T-Pain Covering Black Sabbath Is EVERYTHING

[@jaredwren9304]

Guitar player absolutely styled on it. T Pain's voice without all the autotune is incredible, too.

[@Guitargate]

10000%

[@monochromedout]

The thing about t-pain is auto tune was an effect like chorus or delay, not a crutch for lacking talent like those who came after.

[@bluglass7819]

I like the extra in the high register.

[@JB-mh5xy]

@@monochromedout This is the way. He's always used it like modulation just like we do with pedals. Nothing wrong with that at all. He's always had a beautiful voice and has old songs that he didn't use auto-tune on.

[@esp1344]

His vocal channel is 1000% running through Antares AutoTune Live for this performance btw

[@alexolivera3151]

Gotta love how T pain walks off and lets the band have their moment too. That drummer though...insane.

[@Mako-zb7cc]

He really understands music, hes not always the main character they are all insane in their own right and h e lets them shine too. Real musician T-Pain.

[@alexolivera3151]

@@Mako-zb7cc facts

[@a-damthemansixtynan4463]

The way he staggered the beat…unreal. Great performance.

[@1972adamw]

T-pain put this whole show on KZbin... every once and awhile a live performance is just MAGIC. Watch the whole performance...they created magic that night

[@teddennison344]

This. I was in a community choir for a while. Not the same vibe, but we did a memorial service once, so everyone was already emotional and spiritually hungry. The crowd was packed and into it, feeding off what we were giving them, which fed us back, and it was just kind of a feedback loop. I'm a professional engineer, but there's no better word for what happens then than "magic".

[@josephbosley9357]

This the best i seen...

[@joevaldez4889]

The live sounded better than the recordings for me.

[@gabe_cesar1031]

T-pains voice is actually insanely good for plenty of genres

[@Guitargate]

Dude TOTALLY.

[@zedman11121]

I wish that auto tube wasn't so prevalent. He has a great voice and doesn't need the robots messing with it

[@indigodoctor77]

@@zedman11121When he was growing up he listened to a lot of jazz and when he first heard auto tune he thought that if he could make his voice sound like a trumpet blast then that’s amazing. He never thought it would turn into a whole “nobody can sing if they are using this” sort of thing.

[@connormoon8363]

@@zedman11121 t pain used autotune to stand out before it was popular

[@naantjez]

you should watch his twitch streams sometimes. He is so insanely talented it's crazy. He still gets a lot of hate from purists from his autotune era as if that means he doesnt have talent but he is so good

[@benhinds2971]

Huge fan of the, take-a-bow-walk-off-stage-let-the-band-have-it, move...Classy old school blues move.....and James Brown.

[@LouisianaInNOut]

Absolutely! James Brown vibes all day!

[@dylandelarosa9856]

T has said that he loves all genres of music. He’s wrote many country songs. He gets his harmonies from country. Takes bits from rock, funk, gospel, country in this one. This is an amazing cover

[@harrylake9388]

T-Pain is literally one of the most talented humans on the planet, he never ceases to amaze me.

[@happycanayjian1582]

Right? I saw him open for Pitbull just a couple of months ago and all he did was rap, which he’s also awesome at. Hugely entertaining, though, he absolutely killed it. Wished he could’ve stayed on stage a little longer and sung a few songs. 🤟🏼

[@tomp538]

I've listened to Black Sabbath recordings of this song for 50 plus years. I must say T-Pain and his band really put their stank on War Pigs. I mean what a cover! Would really like to see Ozzy's reaction to this cover. Not since Iron Maiden's cover of Cross Eyed Mary or Disturbed cover of Sound of Silence have I been this excited for a cover song. Chills!

[@finkbraugg]

Well, Ozzy tweeted that this was "the best cover of War Pigs ever"

[@Mako-zb7cc]

This is really one of the best covers ive ever seen, not only keeping the essence of War Pigs but adding the gospel part and everything that is them to it its just so fucking good.

[@cucamongaduke3600]

T-Pain’s NPR Tiny Desk concert was amazing.

[@WompRok]

One of the best!

[@gohamm8629]

Even Ozzy commented on his video of this and said it was his new favorite version!!

[@mile3018]

Whoa! The man himself gave them a nod?!? Awesome!

[@Luismayer77]

@@mile3018 he said is the best cover he ever heard. I think Ozzy was going for that voice style some years of his career, but Tpain voice is just something else

[@babayaga1767]

I'm a white bass player. In 80s I played in all black R&B groups. I noticed that not only were they phenomenal players but the listen to everything. R&B, rock, country. From zep to yes to maze

[@benmurray3834]

Nothing unites races like great music. These gentlemen killed this performance and song.

[@arturgaudenzi9767]

They sound like Living Colour, it's soooooo goood! Even his voice!

[@slip6699]

Nice call

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

hell yes.🌟

[@ivanheffner2587]

T-Pain performed at the NPR Tiny Desk years ago. That’s him stripped down, no production, no auto tune. Just his pure vocal talent.

[@jamesmcgarvey3]

It feels like a Living Color style cover. So Dope!

[@bradoliver9324]

Exactly what I thought. That first little solo could have been straight outta Cult of Personality.

[@tsbrewco]

Agree

[@thedj9553]

Funky Black Sabbath is something I can get behind lol

[@dwvw]

This is exactly what I thought when I first heard this cover, all my favourite elements of In Living Colour.

[@jasonremy1627]

I had Same feeling. The guitarist threw in a lot of Vernon Reid licks, and has a similar tone dialed in. Uses wah in the same way.

[@Blinknone]

Probably never would have listened to a T-Pain song except for encountering something like this.. This was such a cool take on a great classic.. All of them were on fire!

[@jatodd3746]

DAYUM! Whatever the hell set of circumstances brought upon the occasion of THIS monstrosity of a performance... WE NEED MORE OF THAT!

[@BeforeDecemberOfficial]

Holy shit this may be one of the best covers I've ever hear, LIVE! What an amazing, performance.

[@JC-is1nl]

transcendent - the feel, the energy, the sound, the precision was just beyond this world. They kept the core of the song while completely changing it and making it their own, and they completely nailed it!

[@EvanVincent.]

It remindes me of Funkadelic interpreting Black Sabbath. It feels like it goes full gospel at the end. This is cool as hell.

[@mattduffyw99]

That churchy organ coming in at the end was everything, and what a cool thematic element to bring to this song in particular. Perfect execution of cover, honoring the original while still making it completely their own

[@EvanVincent.]

@@mattduffyw99 totally agree

[@Poshriel]

Which is crazy because the original song was inspired by the same genre that inspired Funkedelic. So seeing it come back around full circle is always great.

[@RoninX33]

T-Pain took that cover to church! Love it!

[@janetrivers7332]

Oh yeah, so tight and amazing… sweet! Drummer: Clemons Poindexter Bass player: Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, Jr

[@LordAereas]

T-Pain is one of the most talented singers/rappers of our generation. Anything he does is just golden.

[@OldStreetDoc]

Reminds me of what a music teacher once told us: “Music… CAN be ANYthing & played by ANYone.” And these cats REALLY have a handle on this song. That was incredible!

[@n_sweep]

"... showing my naivety, or however you say that word" is a great line

[@blckjack6954]

Good thing I doubled checked, I was going to let you know it's spelt " naïveté " but double checked and it turns out it can be spelt either naivety, naivete, naiveté, or naïveté. I've always pronounced the ending as 'tay' instead of 'tee' so it seemed wrong lmao

[@shannonmorrow2399]

Wow! This whole performance blew me away! They absolutely freaking killed it!

[@DanielGonzalez-xo4vs]

This was actually cool. I love when artist takes a track and makes it theirs while still giving that special something to the original. Pure love. Much respect.

[@shane3350]

Glad YT reccomended you to me. Seeing different genres mesh is what I like hearing the most. Im a bass player that mainly played funk, jazz, blues, gospel most of my career. Filled in for a metal band one day thinking that metal was the easiest genre with no groove. But once I found my own groove that fit in my ears opened up to everything I was missing. Fast forward to now, I'm glad to know everything has a groove. You just gotta find it.

[@rob3040]

Holy balls this is AMAZING. sabbath is the band that made me love music…the energy these guys captured is unreal. I absolutely LOVE watching a guy who is famous for making music produced almost entirely in the box, just DESTROY (in the best way) an iconic song totally different from what you’d expect. This is one of those performances that makes me love music even more AND makes me appreciate a song I’ve lived for a long time even more. Just amazing

[@codychickadee5095]

This was way better than I thought it was going to be. Incredible work by the boys!

[@alexstrums]

Whoa.... The guitarist me an insane dopamine rush. Hats off!!! The band as a whole are super tight. Love what T-Pain has done here. Also great for people to see how talented he is as a vocalist! Also... it's all blues man - just delivered in a slightly different way 🎸

[@jamescarter3130]

T Pains band absolutely kills it

[@theena]

Loved it, every moment was perfect homage to Sabbath. The band was incredible. The guitarist...that was like hearing SRV/Prince having a crack at Iommi, and it sounds incredible. Props to T-Pain for walking off stage, and giving the stage to the band at the end. Real musician right there.

[@dillonmartinez9501]

The mix on this set is incredible... S/O the engineer. But, huge props to the drummer! And T-Pain is that MAN!

[@paulrawnsley3963]

Best way to say how much I loved this - rather than a ridiculously long paragraph: I would pay a good chunk of cash to watch this group do Black Sabbath live.

[@kritiosboy]

This performance was phenomenal and it was great to see how much Michael digged it.

[@lw8703]

Early sabbath swung so hard! Kind of made this whole translation work great.

[@EricTheSwede]

I haven't even started this yet but do yourself the favor and watch this whole set! It's pretty short but his "Shout" into "Never too much" by Luther Vandross is GREAT!

[@samasamiac]

I genuinely think this is a top five all-time concert video.

[@PGHTechGuy412]

You can tell when a musicians instrument is an extension of their body. Absolutely phenomenal performance by all of them.

[@ththejackjumper]

That was so cool. Everyone just having a blast

[@terric703]

This is so tight. What a great remake. Love the funk.

[@robertgomez5248]

New found respect for t-pain.

[@bobbybeattie4738]

He drifts now too not bad either hes had his own event like a month ago

[@dirtydanoverland9083]

That band is insane. Having a blast jamming out to some black sabbath!

[@alexstrums]

Found the band members names on the full video 🥰 Music Director/ Bass/ Keys: Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr. Guitar: Curt Chambers Drums: Clemons Poindexter Keys: Joe Flip Wilson

[@jhamler1]

This is kinda/sorta amazing. I used to be one of those don't eff with the original sorta people, but... THIS is how you cover a classic. By putting your own sauce on the shit and without reservation. I, personally, can complain when they change it up and omit certain iconic shizz/rizz, but Ozzy and Co. can't complain about this interpretation. FIRE

[@PsychedelicCheeseburgers]

So cool to see you react to this song. It blew my mind a couple days ago when I first saw it, and it was brought to my attention for the same reason, because I'm a huge Ravens fan and I heard that T-Pain was performing at the half-time show! I only knew T-Pain for his auto-tune shenanigans, and some people on a Ravens forum recommended this song to me, and I was blown away. Go Ravens!

[@dongiovanni6796]

Love this energized cover that is by no means easy. T-Pain definitely has the chops for it, though. Most hilarious part is how nobody in the crowd seems to have any familiarity with the song...!

[@prsmantse1]

There was only like 150 people there

[@kennymccormick9292]

Its lounge vibe not a mosh pit crowd

[@vnillagorilla]

I noticed the ladies on the couch singing and grooving along. Loved this

[@phred8241]

The bass player is Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr. he was the MD. He’s equally sick on keys btw The Guitar player is Curt Chambers.

[@stevenlemons2602]

That last solo, bass, and guitar solo were phenomenal.

[@apehands4481]

So freaking awesome, what a way to jam and still keep the essence of the Black Sabbath vibe, loved it!

[@craigchapman8220]

Wow….was not expecting this. I really like what they did with the song. Just goes to show that it’s ok to like lots of different music.

[@thomaswhyte5107]

I have to say what an amazing cover!!! I always thought Faith no more did an amazing cover but I think this one tops that. I love how funky it gets.

[@northwestrider369]

I do like how they made it their own. Personally I like the original, but I do appreciate that this has their own flair to it and I don’t think it is ruined. Like you I appreciate a nicely done cover even when it is different than the original because it is a different style.

[@BrokenWingman]

T-Pain's Tiny Desk concert is so fucking good.

[@z-9693]

Sabbath was 'my band' growing up and alotta ppl think they know... they think its cliche 70's white-guy rock but Sabbath was MUCH more multi-faceted. And they were groovy & funk-ay! They changed time signatures and turned on a dime AS A UNIT. I often say they were the fkn 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse meaning that each individual was a force to be reckoned with, but their strengths combined... it was like forming Voltron, the unit was something altogether beyond the sum of parts! Tastiest rhythm section in hard rock hands down. No comparison. Bill & Geezer just soared above their contemporaries. Their feel & flow was like nothing else. And since Tony was proto-Malcolm or proto-Hetfield playing rhythm, they had the freedom to GO OFF on fills & runs... basically mini solos... lots of phrasing & texture while Tony held it down and they were so fkn HEAVY... it was counterpoint to Ozzy's high-pitched melodic chanting. It was hypnotizing. It was everything. Sabbath has been a continuous thread for 40+ years in my life and Geezer's introspective & contemplative, mind-expanding lyrics always held meaning & inspiration for me. Recently I've seen a lot of 'Reaction' channels explore Sabbath and it's great fun to watch it dawn on people that it's not at all what they thought. Their stereotypes crumble and they wanna hear more. One thing that I really dig is the black reactors.. and hip-hop, funk & soul oriented reactors ALWAYS love Sabbath and describe them as dirtay, filthay groovay, funkay, etc.. And Bill Ward FINALLY gets so much love! I dig it. So I echo your sentiment. I love this even more than people discovering Parliament-Funkadelic which is another band that people think they know by stereo-type but are surprised by the breadth & depth. I also echo your sentiment about how you can tell when someone 'feels it'. That is the single common thread among my favorite music: it's authentic about what it's portraying and you can 'feel it' deep within. Love your reactions/reviews/analysis!! Keep up the excellent work!

[@comment.highlighted]

Wow. That just got better and better. I loved it. Rock on 🤘

[@akwamarsunzal]

Best part of all of this... The drummer! 🙂

[@mountainhobbit1971]

some of those guitar runs remind me of Rage Against the Machine (not the solos but the rhythm guitar parts). Funky bass and drums! This is got to be one of the funnest songs to cover.

[@mattosborne1366]

yeah, I hear it.

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

I already watched this. I’m not surprised you were reviewing it. He could find another gold mine with theses iconic hard rock covers. I have NEVER heard a whole song by him until this day.

[@riffhammeron]

This is the kind of thing that can bring rock back

[@sbbudj]

Man, that was killer... bass player and guitar player straight ripped!

[@Malzanar2010]

I love the funk aspect they brought to this. This is amazing😊

[@PaulGuy]

This is incredible. Throws fun stuff in from other genres, while keeping the feel of the original. Reminds me of when I saw Cypress Hill play it at a show decades ago.

[@inkhands]

That was the coolest Sabbath cover I’ve ever heard.

[@Yogirlchoosin99]

Your point about music being a connected is so true I’m 24 years old African American from Detroit and I’ve found your video through because of this but not just that not I’m interested in seeing the original … that guitar player was wilddddd

[@findJLF]

T-Pain - what a great vocalist and artist. SO glad to see him getting some recognition. Much Love.

[@deadewok02]

this whole set was AMAZING

[@kindredd8867]

Just amazing, that is how you make a great rendition yours…

[@bajsamedvargar]

Man they are just having a party on stage! So good!

[@pikap8649]

How can you not love T-pain

[@aaroncole3941]

Nice. Drummer killin it!

[@MrTfuzz]

absolutely perfect... master class

[@orr123]

I've been waiting for your take on this!!

[@phlanxsmurf]

This was great. Unexpected and great.

[@leolambert5949]

Absolutely awesome! I love this groovy jam!

[@zachsmith1741]

Always diggin' the vibe of your channel, Sir!

[@Guitargate]

I appreciate that!

[@jamesorange5434]

I love T-Pain. Great video once again!

[@Phantus00]

Reminded me of Living Colour. If T-Pain and the boys went down that road I think a lot of people could get behind that. Really nice.

[@ks5553]

Now you gotta go check out the War Pigs cover by Ren and the Big Push. I don't want to spoil it but they do a mash up with it, and it holds bags and bags of funk water Michael!

[@ThomasLockney]

Came to the comments to post the same.

[@ThomasLockney]

Hearing you go off on the wah playing, I have to go back and search to see if you've ever done a video of Maggot Brain. If not, I'd LOVE to hear you analyze Eddie Hazel's technique and, most importantly, his feel.

[@moonshadow128]

Pulls you in! Perfection

[@kckhembree]

One of my favorite covers!

[@germancutscenes2327]

Michael, great video, just fyi the entire live show that night was outstanding, could not believe my ears!!

[@mrwisher1250]

Ozzy himself said this is his favorite version. I'm a massive fan of the old stuff but its 2024, and as much as I and many people hate to admit it, the old stuff can't touch the new stuff nowadays. People love to complain about the state of music nowadays, and I do get it, but there is so much more genre-bending and fusion going on that I find it almost impossible to get bored.

[@somersetcace1]

Good example of a cover that delivers the song well, in an original way. Not to mention the drummer was feelin it!

[@verdean11]

I wonder if Michael has heard Prince covering Whole Lotta Love, or even his Santana Medley. Actually that last one is a great video for Michael to react, since it has one of the best live solos Prince has ever played.

[@jimmymckay73]

Those guys in that band are kick ass and T Pain gettin done . Just awesome..

[@bnjmnwst]

Wow! That was awesome! They should take that show on the road! Damn!

[@Addahasan]

Woohooooooooooooooooooooooo :D amazing awesome loved the bass the guitars all just nailed it

[@AyyyGabagool]

Hope you do more live king gizz stuff at some point

[@BattousaiX333]

Is King Gizz this band? I've never heard of them

[@MrDLJ5]

This was awesome! Great reaction brother

[@TheColdrush22]

This is fantastic.

[@changingviewspc]

I loved the funk additions. It’s a cover. 💯😎

[@jamesbell8861]

This was super fun !!! LOVE IT !!!

[@iwasneverhere6128]

Would love a T-pain Metal album - Check a band called Death (photo-punk) formed in Detroit in 1971

[@mikerope5785]

I love how the ladies are dancing while fully seated.

[@elvis1926]

As a huge Sabbath fan for years I think this is a better version of the song. They absolutely killed it.

[@Flumphinator]

This slaps. Had no clue Tpain was this talented. Band nailed it too.

[@hotman718]

that was a lot better than I expected, voice on point, the band sounded great. they even add some gospel chops in there. whos the guitar player, he channeled his inner Hendrix on that one with the phaser and the way. sounded very Hendrixy