First Time Reaction to Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"

[@acrobaticswitches]

Each member of this band is a total legend in his own right. Ozzy has the most recognized voice of all time but Bill Ward is going nuts on that tiny little drum kit. The power he has on such a simple set up is insane. All bass heads love Geezer and Lommi's guitar speaks for itself.

[@doobiedave9686]

Tony Iommi, the guitarist, lost the tips of his middle finger and ring finger of his right hand in a factory accident so he designed his own homemade prothesis to be able to continue playing guitar. He, the bassist, Geezer Butler, and the drummer Bill Ward are absolutely rockin' it on this song. Another great song by Ozzy, when he went solo, is I Don't Know from the Blizzard Of Ozz album which has Randy Rhoads on guitar. 🤘✌️

[@louisminten7889]

In 1983 i saw Ozzy Osbourne live in Dortmund Westfalen hallen. They did both songs there (paranoid and i don't know) If you are interested, it's recorded and on you tube. Listen to it, you will not be dissapointed

[@nilansh23]

Iommi gives metal it's sound 👌

[@simontemplar3359]

RIP Randy Rhoads. He was an absolute master... gone too soon.

[@thefluxcapacitor1]

I'm not even a bass player, but Geezer's playing makes me want to play and still gives me goosebumps.

[@stpetie7686]

It makes me happy to see Ozzy get some love. I've always appreciated him vocally and felt he was underrated. But mostly I appreciate that he makes absolutely no attempt to present any specific persona. He simply presents who he is and what he feels. If he feels like geeking out onstage, he geeks out. No pretense No BS. Not even choreography. Just Ozzy. 50 some-odd years and I'm still a fan of the guy.

[@daveh9335]

Listen to Electric Funeral. It's a banger

[@rintrah40]

One Black Sabbath song that I really love is "Planet Caravan". It's a much different sound and vibe from their heavier stuff. It's very relaxing.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Terrible druggy song, valueless unless you're high as a kite.

[@brianfogle2743]

Solitude is even more different for Ozzy

[@nilansh23]

It's one of the best song ever

[@vv6769]

My favorite song. That makes me float in the universe.

[@howeird84]

I was in the Navy (Submarine base new London) we went to Hartford Conn. to see them on their 1st American tour. We dropped acid and went in. It was mind bending. We were all grinning ear to ear. When it was over we noticed that Rick was semi-catatonic, on a trip within. We went back home and I held his hand until he came back. Yeah, their music was that powerful. peace

[@hairlokk8672]

No more tears with ozzy is just amazing. That bassline and guitarsolo is s tier

[@DestinyAwaits19]

It's not called a guitar solo. I'm sick of everyone calling it that. It's called a lead break.

[@Prone2Thrill]

One of the greatest bands ever - Ozzy has a very unique and perfect voice for Black Sabbath. I'm sure you are getting comments about his solo stuff with Randy Rhodes (R.I.P.) anyway I am a new sub due to your Sabbath reactions. So much to share - I enjoy the fate that played a role in both Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin's formation. Ozzy went to school with Tony and was essentially ignored by Tony and Bill Ward when he wanted to audition for singer because Tony never heard of him singing and figured he was goofing until Ozzy showed up with Geezer (guitarist at that time) looking for a drummer. They decided to give it a go and 5min into the first song they knew it was happening! #fairieswearboots #sweetleaf #sabbathbloodysabbath

[@chriswood232]

I wasn't able to see Black Sabbath live until the early 2000's at Ozzfest, but I saw Ozzy in '84 and '86. Started listening to Sabbath with Dio as their singer about the same time Ozzy's Blizzard of Oz album released in 1980. Man, those were the days! 😁

[@malcolm2505]

Paranoid was the first album I ever bought, from my meagre pocket money at age 15. The music of Black Sabbath sounds as if it was forged in Birmingham at the heart of Industrial Britain. I see steam, smoke, flames, burning furnaces, Victorian forge hammers beating white Iron & Steel, sparks flying and unrelenting deafening sounds - Heavy Metal in every sense. But maybe that's just me

[@IshwaraYogaNET]

Black Sabbath was my 2nd concert at 16 or 17 / 1976/7 in Liverpool at the Empire > i was living and breathing those early 70's albums at the time, headbanging at the Wigan Casino on a Saturday night. Great reactions !!!! your face is incredibly mobile reflecting emotions, quite incredible and lovely

[@vicprovost2561]

This was their big single from the album Paranoid, it was an add on track that Tony Iommi came up with the riff quickly and they put it together in minutes as a single was needed. Turned into a staple in their set list and was often an encore number for them and also Ozzy in his solo days. Great song! From the same album, try Electric Funeral for another all time banger. Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎶

[@gwydion56]

This song blew me away when it was released, and I have enjoyed you discovering it 53 years later! 🥰

[@Brian-wq3qh]

Another great reaction Stacey, it's great to see someone discovering music I've been listening to for decades. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath is a must, that opening riff was the birth of heavy metal. I still remember the first time I heard it like it was yesterday, it will shock you as no one had ever seen or heard anything like it 🤟😀

[@Dennis13682]

Ozzy smiles so much because back then he was totally insane. He and the whole band are the Godfathers of Heavy Metal!! I love Ozzy ❤ He was my very first concert in 1980. The “Diary of a Madman” tour. Randy Rhodes on guitar 🎸

[@Bman-xy2vh]

I was born in '69. My mom was a rocker, I grew up on sabbath, the doors, deep purple, the james gang etc. I consider myself lucky to have been introduced to this type of music at such a young age. Thanks mom. 👍🔥🤘

[@charleslusk2580]

I saw these guys in concert in 1977 and it was such a great time. I regret you weren't around to see them in the early 70s. Enjoy the journey.

[@dunringill1747]

FUN FACT: The song "Paranoid" was written as an afterthought. They needed a 3 minute filler song for the album. Tony came up with the riff. Geezer quickly did the lyrics. Ozzy was reading them as he was singing for the studio recording.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

As Doobie Dave mentioned, Tony Iommi had lost the tips of his middle and ring fingers of his right hand (which is his fret-board hand) in a metal sheet factory accident. But that's not the full story. After the accident, the doctors told him that he'd never be able to play guitar again. The man just couldn't believe it. At first, he sat in the hospital with his injured hand in a bag and thought, "That's it. I'm finished." But then he thought, "No. I'm not going to accept that. There MUST be a way I can play." That's when his factory foreman (yeah, he worked at the place where the accident occurred) showed him a record of Django Reinhardt, who was Tony's inspiration to resume playing. At first, it wasn't easy to play with two fingers the way Reinhardt had done, especially because of the injury, but he eventually fitted two homemade thimbles onto his fingers to extend them. Unfortunately, that created two technical issues: 1. The thimbles meant he could no longer feel the strings, meaning he'd have to press down hard on them. And 2. It was hard to bend the strings, so he had to find light-gauge guitar strings, but those kinds of strings weren't made at the time, so he used banjo strings until 1970 to 1971 when the lighter strings WERE made. He also predominantly used his injured fingers for fretting chords rather than the single-note solos, meaning he'd have to use his little finger more than he did before the accident. Doctors said he'd never play music again, but Iommi believed he could, and he is. Edit: Unfortunately, The End Tour, as I said in the War Pigs video, was Black Sabbath's final tour EVER. I'm sorry, Stacey. I really wish you could've had the chance to see them live before they split for good.

[@imcrazedandconfused]

As a bass player, I can assure you, that playing the bass like Geezer Butler does not really hurt your fingers. Your skin at the fingers adapts to it fast. He plays like people play double basses. That was quite more common back in the days, with the jazz basses like the one he plays. Jazz basses were the first electric basses, and their design has quite some similarities to double basses compared to modern bass designs. I can also confirm, that when you play several metal styles, there ARE some things that can hurt, if you overdo it.

[@TheDriller-Killer]

But playing like Iron Maiden's Steve Harris... 😂😂😂

[@darrellmchenry1372]

I was 12 when this album was released. I immediately bought the 8-track, yes I said 8-track. The song that really did it for me on this album was Electric Funeral. The opening guitar still sends shivers down my spine when I hear it. When I saw them in 77 there was no fancy stage show or anything like that. They came on stage and just blew my face off from beginning to end.

[@59elgreco]

Saw them in the 70s as my 1st concert and have been a fan ever since.

[@granvic]

These guys...! Man oh man!! Even nowadays their music is absolutely fresh, distinct a remarkable for so many reasons! This is one of those cases where only a few selected people are able to create this kind of craft for everyone to enjoy. This wasn't just their job, this was their life and they were (and still are) one of the biggest references for some reason. Loved your reaction overall but those first 5 seconds were so cool! Haha

[@theblarneytones]

Stacy, you’re the best. I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m a musician and have been my whole life. Watching you experience and share your listening experience is amazing.Thank you for sharing. I could watch you, listen to music all day long.

[@WillFlyTheLightingGuy]

I'm not a HUGE Ozzy fan, but the thing I love and find endearing about Ozzy its that in all his years, he never got over the "Holy shit, I'm a rockstar!!" honeymoon phase that young rockstars go through. Every time he gets on stage, even today, he has such "Hell yes!! Fuck yes!! This is AMAZING" energy. It's refreshingly child-like...especially for a genre that went on to become so stoic.

[@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt]

Black Sabbath 1968-eternity❤🤘

[@brucecronin6396]

Love you. Love your comments especially going back on time, and seeing Sabbath LIVE !! When I got the first Sabbath album, I listened (Mind BLOWN !!) and went back and bought the 4 other albums from that record store. I eventually wore them all out and got the Sabbath catalog on CD in the early '80's

[@psprog]

My dad was in one of the pre-Sabbath bands, Mythology. We met Tony backstage in Brum a few years ago - was such a gent - he hadn't seen my dad for 40 yrs!

[@nilansh23]

Tony and bill both were in mythology 😮😮😮 , you must have a cool Dad with lots of good stories 👍

[@jaketzi8816]

Soittakaa paranoid!!! Greetings from Finland.

[@barblessable]

THE song title explains the lyrics .Re guitar fingers "maybe get a blister on your little finger maybe get a blister on your thumb" [Mark Knopfler's Money for Nothin'. lol ]. Rock vocalists ,try Bon Scott AC/DC , Paul Rogers Free , Roger Daltrey The Who, Maggie Bell Stone the Crows ,Dan McCafferty Nazareth, Kiki Dee , all fine singers with a touch of grit. Good to see Ozzy demonstrate his great vocals too ,thanks Stacey enjoyed your reaction and comments.

[@lemmybonhalen6976]

Black Sabbath is a such a deep rabbit hole!!! 1970's era with Ozzy & 1980's era with Ronnie James Dio on vocals (Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules albums are both EPIC)

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Don't forget Tony Martin ( Headless Cross )

[@ericmiller5603]

Ozzy’s voice hasn’t changed in 50 years! It’s sad that his retirement is probably necessary now.

[@jasonpool9530]

I respect your thoughtful and respectful reactions black Sabbath is my favorite they created metal and influenced the creation of punk grunge and alternative along the way u could argue they are the most influenced living artists u need to react to iron man and children of the grave

[@keithbate9405]

Did they really create metal ? that is a moot point ?

[@remccom]

1 War Pigs 2 Paranoid 3 Planet Caravan 4 Iron Man 5 Electric Funeral 6 Hand of Doom 7 Rat Salad 8 Fairies Wear Boots Great review ! if you were growing up in the 70's you would have listened to this song as part of the album . as you said the song left you wanting more , you got a lot more after track #2 ending with Fairies Wear Boots! again great review !

[@pjeball]

Hell yeah! I was 14 years old in the late 90s when a mate of mine lent me their “best of” CD. I never looked back and have never stopped listening! Even back then, we were late to the party, they were the music of my parents generation whereas we grew up on grunge, nu metal and cali-punk. But from that day I was a convert to hard rock & “old man metal”… and there is plenty more to discover!

[@dadmateryn8092]

Stevie Ray Vaughan used to Glue his fingertips back on because he played so much if that answers your question

[@michaeldrasic7587]

I seen them in Chicago early '70's when they played this album. Blew everyone away-

[@jasonsmith666]

Just in case no one mentioned. The bass player Geezer, wrote all the lyrics. This does not diminish Ozzy but displays his skills with melody. Go Geezer.

[@osamaqtaitat]

Why do you want to diminish!? Performing is great, but songwriting always is greater for me

[@paulchan9199]

You are so right. They open strong and continue through! The band is so tight. Masters of music.

[@johnroberthines7811]

Saw black just the once in the 70s they to me started my love for heavy Rock when paranoid came out when i was still at school

[@oldmanjimh3165]

Cool to see how simple videos were back then but the music lives!!!1

[@venomdust1]

I was a freshmen in high school when I saw Ozzy at the NBC arena in Hawaii 1982 . This was the last song . I had his shirt when I went to school on Monday . One of my teachers said “how did you like the show . “ “I saw Ozzy sing Paranoid I can die happy “. To my shock he said “that was my fifth time and smiled “ 🤘

[@gerardcote8391]

Guitar strings are fairly thing especially the highE B and G.they cut into your fingers but eventually you develop callases. Hurts at first but eventually heal. Bass guitar has much thicker strings so that you don't hurt as much.

[@summergivens242]

First time I saw Black Sabbath was in 1975. I was 17 at the time. Yeah, I'm an old geezer. Ozzy has this natural ability to perform and keep an audience entertained. Plus he has great musicians to back him up.

[@stuman1207]

I'm glad I ran into your channel; I can tell your reactions are sincere and that is really cool. So far you've listened to Sabbath in their infancy both War Pigs and Paranoid are from their second album. You can hear how their style evolved a few years later with songs such as Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Symptom of the Universe which many think Symptom was the first primordial thrash metal song. James Hetfield from Metallica has cited how important Sabbath was to him as a teen growing up and the influence they had on him. They sure were for me too as a teen growing up in the 70's. You mentioned you wondered if playing the guitar hurt, only when one first begins to play as you have to develop calluses on your fretting fingers in order to hold down the strings. After the calluses develop no real pain. Interesting enough Sabbath's heavy sound was the result of an industrial accident their lead guitarist Tony Iommi had which cut off the tips of two fingers on his fretting hand. This was before there was even a Black Sabbath. He made homemade tips for the fingers missing the tips and also tuned down the strings on his guitar allowing him to fret the strings lessoning the pain. As a result, he accidently discovered doing so created a very heavy sound different from standard tuning. You may also like 70's era Judas Priest as Ozzy has often stated he admires their lead singer Rob Halford who has a much greater vocal range than he does. They are both from the same hometown of Birmingham, England. If you want to try Priest, I recommend the albums Stained Glass(studio) and Unleashed in the East (live),

[@oopsdidItypethatoutloud]

Geezer Butler had never played Bass until he was on stage. They decided they needed a bass. They bought the bass on the way to a gig and Geezer played. Mad ❤ from Northeast England ❤️

[@remcohoman1011]

4:20 for Toni Iommi the guitar player it does hurt, he lost the tips of his fingers at a steel mill. He was assigned to a steel cutter, but he was a welder, but the woman who had to do it that day, didn't show up. and he didn't got proper instruction on the cutting machine. And it didn't had any photocells regestering light broken and shutting off, this was early 1960's, no safety on heavy equipment.. he let the pressbar down to keep the metal sheets in place and with footpedal pushed the knife down, while he led the outer parts of the metal sheets to keep it in place, and the large knife cut the tpos of his two mid fingers, ina relfex he janked his hands out, and sheered the flesh and left his fingertips in the machine. Learned to play aiagin after his chief bought him a Django Reinheart album, he played blues with just three fingers. Toni melted his mothers dishwash bottles down to a ball, put it over his fingers, sandpapered it to the shape of his fingers, put a strap of leather on it from an old leather jacket he had and learned to play guitar ..forst with banjo strings, and at their third album "Master of Reality (and ode to mari plant ) he tuned his guitar down, and that was and is still the sound Heavy Metal bands want to obtain... and to some is one of their heaviest albums ever.. With one song loving Jesus..really, and one song about humanity polluting the planet and the air... mind you..1973.. they where ahead of their time.. Lotsd of love and warmth, Stacy !!! You rock girl !! Greetings from The Netherlands

[@SeasonedCitizen99]

I'm 63 and huge Sabbath fan. Their early albums are epic. Saw them back in the 90s. Was awesome! Bonus: Lead-off band was Pantera.

[@nicolaemarian7009]

......Ozzy is the "last vampire" of rock music! ...

[@MarkRouse-w3d]

Saw him with Rick Derringer and Edgar Winter 73 Tarrant county convention center Fort Worth. Total blow out AK concert. Never forget!

[@Davelakful]

Great reaction! Funny you asked for our "stories" about songs. This was my first favorite Rock song - was 12!

[@rogerrowles8702]

This Song Was A Last Minute "Toss-off, Improvisation" As They Needed One More Tune To Complete , Their Second Major Album Recording/ Release. FYI... 😝 🤔 🔊🎶🎵🎶 👏😎

[@michaelhart2373]

The irony of the last lines...."I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late", yet he's still going 54 years later......

[@kjelledbom1728]

Is so fun to see a young woman talking about Black Sabbath as its a new thing...I rented a vhs show concert of this band and listening to it was so cool. As a guitarrist id imagen Tony always have pain cince he doesent have fingertips on his hand after an accident while working in the steel mill. I do agree that is always fun to watch a young Ozzy. Ty for a fun reaction.

[@trevalarose8155]

Actually the guitar player lost the tips of his finger in a factory accident. But became such a huge influence on rock guitar. You definitely develop callouses

[@BlackieNuff]

Megadeth covered this song, played it a little faster tempo, but it's fantastic. Type O Negative also covered it, slowing it down to their "doom goth" style of the time, stretching it out to a little over 7 minutes, which included a brief Iron Man riff. Also very good, if you can dig the sludge pace.

[@lawrenceholzer9286]

when I first saw Sabbath in 1970mI was 18..really went to see Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention at Fillmore East in NYC.. Seeing Ozzy and Tommy Iommi ,Geezer Butler and Bill Ward's Jam was transformative To complete your education of the the BIG 3 you have to listen to Deep Purple" Child in Time"

[@guitarman8462]

Toni Iomi said once in an interview : I don't know where the term Heavy Metal Came From. We're just a rock n roll band.

[@robertcurtis-cn5fw]

It's heavy rock

[@guitarman8462]

@robertcurtis-cn5fw well in the interview he said ' Rock N Roll " not heavy rock.

[@seanherskowitz5998]

Great reaction and great stream last night 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@smftv]

To answer your question: "Yes, it hurts". Playing guitar. The only way to learn is to play until you're sore (which for beginners is almost immediate, especially on some acoustics). Then play until you bleed, and then play some more. No pain, no gain, right? (In this instance "gain" is a double entendre, lol). Eventually your fingertips get calloused and if you continue playing it no longer hurts. Your wrist can get sore if you hold the guitar at an awkward angle, that's just something you need to figure out on your own as we're all different shapes and sizes (and so are guitars). I can't play anymore because of health issues (not from playing) but if I could... my fingertips are like brand new now, lol... so, yeah... it would hurt.

[@johnroberthines7811]

I heard paranoid for yhe first time when i was 13yrs old, a friend of mine at the time had an older brother who had loads of rock albums including the first sabbath albums and we used to listen to them when his brother was out. Ozzy and his voice are a one off

[@Rick-or2kq]

I still have this album that I bought in the early 70's.

[@dmgallibond469]

There are a few rock singers from the old days (and many more these days) who have really good voices. My parents were music snobs and always had classical or jazz music on in the house when I was a kid. When I got my driving learner's permit, my mother allowed me to pick the radio station when I was driving, and of course I always listened to the rock and roll stations. I remember one day this song was on and she commented, "Who is that singer? He's really good. He doesn't just scream like so many of them." When I told her it was Ozzy Osbourne, she nearly fell out of the car, because she had always heard he was one of those "Satanic lunatics" that all of our parents thought rock musicians were back in those days. I don't know if Ozzy had any formal vocal training or coaching before he started his career, but I am positive that most singers who lasted more than a couple of albums and one tour of live shows had to eventually enlist some vocal coaches so that they could keep singing. These days, a lot of the top vocalists work with voice coaches long before their bands ever make it big, and they are able to sing with incredible power and even add a lot of vocal distortion without completely destroying their voices.

[@blindeyedog01]

When I saw Ozzy live the first time Metallic opened for them. Cliff Burton was still alive (RIP), and was the highlight of the concert. One of the best bass players ever. He would pass soon, and it's the first time I felt sad for an artist. 😢😢😢

[@JefferyJaynes]

Great reaction, these two songs are from their second album. Their first album is Black Sabbath, and the first song is Black Sabbath, it's a little spooky but great.

[@rodneyhansen6151]

Loved your reaction to Paranoid - it’s a mighty jam! You asked about bass playing: It totally rips your fingers apart when you first start playing. Sabbath’s bass genius is Geezer Butler; he also wrote the lyrics! 😊

[@jackbackband7733]

An incredible piece of music about mental health/depression. Read the lyrics ... Finished with my woman 'cause She couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time All day long I think of things But nothing seems to satisfy Think I'll lose my mind If I don't find something to pacify Can you help me Occupy my brain? Oh yeah I need someone to show me The things in life that I can't find I can't see the things that make True happiness, I must be blind Make a joke and I will sigh And you will laugh and I will cry Happiness I cannot feel And love to me is so unreal And so as you hear these words Telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy your life I wish I could but it's too late I'm now in my 70's and this song still blows me away!

[@dconley1964]

I've listened to these songs hundreds of times and have seen them live 3 times. Watching these reaction videos reveals insights that I have never considered. From the mouths of babes...so to speak. I see new nuances every time thanks to people like you. Recommend N.I.B.

[@dutchyjhome]

Black Sabbath...the inventors of Metal.... These guys are Metal Gods...

[@billtaylor3382]

I'm 65 yo now and I have been a fan of them since I was 12 yo! I had all their vinyl.

[@SandyLewis-z4x]

I saw Sabbath at their penultimate gig in his home town of Birmingham and it was so special. The tour was called The End about 5 years ago. Try Fairies wear boots.

[@peterkassner3552]

You love seeing the JOY on Ozzie's face as he performs... lol... he was probably high as a kite!!!

[@johnkozarek3886]

The first time I saw Black Sabbath in concert was when Ozzy left the band and Ronnie James Dio was the vocalist but I also saw Black Sabbath was when Ozzy reunited with the band and went on tour. I also saw Ozzy as a solo act “Diary of a Madman” tour.

[@ajaykiran973]

My absolute favourite Black Sabbath song is Snowblind. Which is also one of my favourite songs of all time.

[@peterscheh6968]

hello steacy i am the german black sabbath my absolutly favorite rock and metal band already many years paranoid is a firstclass song my favorite song by black sabbath is god is dead this band is in my opinion the best british rock and metal band all of time i thank you so much for this song steacy i enjoy this song take care aigin thank you i löve black sabbath

[@Nookster707]

Geezer Butler the bassist is a legend.

[@dmj4966]

I love Ozzy Sabbath, they are the GOAT. that said HIGHLY recommend Dio Sabbath, maybe starting with Heaven and Hell, or Stargazers live video for Dio with Rainbow....Ronnie James Dio is very different from Ozzy but absolutely amazing

[@kevgmor]

I was 12, smoking weed in the woods with the older teens when I introduced to Black Sabbath with this tune. The whole album is good #420

[@skatter44]

For your next Sabbath song to react to should be Symptom of the Universe. It's incredible!

[@rickjohnson2165]

Symptom of the Universe is from Sabotage which should only be tackled after listening to all of their albums prior to Sabotage. Listen to them in chronological order as they build on each other.

[@skatter44]

@@rickjohnson2165 She is already listening to them out of order. There's nothing wrong with listening to them not in chronological order. Stacey, listen to them however you want to.

[@Rocker1964]

What kind of B.S is that, chronological order? It don't matter what order she listens to them as long as she continues to enjoy them...She listens to them as she gets them...@@rickjohnson2165

[@bouncybaby5577]

Yes, one of Sabbath's best. My favourite of theirs is 'Children Of The Grave' which will have you rockin' off your chair. Another vocalist well worth a listen is Ronnie James Dio, particularly during his time with Rainbow. Sabbath and Rainbow were regular visitors to my town so I was lucky to see them more than once. Playing bass can indeed be very painful to both hands until you build up strength in the hands and fingers. If you decide to give Rainbow a try, maybe start off with Stargazer or the live version of Kill The King.

[@wickedPrints3256]

I've been playing bass for over 20 years. You develop calluses pretty fast. What gets me are the cramps. UGH! Lots of stretching helps. Love Sabbath! Geezer Butler is a beast!

[@StaceyRPGReacts]

Stretching?! Like stretching your hand? Hand cramps sound like the worst thing ever 😭

[@wickedPrints3256]

Yes! I love to play and certain songs like for instance Stone Temple Pilots Wicked Garden took me a while to learn. By the time I had learned it my hand had swollen double. I blew it out! lol.. I took some time off and it healed stronger. Now I can play it with no issues. Stretching helps like bending your fingers back and holding them for a 12 count before practicing. @@StaceyRPGReacts

[@zag7165]

For your question on is playing bass and guitar painful. When you first begin playing, the strings can be a bit painful until you build up the necessary muscle strength, dexterity, and finger calluses on one or both hands. This is also dependent on your technique and playing style (finger style or plectrum), how hard you pluck, etc.

[@busher69]

Paranoid takes me back to my days in the US Navy on a Destroyer home ported in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. We'd put Sabbath on during our morning chores up on the bridge. You'd be amazed to how much paint you can chip listening to Paranoid - get ya some Ozzy ! ! ! Open up another can of whoop ass and get that sucker a barkin'

[@TOOL-22]

Stacey if you really want to get yourself addicted to Black Sabbath you gotta react to "IRON MAN" & "THE WIZARD" both of those songs will blow ya mind. 🤯 My two fav bands I've ever heard are.. 🥇TOOL🤘🏼 🥈Black Sabbath🤘🏼 Black Sabbath are the masters of Heavy Metal & IRON MAN is the greatest riff I've ever heard you gotta react to IRON MAN this song will forever change yo life Stacey I promise y♡u it will shake ya soul to the core of how bone crunching a Heavy Metal riff can sound like...😳😱

[@blacksabbath8284]

i first heard sabbath in 8th grade and then they became my number 1 band and now im a heavy metal lover

[@VIRGODRAGON2009]

Saw them in concert 15 Mar 1972 at the Forum in LA when I was 19, wish you were with me! Fairies Wear Boots encore WOW! So much I can tell you. Opening band was Yes! Rate the concert 5 out of 5 ❤❤❤❤❤. SETLIST N.I.B. (with guitar intro) Tomorrow's Dream (with alternate lyrics) War Pigs Sweet Leaf Iron Man Snowblind (with alternate lyrics) Wicked World Orchid Guitar Solo (including jams) Drum Solo (guitar solo continues,… more ) Embryo Children of the Grave Paranoid Encore: Fairies Wear Boots (with drum intro)

[@derekfalconberg3481]

Soooo, Marko Hietala (bassist from Nightwish, sang as The Phantom in your first reaction) was 8 years old. His 15 year old brother came home with Black Sabbath’s album Into The Void in 1974 - 8 year old Marko decided there and then that he would become a singing bass guitar player. Fast forward 10 years, Marko and his brother start Tarot, an 80’s hair metal band that still exists today. 😁

[@beast1022]

The Band was originally called 'Earth' BUT they had to change as there was another band of the same name - Geezer Butler had a nightmare - he suggested 'Black Sabbath' the rest is history - their song writing was about the times We all went thru - Toni Iommi masterfull guitarist - Ive seen them 3 times - all 3 concerts without Bill Ward the drummer- Bill Ward was heavy into drugs & alcohol - soo many songs are totally awesome - ty Stacey fr Canada

[@nathanlandry1016]

Regarding potential pain when playing - if picked with a pick, then the strumming fingers don’t usually touch the strings themselves. If finger picked, the fingers will develop calluses to help. The fingers on the fretboard are always callused. It’s probably one of the hardest things for new guitarists to push through. I’m a firm believer in no pain no gain.

[@swaynno]

Thanks for the reaction👍With wheels turning mobile in a 6cyl van Haha . Hear these words: Enjoy life I wish I could but its too late- lyrics 🎸🤟🙏

[@chadro_g1145]

Your fingers tuffen up after a while of playing amd you develop calluses that protect you most of the time. If you over do it, they will tear and rip off, you'll bleed a bit, but, you go to the side of the stage, push the skin back together, then super glue your finger back together. (its safe to do, I do it all the time for little cuts, it was used in the field in Vietnam to treat small wounds as well.) Also, strings are usually either "flatwound" or "roundwound". Round wound is the norm, as they are brighter. Imagine a round wire ( these are your guitar strings )making up the core of your guitar strings. The bottom 3 just get bigger as you go up the neck from bottom to the top. The top three wires, really strings, have another round wire wrapped around them packed really tight. It's almost smooth, but you can feel the dips in between each wind. This is what tears up your skin, along with the smaller single bare wires making up the bottom three strings. As you get towards the top of the neck, the wire wrapped around the strings gets bigger. The dips get larger and rougher. This can feel like a saw at times if your sliding up and down the neck a lot. A bass guitar has it worse as the wire used is a lot bigger than that of the guitar. Its easily visible to see the difference. But, the bass player has a choice here that most guitar players wouldn't choose even though it is available to them. The bass sounds very warm and softer if the bass is using what are called "flat wound" strings. It has the usually wire in the center, but the wire wrapped around the outside is made flat on all sides and is shaped like a rectangle. The longer sides are toward the inside, on the string, and the outside where your fingers rub. The smaller sides are butted up together and have a lot smaller gap to cut your fingers. You can still feel it when you move your fingers up and down the neck, but it's nowhere near as rough. I have round wound on my guitars, but only flat wound on my basses. It feels better and it makes it sound so much smoother and mellow, almost sad. That's what I love about flat wound. If your interested, check out a company called Ernie Ball. A lot of pros, and amateurs alike, use their strings. I'm a "Power Slinky" "custom gauge 11-14-18p-28-38-48" guy myself for my 6 string guitars. That's the gauge size of the wire going from smallest, at the bottom of the neck, to the biggest at the top. At the fourth string "28" up to the sixth string "48", those are all wrapped. On my basses I usually use either Ernie Ball "Slinky Flatwound" in "55-75-90-110". Those, or "Rotosound 66's" I think they go from "45 to 105" but don't remember off the top of my head. These are considered large by most people, but they are best to get a darker, metal sound. String gauges, brands, winding, materials are all things that people get very particular about. I'm sure someone will tell me now how I've got the wrong ones too. But, they work for me.

[@simontemplar3359]

When you first start playing, it definitely hurts, but it doesn't take too long to build up calluses. Also, you don't need to get like a death grip going on, so it's not bad at all. I've been playing for about 30 years and it's really a joy to do. I highly recommend taking up either guitar or bass. I'm biased because I'm a guitar player. Great reaction. This whole album smokes.

[@gerardcote8391]

You should check this out as well BabyMetal Headbanger live legend of 1997. Enjoy the song, the singing, the music and the crowd interaction.

[@keithbate9405]

Paranoid is one of the greatest tracks in the history of rock music. But this is a period that this genre was pretty much at its absolute zenith . Listen to the following Black Sabbath - Supernought , The Wizard, Iron Man Deep Purple - Child in time, Snoike on the water , Highway star , Space trukin Led Zeppelin- Communication Breakdown, When the levee Breaks , Stairway to heaven, heartbreaker I saw them play live in 1977 in England (Stafford) , and they were great !. The venue was not sold out !

[@3rdOption-l9t]

"I love the range that Ozzy has displayed..." Dio: "Hold my beer."

[@eclipse_t1022]

The Black Sabbath album (their first) on 8-track in my cousin's VW Bug, fall 1970. I'll never forget it. Sadly, the people in my circle didn't listen to Black Sabbath, so I didn't see any of their concerts. :-

[@arthurimhof2427]

Im 58 I Currently have this album on vinyl and Cd but had it also on cassette and 8 track. That's how great it is

[@jasonpool9530]

U should check out their live performances even better then studio especially there 1970s live stuff it will blow ur mind

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Supernaut is one of their best and my fav sabbath song. It’s on the Vol4 album. Great reaction and commentary

[@scottaller3155]

Ah yes my old head banging days when my hair was past my shoulders. We all were HEADBAGGERS!!!