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"Rock 'n' roll is about f*****g, games are about w*****g"

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MCV: The Guardian sticks up for gaming following attack from music mag NME
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Published: 392 days 7 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Gaming | Industry News
 
 

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harry190 - 392 days 8 hours ago
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“Personally, I feel that if Guitar Hero has prevented the foundation of just one new Nickleback-inspired band, Harmonix, the creator the Guitar Hero series, should be given some sort of medal.”

If only they had a clue about what good music is. The eighties are gone and the golden era is over. Video games are a form of salvation for the music industry. Didn't Aerosmith make more money from their Guitar Hero game than from any of their previous albums.

Below, good times.


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mastiffchild - 392 days 2 hours ago
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While the NME is these days clueless about music it's pretty close to the mark in some ways here. But I'm a musician who hates GH so I would think that(and the song lists are godawful truth be told). What I do know is that it stopped my son playing his actual guitar(he's got a real talent as well)as it's so much easier playing the game-kids today...etc, etc... Oh anyone really wondering about the w stared offensive word it means "someone who plays with themselves" and rhymes with spanking.
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RememberThe357 - 391 days 23 hours ago
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1.3 - Seriously.
I would play these games if it had the music I liked. Where are the real Guitar Hero's? Stevie Ray Vaughan anyone? Where are the serious Blues guitarists?

One thing I like about Rock Band is that they seem to be coming out with more albums than Guitar Hero.

I want to play Stevie's "Greatest Hits", or Alice in Chains' "Jar of Flies". That would be kick ass.
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Sangria - 392 days 2 hours ago
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Since i'm not a good english-speaker, what did he mean by "w*****g"?
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iamtehpwn - 392 days 2 hours ago
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I am a native English Speaker, and I still have no idea what it means. Lol. I can't think of an offensive word that begins with "W"
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ElementX - 392 days 2 hours ago
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Dunno, but I don't think it means "winning" :(

On a side note, I would like to learn an instrument and have no desire to even try playing Guitar Hero. I guess the argument could go both ways. I'd rather create music than press buttons in rhythm to it.
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ahnonamis - 392 days 2 hours ago
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"Wanking" would be my guess.
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IDemonstalkerXI - 392 days 2 hours ago
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a piano is a bunch of keys...buttons... synthesizers same deal. Theres alot that can be done on music games that would make someone with a drive to make music look for the real thing.

My buddy used to make sick beats with MTV Music Generator on his ps2, along with other equipment...it provided a simple interface that added a visual element to the process of making music.

Already having skillz on a reall guitar ive never had the urge to go out and buy guitar hero or rockband but im not knocking it either it takes dex in the fingers to play those games and when someones tired of guitar ...they may enjoy some games.
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Jubo1 - 392 days ago
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Man, i have no idea. I've been sitting here for like 5 min. trying to figure it out.
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IDemonstalkerXI - 392 days 2 hours ago
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ElementX - 392 days 2 hours ago
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I checked it out and viewed the "be in the news e-card" it was amusing.
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yog-sothot - 392 days 2 hours ago
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same old story... Music industry (and music magazines...) is afraid of the growing videogames industry that becomes the number one entertainment business. Whether they like it or not, the new big bosses of music industry are Apple, EA or ActiBlizzard, and the future is downloading music to play with games like GH or RB.

I recently read an interesting interview from the creative director of Harmonix : this guy IS a musician and he LOVES music. He never said that videogames were better than music, he just wants people to know a bit of the feeling to be a musician (hey, and obviously he wants to make money out of it) without having to spend years in learning an instrument
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Steven Colbert - 392 days 1 hour ago
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Movie industry,music industry and tv industry are all afraid of the videogame industry one way or another.In 20 years,EA and Activision have become bigger than most companies have in 50 years.No doubt that some in the music industry have realized this and are attempting to capitalize on the situation.
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ps3freak18 - 392 days 1 hour ago
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WHat a bunch of arrogant fools. "they're metal – aggressive, loud, violent and scared of women" WHAT THE HELL IS THAT STATEMENT. Metal is all of those things except who says that metal listeners are afraid of women, bunch of BS. Games are not for nerds either, whats the difference between people who sit at home and watch tv, and people who play games. F*ck this magazine.
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RememberThe357 - 391 days 23 hours ago
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5.1 - I'm not a nerd and I love games.
Dude's a prick. He seems to have a superiority complex going on. Too bad I'd kick his ass in some COD. lol
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GWAVE - 392 days 1 hour ago
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Well, the sad part is that many Guitar Hero "pros" actually view themselves as some sort of musicians, when their button-mashing is the furthest thing from real music. You're matching colored bars on the screen. It's a rhythm game and little more.
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Fanboy Slaughter - 391 days 22 hours ago
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7 - Chad Kroeger...
this guy....I just...I just don't know....he needs to shut his mouth. The only reason he's ripping on music games is because he's probably the only artist out there that doesn't need the money from the music games to fuel his jetliner.

Well, when people start to realize he sucks and they stop buying his cookie-cutter songs, the music game fad will be over and he'll wish to hell he jumped on the Guitar Hero Money Wagon.

Granted, I'm not fond of rhythm games either, but I also know that they're a fad and will be gone within this generation.
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ClockworkSatan - 391 days 12 hours ago
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Who reads NME anyway? It's full of identikit Arctic Monkey clones who all look and sound the same. It's about as cool as... Well, a not very cool thing.

I actually think that Guitar Hero and Rock Band ENCOURAGE kids to pick up real guitars and learn how to play them - not the opposite.
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