The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of 2008

Whenever the yearly wrap-up is upon us, it’s hard to not be at least slightly amused by the various rock star feuds that fueled the previous months’ headlines. But for whatever reason, 2008 was a rather quiet, peaceful one. There will always be a few snide remarks that bands will hurl at one another, but this year those musicians were just too darn busy being productive.

We finally saw Metallica and Guns N’ Roses put their latest albums to bed, while reunion tours of Van Halen, Smashing Pumpkins, and a host of hair metal bands kept fans smiling. In spite of all the economic woes, we at least could rely on rock. So when it came time to compile our list of the Good, Bad, and Ugly of 2008, we almost believed there might have been just a few more angels than devils. Well, almost.

Not to be outdone by previous years, 2008 did produce its share of trainwrecks. There weren’t quite as many as in 2007 (Pete Doherty, where are you?), but musicians and their never-ending love for alcohol and/or drugs provided us with plenty of ammunition.

Giving drug addiction a run for its money were monster egos, which were also in ample supply in 2008. It’s certainly a much healthier alternative, and diva fits will always be a welcome addition to our list of the Good, Bad, and Ugly. Thanks, Chris Martin, for making us smile.

The Good

Metallica’s Glorious Return

It seems like a lifetime ago that Metallica had become the bane of metal fans everywhere. You just had to mention the words “Napster” and “Lars” in the same sentence, and there would be at least one person in the room ready to chime in with their anti-Metallica rants. The band’s situation didn’t improve with the release of 2003’s St. Anger, with widely varying reviews that kept many fans with their grudges intact. But time has made the legendary metal outfit wiser, and thankfully, still capable of writing a solid album. Many are calling the new record Death Magnetic “a return to form,” even in spite of the mastering issues that have plagued the CD version. While some are insisting that a new-and-improved edition of Death Magnetic be released to make up for the distorted mess currently on the shelves, Metallica can at least sit back and know that their credibility in the metal world has once again been restored.

Video Games: The Best Publicists Around?

Okay, I can already hear hordes of you out there decrying the value of the Rock Band or Guitar Hero franchise, but it’s hard to deny that video games are a brilliant means of promotion. Take a band like Fall Of Troy, for example. Vocalist/guitarist Thomas Erak admitted that sales for his album skyrocketed after his song appeared on Guitar Hero III last year. The “biggies” are also recognizing the power of the XBox 360, with former untouchables like Metallica and Tool giving Guitar Hero the right to feature their songs. The debate will forever go on about the value of playing a video game vs. actually playing a genuine musical instrument, but it’s probably time for that battle to die. The fact remains that Rock Band and Guitar Hero often boost album sales just as effectively as the usual PR route, and that can’t be such a horrible thing – particularly for up-and-coming bands that need all the exposure they can get.

Josh Freese, Family Man

For every self-absorbed, better-than-thou rock star is a guy like Josh Freese, who could give lessons in family values to all those right-wingers out there. Known as the go-to percussionist on the music scene (he’s played with everyone from A Perfect Circle to The Vandals), Freese recently made the news when it was announced that he would be leaving his gig in Nine Inch Nails.

A headline like that usually signals creative differences or the age-old rehab excuse, but with a newborn child on the way, the drummer simply wanted to spend more time with his family. Kudos, Mr. Freese.

Axl Rose

He’s a man of his word, that Axl. It didn’t seem possible that we would ever get another studio album of original material from Guns N’ Roses, but the man did it. In a way I’m sad that the running joke of Chinese Democracy’s never-ending recording session is over, but it has indeed been promoted (or demoted, depending on your perspective) to that of a real, megabyte-holding CD. Despite the passage of time, Axl fans still exist out there, as was made apparent by Chinese Democracy earning the #1 slot on the iTunes Rock Charts – well, globally at least. The album didn’t fare quite as well in the old USA (peaking at #4), but it’s still likely that Axl and the ungodly number of rotating members of GN’R will eventually recoup the money spent in recording costs. Of course, it may take 17 more years.

The Bad

Axl Rose…And The Dr. Pepper Fiasco

It took 17 years for this? For as thrilled as some are to finally have Chinese Democracy in their hands (and we’re also still standing by Rose’s slot on the Good list), there’s a whole other segment of the population that is perplexed and dissatisfied.

Let’s be clear – Chinese Democracy is not a bad album by any means, but it’s hard to say if it’s the grand opus that many envisioned. And if you’re familiar with Axl’s latest rift (check out the scoop here), then you know one simple question has overshadowed any comments about the music on Chinese Democracy. “Where is my f**king Dr. Pepper?”

Led Zeppelin Minus Robert Plant

When Led Zeppelin reunited to play a benefit concert in London last December, there seemed to be a unanimous comment from critics and fans alike: This is a band that is still at the top of its game. Many left asking, “Is this a sign of new recordings to come? Maybe a full-blown tour?” Perhaps, but therein lies the problem. Robert Plant has no intention of taking part in another reunion and Jimmy Page appears to be going forward with the idea. Talk of a replacement singer has abounded, leaving many Zeppelin fans with a foul taste in their mouth. We already are missing the late, great John Bonham (son Jason filled in during the reunion), and now Plant is going to be a no-show? You could get the best frontman out there to replace Plant, but you would still be approaching GN’R territory or even Smashing Pumpkins’ skewed version of reunion. Nobody wants that, Jimmy.

Billy Corgan Vs Concertgoers

There’s a love/hate relationship involved with reunion tours. Certain rules apply for the artist most of the time: Play the hits, keep the crowds happy, and they might just be willing to hear a few new tracks. But as any fan of Smashing Pumpkins is well aware, Billy Corgan has his own playbook. During many of his live gigs this year, Corgan has appeared conflicted and agitated after seeing that concertgoers are less than thrilled with the unfamiliar setlist. At one particular show at the Chicago Theatre, Corgan questioned, “Why are you so upset with us? It’s because we don’t do what you want us to do.” He topped it all off with, “We don’t know what the f**k you want from us.” It’s probably not a wise idea to spit venom at your fans, but only a rock veteran who’s been playing gigs for at least 20 years would understand that….oh, wait. Billy, do some serious soul searching – or at least look into perfecting the art of interpersonal communication.

Travis Barker’s Plane Crash

Tragedy tends to hit the rock world every few years, and on September 9 it seemed like another talented musician might be lost. It was on that day when drummer Travis Barker was critically injured when the Learjet 60 he was aboard crashed in South Carolina. The accident killed 4 and injured fellow passenger/friend DJ AM, while Barker was left with serious burns.

As horrific as the incident was, it seems to have put things in perspective for his bandmates in blink-182. Ever since the pop punk group disbanded in 2005, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker have made no secret as to their dissatisfaction with guitarist Tom DeLonge’s lackadaisical involvement during the band’s final days. The plane crash has seemed to open up the lines of communication once again, however. It’s too early to expect a full-blown reunion tour, but Hoppus did report on his blog that the trio has been “reconnecting as friends.”

The BBC Interview With Coldplay’s Chris Martin

Journalists and Coldplay fans, take note: Don’t ask too many details about the meaning of Chris Martin’s songs. Apparently public figures who write albums for millions to hear get a little freaked out when asked such questions – or at least that was the case for Martin back in June.

When probed about whether he was preoccupied with death (alluding to his new album Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends), Martin accused the reporter of “twisting” his ideas and proceeded to excuse himself from the interview. There are certain stars that can pull off that type of move, but a man who writes soft rock tunes like “Yellow” and “The Scientist” doesn’t quite make the grade.

The Ugly

Scott Weiland

Leave it to Scott Weiland, the epitome of the turbulent-yet-consistently-charismatic rock star, to keep the ugly coming each year. No one can take away the fact that Weiland is a phenomenal performer and carries the attitude and star power of a modern-day Iggy Pop, but the vocalist is not always the most coherent. If you saw the American Music Awards, then you witnessed Weiland’s awkward presentation of the singer Pink. Speaking in long, slow sentences, the audience was left wondering if the STP frontman was back to his old bad habits.

Well, if Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan was speaking the truth on a Seattle radio morning show in November, the demons are still aplenty with Weiland. While the AMA appearance wasn’t a total trainwreck, the frontman was indeed a spectacle, particularly considering he announced that Pink’s new single is called – and this is no joke – “Sober.” Ladies and gentlemen, Scott Weiland. Master of irony.

Frontwoman Stabs Guitarist For “Flubbing” A Riff

It’s not uncommon to witness tension amongst bandmates onstage, but 19-year-old Italian heavy metal vocalist Cristina Balzano apparently doesn’t want to waste time with verbal arguments.

The frontwoman of Soul Cry opted to stab her guitarist when he apparently failed to deliver the perfect riff. The 16-year-old victim made it out alive, but Balzano is a reminder that metal is not always pretty.

Arrests Galore

In 2008 there were assorted rock stars arrested for drugs and/or drinking, but if you take a look at the past few decades, addiction is not necessarily a new thing in the music world. Although tortured soul Steven Adler’s arrest for drug possession in July was yet another sad incident in his ongoing battle against chemical dependency, seeing straight-laced musicians like Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora arrested for drunk driving or Barenaked Ladies’ Steven Jay Page nabbed for cocaine made for some of the more shocking headlines of 2008.

Amy Winehouse

Winehouse could very likely be the trainwreck of the century. She’s more R&B than rock, but we had to add her to the list.

After all, she makes Scott Weiland and Courtney Love look downright professional.

By Amy Kelly
Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2008

Comments

[Ed Hunter]

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

[Kevy Absolution]

Ed: I can't remember, it's been too long.

[ctb]

Nice review!

[Barkeeper]

She’s more R&B than rock, but we had to add her to the list.

Since when is the guitar only privileged to rock?

[Chunky_Lover]

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both

[Robin_OldSchool]

since when is it sure that Led Zeppelin will reunite without Plant .... ?!

[Dopey_Trout]

Am I the only one who knows nothing about this Chris Martin thing. No that that smug bastard getting rumbled is a bad thing by any stretch of the imagination

[bf313]

thank god travis survived and Billy Corgan better sort things out and i hate guitar hero

[SurfinWithSatch]

Dopey_Trout wrote:

Am I the only one who knows nothing about this Chris Martin thing. No that that smug bastard getting rumbled is a bad thing by any stretch of the imagination

I never heard of this either. If anything he should be on the bad list for this whole Joe Satriani fiasco. Whether it was deliberate or not, we'll never know, but he ignored Satriani for months to try and avoid the situation that has since occured.

[thelurker]

*sigh* No mention of My Bloody Valentine's reunion. Never mind the fact that their concerts were as loud as 132 decibels.

[weemansyndrome]

Chi Cheng's coma should be on the "bad" list.

Checked

[evilgerbil666]

Robert Plant not returning should be on the good list, he's washed up and his voice sucks.

Guitar Hero deserves a spot on the good list.

Metallica's album should be on the ugly list.

[Bamitchell]

I just wanna know where Satch suing Coldplay is....

[wangmaster]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

I lol'd.

[stratsrule1990]

Bamitchell wrote:

I just wanna know where Satch suing Coldplay is....

the good

[Megadeth2011]

Metallica only made a glorious return to those who have only heard the Black Album and Load.

[Damage,Inc]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

Lol just what the paragraph said, mention metallica/lars/napster and get some guy with his anti-metallica ways.

[Adam124]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

20 years ago?

[OversoulFF]

guitar hero is a good thing. it makes kids wanna actually learn how to play good songs on a real guitar. guitar has good songs. period. deal with it.

[mdawg24]

Anyone care to link to Chris Martin being an idiot? I didn't hear about it either.

[dgme92]

I would place AC/DC's return as a better moment this year than Metallica's album. Their album took longer to make, sold more copies, and has showed that these guys pushing 60 still have their A-game.

[koalabacon]

travis barker almost dying

truely awful....

shoulda been on the good list. hes such a prick sometimes.

[Philly080]

Chunky_Lover wrote:

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both

Maybe on your list, but outside your bubble most of the world is in love with those games.

[a6l6e6x1]

bf313 wrote:

thank god travis survived and Billy Corgan better sort things out and i hate guitar hero

travis is a prick for tryin to sue the company. i hate anyone that sues especially when they dont really need the money!
and guitar hero is by far the best party game excluding massive orgy

[jcthomasva]

Scott Weiland kicks ass.

[Patty-cakez]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

OUCH. lol.

I agree.

[Choogly]

How can Metallica make a glorious return if they were never good? And yeah the only reason I cared about Chinese Democracy was because of the Dr. Pepper. I was pissed off.

[pantallica95]

wow. you metallica haters are winners huh? how can you think DM wasnt a good album? it was fukin amazing. More like AJFA than master with all of the technical songs, but who cares? i am one of the few who thought Load, ReLoad, and St. Anger were good albums, and no one seems to care about my opinion, but i think metallica is as good as ever. at least they had the balls to stray from what their fans thought they should do.

[ierostyle]

well Metallica to me nowadays seem pretty unimpressive, it seems all so contrived nowadays, whats the point of it all???

[MegaRon]

I actually ended up liking Amy Winehouse somehow. Probably my newfound enjoyment of jazz and R&B. But she does belong on that list.

[JamesxHetfield]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

It hasn't

[metalmagic!]

bf313 wrote:

thank god travis survived and Billy Corgan better sort things out and i hate guitar hero

Ewww on the travis barker statement, but thumbs up on the guitar hero statement.

[Lamb of Deth]

After all, she makes Scott Weiland and Courtney Love look downright professional.

rofl, all that needs to be said

[TeiscoDelLizzy]

wouldnt that be sweet if a brian johnson/ bon scott miracle of some sorts occured in the replacement of robert plant for the tour...

[AtticusNathy]

Chunky_Lover wrote:

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both

.. You only say that because you probably cant play it.

[DOA12345]

Choogly wrote:

How can Metallica make a glorious return if they were never good? And yeah the only reason I cared about Chinese Democracy was because of the Dr. Pepper. I was pissed off.

yeah, you're right metallica was never good. Your band is soo much better. I could listen to your guitar solos all day. Everything you do and say is golden.
Kill yourself

[Chanto]

I think I'm gonna be different than all the jackasses spouting out nothing but insults and say that I, for one, enjoyed Death Magnetic quite a lot, and that I am a fan of the Guitar Hero/Rock Band franchises. =/

[haz_uk]

DOA12345 wrote:

Choogly wrote:

How can Metallica make a glorious return if they were never good? And yeah the only reason I cared about Chinese Democracy was because of the Dr. Pepper. I was pissed off.

yeah, you're right metallica was never good. Your band is soo much better. I could listen to your guitar solos all day. Everything you do and say is golden.
Kill yourself

in the unlikely event that we ever meet, the cold ones are on me, old chap.

[DrkSideOfTheSun]

No mention of the worst thing that happened this year? Rick Wright's death.

[Chris-W-11]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

+1 to that sir

[LedZepp5445]

giggity

[EyeOfThePantera]

All the big thrash bands changed their sound in the 90's, if its Metallica's Black Album (which wasn't as bad as these butthurt fans think), Megadeth's Risk, or even Overkill's I Hear Black (thrash to post-thrash, its still different). Everyone just likes to take a cheap shot at Metallica for one reason or another, but honestly, they didn't do so much wrong, its just all this backlash from butthurt fans who won't stop dwelling on previous Metallica albums.

[Bendrix]

well done UG, another Metallica-Kiss-Ass-Article for the majority of readers to take comfort in reading.

Checked?

[Awaken]

Chanto wrote:

I think I'm gonna be different than all the jackasses spouting out nothing but insults and say that I, for one, enjoyed Death Magnetic quite a lot, and that I am a fan of the Guitar Hero/Rock Band franchises. =/

Agreed

[MeltingWaxFace]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

This ^

also: Nice Metallica pic- is Hetfield trying to look like Schwarzeneggar circa T2? Gimme a break guys and hang up the towel already.

[KB22]

DrkSideOfTheSun wrote:

No mention of the worst thing that happened this year? Rick Wright's death.

this

[tom1thomas1]

Barkeeper wrote:

She’s more R&B than rock, but we had to add her to the list.
Since when is the guitar only privileged to rock?

yeah it's priveleged to blues and jazz as well! pop doesnt deserve it

[darrenjables]

Nice article!

[Masterquibo]

Guitar hero is awsome. I love the game! Anyone who says it sucks just dosent have the talent to play the game.

[spazbroz101]

the ugly

[Teh Skisgaars]

Megadeth2011 wrote:

Metallica only made a glorious return to those who have only heard the Black Album and Load.

not true.
i am obsessed with metallica and have listened to all the albums many many times
my favourite being ride the lightning
but death magnetic is a return to the thrash days
while incorporating the many different genres that metallica has experimented with over the years
it is a culmination of the last 26 years.
a return to glory if i ever did see one
the true metallica fans see this.

[jason white]

why the hell is everyone rippin on guitar hero? and dont say that its cause people who play it think they can play a real guitar i know heaps of people who play it and none of them claim they can really play guitar and im sure those who dislike it have never played it or just plain suck so then get the **** over it

ps nice article

[Sonis3]

Bamitchell wrote:

I just wanna know where Satch suing Coldplay is....

I figured that would be on the good.

[mikedrum3]

amy kelly, stop writing things, you are very bad at it.

[Chewy120]

Teh Skisgaars wrote:

Megadeth2011 wrote:

Metallica only made a glorious return to those who have only heard the Black Album and Load.

not true.
i am obsessed with metallica and have listened to all the albums many many times
my favourite being ride the lightning
but death magnetic is a return to the thrash days
while incorporating the many different genres that metallica has experimented with over the years
it is a culmination of the last 26 years.
a return to glory if i ever did see one
the true metallica fans see this.

+1

[demondown666]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

hahaha i hear ya

[demondown666]

whiplash13 wrote:

To all the ****ers ripping on Metallica trying to look cool: Fuck off. DM was a ****ing amazing album, considering their age, even though its not quite as good as their earlier work. Their first 5 albums are ****ing classics, and Load, Reload, and St. Anger arent as bad as some people try to say. If you haven't sold 100 million albums, you don't get to say anything bad about Metallica. (And yeah, Hetfield does look like the Terminator )

and you think at their age they'd sound better.(improved sound i mean)

[Tumble-weed]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

+10000
You sir have just made my day. Thank you.

[KingSquall802]

Metallica’s Glorious Return

It should be Metallica's Brand New Start.
I mean those 80's era wil never happen but God, Death Magnetic is badass! Metallica is trying to prove to us that they are still badass in a different way.

add to The Ugly or Bad,
Mitch Mitchell's death. the only remaining member of Jimi Hendrix Experience.

[makin]

Guitar hero just a child's game

[SnookM]

Yay Axl on the good list *picks up flame shield*

I don't give a shit about Metallica one way or the other but maybe AC/DC should have been on there instead, BI took three years longer to make and has sold more copies already.

Haha the Dr. Pepper thing is so famous now, I want a Dr. Pepper now lol, haven't had one for ages.

[MegaEgga]

Bendrix :
well done UG, another Metallica-Kiss-Ass-Article for the majority of readers to take comfort in reading.

Oh right yeah I forgot that you can't actually enjoy listening to Metallica without being a kiss ass.

Grow the **** up, Metallica have made a great comeback and Death magnetic is a top notch album, if there popularity insults you somehow then go have a cry.

Check.

[Joe4/4/1992]

what about mitch mitchell's death?
one of the greates drummers (in terms of what he did for the songs) died this year, the original Jimi Hendrix Experience have now all passed and yet there is no mention?

[Joe4/4/1992]

^^ oops beaten to it

[burdenedangel]

Did anyone hear about Chris Martin saying he might quit Coldplay when he is 35 because he doesn't want to become an aging rocker?
A prerequisite to being an aging rocker is actually being a rocker in the first place. Chris Martin doesn't have anything to worry about.

[lopezmetalmunky]

Dude...why is everyone so offended by Metallica? This confuses me. The album was very good, but (as I said in other posts) wasn't great. There's a lot of room for improvement.
Axl Rose and his follow through on the album. This surprises me, but honestly, I haven't listened to the whole album. I decided not to listen to any of it because he's such a jerk to his band members. Sure, the guy used to make good music with the original lineup, but I can't stand the guy's comments with the media.
I own the guitar hero games, and I honestly don't see how it's bad. It's kind of a bridge to actually pick up the guitar because otherwise, you just look like a nerd playing with plastic (Yeah, I actually play guitar)
I don't think Robert Plant is coming back to Zepplin. You have to understand that it probably doesn't feel right. It takes time (and Plant has had a lot of time) to grieve over a fallen bandmate (in this case Bonham) and it seems like the rest of the band just kinda...well, skipped over the passing. Maybe he's angry at them for that.
And lastly, I think the frontwoman stabbing the guitarist is hilarious. Sorry, but it's just so funny everytime I think about it.

[Alfonso34]

Joe4/4/1992 wrote:

what about mitch mitchell's death?
one of the greates drummers (in terms of what he did for the songs) died this year, the original Jimi Hendrix Experience have now all passed and yet there is no mention?

WTF?!? I had know idea that mitchell died this year! That should definitely be on the list. Thanks for the info!

[smackie777]

Chris Martin is excellent. The Satriani thing is a coincedence and Satch is a total ass. The only people who don't believe it is coincedence are people who don't write their own music, because everyone who writes their own music has had the unfortunate realization that their newest song is actually a song they heard years before but remembered only subconsciously, it happened to me with D' Artagnan's Theme by Citizen Cope. Also Guitar Hero is not meant as a substitute to actually learning an instrument, it is meant for fun and that's what it is, though Rock Band is better.

[lord_yggdrasill]

Where's my Dr. Pepper?

[elprimodejesus]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

I don't get how people actually think Death Magnetic was even that good. It was...is the most overrhyped album of all mankind

[jacksonman14]

lmfao amy winehouse

[Pat_s1t]

I would've expected the whole Satch/Coldplay thing on here at least somewhere...

[what_the_bleep?]

a6l6e6x1 :
bf313 wrote:

thank god travis survived and Billy Corgan better sort things out and i hate guitar hero

travis is a prick for tryin to sue the company. i hate anyone that sues especially when they dont really need the money!
and guitar hero is by far the best party game excluding massive orgy

You, sir, are an ass. Try getting into a plane crash and see if you let everyone off the hook financially, especially if you'll need surgeries and skin grafts and all that crap. Just cause he's loaded doesn't mean he should pay for something that was someone else's fault. It isn't about finances, its about liability.

Unless, of course, he sued someone else, in which case you can totally ignore what I just said.

[alex-158]

everyone hates chris martinn

[jgpliskin6]

Has anyone even heard the Coldplay interview thing? I have. It's really not as crazy/bad as everyone makes it out to be. He was just getting a little annoyed, no big whoop. What celebrity hasn't? It's like when everyone made a whole big deal about that Larry King interview with Jerry Seinfeld.
Anyways, it's here if you wanna check it out.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7452651.stm

[PoP N FresH]

DOA12345 wrote:

Choogly wrote:

How can Metallica make a glorious return if they were never good? And yeah the only reason I cared about Chinese Democracy was because of the Dr. Pepper. I was pissed off.

yeah, you're right metallica was never good. Your band is soo much better. I could listen to your guitar solos all day. Everything you do and say is golden.
Kill yourself

+100000

hahahaha that needed to be said, death magnetic was a great album, not as good as the old stuff, but its a good listen and if u actually wanted to enjoy it u would have. as for metallica never being good....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.....the rest of the world disagrees.

[ppiekoszewski]

Three people who deserved mention: Chi Cheng, Mitch Mitchell, and Rick Wright. Seriously. Who cares about Chris Martin throwing a hissyfit in an interview when there's stuff like this happening?

[head86]

Axl Rose took 13 years to come out with another album that was nothing compared to the other guns albums. I wonder where all the talent come from?????

[Hierarkia]

Bo Diddley's death tops everything on the bad list.

[:xMCR>.<Skyx:]

Barkeeper wrote:

She’s more R&B than rock, but we had to add her to the list.
Since when is the guitar only privileged to rock?

since when did anybody consider R&B music, anyway?

[Siege of Power]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

it didnt

[Tezzquill]

when did this cristina balzano stab her guitarist??

[flyrocker]

I dont understand how everyone of us is a musician, and we all understand that as we play and mature our music style changes and adapts, and yet we are the first to bash on bands (metallica)because they aren't the same band as they were 20 years ago. Get over it people. Bands change and so does their music. If you dont like it sit in your room and listen to records in your little time bubble.

[gabocrbll]

Metallica’s Glorious Return??

That really did happen?

[Schmeg Junior]

Well, here's my take on all of this. First off, I think the good list is really accurate. I mean, I hate Axl...he needs to learn to drop it. I personally hated Chinese Democracy, but apparently people liked it. So what if he lost his old fanbase? He got another one. I think trying to keep Guns alive with just him and those god-awful fill-ins for Slash and Izzy/Gilby and the rest of the band is just stupid. When they lost Izzy, they lost the beastliest writer of the eighties and early ninetees, in my opinion. I'm really happy for Metallica, though. I've never been a huge fan, but I don't really mind the new albums. And, it's THEIR music! Let them do what they want with it! On the flip-side, I hate Guitar Hero...I've only heard "I'd be such a great guitar player if I ever wanted to be..." That's stupid, I think Guitar Hero is breeding a new generation of wanna-be-rockers. Yay...more Jonas Brothers popping up... The Bad List, I agree with all of it, really. The DP thing with Axl was really funny to me. But, the Coldplay guy really just made a complete statement to his "tool-ness". I like him, as a frontman, but a person...obviously he's a bit left of center. The Ugly; I personally am a huge Scott Weiland fan, I'm not much for STP, but his days with VR were heavenly. That frontwoman should be shot, just gunned down on a street corner for that. I feel bad for Adler though, I still think he's a cool dude, poor guy has some issues. And Amy Winehouse; I love her so much...she's an endless supply of stupidity and laughs.

[jamisonsalamand]

Masterquibo wrote:

Guitar hero is awsome. I love the game! Anyone who says it sucks just dosent have the talent to play the game.

Hahaha. You fail. It's awesome until the point you start using "I can play Dragonforce on expert" as your source of a pride and purpose in life. I have the talent to play it, and I used to before I picked up a real instrument and decided it's more worth my time. And the people saying Guitar Hero sucks are the ones with REAL guitar talent

[PaulieIommi]

lol this anti-metallica bullshit is kinda funny.

[Ozwal]

Schmeg Junior wrote:
I personally hated Chinese Democracy, but apparently people liked it.

what are you talking about?!?!
I can hardly find ANYONE who liked it, EVERYBODY hates it, It would be more realistic to say "I personally LOVED Chinese Democracy, but apparently people HATED it." which is my opinion...

[MetallicGod07]

dgme92 wrote:

I would place AC/DC's return as a better moment this year than Metallica's album. Their album took longer to make, sold more copies, and has showed that these guys pushing 60 still have their A-game.

[wispers67]

if you listen to the interview with chris martin the bbc man is a butt

[Factor13x]

metallica is still amazing but theyre just not as good as other bands out there now. when they first started they were starting something different but now theyre just your above average metal band. hetfield and hammet still can thrash but not like some of these hardcore and metalcore guitarists can. im sure if you went and asked who influenced most metal bands metallica would be on almost every list. so for those of you that hate their new album SUCK IT UP!!!! things change over the years and you wouldnt like it if it was the same damn album as and justice for all or master of puppets. sure youd like it but it would get boring cuz it would all be the same!

[Terastr]

Joe4/4/1992 wrote:

what about mitch mitchell's death?
one of the greates drummers (in terms of what he did for the songs) died this year, the original Jimi Hendrix Experience have now all passed and yet there is no mention?

I finally managed to put it behind me, this is like when someone mentions your dead mother.

[Wew]

Amy Winehouse is SOOOOO UGLY!!!! xP

[b4t3man]

Chunky_Lover wrote:

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both

Get over yourself.

[J_Se7en]

Chunky_Lover wrote:

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both

yes i agree

[Serjem]

1. stop flaming amy, she's had enough already.
2. guitar hero should be on the bad list
3. too much of axle rose on the news all the time, we dont need him on the good list, right? (tbh i disliked chinese democracy)
4. the rest is ok
5. wut? blink reunion?... is that why there is a blink wallpaper on the 1st page in between AC/DC and Metallica ones xD

Checked...

[R0CKER1220]

I got my free Dr. Pepper coupon today !

[ShootToKill]

Guitar Hero is a video game. It's purpose is to entertain people, which is does. My 10 year old cousin loves it.

Get over yourselves. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's as simple as that.

[PleasantStreets]

Metallica-- I could understand they had a good return after the weird St. Anger.

But Metallica haters as I, must understand when time changes, music changes. Needless to say, grow the hell up, musical tastes mature through time.

[rocker20]

Serjem wrote:

1. stop flaming amy, she's had enough already.
2. guitar hero should be on the bad list
3. too much of axle rose on the news all the time, we dont need him on the good list, right? (tbh i disliked chinese democracy)
4. the rest is ok
5. wut? blink reunion?... is that why there is a blink wallpaper on the 1st page in between AC/DC and Metallica ones xD

dude stop crying,
1. amys an idiot
2. guitar hero promots good music, im happy to here that sence that game came out, i have been hearing alot more rock then rap
3. ur jellouse that axel rose is more famouse then u
4. the rest is ok

[DeathzMetal666]

PleasantStreets wrote:

Metallica-- I could understand they had a good return after the weird St. Anger.

But Metallica haters as I, must understand when time changes, music changes. Needless to say, grow the hell up, musical tastes mature through time.

when music changes from thrash to shit, we have to protest dude, till death

[bassboy666]

Barker survived... Ugly.

[rapscallion]

i must agree, amy winehouse is pretty ugly

[LosT.Teddy.]

Chewy120 wrote:

Teh Skisgaars wrote:

Megadeth2011 wrote:

Metallica only made a glorious return to those who have only heard the Black Album and Load.

not true.
i am obsessed with metallica and have listened to all the albums many many times
my favourite being ride the lightning
but death magnetic is a return to the thrash days
while incorporating the many different genres that metallica has experimented with over the years
it is a culmination of the last 26 years.
a return to glory if i ever did see one
the true metallica fans see this.

+1

this is the truth man you got it ^^

[<Paper Cuts>]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

ROTFL!
Amy Winehouse making Courtney Love look professional? Impossible. No one can manage that!

[koolfoolinapool]

jamisonsalamand wrote:

Masterquibo wrote:

Guitar hero is awsome. I love the game! Anyone who says it sucks just dosent have the talent to play the game.

Hahaha. You fail. It's awesome until the point you start using "I can play Dragonforce on expert" as your source of a pride and purpose in life. I have the talent to play it, and I used to before I picked up a real instrument and decided it's more worth my time. And the people saying Guitar Hero sucks are the ones with REAL guitar talent

Truenesssss

[koolfoolinapool]

rocker20 wrote:

Serjem wrote:

1. stop flaming amy, she's had enough already.
2. guitar hero should be on the bad list
3. too much of axle rose on the news all the time, we dont need him on the good list, right? (tbh i disliked chinese democracy)
4. the rest is ok
5. wut? blink reunion?... is that why there is a blink wallpaper on the 1st page in between AC/DC and Metallica ones xD

dude stop crying,
1. amys an idiot
2. guitar hero promots good music, im happy to here that sence that game came out, i have been hearing alot more rock then rap
3. ur jellouse that axel rose is more famouse then u
4. the rest is ok

No one is jealous of you.

You can't spell jealous or famous. lol

It's than not then.

What the **** is jellouse?! lmao

[myoxisguitarguy]

EyeOfThePantera :
All the big thrash bands changed their sound in the 90's, if its Metallica's Black Album (which wasn't as bad as these butthurt fans think), Megadeth's Risk, or even Overkill's I Hear Black (thrash to post-thrash, its still different). Everyone just likes to take a cheap shot at Metallica for one reason or another, but honestly, they didn't do so much wrong, its just all this backlash from butthurt fans who won't stop dwelling on previous Metallica albums.

exactly a band is allowed to change its called maturing. And the rest sounds about right Dr. Pepper was being sarcastic about the thing then GNR releses it ant their like oh s*** we actually have to try and follow through with this! nice and fair list.

[jasebishop]

ROFLMFAO

[pootoob]

weemansyndrome wrote:

Chi Cheng's coma should be on the "bad" list.

This and Axl should be on the Ugly list too. Ginga corn rows anyone?

[Guitar-N-Bass]

I agree with Chunky_Lover guitar hero encourages us to have money-wanting people in the music industury. To play well you need a solid heart of Rock'N'Roll!

[brantlymurphy]

Rock is dead. sorry.

[brantlymurphy]

And "pantallica95" you make me, and everyone else that believes in REAL music sick. Fuck you, wall-mart, Microsoft, and unfortunately music today. Fuck! this is depressing.

[brantlymurphy]

Last thing: Rockband Guitar Hero are the end of all music as we know it. Give it a decade or so and all you non thumb monkeys will be listing to guitatherorockband BANDS. Human kind is soulless and ****ed.

[theotherguy7145]

Guitar Hero might promote good music, but despite what the article says, i have yet to see someone actually try playing REAL guitar because of it, or to buy the actual album of the band for that matter. :/

[MuffinMan]

flyrocker wrote:

I dont understand how everyone of us is a musician, and we all understand that as we play and mature our music style changes and adapts, and yet we are the first to bash on bands (metallica)because they aren't the same band as they were 20 years ago. Get over it people. Bands change and so does their music. If you dont like it sit in your room and listen to records in your little time bubble.

It's not because they're the same band, it's because they're not good anymore. If they changed and made music that was worth a shit, it would be different.

[randyaintdead82]

[quote][b]:xMCR>.

[Onzaso]

Serjem wrote:

1. stop flaming amy, she's had enough already.

Sound familiar?
Just leave Brittney alone!

[Harmony.Korine]

Oh yup, so are we all just going to ignore the fact that Chi Cheng is still in a coma?

[esyrnyk]

Chunky_Lover wrote:

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both

why?

[esyrnyk]

flyrocker wrote:

I dont understand how everyone of us is a musician, and we all understand that as we play and mature our music style changes and adapts, and yet we are the first to bash on bands (metallica)because they aren't the same band as they were 20 years ago. Get over it people. Bands change and so does their music. If you dont like it sit in your room and listen to records in your little time bubble.

with you 100% on that

Checked...?

[flakeoff101]

I think whether you like Metallica's DM or not depends on what you were expecting when you first heard it. Everybody I know that expected it would suck thinks it sucks, and everybody I know that hoped it would be good thinks it's awesome. Just my opinion.

[andrew12398]

Out of all the bands on Guitar Hero they chose The Fall Of Troy. Glad to see that.

[metalonastrat]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

we just want 1986's metallica back...

[icantbuyafender]

Its a really touching thing when even the ugliest of band break-ups and bitter feelings can take back seat when a disaster such as Travis Barker's crash.

The exile of Tom DeLonge being at least for now thrown on the backburner is evidence enough that tragedies can end the ugliest of fueds.

Im glad, even if it does not lead to a blink reunion.

[schizz]

Factor13x wrote:

metallica is still amazing but theyre just not as good as other bands out there now. when they first started they were starting something different but now theyre just your above average metal band. hetfield and hammet still can thrash but not like some of these hardcore and metalcore guitarists can. im sure if you went and asked who influenced most metal bands metallica would be on almost every list. so for those of you that hate their new album SUCK IT UP!!!! things change over the years and you wouldnt like it if it was the same damn album as and justice for all or master of puppets. sure youd like it but it would get boring cuz it would all be the same!

Wrong.

Stop judging music on a linear scale. That's where bands like Dragonforce and the many %@&^@%#-core ****ers come from.

[YamiJoey]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

2003, St. Anger. Their new album's crap, though. lol

Guitar Hero > Rock Band, and it's a totally different skill. Even the drums are different, which was difficult for me to understand until I tried it.

Factor13x: Listen to "All Nightmare Long", then listen to "Enter Sandman" and tell me they're not just doing the same stuff as they used to. Parts of Trapped Under Ice remind me of Iron Maiden, FFS. (I'm not a big Iron Maiden fan - not at all.)

RE:GH again; There've been a lot of bands that have gotten a massive boost from it, and I do love the idea behind it. An Endless Sporadic must be the most incresed band (If you know what I mean) by the game, though. I don't think they've even gotten an album or anything, just a MySpaz.

YJ

[Lemmings311]

DrkSideOfTheSun wrote:

No mention of the worst thing that happened this year? Rick Wright's death.

Seriously this should be mentioned

[iwroteasongonce]

Heres my thing. Metallica only has Four good albums. The last FIVE sucked. Death magnetic, St.Anger, Re-load, load, and Metallica(black album..w/e) and Dave Mustane wrote what..one or two of the other albums. Uhh..so that makes like 2 good albums by metalica. and i never did the napster thing so this is just going off of taste.

[LedZoso4]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

OMG CLIFF'S BACK FROM THE GRAVE AND LARS STOPPED BEING A DOUCHE... oh. you meant the new album.%&$#!

[a drummer]

all this shit about black ice being the glorius return and having more record sales is bullshit...i guarentee that if death magnetic was in the walk in at every ****ing wall mart, it would have way more sales than black ice...nothing against angus and the boys, but wall mart really made it happen

[gambit_75]

Chinese democracy sucked, GNR offically died

[ultrasonic]

Tom DeLonge is the Guitarist and Main Vocalist, Mark Hoppus is the bassist.

[silverchairman]

Schmeg Junior wrote:

Well, here's my take on all of this. First off, I think the good list is really accurate. I mean, I hate Axl...he needs to learn to drop it. I personally hated Chinese Democracy, but apparently people liked it. So what if he lost his old fanbase? He got another one. I think trying to keep Guns alive with just him and those god-awful fill-ins for Slash and Izzy/Gilby and the rest of the band is just stupid. When they lost Izzy, they lost the beastliest writer of the eighties and early ninetees, in my opinion. I'm really happy for Metallica, though. I've never been a huge fan, but I don't really mind the new albums. And, it's THEIR music! Let them do what they want with it! On the flip-side, I hate Guitar Hero...I've only heard "I'd be such a great guitar player if I ever wanted to be..." That's stupid, I think Guitar Hero is breeding a new generation of wanna-be-rockers. Yay...more Jonas Brothers popping up... The Bad List, I agree with all of it, really. The DP thing with Axl was really funny to me. But, the Coldplay guy really just made a complete statement to his "tool-ness". I like him, as a frontman, but a person...obviously he's a bit left of center. The Ugly; I personally am a huge Scott Weiland fan, I'm not much for STP, but his days with VR were heavenly. That frontwoman should be shot, just gunned down on a street corner for that. I feel bad for Adler though, I still think he's a cool dude, poor guy has some issues. And Amy Winehouse; I love her so much...she's an endless supply of stupidity and laughs.

Hats off to you for keeping your cool while stating your opinion

Now that's something rare on UG

[shredtildeath]

pantallica95 wrote:

wow. you metallica haters are winners huh? how can you think DM wasnt a good album? it was fukin amazing. More like AJFA than master with all of the technical songs, but who cares? i am one of the few who thought Load, ReLoad, and St. Anger were good albums, and no one seems to care about my opinion, but i think metallica is as good as ever. at least they had the balls to stray from what their fans thought they should do.

Jesus. I can almost hear your credibility falling out of a window and getting splattered on the ground below.

[Arm The Night]

When was Axl a man of his word? He'd been promising chinese democracy for years,not to mention it sucks. He's still a scum bag.

[qrEE]

good: Exodus released a remake of the masterpiece bonded by blood.

bad:slipknot still exists

ugly:metallica, their new game, their new album, and anything else that involves them.
And in response to pantallica, metallica lost their balls when they got a therapist.

[surfdude36]

involving metallica i agree with most of your opinion, music changes over the years, they still have some of the roots in death magnetic. i must say ive heard the day that never comes way to ****in much, but none the less.

with guitar hero, as a musician, its fun, until you have little 7 year olds disgracing some classics off of guitarhero or rockband and decided they could get 3 star on expert so hell i can play guitar lets go into guitar hero look up the tab and play it loud as **** so every1 can see how good i am, that is what i hate. i wanna hit people across the face that take guitar hero playing more important than a real instrument. seeing people so proud they can play a song on expert 5 star on youtube...who ****in gives a shit, so go learn it and get off your recliner sitting in your mom's basement and do something with your life, not be proud of being good at a video game. hell the world is coming to an end, and when i saw that they were rock band concerts ....yes ROCK FUCKING BAND CONCERTS on mtv, i about was ready to kill myself.
simply put, we seem to replace real instruments with 5 button instruments, so why not just have robots play music for us? hell we've become lazy enough as a society, why the hell not

[surfdude36]

^i meant to say that go into guitar center and look up the tab

[SaulHudson#2]

haha true true

jamisonsalamand wrote:

Masterquibo wrote:

Guitar hero is awsome. I love the game! Anyone who says it sucks just dosent have the talent to play the game.

Hahaha. You fail. It's awesome until the point you start using "I can play Dragonforce on expert" as your source of a pride and purpose in life. I have the talent to play it, and I used to before I picked up a real instrument and decided it's more worth my time. And the people saying Guitar Hero sucks are the ones with REAL guitar talent

[Gibson_SG_uzr55]

koalabacon wrote:

travis barker almost dying

truely awful....

shoulda been on the good list. hes such a prick sometimes.

Thats not cool, dont matter what your opinion on him is. Can he be a prick? Yeah. But wanting his near-death experience to be on the list of Good things isnt cool.

I dont disagree with any of those lists, although the return of Metallica is as Godly of an event as people think.

[shreddedstrings]

okay, if all you metallica haters think the DM album sucks ass, give me 3 good reasons why it sucks, and dont include sound quality, because how many people turn there car radios up to max these days, its all ipods and mp3s.

[shreddedstrings]

plus, why is it that metallica sold more than 100 million copies, and not that many fans are on UG?

[shreddedstrings]

and everyone stop ****ing dissing guitar hero, i actually started playing guitar because of that game and rock band.

[Quoteman]

shreddedstrings wrote:

plus, why is it that metallica sold more than 100 million copies, and not that many fans are on UG?

There are plenty of fans, they just don't find it as necessary to mention it than the people who disliked it.

[Quoteman]

I must say though, this article could have been done MUCH better. Why not mention things you haven't been covering all year. Mitch Mitchell's death especially, I got sick to the stomach knowing the last original member of the Experience has passed, yet, you mentioned a hissy coldplay interview *sigh*

[Josh Shiells]

Amy Winehouse:
In the Ugly section for more reasons than one.

[ajaxender12]

Im glad you mentioned the incredible job Guitar Hero/Rock Band is doing in promoting bands and rock music in general. There must be many thousands of kids who have broadened their music tastes beyond whatever popular crap is on TV, because of those games. Heck, Ive added a lot of bands to my own list, after playing their songs.

As for the old 'go buy a real guitar' bs? I did, before i played the games. A good number of the songs or tunes i can play, i learned because i so enjoy playing them in one of the games. Its one of the strongest motivators i have. I doubt im alone.

And frankly, anyone who thinks people buy the games instead of real instruments is a moron. Some people feel the call, feel the need to play music; they learn an instrument. Nothing will stop that. Other people just want to rock out with a fun rhythm/timing game.

[liam177lewis]

mitch mitchell died? kevin dubrow? guy from hawthorn heights? why dont these get a mention! id say they were pretty monumental!!

[acoustielectric]

Seriously, does anyone know why robert plant isn't going on tour?! Anyone?!?!?!?!?!

[pratt121]

Ah yes, the UG formula:
-bash bands like Fallout Boy, MCR, and Coldplay
-brown-nose the hell out of bands like Metallica and G'n'R
-let the e-tards drool!

[afromonkeyR0X]

Amy Whinehouse...

I lol'd

[Nightfyre]

Satch suing Coldplay belongs on the ugly list just for how poorly Colplay is dealing with the situation. Metallica and GnR don't belong on the good list... DM and CD were horrible.

[Strat132]

Acdc?

[Strat132]

sorry not all the comment posted, Not a huge metallica fan although i like some of their stuff, GNR was a huge letdown personally for me, I loved Black Ice since im an ACDC fan and i thought koalabacon's post was awful no human should go through somethign like that

[MonstaMan]

OK Death Magnetic definitely isn't as good as anything from Kill em to justice for all but its MUCH better than st anger

and it says just generally metallicas comeback not just DM, they've overcome their issues and finally found an alright bassist after cliff's death

and to top it all off they're now touring the world for about 6 months!!!

so all you people saying when did the comeback happen,, it was september 12th 2008.

thank you good night.

[FooCards]

God Amy Winehouse looks like a dirty, filthy crack *****.

[dranzen]

AtticusNathy wrote:

Chunky_Lover wrote:

Guitar hero should be on the bad or the ugly or both
.. You only say that because you probably cant play it.

your on a ****ing guitar site buddy no one gives a shit whether someone can play guitar hero most of us play real guitars

[rocka120]

wrote:

Ed Hunter wrote:

Metallica’s Glorious Return

When did this happen?

ROTFL!
Amy Winehouse making Courtney Love look professional? Impossible. No one can manage that!

it would take the majority of southeast U.S.A. to accomplish such a feat.

[rocka120]

surfdude36 wrote:

involving metallica i agree with most of your opinion, music changes over the years, they still have some of the roots in death magnetic. i must say ive heard the day that never comes way to ****in much, but none the less.

with guitar hero, as a musician, its fun, until you have little 7 year olds disgracing some classics off of guitarhero or rockband and decided they could get 3 star on expert so hell i can play guitar lets go into guitar hero look up the tab and play it loud as **** so every1 can see how good i am, that is what i hate. i wanna hit people across the face that take guitar hero playing more important than a real instrument. seeing people so proud they can play a song on expert 5 star on youtube...who ****in gives a shit, so go learn it and get off your recliner sitting in your mom's basement and do something with your life, not be proud of being good at a video game. hell the world is coming to an end, and when i saw that they were rock band concerts ....yes ROCK FUCKING BAND CONCERTS on mtv, i about was ready to kill myself.
simply put, we seem to replace real instruments with 5 button instruments, so why not just have robots play music for us? hell we've become lazy enough as a society, why the hell not

lol ya, but the reason i started playin guitar was guitar hero cause i wanted to be able to play guitar like evh or slash (even though thats never gonna happen) and those rock band concerts are bullsh**!!!
and chinese democracy SUCKED BIG MONKEY BALLS!!!!!1

[DrShreddington]

The guy who said Death Magnetic is a glorious return is the same guy who said Chinese Democracy came out rather quickly.
Poo album where all 10 tracks sound exactly the same, and a god awful "instrumental" track consisting of 8 minutes of power chord riffs and nothing remotely instrumental.

[Jammey90]

I liked Death Magnetic, it wasn't a "glorius return" but it's a start.

And Guitar Hero is awesome.

[scott-john-666]

is it just me but does anyone other than myself remember when R n B meant Rythm and Blues?

[scott-john-666]

guitar hero can eat the pops cockles, learn a real instrument. the rest of us worked our asses off to get where we are today you should too, if you want to play guitar. you cant get talent from a console.

[a7xplayer]

why is everyone hating on guitar hero. kids these days are being exposed to more bands these days. when is a 9 year old ever gonna get to listen to good music with all the crap that is out these days. guitar hero is showing kids awesome music. in 10 or 20 years these games will be completely paying off because there are probably gonna be really good guitarists in famous bands who started to play because of guitar hero.

[2611mp]

lol to the coldplay one

[Nathan_393]

I don't know why everybody's ripping on Guitar Hero and Metallica.
First of all, Guitar Hero is a great game that's introducing a lot of kids out there to the shape of a guitar and the guitar's association with rock music, plus they get to play some great tunes. And some day, maybe they'll have enjoyed it to the point of picking up a real guitar. Is that such a bad thing?
And Metallica's new album is great! Apart from Hetfield's voice, there's not a lot to not like. If all these haters can actually say something more than "it sucks. you suck. go kill yourself for liking Metallica" and pull together some cohesive thoughts to use as criticism, then I might actually care. And if their music is so bad, then i wouldn't mind seeing some of you trying to steal their throne in the metal world. Take your bands and go. People who spend time bitching about bands on the Internet don't do things with their own band.

[Anthrax673]

scott-john-666 wrote:

guitar hero can eat the pops cockles, learn a real instrument. the rest of us worked our asses off to get where we are today you should too, if you want to play guitar. you cant get talent from a console.

That's not the point. Guitar Hero is for ENTERTAINMENT. That's why it's on a GAMES CONSOLE. Nobody thinks they're good at guitar because they can play Guitar Hero. If they want to get good at guitar, they will play guitar. Anyway there is such a thing as playing both as many people do.

[aussiegooner]

scott-john-666 wrote:

guitar hero can eat the pops cockles, learn a real instrument. the rest of us worked our asses off to get where we are today you should too, if you want to play guitar. you cant get talent from a console.

Wow, did some kid with a plastic guitar take over your band position?

All this anger and aggravation over a VIDEO GAME that is helping expose and promote music that isn't top-40 crap to today's youth. Hell, I've played every GH since the first version & every RB, its what inspired me to pick up and learn the real thing so I can play all those cool tunes for real.

Here I was thinking that a website full of guitarists/musicians would be rapt about a game that's helping foster future rockstars.