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AP Source: Usher, Slash slated for Super halftime

Usher and Slash are heading to the Super Bowl.

By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Pro Football Writer

DALLAS ?
Usher and Slash are heading to the Super Bowl.

A person familiar with the plans for Sunday's halftime show told The Associated Press that R&B star Usher and former Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash are slated to make surprise appearances.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday, because the musicians' performances were not going to be announced.

Usher and Slash are supposed to join the Black Eyed Peas, who are the main halftime act for Sunday's NFL championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers at Cowboys Stadium.

Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am is featured on Usher's hit single "O.M.G."

Slash has performed Guns 'N Roses song "Sweet Child o' Mine" on tour with the Black Eyed Peas; he also collaborated with Black Eyed Peas member Fergie on the song "Beautiful Dangerous" last year.

The NFL announced in November that the Black Eyed Peas would be the featured Super Bowl halftime performer. Past halftime acts have included U2, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul McCartney and Prince.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2014112629_apfbnsuperbowlusherandslash.html

I hope it's "Beautiful Dangerous".

It's not. I mean I love Slash as much as the next guy. But when most of America see's Slash they're thinking SCOM ; for marketing reasons it's gonna be a Gun's song for sure.

I've seen Fergie do SCOM so many times, I hope that's not what they do.  With a 30 second spot during the Super Bowl going for 3 million dollars, you'd think Slash would want to do something to highlight his album.  But maybe he doesn't have a say on what's performed.

 

It's going to be Slash coming out and wanking off on his guitar over some Black Eyed Peas song. Kinda like that crap he did with Jamie Foxx awhile back.

I agree, I think he's just there to support the Black Eyed Peas.  It's THEIR performance, so I wouldn't expect any solo Slash or GNR to be played.  At the most he may play play one of his famous solos in conjunction with one of THEIR songs.

I bet it's Sweet Child O' Mine -- or part of the song.

I hope it is just Beautiful Dangerous, or Barracuda.   I don't really like the idea of Slash playing GNR songs with the BEPs.   

He'll be there anyway...

From Perla:

In the car on the wat to the airport for superbowl tweeting away! And no, I'm not driving!

about 9 hours ago via ?berTwitter

From SPIN:

So perhaps it's not surprising that the NFL is returning to comparatively edgier pop music again with this year's halftime act the Black Eyed Peas, who, according to Will.i.am, will deliver an eye-popping spectacle worthy of the Bowl's status as Most Watched Television Event of the Year.

Peas' creative director Fatima Robinson will choreograph a 15-minute medley of songs that features some outrageous new dance moves and an over-the-top wardrobe.

Anything Slash and Fergie do is fine with me!

Police escort going to the game with @Slash http://yfrog.com/h0pxcjij

about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry?

PerlaFHudson

way to ruin the surprise media

bet Axl will fall off his couch when he sees this.

If that's really a police escort, it's the smallest one I've ever seen. I think she's making it up.

Is slash really that attentioned starved ?!?!?! Way to pimp out SCOM :confused:

Holy shit that was bad.

Horrible horrible horrible. Slash has hit the bottom, not money wise though.

I flipped off the TV and said "Fuck off, muthafucker"  My daughter (whose never seen or heard me like that in her 11 years) was astonished lol

I think Axl is fully vindicated on why he doesn't want anything to do with that guy... not only is he a sellout, attention getter, what's worst is he's using the GnR moniker when clearly, he left that band a long long time ago.  Plus I think after watching the intro Finck, Ashba play it better.  

Do they have to get Axl's permission to perform this? 

At least they weren't lip synching.  And it goes to show what a legacy GN'R left behind.  But to a large extent I agree, Slash is a prostitute ;)

That sucked a bag of dicks. Slash's worst crime to date by far.

Well, I was right.

His hat from the show:

http://yfrog.com/h3m1vhhj

Video:

Sweet Child O' Mine Super Bowl Slash/Fergie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5rs5XIUWs

I thought the hat was cool.

It was a total dis-fucking-grace!

What a lame ass performance, by a lame ass sell-out!

What an embarrassment.

The BEP looked and sounded bad throughout and guess who pops out of the stage. Of course, Mr. Hudson butchering a timeless GnR classic. Nice job.

Axl must have had a good laugh at halftime.

Well it is probably the best birthday gift for Axl.  Seing Slash making a fool out of himself!

:) :rofl:

Is SLASH and CLOWN been trending too?

;)

My video rip

http://www.wat.tv/video/slash-with-the-black-eyed-3cqi9_2fgtb_.html

Nope. I bet Axl Rose trending was not the response Slash wanted when he agreed to do this.

I can't believe how bad that performance was. Not one person around me or online liked it, not even Slash's fans.

haha, you guys are nuts. The halftime show in general was a tragedy, yeah, but Slash's part wasn't bad, you just seem to want it to be. Not sure why a GNR "fan" would root for someone responsible for it's success to fail, but seem to be a lot of brainwashed opinions here.

Slash can't "sell out". He's already a guitar legend, like it or not. Attention whore? He clearly likes to perform live, which you should have figured out by the profession he chose.

I can't stand the Black eyed peas or Usher, and so I'm not surprised how horrendous their performances were, and not gonna say I needed to see Slash up there with them, but if there was anything remotely redeeming about the show it was him(and the Fergie eye candy). He's not a miracle worker, so ones gonna make Usher sound good. The bedazzled hat he was wearing was pretty rough, but guess that's nit picking. It's his song, he can play it where he wants. As GNR fans we should be happy he helps keep the name relevant, more so than the current lineup, at least here in the states. If anything, he helps sell tickets because casual fans prob don't realize he left. As much as I appreciate Ashba and Finck, I can assure you most if not all casual fans would be very disappointed to see/hear them playing SCOM in place of the man who created it(witnessed it a few times). I think the Axl vs Slash war gets to people heads. Leave that to them. They are both some of the best at what they do, and are both partially responsible for each others success. I don't think even they are rooting for each other to fail, though who knows, or cares?

Sweet Child is his song?

Some of the faithful seem to think this was some sort of legacy tarnishing crime against mankind. ::)

Better get over it...

Like him or not, the guy's is flat out bulletproof and able to do whatever he wants with whomever he wants with zero damage to his reputation.

Not so sure about that.  By the amount of twitter post about his horrendous performance, and people laughing at him....I think that his reputation is altered....

And on twitter, a lot of people don't even know what is happening between Axl and Slash

Good video here:

SLASH Performs 'Sweet Child' With BLACK EYED PEAS During SUPER BOWL (Video) - Feb. 6, 2011

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash performed earlier today (Sunday, February 6) during the Super Bowl halftime show at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Slash joined the BLACK EYED PEAS, who were the main halftime act for the NFL championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers, for a rendition of the GN'R classic "Sweet Child O' Mine". You can now watch video footage of his appearance below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153477

Not a chance in hell.

The top hat, leather and low slung Les Paul are absolute kevlar.

Try not let upset you so badly. :) And maybe Axl can help  save GNR face by refusing the royality check he will get from the renewed sales.

Doesn't make the appearance any less of an embarrassment. Perhaps his rep isn't altered in the mainstream, but, as Guns fans, it is more than sad to see such a spectacle.

No way that performance boosts any sales. It was terrible. Had people liked it, Slash and Fergie would have trended. Instead, Twitter was full of people saying how bad it was and how Axl was probably upset.

Glee would have boosted sales more than that. At least those people can somewhat sing.

To each his own I suppose, I get more embarrassed everytime I hear the name Sebastian Bach mentioned in regards to Velvet Revolver.

That was probably the worst super bowl halftime performance I've ever witnessed. Slash was the high point along with those boxes they were wearing as hats.

I don't see the big deal about Fergie.

Axl is likely trending because it's his birthday, and because he posted on twitter recently.

As for the superbowl... yeah, not a great performance by the Black Eyed Peas. Slash was the "highlight" but that's not saying much (not his fault I thought the whole halftime show was lame).

Black eyed peas are maybe the worst musical group to ever record


wasn't a fan of this. i understand the exposure but fergie sounded terrible and slash's guitar was too low in the mix.

They are getting some bad press: :-\

Fergie and Slash rape a 'Sweet Child'

That had to be the worst halftime show ever. Not only did Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas hog the autotune which Fergie desperately needed, but I saw Slash take part in the worst raping of a GNR song ever.

http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/172/21033/Fergie-and-Slash-rape-a-Sweet-Child


Hey, there's no need to bring Sebastian into this. :hihi:

what was worse, this or Ozzy in a commercial with Justin Bieber?

I really like Slash, but that halftime show was horrilble.  I think Wham would have been a upgrade.  Slash is better than that.  Yuck.

nah, if u clicked on his name, every post was about halftime show.

Why couldn't Robin play instead of slash  8)

thanks for that link FM. I missed the SCOM part live and thank god i did. that was just awful.

hmm, 1. Robin is not in Guns N Roses, 2. Robin had nothing to do with writing Sweet Child O Mine.  So why would he be there playing a Guns N Roses song that he didnt write?   Those are just 2 reasons off the top of my head.

Slash's part wasnt terrible guitar playing wise, but the halftime show was pretty shitty.  This is one of the guest appearances I wish he would have sat out.

From Slash:

That was a blast! What an insane event. I wish I'd bet on the game! Iii|; )'

From Nikki Sixx:

Worse halftime ever. Jesus. Really?

From Perla:

@NikkiSixx whatever hater!!!!

And:

If u really love slash u would support his work wth fergie! she awesome outside,n also inside

Some reports:

Black Eyed Peas delivered, but Slash's performance wasted

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/super-bowl/the-scene/20110206-don_t-complain-black-eyed-peas-delivered-but-slash_s-performance-wasted-.ece

Sweet Child O' Mine: Fergie, Slash make us long for Axl Rose

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/02/sweet-child-o-mine-fergie-slash-make-us-long-for-axl-rose.html

Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash Light Up Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657356/black-eyed-peas-usher-slash-super-bowl.jhtml

Super Bowl Halftime with Black Eyed Peas: Worst. Show. Ever.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/super-bowl-halftime-with-black-eyed-peas-worst-show-ever

Cause nobody knows who the fuck he is. maybe?

Slash was looking cool and playing pretty good there, he did his job! i've always like him playing song (parts) he wrote himself in GN'R!
he is not responsible for his guitar not being loud enough in the mix or Fergies voice being some out of tune. the crowd in there loved it!

for all the bashers please read and think about the post "LongGoneDay" did on page 2 here, it sums it up pretty much but in an objective way  : ok:

did you even notice the solo was from "Slither" not SCOM?

haha easy guys i was only joking lol.

ahah wow i just noticed that

wow, that was ugly.

Slash sounded pretty good, he always does though he's fuckin Slash, he can play like fuck!
But as a whole that was horrible, he looked a fool playing with those tone death jabbering clowns, Axl had it bang on the money when he said Slash was selling out his talent to be a whore for the limelight.

I don't think it was possible to look or sound good in that environment. LongGoneDay seems to forget that our legends can tarnish their images by putting themselves in embarrassing and desperate showpieces such as this one. Reviews of the entire half time performance have been deadly bad, some even critical of Slash for this choices.

No one questions Mr. Hudson's abilities, although that last solo album was a considerable misstep, but he has always made questionable choices for collaborations. Some good, some downright cringeworthy. Last night, on a huge stage, he made the later choice. This performance is right up there with Jaime Foxx/November Rain medley at the 2010 Grammys.


You can say a lot of things about Axl, but he would never have put himself in a situation like that.

when judging Slash on that performance alone he played well and sounded and looked good to me  :peace:

and his solo album was a "considerable misstep"? well, as you're taking others' reviews for your own judgement you could do that with some other albums aswell  ;)

Axl doesnt seem to like performing live on tv anymore. the last worldwide live broadcast was VMA2002.....and THAT was a mess!

I've been outspoken how this isn't my favorite thing in the world when slash does stuff like this BUT, I'm not Slash. It is easy for me to sit here and say, oh stay at home, don't do that.  getting a chance to expose yourself to a billion people and maybe break into a new fanbase........ Its smart business. so in that regard, i can't really blame him for taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Slash's solo album was a misstep? WTF? that album is amazing.

Yeah, D. I thought aside from one track it was terrible.


I don't get the exposure angle. Why not play "Beautiful Dangerous" if the goal was to market something? Cranking out "Sweet Child" was just a high risk/low reward choice.

The Black-Eyed Peas have been known to use a section of SCOM in their live performances in the past, and seeing as it was first and foremost a Black-Eyed Peas performance, it was probably their call. Just use the same section of the song as they always use and incorporate it in with their own material.
I would have preferred them to play Beautiful Dangerous, too... and if it was "Slash featuring Fergie", they'd have probably done both songs in their entirety, as well as Barracuda or soething.

I thought the idea of having multiple singers, most of whom were well past their prime sing on his album was destined to fail. Give the guy a grammy! He managed to make Kid Rock and Adam Levine sound good! I hate the fact that I enjoy those two songs.

Axl did plenty of collaborations too, back before he became a recluse all those years. I personally enjoyed most of them, but I'm sure there are plenty of people who didn't. Can't please everyone, and I'm sure neither he, or Slash are trying.

I like the idea of collaborations for live performances, but unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of young talent to be excited about today. Back in the day it was great to see a young GNR get up with Aerosmith, Cooper etc. Don't have those options today, maybe I'm just an old fart. I won't be listening to last nights Slash/Fergie performance on my ipod anytime soon, but I'm not going to throw out my GNR records either.

I agree a lot with what you say. Thinking back when Axl/Izzy jammed with the Stones was such a trip. I still listen to "Salt of the Earth" and have chills. Never throw out your GnR records, but it is still sad to witness a hero continue to stumble in his post GnR career.

Axl and the Killers or the Stripes would be interesting. To this day, I think Buckethead needs a vocalist like Axl to round out his music.

In my opinion, Slash should avoid these R&B groups: he should not play with Jaime Foxx, BEP, Diddily, Dudley, or L'il Franco.....whomever. 

That Salt of the Earth track is gold.
haha, yeah I hear ya, I'd much rather see the rockers stick together. Leave the ear raping to BEP, Lil Wayne etc. They've mastered the art.

Stick to discussing the so called half time show.

It has nothing to do with GN'R. Don't try to change the subject.



/jarmo

Just want to add that yesterdays half time show was so bad. That was embarrassing. I was particularly embarrassed for Slash. Cool he was there you know but holy fuck when will he get how fucking goofy his teaming with fucking Fergie is. I was embarrassed just listening to that horrid version with PC that is on Slash's album with Fergie and B-Real. Now this. This was just the icing. How fucking ridiculous. Fergie trying even harder to sing a GN'R song like Axl. Man that was seriously one of the worst pieces of shit performances I have ever seen. Fucking Amateur hour. Good job looking like a douche again Slash. Fuck Axl must have been laughing so fucking hard.

its not his call though dude. plus u got 100 thousand people and billions around the world, a very small percentage have ever heard Beautiful Dangerous. He got the call, asked if he would want to do SCOM, no discussion. it was SCOM or bust.

Yeah, fully agree, on Axl's birthday too, what a gift eh..... Still, at least Slash put on his party hat  :rofl:

i very rarely post anymore cos of threads like this.
He is a guitar player and he likes to play the guitar... i dont see why thats so shocking.

Personally, I like a lot of Slash's music and some of his jam's with other musicians. But, I dont like all his music or jams.

Whats really annoying is when people act all hysterical about it.  ;)

it was interesting to see comments from all my "friends" on FB about Slash. VERY negative! the general theme was he let people down and how could he destroy a classic song like that.

it's not surprising that Axl was trending because i've seen a number of comments that mentioned Axl is a very positive manner...much like that article someone posted from a dallas newspaper. i got a few texts from friends asking something like "is axl about to kill someone or is he just getting a laugh out of all this?"  :rofl:

i just replied i have no idea, but that was disgusting.

not to toot my own horn, but i  thought i had a brilliant FB post after the game.

who is more pissed off: Axl Rose or Brett Favre :hihi:


most responses were Axl Rose. very pro Axl on that one. : ok:

Then bust, my friend.

Some things are more sacred than a commercial for the masses.

I didn't think the show was all that bad. It did remind me of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. I thought Fergie's voice was a little weak for SCOM. My Mom did not understand why Slash was there, she thought his performance was irrelevant. Not bad, just that he really did not belong there. I think it made people remember how awesome Axl is on his Bday! :peace:

Guns N? Peas Is Where The Trajectory Of Man Began Its Steady Decline

http://deadspin.com/#!5754095/guns-n-peas-is-where-the-trajectory-of-man-began-its-steady-decline

So the Black Eyed Peas covered "Sweet Child O Mine" at the Super Bowl last night, with Slash helping out on guitar. First of all, FUCK YOU SLASH. You just spent the last bit of goodwill you earned from NOT being Axl. Secondly, the journey to our eventual self-extinction has begun.

Let's face it. We all know that, thanks to pollution and war and overpopulation, we will eventually end up destroying our species. But the video linked here represents the exact moment the doomsday clock was activated. We aren't going to advance any further now. We aren't going to invent nanobots or flying cars or hang out with aliens. There won't be world peace. We aren't going to invent clean energy. That isn't going to happen now. What's going to happen is that everything will get worse and then we will all die. The world will commit suicide. AND FERGIE IS TO BLAME.

There is so much awfulness packed into so few minutes here. The density of it is impossible to comprehend. It's like a neutron star of suck. Fergie can't sing. What's worse, she's trying to sing like Axl and failing miserably. Hearing her try to sing this song live is even worse than Axl himself trying to sing it live. And she's wearing Lite Brite shoulder pads, which was undoubtedly suggested to her by "Glee" creator" Ryan Murphy in a brazen attempt to turn all football fans gay. And she's wearing acrylic nails on loan from her local Key Food cashier. And Slash is wearing a sparkly top hat and skinny jeans and Hitler boots. And there are paid drones on the field jumping up and down like fucking idiots because they were paid four bucks and a box of Barnum's Animals to do so.

I hate that we allowed something like this to happen. I really do. I feel like this is the end of human ideas. We've had all the good ideas we're ever gonna have, and now all that's left is to wait for the end, watch multiple reboots of "Spiderman," and listen as Fergie warbles on like a dying toucan and a bunch of idiots in light suits try and recreate the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies. This is what we've come to, Earth. Are you happy about this? Because I am not. I'm going to go to the store and buy bread and milk and hope that civilization ends before someone lets this horrible, abominable, disgusting musical group do a cover of "99 Luftballoons".

Eh, the title's funny.

I prefer the "Fergie and Slash rape a 'Sweet Child' though.
Fergie's voice is pretty masculine/scary live, didn't think it was as god awful on Beautiful Dangerous. No complaints on her looks, or dancing though.

Fergie says Super Bowl performance was 'pitchy,'

Fergie says she felt part of her performance at the 2011 Super Bowl on Sunday was "pitchy."

During the halftime show, she and her hip hop group, the Black Eyed Peas, performed a medley of their songs, while Fergie also sang "Sweet Child of Mine" with Slash, former guitarist of the rock back Guns N' Roses, which spurred the hit song in the 1980s.

Some of my notes were pitchy to me," Fergie said on Dan Patrick's syndicated radio show. "That was just over the excitement. I was nervous. It was so exhilarating. That's a once in the lifetime thing. It was just so exciting."

"Axl is one of my vocal idols," she added, referring to Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose." I've emulated him for years. I'm performed songs with Slash before. It was just fun. It's such a huge venue."

http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Fergie-says-Super-Bowl-performance-was-pitchy--defends-Christina-Aguilera/7944333

Most of the press today has said the performance was terrible, with some calling it the worst in Super Bowl history. The only positive article I have seen is the Billboard one, but they typically don't write negative articles. Yahoo Sports, MSN, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, and most of the blogs at SB Nation have been VERY negative.

Fergie about Aguilera > "She's one of the best singers of our time and nobody can take that away from her. "

so, she has no brains neither, to say such a stupid thing.

Seriously, if you think Christina Aguilera isn't a great singer, you have no brains. Her music is often questionable, but the voice is undeniable.

to me she's a product. like mariah carey, celine dion and a lot others.
having some technical abilities to sing doesn't make you "one of the best singer of your time".

Bjork is, for example.

Yeah, the press seems to be mostly negative, but MTV had a positive one as well. 

It's also opening him up for other criticism -- this from the Washington Post:

By appearing during a Super Bowl halftime show, Slash made his recent judgmental comments about "Glee" seem even more ludicrous. Dude, people who live on stadium stages with the Black Eyed Peas should not cast stones at Chris Colfer and co.

I think the people rooting for Slash to fail are totally underestimating the fact the he clearly doesn't care what they think. Even if he somehow didn't have a finger on the pulse of fan reaction, I'm sure those close to him would have let him know this wouldn't be a popular move. Hell he has played with BEP before, and it wasn't exactly to rave reviews.

People killed the fact that he played with Michael Jackson back in the day, but I'm sure he's psyched he jumped at that opportunity, especially now that MJ has passed. He clearly enjoys playing/working with Fergie, and has said he lives for playing live. Maybe he was mostly excited about playing a Super Bowl? Who knows, who cares what his reasons. People will find a reason to bitch about anything.

The halftime show was a trainwreck, and you know what? We should probably get used to it, because if I had to guess, chances are most halftime shows in the future are gonna suck, because terrible music rules the airwaves these days. You should be praying for people like Slash to be injecting themselves into these gigs, otherwise get used to American Idol halftimes. I'd have liked to have seen Axl or Alice Cooper or anyone parachute in huzzing grenades at the BEP and take over the show. Slash just didn't have enough backup to make a dent. Should be all hands on deck.

I thought she butchered The National Anthem.   I even read that she sang some of the words wrong.  I personally thought her performance had absolutely no soul and was completely stale.  I also blame her for a lot of what is wrong with music these days.   She just tries to do that whole diva thing with her voice and it just sounds lame.  I think music really took a shit, in general, once she came along. 


I thought the Slash thing at Halftime was pretty lame.   I think it's funny that he didn't want to do GLEE, but he went and played a GNR song with these clowns.  Fergie sounded horrible, she didn't wear her hot thong outfit(how PC), and the other guys had auto-tune.  Definitely lost some respect for Slash.   Slash didn't even really need to be there.   He didn't do much afterwards and was buried in the mix.  The version of SCOM totally sucked too. 

Shockingly bad........that was horrific. Good opportunity to promote his new solo stuff and he does that. If that was his only option and it was SCOM or nothing, he should've said no. Embarassing to watch. And that silver hat.............. ???

Pretty much sums up the way I feel.  The performance was god awful, the entire thing.  I think in the past a lot of the halftime performances were pre-recorded or the artists played to track.  Well last night it was quite apparent that they were live, and the mix was just awful.  I mean, I'm no Black Eyed Peas fan, but I've heard they put on a pretty good show and they sound good while doing it.  And I've heard Fergie sing SCOM much better before.  She is capable.  It just didn't happen last night.

And as for Slash's involvement in the whole thing.  He's friends with Fergie and he's played with them before.  He loves to play and pretty much doesn't say no to anything.  So we shouldn't expect that to change anytime soon.  His reputation, nor the BEP's, will be tarnished by that awful performamance.  they will remain popular.  It's what is popular today.  You don't have to like it, but it's the way it is.

Well, shit.  It was one little minute in a half time show, people!  That's all - that's it.  Great hat, btw!   

Christina is actually a fantastic singer, and one of the best singers of our time in her genre.  She is very talented.

I completely agree. I don't even want to read what was said previously. Yeah, she messed up a line.  It has to be so completely overwhelming to be singing "a cappella" in front of over 100 million people  I would have been scared to death.  I thought she did one hell of an awesome job!  She truly does have a great voice.     

There is a certain irony that he took part in a very GLEEIFIED performance of SCOM, and that GLEE was on after the game on FOX. I still love the hat though.

and whola, everybody talking about Slash again  : ok:

another let down. simple.

From Rolling Stone:

Oh, and the less we say about Slash turning up to play a bit of "Sweet Child O' Mine" with Fergie, the better. Let's just put it this way: If he's willing to do something this outrageously cheesy, he should reconsider his stance against Glee.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/black-eyed-peas-perform-futuristic-sci-fi-spectacle-at-super-bowl-halftime-show-20110207

I agree. It's too bad her career has been so badly managed since her second album. If she had Britney's manager, she would be ruling the world.

Also this is sad....

(http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/176917/umjzn.jpg)

You know, even though the sound mix on SCOM was horrible at the Super Bowl, it was so cool IMO to see a rock icon who I love on the halftime show. Of course anyone can find fault with a thousand different things about the halftime, but I just loved seeing Slash and his appearance just legitimizes him and his music outside of GNR. As for Fergie, I don't care what anyone says, she is hot!  And she was at her best with Slash, the sexy beast all over him, whereas with the BEP she was just ordinary. I think people should back off and just enjoy the treat. You think 20 years ago the NFL would bring a rock n'roller who is an ex-junkie, ex-alcoholic to THE most popular sporting event in America? Come on, man, quit complaining and just enjoy. And did I mention that Fergie is fucking hot?

And further,  I saw Slash opening for Ozzy a couple of weeks back. The crowd sort of filtered in and dug Slash's solo stuff, but then when he went into a GNR segment the audience went wild. I mean wild. GNR and its music lives on, and that is precisely why Slash has integrated so many of AFD into his set list.

That is one way of putting it.

I can think of another.

see that isn't true though. music is subjective enough where u can't say someone has 'no brains" if they don't like her.

 I think her voice is nails on chalkboard. it annoys the living fuck out of me. she sounds great on delicate ballads but her problem is, she over sings way too much and her voice gets all distorted and cat falling into boiling waterish.

NOT AT AXLREZNOR, QUOTE OVER:

new thoughts:

I like the back handed digs at Slash's solo work. no shit people are going to go more nuts for GNR stuff. AFD is only the greatest rock CD of all time. At any concert,regardless of the band, people go way more nuts for AFD than anything else.

I have literally just watched the performance and it's just what I expected to be honest. The typical crappy Slash/Fergie performance, does Slash think this is cool or something. This is why I at least respect Duff, Matt and even Steven, I doubt they would do this with a group as crappy as the Peas.

Slash got what he wanted, worldwide exposure but was it worth it at the expense of raping a classic song?.

And I'm not even talking about Slash's performance, he seemed to play quite well. But any GN'R song should not be made available to idiots like the Peas to butcher and to shout over. When a GN'R fan watches that, they should detest it because of the pure carelessness for the feel and approach of the original.

No one can sing like Axl, so Slash shouldn't be allowing people like Fergie to attempt to screach along to one of GN'R's classics, period.  : ok:

I thought the halftime thing sucked but, to be fair, Slash has every right to promote himself in any way he can. I also think it's a smart move. Can anyone tell me how many guitarists, especially from the classic old-Guns era, are household names? How many of these guys are riding strong careers today, can show up wherever they want, and cause a stir, good or bad? A lot of those guys can't even get jobs in a record store, if they're lucky. Slash made it this far by making himself flexible who he plays with and what he plays with them. Sure, there is a 'sell-out' vibe to the whole thing. Should he have just retired and gone to work at a gas station after AFD? Give me a break people, shameless self promotion is what keeps perpetuating Slash's career, and there is nothing wrong with that. SLASH GOTTA EAT!

This is why I at least respect Duff, Matt and even Steven, I doubt they would do this with a group as crappy as the Peas.

Any of them would have done it in a heartbeat. :)

Agreed.

I was just reading a chat with Duff over at ESPN.com. He was asked how he would grade the Black Eyed Peas halftime performance. The moderator came on and said Duff was passing on the question.  :hihi:

Haha, see Duff knows how to handle himself.  :hihi:

Problem is, people are trying to use this as a way to discredit Slash.

 It doesn't matter what Slash does, his legacy is secure. nothing will change the all time Legen...wait for it..... Dary contributions he made to GNR.

Look the Super Bowl halftime show was a fucking disgrace, lets face it, but I dont think Slash's part was as bad as everyone wants to make it out to be.  There is a lot of negativity in the media towards the Black Eyed Peas for whatever reason, so people were waiting to criticize the performance regardless of how it sounded.  Also it is not like Slash just jumped on stage with Britney Spears or Lady Gaga just for attention, he and Fergie are actually tight and have a relationship, the guest spot made sense.   Also its the fucking Super Bowl, the most bloated over the top nonsense in pro sports, so what did you expect?

Agreed, the performance overall was horrible but Slash really isn't to blame aside from deciding to be a part of it.  BUT, he's friends with Fergie and the rest of the Peas, he's performed with them before, it was a HUGE event on a HUGE stage.  So you can't really blame him or be surprised by his involvement.  And like I said before, The Black Eyed Peas can perform better and have.  That was just a horrible performance, mix, sound, etc.  It's tough to pull off a flawless, or even good LIVE performance at the Super Bowl.  That's why most artists/bands play to track or pre-record many parts.  At least you could tell they were going live.  Then again, maybe they shouldn't have.  That goes for Christina Aguilera too.

It can be yours...his shoes too. :D

SLASH SUPERBOWL XLV PERFORMANCE WORN TOP HAT

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Current bid: $1,100
(2 bids)

https://www.julienslive.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/21/lot/5081/

SLASH SUPERBOWL XLV PERFORMANCE WORN HIGHTOP SHOES

Estimate: $600 - $800

Current bid: $900
(3 bids)

https://www.julienslive.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/21/lot/5082/

So who is selling this, Slash?  If so, I hope he is either giving procedes to a charity or just giving it away.  I don't think I would rock that hat anywhere, but I would sell it and give the money to someone who needs it. 

Yes, Slash is selling these.  It says a "sizable share of the proceeds" will go to charity.

That wasn't so bad. Slash sounded good. Fergie was a bit pitchy though, but in the words of Andrew Dice Clay: I'd fuck her, OOOOOhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!  ;D