And that pissed off Roth, beginnings of their implosion; Roth said, "and Eddie walks in, does the same ol' guitar solo he's done forever, and Steals The Show!", in a condescending manner lol
There was an agreement within the band that members wouldn’t do any other work outside of the group. Everyone was out of town so Eddie said yes because “who was gonna know if he played on this black kid’s record.” 😂😂😂😂😂
While Eddie Van Halen performed the solo, all other guitar and bass was played by Steve Lukather of Toto including that sick riff throughout the song. Toto was basically the back up band for this entire album.
People forget his impact. He crossed over to the rich, poor, rock fans the lot. I know loads of metalheads that listen to the hardest stuff yet still love MJ. You'll never have a more loved and admired artist like MJ. Even celebs were fanboy/fangirling him. A celeb to the celebs ultra elite. Miss him.
I have a strange MJ story. I used to work at a fire dept and one day a coworker came into the office and announced that Michael had died. His friend was a responder (and no, he’s not supposed to be sharing that information). We turned on the tv and there was nothing. About a half hour later, words ran across the screen saying “First responders called to MJs residence.” About 10-15 minutes later, they broke into the feed to say he died. Very surreal to know about it probably before his family. RIP to the great King of Pop.
MJ did write his songs and many songs for other artists. He didn't play musical instruments, but when he went into the recording studio, he would hum or sing the parts for the other instruments as he heard them in his head. He was an icon in many ways. A huge loss. As for his skin, he did develop a condition called Vitiligo where you lose pigmentation. There was a lot of controversy over whether he was having procedures because they were necessary (for breathing issues), or for cosmetic reasons. Eventually, he transformed his face to look vastly different from where he started and could no longer deny having work done.
I feel bad for his nose though, that wasn't even his fault. He fell off the stage during dance practice and broke his nose. The surgery after I guess didn't look right to him and kept getting more done to hopefully fix it, unfortunately it never happened. The world was really cruel to him.
@@kylaia3155yup and on top of that, he got lupus which caused his body to attack healthy tissue. He wasn’t a great candidate for cosmetic surgery and had to get through multiple reconstructive surgeries to get rid of the dead scar tissue around his nose and cheeks. like you said he broke his nose in 1979 during dance rehearsal, the surgeon messed up his nose which caused him not to be able to breathe properly so he had to undergo a 2nd one. Lupus kicked in in the early 80s at the same time as the vitiligo happened so from there, the whole dead skin tissue problem in his face started which is why his nose ended up even smaller in the early 90s as it already was in the early 80s. His nose did look the same throughout the 90s so it doesn’t seem like he got some work done then. When we look at early/mid and late 2000s Michael, we can definitely see that he lost a hell lot of weight which of course made his nose appear even slimmer. We notice that so much because our nose is right in the center of our faces.
MJ never denied having work done he just denied having so many the media claimed he did which is true MJ never had that many only a few which is his personal business also he didn’t look different he looked the same tbhjust paler simply cause his Vitiligo & Lupus and also combination of age mixed in there
@@itsjustnaima yeah, the vitiligo also made him look even thinner than he was because pale skin obviously contrasts with shadows a lot more than darker skin.
He wrote a lot of his songs but a lot of his hits were written by others. And unlike Prince who could play all the instruments himself. Michael relied heavily on the talents of others
I had to stop and comment here at 2:46 into the video to say that in the time of this song/video Michael Jackson was neither “slept on” or “underrated” for anything. He was #1 for a reason. At this time he was the most respected music maker in the world. Don’t know why you have the impression otherwise, but it was not the case. We couldn’t get enough Michael Jackson at this time.
Just remember: if you need to stop a knife fight and potential gang war, breakdancing is the answer. And yes, you absolutely need to go watch Weird Al's "Eat It" immediately. He actually used many of the same sets and actors.
No one will ever move like MJ. This song put him in a completely different class of Superstardom. He looked amazing in this era , yes there was some plastic surgery at this point but his look was his own creation.
Michael Jackson suffered from Vitiligo. Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. This happens when melanocytes - skin cells that make pigment - are attacked and destroyed, causing the skin to turn a milky-white color. He may have bleached his skin to even his color.
not bleach. It's benoquin. It's a treatment prescribed to people with vitiligo. Originally he used make up (you can find pictures where the make up is running. And his sequinned glove has make up stains inside it) first to cover up the light patches, before it became easier and quicker to cover up the dark patches as the vitiligo universalis covered more of his body.
I`ve been an Abba fan since the ´70s. I think they created the best pop music ever in the history of music. But Michael Jackson was and always will be, the King of pop. I have so much respect for him for being a master vocalist, dancer and performer. In the league of his own. This is one of my favorite songs and videos by him. In my top three for sure.
Some of the dancers were professional dancers and some were *real gang members*. Michael was trying to bring some peace to the Bloods and Crips of Southern CA.
Other than the guitar solo that EVH did on "Beat It." The main guitar work & bass playing on the song was done by Steve Lukather with 2 of the Porcaro brothers on drums & keys who were also band mates with Luk from the band Toto. Just saying...
M.J. THE King of Pop! One reason he is KING is he knew how to pull from every genre. Had some of the best rock guitarist play with him. Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens...
This was about 1983 when this came out - I was 19 and MJ's celebrity was so huge. It was always an event to watch his videos especially when they first came out and everybody would be in front of their TVs on the evening of the release. I remember hearing there were real gang members in this video along with the dancers/actors playing the gang members. One of my top faves of his!
I can't believe you lived this long without hearing Beat It. That's not possible. I'm sure you did, in the background, at least, but didn't realize it.
there is a really long live solo of Eddie that a lot of reactors watch...I watch every one I find cause I love Ed! it's call "Eruption Live" or something like that
@@mattblatchley2061 IDK how long Eddie's live version of "Eruption" is, but I know the studio track of "Eruption" he recorded on Van Halen's debut album was "102 seconds." The reason I know this is, that's exactly how long it took for Eddie to change the way guitarist's played guitar forever! FACT
absolutely right...changed rock guitar for generations... I'm referring to the "Live Without A Net" performance of his concert solo...whomever posted it titled it Eruption...@@216Numbskull
I was 8years old in 1983" When this song 1st came out And I still remember the Impact Of Billie Jean, Beat It, And Thriller alone. you Had the 60s Michael when He was little. Then the 70s Michael with His brothers as the Jackson 5 And then the 80s Michael this version The 80s Michael was bigger than life back then, And at that time he was just getting started after he left his brothers to go solo. After that Him And His sister Janet Ruled the 80s. Great Reaction I enjoyed.🎶😎
That guitar solo you love so much was done by the infamous Eddie Van Halen. The founder and guitarist of the rock band Van Halen. Michael occasionally asks guitarists to play on his songs. Steven Stevens from Billy Idol's band, plays on Michael Jackson's song Dirty Diana.
Michael was one of the most dynamic, electric performers that ever lived, along with being a great song writer. His videos were always a big dramatic production. 👍
The great thing about this song is that it just makes you want to dance, MJ and Eddie VH absolutely killed it in this song. I grew up listening to thrash and death metal, and I absolutely love this song. Doesn’t matter what skin colour you are, we can all relate to this song.
I always loved watching MJ music video's they were always so creative and well produced. (You probably know this already) but Michael started performing with his brothers when he was very young. They had some fantastic songs. If you're interested here's a live performance of them playing together. They were all wonderful singers and dancers. "The Jacksons - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough - Live From Destiny/Triumph Tour (1979-1981)" This is beautiful stuff, bro (ear candy🍬) I enjoyed chillin' with you brotherpeace out~
"Dirty Diana" is probably my favourite MJ performance with Steve Stevens of Billy Idol fame on guitar. It's nasty in a good way. I mean he even rips his shirt off. Lol
One of my top 10 favorites ever!!! The dancing is incredible!! MJ had impetigo...a lightning of the skin bc of lack pigments. Often it's at "friction " points like elbows, hands, and knees. Then spreads. He did do some lightning to match the light patches. He had nose work but his major plastic surgery came after catching fire filming the Pepsi commercial.
Vitiligo universalis. It even confirms vitiligo on his autopsy report and World Vitiligo Day is held on June 25th every year in tribute to him. His famous sequinned glove is in a museum and has brown make up stains inside it from when he used to apply brown make up to cover up the light patches before the vitiligo got so severe that it became easier and quicker to cover up the dark patches instead. And eventually started using benoquin. His autopsy also details there were still patches on his body.
This is totally my opinion from growing up in Florida in the 80s - most people I knew (so teens & young adults) would "battle" on the dancefloor instead of actual fighting. Clubs were made for dance battles. I saw this song as a warning not to get involved in gangs (though I don't recall any in my area). To this day, when this song comes on XM/Sirius, I do the dance moves to it. Can't help it! RIP MJ & Eddie Van Halen (the guitar solo - so make sure to check out songs by Van Halen the band).
Right, when you listened in detail to his flow on beat and mentioned the harmonic ad libs - that made me happy as it means you listen to this musically and notice details.
It always seems crazy when people don't know these. My Mom is such a huge Michael Jackson fan. She went to 2 concerts & has read his brother's book. She and I watched the funeral and went and saw This is It in the theaters. Rip MJ
This song was written, composed and co-produced by Michael Jackson. He made the melody of the song. The demo is on RU-vid He was a great composer and producer.
7:18 I love how here the gangmembers stop fighting and start dancing in sync. Reminds me of mind control. Mike mind controlling them & making them dance in sync. Gives me a unexplainable awe feeling seeing Mike do this in some of his videos. I used to love pushing the button to do this on the Michael Jackson videogame "Moonwalker" on the Sega Genesis. And the arcade version too? I think. I love Mike's music. 😋
Some info for you: His first album Off the Wall 1979. This song Beat It is from his 2nd album Thriller 1982. He did in fact have a skin disease vitiligo. Here is a video about the skin disease to give you more of an idea about it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-byAogVoMViE.html Vitiligo is the reason he wore gloves and face masks a lot during the 80's to hide it.
You should learn the moves and reenact the video! Great reaction. Always surprising when iconic songs are still new to people, so keep it up!! By the way, that’s none other than Eddie Van Halen on the guitar. Weird Al did two great MJ spoofs: Eat It (Beat it) and Fat (Bad) that you might want to check out.
Fun fact! That guitar solo was done by Eddie Van Halen and when recording it the speaker he used caught fire and one of the sound technicians said “That’s how you know it’s good” or something along those lines.
That guitar solo is one of the things that made this song such a huge crossover hit with a larger white audience who were used to guitar rock. And it’s awesome.
This is my favorite MJ song period. I love everything about this song. The late great Eddie Van Halen did the guitar solo and the guys from the band Toto was in on it as well
40 years old 🎂 Written by the late Michael Jackson, RIP. Produced by him and Quincy Jones. All star 🌟 band. Late Eddie van Halen, RIP, on guitar 🎸 solo 6:14. Greg Philinganes from the Lionel Richie band on keyboards. Members of Toto: Steve Lukather on rhythm guitar 🎸. And bass guitar, Steve Porcaro and David Paich on keyboards. The late Jeff Porcaro, RIP, on drums 🥁. Same year any of the Toto members or a combination worked with Michael McDonald, Chicago and the late Donna Summer, RIP, in addition to playing with their band Toto. No wonder, they worked like a dog 🐕! L 🤣L Suggested videos 📹: 1 Michael Jackson sings Black or White 2 Chicago performs Hard to Say I'm Sorry 3 The Tubes perform She's a Beauty 4 Van Halen performs I'll Wait live in Montreal.
"My man comin' out the sewers??" - The early 80's were a different time. Seriously though... if you want a shock you should look up pictures of Times Square in New York City in the 80's. Or just watch the movie Taxi Driver (1976).
Man, no one slept on how big MJ was... back in the day he was on par with Reagan, Gorbachev and the pope! See the MJ episode on the simpsons and you'll get the gist... Quincy Jones was his man on the first ones then he went on to produce them himself.
