My old guitarist has the same attitude about Guitar Hero. Hates it with a passion, even if he gets that it's more or less just a party game. I've noted that musicians, of which I am, are more likely to view this new video game phenomenon with disdain than people who aren't musicians. Not sure the reasons for that; could be the "wannabe" factor or maybe they feel like it marginalizes the time and hard work they've put into their craft and their instrument. I guess I view it for what it is; a party game and time waster but it in no way means the people who are playing it are musicians by any stretch of the imagination. However, I do know some of my nephews friends that were really into Guitar Hero took up actual guitar lessons because they got to the point where they realized they couldn't create anything of their own with the game. So, Guitar Hero piqued their interest enough to make them want to pursue the real thing. And one of those kids is actually pretty damn good, too. He hasn't played Guitar Hero in months because he's too busy practicing with his new axe. So, if a game will pull a few kids into the world of music...real music...then maybe it's not such a bad thing.
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