Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

My first experience with Black Sabbath IS my first experience with the beginning of heavy metal and it was great! This is another example of a great use of ”diabolus in musica” - the tritone. It really sets a great atmosphere! Check it out!

Here’s the link to the original song:

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Amy Shafer, LRSM, FRSM, RYC, is a classical harpist, pianist, and music teacher, Director of Piano Studies and Assistant Director of Harp Studies for The Harp School, Inc., holds multiple degrees in harp and piano performance and teaching, and is active as a solo and collaborative performer. With nearly two decades of teaching experience, she teaches privately, presents masterclasses and coaching sessions, and has performed and taught in Europe and USA.

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Credits: Music written and performed by Black Sabbath

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[VirginRock]

Hi everyone! Please drop under this comment your questions ONLY! I will do my best to answer them all!

[hkndincer]

Ozzy, speaks a language only his wife can understand but sings crystal clear

[mukhumor]

Bear in mind they were 22 years old when they wrote this music, with no precedent. And they made 2 albums in the same year.
They were phenomenal.

[Eliphas_Elric]

"I can understand this singer, whoever he is, I have to look that up."

Oh man. Oh man oh man.

I love when people discover legends for the first time.

[scoutbeavers]

No one has mentioned how lovely this woman is and how magnificent her mind is, she has great intelligence and it's fascinating to hear her talk and blush as she is listening for the first time. 😊

[MrDMF]

Iommi has the ability to create riffs that stick in your brain like a dagger. He’s incredible.

[thebones]

I'm old, I saw the fledgling Sabbath playing small clubs in the North of England, it brings tears to my eyes, to hear you listen to this iconic piece just as much as it would to hear you listening to a late Beethoven piano sonata. Thank you.

[knightyyz]

Bill Ward, the most under rated drummer in the world!

[aronjanssonnordberg]

Even by today's standards, this song is heavy as hell. I can't imagine what it was like hearing it in 1970.

[MickH]

I'm not sure it's been mentioned in the comments but, this whole album was recorded in one 12 hour session, quite amazing considering they were basically inventing a whole new Genre ....

[josetrejo]

I was 12 years old in 1970 when I bought my first Black sabbath album. In those day this music was not played on the radio hardly at all. U had to listen on the FM STATIONS at 2-3am in the morning to hear this stuff. I first saw them at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Jouston in Aprril 1972. I turn 65 in 2 months and as u can see I forever will be a Sabbath fan

[joegillam]

The musical proficiency of Black Sabbath is often understated because of the "heavy metal' label that was adhered to them, but they were steeped in jazz and blues and very influenced by Cream - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton - who were considered to be the 'Cream' in the Jazz, blues rock field at that time. Sabbath just added distorted guitars and horror and occult themes to that sound. It was an incredibly compelling mix.

[The_Kiosk]

I can appreciate this as a first Sabbath song choice.

[sumdude]

Always a pleasure when people discover the greatness of Black Sabbath.

[scotts]

Don't stop your 2nd videos. It's like my childhood piano teacher breaking apart and explaining my favorite songs(which would never happen).

[barrywhite]

you have a very nice way of hearing things i missed for 40 years. the way you "hear" people running cuz theyre scared" never made that connection. thank you

[personalities]

"I'm able to understand this singer, whoever he is." Got me laughing. Happy you plan to look him up too! 😊

[CarlosNightman]

My quote of the week - 'good music should never be treated carelessly'

[Cryptic----]

One of the most influential albums of all time and a special moment in music history

[SignGuy]

watching your breathing change and throat tense on the first 3 notes confirms the power of the tri tone is real