“PATIENT NUMBER 9”
Ozzy Osbourne (w/Jeff Beck)
WELL-WRITTEN AND ambitiously produced, this title track from the Prince of Darkness’ latest studio album brings to mind some of his finest collaborations with the legendary Randy Rhoads, featuring hauntingly beautiful, classical-style chord progressions and melodic themes, powerful guitar riffs and two tasteful solos, compliments of the late, great Jeff Beck, with Andrew Watt and Zakk Wylde also contributing crafty guitar work to the arrangement.
Metallica’s Robert Trujillo begins the song on 12-string bass (played with a pick) and lays down a lyrical progression of ringing arpeggios, for which each note played is doubled an octave higher. This is comparable to the
