Black Sabbath "War Pigs" Analysis Reaction

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Күн бұрын

Okay, super leery about this one. I try to keep things as positive and upbeat on this channel as possible, but Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" has been consistently requested so much so that I had to do a bit more of a deeper dive. Now, we chose a version of the remastered audio dubbed over a film called "Motherland" just for a bit more visuals to add additional context (though there were no great live performances we could find). I hope this hits!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Black Sabbath performing "War Pigs" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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@Hichamvanborm Жыл бұрын

Being anti war is not political, it is just basic decency.

@willieboy3011 Жыл бұрын

Where is the basic decency against Communism, which was totalitarian and has killed 100 million? Where are those songs?

@dickwaffle468 Жыл бұрын

@@willieboy3011 Doesn't SOAD song - Hypnotize reference Tiananmen Square? That'd be a song against left-wing authoritarianism. Also saying "communism killed 100 million people" is weird because how'd you count it? And yeah capitalism and neo-liberalism is also leading to millions of preventable deaths in its own way?

@catdubh4787 Жыл бұрын

@@willieboy3011 If you watched this installment of TCV, you've just listened to one. It's blisteringly clear that Sabbath wasn't just calling out the US for the Vietnam war. They were calling-out everyone involved in perpetuating it. That's the entire message of the song, and it's how it was understood at the time.

@dickwaffle468 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was pretty odd of her to say.. especially after featuring SOAD a lot who are openly far-left band. People tend to think of things that are 'non-controversial' as the same thing as 'non-political'.

@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 Жыл бұрын

@ Capitalism killed a hell of a lot less people. Corporate greed does, but even so called anti-capitalists today use smartphones and electric cars made with rare earth minerals stripmined under appalling conditions in Africa. As it stands capitalism lifted and is still lifting billions of people out of poverty even today, whereas communism only brought poverty and death to the billion of people unfortunate enough to live under it. And a lot of the capitalism is evil rhetoric comes from communists, who all live comfortable lives thanks to capitalism. Rant over: What I think willieboy meant was that sometimes war is the only course of action. When you are faced with a regime of insurmountable evil you should be willing to go to war with it in order to protect you, instead of avoiding conflict at all cost and offer appeasement, or worse, surrender. Either that or yes, he was off on a rant too.

@michaelmignone5869 10 ай бұрын

Ozzy is the only human where you can clearly hear what he sings but can't understand a damn word when he talks 😂

@AiXeLsyD13 5 ай бұрын

Nah, Tim Armstrong from Rancid may have him beat.

@kgaming9455 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great live in his seventies still singing great, but can barely form a straight sentence irl 😂 god I love Ozzy

@jbucktheman 5 ай бұрын

Ozzy is one of those people where you can only hear two words when you hear him say a sentence. But it’s the two most important words in the sentence.

@DM0407 5 ай бұрын

The Gallagher brothers.

@misterschubert3242 5 ай бұрын

There's also Mel Tillis and Jim Nabors...

@marcies3789 4 ай бұрын

There's a reason this song is so very legendary. It rails against war, it rails against human suffering, it cries out for it to stop. As relevant today as any other time in history.

@Windykun 2 ай бұрын

Idk why some people that support no war think metal is evil, some is but Black Sabbath is not underlying-ly evil, it’s dark but it’s it’s not evil, it’s basically conquering darkness with darkness

@salvadormonella8953 11 күн бұрын

NOT EVEN. Your sentiment is nice, but a little soft headed. Black Sabbath aren't known as great thinkers, extolling virtue, or having any sort of philosophical or moral supremacy. This song is popular because of the music. It's a fun tune to listen to and play. The lyrics to WP changed dramatically over the song's development. Osborne had a basic conceptual premise, and worked to fill in the lyrical blanks with vaguely relevant notions.

@maxhames499 3 ай бұрын

After 54 years of listening to this song it still holds as an honest depiction of our times.

@salvadormonella8953 11 күн бұрын

It holds true when the same political party that brought us the Vietnam War (and 80% of all U.S. wars, WWI, WWII, Korea, Afghanistan, U.S. Civil War, the war of 1812, etc.) is now supporting and encouraging Palestine v. Israel and Russia v. Ukraine. "Good job" D's. NOT. Same today as it ever was, and will forever be.

@cwize Жыл бұрын

I know that Elizabeth does these videos to analyze the vocals primarily, but I feel the need to call for appreciation of the absolute clinic of iconic rock drum fills throughout this masterpiece.

@Erndog67 Жыл бұрын

Bill Ward is, to me, the greatest drummer of all time.

@saschaoswald480 Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes! Can't believe she was able to sit relatively still without ANY air drumming. I couldn't do that while listening to this song...😁

@AKJACKAL99709 Жыл бұрын

@Ernie S I wouldn't go as far as the best ever, but I would agree that he was often underrated and deserved to be in the discussion.

@ChippyL93 Жыл бұрын

If you've never heard it, I'd massively recommend finding Sabbath live in Paris in around 1970. Bill Ward on the drums for War Pigs in that performance is monstrous

@chairmanofthebored6860 Жыл бұрын

Not even mentioning that amazing bass line.

@cgsweat Жыл бұрын

"Why should politicians go out to fight.... they leave that all to the poor!" That line holds up just as well today as it did over 50 years ago.

@gafferton1912 Жыл бұрын

why dont presidents fight the war? why do they always send the poor? a nice call back from SOAD BYOB

@whenisdinner2137 Жыл бұрын

Holds up just the same as it did 3,000 years ago as it will 3,000 years in the future.

@sneakytown Жыл бұрын

and that is why "war pigs" is the best anti war rock anthem ever

@4matt21 Жыл бұрын

War and evil are timeless

@user-ld9tf4td8s Жыл бұрын

@@4matt21War. War never changes

@seanmorgan2781 6 ай бұрын

I would listen to Elizabeth break down a Chunky Soup commercial. Her joy for music and the human voice is infectious.

@nealamesbury7953 20 күн бұрын

C and h sugar. ! Loved that as a kid.

@poldy100 9 ай бұрын

This is pure raw doom. Heard it live twice with Ozzy. I'd argue this isn't political but sociology and philosophy. One of the most important songs ever recorded.

@chrismack3327 8 ай бұрын

More relevant today than ever! Especially with the internet allowing for information to flow to the masses unfiltered. The line "Evil minds that plot destruction" resonates when its heard.

@QuikVidGuy 4 ай бұрын

Oh, it's squarely political. You don't talk about war being a racket the politicians play with the poor and pretend it's not political.

@enisylo 4 ай бұрын

@@QuikVidGuyI've found people LOVE to say that things explicitly delivering a message of class struggle isn't "politics", it's "sociology". No - it's political. It's not 'party-political', because the vast majority of parties (particularly in 'Western' culture) are post-cold-war Neo Liberal nightmares that have removed themselves from explicit class struggle framing.

@bareakon 4 ай бұрын

Politics is both philosophical and sociological. I don't know why people are so hesitant to say things are political. Especially given that almost everything has a political element to it.

@bareakon 4 ай бұрын

@@enisyloYeah people totally use political to mean partisan or controversial. But it's more useful as a term for political philosophy. I remember playing a gig and being told "let's not get political" when I made a (affirming) joke about gender identity. This was 10 minutes after we'd covered Rage Against The Machine.

@soulbearer6214 11 ай бұрын

The whole paranoid album is a masterpiece. An album way before its time.

@thegrumpypapa5549 9 ай бұрын

I wish that I could like the thumbs up more than once for this statement.

@seed_drill7135 9 ай бұрын

It definitely holds up, but being late Vietnam era, it was also very much of its time.

@colleenmcclurg2010 8 ай бұрын

Well said! I practically wore out my first record in a couple months! Major, major piece of work! Hats off to everybody involved on this album!

@catw6998 8 ай бұрын

So many of Ozzy’s songs turns one into an instant head banger 👍😎🤭😎😎😎😎🦊

@ronfitzhenry3726 5 ай бұрын

It was for its time.

@johndrake2147 Жыл бұрын

I recall a documentary where the drummer Bill Ward spoke about playing this song back in the 70's and many of the crowd were Vietnam veterans. He was haunted by how they stood up (in some cases were lifted out of wheelchairs) when they heard the song

@andywalker9646 Жыл бұрын

Christ that statement brings tears to my eyes. Love Bill Ward's drumming, surely one of the most underrated stickmen out there. As for the video with the cameras watching our every move and the people being dominated - welcome to the British government's wet dream of the 21st century.

@barrytdrake Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'll have to look for that documentary.

@XilehNori Жыл бұрын

“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us”

@Greg-io1ip Жыл бұрын

Of course this is a song from aftermath of Hitler's white nationalist agenda to take over the world. It may have been triggered by JFK's Vietnam distraction, but in England, the Brit Bands understand cover-up by Royal Monarchy is what is at the root of all the evil. Prince Wilhelm was given an ultimatum by Queen Elizabeth's father King George to convert German peasants into the ruling class of Germany, a satellite territory of British Royals that Prince Wilhelm was tasked to 'Get More Anglo'. Jewish merchants and bankers doing well in the GLOBAL RECESSION (triggered by USA 1929 stock market crash), was unpleasant to King George's white nationalist eyeballs. So understanding the Rupert Murdoch white nationalist connections are pretty easy to understand when you understand Prince Wilhelm went too far endorsing Hitler, and British Royals waited too long to correct their error because they feared Soviet Union as well, they thought / hoped Hitler would only focus on Soviet Union's expanding powers. This is a lesson we haven't learned. These British rockers born into meddling Royal Family cover-ups regarding Holocaust survivors sent into war in Palestine (to try again to silence the Jewish VICTIMS) are singing about The Royals and the wealthy. 'They always start the wars, leave the fighting up to the poor.' BOTH Palestinian tribal peoples and Holocaust survivors were placed in a fabricated war. Still ongoing. To cover King George's orders and Queen Elizabeth's Apartheid inaction (until Lady Di called her out, which cost her).

@Greg-io1ip Жыл бұрын

@@andywalker9646 Bingo! This is totally about Queen Elizabeth's daddy wanting a ruling class of German peasants and giving Prince Wilhelm the agenda to be rid of Jewish merchants and bankers in Nazi Germany. Which was literally 'King George's Germany'. His daughter was an expert manipulator of crime syndicates and cover-ups. Prince Andrew cover-up was her smallest crime. And it delivered Russian asset Cadet TwinkySpurs to top office of humanity. Simps too racist and simplistic to understand nobody near Robert Maxwell nor his successor Rupert Murdoch were any good. Lady Di was trying to out them all. She got pregnant with Dodi's Muslim child and became disposable. We all fell for it. China was the VICTIM paying for the cover-ups that blamed "Wuhan Virus!" on them, yet obviously China wouldn't gain anything from destroying the Wuhan event venue they spent probably a $Trillion Dollars US to update to host global events. Why would China toss that all away midway through 2019 'Grand Opening ' of Wuhan? Well NO VALUE ADDED British banks being kicked out of Hong Kong running Shipping Transactions Skimming Operations wanted USA blood and treasure in a proxy over Taiwan, who was taken over within by Rupert Murdoch's Falun Gong criminals trying to move British banks to Taiwan with MOST HATED PERSON IN TAIWAN BY TAIWAN CITIZENS: London trained Cambridge Analytica Mossad spy embed Tsai Ing-Wen. Understand that KMT supermajority Buddhist Mandarin Taiwanese civilians are 80% of the ELIGIBLE VOTERS in Taiwan, and they will never forget nor forgive TaiMed Biologics lab SARS leak. Look it up. You believe that, it is like believing Rupert Murdoch could be elected POTUS, or Natural Born Canadian Citizen Ted Cruz could somehow be put on ballots illegally by Mannatech crime syndicate and nobody would remember Ted Cruz was on Canadian Citizen healthcare his entire life, signing affidavits to Canadian government he is a "Natural Born Canadian Citizen and wants his whole family on Canadian Citizen healthcare coverage". And still Mannatech Russian money laundering operation of NRA laughing at stupidity of MagaDumps.

@jamesnation9889 6 ай бұрын

A few weeks ago, 5 of us were on a road trip, cranking tunes etc. through Croatia...4 guys (ages 22, 36,,55 and 60) and a woman in her early 30's. The 60 year-old (a very handsome, vaguely dangerous-looking character) requested this song from the 22 year-old's Spotify account. Every person in the car knew the lyrics.

@jantje155 7 ай бұрын

Love this song. Such powerful lyrics. My favorite line is "Begging mercy for their sins. Satan, laughing, spreads his wings."

@FleshWound42 5 ай бұрын

"No more war pigs have the power" "Hand of God has struck the hour"

@purpleelephantdebh Жыл бұрын

the irony of Ozzy's diction while singing as opposed to how he sounds while speaking is one of the most amazing linguistic flips i know of.

@paulriddle7818 Жыл бұрын

Its an act. His diction is very good when speaking.

@guen4413 Жыл бұрын

@@paulriddle7818I don’t think it’s an act. I think it’s just his accent. Accents often go away when singing

@Sygma6 Жыл бұрын

There is a difference between sober Ozzy and not-sober Ozzy.

@grahamnunn8998 Жыл бұрын

There is a difference between years of drugs and a very young Ozzy when this was recorded. Not so great by Never Say Die.

@hunam3876 Жыл бұрын

@@grahamnunn8998 bingo!

@colrhodes377 Жыл бұрын

I think really we should be giving a big nod to Geezer Butler for writing the actual lyrics

@rigel2112 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. People don't realize Ozzy was not very useful off stage and didn't write much.

@colrhodes377 Жыл бұрын

@@rigel2112 Ozzy could barely write his shopping list. Geezer Butler and Bob Daisley wrote the majority of songs attributed to Ozzy.

@mikegibbons7763 Жыл бұрын

And Geezer was absolutely destroying the bass part on this song. The guy is an incredible musician

@datisalaee4693 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Thanks for sharing. I did not know that!

@mrsteel250 Жыл бұрын

@@mikegibbons7763 yeah listening to bass covers gave me a real appreciation for how great the bass is throughout the entire song

@brianloy7856 10 ай бұрын

There is a 45 year gap between the recording of the song and the video you are watching. Some of you youngsters don’t realize this. I like the fact that you were taken aback by this song. Ozzy was a very unique singer. He could sing almost perfectly on pitch without any waiver or vibrato in his youth before age and drugs took their toll. This made him, like the Beatles, a perfect candidate for double and triple tracking his voice on separate tracks and then blending those tracks together for the final lead vocal. The same is approximated today with outboard digital equipment. With Ozzy it is uncannily pristine, precise, perfect and “cutting.” It hits you squarely between the ears above the chacophony of the band. I’m glad you experienced this!

@charleswettish8701 3 ай бұрын

All musicians read this and know you're not a musician. BTW, tons of awesome vibrato in Ozzy's voice in this song. But you're saying he has none, as if that's a good thing. Stop talking about sht you don't know, OK? 4:50 THAT is vibrato, and quite a lot of it!

@dangitsbilly5411 3 ай бұрын

53*

@UlfMTG 3 ай бұрын

I've always wondered to myself, what it is about Ozzy's voice that just sounds so good to me, but you explained it perfectly!

@charleswettish8701 3 ай бұрын

@@UlfMTG He explained it wrong. He's using words he doesn't understand. Ozzy IS amazing and part of the reason is that he uses "vibrato" very well. This dude saying Ozzy doesn't have vibrato is simply wrong. "Generals gathered in their masses..." "Masses" is thick with very well controlled, perfect, vibrato. Many or most of the end of phrases in that song have vibrato. Intentional, musical, awesome vibrato. NOT the lack of it, like brianloy7856 incorrectly claims. The quality he is trying to describe is the strong frontal face control that delivers the strong mid-range over-tones, of the primary pitch, that make his tone very defined. Not even sure wtf he's talking about with "outboard digital equipment".

@richardjosephus6802 2 ай бұрын

This video is more about WW2, the song was more about Vietnam.

@enericm 6 ай бұрын

I remember other metal bands talking about Black Sabbath and a common observation was that they had a very heavy sound without needing to be super fast or producing a wall of noise.

@jcparker500 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to toss my hat in the ring for "You really need to watch the live version from Paris, 1970." It's pretty amazing and you get to see the band putting their hearts into it.

@Aakarsh1068 Жыл бұрын

My favorite version of War Pugs along with the one at The End.

@usedscar Жыл бұрын

Often there is just 'that version' she should analyze.

@vikingrock4662 Жыл бұрын

I agree, that is one of the best Sabbath clips out there!

@ochocabra1542 Жыл бұрын

Bill Ward dominates that entire performance

@richards2920 Жыл бұрын

Missed a trick by not reacting to the live video in Paris.. Bill Wards drumming was sublime

@ytcomment4242 Жыл бұрын

The most underrated part of this song is how they rhyme "masses" with "masses".

@BigChuckMeister Жыл бұрын

lol

@johnh.blevins5927 Жыл бұрын

So true, I grew up with this song but never gave any thought to the fact the word was just sung the previous line! The way Ozzy emphasizes black before singing ‘masses’ again so soon makes it new!

@troystaunton254 11 ай бұрын

Same word different connotations so not really the same word.

@derekmartin2054 11 ай бұрын

Saying you can't rhyme a word to itself ever is just a cheap analysis of poetry/lyricism

@Fallen2spring 11 ай бұрын

Yes it’s like Motörhead. Particularly killed by death it’s so stupid you realize, duh, there’s more to this. In the simplicity lies the brilliance. It’s simultaneously hilarious and deep, innit?

@jasonsangwin4006 9 ай бұрын

The key to playing Black Sabbath is to lay right back, it's very grove oriented. The energy is in the intensity rather than the speed. This is also one of the many Black Sabbath songs where you realise that Ozzy is an incredible singer.

@adamronald89 3 ай бұрын

The end jam in symptom of the universe is ozzys greatest moment

@christopherkrueger5948 4 ай бұрын

Ozzy’s performance here is more than just singing, it’s a chant, it’s a prayer.

@ipassingthrough Ай бұрын

Yes, I thought the same. It's gospel like

@osamaqtaitat 21 күн бұрын

@@ipassingthroughwhat??!!

@russellsawyer1397 Жыл бұрын

I am an old-ish Black Sabbath fan and recall that the core concept of the band, at their launch, was to make frightening music. They wanted to try to address uncomfortable subjects uncomfortably. They wanted to unsettle people with their music. Judging by your analysis it worked.

@turnthepaigebrooklyn2951 Жыл бұрын

Politics in all shapes - forms and excuses to have them needed to be abolished. It’s the government’s with their twisted goals and agendas that insisted upon War. The people of these Countries would get along fine but were pushed towards this. The politicians needed to personally back up what they wanted

@iamvangarnett Жыл бұрын

The saddest fact in the world is that there has never been a time in human history where this song hasn't been true or relevant.

@DaemonKeido 11 ай бұрын

And it likely never will not be relevant.

@troystaunton254 11 ай бұрын

I guess a positive is that it’s never been less relevant despite what mass media portrays the world. We’ve never been this peaceful.

@chrisrogers553 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for having intelligence. People always want to talk about politics but the same story is repeated throughout history when are people going to stop it and stand up, it doesn't matter your political beliefs unless you're making money off politics and if you're one of those people you're definitely not fighting in any war.😢❤

@provalone 11 ай бұрын

‘If You Want a Picture of the Future, Imagine a Boot Stamping on a Human Face - for Ever’ from George Orwell’s 1949 novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Some things will never change, and it is by opposing the inevitable, we are able to find purpose.

@TheOvalOwl 11 ай бұрын

I mean that's not entirely true... The rich went to war in ancient times up to medieval. They were the only ones that could afford the gear and the only ones to care about the glory.

@captainnibby 10 ай бұрын

As a youngster of 16, when I discovered this song (despite my parents trying to hide their OLD music) this song spoke to me and shook me deeply. You should check out Sabbath's song Children of the Grave next!

@davidmcdonald3780 9 ай бұрын

That’s crazy your parents hide their music from you! I remember Sabbath and Zeppelin being the soundtrack of my childhood!

@imitto 7 ай бұрын

My son was 13 when he found Black Sabbath in my collection, that was the point he fallen down the rabbit hole :) Sabbath, Led Zep,, Deep Purple, then Motörhead, Mötley Crüe...Now he is a 15 years old and listen to the exact same music as me.

@randal_scandal 9 ай бұрын

The drumming is incredible and under appreciated. Amazing song!

@frightenedsoul 2 ай бұрын

This is the song that got me to become a drummer

@Cadinho93 Жыл бұрын

War Pigs is one of the best songs of all time. The composition, guitars, drums, bass, vocals, everything really astounding individually, but also complements each other so good as a whole. It's a timeless song and showcases why Black Sabbath are head of their time.

@metalmark1214 Жыл бұрын

It's a good song musically, but for me, it's the lyrical content that made the biggest impact, especially for it's time.

@davido5496 Жыл бұрын

Its so fucking good still

@FrazerJones71 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you analyse this classic anti-war song, yes it was written in reaction to the Vietnam War but it's message still resonates today. If you felt a little disturbed listening to it today then it's still doing its job in making people question conflict and it's effects.

@HenritheHorse Жыл бұрын

@@metalmark1214 Timeless lyrics, since war is a business and needs to go on.

@scottzappa9314 Жыл бұрын

@@FrazerJones71 This applies to any war, IMO. Including psycho Putin's hijinks.

@vjordan1709 Жыл бұрын

So glad that you listened to this. It's not meant to be pretty. It's not meant to be kind. It's meant to show the truth. They killed it, both lyrically and musically. ✌️

@ThePhoenixAscendant Жыл бұрын

This song is most definitely a raw one to listen to, and her discomfort shows that the message is getting across.

@Kings_Quest Жыл бұрын

Doing BYOB and then this is brave

@ThePhoenixAscendant Жыл бұрын

@@Kings_Quest Amen to that.

@Kings_Quest Жыл бұрын

@@ThePhoenixAscendantIf she now does some Rage Against The Machine, it'll be complete. (Elizabeth if you see this do Know Your Enemy)

@vjordan1709 Жыл бұрын

@jerry gilbert Sunday Bloody Sunday comes to mind, Pride in the Name of Love (? Not sure if that's the correct title) were both social commentary songs that hit hard.

@thebilldozer7970 9 ай бұрын

I come from an Army family and served myself, veterans know songs like this are important. Also Black Sabbath is the best!

@rossferguson6504 5 ай бұрын

Ozzie Osborne, is so underrated, with regards to his singing. War Pigs, is a, friggin, classic and so beautiful. His voice is stunning and extremely smooth and precise. Perfect, for this, song.

@maxpower6576 4 ай бұрын

Is that you, Sharon? ;)

@Murdo2112 Жыл бұрын

The main thing about Ozzy's vocals in this song is that he means every word, completely and utterly. That's worth more than all the technique in the world.

@livingmirror888 Жыл бұрын

🤘💯

@brheinfeldt Жыл бұрын

I completely agree! 🎤🎶

@gerarddion4859 Жыл бұрын

And these are Geezer Butler’s great lyrics!

@cavetoad1678 Жыл бұрын

At times, she really needs to listen to the message of the lyrics. Often some she gets recommended she misses why they win her choice; it's not only the song but the message. This song is amazing because of the message and how it continues to be true. Hopefully soon she'll realize who's behind it and get rid of the demon and octopus in the background. Funny how she is bothered by Ozzy's call against witches. At best you'd think she'd say not all are black witches. Make your choice now. The time to repent is running short.

@DarthMajora Жыл бұрын

@Cave Toad oh for Lucifer's sake, get off of it.

@Michael----- Жыл бұрын

I feel like these fan made videos only serve to distract Elizabeth from actual song and music. She totally blew by the "Satan Laughing Spreads His Wings" line. One of the best vocal and lyric moments of the piece.

@pillarhood471 Жыл бұрын

Yup. This is video is great - but every single reactor I’ve seen that has used this video always ends up paying too much attention to the video rather than the actual song.

@turgidity_city3204 Жыл бұрын

The video sucks! Definitely takes away from the song. I'm happy you feel that way too

@sanny8716 Жыл бұрын

This is also a pretty bad video

@leonmisselhorn1831 Жыл бұрын

Have to agree that the video doesn't add to the song. War pigs should be listened to, not watched. But maybe that's just me.

@rextside Жыл бұрын

So Frustrating.

@m1sterpunch 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite parts of this channel is seeing your organic reaction to some of the most iconic moments of rock and just music history for the first time. It's amazing to see these songs again for the first time through your eyes (and ears).

@williamtownsend3279 6 ай бұрын

This song is more applicable today than it was then.

@richardwilliams5387 Жыл бұрын

There's a live version from the 70's where Ward and Iommi absolutely kill it. Ward in particular is such an underrated drummer.

@motorpsykler Жыл бұрын

Bill Ward just PUNISHES his drums like no one I’ve ever seen. To say he hits hard is an understatement.

@ochocabra1542 Жыл бұрын

he's the best.

@thomaswebster5060 Жыл бұрын

Bill Ward is amazing... no doubt

@noobslayer7564 Жыл бұрын

@@motorpsykler you can hear it so well with his snare. A sound that could cut through a jet's engine

@melissadavis5513 Жыл бұрын

BILL WARD IS THE BEST DRUMMER EVER !!!

@robertkennedy5414 Жыл бұрын

While a lot of people unfamiliar with heavy metal think of it as only being fast, aggressive and loud, Sabbath were the first to define it in terms of mood, emotion and sound. Tony's guitar sound and the band's songwriting became the blueprint for what is now called doom metal and sludge metal. True pioneers in music.

@cavetoad1678 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, blew your mind and the CIA's too, didn't it?

@daletris Жыл бұрын

Sabbath was the first to define it, period. Heavy metal started (with Sabbath) as moody and atmospheric, and then evolved and somewhat merged with hard rock and became a lot more fast paced. I get the confusion if you're only familiar with Dio era Sabbath or Ozzy's solo stuff, which is much faster and much harder. But Ozzy era Sabbath is a lot slower and atmospheric.

@cavetoad1678 Жыл бұрын

@@daletris Agreed. But, Sabbath just riffed deeper off blues than a Led Zepplin did, there's a ton of examples who didn't make it but made amazing music in that era... Some stole blues, some like Black Sabbath made their own.

@Zeqhrox Жыл бұрын

I swear to God. If you're calling Black Sabbath sludge metal

@mr.puckerie4800 Жыл бұрын

In all actuality, Black Sabbath found the "heavy metal" label offensive as a band.

@jdlech 6 ай бұрын

Nobody seems to notice how Bill Ward is just pounding away on the drums all through the song. Then you hear him keep time for everyone during the quiet parts.

@dennis8309 2 ай бұрын

Nope, nobody noticed but you...wow you're observant... .

@JohnDoe-ls1vd 9 ай бұрын

Black Sabbath was rock n Roll. Ozzy was metal. War pigs is the best Sabbath song, and still means so much today.

@sanandaallsgood673 Жыл бұрын

As a person who experienced the Viet Nam war and its ridiculous purpose, this song holds special meaning to me. A funny thing about this song. When I was in technical school (in the military) I went to a dance on base and someone had enough guts to play this at the dance. This was in 1972. I believe this song came out in '71 on the Paranoid album. No one actually objected to the song and it played all the way through. I was amazed.

@hunam3876 Жыл бұрын

Funny how you're not mentioning who committed the atrocities back then... I guess "it's ok when we do it".

@40kedge Жыл бұрын

As an Afghan vet… I’d say all wars are “ ridiculous in its purpose .

@phil2756 Жыл бұрын

1970

@CodeeXD Жыл бұрын

@@hunam3876 he didn't mention any of the atrocities committed by either side. But yeah war sucks, and nah it's not really ok when either side does anything. alternatively next time one of our allies asks for help we should what? Tell them to piss off?

@wonderboy13579 Жыл бұрын

@Hunam until you know the details of a specific person you should probably stfu and not assume you know anything about the actions they took. What if he just drove a truck the whole time? Still going to talk about atrocities? Grow up loser, or try to defend your comment that would be more entertaining

@spencerfoster5303 11 ай бұрын

This song came out in 1968. Their were a lot of people/bands putting out anti-war songs at the time. Black Sabbath was in a league of their own back then. The godfathers of metal. This particular song never ages. It's just as relevant now as it was back then.

@larryweaver1729 10 ай бұрын

1970

@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 9 ай бұрын

*_"This song came out in 1968."_* 1970. Both of the first two albums were released in 1970. {:o:O:}

@demagreg 8 ай бұрын

On the subject of the date the song was released, that was 25-ish years after the German bombings. If the band doesn't remember, they grew up hearing about it from their parents

@sparkyjackson8479 8 ай бұрын

And years later today its so relevent

@johnphilipfosterdobson551 7 ай бұрын

1970, I know because I was a Sabbath fan aged 9 in 1970, including the first album.

@johnbsouth1 9 ай бұрын

I don’t think I could’ve ever imagined that someone reviewing a song that is so close to my heart, and my history could make me love it even more. RESPECT

@glennkirchens7970 Жыл бұрын

53 year old song. Still pulls at your soul, still makes you think, still makes you want to bang your head into a neck snapping crescendo. The Sab4 are so misunderstood and criminally under rated.

@sheridaducky-xk6lx Жыл бұрын

So well said

@georgemaranville3305 Жыл бұрын

When Metallica opened for Ozzy years and years ago and Ozzy heard Sabbath playing on Metallica’s bus or in their backstage (can’t remember which) Ozzy thought they were making fun of him. They were and still are underrated.

@pfer644 Жыл бұрын

That lyrics in that song are just as relevant today as they were when the song was written.

@richardjohanson2481 Жыл бұрын

Such an iconic song. Bill Ward is a beast. It always surprises me how overlooked Geezer is on this song. The bass line is epic and gives Bill and Tony the ability to do what they do best.

@gerarddion4859 Жыл бұрын

Geezer and Bill are one of the greatest rhythm sections in all of rock!

@PSA78 Жыл бұрын

Ozzy have even talked about it. 🙂

@knightyyz Жыл бұрын

Bill Ward is top ten in my book. Along with Peart, Rich, Bonham, Krupa to name a few

@ShelbyKirkpatrick-bq9lu 3 ай бұрын

I love how the drums sound like a ticking time bomb in the first verse

@user-ux8wd2zo8q Жыл бұрын

"I've never met a military man who didn't like this song" This is what Jani Lane of Warrant said to a an audience of U.S. troops at a USO show on Okinawa circa 1999 as they closed out their show by covering this song. And trust me, the crowd went freakin' insane. Sabbath absolutely nailed it here. The tempo, the tone, the lyrics...An absolute masterpiece. Love your breakdown of how Ozzy uses his voice to tie everything together! Fantastic analysis!

@troypeck4128 Жыл бұрын

To be honest, I loved his song before I was in the military.

@silentcalling Жыл бұрын

There are very few who went to war that don't come out a pacifist. War is an atrocity worse than hell.

@Dragondoc4 Жыл бұрын

@@silentcalling I don't think I can agree with this sentiment. Most that I served with couldn't wait to wreck 💩. We just love to fight. The problem is the politicians and senior officers setting rules of engagement that handicap you. This leads to unnecessary pain, injuries, and deaths. You're left wondering why you are there and the theater becomes a meat grinder. So we don't become pacifists but we definitely don't like politicians.

@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын

It's because once you've served you realize how you get used.

@JahanMisra Жыл бұрын

i used to be in a music program and one of the parents got this song banned from it because he was offended by the “anti troop” message. not the sharpest tool in the shed

@kdbadk Жыл бұрын

It was two separate guitar lines by Tony Iommi, layered. He pioneered the twin lead guitar setup, even though there was only one of him. Sabbath's influence is incalculable.

@terrylandess6072 Жыл бұрын

Many miss the same thing with Geezers basslines during that part.

@TB-zw7dt 5 ай бұрын

It should make you shiver. That was the message.

@Kurtthecarguy 6 ай бұрын

As someone who has heard this intro played at SO MANY concerts over the years, I can safely that War Pigs is the Most Powerful song I have every heard 15,000 people sing at once!

@madmex2k Жыл бұрын

Love your reaction! I remember long about 1978, as a teen, me and my buddy riding bikes down the street, my friend was wearing a Black Sabbath t-shirt. A youth pastor stopped us to try to get us to come to his church. He saw the shirt, started in on how the band were devil worshippers, etc., citing the one lyric about "Satan laughing spreads his wings". I told him he must not have listened to the whole song and it was a war protest song. He says, "Viet Nam? That wasn't a war." I said the song was a protest for all wars. He began talkng bout KISS, the whole Knights In Satan's Service, or however that went, and about playing Stairway to Heaven backwards you could hear them worship the devil, etc. My friend said playing your record backwards just ruins the needle and the record, and sounds better the other way. He was not happy with either of us and told us Satan had taken our hearts and we need to come to church. My friend asked if there were any cute girls there. We laughed and left. I didn't like most church people who showed up at my house much after that.

@jeph33 Жыл бұрын

I worked backstage in catering @ a Sabbath show. Knocked on their door, waited, no answer. So, I quietly opened the door and left their drinks. The room was pitch black, and 4 men (roadies?) were chanting around a candle. Ward may have been there, but not the others. Anyway, I'm pretty sure they don't worship the devil! As for that 'preacher', please don't think that's representative of all Christians. We're not all ignorant and unloving

@MickH60 Жыл бұрын

@@jeph33 There is neither a god or a devil, fairy stories used to control men, usually by politicians...

@lukemanion2 Жыл бұрын

The recording of this from their final show is just insane, Ozzy up there on stage muttering incoherently then they launch into this song and its like the real Ozzy wakes up and forgets its not the 70s anymore

@desmoheli Жыл бұрын

Agree, the Live recording from the Tour "The End" is beyond amazing! But btw. for Ozzy it might still be the 70s ;)

@sheridaducky-xk6lx Жыл бұрын

He's just something else. Amazing

@BrentTharp Жыл бұрын

Absolutely true. He sings this song like he's in his 20s.

@phoneguy7589 Жыл бұрын

He can barely shuffle across the stage but man he can still sing!!!

@aazjproperties6426 Жыл бұрын

Damm haters, ozzy doesn't get enough credit. Carrying melodies is a true talent

@TiberiusWallace 4 ай бұрын

What makes the Ozzy vocal choice soooooo good in this song is that he does it with such indifference and ends the verses with "oh lord yeah!" with subtle horror, giving some shock and emotion to suddenly realising.

@calli.catastrophe 3 ай бұрын

amazing how similar B.Y.O.B. by System of a Down, and War Pigs by Black Sabbath are....in topic...delivery, lyricism, in so many ways....listen to what Serj and Ozzy get passionate about....notice how their pitch elevates in a similar fashion.....i've never thought to compare the 2 before...and now I can't unhear it. This is truly something beautiful. War Pigs is by far one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs, and has been for some time....I suppose now I can see why...eye-opening to say the very least. Kudos to them both. All the respect...and even more to Five Finger Death Punch, who unironically gut punches you with what sacrifice and patriotism means for, and to, so many veterans like myself, my husband, and both our families. My heart goes out to all veterans. Know you are seen, heard, you are not guilty for following the commands of crooked politicians. You were doing your job, but know that the rest of us understand how you feel, what it took for those that made it home alive to do so, and the sacrifice those that didn't make it home alive were willing to make for the rest of us and the entire country. Your heart is in us all. Once a soldier, always a soldier. Hooah, Oohrah, Semper Fi, Aim High, Oohah, and all the others I may be forgetting. This country has a funny way of showing it, but we thank you all. From the battlefield back home, into the ground, and up in the skies. We love you, and we thank you.

@Bman-xy2vh Жыл бұрын

Ozzy's foghorn vocals, Tony's amazing riffs, geezer's funky fast bass lines and billy wards bombastic drumming. Some of the best of sabbath on display.👍🤘🔥

@broadsword6650 11 ай бұрын

Foghorns are very low pitched, deep, resonant. Doesn't sound like the clean, clear, piercing vocals of Ozzy.

@jontraz5993 10 ай бұрын

@@broadsword6650I'd refer to Ozzy as the air siren 🚨 in this context!

@ricelaker Жыл бұрын

My cousin was killed in Vietnam. His mother went totally antiwar. A book and movie was made of her and her family's ordeal fighting the Pentagon to find out he was killed by friendly fire. His name is Mike Mullen and his Mom was Peg Mullen. The book and movie was called "Friendly Fire" Peg wrote a later book called "Unfriendly Fire." I graduated from high school with Mike's sister. This song always brings back memories of Mike and the Mullen family.

@H4FF Жыл бұрын

That's an incredible story, albeit a sad one. Loss of a loved one is never easy, and the way in which you and your relatives lost your cousin only only compounds that. Thank you for sharing this, I may have to look into the book and film.

@Zathren Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how the friendly felt if he knew he caused the death of his fellow worrier. My prayers to all involved. May they know peace.

@tompinnef6331 11 ай бұрын

I had friends that went over and fought. Some made it back, others made it back but still there. I was lucky being young enough to just miss the draft as it ended my senior year of high school.

@sonofsalmon56 10 ай бұрын

So sad times those were for many…..all of the young brave soldiers that were involved in combat in that conflict never actually made it home!

@cwize 10 ай бұрын

I remember some about this, remember the book. I’ll try to find the movie now. Always a good to refresh the memory of the sacrifices made out of loyalty to country, even when the country isn’t loyal to you.

@jonallen1985 7 ай бұрын

I saw Black Sabbath in concert back in 2013 for their 13 album and getting to here this song live and in person was definitely a privilege considering I’ve been listening to them since I was a baby.

@JUDEEDWARD Жыл бұрын

War Pigs is a song for all time. Unfortunately It's as relevant now as it was when it was released. A masterpiece.

@trfatman Жыл бұрын

Elizabeth, I consider this one of the most iconic songs of all time. Originally Geezer Butler had titled the song "Walpurgis" and the lyrics were even darker. Walpurgis is the Christian/Pagan holiday (Apr 30 - May 1) which according to folklore was the night the witches gathered for a black mass. Geezer has been quoted, "Walpurgis was like a satanic Christmas. I felt there is nothing more Satanic than war." The song opens their second album, which I believe the band wanted to name "Walpurgis", but the label felt it was too dark. So they named the album "Paranoid" and Geezer rewrote the lyrics and renamed the song "War Pigs". I know a lot of fans want you to react to the 1970 live performance, and when you do, take notice that Ozzy sings some of the original "Walpurgis" lyrics in that performance. "War Pigs" speaks out against politicians who start wars in order to increase their own power, causing death and destruction to the people, but in the end they will face God's judgment, and there will be no mercy. I remember hearing this song for the first time when I was about 11 years old (1974). I grew up in a very religious and patriotic household, so Black Sabbath and "War Pigs" were considered evil and dangerous. I'll keep my comments apolitical, so let's just say my viewpoint changed over time and I have grown to believe "War Pigs" is one of the most powerful anti-war songs ever. Every generation should hear and understand the message of this song.

@derekbowbrick6233 Жыл бұрын

This is the story I grew up with, and I'm old enough to have bought Master of Reality when it was released.

@edwardmunoz7853 Жыл бұрын

The band has more talent in their little toes in that performance than everything playing in the radio combined. Nothing but raw talent 💯🔥🤘

@danielasalomao3258 6 ай бұрын

Ozzy loves Blues, he got the best he could from the genre and got it into the creation of metal

@ramshackleshack751 6 ай бұрын

My favorite guitar riff is at the end. Using minor 5ths. Just moves up and down the neck. Toni really knew how to make the most of the fewest notes. And make it spooky . Makes me feel like Jack Black does every day 😂

@sgtdevildogdavethesilentwars Жыл бұрын

Thank you Elizabeth for having the courage to expertly present this subject matter covered in an iconic song. I am a veteran, I have my combat awards and ribbons. I can now discern 30+ years later, just as I was able to discern and understand in real time in a real war zone the perspective that Black Sabbath expresses in War Pigs. Paz y Amor amiga 🤘😑✌

@Black_Cat.666...01 Жыл бұрын

Eu adoro essa canção. Agradeço Elizabeth pelos comentários 💕♥️💕♥️💕♥️ Aqui fã brasileira.🇧🇷😸😻😻😻😻

@Black_Cat.666...01 Жыл бұрын

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@bryandraughn9830 Жыл бұрын

I can't stress enough how much Ozzy was in touch with our greatest fears. We were lost. The world didn't make any sense, and the grownups seemed to be oblivious. Ozzy said "I understand, im here, im your friend." He cared about the world and everyone in it. Even if he was looney as a baboon bazooka.

@HoryTB Жыл бұрын

"Let my Mother Live"

@doublebassman123 Жыл бұрын

Geezer wrote the lyrics.

@mattt2581 Жыл бұрын

@@doublebassman123 More people need to know that.

@sheridaducky-xk6lx Жыл бұрын

Was... is

@markistler1033 Жыл бұрын

Grownups today are oblivious i know gen Z are watching I hope for the sake of mankind they are up to the task I bought this album for my twelfth birthday it ain’t got no better since then

@taleteller02 6 ай бұрын

You are correct about Ozzy's voice, perfect for a protest. He does this again on a solo album: The Ultimate Sin. The song: Killer of the Giants. A beautiful, somewhat orchestral opening.

@gdy2shus Ай бұрын

That ending music is the sound of playing it over again and again and again...and the cycle repeats for eternity

@TroublesomeOwl Жыл бұрын

So little love in the comments for how genius Geezer's bass part is in this song. it's like a solo the whole way through the song. Dude's a genius. Not to mention, i'm pretty sure he wrote the lyrics

@alexseelow Жыл бұрын

Geezer wrote like 99% of Sabbaths lyrics. His bass playing is amazing

@can2mar Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@widespreadcranic Жыл бұрын

Yeah Ozzy got a song writing credit but that was a gift. Ozzy is great and Sabbath would be on rocks Mt Rushmore but Ozzy wrote very little if any at all.

@lordslothrop365 Жыл бұрын

@@widespreadcranic Sad, but unfortunately true.

@Sanderteeuwen Жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve always loved the bass on this. Especially on their reunion live album I really like the bass on this song.

@grilledspaghetti Жыл бұрын

Yes, I've always felt that Ozzy wanted people to understand every, single, word that he was singing here. He knew this was a document.

@rigel2112 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Geezer who wrote it for Ozzy to sing.

@grilledspaghetti Жыл бұрын

@@rigel2112 I know, but ozzy felt the poignancy.

@EithelRuin 10 күн бұрын

I love the fact that the bass is having a solo at the same time as the guitar! Just you listen for it! 🤘🤘

@bengorniak2721 6 ай бұрын

His voice is cutting, like a snarl, seemingly intended to increase one's heart rate to light the match of revolution.

@robertdouglastittl6513 Жыл бұрын

"(though there were no great live performances we could find)" makes me want to just shake something and scream!!!

@hudsonhollow Жыл бұрын

I was 'lucky" enough to get into a car wreck and have a steel pin put into my right femur three days before I graduated high school and therefore not eligible for the draft during the Vietnam era. Lots of my friends weren't so "lucky". They either came back with PTSD or didn't come back at all. This song always makes my eyes water. At some point I was naive enough to think maybe the Age of Aquarius was finally upon us. Now I'm 73 and have seen war raging somewhere all of my life. I have given up hope of war being replaced with negotiation. Actually communicating with each other. It seems that violence is actually increasing instead of abating. I cannot watch this video with dry eyes.

@Templar451 Жыл бұрын

The war ended 2 1/2 yrs before my 18th birthday. My older brother had his draft card but wasn't called up. My brother lost friends. I knew them all.

@kentmont Жыл бұрын

Crazy how things work out for the better

@craig2347 Жыл бұрын

Can I suggest two books for you on Vietnam that add a lot of insights, Daniel Ellsberg "Secrets" and "When Presidents Lie" by Eric Alterman. One is a firsthand story of the real war, the other the best I've seen on LBJ's choice to go to war.

@uh8myzen Жыл бұрын

My father fought in the Dutch army at Rotterdam until the Dutch surrendered and then was part of the resistance for the rest of WWII. After the war he emigrated to Canada where he lived on the border with the US and during the Vietnam war, he helped US draft dodgers escape the US and settle in Canada. He said that having survived a war, he would always do everything in his power to help others avoid having to experience it.

@macm3081 Жыл бұрын

@@uh8myzen very nice. 🙂

@jimfortner9585 5 ай бұрын

You have to remember, Ozzie and most of the early British rock band members were born close to or just after WW2… In a war torn country which is where this song has its roots

@TaurusChef 3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you did this song!!!! Black Sabbath's best song in my books. I really enjoy your reactions, and your interpretations of songs. ( your expressions are the absolute best!!) And reacting to this song does not disappoint:) for the 1000's of times I've heard this song, I have never seen the video for it. Which is true for a lot of the songs you do actually, your first hearing it, my first watching it lol! What is even more awesome you make me appreciate the song even more, or look at it in a new light. I play the bass and often get caught in a "tunnel vision" when listening to songs I know. You always seem to point out something musically that I never noticed before and for that reason amd many others I love your reactions!

@blinkin7795 Жыл бұрын

i think one of the most interesting aspects of this version of the song is that it doesn't offer any closure. it just gives this sense of spiraling out of control at the end, no peace or comfort just the message.

@WitnessingTyranny Жыл бұрын

It always reminded me of the sound of a rewinding vcr or cassette tape. To start all over again.

@questioneverything1682 Жыл бұрын

The last verse uses religious imagery to evoke hopes for the war pigs to be claimed by Satan even as he laughs because they do his bidding. The ending does just "spiral out of control" and is disorienting and without closure. It was written in dark times when lots of young men were dying for a conflict with no closure.

@secessioncycles1357 Жыл бұрын

As a Marine and war veteran, I can assure you that most of us agree with much of the sentiment of the lyrics - the people who start the wars aren't the ones who go and fight them. Eisenhower warned us against the War Pigs, aka the military-industrial complex. That said, we all agree that this song rocks. \m/ Please note: Most of my peers may not know what lugubrious means. We snack on crayons after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Semper fi, Elizabeth! Keep on rockin'!

@ialsoagree1634 10 ай бұрын

An interesting fact I think a lot of Americans don't realize. When World War 2 started in the early 1930's, the US military (Navy and Army) was around 200,000 - 400,000 in total. Within 10 years, we had millions of soldiers and had won wars on two fronts. Today, the US military is about 4 million including reservists. Not saying we should go back to the levels we had during WW2, but we've proven that we can win wars on multiple fronts with less than a quarter of our current military size.

@jakeg7033 9 ай бұрын

Fellow combat vet here and I can confirm...

@AndrewWiscombemusic 8 ай бұрын

Army combat vet. Completely agree

@fletchermorgan5970 6 ай бұрын

Thank-you for your service, sir. 🙏🥰

@cynthiariley6866 6 ай бұрын

So many docs about the industrial war complex, Eisenhower warned us all about this and kennedy died because of it!

@keahilumho8914 22 күн бұрын

These guys grew up in post WW2 destruction fighting to survive and grow outta the rubble. Luv ya CV

@steveisaac2328 7 ай бұрын

Being involved in this genre back in the day... I think it's appropriate to say that this song... is the Mother of metal music.

@DoNuT_1985 Жыл бұрын

It's the definitive Sabbath masterpiece... Tony Iommi's guitar parts are such a joy to listen to, there's not a single boring second in this song... how it meanders, picks up speed and tension, slows back down. One of the finest classic metal songs, everybody is nailing it on this monster of a track.

@Bonzosbadgeholder Жыл бұрын

I still get chills when I hear the air raid sirens. Saw them live and it's an incredible experience.

@jaysinlsavage50 2 ай бұрын

I love watching you listen to my favorite singers. Literally touches my soul in amazing ways.

@Nimno74 10 ай бұрын

Sabbath is very jazzy and bluesy... Much more so than people who have never heard them would expect. All very talented musicians.

@seed_drill7135 9 ай бұрын

After Tony amputated his fingertips their manager turned him on to Django Reinhardt to encourage him to keep playing.

@Nimno74 9 ай бұрын

@@seed_drill7135 I'm actually a huge Django fan too. Les Giante Dur Son Nuage, is a fantastic album.

@ivo215 Жыл бұрын

There's a 40 minute live performance of Black Sabbath on YT, live in Paris (1970), and they're absolutely killing it. I recommend it. The band is in really good form there. The video has been upscaled, but the sound is original. It's a pretty good recording for a live performance from 1970.

@marvintpandroid2213 Жыл бұрын

This

@DrSkeff Жыл бұрын

Totally support this recommendation, although it is from the Paris Theatre in Brussels, Belgium.

@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 Жыл бұрын

Sadly unless it was on TV, a local TV crew was present at a show, or the band was called Pink Floyd and they actually filmed in Pompeii, almost no good live material on video survives from before the 80's. Film cameras were hard to sneak into concerts and those that were small often had no sound recording, and until the advent of home VCR and a demand for entertainment on video cassette there was no impetus to film live shows. There probably exists less live film footage of the classic era of rock in the 60's and 70's in total then appears on YT of a random concert today. I want a time machine just to go back in time with a smartphone to film these amazing bands live.

@random666777 Жыл бұрын

Bill Ward murders a drumset

@travisbosco8469 Жыл бұрын

All philosophy is a footnote to Plato, all metal is a footnote to Black Sabbath. War Pigs is a masterpiece, as are the rest of their first five albums. They were pioneers and the founders of the entire genre. The more you listen to Sabbath, the more your appreciation will grow.

@ThePapaja1996 Жыл бұрын

And the heven and hell album

@ShamanWS6 Жыл бұрын

@@ThePapaja1996 Live Evil is excellent.

@ferox965 Жыл бұрын

@Steve C They're coming out with a Live Evil boxset in June, I believe. I'm all over it.

@matthewskanes7074 Жыл бұрын

PERFECTLY said.

@EnoVarma Жыл бұрын

Black Sabbath is a footnote to Led Zeppelin.

@tomyocum1087 6 ай бұрын

I love watching your reactions to these songs I grew up on. You can feel the power in it and it brings me back to when I first heard it. When I first heard it, it was the guitar that got me into the music then the vocals.

@Gazzatron51 2 ай бұрын

G'day Elizabeth, another Aussie fan here new to the channel. Loving your reactions to iconic rock songs and Aussie legends of rock. Rediscovering some awesome music and bands. Thank you.

@Sam-xn7zp Жыл бұрын

The guitar work Tony Iommi put in this track adds to the ominous feeling you get from Ozzys vocals. The layering of solos adds to the chaos perfectly.

@jackalope5589 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love how tonny iommi’s note bending in his leads are almost sickening to such a trained ear as hers when that’s exactly what first attracted me to them as a young man . I often describe his playing especially in this song like the sound of angry bees. You may be the charismatic voice but you’re also the empathetic ear

@ironrose2672 Жыл бұрын

"I often describe his playing especially in this song like the sound of angry bees." I've always thought of it like he'd picked up a live wire. Or he had a dragon by the tail...

@ktrusswell3296 Жыл бұрын

George Orwell 1984

@jeffreydale2286 Жыл бұрын

I am an empath, it is hard to consume this energy and not shed a tear😢 It is what it is, a mind blower for sure!

@jackalope5589 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreydale2286 I guess I would consider myself a dark empath if there is such a thing. I’ve always been attracted to the darker things in life even from a young age like Halloween and horror movies. The first band i fell in love with was kiss wich led me to sabbath. If you think about the music that was popular at the time this song came out it was mostly positive things love and dancing. Sabbath’s message was that you also need to be aware of the darkness in the world like war and drug addiction. None of their songs celebrate these things mind you they just bring awareness As a long time fan of sabbath I don’t really care for the video though. I mean it fits the song well enough I suppose. I just prefer to conjure my own imagery in my head.

@jeffreydale2286 Жыл бұрын

@@jackalope5589 The balancing of oneself, allows for less of a complete darkness to exist, I truly believe a heaven on earth is in it’s beginning stages! Thank you and wishing all souls the best on their paths! ❤️ & 💡to you Jack Alope!

@chrisinkster3270 5 ай бұрын

It was definitely about Vietnam, BUT also they all were born pre & post WW2 so they grew up in rubble and it tells a story about what they lived through in their early years growing everyone forgets that little tid bid of info which is important to them writing many and such great anti war songs

@kraz007 5 ай бұрын

Song pulls your hearts strings

@enriquepina9829 9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah!!! Awesome Black Sabbath!!!!!!!! I'm 70 still Rock n Roll!!!!!!!!! Great Era !!!! Of Heavy Rock!!!!!!!!!

@scottkrupp6912 Жыл бұрын

Faith No More does an amazing remake of War Pigs. Again, Mike Patton kills it.

@adefazio2730 10 ай бұрын

Totally agree! I love that cover.

@rashidshah7929 23 күн бұрын

Everyone always forgets that Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics for pretty much all of Sabbath's songs. He's an awesome bass player but an even better lyricist. Respect to the man.

@wwltd3036 17 күн бұрын

The true MVP

@Sarigar Жыл бұрын

Once you know that "War Pigs" and "Deck the Halls" can be sung to each other's melodies, you'll never un-know it. Though it can make for an extra-festive holiday season. 😄

@drewshine627 Жыл бұрын

I've had my coworkers sing them interchangeably wearing Santa hats.

@Geo-wc7jc Жыл бұрын

gonna sing that next time im at a karaoke bar

@williamkrieger7932 3 ай бұрын

Seeing Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Ward perform this live is one of my top concertgoing experiences out of 100s and 100s of shows.

@Chris-oj2jr 10 ай бұрын

I’m so thankful for younger appreciation of this timeless art👍

@matthaft2048 Жыл бұрын

One time in the car this song came on the radio. My mom said rhetorically “Who ever told him he could sing?” I now tell people i was orphaned at birth

@Cliff_Anderson Жыл бұрын

Despite the video background (which didn't exist when this song was written), it's important to note that if you listen closely, the "war pigs" get their come-uppance at the end and this is what lends the "moral to the story" effect that the band was trying to achieve. With most of Black Sabbath's tunes, at first glance they seem to glorify the dark aspects of life, but in almost every case, they are cautionary tales and have a warning embedded, rather than glorifying the behaviors that most people tend to focus on. Love the fact that you aren't afraid to explore their music with an open mind.

@ericfielding2540 Жыл бұрын

Interesting perspective from a classical singer. The voice of Ozzy is very effective in this song. Tony Iommi’s guitar is powerful also. It might be a slow tempo but this is as heavy as metal gets in my mind.

@alphasixty1316 Жыл бұрын

I am not familiar with this video, it is quite well done, but the art style is well over 40 years into the future of this 1970 song.

@KrasszTV Жыл бұрын

It's a fan video, it's not an official music video.

@sheets75 Жыл бұрын

At the time Black Sabbath was building up steam, hippie rock critics hated them. They were considered "too Christian" because their songs were all downers that people felt were raining on their free love parades.

@dreggymon Жыл бұрын

Yes. Respectfully, I think this video distracted from the music. Bill ward's drumming needed a little attention. Great work, nonetheless.

@robertmackinnon4414 23 күн бұрын

First heard this at age 8 back in 74. Blew my mind and changed my life. In 2024 is still one of my all time favourite songs

@kitsygirl 6 ай бұрын

The dichotomy between Ozzy's singing/stage voice and his regular speaking voice is staggering.

@theant9821 6 ай бұрын

Thats the brummie accent for you.

@lucretialee3691 6 ай бұрын

@@theant9821 Believe me Brummies are a lot easier to understand than Ozzy, just like his music, his speaking is in a league of it's own.

@lucretialee3691 6 ай бұрын

It's been a long time joke, that if you want to understand what Ozzie's saying, ask him to sing it.

@spriken 5 ай бұрын

@@lucretialee3691 The modern Brummie accent has softened a bit and isn't the same as the old people had. Ozzy has also had a stutter since childhood and the combination is really hard for a lot of people. He was born to factory worker parents in a bombed-out town just a few years after WW2, so I doubt there was much help at the time for his language.

@mountainguyed67 4 ай бұрын

@@theant9821 You Brits crack me up. You like to pick apart what we say as not adding up, it would be more accurate to say it another way. All the while you do the same thing and don’t see it. He’s not from Brummingham, he’s from Birmingham. So it should be Birmmies, not Brummies. Carry on.

@helkas3316 Жыл бұрын

This entire album is a masterpiece. This album came out about 6 months after their debut album "Black Sabbath". This is meant to be heard on a real stereo with volume on max. I pick up on the aura the sound evokes and that's what really still speaks to me even now. I've been listening and enjoying Black Sabbath since I was 10 or 11 which would've been in 1972, 73'. I had no idea who they were when I won the Black Sabbath Vol. 4 album on a bet. I went home and played the whole of it, but, that first song "Wheels Of Confusion" from the very first notes played, I knew this was my band of all bands. I love others like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Moody Blues, lol, yes, abit around the clock, but, Sabbath has always been the Alpha and the Omega.

@kevinshea7048 Жыл бұрын

I hear ya because I am the same way. Sabbath is my number one of the old school metal bands - they are the beginning. Tony Iommi is a riff genius. His tuning and amp setup gives such a dark and heavy sound. Hendricks did distorted amps and drop tuning but not like Tony Iommi. Geezer Butler is a phenom on the bass guitar, you can hear him chugging away on every song. Bill Ward is my inspiration for getting behind a drum kit. I love his complex fills and style of playing. Rat Salad and Jack the Striper/Fairies Wear Boots is another epic piece of drumming by Bill Ward.

@gerarddion4859 Жыл бұрын

I agtee they are the alpha and omega of metal!

@DaMadMardigan Жыл бұрын

Seen the Ozzman 10 times, 8 of his solo years and 2 with the Original Black Sabbath. He’s an incredible talent, always surrounded by great guitarist. His voice is truly iconic, and he was a great performer live.

@gerarddion4859 Жыл бұрын

Ozzy is definitely one of a kind!

@SJ-ty5rw Жыл бұрын

He also surrounded himself with good song writers . Geezer Butler and Bob Daisley

@seanj3667 Жыл бұрын

I think I have seen him 7 times, starting on the original "No More Tours". In his prime, on especially during those all-too-rare sober and healthy times, no one was better.

@user-sw4us2to3k 6 ай бұрын

This song is so Prophetic.

@brentn2288 4 ай бұрын

I see your response to songs like this and I am torn between happiness that you are shocked by war and sadness that so many aren't shielded from its horrors. I truly appreciate the view you give me for some of the greatest music of all time.

@Westy0311 11 ай бұрын

When I was in the Marine Corps, I briefly was in the machine gun section (an 0311 infantry rifleman out is School of Infantry) and our platoon sergeant took us out for PT and started singing this song as a running cadence. Looking back, I can see why he sang this song as he was a metalhead but it was quite ironic at the same time as our jobs was to train to fight in war. I’m glad that I got out weeks before my unit left to go to the initial invasion of Iraq as my battalion was the lead infantry unit for the whole Marine Corps from Kuwait all the way up to Baghdad. I had a hard time dealing with the survivors guilt from 14 Marines dying in a training accident in Yuma, Arizona in 2000 but Lord knows how hard it would be for me to deal with PTSD from the combat that they saw. Semper Fi.

@guitarsrcool4922 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@gregsonger7221 5 ай бұрын

Do or die! Oooorah!!!