Oh yeah! Always a fun song to see people's reaction at the Lucifer reveal 😂 "N.I.B." is actually not a real acronym, some people thought it meant "Nativity in Black" or "Name in Blood" but it's just kind of an inside joke because Geezer Butler couldn't think of a title for the song. As for Bill Ward, I do believe that he is underappreciated compared to John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) or Keith Moon (The Who). He has the power of a rock drummer and the feel of a jazz drummer. If you want to check Ozzy's replacement, Ronnie James Dio, I would suggest “Heaven and Hell”. It really shows how different singers they are, and how the band evolved to accommodate it while still keeping the same sound. If you want to go deeper into the original lineup, I know that fans of every band would say this, but Black Sabbath really has a lot of great songs, so to keep it decent I limited myself to the five I think are must listen: -”Iron Man” (probably their most famous after “Paranoid”) -”Hand of Doom” (pretty heavy subject matter, almost a mix of “War Pigs” and “Master of Puppets” by Metallica, “Fairies Wear Boots” is a good one if you prefer a more light hearted one) -”Children of the Grave” and “Into the Void” (both from “Master of Reality” they share similar subject matter and are definitely the standouts of the album) -”Changes” (very musically different from everything else, the lyrics are personal in this one) Sorry for the long comment. Cheers from France. Take care.
Named after Bill Ward's goatee at the time. Ozzy was stoned and said he looked like a pen nib, hence N.I.B. because yes they couldn't come up with a real name for the song.
Maybe it’s just me but after reading these comments, I think you all are taking this way too seriously… Black Sabbath were not satanists and although they were born Christian they were not Jesus freaks either… They simply wanted people to hear their music and buy their albums. And a big part of that was they knew shock value would sell. Mixing horror with messages about Satan was working for them. They started out as a blues rock band that didn’t get much attention changed their name and pushed the Satanic and cross thing to the limits and it worked! Of course their music got better and better too. But I don’t think there’s much more deeper meaning behind any of these lyrics.
All they say about N.I.B. is at the time Bill had a beard that looked like a pin nib and they were calling him nib. They talked about hating gushy love song that were out at the time, so they thought what if lucifer fell in love. You'll notice he's only talking to one person who he calls "my love". Now remember these guys were in their early twenties and pushing boundaries.
This song is about Satan falling in love. Definitely you should listen to Fairies Wear Boots. Ozzy and Geezer have said that they were walking home late one night and were harassed by a gang of skinhead toughs who wore combat boots. So they wrote this song about them as an insult, like they were fairies who tried to be tough by wearing boots. Love your channel guys!
When something starts, it is the original...and so with Osbourne.. there can never be another OZZIE or Iommi or any of them. They made their music to Shock and be frightening, and I think they succeeded- whilst bringing in music that was never heard before. It was a moment in musical history that changed everything. It was a good time, good days for most.
*The lyrics are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer. Bassist Geezer Butler, who composed the song's lyrics, has said that "the song was about the devil falling in love and totally changing, becoming a good person." The NIB is a joke. It simply refers to Bill Ward's goatee in 1969; the band joked it was shaped like a pen nib.*
NIB is a warning song. For a long time it was said that NIB stood for "Nativity In Black" however, some time back I was watching an interview with Black Sabbath, and I think it was Bill Ward that said it was randomly named after the "nib" or writing piece of a calligraphy pen.
Nativity In Black would have received to much condemnation at the time. They were already receiving flack from religious groups and individuals for even the name of the group
@@concerned5467 Exactly! Plus the name 'Black Sabbath was named after a Boris Karloff movie. People who didn't even bother to listen to the lyrics wanted to turn them into this satanist band with Ozzy as the prince of darkness. So they went along with it...
Always fun to watch reactions of folks going down the Black Sabbath rabbit hole. NIB doesn't really stand for anything, it was named after drummer Bill Ward's beard because it looked like a fountain pen nib. The song's lyrics were written by bass player Geezer Butler as a song about Lucifer falling in love with a woman an returning to being a good person. Very different type of song for sure.
I feel Black Sabbath is usually overlooked when it coves to 70's classic rock, which is a shame because they are such a tight group. They are always in the pocket players. Their musicality and the way they constantly change tempos and time signatures throughout their songs is so unique! I'm looking forward to you checking out Symptom of the Universe from the 1975 Sabotage album. It's so creative, all the musical ideas they incorporate into a song like that.@@CoachCastTV
Though "Nativity in Black" is a disputed title, it was later used for a pair of Black Sabbath tribute albums released in 1994 and 2000 respectively. Wikipedia.
Great bass solo - we don't hear enough of those! But I absolutely love the guitar solos! The lyrics started off so well, leading me down the garden path.... and then they took an unexpected sharp left turn with the 'in my power' and reference to Lucifer! Not quite sure what to make of them... 🤔 Beginning to think that Coach might have a thing for drummers... 😉
About Fairies Wear Boots I HEAVILY recommend listening to, it's a funny and an amazing last song for an album, in this case their 2nd album " Paranoid " ( which the album itself is a huge experience )
Geezer Butler(Bassist/main lyricist) hooked up his bass to a guitar pedal overdrive & composed the riff,early in their inception he received an Occult Book published during the middle ages,put it in the cupboard(cabinet)slang cubbard went to sleep only to be awakened by a dark human entity at the foot of his bed,it disappears then he goes to throw the book away only to discover it also disappeared,creepy or what? Billy's nickname was nibbly because his beard resembled a pen nib hence the title NIB
Some other great Black Sabbath songs to check out if you haven't already are "Hand of Doom'' ''Snow Blind'' ''A National Acrobat'' and ''Into the Void'' just to name a few.
To all the folks in the comments saying it’s a love song from the first person perspective of Lucifer, all I have to say in response is “I bet he says that to all the girls”
You guys got too see Sabbath live in Paris 1970 concert movie here on RU-vid.. Bill Ward has that swing going on that other drummers that replaced him have none of..
If you want to hear Tony Iommi in his final concert...and his final guitar solo from 2017...view Dirty Women (Live - The End) from Birmingham. FYI - Tony is the G.O.A.T. heavy metal guitarist, and at age 70 here, he shows why.
Yes, you nailed it indeed I see songs by Sabbath, Dio, Metallica, etc.. are not to promote evil, but as scary "Fair Warning" on your path to God (through JC)😇🎶❤🤙Praying for all Lost Souls 🙏 Rock on!
We wish those who advised us as young people would have known that. We could have been listening to these songs for a long time. At least we found them now.
At the time they were considered devil worshippers but the songs had meanings. The whole band just worked. The bass player wrote the lyrics n then Tony figured out riffs n yes bill ward doesn’t get the respect he deserves n ozzy is great. The first time I heard them I thought I don’t need to buy anything else . The beat ,the sound n the way they sounded together it just worked. Then the story of Tony losing two finger tips n making his own prosthetics n he had to loosen the strings n use lighter string they wouldn’t have the sound they do. Awesome
N.I.B. sounds like it might be evil if you take it the wrong way.. it is one of thier darker songs... On a later album Born Again they have a song called Disturbing the Priest that also sounds like it might be evil but its actually about them renting a castle to record in near a church and the Priest kept coming by to tell them to keep the noise down... So they wrote a really loud song just for him..
You on point Bill Ward is great drummer and probably doesn't get enough credit for his talent . Also Toni has the 3 tips of his fingers on his fret hand missing
Just filmed another of theirs today (still have to edit and get it posted) but Bill stood out again on drums, although they were all hitting on all cylinders.
haven't seen anyone else say it yet (may have missed it in a comment) but the bass solo at the beginning is often credited on albums as "Bassically". You'll find this song listed a lot of times as "Wasp / Wall of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.", which is essentially 3 songs and 1 instrumental rolled into one. Make no mistake about it tho, N.I.B. is *thee* main event.
Right now you have only bounced around mostly in the first 3 albums. Finish then off before going further. Every song is a winner. Volume 4 takes a turn in the song writing. They quickly transition from ethereal subjects to personal conflict. They've made it, and now they're telling their story. Volume 4 is a turning point for the band.
When you're ready.....wheels of confusion, changes, supernaut, snowblind, under the sun, sabbath bloody sabbath, a national acrobat, sabbra cadabra, symptom of the universe, megalomania, thrill of it all.
I think your approach to this is correct... Chew through the old Ozzy stuff first at least until you get to Sabotage and then check out Dio... Dio is truly awesome... Then go to the only album with Ian called Born Again... Ian was the lead singer for Deep Purple.. I think that was a good album too... After that its all good anyway you do it..
@@21Piloteer the Yankees are also called it Nativity in Black but he also says that they don't really know what it means other than it's a love song about Satan having an affair with a human
@23PPElite I agree with you but I just watch a interview with geezer who said it meant nativity in black which maybe they started to use when asked so much
The band does warn about Satan and war, but they also use Satan as a inspiration and marketing tool. i always thought that the song was just Satan professing his love for humanity, by explaining the conditions by which he will reciprocate. He's basically saying, "You must really love me, to really know me. Give over and take my hand." Creepy and sweet. Trippy combination. When I was younger, a friend and I were talking about myths and legends. He brought up this song and said, "Maybe Satan really loves us. He took a big risk for our worship, was cast out for it and doomed to an abyss. Maybe, he thinks that this was God's inevitable will, and now, our love, fear, dreams, and tributes, are all he has to comfort him in the fall. We're all he's got." I never forgot those words, because I immediately wrote them down and eventually used them in a screenplay. Great song. Great reaction. I'm going to see what other types of music that you have reacted to, and if the list looks good, I'm subscribing. Peace.
Great reactionvideo... when i read the lyrics my eye gets drown to the repeating I'm going to feel part, wich makes me think about priests pretending to by holy and turning out to want to feel boys. And i am pretty sure that in 1970 this lyric writing would be the way to give support to people that ran into such thing and recognize it while the priest make it to see their enemies... I myself did not run into it if you want to ask, but if i am correct then it is brilliantly written when done on purpose... God inspired maybe even in place.. as i heard them say in interviews that the music just came to them by inspiration. And i know more musicians like that and know for sure that the inspiration is the direct communication of the ALLknowing.. Oh and i heard that 7 october 2023 is considered a black saturday.. in Israel it means a black sabbath... maybe something is going on in this world, driven by inspiration to make things clear..
I forgot to recommend something. 2 of the heaviest riff songs, and both with meaningfull lyrics, are 'Symptom of the Universe' (Bill Ward goes OFF in this one) and 'Lord of this World'. 😉 @@CoachCastTV
NIB was a nick name for the man who wrote the song, the bass player (he did most of BS lyrics) Catholic upbringing from Birmingham UK as was the band. Another song National Acrobat is about abortion. Like you say more like a warning than anything else. They went this scary vibe way as a band member noted people liked going to watch Horror films paying money to get scared for an hour or so in a cinema. So they thought well lets try that with our music as at the time they weren't really going anywhere fast. But no they weren't into Satanism are whatever, mind you Ozzy did kinda amp it up a bit. Its just a bit of theatre really to get bums on seats so to speak.
Nice Sabbath reaction the lyrics took on a different meaning once you know who there talking about , if you want to see a drummer beat the tar out of the drums , check out BAND-MAID there drummer Akane Hirose (aka ) Gorilla , do the song Freedom official live video , Jimmy Page thinks she a great drummer , I`m going to Sub before you do BAND-MAID cause I know you will like them .
But it is a love song you just have to listen to the lyrics real good and then decipher it but it is about Satan becoming human and having feelings for a human
That bass line is just so catchy! And yes, Bill Ward is a phenomenal drummer. "Fairies wear boots" is a great song and you should definitely do that one as well. Would also recommend "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and "Iron Man". Black Sabbath has a lot of iconic songs. Some other good artists: Steam Powered Giraffe Rage Against the Machine Sage Francis Btw, if we leave recommendations, do you prefer if it is just an artist (as I did now) or would you also like a recommendation for a specific song?
We're always happy to hear specific recommendations as we don't know where to start if the band is unfamiliar to us and we know the viewers know the best versions. Thanks for these suggestions. We appreciate you!
U guys should do snowblind by Black Sabbath. Trust me it's really groovy & it's one of their best songs. U should also do Heaven & Hell it's another great song with Ronnie James Dio as the singer.
It's absolutely a love song. It's about the Devil himself falling in love and it changing him. How love can conquer the purest evil. It's actually a great love song!
As a junior high kid in the 70’s I was already scared to death of Satan and all evil because of Black Sabbath. But this song scared the absolute H-LL out of me! To me it describes the slippery slope of slowly falling into the trap of satans lair. It sounds like a love song until it says “My name is Lucifer please take my hand” and “Now I have you under my power, our love grows stronger now with every hour.” I am in my 7th decade on this planet and it still the sheet out of me to this day! Black Sabbath planted the seeds that lead me and all my hard core, skate, surf, party friends of the 70’s to Christ!
To me it sounds like contract with lucifer .I will give you those things you thought unreal. The sun ,the moon the stars all bear my seal.he also offers a better life than the one you just left. Forever with me until the end of times
As a kid I remember the first time I heard the song "Black Sabbath" and that one scared the hell out of me. the first time I saw Sabbath they opened with that song and even though I had heard it a 100 times by then hearing the opening part and so loud scared me even as an adult.
Hi folks! "N.I.B." was actually called that as they referred to Bill Ward as "Nibbie" for a time. Something about his facial hair. (The 60s were weird.) Anyhoo, yeah, you'll want to spin "Fairies Wear Boots". It has something to do with young John Osborne coming home sodden late one night. Great track!
It's a "love bomb" song. "You won't regret, I'll give you everything" is classic future faking, "You're the first to have my love," that's love bombing. The lyrics definitely do warn the listener of the schemes of the Paranormal Psychopath.
When they were forming the band horror movies were the big thing and they decided they wanted to make scary music like said movies ,if that gives you perspective at a time in the beginning a lot of people thought they were devil worshipers but that's not the case , and you may have already did faires wear boots and it was talking about gangs back then cause they had a little run in with one once
Ronnie james duo us the only other lead singer for black sabbath i reccomend, the band went through so many line up changes in the 80s and 90s at one point Tony iommi was the only original member in the band but i just feel without geezer and Bill the magic of black sabbath just isn't there anymore
I like all the singers that Black Sabbath is sad but Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin is a way better singer Freddie Mercury of Queen is a better singer David Byron of Uriah Heep is a better singer but that's the thing about the singers back then is they were all different and you can tell them apart
Guitarist Tony Iommi, who wrote the music for nearly all of Sabbath’s songs, has said NIB was influenced by Cream’s Sunshine if Your Love ….as far as next song to listen to from Sabbath, it’s “ Changes” …
Lucifer is speaking here -bassist Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics ( as he did for most of Sabbath’s songs) and he has stated “ the song was about the devil falling in love and totally changing, becoming a good person “…
N.I.B is simply a reference to drummer Bill Wards beard, which had a pointed "nib" look. But I'm sure people have had fun trying to come up with meanings for it over the years. Ozzy has been a bit of a clown for the past few decades so sometimes it's easy to overlook just how hard hitting the band were in the early days. Nothing was as raw and visceral as this album when it came out. Also this is an album where he sings in a lower register, later on he would adopt his more well known higher pitch. And yes, the chemistry between the four members is amazing, just a very rare meeting of unlikely people to create an enduring sound. I recently heard someone call them the dark Beatles, which I thought was very apt.
@@CoachCastTV Their first 6 albums are great, hardly a dud track to be found. Their final two albums with Ozzy were hit and miss, but still some good tracks. After Ozzy left Sabbath sound quite different. Still good, but it's not really like the original lineup. I might recommend Spiral Architect as your next Black Sabbath stop, it's a more melodic side to them, although I suppose it depends on what the majority of your followers want
NIB = Nativity in Black Black Sabbath was a Christian band. This song is about Christ being temped by Satan in the desert. It is clearly based from the Bible. Satan is trying to get Christ to love him. It's in the lyrics! Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics.
and my favorite and imo the best Sabbath album ever. I know people rightfully give that honor to Paranoid, Master of Reality, etc. but for me something about everythign in Vol. 4 just *clicks* in place so well for me that I go back to it again and again and again, for going on 20+ years now.
Are you on crack? N.I.B. is off of the debut album Black Sabbath. The track before that is Behind the Wall of Sleep. Behind the wall of sleep and N.I.B. are also put together as one song a lot of the time. Black Sabbath Vol 4 is my favorite album of all times. I don't know how you could mess that up.
Great reaction guys, big fan. You are correct when you say that Bill Ward is one of the greatest drummers ever, not only were they all still young, but Bonzo (nickname for the drummer) laid down a whole new way of torturing those pig skins on a different level. If you haven't already discovered Led Zeppelin, I would recommend their first song off their first album, Good Times Bad Times, drummer John Bonham will rock your socks off. Thanks for keeping it real.
John Bonham of Led Zeppelin is the greatest drummer billboard said he went to a drum class with John Bonham John Bonham gets three leg kicks in to Bills one
