Ever since the release of the first game, the Guitar Hero games have taken the world by storm, seeing a spin off franchise Rock band, clothing, toy figures and its own line of plastic Gibson and Fender guitars. So the question is: has Guitar Hero energised the music industry? Or put it on the path to destruction?
The charges:
- Less people are picking up Guitar Hero rather than real instruments. Some people are never going to pick up a guitar, but it has gotten a few people to try out an instrument for real. So people who had never given a second thought to picking up a musical instrument are now doing just that. With some ‘musos’ saying it is stopping people playing guitar might as well claim that about all video games.
- It’ll never match playing a real gig. It could well be the closest thing for some people to getting up onstage. Like all video games, it puts the player in situation where they can live out different lives as ninjas, footballers and now, rock stars. Sure, Guitar hero players might never know the joy of rocking out with guitars onstage, but then, thats there loss.
- It will damage the music industry. When the game was first anounced, the record companies were scared about music sales going down- as usual. But in truth, the exact opposite has happened. It allows players to hear music they might not have before and gives bands more exposure. The newest game – Metallica, will expose the band to an even bigger audience than before. Metallica isnt the only one to do this, as AC/DC and Aerosmith have done the same, with Van Halen set to follow suit sometime this year.
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