Comments on: Music Legends “Irritated” by Music Games, “A Pity”

By: roof insulation

roof insulation — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:12:29 +0000

I love to play games and listen music, Both are wonderful in each way. But some games has wonderful background music, And i crazy about it

By: Hits from the Web 09.09.09 : Gaming Guru

Hits from the Web 09.09.09 : Gaming Guru — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:46:19 +0000

[...] Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman rip rhythm games. Man, they just don’t get it, do they. [...]

By: LaZy

LaZy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:43:56 +0000

I play a real instrument(saxophone), but I enjoy these music games. My little sister loves playing Rock Band and those arcade drum games, and she now wants to learn how to play the real drums. She also plays a real instrument(clarinet), and I think she's now practicing more often now thanks to those Music Games.

and on a somewhat realated note… I heard that Wii has a music game with the saxophone… If I ever suck at that game, I would have a good laugh ;)

By: r4 card

r4 card — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:53:34 +0000

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I like this article because it's about gaming…

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EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #52 | Games Cheats and Reviews — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:50:37 +0000

[...] 4. Musicians pissy over music games [...]

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Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:49:27 +0000

[...] Music Legends “Irritated” by Music Games, “A Pity” [...]

By: Azrael

Azrael — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:47:41 +0000

I agree, musicians who make comments like this don't take the time to acknowledge the benefits that come from these games. They think that because it's a game it does nothing in regards to a person's desire to learn or ability to play an actual instrument. What they fail to understand is the average person isn't a rock star. They don't get to experience what it is like to play in front of thousands of cheering fans. Granted, a video game can't really provide that experience either, but at least it helps you use your imagination. They also fail to realize that the simple act of playing the plastic instruments is actually pretty fun, not to mention very challenging, which is why most people play video games in the first place. You don't see many race car drivers going off on racing games, admonishing people for not actually getting behind the wheel of a race car, do you?

While playing Rock Band or Guitar Hero won't make you a guitar virtuoso, it will help with key aspects of playing such as strumming rhythm and note fretting. I've been playing guitar for 12 years, but until playing GH2 I sucked at tremolo picking. Granted, I never had much desire to practice it, but now that I've been exposed to it a lot in GH and RB I find myself doing it a lot when playing my guitar. The games also helped a great deal when teaching my sister to play since she was familiar with strumming and fretting. It wasn't a huge adjustment to get her to play power chords instead of pressing buttons.

By: Tim McVey

Tim McVey — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:01:02 +0000

Jackasses.

I tried guitar when I was 14, and got no where, and gave up… I'm 42 now and have been an avid gamer my entire life. I have very GH and RB game made so far on the Xbox 360.

Where are my plastic instruments taking me?

I also have a Jackson RR3 and Crate amp setting nearby…

GH/RB led me back the fact that i always wanted to learn to play guitar all those years ago. Without those games, there would be no guitar in my house….

Wyman, what a hypocrite, The Rolling Stones have one song, and jsut relased a 5 pack for DLC for the newly released GH5. He says it's a pity??? I bet he doesn't say that when he deposits his royalty checks… Jackass.