She’s a diva queen! But what is it with older people’s obsession with auto tune? It’s just weird haha. It’s just technology with auto tune having not been invented yet, not for another 15 years or so. But LOTS of technology is being used here in 1982. Synthesizer keyboards, guitar pedals, amplifiers, Microphone effects, all mixed by professional sound engineers. This is Not an acoustic unplugged performance by any means so settle down. It’s just technology. Even auto tune, done tastefully, can be a cool effect and no less legitimate form of artistic expression. Jimmy Hendrix popularized the wah pedal because it had just been invented around 1968. There was no such effect as “psychedelic” prior to that. But its use doesn’t diminish the music but gives it a particular style. It’s just advances in technology.
@@rlud304 It's not that the product is any less enjoyable to listen to. But when referring to someone's individual talent, being able to belt a rock song out at full voice *without it*, night after night for months at a time on tour and get it right just about every time is always going to be impressive compared to the popular artists of today. That and being able to do studio work in a single take the way some of them did. As a certified crusty old boomer[tm], though, it does definitely trigger my "These Kids Today" nerve.
@@grayaj23 You’re such a cliche’🙄 Let’s see her do it without a microphone cause isn’t that technology? Thats cheating isn’t it? There are plenty singers before her time who could belt with perfect pitch and plenty after her. Just because you’re out of touch and old doesn’t mean there’s any lack of amazing talent today. You boomers get more self absorbed the more irrelevant you become which is pathetic.
Love this woman she still kicks ass at 72 she puts generations of the last 25 years to shame with those vocals. She has the swag and attitude to back her singing up.
She was great for sure... no she does not kick ass at 72 lol. They sit and have acoustic things. Very different. I think they might now be done with that.
okay, but in 1982 - she was quite young - 30 years old. So - that is still a huge time gap. But i agree - she could and CAN sing, much better as all these young chicks and toyboys who simulate to be a real singer. Aslo - compare these old guys (in their youth) with the modern "young" stars - today 99% fake and simulated stuff, then - you had Bon, Lemmy, Ozzi or Freddie. Nuff said - these were REAL animals. Today, it is a tame zoo.
Yep. Her and Alanis I think are top two all time. Edge to Alanis because she's a killer song-writer on top of being a great vocalist. Huge drop off to whoever takes the #3 spot.
@@martinportelance138 LOL, no. Mid 70s, the age of 10 minute drum solos, etc. The unbelievable self-indulgence of mid 70s rock led to punk and the new wave of post-punk creativity.
@@martinportelance138 I don't mind some prog rock butI am of the generation that favours post-punk over prog. In general I would favour a 4 minute track over a 12 minute track. And 70s pomp rock wasn't just prog. As for Genesis, in my view, both Peter Gabriel and Genesis went on to prosper and Invisible Touch and So are both great albums in their own way.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 I don't care how much they sell; Cult classics like Aphrodite Child's 666 almost didn't sell at all: Prog is made to be self-indulgent and pompous, with 20 minutes songs better performed wearing silly hats and/or capes - that's what prog fans are looking for, whereas punk fans prefer the rawness, energy and questionable musicianship.
Neil Giraldo has the cajones on guitar to keep up with her powerhouse of a voice!… And that’s no easy task! He never gets enough credit for how amazing he is as a guitar player. But that only makes sense because she has a one in a million voice! What a dynamic duo they make!
Nice job cleaning that video clean up - it looks great, she looks great, she sounds great, the song is great, the band is great. I feel blessed to have this music as my life's soundtrack.
I've decided that when I die, I want a soundtrack played of all the songs that meant something to me at different phases of my life, in order, so it will be a celebration rather than people sitting around sadly.
I just listened (again), and I finished with a lump in my throat from awe, and a tear in my eye when I thought about what crap most music has devolved to...
I was in high school from ‘79 - ‘83 and I remember there were lots of girls who had the Pat Benatar look. That was a band that the girls and guys liked. An amazing powerful, beautiful voice coming from a beautiful woman and backed up by a great band.
I was born in 1984. I discovered this ARTIST a few years ago and I love her ever since. I’ve only listened Love is A Battlefield about 15 years ago not knowing all the great songs she has. I would die to have seen her live in the 80’s 🥲
Pat Benetar brings back so many memories of my teens years. I recall in the nightclubs how all the women would run to the dance floor, put their handbags and purses down and then dance around them in a group dance whenever 'Love is a Battlefield ' was played. It was like some female call to arms for the women. Still makes me smile when I think about it to this day.
I had such a massive crush on Pat Benatar back in 1981 when i was 14 and knew every song off In The Heat Of The Night and Crimes of Passion like the back of my hand , and yes pun very much intended
The day I heard this song on the radio for the 1rst time in 1979, is the same day I ran right to the record store. I was 16 years old, & still have the LP. A powerhouse vocalist, in a petite body, is Pat Benatar!
I remember seeing them at a small venue, Montezuma Hall at my alma mater, San Diego State. She was awesome, and Myron was insane on drums. I play drums so I was captivated by his talent, stage presence, and the curved cymbal stands. Neil scorched the little venue with his riffs. It was a great night.
@rlud304 ask yourself who is really the simpleton. Sure, there is genius and talent in all decades. But the concept of "golden age" vs declining/decadent ages has been around for millennia. Art forms go through a period of florescence, generally reach a height, then at the least become less original, and are surpasssed by a new style. Better is a qualitative term, dependent on how different qualities are valued. The classsical 18th century Georgians were certain that their era was better than 17th century Baroque. The Victorians were in no doubt that their period was better than the mid-18th century in every way. The mid-20th century were just as certain that the Victorian age was appalling and their age was best. Our age has similar views about much from mid-last century.
A LOT of people played at the Capitol, such a shame its gone. Prince played there. Remember the shopping area with those giant cubes in the parking lot?
@@JohnMacFergus-oz5cp There aren't many venues like that to see new bands outside of NYC (which has turned into a dump). I saw Morrissey at The Wellmont maybe 10yrs ago. I think that's the only place left.
@Patricia Benatar ~ Girl, I know you don't tour anymore & that's cool. I was a teenager when I discovered your music. I thought it was the most bad ass female singer in the world. And you still are!!!
She's soooooooooo bad ass!! Neil Gerardo was always up there on the list!!! She wouldn't sound right without him...she's fukkn brutal here!!!❤❤🇺🇲🇬🇧🇩🇪💪😎
My top Female Rock singers of the 80s. #1 Ann Wilson "Heart" #2 Pat Benatar #3 Stevie Nicks Honorable Mention #4 Joan Jett. She was not the best singer but a Pure Rock Star and my first Crush.
I don't mean to pick on you but you do realise that you've probably named the four 80s female artists that American rock radio played most, now and since. Many Americans tend to make roughly the same estimation - funny that. All four are worthy in their own way, and Pat is undoubtedly great, possibly even the best. Ann is a belter and very good at it, and I also like Heart. As far as vocal skills, she is not a patch on Laura Branigan, though of course, her genre was Eurodisco and powerballads. Stevie is a charismatic artist and distinctive songwriter but to say she is one of the "best singers" of her era is just laughable. I would pick Christine McVie, say, over her every second of the day. As for Joan, kudos for her achievements as singer/guitarist but she is not in the same class. Let me throw in some names who recorded through the 80s. Tina Turner. Martha Davis of the Motels. Annie Lennox of Eurythmics. Alison Moyet. Chrissie Amphlett of Divinyls if you favour a "rough" vocal. If you like belters, Jennifer Rush, an American recording in English in Germany and original artist for The Power Of Love. Debbie Harry for a different vocal style. Likewise Kate Bush. (I'd pick Bonnie Tyler over Stevie Nicks for their style.) There again, Canadians would probably argue for Darby Mills of Headpins, and Holly Woods of the Canadian band, Toronto, much more in the Ann Wilson/American radio mould. Toronto, by the way originally recorded What About Love in 1982.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 I appreciate your comment. As I indicated in my comment I said Rock singers. Tina had rock roots sort of but Big Wheels Privat Dancer What's love and Thunderdome all Pop hits Allison or Yazoo was New Wave / Dance but one of the best singers by far. Debby Harry was what I called Disco/punk. Bonnie Tyler not sure how to Classify her but was not Rock. Chrissie was awesome but a flash in the pan. Annie Lennox man she could sing but Pop as well. Kate Bush I only know one of her songs Running up the hill but what a great song. still not Rock. I don't know the others sorry. I know my list was what they played the most, but when I think female 80s rock singers that's the 4 set the bar.
@Mangrove-pd7hx Thank you for your courteous and thoughtful response. I suggest your view of what constitutes "rock" is overly viewed through the prism of the commercial mainstream or classic rock radio format in America. I don't think the definition of rock should be narrowly restricted by a radio marketing format. In America, there were traditionally four big formats, pop, rock, country and R&B, but there were always overlaps. Pop rock was one such, where songs and artists could be both pop and rock. Also, in the 70s, especially in UK, was the development of sub-genres like progressive rock, art rock, glam rock, punk rock and post-punk/new wave. In the US, the Billboard Modern Rock chart appeared in the early 80s. As far as what was female rock, according to the Grammy category, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female that could apparently include anyone from Tanya Tucker to Donna Summer, who won the first one for Hot Stuff. This probably says more about the industry's lack of support for rock chicks than anything else, but still. Pat Benatar won 4 in the early 80s. Tina Turner's roots were R&B, but she won 4 in the category later in the 80s, so I am mystified how she does not qualify as a rock singer, even though she is successful in pop. Alison Moyet was nominated in the category in 1993, while Eurythmics were nominated successfully and unsuccessfully in the Rock Vocal, Duo or Group category in the late 80s. Non-American artists were perhaps less mindful of American radio genres and so less easy to categorise into one narrow genre. I would say that Eurythmics and Alison Moyet fall into the pop rock category while Kate Bush is in art rock, if you wish to categorise. None of them are pure rock but nor are they pure pop, in the way that say Bananarama or Kylie Minogue are. I'm Australian and certainly the very successful rock format radio station here in Sydney in the 80s treated Blondie, Tina Turner, Eurythmics and Alison Moyet as "rock artists" and also played the Kate Bush art rock hits. Of course our radio formats in those days were probably less rigid than in America. Conversely, core Ausrock artists eg Midnight Oil and Hoodoo Gurus tended to be categorised as Modern Rock rather than Mainstream in America. I acknowledge what you say about Yazoo being primarily a synth-pop/dance act. Her partner in the group, Vince Clarke came from Depeche Mode and went on to Erasure, but her own inclination was more R&B, so although the music is synthesiser, her vocals were more rock stylings, in songs like Don't Go and Nobody's Diary, even Only You, not to mention her later solo work. I would think it is fairly uncontroversial to categorise Blondie as rock; their roots were clearly in the punk rock scene even though, like the British artists, their work did not always conform to American mainstream rock radio norms. They were also nominated in the Best Rock Vocal, Duo or Group category, for Call Me, which I guess you would call disco/punk. I can understand you thinking Divinyls are a one hit wonder, however, in Australia they are respected and beloved Hall of Famers, with 19 Top 100 chartings between 1981 and 1996. I recommend you listen to their 80s hits like Boys In Town, Pleasure and Pain, Good Die Young, Sleeping Beauty, Science Fiction and Only Lonely, if you are not familiar. Martha Davis is a splendid American singer/songwriter who released 5 albums with The Motels and one solo in the 80s. The Motels' Total Control was a big hit in Australia in 1980 and she had a solo top 10 hit with Don't Tell Me The Time. Bonnie Tyler's 80s albums are uncontroversially classified as rock. To my ears, both Annie Lennox and Alison Moyet are better stronger singers than Ann Wilson, while Martha Davis is more expressive. One more point, the American big three mainstream rock females were nowhere near as dominant in the UK. Heart had 9 top 40 hits, but the first was Alone in 1987. The 1985 Heart album singles only charted in 1988. Pat only had 3 top 40 hits while Stevie had 2 plus 2 of her 70s Fleetwood Mac songs. Her first solo top 40 was Rooms On Fire in 1989. Neither Pat nor Stevie had a UK top 10 hit. Joan Jett only had the one UK top 40 hit. Blondie, on the other hand, had 6 UK number one hits.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 I feel where you are coming from. I guess I am just an old fart that is still bitter about Metalica losing to Jethro Tull for best Hard rock band of the year. lol What I am saying is. if I go to a Rock concert with Ac/DC and Skid Row and the Scorpions and Alison Moyet comes out I would be like WTF. I would not mind but still. I feel an artist should pick a lane and stay in it or you wind up with Beyonce winning best country artist of the year. For me Rock is a Feeling an Emotion of screaming and getting it all out. Like I said I like all types of music. I grew up in Clubs and Worked in Clubs. If I was in a dance club and they were playing Expose and Lime and Yazoo and then Anthrax comes on, I think it would mess up the dance vibe. I just don't like all-inclusiveness in music I feel that it takes away from the feeling and emotion one gets when they hear a song that they connect with in a style of music they like. Thank you for commenting also.
I got a retro turntable and just bought her first 4 albums. I knew some of the songs, but did not realize how awesome they were. Her first album may be my fav!! So hard to pick!!!
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I seen some great shows, but wow, wow, wow...they blew the roof off of that joint.
She still owes me for the cost of the concert tickets for me and my date, about this same time frame. 1982, picked up my girl in my 1972 Camero to drive 90 minutes to Lakeland to see Pat perform. She did 1 song and then passed out on stage. They said from heat exhaustion from that day on the beach? She never came back out or returned later that year. I'm glad she was OK, but even the sponsor, local radio station did not offer anything. Pat, you owe me a performance. Don't worry...still luv ya.
There was a reason this song was used in the movie 'Nobody' Its a perfectly timed song for driving games and the like, so the main character driving to this song was natural.
I saw her in seattle at catch a rising star in 1978, a ticket for like 3 bucks. Her and Spyder were the best concert even 55 years later. They sound exactly like the albums OR BETTER.
I am so happy I lived during the times when music was like this. It's got to be a rare moment in history. Like finding 1 diamond of great value after pulling out tons of blue ground.
![[14] Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Live 2001](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PoX_W6VuFf0/mqdefault.jpg)
Man that is the true QUEEN OF ROCK, right there!
❤🤘😎🤘 You got that Right!!
Totally agree! 🎯
and her ole man ain't half bad either.
Easy there brutha, I do believe you might be referring to the UNTOUCHABLE, AND TRUE QUEEN OF THE PIPES OF ROCK, MISS ANNIE WILSON? 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🫦🫦🫦🫦🫦😆😆😆
@@walcomanno
She can sing and her husband can play!!!!! WOW!
What a great couple. Just watched them live tonight in DC, and they are truly the queen and king of rock and roll. 🎸👑❤️
Not good
Opps amazing
@@jasonflores3406 you had us in the first half ngl
He so underrated guitarist !
Pure talent. No autotune or canned music.
She’s a diva queen! But what is it with older people’s obsession with auto tune? It’s just weird haha. It’s just technology with auto tune having not been invented yet, not for another 15 years or so.
But LOTS of technology is being used here in 1982. Synthesizer keyboards, guitar pedals, amplifiers, Microphone effects, all mixed by professional sound engineers. This is Not an acoustic unplugged performance by any means so settle down. It’s just technology. Even auto tune, done tastefully, can be a cool effect and no less legitimate form of artistic expression.
Jimmy Hendrix popularized the wah pedal because it had just been invented around 1968. There was no such effect as “psychedelic” prior to that. But its use doesn’t diminish the music but gives it a particular style. It’s just advances in technology.
@@rlud304 It's not that the product is any less enjoyable to listen to. But when referring to someone's individual talent, being able to belt a rock song out at full voice *without it*, night after night for months at a time on tour and get it right just about every time is always going to be impressive compared to the popular artists of today.
That and being able to do studio work in a single take the way some of them did.
As a certified crusty old boomer[tm], though, it does definitely trigger my "These Kids Today" nerve.
@@grayaj23 You’re such a cliche’🙄
Let’s see her do it without a microphone cause isn’t that technology? Thats cheating isn’t it?
There are plenty singers before her time who could belt with perfect pitch and plenty after her. Just because you’re out of touch and old doesn’t mean there’s any lack of amazing talent today. You boomers get more self absorbed the more irrelevant you become which is pathetic.
@@rlud304 I apologize. I was the same way when I was 14. It's so easy to forget, I shouldn't hold it against you.
It’s cute that you think that was all live with zero effects.
Love this woman she still kicks ass at 72 she puts generations of the last 25 years to shame with those vocals. She has the swag and attitude to back her singing up.
She was great for sure... no she does not kick ass at 72 lol. They sit and have acoustic things. Very different. I think they might now be done with that.
Rock like this ALWAYS, made life worth livin. Thanks Pat and Neil
@@jamesbarrick3403Rock and roll like she sings it was hard on the vocal cords. She did well with VH1 crossroads with Martina McBride though.
okay, but in 1982 - she was quite young - 30 years old. So - that is still a huge time gap.
But i agree - she could and CAN sing, much better as all these young chicks and toyboys who simulate to be a real singer.
Aslo - compare these old guys (in their youth) with the modern "young" stars - today 99% fake and simulated stuff, then - you had Bon, Lemmy, Ozzi or Freddie.
Nuff said - these were REAL animals. Today, it is a tame zoo.
true dat
And that’s the last song of the set. Think about that for a second, kids. That voice, that control, at the END of the gig. 😮
Yep and it was the Get Nervous Tour. This song here I think was already like 3-4 yrs old at the time.
And she still has enough gas in the tank for that "THANK YOU!!!" at the end!
In my opinion, one of the best female vocalists in this genre that ever existed! Love you Pat!!
Yep. Her and Alanis I think are top two all time. Edge to Alanis because she's a killer song-writer on top of being a great vocalist. Huge drop off to whoever takes the #3 spot.
No doubt about it...
👍
truth
@@zoso73Pat and Ann Wilson.
OMG I forgot just how good Neil Pat & the whole band were, at the Top of there game!
They still are great. Saw them in 2022
He is so underrated guitarist !
Pat is such a babe... Just beautiful as can be. This band is great. The drummer rocks as well.
Nice and sexy in that skirt. The perm looks good on her as well
For you kids, THIS is Rock and Roll!
Somebody asked her if her kids went to school and bragged about their mom being a rock star, she said "to them I'm just mom."
How cool is that!?
And she is definitely a rock star ! ...
She does a great job of portraying anger in this version. Ah, the stage presence taught in classical training.
To me, it feels more like defiance, than anger. She's struggling against, and overcoming, a toxic lover who wants to keep her down.
What POWER and PASSION! These deserve their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
70s, 80s rock was the best.
I think it has been scientifically proved that 1966-76 was rock musics' best decade.
@@martinportelance138 LOL, no. Mid 70s, the age of 10 minute drum solos, etc. The unbelievable self-indulgence of mid 70s rock led to punk and the new wave of post-punk creativity.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 It wasn't self-indulgence that destroyed progressive, but rather commercialisation. Case in point: Genesis.
@@martinportelance138 I don't mind some prog rock butI am of the generation that favours post-punk over prog. In general I would favour a 4 minute track over a 12 minute track. And 70s pomp rock wasn't just prog. As for Genesis, in my view, both Peter Gabriel and Genesis went on to prosper and Invisible Touch and So are both great albums in their own way.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 I don't care how much they sell; Cult classics like Aphrodite Child's 666 almost didn't sell at all: Prog is made to be self-indulgent and pompous, with 20 minutes songs better performed wearing silly hats and/or capes - that's what prog fans are looking for, whereas punk fans prefer the rawness, energy and questionable musicianship.
Neil Giraldo has the cajones on guitar to keep up with her powerhouse of a voice!… And that’s no easy task! He never gets enough credit for how amazing he is as a guitar player. But that only makes sense because she has a one in a million voice! What a dynamic duo they make!
Im surprised her voice alone didn't blow out the speakers, she's amazing.❤
I saw her on this tour in Greensboro, NC. Saga opened for her...
Wow!! Would loved to have seen them together. I saw Pat Benatar once.....best concert I'd ever been too. I was about 6 or 7 standing rows from her.
Nice job cleaning that video clean up - it looks great, she looks great, she sounds great, the song is great, the band is great. I feel blessed to have this music as my life's soundtrack.
I've decided that when I die, I want a soundtrack played of all the songs that meant something to me at different phases of my life, in order, so it will be a celebration rather than people sitting around sadly.
What an incredible band!!!
I just listened (again), and I finished with a lump in my throat from awe, and a tear in my eye when I thought about what crap most music has devolved to...
I was in high school from ‘79 - ‘83 and I remember there were lots of girls who had the Pat Benatar look. That was a band that the girls and guys liked. An amazing powerful, beautiful voice coming from a beautiful woman and backed up by a great band.
High school 82-85 it was madonna girls lol
@@Pedroism Yes 83-86, lol....Madonna girls were hot
Me too! Got the 45 of You better Run
Every decade had a certain flair about it, but for me, the late 70’s going into the late 80’s was the best time for music! To be argued though…
One of my favorite song from the 80's
I was born in 1984. I discovered this ARTIST a few years ago and I love her ever since. I’ve only listened Love is A Battlefield about 15 years ago not knowing all the great songs she has. I would die to have seen her live in the 80’s 🥲
Check out her video "I'm going to follow you" MTV used to play it all the time
I was born in 69 and in grade school we all loved her and Blondie. Music was way cooler then
@@deansusec8745that’s for sure. No memorable bands within the last years anymore 😢
Well, at least some of those great bands are still touring these days
@@deansusec8745 You mean it was actual music.
Pat Benetar brings back so many memories of my teens years. I recall in the nightclubs how all the women would run to the dance floor, put their handbags and purses down and then dance around them in a group dance whenever 'Love is a Battlefield ' was played. It was like some female call to arms for the women. Still makes me smile when I think about it to this day.
And in high heels. Omg what a powerful voice and stage presence.
Wow...
Such a HUGE voice & Rock Star attitude...
🎸🤘🎙️
For such a Tiny woman!!
One of the all time great voices in rock.
Seen this tour in 83 at the Lakeland Civic center, Great show and a Great live band. Cool video.
Wow!!
I did too in Atlanta Georgia, amazing performance
She’s still fierce af in her 70s! Queen of Rock!
They sure don't make them like they used to do!!! ❤love this lady.
Awesome me Too!
Geez, her voice blows me away. Definitely my favorite female vocalist.
I had such a massive crush on Pat Benatar back in 1981 when i was 14 and knew every song off In The Heat Of The Night and Crimes of Passion like the back of my hand ,
and yes pun very much intended
Amazing she still has that voice now.
Love this song Pat Benatar since 80s its Great song to totally rock out with.
Damn forgot how good she was, queen of rock,
Definately.
Such a perfect performance. Wow, just seeing it.
The day I heard this song on the radio for the 1rst time in 1979, is the same day I ran right to the record store. I was 16 years old, & still have the LP. A powerhouse vocalist, in a petite body, is Pat Benatar!
What a song! What a singer! She looked the part too!
Happy 72 nd Birthday Pat.
THAT DRESS!!!!!
Yeah, we were all skinnier back then... Barry Gibb laughed that he could never fit in his white satin pants from the Stayin' Alive video.
@@RubyTwilite She's still in good trim, is Pat.
La mejor de todos los tiempos saludos dsd vzla
Talent on the vocals and all instruments that is missing in today's music.
Check out The Warning. You maybe surprised.
Wow that takes me back !!!! She is still amazing today x
Pat Benatar kicks ass!
Pat Benatar, Doro Pesch, Ann Wilson. My three favorite female singers.
Badass!!!!!!!!!!!
Complete badass!!!
I remember seeing them at a small venue, Montezuma Hall at my alma mater, San Diego State. She was awesome, and Myron was insane on drums. I play drums so I was captivated by his talent, stage presence, and the curved cymbal stands. Neil scorched the little venue with his riffs. It was a great night.
Sadly there is no music like this anymore.
Juliette Lewis has some rocking stuff, but she can't sing opera like Pat....
Pretty Reckless, Halestorm, Dorothy.
You're not looking hard enough.
@@mickeymorgan4672 Thanks for the recommends.
The Warning
@@nordattack Greta Van Fleet.
Yup the 80s was the best ever and the decade that made us I love the 80s my favorite era of all time good stuff 👍
No it wasn’t any better . Every decade has talent, genius. Why are you such a simpleton?
@rlud304 ask yourself who is really the simpleton. Sure, there is genius and talent in all decades.
But the concept of "golden age" vs declining/decadent ages has been around for millennia.
Art forms go through a period of florescence, generally reach a height, then at the least become less original, and are surpasssed by a new style.
Better is a qualitative term, dependent on how different qualities are valued.
The classsical 18th century Georgians were certain that their era was better than 17th century Baroque. The Victorians were in no doubt that their period was better than the mid-18th century in every way. The mid-20th century were just as certain that the Victorian age was appalling and their age was best. Our age has similar views about much from mid-last century.
Four of the bands that I was crazy about in the mid-to-late 70s: Pat B., Heart, 1994, and The Runaways. Suzi Quatro was also excellent.
Oh my God what an energy displayed dşrectly to the poblic. That is kick ass performance.
Drummer is KILLING it!!!
I've always thought that dude Rocked!!
Myron Grombacher is his name.
Pat looks incredible here. Will always Love her. Pure rock. Nothing like her. 😊❤
Who wasn't in love with Pat. Saw her at the Capitol theater of Passaic NJ in 1978. Great show! Great band. Shame she's married lol. Luv ya Pat!
A LOT of people played at the Capitol, such a shame its gone. Prince played there. Remember the shopping area with those giant cubes in the parking lot?
@@RubyTwilite Yes, remember those cubes and a lot of great shows. Was there with a wine sack of vodka and OJ most every time.
@@JohnMacFergus-oz5cp There aren't many venues like that to see new bands outside of NYC (which has turned into a dump). I saw Morrissey at The Wellmont maybe 10yrs ago. I think that's the only place left.
@Patricia Benatar ~ Girl, I know you don't tour anymore & that's cool. I was a teenager when I discovered your music. I thought it was the most bad ass female singer in the world. And you still are!!!
That solo was lit.
That lick toward the end of the solo 3:20 right down the fretboard - sweet.
I haven't listened to that album in years, I forgot what a powerhouse Pat is. Wow.
Time to dig out the old albums again.
Pat Benatar forever
She's soooooooooo bad ass!! Neil Gerardo was always up there on the list!!! She wouldn't sound right without him...she's fukkn brutal here!!!❤❤🇺🇲🇬🇧🇩🇪💪😎
THAT SAME OUTFIT AT THE L.A. SPORTS ARENA, I WAS THERE IN THIRD ROW AT 13 BY MYSELF... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
80´s the best years!!!
My top Female Rock singers of the 80s. #1 Ann Wilson "Heart" #2 Pat Benatar #3 Stevie Nicks Honorable Mention #4 Joan Jett. She was not the best singer but a Pure Rock Star and my first Crush.
Carpenters lead singer 🤣👍👌
I don't mean to pick on you but you do realise that you've probably named the four 80s female artists that American rock radio played most, now and since. Many Americans tend to make roughly the same estimation - funny that.
All four are worthy in their own way, and Pat is undoubtedly great, possibly even the best. Ann is a belter and very good at it, and I also like Heart. As far as vocal skills, she is not a patch on Laura Branigan, though of course, her genre was Eurodisco and powerballads. Stevie is a charismatic artist and distinctive songwriter but to say she is one of the "best singers" of her era is just laughable. I would pick Christine McVie, say, over her every second of the day. As for Joan, kudos for her achievements as singer/guitarist but she is not in the same class.
Let me throw in some names who recorded through the 80s.
Tina Turner.
Martha Davis of the Motels.
Annie Lennox of Eurythmics.
Alison Moyet.
Chrissie Amphlett of Divinyls if you favour a "rough" vocal.
If you like belters, Jennifer Rush, an American recording in English in Germany and original artist for The Power Of Love.
Debbie Harry for a different vocal style.
Likewise Kate Bush.
(I'd pick Bonnie Tyler over Stevie Nicks for their style.)
There again, Canadians would probably argue for Darby Mills of Headpins, and Holly Woods of the Canadian band, Toronto, much more in the Ann Wilson/American radio mould. Toronto, by the way originally recorded What About Love in 1982.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 I appreciate your comment. As I indicated in my comment I said Rock singers. Tina had rock roots sort of but Big Wheels Privat Dancer What's love and Thunderdome all Pop hits Allison or Yazoo was New Wave / Dance but one of the best singers by far. Debby Harry was what I called Disco/punk. Bonnie Tyler not sure how to Classify her but was not Rock. Chrissie was awesome but a flash in the pan. Annie Lennox man she could sing but Pop as well. Kate Bush I only know one of her songs Running up the hill but what a great song. still not Rock. I don't know the others sorry. I know my list was what they played the most, but when I think female 80s rock singers that's the 4 set the bar.
@Mangrove-pd7hx Thank you for your courteous and thoughtful response. I suggest your view of what constitutes "rock" is overly viewed through the prism of the commercial mainstream or classic rock radio format in America. I don't think the definition of rock should be narrowly restricted by a radio marketing format. In America, there were traditionally four big formats, pop, rock, country and R&B, but there were always overlaps. Pop rock was one such, where songs and artists could be both pop and rock. Also, in the 70s, especially in UK, was the development of sub-genres like progressive rock, art rock, glam rock, punk rock and post-punk/new wave. In the US, the Billboard Modern Rock chart appeared in the early 80s.
As far as what was female rock, according to the Grammy category, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female that could apparently include anyone from Tanya Tucker to Donna Summer, who won the first one for Hot Stuff. This probably says more about the industry's lack of support for rock chicks than anything else, but still. Pat Benatar won 4 in the early 80s. Tina Turner's roots were R&B, but she won 4 in the category later in the 80s, so I am mystified how she does not qualify as a rock singer, even though she is successful in pop. Alison Moyet was nominated in the category in 1993, while Eurythmics were nominated successfully and unsuccessfully in the Rock Vocal, Duo or Group category in the late 80s.
Non-American artists were perhaps less mindful of American radio genres and so less easy to categorise into one narrow genre. I would say that Eurythmics and Alison Moyet fall into the pop rock category while Kate Bush is in art rock, if you wish to categorise. None of them are pure rock but nor are they pure pop, in the way that say Bananarama or Kylie Minogue are. I'm Australian and certainly the very successful rock format radio station here in Sydney in the 80s treated Blondie, Tina Turner, Eurythmics and Alison Moyet as "rock artists" and also played the Kate Bush art rock hits. Of course our radio formats in those days were probably less rigid than in America. Conversely, core Ausrock artists eg Midnight Oil and Hoodoo Gurus tended to be categorised as Modern Rock rather than Mainstream in America.
I acknowledge what you say about Yazoo being primarily a synth-pop/dance act. Her partner in the group, Vince Clarke came from Depeche Mode and went on to Erasure, but her own inclination was more R&B, so although the music is synthesiser, her vocals were more rock stylings, in songs like Don't Go and Nobody's Diary, even Only You, not to mention her later solo work.
I would think it is fairly uncontroversial to categorise Blondie as rock; their roots were clearly in the punk rock scene even though, like the British artists, their work did not always conform to American mainstream rock radio norms. They were also nominated in the Best Rock Vocal, Duo or Group category, for Call Me, which I guess you would call disco/punk.
I can understand you thinking Divinyls are a one hit wonder, however, in Australia they are respected and beloved Hall of Famers, with 19 Top 100 chartings between 1981 and 1996. I recommend you listen to their 80s hits like Boys In Town, Pleasure and Pain, Good Die Young, Sleeping Beauty, Science Fiction and Only Lonely, if you are not familiar.
Martha Davis is a splendid American singer/songwriter who released 5 albums with The Motels and one solo in the 80s. The Motels' Total Control was a big hit in Australia in 1980 and she had a solo top 10 hit with Don't Tell Me The Time.
Bonnie Tyler's 80s albums are uncontroversially classified as rock.
To my ears, both Annie Lennox and Alison Moyet are better stronger singers than Ann Wilson, while Martha Davis is more expressive.
One more point, the American big three mainstream rock females were nowhere near as dominant in the UK. Heart had 9 top 40 hits, but the first was Alone in 1987. The 1985 Heart album singles only charted in 1988. Pat only had 3 top 40 hits while Stevie had 2 plus 2 of her 70s Fleetwood Mac songs. Her first solo top 40 was Rooms On Fire in 1989. Neither Pat nor Stevie had a UK top 10 hit. Joan Jett only had the one UK top 40 hit. Blondie, on the other hand, had 6 UK number one hits.
@@johnmcdonnell7268 I feel where you are coming from. I guess I am just an old fart that is still bitter about Metalica losing to Jethro Tull for best Hard rock band of the year. lol What I am saying is. if I go to a Rock concert with Ac/DC and Skid Row and the Scorpions and Alison Moyet comes out I would be like WTF. I would not mind but still. I feel an artist should pick a lane and stay in it or you wind up with Beyonce winning best country artist of the year. For me Rock is a Feeling an Emotion of screaming and getting it all out. Like I said I like all types of music. I grew up in Clubs and Worked in Clubs. If I was in a dance club and they were playing Expose and Lime and Yazoo and then Anthrax comes on, I think it would mess up the dance vibe. I just don't like all-inclusiveness in music I feel that it takes away from the feeling and emotion one gets when they hear a song that they connect with in a style of music they like. Thank you for commenting also.
Excellent album vive les années 80👍
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I don't think I have ever seen her lip sync.......it's always live.....her and Spider!!!!! My idol!!!!!
Wow Pat! the queen of rock and Neil is so underrated guitarist !
Never gets old
I got a retro turntable and just bought her first 4 albums. I knew some of the songs, but did not realize how awesome they were. Her first album may be my fav!! So hard to pick!!!
I seen some great shows, but wow, wow, wow...they blew the roof off of that joint.
Geraldo is simply a beast on the Axe 😮
Really nice job restoring the video, thanks for that.
Myrom Grombaker Killed it!
Benatar en su mejor momento...1982 ! ! !
*her* best!
Saw her on July 20, 1981 at the Seattle Center Coliseum! Awesome singer!
Pat is a force of nature.
Get nervous, get nervous 💗
I loved her 40 years ago. Hope the best health. Still got her vinals.
Pure heat and hotness! With talent and beauty that tops it all!
Damn, she was fire!🔥
Real Rock, lets Go!
She still owes me for the cost of the concert tickets for me and my date, about this same time frame. 1982, picked up my girl in my 1972 Camero to drive 90 minutes to Lakeland to see Pat perform. She did 1 song and then passed out on stage. They said from heat exhaustion from that day on the beach? She never came back out or returned later that year. I'm glad she was OK, but even the sponsor, local radio station did not offer anything.
Pat, you owe me a performance. Don't worry...still luv ya.
There was a reason this song was used in the movie 'Nobody' Its a perfectly timed song for driving games and the like, so the main character driving to this song was natural.
Toujours sublime merci pat Toujours là
She’s a powerhouse ❤❤❤❤
THIS is singing!
I saw her in seattle at catch a rising star in 1978, a ticket for like 3 bucks. Her and Spyder were the best concert even 55 years later. They sound exactly like the albums OR BETTER.
Best version of this song by far, the both of them, along with the band, are utter fire! 🔥 Neal unleashes his inner Pete Townsend, killer. 🎤🎸
I saw her with the Blue Oyster Cult in Louisville Kentucky at the peak of her popularity. 1982 ❤
Wow, that was bad ass!
ce super groupe ne se prends au sérieux ❤
Queen!!!
I am so happy I lived during the times when music was like this. It's got to be a rare moment in history. Like finding 1 diamond of great value after pulling out tons of blue ground.
What a voice!
This is just kick ass. Thanks for the upload.
That drummer is amazing!
Espectacular.
Rock on Forever Pat!!!!
The Drummer also killed it!
Oh shit! I felt that!
It was so good ❤