From Rock Band to Real Band
Apr 09
Games, Media music, rock band No Comments
Rock Band to Real Band
I have been playing the hell out of Rock Band 2. I very much enjoy it as it’s quite fun and challenging. I’m also willing to bet that games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero are helping the music industry quite a bit as most likely people are getting exposed to music they have never considered before (I know I have been).. But what might me more important is that people are getting exposed to the notion of making music..
In an era where school music programs are on the decline (or completely gone) I can’t think of anything more important for the music industry as a whole than getting kids interested and/or hooked at an early age.. This is the perfect venue!
They just need to bridge the realism gap.. Rock Band (and guitar hero, band hero, etc..) are great games, but they aren’t realistic at all.. For the guitar and bass you are producing notes by strumming a single piece of plastic and pushing one or multiples of 5 buttons.. As you graduate through the difficulty levels things get harder in that the waterfall of Chiclets come faster and the fingerings are more difficult, but you don’t actually progress towards being able to play a real instrument..
So I haven’t updated my blog in a while because all my spare time has been spent playing Rockband 2.. It’s like crack.. They put subliminal messages in the video’s to make you want to play it day and night!!