John 5 question

[Brainy Lane]

What is his signature song? Like why is he famous? What song made everyone take notice of him?

[BernieTaupson]

It’s obviously this.

https://youtu.be/Gghy92F_Jcw

[Brainy Lane]

Better than getting Rick rolled!!

[EvilRockPosh]

What is his signature song? Like why is he famous? What song made everyone take notice of him?

He got famous because he joined Marilyn Manson just before they dropped off.

[ParaDime77]

I’m not big on John 5 slander on the timeline, seems like a really down to earth guy.

[Brainy Lane]

I’m not slagging the guy.
I’m just wondering why he’s famous.

What is his one song someone/anyone would know?
What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

[LAglamrocker]

David Lee Roth to Manson to Rob Zombie to ruining Crue
Basically took all Ace Von Johnson dream gigs

[BernieTaupson]

I’m not slagging the guy.
I’m just wondering why he’s famous.

He’s not. Only a subset of metal nerds know who he is.

[Einstein Lawless]

It’s obviously this.

https://youtu.be/Gghy92F_Jcw

Well done… I opened it assuming it was gonna be the Manson clip.

[Tommy]

I’m not big on John 5 slander on the timeline, seems like a really down to earth guy.

Yup. It's weird.

[Darrien]

Didn't we do this thread 100x when he joined Motley Crue?

[sirthx2]

He's "famous' for a few reason:

1) Being a session guy playing a wide variety of styles with a bunch of different artists
2) Manson
3) Having one of the world's biggest Tele collections. - Legendary
4) and I think the biggest reason for his 'fame' amongst the metal-head crowd: That Metal Show. Seriously, when they did those pre-commercial guitarist "taking us to break", none of them (Lynch, Warren, dude from Tesla etc etc) came close to the shock & awe that John 5 brought. I think most people in the genre didn't give a shit about him or didn't even know he was alive until then. Those appearances put him firmly on the map.

[Darrien]

4) and I think the biggest reason for his 'fame' amongst the metal-head crowd: That Metal Show.

Dude, I laughed out load at this. Like That Metal Show was American Idol or something.

[sirthx2]

4) and I think the biggest reason for his 'fame' amongst the metal-head crowd: That Metal Show.

Dude, I laughed out load at this. Like That Metal Show was American Idol or something.

"amongst the metal-head crowd"

[tooth]

3) Having one of the world's biggest Tele collections. - Legendary

It was probably posted here, but doesn't he also have one of the biggest KISS collections? Also, hasn't he been playing guitar & collecting crap all his life thanks to his rich parents?

[Mister Freeze]

What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

[eddie lee roth]

David Lee Roth to Manson to Rob Zombie to ruining Crue
Basically took all Ace Von Johnson dream gigs

He also was in that Rob Halford band when he first quit Judas Priest. Just between you and me he sorta made Rob Halford look gay.

I like that DLR album he did it was pretty good. And where did the rich parents come into the story. At least he’s not a dick head like Kid Rock. He’s got that going for him.

[Brainy Lane]

What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

I do realize that 99.99999% of musicians don’t
But 100.00000000% of guitar heroes do.

[schlonginski]

I’m not big on John 5 slander on the timeline, seems like a really down to earth guy.

It's not that we don't like him.

We just don't like him being in Mötley.

Oh and we suggest to wear his guitar lower to look less nerdy and more guitar-heroish.

[BernieTaupson]

That Halford 2wo thing he did was fuckin WEIRD man. Here they are playing a gig to a bunch of people who don’t know who they are.

https://youtu.be/qenswE42YlU

John5 running around dressed like a hooker.

[Velvis]

That Halford 2wo thing he did was fuckin WEIRD man. Here they are playing a gig to a bunch of people who don’t know who they are.

https://youtu.be/qenswE42YlU

John5 running around dressed like a hooker.

Some how he looks less gay when the rest of the outfit matches the guitar height.

[Wednesday 13 Fan]

What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

So he's one of the 99.99999% of musicians out there.

That's kind of the point.

[EvilRockPosh]

What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

I do realize that 99.99999% of musicians don’t
But 100.00000000% of guitar heroes do.

Not true at all.

[Lobo]

He comes across as kinda dorky which is why I'm really surprised that the guys in Motley hired him. He doesn't seem to fit in.

He should go back to the face paint like he wore in Manson's and Zombie's bands.

I think it might help him a bit with the cool factor he seems to be lacking right now.

[gtrjay]

He played with KD Lang as well. That put him on the map

[aznsquirt]

What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

I do realize that 99.99999% of musicians don’t
But 100.00000000% of guitar heroes do.

What's Yngwie Malmsteen's "signature song"?

What a silly thread premise.

[DemonFilth2001]

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

I do realize that 99.99999% of musicians don’t
But 100.00000000% of guitar heroes do.

What's Yngwie Malmsteen's "signature song"?

What a silly thread premise.

Black Star

[tooth]

And where did the rich parents come into the story

If he does have rich parents, it should be mentioned in this thread. Reason being, he doesn't have a signature song or lick or anything but yea, he's a great guitar player and has a huge Tele collection & a huge KISS collection & whatever else. He had the time to practice guitar & collect all that stuff cuz he has rich parents, not because he can write good songs. As it's been said, he hasn't a signature tune or riff or anything.

[SchenkerFan]

What’s his Crazy Train? Back in Black? Eruption? Crossroads? Satisfaction? Smoke on the Water?

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

I do realize that 99.99999% of musicians don’t
But 100.00000000% of guitar heroes do.

Good question. He's marketed as some kind of guitar hero, but I've yet to hear something really interesting. I'm aware that he has decent chops and I've seen him play a few nice covers, but I've never heard anything exciting. Industrial generally has some really basic as fuck guitar playing

[FreddyFender]

You do realize that 99.99999% of all professional musicians don't have one of those.

I do realize that 99.99999% of musicians don’t
But 100.00000000% of guitar heroes do.

Not true at all.

Purple Haze
Eruption
Smoke on the Water
Cliffs of Dover
Oh Well
For The Love of God
Stairway to Heaven
Comfortably Numb

So on and so forth....