1981, 13 years old, Pat Benatar blasting from my sisters Camaro when she picked me up from the mall, a magical time and just another day in a teenagers life in rural America. Our whole future in front of us. It's amazing to be here as a 56 year old. How mysteriously the time has passed, what an amazing journey!
@@RebuttalRecords No, her voice doesn't sound "operatic" or anything even remotely like it used to sound. I don't know why people can't simply be honest about aging vocalists. The best that can be said about her is that she isn't going the Paul Stanley route by ripping people off and lip-syncing every song in the show.
I read her autobiography in one night, her record company pressured her to dump Spyder...typical suits, she probably already loved him. I'll never forget MTV playing "I'm going to follow you", I believe she was THE first female artist in MTV video rotation. 🔥 🎵
It is so great to see a couple survive this many years together in the music business congratulations on you forty five years as musical partners and and your 42 years as husband and wife
My first concert was Pat Benetar. I think it was 1985 at the Worcester Centrum... It was my intro to contemporary rock and it opened the door to many other bands for me. Now I'm 48 and still stop in my tracks when I hear this band. Geraldo is most underrated guitar player of all time
@@afg-hf6zj Great post and I couldn’t agree more. You and I have similar experiences with the band and that is very cool. Pat is a legend, and Neil remains one of the most underrated songwriters, collaborators, and guitarists of all time.
I think I was at that same exact show! Billy Squire opened up. It was more like 1983 if I recall correctly. I saw her again about ten years ago on Maui. Voice is still great and so is the band but she seems so much more reserved than back in the good old days. Always be a fan. You’re right about Neal too. He was always cutting edge on guitar and he has some great riffs and solos up his sleeves.
Pat Benatar sounds great... the woman is in her early 70's... tuning down a key is no shame... having a huskier voice is natural for aging singers... don't like it...? Don't go see her...
The band sounds great. Voices may change a little when people get older but I admire them to keep doing what they love and they are still excellent musicians!
@@torunit4620 ..Nice ! 👍 ..I work event security=side stage, at Anaheim's Honda Center... Dale (& Missing Persons) was there recently for a multi-band "Lost 80s" concert.. She thanked me for my "A+ 🔦 use" on the stage steps(lol), with a big smile, hug, 🤗 and a signature ! 😃 She was with her son. She offered to take a pic with me, 📸 but I said I didn't think I was 'allowed' to(!). 🥴 ..Of course, she is quite a bit "older" now(69), 😺 ..but what a fun person she is ! 🙃 💙
@@daveallen2455 Great post and do you know what? 1981 and every consecutive year after that up to today has been filled with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo‘s music!
@@roybell8470 Great post and I think it’s amazing that they are still rocking four decades later! A testament to their commitment to their compositions, arrangements, music, and hard work!
I think they are a year or two older than me and I consider myself elderly. Her voice really shows the wear and tear. I sing just like I did when I was twenty, horribly and completely out of tune at all times.
Still a fantastic voice ….. I grew up with this music and I’m now growing old with it …. Brilliant. I just wish I’d seen her live here in UK 😢 x Luv Ya Pat x
Her voice is no where close to what it used to be but it was one of the great voices of rock in the day. It's had a lot of wear and tear from years and years of touring and singing her heart out.
@@truthenema245 True. You don't have to go back to the 70s to hear her sounding a better than this. "Time waits for no one". Maybe it's waiting for Mick Jagger but he never had a voice like hers.
Do your hearing aids need new batteries? No 70+ year old signs the same as when they were 20 something. She can't hit the high notes anymore. Tommy Shaw comes the closest.
@@RockTimeTraveler2112Thanks again!!! I left a couple of comments on your community post also- great playlist, also if you like rock classics and piano check out GAMAZDA!
They were on King Biscuit way back in the day and I've never heard them top that version of this song. When she sang "Just when you think you've got it down", her voice sent chills up my spine. It still does every time I play that tape. Love this song.
I remember hearing heartbreaker for the first time on the radio. WZZO out of Allentown PA. I was smoking a dube with a friend. We both looked at each other and said, hmmmm not bad. Then we put Yes on the turntable.
@@afghanwhigs01 Great post and recollection from the past. Yes, it’s amazing to think that Pat and Neil have been rocking it for more than four decades.
Reading some negative comments .. Really?? You try rocking at 71 !!! Let's see if you can sing in the original key huh? People are so ignorant. Pat you kick ass!!!!! Same to you Neil !!!
So good to see these legends from back in my time still performing. Been seeing quite a good bit of them lately showing up on my feed. Just imagine if Michael Jackson didn't prematurely die and was still alive eh? All now so he would have still been performing. That would have been something special.
For any age this would be respectable vocal performance but a person 71 years old, she is amazing. Neil is a killer player. Band sounds great. Looks like a good show.
We had a meet and greet at the Peoria Civic Center last August. Because of Co-vid we weren't able to personally meet her but she and Neil were on stage and talked a bit on their history then took questions. Very intimate and truly enjoyable. And yes, in concert that little lady (5'1") can still belt them out. My wife and me are dirty collars and on a fixed income but she was worth every penny.
pat and i are the same age - 71 - damn ! i was in several rock bands in the 60's and 70's. now i can't sing a lick - pat still sounds great. time has not been good to my voice.
All the comments about her voice being still there and good....Bravo Sierra. Her voice is shot. But who gives AF. She is over 70. No one beats father time. We are blessed that she is still touring and BTW, the reason her voice is shot is because she gave it all she had for decades......in Rock!! She is amazing, beautiful, sexy, intelligent, and talented. Thanks for the myriad of fantastic memories P.
1981, 13 years old, Pat Benatar blasting from my sisters Camaro when she picked me up from the mall, a magical time and just another day in a teenagers life in rural America. Our whole future in front of us. It's amazing to be here as a 56 year old. How mysteriously the time has passed, what an amazing journey!
The very best of times for me
At 71 years old, she still sounds incredible!
@@jumpinjojo Excellent post and I couldn’t agree more!
Uh, no, actually she doesn't.
@@tontoepstein6860 Her voice might be raspy but it least she's singing on key and her voice still has that operatic quality to it.
@@RebuttalRecords No, her voice doesn't sound "operatic" or anything even remotely like it used to sound. I don't know why people can't simply be honest about aging vocalists. The best that can be said about her is that she isn't going the Paul Stanley route by ripping people off and lip-syncing every song in the show.
@@tontoepstein6860 Much like Maria Carey when she lip-synced in Times Square and there was that technical glitch that exposed her for it. Fun times.
Pat and Neil are not only survivors, but they are victorious thrivers. Love it
I read her autobiography in one night, her record company pressured her to dump Spyder...typical suits, she probably already loved him. I'll never forget MTV playing "I'm going to follow you", I believe she was THE first female artist in MTV video rotation. 🔥 🎵
Neil can still tear it up. They are both still awesome.
@@stratman1021 Great post and I couldn’t agree more.
Pat sounds fantastic. I was a big fan back in the day. I'm 62 and this takes me back.
I’m a metal hard rock guy in my 50’s and Pat is my secret music that I only listen to alone in my truck. Lol.
Im a 52 year old metal head.
No shame in digging Pat Benatar!
Same here man lol, one thing we can agree is that Pat can rock lol.
I thought I was the only one.
As a hardcore Slayer fan, i still blast Pat in my car while driving.
“You Better Run “
Pat Benatar is rock royalty. She's a national treasure. She could be belching names out of the phone book and I'd pay to go watch it live. Rock on!!
What they do, is what is keeping them young! And listening to all these great bands from back in the day keeps us young!
Her voice is still there. Awesome
Yes. It is. And it's very hoarse. And you think it's awesome ?
It is so great to see a couple survive this many years together in the music business congratulations on you forty five years as musical partners and and your 42 years as husband and wife
@@jhardy0786 A true and genuine success story.
My favorite female singer EVER❤💯
So blessed to have been a young person when they 1st hit the airwaves. Still love this music. Saw the original Chicago in '73. Never forget that.
Truly incredible that Pat has not lost a single beat in her voice.
My first concert was Pat Benetar. I think it was 1985 at the Worcester Centrum... It was my intro to contemporary rock and it opened the door to many other bands for me. Now I'm 48 and still stop in my tracks when I hear this band. Geraldo is most underrated guitar player of all time
@@afg-hf6zj Great post and I couldn’t agree more. You and I have similar experiences with the band and that is very cool. Pat is a legend, and Neil remains one of the most underrated songwriters, collaborators, and guitarists of all time.
I think I was at that same exact show! Billy Squire opened up. It was more like 1983 if I recall correctly. I saw her again about ten years ago on Maui. Voice is still great and so is the band but she seems so much more reserved than back in the good old days. Always be a fan. You’re right about Neal too. He was always cutting edge on guitar and he has some great riffs and solos up his sleeves.
Among the very best tunes of that era and my favorite Pat Benatar song. She could belt 'em out in the day.
@@joeysplats3209 Absolutely! Pat Benatar is one of the best artists of the soundtrack of our lives!
She certainly blows Debbie Harry out of the water, that's for sure!
Love her!! Grew up with her!!! She kicks ass!!!! Enjoy yourself Pat!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤..
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@@cynthiasmith4130 Great post and I couldn’t agree more!
Always Loved Pat Benatar and still do to this Day. Her Music was and still is Great. Band sounds Great with four (4) Solid Musicians. Keep Rockin! 👍🙏
OMG, she still has it!!!❤
Wow she still sounds good
This Couple is the Dynamic Duo and the Band sounds Great. Thanks! 👍🙏
Pat Benatar sounds great... the woman is in her early 70's... tuning down a key is no shame... having a huskier voice is natural for aging singers... don't like it...? Don't go see her...
I'm a singer with the same pipes I had 40 yrs ago. But I did not drink or do drugs. Facts.
I saw her/them not too long ago. I agree with you. I’m 62 and can’t do what I use to. Keeping it classy. 🩷🌸
She does " talk sing " like some younger so called singers have to do.
The band sounds great. Voices may change a little when people get older but I admire them to keep doing what they love and they are still excellent musicians!
I saw them September 4, 1982 like so many people did at the US Festival
I am so pissed I missed Heavy Metal Day there!
@@ChazinFl1 Yeah, I got to see the infamous drunk Van Halen performance. That was a year later, May 29 1983
..Dale 🎤😍 and Terry Bozzio 🥁 💪 with "MISSING PERSONS" !! 🤘😃🍻
@@tracyhall6195 Yep, I had a backstage pass. She walked right past me.
@@torunit4620 ..Nice ! 👍 ..I work event security=side stage, at Anaheim's Honda Center... Dale (& Missing Persons) was there recently for a multi-band "Lost 80s" concert.. She thanked me for my "A+ 🔦 use" on the stage steps(lol), with a big smile, hug, 🤗 and a signature ! 😃 She was with her son. She offered to take a pic with me, 📸 but I said I didn't think I was 'allowed' to(!). 🥴 ..Of course, she is quite a bit "older" now(69), 😺 ..but what a fun person she is ! 🙃 💙
The Pat N Neal Show brings it and never disappoints. You two are THE REAL DEAL.
So glad these guys are continuing their performing. I am a dedicated fan - seen them many times in concert. Massive respect for both Pat and Neil...
Looks like Ole Pat still has it. Keep rockin girl.
I love this band still great after all these years❤
Drummer is killin it!!! Bravo!!
@@loudseywillingham5522 Great post and I couldn’t agree more! He might’ve been the happiest person on the stage that night.
You’re right.. he is definitely feeling it !
That was my comment! Who is he, anyone?
@@Maria-n6t2d I really don’t know..offhand
Thought it might be Michael Bland who played with Prince and Soul Asylum among others. Can’t find any info to confirm that though.
🎉still here listening this beautiful song from my teenage days 80s 🎉great time 🎉a lot fun carefree ❤classic masterpiece is 2024 love it 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤
Close your eyes and its 1981......I want to go back !!!!!
@@daveallen2455 Great post and do you know what? 1981 and every consecutive year after that up to today has been filled with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo‘s music!
@@RockTimeTraveler2112 1981.....The year I graduated High School. :-)
@@daveallen2455 Great memories!
They rocked my early 80s bigtime. Hit after hit blarring on my car radio. Those were the times. They could rock.
@@roybell8470 Great post and I think it’s amazing that they are still rocking four decades later! A testament to their commitment to their compositions, arrangements, music, and hard work!
Great to see senior citizens still rockin' out!
I think they are a year or two older than me and I consider myself elderly. Her voice really shows the wear and tear. I sing just like I did when I was twenty, horribly and completely out of tune at all times.
One in every thread...
Pat can still bring it.....Awesome Baby !!!
Being a professional acoustic drummer for many moons I absolutely love Pat and Neil!
Still a fantastic voice ….. I grew up with this music and I’m now growing old with it …. Brilliant.
I just wish I’d seen her live here in UK 😢 x Luv Ya Pat x
Her range is still there. GREAT VOICE!!!
This must be one of the first times you've ever heard her. She's sounding very hoarse compared to a few years ago.
Her voice is no where close to what it used to be but it was one of the great voices of rock in the day. It's had a lot of wear and tear from years and years of touring and singing her heart out.
@@truthenema245 True. You don't have to go back to the 70s to hear her sounding a better than this. "Time waits for no one". Maybe it's waiting for Mick Jagger but he never had a voice like hers.
@@bigdambluesband6295 I didn't say you had to go back to the 70's to hear Pat sounding good. Where did you read that ?
Wow she sounds just the same! Fantastic!
Do your hearing aids need new batteries?
No 70+ year old signs the same as when they were 20 something. She can't hit the high notes anymore.
Tommy Shaw comes the closest.
The piano!!! Beautiful song! Thank you to all!!!!!!!💯🎶🎹❤️🔥
@@rickgalloway8344 Great post and I couldn’t agree more!
Thank you!! She STILL ROCKS!!!!!
@@RockTimeTraveler2112Thanks again!!! I left a couple of comments on your community post also- great playlist, also if you like rock classics and piano check out GAMAZDA!
I hope they have those drums bolted down, dude's a MONSTER! 😳
@@armedinbama Great post and let me tell you, he was hitting those drums so hard that I thought they might all get smashed in! Too funny!
@@RockTimeTraveler2112I just spent an hour trying to find out who he is. If you find out please share?
@@Maria-n6t2d yes, I will.
The queen of rock.
Seriously?
She is no “ queen “ of any genre.
Honestly; she’s okay at best
Always liked her. She’s still got it! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Doesn't matter what octave she's in, I just love her voice.
@@agentorange2554 Great post and I couldn’t agree more. 😎
Fantastic then & still now !!!
Pat has acquired somewhat of an aged whiskey barrel rasp to her voice, and I think it sounds fantastic.
@@skoorb1 Yes, I agree 💯
She has unlocked the “Do Kim Carnes Covers” achievement.
That’s an epic song to write as their first time co-writing!
Sounds really good!! You still got it Pat!!
Pat Benatar has not stopped touring, so comments like "she still has it" is ridiculous. She has toured almost every year since the 2000s.
Followed her from her start…she sounds great!
@@diadora9292 Great post and like you, I have been there as a fan of her since she started.
They were on King Biscuit way back in the day and I've never heard them top that version of this song. When she sang "Just when you think you've got it down", her voice sent chills up my spine. It still does every time I play that tape. Love this song.
How many people can sing at that age are you kidding me I'd love to see him
PAT BENATAR IS STILL SYNONYMOUS WITH ROCK N ROLL!!!
@@KaptainKold Great post and I couldn’t agree more!
I remember hearing heartbreaker for the first time on the radio. WZZO out of Allentown PA. I was smoking a dube with a friend. We both looked at each other and said, hmmmm not bad. Then we put Yes on the turntable.
@@afghanwhigs01 Great post and recollection from the past. Yes, it’s amazing to think that Pat and Neil have been rocking it for more than four decades.
Ah...Z-95.
Reading some negative comments .. Really?? You try rocking at 71 !!! Let's see if you can sing in the original key huh? People are so ignorant. Pat you kick ass!!!!! Same to you Neil !!!
So far, I haven't seen any negative comments. Doesn't mean they're not there. Majority rules. Put you big boy pants on and enjoy the show.😎🇺🇲
Being triggered by words is equally ignorant, suck it up and drive on. ❄️❄️
One of the BEST singers ever!
@@denisewhisler5536 Without a doubt!
They sound great, love them defying time!!
@@hellerhs Exactly! They have aged incredibly well and still have that fire and passion.
She is amazing ❤
Dang, Neil plays piano too? What a guitar player. His lead lines and chord licks are the best. He rocks and doesn't let up.
@@danielweeks3723 Excellent post and I couldn’t agree more!
They still killin it!!!!!!!
@@kimjones9374 Great post and I couldn’t agree more.
WOW! She still got the voice! 🤘
@@hereisyourmusic30 Yes! She sounded great! 👍
My favorite song AND video of all time !!!!!!
Damn, she still sounds amazing!! 💯👏❤️
What a great voice 😊
Drummer was KILLING it. Good stuff.
looks and sounds great
She's always been a BAD-ASS ❤❤❤❤
So good to see these legends from back in my time still performing. Been seeing quite a good bit of them lately showing up on my feed.
Just imagine if Michael Jackson didn't prematurely die and was still alive eh? All now so he would have still been performing. That would have been something special.
For any age this would be respectable vocal performance but a person 71 years old, she is amazing. Neil is a killer player. Band sounds great. Looks like a good show.
@@TheJimburke Thank you for your post. It was a very good show, and Pat and Neil are simply amazing!
She still sounds great!
They still sound great!
you guys are still sounding so fantastic!!!!!❤🎉
She still sounds great.
That’s how it’s done after 45 years. God Bless Them they still sound great! Drummer is excellent! 🙏🏼♥️🪽
Love this so much!🤟🏻
So good!!
Mick Mahon on bass. Great guy. He's been with them for a long time.
Yep. I've worked with him several times. Really nice person and great bass player. Mahan actually.
Oh Pat you still got it down down!!!!
One of the truly fantastic performers from back when music was actually music!! 👍
They still are awesome…
@@brianohara5337 Great post and I couldn’t agree more!
Pat sounds great!
My Queen...
I saw Pat back in 1988, she was fantastic! She still sounds damn good!!
@@daspencer4537 Yes, I agree 💯
wow she sounds terrific! 👏👏👍👍
@@michelemccarthy9265 Great post and Pat and Neil have definitely aged well.
We had a meet and greet at the Peoria Civic Center last August. Because of Co-vid we weren't able to personally meet her but she and Neil were on stage and talked a bit on their history then took questions. Very intimate and truly enjoyable. And yes, in concert that little lady (5'1") can still belt them out. My wife and me are dirty collars and on a fixed income but she was worth every penny.
Ha!.. I went to a P.Benetar concert 1980.. She has such a powerful voice in that little body.. and still does.. wow!!
pat and i are the same age - 71 - damn ! i was in several rock bands in the 60's and 70's. now i can't sing a lick - pat still sounds great. time has not been good to my voice.
@@thedocofrock1890 Don’t be too hard on yourself. You can enjoy her music along with your memories.
All the comments about her voice being still there and good....Bravo Sierra. Her voice is shot. But who gives AF. She is over 70. No one beats father time. We are blessed that she is still touring and BTW, the reason her voice is shot is because she gave it all she had for decades......in Rock!! She is amazing, beautiful, sexy, intelligent, and talented. Thanks for the myriad of fantastic memories P.
Thank you so much for posting this. So good!
@@CAndrewNelson Hello and you are quite welcome!
What a powerful voice
Beautiful live performance❤
Wow! Always my top of the list female vocalist.
Congratulations 😊
LEGENDS.
WOW!! You still got it!!!! Go girl!!! Sing! Enjoy yourself.
Frigging awesome!
She sounds awesome! Rock on Pat!
I love live unedited footage like this! great Job..
@@christianworshipmusicother3805 Thank you!
Wow 🤩
Man sacrificed everything for their relationship. And regrets not a minute.
I saw them in 1981. They still kill it.
Damn, that woman sounds just as good as she did 40 years ago.