Rock Band: My Anti-Music

re: Rock Band: My Anti-Music

Bob Mackey — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:08:00 GMT

To be fair, I was a teenager. That group usually isn't known for their follow-through.

re: Rock Band: My Anti-Music

eugene cantera — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:07:21 GMT

You unfortunately suffered from the 'curse of guitar'! In a year and a half of 'lessons' I bet your teacher(s) never talked basic musical concepts (quarter notes, 8th notes, rests, articulations etc.), never taught you how to read anything besides TAB if that, and probably never used a method book of any kind or followed any sequential order of learning. It's a wonder anyone learns to play the instrument at all.

Far too teachers fail to impart the correct knowledge for guitarists hence we have a gazillion kids start guitar and only a few continue to play. We (teachers) are not all to blame, many students think their favorite players simply 'pick it up and play' with no ability to read music. That may be true in some cases but they are the gifted exceptions, not the rule.

Guitar Hero and Rock Band are awesome fun - they are just not music education.

re: Rock Band: My Anti-Music

Derrick Sanskrit — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:49:31 GMT

About a year ago Penny Arcade ran this strip, theorizing a Photoshop Hero game:

www.penny-arcade.com/.../22

Upon seeing that, my first thought was "Oh man, I would kick so much ass at that game!"

My second thought was that I would lose all productivity to playing a game that merely simulated what I do all day instead of actually doing it.

re: Rock Band: My Anti-Music

Roto13 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:31:14 GMT

I don't know anyone who would own a Rage Against the Machine CD.