So, basically, Orianthi's this
kickass guitarist who's from South Australia.
Haven't heard of her? I reckon you will at some point. And here's just as good a place as any.
Orianthi was Michael Jackson's lead guitarist for "This Is It". It's worth paying the fee for the movie tickets just to see her perform in it. She's been described as the female equivalent of Slash and "the next Santana". Carlos Santana himself said: “It’s not cute any more. It’s seriously ass-whooping. If I was going to pass the baton to somebody, she would be my first choice.”
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Originally Posted by Orianthi
I don’t know exactly why he (Michael Jackson) picked me, but he watched my YouTube videos and loved them. He had his choice of guitar players, but I came in and played the ‘Beat It’ solo for him. Afterward he was so happy he got up and grabbed my arm and started walking up and down the stage area with me. He said, ‘Can you play once for me?’ He hired me that night. I wish he was still around. He made me believe in myself more, and I learned so much. Going into it, I thought it would be all about playing guitar solos. But the majority of it was playing chords and funky rhythms.
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She released her first album a little while ago. It's called 'Believe' - it's pretty good. A little on the pop-ish side, but I'm guessing that was cos she was trying to appeal to mainstream audience. I'm pretty sure she'll move away from that sound, though, cos she's too good a guitarist to spend her life making shit music.
So, without any further ado... here you go. =P
Awesome guitar solo in "This Is It":
Her single "According To You":
Highly Strung - 4 minute instrumental off her album.
Suffocated - another track off her album.
Orianthi
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