first time hearing | Black Sabbath NIB | Reaction!!

[@eyorke01]

Polo - thank you for your review of my recommendation NIB. This is is just baddass as you said. They have alot of song my friends love from this band and they set the stage for all Rock music for those bands that came after. There was nothing like their style at the time. NIB is my favorite. But many more great tracks to explore.

[@poloreacts27]

Thank you for watching and for your support.

[@strydershadow391]

@@poloreacts27 You could probably pick any song off their first three albums and be blown away by this band. Yet you'd still have songs and other albums they have with that same effect. Have fun exploring those in your 4 Runner. lol

[@OdawaWife]

Have you heard Ozzy's cover of Stayin Alive?

[@davidstralko8967]

Polo, one of the greatest bands ever. The guitarist is Tony (Eye)omE. He was in an industrial accident and lost the tips of I think 3 fingers on his right hand. He thought he was done playing until someone made him prosthetic fingertips. He does not move around much. He just stands there and kills it, left handed.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Good suggestion!

[@Zepperon]

I grew up in Kosovo as part of a small minority, just 2% of the population. After the war in 1999, we were very poor, and we couldn’t travel because visas were too expensive. As a Bosnian in Kosovo, I was bullied a lot because of my last name and where I came from. But I found a way to escape through music. I discovered bands like Black Sabbath and spent hours every day listening to them on KZbin. We couldn’t afford to see any concerts, but I always dreamed of it. In 2022, I moved to the United States, and since then, I’ve been able to see many of the artists I once only dreamed about. For those living in countries like the US, don’t take it for granted. Enjoy all the concerts and musicians who have given so much to the world. Roni Ahmatovic, love to everyone❤

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

glad you made it.

[@neilp8964]

Sorry u went through what u did. I’m glad you’re living a better life now. Stay safe and stay healthy

[@corey6393]

Thank you for the frame of reference my friend. As a native born US citizen, I need a reality check now and then.

[@Zepperon]

@@corey6393 since moving to US, especially in New York where i live now i see that most people dont love and appreciate as they should, America as a country and the freedom this country has. I am alive because of this country, because America saved us in 1999 and i owe my life to USA. I am very lucky to be here and to live here (for as long as they let me), ofherwise freedom is not free as most people think. And USA has done so much good for the world, we can't pay it back, me personally i cant pay it back for what they did for me. Love, enjoy freedom, be in peace with yourself and your people❤️❤️

[@Zepperon]

@@neilp8964 im trying my best. No one can escape from the past, but i try to cherish everyday that i have now.

[@SummerRain-n5u]

I think it's amazing that these guys were as young as they were when they did this. Geezer Butler (bass & lyrics) & Ozzy were 20 years old...Bill and Tony were all of 21.

[@Heartstrings_Skyla]

I got 5 speeding tickets because of this track.

[@svenlerouge78]

😂

[@jimklein5491]

Rookie numbers

[@juliataylor707]

Good for you!

[@conniek8221]

Check out “Fairies wear boots” from Paranoid and “Hand of doom”

[@Cometofdoom4316]

Hand of doom! Just for the drums and bass

[@vincegedeon6583]

Yes great choices

[@Utubeisassho]

Fairies!🇨🇦🧂

[@deadmaniam3818]

It is Tony Iommi (Eye Owe Me)...great reaction Polo🤘

[@conniek8221]

No other metal band compares to Sabbath and their each individual talent!!!

[@PanheadJeff58]

While Steppenwolf coined the term heavy metal, Black Sabbath started the genre.

[@rickmts]

Sabbath invented metal. They got panned by critics, and now they’re in the Hall of Fame!!

[@michazmic1]

Hey Polo, Have you seen or heard “The Wizard” Ozzy playing harmonica! Pure Fire !!

[@WolfgangDee72]

I was 15 years old in 1969. This was an album that me and my friends listened to every day along with Deep Purple "In Rock" and Led Zeppelin 1. We could only listen to them when our parents weren't in the house, so weekends were out of the question. After school let out, we had about 2 hours of freedom, so we cranked this up on our parents hi-fi until we saw their car roll up the driveway. Black Sabbath is definitely the heaviest of the three and Tony Iommi's riffs have been influential for decades. He came up with all the best riffs. I still listen to this life-changing stuff at 70 years old.

[@robertlavorna2968]

SAME HIST0RY, IM AIS0 70 AND THEY ARE STiII MY FAV0RITE BAND AS AII 4 GUYS HAVE UITIMATE TAIENT AND THE UNIQUENESS 0F THEI MUSIC IS SEC0ND T0 N0NE!!!

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

Coming up to 62 here, bring on the Sabbath.

[@AnthonyFilardi]

Black Sabbath are just pure genius with the music they put out.People will be listening to this in the future like people listen to classical music now.

[@jcvlap]

This first album is unbelievable and the fact they cut it so quickly in the studio is amazing, one of the best albums in the genre, groundbreaking

[@RaphaelCrafts]

Making the track paranoid in an afternoon because the studio needed to fill more time, some bands would give a decade to create something like that

[@PaulThoresen]

Raw Sabbath, love it!!

[@sathanas65]

One of my favorites by them, from their self titled 1st album.

[@Mytwocentsisallicanafford]

Nobody rocked harder than Sabbath in the day or maybe since I feel blessed to be born in this musical time frame

[@illiniheel67]

I love your honesty and your down to earth attitude.

[@cmiles97x38]

Just a song about the Devil falling in love with some of the best rock music behind it. This a great one, even the bass player warming up is iconic.

[@Duality306]

Geezer Butler.....🤘🤘

[@garykemplay6091]

Damn right!!

[@svenlerouge78]

The Godfathers of all Metal Music. 🙇‍♂️

[@jeffjones6221]

Geezer, the original "thunder thumbs".

[@edeschberger6868]

Black Sabbath is the meaning of heavy metal

[@corywestfahl1691]

Nativity In Black 🤘🏻

[@PxNxWxGxW]

I love it it when BS just jams. Its like magic.

[@conniek8221]

That entire album is eerily awesome!! All songs

[@thumper2k174]

I grew up to this music. So cool to see new people still discovering it in 2024. Great music it timeless. Great video Polo.

[@ThoseBackPages]

Sweet Leaf or Fairies Wear Boots next please!

[@OhioCruffler]

Fairies. Look up the backstory.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Sweet Leaf!

[@RobertCook-fs9zz]

Thank u Polo always honest reactions I don’t think all their music would make the forerunner but they have great songs and more to come for you to enjoy

[@markantone7989]

POLO YOU'D LOVE SNOWBLIND SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH

[@WildMan4US]

Always loved the Bass solo leading into the song..

[@scottlindsay841]

Iomi is the Riff Master!!!

[@danielmoeller8457]

Into the void..... need i say more?

[@jamesmcclain5005]

There was so much music in the 70's all different all amazing!

[@patrickb8134]

@poloreacts27 Mind blowing is one way to describe it. Geezer Butler is an absolute monster of a bass guitarist. Fun fact: A bunch of metal and prog bands got together and made a tribute album to Sabbath named after this track. Primus got tapped to cover this song, I suspect because they were the only ones who could do it justice 😁. Well worth a listen.

[@nmockster5363]

This was the music of my 15 yr old self in the 70s. My collection was heavy on Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin (playing supporting roles were Judas Priest, AC/DC, & Skynnyrd.) 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@1hodet1]

Pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@matttee1319]

Underrated comment..😈

[@toddashton9696]

One of my favorites from the first album. Thanks Polo.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

top 5 fave Sabbath Tracks...

[@jeffjones6221]

There is music, and there is just raw/tribal music. This is raw

[@omni379]

That’s the best way to describe Black Sabbath: raw. It sounds like it came out of the steel mills of Birmingham. Much heavier, sludgier than Led Zeppelin, but still amazing. Just a different sound.

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

This is my FAVORITE BLACK SABBATH song

[@GREENPUKE99]

Black Sabbath is in my top 5 bands. Soooo many great songs, soooo many different sounds and vibes. Love the reaction. Would love to see your reaction to one of my favorite Sabbath songs-Snow Blind.

[@davidleach4689]

Great legendary Black Sabbath nobody sounds like them

[@13_13k]

Oh! Has anyone mentioned that Tony has custom plastic finger tips because his were cut off in an industrial accident when he first started to play guitar well and wanted to be a musician and he almost quit playing until he heard Django Reinhardt a jazz guitarist play on a record his boss gave him. Django had use of only two fingers on his fret board hand and was a legendary guitar player. That gave Tony inspiration to continue playing. He made his own prosthetic finger tips by melting down the plastic dish soap bottle and gluing different types of cloth to the plastic then he tried leather and he liked it and it felt right. Crazy. Would he be as good if he had not lost his finger tips?

[@Waylandwoodworks]

And he lost them the day he was gonna quit that job. He claims that he was not going to go in that day but his Mom convinced him to go and work one more day

[@13_13k]

@@Waylandwoodworks --- not only that, he normally didn't do that job on the shearing machine but someone in the assembly line in front of his normal job called in sick and his boss told him to go work that other machine for the day and he had never operated that machine before. He said he just stuck his hand in a little too far and the press or cutter came down on his two fingers and he had to pull his hand out and it left just the bones at the tips of his fingers showing, no fleash. So the doctor cut or grinder of the bone sticking out flush with where there was still flesh and said that's all we can do. So it was destiny for him to go to work, thanks mom, and to replacement the sick guy, thanks for calling in sick and thanks boss for putting me on some machine I've never operated before. Crazy

[@bove2k918]

He may have played differently and not created the method of playing guitar that basically defines metal..

[@13_13k]

@@bove2k918---- it is also possible that he may not have tried so hard to be a great player. He had to be better than everyone else so he would be taken seriously. Everything happens for a reason

[@bove2k918]

@@13_13k yup. I can see that

[@MrDeadstu]

Tony Iommi ( pronounced Eye-oh-me) Peace Polo, keep up with Sabbath.

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

One of my favorites. Black Sabbath's first album was greater than most bands ever achieve - my favorite, but arguably they exceeded it with their second, Paranoid - in short order, might I add!

[@MrDiveDave]

One of my favourite songs by one of my absolutely favourite bands. Great reaction as always Polo, you remind me very much of a good friend growing up. One that listened to all this kind of music with me for the first time as we grew up too. So its almost like going back in time a bit and reliving thie moment. Thanks dude.

[@luked78]

Other tracks to check.out- The Wizard(Ozzy on harmonica) Into the Void(so underrated) Supernaut(Bonhams fave sabbath song)

[@13_13k]

Tony Iomme is the master of riffs. He comes up with so many it is unbelievable. Every song has two or three changes based on a riff of Tony's All the Black Sabbath albums with Ozzy singing are legendary. No bad songs. Like Led Zeppelin, you will become a fan and can't get enough.

[@lawrencefine5020]

My last concert was in 2014, it was Black Sabbath's last tour. (Checked it off my bucket list.) Loudest concert I ever been to. Ears were ringing for 3 days. They are the Kings of Heavy Metal. Nuff said.

[@toddkobylarz4758]

I didnt like Sabbath forever, and im 58. I happened to catch them the last time they came to Detroit...maybe a dozen years ago. Ive been to a few hundred concerts in my life....that was the best one EVER. The entire crowd was stoned. People from all age groups. Ozzy lost his voice 3 songs in and NOBODY gave a shit. What a great time!

[@defresh4612]

3:34 funny u say that. My dad used to bust this out on vinyl for Halloween evening when trick or treaters were in the neighborhood. The first track has a long intro of rain and bells …. Spooky mood.

[@eyorke01]

I totally love Polo for reacting to this great song. It set the stage for Rock Music that came after. Nothing was like this at the time.

[@TheRagratus]

A very good friend of mine was a bass player for a number of bands that had record contracts- Loudmouth/No One/played some shows with Disturbed. THIS was his favorite song of all time. Miss ya buddy, RIP Mike "Flare" Flaherty.

[@timpwhit]

I remember sneaking up to my aunt and uncle's attic to listen to Black Sabbath with my cousin in my early teens. It felt like we were listening to something so taboo and forbidden, but amazing and alluring at the same time. Sabbath was the perfect antithesis to the "flower power" songs of the 60's.

[@themadgroper]

Underrated but still awesome "Electric Funeral"! One of my all time favorite Sabbath songs!

[@jamessomers8808]

It still blows my mind away that Tony Iommi was almost the lead guitars for Jethro Tull. Its very interesting. Instead, he created a whole new genre of music.

[@danfleming3545]

People who don't like Sabbath have never listened to Sabbath. I feel like Ozzy is my uncle, as Sabbath has always been there for me since I was 9 yrs old in 74. We never went to church, but Sabbath was my religion. Made me think about God and Satan, and who is really lord of this world. I really dig seeing Polo's reactions and seeing him and others totally mesmerized as all us Supernauts still are after over half a friggin century later. It's cool seeing a younger generation validate that great music is timeless! "Cuz smokin and trippin is all that you'll do! YEAHHHHHHHH!!!" Black Sabbath Matters. Always has, always will!

[@Chamomileable]

A bass guitar intro was really something you didn't see everyday even back in the early 70's so this song immediately grabs the attention of any listener. Then you get into the body of the song and it stays consistent. There were accusations of satanism or whatever but the lyrics are ultimately about Satan making a mistake and falling in love with someone, as told from his perspective.

[@JefferyJaynes]

The place where they used to rehearse was across the block from a movie theater. Toni noticed when a horror film was showing, people would line up down the block. He decided if that many people were paying to be scared let's make scarry music, and the rest was history.

[@dc9664]

Primus does a nice cover of nib

[@McKavian]

Ozzy does the vocals on it, too.

[@bfulks2001]

The first album I ever purchased was Blizzard of Ozz. Once I learned that Ozzy sang for Black Sabbath I started buying everything they put out. I still listen to Black Sabbath.

[@mattharvey968]

Rush… ByTor and the Snowdog… got to check it out POLO!!🤘🏻

[@ballater99]

My number one favorite band of ALL time!! ❤

[@maghurt]

One of my absolute favorite songs and albums! The Wizard, Planet Caravan, Children of the Grave...it goes on and on, and that's not even getting into the Dio years, Heaven and Hell is excellent.

[@-Heavy-]

My favorite song from them!Sabbath is just timeless good! 🤘😈

[@richardworton4597]

Bill Ward is a drumming God, Geezer is a poet, Tony is the riff master and Ozzy is well Ozzy

[@andrewmiller218]

Missed you Polo!! Somehow you slipped out of my Algorithm, so I’ll turn on notifications for you! So many excellent Sabbath songs, but if you haven’t reacted to Snowblind or Supernaut yet off the Vol. 4 album, they are excellent! Always a pleasure! Thank you!

[@jorel80]

such a dope song! There is a new-ish recording of this from the 90's with Primus backing Ozzy. It's not drastically different, but has modern production quality and of course Les Claypool slapping the hell out of that bass!

[@majorgruber5925]

Those initial albums were absolutely brilliant. This track is most definitely an example of why.

[@scottchrismon4492]

They recorded their first album in 2 days.....No pro-tools, no computers, no bullshit. They recorded their live set and then added lead guitars on day two. Who knew they were creating what would become metal. There were others that helped but Sabbath is considered the source. IMHO....

[@PxNxWxGxW]

Recordings today are sterile and boring. Rock and metal is being made like it's pop albums.

[@snarkyguy2657]

Give the whole first Black Sabbath album a listen in order. One of the top 10 albums of all time IMHO. It'll also make the bassline at the beginning make a lot more sense.

[@JamesDimond-l7u]

Ye

[@soulpatchjackson3076]

Like #559 You stepping in my grounds. All time favorite band. Bless you Polo

[@OlliGarch]

Loved this song since I was a kid.

[@vincegedeon6583]

🎸Tony Iommi is one wicked guitarist one of the very best on the planet 🌎💯

[@joshjacobs3906]

A great deep cut from Sabbath is the song "Evil Woman" 🔥🔥🤘

[@pompeytid1970]

Nice one Polo - going to slap this on the turntable now :) Drive safe brother.

[@margaretarchambault6139]

Black Sabbath has an incredible catalog of incredible songs. They're the original Heavy Metal band. This is only one of my personal favorites. Snowblind would be an ideal follow up. Keep on rockin'! 🤘🤘🤘

[@marshmallowanimations2296]

SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE

[@Frankincensedjb123]

If you're wondering about the title, when Geezer was writing the song, he couldn't think of a title, so he happened to think of Bill Ward's goatee, thus NIB (as in pen nib, which the band thought his goatee looked like). You can rarely go wrong with any Ozzy Sabbath tune. Oh, yeah!

[@valdas420]

this is a song were bass drums and guitars all come together in the most amazing controled kaos

[@chaddubois8164]

Black Sabbath is so good.

[@davidmastro5406]

Polo, check out "Behind the Wall of Sleep" from Sabbath's first album (1970). The whole song is killer, but I think you will especially dig the drums on that track.

[@noonesfang131]

What's more crazy about Tony Iommi and his playing is that he does it with prosthetics on his middle and ring fingers on his fretting hand, because he cut the tips of them off on his last day at a sheet metal factory

[@bradleymcconnell470]

This is my favorite song by them. The bass line is sick. They all really show off with this track! Black Sabbath at their best for me. The introduction bass is my favorite bass line of all time. Geezer Butler is a amazing player. So is Tony Ionmi on lead, Bill Ward on Drums and Ozzy Osborne on vocals If you've not done any Dio Black Sabbath I would recommend the song "I" yes that's the name of it. It's from their 1992 Album I remember buying it and listening to it for the first time. No other reaction channel has done it. Much love from Virginia. Our area was hit hard with the flooding here in SWVA. Pray for all affected please. 🙏

[@JefferyJaynes]

You still haven't heard there first song, "Black Sabbath" from their first album Black Sabbath. It actually starts out like an old horror film with rain and thunder and a bell tolling in the background. You'll love it.

[@karenmikalofsky5287]

Halloween vibes, for sure! Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath needs to be played in every haunted house! It would scare the crap out of me 😂

[@christopherbova8109]

Love your reaction

[@fractaljack210]

One of their best. Ozzy Sabbath is best Sabbath.

[@Bman-xy2vh]

You saw ozzy on the Osborne's, he was at a one. When he was with Sabbath, he was at an eleven.🤘🔥

[@socalnitro]

Aged 54 years. Perfect 👍🏻 I should know 1970, where’s my garden hose?

[@markb.7091]

This and Snowblind are two of my favorites among the songs the casual music fan likely doesn't know about.

[@williamHmusic2023]

I enjoy your reactions... especially Sabbath, Pink Floyd & Primus

[@petar.s1396]

Listen to 'Killing yourself to live' in their sabbath bloody sabbath album. Easily one their best bangers 🔥🔥🔥

[@dark_knight-y9l]

It also give a rock vibe when it comes to the electric guitar

[@scotttrainer9704]

This is on Vol 4, my very first album when I was in 6th grade many moons ago.

[@davidmastro5406]

Geezer Butler, who was Sabbath's main lyricist before the Dio years, said that the song is about Satan falling in love with a mortal woman, and he becomes a good angel again. Great reaction as usual, Polo.

[@B0110-x3d]

Gotta do ‘Into the void’ next by Sabbath

[@Waylandwoodworks]

Yes, Sabbath never disappoints. So, when you get around to the next Sabbath track, and there’s so much to explore, I recommend Megalomania as the song. It will grip you no doubt! Peace my friend, and thank you.

[@Wildflowers516]

You just feel it !!! ❤

[@mark_white.]

And Heavy Metal Was born.

[@browntabproductions]

Funny thing about this song is that for decades it was assumed NIB referred to Nativity In Black a common Black Sabbath theme and later Album name. However in an interview it was revealed that NIB is what the band called Bill Wards Beard.

[@cynthiawhite3945]

BADASS!! 👹🔥