MR

Posted: **Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:03 pm**

Did Eddie or Aerosmith take a risk, giving the illusion of selling out for money and betraying their rock roots or was it a brilliant move to mesh the different music genres together?

Walk this way - Run D.M.C./Aerosmith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmDzKR7Rfx8

Beat it - Michael Jackson/Eddie Van Halen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqxo1SKB0z8

Posted: **Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:05 pm**

Brilliance in both cases.

Posted: **Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:24 pm**

Brilliance.

Did EVH even ever get paid for Beat It? I thought I heard he really didn't think much of it at the time it did it. Like it was just a little one-off throw away type thing.

Either way, brilliance in both cases. Great risks, great rewards... :wink:

Posted: **Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:08 pm**

I heard Steve Lukather on CNN today talking about working with Michael Jackson on that song too.

Posted: **Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:46 pm**

Lovin' both, very appealing to the ears.

MR

Brilliant collaborations or sellouts?

Brilliant collaborations or sellouts?