Michael Jackson - Beat It Solos Through The Years (Van Halen, Jennifer Batten, Orianthi)

Long live the king

[@addictedtopussy69]

Wow Jennifer & Orianthi are AMAZING. Unique and Both sounded great in their own way. LOVE IT.

[@hinney827]

I'm missing the uniqueness of their solos. They basically copied Eddie from the album. They do it quite well, but a copycat isn't unique, imo.

[@magooneto]

Estranho a Orianthi soar como se desse dive bombs, mas sem dar dive bomb. Playback?

[@gonr.2426]

There is nothing like the original.......WE MISS YOU EDDIE !!

[@mstover2809]

Yep, Eddie is the one that will ALWAYS be on the studio recording!

[@centurion5558]

Yep Eddie was the best ! but granted to Slash, he was not trying to copycat like the other chicks!

[@jondunmore4268]

Slash: "Ima play a lotta notes that sound like I'm dropping marbles down the stairs - is that ok witchu, Michael?"

[@worstcrewchiefever6646]

couldn’t even be bothered to learn any of it…

[@josezuniga8733]

Se nota a simple vista que no le gusto para nada la interpretación del solo de Slash. Cómo pudo haber echado a perder tan épico solo del gran van hallen.

[@zafira976]

@@worstcrewchiefever6646 that is one way to explain it...the other one is that he can't play it

[@randman21]

@@zafira976I may never be able to play that solo on guitar, but it's not that hard for someone who can shred. If Slash can play the solo of "Sweet Child of Mine" he can do "Beat It".

[@robertshabarekh610]

Yeah slash Thu Slob

[@chrismitchell45]

Haha! I was at the Victory Tour concert in Dallas at the old Texas Stadium; I was 13. My aunt won tickets on a radio station along with a Victory tour jacket she still has. I think Eddie only showed up the first night which was the night we were there fortunately. He came snaking in from the back of the stage and everyone went nuts. Great memory.

[@rexmonarch2]

The tone Eddie was using was nasty good -- he the best.

[@isabelalzateestrada]

That was because his guitar was made from different types of wood than the other guitars

[@isabelalzateestrada]

@@Mazut0 I saw many interviews where Eddie Van Halen explained how he created his guitars.

[@willandspencer101]

​@@isabelalzateestradawood doesn't actually affect tone as many believe. He had a modded marshal amp that gave him his unique crunchy sound and just incredibly unique playing

[@ZecaVieira]

00:00 Eddie Van Halen 00:35 Jennifer Batten 01:07 Jennifer Batten 01:38 Jennifer Batten 02:07 Slash 02:53 Orianthi

[@jondunmore4268]

Wow, those costumes on Batten.... such spectacle!

[@Guitarzan8]

Did anyone else notice that Eddie started the solo 2 beats early? Maybe he couldn’t hear the band or something. Plus he had Michael shouting his name 5 times before the solo was supposed to start.

[@tavastian3288]

Eddie was so good even MJ forgot who's show it was

[@dvj010]

the fact that they're both gone now kindda trips me out

[@takdec]

あのマイケルが「エディ！エディ！」 ギター弾きで良かったと心底思わせてくれた動画です。 アップロードに感謝です♪

[@randman21]

It's a shame Orianthi didn't get her break via the This Is It tour. She was the first woman guitarist that blew my mind, plus she can sing and write songs. But guitar is what she does best, and I hope she's having a stellar career.

[@megafan2000]

Not as big as I thought she'd be after This is It. I saw her last night in NYC (on my LLtv6 account). Venue was only about half full but the show was great and she still shreds. Got a picture with her as she was leaving.

[@randman21]

@@megafan2000 Checked out your videos. She still looks and sounds great! I wish her the best. Thanks for sharing.

[@megafan2000]

@@randman21 no problem. only found this video coz the algorithm been showing me Orianthi videos all day today

[@djemanac]

84' Michael was intense XD .... YOU GOT IT EDDIE!

[@alexisrogazy9847]

Sólo Michael Jackson se podía codear con tan grandes guitarrista del rock. Era respetado por todos aún los más rockeros

[@casadosynth]

Jeniffer Batten Forever

[@Central_Media3656]

Both INREDIBLE TALENTS!

[@rikitiki816]

MJ- genius of pop

[@johnhenrycook]

Remembered through technology. The only use for most of it. Sound and vision.

[@morbidmanmusic]

longevity and preservation. Sadly, once the power goes out nobody will know how to do anything anymore....

[@hj.maryatimaryati7181]

...one and only...king evh.....☝️

[@loopsruby]

Love Michael ‘Eddie,Eddie yiu got it Eddie ❤

[@David.Algren]

You got it, Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!

[@craigepignosistv2765]

The excitement in Michael's voice is genuine

[@cristianonascimentocrhis7093]

viva mj o king viva van hallen

[@andressantamaria8904]

Uno de los mejores solos de la historia de la música... Solo podía ser de una canción del dios del pop... El gran Michael Jackson 💪🍀😣🙏👍🥰🎤🎶📯🎻🥁🎸🎺🎙️⚡🤘🧑‍🎤🇨🇴 Co.

[@LuisRamon.]

Bestial Jennifer ❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@Vladislav_jackov]

People saying slash’s solo was bad?, its was the only original solo and kicked ass

[@soyabean-of9wz]

Jennifer's effect are so cool

[@marcosd999]

Jennifer plays with an MJ tribute band now.

[@dj5black]

Jennifer ❤❤

[@tonypasma1707]

Yes

[@jeffclark6988]

Never top the king sorry..RIP EDWARD😥

[@bigwo56]

often imitated, but never as good as EVH version!

[@jeffclark6988]

@@bigwo56 only version that still gives me goosebumps

[@MickeyMouse-xy6op]

Jennifer out did all of them. 💯

[@microwavecaprisun8523]

wish i was there in 84

[@hannajohn6158]

Slash yeahh

[@isaac98N]

Slash playing Eddie's solo is like a tennis player playing soccer😅

[@sconzilius]

It’s great your opinion is out there now 😊

[@fabrizioroggeri7710]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@loayanas]

Wheres greg howe?? 😢He played it too with MJ..and he nailed it

[@jamestaylor7106]

The ladies did the legendary status and background to the solo justice. Slash on the other hand seems to have got the set list mixed up as it was clearly a solo from another song. Eddie was and always will be the king. What would have been the greatest live performance of Beat It would be the artists that recorded the song on stage together. Just imagine Steve Lukather (& Toto) with EVH & MJ. That would be perfection.

[@shirtlessGraveler305]

this is my first time of seeing some of the slide concert footage. I’ve actually never seen clips of it such as these and I don’t know who Jennifer Batten is where she came from the outlandish outfits look so ridiculous but she definitely jams. I wonder where she is now ???

[@user-ToxityTheBand]

Eddie as the original, but I have to say Ori was pretty special as she was the last to play it with MJ.

[@danielrantre]

SLASH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@liamwashburn234]

obvi king ed. just, everything about his solo was amazing, so much better than everyone else, don’t get me wrong, i like all of them, just ed is the best guitar player in the world

[@borgullet3376]

You 4got Greg Howe🎯🎸🔥

[@Mortyjunior-nx3ww]

Oshhhhh upa 😊 WAOOO!!!! Mágico!!!

[@natalioromanelli5613]

Jennifer Batten

[@Takasan0104]

やっぱりすげぇ～な～エディーのまねをしているギター弾きいるけど、音程というか間というかテクニックもそうだけど全く違う。音符にしたら正しいのかもしれないけど…これは未だに誰もまねが出来ていない

[@tatep2008]

Looks like’92 was the sweet spot with Jennifer. Great theatrics too.

[@twilightfilms9436]

I’m sorry but this is not a fair comparison. Eddie was one of the biggest virtuous in history. He has no match in the 20th century, not even Vai nor….well, I don’t wanna say names. Eddie will be remembered 200 hundred years from now at the same level of Paganini. Typos by iOS.

[@ROCKNCINEMA]

マイケルもエディも、もういないのか。。スラッシュ長生きしてね。。

[@fthyldrm7477]

Orianthi süper

[@ChrisRainey-ss3nd]

I have a question to the one that posted this video. The video with EVH was so clear! Do uou have the whole video of this with Eddie?

[@user-ov1ts5yk7g]

🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

[@Mescalito71]

Great display that reveals division of perspective. 2 musicians, 2 DEI hires. Eddie’s seamless skills…🤘

[@bundywaters5988]

Stick to Kid Rock.

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

Give the ladies some credit. Bet YOU cant even hold a guitar properly!

[@JulioSerrano2015]

The J Batten solo in the History tour (the best of all) is missing here!

[@johnvfx143]

Slash really jacked that shit up. Harsh.

[@luisarenassoto9990]

El mejor solo es por Jennifer Batten ❤️

[@hugonunez275]

Pero debo decirte que el que lo creo fue mejor . Si no lo demás no lo hubieran tocado ... Y el creador es el genio

[@luisarenassoto9990]

@@hugonunez275 estoy de acuerdo contigo.

[@jwarehouse8958]

ok ,we know Eddie is the legend but slash if you are music, you see WTF HE DID and is crazy cause... He respected the solo

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

Slashs the only one who didnt copy the solo but if you listen to it there are elements of the original solo in his rendition

[@OlemirCandido]

Fantastic. Where is Greg Howe's solo?

[@budgetbasscovers]

Gotta give it to Orianthi

[@romanhernandezgonzalez7991]

Lo irónico es que el único que podía haber igualado al original era y es Prince.

[@user-ws5nw8jf8t]

エディ、オリアンティ❤❤❤

[@alexandrbardenkov8256]

Эдди и Орианти❤

[@tommieberggren3324]

That's a guitarsolo from mars.

[@HK-vy3fh]

You forgot about Gregg Wright and Greg Howe apparently... 🎸

[@realtoast7036]

Did he leave out a couple bars?

[@stephanmcmahon3013]

Okay, leave Eddie out, because we all agree that only Eddie can do Eddie, a close second would be his son Wolfgang. Now you can choose one of the other three. What say you? I like Orianthi, it is pretty clean. On a side note, only MJ could sing HE-HEE and OH-Who in another guitarist's solo.

[@edgardmoura9631]

Eddie Van Halen master criator song Beat

[@nickcalaveras]

Machael’s voice back in the dangerous tour days was the best, a bit raspy but super im tune

[@lobinzqui]

ORIANTHI . 2009 Gooooood Sound

[@HorstKoch-zy4ni]

Jennifer. No Doubt she ist the best. Although with this unconfortable clothes, it sounds perfect. She is the best of the world.

[@joeljukus9129]

She copies Eddie’s solo well

[@richardgregory3644]

In fact Eddie got her to show him how to play it years later because he had forgotten how to play it because he never played it anymore ​@@joeljukus9129

[@jasonhuang6332]

@@joeljukus9129 She actually did way better than Eddie but no one will say it

[@sulosky]

@@jasonhuang6332way better. Eddie is amazing, but to be honest Jennifer just made it better.

[@trentonbell7383]

This has gotta be the most audacious group of comments ever

[@user-gs3ri6ek1d]

やっぱ E・Van

[@user-ll4xp3pn8q]

タイトルが最高

[@9800vangaooh]

Kabuki-Rock'n Guiter！？

[@pervisjohnson8599]

Where’s Greg Howe?

[@dannywaystedofficialhardnh2235]

AMAZING BUT ? all this stuff from Randy Rhoads ? Anyway ?

[@humanactivated1017]

Micheal really was the king of performance and really gave so much confidence energy to the girls . Without Micheal the girls would have never matched those crowds

[@nicoalves-es1cn]

Que beudo 🤣🤣

[@andresimoes8679]

How is playing the last solo? Avril Lavigne ?

[@robertshabarekh610]

😂

[@reymonti5504]

EDDIE VAN HALEN THE BEST

[@elttabykcir]

Eddie's solo can't be truly mastered by any other guitarist! No one can even come close! Eddie was awesome! RIP

[@shanewalton8888]

The solo is not that hard, dude.

[@elttabykcir]

@shanewalton8888 Some are a little harder to master, I've been a great guitarist for years! A lot of them are easy according to your style of playing, like me, I can play some Hendrix like it nothing but some people can't play Hendrix that well, but maybe master Eddie's style and vise versa!

[@shanewalton8888]

@@elttabykcir I agree, but the Beat It solo is not one of them. But this dude is claiming it “can’t truly be mastered by others”. That’s a little too much fanboying for me.

[@skinnyhands5761]

​@@shanewalton8888maybe he is trying to say you can't really make it sound like he does? I don't know, but "cant be mastered" is too much indeed 😂

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

@@shanewalton8888 TBH Van Halen just threw a solo together for the song, took no credits for it, and was paid with a couple cases of beer. All he did was throw some of his more popular effects in a string and make it a solo.

[@Gav24488]

None did the EVH 12 15 19 stretch legato, the only MJ guitar player who played the solo how it is and is not in the video was Greg Howe

[@edgecrestflores5730]

jenifer batten almost got it eddie's style

[@uselessjoe]

Eddie was the original on the LP

[@uBaHoB_uBaH]

Greg Howe

[@Shane4Bass]

Eddie is the real deal! 💯

[@chukiatsinsook3740]

Orianthi..

[@user-vq5sb4jl1l]

Only Eddie can play that solo!

[@nickknight5543]

Eddie was so hammered he started the solo early but did it perfectly. It's a bit out of time with the rest of the instruments.

[@bbell37968]

You are this a lot when Eddie performed outside of Van Halen. Had challenges keeping time with drummers not named Alex.

[@jemikloumigs]

No greg howe?

[@Robeuten]

Slash is crap - the ladies are doing a great job, but only Eddie really nails it...

[@non_brewed_condiment]

Maybe on the album but that live version is ROUGH. I know Eddie is Eddie so we have to say everything he did was great but imo Jennifer's live versions are way better.

[@czarnyadi22]

@@non_brewed_condiment XD

[@SlickArmor]

​@non_brewed_condiment if by ROUGH you mean out of this world good then yes, it was ROUGH.

[@bobobo2224]

I disagree. Slash did a good job making it different. Jennifer batten was the best. She got the best sounds out of it. Van halens was bad. He played the original and didn't play it as good as the original. It seemed like he forgot it somewhere in there for a second.

[@non_brewed_condiment]

@@mrfairact8662 based on your other reply I can see you're a huge Eddie fan. I am too, although I didn't grow up in that era so I am maybe slightly less biased. Eddie was great, he had an amazing combination of high energy and great improv instincts. If you were going to ask who I thought had the biggest impact on that generation of guitar players Eddie would obviously be very high on that list. But in this case I personally prefer Jennifers live version more, that's just my opinion.

[@user-ks8jl7pz7x]

No one will.ever fill Eddie Van Halen shoes. The tone, playing style and pure talent is unmatched. You can hear the difference and Eddie is the best..

[@mariocooldude9092]

He was the man...a natural ..the real MVP...a real BOSS 😎

[@Sebster85]

WTF was Slash playing? lmao

[@ssakuboo2215]

Eddie the best

[@shanewatson5393]

If only Eddie wore the neon lights costume 😢

[@stephanmcmahon3013]

Thank God he never had to jump that shark.

[@freaker126]

the last clip michael sang live. he still has the voice at that age.

[@steve5772]

Dude was on death's door and he still moved and sung better than I ever have or will

[@diegoportentoso5507]

Slash🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@luismontano2800]

Jennifer always looks like Sindel from MK3 😂😂😂😂

[@SlickArmor]

Now i see how Slash got his name. He could rename that solo, torture the cat.

[@pacifist_21]

I live in Russia. We have a lot of great guitar teachers and all of them say: "Don't play like Slash!"

[@MathiasGNT]

SssTrash😂😂😂

[@user-lc4rb3cm9i]

Интересно сколько русских смотрят этот ролик

[@scott-cu6pg]

Cuando esos profesores rusos tengan siquiera un riff en la lista de los 100 mejores riffs de la historia del rock les prestaré atención!!!

[@GIUSEPPE-cl2eu]

Eddie Van Halen....solo lui..R.I.P.

[@jeremyxo0]

Slash toco cualquier cosa