Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9

 

Double LP

Ozzy Osbourne is wasting no time as he recovers from a recent surgery. The Prince of Darkness has released his single "Patient Number 9," the first from his album of the same name.

The all-star, Andrew Watt-produced LP features contributions from the late Jeff Beck (who plays on the title track, recorded before his death in January 2023), Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Zakk Wylde, Metallica's Robert Trujillo, Duff McKagan, Eric Clapton and the late Taylor Hawkins. Osbourne's longtime Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi also makes his first-ever appearance on an Ozzy solo album.

"The song is about a mental institution," Osbourne said of the title track in a statement. "Having someone like Jeff Beck play on my album is just incredible, a total honor. There's no other guitar player who plays like him and his solo on ‘Patient Number 9' is just jaw-dropping."

"Having worked with Ozzy in the past, I jumped at another opportunity to do so again...especially on the music side this time," comic book artist Todd McFarlane, whose video accompanies the lead single, said in a statement. "In the harsh business called the music industry, any creative person who's sustained a multi-decades career has shown the skill, talent and tenacity that will always garner my admiration. Ozzy has shown many of us creative folks that it's indeed possible to make a living doing what you love for nearly an entire lifetime. Go, Ozzy!"

The new track comes after Osbourne shared an update to fans that he was "home from the hospital recuperating comfortably" from a surgery that his wife Sharon had said would "determine the rest of his life."

"Your love means the world to him," Sharon wrote at the time. She also shared a throwback photo and added, "He's feeling good!"

Ozzy has been battling Parkinson's disease for several years now and has opened up in the past about his trouble with mobility, partly due to a 2003 ATV accident.

 

Side A

1. Immortal feat. Mike McCready

2. Patient Number 9 feat. Jeff Beck

3. Parasite feat. Zakk Wylde

Side B

1. No Escape From Now feat. Tony Iommi

2. One of Those Days feat. Eric Clapton

3. A Thousand Shades feat. Jeff Beck

Side C

1. Mr Darkness feat. Zakk Wylde

2. Nothing Feels Right feat. Zakk Wylde

3. Evil Shuffle feat. Zakk Wylde

Side D

1. Degradation Rules feat. Tony Iommi

2. Dead and Gone

3. God Only Knows

4. DARKSIDE BLUES

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