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SLASH Says He Might Record Rock Album With FERGIE - Feb. 18, 2010

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine has posted a new video clip (see below) of legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) talking about how he came to collaborate with BLACK EYED PEAS singer Fergie's (a.k.a. Stacy Ann Ferguson) on his upcoming first true solo album, simply entitled "Slash".

Slash took to Twitter last fall to defend Fergie's vocal performance on a new recording she did with Slash of the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Paradise City" (hear audio below), also featuring CYPRESS HILL. A copy of the recording surfaced online last year while Slash was contemplating whether to include it on his new solo album. The former GUNS guitarist tweeted, "Until now, not too many people have heard Fergie sing rock & roll but she sings it better (than) most dudes I know. She's a screamer at heart."

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5PFefGRk2g

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135366


Edit to change the title from Ferdie to Fergie.  :-[    :D

From Slash:

"I might actually do a rock record with Fergie cause she wants to do a rock record -- so I might get involved with her on that." (@ 1:25)

I think the Slash/Fergie song is playing in the background at the start of that video. Sounds kinda cool from what you can make out.

Badass, you are right!!

yeah sounds quite catchy.  Cool. 


I hope this doesn't happen.  Get VR going again.  Get involved on one song by all means but please not a whole record/project.

Anyone wondering whats going to happen with VR now, after Slash said he might do a Rock album with Fergie.

i mean, as it is, Slash is gonna be busy for the whole of 2010 with the solo album and the touring.  Duff is doing another Loaded album (i think).  We know VR had some meetings that were apparently pretty positive and we all thought the plan was to try find a singer and get it going again after the side projects were done.  Now though...  what effect do you think it will have on VR if Slash does this album with Fergie?

personally speaking, I think a Rock album with Fergie would be very cheesy, even though it  may elevate Slash back to mainstream superstar status.  But id prefer if they reformed VR and made good rock music again with a cool frontman.

I'm still surprised at how good Fergie sounds doing rock stuff. I don't think it'd be cheesy at all... she sounds better doing rock than she does doing the stuff she does primarily.
And I've thought that VR were done for a while now. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but everyone seems to be having too much fun not being in Velvet Revolver and finding reasons to put off going back to it.
I actually quite like it this way. I prefer Loaded, and I didn't have high expectations for Slash's record, but it seems like I could be pleasantly surprised from stuff I've heard.

I asked the guy who conducted the interview and he said yes, it is the Fergie song that is playing.

Here is part 1 of the interview if you missed it before...

Slash on 'Slash': How did it all start?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOLjVdR3eOk

I only have one thing to say about this are we sure Slash is sober?  :hihi:

Thanks for that, you can hear more music in that interview too!

probably not

That made me laugh, I must say.

All kidding aside, the very small portion that played at the beginning of that video did sound interesting.  Sounds like it has some promise.  Eddie Trunk liked it and he was skeptical, so I'd expect it to be pretty good.  Fergie does have a pretty good voice, and a rocking body.  I think I'm looking more forward to the video (if there IS one) than the song itself.

So from this interview we get to know that he tried to get MYA to sing a tune, but she was pregnant, and Jack White refused to sing, only wanted to play an instrument, so Slash passed

Also I think VR will always be there if they ever find a singer, it's not like slash, duff and matt had a big faling out;

from the performances I've seen Fergie do w Slash; as well as the snipet of what was playing, I'd buy a Fergie recod w Slash playing on the whole thing : ok:

if nothing else, there would be a very interesting mix of fans on tour :hihi:

More like those hot closet Rocker chicks!

But I will give Fergie the pleasure of saying that she does have the vocal range to sing some of the GNR songs.

When she does not piss herself that is. :hihi:

SLASH Addresses Rumors - Feb. 24, 2010

First, he addressed reports that he plans to do a rock album with BLACK EYED PEAS singer Fergie's (a.k.a. Stacy Ann Ferguson), who sings on a track on his upcoming solo album.

"You know what?! I mentioned that she wants to do a rock album at one point," he said. "That's all it was, I don't know when she's gonna do it or anything like that, but we talked about working together on it when she does it. But when I say that, I mean in that in the vaguest way. If she does it, I would love to do it with her, yeah."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135668

ohh god damnit man instead of that can you just fuck her and get crabs instead of fucken her and having to pay for it this way? like seriously man DO BETTER! :rant:

lol

Thats what I think about it to but so long as her album doesnt come out I am happy at least.



Joe

sorry SLASH,  your usin' names like Fergie to obviously help with your fame n' sales!!

good chick singers are a dime a dozen, just like any muso.
 FERGIE represents everythin' that is wrong in music today!!

i dont give a fuk how good she sings!!   its a cop out!!  its all for the wrong reasons!! 

YOU HAVE SOLD OUT SLASH!! :no:

He hasn't actually DONE anything  ::)

Does anyone else  think that the chorus you can hear at the beginning of that clip sounds a bit like the chorus of 'Bad Apples'?

He has "performed" with Fergie quite a few times and that's bad enough.

who cares? Fortus has performed with Rihanna!!  There is nothing wrong with that either.  Thats what open minded musicians do, they perform and try things outside the box. 

The difference is one is a millionaire looking for attention/publicity and the other was only doing it to pay the bills as a session guitarist.

Slash is a certified rock god.  He is regarded as one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time.  He is like Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards etc..he doesnt HAVE to do anything for attention or publicity.  He is an established legend.  How is playing with Fergie going to give him any more notoriety?  Everyone on the face of this planet knows who the guy is.  He is a guy who just likes playing with everyone he can.  This is nothing new, he used to record with Michael Jackson back when GNR were the biggest band in the world.  It's not like he disappeared for 15 years and now is trying to get attention, he never stopped performing.

Oh christ, is he serious?

LMAO.

How the mighty have fallen.

You make some good and valid points.  But Slash is obviously always going to be held to a higher standard than Richard Fortus, or nearly any guitarist. 

And as much as I appreciate Fergie (she looks damn good).  Don't ever compare her to Michael Jackson ever again!  Those 2 aren't even close to being in the same league.

I was def NOT comparing Fergie to Michael Jackson haha.  I was saying that they are two artists who are outside of the rock n roll spectrum.  They are pop artists.  Most rock n roll fans throw a fit when someone in their favorite rock bands plays with a pop artist. 

For anyone else who has a problem with what Slash does here is a dose of reality.. Slash is untouchable, he is a made man.  He can drive a school bus full of children off a cliff and people will still like him and consider him a rock legend.  Aerosmith hasnt put out a good album in 20 years, but Joe Perry is still  Joe Perry.  The Stones havent put out a good album in a half a century but Keith Richards is still Keith Richards.  My point is Slash has carte blanche to work with whoever he wants whenever he wants and it can never diminish his legacy.  The guy sold 100 million records with Guns N Roses, went platinum with Snakepit in 1995 when rock n roll was dead, and multi-platinum with Velvet Revolver, nevermind how highly regarded he is by every music publication on the planet.  The guys legacy is cemented, so when people throw out the "sell out" term or any other nonsense like that it makes me laugh.  Like Richards, Perry, Page etc..he has passed into that legends level, he has complete freedom.

Why don't you guys argue if he does a rock album with Fergie? Arguing over some hypothetical situation just because he happened to make an off hand remark is just  a waste of time.

good duo

 : ok:

So youa re implying that had Fortus NOT performed with Rihanna he would have been in debt and had no money to support himself? Yeah bro BULL FUCKING SHIT. He obviously thought

A ) This is something different musically I want to get into

B ) The check is good too.

What is the difference when Slash looks to Fergie and says

A ) This is something different musically I want to get into

B)  The check is good too.

Nothing. It would be different if Richard was a STARVING artist , he's not. He's well off don't let it fool you , he didn't NEED to perform with Rihanna as you so make it seem he wanted to. Open minded musicians FTW

The difference is one is a millionaire looking for attention/publicity and the other was only doing it to pay the bills as a session guitarist.

ClintroN I still like to think that Slash is not sober when he makes those decisions.

You know his Rock N' Roll sibrity.
 :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

I find this Slash hate so amusing.

Richard jams with Rhianna, Slash jam's with fergie.  Somehow Slash becomes a sell out.  Richard has toured the world with GNR and is touring again, he aint exactly homeless on the street.  Im sure he can efford his Gas bills.

This reminds me of the time when some people were bashing Slash for Tweeting!  Now the same people love how Axl and GNR tweet.

Some fan's are even asking if the voting in the "Best Guitarist" thread can be redone!  why?  Cos Slash is winning?

The difference is Richard was always a sell-out.  :P

It hurts less that way.

lol!

I guess it just upsets some people that this part of the forum is getting so Active lately. 

Not really active, just the same group of people that use the same tired arguments to support their point of view.

Nothing in the world confuses me more than Guns N Roses fans who hate  Slash.  It makes no fucking sense.  It confuses me even more when they are fans who have been around since the original line up was together.  I became a fan of GNR back when the Illusions came out.  Hating the old members baffles me.  I understand supporting the new band, but completely ripping everyone from the old band is lame.  I have seen the new band 6 times, in the front row for 4 of them, they are awesome but I don't feel like I have to go hate Slash now to show how much i like them.    I understand fans getting tired of  Slash's name coming up all the time when Guns N Roses are mentioned, but heres is a newsflash, that is NEVER changing.  The world will be talking about Old Guns and "Appetite" for as long as the world exists,  Once something is so big and has been established people will never forget it.   The worst thing is these people don't even think for themselves.  They don't even know why they hate Slash, they just hate him cause Axl has a problem with him.  If tomorrow Axl all of the sudden has no problem with Slash anymore, a lot of these people will be like "oh Slash is awesome!"

Think you hit the nail on the head right there. 
hating the people that helped make GNR successful and hence making it possible for the current tour makes no sense to me.
I don't think id be able to watch the current band performing songs like "jungle" if i hated the people that helped make those songs what they are today.

I just listen to the music.

If grown men want to fight and hate each other, it's their business.

They're not my friends.  They're not people I know, or even care to know.

Music, music, music.  That's all that matters to me.

The most hilarious thing is that as he completely financed his solo album himself, having Fergie on his record has actually cost him money, so far. And unlike Richard, I doubt he was paid a penny to perform with her/the Black-Eyed Peas. They've all been charity gigs, or his birthday party, or just turning up because he's friends with them. (You've got to make a lot of money from something to be a sell-out).

Also... he's a musician. It is his job to play music. Who he chooses to play with is nobody's business but his. One thing's for sure... you can't be a sell-out by just doing your job, no matter how much money you make from it.

Hate the commercials he/his music appears in, and his decision to become a poster-boy for Activision, or his appearance on American Idol... all of which are valid reasons to call someone a sell-out. But for doing his job with friends of his with the same job? No... that doesn't make him a sell-out at all.

The problem is, there is a LOT of hatred shown towards Axl among some "fans".  There are plenty of people who talk shit about him and say he's nothing without Slash and go on to praise everything Slash does or says, like he can do no wrong.  I think that's where the Slash hate comes in.  Some people get fed up with Axl being painted as the bad guy and that's their way to react.

I do think it's not right to hate on Slash, seeing as he was a huge part of GNR's history.  But he has said and done some things over the years to make Axl look bad, and that I can't agree with.  It's just a big mess between those two.  The hatred isn't going away anytime soon.

Dude,  Slash's tweets are nowhere near as cool as  Axl and GNR's tweets.   Yea I'm going there  :hihi:  jk

Well said, these two gentlemen. :yes:



Let's face it, Slash could go out tomorrow and save a sinking bus full of orphans and some people would still find something to criticise. ("I bet he drove the bus into the river himself!...." etc.)

If Slash wants to record a rock album with Fergie, fine. Let him. It seems that "doing whatever you want to" in rock 'n' roll is a good thing. But playing with a pop singer? Oh no, that's bad.

i'd take firgie over a freak show that wears a bucket on his head.. atleast she is hot.. and won't kill a concert with a stupid numbchuck solo..

It's posts like this that make this a never ending subject.

Can't we all just get along without resorting to insults?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

I kinda like her voice on that small part of music... it's poppy but it's got something.

well said

People just love to fight.















Joe

after hearing this http://www.amazon.co...=ac_dpt_sa_link
this could be pretty fucking cool :hihi:
who woulda thunk

Sounds like it could have some potential.  My only worry would be if she could pull off this type of singing in a live setting.  She does some impressive stuff in the studio on that song, but the ONE time she tried to perform it live it fell flat.  Granted it was only ONE time, so you can't base much off of that.  But it'd be a concern, IF they worked together and decided to tour.

i wouldn't put to much stock in a one off performance where it was the 1st and only time they did the song;

i think if they did a tour with the number of rehearsals and just playing the same shit night after night the performance will be much tighter