Black Sabbath just before they kicked Ozzy out

sedagive

Posted about 5 years ago

I never understood why Bill Ward took so much flack for his drumming...

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atman says Bill Ward is/was on par with Bohnam as far as his impact goes. He was huge. Nothing wrong with his drumming.

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sedagive says Well, I'm with you. I think he got really bad reviews in his early days (along with the rest of the band) , and worked extra hard to compensate. But even the early stuff is fantastic - just listen to War Pigs. He was of the Keith Moon school of drumming in many ways - somewhat experimental, treating the drums as an instrument on par with the guitar and bass, rather than just something to keep rhythm.

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atman says yeah, Keith Moon is much more apropos than Bonham. Heavy and sloppy. More groove. Bohnam had a weird metronome vibe with crazy offbeat shit.

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sedagive says It hink it's important to keep in mind that both Sabbath and Zeppelin, like a lot of other Brit bands of the time, were heavily into Blues. Heck, Sabbath was a Blues band before they found their sound!

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atman says yeah. "Earth"

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sedagive says ...and before that, "Polka Tulk."

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atman says hehehe. okay. Did not know that.

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