First Time Hearing Black Sabbath Hand of DOOM (Reaction!!)

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[@poloreacts27]

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[@dccalloway4450]

Polo, once that Sabbath gets in you its in you for good. The true godfathers of metal. Keep it up man. Great stuff...

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

i always felt ( cant speak for Ozzy) the song was about the disillusioned vets who were coming home from the Vietnam war when the song was written. and just couldnt reintegrate into society and turned to drug use to try and ease the pain.. anyway thats a rando's take on it.

[@markmcguire9953]

I really enjoy your videos because we definitely have the same appreciation of the unique combination of badass souls that were the original lineup of Black Sabbath. Saw them at Winterland in San Francisco. Love your set, the vibe, the backdrop and kinetic art in the background. What would really great is to see you react to 'Into the Void' from Master of Reality. Quintessential masterpiece!

[@rickandgen]

Geezer Butler, bass player and principal lyricist, wrote this song after seeing US soldiers returning from Vietnam addicted to drugs from the PTSD.

[@zebraskin]

Interesting, thank you for that info. I never got into Sabbath very much, maybe a few songs, and I am just starting to listen to more of it. My dad's a nam vet, and we connect a lot with music, even if some (like anti flag) arn't his jam. I'm getting ready to document a lot of his war buddies stories, some that suffer with things this songs about, so I'm going to put it on my playlist.

[@dizubstylee7993]

"First it was the bomb, Vietnam Napalm Disillusioning, you push the needle in."

[@spartanjedi41]

Black Sabbath’s first 6 albums are basically perfect albums all the way through, and each one evolves their sound in some way.

[@jeffmartin644]

Agree man 100%

[@chazdii]

Absolute TRUTH!

[@billwicketvogel1787]

Absolutely Nothing wrong with their next two albums either. They are both above average albums for Sabbath.

[@brezz6759]

Fax!

[@TheAntiTryhard]

I love all 8

[@kikivon3501]

Bill Ward is such an unbelievably great drummer!!!! He is up there with all the greats IMHO. His roots start with Jazz, all the greatest drummers have deep jazz roots. He called himself a percussionist.

[@TEXICANROCKNROLL]

Black Sabbath are the godfathers of Heavy Metal & absolute legends, so whoever said they don't get why we like Sabbath has never even listened to them, never listened to them enough or are just completely oblivious to great music. That being said, you should really give "Sign of the Southern Cross" by Black Sabbath a listen

[@Nickel138]

This is probably my favorite Sabbath song. It’s amazing on so many levels.

[@benallmark9671]

Me too bro , it's epic.

[@dsw8103]

Right!?!

[@biffmalibu9488]

The beauty of Sabbath is they sometimes give you 2 or 3 songs in one. That's what I love - the switch-ups. They're like songs withing the song. Check out Wheels of Confusion off Vol 4!!

[@bryanmack5410]

You gotta remember/understand the music scene when Sabbath arrived. The Jackson 5. Simon & Garfunkel. This stuff was earth-shattering.

[@martinmorris5997]

There was Hendrix, Cream, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beatles, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, plus many others who were fairly heavy like Iron Butterfly, and Led Zep who started around the same time and performed on the same stages around Birmingham and the Black Country. Black Sabbath was the first real heavy music though, which is now known as metal, and the band that really started that genre.

[@bryanmack5410]

@@martinmorris5997 yeah, good point. Good list.

[@dizubstylee7993]

@@martinmorris5997 Hendrix was def a huge influence on Sabbath and metal.

[@Scrub_Jake]

Legendary beat… Bill Ward is a beast! 🥁

[@kikivon3501]

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

[@jimmyapolis]

People either "get" Black Sabbath or they don't. You certainly get them. Thanks for the reaction. Great video!

[@richardcallery477]

Osbourne, Iommi, Ward, Butler.. living legends. Great breakdown man. Black Sabbath singularly formed the foundation of heavy metal.

[@bmeggs19]

This might be their best song. Bill Ward has a 1980s hip hop drum beat in 1969.

[@poloreacts27]

I peeped that!!! 🤯

[@DeepOwl1073]

That's straight jazz

[@lastborn11]

Any high school jazz band alumni would be happy to let you know that is a classic 50’s back beat jazz drum pattern with a little crash symbol for rock sake … a college music history 101 would go in to great detail of where that sound originated but…yeah… no😊

[@rabbittlambert1455]

I was 20 years old when this came out.....yes. I'm old.😁

[@rstar6496]

I was fifteen and its still good.

[@leddygee1896]

And you're still here!! I was ten years old when it came out, but I didn't hear this song till I was Fourteen. Zeppelin was my gateway into heavy music, as my older brother played the first and second Zep albums ALL the time! I was also between 8 and 9 years old when those albums came out. Zep is timeless, But when Rush came on the scene with 2112, In 1976, Even Jimmy Page gave a nod to Rush as an upcoming band to be reckoned with!! If the human race survives itself in the future, Sabbath will be just as recognized as Bach and Beethoven are regarded now. Timeless in their craft...

[@TwistOnThat]

Children of the Grave is another great Sabbath song to check out.

[@timtrefz5450]

Whole album is just the best... My favorite is Fairies ware Boots..

[@jamespanter6768]

Black Sabbath pioneered the use of ‘mini movements’ in hard rock. Traveling along in the music then bam something else. A movement to another song within the song. The idea is not new. But it was new at the time for rock. Just went from one sound to another in the middle of the song. Brilliant and the drumming by Bill is of the chain. A complete band.

[@mojobag01]

When you've no shoes but you've got ALL the chops.

[@robertwilliams4872]

When I was a young teen, never heard Black Sabbath in radio, but would go to house party band and kids were playing Them on 8 track and totally underground following. Check out NIB…

[@sspp3065]

Electric funeral is one of my favorites although not as mainstream as the others by original black Sabbath but has one of the most unique sounds you will ever here on metal

[@johnnyb6067]

It’s such a great song.

[@jdd3786]

It's the definition of Doom.

[@amjrpain919]

I put Bill Ward up there with John Bonham! Ward/Butler are phenomenal !

[@clasmaster1471]

Sabbath was so pivotal for rock ‘n’ roll and heavy metal. Heavily influenced by blues and jazz. There’s nothing like a well put together sabbath song. I grew up on this SHXT!

[@CosmicLeche]

When I first listened to the album this one's on, I was already familiar with War Pigs, Iron Man and Paranoid, but not any of the other songs. My favourite was Planet Caravan, it was such a pleasant surprise, because I was not expecting a song like that. You'd probably be surprised, too. The lyrics and the way they're sung is some of the most beautiful I've heard.

[@huzefachhatriwalla6796]

The first two albums were simply groundbreaking. The next albums were very good, but the first two were like nothing no else.

[@rvlozano54]

I was 16 years old when this album came out. I bought the 8 track, and I would lay in my room listening to it for hours. One of my favorite bands! Whoever said they don't get Black Sabbath; well, they just don't get real music. TOOOOO BAD!

[@WhatTheHellEverything]

I question anybody’s rock fan cred that says they don’t like Sabbath.

[@a_mae_hall]

Sabbath’s Paranoid is one of my ultimate no-skip albums. Start to finish, just perfection!

[@johncampbell3390]

I'm a metal head. Listen to everything from Accept to Zeal and Ardor. Death, Black, Doom. Thrash and everything between. But Sabbth is by far my favorite band no matter the singer. For me they haven't done much wrong. Except for Forbidden. We don't talk about Forbidden.

[@toddwarshawski963]

Polo man you're Raw AF !

[@ryankellypa]

I always felt when the song changed is the high and then comedown at the end

[@HBFTimmahh]

For clarification, this would be in the Genre of Hard Rock. even though many will call Sabb the Originators of Metal Sound.

[@B0110-x3d]

Have to do Nib and into the void. Such good songs and are a must when it comes to black sabbath!!

[@shannaguthrie7180]

I always LOVE your reactions to these old metal bands!! Keep them coming!!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

As a 14-y.o. white boy in the early 80s, it was like a religion of mine to explain to people how Black Sabbath wrote lyrics that you could find in a church sermon.

[@kikivon3501]

After Forever was written in direct response to them being called a satanic band.

[@dizubstylee7993]

But they trained their fire on the sins of warmongers and politicians. That's why they had to be demonized. Of course if you read the lyrics they sing about peace and love, and decry violence, evil, greed and social decay. They are borderline Christian metal.

[@6699230]

I read somewhere that the bass player considered the seminary in his younger days!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

@@6699230 That kinda sounds right.

[@golden454]

Oh yeah one of my favorite songs. Super groovy bass, drums it's 🔥🤘☮️💜

[@mikeydep89]

bill ward is incredible

[@malicious1968]

yup The Hand of Doom is at the end of YOUR own wrist

[@chadengert7786]

Dude! Great song choice.

[@lsu1992]

My favorite Sabbath tune ever. The OG Master of Puppets.

[@fruckles]

When listening to Black Sabbath, I always start with "The Wizard". [Solo]

[@troybaker8113]

I think master of Puppets came because of this song. There both about drugs. Using the heavy and fast vs slow. Except Hand of Doom uses the faster part for when they’re high on the drugs and Master of Puppets slow part is when they’re high on drugs. The other was talking about how it effects you or you under drugs spell.

[@user-gz9jp3fj2d]

Would love to see you do judas priest...victim of changes

[@johnnyb6067]

It took Black Sabbath 6 days to record this entire album (Paranoid). Their first album, Black Sabbath, was recorded in one day so it’s basically a live album.

[@gran29ty67]

It’s true all the great drummers have jazz influence in them.

[@salsashark7386]

INTO THE VOID!

[@chriscoote2690]

Sabbath has been one of my favorite bands for 40 years or so. Check out A National Acrobat or Sabba Cadabra.

[@user-curtisingreenville]

love your reactions. great insight that is thought out. dont see that a lot.

[@davidmastro5406]

Before "Heavy Metal" became the universally accepted term for this kind of music, bands like Sabbath were described variously as "Downer Rock" and "Atomic Blues". I personally wish that the latter term had stuck. Great reaction, Polo.

[@richardworton4597]

Almost every Sabbath song is usually at least 2 or 3 different songs.

[@isaiahstandley2496]

Very nice pick 🤙

[@Ozarkprepper643]

One of the better anti drug songs or more specifically heroin. That dreaded Hoppy. And the description came from someone who ought to know well. For a Time as these artists approached age 27 we were always curious who would be next to join the club. ⛓️ ⚗️💉⚰️ 🤠🐂🏞️ 🤠🐂🏞️

[@UNDERCOVER4825]

Lots of bad drugs in the late 60’s 70’s, heroin was everywhere, Vietnam was on fire. I was a cop at 20. To me the lyrics tell people the story from starting to use hard drugs to death because of them. Don’t use drugs death comes soon enough without helping him.

[@markchapterthirteen]

Curious about your suggestions. This is one of my dozens and dozens of favorites , you like it. Introduce somethings I’m not familiar with. Pretty sure there’s a lot I’ll like.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Yes dude. Sabbath got that well deserved stank face. You'll enjoy exploring BS and I'll enjoy exploring it with ya.

[@franzheuer1966]

Play Sign of the Southern Cross from the album Mob Rules . Powerful amazing. 🎸

[@stephenroby8498]

Remember this is 1970, and this type of music is new. Beatles controlling the airways.

[@godfromheaven2525]

In Vietnam, if they didn’t have heroin, they use mescaline.

[@franzheuer1966]

You can find easily 30 songs over there entire carrier which make say Wouh.

[@georgetsiotsios3796]

Funny how you don't see too many in our metal family that are junkies between this n puppets we didn't Nancy telling us no we had. Sabbath 70s n metallica in the 80s🤘🤘 smoke weed n drink Hell yeah bit of acid for the farries that where boots 😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘

[@JohnWhite-xc3md]

Funky British cats.

[@repleh82]

So many lyrics were wrong in the caption. As a Black Sabbath devotee from the beginning this drives me crazy.

[@leoavila9368]

Judy's preust

[@scottknefel7609]

1970

[@timshelton8535]

This whole album was excellent! Got really burned out on Iron Man and Paranoid though

[@soulpatchjackson3076]

This shit slides from all sides. Left, right, to top and bottom.

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

I saw that comment, and at the time there was a single comment that questioned that notion. I had replied a really long comment but don’t think I posted it, as I believe my wife and daughter needed me to drive somewhere and it was lost. Meh.. But oh well, I’ll recap some main points here instead, and try to keep it basic as I can be long winded and discuss music on a thread for weeks ongoing. I happen to firmly believe that music is entirely subjective, just as any kind of art is. But to my 54 yr old ass who grew up loving Sabbath, it seemed pretty impulsive, sophoMORONIC, and wholly uninformed. Sophomoric in that he was likely a younger Tool fan who just really wants you to do ONLY Tool reacts and maybe some 90’s grunge reactions, but probably nothing else. Uninformed, in the sense that he seemed to not really know much Sabbath other than the same old radio “hits” which, for those of us who are familiar with their entire catalogue, would point you to dozens of other “deep cuts” which is always where the real juice is, as is pretty much the case with most any band. A single reply below was encouraging him to listen to all of that above mentioned radio crap, which, sure, they’re great songs, but none are the real meat compared to some deep cuts. It depends on the band, but for most, I would always recommend a few deep cuts before throwing in the hit singles later on as more of a recap, cause a lot of times the singles are so overplayed that people are burned out on em, and many were chosen because they’re really simple, unchallenging, non controversial, and have easy crossover appeal. In other words, “safe” for airplay. Jimi Hendrix HATED playing “Purple Haze” and “Hey Joe” when he toured but required to BY CONTRACT to perform them for audiences because those were the singles people knew of him on the radio. Additionally, there’s no Doors fans who get REALLY EXCITED about hearing someone play “Light My Fire” for the 157,000th time, but throw on “Not To Touch The Earth” and you’re gonna get their attention, guaranteed. For Sabbath, I would never start someone off on “Paranoid”, “Iron Man”, or most other singles. The ONLY single I would highly recommend would be “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” as its raw energy, crunchy aggressive riffs, and specifically Ozzy just pushing his vocals to the extreme makes that song undeniable to even the most seasoned fans. But honestly, for Sabbath, I’d explore 3 or 4 deep cuts before spinning the singles most people know. For example, I’d focus on Sabbath compositional strong points: Blues/Jazz influenced riffs, Slow Doom Metal/ Sludge Rockers, and Synth Laden Psychedelic FUNK (some of the BEST Sabbath, imho), and a few EPIC others that shouldn’t be missed. Blues/Jazz: “The Wizard” (with awesome harmonica), “A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning” (awesome blues guitar riffage!). Doom Metal (Sludge): “Lord of This World”, “Into The Void”, “Cornucopia”. Psychedelic FUNK: “Sabba Cadabra”, “A National Acrobat”, “Killing Yourself to Live” EPIC others: “Symptom of The Universe”, “Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener”, “Supernaut”, “Children of The Grave”, “Fairies Wear Boots”, “Sweet Leaf”. Bonus: “Planet Caravan” which is totally unlike any other Sabbath tune. I know that’s a huge list right there, but I really don’t think you could go wrong with any of these tunes. I’d start with “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” and move on to any of those others next. THEN, I would look back into some of the radio singles that most everyone knows.

[@davidbaca7853]

You need to listen to Dio….Ronnie James Dio You want be let down

[@SabFANationalAcrobat]

Interesting comment you make about metal suddenly (musically) moving in other directions. One thing to keep in mind when listening to Black Sabbath, especially the first 8 albums, is that these songs are painting pictures. The mood at the beginning of 'Hand of Doom' is depressive, like the junkie's despair. The middle part - the pick up - is the euphoria, then the gradual descent through the guitar solo back to the gloom of the start. The high was an illusion - the junkie is back where he started and he is going to die.

[@realbser1956]

Everything on point with this classic. Ward’s drums switching between rock and jazz, Ozzie’s vocals, the lyrics. Hard to do better than this. 🔥

[@alldayadventures5418]

"Electric Funeral" from this LP is about how we would die in an Atomic War....

[@brovold72]

Worst song on the album and it STILL kicks ass.

[@marcgustafson6015]

Bill Ward is definitely the unsung member of Black Sabbath. He put his mark on many of Black Sabbath's songs. Really drove the beat home. Damn shame that he was done dirty for the final Sabbath tour(s)! Keep going strong, Polo!!

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

Sabbath was truly amazing. They were my favorite band for a while there - the godfathers of metal, and, more specifically, doom metal. This song is a prime example, though not their earliest. Black Sabbath (the song) and NIB are both from their first, self-titled album. It's chock-full of doom classics.

[@paullynn8205]

I played this song in my car. my 12 year old granddaughter listened to it, and when it ended, she said "is that song about taking drugs"? I said yes. she said "grandad, I wont take drugs". thank you black sabbath.

[@Brackna71]

That's so sweet😭

[@trentboyett6048]

Life rule, never trust anyone that doesn't like Black Sabbath.

[@snakeskinnerkyle]

Pioneers. Their influence runs through more artists than we could ever name

[@briancole7024]

Hey Polo, your reaction takes me back. I wish I could relive the first time I heard Sabbath as a 6th or 7th grader. War Pigs was the first and that song changed my whole direction of music and consequently, my life path.

[@jeraldkimball494]

Thank you for opening you mind to my generations music.

[@mzondi1970]

Glad to see you respond especially the week Ozzy announced he is retiring duebto illness. The man has definitely earned it

[@superfbomb9054]

Symptom of the universe is another good one like this by Sabbath

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

I first heard Hand Of Doom in late 1970 when I was 8 years old. The Paranoid album was my first exposure to Black Sabbath. It scared the crap out of me. Sabbath changed my life, it really did. That album, and all the others, lead me down a path of musical discovery that I still walk on to this day. No regret.😎

[@brucecronin6396]

53 years later, and this new generation is "Getting It" !! Thank to the "Inter-Web" !! Polo you've gone down a rabbit hole, you will never regret. Keep it UP !!

[@brovold72]

I've loved rediscovering many of the artists I happened upon in my teens through different "reaction" channels. And Polo is one of the best -- great blend of enthusiasm (or occasional brutal-but-not-gratuitous honesty) and analysis.

[@user-gz9jp3fj2d]

If this groove surprised you...u have to do planet caravan by sabbath 😁😁😁

[@kikivon3501]

That song is such a MOOD!!!!

[@jeraldkimball494]

This was aimed at all the soldiers during Viet Nam who sometimes turned to drugs to escape the horrors that plagued them. The Horrors they witnessed and when they came home the people spat on them like they were responsible for it all. Btw I am a Viet nam vet. I had friends who was so tortured in their mind they ultimately committed suicide.

[@labgnat]

Check out Electric Funeral

[@mora1948]

Gotta do sweet leaf next!

[@cambodianz]

Early Sabbath is essentially R&B with distortion and occult/political themed lyrics. “Hand of Doom” being the prime example.

[@MattyNoNose]

This album had the biggest influence over my drumming than any other album ever. It’s hugely underrated. Also, Ozzy is a legend.

[@theonenamedhaze]

I feel like ALOT of these people that react to hearing Sabbath don't grasp the intelligence and deepness of the lyrics

[@finsoups8971]

Check out 'never say die', technical ecstasy' tracks..Wooow

[@randyoehlert5045]

I made my first Black Sabbath concert in 1971 my senior year in HS. I've been trying to make every Black Sabbath concert I could ever since. You have missed out on a lot of awesome music. I'm lucky to have been around for the music of the 60s and 70s. I started playing drums in bands around 1968 still working on learning how. Best time ever. I'm still mad at my mom for not letting me go with my older brother to Woodstock. LOL. No one at the time had any idea what Woodstock would turn out to be. I enjoy your show, I try to watch every time you post a new show. Amazing how much great music you don't know. But you're working on it. have a great week.

[@6699230]

In '75 I worked with a truck driver who would fly to Birmingham, UK & follow BS on their tour thru Europe & fly back to Des Moines when the tour ended. I always thought that was a clever idea!🙃

[@johndrake3472]

Bill Ward is basically the inventor of the Hip Hop Beat - just listen, it’s right here

[@billyoliver4000]

Polo, you should check out the song Heroin by Velvet Underground.

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Do you know how hard it is to be a guitarist knowing that every awesome guitar riff ever was already written by Tony Iommi?

[@raydotzler9117]

Electric Funeral 🔥🔥🔥

[@richardoviedo1164]

You like that hip hop boombsp awesome

[@johnt9402]

Sabbath and Tool you can’t go wrong

[@matforsbon]

Black Sabbath "The Wizard" is a must if you like funky groove music.

[@andrewmoran8306]

this song is easily in my top 3 sabbath songs. Tonys riffs are punishingly heavy, Bill Ward who's basically a jazz fusion drummer has perfect in the pocket groove playing and the explosive energy that is metal. this band was, is, and will continue to be an amazing influence to musicians and passionate listeners alike. Keep up these great reactions!

[@brianfogle2743]

The fact that Tony lost a finger, work related, and made a prosthetic one is even more incredible.

[@lukajward]

@@brianfogle2743 he didn't lose a finger, he lost two of his finger tips, but yea.

[@hank35682]

Sabbath is a top 3 band for me, the whole paranoid record is flawless, Black Sabbath created heavy metal 🤘

[@51page]

I've been listening to Sabbath for 50+ years. Thanks for exploring new worlds of music. I'm living vicariously through you. What kind of music are you into that you wish people knew about? King's X

[@shadymaint1]

This was my childhood. Black Sabbath, Leld Zeppelin and other rock bands of that Era. As a kid I would sit and listen to my fathers vinyl collection.