But that’s the beauty of what happens: it’s the fans who decided this was a great song. I don’t think we believed at the time that it would turn out to be so special. But, over the years, Iron Man has grown and grown. “We never thought of ourselves as a singles band anyway. “I think it worked best at the time in the context of the album,” Ward says. Although it reached No.52 in America (nine places higher than Paranoid), in the UK it make no impact at all. Sabbath released Iron Man as a single in 1971. “I suppose, because of the film, there’s also gonna be those who see a tie-up between what I wrote 40 years ago and the comic-book character. “When you have such a major film using it, then it does introduce it to a new generation, kids who perhaps aren’t aware of who Black Sabbath are but who might be tempted to go and check us out. “It was a recognition of just how much the song means,” he says with pride. In 2008, Iron Man received another boost when it was included in the movie of the same name, based on the Marvel Comics creation. I think its popularity now is such that, in a way, it no longer belongs to Ozzy, Geezer, Tony and me, it’s now everyone’s song.” It’s very musical, but also so theatrical. People recognise it as soon as it starts up. Their first two albums, Black Sabbath and Paranoid (both released in 1970), brought them great popularity with songs like 'Black Sabbath,' 'War Pigs,' 'Paranoid,' and 'Iron Man.' Due to their darker style, they initially received no radio play, and Vertigo Records had to bribe radio stations to play 'Iron Man,' which scraped the US charts. It’s now a part of the culture of the country. as Addeddate 17:03:37 Externalmetadataupdate Identifier BlackSabbathIronMan201905 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. “In America, if you go to most sports events you’ll hear it at some point. I’m very proud of what we achieved here.”īill Ward believes that the song’s stature has grown over the years, to the point where it has now gone beyond being just a great Sabbath song. “It’s fairly simple, yet also has a lot of depth. “I really do feel that when you listen to Iron Man, what you’re getting is the essence of what made Black Sabbath such a special band,” he offers. For Geezer Butler, it is perhaps the track that bests sums up the band. Over the years, Iron Man has become not only one of the cornerstones of the Sabbath catalogue, but also credited as one of the most important songs in the history of metal. Today it would be so easy for a band to get the proper sound on a song like this, because the technology exists.” In the end they did an excellent job under the circumstances. For Rodger and Tom, trying to make Iron Man work was so tough. I played very loud back then, and wanted a powerful bass drum sound that’s what the song needed. ![]() ![]() “The trouble was that the microphones available to us in 1970 just weren’t up to the task of capturing the power and depth of the sound. “Technically, we had real problems getting it right in the studio,” Ward recalls. For me, the drumming was a real challenge to get right in the studio. As soon as you hear that ominous start, you know something’s building. You can listen to Black Sabbath’s song ‘Iron Man’ and the podcast below.Former Sabbath drummer Bill Ward reckons that, musically, the song was nothing like anything else the band had done up to that point: “For me, this is a special song for the band. Whereas Jesus died to save people, Iron Man takes his revenge. And that was Iron Man seeing the future and coming back to tell the world how horrible it will be, and people turn against him. He’s this guy who goes and does good and then comes and tries to spread the word and ends up being crucified for telling the truth. However, the main difference between them is that Jesus died to save people, while Iron Man is vengeful.Ībout Black Sabbath’s ‘Iron Man,’ Geezer Butler told Eddie Trunk the following: ![]() Speaking to Eddie Trunk, Geezer Butler revealed they were inspired by Jesus while writing ‘Iron Man.’ According to the bassist, the song is about Jesus Christ’s life, and it bears similarities with Iron Man’s story. They then embarked on a tour in the US for the first time and released the album’s second single ‘Iron Man.’ Although it failed to achieve chart success, ‘Iron Man’ became one of Sabbath’s most popular songs. Sabbath also released ‘Paranoid’ in the US in January 1971.
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