Guitar Hero

same here.

i suffered through 4-5 songs before i finally pronounced it "just wrong"

Well George, welcome to the world of XBox 360. I got my kids one last Christmas. XBox is to Microsoft what the Happy Meal is for McDonald's. I bought myself a 52 inch television and a surround sound system last year. The XBox 360 is hooked to it. So now I get to watch Gears of War or Call to Duty most of the time. But I love my children so I don't really say much.

if some of the people spent as much time on a real instrument as they do on these things just think what the world of music would be like !!!!

I play Guitar Hero too. It's easier for me to strum and hit the button at the same exact time. They say to push the button before the note gets to you, but that's difficult for me. lol

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Originally posted by AlabamaSon:
Well George, welcome to the world of XBox 360. I got my kids one last Christmas. XBox is to Microsoft what the Happy Meal is for McDonald's. I bought myself a 52 inch television and a surround sound system last year. The XBox 360 is hooked to it. So now I get to watch Gears of War or Call to Duty most of the time. But I love my children so I don't really say much.

OHH! Tell Me! Is Gears of War a good game? It really looks like it!

I have found the drummer in me. Getting pretty good now. When I started I was very very uncoordinated especially with the foot pedal. I started playing on medium recently because easy was .. well... too easy.

It is fun.

It is a blast. I plan to practice to see if I can improve. LOL One thing that bothers me is the buttons don't always produce the same tone. I knew I relied on my ear to play although I'm a religious note reader but after playing guitar hero, I never realized how much.

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Originally posted by FloTownDown08:

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Originally posted by AlabamaSon:
Well George, welcome to the world of XBox 360. I got my kids one last Christmas. XBox is to Microsoft what the Happy Meal is for McDonald's. I bought myself a 52 inch television and a surround sound system last year. The XBox 360 is hooked to it. So now I get to watch Gears of War or Call to Duty most of the time. But I love my children so I don't really say much.

OHH! Tell Me! Is Gears of War a good game? It really looks like it!

The boys played Gears of War 1 for a whole year. Now they have Gears of War 2. They say Gears of War 2 is better. The neighborhood kids come over with extra monitors / TVs and their XBoxes. They all hook into my network and have Gears of War parties at my house. Of course they include other people on the Internet. The boys form their own "war party." So I guess I would say yes. They love it. I can't figure out the XBox controller. I guess I am finally growing old, at least in their minds.

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Originally posted by AlabamaSon:

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Originally posted by FloTownDown08:

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Originally posted by AlabamaSon:
Well George, welcome to the world of XBox 360. I got my kids one last Christmas. XBox is to Microsoft what the Happy Meal is for McDonald's. I bought myself a 52 inch television and a surround sound system last year. The XBox 360 is hooked to it. So now I get to watch Gears of War or Call to Duty most of the time. But I love my children so I don't really say much.

OHH! Tell Me! Is Gears of War a good game? It really looks like it!

The boys played Gears of War 1 for a whole year. Now they have Gears of War 2. They say Gears of War 2 is better. The neighborhood kids come over with extra monitors / TVs and their XBoxes. They all hook into my network and have Gears of War parties at my house. Of course they include other people on the Internet. The boys form their own "war party." So I guess I would say yes. They love it. I can't figure out the XBox controller. I guess I am finally growing old, at least in their minds.

Dang, with school out for the rest of the week, I'm going to send my 2 sons over there!!!

I have a friend who plays guitar, and he hates Guitar Hero and is bad at it, he won't even try anymore and his excuse is that he believes it will hurt his guitar playing skills. A girlfriend of mine plays the mandolin, and she can beat anybody at Guitar Hero. She plays it on expert difficulty with ease. My husband plays piano, keyboards and guitar, and he's pretty good at it. It seems more of a hand/eye coordination thing to me.

I prefer the drum kit on Rock Band than on GH. I'm not coordinated enough to go from the symbols to the drum pads on GH - There's only one row of drum pads on RB.

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Originally posted by George Sand:
We got our kids an Xbox 360 and guitar hero for Christmas. I'm the only musician in the family and I'm the only one who has trouble with it! LOL. You actually strum before the note which throws me.

I studied under a concert pianist for 25 years, played keyboard in a top 40 cover band, played Cello with the Shoals Symphony, and taught music for years but my non musical family stomps me at guitar hero.

Any other "real" musicians have trouble with it? Any tricks?

my kids are experts at it...I wouldn't even try

I saw (well, heard) an ad for this game just before Christmas as I walked past a TV somewhere and didn't realize it was for Guitar Hero. I just remember thinking how very odd it was to hear AC/DC playing “Let There Be Rock” at full volume in the middle of a Costco. It is after all 30 years old. It was odd, but cool nonetheless. I turned around and saw the ad it was then that I realized that I am officially OLD.

I don't own a game system, but it seems like it would be more fun to learn to play a real Gibson SG and to start a real band (and maybe even have tons of real groupies ). I mean, I know it's just a game, but do you all see a trend here? Instead of strapping on the pads and playing football, are more kids just buying the game? Instead of Little League Baseball is it easier to just stay inside and plug in? It just seems like doing the real thing would be way more fun.

My grandson got an electric guitar last Christmas...the other night at their house, I heard him play and was amazed how great he played. I told him he needed to start his own band. He doesn't play video games; and it was nice to see what he had accomplished in such a short time.

Like all video games, the skill is in playing the game, not in being a great whatever is being simulated.

An example is that when I play an auto racing game, I have to forget everything I know about driving a car, and figure out how to drive the game.

My oldest and I got out the guitar hero last night. She's already gotten quite good at it. On the new version, you can create your rocker, down to the clothes, hairstyles, tattoos, etc. You can connect with other people playing online - which we haven't tried yet. Last night, Ted Nugent came on stage and played a guitar duel with my oldest. Hahaha!!! If you don't play well, you get booed off stage.

I love the selection of music. It's a great mix and is getting kids into 70s and 80s rock.

i Have bought all the guitar hero games and i like them. they were hard at first but i got the hang of it. ahhh....another fad of the 2000's. before you know we will be seeing this toy on VH1's 100 greatest toys(if its not already on it). lol

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Originally posted by George Sand:
My oldest and I got out the guitar hero last night. She's already gotten quite good at it. On the new version, you can create your rocker, down to the clothes, hairstyles, tattoos, etc. You can connect with other people playing online - which we haven't tried yet. Last night, Ted Nugent came on stage and played a guitar duel with my oldest. Hahaha!!! If you don't play well, you get booed off stage.

I love the selection of music. It's a great mix and is getting kids into 70s and 80s rock.

Add in 3 other people and you have a band. I have the two guitars, drums, and mic. It is pretty fun when you get everybody rockin.

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Originally posted by fineazell1:

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Originally posted by George Sand:
My oldest and I got out the guitar hero last night. She's already gotten quite good at it. On the new version, you can create your rocker, down to the clothes, hairstyles, tattoos, etc. You can connect with other people playing online - which we haven't tried yet. Last night, Ted Nugent came on stage and played a guitar duel with my oldest. Hahaha!!! If you don't play well, you get booed off stage.

I love the selection of music. It's a great mix and is getting kids into 70s and 80s rock.

Add in 3 other people and you have a band. I h ave the two guitars, drums, and mic. It is pretty fun when you get everybody rockin.

lol! bunch of grown ADULTS swapping gaming secrets.
O.K. here is my secret. lay the guitar in your lap. (as in Jeff Healey) LOL. it is much easier if you forget that is a guitar and treat it like a game controller. hehehe. next trick is practice when you are alone. make the mistakes and laugh at yourself.(this will help you cope when everyone else is laughing at you beating the drums like a spider monkey on crack! ). and lastly and the most important fact. ALL GAMES ARE MORE FUN IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE GAME AND PLAY WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS. rock band is my favorite because of the "everyone plays the part" aspect of the game. (it is hard to make fun of me when you are singing like a strangled moose.) all in all i love this style of gaming. and any of you exercise nuts. i challenge you to try the "Wii Fit" it can put any aerobics teacher to shame. LOL. i mean work you til you cant go any longer.

My son just came by and picked up his Guitar Hero games and took them back to his place..guess I won't be trying it.

I taught myself to play guitar a few years ago. I am not a musical person and it was difficult for me. I rented videos and played along with them until I got it.

My dad taught my kids to play guitar and mandoline in less than a week...and they were playing on stage with a BAND three days later!!

I think the musical talent skipped a generation. LOL