Stairway To Heaven - In A Parallel Universe with EVH (Featuring Eric Johnson)

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We all know the legendary Stairway To Heaven solo by Jimmy Page...
...But what if it was played by someone else like Peter Frampton, Eddie Van Halen or Eric Johnson played the Stairway To Heaven Solo? I brought in my friends Eric Johnson and Phil X to find out.
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@RickBeato Год назад

Check out my Back In Black Solo - In a Parallel Universe ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kip6MkkYgKg.html

@theprinceofallsaiyans5830 Год назад

Wow that was so weird without the solo.

@theprinceofallsaiyans5830 Год назад

LMFAO that Eddy solo totally reminds me of the movie Back to the Future when mcfly goes all ape on guitar. You can really hear the difference between the two era’s. Just a little bit faster now.

@justletmepostthis276 Год назад

Parallel Universe? OK. EVH is just another Steve vai, and Jimmy Page is just another Gene Simmons. LOL.

@Three_Random_Words Год назад

I want to hear Bjork sing Zombie, ya-know that Cranberries song. 😮 But that’s a whole different topic.

@keendeesjarlais3636 Год назад

actually ricks solo might be way more advanced than what Peter might have done

@TIMxisxHERE 3 года назад

Wow Eric Johnson really nailed playing like Eric Johnson! Who would've thought!

@jeffreystark2687 3 года назад

Great idea, Rick....All of you did masterful alternate rides. Any one of them could very well have been the solo that all local "Guitar Gods" (and their apprentices) would be trying to cover note-for-note, just like so many of us HAD to do with Page's solo from the very first time we heard the tune. And for good reason, as it turns out, given how popular the song quickly became & still is to this day. Only wish I had a dollar in my wallet for every time it has been requested of us at a gig.....I could build myself another Harley & have $$ left over. (Well, that may be a slight exaggeration...Better throw "Free Bird" in there, too. Scooter parts are not cheap) 🤔 But I know you get my point. I was actually getting a little burned out on the tune as a whole, and then saw Ann & Nancy Wilson do it with Bonham, Jr., & that incredible back-up ensemble....Wow. Anyway, Rick, an interesting presentation from you today, as usual. I am a dedicated fan & admirer of your work....Keep it comin' Buddy 👍😉😎🎸

@scottmccollum9979 3 года назад

Totally agree! NO ONE plays Eric Johnson like Eric Johnson.

@chriscook5613 3 года назад

😆😆😆😆

@jimmysiglos 3 года назад

Eric plays melodic fast and very clean guitar solo.

@petermontgomery8707 3 года назад

@@scottmccollum9979 except Guthrie govan of course

@patrickkeating5329 3 года назад

Loved all three, but Eric, playing himself, was unreal.

@judkilgore3822 2 года назад

For sure, such a treat. His music has been on my mind lately so I pulled out a transcription of Dover. Turns out it’s still very much out of my reach, haha.

@shawn13mertle13 2 года назад

100% agree.

@gneric85 2 года назад

He is the best at it

@TheRealReTox 4 года назад

Let's take a moment to appreciate how fantastic that backing track sounded, everything spot on. Professionals at work, a delight to behold.

@Shalom_Mike 4 года назад

My thoughts exactly! Very Pro!

@toddmcintosh83 4 года назад

Yes! Absolutely agree!😊👍

@matej1769 4 года назад

was it the best part of the track?

@matthewmaki 9 месяцев назад

That guy who played the Eric Johnson solo captured his sound perfectly even went as far as to try to look like him

@euleletsplay 4 месяца назад

Lol

@misterswegler7245 4 года назад

Also, Rick is a killer guitarist on his own.

@thomasmeyer8798 4 года назад

Old news... :-D

@jules153 4 года назад

Yep. And the drumming was bang on the money 💰

@RafaelSilveira42 3 года назад

Imagine being so badass you could casually call Eric Johnson for a RU-vid video And he joins it

@johnwells5314 4 года назад

Eric Johnson's touch on this makes this classic sound so unique and fresh. Only one word describes it... OUTSTANDING!

@roberttoews2775 4 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking. 👍

@Ofinfinitejest 4 года назад

This is not me making enemies or anything, but I like it as well or better than Page's solo.

@thegeardad 4 года назад

It’s hard to beat a tasty melodic solo! Eric’s tone is incredible

@6-string_guitar578 4 года назад

@Underground Frenchy yeah, such a big loss🙏

@04041919 Год назад

Eric's tone is simply unmistakable: melodic, elegant, goosebump-inducing. You can always hear him out among hundreds of guitarists and he doesn't even have to follow the maxim of many guitar heroes, which often follows the motto: faster, shriller, more spectacular. For me it's definitely the best of the three solos.

@colinwriter 4 года назад

Rick Beato for President 2020. I bet his cabinet would be a Marshall.

@koba5152 4 года назад

Ahahahaha

@mojo1229 4 года назад

I love what you did with stairway to heaven. How about recreating something by Jimi Hendrix?

@donmcdonald4874 4 года назад

President Beato will likely have 15 Cabinet Members.

@StewartWhite 4 года назад

Marshall Law!

@djsjjd15 4 года назад

It would certainly be full. . . .

@russl9029 4 года назад

RIP Eddie - the world lost an incredible genius, person, and hero. My heart goes out to his family.....that being said....as much as I love Phil X and Eric Johnson, I liked your solo the best Rick....it fit more with the essence of the song. Great video!

@partsone72 4 года назад

I also liked Rick's solo the best

@sodoberman 4 года назад

Holy Schnikeez!! RICK RICK RICK!! this could be a whole series!! Just this one music bed!!

@johnliebenthal 4 года назад

A "Stairway to Stairway" solo contest crowd sourced from players who are viewers of this channel!

@paulstoesser5595 Год назад

The care and reverence that all 3 of you showed was very powerful, from the, to the, soul! Thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏

@danielmoss2394 4 года назад

Very cool... this should be a new series.... I am thinking "Comfortably Numb" or "Sultans of Swing".

@stef7133 4 года назад

Some hours later, this Eddie style solo has a totally diffrent color, meaning. Thank you gentlemen for this, respect PhilX and, rest in peace Mr Van Halen. 😔

@jacktaylor1516 3 года назад

You need to do a whole series of videos like this. This was pure gold.

@bryantmontgomery2202 3 года назад

Yup

@Bigdoinksinamish69 3 года назад

I agree. This was good stuff

@thecoulee1121 3 года назад

ABSOLUTELY AGREE!

@katieg9807 3 года назад

Yes! I would love more of these! I had my two boys watch this evening. Loved showing them the whole process. And we started off listening to the original. Thank you Rick!!

@dmntd1 3 года назад

Like seriously. Where can I download the entire song?

@seanmcnulty1334 Год назад

Eric Johnson is an absolute monster of a player, bit such a calm and down to earth guy in person. You can tell through his playing that everything he doesn't emote or say outwardly, he says and expresses through his guitar. This was a great video and looking forward to more!

@Obssy 4 года назад

Dude just straight up called Eric Johnson to play in the style of Eric Johnson. Nice!

@RMSAquitaniafan55 4 года назад

Eddie Van Halen being depicted playing Stairway to Heaven, dies the next day--Coincidence? (Rest in Peace Eddie)

@ericgelders 4 года назад

It certainly gives an extra dimension to this video - brilliant! - And there definitely will be some 'less peaceful' guitar solo's from now on in heaven (RIP EVH)

@bleauh 4 года назад

Yeah it's a coincidence. I would say this is textbook coincidence actually, it's pretty freaky.

@ekayaniperforms 4 года назад

So Rick when are you releasing this gem 💎 of a cover? Love it

@Nutmegger7 4 года назад

It's Synchronicity

@Nutmegger7 4 года назад

It's Synchronicity

@M139NG 4 года назад

I feel like Rick could have said anything to Phil and he would have said "hell yes!!". :) This was an absolute treat. And yes, i vote for more of these.

@geoffreymaynard2892 9 месяцев назад

This was the greatest thing I’ve seen in a while. The imagination and quality of all three is mind blowing. Thank you all for making this video and continue to rock on.

@oompaville 4 года назад

This is one of the best videos I've seen in my life.

@robbie_the_guitarist7277 4 года назад

Hey oompa what ya doing here? By the way I love your channel.

@sepehrbabaei2177 4 года назад

I never thought i would find u here ompa 😂😂

@waynekerr8003 4 года назад

It's pretty good but surely you can't even compare it to the Alan, Alan, Alan, Alan, Alan, Alan ow its not Alan its Steve. Thats gold Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve Steve, Steve

@OutOnTheTiles 4 года назад

I concur! Unreal! So much talent. ✌️🇨🇦🎸

@wataboutya9310 4 года назад

oompaville I’m with you dude!

@texascarpenter3931 3 года назад

Eric Johnson plays just like Eric Johnson! I'm impressed

@jeffreyland8004 3 года назад

🤣👍

@oneamongall8861 3 года назад

@@jeffreyland8004 The very first bar and Eric sounds like Eric...Amazing

@Arkadius1984gl 3 года назад

That’s what U call a sugnature sound:) But seriously, I could tell it was Eric playing, without knowing all the context:)

@das1alves 3 года назад

😂😂😂 Indeed

@superf7 2 года назад

Two great players verses a genius. Eric’s solo was as good as the original.

@mikehoward587 4 года назад

loved all 3 solos. Phil probably had the "toughest" assignment...and he knocked it out of the park...as did Rick and Eric. If possible, Hotel California is the next one to do like this...or Freebird.

@michaelcottle6270 4 года назад

YES! Freebird, with Rick, Phil & Eric together

@Randy950 4 года назад

Freebird would be perfect, you could get three people doing it at the same time. Sweet idea. Same with Hotel, split screen guitar dual. Since Rick says Garcia stuff is off limits because of the estate he should take this opportunity to reach out to the dozen or more Garcia specialists like John Kadlecik, Jeff Mattson, or Stu Allen and give Jerry some love on the Beato channel. They couldn't block that.

@KCJAM1 4 года назад

Freebird is so repetitive. I know DJ’s loved it (as they did with Stairway) as it was perfect if they needed to take a grumpy after another late night remote broadcasting event but that solo bores me to tears!

@brianflaherty9023 9 месяцев назад

Stumbled on this today. F'n awesome!!! Nicely done all of you.

@thebestian 4 года назад

Am I the only one just completely amazed that he got Eric Johnson to do this...Using his skill and talent for free to benefit a friends video. This is sick.

@diegoortegadod 4 года назад

"so i just called him...." BRO WHAT

@acacium1 4 года назад

@@diegoortegadod that was a really hard flex lmao

@7uub1 4 года назад

i wouldnt think it was for free, that'd be weird

@uconnxlot 4 года назад

Is anyone’s playing more recognizable than Eric Johnson. So warm

@Chrissmth 4 года назад

Tom Morello

@lxathu 4 года назад

I could never decide if it's the sound or his style that makes him recognizable after 10 seconds. Probably both.

@bigjavo36 4 года назад

Chris Smith facts. Tom morello and Bryan may are 2 guitarists that I don’t even know how they get the sounds they get from the instrument.

@Chrissmth 4 года назад

Javo bro he literally invented knew ways of playing the guitar, getting distortions and reverbs that no one did before him. Using the cable jack and everything.

@elbuki5915 4 года назад

Brian May

@dblondhair 4 года назад

"So, I thought, why don't I just call Eric Johnson?" ...as one does.

@ryanlogan35 4 года назад

Only logical thing to do like it’s no big deal

@callbackdons 4 года назад

Whhhyyyy do I get a feeling you might also follow Joe Scott? :)

@steveeckert8396 4 года назад

Years ago a guy I worked with was working on a car with his buddies late one night. This "guy" approached them and said he just bought the building and was going to turn it into his music studio. That guy was Eric Johnson. As the story goes Eric was super nice to them and gave them plenty of time to get their stuff out. Nothing like humble greatness.

@dylandenney3980 4 года назад

Yea I'm always on the phone with my guitar heroes. Just shootin' the breeze with Mike Campbell the other day...lol

@SilvermainMusic 4 года назад

Lol

@rct8884 Год назад

Wow, so much talent to analyze, deconstruct and play all of the sounds.

@tawpgk 2 года назад

Loved Phil X's take on EVH. He has such joy in playing as Tim Pierce does. Bravo!

@TheModernMartialArtist 4 года назад

Woooow crazy how much they changed the tone of the song, each would lead me to expect a different kind of chorus. I listened to Eric's solo like 5 times, absolutely incredible. Would love to see more videos with this theme.

@basilbahri4706 4 года назад

Kkk I

@MrClassicmetal 4 года назад

I was very impressed with all of them, that was unexpectedly good and I've watched the video 4 times so far! 😲

@WyattWillis88 4 года назад

Love your videos sir glad your also a guitar player!

@TrevorDennis100 4 года назад

@@MrClassicmetal One of Ricks best ever videos. So much talent from all three, but Eric Johnson did it for me. More please Rick.

@ratiug75 4 года назад

Eric nailed it! Phil X solo was an insult! lmfao

@TheShrubbist 4 года назад

I’d like to hear Arlo Guthrie turn that solo into an 18 minute story about a Thanksgiving dinner gone horribly wrong. “And as we wind on down the road...well it actually wasn’t a road, it was a lane with two chickens, three cows and a chartreuse VW Microbus filled with hippies singing about Jesus and a storm coming in from a Canadian cold front...”

@davidlong1786 4 года назад

...and who knew that the Stairway To Heaven would be closed on Thanksgiving?

@TheShrubbist 4 года назад

David Long and I just wanted to kill, kill, kill!

@christophesalet6838 Год назад

All 3 solos are absolutely fantastic. Eric’s tone is from another world! My favorite solo is Rick’s! You did such a good job at capturing Frampton’s vibe. And he is my favorite ❤️

@funkyfinnegan Год назад

Spot on. Rick captured Frampton’s essence and created the best solo for sure.

@shnoopaloop9992 Год назад

Just goes to show how brilliant he really is. Idk if it’s just me but I tend to feel like RU-vidrs are typically one or two tiers below these legendary guitarists like Eric. Just proves that while Rick may be a RU-vidr, he’s truly a musician first and by God he’s probably one of the best guitarists of our day. A true artist

@DeanoZ-ml4tm Год назад

Same.

@beechrad1965 Год назад

Fascinating idea. As great as the solos were (and they were grrrreat), the backing track itself is phenomenal. …and I agree, Rick’s was my favorite of the three Love this channel.

@coryserratore5951 Год назад

I have to agree with this! Credit to mostly to Rick, as it's his creation and execution, but I suppose this also suggests Frampton's style may be the most compatible with Page, at least in this case.

@willsevy7836 4 года назад

Rip EVH crazy he just put this out the day before he passed

@MrScrofulous 4 года назад

Really cool project, and in the process demonstrated why Stairway has the legendary status it does. The most loved, the most played, the most envied, the most over-played, the most hated at times because of over-saturation, and despite all the noise, parody, spite, and adoration, the most amazing thing to simply listen to. I'm sure I'm not the only one who could hear Page's solo playing in their mind as the other guys tried to not paste his licks in. And now I'm gonna be late for work, you bastard !!:)

@gretschguy864 6 месяцев назад

Of the three solos, I really like what you laid down for the Frampton solo the best! Nice job!

@MorrisJoshua26 4 года назад

Just honestly, good idea, and good job everyone. This was cool af.

@raywideman7157 4 года назад

Couldn’t have said it better

@MorrisJoshua26 4 года назад

This could be a new series. Duuuuuuuude.

@jasonmills6041 4 года назад

That was a lot of fun to watch.

@Ēugenē_Acqu7 Год назад

! !Rick Beato! ! you're so wow,absolutely astounding&and&appreciated Y E S YES Thank You ! !Rick Beato! !

@Ēugenē_Acqu7 Год назад

YES

@burpvom 4 года назад

fantastic video. One of the best solos ever recorded . I feel this reinventions as a huge "Bravo " for Pagey..

@roymauler 3 года назад

Eric Johnson's tone has been majestic forever. Damn.

@ursafan40 3 года назад

At least since I first heard him on Austin City Limits in 1984. I imagine he spent a few years previously finding that tone though. His Strats, Pickups, amps and pedals have something to do with it, but it's mostly in his fingers.

@roymauler 3 года назад

@@ursafan40 The twang is in the player.

@ParabolicParable 3 года назад

@@ursafan40 I just saw him playing with Carole King of all people in 1981? (on RU-vid) and he already had that tone. They finished up the song and Carole and the rest of the band turned around to give Eric a hand. Seriously cool clip.

@burkewillis Год назад

This video put a smile on my face that will likely last a week or more. Fantastic!

@SupraRy 4 года назад

And now we will never be able to hear them together again. RIP Eddie Van Halen, it sucks they never got to truly mend their friendship. I really was hoping for a reunion tour with Eddie and Sammy again but we will never see Van Halen again. R.I.P.

@SDsailor7 4 года назад

I am currently reading Sammy Hagar bio book and he mentioned that when he met the brothers they were chain smokers. Cheers

@guitarguru.3572 4 года назад

I love all the Van Halen years, but I especially like the Sammy years.

@billbyrd2403 4 года назад

The comments like “none of these can touch the original,” etc. are valid but they miss the point. The point is to show how improvisation of style, technique and tone locked into the harmonic and melodic structure of a generational classic is simply FUN AF. IMHO, anyways. Think of It as “Variations on a Theme of Page.” And ... if there is a rock revival in our future, music historians will surely point to Professor Beato as a key factor in its resurgence.

@TruGank 4 года назад

Yea, super fun. But, dull minds can't dream out of the box. I would like to hear the Yngwie Malmsteen, Allan Holdsworth and Jimi versions of the song.

@miguelayala428 4 года назад

As fans we can hear that even live performances of Stairway to Heaven are a slightly different interpretation of the "original" studio version. The same with any other guitarist who performs the solo, she or he is bringing to it unique talents and even the things they're feeling on that day. I'm not a musician but that's mho. Thanks for your perspective, Bill.

@bonkeydollocks1879 4 года назад

@Lloyd Bonafide that's your opinion

@bonkeydollocks1879 4 года назад

You forgot to say RIP eddie

@GuitSiva 4 года назад

Well said Bill Byrd..👍👏

@JimAnderson1 3 года назад

This just reinforces the greatness of Page's solo. Its perfect.

@ts31966 3 года назад

Don’t you mean the person that edited the 3 solos into one?

@cosmic687 3 года назад

@@ts31966 and your point is?

@ts31966 3 года назад

@@cosmic687 I did not write many words. It is impossible to interpret what I stated differently.

@cosmic687 3 года назад

@@ts31966 what difference does it make if it was edited 100 times? its still one of the greatest solos ever committed to tape

@realcrunchy6572 3 года назад

Meh

@Kawinj 11 месяцев назад

It only took that very first note from Eric's version...and you knew it was him. All three were great, very fun little "what if?" project to listen to.

@bsr007 3 года назад

I actually like Rick's best. All 3 were great, but Rick's stays close to Page's version in a very Frampton-esque way✨

@pricedownproductions9851 3 года назад

I liked Rick's best as well

@jnnyg65 3 года назад

Nope 👎

@pnutbutrncrackers 3 года назад

Rick did fantastic, I agree. Was thinking the same thing.

@Xochiyolotl 3 года назад

Yeah, Rick actually sounded like he was part of the band. He wove his notes into everybody else’s work in the song very seamlessly and very credibly. The EVH solo was great too. Hit me right in the feels considering. Eric Johnson solo was gorgeous, virtuosic an impressive which is what you would expect from the man. But, it did not fit. It didn’t go together.

@vmax4steve524 3 года назад

@@Xochiyolotl Nail on the head right there, modern players have exorcised the melody and the structure of the song out of soloing. Rick's solo had the essence of the original all over it as it's in the subconscious of every rock guitarist, the others went their own way, and theirs, as you say, didn't fit. To be honest I think any of Eddie Van Halen's solos could be cut and pasted into all his other songs and no one would notice.

@LMacNeill 2 года назад

I just watched the recording of Rick's livestream about "what if Stairway to Heaven was released today," from Feb 12th, 2022 (today's the 13th) and I had to come back and re-watch this video. I'm still amazed at how well each of the solos captured each guitarist's original sound. Of course, you know Eric Johnson's solo was going to do that -- it's Eric Johnson playing, LOL. But the way Rick captured Frampton and the way Phil X captured Van Halen were both just spectacular! This is easily one of my favorite of Rick's videos.

@patrickstracener5329 2 года назад

Me too.

@marktrader490 2 года назад

Ditto

@richmacgonigle1776 Год назад

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this. It is so great...love your, Phil's and Eric's playing and style.

@honeychilerider 3 года назад

Is it weird that I liked Rick's solo the best? Just seemed to respect the feel of the SONG the most, while still evoking Framptom to me, and I felt like it was the most melodic.

@squinkque 3 года назад

Yep, I agree, I was expecting to be knocked out by the EVH solo but I thought the Frampton solo was the best. Man, I really would've loved to hear Eddie actually play Stairway To Heaven though.

@sancho8521 3 года назад

@@squinkque he was too busy walking up the steps man

@Meditech509 3 года назад

He did an absolutely beautiful job. On that note, I listened to each multiple times. Not one was better than the other in my opinion. I closed my eyes and imagined the original did not exist. Then imagined each musician in their own play style and sound. What is truly amazing is Rick and Phil were playing for someone else. Do you realize the hrs. spent in just listening to Frampton and Van Halen to grasp that feel not to mention the tone. Again, absolutely beautiful.

@joshanderson5676 3 года назад

Rick did the best solo for the song, not weird at all.

@radoslawzardzewialy2489 3 года назад

I love Erick and Phil, but I also love the song that much I will say Rick In my opinion did THE BEST!!! Rick please, do what You do because I love it!!! All the Best!

@shawnhomer2869 4 года назад

Comfortably Numb with: Tom Morello Tony Iommi Jimmy Page Wild card- Jack White

@shawnhomer2869 4 года назад

Or swap Jimmy Page for the Edge! That would be cool

@kevinhegwood615 4 года назад

Hell yeah! Love it, do it please

@blairgill8799 4 года назад

Funny - This was the first solo that came to my head and I also thought Tom Morello. Love his creativity with slower songs. Jack White... interesting.

@shawnhomer2869 4 года назад

Blair Gill i think it would be awesome! Jack White has a very different style and it would be interesting to see what he could do with a song like that.

@timothypierce6576 Год назад

Dude! That was AWESOME!! Thanks for that! Great stuff!

@mattbacon285 4 года назад

How does anyone make an honest attempt at this without being influenced by Page!? Pretty cool concept getting in the mind of other players.

@SharpByCoop 4 года назад

Yup. There were times EACH of them came perilously close, but backpedaled... So ingrained!

@mattbacon285 4 года назад

SharpByCoop I loved that tho. How do you not play “the” lick 😂. Was surprised only Eric played over the transition, I would’ve went for that spot too

@somebodykillmeplease 4 года назад

@@SharpByCoop yep i thought the same

@tepidtooth8539 4 года назад

Well, Phil did the bend, and Rick did the arpeggios at the end, but Eric's sounded nothing like the original at all

@mattbacon285 4 года назад

@@tepidtooth8539 PS: I made an honest attempt at it if you check my channel :P

@scottrose3771 Год назад

This was so awesome. Took a lot of preparation and it was well worth it for this video!

@berretta9mm17 2 года назад

What a unique and incredibly well-executed. As a guitarist since 1965, I tend to prefer the "classic" style - the original is so well-suited to the song, I can't believe I preferred the solo (don't hate me, anyone) of a guitarist I have long considered very good, but too flashy for my taste - Eddie Van Halen! The rendition of the way he WOULD have played it was supernaturally good, and the solo fit so well (with the tapping and raspy slides, etc.), I was stunned. Now I find myself confused, in multiple ways. It did - in spite of how good all of you were, and what a challenge this was, help me re-appreciate how incredibly good Jimmy Page was in this song. His solo was really a stairway to heaven itself, the way he nuanced it to greater and greater force and speed - and if you listen very hard (pun intended), time seems to just suspend itself during his solo. His use of dynamics, rhythmic expression, and sheer, melodic beauty, were literally made for this song, as though catching whispers from heaven as guidance upward. He was ahead of his time on the guitar, and very, very powerful. We have to remember the era in which the original was played, because each generation of players stands on the shoulders of the previous ones. For the style he played in that solo, he wasn't standing on that many shoulders - but man, his were big! I hope you do this again - what a tremendous way to re-appreciate the original, and imagine other possibilities. Thank you so much. I forgot to say that the apparent ease with which you re-created the backing for the solo was astounding. Just truly amazing. Kudos to all who participated. I listen very closely, and to my ear, this may just as well have been the original backing.

@Masondurlach 2 года назад

How did u type all of this!?!

@ET-3301 4 года назад

I was too young to really hear and understand Hendrix and his impact but... I remember hearing VHl when I was 13(?) and realizing that EVH had changed guitar playing and rock music. Forever. I saw them 5 times. The green M & M test is iconic. This is so sad... It was really interesting that all of you “heard” more energy and tempo in Stairway to Heaven. RIP Eddie...

@jimmyneal1147 Год назад

LOVE IT I DO HOPE TO SEE AND HEAR MORE! WILL HAVE TO THINK WHO ELSE TO PLAY!

@DF-we4pt 11 месяцев назад

That EVH impression blew my mind.

@carlom.3737 4 года назад

Also, “I brought in my friends Eric Johnson and Phil X”. Just confirms Rick’s friends are cooler than mine.

@mattbacon285 4 года назад

I think at this point Rick is just trying to piss off the music execs as much as possible 🤣🤣

@Rstars11 4 года назад

“Can you hear us now? Are we getting through your shallow greedy heads?”

@Bill_N_ATX 4 года назад

MrBrenman21, sure enough but as Mike Cooley wrote, there’s a reason that the small dicks have it all.

@mattbacon285 4 года назад

@@Rstars11 ahahaha "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!??"

@donpearce6559 Год назад

Holey COW!!! Rick, just when I think that "There is no way he can top that video!" you do... Mind blown... can't type anymore... Mad respect!!

@unacuentadeyoutube13 3 года назад

Now we need "What if Jimmy Page played Cliffs of Dover"

@kennethcroke8812 3 года назад

Excellent idea!

@joestrum8056 3 года назад

When that 1st came out, it was the ultimate "Get you pumped while driving" song!!!!!

@lematrix01 3 года назад

Haha Excellent idea

@nwj62 3 года назад

That would be incredibe!!!

@joemartucci4786 3 года назад

No offense...I love Jimmy Page but I don’t know if he could even come close. Eric’s playing is so smooth & precise where Jimmy can be very messy.

@notimpressed1403 4 года назад

Brian May playing Sweet Child O Mine Kirk Hammitt playing Back In Black Tom Morello playing War Pigs

@mitchellgrace5087 4 года назад

Tom playing War Pigs is something I could really get behind!

@MadDuck 4 года назад

Dude! Morello and WP! YAAAAAS!

@singingbamman1 Год назад

Absolutely fantastic and super fun to hear some different interpretations. Would love to see some other songs and maybe not just the guitar solos. Drums, keys, bass. Limitless opportunities.

@matthewt.2846 Год назад

I’m a weekend warrior, guitarist playing the bar circuit in Connecticut. I stumbled onto your video never imagining someone other than Jimmy page playing the lead to stairway to heaven but little to my surprise, I was blown away by the three different styles you incorporated through the artists Peter Frampton, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Johnson. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed listening to these different styles over the rhythm tracks, which were so perfectly played. I can’t wait to see what’s next!!! Mattystrat10

@timothy288 3 года назад

I totally had to hear the Eddie version because I just couldn’t imagine it. Wow, pretty awesome.

@Colaeroimages 3 года назад

I think he nailed it! I could definitely see EVH playing this stuff

@mikeshelogowski434 3 года назад

I want more of those

@motox947 3 года назад

It was good but it was a little to technical for Eddie. He was so raw and used the whammy bar alot.

@EyeShotFirst 2 года назад

I'd love to hear what Mark Knopfler in the 70s would've done. I can imagine it, but I think it would've been even better than I can conjure in my mind. I've got a pretty good sense of the kind of things he likes to do, but he also does things that really serve the song. You never know if he's going to do some virtuoso level stuff, or if he's going to hold back...both approaches are tasteful, and that's why Mark is in my Mt. Rushmore.

@Bakgrind 2 года назад

Check out Laszlo Buring channel here on youtube he has a Stairway to Heaven solo, if it was written by Dire Straits.

@thomaspatrickparker6648 2 года назад

Knopfler would do something weird and off the wall but totally unforgetable, that's how his playing is.

@EyeShotFirst 2 года назад

@@Bakgrind I watched it, and it was certainly in the style. But I was hoping for more of a "What if Mark walked into the those sessions and recorded the solo like nobody had ever heard the original before"

@softwareofexcellence 2 года назад

i was thinking the sam thing.

@StevenzTaylor 2 года назад

Definitely 2nd Mark Knofler on a track!

@joynthis 3 года назад

The real trick here, even for EJ, is somehow not having Page's solo running your head the whole time.

@stonefly69 3 года назад

Which, of course, is impossible...

@deathbypotato5030 3 года назад

it's engraved to every guitar players mind

@murph7489 3 года назад

lol so true, its ingrained not only in every guitar players mind but as a bass player, it is running thru mine too..so iconic that its literally unforgettable..to the point where its actually hard to even wrap my head around something else being played...EJ's job was fantastic, sounded like him and his style for sure..and he did a couple things that had me saying wow...but still...James patrick page.!!

@desiretodrum2937 3 года назад

As a drummer I can say the same. Anytime I literally hear at least a second of stairway, I can’t get the solo out of my head for at least 4 days

@enchantederic3792 3 года назад

Agreed OP. That's exactly what I was hearing, and kept hearing in each of their three solos. The sticky stuff sticks.

@ryansidener328 Год назад

Rick You have great intuition when it comes to content. Use your power to do great things. Keep a rockin !❤

@eaglesnest3833 Год назад

So glad I found this. So much fun to watch!

@John-wr6yo Год назад

The wonderfull mechanics of musical interpretations

@fendernewporter Год назад

Totally awesome , you should do this more often , maybe different songs , different players !!

@fendernewporter Год назад

I also would love to see the Rick Beato and Phil X versions of this song

@PolishHammer Год назад

this is awesome and Jimmy's take is so ingrained it seemed even these virtuoso stylists couldn't escape the original completely hahaha Zep rules 50 years gone and still wieiding that hammer 🤘🏻🔨💚

@jamessepulveda714 4 года назад

Let's just call up our friend Jimmy and see what he thinks about them

@drakeeblis 4 года назад

Why bother, Jimmy couldn't play the same solo again if he tried... He's a good improvisationalist but he doesn't really "compose" his solos, he jams them.

@shalev9536 4 года назад

@@drakeeblis that is something that is not based on any evidence what so ever and really wrong

@nicholasgardiner9601 4 года назад

Rick beato mentions that Jimmy Page so loud Stairway to Heaven at least three times while working on it. Let Jimmy and us hear those and then let Jimi take another swing.

@drakeeblis 4 года назад

@@shalev9536 "no evidence"? Obviously you've never seen Zeppelin live! And then the fact that Rick mentioned in the video they had to choose one out of three different solo tracks!! He never plays the same thing twice...

@drakeeblis 4 года назад

@@shalev9536 there are kids all over RU-vid that can nail that solo better than Jimmy could himself.

@mr.muddidamnrivers5935 Год назад

Man thank you for life. I feel like a refuge left for dead. I won't go into that. But thank you for reminding me what it felt like to live. Thank the rest for me ok. 😢

@Seachlyn 4 года назад

This is unbelievable, almost got tears in my eyes. This couldn't have happened but it did, we got a chance to hear how others could have played it. As for the next solo I really would love to hear one of Richie Blackmore ones. Purple may not be so big in US but he's the one with most melodic and unmistakeably sounding solos out there. It could be Highway Star or Smoke On the Water ones, they are well known. For performers I suggest Yngwie, Brian May and... Larry Carlton

@jackstroem1324 4 года назад

I second Blackmore! Americans dont know how huge purple/rainbow are in europe and asia compared to Zeppelin

@JedNadin 4 года назад

Malmsteen has covered both those songs. But if Rick wanted to call up his buddies to recreate a Malmsteen sound... Cesario Filho? Or me, I’d do it. None of Rick’s regular friends of the channel really do the Malmsteen thing. Edit: Chris Brooks or Troy Grady!!

@RCAvhstape 4 года назад

Purple was huge in the US when I was growing up.

@kenrobinson8522 Год назад

FUN FUN FUN!!! Rick was awesome Phil made me flick my rock horns high and loud but.. Eric.... welled tears to my eye and filled me up with happiness. I am so glad you made this mashup. Inspiring !!!!!!!!!

@dbock10 11 месяцев назад

Only can hope that the other 2 solos Jimmy page did for the track ever comes to light. Would love to hear the other 2 versions!

@treystone1993 Год назад

Awesome concept. Expected very well. All solos were great. The Frampton style was my favorite but all had some choice licks.

@Chrisrianna 4 года назад

All three solos were unbelievable, the EVH one sounded as if Eddie would have played it that way himself.

@grantcodron9737 3 года назад

See I’m not sure I agree. I think Phil is awesome but sooo much more technical and by-the-book than Ed. There are moments where it sounds like Ed but overall I’d say it’s just too perfect to sound like him

@philipgreene8345 Год назад

The dude who did the Van Halen style KILLED it!

@AslansAngel1 4 года назад

I originally read this as "Stairway to Han Solo." Never a dull moment with Dyslexia.

@toddmcintosh83 4 года назад

🤣

@qtheband751 4 года назад

OK but what would that sound like?

@Yakaru1 4 года назад

@@qtheband751 Darth Vader on vocals would work!

@qtheband751 4 года назад

@@Yakaru1 and Chewie on drums.

@wbchaney 4 года назад

And Han would solo first!

@maxx.mazzeo Год назад

More of this videos pleaseeeeeeeeee, this is amazing

@williamgabrielski8740 Год назад

Coolest damn thing I’ve seen in a long time! I sense a whole new video series based on this!

@tony44421 Год назад

The tone of Eric Johnson is absolutely of a different kind!

@skraka98 3 года назад

Losing a job becuase of this Pandemic, Listening to this, it makes life bearable and just roll with the punches. Thanks Rick Beato so much.

@RitwikV 3 года назад

Stay strong

@stingfan16ify 3 года назад

Good luck finding something!

@madastrota 4 года назад

That EVH impersonation was pretty spot on although I was expecting a lot more whammy bar. Eric Johnson is always amazing but I felt like he overplayed a bit. Playing on top of that intro thing made it less impactful once the groove hit, and playing over the slide parts sounded messy to me. Honestly, in terms of melodic flow and playing 'with' the track and not just on top of it, I like Rick's "Frampton" solo the best. But that's just, like, my opinion, man.

@VeryVocalPro 4 года назад

Tony Rey I was thinking the same thing about Eric starting when he did and stomping on the slides instead of talking back.

@MrGingerJez 4 года назад

I was expecting a little more tapping for the EVH one and felt Johnson didn't play to the particulars of the backing track enough, however it was very cool what he did play.

@muddro420 4 года назад

They were all fantastic. I think the EVH part was familiar and surprising at the same time, great work. Eric took time to start impressing, and frustrating in moments when he wouldn't rest for a second to let the song's flourishes shine through. But I can't blame him. Everyone else had to strategize how to play their part - all he had to do was be himself. I would expect the other two to sound more completely realized. Rick's Frampton just blew my mind right out my ass. I'm sure he's very modest about it but this guy can play.