THIS IS A F*CKING MASTERPIECE - Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell" (REACTION) 

Dio: "You 've got to bleed for the dancer" Alex: "What the hell does that mean" Dio: "Look for the answer!"

Ronnie James Dio said of anything he has ever written before or after Sabbath, this was the best song he's ever written.

Alex: "what's that means" Ronnie: "look for an answer FOOL FOOL FOOL"

Tony Iommi really shined during the Dio years. He always had killer riffs but the solos are unmatched

Everytime I hear his voice I realize how much he is missed 🤘🤘

Love Dio's voice. Dude was like 3 feet tall and could sing past the rafters. (yes I know he's not actually 3 feet tall)

"The world is full of Kings and Queens Who blind your eyes and steal your Dreams!" From 1980 to 2020.....after 40 Years absolutely NOTHING has changed! When i bought the LP 1980,i played it almost every Day ! for Weeks and Weeks.... A MILESTONE of SABBATH and DIO !!!!

The whole album is awesome! " Dio stated that this song is about the meaning of life and his philosophy, which is that life is either heaven or hell and you choose how you want to see it. Dancing is art, the dancer gives everything for the audience but no one gives for them."

You gotta do Children of the Sea, Sign of the Southern Cross.

"Love can be seen as the answer But nobody bleeds for the dancer" Genius: 3 possible meanings are presented: Dancer could describe a person who’s lost, and doesn’t know his way, and is just “dancing”. Thus nobody can really love others if poor, or unconditionally. Another explanation could put dancer as the person who knows the way and acts, which would mean there’s no love because nobody can truly appreciate what others do. A 3rd explanation could define dancer as one who controls everything: God. Thus, nobody truly loves God, which implies you won’t find a meaning to life without God.

"Nobody bleeds for the dancer": Wars are never fought over the arts, as the arts bring people together, not divide them.

Heaven and Hell is one of the best albums of all time!

Utmost respect for Ozzy as an icon/character... but when it comes to SINGING, I'm DIO all the way

This is one of the greatest songs in Rock...period!

This is my explanation for the part “love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer” So imagine there is a theater filled with people, and there is a singular dancer on stage performing the whole show. The show is amazing and everyone is in awe. They all leave afterward and say how much they loved the performance and how they loved being entertained, while on the other hand the dancer is backstage taking off their bloody shoes, crying because they’re exhausted from performing the same thing night after night. Love for dance/performing arts is the answer to the dancers career, the dancers income, and the dancers way of living. But at the end of the day, the people in the audience only love what the dancer can provide for them and the dancer suffers all alone.

Four wizards working their magic. That's what this song is; pure magic.

For Dio Sabbath, I strongly recommend checking out Sign of the Southern Cross

Listen to 'Die Young' off the same album, and 'Neon Knights', its an incredible album, one of Dio's best.

Growing up as a high schooler in the 80s i really enjoyed so many heavy bands, and still do in my 50s.. Theres nothing like it today.

"Wait... This isn't Ozzy." 😂😂😂😂😂 Those of us "in the know" tapped our noses with our finger, nodded and said, "Aaah... He's good... Really good" 😂😂😂😂😂

A lot of metal/rock vocalists need the assistance of backing vocals to bring out the power and richness of their voices. DIO DID NOT. His voice was one of the most powerful in metal history. Sleep in Peace All Mighty Dio💙

Alex: During an internet chat on June 5, 1999 someone asked Ronnie who the “dancer” is. His response: The dancer is the free spirit unfettered by chains and not confined by four walls. No one seems to care much for those they can’t control. So...there ya go. Also....the people that are suggesting you react to "Sign of the southern Cross" have a good idea. If you liked this song, odds are you'll like that one.

"Dio dropped some goddamn knowledge". Of course he did: in Italian his name means "God"...

"Nobody bleeds for the dancer".... A dancer gives everything to the audience, but receives nothing in return underscoring how "the world is full of kings and queens, that blind your eyes and steal your dreams"

Fact: In one of his early bands calles Elf, Ronnie James Dio did a Black Sabbath cover, how very prophetic

I like how you said "thia doesnt sound like Ozzy at all" DIOs version of Black Sabbath was way different. He was the best metal singer of all time

"What the hell does that mean!" Dude! I've been asking the same question for 30 years

This guy has some of the best reactions love his positive vibe. Rock on dude.

dude, this whole album is a stone cold masterpiece. every cut is world class.

The whole album is awesome, in particular Die Young, Neon Knights and Children of the Sea are a must listen!

This song is In my top 10 best songs of all time. It’s gonna stay there for a long time.

I've read a lot of different opinions on this, some make sense, others, not so much. Dio has said this song was directed at up and coming artists, to encourage them to pursue their dreams and not be deterred by whatever powers that be. In that spirit, I think of the dancer as perhaps a metaphor for the arts, how nobody advocates for the arts nearly as strongly as say, politics and power. The world is full of Kings and Queens, who'll blind your eyes and steal your dreams.

What's up with this? You did Heaven and Hell ages ago on the channel, it's a classic, surely you remember reacting to it? Dio era Sabbath has so many amazing songs that you could've done instead, Neon Knights, Mob Rules, Sign of the Southern Cross, so much to choose from man. Kinda weird.

FINALLY some Dio-Sabbath! I waited so long for this!! And by the way, "Falling off the edge of the world" by Sabbath (also with Dio) is even more epic!

"you've got to bleed for the dancer'' what the hell does that mean? ''fool fool, look for the answer'' poetic

by far the greatest riffs, vocals and lyrics in any fn song in music history

With this bass groove, a good following would be Manowar - Warriors of the world :D

Dancing is an art and the dancers give everything to the audience and no one gives back.

who tf stops this song in its climax and goes to drink water? water!

The width and space of the mix from 5:25-6:05 is amazing. It feels like it’s 5 miles wide between the ears . Awesome song.

You definitely need to listen "Children of the sea", "Neon Knights", "Lonely is the Word", "Wishing Well"...

u already gave this reaction

Great reaction !! I remember listening to this in 1980 after being a Sab fan since 1970, Mind BLOWN !! The whole album is Fantastic !!

Alex: "What the hell does that mean?" Marilyn Manson: "Art is supposed to be a question mark!" :-D

Black Sabbath to me is like one of those alternate universe crossing stories where there are versions of an arrangement and they both kick ass in crazy different ways. Ozzy is great, Dio is great! Black Sabbath rules in all realities across the multiverse!

Most of my friends back in the day thought they were too hard. I always loved that they basically created modern metal. Amazing band.

listening to Sabbath since 1974.. and BLK Sabbath was never to much.A true sabbath fan could never get enough.

Nobody bleeds for the Dancer = Nobody is Helping the one in the bunch that is doing the most out of them 🤘🤘🤘🤘

How do you forget the first time you hear/react to this song lol

But yeah you reacted to this 2 years ago lol

IMO one of the best rock and roll albums ever recorded.

Great reaction to a great song. Thie chord progression in the bridge is one of the best in music. Keep up the good work Alex!

Yes! The Dio era and this record in particular is fkn goooood shit! Check out Die Young, also with Dio.

This is a Masterpiece?, We already know that!

I saw this man play live 4 times let me tell ya to say I'm lucky is a mild understatement! There will never be another! 🤘

I used to love introducing Sabbath to people for the first time and watching them melt down.

I didn't expect this, but i'll gladly take it! Found dio-sabbath a month or so ago, and Heaven & Hell made it through my spotify playlist for a good 2 weeks.

Check out more singers in Sabbath. "The Headless Cross " is a masterpiece

Gone 11 years now, miss you Ronnie, Happy Birthday July 10th. Thank you Alex for giving Ronnie some appreciation.

"Dancing is an art and the dancers give everything to the audience and no one gives back." I just read this comment here and thats what it is all about. The sentence "You've got to bleed for the dancer" connects to the first opening words of the brilliant song which is "Sing me a song, you are the singer". If you are the singer, then maybe I am the dancer. And the turning point is: Bleeding for the dancer means Empathy.

Lonely is the word is a killer track from this album too...

Thank you for doing this. Dio is my favourite singer, and this is my favourite song he did #RIPDIO

Long before the internet, before 500 channels on TV...so many lazy afternoons in my teenage bedroom zoning out to this album with friends. Many late nights in dorms, parties in the woods, driving to/from work to the sounds of classic Sabbath. How many hours did I hear my kid brother fumbling around in the next room, learning to play this? Great memories. A simpler, more beautiful time. Today it still stands up; my own kids are enjoying it just as much as we did back in the day. Black Sabbath is the ocean from which all heavy metal rivers flow.

Your reaction had me dying. Felt like i was young again hearing this masterpiece.🤟

Dio was beautiful..beautiful song writer and beautiful voice. No one sang like he did. I believe when he wrote 'nobody bleeds for the dancer' he wrote about himself..nobody works for free..nobody works harder than an artist like Dio.

"Nobody bleeds for the dancer" means everyone takes their freedom for granted. Dio said that himself in remarking on that particular line. Maybe recent events have changed that for many.

He died just after I started planning to see him live :( there’s no one else like him

Being of the 'older generation' this is my absolute favorite Black Sabbath. I don't know why or where you got we didn't get it...too much for us?...dude..we fought against the rules and saw the darker sides of humanity. Religious view and beliefs pounded into us. You now have more freedom! I loved your pick. First time seeing you. I will continue to follow.✌️🎧✌️

Wait what I was just watching your metal videos and didn't you react to this already

Can you react to the band Blue oysters Cult and the songs “don’t fear the reaper” & “burning for you” ??? Please? I think you’d also love the band called “Highly suspect” they’re really good too

"The world is full of Kings and Queens, they will blind your eyes and steal your dream's..It's Heaven and Hell!" So prophetic!

Dio is famous for referencing medieval themes in his lyrics. During the dark ages kings would hold court and subjects would perform. The most famous of these is the (court) jester. But since jester doesn't rhyme with "answer", Dio went with a different performer, the "dancer". Here Dio uses "dancer" for the everyman, the unimportant, the downtrodden (another common reference in his lyrics). Just as a dancer might have been beheaded for his/her performance per the whims of the king, today's peer of that dancer needs to beware of "kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams" and Dio further suggests that we "bleed for the dancer" as in essence the dancer is (one of) us.

YOU NEED TO REACT TO “THE TEMPLE OF THE KING”!!!!

well actually you already reacted to this song 2 years ago bro :D

Hands down the greatest metal song ever made!

I remember buying this the day it came out. The buzz behind this record was highly anticipated by the Rock/Metal community. It did not disappoint...

Did you run out of songs to react to? Time to recycle through them all or what?

You already reacted to this song two years ago 🤔

Even if he reacted to it 2 years ago it’s always nice to revisit songs! 👍🏼 Also his taste and appreciation for metal has grown a bunch!

"Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer". There was an old Black Sabbath interview I saw here, but cant find it or remember the name of, in which Ronnie responds about Heaven n Hell lyrical meanings, when asked about this phrase and the answer he previously gave as "Dancing is art, the dancer gives everything for the audience but no one gives for them" he detailed and said that the "Dancer" is the person who is seeing love as the answer for everything so he spends his life giving love and care without expecting anything in return but the people on the other end will accept the unconditional love and care but will not reciprocate that back to him nor will they acknowledge his help or even help him when in need because we live in a world where the balance between heaven and hell could turn in favor or against you at any given time. Ronnie was a wise man, may his soul Rest In Power 🤘🤘

Given it's called Heaven and Hell and the Devil is mentioned, I imagine that "the dancer" is Jesus (The Lord of the Dance).

Why are you pretending like this is the first time you're listening to this

“This is fucking awesome!” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Bleeding for someone is the ultimate in giving. Bleed for the dancer....give to the dancer. Dancer is the entertainer, the thing in your life that makes you want to continue life, to continue to be happy to continue just continuing. Bleed for the dancer=make sure you give your attention and time to the things/people/whatever it is in your life that makes you happy and want to keep going.

Much as I love Ozzy, I think Dio was the best metal vocalist of all time.

Coming soon: HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD THIS?! "Star Spangled Banner" (REACTION)

Thanks for the reactions! Stuck here dealing with this Covid thing. These help take my mind off of it a little, thanks again!

This entire album is a masterpiece.

Alex, if you loved Dio's voice, you gotta hear Last In Line!

Again? You could’ve taken a random request and reacted to but nah let’s do this one again.

Classic, I was in the marines when this came out, ozzy was going strong with his band and black Sabbath was putting quality music out with great singers.

Dude..... Sabbath are the gods of metal!!! Welcome to the family🤘🤘🤘

So, Alex 200 of your fans would like for you to do "Break In" Unfortunately they aren't Patreons, so they're probably shit out of luck. Especially seeing as how they HAVEN'T paid for the privilege of having you honor their requests. 0__0.

Do NOT lie to us, you have ALREADY reacted to this....

Glad you enjoyed this Alex. I’ve been listening to Def Leopard Pyromania album, “Billy’s Got A Gun” will always be my favourite song off the album

Driving home from work right now and you just rocked my world

Greetings Alex!! I follow you since the very beginning... I'm from Guatemala, I would like you to react to my dad's favorite band, Stryper! You'd be very surprised. Thanks man and keep it up

Dio stated that this song is about the meaning of life and his philosophy, which is that life is either heaven or hell and you choose how you want to see it. Dancing is art, the dancer gives everything for the audience but noone gives for them.

Listing with your eyes closed is how this song is meant to be heard. 🤘🏼👌🏼

Black Sabbath are musical wizards not of this world, I still still get chills hearing this song even after 30 years 😎