John 5 - Beat It (Michael Jackson cover)

[minibucker]

Killer!!!

[stormcloudization]

best version i've heard, second has to be orianthi...

[AnimatorLinden]

Its a single off itunes

[Smokersfriendly117]

Woulda made me listen to more MJ if he sounded like this

[MrGamerzTube]

What album is this song in?

[onirocknroll]

Awesome as hell!

[NothingFanboy]

John5 did more than Beat It, he made sweet love to it.

[menfalling]

nice cover and hommage



[methlamamba]

J5 should do a whole MJ tribute album

[damagick7]

John 5 is great... But neva better then eddie van halens solo NEVVVVVA!

[GuitarHeroPunk1]

no disrespect to Eddie Van Halen, John 5's version of the solo is just slightly better

[hotandspicy666]

As an instrumental - this is pretty darn good! Of course I still prefer the original with Eddie and Michael (Eddie has this looseness and quirkiness that makes his playing magical). But nice homage nonetheless.

[iotto360]

wow john 5 , you are great!!!

[xuemeihengxing]

John 5 Beat It

[TheSkullyRocker]

Jackson Five meet John 5

[Master20011]

John 5 is amazing

[2shea07]

john 5 is the guitar god!!!!!!!!!!!

[fraaaki]

Awsome ! Check Enbounds version out Too !

[stratocaster1986able]

Sounds incredible.

[enasnipsycho]

john 5 = guitar god.....p.s. M.J. would be proud

[ewt00b]

spot on. but to tell the truth its not even eddies solo, it was cut and pasted by quincy jones

[pallknowing1]

Not Easy to cover an Eddie Van Halen solo but J5 killed it

[therealdeal0241]

And John 5 does it again pure talent

[RockStarAnt93]

Mind cannot be unblown...

[MIssAzUL1]

Sorry Shanny but I prefer Buckethead´s cover of this tune.. Kissess ; ) 

[wihtikow]

@MIssAzUL1 mind posting a link to bucketheads version? i only ever seen him jam to the riff not the whole song lol

[luthierjustin1]

Don't want no capt'n crunch, don't want want no raisin bran

[psychopathtoine]

the best arrangement ever imo!

[ossameidireza]

Brilliant arrangement.

[B31ph3g0r]

I'm not complaining about the song, (I really love it!) but I think there are a couple ways this could be a bit heavier. Maybe if you drop the rhythm guitar a bit, and the lead (during the vocals) could have a light squealie or two? Just my opinion.

[Eckhlypse08]

Eddie Van Halen > John 5

[pallknowing1]

@Eckhlypse08 of course but 5 is pretty badass

[NDF211Gunner]

@Eckhlypse08 I only agree because Van Halen is the original guitarist that started everything... but modern is john 5

[StefanDLazarov]

:)



[StefanDLazarov]

He is using Dimarzio D activator pick-ups

[stephenchan88]

better than steve vai verson

[1alibeu]

hell 2 the yeah to john 5 in my world of music hes 1 of my number 1 top favorites he's competing with marilyn manson though!! :) []m[]

[FankaSooldieraPL]

this is much better than original song ; D

[rOBSCENE456]

i just shit a brick house i think

[nightlord47]

Michael Jackson songs been covered by John 5!!!! Thats genius!

[JDProductions1992]

This sounds like something from Dynasty Warriors, and its epic :D

[codman233]

awesome job!

[rcombs861]

John 5 covering Eddie Van Halens guitar track = Orgasm

[CrazyMangoGuitar]

michael jackson did a good cover fo this XD lololol, joke

[disturbed158]

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 JOHN 5 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[JULMARAN77]

John 5 is the best !!!

[Pr1est0fDoom]

Heck, we need a mashup of this version with MJ's voice from the original version for ultimate kickassing.

[DeimosStation]

@Pr1est0fDoom Thanks for the idea, might do it

[Aylasasy]

BRAVISSSSIIIIMOOOOOOO AWESSSSSSSSSSSSSSOMMMMEE DUDE

[BeyondGears]

that was so......perfect??! whoa

[NoProblemaBlog]

Lo que mas me gusta de John 5 es que siempre te sorprende con algo nuevo.Todos sus discos son geniales.Las ideas parecen no agotarseles nunca.

[MetalGuy5150]

Suck on my balls Marilyn Manson

[howlingmine]

Only John 5 could make Michael Jackson's music tolerable.

[CojoGuitarWorks]

@howlingmine Or Eddie Van Halen, of course.

[Death2RockwayMiddle]

@CojoGuitarWorks or Slash

[zniscal]

This is my hero !! just voted for him in the guitarworld as the fastest guitarist of all time :) can´t wait to 27th he will release another single from God told me to :) every his song is and will be fucking amazing !!

[marlboro9051]

some moron gave thumbs down

I THUMS UP

[toymasheenSH]

Buckethead already covered this

lol just kidding \m/

[ShaneyMcGrady01]

@toymasheenSH haha, I saw him last night. Totally out of this world. Can't wait for Thursday to see him again!

[MrPsychokid11]

@toymasheenSH ehhhh buckethead and steve vai and van helen r my 3 top guitar players..... oh a jim root of course........ wat r ur fav guitar players........... and this is random

[toymasheenSH]

@MrPsychokid11 Not Jim Root.. I can tell you that much

[neo31386]

@toymasheenSH LOL. I was about to search for that. John 5 is on point with his style.

[camfrogw]

marilyn manson is fucking idiot to lose JOHN 5

[leaksmusic3]

That solo is amazing John is a god and when is his new cd coming I've been herring oct 31

[EpicStudiosUSA]

totally adding this to my favs

[sawyergod]

the song is just badass! shows how much michael jackson was respected from the metal and rock scene! Love J5 and Mj. Both rock!

[gtiskewl]

Omfg he's mofoing bamf...LIKE A BOSS HI MICHAEL

[rommanson15]

The Jackson 5! ;)

[Rezzz76]

@rommanson15 Yea, the Jackson 5 minus 4...

[NathanGrimace]

I want to listen to this all day every day.

[JackassMulti]

awesome, John 5 has an amazing tone :-*****

[BeatRadioRock]

is simply the guy :-)

[JakubKubaTV]

it's a great player

[marlboro9051]

JOHN 5 is GOD !!! ♥

[JoeyJordisonFreak3]

jimi hendrix john 5 mick thomson kerry king tony iommi richard kruspe

[vanriver11]

Yup, this version got me into this song again. It's nice not hearing the original from time to time. That and it is a kick ass cover.

[Purdonnnnn1873]

Fucking amazing cover.

[Stickpumilingmutha]

thanks for posting cant wait for the god told me to album

[Alexpumpkins]

AWESOME JOB FROM JOHN5, OUR GUITAR HERO !!!

[ig88ftw]

This sucks. First time John's disappointed me, I own all of his solo albums from Vertigo all the way up to The Art Of Malice, but this is fucking garbage. God Told Me To stay the fuck away from John 5's new album.

[hooplablahblahblah]

@ig88ftw You're gonna judge a whole album off of one song?

[XSnoweX]

@ig88ftw It's a cover, and a single.

[ig88ftw]

@XSnoweX ...obviously it's a cover. His cover of "Welcome To The Jungle" from The Devil Knows My Name was way better...

[Stickpumilingmutha]

@ig88ftw agreed the vocals on the guitar are far better on welcome to the jungle

[Charl760]

@ig88ftw How is it garbage ? Its a pretty damn accurate cover and his playing is really good . Which cover are you listening to :S ?

[chrism6374]

he is the fuckin man marilyn manson is kickin his self in the ass

[chrish1028]

Thanks for posting!  Totally looking forward to this disc. John5 is an great musician.

[ShaneyMcGrady01]

@chrish1028 np

[princeofdarkness727]

This is awesome!!! What's the name of the album?

[ShaneyMcGrady01]

@princeofdarkness727 God Told Me To. Was rumored to be coming out on Halloween but no official date has been set.

[IWannaGetWylde]

There are many reasons why I love John 5 and his work and why he's my 3rd biggest influence for playing Guitar, this is just one reason. >:}

John 5 FTW

[THEREALD3AL]

@IWannaGetWylde I couldn't agree more man, he's definitely a major influence on my play style as well. John 5, Buckethead, and Danny Johnson all remarkable guitar players.

[hooplablahblahblah]

@IWannaGetWylde Who are the other two? Other than Zak Wylde? :P

[IWannaGetWylde]

@hooplablahblahblah 1st. Randy Rhoads, 2nd. Zakk Wylde, 3rd. John 5, 4th. Stevie Ray Vaughn, 5th. Van Halen. Listening to the work of these guys made me pick up in axe because I was tired of playing the Tennis Racket, found out a couple years later, i'm better at the real thing. Haha. >:}