So true! I really miss the days of my youth, along with family members and friends who are no longer here. Age though, is just a number, I’m 61 but still youthful-ish. 😊
I'm 68 yrs young and a lover of classic rock but the 80s music holds a special place in my heart cause when I hear this great music it makes me happy but at the same time because the passage of time reminds us of our own mortality but the music at the same time gives you a strength and makes you feel like we'll be around forever!
They sound amazing. Friendship endures so much bullshit we create during our youth. Time heals and love always conquers. I miss the 80's, THANK YOU SCANDAL. (Class of 1986).
"We're not gonna need keyboards on the second album." WTF? The keys were such a massive part of that sound. Especially that killer riff in "Goodbye to you." They sounded pretty tight....
Why didn't Vh1 try to reunite Triumph? Instead they tried to reunite Extreme...and that attempt failed. Great to see a lot of these bands reunited. But a lot of bands deserved it more. Triumph was definitely one of them.
RIP Ivan Elias, Frankie LaRocka who played drums on their debut EP passed about 6 months after this episode debuted, and Benjy King keyboardist who passed 9/20/2012.
I miss this era of music so much from the early and mid eighties. No cell phone, internet, or social media. We just had each other and our music. I still listen to this stuff in 2023.
I watched this show religiously when it was on. When he said he was going to try to reunite Scandal, I was like "nope, not gonna happen, way too much bad blood." Pulled off a damn miracle with this one.
Scandal was underrated I feel, they were a great Pop Rock band with an edgier sound that the normal groups. Patty's vocals were so good and Her voice carried so much Power while still showing such Femininity. Tough as nails on the outside She was a Warrior. Scandal was a good group that could have gone on to be so much more if they could have held it together.
Totally agree their management suppressed any ambition beyond the US yet MTV showed their video s globally j don't remember a European tour because in 84 I would have been front stage 🤘😁
20 years after this aired which was 20 years after the broke up,I am just now seeing this. I loved Scandal from the first time I heard them especially Patty ( since I was a middle school boy at the time). I got chills and goosebumps hearing them perform on this program. I hope in the end if nothing else, they kept in touch and stayed in each other’s lives. I haven’t researched or looked up their aftermath and choose to remember them having this happy ending even though Ivan was visibly missed and fondly remembered by the band.
OMG! I didn't know the show was old at all, I thought it was from last year or right before the lockdowns. DANG! You are right about it being that old. So much for fashion and hair styles not changing one bit since they made this to be able to tell. All those who point out that the 21st century is a creative dead zone really get backed up by this video and those steady hair and clothes styles. The only way to tell what era something is in in this century is the phones and TV screens, everything else is stuck.
I'm with you brother, I'm 57 and was wiping tears from my eyes also. This is an important band to a good many of us and we have lots of emotions wrapped up in it. It is what it is.
OMG!! I'm so glad that I watched this!! Brought back so many memories from the 80s!! I too, had such a crush on Patty!!! There will never be a decade anything close to the 80s!! Best decade ever!! So much FUN!! So FREE a time to go through my twenties!! Hats off to SCANDAL for doing this!! Just saying!! Have a great day!!!
I’m 25 again dancing at a club with beautiful girls wearing fun and sexy clothes, and really BIG hair. How blessed am I to be young at that time in history. Thanks for this!
I loved this band so much. A buddy from work turned me on to them so we got tickets to see them at the Roxy in Hollywood when the EP was getting tons of airplay on KROQ in Los Angeles. They totally killed it and I was crushin’ hard on Patty. Good times.
I love finding out what happened to them in regard to breaking up. I was and am a huge fan and never knew why they split. I figured it was Patty pulling the old female singer takes over routine and goes solo. Glad to find out it was not her being that way at all, and from what she said, maybe that whole reality of girls taking over in the 80s was all or in large part, the record company doings not the girls.
God dang!! Everyone of them must be crazy talented because after 20+ years they sound absolutely fantastic. Band these days could never sound this right after being away from each other 20 + years
Benjy was an amazing guy. I used to participate in a music forum where he was an active member, and he was absolutely the nicest and most authentic person you could imagine. He was just as emotional and sensitive as you see here, and he was completely comfortable with it. Everybody loved him. And one day the news broke that he died of a head injury from falling down the stairs of a subway station. It was shocking and absolutely heartbreaking. I never even met him but it saddens me to this day. He was very special.
Love John McEnroe saying, "And I think she knew I was a DECENT tennis player". So humble. John you were a GREAT tennis player !!! 7 Grand Slams is well beyond DECENT. ( lol ).
Impressive, one of the best sounding groups from my era .., i am no musician but for me the songs are so important....i am of the mtv generation and the music is still amazing to listen to
@@Cards-In-The-Closet You really feel how the music business was pretty tough. Look up Paul Pena to see how bad a record Company could destroy a life and career.
Addicted to these old shows now.. Stumbled upon the Vixen reunion..now Scandal! Awesome show.. not only for us to get another performance..but the emotions for the band members! A++
It was so good to find this on You Tube. I remember when this show originally aired and the Scandal reunion was the one I remember the most. I have thought of this show many times over the years but couldn't remember the name of the show or what network I seen it on. Tonight just randomly I watching You Tube stuff and up pops "Bands Reunited - Scandal and it's like oh my God there it is. Man it was emotional for me to watch this. What a rush. Always loved Scandal. I loved the guitar tones in this band. They were more clean sounding with less distortion that what was the norm when this band came out. The guitars are very good. And then there is Patty, I always thought she was so beautiful and what a super great voice. Thanks Vic for posting videos from this series. I look forward to watching all the rest of them. All I can say is wow !
I was 11 years old. I heard "The Warrior" for the first time. When I saw the video, "it" moved. It was at that moment that I realized I liked girls. Thank you Patty!
Awesome. Takes me right back to the 80s. I can only imagine how powerful this reunion is for the band members. This bands reunited episode is evidently from 2004. Another 20 years has gone by. Crazy. The power of a great/sexy female lead vocalist is incredible. Thank you Patty and all of your bandmates.
That was Awesome brought me back to the songs of my life. There was no better time to be alive like the 80s. MTV was a staple and then seeing the bands jump off the screen was magical!!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane Scandal
Never realized how much I liked this band till today. I really liked everything they made. I honestly had not thought about them in 30 years but by God it brought memories of friends and middle school and MTV and drinking with friends at the lake by a bonfire.
Alots of Love...I tell you..60 s..70 s..80 s..Greatest Music ever...M..T..V..There will never be music Like this..Thank you VH-1...Scandal..Patti Beautiful Lady..Brings back alot of memories... Rock...Heavy Metal...Pop..Thank you..❤😁👍✌️🎸🥁🌈🌠
I liked this episode- a lot of good came out in the end. Glad to see some of the guys played with her long after this show. Sad to hear that Benjy passed away. They all have such a great sound together. Gotta love the 80s. Miss that music.
They sounded amazing 20 years later. I was doubtful but wow, they rocked. You can tell they are each good people who love music and making people happy making music. RIP Ivan. All so good and just had that chemistry. Damn record company killed their vibe, I bet.
I had a big smile on my face the entire time I watched this video! Brought back so many good feelings and memories! Thanks to the band members who signed on to do this show.
I saw Patty in the 90's touring with Rod Stewart. She was doing acoustic songs. It was really good and her voice is one of the best in rock. She did an acoustic version of Goodbye to You. There were a lot of calls from the audience to do Warrior but she never did it... it was an unusually cold night in June at an outdoor venue so that might have had something to do with it. Rod had a lot of trouble with some of his vocals and I think that cold air was hard on their voices. But it was a great show... very memorable. It was very touching to see them get back together and heal some old wounds. I really appreciate the professionalism and their willingness to do something hard and put themselves out there one more time. As we age, we often have regrets and so little opportunity to forgive and be forgiven. What a great concept this show was...
Wow! What a great project by vh-1. So good to hear from all the members and see them reunite. Thanks for getting back together for one night one of my favorite groups.
They sounded great. I saw them I’m concert in the early 80s opening for some other big band that I can’t remember at the moment. They were great and everyone fell in love with her.
This was so great! Patty played my hometown in Dutchess County NY a few years back in an intimate setting under a tent and I was so happy I was able to attend after having been a fan from the beginning!
My last high school year and Patty bopping around in the red outfit...... My goodness, this was an excellent show reliving the 80's from rural repressed Michigan to Phoenix, AZ in USAF and we were all on our 20's partying to the songs on Warrior. The time and vibe was incredible.
Excellent story here! Glad to see the band moving on from past slights and losses to bring it for a night! Looks like everyone here - band and fans - are having a great time. The band sounds fabulous! The drummer is spectacular!
when ya put them all together, its magic on stage, like it was 1984, imagine ivan is looking down and playing with them, i wish we could go back to 80's, the music was hot with bands. and everthing else compared to whats going in the world today,
I miss this show, and this band. Saw them at a small club in Georgetown (DC) called The Bayou bitd... great show. Patty needs to be out singing... and as a pro drummer for the last 40 years myself, Tommy was such a HUGE part of the sound... great playing as always. Sigh...
The thing about this band is they all are great players and the drummer the heart of the stayed a rock star he was still a rock star when this band got back cool show easy one of the best sounding band reunions
That voice is 10/10. I love everything about it. She's got a lot of soul in her recordings especially THE WARRIOR. Aside from the dysfunction of the band it was 1984 all over again. Thank you Amir & VH1.
What a great happy ending. I watched this one and the one on The Motels, and to my surprise, especially on the one with The Motels, the band mates seem to have been very honest. Some did not want to come back, some were really angry about the break ups and in both cases, the reuniting allowed old wounds to be healed as new information came forward taking away a lot of the sting of the break ups. I wonder how many others didn't go so well. One thing is for sure, the production costs of this show must have been outrageous (paying all the band members and crew travel, plus time off from their current jobs, studio rental, etc.). I wonder if the show's demise was simply costs or not enough willing bands to reunite or a combination.
Wow, nicely done, I am sure it wasn't easy for the band to relive a past that was both good and a bit bitter and some unresolved items. The raw emotions on their faces were clear to see. Very bold to work through it and do a great performance.
I think they finally got to understand just what happened with each of them and how, aside from Zach and Patti, they all got screwed over by the record label, and did it a way that made it seem like it was Zack and Patti. I think if they did this now, they’d be able to create a great album
@@josearriola3087 She def is. She is not underrated though. She has had some great success and is well known. Go listen to Johnette, she is also a badass.
