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Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:12:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/23/2010 12:12

maxperenchio wrote:

I consider Guitar Hero and Rock Band great for music. It might be the only cultural factor right now introducing younger kids to real rock and roll and guitar oriented music in general. A lot of kids are spoon-fed prepackaged Disney music or generic autotuned "rock" music and would have probably never have appreciated a sweet guitar solo otherwise.

Excellent point!

It seems like some people get angry over it because the people who listen to that "prepackaged Disney music" now like something they like. In there mind this damages their own music taste and makes the band they like less credible because 3000+ people who like disney music like it.

Someone getting into a song from one of these games is good but if they go get the album that songs on it's nothing short of brilliant 😄

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

maxperenchio — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:03:29 GMT

Author: maxperenchio

Posted: 04/23/2010 04:03

I consider Guitar Hero and Rock Band great for music. It might be the only cultural factor right now introducing younger kids to real rock and roll and guitar oriented music in general. A lot of kids are spoon-fed prepackaged Disney music or generic autotuned "rock" music and would have probably never have appreciated a sweet guitar solo otherwise.

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

Bork — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:10:52 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 04/23/2010 02:10

Guitar Hero is a great game. I play the guitar (or try to) but Guitar Hero can't be compared to that. It's a game. Instant enjoyment, pick it up and play. Have a few beers with your buddies and crank some rock n' roll. Plus, don't go bashing Guitar Hero for being BAD for music. If anyone can be thanked for spreading the gospel of great music to a new generation it's those games. Every teenager out there knows The Guess Who by now. Without that game they would never have.

nice to get to know some new music

haleyyew — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:39:40 GMT

Author: haleyyew

Posted: 04/22/2010 22:39

i nevered played it, but it's certainly no fun compared to listening to the actual song

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

hellboy76 — Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:03:57 GMT

Author: hellboy76

Posted: 03/08/2009 20:03

I've been playing Guitar Hero, and now Rock Band since inception, they are loose, fun games for those without the time, or talent to learn an instument, not to mention it allows several people to play music in a way together.

It's a wonderful party game, like karaoke, but with more involvement from others,and has actuall increased interest in music, some people may never have found. Internet downloads of the songs regularly increase in popularity in the weeks after they release on the games.

I am not musically challenged, i have 1400 cd's about 500 albums, and about a TB of music on the pc. I also own a guitar and bass, but it is a lot of fun to get my wife, or firends over and have them participate in some way with music i enjoy on rock band, I.E. Pixies, Stevie Ray Vaughan, AC/DC, and with a dedicated Beatles game coming out this year all the better.

As for metal heads hating the Stone Roses some of them are going to hate them without their inclusion in GH or RB, big deal. If it turns one more kid onto something different, all the better.

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

RFNAPLES — Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:54:43 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 03/06/2009 22:54

None of these Xbox 360 music games are bad for music:

AC/DC Live Rock Band® Track Pack
Dance Dance Revolution ® UNIVERSE 2
Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE
DanceDanceRevolution® UNIVERSE 3
Disney Sing It
Guitar Hero II™
Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero® World Tour
Guitar Hero®: Aerosmith®
High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE!
Karaoke Revolution® Presents: American Idol® Encore 2
Karaoke Revolution™ Presents American Idol© Encore
Lips
Rock Band 2
Rock Band® Track Pack Volume 2
Rock Band™

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

notaclareintheworld — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:21:49 GMT

Author: notaclareintheworld

Posted: 03/03/2009 03:21

xkcd, comic # 132 entitled music knowledge.
check it out.

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

nibbles — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:37:58 GMT

Author: nibbles

Posted: 12/06/2008 03:37

I wish to applaud you Maxxy, for ending your GH addiction and I, too, find those who brag about their GH skills (but can't play real guitar) annoying.

However, GH is still a solid videogame franchise and the 4th one looks promising, especially with the option to create your own songs.

And for those who only listen to GH music, that's their own loss.

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

maxxy — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:57:30 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 10/12/2008 20:57

Ya I actually was addicted to that game for a while but stopped and started playing real guitar, which is more fun anyways.

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

NoCode0680 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:52:02 GMT

Author: NoCode0680

Posted: 10/12/2008 17:52

I don't know what songs are on those games, so I can't answer on that. But I do have this opinion. If these people would spend the same time and money learning to play an actual guitar and not playing a modern game of Simon with a guitar controller, they would have an actual skill instead of wasting their damn time.

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

banana brother — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:31:13 GMT

Author: banana brother

Posted: 10/09/2008 17:31

Max if Guitar hero didn't exist people wouldn't all the sudden be listening to great music they'd just find some-other crap to listen to

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

maxxy — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:55:38 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 10/09/2008 16:55

hmm...maybe.
I see where you're coming from with the stone roses, though

Re: Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

banana brother — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:42:01 GMT

Author: banana brother

Posted: 10/09/2008 15:42

I don't really think that it matters much the people who want to listen to bad music will listen to bad music whether or not GH exists.
The the only thing that bugs me is when a good band like The Stone Roses is put in. Obviously they are not the same type of music as the rest of the bands so these fake metal-heads who play to guitar hero don't like them and give them a bad name. Let Foghat and Pat Benatar be and in guitar and leave Stone Roses alone.

Is Guitar Hero bad for music?

maxxy — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:41:29 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 10/09/2008 14:41

If you actually know something about music, then GH won't affect you at all.
It just annoys me that so many people only listen to music on guitar hero. That's not even the best music out there.

Example: Lots of people think Herman Lee is the best guitarist ever just because TTFF is so hard and fast (no sex jokes please). He is amazingly fast but he's not the best ever.