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

[Rob Weinstein <rawb.87@xxxxxxxxx>]

It's all fun and games, I suppose. There may be some amount of
blasphemy to seeing the likeness of Zeppelin jamming out to other
songs...but in reality, I'm from the school of thought that says
anything to get godly music in the hands of others - in whatever
medium - is a fantastic thing.

And there was a really interesting article in Wired mag this month
about the Beatles:Rock Band.

At least it seems like they went through the painstakingly tedious
task of doing it right.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/09/beatles-rock-band-review/

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Tim Fricke <oldstyle5150@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>>     >
>>