Vocal Coach Reacts to PAT BENATAR Performing SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT (Live in New Haven) 

She is a trained opera singer. She gave it up to become a rocker star.

The 2nd artist ever played on MTV was Pat Benatar. Total icon for us Gen Xers.

Pat Benetar was trained in Opera, that's why she has such control over her voice and can project her voice without straining

EVERY song is in her range. She has no restrictions. She and Neil: the voice of a generation.

Pat Benatar is a powerhouse vocalist in a petite frame. She had a lot of great songs in the 80's such as "Heartbreaker", "We Live For Love", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", Fire & Ice", "Love Is A Battlefield", "We Belong", "Invincible", "All Fired Up", "Treat Me Right", "Promises In The Dark" etc.

Top 3 female rockers of all time. Just an absolute powerhouse

My first concert ever. I was 16 and in awe of this powerful woman.

Another trained Opera singer turned Rocker!!!

Such a huge voice from such a small lady. I've been a fan of her even though I was into metal. I played her music loud and proud.

if you watch the entire DVD you will see Pat leans into it on every song.

It is amazing to see her and Neil click so well together all these years.

When I was a kid in 1980, thought she was pretty good so bought her 2cnd record Crimes Of Passion and was really impressed every song on the record was good, no filler, and was really surprised to find her beautifully done cover of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights. Kate was sacred ground for me, but Pat's cover is so beautifully done, I really fell in love with her first 5 records, the 5th of which is a live record. She's an enormous talent!, her husband and collaborator Neil Giraldo is a great guitar player too!.

Such an incredible, unique and powerful voice.

I just saw her in concert. She's still amazing.

Need to hear her sing Promises in the Dark!

I saw Pat perform live a few months ago. It was my first time seeing her live and she blew me away. Her voice is still incredibly strong, she really put on a fantastic show. She was still able to hit all the notes. I was so impressed and would definitely see her again. One of the best singers of our generation.

Legendary. Every girl wanted to be Pat Benatar. She began as an opera singer.

I ❤️ Pat Benatar since I was 11 years old. Douglas London from London England 🇬🇧

can you imagine seeing that in concert? that was an epic performance

Spectacular vocal control and range! A+! One of the best female artists of all time in my opinion!

She was an opera singer before she became a pop singer or a rock singer, she’s a bad ass singer!

Pat is truly one of the greatest singers from every genre. shes pretty brilliant.

It doesnt get any better than Pat. Excellent reaction......

Absolute Goddess of music.

And she is easy on the eyes too!!! Awesome singer!

The rocker edge…..from her playing Zephyr in Harry Chapin’s rock opera “The Zinger”. It ran a month or so, but Pat sang Zephyr for about 15 years. Along with Ann Wilson, one of the best female rock singers EVER.

Love me some Pat & Neil...their collaboration has given us some fantastic music. My wife & I are going to see them this summer, we are so excited!!😃

Just saw her in concert in July 22, grew up with her and man they did notttt disappoint!

This is my favorite Pat Benatar song, I think it's the closest she ever came to hair metal. I really like her vocals on this one.

She didn't just do some classical singing. She was trained as an opera singer. Look for her vintage videos - her cover of "Crying, (live)" the True Love album, the lullaby she recorded for charity, etc. Her voice is stellar.

Pat Benatar is a power house of a singer. Incredible voice and she kept the amazing range thru the years.

About 15 years ago I saw her live and was surprised to hear that she sounded almost the same as in this performance. She put on a great show and brought back great memories.

1979 the first time I heard Heartbreaker. It still blows me away.

She played a big part of my life growing up in my top 5 singers she is a rocker and like 5"3 she was the first female to be played on MTV a rocker for sure

I get goosebumps when she sings live….so much power!

New viewer and I love your vids covering classic rock and metal. I have see Pat Benatar 4 times live. Been backstage with her and Spider once. Such truly talented and fun people. Very down to earth.

I was there! I snatched a poster letting the audience know that they were recording the performance! Did you know the 2nd song played on MTV was her song "You better run". My favorite song of hers is, "Promices in the dark".

Such a great show! I can remember when MTV played whole concerts on , I believe, Saturday nights and this was one of those shows in part because her videos were such an important part of the early days of the channel. She's such a stellar singer.

Have you ever listened to “Don’t Let it Show “? That song really shows her voice. It’s a slow song but her range is incredible.

Thank you!!!

Pat Benatar, Ann Willson, are from a different time. That DVD as a whole is incredible.

Wonderful. I was always a Pat Benatar fan. Got her debut album as one of the first vinyl I owned. Right after Queens LIVE KILLERS. Must have been 1979. 13 years old. Gosh, this really takes me back.

Everything about Pat and her music matches her , POWERFUL AND STUNNING !

Grammy Award winner for "Best Rock Vocal Performance", Female, 1983.

She trained as a coloratura before she got the Rock bug. An example of her high head voice can be heard on the song "Fire and Ice" and "We Belong"

Do fire and ice please. She's my all time favorite ❤

Such a powerful voice.

I adored Pat Benatar when I was a teen. It's amazing that she hasn't remained as popular as many other singers of the time.

She’s a very well trained singer. As a kid- learning from singing with records - I was not at all a rock singer but using her songs as guides to go into high notes was a goal as I was solidly an alto. I still love to do some Pat Benatar karaoke when no one’s home. There’s a LOT more growl in her voice here than on her records - but it’s all good technique because she can pull right out of that and sing clear and clean. Listen to her cover of Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights on the Crimes of Passion album which really shows her versatility. Without great training (in Opera!) no way would she be singing so well at 70. Love her so so much! ❤️‍🔥

I saw Pat live in the 90s and she sang so well at one point in the show she hit some notes that just floored us all. We could not believe what that woman could do with her voice live.

Would love to see you react to the song "Promises in the Dark" from the same concert, or from the original video, to see Pat Benatar at her Best. I've had a crush on her since I first saw her on Rock magazines back in the early 80's!

Those couple measures before the choruses always sound so amazing. I'll always love this song.

I have seen pat a few times lady rocks

She's one of the greats. I think she started out trying to emulate Liza Minnelli. One of the greatest female singers in history.

This specific show introduce me to her music and to rock music in 1983. The best concert ever!

First time I had a chance to see Pat in , (outdoor festival) , a tornado landed not far from the concert area in Minnedosa, Manitoba. Her show was cancelled. She went back a couple years later (1999, I believe)...and I had the privilege of witnessing greatness. So happy I had the opportunity. She and Neil Giraldo were completely engaged with the audience and responded to the crowd of a "Classic Rock Fest" with total class!!

Perfection. Pat arrived and gave us non-stop rock and we ate it UP. I was second row at Uptown theatre KCMO when she unloaded on us performing songs from the 'In the heat of the night & Crimes of Passion' albums.. ending the night with 'Hell is for children'. In my 60's now and a lifetime fan.

Thank you for this breakdown. Pat Benatar is truly the real deal and it’s nice to see that she’s still appreciated for her incredible voice and range.

My POWER girl! Great singer! Been to every show she ever did near me. Thanks for your big smiles while reacting, I matched you!

I love Pat Benatar! Her voice is a work of art.

I saw her a few years ago like 2012 or so. She sounded just as good.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Perhaps my all-time favorite from Pat! You mentioned at one point you weren't sure if something she did (a lean) was intentional. I'm no singer let alone coach, but am pretty sure *everything* she did was intentional. She was very much like Floor...just a lot earlier. From what I've read, her mom was a coloratura soprano and Pat was indeed following in those footsteps for quite a while. Real training there...

I've heard that Pat Benatar is a classically trained mezzo-soprano.

This and "Don't Stop Believin'" are the 2 greatest songs ever recorded by the greatest male and female vocalists of all time.

Really like your review of Pat Benatar. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing her live, but thank you for your breakdown of why she’s so brilliant.

I saw her on this tour, a couple of nights before this was recorded. Great show, start to finish. It was pared down to 8 songs, and released as the "Live From Earth" album in late 1983.

The guitar player, Neil Giraldo, is Pat’s husband. They have been married since 1982! 🙂

Love Pat. Huge part of my 80s life.

I had all of her albums on vinyl back then. Wish so much I still had them. My favorite song by her is a hidden gem called Wuthering Heights. I absolutely love that song.

I confess I was nuts about this gorgeous and talented lady many moons ago. Watching this reminds me why, she is a great and charismatic artist.😊

Hello Vocalyst. If you want to hear Pat Benatar in a more classical/musical theatre style I recommend the songs " Don't Let It Show" and "Wuthering Heights".

Somewhere on RU-vid is a live performance of a much older Pat Benatar and Martina McBride doing a duet of Independence Day and Pat absolutely kills it.

Listen to her work on the two earlier albums, In the Heat of the Night and Crimes of Passion. "We Live For Love" on In the Heat of the Night is an excellent example of her pure high soprano on those early albums. I feel you can hear the toll the 'rock voice' took on that high range over the years (and yet her work continued to be so amazing!) in how the emphasis moved to the range you hear on "Shadows of the Night". Also listen to "Wuthering Heights" on the Crimes of Passion album -- beautiful bell tone on the high notes in the almost a capella beginning of the song (so good!), and running up and down the range so effortlessly. She was one of the first performers I just couldn't wait for more from.

I would love to see a breakdown of Promises in the Dark by Pat Benatar...she is amazing!

I was hoping you'd go with this performance. Heart stopping!

Any wonder why she is (still) my favorite singer ???

One of my favorites💖

Pat Benatar has such an incredible Stage Presence when she performs and it develops such Power in her execution! And her voice is so clear and so crisp that she really draws her audience into the melody she's singing! Truly unfortunate that the 'Hall of Fame' took so long to recognize her amazing Talent...

Also from this concert is "We Live For Love". This song (among many) truly showcases her classical training.

Insanely cute and sexy, and absolutely no one sings better than she does. A tiny adorable little elf, with enough vocal power to blow the roof off the place.

Great great great analysis of Pat and her performance!

Rock star.!! She looks awesome on stage

Graet reaction, one of the best female rockers in the class with Anne Wilson, and others from that era. Hard believe this top female rocker started out as a opera singer.

I was at this tour in Dallas TX 1985; awesome experience.

Let’s do Hell Is For Children. I’m pretty sure Pat and Neil must have known my circumstances when I was a child. Pat sang that song for me, and for all the others in similar situations. The first time I heard He’ll Is For Children I was blown away, and devastated all at once. I’m 56 years old and it still brings me to tears when I hear it. I saw her live and I cried my eyes out.

Ann Wilson and Pat Benatar could rule the rock world...

It’s probably in the comments but I believe she is a classically trained opera singer. I think I read that somewhere back in the day?

There is a cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying" on RU-vid which is a demo from the pre-first album work. You can really hear her classic training on that track.

Pat is a once in a lifetime singer no one can ever be as good as her . Another good singer is belinda carlisle

I just realized that she has the same effortlessness of her voice that Donna Summer had.

The incomparable PAT BENATAR! Jeez, I love this woman!

Honestly your reactions should be the studio versions of the songs, so that the crowd noise doesn’t drown her out.

Pat heard other woman Rock singers in the early 70's and thought. " I can do that too!" She was right!😅❤

Yes. Shes so powerful and also nuanced right? She also will sort of crop off ends of words at the right moments, and sustain other times. And those breathy "tail-ups" at other times?

Her husband is the guitar player.

I was at that concert! It was absolutely amazing!

pat is a 5ft. tall powerhouse. and spider is no joke.

WOW!

Opera trained, so she always knew how she was singing. Classy.

Listen to Wuthering Heights. You Better Run. And from this live concert, Fight it Out...incredible vocals and range.