Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat (Live 1974)

[yarekhunt]

Ozzy does a great Nixon

[TheLongLakeRockstar]

It's hard to believe that the man in yellow is today the man in black. lol

[shadowtom14]

I love that p90 feedback in between the rests and the beginning.

[Hovenaut]

2012 is going to be an excellent year.

[leesoarez]

THE BEST AND HEAViEST SABBATH'S SONG EVER!

[dlohtreb]

@leesoarez u know 1 song?!

[leesoarez]

@dlohtreb Let's suppose i'm as dumb as you are and only know one of their songs, so FUCKiNG WHAT? What if fucking SOLITUDE is the heaviest one for me?! FUCK YOU! I CAN CHOOSE WHICHEVER SONG I WANT AS MY FAVORITE AND HEAVIEST, SO GO FUCK YOU DADDY!

[dlohtreb]

@leesoarez i didn't knw u are so sensitive. Whatever, i fucked your mommy and that was the second time.

[leesoarez]

@dlohtreb I'm not surprised that is the best you can come up with. Not surprised AT ALL, pinhead!

[dlohtreb]

@leesoarez u're so serious. What's wrong with u? I think we like the same music: Black Sabbath. Have a good time.

[leesoarez]

@dlohtreb What's wrong with ME? Man, i would have NEVER bothered you had you not made fun of my comment, but since you did, stop whining and deal with it.

If you ain't got something positive to share keep the fuck to yourself next time around! Drop dead!

[dlohtreb]

@leesoarez You can't take a joke? It's clear. Please kill yourself. And deal with it.....

[RSFO]

@leesoarez And we can choose to comment on your unworthiness as we please. But in reality I think you are so unworthy that you should be outlawed from rock music together with neo-nazis. Also they don't like people with a different opinion.

[SidVicious12897]

Black Sabbath is my life

[raymarshjr]

Probably one of my favorite Sabbath tunes!

[doomgirl77]

Love this...thanks for the upload Blacksabfan! :)

[MrSabbath66]

I am MrSabbath66 !!! Bitch ich shes !

[fluffydolly]

black sabbath at thier career top great years.....sabbath forever!!!!

[ozzfestveteren666]

It's amazing that Richard nixon was famous for flashing the v peace symbol and ozzy did it long before Nixon.

[biotonk]

@ozzfestveteren666 How dare you compare Ozz to Dick Nixon !!!

[77dragonslayer]

Bloody good eh! wish I was there

[Krisaor44]

Black Sabbath is Life!

[lcolby11]

They were ahead of their time

[moonlightdriver800]

long live RJD

[TeaForOne1]

@moonlightdriver800 by RJD do you mean ronny james dio?

[moonlightdriver800]

@TeaForOne1 oh yeah!



[TeaForOne1]

@moonlightdriver800 but... he isnt in this song

[killercamaro1985]

Wonder how many lines of coke or meth Tony snorted before the gig =p.

[creationoftheworld]

RIFFMEISTER !

[KickRockNow]

Really loved this version but can anyone tell me why I always hear The Beatles at 4:41 ? :)

[zzzzzzzz594]

@KickRockNow cause u r high

[talpajam]

The

Mighty

Laney

Supergroup

.

[alexcasey8888]

clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap

[blacksabfan]

@alexcasey8888

clap clap clap.

[dlohtreb]

@blacksabfan Happy christians clap their hands.

[guitarspectre]

@alexcasey8888

u mean this isnt a love version?? lol who knows... hehe

[JudasAngel666]

@alexcasey8888 WTF???

[GabrielHackettBanks]

That's what I call music.

[stabinferno]

OK, Ozzy is great but please standup and bow before the master of all times, Tony Iommi.

[dickrobot]

Clapping idiot.

[WateverBr]

Best song.

[motizasfulgr]

i think the world would have been a shit without ozzy!!!

[maupric]

It has music as only own sabbath is that he can play and this is one of them.

Too bad the record industry has not released recordings mixed in this market, would not sell that water

Congratulations and thank you for who posted, you were pretty cool

[Knicks0302]

Yea Ozzy sounds almost note for note like the studio version, really is incredible

[Nirvana368]

I wish they were able to make more albums but theyre very old now

[MrMesiah]

STOP CLAPPING ON THE 1 AND 3... ITS 2 AND 4

[thebeastman88]

@MrMesiah does sit really freaking matter man.

[freezedx]

ozzy rulz!

[berylman]

Not to offend anyone....but what the hell is up with Tony's yellow calfskiin suit....dear Ahura. At least he puts it together at 3:29. Poor Tony ...a god amongst fools.

[zeppelin1996]

@berylman It was the 70's man!

[jedisponge16]

@zeppelin1996 I SEE YOU

[ozzytome]

There four arseh*les that didn't like it! I can't fckn believe it!

[justdoitasshole]

Where can I put together an ensemble like the one Tony is modeling? That'd be a great look for me.

[blastingcaps]

Where at in Pittsburgh was this?

[Elephteros]

A national acrobat, this is my favorite rock song. Am I a very boring person? :p

[nsjsjsjsd]

anyway i can download this to my ipod?

[zygodactylexicon]

Sound quality sucks but you can hear that Ozzy was at the top of his game here. Greatest single voice in heavy metal.

[OostrangeBrewoO]

this is a rare bad ass song...ive never heard it live. thanks for posting. its an ultimate song



[SuperAfterforever]

clapping is very bothersome.

[BlackSabbath1776]

If you ever have read 'Doom Let Loose' by Martin Popoff, in the last section of the book about the reunion with Ozzy, either Iommi or Geezer mentions that they rehearsed this and wanted to play this live with Ozzy during the reunion, but Ozzy didn't want to. Lazy ass Ozzy. I want to say that they said it was included in the 2005 rehearsals. Would have been so badass to hear this song played live again.

[ColtraneTaylor]

@BlackSabbath1776 Stupid Ozzy. Asshole Ozzy. They should get Tony Martin to sing that in that case, he could handle the song too.

[zeppelin1996]

@BlackSabbath1776 I don't know if I'd want to hear poor Ozzy try to sing this. His voice isn't what it used to be...

[fugnuzzle1970]

My favorite Ozzy era Sabbath song!

[svg1848]

Jesus, this sounds better than the studio version! If only the recording quality was better, such a shame they didn't play live this more often.

[nw781]

That intro is so heavy yet psychadelic, IT'S AMAZING!

[TJU1776]

@qwiskomg It's just really cool that there influence spans the course of generations, that's all. Much music of the period will be forgotten while Sabbath will live on forever.

[OlleandOlofmusic]

Im 16 and there is no other band than sabbath that makes me want to live my life only to worship and play music.

[firebrand75]

I love that pic this video uses. I want this for my desktop wallpaper!!

[blacksabfan]

@joeheshy & aerosmith425

Do the world a favor and get vasectomies.

[larawora]

@blacksabfan

death to aerosmith thy are fucking sucks!!!!

[blacksabfan]

@larawora

Um, I was talking to a guy named Aerosmith. But ok, sure....

By the way, Aerosmith is okay. Not my favorite band, but had some decent songs. If that's a problem for you, then you can get bent, because as far as musical preferences, everyone has them, and they are all different. I'm sure I don't like most of the shitty death/nu metal bands you like, but I'm not going to knock them too much because I don't care.

[venom6622]

Nice pic too

[mymrsrules]

bill ward 1 drums 0

[rdm100571]

amazing awesome!! 

[rdm100571]

amazing awesome!! 

[OzzyFan87]

And then there was Sabbath...

[SteveScottThinkChan]

ozzy cold always come up with great bluesy melodies!!!

[0987654321dta]

I'm 16 and I've been listening to them since I was born pretty much, my dad loves them.

[BoondockSaints01]

the riff tony starts playing at 4:42 is fuckin amazing

[CannibaLouiST]

In my city all the socalled metalheads only talk about death/black/gothic metal or some metalcore bands. They all forget what BLACK SABBATH is.

[Toffa1985]

i love Black Sabbath and im only 25, much better than half the shit released these days. The live stuff is great, thanks for posting blacksabfan :)

[fuckamericanidiot]

always with the fucking squealing feedback throughout and at the beginning of every song, i hate that

[bianca2452]

Ya megalomania for sure, someone said: The Beatles had their white album, Zeppelin had physical graphity, and Sabbath had Sabotage LOVE IT!!!

[CPClassicRockRadio]

you know this song is about abortion and sperm, i love this song though

[fuckamericanidiot]

for me no other sabbath album has as many songs that i adore as sabbath bloody sabbath. damn you 'who are you?'! what a shite song

[Tharg]

wow, cracker performance by the whole band on this one!

One of my fav tunes

[MedussaRocks]

Scott A Harrison > Guitar Player

Was " So Cool " back when I was @ 16

Learning how to Play Guitar, Now Im Old @ 47

Ozzy was > mkinag Peace " Like Back in 1972 ! "

[nickwhitmore]

This tune just courses through you, melting your mind and making every hair on your neck stand up... One of my favourite Sabbath tracks, thanks for posting this. So good to hear a live version.

[rgct1972]

Ozzy's voice sound amazing!!!!

[ravenwindsong]

My favorite Black Sabbath Song;)

[Sebastos1]

@ravenwindsong one of their best indeed, killer riff and vocals, gives me chivers!

[redbullkoalaguy]

Sabotage is great, Vol 4 is great, but this album is just raw metal (SBS) and its got to be my favorite mostly for this, Spiral architect, and Sabra Cadabra.

[morgmagg]

I miss the guitar harmonies between verses; I call them guitarmonies. Too bad Iommi didn't have a hired gun on 2nd guitar for the road. I can understand not wanting a 2nd guitar--you always have to worry about the mix, & egos get involved also. Geoff Nicholls could have played the harmonies had he been there at the time, and Iommi could have stuck him behind a curtain. I saw G. N. come out from behind the curtain one time, & he looked really scruffy, like he just crawled out of a dumpster.

[uofm97]

@morgmagg Geoff didn't join the band until 1980. After joining, he did play rhythm guitar on occasion (like on some tracks on "Reunion", very faint on "Children Of The Grave" but he's there.)

[diagreen]

sounds great.thanks

[hardcoreoma]

I'm 15 righ now and listened Sabbath for years. They are my gods and I hope I could ever see them live. Hail

[DoomMetalSludge]

@spokwiththemears This is EXTREMELY unlikely...

[fierrote]

The sound is not the greatest, but nevertheless is great to listen to it.

Thanks for sharing it.

[shadowofmorgoth]

some people say ozzy's vocals are too limited, but he really pushed himself while he was in black sabbath.

[galyrock]

thanks so much lov black sab

[mikemonavie]

I cant believe i am hearing this song live man i love the internet.

And you blacksabfan.

[0mosko0]

if aliens from other planets exists and if they come to earth peacefully

this is definitively the best music they will find !

[SlipknotPsycho1]

Sad recordind? I dont think so. As far as bootlegs go its pretty good. Sounds like Sabbath were doing a good job too, Ozzy's voice sounds on the mark. Great track from the greatest band ever. Pity about all the law suits, politcs and crap. The legacy of 4 friends who achived such superb music should be bigger than all that.

[iommifanful]

tony iommi and ozzy are GODSSS

[LordOFThisWorld19]

I am 19 and I have had the honor of seeing Black Sabbath twice. Fucking love Sabbath till the day I die.

[DrewsAreGood]

what i would give to have been there....

[omghitbycar]

thanks so much for uploading this.

[supertrucker714]

This is 1 sad fucking recording

[turdspooning]

@supertrucker714 one sad recording? you obviously have no knowledge or appreciation of bootlegging live recordings. There is a whole culture behind it, and without, many bands greatest performances would never have been heard unless you were there. There is alot of life behind recordings like this, and while it may lack what you consider quality, the magic and energy are still there, and thats the whole point behind taping live shows and trading those tapes.

[Samsgarden]

@turdspooning

The Y gen don't understand degrading analogue tapes.

All music today is 'code' and it's entirely disposable.

[GLUEBAGxZACKx666]

good shit . really good shit

[666Vlad666]

damn ozzy...haha

[ikvsabre]

This is one of my favorite Sabbath songs.

I really love that Metallica covered this (partly).... they did a decent and respectable job. I just with they'd done the whole song.

[qbc176]

That's one hell of an upload,dude..Thanks.I've always wondered if there was a listenable performance of A National Acrobat

Fuckin' AWESOME!

[MrRphl]

Thanks for add this song, its really strange guitar sound, "A National Acrobat"

[Drizzlerman]

The lyrics to this song are some of their best. Very thought provoking and enlightening as is the whole 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' album.

[jamesabilly]

Fuck yeah!!! Thanks SO much for posting this! I love most of what they did in the 70's but this is definitely one of my fave runes for sure & they're totally killing it here & to follow with Cornucopia? Amazing!!! Treat your life for what it's worth & live for every breath!!!! :-)

[fluffydolly]

sabbath forever!!!!

[BlurSkate]

my part favorite 4:42

is really cool

[setibevol88]

Ozzy just sounds magnificent here....nice find!!!

[koolmike57]

Man, I'm in heaven. This is a special treat. I don't have the words to express my thanx for this.

[82TheGodOfWar]

True Metal Godz who Tap into the Soul Musically and Vocally. I never thought Growing up (young black kid) that I would like Metal until I opened my mind up and found Black Sabbath. Fucking Godz Man and thats from the Heart..

[DoctorSomeone]

@82TheGodOfWar except for the black part me too.... 

[pumarunner88]

@82TheGodOfWar They define what metal should be.

[Gheydolf]

THANXXXXX

[risingfr]

thanks for sharing this uncommon live version.

[silverandteal]

you're welcome

[farswept]

Proabably Geezer's best lyrics. Along with all the others on the SabBloodySabb album.

[wozza2341]

I would agree. The lyrics to this track are intense, and clearly reflect some pretty heavy pscyhadelic experiences.

[wolfatnight]

dont have the intellect to answer the question, sir? again - please explain to me what your use of the word "homie" has to do with your ethnicity? Do you have the intelligence to answer the simple question?

[andy477]

mindblowing song ,

[dredayak18]

the recording at 4:42 is easily one of the best things ive ever heard musically... feels so good.... on the studio record

[wolfatnight]

not as stupid as you are for using the word "homie".....

isnt there a nice little Vanilla Ice clip you should be posting on?

[wolfatnight]

Please tell me what your ethnicity has to do with your use of the word "homie" I am looking forward to your explanation.

[cubby3o5]

@wolfatnight what the fuck did he write

[wolfatnight]

@cubby3o5 I couldn't help but ackowledge the fact that he used the reference "homie" 8 times in a 40 word post, and of course, he referred to me as a "racist"..... have no idea of what his nationality is, and dont give a fuck...... i guess he didnt realize that i oculdnt "see" him.... douche...... when a person lacks an intelligent response.... thats often when the race card comes out.....

[bufubblycakes]

Awesome song!!!!!! Black Sabbath Rocks!

[lexieluthor]

Timeless - they were ahead of their time and still Blow away music in this time - fucking amazing

[kgkologlu]

I'm in love with this song.

[mysteric70]

Ozzy sounds phenomenal on this version.

[MatthewCVR]

Now this is fucking sweet.

[PoundForABrown]

Immortal band

[austingunsmoke]

Wow...chulupasauce or whoever has alot of friends here..comments were gone before I got here.....I gotta say though that some Chickenfoot fans hate me..you stray into the wrong jungle....anyway..long time sabbath fan here just checkin' out the tribe...man,something about those masterful doom riffs and just the whole Sabbath power and aura that will never be replicated. They really delivered a message/style for a certain group when I was coming up.Dark,mean,escape,Birmingham­,power.

[alec12]

check out looking for today

and cornucopia :)

[bkrbtlg08]

great song and great recording...blacksabfan, are there any other songs from this show out there? thanks for posting!

[killerdugong]

best band ever.

[MrBrutalitydeath]

Perfeito Porrrra !

[piotrorloff]

wish there were more of this tune on youtube.

[mattia712]

my favorite album!!!!!from italy!!!

[LauryWard]

totally fucking cool. thank you.

[MrOzzyIommi]

don't care about that fag of cholulasaucehot, I've already read some of his comment on YouTube, he's obviously a kid or a retard, don't care about him and don't even waste your time answering him :D

PS: thanks for the uploading :)

[ian38018]

No, not a retard. Retired !

[MrOzzyIommi]

I'd say a retired retard, lol

[petejt]

this is fantastic man, thanks so much for uploading it. Love this song, so deep and heavy

[ToastRider666]

this is absoluteley fucking fantastic :D

[davidjameskeenan]

thanks for this vid blacksabfan!!

[timninerell]

dude cholulaaa sauce or whatever the fuck, if you're so mature and shit why are you arguing and name calling on youtube? you're in your 40s and you're the one acting like a fucking kid.

[nsjsjsjsd]

cholulasaucehot

fuck you you piece of unholy shit

u know absolulty nothing of black sabbath

ur a fucking fool u ignorant fuck

u should be ashamed to listen to black sabbath and there greatness now u asshole

[ThimplyTheBestht]

haha you're a dick! how's the mid life crisis going? you must feel pretty bitter that you're 41 and haven't achieved anything in your life and that there isn't enough time to change it. but i bet your vast sabbath knowledge gets you alot of pussy, eh? do yourself a favour, get a haircut, burn the flairs, tear down that brown wallpaper and leave your bitching in the 70's, you should be happy that young people are still listening to the mighty sabbath!

[Lookup2Wakeup]

I am surprised to find that Sabbath is so popular amongst the younger generation.

Thats great!

[TheDarkLordEthan]

im 15 man. Sabbath is my favorite band. i hope they tour near me. its my dream to see them live.

[Lookup2Wakeup]

In the early 1970's I used to see Bill Ward in my local pub, The Nags Head, in Malvern, England. At that time he used to have a house in Malvern. Had a chat with him at the bar once!

They had a recording studio not far away at Ridgeway Cross. The band used to call in at my mates petrol station.

They were an underground band in those days on the edge of society!

[DeadlyInsomnia]

@TheDarkLordEthan I've seen them twice at Ozzfest. Trust me on this one, if the opportunity comes up, do not turn it down. For a bunch of old guys, they put on a damn good show!

[kutulu6]

@TheDarkLordEthan Great taste young man your being taught well hopefully you will get to see them you will be awestruck

[veinsy]

@Lookup2Wakeup

Great music has no expiration date.

[repulo]

@Lookup2Wakeup: Of course. You should have some taste and just listen to it to love it after forever :-) (repulo, age 34, fan since 1994, the NIB tribute album) By the way, this song is one of my secret favourites.

[vinipage]

@repulo no need to keep this one a secret my friend,this song turned me on to sabbath.CRANK IT UP!!!!!!

[tonusaitis]

@Lookup2Wakeup Considering the total garbage with weak musicianship being peddled by the music industry nowadays, I can totally see young people going back to find the old stuff. I would if I was young.

Actually, there's a serious lack of real rock now. With the exception of a few bands here and there, most everything has turned into Lady Gaga or the amateurish slop of the Foo Fighters. Kids want some quality rock like Sabbath.

[DeadlyRamon]

@tonusaitis I'm not a fan of the Foo Fighters, but its guitarist/vocalist and former Nirvana drummer, Dave Grohl, is a huge metalhead, whose project several years ago, Probot, included collaborations with members of Venom, Mercyful Fate, Celtic Frost, Trouble, Cathedral, Voivod, and other respectable metal acts. I've no doubt that he holds Black Sabbath in the highest regard, too.

[dpeab11370]

@tonusaitis Not a big Foo Fighters fan either, but Dave Grohl is a freaking awesome drummer! Check him out in his band "Them Crooked Vultures"...he beats the drums like they just bitch slapped his mum! Not too many hit em harder and with more skill than he does and again...I'm not a Foo Fighters fan.

[aerosmith425]

@Lookup2Wakeup your damn right keep fuckin rockin

SABBATH, PANTERA , BLS , PRIEST, MAIDEN, THE STONES, AEROSMITH DEEP PURPLE METALLICA DIO dude fuck rap

420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420

[joeheshy]

@aerosmith425 fuck aerosmith and dio how bout some sleep or electric wizard and even some brotha lynch hung rest in piss fool