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[@andyandalex]

Was time to bring it back and show Alex one of the high points from when I dived through Sabbath‘s Debut over a year ago! Where should we go next with Sabbath guys?!?! Let us know down below!!! 🔥🤟🏻

[@thespaceace2112]

Next song should be a deep cut. Try “Hotline” from the album Born Again. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) on vocals.

[@peck404]

Nativity in black...nib Jump ahead to Ozzy.. "Crazy train" or "Over the mountain"...w Randy Rhodes Jamming guitar..it's Time 🎸🎸🎶🎶🎤

[@gotomymostpopularvideo3235]

Andy & Alex Close to the edge by Yes

[@Matt..G]

Great choice Andy

[@jcroston3266]

Fairies Wear Boots I’d put at the top! Then...Hole in the Sky, Looking for Today, Wheels of Confusion, Sweet Leaf, Spiral Architect...so many good songs

[@freakouttent7600]

The album that scared the hell out of parents everywhere.

[@flyingardilla143]

And that is why I ran out and bought it when I was 13.

[@dsfddsgh]

Between Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper in 1970-71 together they both killed flower power.

[@mickrov]

You do what they did and eat a bunch of acid and listen to it and it'll scare you too. I say that as a good thing, it's amazing.

[@drkmriggs]

My parents made me listen to it in the garage. I think my Dad was digging it but he wouldn't let on...

[@mikebourgeois1011]

Scared the hell out of me. That's why I bought it.

[@jcroston3266]

Fairies Wear Boots HAS to be next!! Crank it too!

[@domingoreyes9801]

Agreed

[@nishravioli]

Seconded!

[@pambeck2124]

Fairies wear boots!! You gotta believe me

[@petebrown3715]

Hell yeah!

[@petebrown3715]

Cause smoking and tripping is all that you do!

[@buxk9378]

Children of the Grave is one of Black Sabbaths greatest songs, both studio and from the live Reunion CD.

[@scaryeyeball]

YES!!! Master Of Reality is their BEST! Their first 4 are my favorites, with MOR being my top Sabbath album for sheer, oozing, thick ass tone. And I think Children of the grave is probably the centerpiece (literally too) of that record. It should also be heard with its "bookends", consecutively: "Embryo", (Children...), "Orchid". Just as Pink Floyd's awesome "Time" should always be heard, back to back, with "The Great Gig In The Sky".

[@w.j.castellanos8879]

Drums on children of the grave is amazing

[@romulusremus7537]

The entire first album is, in my opinion, flawless. Absolutely nothing weak on the whole album.

[@helmsylvanian]

the title track absolutely gave me chills. ive never heard anything quite like it, its got the right amount of spookyness and dread i just cant help be obsessed with it. im a black sabbath fan now

[@vvoof2601]

@@helmsylvanian Welcome brother!

[@HALberdier17]

N.I.B. was named after Bill Ward's beard it was in the shape of a pen nib. So they called it NIB. They didn't know what to name the song. Someone suggested putting the punctuation between each letter. They didn't have any meaning to the acronym. Some fans thought it meant Nativity in Black but Geezer Butler the writer of the song denies that is what the acronym means.

[@daokayestguitaristunder2061]

Douglas Show thank you your a true fan

[@seed_drill7135]

I thought it was Geezer's. Definitely facial hair, though.

[@danhill5619]

Nativity In Black

[@OrgaNik_Music]

@@danhill5619 No.

[@rubentullenaar2934]

@@OrgaNik_Music Well, actually Dan Hill is partly correct. Ozzy called the song after a pen but the record company and other band members decided to say it meant Nativity in Black before the release in the US because they realized they'd be asked anyway and thought the idea of saying it was named after a pen was simply stupid... The band members always made fun of Bill Ward and called him Nibby, set his beard on fire and even painted him while he was sleeping, it almost killed him...

[@jamesr123]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a must-hear. I'm pretty fond of The Wizard off this album, too , but it's not as good....On the other hand, it features harmonica.

[@ooofuryooo296]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is Ozzy Sab at their best, IMO. That and Supernaut.

[@williamdavis2824]

Geezer Butler wrote most of the lyrics to Black Sabbath songs.

[@scaryeyeball]

he did write a lot of lyrics, but not sure if "most" is correct or not. just saying. Ozzy kicks Dio's ass, as far as Sabbath goes too. Dio fans can suck it and listen to Rainbow or his solo stuff. Ozzy IS Sabbath. Period. ...even if Never Say Die kinda sucks. (Heaven and Hell is good shit, but not really Sabbath, IMO. More like Sabbath playing Rainbow.)

[@MortanAMrk]

I mean Dio is objectively a better singer, but Ozzy fit the style of Sabbath so much better i do agree.

[@xjr.0]

@@scaryeyeball "most" is correct

[@MrAitraining]

To Andy's question about having such great tracks on a debut, that happened more often than not back then as bands would accumulate dozens of songs - sometimes over years trying to get a record deal. So they could grab their absolute best of that bunch for the debut. The secret is coming up with a great 2nd album with sometimes only a few months to write it - while touring!

[@jeffcampbell668]

Absolutely bang on dude. I'm only 54 but my music is '65-'80. I'm not a pro but have done extensive listening and reading on that period of music. Your comment pretty much sums up what happened to 70-80% of the bands,singers,songwriters and one hit wonders during that era. The real music though, never goes away. Cheers.

[@ΝικοςΡαπτης-ξ2ψ]

@@jeffcampbell668 so they came up after this debut LP some months later while touring and all that with one of greatests rock LPs ever.Wow

[@kathys6402]

Sorry to say have not listened to a whole lot of Black Sabbath, but love this song. Thanks for introducing me to another song, yet again.

[@andyandalex]

@Kathy H Glad you enjoyed it friend!!

[@erikberg5363]

If you really like this song I'm sure you'd enjoy most of their earlier stuff. The first 6 albums are all fantastic in my opinion. You should check them out!

[@chadlutzke5509]

HAND OF DOOM by Sabbath. It's on the Paranoid album.

[@HeadOnAStick]

YES! YES! YES! Must do Hand of Doom. Your minds will be blown. Also, Electric Funeral (also on Paranoid) and National Acrobat (on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath). Black Sabbath was my favorite band in high school in the 70's and I still treasure every track.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Saw Sabbath with Rob Halford filling in on vocals . He skayed Hand of Doom!!

[@chuck2093]

Just another band i saw live in the 70's. The best thing about the bands from this era was seeing them live was just like listening to the record, no sophisticated sound equipment just pure instruments. there will never be bands like this again i'm so glad i was a teenager during this era of music. I wish i could turn back time and do it all over again. Watching you young guy's get into this music gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes. Keep on rockin.

[@joegoulet7299]

Thanks for the continuing journey and respectful handling of rock. Great jobs as always.

[@foxholeatheist1914]

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that you guys haven't done "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" yet. It's got an awesome riff, goes from heavy to light on a dime, transitions you so crave and a middle section that sounds like a sludge pit personified.

[@mojobag01]

You still haven't touched Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. That is their peak - well according to the band it is.

[@oakeysmokey]

100% agree

[@mdfreels]

Agree

[@andrewgarin2486]

It is a Must listen if you want true Black Sabbath at their prime.

[@beenperv]

Just a greatest hits

[@scaryeyeball]

love it, but not their best song nor album. too "progressive" sounding, the and keys take away from the oozy, doomy goodness... IMO of course.

[@alrivers2297]

God I love Black Sabbath! Easily in my top 5 bands of all time. Do their song Megalomania, you don't be disappointed.

[@johndef5075]

That song would blow their young minds.

[@mattlowe1248]

H.

[@waynethera2712]

Yea it’s got so many tempo changes. Epic song.

[@planetbarrett6055]

Anything from Sabotage is just amazing.

[@davidfinnell1660]

Sweet leaf.... Ozzy's tribute to weed

[@manhattenman6075]

React to Black Sabbath - Wheels of Confusion Guys you need to do it

[@tomrocks5367]

Depending on what source you read N.I.B. has come to be widely accepted as meaning "Nativity In Black" like VeryUs Mumblings has already mentioned below. I have also read that it was a slang word of the day to describe a type of beard that Bill Ward had at the time. The band called him "Nibby" because they thought his beard looked like the nib on the end of a pen. Either way the song kicks ass. Oh and by the way it took Sabbath only 12 hours to record their first album. 4 months later they went back into the studio to record their second album, "Paranoid". This took a little bit longer to crank out. They spent 5 whole days to make that masterpiece. Lets see bands do that today. Great job guys. Keep them coming. \m/ \m/

[@joerenaud8292]

I'm only too happy to hear the rawness of this song being recorded under those conditions because it encapsulated how talented they were to push that all out under such extreme circumstances. Today, everything is polished down to the finest degree where one wonders if there is any real talent in current artists an their recordings.

[@waynecheslick3315]

I’d love to see you do something a little different. Perhaps the most unique Sabbath songs there is - “Spiral Architect,” off Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. It checks ALL the boxes! Awesome, AWESOME song! Yet often gets overlooked.

[@maeric9]

I love Spiral Architect!... and it is of a different vein.

[@brucedickinson12]

A National Acrobat is a cool track also

[@andrewgarin2486]

I agree.....It is always overlooked by Every Channel I request it.....Awesome forgotten Sabbath song....In their 'heydey' time as well...maybe it's blocked or something.

[@waynecheslick3315]

Andrew Garin I’ve seen one 1st reaction of it. The dude was TOTALLY blown away! I’m love to see A& A’s reaction to it.

[@garycaldwell6688]

Remember when album came out and 5 decades later I am still banging my head to it. Great choice. Cheers.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Very nice. I second the votes for Faires Wear Boots. Also recommend Deep Purple's Hush and maybe a little Steppenwolf.

[@kathyleigh3590]

Michael Keefe definitely Steppenwolf love Magic Carpet Ride!!

[@lisaw5604]

Agree w/ Hush & we do need some Steppenwolf, Michael. Magic Carpet Ride is a great start, Kathy!

[@meditationmusicbyalexjackson]

Thanks for doing this track guys. It's one of my all time faves....the transitions!

[@Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

Wow! I am not familiar with this older Sabbath stuff. Thanks for turning me on to it!

[@Tonysmithmusic]

can you imagine listening to this on cranked up vinyl when it first came out in the 70s. it was amazing, still is!!

[@GuinsWIN1]

Terry Geezer Butler was the Lyricist ! Ozzy didn't write

[@shawn.m.schmidt]

Ozzy writes melodies and has a very critical ear to what sounds good.

[@GuinsWIN1]

@@shawn.m.schmidt & Ozzy Fanboi that doesn't anything to the fact that neither in Black Sabbath or his own stuff did he write Lyrics

[@shawn.m.schmidt]

​@@GuinsWIN1 I didn't say he did, though he has penned some --there are literally videos and audio of Ozzy riffing out different lyric ideas or variations for songs. Also, WRITING melodies that work for the content is kind of important to the song. I'm sorry your Ozzy hating has a hair twisted in your ass, it must be very uncomfortable.

[@GuinsWIN1]

@@shawn.m.schmidt Wrong Ozzy Fabboi

[@shawn.m.schmidt]

@@GuinsWIN1 what was it like to be in the room during the creative process of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne for the last 50 years? Creativity is rarely static and is almost always collaborative. But you are all-knowing and omnipresent so you would know exactly how the songs were produced. What I know, because I have seen and heard it with my eyes and ears is Ozzy playing with words as music is playing. That IS literally writing lyrics. Yes, I know Butler was the primary lyricist in Sabbath. Was the structure there? For sure. But Ozzy certainly contributed to the lyrical process. Even, if he didn't so what? His primary talent is in the melody and his innate sense of what is sonically good, what is working and what isn't.

[@veloman59]

YEAHHH!!! Eye's roll up into head! A classic Sabbath track - I love them!

[@charliestilton1680]

According to Wikipedia: When the song was first released, its title was widely rumoured to have stood for "Nativity in Black", or to a lesser extent "Name in Blood". In a 1992 interview, Geezer Butler states that the title simply refers to Bill Ward's goatee at the time, which the rest of the band thought was shaped like a pen nib; also referred to as nibby.[7] Apparently, Geezer Butler said: "Originally it was Nib, which was Bill's beard. When I wrote N.I.B., I couldn't think of a title for the song, so I just called it Nib, after Bill's beard. To make it more intriguing I put punctuation marks in there to make it N.I.B. By the time it got to America, they translated it to 'Nativity in Black'."

[@radar0412]

I use to play this song over and over when I was 15. Cheers from the Past.

[@robertcartier5088]

A new old song, is how I see this... I'd never heard it. It's good! My first though was that the opening reminded me of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"... but I looked it up, and if anything, the influence went the other way, this song was released a year before "Smoke"... That's when I realized that both this song, and Smoke on the Water's openings sound like "Sunshine of Your Love", released by Cream three years before! I love how from our enviable position of hindsight, these groups influenced each other as much as they did bands that would follow. Not plagiarism, but a creative symbiosis fueled by the times... Not to mention similar experimentation with controlled substances. ;-]

[@seed_drill7135]

Jack Bruce was buddies with some of the guys in Sabbath. He actually sang on one track from Bill Ward's excellent solo album Ward One: Along the Way. Ozzy did two and the rest were sung by Bill.

[@Snowdogkh]

Wow I can't believe anybody that would know smoke or sunshine or anything from that era have never heard this song. This is such a stabbath staple cut. This used to get played on the radio all the time.... sadly not So Much Anymore. FM has gone to s***

[@robertcartier5088]

@@Snowdogkh not everyone's radio played the same songs... For example, my fiancee, who grew up in Houston and New Orleans and knows more music than I, had never heard of DP's "Child in Time", or Deburg's "A Spaceman Came Traveling"... Yet both those songs still play every day in Montreal QC!

[@murraypft]

I had 2-3 Black Sabbath albums before I discovered this one. Now my FAVORITE.

[@DemonCatSpaceStar]

Rumored that it's "Nativity In Black"

[@chriscoote2690]

They hit their peak with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage. Amazing albums! A national acrobat, Spiral Architect, Thrill of it all and Megalomania are some of their lesser known awesome songs.

[@daveseidnergd]

For the next Sabbath song, Fairies Wear Boots is the one to react to.

[@planetbarrett6055]

If they wanted to listen to something awesome. They should listen to something from Sabotage, holy crap almost every song on that album is awesome.

[@mrchrisk36]

What I love about this album is the lack of production it's raw and allows their talent to shine. It's imperfections are perfection. My favorite album of theirs love a lot of songs from their later albums but usually skip songs on later albums this one I'll listen to every song

[@bobbyg7102]

Best Sabbath album is Sabotage. Almost any cut from that album is awesome.

[@johndef5075]

I agree. Alot of that album gives me the chills...in the good way😂

[@78vinyl97]

Yep love that album.one of my faves is megalomania

[@krisaebi5359]

Andy & Alex, much respect to you for not stopping to talk, fucking with the crescendos and such... I will nominate ya'll for the bess stank faces when that Sabbath got good to ya! A fan in NOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@garryiglesias4074]

Dudes... You HAVE to listen to THE Police.... Roxanne, Walking on the moon, Don't stay so close to me, So lonely, Message in a bottle... So many hits, such great tunes...

[@lisaw5604]

Agree. Sting and his voice & bass. Unreal. Love Roxanne & Murder by Numbers (so creative).

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Any band but U2 !!

[@beverlyoyarzun3326]

Respectfully- Stewart Copeland on drums and those syncopated rhythms drive a lot of those songs.

[@lisaw5604]

@@beverlyoyarzun3326 True. Let's just say they are all wonderful. :)

[@garryiglesias4074]

@Beverly Oyarzun - And Andy Summers is one of the most underrated guitarists, in the shadow of Sting... But he's amazing.

[@metalmark65]

The seeds of metal are sown, but so much more with these early Sabbath albums. Not only metal, but stoner, doom, grunge...all pull their influence outta Sabbath. I'm partial to Master of Reality and Paranoid, myself. This is probably my fave track from the debut. You could do Sabbath song a week and only scratch the surface. Good review guys, keep the bangers comin'!

[@BlueGoat682]

Guys.... fire up a large bowl and put on "Sweet Leaf" Your mind will be officially blown GUARANTEED.

[@peck404]

Sweet Leafffffff 🍄🍄+YES 😆😆😆❇️🍄🍄🍄🍄

[@shaunbyrne9037]

You really , really , really have to listen to " Warning " by Sabbath . Nothing short of genius metal , rock and blues . I bought my first vinyl of Sabbath in 1971 , still in awe . You will not regret it .

[@brianmiller2419]

the are some great drumming in "Children of the Grave"

[@miVoYC5]

At the time it was still called Rock N Roll!! There were not different genres of rock like today! It was all different music to get high to!! Damn good!!

[@peck404]

First...love it. Cool merch.... Sometimes you should go Back to the black background sometimes like at night.. and light a candle and have a cocktail..🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@alvinruble6939]

Its about time you get back to some Sabbath. Been waiting very patiently. Please do more. I'm a new patrion.

[@bridie1824]

You guys need to delve deeper into my favourite Sabbath album Sabotage, "Megalomania" or "Thrill of it all" will do for me! 😉 Ozzy's voice is the best it's ever been on that record!

[@DAVIDPEREZ-ux8cp]

Sabotage is one of my favorites also one of their underrated albums along with technical ecstasy, and never say die. I collected them as they were being released as a teenager in the seventies. All sabbath rules..

[@KennCramerHanberg]

I really agree, Megalomania is fantastic

[@ninjamonkey1]

Favorite Sabbath song

[@lisaw5604]

A&A - I can't remember year of debut? It is raw & "innocent". If you listen, you'll hear little pieces of "Sunshine of Your Love" & "Smoke on the Water"... Interesting! Keep rockin' the classics and they will serve you well into future. Great job fellas. -- Lisa.

[@lisaw5604]

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[@user-me6un7ih3r]

Exactly what I heard 🤓 which in turn sounds like Clapton's "Cocaine".

[@lisaw5604]

@@user-me6un7ih3r Oh! Good catch Eva! :)

[@user-me6un7ih3r]

@@lisaw5604 Great ears hear alike 😉

[@Jstraw805]

Debut album was released Friday the 13th of February 1970

[@arthurking6846]

You guys have the greatest reaction channel out there. Great sound and no intruptions. Plus it's nice to see the younger generation appreciate the music I grew up with.

[@Matt..G]

Yes! 10.0 🤘🏼 If I had a Top 5 Sabbath song list, “N.I.B.” and “Fairies Wear Boots” would be there. Nice job dudes 🤙🏼

[@chrismoore1984]

Fairy's wear boots and sweet leaf. For me.

[@britneyshearer5935]

They all sound so amazing here, including Ozzy. I've honestly not heard him sound so good. So I guess it's another one being added to my playlist.

[@ChristopherGwinn]

Don't forget, in addition to being pressed for time in the studio, that these dudes were young when they recorded this - like 20-21 years old - and hadn't been a band for all that long.

[@lisaw5604]

Great point! Not to forget, I think Sharon barely had Ozzy on his feet (was a mess!). Plus, she was working hard to get Sabbath heard quickly. Just my feeling though. Great day to ya, Christopher. :) * Note: I was totally off on this!! Thanks Philip! haha :)

[@lisaw5604]

@Philip Repp That's right!! I was thinking Sharon was there from the start... But yep. He was fired, she believed in him; cleaned him up and so on. Thanks for reminding me, Philip! :)

[@rjcme6608]

I remember geezer and the guys from the days before Sabbath, they used to play gigs over pubs and such around Birmingham and the surrounding areas and I chatted with them on a few occasions at gigs, happy memories of raw music and a good pint of beer.

[@Bresson74]

Next Sabbath song should be Sabbath Bloody Sabbath if you don't know it, it's amazing.

[@jeffmartin1026]

The Beatles debut LP was also recorded in one day, with the addition of 4 previously recorded songs added on to fill it out. They basically recorded songs from their stage show.

[@Tralman1965]

I'd love for you guys to do "Gates of Babylon" by Rainbow. Studio version.

[@sungodrah]

Awesome video..yeah I thought I saw somewhere that nib was a joke about one of the band members goatee or something.I always loved The Wizard..man Ward's drum work is crazy!

[@layer13]

I'll share some music with you this Monday Your next *live* reaction NEEDS to be this love song by Ted Nugent. Song: Wang Dang Sweet Poontang Album: Double Live Gonzo 110% guaranteed BANGER

[@jlsagely6892]

Nothing, needs Ted Nugent. Nothing.

[@mikenaykki2173]

Love Black Sabbath best band from 70’s🎸🎤🥁😎

[@TheDude-pr6ug]

Children of the Grave,or Fairies Wear boots,

[@SuperReasonable]

What you heard here was Black Sabbath direct off the road. They served an apprenticeship just like Led Zep and Deep Purple in crappy venues all over the UK. When they got enough money to buy studio time, they went in and did what they’d done the night before in a pub somewhere. I was lucky enough to see a lot of these bands in the 70's and their energy and what was then a new genre of music was a night out to die for.

[@VikingPadre]

Time for some Pie -- Humble Pie, "I Don't Need No Doctor".

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Black Sabbath was a band that performed live. They did not need to have their sound to be "engineered" in a studio. Going into the studio was to them nothing more than playing live but inside of a booth instead of in front of a bar fill of people.

[@e.jamesshepard7183]

This is not a request for you guys to do a video, just something you can listen to at your leisure. Primus covered this song with Ozzy doing the vocals. The transitions are a bit tighter than the original. Yhe tempo has been sped up and it stays pretty true to the original. Overall not a bad cover.

[@domenicgalata1470]

They developed their sound by just playing. Anywhere, anytime. And they got good real quick. There is a live version of them covering Blue Suede Shoes just about the time they renamed the band Black Sabbath ( from the name Earth ). It is a smoking performance. The debut album was basically the set they played at gigs. Straight off the floor with a few double tracks for guitar and the intro. Recorded and mixed in 2 days. Black Sabbath’s first 6 albums when looked at as a whole, you have to be amazed at the trajectory they went on in terms of writing and getting tighter and more technical as a band than any other I could think of other than Pink Floyd.

[@geol1936]

Guys - put it into this context: in the first Rolling Stone review of Sabbath's debut album, Lester Bangs panned it a "bit," and got it wrong: Black Sabbath, ‘Black Sabbath’ (1970) Lester Bangs is one of the most esteemed rock writers in history, but even he didn't quite get Black Sabbath when he heard their first record back in 1970. "Over across the tracks in the industrial side of Cream country lie unskilled laborers like Black Sabbath, which was hyped as a rockin' ritual celebration of the Satanic mass or some such claptrap, something like England's answer to Coven. Well, they're not that bad, but that's about all the credit you can give them. The whole album is a shuck - despite the murky song titles and some inane lyrics that sound like Vanilla Fudge paying doggerel tribute to Aleister Crowley, the album has nothing to do with spiritualism, the occult, or anything much except stiff recitations of Cream clichés that sound like the musicians learned them out of a book, grinding on and on with dogged persistence. Vocals are sparse, most of the album being filled with plodding bass lines over which the lead guitar dribbles wooden Claptonisms from the master's tiredest Cream days. They even have discordant jams with bass and guitar reeling like velocitized speedfreaks all over each other's musical perimeters yet never quite finding synch - just like Cream! But worse." -Lester Bangs P.S. That being said, I like Cream's albums better than Sabbath.

[@lordfulmine]

To be fair though Lester bangs could be a little pretentious at times, although I always liked his review of astral weeks

[@MrDeadstu]

When is Lester Bangs being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ? He was soooo off.

[@michellowe8627]

I hadn’t heard NIB in YEARS and the first thing I thought of when A&A played it was Cream.

[@jeffreywickens3379]

From THE BEST Black Sabbath album. The first one is unique in having that magical, spiritual sound.

[@chuckmadden2251]

You guys ready for a master class of early rock/metal? Professor Alice Cooper awaits. Must listen to I'm 18, Billion Dollar Babies and Schools Out to pass.

[@waynethera2712]

chuck madden gotta add generation landslide to that list

[@rundoetx]

"I'm 18" was an anthem with my high school graduating class the whole summer of '71 before we all headed off in different ways. Marriage, College, Vietnam, or back to working in Dad's garage.

[@CousinCreepy]

They should trip out to "Killer"

[@martinschell4212]

‘Halo of Flies’ gets my vote for Andy and Alex to review.

[@cobrasys]

@@martinschell4212 Seconded.

[@michellezaleske-estrada40]

Love Black Sabbath as IS! RAW!

[@adjhfadjf]

You will get lost in the sauce when you react to Iron Maiden’s Fear of the Dark live Rock in Rio, the one with 21 million views. You will literally hear the crowd sing with the guitar.

[@janstan8407]

To me, this was the best BECAUSE it was raw and they just did it. That first album will always be my favorite.

[@peck404]

Jump ahead to Ozzy...."Crazy Train"🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶Randy Rhodes..... 🎸BLIZZARD OF OZ ALBUM

[@marcustidholm6775]

YES!

[@wolflarson71]

Kelli Erin Randy’s best work is on Diary of a Madman. Crazy Train is great but I think even my grandma has heard it before...so overplayed.

[@yarsivad000.5]

Kelli Erin I like Over the Mountain a lot plus what you suggested.

[@ronforeman2556]

Accept no substitutes! Seek the original album as recorded with ex-Blackmore's Rainbow bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley and ex-Uriah Heap drummer Lee Kerslake. kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_l0SZLk3gjfWidfY9U2mkIU8uL4_jWU-A8

[@joh3628]

When I first started learning how to play the guitar, I started by learning a few songs​ by Black Sabbath. To this day, I still use some of their riffs when creating my own music.

[@peterquinones3522]

Wicked World is a much better song on this album!!

[@christophercrowder872]

Fantastic Ozzy era song! Can't believe there isn't any love in the comments for Dio era songs. I highly suggest "Heaven and Hell", "Lady Evil", "Children of The Sea", and "Mob Rules". They are ALL bangers.

[@neilphillips162]

Ronnie James dio at his finest quality of singing on heaven and hell album, he was a pure rock metal god,.

[@JD.Knight]

Do some Sabbath from the Dio days. Preferably the song called " I " from Dehumanizer album.

[@johndef5075]

Children of the Sea or Voodoo would be cool.

[@lisaw5604]

Nice reminder! We have not heard the voice of the Super Human -- Ronnie James Dio!

[@xdavidgoliathx5890]

"Sign of the Southern Cross" has that signature Sabbath doom sound.

[@TimMustain]

Voodoo, Lonely Is The Word, Sign of the Southern Cross, Mob Rules

[@glennkirchens7970]

I'm so happy to know I'm not the only guy who requests "I" off of Dehuminizer.

[@tommydurbino9425]

New to the channel. Love seeing your reactions to the music I grew up on! Rock on dudes!

[@VeryUsMumblings]

N.I.B. Stands for Nativity In Black.

[@daokayestguitaristunder2061]

VeryUs Mumblings no actually geezer butler said it stands for bill wards pen nib shaped mustache

[@jonlate4581]

It was actually in reference to his pointy beard at the time.

[@dkfagan7]

Another rad video! Those first three Sabbath albums are phenomenal, I'm also partial to Dio-era Sabbath! I personally have been listening to a lot of prog lately, so I'm also gonna suggest you guys check out more from Yes, like Siberian Khatru, Going for the One, or Heart of the Sunrise! or King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King!

[@Almost_Famous_Ryan]

Would love you guys to react to David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise. Steve Vai's playing is awesome on the track.

[@geol1936]

Andy and Alex - great reaction to a classic cut. Good points on the production values of the song and album. With this debut, you are right in the '69-'70 beginnings of heavy metal. It is perfect timing to introduce over 50% of the commenters and viewers on this reaction for the first time to Trapeze's "Medusa." I want you to be the ~22 year olds who introduce them to Trapeze. It will be fun to read comments! They never got their due from non-musicians for their influential sound.

[@TimothyDaigle]

DREAM THEATER - THE GLASS PRISON

[@briann7495]

grew up in the 70s (when all this originated) - but have listened to Dream Theater - they are quite good !

[@nickyfield137]

For a chilled Sabbath track I've always loved Planet Caravan, especially after or during a doob !

[@dennispower5362]

SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH followed by THE WRIT followed by ALL THE ALBUM'S

[@Mar-yk6jp]

I’m on board with your gig fellas. Nice reaction yet again.

[@andyandalex]

@Marty Van Buren 🤟🏻🔥

[@bryansproles2879]

Top three that Alex needs to hear if he hasn't already: Black Sabbath's self titled track off their first album. Rain and Thunder begins the track, and it's epic. Children of the Grave - That background drumming that gets panned to either side is just SICK. into the Void - The bass is just DIRTY, and it's glorious 😁

[@dantesabbath2107]

My favorite black sabbath song of all fucking TIME baby

[@misterx1969]

NIB is so named because. Geezer Butler has goatee at the time look like a fountain pen nib according to Ozzy speaking in the interview on another video I saw.

[@ctrlaltdel877]

In 1978 my very first concert was Black Sabbath Never Say Die tour with a little opening band called Van Halen. The song that was all over the radio was Iron Man. Hands down Black Sabbath the song was the most scary song we ever heard back then.

[@humboldtharry4248]

So many people don’t realize what an awesome voice Ozzie had

[@TheRedWaltz24]

I think Black Sabbath has a ton of good stuff, but I have always been partial to "The Writ", the final track off of their "Sabotage" album, so I highly recommend that one.Or, if you like their first two albums... "Black Sabbath", the first song off their first album, is very raw and awesome.

[@Bezzell_Rocket]

First song I learned how to play on an electric. Friends older brother taught it to us when I was 10 years old in 1979. Still know it.

[@kaafromoz]

Ok excellent to be back hearing Black Sabbath..so ty guys..Ok I know you may have already done "Paranoid" Andy years ago but that would be my Pick for Alex to join in the reaction, has always been one of the top 3 I love from Sabbath..awesome driving tune and one i still play when doing crap around the house just adds adrenaline to work so that's my Pick. Keep Well Keep Safe Keep Rocking🤘🤘

[@1970paulsmith]

‘Voodoo’ from the mob rules album is a brilliant sabbath track with Dio on vocals ..🤟🏼

[@chefren77]

There is a pattern to these things that repeats itself quite often and also explains why first albums are often great fun to listen to. It's hardly a rule but often this does hold true, a great example in my opinion is Led Zeppelin. When a band records their first album and have like a 12 hour session to do it (+ maybe another day for mixing), they basically play the best parts of their live set with some overdubs. An inexperienced band might not be at the top of their songwriting game yet, but the songs they do record they have polished into gems just by the virtue of playing them live over and over. Many bands are quite nervous to be in the studio for the first time, so a good producer that keeps things simple is almost essential. Usually a band's first album lacks too much experimentation and instead represents the essence of the concept the band is going for at it's purest. Then, a lot of bands end up hastily releasing a second album before they have really mastered their songwriting craft and before they had time to polish the new songs they have written in the same way as for the first album. Some material might be filler tracks that were left out from the first album. The band often has more time in the studio that for the first album and end up experimenting more, but they don't really have the experience yet to turn that time into better music. Often second albums have a couple of really great tracks and a lot of so-so material due to this. Sabbath's Paranoid is an obvious exception, it's like they skip the second album problem and head qualitywise straight into the third one. By the third album the typical band has learned how to write great songs from the start and how to use the studio time effectively to improve the record. By now they know how to put together a great album without grinding out all the kinks of the songs live for a couple of years first. They are now at the top of their game and will hopefully manage to release a few albums before they have spent their best inspiration and will either start to fade out, break up or re-imagine themselves into something different (e.g. Metallica with Load and Reload).

[@Mr05Chuck]

This album came out when I was a sophomore in High School. The album cover freaked me out. The next two albums are my faves. Others have told you about the bands songwriters.

[@headrushindi]

My grandmother nearly had a stroke back in the day when she heard the lyrics..poor old gal...When she asked me and my Buddy ..."you really like that music ?" We both sang , nearly in unison "...OH ...YEAH..."He is tame by today's standards , but then , he had preachers screaming hell fire from the pulpits , and picketing his concerts ..what fun those days were.Great choice of song again ....

[@lateramae]

Wow, when you said the bass was fat, you were not kidding!!! This song is even more amazing knowing that they recorded this in one session! I have a few criticisms though. I wish the bass was heard more throughout the song cause after the intro, I couldn't hear it anymore. I agree about the transitions being rushed, the ending with the cymbals was more noticeable than the other ones. Also, I wasn't crazy about the drums because of what Bill Ward is capable of. Maybe it's cause that was the vibe they were going for, more laid back and raw. Other than that, great song and great reaction video guys! Have a good one Andy and Alex!!! :)

[@troyv8302]

This was some ground breaking stuff at the time. I always think of what it must have been like to hear it for the first time. Must have been like when I heard Metallica's Kill 'Em All as a young teenager back in the day. Never heard anything like it and was love at first listen. That must be how people felt back then when hearing this.