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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
The fact Fergie's solo career ended up having more US #1's then the BEP has ever seen in their entire career (mind you recieving them after Fergie's solo career) shows she not "another sexy girl with a good flow", she has appeal like Gwen Stefani
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She has appeal but not like Gwen Stefani who was heavily involved in her band from the beginning, even when their first albums tanked, to the heights of success and, then, to smashing in solo. A more fitting comparison would have been if No Doubt had only started being successful in 2001 with
Rocksteady, a more commercial opus than what they used to do, and the inclusion of a blonde bimbo with no creative input.
I like Fergie but it's a bit naive to disregard the coherent idea that with the targeting of a wider audience and an accessible sound carefully crafted for the masses, they would have made it BIG, with or without her...