Re: Jack White and Jimmy Page diss 'Guitar Hero' video game

[Tim Fricke <oldstyle5150@xxxxxxxxx>]

So because Zeppelin chose to sell out to Cadillac it's OK because lots
of songs mention Caddilacs? Sorry, but that's just stupid. You say
pick up a real guitar if you want to play Zeppelin? I don't have the
time, money, talent, etc to be able to master a Zep song. I wish I
could, but it's never going to happen. I think people who rip these
games, Pagey included, are very short sighted. How many of us picked
up a tennis raquet as a kid pretending it was a guitar to "jam" along
with Whole Lotta Love? The only difference is the technology.

On 9/12/09, cathy kelty <catharinak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [ For Badgeholders Only ]
>
> Man, when I saw the Beatles' avatars this week a little piece of me
>   died.  Jimmy is right about this... these are beloved human beings
>   and artists, and music that means something, not cheesy characters in
>   video games meant for a few mintues of wanking.  You want to play
>   Zeppelin, buy a guitar or drum kit and do it right.
>
>   As for the Cadillac thing, I think it was about it being Cadillac, a
>   car that has been featured in many a rock song.  A quick Google
>   search shows about 1,000 songs with Cadillac in the title.  Johnny
>   Cash, Bruce Springsteen, and many others sing about this particular
>   car, which is known for it's luxury and big back seats... so if it's
>   a sell out, it's at least a classy sell out.
>
>   Now the coke and JC Penney commericals, eh, not so much...
>
>   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   Believe.
>
>   On Sep 11, 2009, Tim Fricke <oldstyle5150@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>     Count me among the group that would love to see a Zeppelin Rock
>     Band
>     or Guitar Hero game. At least that is about the music. Where the
>     fuck
>     was this musical integrity when Cadillac got permission to use
>     Rock &
>     Roll in a fucking car commercial?
>
>     On 9/11/09, Jon Hull <jonohull@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     > I'm sure Courtney Love was just drunk or high when she signed
>     away the
>     > rights to this and doesn't remember. Or, she actually only
>     cares about
>     > money and wants people to give her 'cred' for being angry about
>     it.
>     >
>     > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Meg Ireland
> <heavybluesrock@xxxxxxxxx>
>     > wrote:
>     >> Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5':
>     >>
>     >> "Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video
>     game is
>     >> not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of
>     Nirvana.
>     >>
>     >> Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl said in a joint statement
>     Thursday that
>     >> they were "dismayed and very disappointed" that an avatar of
>     the late
>     >> Nirvana frontman could be used to play songs by other artists.
>     >>
>     >> "While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two
>     Nirvana
>     >> songs, we didn't know players have the ability to unlock the
>     >> character," they said. "This feature allows the character to
>     be used
>     >> with any kind of song the player wants. We urge Activision to
>     do the
>     >> right thing in 're-locking' Kurt's character so that this
>     won't
>     >> continue in the future."
>     >>
>     >> Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, had been lashing out on Twitter
>     this
>     >> week about her late husband's inclusion in the game, calling
>     it vile
>     >> and claiming she would sue Activision, the game's publisher.
>     Love
>     >> claimed she never approved Cobain's digital likeness, and that
>     she
>     >> thought the grunge rocker would despise the rhythm game "let
>     alone
>     >> this avatar."
>     >>
>     >>
>
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipFhOuBuSMv3z7cr0LgPJT4dWALAD9AKR3600
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> I'm glad Jimmy turned down using LZ in these video games. The
>     thought
>     >> of a reanimated John Bonham, pretending to drum along to other
>     songs,
>     >> would be disrespectful to the man.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> 2009/6/22 Nech <tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>     >>> Page added that he can't imagine that people are really
>     learning anything
>     >>> significant about playing instruments by playing video games.
>     >>>
>     >>> "You think of the drum part that John Bonahm did on Led
>     Zeppelin's first
>     >>> track on the first album, 'Good Times Bad Times'," he said.
>     "How many
>     >>> drummers in the world can play that part, let alone on
>     Christmas
>     >>> morning?"
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/45521
>     >>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     > Jon Hull
>     >
>