If I found it funny, I am certain that Peter was probably laughing his ass off at these so-called fans, who somehow seemed to conclude that because they bought his last album that Peter and company were somehow obligated to keep regurgitating the exact same stuff over and over. Perhaps I was being a bit unreasonable at the time but I found it humorous that these people were criticizing Steele for essentially not pandering to what they wanted, calling it selling out. I remember hearing a lot of fans of Type O Negative back when this came out complaining that Peter Steele was selling out by writing gooey love songs rather than sticking to his usual stuff. The accompanying song is an extremely long version of the Seals and Crofts cover from “Bloody Kisses”, displaying in a longer fashion Steele’s unique ability to twist a pop/rock song into something that is extremely spooky sounding. Everything is focused on a singular atmosphere that functions as a background to Steele’s heartfelt soliloquy. There isn’t much of a guitar solo to speak of, save a few slow bended notes that seem to fade in and out of the arrangement at a few key points. In usual fashion what follows is a rather simple riff that co-exists with the dense atmosphere, driven along by a heavily distorted bass line. The intro is very atmospheric including a cello, piano, synthesizers, and Steele’s low husky baritone singing words of undying devotion to his love victim. It is among the better radio edits in that it mostly omits repeated sections that are not really missed, although you can definitely sense a big difference in the duration of the two. “Love you to Death” appears on here in two versions, the first being the radio edit that was also the version heard on the music video. One could call him a Gothic Cassanova in this particular capacity, a noble wolf in search of his Little Red Riding Hood. It is offensive enough to the sensibilities of religious kooks with its references to the beast inside him, but it’s otherwise a rather touching love song to one of his several romances. One area where this particular single seems to differ from the rest is that his ironic sense of humor is not present anywhere in this song. His complexity has a hint of sarcasm and satire that is often lost on his audience, which is made up of a mishmash of hardcore fans, Goths, doom metal heads, and punk rock enthusiasts. The official cause of Steele's death is pending an autopsy.Peter Steele is a very complex man, that much can be gleaned from his extensive work both with Type O Negative and Carnivore. His untimely death is tragic - a great loss to us and to music,” she said.įuneral arrangements remain unknown, but the family is asking fans for privacy. “He was more than our brother, he was our son. He is survived by five sisters, the eldest of whom praised him as a larger-than-life character whose death casts a shadow on the music industry." Steele was to begin writing and recording new music as a follow up for the band’s 2007 album “Dead Again,” according to the band’s Web site. Type O Negative had it’s biggest year back in 1993, when the band’s album “Bloody Kisses” went platinum with the hits “Christian Woman” and “Black No.1.” It turned out to be a hoax of Steele’s own warped sense of humor. In May 2005, rumors swirled of Steele’s death after the band’s Web site posted a headstone with his name and the dates “1962-2005.” “He often talked about how he was just an average Joe from Brooklyn whose happiest days were back when he worked picking up garbage for NYC’s Dept of Parks and Recreation,” according to MTV.com. At 6'7" he towered over the rest of the members of his band and would often roll his eyes into the back of his head while singing in videos and in live concerts. Steele was most known for his deep, rich, natural baritone voice. Steele had a reported history of substance abuse, but his band mates say he “had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health.” "We are truly saddened to lose our friend and appreciate the tremendous outpouring today from around the world." "Peter Steele passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure,” according to a message written to fans Thursday on the band’s Web site. Peter Steele, the lead singer and bass player of gothic/metal band Type O Negative, a groundbreaking group known for its dramatic lyrical emphasis on the themes of romance, depression, and death, died suddenly Wednesday night.
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