Some people may not understand this, but Bill Ward was very important to
shaping the original Black Sabbath sound. It was not only Tonys' new style of riffing in a down tuned, evil sounding manner, but also the almost modern Jazz rhythm section that Geezer and Bill were playing that make Sabbath so different in their era. Ward was playing almost big band swing but in his own heavy rock interpretation. He and Geezer were HUGELY important to the HEAVY sound Sabbath innovated. Just as important as Ozzy's tortured demon like vocal delivery ( strange sounding stuff in it's day w/o a doubt ) and Tonys riffs...
They are all BLACK SABBATH MK I ...Bill deserves to get more then just a helping hands wages. TBH, even if they get another drummer I'll be all over whatever they do, and I'll be going out to see them, BUT Ward deserves his due, and the rest of them should feel crappy if he isn't getting it.
