Eddie Van Halen deconstructs his collaboration on 'Beat It'

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Gadzooks

Michael Jackson working with EVH is almost as unlikely as the Beastie Boys working with Kerry King or Reba McIntire working with Dimebag Darrell.
The Beastie Boys were a rap band in the 80's and even in their punk days were unlikely to come across Kerry King.

The fact that Thriller was written by Toto is really whacked out.

Quincy felt he needed a killer guitar solo on the record, so it seems weird to you that he'd call up the best guitar player of the era? ok.

The Beastie Boys had a pretty obvious connection with Slayer, so it's even more likely.

[Gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Brock

Quincy felt he needed a killer guitar solo on the record, so it seems weird to you that he'd call up the best guitar player of the era? ok.

The Beastie Boys had a pretty obvious connection with Slayer, so it's even more likely.

I wouldn't say "even more likely". To me it's just an interesting factoid and an equally unusual non credited performance.