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pearl player
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 Poor Bill Ward
Hi guys im new to the forum i just want to say im a big bill ward fan i think he is very underated for his work with black sabbath what is everyone opinion on him.
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:06 pm |
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Alan_
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I think of him as one of the trailblazers of heavy rock drumming. I listened to a ton of sabbath as a kid. not on the same level technically as bonham or paice, but he had great feel and was very inventive. Lot of swing to his timekeeping.
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Gretschman1
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His "Rat Salad" solo is classic! As well as his bop licks on "Wicked World"
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:53 pm |
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b b253
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i dont think bill ward is underated hes really good but people just dont say it
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:44 pm |
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Gretschman1
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I saw him in 77 and 78 and he was a wild sweat soaked mass of hair and arms flailing about behind a huge Slingerland kit with two 26" bass drums. Quite a show!
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:30 pm |
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break the prism
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Bill Ward has never gotten the attention that he deserves. Listen to War Pigs, Iron Man, Fairies Wear Boots, etc.
He's still playing that thunderous, blasting style too. I saw Sabbath in 2005 and I couldn't believe that Ward could still handle those beats.
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Gretschman1
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Bill is a little unorthodox in his approach to playing. I watched an interview where he doesn't describe himself as a timekeeper. He says his meter is not all that good and instead of focusing on time what he does is react and improvise around Tony (guitar) and Geezer (Bass)
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DRUMSMYWIFE
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He's solid and everyone should respect him!
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:56 pm |
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Gretschman1
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I agree, He's being modest in light of the fact that in his absence. Sabbath has had other great drummers as well. (Cozy Powell, and Vinnie Appice) Both great players but Bill is the pioneer of Sabbath.
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:41 pm |
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rlrrll
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One thing Bil Ward is not is "poor"!!!!
Hopefully, he saved most of the dough he made with Sabbath in the 70's!!!!
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Fri May 02, 2008 1:24 pm |
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pestilence
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Dude, check out Children of the Grave, when I heard that waaay on back in the 70s I knew someday I'd have to be a drummer.
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Sat May 03, 2008 11:45 am |
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Lorneyc
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rlrrll wrote:One thing Bil Ward is not is "poor"!!!!
Hopefully, he saved most of the dough he made with Sabbath in the 70's!!!!
Actually, I think he snorted most of it 
But he's certainly made a successful career out of drumming since then. He's definately a great drummer.
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