Rock Musician Reacts to Black Sabbath 'Symptom of the Universe'

[@GrandadGuitar]

I love that the song made you pick up your guitar, brilliant band.

[@aaronblashyrkh7655]

Best change in a song ever. Love it.

[@TWANDTW]

Every time I listen to this song, I wish it would never end, and just go on for hours and hours...

[@domenicgalata1470]

Great reaction. The original lineup of Black Sabbath for me are the greatest rock band of all time. The progression through their first six albums is astounding. All certified classics and albums that launched a million guitar players and as many bands trying to emulate their sound. Anything from those first six records is untouchable by anything they did after those records. You are in for a great ride with Black Sabbath. Bill Ward is one of the greats. Tony is a legend. Geezer on bass is a groove. Ozzy of course is OZZY.

[@frankleben5451]

Watching people discover their greatness is my favorite 🤙

[@snoopfrogg1975]

Hand of doom is one of my personal favorites, the lyrics are next level and the song is funky as hell

[@johnnyb6067]

And Electric Funeral.

[@niiru4336]

Sabotage is such an underrated album. Saw them perform this in the 70s.

[@diorocks5858]

i see them at Knebworth park and in 1979 was at Knebworth for led zep farewell

[@rickjohnson2165]

Sabotage is such a brilliant album. The real essence of Sabbath. I always recommend people new to Sabbath to start with Black Sabbath and move though the albums in chronological order, so you are fully prepared for when you get to Sabotage.

[@vovindequasahi]

Dude that must have been an experience!!!

[@niiru4336]

@@vovindequasahi The video 'Never Say Die' was the gig I was at.

[@vovindequasahi]

@@niiru4336 Was it good?

[@robertpetre9378]

Why is it whenever Bill Ward plays drums? It always sounds like somebody throwing a piano down the stairs, but it just happens to hit the right note every single time.😅😂😂😂😂

[@mora1948]

First thrash song ever created

[@daveminers3404]

Besides the song "Black Sabbath", I think this is Ozzy's best Sabbath vocal performance. This, and the song "Supernaut" are Bill Ward at his best. He's top 5 GOAT in my book.

[@davidthemachinedean]

Your opening Pandora's box discovering what Black Sabbath actually are; blues, jazz, rock fusion which isn't what people expect. Everything from the first six albums is epic!

[@mikeg.4211]

Awesome reaction, Wave! Tony Iommi (lead guitar, flute, music) and Geezer Butler (bass and lyric writer) are one of the greatest and certainly the most underappreciated music writing teams in history. Plus, they had incredible chemistry between them on stage and in playing as well. This is even more incredible when you consider that this was 1975, when people were listening to the BeeGees and disco, and radio wouldn't touch Black Sabbath. On the album cover, Geezer (Terry) Butler is on the left (standing), Tony Iommi is sitting (with his Rolex, haha!), Bill Ward is wearing his wife's red tights, and Ozzy (John) Osbourne is far right.

[@cbf63]

Props to Geezers amazing lyrics in this song 👍

[@brewstergallery]

Bill Ward is an absolute legend and hit like a pile driver. If you want to see him in full effect find the Paris 1970 live show. Bare bones set up, minimal lighting, simple straight forward sound , loud as F**k and they are on fire like no one you've ever seen. The thing about old heavies like Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zep and even the Who was they had a huge spectrum of ideas and styles. Check out more of these and other late 60s early 70s bands and you'll see what I mean.

[@johnnyb6067]

Bill Ward is a jazz drummer at heart. Also, music wasn’t all compressed to the max back when this was recorded. It’s just better. In my opinion anyway.

[@glennkirchens7970]

Oh your gonna love that rabbit hole.

[@FocalPoint-xh6bi]

I love your analytic style. I'm so glad that I stumbled across your channel.

[@nickprince8611]

Hand of Doom ... and Fairies wear Boots ... I play in a successful Sabbath tribute band ... you'll love them ..

[@jamessharp2725]

Dude, early 70s Deep Purple. Now 70s Sabbath. This is the music of my Jr High and early High School years.

[@spazimdam]

Great reaction dude. Nice term you said there- easy listening metal. For some more of that you might want to listen to Sabbath's 4th album called Vol 4. It's got a vibe and a sound that is unique. Very heavy, very dreamy, with lots of great grooves and fundamental metal riffs.

[@littlerattyratratrat]

First saw TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME on an old Bowie album, but it should be on SABOTAGE as well.

[@nettman42]

A party of the triton. Best work by Black Sabbath ever!

[@stevecoscia]

Interesting reaction from a younger musician - his enthusiasm and surprise is extemporaneous. So much fun to watch his real-time joy. As a 70 year old, I assume everyone knows the original lineup but then I remember numerous 1980s personnel changes. Some Black Sabbath fans didn't know there was a earlier version of the band. Therefore younger musicians don't know the original drummer. Here's a little Black Sabbath historical context: the first Black Sabbath album was unlike anything else in 1970. The band was peerless. Black Sabbath introduced hard-edged guitar riffing that surpassed Cream, The Kinks and Hendrix. Now days, it's easy to assume Black Sabbath in the mix among their contemporaries back then, but that's not the case. That first Black Sabbath album broke new ground. Not to sound like an old man, but you had to be there to fully understand what happened.

[@davids9445]

Nice reaction Wave! Love it when you discover some classic metal/rock songs. Master of Reality is my favorite album they have. I also love the ones when Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals

[@mora1948]

U gotta do the whole ozzy era discography gotta start with the debut your mind will be BLOWN like u never expected and it’d be great for the channel in my opinion !

[@Sevlar01]

Bill Ward is the most underrated Drummer. His name should always be mentioned along side John Bonham and Neil Peart. He is truly way ahead of his time. I had once heard that Animal from the Muppets as based off of him. If you watch his earlier live footage and you see he looks just like Animal playing.

Black Sabbath is for me the Godfathers of Heavy Metal and Progressive Metal - You can expect anything!

[@tinyhato]

Loving your classic music reactions, Wave!

[@glennkirchens7970]

And this my friends is when Thrash Metal was born.

[@davidgilman3230]

Sabbath was very creative in their instrumentals and composition, do not be surprised by more acoustic music from them. I've been listening since they came out in 1968 when I was 9 years old. I think that they were at their finest when Ozzie was in the band, but I like the pure instrumental parts when he is not singing the best, if that makes sense. Check out 'Wheels of Confusion'.

[@2abug]

"Wheels of Confusion" is my favorite Black Sabbath song. And "Vol. 4" my favorite album of theirs 🤘🏻

[@simonpatinorton]

The best band ever... all songs have a 2, 3 or 4 amazing changes and shuffles... when you are usted to expect that, no other band does so keep listen sabbath

[@Greg-om2hb]

The guitarist is Tony Iommie. This is the first Thrash Metal song. SABOTAGE is BLACK SABBATH’s Progressive Metal album. Please study every track on the PARANOID album. That is so much greasy, gooey, Metal goodness there.

[@mikeg.4211]

Well said! (The spelling is "Iommi", though.)

[@Gsc-2112]

Back in 76 the city of Seattle tried to ban Sabbath. They were know to attract more of the rough crowd at that show there was many of the Hell Angels motorcycle gang

[@mikekeeler6362]

Never saw the Hell's Angels at Chicago show just always attracted a lot of young guys to their shows not too many women though they weren't kind of into that band they were the Aerospace variety

[@CutlassSupreme455]

Great Reaction! I had no idea that you’re unfamiliar with old Sabbath. So many suggestions, I’ll have to dig through the deep tracks and offer a suggestion.

[@Brent-ox8lk]

Great analysis, dude! Nice to see reactions and insights from people who are musicians themselves.

[@tralph40]

Children of the Grave is a must do. The band that created Metal coming from a blues and jazz background. 🔥

[@kevinlundgren1169]

Of course the Paranoid album is #1 , just because it is , but I have always loved the Sabatoge album ! I grew up with both of them .

[@tonysantoro1997]

The first and best Heavy Metal band.....Black Sabbath 🤘😎

[@queti9051]

Under the Sun Snowblind The wizard Faires wear Boots National Acrobat My top 5... You can only trust in youself and the first 6 ablbums of Black Sabbath... Cheers from Argentina

[@JAF729]

Before he was a successful musician, Tony Iommi lost the tip of two of his fingers that he uses on the fret board of his guitar. He was told he'd never play again. He eventually had two thimbles fitted to his fingers and continued to play and went on to be considered one of the greatest. I'm enjoying your classic rock reactions. Keep up the good work.

[@realdocloco]

... and for that reason he started using light strings and detune them so they were easier to play. But it change his tone and "invented" the metal guitar tone ... out of necessity!

[@MarkSpohn77]

Please check out Black Sabbath songs Children of the grave and Sweet leaf I believe they are on the Masters of reality album

[@dennispower5362]

KING'S

[@pingamalinga]

"This drummer"? Thats Bill Ward. A god.

[@stevegans3517]

Ozzy's best vocals, in my opinion.

[@sirsancti5504]

How times change.. 80's/90's kids: "I listen Heavy-Metal because it p*sses off my parents" 00's/10's kids: "My parents wouldn't let me listen Heavy-Metal" We failed, bros and sis'. =(

[@sirsancti5504]

Also: go search about the press-machine incident of Tommy and blow yoyr mind on how he managed to play guitar..

[@glpf5]

Man if you like feel changes check out A Bit of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning by Sabbath; it will blow your mind. Thanks for the video, new sub here!

[@michaeldipietro5010]

Of the drummers to be behind the kit of BS, this is my list, in this order: Bill Ward Cozy Powell Vinnie Appice Pertaining to the song, I like it for its sheer volume and heaviness. The only studio song I'm aware that Ozzy actually is yelling.

[@daveminers3404]

I thought you were some kind of music guru and the only Sabbath you were familiar with are "Paranoid" and "War Pigs"??? Wow, how silly of me. I've been a fan for 50 years now. These guys are the grandfathers of metal. They fertilized the heavy metal egg. You better get busy.

[@johngoodison3160]

Hand of doom next please

[@CatDaddySteve]

This song is the father of mosh pit.... scream metal ...death metal...ALL that metal is a Symptom of Sabbath

[@StarCitizenSpeakeasy]

what's wrong with fade outs? any song that sounds like it could continue indefinitely should fade out. must be a millennial gripe. back in my day we were thinking, man i wish they just kept going!

[@Teddkill7523]

proto thrash metal

[@kevinlundgren1169]

This was made before the radio be-bop pop crap came out !