So ya wanna be a guitar hero... Well it takes ALOT of work and alot of dedication, and its alittle bit harder than playing the video game.
I was just wondering the opinions of other guitarists, those who may have been around for awhile. Those who saw the popularity of the guitar decline in the 90s. Those around in the 80s shredfest and so on.
Is the game guitar hero a good thing? A Bad thing? Or just irrelevant in the music world?
Some will agree its a great thing, bringing back the popularity of an instrument that lost alittle a decade ago. Others will say "its just a game" and most the kids who play it will never pick up a real guitar.
Ive played the game a couple times, I think its a good concept, and I hope it influences a younger generation of guitarists who see the instrument for more than just a few chords. I guess only time will tell, but they do have there heads screwed on straight, seeing as how the games are packed full of great guitar work.
Let me hear what ya'll think about the subject, and anything else you might want to share with the readers here... we can all learn from each other.. Keep Rockin!
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I believe that Guitar Hero is good intentioned, and that its creators genuinely want people to take up guitar. It tries to give a good guitar-playing experience, and makes people think they should play guitar. The problem is, it makes them think they CAN play guitar, when this is oftentimes not the case. I have seen, since the release of the first game, a massive increase in guitar players with no real skills, who play nothing but shred metal and screamo, and who seem to think they are amazing guitar players. The problem with GH is the fact that it brings guitar to a populace who dooesn't respect it, and who don't care to give the respect deserved to styles of guitar played below a tempo of 100. It has brought about a biased generation of guitar players who shun the roots and classics, and instead care only about being as loud, as fast, and as popular as possible with as little effort as possible.
ReplyDeleteThat's my problem with Guitar Hero.