Black Sabbath- War Pigs (REACTION/REVIEW!!!) 

Damn guys thats a legit reaction/review. Nice Also, todays my bday. Not too important but if. Can get a shout out in a vid id love that 😊 Also with good drumming listen to Slipknot: People=Shit ....or just GWAR War is all we know 😉 Thx guys 😄

Ozzy: Speaks in an incomprehensible language that only his wife can understand... Sings perfectly...

Man, seeing two people hear Black Sabbath for the first time and 'getting it' is a beautiful thing.

The drummer, Bill Ward is one of the most underrated drummers of all time. Very primal. He's like Animal from the Muppets

The reason that Bill Ward's drumming has that groovy swing to it is because his four biggest influences were Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, & Bernard Purdie -- all jazz, r&b, & funk drummers

I love how Ozzy can SING perfect pronunciation but when he TALKS you can't understand a fuckin thing he's sayin! Hahah

George and Ryan: "That's hot!" Black Sabbath fans: "Welcome to the party, boys."

Ryan it breaks my heart to hear you talk about how badly you want to play guitar, because you keep saying things like "if I could go back in time." Play music at ANY level is one of the greatest things a human can do. It opens up your soul in ways nothing else can. So long as your hands work, it's not too late. Please man, if not for yourself then for all of your fans, pick up a guitar

War Pigs is probably one of the best songs ever, the composition, guitars, drums, bass, vocals everything really astounding individually but also complements each other so good as a whole

I'm told Bill Ward's drums were hospitalized after the beating he gave them

WOW! I’m a 60+ woman who was a teenager in the 70’s. Black Sabbath was the joint back then and seeing you enjoy them now brings back wonderful memories for me. I love you two, watching you bring back the old feelings of grooving with my friends many of which not around anymore. Soooooo glad I found y’all.

Shout out to geezer butler. The brains in Black Sabbath. Thought provoking lyrics he wrote. Absolute legend

"How much does a drum set cost" is classic.

It's like a time machine watching your reactions to War Pigs. I bought this album in 1972 and three or four of my friends and I sat down and spun it. Watching your reactions to every riff and beat instantly transports me back 45+ yrs when a group of High School boys lost their minds listening to Sabbath for the very first time. All smiles here, you've made my day....

Interesting fact: Hendrix died on September 18, 1970. War Pigs was released on September 18, 1970

My daughter is 9 years old and her favorite band is Black Sabbath, and we always jam to this song. She wants to be a drummer because of this song.

If these dudes ever got guitar hero theyd never get off the game

It’s crazy that you mentioned jimmy Hendrix, this album came out the SAME DAY Hendrix died!

"We're gonna get to Hendrix" Narrator: They did not

By far the best reaction to this song. Your joy listening to the music is contagious. You guys are very charismatic by the way. Greetings from Brazil.

War Pigs is the most important song ever written.

Bill Ward's drumming = ten elephants on steroids.

I actually never listened to a Black Sabbath song before and right off the bat the drums and the guitar are killer and then you add the vocals its over with. This is great.

I remember my parent's neighborhood house parties: hippies, bikers, weed, whiskey, and beer. Big bonfire and BBQ. Music was loud and joy was free.

Possibly the only channel anywhere that claims "unbiased" and actually follows through. Great channel!

Tony Iommi invented heavy metal. He IS Iron Man. He worked in a steel mill in factory town Birmingham England. He was going to quit to join his friends & start Black Sabbath. On his last day a steel press machine that bends steel plates slammed down & cut off 2 of his finger tips. He relearn how to play again, made caps for his tips & Black Sabbath sound was born. Guitar God!

Cemetery Gates by Pantera has an excellent example of the guitar mirroring the vocals - until the vocals can’t hang and the guitar takes it one step further.

The song was about how the people in charge of the country send the young low class people to fight their wars for them to profit from the war

That song is almost 50 years old and is just as relevant today as it was then. You can apply ideas and beliefs from the Vietnam War era to now.

So nice to see some love for Bill Ward, love all of those drum licks, one of rocks greatest drummers! ;)

Black men bobbing their heads...nasty face...stank face...Ryan going off...George trying to figure it all out... In 2017 to be this geeked up about a 47 year old song is incredible This is the epitome of excellence...and I rarely listen to stuff like this Best channel on the tube!!! And don't forget about Mural

My dad says the first time he heard this album was at the same party where he first met my mom. He did not elaborate further.

Jimmy Hendrix was an inspiration to almost every 70’s Metal/Rock bands, Jimmy was in the 60’s

The drummer is Bill Ward

"You can boogie down a Soul Train line and learn about the atrocities of war at the same time." That is my favorite quote of all time :)

it's so fucking dope to see someone who's never heard this classic get to experience it for the first time and enjoy it so much. you two are fucking awesome

Black Sabbath is the greatest Christian band in the world

AS A 52 YEAR OLD MAN IT IS COOL TO HEAR PEOPLE STILL LEARNING ABOUT SABBATH. GREAT SONG. I BEEN LOVING THIS SONG FOR 4O YEARS.

this song is just as relevant today as it was when they made it, don't ya think ?????

I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! I’m in my mid-60’s, and to hear brand new opinions of my old favorites is truly refreshing. Your views are greatly welcomed because you’re clearly enjoying the music. The fact that you’re so open to this working class “white” music is beyond awesome. Sabbath’s music is a truly unique morph of blues, jazz, and heavy rock and roll - it’s perfect. No other band could ever match their originality, feel, or sound. I’m so glad you guys can appreciate them almost fifty years down the road. Thank you!

“A rich man’s war is a poor man’s battle”. Black Sabbath, ahead of their time.

Before Bill Ward , most drummers where just keeping time. Just a steady 4-4 beat. Bill ward brought off time drumming, awesome fills, and a huge back beats to the rock world. That is what is giving you the head bobbing groove. Along with Geezer Butler playing awesome Bass that plays off the drums, and Toni Iommi blues filled heavy guitar riffs. And they are still using that same style today.

"Rusty cage" by Soundgarden "I'm broken" by Pantera "YYZ" by Rush All really groove based songs.

Tony Iomi = guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Bill Ward -Drums

This is how brothers really listen to stuff, watch movies, they are participants, they are an involved audience, they converse their way through. One of the greatest songs of all time, being given it's justice. These guys are the ones.

Black Sabbath was originally named Earth and was a three piece blues band. Ozzy joined on vocals later. One day they saw a movie billboard for a horror movie titled Black Sabbath with Boris Karloff. Bassist Gezzer Butler realized people pay money to get scared. Why not scare them with music? Hence the birth of Black Sabbath and Heavy Metal. Vocals: Ozzy Guitar and music writer left handed motherfucking genius Tony Iommi Bass and lyric master Gezzer Butler Drums and Ozzy wrangler Bill Ward Great review guys!!

The bass player Geezer Butler wrote most of Black Sabbath's lyrics.

Bill Ward. The most underrated drummer in history...in my humble opinion. Not the best but the most underrated.

I've listened to this song over 37 years but watching your review/reaction gave me a whole new perspective on the feel of the entire song. Thank you. I'm glad you're learning to enjoy what I've been enjoying and teaching me something about it.

Honestly War Pigs is one of my all time favorite songs. Everything is so good on this song, drumming is insane, the guitar perfectly captures the feel of the song, bass is amazing, vocals and lyrics are powerful, and the ending solo is one of my favorite solos of all time. It's such a well made song and objectively good. There really isn't anything to criticize here.

The drummer Bill Ward was really influenced by jazz that's why he's so groovy.

The drums on this is spectacular! What’s even more incredible, geezer is able add the icing on the groove cake with bass!

You guys remind me of how I felt at ten years old (nearly 40 years ago) hearing Sabbath or Hendrix or AC/DC for the first time: the joy, the excitement, discovering something beautiful. You put a smile on my face and cheer me up! Happy Christmas lads from Scotland.

Ok so I’ve never commented on a RU-vid channel or video but recently came across your metal video reactions etc and man do I enjoy you two! Great chemistry, smart, reflective and a good sense of musicality. I completely agree with you on your anthrax review as well. I love metal but I’m particular with the overall groove etc of a song so songs like the Anthrax tune don’t do it for me ( that being said. Check out “bring the noise” with them and public enemy). I also like your taste for well written lyrics and drums. Putting all that together I have a must for you. I’ve been trying to come up with the perfect sample song for this band for you to review and while there are literally tones to choose from I believe I know the perfect mix of everything you’ve stated you like in your songs. With all that, I think you REALLY need to do a song by the band Rush. The song that I would recommend starting with is Cygnus x-1. It has it all, smartly written lyrics, excellent message, musicality that’s out of this world and well....I’m a Canadian and they’re Canadian too! Anyways, I’d love to see you do any of their tunes as almost all the (modern) metal bands list them as a HUGE influence. Thanks guys Paul

When you break down songs I already love makes me appreciate the little nuances in the songs that I overlook since I am familiar with the songs

I'm almost crying wanting to experience the feeling of listening to this for the first time again like these guys

Bill Ward has had his ups and downs, but damn, War Pigs never ceases to be amazing.

Drummer is Bill Ward btw, if you like his drumming you should check out his drum solo song called Rat Salad!!

I was born in 1981. I play drums. This song is older than me. Heard it a million times. Watching you guys listen to it made it so fresh. I dont have kids. But I felt like this is what it would be like if my kids would naturally headband to it

Without Black Sabbath, there IS no heavy metal. 1970, the year metal was born. (2:26) This song was recorded in 1970, released the same year. (5:27) The drummer is Bill Ward. (6:33) Hendrix's career spanned from 1963 up to his death in 1970, whereas Black Sabbath (heavily influenced by blues and English rock) became a band in 1968 under a different name, eventually becoming Black Sabbath in 1969, recording their first record in 1970. Paranoid, the song this album is on, came out in 1970. (9:57) The solo has no harmonization on it, it is solely played by Tony Iommi, as he is the only guitar player in the band. The reason why it has this multi-layered sound is because Tony would keep the bottom strings of the guitar ringing to create a fuller sound while he would solo, as well as record multi-layered leads to add a bigger sound. (12:36) The reason why Black Sabbath is so great, is simply because when you think about the time, the late 60s or early 70s, there was NOTHING like them before or even after. Black Sabbath completely broke the mold of what music was during the time of flower power and the hippie movement when love and peace was prevalent and they came and brought the doom and gloom of the working class man in Birmingham, England to the forefront. Always remember, when it comes to heavy metal, SABBATH IS THE REASON. React to Death - The Philosopher ;)

I love how palpable your appreciation of music is. These videos remind me of me and my boys, sitting around listening to a new record and going into it deep like you guys are. Puts me right back there. Thanks for that!

When I was 12 my father gave this album to me on 8 track. I have been hooked on metal ever since. To see such a pure and lovely reaction to this nearly forty years later made me break down and cry. Thank you both soooo much for your videos. I am now officially hooked on your channel. ♥

It was my pure pleasure to see you both experience the phenomenal music of my youth and really get it. 50 years have past and that song is still sick

im a life long musician and music lover. to see u guys listening to this stuff... wow. takes me back to how of this music made me feel when I first heard it all those years ago.

We had the same reaction as teens back in 1970 when we heard Sabbath. It was jaw dropping. Dig your videos guys.

Black Sabbath were pretty much contemporary with Jimi Hendrix. Jimi's first album was 1967, and Black Sabbath started out in 1968. Jimi's career started in the early 60's, playing with the Isley Brothers and Little Richard. He died 1970.

I just clicked on here to see how you guys are doing. 0:17 "A hundred thousand subscribers!!!" You're at 1.06M. Gentlemen, congratulations on 1M subs! You guys are the best. Period. Keep going!

Black Sabbath are from Aston, Birmingham, England. It was a rough, working lower-middle class, industrial neighborhood that was mixed racially and culturally. It still hadn't really recovered from the bombing it received in World War II. It was a factory town with a very bleak outlook, plenty of crime, street fights, gangs and drugs. All of this obviously informed their worldview and their approach to their instruments and what they wanted to sing about. They saw the hippy counterculture that was happening in San Fransisco and all the peace and love movement but didn't relate to it at all. Their lyrics were always darker, and naturally reflecting their own life experience. They tackled subjects like the occult, drug abuse, the horrors of war and mental illness. Black Sabbath become the blue-print of what heavy metal would become. Lyrics about darker subject matter; songs centered around "heavy" distorted guitar riffs; pounding drums; plenty of groove. Without really setting out to do so they started an entire new genre of music but were always still very rooted in blues and jazz. If you listen closely Black Sabbath have a very nice "swing" to their sound. The drums and bass in particular have a very jazzy feel about them. Keep it up guys. Digging your videos.

Also, Don't forget about "Geezer" Butler on the Bass. This song, especially the intro, has one of the most killer basslines ever! Lend an ear to the bass on your next listen. Awesome job, guys!

Take another listen to Warpigs and listen to the bass, that guy is so awesome! Geezer for president, also he wrote 90% of all lyrics.

This being one of my favourite songs/bands means I've watched a good few 'reaction videos' of this song. This is, without doubt, the best 'reaction vid' I've seen. You can clearly see the appreciation you guys have for this absolute gem of a track. This, unlike many 'reactions' I've seen, is most definitely legit. Good stuff, guys.....

You asked why so many people speak of this song as a landmark or a reference point. As you already mentioned, Sabbath was the birth of heavy metal... so let's break down that concept a little and try to illustrate it in context of the time period: At the time, everybody else was singing about peace, love, and happiness, when here comes Ozzy and the gang with this hard, heavy sound like pulverized lightning, singing about the darkest nature of the human experience... you can only imagine what an earth-shaking impact this had on contemporary pop culture.

Takes me back to 1972 when I was 12 and first heard this on my older brothers album. I was never the same again.

Best lyrics ever and completely timeless with all the stuff going on in the world. I get goosebumps every time I hear this. Like my who,e 38 years of life.

“To me that sounds like the end is coming.” Same here man.

Literally no one can reproduce Tony Iommi's guitar sound, and that's because of his missing fingertips. He had a special glove made to allow him to play guitar, so unless someone wants to chop some fingers off, they aren't going to be able to quite match that sound. I think that was part of what you guys were getting. I love the whole "groove" topic you got into btw, it's more on the head than you may realize. I think groove is the common thread between many related varieties of music, from Blues to Rock, Metal, R&B, Funk and Hip-Hop. They all came from the same roots, and the best bands have blurred the lines and between genres, or created entirely new ones, while still holding true to those roots with the groove. It was all birthed with the Blues and then evolved from there. Sabbath grew up on the Blues, as did Zeppelin, and all modern metal grew from those two bands, and therefore Blues as well.

"You can boogie down a Soul Train line and learn about war atrocities at the same time." Now that's some hilarious shit. Well done George!

You guys are my favorite way to listen to songs I haven't heard in ages. Amazing stuff, and you crack me up too.

This song really hit home with the anti war movement at the time of Vietnam. The guitar tracks and recording styles were really cutting edge. Double tracked leads and cranked up Marshalls with a suped up Gibson SG. The song is a timeless classic and still hits today. Great song. Great band. The song gives me chills still! I was fortunate to have grown up listening to this great band. I've seen Black Sabbath numerous times. My first concert ever was Black Sabbath in 1975 , Sabotage tour. Incredible!

It should also be mentioned that Tony Iommi, the guitarist, cut off the ends of two of his fingers in a shop accident, and still went on to be one of the great instrumentalists of his era.

Not two guitarists, Tony recorded himself multiple times. Also a fact that every Sabbath fan knows but you might not, Tony (the guitarists) had the tips of his finger cut off in an accident, so he plays with rubber thimble-like things.

I was as excited as Ryan when I saw Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi literally had metal fingertips due to a smelting accident. He has such a unique sound on guitar

“You can boogey-down the soul train line and learn about the atrocities of war at the same time” lol

Bill wards the drummer. Its only one guitar but youre hearing how it was layered in the studio. It sounds like jimi because of the equipment from that time period. Similar amps and fuzz boxes.

1970 drummer is Bill Ward Jimi and Sabbath overlap a good amount in time (Jimi died in 1970, Sabbath formed in 1968) only 1 guitar player, Tony Iommi

Rainbow - Stargazer. was recorded 1976, it's fucking decades ahead of it's time! YOU HAVE TO!

WAR PIGS Hey Ryan hey George! I'm so glad that you really like this song. You were asking when it was released, ironically this album was released on the exact same day that Jimi Hendrix died. Because you were wondering who influenced who. George, you wanted to know the drummer his name is Bill Ward. He was trained in jazz style drumming, so that's where he gets that " funky " sound from (jazz African American roots) is why it's so kick ass. Also, there is only one guitar that is playing, he's just using an echo effect. The War that they're talking about is the Vietnam War. Because they wrote this during the end of that war. Keep doing your Kick-Ass reviews. I enjoy you guys so much. You rock!!!

You can blast a 7" of this song into space, and in 4,000,000,000 years, when it reaches another life form on a far away planet, they will have the same reaction.

Guys Lots of respect from Ireland. You guys really get deep on your subject matter. Makes us out here feel like we're right there with you. You two give us a sense of having a community. Just requesting that you consider "Panama" by Van Halen or anything by Talib Kweli off of his " Right about now" album. We like him too and his collaborator DJ Hi- Tech 👍

Listen to Sabbaths "Children of the Grave" That drumming will blow your mind.

48 years later, theme of song relevant more than it was before!

If you don't have any Black Sabbath in your playlist you don't have a playlist. O lord ya! 🤘🤘

You should watch the Live in Paris version, you can see Bill Ward's technique.

I had this on 8-track cassette in the 70's. My dad Bought it for my 8th birthday.

Hey guys! They were talking about you two and your show on Trunk nation today! Thought it was way cool Apparently the Metal heads luv and respect you guy's. ❤

The hardest war protest song ever protesting the Vietnam war

Oh man! Black Sabbath!!! You guys are going to the roots of all that is Metal!! These are the guys who started it all! Very Groove orientated for sure! If you like groove then check out some Type-O-Negative out of NYC! Their song Christian Women or Black No.1 would be right up your alley!! Hey guys keep up the great work! I look forward to your videos! You guys are the best!!

You guys are such fun - I'm glad you are enjoying Sabbath

Yes, Bill Ward the most important part of this song.