Curiosity was revealed by producer Andrew Watt, who worked with the singer in his two final albums: ‘Ordinary Man’ and ‘Patient Number 9’
For a series of reasons, the guitar has become a kind of rock symbol. Still, Ozzy Osbourne He believed that another instrument was the main one in a band of the style.
In an interview with Rolling Stone USA, the producer Andrew Wattwho recorded the singer’s two final studio albums – Ordinary Man (2020) and Patient Number 9 (2022) – revealed that the late artist offered such classification to the bass. For Madman, well -defined bass are paramount for a song of the genre in question.
An example related to a contemporary group of the Black Sabbath He supported Osbourne’s argument. Watt recalls:
“He was incredibly brilliant, incredibly keen. His ears were reactive. […] He always told me: ‘Listen LED ZEPPELIN And tell me what is the highest thing ‘. And I confidently said, ‘It’s the battery. John Bonham‘. He said, ‘No, it’s not the battery.’ He said, ‘It’s the bass’. ”
Then the producer adds:
“He stressed that the bass is the most important thing in a rock song. You need to ensure that the bass is there, pulsating, cutting and providing that feeling of rhythm, because it is the bridge between the drums and the guitars. This makes the music heavy, because guitars can stand out if you mix them the right way. Low is something difficult to highlight without failing to sustain the base.”
Mixing
According to Andrew, Ozzy closely followed the mixing work of his albums. He even made sure that Ordinary Man and Patient Number 9 They brought a great whim in the bass.
“He was very focused on the bass, in terms of mixing, and ensuring that the bass stood out. And if you hear the records we made together, too low in them. ‘Under The Grandyard’ There are many bass if you check it out. He was also involved in every detail of each mix. This shows how much he cared. ”
Ozzy Osbourne’s death
Ozzy Osbourne left us on July 22, about two weeks after his farewell show, Back to the beginningin Birmingham, England. The vocalist, diagnosed in 2020 with Parkinson, could not resist a heart attack and died at home.
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Source: Rollingstone
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