First time hearing Black Sabbath "Paranoid" Reaction | Asia and BJ 

As a teenager in the early 70’s, this was mind expanding for us, as were some other things, but the music was good for the soul and mind 😎

Ozzy's voice with Sabbath sounds like history.

Recorded in 1970, "Paranoid" is a song that Ozzy performs to this day... he said it's the song that defined his career... It was a song that Black Sabbath wrote under an hour in the studio... They needed a final song for the 2nd record, and Tony Iommi (guitar) had the riff, Geezer Butler (bass) wrote the lyrics, and Ozzy Osbourne came up w/ the melody... They thought it was commercial, but the record company loved it - then changed the album's title from 'War pigs' to 'Paranoid', and it went to #1 on the UK charts.

I can understand Ozzy when he's singing, not when's talking normally but I still somehow enjoyed his reality show lol. Classic tune, great reaction

Classic Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Iommi, Butler and Ward. They ARE the grandfather's of Heavy Metal. Also check out Black Sabbath, Children of the Grave, N.I.B., Snowblind, Sweet Leaf, Symptom of the Universe, The Wizard, and Changes

His voice isn't high pitched but I feel more mellow sounding that your traditional heavy metal singer. He has a distinctive sound that you will always know it's Ozzie when you hear it

Agree with BJ. He does have a haunting type voice and the echo contributes to it. Good call.

This song was written in like 4 minutes and became their biggest hit 😂

When it comes to Sabbath you naturally always hear people talk about Ozzy’s voice and Toni’s guitar. People on occasion also talk about Bill’s drumming but for me I think the think that most often gets overlooked is the great bass playing of Geezer Butler. It heavy and fast with a truly dark sound.

People tend to overlook Geezer on the bass. Such great lines accenting the songs Check out Warning

Since BJ likes the guitar sound I thought he might like to know (If he didn't already) that Tony Iommi came to pioneer that sound purely by accident. He lost the tips of two of his fingers on his left (fretboard) hand and ended up fashioning wax tips for them. He had trouble bending the strings with the standard tuning (E,A,D,G,B.E) so he started using Drop D tuning (And Drop C, I think. Maybe someone who knows better can confirm) This made the strings easier to bend and thus heavy metal was born...... so to speak. I'm not a guitar player, so if I got parts of this story wrong, please feel free to correct me.

I had this on 8 track back in the day. My head still hurts from banging it up and down The original headbangers.

The thing is back when this came out we were use to music about love and heartache and just lovey dovey stuff.And this album came out and our teenage lives were never the same.

To hear him really haunting, check out "Planet Caravan". They used a Leslie speaker to give his voice the trippy, outer space sound and there's a recording of a flute that's played backwards and with stereo delay for a really cool sound/effect. It's a really mellow & trippy song but still really good. BJ is right though, there is a little reverb on Ozzy's voice and they way he's "singing" kinda matches the theme of song; the twitchy, staccato talking and behavior of someone either really messed up because of drugs and/or mental health issues. 🤘Rock On!🤘

This track demonstrates what a total Riff Master Tony Iommi is. Ozzy, Geezer and Mr. Ward do great work too.

This was in the Billboard Top 100 (along with Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin) the week I was born. The top 2% of the heaviest songs of the week from two bands which would help mold popular music for decades to come.

Yes; Black Sabbath released in 1970, Considered among the Pioneers of Metal. Tony Iommi cut both tips of his Middle & Ring Fingers off his right hand on his last day working at a Sheet Metal Factory. He was told he'd never play again. Tony taped his Fingers and Tuned down to lessen Tension on the Strings. Detuning became a Trademark of Metal but "Paranoid" was recorded at a time when you can hear the Words & Lyrics Audibly, There's alot of Death Metal Band recordings where the Vocals are inaudible and sound more like a Growl. Ozzies Vocals are Clear and Cut through the Mix. They needed 1 last Song for their War Pigs Lp, Tony came up with the Riff, Geezer Butler/Bass wrote the Lyrics, The Band thought it was Commercial but the Record Execs loved it, so the LP Title was changed to "Paranoid" and the rest is History. My friend Joe & I used to jam "Paranoid.& Iron Man," Ozzie was fortunate to have Great Guitarists, Randy Rhodes, Jake E Lee and Zack Wildes record with him. Crazy Train" with Randy Rhodes was a Club Staple. Friends and I like Ozzies "Ultimate Sin" Lp with Jake E Lee, We jammed "Shot in the Dark, Killer of Giants & The Ultimate Sin." Killer of Giants is Epic, I played it for Dad in a Music Store and being a Jazz Guitarist, He liked it and was inquisitive about Jake E Lee, Jake has a Guitar Solo live in Kansas City 1986 that Cuts alot of Blues Clone Heads off. Jake is a Bad Guitarist.

I bought this album and cassette when it was released.

Hard to believe that was 1970. "Pioneers of heavy metal." Spot on, BJ.

There’s a real weighty urgency in his voice, for sure. I mean on Planet Caravan they literally used haunting echo, but in this song he yells CAN YOU HELP ME? Yeah, the whole album (except for Planet Caravan lol) is SUPER intense. Like af.

Just think...at this time...the biggest hits were "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, "Age of Aquarius" by The 5th Dimension and "Can't Get Next To You" by The Temptations

It's the lyrics, the concepts, the flow, and the musicality of the instruments. Geezer Butler wrote almost all of the lyrics. Ozzys vocals vastly improved during his solo career. And he developed song writing abilities lyrically during his solo career. He has a very large catalog of popular songs during his solo career as well.

Love that you guys have an eclectic mix of musical tastes.

I’ve known this song all of my life and this reminds me of so many movies like Dazed and Confused,The Stoned Age,Almost Famous ,

The music I grew up hearing from my parents in the 70's..Still listened to it through my teenage years in the 80's....Glad to see another generation love it...

I was 9 when I first heard this - I was born in 1961. I'm eternally thankful that my darling Dad introduced me to a very wide range of music - we always loved and favoured the edgy music.

My brother in law gave me this album when I was a teenager and let me just tell you, my friends loved it and me and thought I was the coolest for introducing them to this ground breaking ROCk music of the time. War Pigs from this album is another great jam !! I absolutely love y’all’s reactions to all songs. You’re so thoughtful in your interpretations and commentary during and especially after!! You two compliment each other so well in your reactions!! Love this channel so much!! Thank you for what y’all do!! ✌🏼❤️

This song was written to meet requirements for the amount of songs needed on the album just before release. It went on to be one of their greatest songs.

My favorite Black Sabbath song

Good song, Ozzy cracks me up on his reality show, and when his son Jack, has them reacting to paranormal stuff.😂

Hey kids I forgot to say that I actually saw at the fabulous Forum in Inglewood California Black Sabbath and they had another band the opening act was yes and they had put out their album Fragile with the song roundabout so it was to Ultra Classic Albums and they play both their albums respectively the whole material for me to those records which is totally amazing to see all that live

I love. Black Sabbath so good

I first heard this song on 1979 and it forever changed my Music Preferences. I grew up with top 40, then I heard this and I've never been the same since. 🤘😎

Without solo this is hardcore punk sound. I always saw it like punk, origins of punk sound, with that power chords.

Saw them in 1972-73 in Montreal. I was sixteen and worked my way right up to the stage. There were no security barriers back then. Fun show.

Great song. This fantastic album was my introduction to Black Sabbath as a teenager. Played this album all the time. Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean that they aren't after you... or at least that is what the voices told ME. ✌️

Great video with explanations.. a few good comments too. I LOVE the song, always have but didnt realise its the same age as me!

50+ years old and this song stays relevant and powerful. 3 incredible musicians and Ozzy's haunting voice. When people are new to Rock music this is a most listen.

Such a rocker! I still have my cassette tape (as well as an upgrade to CD) of this album.

This song is the birth of Heavy Metal 🤘👏

Love 💕 you guys seen them live !! Best sabbath album

This is the birth of Heavy metal as a genre. There were bands and songs before that had the elements but this is the birth of metal as a whole.

Black Sabbath deep dive is a must.......life changing stuff.

The great Tony Iommi (music and lead) and the great Geezer Butler (lyrics and bass) were the greatest most underrated team ever. All heavy modern music comes from that tree.

Great song. I love early Black Sabbath and they are legit!

As I heard it one of tge band members, I think Tony Iomi called Geezer Butler paranoid. He never heard that word before so they explained it and he wrote a song about someone being paranoid.

Evening fam. You are playing some jams tonight. This was the first album I bought wroth my own money, 1975.

This came out when I was about 7. And I've loved it!

left handed Toni Iommi guitar sound and Riffs are unmatched.. He compliments Ozzy's voice..

Tony Iommi is a great guitarist and riff master who overcame the loss of finger tips to form his own unique style of playing, including down tuning to make it easier to fret the strings. Bill Ward is one of the great drummers, an absolute animal in a similar league with Bonham. Geezer is a fantastic bass player, and Ozzy is... just Ozzy. He's a better vocalist than people sometimes give him credit for, it just depends on what he's doing. His Sabbath style fits Sabbath. Check out the duet between him and Lita Ford, Close My Eyes Forever. Or even something like Crazy Train. There is no one like him, that much is for sure. I liked Black Sabbath with Dio, but it was really more like Dio backed by Sabbath. Not to denigrate the role of the other members, just that their style in that era was more catered to Dio's style (did they ever even do Ozzy songs when playing live with Dio? I can't imagine it). And Dio Sabbath was great, I dug Heaven and Hell, and wore my Mob Rules album out. But to me, the original Sabbath IS the "real" Sabbath, so to speak. Just like there is Van Halen, and Van Hagar, to me there is also Black Sabbath, and Dio Sabbath. Not necessarily a knock on any of them, just different things. And I personally prefer the originals in bith cases.

Its relentless! Perfect headbanging song

Gotta love Ozzy,gotta love Black Sabbath. Just puts you in another place.Thamk you for doing this one.

Love your videos..best wishes from England

Pretty much The whole Sabbath catalogue with Ozzy is Phenomenal. You should listen to Every song on their 1st album. I think the best song on that album is (Warning)

Rock music often has been mixed with the vocals tucked in behind the music. If you turn up the volume to where you can hear the vocals better, then the music is banging.

One of the first concerts i remember as a young teen was Black Sabbath. They had just kicked out Ozzy and replaced him with Ronnie James Dio. What a voice!

I love when the two of you react to Black Sabbath. Please react to more

I think that they put a reverb on his mike so that you can hear a slight echo to his singing. That is the "haunting" sound that you hear.

My introduction to this was Rock N Roll Racing on the SNES :)

Ozzy Is from the back of Aston in Birmingham here in England they are a mad bunch.One of the great bands we had when I was young lad back in the 70's.If you see Ozzy tell him to go mash the tea.lol..Ta-Ra-A-Bit.That is Brummie for good bye.All the best from England and stay safe.

Understand Asia but agree with BJ. Ozzy has a haunting voice. First heard them in 1974 when rock n' roll was a big tent

Great review folks 👏🏼

Love it, their best song (imo) is "Children of the Grave" from the album "Master of Reality".

Speaking as one who really doesn't care much for most metal/heavy rock, I harbor a genuine and abiding fondness for this outfit (and fellow Brummies Judas Priest); there's just something winsome about 'em...the musicianship is tight, and they dodge the temptation of taking themselves or their output too seriously ---they are, in short, bunches of *fun*

Definitely heavy on the fuzz. The slight echo you're hearing that's mixed in is called 'Reverb' which is short for reverberation. There's different types now (i.e. hall, spring, plate etc.).

Haunting voice brilliant way of describing Ozzy's voice.

If you want to hear his haunting voice, I like the song "Mr. Crowley". A song he wrote about an occultist named Aleister Crowley. He was supposedly a satanist. I think it's a very haunting song & his voice is perfect for it.

Great reaction. You could jam to "Into the Void", "Sweet Leaf", "Fairies Wear Boots", ...

Two must listens for Black Sabbath: Children of the Grave (crazy good drumming) and Into The Void (some of the nastiest bass riffs ever laid to tape 😎)

Born 71 here... my mom played this for me enutero with headphones.. .

He 4 sure has top 5 most distinctive voices ev

One of the major factors of Black Sabbath is the blues based lead guitar soloing of Tony Iommi and how the rest of the band follows suit. Ozzy's voice can seem haunting at times, I think it's because he's believable, like he's really feeling what he's singing about. I have always thought that modern "Heavy Metal" bands moved away from that 60's and 70's blues guitar and I couldn't relate to the newer sound.

Classic Sabbath!! 🔥🥳

All of these iconic bands have great stories. When Tony was 1st introduced to Ozzy by Bill (drummer) Tony basically turned around and said NOPE! Eventually Bill talked Tony into giving Ozzy an opportunity

This is the heavy metal genre crawling out of the primordial ooze...

Asia and BJ you also know how to jam to some great 70’s rock music

The song "Paranoid" was written as an afterthought. We basically needed a 3 minute filler for the album, and Tony came up with the riff. I quickly did the lyrics, and Ozzy was reading them as he was singing.

Yeah they little Reverb behind his voice a little slap back they call it it's a real fast Echo I also noticed the guitar solo the youth was called an octave splitter I think it has some Distortion and the octave splitter which has a very interesting kind of sound it kind of sounds like those oscilloscopes they used back in the 50s in those science fiction movies okay kids

You need to react to the documentary called the accident that made the band. Two weeks before Black Sabbath went on tour for the first time the guitarist Tony Iommi who was working in a steel mill accidentally chopped the tips of his two fingers off while cutting metal.Tony wasn't going to miss his big chance so he made two fingertips out of his old leather jacket so he could play, those two fingertips made of leather gave Black Sabbath that unique sound on the guitar. To this day he still makes his fingertips.

Took my kid to see them on The End tour... he was 16... got him high the 1st time lol! He was like... um, wow!

I loved coming home from them ..I think that’s the name

The first Song of Black Sabbath in the Charts 1970

Black Label Society "In this river" ~Zakk Wylde Ozzy's guitar man.

You guys need to checkout Great White: Rock me, once bitten Twice Shy. You’ll love them

Black Sabbath INVENTED the genre of heavy metal❗

Thansu@doG!

This was their first radio hit.

Great reaction! For something different from the later Ozzy Sabbath years you should try Symptom of the Universe, or Junior’s Eyes.

Black Sabbath the only OG’s of HM period!

If you like hard rock or just rock check out John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band - Garden of Eden, awesome rock!!

If you haven't already played Ozzy's Crazy Train. That's another classic rock. If you like Black Sabbath, play Iron Man. I HAD to listen because my brother was & still is a headbanging fool, although no longer has the hair 😃. I enjoyed it but then I would go in my room & put Donna Sommers, Bee Gee's, Patty Labelle & such on. 🤩

This song is just pure awesome. Also since your talking about pioneers of heavy metal you should next check out the inventors heavy metal Steppenwolf

Great song!

Check out this modern Metal Band all female. Lovebites Scream for Me live Daughters of the Dawn. I think you'll be amazed by the musicianship.

Oh gosh, Ozzy was one of the originals. I think what you're talking about the voices, a lot of that came later on. We didn't have anything to compare him to at the time except those who came before him. I'm not sure it's fair to compare him to those who came later. These guys were true innovators and made music like no one had ever heard before.

You have to listen to Sabbath and all the heavy rock bands with the volume turned up to 11 o get the full effect.

This album was a turning point for rock. The 1960s saw Acid rock. Now the rock was to change after this album. Paraniod the Album in a sense created the Heavy metal sound in Sept of 1970.

The guitar player had been a welder, and quit to pursue his dream of being a musician - but on his last shift he brought the metal cutter down on two of his fingers. It forced him to try a different style, different sound... And the riff heavy Sabbath sound was discovered. They set out to create "a band people could fight to".

This album was the near-daily soundtrack for me ca. 1984.......

When I was a teen I used to think the line said "I tell you to END your life..." Never made sense to me. Thanks to a little thing called the internet I finally found out it actually says "I tell you to ENJOY life..." Everything was now good. LOL.