Something that I love about Black Sabbath (and a lot of metal bands) is something that a lot of people who aren't familiar with the genre don't know or understand: Yes, their songs have running themes of evil, but that doesn't mean that they're endorsing evil; quite the opposite - it's a condemnation of evil, whether that be greed, bigotry, etc. The aggressive tone of the music is meant to emphasize the passionate anger felt toward things like injustice and abuse of power.
@@trinitypalmerton2142 words and how it is sung. Spacing of the words ca change things a lot. Like in the example Let's go eat Grandma and Let's go eat, Grandma. I've said forever Ozzy is very misunderstood, people scoff. I make them listen to War Pigs or Black Sabbath.
The fact this even has to be explained is pathetic. I don't really even have anymore pity for the "pawns" anymore. Willfully ignorant while conducting violence upon people. In reality, just trash people. As bad as the people who ordered them to do anything. Maybe worse.
The bassist in this song, Geezer Butler, is so underrated. If you isolate the bass track during solos, you'll hear he's actually playing wicked bass solos. Dude's a lord of Bass Guitar.
The one thing I love with Iommi, Ward and Butler was the fact that with the first several albums, they pulled from experience. All three had played blues and jazz predominantly, and you hear that influence. Which just makes it sound so much better than if they approached it like any other rock band of that time.
yeah he's an excellent bassist. I guess people in the 70's didn't really care about bassists since he only gets like two seconds of screentime and it's only his fingers lol
Always enjoy these videos. Never believed in god, so much of what you say and preach doesent resonate with me, however i still listen. Because i find it very interesting to learn some more about the bible, and i see it as an educational thing really, to watch you draw comparison between various lyrics and your christian beliefs. Keep up the great work, you guys are obviously fantastic role models, and good human beings, i wish you the best.
Same. I don’t believe and I hate the institution (church) but, they’re have some good values. Also I like a lot of Christian metal bands 😂 Very nice reaction channel with a different points of view.
One of the deepest songs from Black Sabbath, for him to push this song during the politically controlled war going on in Vietnam. I always felt it was very insightful and accurate, pointing the finger at the seemingly power hungry and corrupt military/political powers that often times make decisions without thought of the “pawns” left to do the work. I would love to see your insight on Ozzy’s “God is Dead” song. The title being the opposite of what I felt the song actually portrayed.
This is a high quality recording that I only could really appreciate with the headset I have now. And everything you guys said was 100% on point. But the thing that struck me so hard that I couldn't ignore was just how incredible Ozzy's voice is in this. His tone is so sharp and clear, and the notes are executed with such control. Man I forgot how great he sounds.
@@milanpetkovic1990 Nah, metal. People might say its rock but you have to call black sabbath metal because they invented the genre. And back in the day when most music is smooth upbeat happy positive, this is as brutal as it gets LOL.
What is even more amazing was that Tony Iommi played his guitar with the tips of 2 of his fingers gone on his guitar hand. He lost them in an industrial accident
At 64, this song changed my life when I was young. Especially being raised to be a strong Liberal Protestant Christian. They talk about Satan, war, witches, evil generals, God's judgement of the wicked, etc etc etc. Incredible song, the WW2 air-raid sirens stuck in my head to this day, along with the B-17 bombers. Part of the best songs ever list!!
Fun trick: go into a fairly busy place and belt out the first two lines. You'll find out how many metalheads/classic rock enthusiasts are around you. And, yes, I've done this multiple times. Lol.
I love Black Sabbath. As a young guy I got to see them on their "final tour" in 2017 here in London. Legendary! It was such a fun time during the last song. Everyone even up front just started jumping up and down, dancing and singing to confetti and balloons. 😁🤘
I always heard this song as a message about the war world earth . I was there being 20years it was not about darkness but become aware of the darkness.
Funny story, my dad would play this record when he was a kid and scare his mom. The sirens in the beginning would remind her of the F5 tornado that tore through Topeka, KS in 1966.
Heard this song and a bunch of others from Black Sabbath also for the first time around 7 or 8 years old on my dads cassette that I found in his car. Then my journey into heavy metal started. I remember playing this over and over again on my walkman back in the 80s.
Love this song, so in-depth, it's not just the politicians that the song speaks of, it's also the war pigs who are profiteering off of the war, hence the military industrial complex. Thanks for the great videos!!!
my all time favorite metal song, and I've listened to everything from Deep Purple to Amon Amarth, and from Type O Negative to Deicide. This album is the greatest metal album ever written, and so many of the songs have a positive message, unlike what the people who have never listened to it will tell you.
You guys won me over. This is the second video I've watched of yours. First, I Am by Theocracy, which is one of my favorite songs and bands. I love how you bring everything back to the gospel instead of just reveling in the music.
I'd love to see the reaction when they realised the the lead guitar wasn't multiple guitars layered, but one guy with 2 fingertips missing doing it himself in one hit....
Ive seen this live a good 15 times over the years. Always the same and always perfect. The message is . You go fight my war and later your gone and dead. Im good! A fighting mans story.
So I myself am not a christian but my father is. He is now in the fight of his life with stage 4b lung and liver cancer. He loves rock like I do and we love your channel
Clicked SO fast. Actually a big Black Sabbath fan. It caused me to be super interested about Ozzy, but also concerned, and I pray for him often. I hope others do too.
Listened to War Pigs and the rest of their Paranoid album so many times back in the 70s, that I wore out the vinyl several times and had to keep replacing it. Still enjoy it on CD and mp3 till this day at age 62. Thanks for the video! 😎👍
I inherited both the first black sabbath album and paranoid in 83 on vinyl along with other various albums. They helped complete my education. Seminal song for rock and metal. Nice job guys!
"...I'm guessing it's multi-mic'd, or something." Yep, 4 mics, for the 4-track recorder they did this album with. Amazing how an album recorded in 1970 on a 4-track setup can still sound so good today. The band has stated this in interviews, that it was a mic for vocals, 1 for guitar, 1 for bass, and 1 for drums. Either the drum mic was well placed, or they had a good engineer who helped level that all out in the mixing and mastering phases.
I just made the connection that the lyrics "deaths construction" is on this song and Master of Puppets. I'm guessing James Hetfield was influenced by the lyric in this song and put it in there as an ode to Black Sabbath. I don't know how I never caught that before.
Sabbath were very much driven by blues and jazz rhythms and tones, Tony was a jazz guitarist before he started the band... check out Wicked World on the Live At Last, it will blow your mind
Yes I grew up in the greatest Era of rock music ,nothing like it anymore!!!raw talent and feelings in the music!!!and so many great bands listen to "into the void"and Sabbath bloody Sabbath album is so good and some upbeat songs on that album like "national acrobat"and "Zabbra cadabra" and "Killing yourself to live"!they really wanted a world of peace and love and humanity!!!!
I'm in my 40s now, bought paranoid at around 13 years old. still have, still rock it. It's awesome to see you guys review my absolute favorite Black Sabbath song. Edit: oh and the word you're looking for is "double entendre"
Tony Iommi the guitarist, was in a work-related accident in which he lost the tips of his fingers before their first tour, so he made his own prosthetics so he could still play guitar.
Pastor Rob I love what u do My favorite band is another 70s band that is very influential in The genre that is Heavy metal/ Speed metal the band being Motörhead that also is from the UK I'd love for you to react to Their song Bad Religion and hear your take on the lyrics in my opinion very genius lyrics thank you :) And God bless u and ur beautiful family
Glad I found this channel. I love what you are doing here Pastor Rob. I love the music from the Ozzie days of Black Sabbath too. I learned long ago that much of their music has Christian influences. My only complaint is they focus a bit too much on the darkness and not enough on the light. I subscribe to what is (from what I understand) an old Chinese proverb: It's better to light a single candle than it is to scream at the darkness. Thank you for being the light instead of telling everyone how bad the music is that they love. This has been much needed in the Church for a very long time.
As an ex-christian and a BS fan since 1970, I loved your show. You two give your religion a good name, keep up your open minded reflections. I enjoyed your video.
I've always thought it was like they wrote it watching an old ww2 war documentary. Even the outro sounds like an old reel in a movie theatre stretching put and tearing.
I'm an atheist yet I subscribed to your channel. It's nice to see two Christians react to the words and meanings of songs rather than their preconceived notions about them. You guys had me when you did "Judith" by A Perfect Circle and didn't condemn it... you tried to see it from where he was coming from. Keep up the good work.
In 52 years nothing has changed.. The song is as relevant today as it was then! Politicians make wars they don't fight, nor their kids ( George W ).. Nothing has changed!
Believe that this was recorded on an Otari or early Sony 2 inch 16 or 24 track machine. From the days of the Beatles using the first 4, then 8 channel recorders, to the beginning of the 70’s, recording tech advanced a lot. Then by the next decade, the first digital systems started to appear. I remember the time when the first 48 track digital recorders came out. There were only 2 in the US at the time, in New York and LA. By the end of the 80’s, you could get the first Super VHS ADAT 8 track machines and could sync 8 together for up 64 tracks. Each unit was around $3k a piece with another $2.5k for the sync unit. So 64 tracks would cost as much as much as a new luxury or sports car in that era’s money.
I do not agree with you at all when it comes to the religious arguments as such fantasies are completely captivated. However, you are absolutely right in your interpretation of the song. And I love your interpretations and reasoning about what the song is about. Spot on! 😊
