Industry Insights: Are you are Guitar Hero?
February 08, 2008 01:49 PM Filed in: INfo &
INsights
Yes...I’m talking about the video game that has swept
our generation like the waves from a Tsunami. When a
company surpasses $1 billion dollars in North
American retail sales in just 26 months, I think it
deserves a standing ovation. These games and gadgets
are popping up everywhere! The real life Rockstars
are posing with it; the NAMM show was carrying it;
and even the South Park cartoon covered an episode on
it. To my amusement, they even have communities and
tournaments based on this virtual reality game.
I’m not criticizing this gadget. I understand that
the sole purpose of a video game is for
entertainment. For some, it is a good way to pass
your time. I’ve been there. My Atari was the coolest
thing I owned when I was a kid; and that doesn’t even
compare with today’s video games. A lot has changed
with time, including technological innovation.
However, when one starts to get immersed in this fairytale reality, worship it, and call themselves a Guitar Hero, I reckon that’s a bit twisted. No offense to the “Guitar Heroes” but I prefer to play guitar with real strings. I would rather learn a song as a way to honor the real life guitar heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, and Joe Satriani, to name a few. Their time, dedication and endless hours of practice should not go unnoticed. Nor should that of those who aspire to follow in their footsteps to become “true life” guitar heroes.
- Mohit
However, when one starts to get immersed in this fairytale reality, worship it, and call themselves a Guitar Hero, I reckon that’s a bit twisted. No offense to the “Guitar Heroes” but I prefer to play guitar with real strings. I would rather learn a song as a way to honor the real life guitar heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, and Joe Satriani, to name a few. Their time, dedication and endless hours of practice should not go unnoticed. Nor should that of those who aspire to follow in their footsteps to become “true life” guitar heroes.
- Mohit