The best anti- war song ever written

I remember Bill Ward the drummer was in tears at one gig in the States playing this song to Vietnam Veterans.

You’re a metal fan that got through high school listening to metal and you’ve never heard Black Sabbath!?!? 🤯

the beginning of heavy metal, all hail tony iommi...

Not about Jihad. This was 1970. Probably more about the war in Vietnam.

ACTUALLY!!!!!! you are right. Black Sabbath are the parents of metal.

The Catholic Geezer Butler (bass) wrote most of the band's anti-war, anti-Satan lyrics.

Crazy Train was Ozzy, not Sabbath. Sabbath was where Ozzy got his start and thanks to Sharon his wife managed to survive long enough to become Ozzy. The sixties and the early seventies were the golden years of rock and it evolution. There was an explosion of bands from England who led the way because most of the musicians came from the slums of London, Liverpool, Birmingham to name a few, and music was one of the few ways out. It was also one of the ways that they could express what they and others thought and their opinions of those who bowed to the status quo.

It's awesome how deep into conversation you guys get! Really fun to see sides I've never seen. Fantastic reaction as always Vin and Sori.

I'm back. I love it when Sori learns that this song is from 1970. And Vin has so much respect for Black Sabbath after hearing this. I'm 66 years old have been with Black Sabbath from the beginning mostly because of Tony Iommi. Vin is right, this music is timeless.

The bands that started, or, had a hand in creating the genre of Heavy Metal were Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin (who were more blues and rock than proto-metal) and Deep Purple. All 3 bands from England.....yes Heavy Metal was born in England!

An alien could land here from a billion light years away and know instantly thats Ozzy singing

This is such a joy! I feel so happy for you, because you are experiencing what I felt when I first discovered them as a teenager!All the best from England!

One of the best song ever made. Great music, deep lyrics... Legendary band!

"Day of judgement God is calling on their knees the war pigs crawling..Begging mercies for their sins' Satan laughing spreads his wings!" Black Sabbath'

Bands from the early 70's were so far ahead of their time that's why the music lives on. Bands today are destined to be forgotten but I'm glad to see new generations listening to and understanding and learning from these icons!

The most moral song ever written. Not satanic at all. Purely Christian and supportive of Christian values. All of Sabbath was awesome. Geezer on Bass, Tony on Guitar, Bill on Drums and Ozzy on vocals. They deserve all of the credit they are given. True metal gods.

Judas Priest rehearsed in a studio down the hallway from Black Sabbath in the early 70s. Both from Birmingham England...the birthplace of Metal.

You should look at the live performance of this song in 1970 in Paris.

Satans laughing spreads his wings. Is my all-time fav metal line. Fits the song so well

It's amazing going back and listening to Black Sabbath and hearing things that they did in the 70s reappear in stuff released even this year. They were so far ahead of their time it's almost unbelievable. And it's not just one sub-genre that they influenced. It's everything. And holy hell, Vin, that connection about sorcery was deep my man. I had never thought about it that way but it makes so much sense. Just when I thought I couldn't respect these guys any more than I already did, here you come swooping in with that to blow my mind. Much love guys! -Jason

i think youre the best reaction channel on internet. and i think Tony Iommi is a genius. One of the most important people in metal music history. He affected Metallica and metal music staying alive thanks to him. He is an icon. All metal music listeners owe him. Tonny is my hero and my idol!!!

I always get chills when the air-raid sirens come in. Ozzy talked about being a child during WWII and the air-raid sirens and shelters. One of the best anti-war songs ever. Classic for every musical reason. True greatness.

This song is a masterpiece from the beginning to the end. The entire album is a masterpiece. I enjoyed the back and forth even with some misinformation. Nice reaction.

Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave

Actually, yeah Black Sabbath are the first straight up metal band. Yeah, that's my trying to be a smartass.

Yep, they're legends, they were popular but only by some of us at that time. That changed before too long. You got that part of the message, politicians start war but never fight! Black Sabbath grew up in the shadows of WWII in England, where there were bomb sirens and gas masks during WWII... The song is talking about how God will take care of the people that started the wars "the war pigs" in the end.

You need to watch this song from Live in Paris 1970 to get a real appreciation to the effort they put in their work. Plus, this talent and they were 21 or 22 at the time.

Think Vietnam. This was 1970.

If you want to get scared by Black Sabbath, listen the song called líke the band "Black Sabbath" is really awesome

As a drummer Bill Ward was always my idol growing up...dude was an insanely amazing drummer!🤘🏻

You two are so perfect together. You both have the same pensive, analytical expressions, the same way of checking each other's reaction with a side glance, and very similar thoughts and comments. I know you probably started out as two separate people with vastly different expressions and behaviors, but they have slowly melded into a single entity and now you are as one.

Crazy Train is from the Ozzy Osbourne solo career....Black Sabbath were formed in 1968 and had heavy blues roots, with a very special sound, far ahead of their time...every song from the first 4 albums (not only Paranoid album) is something special...you can realize that they changed the sound of hard rock as it was until then, and of course the guitarist (Tony Iommi) invented heavy metal with this dark, heavy sound. Keep up the good work Vin and Sori!

So very happy you have found the legends, Black Sabbath. My love for Tool extends back to Sabbath, Floyd, and Zeppelin. But also The Rolling Stones as well. I think you will find all of them in time. The mid 60s to mid 70s are so extremely important a time in music. As Christian's it's highly important to separate "satanic music" with legit fear within the context of the times these songs were written, and I appreciate your ability to do so. The height of the Vietnam War. Those horns at the beginning of the song were air raid sirens, something young Brits born in the late 1940s and especially their parents were all too familiar with after the Blitz of World War II. Listen to Floyd's Good Bye Blue Sky for reference. It never fails to bring a tear to my eye when I hear the child's voice at the beginning. But that's for your future listen to The Wall. That said, please understand something about "us leftists". We care a lot about what goes on in the world, and to the people on it. When Kerry made that statement, a decorated war veteran from Vietnam himself, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, he meant that in the context of "please don't let yourself get sent into a war that is based on a lie." What he actually said was poorly worded, yes. But said from an actual veteran who didn't get deferred by his rich father. Someone with experience. That's all I'll say about that. Thank you again for a really good review.

Great reaction!! One of the best I've watched for this song. Two things...the feeling you got on the outro is something the old blues guys used to call "making the guitar cry". Iommi simply does it in a more powerful, metal style on War Pigs. And I agree, it's mesmerizing. So emotional. But think about when it was written, 1970. The war in Vietnam. So it's a song about war and death and politics. So the band drove home the ending with sorrow. Beautiful. Secondly, Black Sabbath created the modern genre of heavy metal regardless of what anyone might say. Zeppelin was there too for sure. Blue Cheer. But with Sabbath, it was intentional. Hard. Heavy. Scary. I know it scared the shit out of my parents. And what was playing on the radio at that time? The Carpenters. Now there's a contrast! (not that I don't like the Carpenters, I do).

From my hometown in the UK, Birmingham. The sound came form the foundries they worked in as young men, the hammering of hammers and presses had a big influence in there approach to the way wrote music. The guitarist lost his finger tips while working, and thought he'd never play again, but after knocking up some leather tips to put onto his fingers he was able to carry on. Absolute legends.

This reaction has restored my faith in you guys. Enough that I now want to keep watching. Thanks for respecting Metal and where it came from. \m/ And that's a really big jar :-)

Death-Flesh and the Power it Holds!

Tony Iommi said that this song is about war in general. Not necessarily the Vietnam War.

There's an old saying. Iommi wrote ALL the riffs on the first 4 records. Everyone has just been rehashing them ever since. Not too far off the mark. Best rhythm section of all-time btw. Kia kaha

One word(s) "MasterPiece" "Chills" That reaction when Sori realized it was from 1970 says it all about Black Sabbath!

Crazy Train is Ozzy in his own band, not Sabbath ;)

"Crazy Train" wasn't Black Sabbath. It was a Ozzy solo effort.

16 years old in 1970 , rocked up at a friends place with this playing and have been a fan ever since ,and 4o plus years later are still rocking.

Or, fairies wear boots

If you've ever watched the Iron Man movies you have heard Iron Man by them. You probably might recognize the song Paranoid as well. Ozzy once said he started the style of Black Sabbath because Horror movies were so popular that he thought why not make "scary" music.

THIS SONG IS WHY OZZY OSBORNE IS SOMEBODY YOU HAVE HEARD OF

I think good music is defined by it's impact through time. This is one of those songs that holds up through generations.

Black Sabbaths "AFTER FOREVER " arguably The FIRST CHRISTIAN HEAVY METAL SONG EVER!!

Sori, you don't have to apologize everytime 😂 I love you guys ! Great reaction 😇

That is why Black Sabbath is the best so iconic and every band who followed has been influenced by them in some way the Godfathers of Metal 🤘🤘🤘

Great Reaction. This song is about all Wars. Satin laughing spreads his wings! We have to pay for our sins. What great lyrics. Timeless!

Crazy train is from Ozzy Osbourne solo band (when Ozzy left the Sabbath and was replaced by Ronnie James Dio from Rainbow) . ;)

Just thought you should know Crazy Train was Ozzy Osbourne not Black Sabbath, but it's okay because you guys are awesome. Also, you should listen to Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God.

props to vin for noticing the badass guitar playing

Watching this reaction just got my sub. HELL YEAH you both killed it!!! Love Sabbath

She didn't know. No problem, many people don't. But i bet she's heard of Ozzy Osbourne and knows he's a legend, but probably not why. Well, this is it. Black Sabbath. One of the few fathers of metal, all metal.

Great!!! you should check out the live version from Paris 1970. Bill Ward just destroys his drum kit. ACTUALLY.... Crazy Train is from Ozzy's solo career...

heard this song for the first time in 1974,I was 7. the opening 15 seconds changed my life forever

You two are good people,I love your channel and unbiased reactions!

Hey, Vin and Sori! I've started watching your videos recently and it's nice to hear your perspective on these songs you listen to, even when I don't agree with it, it's still refreshing. Black Sabbath is a great band and this song is iconic. And I loved seeing how much you got into the music while listening! I love this song! Could you give a listen to Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath, or Stargazer by Rainbow? I'm pretty sure you'd enjoy being introduced to a legend such as Ronnie James Dio. Anyway, great reaction, I'm glad you enjoyed this classic, timeless piece of metal. Keep going! :)

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No you're absolutely right Black Sabbath started it all. Go Ozzy

"Lord knows what weapons ww3 will be fought with, but ww4 will be fought with stick's & stones "- Albert Einstein.

I first got this album in 1971 and after their first album it seemed a bit "lighter" than their eponymous first album. They have stayed part of my play list ever since then. Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Terry "Geezer" Butler and Ozzy Osbourne were the best heavy metal band then and now. Great reaction and analysis 😎

You guys may find it useful to watch Metal: A Headbangers Journey by Sam Dunn. Sam is an Anthropologist and metal fan and this is about his exploration into some important themes of the genre. Lots on the Black Metal scene and he created a family tree of metal it is well worth a watch if you have trouble finding it I will mail you my DVD copy

Kinda SAD, how relevant this still is..... almost 50 YRS after release... when will we ever learn... never ending story.....? All the Best,

I'm loving listening to you guys. Keep up the good work.

Hooray! One of my favourite Black Sabbath songs! Good choice. Next listen to Black Sabbath(song) from their first album Black Sabbath.

So cool you did the absolute progenitors of metal. Back in the 70s we called it hard rock. As opposed to soft rock, folk rock, etc. You guys are awesome, now my favorite react channel! And to let you know Sori, back in the day Black Sabbath struggled for acceptance. What they were doing was so different than the cookie cutter bands. I remember people in general hated Black Sabbath; it was too hard, too intense. But it was so melodic, and heavy and lyrically relevant to wakened people. I love Black Sabbath- it was the first album that I figured out how to play on electric guitar. Great video you two!

In my opinion one of the best songs ever written

Wow this was definitely the best rection to this song. You guys went so deep into the lyrics it was truly interesting to listen to. You made this song sound way deeper than i ever thought

Now it's Time for some Motörhead - Love me like a reptile

Most of the band worked in a midlands steel works.this is believed to be where the term 'heavy metal' came from.the guitarist lost the tip of his finger in a work accident.

Heavy Metal was born on Friday 13th February, 1970, with the release of the album, Black Sabbath

This is one of the best songs ever written. Thanks for the review.

I give credit to the Beatles for writing the first metal song with Helter Skelter, but Black Sabbath definitely was the first big band based entirely on that genre.

Please react to these songs, they are prog masterpieces that we deserve: _Opeth - Ghost of Perdition_ _Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor_ _Haken - Crystallized_ _Symphony X - The Odyssey_ _Dream Theater - Octavarium_ _Between The Buried And Me - White Walls_ There isn't any songs from concept albums in this list. And songs are quite long (8-24 min) I would suggest listen to haken and nevermore first.

That part at 13:26 that you are saying you love has always given me a majestic feeling. Kinda like a Majestic march. With the theme of the song being about war mongers having to pay for the blood on their hands, I imagine the poor and those used by the war mongers returning triumphantly. As if it's their victory march through the streets to celebrate an end to war and death.

Some of the best Drumming in the whole wide world! JS Peace

Death-Lack of Comprehension!

Welcome to the Black Sabbath universe! Nice 2nd Infantry Division shirt.

The roots of heavy metal!!!!!! The performance live of this song is amazing!! N.i.b. is great!! Iron man, they are the primal soup!! Cheers from El Salvador !! Great reaction!!!

Just listening to the lyrics of this song brings tears to my eyes....every time!

React to Black Sabbath when Dio was on vocals too... Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell, Children of the sea

your so right about the part in this song and the part in fade to Black being similar.. they are practically the same riff.

Given all the metal you've enjoyed since this video, it's hilarious to rewatch this!

This is a masterpiece for rock music... the originality and depth of meaning is incomparable to anything ever written.. it’s like a Mozart or Beethoven symphony... it’s genius

Crazy train is not Sabbath, its ozzy. -Zak Wyld- Randy Rhodes does not equal Toni Iomi, both great though.

Reaction vids are my new radio. Irish catholic and dutch descent here!

Love watching you two figuring out the groove. Authentic first reaction. 🎉

Tony iommi created metal with his bare hands, it’s a literal superpower, this man is responsible for everything we have now and he had no idea the impact he had on the world at the time!

Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple were also doing similar stuff around this time but all three of those bands were pretty special.

The first six Sabbath albums are incredible,Iommi is a genius riff master

The thing I love about Sabbath is their songs are stories. Listen to this, then Electric Funeral, then Into the Void. It is a play in 3 Acts.

Thank you for bringing these treasures to light. Things used to be so pure. You can tell how much work did they put into this thing just by listening. Tony Iommi, the most underrated guitarist. Try listening to black sabbath with Dio.

That's a major plus having a partner that loves heavy metal music.

😄"actually" 😄😄😄😄😄! Vin & Sori you are great

I am 64 years old, and so was a teenager when all of this music was around. I have watched lots of reaction vids from various younger people dealing with bands of this era and judging from the astonishment from nearly every one, I would suggest tracking down an older person who took lots of drugs in the '70s and check out their album collections; you will be in for such an education and treat. Keep doing what you're doing.

Gotta do live version! It’s a must .. drumming fantastic!!! Do it !!!