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Geezer Butler<\/a> recalled the moment Tony Iommi <\/a>played the song \u201cParanoid\u201d<\/a> to his Black Sabbath<\/a> bandmates, and they initially refused to work on it.<\/p>\n The band\u2019s breakthrough single was a last-minute addition to their second album<\/a> in 1970. Guitarist Iommi previously described<\/a> it as a \u201cfiller,\u201d noting\u00a0they had\u00a0\u201cnever done a three-minute song before.\u201d<\/p>\n In a new interview with Classic Rock,<\/em><\/a> bassist Butler said, \u201cWe were short on material, and Tony just kind of came up with the riff on the spot. But Ozzy<\/a> and I thought it was too close to \u2018Communication Breakdown\u2019 by Led Zeppelin<\/a>. … We always loved Zeppelin in them days, sitting round on the floor smoking dope and listening to that first album. So when Tony came up with the riff to \u2018Paranoid,\u2019 me and Ozzy spotted it immediately and went, \u2018Nah, we can\u2019t do that!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n But, he\u00a0noted, \u201cThat\u2019s the thing about rock \u2019n\u2019 roll \u2013 everyone does that, especially when they\u2019re young and just starting out. It\u2019s putting your own stamp on it that counts. And Sabbath certainly did that.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch Black Sabbath Perform ‘Paranoid’ in 1970<\/strong><\/p>\n Listen to Led Zeppelin\u2019s ‘Communication Breakdown’<\/strong><\/p>\n Butler also said that the young band still had a lot to learn in the \u201970s. “The fact that it became such a big hit for us \u2013 and is now probably our best-known song \u2013 says it all, really,\u201d he added. Its success led to some discomfort, though, especially when Sabbath\u00a0appeared on British TV\u2019s leading pop music show.<\/p>\n \u201cWe felt like traitors,\u201d he said. \u201cWe weren\u2019t trying to appeal to the kids who watched Top of the Pops.\u00a0<\/em>\u2026 We felt so out of place. And at the gigs, we started getting a lot of screaming young kids. When they heard our other stuff they probably shit themselves and ran out.\u201d<\/p>\n Early on, LPs typically featured basic portraiture of the artists.\u00a0Then things got weird.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWeird Facts About Rock’s Most Famous Album Covers<\/h2>\n