Slash & Fergie Perform Sweet Child O' Mine At Rose Bowl; Video

[Jim Bob]

I'm ashamed that this guy was ever in Guns N' Roses.

I know what you mean even if you have worded it pretty bluntly (so unlike you Jim Bob!  ) . I'm not ashamed of when he was in Guns N Roses, at all, but it is a wee bit embarrassing that this can be seen as an offshoot of the GNR legacy in some way.

maybe I could have worded it a little more eloquently, but thats why you're here to translate for me. 

[estebanf]

cant believe I used to admire this guy once...

what an outstanding way of destroying an immortal hard rock hymn

leave GNR songs in peace Slash. go write your own fucking songs and play them with all the nobodies you want.

[Smoking Guns]

Fergie is so hot.  The audio on Slash's guitar sucked, is it possible his amp sound that weak?  Sounded almost like a fender amp.  And it seemed to only be picking up some of his frequencies on the wah.  Oh well, wasn't too terrible.

[Smoking Guns]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Ni8mqFdPk

I knew the audio was fucked up, Slash's solo rips on this recording!  D, something was up with that mic or something....

Another version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_ViDUUiig&NR=1

[faldor]

That wasn't a very impressive performance.  I'll stray from the normal, "oh my god, why Slash?" comments.  I prefer the Fergie/Slash performance of this song from his Slash and friends gig over the summer.  That one I actually enjoyed watching.  Mostly because Fergie was shaking her ass throughout most of the video and looking damn good doing it.  This one, didn't do it for me.

I could understand Slash playing with Fergie, Nicole, Britney Spears, whoever if he was banging them or getting some on the side but I don't think that's happening.  So I just don't get it. 

In his defense though, he just loves to play, he's friends with Fergie, and he had the opportunity to be a part of the monster U2 show and play in front of a packed stadium.  With all that being said, I still don't like it.

[jacdaniel]

In his defense though, he just loves to play, he's friends with Fergie, and he had the opportunity to be a part of the monster U2 show and play in front of a packed stadium.  With all that being said, I still don't like it.

Well thats exactly it isnt it?  he loves to play, fergie is obviously friends with him and perla, and he had the chance to play SCOM in front of 100000 people.
Would anyone here say no to that   Maybe some people should think about that for a minute. 

And he has every right to jam on any GNR song he feels like.

Some of you seem to think that musicians don't jam!  If Slash ever joined a band with Fergie, that would be it for me.

But jamming is different.

[AxlReznor]

I usually haven't minded Fergie singing this song... but that was just plain awful.  Unfortunately, a lot of the awfulness came from Slash playing the song too slowly with a fucked-up guitar tone.  But Fergie's flat notes didn't help, either.

I would actually love to hear that song sang by Christina Aguilera.

Gotta point out, though... that Slash has said repeatedly how much he hates Sweet Child O' Mine, and how he dislikes playing it.  Would've thought that leaving Guns N' Roses would have given him the perfect oppurtunity to never play it again.

[Limulus]

Slash allready said in 1992 (MTV GN'R weekend-video) that he enjoys now playing it and the kids go nuts!

[jacdaniel]

that Slash has said repeatedly how much he hates Sweet Child O' Mine,

he hated playing it in the past cos he got too drunk to play it properly.

[AxlReznor]

He said he thought it was a stupid song, and he was pissed that it became their biggest.  Anything positive he's said about it has been a grudging respect for its popularity.  He has never said anything to suggest he liked it.

[jacdaniel]

He said he thought it was a stupid song, and he was pissed that it became their biggest.  Anything positive he's said about it has been a grudging respect for its popularity.  He has never said anything to suggest he liked it.

I don't think he ever said anything like that.  Were is that quote?
I honestly cant imagine why he'd be playing it if he hated it.

[Limulus]

here is a 57sec good quality videoclip from

May 1992 - Prague
(broadcasted as part of the MTV GN'R weekend ~2 weeks later)

where Slash talks about "Sweet Child O' Mine":

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pzike4
May_1992_Slash_on_SCOM.wmv - 20mb

feel free to upload it on youtube etc.!

[D]

Slash did WRITE Sweet Child, so let's don't act like he isn't allowed to play it

So saying he should write his "OWN" songs really isn't fair and could be used in the same way against u.

If Slash never fucks around and plays that intro.. guess what? That song never gets written and would never exist, so lets remember that before bashing away.


Without Slash, u wouldn't have all those great songs and we wouldn't be on here talking about it.

so even though Im not a fan of this... He can do it if he chooses.

[jacdaniel]

so even though Im not a fan of this... He can do it if he chooses.

D, surely you can agree though, that this is ONLY jamming.
If Slash formed a band with Fergie or Nicole, that would be totally different and i would hate that.
BUT, he has no band at the moment and probably just enjoys jamming.

[alejoyp]

Don't like this version at all. Thought that he used to hate this song... he didn't look like he was enjoying the moment, the LP sounded weak...

[+Rocker+]

He used to hate in what it had become and what represented. but with time he learnt to value it. That's a bit funny, because, the Riff and guitar solo are one of the best Slash'work ever. Well, Slash's things 

[jacdaniel]

He used to hate in what it had become and what represented. but with time he learnt to value it. That's a bit funny, because, the Riff and guitar solo are one of the best Slash'work ever.

Its one of them things when you're a musician, people always want you to play something like SCOM.
I play the guitar and my dad always requests me to play "stairway".  I got so sick of playing the dam thing!  Yet its still great cos people love it

[faldor]

so even though Im not a fan of this... He can do it if he chooses.

D, surely you can agree though, that this is ONLY jamming.
If Slash formed a band with Fergie or Nicole, that would be totally different and i would hate that.
BUT, he has no band at the moment and probably just enjoys jamming.

I just find it strange that he's become such good friends with Fergie, and apparently the Pussycat Dolls.  How did that happen?  Is he just picking artists that are at the top of the "pop" world to try to enhance his own image?  If he was jamming with people from the "rock" world it wouldn't be as questionable.  But this just makes me wonder.

[D]

thing about me is, I don't excuse anybody for stuff I dont agree with

I think Fergie,BEP and Pussycat dolls are whats wrong with music today it is just complete shit.

Slash playing with them doesnt make it cool

now Im not one of these people that holds stuff against someone.. He is still my fave guitar player but when he does shit I don't agree with, like anybody else, i will be the first to say it.

If Axl did a duet with BEP or Fergie which he never would, but just saying, I would think it was lame also.

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[oldgunsfan]

thing about me is, I don't excuse anybody for stuff I dont agree with

I think Fergie,BEP and Pussycat dolls are whats wrong with music today it is just complete shit.

Slash playing with them doesnt make it cool

now Im not one of these people that holds stuff against someone.. He is still my fave guitar player but when he does shit I don't agree with, like anybody else, i will be the first to say it.

If Axl did a duet with BEP or Fergie which he never would, but just saying, I would think it was lame also.

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what about when he played w elton john after writing one in a million?