FIRST TIME LISTENING TO BLACK SABBATH - NATIONAL ACROBAT (REACTION!!!!) 

Sabbath proves again and again that great music is non generational.

Jay, I just have to say that I enjoy the hell out of your channel. You are consistently reacting to outstanding music. But that’s only part of it. You’re passionate. You’re musically literate. You’re analytical. You’re knocking it out if the park, Dude. Keep up the good work. You’re one of the best doing it

As the years goes by this song proves to be one of my absolute favorites from the sab catalogue. An abundance of riffs thrown in and a vocal melodie to kill for

This is one of my favs from Sabbath, in my top 5 of all time. The rif is pure 🔥, the changes are incredible and I dig Ozzy’s singing (I always do but this makes me crazy) and the end is soooo dam 🌶. Im thrilled I got to see you react to this, I’ve been waiting for it!💜🎵💜

After Forever is one of their overlooked songs that is really good.

Killing yourself to live, Hand of doom. You have to react to these 2 masterpieces man. Sabbath is the greatest band ever existed..

always a great musical trip with these guys

Love that I am not the only one who loves and appreciate Black Sabbath and their musical and lyrical skills. Every single member is talented and they put it all together to churn out some awesome awesomeness.

My favorite band of all time I’m addictive to this song it’s my fav ❤️❤️💖💖🤘

if you haven't already get on wheels of confusion, under the sun and hole in the sky.

Hey brother, that shit was fire! You got a good mind, don’t let nobody fuck with it.

Very thoughtful and insightful reaction. To me, this is all about the creative miracle, which is man and woman. It is through our ability to create ourselves, our DNA and history, into another existence through our children. The child is being attacked so plainly these days, just violations of a child's spirit constantly. Ozzie is a shaman. The music speaks for itself. Enlightening. We are our own masters and only, as individual's creating, can we live truly joyful and fulfilling lives, along with all the other shit life brings. Thank you!

Gotta do "Sabbra Cadabra" also from this album, absolute banger and one of Ozzy´s best vocal performances ever.

Now Jay, I have to give you massive credit for doing this track. Very few reaction channels take on this Sabbath tune. It's one of my personal faves. So underrated. Nice one dude! I grew up about 9 miles away from where Sabbath grew up in Aston, Birmingham. Lots of respect and peace from the UK. :)

Yes. I’ve always dug this tune. Quite the deep cut but supercool. Have you heard The Writ by Sabbath? That’s another bloody deep cut you oughta check

Throwin' in tha jazz fusion licks at the end!

I love this song!!! Great reaction video man!!!

I think this song is about a soul that has been reincarnated thousands of times and has be incarnated anew in a just-fertilized egg. In that brief moment, the soul has full awareness of past lives as it faces a brand-new lifetime. That’s the universal secret. You’re right, pure poetry and beautifully played.

I really like that you know what your talking about unlike most reaction channels.It's because you actually have a true understanding of music and you know all the correct terms.

Great song, a bop of a different kind.

Jay Rah, thank you for doing this song. Glad you dug it. IMHO this is their best album and perhaps Iommi's best riff. If you haven't already please do Sabbath, bloody Sabbath off this album, again, Iommi gives a riff that many would consider his best. Sabbra Cadabra features Rick Wakeman from Yes on keys and this song is creative and powerful. Lastly, same album, Spiral Architect. Violins and power chords. Favorite line from A National Acrobat, just remember "love" is life and hate is living death. So true of human emotion and existence.

The melody is so smooth on this joint. I like how Bill was going around the horn on that first verse, then completely went basic beat during that waa pedal session, and then finished pounding highhats. Most surprising, Ozzys vocals really stood out, his tone was maybe his best singing voice. Absolutely tremendous. Ill leave you with my standard Black Sabbath review..... Black Sabbath - song Black Sabbath - band

BS"D I'm so glad you did this! The whole album is 🔥! One of my all-time favorites!

This song was always a favorite of mine. It seems to be written from the POV of a child in the womb, sort of remembering past lives and wondering about the next life that he's about to embark upon. I heard a lot of Sabbath when I was like 11 or 12, cause my older brother would play their records.

Go thing you had that racing chair cause this one took you on a ride Jay lol. Sabbra Cadabra is about a magical mystical love and Bill is def rippin drums on that one, along with an awesome musical transition that I know you will appreciate, adding a new instrument element in the mix that I like to call the mystical synth!

Listen to THE WRIT there is passion and anger in his voice but it's an amazing song about one of their managers

There’s something really profound about the rhythm of the main riff in this song. It’s like the bass and guitar are going in and out of a swing, while the drums hold the swing throughout.

Im happy to say i got to see and hear this live.

This is among Sabbath's very finest work! I had suggested this one for you last year when you just started doing sabbath tunes Noticed you had finally caught up with it.. Came to check the reaction .. Nice one! Killing Yourself To Live and Sabbra Cadabra ;)

Masterpiece. To go with all their other metal masterpieces. The absolute foundation for everything “metal” that followed. Every metal band hereafter owes Black Sabbath a royalty check.

I love to see young folks get in to some good old rock . Why because with all the racial shit people need to see our music had nothing to do with that and we love all .

Nice Jay, thank you bud.

One of the greatest albums of all time, I'm so old, my friend's dad recorded this album on a cassette and just gave it to me, back in 1986 or so, he had a few Sabbath albums on vinyl, including the debut, which is another masterpiece. No internet back then, so when you were my age, pre-teens in 1986, the best way of discovering this kind of music is from an older person, my dad bought "Paranoid" on cassette and came into my room, put the tape in my boom box, and just started nodding to it. Those memories are what life is all about.

Great reaction to a superb song of head banging superlatives throughout the drums, bass, guitar and lyrics! Exceptional among many of their other songs!

Favorite Sabbath track🔥👍

One of the GREATEST unknown riffs of alllll times. Insanely groovy riff....if you strap a six string, knowing this is a must.

This is the sickest riff ever

I'm glad you like this hidden gem almost as much as I do. I appreciate your clever, well-placed comments throughout songs at a perfect volume; much better than pausing, except when necessary, as many reactors do. I also appreciate your kudos for bars throughout and full lyrical analyses at the end of your reactions. Black Sabbath and Rush rule!😉

Their best album

I've been begging for a reaction to this. Thank hou

One of the best jazz rhythm sections in rock.

it's much deeper than we think..

It remains my favorite Black Sabbath song of all time. This is my version of a heavy metal anthem

You Gotta hear the Song, ..."Roundabout" by the group called YES. ( From the LP)You won't believe what you're hearing!!! They have a video of them performing the song too...but please do the LP version first!) You'll thank me later!!! Then play the LP version of "Whole Lotta Love."..by the group...Led Zeppelin. You're gonna trip on the Masterful Musicianship of both! I watched you for the first time last night. And I said : Finally, someone who knows how to do a proper, educated, factual analysis! I have a lot of amazing Classics for you. Being that I graduated in 1972 and was the only Black in a Rock Band in the area! So I grew up with Motown but listened to everything from R/B, to Rock to Classical. So I can suggest lots!!! And what an amazing time to hear all this fresh new Music back then...that now will be New to you! Thanks. Mike Carter, Clarksville VA.

That was a great reaction to a superb track. My favorite and most poetic of all the Black Sabbath albums.

Great reaction for a classic, from Sabbath that rarely gets it’s respect Thank you 🥃

love this...its humans enjoying music

You have made my day... A wonderful song from a wonderful album. SBS was slightly experimental.. It worked.. Then back to basics with Sabotage.. Their first 6 albums are just classics.. Keep up the great work!

Spot on mister! Just a fantastic song, all genres baked in, in one tune. Great reaction video 👍❤

Mate ... It is quality to see someone feeling the music I was raised on! This album was released the year I was born! This is my favourite on the album, after the title track that is... some really grimy riffs with some deep lyrics and fantastic melodies... sabbath rule

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath!! Check out Anthrax - I’m The Man

Sabbath is life

Symptom of the Universe and Children of the Grave are a couple good one's! In fact, all Black Sabbath songs are good!

Great song. Great reaction . great watching Young guys enjoying the same music I was listening to already in the 1970,s.. . Im 56.

Love this track too! Idk if you've heard it yet or not but my favorite track off this album is "Sabbra Cadabra." Highly highly recommend this one. Keep on doing what you do.

Yep!

Great tune, great pick! Super hidden GEM!

Thank you for knowing these guys and this music.

Heard Madlib on the intro and stayed for the rest. Respect!

Bad ass song, awesome reaction! One of my favorites from Sabbath!

You nailed it man. This entire album is considered one of Sabbath's very best. You could run the entire album and be very pleased. I've read that instead of recording the same place as Volume IV in Los Angeles, Tony and the band rented an abandoned castle in the Forest of Dean, and set up their equipment and recorded the songs in the castle dungeon...isn't that cool?...thanks Jay Rah...enjoy your holiday. 🌞

It’s a freaky song.. it’s a mind fuck, space traveling, reincarnation event packed into a musical masterpiece

regarding rock albums, this one is up there with the best of them, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

Always dig your reactions especially this one. Rock on man! 🤘

The forefathers of all that is heavy. Fact.

Black Sabbath. Gods.

Probably my favorite Sabbath album.

Top 10 Sabbath songs: Black Sabbath, Planet Caravan, Hand of Doom, Sweet Leaf, Children of the Grave, Into the Void, Supernaut, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, THIS and The Writ. Agreed on the drums. Just look to Master of Reality for purrrrrfect production.

Gotta do “Wheels of Confusion” and “Megalomania.” No one does reactions to those, and the former may be their best song ever.

great reaction again, my fav Sabbath

Always hit the like B 4 it plays!!!😉😊🙏☠️😎🤘💪

It's coming!!

The next song, that was about to play after is so spicy it's straight fire my dude, definitely check sabbath bloody sabbath if you haven't

Love your reaction you totally get this band and the awesome talent they possess. Black Sabbath has so many facets of sound in all their albums. They are in my opinion the best Rock Band from there times. I think you would love the song called "Warning" which was on the first album. It's super funky, bluesy and rock all rolled into one and it would be great if you could react to it. The song is close to 10 minutes long but it does not seem like it because it switches up tempo and sound constantly.

I see Jay and Sabbath, I click I like i listen

Yesssss

'Over and over' from the 'Mob Rules' album 🤞

That's one thing about Sabbath : Great Riffs🎸. And to think they started off as a blues band called " EARTH ".

The first half of this song is so repetative but groovy and mezmerizing. Some THC will have this song sending you to the stars

One of their greatest!!!😆 Great reaction man! You should listen to Never Say Die. Very underated album. Long live the Sabbath!

I think this song is abought abortion , the lyrics'' Invasion of the empty spaces is my one and only crime '' ''The unborn child'' ' Those that never ran'' when little worlds collide , I do believe that Roe V wade was heavy in the mind in the publics eye when this song was wrote ....

Very intelligent and insighful critics.

The underdogs of doom are finally getting their due. We already knew . Avid fan since 1976. Oh and props to Geezer lyrics

Wheels of Confusion from Vol4 is my favourite riff of all time. Iommi is the Godfather of Riffage.

Great song! My all-time fave Sabbath track. The lyrics are evil and so are the riffs! \m/\m/

U da man!!!🤘😎☠️🎸🙏😊

Love it

Holy shit! First time listening to sabbath and you choose a national acrobat???? Fuckin awesome

I think its fairly obvious that the song is sung from the point of view of an unborn child who "Destroyed the empty spaces" by filling up an empty womb [you destroy an empty space by filling it]. the child has gone through many reincarnations (I've lived a thousand times), as will all people (Don't believe the life you have will be the only one). the line (When little worlds collide I'm trapped inside my embryonic cell) means the 'collision' of the sperm and egg, at which point the soul forgets its past life (And flashing memories are cast into the never ending well). the lines (Curtain of the future falls, the secret stays unknown) simply mean that the soul forgets the previous life with each new life. the baby tells us that it is necessary to die so that we can move on to our next life (You have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on), and advises us at the very end of the song to love each other, to live our lives fully, and look forward to our next life. the song has excellent lyrics, really quite positive and inspirational, and even more impressive having come from a heavy metal band. AndreAndre Link

This is one of the heaviest, funkiest, rock songs of all time!! Black Sabbath were a bunch of English white dudes, Geezer Butler was from an Irish immigrant family. How did these dudes achieve this level of groove!? That’s why I love Ozzy era Black Sabbath. These cats could get-DOWN. Bill Ward is highly underrated as a drummer. Geezer gets no love for his awesome bass playing! Tony Iommi is the riff-meister! Ozzy is a much better singer than he gets credit for at times. Geezer writes many of the lyrics himself.

1974 Not Autotune...is not easy sing like this

" Dont believe the life youre at will be the only one. "

Black Sabbath is the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I have a request. Nobody ever reacts to Neil young. I have a bad ass deep cut from the album called Live Rust. It’s called tonight’s the night. You will not be disappointed. The guitar in this song is just one of a kind. I just thought I would ask.

meta physical ...i believe geezer discovered things it took me few more decades to realize.

You have.. YOU HAAAAAVEE to check out the live version of "war pigs" from 1970.. Bill went insane (as usual) but in that he was extra insane

Here are a few youll love just by your reaction to this the writ,wheel's of confusion, megalomania,hand of doom if ya enjoy I'll throw you a few more keep up the great content

should check out sabaton, high energy battle metal. great band, especially no bullets fly

Black Sabbath best band ever

Do "under the sun" from Vol 4! Excellent song similar to this one! Not a big "hit" but one of their best!

Solid reaction!