-crush I believe I've ever seen for Mr Bill Ward! 🤣 No, I'm only joshing around with ya Andrew. Bill Ward is certainly a phenomenal drummer who, all too often in my opinion, gets overlooked when folks are talking about the great drummers of the past! 🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼

[@greekpapi]

Lots of people debating the Dio vs Ozzy thing but I say.....thank the Good Lord we had 2 great singers to enjoy!!!

[@paulhudson563]

Some people just don't get Sabbath. There's so much going on in every song. Love this album, the use of Synthesizes was new for them and some fans did criticize them for it but the album has just got better with age.

[@NintenDub]

Yes! Keep sabbathing.

[@chriscrim751]

Thank you, FINALLY! My favorite song of all my 48 years. I trust you will listen to this song again and again.....

[@kevinreynolds1051]

Into the Void is a must. The groove on that one defies description. To good for words.

[@andreatarsi1379]

Bonham was friend of them, and once asked to Bill to let him play his drumkit, the very Sabbra Cadabra song!... Bill refused because John would had his plates destroyed as usual :-D

[@mauricelaidler4789]

Thanks for this. As a long-haired heavy rock lover in my mid to late teens when this album came out, I was already into Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple. I recognised even then the differences in each of the bands’ drumming styles and how Bill Ward, John Bonham and Ian Paice influenced songs. I would listen to songs by each band and subconsciously block out everything else and concentrate on the drumming. However, your posts have given me even greater insight into the way the drummers of each band move the songs along. And I love to see and hear your reactions to ‘my’ music from when I was just a lad! A very lucky lad to have been there at the time.

[@MacToecutter]

And Rick Wakeman on the piano. 🤘

[@bobtedeman5975]

8 AM here in NH .... what a way to start the day

[@johnnordberg6904]

I get what you're saying about small imperfections being perfect sometimes. Gives the work more humanity. Also when you were describing this song as a great road trip song I fully went back to the 70s picturing myself driving down a quiet highway late at night with my 8-track blasting and the 8 speakers inside ready to shred! My muscle car purring and Sabbath or Zepp belting out their best! Brought back good memories. I really like your commentaries.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Too kind John. Thank you

[@SCoop923]

Went down a worm hole here as the kids say, good reactions sir, entertaining

[@rickcook7308]

Great song, great album .,, title track is a beast.

[@farmonious420]

Great reaction. Sabbath is my fav of all time. They even used a synth in the middle for a couple of bars. Never over use anything and continue to change it up all the time, that's what makes Sabbath everlasting. Keep up the awesome Sabbath content. Stay Happy and Healthy.

[@FabricioCarvalhoFerreira]

That’s simply authenticity. 🤘🏽

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

💯👌

[@jameswolff4925]

72 yrs. old..........Used to jam out to Sabbath when I was young.......Were a great group IMO

[@hangemhigh7069]

WOW I had many Sabbath T-shirts thru the year but no VOL4 the coolest motiv of all!

[@johns7097]

A great song on one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YES!

[@ronedelenbos272]

Think about this Andy, After all these years ,with all the great and greatest bands that have come and gone. What are the odds that Sabbath is still hot, still relevant. Think of both big lineups with Ozzy and Dio possibly two of the absolute best Frontmen of any band ever . With Ozzy and Dio ,Black Sabbath adapted their sound and never missed a beat. Fresh ,Honest ,Hard and Fast. AcDc comes close but in all honesty I still have to hand it to Black Sabbath for always staying true to identity and relevance.

[@markedid5818]

What I like about Black Sabbath is it was listening music, it wasn't dance or gooey sticky love songs, it was kick back, feel it and go on the ride with them music.

[@andresr1995]

It's insane you haven't done Sweet Leaf yet. Especially being a drumming oriented channel !!!

[@ryanmccall1666]

"Black Sabbath Geek"...I love it 😍🤘 me too

[@bobcorbin3294]

Rick Wakeman of Yes on Moog synth and Piano.

[@paulwhite7972]

Enter one Rick Wakeman just to stir things up a bit. Always loved that ramshackle ending. They were just jamming it out

[@BerenCamlost666]

Life-long Sabbath fan and non-drummer. Thanks for the digging! Love it!

[@andrewcolicchio766]

I must thank you for teaching so much about my favorite songs PLUS, music as a whole. I thoroughly enjoy turning on your channel!👏👏👍😊

[@TheCornishCockney]

The first 5 albums are utter perfection. I was 17 when this dropped after absorbing Vol4 previously,I was a Sabbath nut. I can’t separate Vol4 and SBS.

[@jangles1839]

You're a true fan..... there's no need to separate! 😉

[@justthefacts9374]

You meant first 6 SABOTAGE is their magnum opus

[@crimmo54]

First 6

[@TheCornishCockney]

@@crimmo54 Sabotage of course. My mistake.

[@alanbrown7412]

Yo Andrew...yet again you are spot on with your analysis of the band ...Bill Ward and Ozzy's vocals. I love Ozzy and RJD 's vocals...both work with Sabbath. I'm a 65 yr old rock and metal head ...who bought the first Sabbath album when it was released in 1970...I was 13 and it blew me away. I have been a fan ever since. I am one of your subscribers who is not a drummer but always wanted to be one. Glad you are now a Sabbath fan ....so many people don't understand the complexity of the songs. I really like your reactions and actually understand now what you mean about certain drum patterns.. Looking forward to your next reaction Maybe some more Opeth please? Peace from Liverpool UK 👍✌️🤘☮️

[@alanbrown7412]

Thank you so much Andrew. Keep on rockin' dude👍✌️🤘

[@chriscoote2690]

+1 for more Opeth!

[@EchoesDaBear]

What a treat to start my day!! This is my absolute favourite from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album, and definitely ranks high on my all-time fave Sabbath songs! The groove on this, the psychedelia/trippiness, Ozzy's voice...did I mention the groove?!! Just love the flow of this song! Distinctly remember first time hearing, and I know it's cliche, but I was indeed blown away at the awesome sonic journey I just experienced. Sure it may have been enhanced by some herbal stimulus, but what better way to listen to Sabbath!! Great reaction Andrew! Glad you've immersed yourself in the Sabbath catalogue, and are enjoying it so much!! Bill Ward is a wonderful drummer.

[@Jaymzmiller]

I heard this song first on the Metallica 'Garage' album and loved it, and a friend's dad introduced me to the Sabbath version and I've loved it ever since. The decades have passed but this is still probably my favourite Sabbath song, maaaybe Fairies Wear Boots, but the honkytonk detour this goes is just amazing.

[@dirtyburd71]

I can imagine bill looking over with a big grin, as if to say... Oooooops! I grew up through the 70s and Black Sabbath was there the whole way. I was 10 when I first heard the debut album and YES, Ozzy instantly became my favorite vocalist.

[@tonyivey9827]

Sounded like a buzz jam at the end. Feeling good, keep rolling

[@donnelson6694]

Great reaction/analysis. Thanks Andrew.

[@TerryVonCannon]

This is Terry VonCannon. Awesome and truthful reaction. I wholeheartedly agree with you as there is nothing like real actual singing and playing of instruments were a virtuosity that are not altered with modern technics. Average musicians can be made to sound perfect in today's times and yes I am an old guy.

[@patrickmcgowan7630]

I'm completely enjoying watching you get off listening to my teenage music, in fact still some of my favorite jams. Honestly I'm grateful to God I survived those years, there were some brutal nights back in the day !

[@trendydelquendy]

I find myself listening to every bass drum note has a thumping bass guitar note too. It's like RnB.

[@ledzep331]

Ozzy is such a genuine guy. I've had the pleasure of seeing him (and Sabbath once) in some small venues back in the day, and he just oozed fun and love.

[@sindrijonsson9847]

I would love to hear your reaction and breakdown of the song The Writ by Black Sabbath from the album Sabotage. Have greatly been enjoying your Black Sabbath journey! Greetings from Iceland🇮🇸

[@ronedelenbos272]

Brilliant, absolutely Brilliant. Not many bands had this this level of Color or Patina. It's like chocolate that catches you off gaurd. Black Sabbath had it in spades.

[@KMAsKorner]

As a non-drummer I totally understand your explanation of the old-time rock and roll and being around your age I totally agree... Ever heard of the other Bill drummer.... Bruford from Yes and King Crimson... would love to see that on this channel.

[@derekjhpeterson3882]

Perpetual Change from Yessongs is an amazing performance and Bruford at his best live!

[@ejohnson3837]

Ozzy Osborne has announced that he is Retired from touring as of 2/1/23. For health reasons. 53 years plus is quite a run.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

It sure is!

[@KeithCosslett]

Rick Wakeman did the keys/piano on this one.

[@dandanny6772]

One of my all time faves. That's Rick Wakeman on Piano and Synths by the way. Killer piano on that last breakdown. awesome. Thanks Andrew.

[@meanmetalmike666]

You still need to react to The powerage album by acdc Phil rudds grooves are relentlessly driving on this album

[@simonstirling9800]

I love that you give koodos to Bill Ward , I believe he is one of the most underrated drummers in the business.. I also love that you give props to Ozzys vocals on this tune.. Everything about this band is on point here. Sabotage is my favorite album of all time.. I honestly believe this album has not ever got the credit it deserves.. The Writ, Megalomania are 2 genius musical rides that keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. They are like 3 or 4 songs in one.. they are so good because they are 4 unique talents that found eachother at the right time.. hail Sabbath. This is a supergroup and many of these songs are anthems..

[@atomicpunk5318]

Ozzy’s tone on both sabbath bloody sabbath and sabotage is more aggressive and generally higher. It’s one of the reasons they didn’t perform songs from these albums live in later years as it was pushing his range. Two unbelievably good albums. Although one is over engineered and the later was after their management bankrupted them. Sabotage was done with a bit of anger and a stripped back sound. You should dive into Megalomania and The Writ.

[@meanmetalmike666]

And Thrill of it All & Superzar

[@tidball]

My god. The Writ and Megalomania are my faves. But yeah Thrill of it all is one that has grown on me over the years in a big way. The pure anger of vocal delivery in the Writ (lyrics by Ozzy) is amazing.

[@dennispower5362]

Agreed always loved Sabbath 60s&70s Sabbath brought 1st album in 69

[@joemaurone7923]

I've long said that Bill Ward's jazz drumming influences were the secret weapon of Black Sabbath's arsenal.

[@edwardfuerst1143]

One of top 3 Sabbath songs.

[@xristospapadimas4554]

Try “snowblind” and “megalomania”

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I will!

[@steveisaac2328]

My favorite... You Won't Change Me (Drums are the front), from Technical Ecstasy or Air Dance from Never say Die... This is a great one, though!

[@pekkalaakkonen1163]

Love how u found your way to black sabbath family. Reactions are spot on. Wouldn't change anything on Black sabbath records, and wouldn't change anything on the reactions you do 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@baffifinti78]

Great channel, great reaction and big taste in music man

[@glpf5]

I'm not a drummer, I dabble in guitar, but greatly appreciate all of the parts of music and things like time/tempo change, etc. I love watching your reactions and, in particular, your Sabbath journey as it progresses. I would humbly suggest "Falling off the Edge of the World" as well.... so good.

[@bobtedeman5975]

Ozzy is backyard party. Dio is theater.

[@gerarddion4859]

Great analogy!

[@xyhmo]

This is one of their very best songs imo… been loving it since the 80s. And this is also their best album.

[@aimiliosgourgoulis4453]

There would be no life without music. There would be no life without Sabbath.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

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[@kentmains7763]

Yes, it brings back some great memories, love this song.

[@ninRAIDER]

One of my favorite Sabbath songs! Gotta be some of Ozzy's best vocals ever.

[@alanrouzejr6553]

Heading home after a crazy night out, 2 am, windows down on the car, shuffling through the 8-track cassettes, sliding Sabbath Vol 4 or Bloody Sabbath into the player, cranking it to 11, head bopping down the highway. Yep, we listened to this a lot!!! Thanks for the great reaction and analysis.

[@432htz3]

That jam at the end is gold !

[@mlb70]

FYI: Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of the band Yes was brought in as a session player, appearing on "Sabbra Cadabra"

[@tonysoprano4755]

Andrew don’t know if you all ready listened to National Acrobat but it’s a another classic off this album. Thank you for doing what you are doing love your show.

[@amandab4978]

National Acrobat is my favourite...I've got it as my phone ring tone! 🤘😸

[@tonysoprano4755]

@@amandab4978 That’s awesome Amanda I wish I had the brains to do that. I have a shit load of music on my phone that I would love to make ringtones. I don’t have a computer so I can’t access the ringtone makers that are out there for iPhone. Oh well it’s still a great song by the legendary group. Thanks for the reply.

[@amandab4978]

@@tonysoprano4755 Umm....go find your nearest 6yr old (or anyone under 30)! It's easy- peasy, no computer needed, just the ability to 'add new ringtone ' in your phone app, and select the desired track in your music folder... (I'd give you detailed instructions, but I can't remember how I did it! 🤣🤣🤣)

[@tonysoprano4755]

@@amandab4978 lol it’s not that easy. You need a separate ringtone maker and then download load music to computer then use the app to transfer the music to your phone. About 3-5 yrs ago it was as simple as you said it was now it’s not that simple at least with I phones the new ones. Thank you any how.

[@amandab4978]

@@tonysoprano4755 wtf!? Has Apple decided that user friendliness is old hat?? Yet another reason to avoid Apple products like the plague...🙄

[@47kb8]

Call out to the individual from Alberta, Canada. 🤘🤓🤟