Nickelback Wants You To Stop Playing Guitar Hero

[Denmarkian]

It's utterly amazing how many people seem to equate playing Guitar hero or Rock Band with playing real instruments, or at least assume that other people do.

Here's a news flash to everyone: PLAYING GUITAR HERO IS NOT THE SAME AS PLAYING A REAL GUITAR.

This is comparing Apples to Sauerkraut, and should be regarded as such by more people.

There is no need for people to start playing "real" instruments instead of Guitar Hero because there is some worldwide deficit of bands. There is no need to make such a stupid statement claiming thus.

I like Rock Band because it's a rhythm game with a unique control interface. During social gatherings it is a good draw to get people together because you are working toward a common goal, unlike other social games like Raving Rabbids, or Mario Party. It is entertainment.

Generally one starts a band for one of two reasons: You have the desperate need for an outlet for your musical creativity, or you want to make money. Nickelback, of course, fall in the latter category as evidenced by people's ability to mashup two of their songs and they synchronize unsettlingly well (Do a search for "How You Remind Me of Someday".)

So, please. Stop this petty squabbling of "I'm better'n you" because you either play a real guitar instead of "wasting your time" working to get 5 stars on Expert mode; or because you can ace "Between The Fire and the Flames".

Musical rhythm games are like Karaoke.

You never hear any modern dance choreographers bitching about people playing Dance Dance Revolution, do you?

I would bet the true impetus for this idiot statement is that Rock Band and Guitar Hero have introduced people to some of the highest quality rock music available, many of which the general public probably haven't been exposed to, and they are realizing that by being fans of corporate success story bands like Nickelback and other Top 40 "Pop Rock" stars they dove right past the cream of the crop to scrape the bottom of the talent barrel to get their music.

 

[Amnestic]

"Between The Fire and the Flames".

*cough* Through the Fire and Flames.

 

[Dr_Baron_von_Evilsatan]

I think the Rock Band/Guitar Hero games are doing wonderful things for the music industry and are getting people interested in playing music. I'm one of those people that picked up an instrument(bass) because I loved playing those games so much.

 

[ffxfriek]

i dont listen to bands like that. ill do what i like to do thanks. and nickelback isnt that good anyhow.....

 

[Elurindel]

I think Ctrl-Alt-Del put it pretty well, saying that some people just play it for fun. People aren't going to spend all that money buying a real instrument, learning how to play it, finding other people to play with, etc, when they don't want to start a band, just have a quick rock out with their friends.

 

[SirSchmoopy]

I want nickel back to stop making music and start playing Guitar Hero.


But in all honesty I think hes got it backwards, I think some people play Guitar Hero and then WANT to make a band. My brother started taking interest in Guitar only after he played it.

Obviously Nickel Back doesn't even have a clue what their talking about, this is like the US military telling people to stop playing halo and cod4.

 

[Copter400]

I don't like Nickelback because it's hilariously boring when compared to [a href=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eABVwEgzIss]this.[/a] And [a href=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v0rOsn4-b0o]this.[/a]

Anyway.

Guitar Hero and Rock Band aren't bring down the music industry for pretty much the same reasons as violent games aren't creating a generation of killers.

 

[Solo508]

I would encourage people to do both. Learning an instrument looks rediculously hard but its actually pretty easy.

 

[PureChaos]

hmm, whenever i hear 'guitar hero' and 'should be playing real instruments' i always think of the south park episode about it when Stan and his friends are playing GH and his dad runs out a plays the song they were playing on GH on a real guitar and gets told to leave.

 

[Riicek]

you know what, i don't like nickelback but i think they are right, in fact anyone who actually defends guitar hero or rockband seriously needs to be put in some type of holding institution for being retarded. i like playing rockband and guitar hero sure, but when you can play all the songs on expert and 5 star them and all that jazz, or even play it for a couple hours a day, if you would have picked up ANY instrument instead you would be pretty good by now, and that is a problem. instead of making music and doing something different with your lives, you are gonna play a little squeaky plastic guitar and then have nothing to show for it. that is why guitar hero and rockband are bad.


and a side note, i dont give a fuck how good you are at playing FAKE guitar because in the end you are just a nobody loser who will probably be sitting in your room acting like you are above everyone else because you can play "insert name of rediculously hard song here" on expert.

Just for shits and giggles...how much time do you think you've spent in the last month playing video games of any variety? Because all I took from your angry rant of a post was that anyone who spends time doing something fun that you don't happen to view as worthwhile, is wasting their time. Not every minute of the day needs to be spent doing something "worthwhile" in the traditional sense. Some people like to have fun just for fun's sake.



And as a side note, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and say, Nickelback can tell me too "OMGZORZ LEARN REAL GUITAR NUB!" when they...learn to play their instruments. I'm not trying to bash anyone who listens to them; we all have our own tastes. Lord knows I listen to my fair share of music that isn't necessarily on the top of the pile when it comes to technical prowess, but just because I listen to it doesn't mean I'm going to claim it's technically advanced.

*edit* Word fix.

 

[Stringytank]

Nickelback can tell me too "OMGZORZ LEARN REAL GUITAR NUB!" when they...learn to play their instruments.

God dammit you beat me to it.

 

[Fangface74]

This is tantamount to a chartered accountant telling Monopoly players to get accountancy degrees!

Mr Kroeger, you are an idiot.

 

[spikenog]

I'll quit with the Guitar Hero when Nickelback quits with crappy songs and albums...please, this is a terrible band. They're probably jealousy that some of the kid out there are more accomplished musicians than them just from playing Guitar Hero and other such games.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Personally, I like a couple of Nickelback's songs. That's all I can really say about them. However, I do know that music is not my calling, and as such, I will enjoy Guitar Hero, though I play it rarely. I don't think he's saying that Guitar Hero needs to be outlawed, or that people should stop playing it, but that those who actually want to devote their lives to music should focus on real instruments.

 

[PhoenixFlame]

To be honest, opinions about what you think about the quality of Nickelback's music aren't relevant to debating the point. Bash Nickelback all you want, they're a proven band with proven album success with proven fanbase, which makes the quote credible regardless of whether or not you think Chad Kroeger should die in a fire.

That being said, I don't agree with what he's saying. In a world where hip-hop and top 40 pop rule the charts, rock has found new exposure in Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It's doubtful that the games are taking away from playing the real instruments and are instead inspiring them to do so.

 

[Lance Icarus]

I'll start a rock band if Nickelback agrees to break up. It's an even deal.

 

[ccesarano]

Just gonna say what's likely been said a thousand times already:

I had a bit of interest in learning to play the guitar or drum set before Guitar Hero and Rock Band (I was at least a percussionist in concert band, but never learned the set). After those games, my desire has technically been increased.

But instruments are expensive and time to practice is, well, time consuming.

If someone wants to learn to play an instrument enough, then they will. It's that simple. As for a "lack of rock bands", I don't think there's any real shortage. Then again, I don't pay attention to rock in this country because it sucks. The way I see it, if the only people learning to play guitar and drums actually have a love of music and not a love of the rock star dream, the better.

 

[Andy Chalk]

actually they sound the same because for several songs they ARE the same, there's a site that i'm too lazy to find but they play nickelback songs side by side and and besides minor chord changes they are the same song

<a href=http://www.thewebshite.net/nickelback.htm>This might be what you were referring to. Or perhaps the <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=466EKohjFUo>Youtube version.