A Musician and a Jerk React to: Steelheart - Can't Stop Me Lovin' You

[@stevenewcomer8837]

There is a big reason why SteelHeart and singer-songwriter, Miljenko Matijević, did not get bigger. When performing in Denver for their second album tour in 1992, a 1,000# lighting truss fell hitting Mili in the back of his head. It tore open the back of his head and smashed his face into the stage floor, breaking his nose, his jaw, his cheekbone, and giving him a traumatic brain injury. It took years for him to recover. He did the vocals for Mark Wahlberg’s character in the 2001 movie Rockstar as well as wrote the song for the movie “We All Die Young”. SteelHeart is touring now.

[@teetee3502]

Thank you for writing this. When I heard them say one hit wonder, I grabbed my phone saying out loud, no no no do your homework. But saved my pour finger from getting a crap from trying to tpye all that. I was the first of my friend group to buy this album and would have loved more but by the time he better I turned into a new mom, but I've never forgotten this band. I would have loved to see them in concert. It's sad that the drummer, Jason I think passed away not to long ago from a brain aneurysm Brain aneurysm. It's been great finding them and the current new articles about them here on KZbin. I wish more kids would give the 80's bands more credit. They wrote and sang real songs....Steelheart forever! PS I completely forgot about the movie Rockstar. Thank you for reminding me....❤❤ And these 2 need to know he can still hit those high notes 30 yrs later!

[@susankolesar5597]

@@teetee3502The drummer was a friend of mine, his name is John Fowler. He passed from Cancer… His son Sebastian is now a stand-up comedian. Good kid! ❤️

[@216Numbskull]

Miljenko was a beast on the Mic for sure. However, he wasn't the only one who did the vocals in the "Rockstar" movie my friend. A lot of the credit also goes to a singer named Jeff Scott Soto who split the vocal duties on the Rockstar movie soundtrack. JSS is a bad-azz vocalist himself in his own right. If you're not hip & never heard Jeff sing check um' out! Some of the stuff he did with Yngwie Malmsteen was some pretty good shlt. For instance, "I'll See The Light Tonight" "I Am A Viking" & "Don't Let It End" are a few songs that show Jeff's voice, IMO anyway. Plus, if you really dig the sound of Miljenko's voice another dude I feel is comparable to his is a vocalist named "Tony Harnell" from the band "TNT." Tony has a monster voice on songs like "Tell No Tales" "Everyone's A Star" & "Northern Lights." Tony sounds mint no matter if he's singing an all out rock jam or crooning a Hair Metal ballad his broad octave range & perfect pitch sounds amazing. Just thought I'd share some other energy vibes in music to enjoy! +Peace Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😜🤘

[@stevenewcomer8837]

@@216Numbskull I have over 6,000 albums and am quite aware of Jeff. Myles Kennedy is the guy who took over for Mark Wahlberg’s character at the end. Myles does not have the pure and clean vocals that Mili has imo.

[@robertchristinapapcsy2946]

@@teetee3502 hi. Their drummer was the amazingly talented John Fowler. Very difficult to fill those shoes.

[@michaelangelor.santiago2825]

she's gone mama dont you cry wait down and dirty all steelheart and many more songs of these band are all phenomenal

[@gregorylensegrav208]

If not for tragedy they would have been huge

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Everybody Loves Eileen by Steelheart! 😎🔥🤘🎸

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

She's Gone by Steelheart! 😎🔥🤘🎸

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Vocal Masterpiece! 🔥

[@Wildcatfever]

Smooth side down, sticky side up is good one from there second album, one of the best songs they ever done was mama don’t you cry that song will bring you to tears!

[@That_Handle]

📌📌 ...and, Mama, the studio AND the live acoustic(s) in Japan version.

[@Wildcatfever]

Studio version will tear you up at the end

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Killer Guitar Solo! 😎🔥🤘🎸

[@Inkfliktedtattoosandpiercings]

Very underrated band. She's Gone is good also.

[@BillRederstorf]

You need to listen to the acoustic version of she's gone

[@scottbaldwin7133]

90s

[@LjMartin-x9v]

My favorite rock singer of all

[@elizabethpierre5103]

Steelheart is awesome and they can still sing til this day and they went to perform as contestants at a talent show called America's got talent and they kicked a**. 😊❤

[@Strongvocalcoach]

You mean steel panther 😂

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

BANGER! 🔥

[@chrisstone5868]

This is like 3rd time watching this. But thank you Cassandra for pointing out there was NO WAY they were a ONE HIT WONDER!! But you all are first I’ve seen to react to more than other 2!!! Thank you!

[@susankolesar5597]

Before you broadcast the phrase “One Hit Wonder” on social media maybe you should do your research! Every single one of these guys are insanely talented in their own right… They are anything but a one hit wonder!

[@scottbaldwin7133]

YOU MUST DO SHELIA BY HIM

[@mikem8563]

Never let her go

[@bryanbailey6636]

The song She's Gone highlights his voice even more. Absurd highs.

[@myprivateyoutube1440]

The b5 in this song is higher than the g5 in She's Gone.

[@Bryan-wu1ss]

@@myprivateyoutube1440this song is in a lower register than she’s gone that’s why it’s higher

[@myprivateyoutube1440]

@@Bryan-wu1ss It's literally a higher frequency.....

[@Bryan-wu1ss]

@@myprivateyoutube1440 one song is song in his low Notes. The other song is saying in his high Notes. It’s just Kai Hansen and Michael Kiska. They’re both tenors. but Kiska is a high Tenor , where is a low tenor

[@myprivateyoutube1440]

@@Bryan-wu1ss it's literally a higher frequency. There's no arguing that. Which, regardless of the key it's in, makes it inherently a higher note. Do you get it?

[@gaybarz]

She's Gone is their other big song

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Beautiful Song! ♥️

[@jasonschafer1355]

She's Gone, or We All Die Young! Those were their two other hits. Both are great!

[@chrisstone5868]

Ok guys/ladies (Cassandra💙) This is 10th time I’ve watched this reaction. I’ve just left comments on a couple. But today was 9th and 10th time watching. And just to start, I LOVE the fact that you went outside the norm. “She’s Gone”, and “I’ll never let you go” have just been DONE! But this song really showcases the “Bands” talents as well. Their Drummer was/is insane, lead guitar is just awesome, and ofcourse Miljenko’s voice! Another really good song you should do from them is “Everybody loves Aileen”. And more really. But the absolute ICING on this reaction is Cassandra’s reaction!! I love both your reactions, but the look on her face, is just pure…. give it a name! I’m just calling it “Rock-Shock-Sexy/Beautiful”. So this is for you Cass❤️😱❤️😱💙💙🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@TheActionRoom-it6qw]

Listen to She's Gone by these guys!!!! Masterpiece!!!

[@randalladams7692]

That kick ass I'm a sucker for glam metal love the new format they don't make music like this no more keep rocking

[@mystisith3984]

I love a lot of songs from this group & singer but this one is my fave when I need a pick me up. It could resuscitate the dead with all the energy I think. ⚡🤯

[@domingochojolan8737]

There is another band 80s( Fifth Angel ) Song Cathedral

[@scottbaldwin7133]

1991

[@Strongvocalcoach]

Check out She's gone/ We all die young (rock star movie)

[@scottbaldwin7133]

they made 7 albums

[@Strongvocalcoach]

❤❤🔥🔥🔥

[@gregorylensegrav208]

Underrated for sure

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Sheila by Steelheart! 😎🔥🤘🎸

[@chrisstone5868]

“Loves Tequila”, I know right! That’s a very OVERLOOKED song, that I really loved. I remember an unplugged session they did. And that was one of the songs he sang. This was a band that because of where they played, and where I live (Montana) I just was never able to see. Then the accident in 92! Man I KNOW they would have out run a lot of really famous bands.

[@nethevardo1255]

mao ba....😂😂😂 He went up stayed with me above as an Archangel....he just sang searching for me while I'm here in this world....He still young until now and handsome....he's my Archangel husband....

[@hearyehearye23]

I'm a product of the eighties, and listened to all and played this genre at bars and parties. Two bandmates attended Musicians Institute then. Many of these bands had excellent musicians, however when I watch them now, and I felt even back then that they were just going thru the motions, and would never put out a Skid Row quality tune, and never did. Steelheart to me is one of those bands. Great musicians and maybe average songs at best......just sayin' Cassandra, you are still on beautiful Jerk. Thanks for the reaction guys and dolls. Have you reated to "The Lamb" - Winery Dogs. Very Cool tune and I believe there is a vid of it. Pease

[@deadliestassassin3092]

I'll Never Let You Go was one of their biggest hits and i find it weird that the comment section doesn't bring it up. I heard that song on the radio more than anything else they did back then when i was 8 or 9 years old. Some other bands i like from that era are Firehouse, Slaughter, Saigon Kick, Vain. Since late 90's i turned more towards extreme metal like melodic black metal with bands like Sacramentum, Naglfar, Necrophobic, Dawn.

[@patricksonsalla3623]

seen live 10 times Milo has a killer voice strong head chest voice

[@IAMisLove]

👍Nice performance. 🖖❤

[@jeremybilbrey1133]

you mention the 80s and "showman" the bands put a lot of effort into their stage shows. you could go to local club shows and watch bands that just stood there in one spot..the good bands put a lot more effort into their their shows.

[@ÉpracopiarProfessor]

O colega aí embaixo pode até ser fan de Skid Row, também gosto dos vocais de Sebastian Back, mas Miljenko Matijevic sempre cantou mais que o Sebastian, e continua cantando mais do que ele mesmo depois de sofrer o acidente. O coleguinha aí conhece pouco de música, sabe de nada inocente!!!!

[@BillRogers-uh7tk]

They were around for a while until during concert part of the speakers or lighting structure fell and hit him...i believe he broke his jaw and had other injuries... but anyway another song is... She's Gone

[@venusdistorted5170]

They were never a one hit wonder. There was a tragic accident in 1992 that almost killed him. At that point they'd only been in the public eye for 2 years. Go to their website and read about the accident. :}

[@ChrisHasbrook]

Literally the first people to ever say that steelheart was a one hit wonder lmao

[@ByRon-wn9tb]

LOL no they weren't a one hit wonder were very big you need to dive into this

[@susankolesar5597]

❤️Agreed! I had same reaction… I know these guys… they are from my Town… Every single band member is insanely talented! I watched them come up on the music scene when they started out as “Red Alert”… Before reviewing a band and calling them a “one hit wonder” do your research!!❤

[@thorrommel1155]

Cassandra looking interesting as usual ......Oh yea , good review , nice guitar work........

[@joeferderber5004]

Try “she’s gone “

[@angelesmith6872]

To say that Steelheart and their lead vocalist, Miljenko, were one hit wonders is really quite a cruel thing to say here. They were not just like all the other glam hair bands...I so hate that designation. These rockers were just that...really great musicians!

[@TheYobo1016]

Why have you never heard of them? The million dollar question. They're still touring today. Mili has lost a bit with age, I think he's 62ish now, but not that much.

[@burch2488]

Mili was the best. Unfortunately Steelheart was 10yrs too late. If they would have come out in the early 80’s this band would have been bigger the Motley Crue. They came in the early 90’s when the hair bands were replaced by the shitty grunge music.

[@chrisstone5868]

Agree to a certain point. They exploded on the scene when they first came out with “ I’ll never let you go”, “ Evenybody loves Aileen”, “She’s Gone” and this one. But Milijenko’s voice was unmatched at his highest. Timing was not their biggest downfall. Miljenko accident was. So again agree to a certain point.

[@216Numbskull]

@burch2488, I don't know about all that my friend. I mean c'mon man, Steelheart was good but to say they would of been bigger than Motley Crue is a little silly really, don't ya think? Of all bands to choose from & put them up against you pick the Crue. At least show some respect for Motley Crue seeing as though they were one of the first bands if not the first band arguably who really made shlt happen for all the other Hair Metal bands to come. Motley are the ones who got the ball rolling & started the whole Hair Metal music scene on The Strip in L.A. There were a few other bands back then who were doing their thing with sort of a little bit of the same idea the Crue was trying to do. But no one was doing it like Motley was doing it back in the day. I'm not even saying Motley Crue were the best ones to ever do it. I'm just saying they at least deserve the respect then for you to think Steelheart would have been bigger than the Crue. Especially when Steelheart as a band wasn't even a thought for almost a decade later after the Crue was well established in music. Trust me, Hair Metal certainly didn't start in Connecticut that's for sure. Just saying... Let's keep it a buck here, ya dig? 🤔😵‍💫😂🤣 Blah,ha,ha!!! +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😜🤘

[@chrisstone5868]

@@216Numbskull See that’s why I agreed.. to a certain point. And you made that point very well. I still remember the story they told in Rolling Stone, on how they got their name. A friend comes in and says “ Well don’t you all look like a Motley Crue”. And then it began!! And very true about L.A.‘s strip. A lot of really good bands played that strip. A really good friend of mine, now gone, would tell me awesome Rock tales about the bands he heard on that strip. He could tell you every band members original singer, and lead guitarist. His plane went down, going over the Rocky Mountains. He flew his own single engine plane. On his way to Denver for a Concert. Somehow he got turned around, then boxed in a Rocky Mountain range. His last words were, “If anyone can hear this, I have no Effing idea where I am”. Found his wreckage 4 years later.

[@lynnzick4317]

You guys have heard of the movie Rock Star, right?

[@randpierce3278]

Also have to consider before they could get a hold into the market Grunge took over

[@randpierce3278]

Try listening to Sheila by Steelheart

[@ByRon-wn9tb]

Check out Smooth Up In Ya and for the love of money by the Bulletboys and Shout It Out by Shotgun Messiah

[@my.business]

*You have not reacted to their other hit song...She's Gone*

[@tinsleycm]

Not a one hit wonder.

[@brandogeberbin7563]

THIS IS GEN X MUSIC. NOT ONE HIT, THE WHOLE CD!

[@butchheadrick3777]

Check out smooth down sticky side up steelheart ......!!!!????

[@scottcummins1560]

They came out too late, That grunge crap started taking hold! I think this album was actually 1990, But Itis a Killer album, every song a Banger Especially "Everyone Loves Eileen"

[@davidquenneville7611]

Try :she's gone"

[@michaelpebbles6243]

Time to change the Panties...lol

[@Thelsstheames]

can't you react steelheart -sheila- ?

[@AnDre_ViRuEz]

Yes unfortunately they were a one hit wonder. Miljenko has a very similar style to Sebastian Bach … impressive vocals.

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Definitely no 1 hit wonder! 🤣

[@stevenewcomer8837]

Their debut album released in 1990 sold 33,000 albums on its first day in Japan alone, and quickly hit platinum status. The ballad "She's Gone" which showcased Matijevic's wide vocal range hit #1 on the International Charts, staying there for 17 weeks. Here’s the rest of the story. When performing in Denver on Halloween night 1992 for their second album, a 1,000# lighting truss fell hitting Mili in the back of his head. It tore open the back of his head and smashed his face into the stage floor, breaking his nose, his jaw, his cheekbone, twisting his spine, and giving him a traumatic brain injury. It took years for him to recover. He did the vocals for Mark Wahlberg’s character in the 2001 movie Rockstar as well as wrote the song for the movie “We All Die Young”. SteelHeart is touring now.

[@teetee3502]

They were not one hit wonders, you need to just read the comments and you'll learn

[@216Numbskull]

I'd say Miljenko sounds closer to Tony Harnell more than Sebastian Bach really. Harnell is another monster vocalist who doesn't get the recognition he really deserves. Whether or not it's bcuz he missed the boat & was under the radar more so than other kick-azz singers were back in the day. Tony still deserves his dues for having the octave range & perfect pitch he had in his voice control for sure. If any of you aren't hip to who Harnell is, check um' out! "Tell No Tales, Everyone's A Star, & Northern Lights" are a good place to start that shows Tony's skills & talent as a vocalist, no doubt. Just saying... +++Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Souls My Friends++++ 🤘😜🤘

[@216Numbskull]

BTW Miljenko wasn't the only singer who provided the vocals on songs for the Rockstar movie soundtrack. The other singer who split the vocal parts with Miljenko in the movie Rockstar was Jeff Scott Soto. "Stand Up! Stand Up!" 🤘😎🤘