Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Orianthi Nails Eddie Van Halen Beat It Licks! Wow!

You may remember my earlier post about the shred-tastic Orianthi. And if you have seen the Michael Jackson movie This Is It (I have yet to see it), she is the blonde rocker in his group.

While I thought the over the top guitar in the Avril Lavigne-esque pop tune didn't really work, the below video strips away all of that and just shows her as she is - a total shredder. I mean seriously, I have never seen anyone get Eddie Van Halen's licks down that accurately.

The incredulousness of the DJ is funny too. Enjoy:

5 comments:

Mr. Mike said...

That's a cool clip! I also like her recent video with Steve Vai for a song called "Highly Strung". She's a very impressive guitar player.

Dr. John said...

Brings to mind the story that Eddie Van Halen did the original recording of his part for that song in one take, no overdubs. Very cool...

Adam R. Cox said...

Yeah, I would love to see her in concert. She's one to watch. However, I totally nail every solo I have ever played. Then I wake up......

Isorski said...

Yeah she rocks! Thanks for the comments everyone.

sue said...

isorski - I was glad I tuned in to the closing ceremonies of the Olympics - just in time to hear Neil Young.