Its odd to see this video I directed and edited it when i was 22 I think, Brings back great memories, I thought it was lost, all i have is an old 1" master of it, glad someone digitized it. If anyone is interested i could write up the whole story of this video , it was a blast to do. Little known fact, the priests with the gas masks are actually the members of Life of Agony. We shot the video in Peters basement, Lamours, the i beam cross was in Peters back yard, bedroom scene was my ex girlfriends apartment and the park scene was shot in staten Island.
I'd love to hear more background on your experience making the vid and your memories of spending time with the band...all the good and the bad and the funny, of course ;D No better band out there, then or now. Thanks for the info in your post above. It must have been a hoot spending time with those guys, always sarcastic and screwing around...was Johnny there at this time (Sal's drum tech) or no?? Thanks again!!
Yeah! I thought Sophie had the only VHS copy. I was working retail promo at RR at the time, we girls watched this and just about fell out of our chairs with laughter.
nastyprimate WOW! What a story to remember and tell about it. Thank you for sharing this with everyone here on RU-vid. I love this video and how peter steele looks in this video. He looks healthy and alive. Wish he could have kept going and never ended like the way it did. So sad but what can we do he is gone now and has broken lots of hearts. But thank you and I am happy to hear these kinds of stories from them. Please do share more. Its very interesting to know what type o negative was all about. 😊😊😊
nastyprimate That's awesome. I much prefer this version to the "official" video. I always wondered if this one was done for a Type O home video release or something.
Watching Peter Steele in this video is so surreal. I met him back in 1997 and we hung out for a few hours. He had such a great sense of humor, easy to be around, and he loved to watch me smoke my cigarette. He was also very "Romantic". I didn't want to say that because it sounds so cliche'. I was foretold by a friend of mine that he was real arrogant and rude. Quite the opposite. I met up with him again the following week when he played at the Oz Fest. He had sent me 6 free tickets in the mail prior to that day. This is like over 20 years ago. Anyways, what an awesome time of my life I had back then. May he R.I.P.
This video right here blows the short version plum out the water! Who would want to miss Peter thrusting, grinding sparks off his bass, and singing "Jesus Christ looks like me..."?
I was lucky enough to hear this for the first time on a classic rock station recently on a Saturday night, they were takin requests and someone asked for this. It's absolutely mesmerizing! As of right now it's all I listen to in my car on short trips, so glad this group is in my life right now🙏
Back in the late 2000s my father in-laws dad who had cancer loved this band and blasted it in his convertible mustang. He was in his late 70s then , he passed soon after finding this band.This will always remind me of him. Cool old dude.
Sin duda un personaje que marcó parte de mi vida y de tremendos carretes... Un inmortal irremplazable... termina la era Type O Negative dejando un tremendo legado y una influencia que traspasa todos los estilos musicales... Si no te vi en esta vida, será en la otra... descansa en paz Peter Steele! R.I.P.
I am glad to have meet Peter steel and Josh silver and the rest of the guys they were really cool down to earth people I can say my highschool years listening to these guys were a blessing I am now a adult with a daughter named her Jasmine from type o song summer breeze and I still listen to these guys they far beyond there time I know good music when I hear it and this moved my soul RIP Peter Steele
Arthur Bishop And that song was featured in the late 90's horrorflick "I Know What You Did Last Summer", & I definitely agree, the remake was badass . 🤘🤘🤘
Arthur Bishop actually I think their version was a cover as well lol. I think the Isley brothers did the original! I'll have to look it up now since it's in my memory but I don't know from how far back lol
LPS Katie I met him and talked for a few hours. He was really a good hearted person. We agreed to stay in touch and to my utter amazement HE reached out first. (Bad time in my life, I think he knew that) he saved my life. I never cried harder than when I heard about his death and the way in which he passed. I’m here today because of Pete. 100%
So firstly please keep in mind this was shot and cut over 30 years ago or so and my memories of the event are a bit dodgy at this point. I still hold Lord Petrus Steel in the highest regard and hope that I don’t come across in any other way. I first heard of Peter Steele when I was 15 in high school. I met a kid named Michael White who was the brother of Petes girlfriend or fiancé at the time, I never got to meet Pete but Michael White did play the demo tape of Carnivore for all of us that hung out at the statue in John Dewey HS. They just changed their name from Fallout to Carnivore and it had 3 songs on it Carnivore, WW 3 and 4 and the subhuman. I can’t even describe the awe and amazement I felt the first time I heard it. Anyway that was my introduction to the band, Ive been a fan ever since. Over the years that followed I got to see them play over a dozen times.Though I had minor interactions with Pete I was just another fan and he was always gracious and polite. Fast forward a few years and I was a budding young video editor working for Caesar Video Graphics. I loved metal and wanted to direct and edit metal music videos. As luck would have it my girlfriend at the time was a freelance writer for several heavy metal magazines and already did many interviews with various bands so she had some clout in the industry. I don’t recall whether it was her idea or mine to combine me doing a video for a band and her writing an article about it. Since we met at Type O negative show and we where both huge fans we decided that she would contact Ken Kreedy (sp?) Their manager and pitch the idea to him. I would shoot and edit the video for free and she would feature the whole process in an article. Soon after I was on a conference call with Ken and soon after that I was on a call with the whole band and for the life of me I don’t recall what was said, wish I did but I was very much a star struck fan crapping my pants during both calls trying to bullshit my way in to getting the job. Soon after the call I spoke to Peter a few times on the phone and then since I lived in Brooklyn heights and he was working for the park department, specifically he was working in the park on the promenade, he suggested we meet there. I think we met 4 to 6 times in various locations to discuss the video, Pete had a lot of ideas of what he wanted in the video. I would say that most of the concepts where Petes ideas and I more or less worked out the visual look. Pete was very much hands on he picked the locations and created many of the props in the video Including the giant cross made from real metal I-beams that he erected in his back yard that we hung him from. There is a lot more boring details that went on before the shoot so ill skip over all that and move on to some facts about the video. A few facts facts about the video: I don’t remember if my video came first or the official one did, I want to say mine was first but I’m just not sure. The video was shot for free and edited for free as well. The band and I did have some incidental stuff but I don’t think it exceeded more that $500, I think the band payed for most of it. The entire video was shot on hi8 using a canon A1 Digital camera. Also for much of it I used a steady cam JR to shoot it, the rest was hand held and sticks. I also used and IMC to capture and do motion on all the stills. Post production was rather involved I transferred everything to 1” tape and edited it on a grass valley edit system with a kaleidoscope and an abacus 64 to do all the layering and vfx. I think the post production took about a month mostly due to the fact I could only work on it at nights and weekends. I was not present the first time Pete saw the video, I sent him a VHS to view of the final edit. No one in the band had been part of the editing process because I kinda had to do it on the down low, back then it cost about $500 and hour to edit in the post house I worked in so I did it when no one was around. There was an article written about the making of the video I even had a copy of it for decades but it got lost over the years. I think it was in Circus magazine but I might be wrong. I can’t remember if I spoke to Pete or Ken their manager but the first thing that was said was “ boy it sure has a lot of special FX in it” from Ken or Peter or was it Ken saying what Peter told him. Whoever said it, it wasn’t meant in a good way. From my memory of the event it was not well received by anyone not the band not the management and not the record company. I was also supposed to do a video for Life of Agony but after this video that went away. Its kinda odd for me to read all the comments praising the video because at the time it was a total flop. I actually never even put it on my editors reel because of how much people thought it sucked. My relationship with the band and Peter pretty much ended after that. I ran in to Pete a few times here and there and at shows he was always very friendly and we had nice exchanges. I went on to have a great career in video production and post production, running post production departments at NBC news and Miramar films eventually having my own production company that I ran for 7 years when I retied from the industry 6 years ago. Thought I never directed another video again I edited a bunch over the years but this was the only one I ever directed. About 3 or 4 years after the video I got a call from en exec at RR records asking if I would sell my rights to the video because Pete really liked it and wanted it on a dvd they where producing I said sure and sold them my rights for $1. I thought about putting in a bunch of personal notes about my time with Pete but I don’t think I will It would bore you guys, except I feel I need to say that Peter Steele was really a great guy the time he took to be polite to me and work on the video with me was one of the best times in my life I mean imagine spending time hanging out with your favorite rock star and having them treat you like an equal, it was awesome. He was an amazing musician and brought much joy to many people me included. Last time I saw Peter was Many years after when I was going to work and I ran in to him on court st in Brooklyn heights, he was going to his sentencing for an assault charge, we spoke for a bit and went on our ways. I miss him very much I like to think he knew how much he meant to people, he was the soundtrack to my youth. I’ll post a play by play of the video soon.
You bs'd ypur way in to his life, you bs'd him and took his time (which is something a person never gets back) you bs'd the video, and made a product he/they did not like despite the many many many many times you used his time as you listened as a fanboi to Peter's ideas about how he wanted his band's video done. I'll add this to the list of things that caused him trust issues and low expectations regarding anything to do with the band.
When I see Pete Steel I think about Ian Curtis. Two persons got the same problems with depressions and drugs. The difference is their form of death, but one thing is equal. There died too young
Back when I was a teenager I had to sneak and listen to Type O negative in private because I was raised by a very strict dad who wouldn't allow me to listen to anything like this. We didnt have cell phones back then so I had to stand by my radio with my hand on the volume knob incase he walked in (since having the bedroom door locked was against the rules)...I miss cassette tapes and CD's. I am actually very grateful my dad was so strict but I still listen to Type O Negative.
"I was born a Roman Catholic and I think that I have gone back to my faith. You know, people ask me are you a born-again Christian and I said no I am a dead-again Christian I have always been dead. I believe in Jesus Christ and God and the whole thing but, you know, I don't shove it down anyone's throat. You know, it's a very private personal thing and faith is really strong and I really want to see my mother and father again. And also I can't believe that somebody like Hitler and Mother Teresa are going to the same place after death. I can't believe that." Besides, you don't get such big member unless you are blessed by the Lord.
Meet Peter Steele in Parking lot after Queensryche Type O Negative concert. He and Jeff Tate of Queensryche came over to my pickup in parking lot had beers with my wife and I. Like friends. Had great time waiting for there buses to leave. Real people who loves there fans!
Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk, better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Born: January 4, 1962, Red Hook, New York City, NY Died: April 14, 2010, New York City, NY may he rest in peace
First time I've seen this version of the video. Don't get me wrong, I love TON but this is so kitsch it's great :) I love it! Thanks to the uploader. Cheers from Belgium, and as always RIP Pete.
I have vague memories of being little and listening to that particular song here with my mom, alongside with other tracks from Bloody Kisses. Everytime i listen to this band it takes me back to simple times where i would just sit besides the TV and listen to all the music my mom and i liked. What a freakin blast
My GF just came out with the sentence "ToN and Evenscene are basically the same music" please tell me that I'm not unreasonable or unjustified in being upset by this statement?
OMG the slow part watching them like it was yesterday was too much😭💚, Fun fact this song was inspired by an ex who liked him in a priest costume . He also thought the girl in other vid looked too young . This video was just wow. Gorgeous.
@@geizaizabele5783 right?! One of the interviews said Pete had an ex that was into the priest thing ...I had no clue til recently. I had my ex do that years back haha. Gen xers what can I say?
I just came across your version of this ever didn't realise this version so thank you and I'm so envious I'll never get to hear him up close what a unique voice never to heard again ❤
So I posted this a while ago but it got burried so i figured i re post it So firstly please keep in mind this was shot and cut over 30 years ago or so and my memories of the event are a bit dodgy at this point. I still hold Lord Petrus Steel in the highest regard and hope that I don’t come across in any other way. I first heard of Peter Steele when I was 15 in high school. I met a kid named Michael White who was the brother of Petes girlfriend or fiancé at the time, I never got to meet Pete but Michael White did play the demo tape of Carnivore for all of us that hung out at the statue in John Dewey HS. They just changed their name from Fallout to Carnivore and it had 3 songs on it Carnivore, WW 3 and 4 and the subhuman. I can’t even describe the awe and amazement I felt the first time I heard it. Anyway that was my introduction to the band, Ive been a fan ever since. Over the years that followed I got to see them play over a dozen times.Though I had minor interactions with Pete I was just another fan and he was always gracious and polite. Fast forward a few years and I was a budding young video editor working for Caesar Video Graphics. I loved metal and wanted to direct and edit metal music videos. As luck would have it my girlfriend at the time was a freelance writer for several heavy metal magazines and already did many interviews with various bands so she had some clout in the industry. I don’t recall whether it was her idea or mine to combine me doing a video for a band and her writing an article about it. Since we met at Type O negative show and we where both huge fans we decided that she would contact Ken Kreedy (sp?) Their manager and pitch the idea to him. I would shoot and edit the video for free and she would feature the whole process in an article. Soon after I was on a conference call with Ken and soon after that I was on a call with the whole band and for the life of me I don’t recall what was said, wish I did but I was very much a star struck fan crapping my pants during both calls trying to bullshit my way in to getting the job. Soon after the call I spoke to Peter a few times on the phone and then since I lived in Brooklyn heights and he was working for the park department, specifically he was working in the park on the promenade, he suggested we meet there. I think we met 4 to 6 times in various locations to discuss the video, Pete had a lot of ideas of what he wanted in the video. I would say that most of the concepts where Petes ideas and I more or less worked out the visual look. Pete was very much hands on he picked the locations and created many of the props in the video Including the giant cross made from real metal I-beams that he erected in his back yard that we hung him from. There is a lot more boring details that went on before the shoot so ill skip over all that and move on to some facts about the video. A few facts facts about the video: I don’t remember if my video came first or the official one did, I want to say mine was first but I’m just not sure. The video was shot for free and edited for free as well. The band and I did have some incidental stuff but I don’t think it exceeded more that $500, I think the band payed for most of it. The entire video was shot on hi8 using a canon A1 Digital camera. Also for much of it I used a steady cam JR to shoot it, the rest was hand held and sticks. I also used and IMC to capture and do motion on all the stills. Post production was rather involved I transferred everything to 1” tape and edited it on a grass valley edit system with a kaleidoscope and an abacus 64 to do all the layering and vfx. I think the post production took about a month mostly due to the fact I could only work on it at nights and weekends. I was not present the first time Pete saw the video, I sent him a VHS to view of the final edit. No one in the band had been part of the editing process because I kinda had to do it on the down low, back then it cost about $500 and hour to edit in the post house I worked in so I did it when no one was around. There was an article written about the making of the video I even had a copy of it for decades but it got lost over the years. I think it was in Circus magazine but I might be wrong. I can’t remember if I spoke to Pete or Ken their manager but the first thing that was said was “ boy it sure has a lot of special FX in it” from Ken or Peter or was it Ken saying what Peter told him. Whoever said it, it wasn’t meant in a good way. From my memory of the event it was not well received by anyone not the band not the management and not the record company. I was also supposed to do a video for Life of Agony but after this video that went away. Its kinda odd for me to read all the comments praising the video because at the time it was a total flop. I actually never even put it on my editors reel because of how much people thought it sucked. My relationship with the band and Peter pretty much ended after that. I ran in to Pete a few times here and there and at shows he was always very friendly and we had nice exchanges. I went on to have a great career in video production and post production, running post production departments at NBC news and Miramar films eventually having my own production company that I ran for 7 years when I retied from the industry 6 years ago. Thought I never directed another video again I edited a bunch over the years but this was the only one I ever directed. About 3 or 4 years after the video I got a call from en exec at RR records asking if I would sell my rights to the video because Pete really liked it and wanted it on a dvd they where producing I said sure and sold them my rights for $1. I thought about putting in a bunch of personal notes about my time with Pete but I don’t think I will It would bore you guys, except I feel I need to say that Peter Steele was really a great guy the time he took to be polite to me and work on the video with me was one of the best times in my life I mean imagine spending time hanging out with your favorite rock star and having them treat you like an equal, it was awesome. He was an amazing musician and brought much joy to many people me included. Last time I saw Peter was Many years after when I was going to work and I ran in to him on court st in Brooklyn heights, he was going to his sentencing for an assault charge, we spoke for a bit and went on our ways. I miss him very much I like to think he knew how much he meant to people, he was the soundtrack to my youth.
Forgive her, for she knows not what she does A cross upon her bedroom wall From grace she will fall An image burning in her mind And between her thighs A dying God-man full of pain When will you come again? Before him, beg to serve or please On your back or knees There's no forgiveness for her sins Prefers punishment? Would you suffer eternally Or internally? For her lust, she'll burn in Hell Her soul done medium well All through mass manual stimulation Salvation Corpus Christi She needs Corpus Christi Corpus Christi
CHRISTIAN WOMAN LYRICS Forgive her, for she knows not what she does A cross upon her bedroom wall From grace she will fall An image burning in her mind And between her thighs A dying God-man full of pain When will you come again? Before him, beg to serve or please On your back or knees There's no forgiveness for her sins Prefers punishment? Would you suffer eternally Or internally? For her lust, she'll burn in Hell Her soul done medium well All through mass manual stimulation Salvation Corpus Christi She needs Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Corpus Christi She needs Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Body of Christ She needs Body of Christ Body of Christ She'd like to know God Ooh, love God Feel her God Inside of her, deep inside of her She'd like to know God Love God Feel, feel, feel her God Inside of her, deep inside of her Inside of her Deep inside of her Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ, ah Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ, yeah Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ, yeah Jesus Christ looks like me, Jesus Christ, uh
