"Patient Number 9" by Ozzy Osbourne (TIME FOR OZZY TO RETIRE?) | ALBUM REVIEW 

I understand your points about the album, but in the end you clearly dont know what you are saying...Ozzy simply cannot retire, he has been trying since the 90s. Through his book (which you probably read cause it is right behind you) he says very often how music gives meaning to his life and how he strugglres without it. I think nobody should say how people should spend their last years. Whatever Ozzy retires or not, I will support him, and honestly I hope he keeps making music, cause I love this guy and everything he has done for the genre which is my life.

I'm a 14 y.o girl and I started loving Ozzy's music thanks to the song Patient Number 9, and now I'm discovering all his discography, so I really like this album:)

I think Ozzie should continue to do what makes him happy, and it's really not a bad album at all.

Ozzy literally changed history. Forever. Long live Ozzy.

There's not one bad song in this album 🦇

I personally like the fact that he's carried on making music despite his deteriorating voice. He obviously knows his voice isn't what it used to be. But the fact that he will make a record no matter what it takes is really inspirational to me. And I definitely feel that on this record. I can hear him saying "I'm still here and I'll continue until I physically can't". Yes, his voice is very processed, but I can still hear Ozzy underneath it all. And the powerful emotions he's always conveyed are still there. So, I really like this record. Music is supposed to make you feel something. So frankly, I don't give a fuck about whether or not he's in form any more. He probably never will be again. He's 80 years old. But he's still making music despite all of this. And that's what makes it worth listening to for me.

I like it much better than his last album and for his age I think it's pretty damn good, and I don't want him to retire ever...long live OZZY!!!

It’s by no means classic old school Ozzy… but it does have a good amount of melody and hooks. This may be the first Ozzy album I will buy after many years!

Completely disagree, it's the best album in years, definitely best since down to earth

I clicked on this having never seen any of your other videos but to me this album means the world. Listened to it all last night after the visualizers were posted and while I admit it’s not as punchy or heavy riffed as 13 by Black Sabbath which is probably what I throw in my player the most. I love the difference and variety this album gives and the lyrics are unique and different and the songs feel edgy to me and hearing ozzy sing in his LIVE past in performances it sounds genuine in all the vocals. This is my favorite ozzy project in recent years and it is beyond inspiring to me that this album is out and to me the album doesn’t sound auto filtered or any sort or massive edited to make ozzy sound different it sounds very much like when he sings on The End or in a lot of the other work he’s done. Only song on the album that underwhelmed me was the One of those Days song with Eric Clapton. Again lyrically it’s good but that’s the one song I feel I could skip even though I don’t mind it. The rest of the songs I really like and can get behind. This album is absolutely Ozzy Osbourne in every sense, there are some effects on his voice like at the start of a song or here and there but for me the majority of the album feels very much like his other work. Of course I appreciate and respect your opinion, and watched your video and appreciate your passion for music that is clearly in your presentation, I’m often the person who does like what others don’t. I’m the man who was in tears of joy listening to the majority of these songs, and will have this album on every freaking day for a long time. You can have your opinion and I hope you grow to love the album more. 👍

Ozzy has earned the right to sit wherever the hell he wants, be it a beach or a recording studio. I agree with the review overall I just hope he doesn’t wanna sit around with post Malone anymore!

Love this album! Stoked to see him live one last time!

I've always loved Ozzy's solo music but was kind of over getting excited about his newer stuff. But.... I'm really digging these new songs. 73 and still rocking hard. Looks great in the videos. He performed perfectly at the half time show. Outstanding.... Love you Ozzy!

Yeah production-wise this is not very good and yeah Ozzy’s voice has definitely aged at this point, but… eh it had solid enough tracks (And a few greats like Parasite, Patient Number 9 and God Only Knows). Credit where it’s due, there’s no offensively bad songs at all on here.

Brilliant - one of the better Ozzy's albums. May he publish dozens more !

Best part of it was , One of those days, Clapton brought a grittiness that was something special and Ozzys voice was fairly good on that song, and the melody is great, it's the only song I want to play over and over.

I love Ozzy’s first 4 solo albums!!! No Rest & No More Tears we’re pretty good too. After that I think every album has a couple cool songs but haven’t bought anything past Ozzmosis lol

He can still out sing anyone I hear on the radio these days. I am amazed that his voice is still so good. I would love to see him in concert even now. To judge him I would first make sure I could out sing him.

I dont think this album can be compared to others, this is more of a supergroup album of "what ifs". Dead & Gone comes right out of the Shot In The Dark era and I love it.

I just finished listening to the album. I really enjoyed it. Ordinary men left a bad taste in my mouth. I hated the crap with Post Malone. And the whole thing just felt silly. This actually felt like a rock album. Like he was jamming, with his buddies.

I've been listening to Ozzy since 1970, what has kept him up front is the different sounds and things he is willing to try and "meld" together - a constant reinventing of himself. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly...

Lemmy got on stage knowing he was dying. Ozzy would probably prefer to die on stage. It's a damn shame.

Seriously we need to save Ozzy. Hes being held hostage by evil, greedy, money-grubbing music producers and they're working him to death.

Dude, like A LOT of albums, you MUST listen to them in their entirety several times. The very 1st time I listened to Patient Number 9, I was like "yea, OK. It's OK." But than over several days, while doing work, I listened to it several more times. I got to catch all the nuances, wicked solos, and listen intently to Ozzy's vocals. Now I can't stop listening to it. I find this happens many times with many albums. You cannot listen once or twice and give a valid critique. It's a pretty damm good album, in my opinion. Just give it a chance.

I love this album so much. Would it be better if Ozzy didn't need auto tune? In some ways yes but at 73 most singers do. You don't have that power anymore. Plus they give him perfect pitch, which musically can really be a nice thing. Making these albums made him so much happier and they make me happy too. When he did his first live performance in 4 years recently he was positively beaming when he came off stage and was so pleased that he was able to walk backstage completely unaided. As the chorus to God Only Knows says "better to burn in hell than fade away". If you haven't already I'd recommend getting the CD and ripping it to a lossless format using Exact Audio Copy. A lot of detail is lost with streaming online. His health is improving now with surgery. It is evident in his most recent interviews, he's not out of breath anymore. I think with the next album he will need less help. To me this album is a triumph and it's so well mixed. You can hear every instrument with total clarity.

I think HONESTLY if the production was done ok, then it be fine. Had the best tracks from this and last album come together for one album, perhaps we'd have something classic.

When i retire I'm gonna hear the sound of soil going over my lid, you ain't gonna see the last of me yet- Ozzy Osbourne on Good Morning America, 2022

I love this album. It was definitely a bit of a grower. I personally don't mind the autotuned vocals, in some parts I actually think it makes it even better.

Pretty crazy because I was 13 when I saw Rob Zombie and Korn with In This Moment as special guests on the return of the dreads tour

If it is his final release, Ozzy will go out on top Indeed!! I love it!

i do see your point about his voice being overly compressed via digital work, that being said, if i were a 73 year old man with parkinsons, dislexia, high af on ever possible drug known to man with a giant ass legacy on my back which needed surgery twice AND had to go through Covid and the pandemic itself, i would have thrown in the towel a long time ago. and the fact that Ozzy had the balls to step up again and hold the mic is simply astonishing for a person of his age. Kudos to him and to everyone involved with the album

Ozzy has more than earned the right to retire when he sees fit. Which as he said "will be when I hear the dirt being shoveled on top of me". Respectfully, we don't have the right to say when his time is. I will take all the Ozzy I can get thank you, and I'll love all of it regardless. I started listening to this man when I was 13, 14 so about 10 years ago and he's gotten me through the toughest times of my life. I love this man.

I appreciate your honesty - very nicely constructed criticism! I feel as though despite your observations of the obvious regarding the digital manipulation of Ozzy's voice, this needs to be enjoyed for what it is - which is a man spending the last remaining time in his life doing what he truly loves. He doesn't want to retire and I think that's because he's not ready to disappear and fade fast into death itself and if anything, this is keeping his brain active - which of course will prolong his life. As sad as this is - he should be supported and loved for putting together something which few could ever have imagined five years ago. I'll take an enhanced cyberborg Ozzy over nothing - if he's happy I'm happy - his happiness IS the product and I'll buy it every time!

I cannot say many artists are actively writing still at 73 nearly 74 this man is a legend and that's how he wants to go out as he said the only time he will stop is when theres dirt being poured over his lid I love all of these songs and I see nothing wrong with ozzys performance tbvh

Love the album and I disagree with your opinion. It sound like the classic Ozzy style I have been listening to much longer than you have been alive! Sure Ozzy is 74 years old, expect a bit of step back to his prime but it is still better work than 98% of the current young musicians will ever hope to achieve at any point in their career and again OZZY has been cranking out hits and music that is now considered to be the birth of metal music for over a half a century!

I think it’s a very good album. I believe it’s the best Ozzy could do at this point, and I’m glad he did it. This may go down as Ozzy’s final album, and I’ll cherish it for that.

Nobody is talking about the Zakk Track "Nothing Feels Right" where about 1/2 way in we are treated with a "Paranoid" album guitar tone which is something I have been wishing for hmmm, about forever now. It was Iommi's best tone, and they reproduced it flawlessly which really gave a Sabbathy weight to a track that didn't even feature Iommi, Ironically. I will take as much AI generated Black Sabbath reunion music as possible for lack of the possibility of anything new. Some of the production issues are just like early CGI...wait for it, it's going to get undetectable. Can't wait!

This album is almost like Ozzy is dying and all these other Rock stars are the medics rushing to his side to try to keep him alive, but sometimes there's nothing you can do to save someone when they're too far gone.

I don't know why you felt you needed to post this video. If you really are indeed a true Metalhead and a true fan of Black Sabbath and Ozzy, then I really don't think you would have posted something like this. I have literally been listening to Ozzy all of my life. I was born in '68, and my parents were playing Black Sabbath's first album all the time around me, when I was just a little carpet crawler. Ozzy has consistently been more of a part of my life, than my own fucking father. He's helped me through some of the darkest periods of my life. That being said, I am thrilled with his latest release. I am critical of Ozzy's work, there's a lot of stuff that I don't like from Ozzy. But as for this album, I think it's some of the best work he's done in a very long time. The more I listen to this album the more I like it, and I haven't had that happen with an artist in a long time. The man is 73 fucking years old and he still can belt it out and he's still has his passion for performing live. The audience is his most addictive drug of all. Lol He is also one of the most genuine, sincere, and humble people, in the music industry. Anyway, I wasn't going to write anything here, but in the end, I felt compelled, to speak in defense of Ozzy. LONG LIVE THE FUCKING PRINCE OF DARKNESS!!! 💀🔥🤘👹🔥💀

If you believe this is ozzys actual voice I got a vaccine I’d like to sell ya. He’s fairly incapable of singing in tune or with any conviction any longer.

I haven't heard the new Ozzy yet. I'm actually more excited for next week, when the new TDWP album comes out and the Zeal & Ardor show in Toronto next Friday! On a side note: NEW DARKTHRONE ON OCTOBER 28! LET'S FREAKIN' GOOOOOOOO

Bro he doesn’t need to retire he’s releasing some of the best music he has done in the past 20+ years

I thought the album was alright. It obviously can’t live up to the classic 80’s albums, but it was fine for a 73 year old man having fun making music with his friends. As long as Ozzy’s heart is still in it and he’s enjoying himself, why should he stop making music? Not everything needs to be a magnum opus at the level of Blizzard of Oz or Diary of a Madman. I agree that maybe touring extensively probably wouldn’t be great for Ozzy’s health, but I have no problem with Ozzy recording music every so often as long as he wants to, and isn’t being forced to perform by Sharon, or whomever else would dictate decisions for him. 2.5 is probably a fair score for Patient Number 9, but I would never say that Ozzy should just retire from recording. Touring might be a different story.

it was alot better then i expected it to be

Dude , I just subscribed to your channel based on your ear and your honesty . Ozzy hasn't put out a good album since no rest for the wicked . Good work buddy 👍👍

You figure that Ozzy wouldve retire when he started reading the teleprompter but that shit happened like 35 years ago,keep on rocking prince of darkness

Yeah Ozzy's gotten old, but he still makes amazing music and has one of the greatest voices that is still going strong

I OZZY SHOULD NEVER RETIRE, HE IS METAL , METAL IS OZZY ! LONG LIVE THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS!!!!

This is one of my favourite albums it’s good and you know he’s like 73 years old so it doesn’t need to be amazing but music is in your blood nobody needs to retire until they want too. Also it’s so cool that he’s callabing with a lot of insane musicians. Some of his concerts aren’t the best but come on he’s 73 and amazing!! Know this is my opinion I stand by it

Great album, great songs. Woke up with an earworm this morning and it was Ozzys graveyard...

One of those Days is the best fckng song from this album

The album is brilliant. Ozzy killed it

I saw Ozzy in 2010 in Victoria at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre with Rob Halford's other band Halford opening. It was one of the worst concerts I ever saw. Ozzy sounded like SHIT, mumbled the entire performance, but it wasn't nearly as bad as this past week when I saw Motley Crue, who was the last band onstage in Vancouver as it was a co-headline tour with Def Leppard. Vince Neil MUMBLED incoherently and it was almost as bad as when I saw Meat Loaf in 2016 on his last tour, which was the only time I got to see him as we unfortunately lost him early this year. Meat Loaf was the worst. He MUMBLED throughout the entire performance and that show was a dumpster fire!

Imagine patient number 9 when ozzy was younger.

As good as it wants to be? Maybe not, good enough? Yes. And as you said a good record to retire on, I personally don't see Ozzy topping this one at his current level.

Leave him alone !! He’s the prince of darkness. Let him live n die being happy and loving what he does! True ozzy fan/ lover would never tell him retire !! 🤟🏼🤟🏼🦇🦇🦇

This is from start to finish my favorite Ozzy album since No More Tears 30 years ago. Also I think the autotune was WAY worse on Ordinary Man.

Patient #9 is the shit!!! Dude still fucking rocks. Title song is heavy as fuck!

I've seen Ozzy in 2018 I think it was. It was the No More tours tour & I thought he sounded good my only half way negative thing I had to say about it was the set was roughly a hour long & he only was singing for roughly thirty five minutes. The rest of the time Zack did a guitar solo and there was also a drum solo. It was still a good concert. Prior to that I seen Ozzy in 2017 at Chicago Open Air festival there was very little difference in he's performance than the first time I seen him at Ozzfest 2002. I also seen him in 2016 & 2015 with Black Sabbath. ( I could be off a year on the dates I think it's accurate though.)

Fantastic album 10 out of 10!

Love the album. I love all the albums that Ozzy has done, including Sabbath, but Patient Number Nine goes very easy on my top 6-8. And at the moment, there is not even a competition which Ozzy album is my favourite, yeah, it's the PN9. And about Ozzy's vocals, sure, there must have been some (or maybe lot's) of studio trickery, but still, I thibk the production and the his vocals and performance sounds great. As a life long fanboy, I dig all of Ozzy's albums, but damn, the production and autotune (which I'm O.K. with, to the point) on the Black Rain and Scream almost, ALMOST ruin those the albums for me. The music, songs, Ozzy's vocals, production.....well, everything is much better on this new album, and Ordinary Man as well.Long Live Ozzy!!!!

You make good points but Ozzy is rock. That is what drives him and probably keeps him alive. He has always said he would die on stage. God bless Ozzy and no matter what, I will support his decisions.

Brooo I just got a FFDP ad on your video. Disappointed 😂

Awesome album! Classic material!

Ozzy is doing what he loves, and his fans love him for it and understand why he wants to keep going. As long as he's happy, idc what the album sounds like, I'm thankful for a bit more time before he goes on the next journey. And then we'll see him on the other side. 😀 🎶

Autotune or not it does the trick for me just fine, and also I love how in this album he's "singing" high notes again, which is something i missed in his previous latest efforts even in Sabbath's 13 I love the instrumentation and all but his vocals are to low and I don't listen to this album as much as patient n 9 probably because of that...this one it seems like playing live was never gonna happen so they took him to the limit in every fucking line he sings, and like u pointed added a lot of autotune and other tricks, but it still sounds like only Ozzy could sound, so you know he really went all in for it despite all the "help", and thats why almost every song in this album is a banger! All of the songs you can not only listen to it over and over, but you can also kinda see him singing this songs in the early 80's and that's all i want from him now, memorable songs that sound like the Ozzy from the era we loved, and he's definitely flying high again on this one, for his age and health it's a 10/10 album, and I'm hoping since he decided to retire from the stage, that he puts out yet another album before it might be too late, and not only cause I love him, but because I'm actually looking forward for more of what we got here. I think u've been way to harsh on your review here... I get what u're saying but there's a reason why almost no one here is agreeing with you, we can all hear what you're saying we're not deaf, but the real argument is why everyone is loving this album and you're not, is where you missed the point, and not, everyone else.... but hey, is just your ears and I can't blame you... if you can't get over the effects, and you rather have just another boring album singingwise from Ozzy i think the success of this album and most reviews from fans and media just proves your ears wrong again, that you're totally missing the point here, and missing out on a top tier Ozzy album, for the silliest reason...

Ozzy said in an interview that the day he would retire his microphone is the same day you'll be shovelling muck on his lid. If the man wants to make music for his fans and that's the one thing he has a fire in his heart for....Let the man do it

Sadly, Ozzy's US counterpart who is one Alice Cooper, was not invited on this album and may never be on an Ozzy studio release. THOUGH!!!!, Ozzy appears on two Alice Cooper studio albums once on harmonica and the other as backup vocals. Disappointing if Alice and Ozzy are your two absolute Metal favorites.

Hey bud, I think you should definitely check An Abstract Illusion's "Woe" album.. Didn't have a chance to listen the whole thing, but from what I have heard, it sounds super promising, I think you'll love it :)

Your Definitely Under Qualified to have an opinion on Ozzy.

Today I learned that he has so many solo albums!! 😮

He's Ozzy. Let the man play.

Ozzy’s voice sounds fine to me. It’s heavy metal it’s meant to be a bit rough haha

Glad you took a stab at criticizing this powerhouse album, filled with real life metal superheroes... not an easy task, but you spoke your points well. In this post pandemic world, it took all of Mr Osbornes powers and his friends to reignite the Rock n Roll flame, at least as far as reaching the mainstream again. This is a valiant effort, and I believe a solid performance by Ozzy and Co. He might have to tour it for awhile for it to sink into everyone subconscious... But his claws will eventually get into the listener and that soul will become a metal convert surely enough. Ozzy is the prince of darkness and he is back to spread his kingdom of darkness to all who will listen .

He's still producing HIT SONGS , and YOU want him to retire. Its not about YOU. He will retire when he's not healthy enough to produce music products anymore, which unfortunately is probably very soon . Nevertheless Its Not YOUR call. Grow up!!!

Psh the album sounds sick to me.

LONG LIVE OZZY!!!!

It’s number one around the world, one doesn’t simply retire once you’ve found the secret sauce

Hey metal meltdown nice video btw just to ask did you check out the new dying fetus song I think it fluffing slapped imo can’t wait for the new album going to be some good brutal tech death there man but anyway love your videos and keep up the good work man man hope you get to 35k subscribers soon man you deserve it man 🤘🤘🤘🤘😁😁😁😁

Ok, Ozzys voice is not what it once was. That being said, I blame the production by Andrew Watts. It's way over produced. All the auto tune, the guitar work is really good but the guitar sound sucks and sounds thin. The drums are hidden in the back with what I think is incredible bass work by all of them who played. I know ozzys voice needs a little auto tune and cleaning up but Andrew Watts has turned him into robot man. He should stick with pop stars and leave metal alone.

Terrible take on this album. It is fantastic. I have no idea how any true Ozzy fan will think this album is just ok . ROCK ON OZZZZZY

Personally, I think he is releasing these too quickly, sometimes less is more. I do hope for one more album but down the road maybe even post-humanous?

Ozzy is fucking prince of darkness he would never retire he would died an ordinary man not just some retire man

This album is more tolerable than Ordinary Man, but that's not saying much. Even with all the musicians involved, the bulk in charge of songwriting came down to Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi and Robert Trujillo. Hence I felt the songs very derivative: either leftovers from the previous album or "paying tribute" to 00's sound. Despite the fact that Bob Daisley was the man in charge of Ozzy's hits of the 80's, the last great album was No More Tears... and it was composed largely as a group (no, Daisley just played the bass on that album). I must say, from this record I liked "Parasite", "One of Those Days", "Mr. Darkness" (until the crappy ending which disrupted the flow) and "Degradation Rules"

Question for whoever reads this comment - Even if a new Ozzy record is lacking in quality, is it still cannonically important in terms of music history given that he was one of metal's pioneers? Or, are there just better records out this year to spend your money on? I lean towards the latter, but am interested in what people think.

Actually the last time I saw him live(2018) he sounded great. I understand what you're saying about his voice, believe me I've heard damn near everything recorded (professionally and amateur) by Ozzy, and for awhile I was sure he was done, but I'm telling you (at least before his recent health problems) the man sounded A1. And I'm pretty sure recording these albums is him sitting on the beach watching the sun 🌞 set😎 🤘🏾

Ozzy and Company hit it out the park with this album! The musicians and guitarists(Beck, Clapton, Iommi, McCready, Wylde) on this album are Spectacular, and with Chad Smith on drums and Duff McKagan/Chris Chaney/Robert Trujillo on bass!! Love the lyrics too!! Long Live OZZY!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 (5 Horns rating)

I wouldn't agree ozzy retire but maybe add more natural to his voice on albums and not use so much autotune etc

I love this album. Maybe the music is what keeps him alive. Guy still knows how to rock even if he needs a bit of help

Who are we to tell Ozzy what he should or shouldn't do? This dude gives the impression that making music and giving concerts is his whole life. We may be frowning, we may not like it, but let's not take it away from him, since the dude clearly needs it so much. Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.

It's pretty good man. 3.5/5 I like it. I really thought you were going to get nastier about it, and I intended to leave a negative comment, but no, you handled that well, and with respect. I disagree with your criticism of the record, but I respect your obviously well researched opinion. Kudos man!

I'm a life long Ozzy fan (...much older then you...lol) but I do agree with much of what you said about the new album. BUT....I totally disagree with your assessment of Ozzy's vocals versus his vocals on the 'Ordinary Man' album. To me the vocals on 'Ordinary Man' are the worst by far on anything Ozzy has done....it's not even close. I'll will concede this, I've only listened to each song a few times so far (...except the earlier released singles). So it is possible my opinion might change. But I doubt it. The vocals on the 'Patient Number 9' album are, by far, much better then on 'Ordinary Man'.....end of story.

Yes I agree but...... Not to your extreme . I'm just glad to hear anything he puts out while he is alive. If This is what he needs to do to be happy and still make music..... He deserves the right to do what he wants....and he doesn't want to sit on the beach and chill . That would kill him...... 💀🤘🏻

He doesn't have to retire!! He still sings awesome and patient number 9 is awesome for a 73 yo man. Iconic man!!

I am not offended I appreciate your review

I like the album. Many solid riffs and well rounded.

REVOCATION.BLOODBATH.FALLUJAH have new albums of serious deliciousnesses. Ozzy died in the 90’s,it’s a cash crop at this point. 0.1 out of 10

Say what you will about Ozzy's voice. This is his best work since 13. He made a record I can listen too. He's made a few I don't really care for. But Patient Number 9 has my ear. I hope he rocks till he drops because he ain't good at sitting down and vacationing.

I really enjoyed your review. You made a lot of good points. Only thing is I wanna chime in from someone who's first Ozzy records were Scream and Black Rain. I grew up on the auto tuney sound of Ozzy's voice to the point where going back and listening to the older stuff was harder to like. I now am a Ozzy super fan and appreciate all his work. So from the perspective of someone who grew up on the Ozzy vocals, I personally think he sounds amazing and great. But I can understand your point also of him being roboty. It was an amazing review man

Yes it is. Tho his place as a legend is cemented and I liked this album