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Patient Number 9
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

  • Summary: The 13th full-length solo release for Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne features guest appearances from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, Mike McCready, and Zakk Wylde.
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  • Record Label: Epic
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop-Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, British Metal
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Consequence
    Sep 8, 2022
    83
    From start to finish, Patient Number 9 is an inspired and consistent Ozzy studio offering. It certainly appears that team Ozzy has found a producer who gets the best out of the veteran singer and his all-star cast of backing musicians.
  2. The Guardian
    Sep 8, 2022
    80
    The songs are tightly written even when their structure tends to the episodic or their tempos shift gear. They’re also finely balanced, the choruses big and bold enough to attract attention but not overshadow the main attraction’s essential essence. Osbourne’s bleakly desperate wail is front and centre, his lyrical preoccupations intact.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 8, 2022
    80
    While perhaps not as emotionally loaded as Ordinary Man, Patient Number 9 better captures the mischievous, defiant energy of heavy metal's original madman. [Sep 2022, p.72]
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 9, 2022
    80
    It’s a fizzing piece of hard-rock magic.
  5. Kerrang!
    Sep 9, 2022
    80
    It might not have anything with the same riotous energy as It's A Raid, his punked-up duet with Post Malone that went off like a feral firework, but it still radiates a sense of the thing you love keeping you excited and feeling alive.
  6. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 8, 2022
    60
    The record is more fun than the lyrics suggest. Watt’s production flirts with Muse’s epic grandeur and the anthemic metal of a Red Rocks Oasis. ... But by the time he’s rhyming “asphyxiation, masturbation, degradation” on the Hawkins co-write “Degradation Rules” – the second Iommi appearance – things are getting a little ridiculous, and at over an hour the record drags.
  7. Uncut
    Sep 15, 2022
    60
    The album come out riffing, with a packed list of guest guitarists. ... Ozzy sounds world-weary, sometimes a bit knackered. [Nov 2022, p.35]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. StevenVillain
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album starts heavy, meets the melodic middle, thus ending on a dark note bidding a possible farewell to the greatest career this music has seen. Gathered with a team of great musicians, each epic track takes you on a journey of what's going on inside his head. Sounds of his previous albums can be heard (such as Diary of a Madman, Ozzmosis, Black Rain, Ordinary Man) and even captures the pure iconic sound of Black Sabbath. Truly an incredible experience I will never forget, grateful for another and possibly last Ozzy Osbourne album.… Expand
  2. Metalmaniachere
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've listened to the new ozzy record a couple of times and i think that i can clearly say that this record is awesome!! Ozzy does not only achieve to create an inspired and balanced record but along with the team of accomplished musicians offers a great record , maybe his last one , .… Expand
  4. aledelf
    Jun 23, 2023
    9
    With the disappointment from last Ozzy album i was scared of this one, but it turns out to be really good, the mix is really great and theWith the disappointment from last Ozzy album i was scared of this one, but it turns out to be really good, the mix is really great and the instruments sound awesome, the features make the album even better and makes us hear those different types of guitarists playing really well with great solos, an awesome album… Expand
  5. Dr_Hider
    Sep 15, 2022
    8
    First of all, I want to say that I missed all the albums after Ozzmosis, so I won't say whether the album turned out better or worse than theFirst of all, I want to say that I missed all the albums after Ozzmosis, so I won't say whether the album turned out better or worse than the ones before it. Of the songs that I liked the most, I can single out: Patient Number 9, Parasite, One of Those Days, Nothing Feels Right. I can say that this album has collected different songs, some are better that others, some are worse, but in general the album feels both something new and something old at the same time, for someone it's good, but for someone not, then let everyone decide for himself.… Expand
  6. AnthonyFantano
    Sep 17, 2022
    8
    I'll give this album a light eight. Not because it deserves it. In fact I don't plan to listent to it. But because somehow Ozzy OsbourneI'll give this album a light eight. Not because it deserves it. In fact I don't plan to listent to it. But because somehow Ozzy Osbourne outlived the Queen of England.… Expand
  7. Slice614
    Sep 13, 2022
    7
    A really unexpected blend of Sabbath and modern solo Ozzy. A great surprise and if this his “swan song” he leaves on a High note.
  8. IanKJ
    Sep 9, 2022
    1
    Ozzy holds the spot as The Godfather of all of my musical idols and inspirations, and he was responsible for really getting me into music atOzzy holds the spot as The Godfather of all of my musical idols and inspirations, and he was responsible for really getting me into music at all. I grew up with him as my all-time favorite and he provided much of the soundtrack to my life. That being said, when I think of Ozzy, I think of Ozzy and Zakk. To me, Zakk is as much a part of Ozzy’s sound as Ozzy is, and I was ecstatic to find out Zakk would be returning for an Ozzy album, especially since it’s likely to be his last. I just gave all the songs that evidently feature Zakk Wylde a listen, and was devistated to find not a single “Zakk and Ozzy” song among them: they’re literally just Ozzy songs “featuring” Zakk Wylde. I get the view that they “didn’t want a bunch of pinch harmonics all over the record”, but to not give us one single Zakk and Ozzy song was a real let-down for someone who waited years to hear one. The album was produced really well, Ozzy sounds great, and the songs are well-written. They’re good Ozzy songs. To me, however, Ozzy absolutely isn’t Ozzy without Zakk, and as much as the Ozzy camp may hate that, it’s not something anyone had any choice over. It simply is what is, and I really hate that they run from that. I’m really let down, and it’s not just because I’m kinda drunk. That’s just making it worse. Good album, I’m glad Ozzy’s doing well, but I’m really let down.… Expand

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