Hip Hop Head Reacts to Black Sabbath's Debut Album For First Time 

This album brings back memories of when I was 14yrs old smoking hash in my buddies garage and scraping wooden pipes for resin, I smoked a lot of wood. 😵‍💫🥴

Imagine you are 16 and you bring this record home and play it with headphones on for the first time. It was mind blowing and scarry all at once. They didn't have a lot of money for studio time so many of these songs have a "live" feel to them as they were not over mixed after recording. Just 4 guys laying down heavy beats....drums are outstanding here.

Geezer DRIVES THIS BAND! So many reactions to Sabbath and so little PRAISE TO THE BASS! Geezer rules!

Geezer Butlers bass lines on this album are awesome,he’s a very overlooked bass player.

And thus Metal was born

It's just impossible not to fall in love with this album. Timeless, Masterful, Legendary!!

You know what's better than hearing this album? It's watching them do this album live, saw them more times than I can remember 🤟🤩ON ACID!!!!

I'm 72 now and back in 1970, when I was 19, I saw Sabbath live. They did this album as their set. The whole audience was blown away, none of us had heard anything like this before. I've seen a lot of great bands over the years but that gig remains the best rock I've ever seen.

Please React to the whole Paranoid album❤❤❤

Such a full range of sound from only three instruments😊😊

You gotta keep going on these Sabbath albums man they just keep getting better!🔥

It was great. We all had that one friend who's mom never went into his room. We would turn on the black light for those incredible posters, pull out the bong and blast the albums. What a killer time to be growing up.

That faces you put shows exactly what someone feels when hearing this record: a mix of power and peace at same time. All these instruments perfectly mixed together at the right time gives you that fullness feeling. This is not only debut album but best album from band. And one highest masterpiece on rock history.

My cousin turned me on to this album, when it came out, I was 10 at the time, and was immediately a fan...that was 53 years ago...the music is as great today as it was then...Love you channel...You should also look into the real meaning behind these songs, this band is great for many reasons, they are why we have the ROCK we have today and will probably shape music another 50 years from now...Rock ON!!!

From the very first time I heard this when it first came out, I was fucking blown away, bro.

It's crazy to see younger generations listening to music from my childhood back in the seventies, our shool bags were like canvas backpacks covered with bands names, in ink, markers and poster paint. My buddy had a converted garden shed with a turn table and huge speakers, our after school hangout spot.

The king of riffs famously plays like this after losing two fingertips in an industrial accident and having to detune his guitar just to play it. And what a fucking legacy he has. If you want blistering head-long rock, Sabbath in its early period is very hard indeed to beat.

I was born in 73'....my musical influences started in the early to mid eighties,atop that list was Sabbath,Zeppelin,Hendrix and Pink Floyd... It's so cool to see somebody listen to Black Sabbath for the first time and you instantly appreciate how good they really are, of course this is just my opinion but what made Black Sabbath so powerful, so good and influential. The four musicians, a lot of times in a band. There is an instrument or two that is held down by a professional musician, but not a standalone musician, these four men conquered the instruments that they played, the quality of each individual musician in Black Sabbath made them such a special band

Gotta do the Paranoid album which is their second album. Probably their most popular album with some insanely killer tracks

NIB was a description of drummer Bill Wards beard. As in the shape of fountain pen tip or spear point. Also, the American release of this album has "Wicked World" in place of "Evil Woman" I prefer Wicked World.

I have been listening to sabbath for almost 40 years and i have never once gotten tired of them... it's still as good as the first time, not other band does that for me.. P.S. N .I.B. Will always be my favorite... it will get you pumped up every time

For years... BLACK SABBATH + Blue Oyster Cult would tour together. the Tour was always called Black + Blue...

Metal is the word your looking for, they just invented the genre 🎼

Damn what a great surprise to come home from work & find!!!! I’m burning one!! Can’t wait to see your reaction!! 🎶🎸🔥♥️ This album was recorded in 12 hours!!! 😮

Ill never forget when I discovered sabbath.. it literally changed my whole taste in music, and was the first time I got high on music it was such a thrill and I started discovering all these solos. I randomly saw acoustic and electric guitars at friends houses and didnt even know how to play a note or anything.... Eventually loving Tony so much I decided Id try to learn one sabbath riff... so I can pick up a guitar whenever I see one, and have something to play. So I learned the Iron Man riff.. then wanted to learn another riff... and another riff... soon I could play along to complete songs minus the solos... and finally one day I learned how to slow down music and spent time learning the complete guitar solo to paranoid! I could play a song front to back... and I thought to myself! Im as good as Iommi minus the talent! anyways now I am about 25 years into playing guitar and being in many bands. Sabbath really changed my life and Iommi made me a musician/guitarist. I owe them a lot and after listening to Sabbath over 30 years they never get old... Thats why I am still searching out reaction videos after all this time! Absolute gift to humanity! Some bands now days make entire careers of trying to recreate one of Sabbaths song. They alone spawned several subgenres in metal!

Brother, Ive been a Sabbath fan since the 70's. I cant tell you how many tens of thousands of times Ive listened to all their albums.

Great debut album. Recorded in 1 day. Basically played their live set in the studio. Absolutely amazing.

What we were thinking was a lot like what you’re thinking! We had never heard anything like this before! 🔥🎸🎶 The next thought was I’m going to go buy this album now!!! Great reaction 👏🏼🎶👏🏼

I heard this album in Feb 1970, I was 13 my mom blew a gasket after me and my older brother played the title track! LOL Sorry mom. RIP

My copy of vinyl has Wicked world in Place of Evil Woman

The rain in the beginning signifies the birth and coming of Metal

Estas loco, reaccionando a albumes enteros? Este es mi canal favorito desde ahora, exelente.

All I can really say is Black Sabbath makes me happy and they have since my 1970s childhood. ❤❤❤

You drew me in by playing Sabbath. I was 14 when i first heard them. Ive been a fan for over 50 yrs now. Man, the concerts in those days was a total blow out for "heads". The first concert i went to was in Houston. The Coliseum had wooden floors, imagine thousands of kids stomping their feet and clapping to bring the band on stage. People walking around selling their goods out loud. Their might have been 6 cops in the whole arena. I've been an Ozzy fan since then. I don''t think I;m past14yr. in my heart, hippie till i die!

They have a lot of jazz chops - that is why nobody else sounds like them.

What another brilliant reaction, love the way you do your vids with a bit of research first then into the albums. You're in for a ride with the coming albums pal and I for one can't wait 🤘👍🤘

Right on, I hope you do more complete Black Sabbath albums and continue exploring metal music.

Tony Iommi the guitar player lost 2 of his fingertips in a metal press, created his own plastic fingers with a leather pad at the end to grab the strings. No one sounds like Iommi.

Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were my favorite groups. I was fortunate enough to be able to see both of them in concert. But I saw Sabbath on my 16th birthday at the Long Beach arena in Long Beach California. They were outstanding... Personally my parents didn't have a problem with me listening to any of the music I listened to. They saw how happy it made me.

This album had been out 6 years before my friend from school introduce it to me. When I first heard I knew this was the kind I wanted to play and listen too. I still listen to a sabbath song everyday. I'm 62 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

An Album used to be an expression of intent, a body of work, not just a collection of songs. I was on my last Beer, not the last Beer I had, but the last Beer I intended to have and I thought "One tune what can hurt"? I listened to the whole album with you, and drank some more Beer. Time well spent and a great reaction. Respect from an old Metal Head In Dublin Ireland.

Lil J.....it's all over now,1 listen to this album and there's nothing you can do to stop it, you're a disciple....to think you never knew how amazing....

This album is definitely stuck-on-a-deserted-island material. One of the few I had in every format thru the years (LP, cassette, CD, digital).

OMG!! You reacted to this too!?! Woooh! My new favorite reaction channel! Hold onto your seat! Ozzy and Tony Iommi will melt your face!!

What a great album - It’s fun to watch someone hear these tracks for the first time like I did back in the 70’s with my buddy Scott.

I've been waiting for this, more after I've watched it 👍🤘👍

I'm loving the full album format of your reactions. Wish more people would do full albums. This one is a banger, as are all of Black Sabbath's.

im 67 yrs old and my first album was black sabbath in 1970 and i have not stopped listening. their music is infectious and outstanding and the metal bands that came later all got their blood from sabbath. sabbath was the foundation of metal 100%. tony iommi's rifs are incredible, geezer on the bass and bill ward on the drums were masters of their crafts. ozzie is ozzie and sabbath would not be sabbath without his vocal which match the music perfectly. you were right about other peoples reactions back then, they were like...."are u a devil worshiper?" lol loved your reactions. god bless brother.

60 + !!?? How friggin LUCKY were we . Love peace n RESPECT xxx

We were kids, just loving it & getting through school, J. No worries or problems just music.😂❤

Tommy is such a beast on the guitar 🎸 so glad I got to see them live so nostalgic ❤

I first heard this album in, probably '72 or '73 when I was in middle school. It changed my life. Growing up in the 70s was wonderful. it was a much more carefree time. No internet, no cell phones. Much more freedom of thought and expression back then. You can hear it in the music.

This album was a part of a progression with various groups providing heavier songs. Bands like The Yardbyrds, Cream, Led Zepplin, Iron Butterfly and Deep Purple all putting out albums in the late sixties that pre-dated Black Sabbath. It wasn't "boom, here is the first heavy metal album". Even the Beatles had some heavy metal precursors like Helter Skelter and I Want You/Shes so Heavy.

I first heard this in 1976 my best friend's older brother played it for us cuz we were all into Kiss and that kinda stuff, and this scared the crap out of us. I had to walk home that night all alone and all I could think about was that album and "on no no, please god help me". But I liked like it as much as it scared me. And the rest is history. Black Sabbath IS the greatest Heavy Metal band ever. Their first 6 albums are the templet for the Heavy Metal genre, I'm 59 and I still think Black Sabbath did it first and they did it best.

This is such a great album. Really creative and somewhat surprising. Forgot to mention I listened to this with some friends in the late 1970s (I think I was 15) on mind enhancing substances :) We then went to a graveyard. Crazy scary.

Good Stuff LiL J!

genuine reaction this was great you got my sub !

The Wizard is literally the ONLY thing Ozzy knows how to play on harmonica, and he made it up. 😂😂😂

Thief first and best, also the first album I bought in 1971 when I was 13 years old. Still for me, the best album I’ve ever heard in my 61 years of life. Other good songs to react to would be war pigs live in France and Mr Crowley live with the late great Randy Rhodes on guitar.

nice to see you enjoying it, I've been listening to all the Black Sabbath since the 70s

First album i remember as a little kid. I still listen to this. Best album made imo.

Love your reaction to this Lil J. Welcome to my favorite band.

.Dude, you just feel real, man. Thank you

You rock, Lil J ! Love from germany.

This album launched a million guitar players in bedrooms and basements and garages, and just as many bands. The legacy and influence this original line up had on rock music is immeasurable. Their first six albums show a jaw dropping progression in sound, technique, production and all while being completely smashed and high 24/7. For live footage the best quality is from the Never Say Die Tour 78. If you search for live 78 you’ll get those songs from that set. The Dirty Women from that show is awesome. Tony plays a solo that will melt your brain.

From Brazil 🇧🇷.....nice react!!!!! I liked!!!!!!

60's 70's 80's......best era for music ever.......This was a pivitol album when I was a teenager and it was already 12 years old at the time.

You kind of bring it on like it's my first time, but I've heard. Many Times before. Thanks brother keep it real

New to your channel, and have only watched the opening song so far, but just wanted to say you're doing it right. No nonsense over-reacting, just a dude listening to some great music with an open mind. So subscribed.

The original album had a song called Evil Woman that was a cover from a band called Crow out of minnesota.

They started off as a jazz/blues band called Earth. Ozzy suggested they play music to scare people. They took their name from a horror B movie called Black Sabbath which was showing at a cinema across the road from where they rehearsed

Lil J, liking your reactions to these old Rock and Roll albums. So nice to see new fans being born. You might like some Rage against the Machine, (Killing in the Name, Bulls on Parade, Guerrilla Radio, Testify). Tool, which is my current favorite band, (The Pot, Sober, 46 & 2, AEnema, so many more...). If you would, could you tell me your top 5 to 10 Hip Hop songs that would be your go to for showing an old Rock and Roller what you consider good. I will listen to them. I appreciate that you look into the songs and find a little history about them and the artists. The first real Heavy Rock for me was Jimi Hendrix, (Purple Haze, Red House, The Wind cries Mary, VooDoo Chile). He was in the Air Force in the early Sixties. Played on a Southern Blues circuit as a backing guitarist. Was spotted in a bar in New York. Went to England and got famous. Played in front of the Beatles, Eric Clapton, and many others who were blown away by him. A live version of Machine Gun is a great video to see him. It was a protest song about Vietnam. Led Zep is still my all-time favorite band. Listen to Kashmire. I think you would like that too. 🤗 Peace out and Rock on.

My sister brought this home when I was about 11 years old. We had all been entrenched in the daily soap opera Dark Shadows which revolved around the lives of vampires, witches and other creatures of darkness. This music drew out images from that scary world of darkness. I remember my mother asking and demanding to know what my sister was bringing into our home. That record album haunting our home merely by it's presence alone. I in turn secretly listened to this album along with Uriah Heep's first and 3rd album, led Zeppelin and Deep Purple in rock. I did this through the head phones plugged into our big console stereo. I was hooked.

Great album

raised on FUNK and SOUL but at 14 in 1970 after Hendrix & Sly Stone I heard this & began loving more ROCK so when Sabbath's Debut was released we got completely sprung. You must remember this is when almost everything was NEW and ORIGINAL. My Love for this dark heavy HARDROCK style that they initiated began and ended only a few years later with the younger bands now called METAL. My taste grew up & I became interest in more sophisticated progressive music but in my early teen daze I loved this. My Mom became concerned that she was loosing her son to the dark side!

I was thinking hell yeah !!! The thing i like here watching is we known what's coming just when you think it can't get any better were like ha ha just wait for it✌️🤘👍

This is my all time favorite record and it came out 22 years before I was born

can you imagine this album... and .. orange sunshine??? good times

I’ve seen Black Sabbath four times. Research this. Tony Iommi the lead guitarist had a working accident before Black Sabbath he cut off three of his fingers at the first knuckle of his fret hand. It’s a very interesting documentary. He still came up with a way to play the guitar.

This may be my favorite Sabbath album, and it's one of my favorites, period. Not the first I heard by them - that would be Paranoid, one that came later that year, and is perhaps their best album. Zeppelin is my favorite band of all time, but Sabbath is a close second. My favorite modern band is Tool.

N.I.B. (Track 4) on Black Sabbath The title of this song was long rumored to be an acronym for Nativity in Black, a reference to the birth of the antichrist. When the song was first released, its title was widely rumoured to have stood for "Nativity in Black", or to a lesser extent "Name In Blood". In a 1992 interview, Geezer Butler states that the title simply refers to Bill Ward's goatee at the time, which the rest of the band thought was shaped like a pen nib; also referred to as nibby.

I was a big Black Sabbath fan bk in the early 80s 🤘🏻🎸 this album brings bk some happy memories 😊 Ozzy Osbourne the lead singer was actually know as the Prince of darkness back in the early days 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Welcome to the wonderful world of Metal....sweet and pure the birth of what makes up dreams and nightmares ....it sucks you in and hold on because it will take you on one wild ride 🎸🎸🎸

Sounds so cool

This is a wild album. It really has no genre. It’s as much funk as it is the first metal album. Love how it was getting you emotional just to hear musicians vibing so hard together. They may have refined with the next few albums but this is a special recording.

I'm a big fan of doom metal and Black Sabbath the track is pure doom, Slow, atmospheric, and dripping with dread. Their first album is great and only gets better with their next five albums after that. Still, that very first track. Just pure funeral doom. Type O Negative had a damn good cover of it as well.

What are my favourite songs on this album? Yes.

And on top of it tripping for the first time! Live!

The best opening track to any bands first album,IMO. Nice reaction!

Pure Awesomeness

U'r doing it right, Bro!.. listening to the first album straight thru.. That's the only way to do it and understand how they hit the scene, keeping in mind that it was 53 yrs ago. Ther shud be no controversy about the title NIB. Ozzy and Ward both told the story of what that is and it's NOT nativity in black. Bill Ward's beard was long and pointy at the time and Ozzy was busting on him, saying that it looked like a Pen Nib, the tip of a fountain pen, the part you dip into the ink well. The song they had just written had no title, so Ozzy said let's call it "Nib" as a joke and they all agreed. On the record they printed it with all capital letters, possibly giving the impression that it was initials for three words. Also.. The song Warning was a cover, so Geezer didn't write the lyrics and Ozzy misunderstood the words and sang "I was born without you, baby. But, my feelings were a little bit too strong." Instead of "I was *warned* about you, baby. ..." Hence, they name of the song. When no one else picked up on that, Geezer laughed to himself during the playback and never said anything.. and it remained in. Original Sabbath rules! 🤙

It’ s awesome to see young people see the quality of the music back in those days when music, I believe, in transition from the 60’s to the 70’s and rock to metal

Welcome to the metalhead club brother! There is no going back now.

Saw then in 2014 at Hyde Park London, with a few other bands Motorhead and a few more can't remember i got so drunk lol. But that concert was a killer. Great to see hip hop heads listening to the old sabbath, the original sound of sabbath. I've not got a favourite song tbh. I have all their albums with ozzy and they are all great. Listen to Technical Ecstasy next, they changed their sound just abit, had to grow on me tbh, but now love that album to.. definitely a sub from me great reaction video ✌️👍💪

behing the wall of sleep. perfect song

This album broke ground...hard punching, macabre, not playing nice, kick you in your face and piss on you!!@ rock. Ps......love it.

I was 9 when i heard this, at night, headphones, scared $hitless And it made me a Headbanger to today

Everyone loves the cow bell in the Wizard.

Yup, quite the scary tune as the opener :) Courage ! :D

Evil Woman is a cover version of the Crow original. Both versions are excellent.