This song's riff has literally spawned so many guitarists. LOL

I love some Black Sabbath. Always considered them the founders of Metal. Some great albums from those guys.

This was the first album of "real music"I owned, that would have been about 84 I was 14/15, still one of my favourite albums now in my 50's🤘

Despite not being among my absolute top Sabbath songs, this is just so iconic. Thanks Mr Geebz.

36 years old and it still gives me goosebumps and that same grin at 3:10.

I still remember the day in the 90's I ran home to my dad to tell him about the new band I heard and their great song Iron Man. He had a good laugh at that.

Iron Man and Smoke on the Water were the first riffs I learned 15 years ago! Also I taught a 10 year old kid Iron Man riff 5 years ago, because he liked the song so much and wanted to play the guitar!

My face never fail to make a stank face when that intro bend kicked in. It is one hell of a way to start a song.

My favorite album of all time ! War Pigs , Fairies Wear Boots , Electric Funeral , Rat salad , Hand of Doom . The most influential / controversial guitar tone of all time IMO . All hail Toni Iommi . love yer channel !

Me and my buddies when we were teens in the mid 80's would meet up at a certain friends house who had an amazing vinyl collection. We would smoke cigarettes and weed for hours listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zepplin, the Doors, and Jimi Hendrix. Great memories.

I am 47 years old and a true child of the 80s. Black Sabbath makes me think of my dearly departed father who raised me on classic rock. I miss sitting on the floor and listening to him explain music to me as I poured through his vinyl collection.

This album was my aha moment when I discovered music that really spoke to me. A friend's older brother had it and we snuck in his room and listened to it without his permission. It was 1977, I was 10 years old and my mind was completely blown.

Yes! Favorite Black Sabbath record. As a young man i still got the chance to see them during the final tour in London, second row on front of the stage. Holy shit. Being second row I got to enjoy the moshing at the end with all the confetti, balloons and party vibes. 😁 Made sure to get a couple tour t-shirts and the tour exclusive CD at the time. Priceless memory

Now you HAVE to review a song by Jethro Tull! Bourre? Thick as a brick? Minstrel in the gallery? You're the best Geebz!

Black Sabbath is one of the most important bands ever...I learned that as a teenager watching Beavis and Butt-Head😀!!

I saw them in concert in New Orleans in 1972. I was 20 years old then. They were no more than 23 to 24 years old. What a wonderful time for me and Black Sabbath. I was absolutely blown away.

I was 12 when it came out (yes, I am a 60+ old woman watching this channel with reactions to most of my favorit music). I remember, in the early 1970 we had partys in a middle ages tower of the old city wall here in cologne. That was great🤣🤣🤣

Toni Iommi is an absolute riff master and one of the god fathers of metal, but Bill Ward and Geezer Butler are one of the most underrated rhythm sections ever in my option.

I'm 40 years old and I clearly remember the first time I heard Sabbath. I'm pretty sure the same thing goes with 60, 50, 30, 20 year olds. It's Sabbath, man. No man has truely managed to decode it.

Those drum fills is to die for!!! Bill will always be one of the greatest for me!!!

I will never forget my dad showing me this for the first time, its had such an impact

I can't remember my first time hearing this... however I will tell you all about my most memorable. It was ozzfest 1997, my 21st birthday (no joke) at old mile high stadium in denver. The ticket was a birthday gift, I had over $200 spending cash, was able to get 9 doobies in thru security. I was looking to have a good time. They had the stage set up in the south end zone. My friend and I were about 30 yards away dead center. Ozzy did a set of his solo stuff then came out for Black Sabbath. I was super stoked to see they had Mike Bordin (Faith no More) as their drummer for ozzy and Sabbath. To the point..... it had been lightly raining the entire time, and when the drops were hitting the laser beams they would light up, a visual I will never forget. Which then led to this... when Ozzy stepped up to up to mic and said "I am iron man" and just as he started a huge bolt of lightning went of many miles away but to us it was directly in line with center stage. The crowd erupted and with the camera zoomed in on his face, you could see Ozzy smile so big in delight. Sorry so long... us old guys tend to ramble on when high!

The drum solo in "War Pigs" is a big part of my soundtrack.

I will always respect bands like this. (Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden) They have been (and still are) a huge influence to every band that has risen since then. Never was a fan though. Cool to see the enthusiasm Geebz (as always), THAT is what makes these videos extra fkng entertaining! Besides the knowledge. For what it is worth: MESHUGGAH - i (One track EP) THE FIVE HUNDRED - Walls of Jericho 🤘

My father, clearly a man of infinite wisdom, got me a cassette tape with Paranoid on one side and Heaven & Hell on the other side when I was about 5 years old (currently 31) and it was without a doubt the thing that as shaped my taste in music the most. I wore that sucker out man. My poor mother would go insane on long car rides because her sweet little boy would just want us to listen to Black Sabbath the whole way. I can hear the differences in this remastered version so clearly because the sound from that original is burned into the oldest parts of my memory right along with how to ride a bike (and I actually rather like what was done to bring out the sound of the bass more for this remaster). And of course Iron Man was my favorite song off the album, cuz it was so cool to 5 yo me. Love what you do Geebz, looking forward to the black metal! \m/

My father introduced me to Black Sabbath when I was about 15. He was 15 when the album came out. I am so grateful to him

Thanks bud excellent analysis as always ☺️

I'll never complain about a Sabbath video.

My first time hearing them was back in 4th grade. I was taking my boom box for field day and grabbed a few cassettes that my older siblings didn't use, based on the names of the bands alone. I played their debut album as I waited on the bus... that intro of the storm and the riff. I was hooked.

Love the hard left bass and hard right guitar in that solo, makes everything so easy to read.

i first heard this when i went dont to my cousin's house as a wee child on summer holidays and we played guitar hero this and then Godzilla by blue oyster cult I COULDNT GET ENOUGH OF THEM!!! hands down DEFINED my taste in music and honestly, got me into music! I feel honoured to say that almost ALL of the music that I SINCERELY love are ones introduced by my friends and family! I hope you and everyone have this or you're the ones who give! have a wonderful day!

With legends such as Black Sabbath there's this thought popping up in my head that goes: "A music studio is a time machine."

Good job, Geebz. Hundred times I've heard this song, along with BS whole catalog, I never noticed Ozzy's voice was doubled. Until you mentioned it! I always find new appreciation of music from your videos. Thanks.

Great video, Geebz.

I saw them live in 2016. They were absolutely AMAZING!. Just beyond the best experience ever. They are truly the godfathers of METAL

Sabbath was one of the few bands of this era, that wasn't really played in my house. My family listened to a wide range of musical styles and my 2 brothers both listened to rock (mainly). They each their own tastes, with one favoring more blues/southern rock and the othe preferred heavier, more progressive stuff. When I got to high school and heard Sabbath, I was blown away. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

Oh MAN Geebz, you're gonna bring this one down when I'm at work?! I feel that Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Dio, etc... are quintessential bands for any metalhead to call their top inspirations or reasons to get into music. I had their greatest hits of the first 8 growing up, and probably put down over 500 listens front to back on it! Each album is a wall of crushing vocals from Ozzy, masterful just brain melting riffs from Tony, smooth and clean drum work from Bill, and next level talent coming from Geezer. They have so many albums where each song could get radio play. As you can tell, Sabbath will always hold that special place in my heart as the band that started my soundtrack of life, that no matter who I may be listening to at the time, they will always be my "favorite." Thanks Geebz for the great vid (at the end of a pretty bad day, too!) _How'd you know I needed this tonight?_ I know you will get around to them again, so can't wait to hear _Snowblind,_ _Supernaut,_ _War Pigs,_ and so many others! Maybe a quick dive into __Perry Mason_ from Ozzy, _Burn_ from Deep Purple, or practically EVERYTHING from Dio? Love ya, man, thanks for all the work you do for us! Awwwright!

I was probably 14,15 when I first heard the album Paranoid & Iron Man. When the opening track War Pigs came on OMG! & then hearing Iron Man. I loved the whole album! Thanks for the music breakdown & the engineering aspects which I always hold in high regard with each band & song you do on your channel, and last but not least-for sharing your memories Geebz, I could see you reminiscing and the sparkle in your eyes! What Joy! ❤️🤘🔥🤘

Legendary!!

Such an iconic song love it

such an Epic band, thank you this is still a staple in my listening list

Woo Iconic :) Awesome.

Tone that twists your brain. It’s elemental. I’ve been tentatively been chasing this sound for the past ten years. I do a lot of researching but can’t seem to pull the trigger. “Oyster on the half lung!” I used to to use floor standing Marantz speakers as headphones in the mid 70’s. I miss it all….of a time, with the ability to heal. I love how the drums keep the beats and other times they a part of the melody. A low end masterpieces! Very few instruments and just as few tracks but they have choice frequencies throughout, giving an illusion of time and space. So much fun!

Thanks so much for all your cool insights! Hearing how some of my favorite songs are put together from a composer/engineer point of view is really rewarding. If I might suggest something you've not touched on yet, its the discordant/a-harmonic side of death metal. Many bands have played with the style over the years, but the groundbreaking album in most people's opinion is Gorguts - Obscura from 1993. The way they weave a melody out of dissonance is absolutely groundbreaking. Kinda like listening to Edgar Varese after years of Mozart. The song I would suggest is "Sweet Silence" because it also includes a kind of cascading rhythm that seems almost impossible. Once again thanks for your great work!

I remember sitting in my room in the late 90s (born 92) with my “ghetto blaster” listening to this for the first time. Spent the next 3 months playing it day in and day out on guitar XD great track

That super thick bass is killer, all bow to Geezer

Growing up, I only knew this song and Paranoid, as they weren't played on the radio that often. Was really surprised how good the whole album is. War Pigs is super dope, and the ending to Fairies Wear Boots cracks me up every time. But with stuff like this, it is always cool to hear about the impact it had, when it came out.

First time I ever heard this song, it was the entrance music for the Road Warriors. That riff and then those guys coming out in spikes and nearly killing people scared the hell out of me.

some of my earliest memories are listening to this album with my dad on record, this, strange days, axis bold as love and stevie ray vaughan in general all hold a very special place in my heart

Instant love. Fell in love to this tune at 10 years old (1990). One of the best albums ever.

Black sabbath and especially the paranoid album was on constant rotation with my dad. In the truck or at home, him playing the songs one after the other and explaining the meanings. Was probably 8 or 9. I miss those days and having that time with him.

Hey my friend, Black Sabbath is gold. I think I was 9 or 10 and I bought We Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll on vinyl and the rest is history. Opening the gatefold with the model with the cross just blew me away. If I was on a deserted island and could have any band music it would be Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Dio and the catalog is all I would need...

I love this song so much. My mom was a teenager when Paraniod album came out and she rocked the 8 track in her Plymouth Belvedere. She and my older sister got me into rock/metal. This song never gets old and it's so heavy and bad ass when you really think about the timeline when this came out. Iconic 🤘

Was my 1st concert in the kingdom Seattle in 77 It was Black Sabbath Van Halen had just come out Mr. Backup band Remember the song Jamie's crying, One of my favorite songs from Ozzy is Mr. Crowley what's a stone cold stoner what a time in great memories right on is great memories right on thanks for this 1

I've heard this song more times than I can count, but it's one of those timeless tracks that I never get tired of.

Nice one! Would be cool if you did Planet Caravan to mix things up a bit :)

I can't even remember when I first heard this song, but it was some time in the 90s. It was either a car ride or at home, and both parents were keen on playing it. I started actively appreciating them during my teenage years. I was taking deep dives into different bands, putting names to the music in my life up until that point. First it was like System of a Down and Slipknot because it was new. Then Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Etc. Black Sabbath and solo Ozzy were in there for a few weeks before I overindulged. I change the car's radio station any time I hear the hour's Sabbath song*, but I have the utmost respect for them. They really did usher in my favorite sounds. *Guns N' Roses, too. Terrestrial radio plays the fuck out of Sweet Child o' Mine and I'm forever put off of it.

1987, 12 yrs old. New best friends house. Saturday sleepover for his birthday. It was his dad's Black Sabbath album. We also rocked out to Moving Pictures by Rush, 4/Zoso by Led Zeppelin, & Deep Purple. And his dad had to change the record each time b/c he was too scared we'd scratch them.

That BASS is amazing.

Killing yourself to live is my favorite sabbath song off of the best album ;)

I love that heavy feel of British prog at the time.

Geebz, love you man! Been binging your backlog for the last couple of weeks. Wanted to drop in a unique recommendation: Villagers Of Ioannina City, their a Greek rock band that adapts old folk music to psychedelic rock, but what I think you might find most interesting about them is that their main solo instrument is a clarinet. They have a few songs with bagpipe solos too. They’re really neat and think you might get a kick out of them. anyways, keep it up man! 🙌

Oh how I remember listening to this masterpiece as a kid... I had this MP3 player, which was pretty much a brand new thing back then. I got it for christmas back then and was so damn excited that I could now listen to my favorite music even more comfortably than walking around with an old walkman. Yeah, I had quite shitty earphones back then, but I was still happy to have it. And what I always remember the most was listening to this song and other similar masterpieces while laying in bed at our summerhouse and my grandma yelling at me to turn down the volume. And what I would also do was that I wore a hoodie to school for just one reason - so I could basically have one of the earphones cable run through my sleeve and I would rest my head on my palm, which was covering the earphone in my ear. Nothing genius, but got the work done. Oh well, good old times.

12 year old me loved Sabbath... 51 year old me still loves Sabbath.

all songs on that album are masterpieces. incredible. heavy metal was born

The very first time I heard this riff was on NWA on the super station WTBS and it was the intro music for the Road Warriors.

One of the first really heavy rock albums I ever bought, I had heard it around for years but I was about 14 when I finally got into Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple, I grew up with the greats as the background to my youth

This was one of the first classic rock songs I really listened to. Not because I was that into it at the time. My friend thought it was cool and brought over his PSP with the MP3 downloaded to show me. Ah what a time 2007 was lol

this was the first album i ever bought. 10, maybe twelve years old, and havent looked back since. still a favorite of mine.

First listened to Iron man on the steps of a portable in grade 4 through a yellow and blue Sony Walkman cassette player.

I think I heard it for the first time in my early teens. (early 00s) I actually remember playing the paranoid album to some friends before we went out that night to go to my first ever rock gig.

Unique band unique sound.It will be hard in future to appears a band like them.50 years and nobody came really close

You should check out Kvelertak - Utrydd Dei Svake :). It has one of my favorite outros have any song, and it is one of my favorite last songs on an album as well with the way it properly closes it out.

The origin of all metal 🤘

Soundtrack of my life. 🤘 I was 20 at the time.

Sabbath wrote the blueprints for basically all hard rock/metal. Iommi even pioneered the dual lead setup, despite there being only one of him.

I was probably 14 when i got this album from my wonderful uncle many years ago. ☺

Please Geebz, more Black Sabbath on the channel!!! The greatest of the greatest IMO!!!

1986, I was 12 when I found this album in my mom's record collection (and the Best of Mountain album). That started my heavy metal journey.

Geebz is like a kid in a candy store!

Sabbath was awesome!!!

My fav band of all time. 7th grade I got learned on metal. Please, High On Fire - Blood From Zion

A bad day turns good when I see one of these videos. Sabbath is where metal found me haven't looked back since. If ya want a rage of a metal track check out shadows fall fire in Babylon its up there with South of heaven for intros

1st music album i got at age 10 back in 1976 with some good help from my fathers wallet. A national acrobat from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath would be fun to see you take on.

I really miss guitar and drum solos. Just found your channel and I'm guessing we're about the same age. We have similar soundtracks lol Don't hate on Big Wheels! Lol. I was cruising on one in the 70s🤣

Geezer Butler and Steve Harris changed my life.

I'm surprised they remastered the bass with those clicky frequencies left in on the hard left. Would have assumed that could have been eq'd that out slightly more. I love a buzzy string vibe but it's slightly invasive in my opinion. Great song and review though! Keep up the good work Geebz

"is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there Why should we even care?"

i actually only found this like 10-15 years ago. i won a copy of the album on a rock internet radio :D

For me an older kid introduced me to records though this and Elton John, they were his big brothers; he’s about 12 and I’m 11-ish. Didn’t get into this but I still think Daniel was my first sang to off of a record. Later I did pro sound and toured as Soundman and spent much geld on stereo stuff. I soon found I liked jazz (parents) but also enjoyed Stairway To Heaven and some Creme when they came on the radio, later as a senior in HS it’s was all Prog. In fifth grade A kid brought Chicago 2 to class and I dug that and I think that’s when I got the bug for stereo and records. I mention my sound background because I think had we had a good system Metal might have impressed me more, you can’t really get much from a kids player. I have an Evanescence CD prog-metal and a good option for a reaction. The first record I played on my first serious stereo was Chicago 7. Later that year Boston came on the scene - wow. So I start in about ‘70 and spend more on a stereo than my car by ‘78.

Iommi's behind the nut bends were very innovative for the time..

Such a great song!! But completely unrelated, you really need to react to Vortex by Jiner!!

Great channel, great content! I’d absolutely love to see you listening and analyzing Queens of the Stone Age - I Appear Missing (full 6 min version) track, I think it will be a very interesting and fun experience. Fingers crossed!

When talking about Planet Caravan, which they made just jamming with Ozzy singing improvised lyrics that they tightened up into the final product, Geezer Butler said that whatever songs they made, Ozzy had a knack for finding the perfect melody to sing for it.

Ozzy's "Diary of a Madman" would be an awesome breakdown for the 30 days.

When I first heard this song in listening to whole album…I was in 8 th grade….at a friends and burning honey oil….

66 year old disabled "used to be" self taught drummer\took piano lessons\messed with bass, guitar old guy here. I have a 2 song request you will not get from anyone else unless they see this by blind luck. I believe the album is 1970-'71 "Cactus"- "Parchman Farm" and "Oleo. The skill that "Carmine Appice" has as a drummer and "Jim McCarty" as a guitarist are pathetically ignored and it's a shame. "Rusty Day" the singer had a great rasp to his voice and "Tim Bogert" on Bass was a match made in heaven. Rusty and his daughter along with his brother were murdered over what is believed to be 200 dollars and Tim died earlier this year. I wish SOMEONE with musical knowledge and appreciation would do these 2 songs for those of us who grew up (trying) to play them. Thank you for your channel. We have the same sense of humor (pretty much)(I'm Autistic) :) Edit: If you do you will want the studio versions

Please do some High on Fire tracks

ah yeah! these are the type of songs where I have no clue how, where or why I know them! maybe I herd them at a family party when I was young or maybe I heard them on a radio station from Montreal called CHOM 97.7 FM because I used to listen to a lot of radio when I younger! these where already classics for me! oh! and my dad had a nice vinyl collection too! CLASSIC! EPIC! ICONIC! song!

I think the contrast between the lower, bass tones of the music and the higher pitch of Ozzy's vocals are what makes these songs work.