Definitely a big influence to me growing up. Although I do not like the term "Downer Rock". "Dark Rock" might fit better to me.
Drummer: Bill Ward
Main Style: Heavy Metal, Downer Rock (coined term by Bill Ward)
Main Band: Black Sabbath
Brief Summary: William Thomas "Bill" Ward's interest in drums started as a toddler, and by age 15 he was playing gigs. The English drummer's style often closely doubled the bass and guitar riffs. Ward suffered a mild heart attack in 1998 during tour rehearsals for the Reunion tour.
Other Facts: Mr. Ward maintains a vegan diet.
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Definitely a big influence to me growing up. Although I do not like the term "Downer Rock". "Dark Rock" might fit better to me.
One of my idols, when I was a bass player. Love his playing!
Huge Sabbath fan here!!!! War Pigs is such a classic.
Love Sabbath even still. Good to see we still have some living legends. He also has two boys- Nigel, Aron and a girl, Emily.
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Huge fan of Sabbath, myself. A style of their own. Captivating then, and today. Their music will live on forever.
Most definitely. As a matter of fact, there will be "NO LIMIT"... just an unending quagmire of musical genius.
Loved Black Sabbath as a kid loved playing those songs
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good vid high quality
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One of my main influences, a seriously under rated drummer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etPbnNe-K7w
And it really sucks that he will not be in Black Sabbath.
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I'm seeing them in concert twice next year! Unfortunately he won't be drumming at either. Not sure who they will bring in as a replacement drummer.
Always really dug his style. I saw Black Sabbath at Lolla this year and I was missing him behind the kit.
He'll always have a place in drum history, love that song 'After Forever'.
great drummer for sure. Love black sabbath
Were going to do that one at the next show on the 20th. Getting it together right now. Others we already have done are Behind The Wall Of Sleep, Children of the Grave and Into The Void.
I wanted to do some Dio era stuff but nobody can sing close to him. I'd love to play Mob Rules, or anything off that record. I know that was Vinnie but I always gravitated towards Vinnie's playing a little more than Bill's. The only thing wrong with that record was the mix. Way too muddy sounding. I never heard of Birch but I guess he was the one that did everything on it. Was Sabbath even in there monitoring it?
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I remember going to a Black Sabbath concert. They were very good.
My brother went to orignal Black Sabbath. I think he said either Mohagany Rush or Grand Funk Railroad opened. He says Sabbath played two or three songs and that was it. Something happened to the p.a. or amps and they couldn't continue.
We both went to the Dio, Appice, Butler, Iommi version. It was good. We were in the the very front, i mean leaning on the baricade in front of Iommi. He caught one of the picks that he tossed out.
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I saw Black Sabbath in 1984 but Bill Ward was not on the drums. Ian Gillan was singing. Was a pretty good show but I felt like it was not Sabbath IMO. I have heard in the past the Bill Ward gets really bad anxiety attacks when touring and that may be part of the reason they cannot come to terms. Hard to believe when you see him play as he is phenomenal but I guess most of us are our biggest critics.
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Ian Gillan was fantastic ^ ^ never got to see him live.
I like this solo... it was probably longer than this but funny if it wasn't
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