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Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger has taken a pop at Guitar Hero, saying players would be better off learning a real instrument.
"I feel like there's not enough rock bands out there, especially when we go on the road, It's tough to find other bands out there, because either they're making a record or they just got done touring," Kroeger said, speaking on the Jay Leno show.
"So kids: Start rock bands. Set down the Guitar Hero, learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it's hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together, to get out there. It's getting harder and harder, but I think we've done it."
Good luck, everyone. Keep it real enough and rock hard enough, and you too could one day sell your songs to DFS so they can shift more sofas.
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Doctor_What
21/11/08 @ 09:00
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Not enough rock bands? Err... We are living on the same planet, right?
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neil_likes_bums
21/11/08 @ 09:01
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The clicking of a million GH guitars has provided the world with more musical merit than Nickelback ever has. *drivel*
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j1m.ch053n
21/11/08 @ 09:07
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i can only assume the name come from a passerby who changed there mind upon reflection having heard the busking Chad and retorted "hey give me my nickel back"
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- buy instrument - learn instrument - get band - think of songs - rent practice room - make crappy demo - perform without making any money - hope for a miracle Will take you 2 years. GH: - Switch on console - Play Will take you 2 minutes. The only good thing about being in a rockband is probably the free beer. I'll stick with GH :) |
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"So kids: Start rock bands. Set down the Guitar Hero, learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it's hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together, to get out there. It's getting harder and harder, but I think we've done it."
I think he just read 'solid rock 'n' roll package' off of his labels marketing worksheet. Unless you're getting blowjobs from 18 year old groupies whilst snorting cocaine off a hookers tits (washed down with strong alcohol) on the back of a speedboat whilst simultaneously in the middle of a 20 minute guitar solo, it's not rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, or indeed rock or roll. Making a song for a DFS advert that my dad likes is as much rock and roll as a robin reliant. Also, who would ever listen to someone called 'Chad'? (apologies in advance to people named Chad who aren't long curly haired shite-pop-with-electric-guitars merchants)
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nickthegun
21/11/08 @ 09:32
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"Kids, start a band......and learn how to write more than one song"
FTFY, Chad. |
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makeamazing
21/11/08 @ 09:38
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Have to admit I dont fully understand why GH is so popular... its just a dance matt type game. Now if they did a version that would help you learn the guitar... that would be better.
Oh and we dont need more rock bands, just ones of better quality... Ah the days of Queen etc are sadly missed :( |
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boyakoosha
21/11/08 @ 09:47
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"Keep it real enough and rock hard enough, and you too could one day sell your songs to DFS so they can shift more sofas."
Brilliant! |
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Jonnyoctane
21/11/08 @ 09:47
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I notice he didn't say "put down the Singstar and go join a real band and sing your own songs".
But then Nickelback is featured on one of the Singstars. Coincidence? |
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God I fucking HATE Nickleback, but the guy kind of has a point. If everyone who spent the same amount of time playing real and learning guitars instead of playing what is essentially a poor copy of a guitar, we would have better musicians and possibly more bands to get excited about.
Playing real guitar is FAR MORE rewarding than a video game. |
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I'm in a rock band - one of 300 active bands in Brighton. We've upwards of 5 different practice studios which are always booked up to the rafters. Why do I not get the impression we're lacking in bands? Venues - possibly, promoters - definately, drummers - unfortunately. But not bands.
Funnily enough, Guitar Hero has inspired me to actually learn the Bass, and is now doing the same for Drums. |
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[quote]God I fucking HATE Nickleback, but the guy kind of has a point. If everyone who spent the same amount of time playing real and learning guitars instead of playing what is essentially a poor copy of a guitar, we would have better musicians and possibly more bands to get excited about. [/quote]
Replace "playing what is essentially a poor copy of a guitar" with; "watching football", "playing football", "cleaning dishes", "picking their nose", "pulling their thumb from their arse", "fucking Michelle" or whatever the fuck you like, and the point is just as applicable, but highlights it irreverance. |
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kangarootoo
21/11/08 @ 10:01
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"I feel like there's not enough rock bands out there"
Is he mental? There are bands everywhere you look. Some of them are even pretty good. Has he even heard of myspace? "Hopefully if anything Guitar Hero inspires kids to pick up real instruments" +1 I know someone who is taking up "proper" drumming after playing Rock Band. He has also sung for perhaps the first time in his life as a result of playing it too. |
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kangarootoo
21/11/08 @ 10:02
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"Replace "playing what is essentially a poor copy of a guitar" with; "watching football", "playing football", "cleaning dishes", "picking their nose", "pulling their thumb from their arse", "fucking Michelle" or whatever the fuck you like, and the point is just as applicable, but highlights it irreverance."
Hehehe, top work. |
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kangarootoo
21/11/08 @ 10:05
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@Spydy
"Playing real guitar is FAR MORE rewarding than a video game." I'm guessing you play guitar yourself. Me too. But I also suspect that you have forgotten what it was like crossing that boundary between not being able to play the guitar and being able to play :) Playing a real guitar might be more fun that playing GH (might be, 'cos GH is pretty damn fun at times), but learning to play the guitar isn't. Not really. I mean, I enjoyed learning I guess because I stuck with it, but it took bloody ages before I could even consistently strum the same string I was fretting. Sometimes it is more fun, sometimes less, how about people do both? |
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optimusprym8
21/11/08 @ 10:07
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what the hell is this guy talking about!? We are riding [still] on a rock revolution where it's been trendy to play guitar for a good few years. Can't move in Brighton for wannabee bands (most of which are shite, like Nickleback) and strange emo teenagers with growths out their backs (guitar backpack bag things) - the problem is there are too many people diluting the talent.
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"Playing real guitar is FAR MORE rewarding than a video game."
True but in a different way. You don't get to embarrass (or be embarrassed by) your friends for example. ;) And I guess (though I don't know this from actual experience) that playing GH or any of its imitators on the easy setting will faster lead to agreeable results than learning to play a real instrument. |
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kangarootoo
21/11/08 @ 10:16
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"he makes a good point though guitar hero kinda sucks playing real guitar is sooo much more fun!"
Is there an echo in here? |
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Shakey_Jake33
21/11/08 @ 10:21
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The issue is when people are unable to understand the fundimental reason why people play Guitar Hero instead of a real guitar - most people don't actually want to learn how to play a real guitar and start their own 'rock band', it's all just a bit of fun. Just like when I play Mario, I'm doing it for fun, not because I have a hidden urge to headbutt bricks.
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RedSparrows
21/11/08 @ 10:32
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Yay! I love it when people do this kinda thing. Oh Chad and your much reviled hair, oh Chad.
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"Just like when I play Mario, I'm doing it for fun, not because I have a hidden urge to headbutt bricks."
The difference of course is that headbutting bricks is/can be detrimental to your health (a bit like participating in a war instead of playing CoD)... And there's a difference in playing GH casually versus obsessively. If you do the latter, IMO you'd better invest your time in playing a real guitar. |
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So pathetic when people who actually play music disses Guitar Hero. These are the people that should be advocating the games. I've got two friends who're both begging me for guitar lessons (been a guitarist for 16 years) because they love playing the games so much.
And besides, Nickelback's opinion doesn't cont. Rock 'n roll my ass. |
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