Why I Hate Guitar Hero

Okay I will be honest; I have never actually played Guitar Hero. The whole idea seems so absurd to me, playing a little plastic guitar that is attached to a TV. I admit it would probably be fun, and if it were around I’d probably give it a go. And for the first 10 minutes or so I’d probably be mesmerized by it.

The reason I hate Guitar Hero though is that when I subscribe to Google Alerts with the keyword Guitar - I get like 10 links to Guitar Hero Articles sent to me everyday. Things like Ex-NFL player almost dies - concerned about Guitar Hero skills, This new device is all you need to be a true Air Guitar Hero or my personal favorite The Tragic Death of the Guitar Hero.

It’s really quite ridiculous - here I am sifting through these emails to find anything of value happening on the net Guitar wise and I end up watching someone play Guitar Hero on YouTube for 10 minutes. Seriously, quit posting this stuff on YouTube, you are wasting my life.

The video that I ended up accidently watching tonight is below.

5 Responses to “Why I Hate Guitar Hero”

1. Rainy43 Says:

   I’m with you man. when looking for guitar theme sites, and guitar sites at all, at any place, google or yahoo, i always hit about ten Guitar Hero sites. but it’s fun to laugh about your friend who thinks he’s the master of guitar because he can master that plastic guitar. When he trys to play a real one, thinking Guitar Hero and a real guitar is almost the same, you can die outta laugh. RESPECT.

   March 4th, 2008 at 7:13 am

2. Tom Says:

   Ha, ha.

   Master of Plastic Guitar.

   Says it All.

   March 5th, 2008 at 12:20 am

3. The Twizzler Says:

   I can understand being a little irritated by Guitar Hero news when you subscribe to something Guitar related. Or any junk mail or spam for that matter.

   However I find the hatred for a video game a bit silly. Especially when your complaining that it’s wasting your time when your wasting your time searching through You Tube. I mean come on pay attention and your not going to watch something you don’t want too.

   I was at a party this Christmas where people were playing Rock Band. One of the other guests said rather loudly and sarcastically,

   “All my friends that play guitar hate this game because it’s nothing like playing a real Guitar”

   to which I replied,

   “All my friends that are gangsters hate Grand Theft Auto because its nothing like killing real people”

   It’s a game have fun. But don’t disparage people that do enjoy it just because you enjoy doing something different.

   I’m 35, I enjoy Guitar Hero, I enjoy Rock Band. They are mindless fun especially with a group of people. I think of it as an interactive way to listen to music. And whats funny is that I decided to learn how to play guitar after playing Guitar Hero. And I’m having a great time learning to play. But I still enjoy the games. But you can’t compare the two.

   I also won’t be surprised when the next generation of Guitar Players admit that they got their start when they played Guitar Hero and decided they wanted to learn to play Guitar.

   March 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

4. Tom Says:

   If you want to play with little plastic toys, that’s your business and I can’t stop you.

   I think it’s awesome that Guitar Hero led you into playing real guitar again; I have heard the same story about other people. And I think that is really great.

   I would recommend you read this, as it is a really good read:
   http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=522222

   March 6th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

5. james brown Says:

   guitar hero is gay

   March 10th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

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