by obsoleteshock Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:41 am
Rob wrote:First off, I would love to have some Pogues tracks on Rock Band/Guitar Hero. I think it would be a blast. Most importantly people really need to stop saying 'I'd rather just play a real guitar'. Lets get this straight...one is a musical instrument that takes years to even get acquainted with, the other is a video game that takes a long Saturday to master. No strings, no pickups, hell its not even made of wood. Its a game people. I heard John Mayer compare the two before and it equally irritated me. If that's the case, why would anyone play Donkey Kong when you can go to the zoo and start pissing off a real gorilla? Its just a game. I enjoy the hell out of these video games, and I also enjoy the hell out of playing my guitars. Also, my 8 year old son is friggin brilliant at Left4Dead. But you guys are right, what a waste of time. I'm going to the store to buy him a 12 gauge and some explosives . Sorry for the rant...
Brilliantly said. I also like looking at things on a spectrum. On one side, you have passive listening to music, on the other side, you have writing, performing and recording music. Somewhere in between, you have singing along in the car, air guitar, karaoke, dancing and music games. All are different ways to participate with/enjoy music and all of them involve different levels of talent/effort. Music games just give non-musicians a small taste of what it is like to play in a real band. They also allow musicians to interact with music with non-musician friends.
Quite possibly the best thing about all of this is that it puts the music in the spotlight an gives people an insight into how it is performed and constructed. Plus, it's one of the absolute most fun things to do with a group of people and a case of beer that won't get you in trouble with the law. I cannot describe how much The Pogues need to have songs available as downloads in Rock Band (by far the suprerior/classier series, in my opinion).
[quote="Rob"]First off, I would love to have some Pogues tracks on Rock Band/Guitar Hero. I think it would be a blast. Most importantly people really need to stop saying 'I'd rather just play a real guitar'. Lets get this straight...one is a musical instrument that takes years to even get acquainted with, the other is a video game that takes a long Saturday to master. No strings, no pickups, hell its not even made of wood. Its a game people. I heard John Mayer compare the two before and it equally irritated me. If that's the case, why would anyone play Donkey Kong when you can go to the zoo and start pissing off a real gorilla? Its just a game. I enjoy the hell out of these video games, and I also enjoy the hell out of playing my guitars. Also, my 8 year old son is friggin brilliant at Left4Dead. But you guys are right, what a waste of time. I'm going to the store to buy him a 12 gauge and some explosives . Sorry for the rant...[/quote]
Brilliantly said. I also like looking at things on a spectrum. On one side, you have passive listening to music, on the other side, you have writing, performing and recording music. Somewhere in between, you have singing along in the car, air guitar, karaoke, dancing and music games. All are different ways to participate with/enjoy music and all of them involve different levels of talent/effort. Music games just give non-musicians a small taste of what it is like to play in a real band. They also allow musicians to interact with music with non-musician friends.
Quite possibly the best thing about all of this is that it puts the music in the spotlight an gives people an insight into how it is performed and constructed. Plus, it's one of the absolute most fun things to do with a group of people and a case of beer that won't get you in trouble with the law. I cannot describe how much The Pogues need to have songs available as downloads in Rock Band (by far the suprerior/classier series, in my opinion).
