I love Folsome prison Blues. It's one of the best songs ever written,
But, i hate Everalst. he's a giant douche
But, he seems to be taking the cover seriously,
But, He has stupid loops of stupid rap shit in this,
But, there are some people playing real instruments pretty damn well,
But, I think i saw a fake mustache (that's bad)
But, there is lot's of homage to johnny (that's good).

I am so conflicted!!!

Piano and Guitar, I play drums on rock band! I still play cant say Im great at it but I can fake it pretty well when I want to show off a little.
In reply to this comment by chicchorea:
Really?! Quite cool!

Do you still play? What do/did you play, ie., instrument(s) and genre(s)?
In reply to this comment by ctrlaltbleach:
Yeah actually I just read about that on wiki. I use to use a penny because I like the metal tinge or twang it made.

Pfft Rockband is for people who can't play real instruments </sarc>

>> ^kasinator:

>> ^Seric:
I wonder how good he would be if he'd spent that time learning real drums

he's using a roland, They are real drums


So he is.

I'll eat my words in this case then.

It just didn't occur to me that anyone who could play an instrument (as I presume this fellow can) would bother with rock band.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

>> ^Seric:
I wonder how good he would be if he'd spent that time learning real drums

Feel free to knock any other "Music Hero" game experiences.. just not this.
He's learning "real drum" concepts and techniques.
Professional drummers play, practice and record on electronic drum sets similar to this all the time.
You can't, however, expect to learn how to play stringed instruments by tapping buttons on a plastic guitar-shaped controller.
That's the difference.


Techniques yes, he'll learn how to hit shit whilst hitting other shit and perhaps some rhythm. But what I'm getting at is while he might become masterful at hitting shit with other shit, he might not, for example, be able to read music.

Sure, he could pick it up, and the techniques are transferable - but that's really my point. The game and the real thing are similar in technique, a similar amount of skill is required to begin to learn, so wouldn't it have been better if he invested his time into learning an instrument in the first place?

Perhaps he could be playing with a band now instead of (all be it quite impressively) 100%-ing a level of a game.

Yes, yes, I am indeed aware of electronic drums and the lack of transferable ability in pressing buttons whilst flapping some plastic.

It doesn't change my opinion that all the games are a bunch of balls - you're better off spending time learning real instruments.

Either way, it shouldn't stop me from asking the question in the first place, or from voicing my opinion, should it be knocking your games or not.

It's only an opinion :>

>> ^Seric:

I wonder how good he would be if he'd spent that time learning real drums


Feel free to knock any other "Music Hero" game experiences.. just not this.

He's learning "real drum" concepts and techniques.

Professional drummers play, practice and record on electronic drum sets similar to this all the time.

You can't, however, expect to learn how to play stringed instruments by tapping buttons on a plastic guitar-shaped controller.

That's the difference.

We do this in America...only while playing an instrument! "The Best Damn Band in the Land!"

>> ^Stormsinger:

Nope, getting paid even 25 cents seems unbelievable to me. I've heard 8 year olds that did a better job of playing their instruments.
Frankly, I'm really having a hard time making the word "music" stretch to cover that noise.




I know this post is old but I had to post just to get this out of my system...stormsinger is an idiot. Lee Ving is an extremely talented musician and Fear were some of the most accomplished musicians of the early hardcore scene. Flea from RHCP did a stint with Fear FFS. I don't expect everyone to understand the Punk movement but don't be an idiot. Go listen to whatever insipid, flatulent, and derivative pop crap is the flavor of the day and keep your opinions to yourself. And yes, Punk was about attitude but it also spawned some of the most creative and powerful rock and roll ever. Nirvana, Greenday, Coldplay etc... all wannabe's. I love Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters but they might as well be Husker Du, and Dave would probably admit it. He often has Grant Hart at their shows! Calling Fear weak is like saying the Ramones didn't influence anything...moron.

I'm not patronizing by pointing out that this music had it's place and purpose in rock history and just because it doesn't speak to you (and it's not supposed to speak to everyone) doesn't make it any less music then the music you like. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but your coming off as a music snob. There is a lot of music that I don't care for and sounds like crap to me but to each his own.

By saying things like "So, to rebel against clean, clear sounds, one must refuse to learn how to play one's instrument" just shows your ignorance of the genre. People weren't listening to bands like Black Flag, Dead Kennedy's, The Circle Jerks, etc... Because they had a guitarist like Eddie Van Halen or a singer like Elton John...it wasn't about how good you could play your instrument. It was about the sound that you could create and the energy of that sound and the lyrics. The lyrics to one of the songs in this video "New Yorks Alright if you Like Saxophones" are pretty funny. The lyrics to one of the other songs "Let's Have a War" is also some good satire about how war is good for the economy "Jack up the Dow Jones!" and "General Motors get fat like last time!".

I'm not saying that you have to like this or understand this...just explaining why some people do. Your response on the other hand is basically that what I am telling you and what others have told you about the genre and why we like it is all bullshit.

>> ^Stormsinger:
So, to rebel against clean, clear sounds, one must refuse to learn how to play one's instrument, and just scream raggedly into a mike. Got it.
Drop the patronization, please. I'm fully aware of the ridiculous claims made to support the godawful talentless crap they called punk. And it's still nothing but noise. Precisely on the level of the three-year-old throwing a tantrum by screaming and kicking the floor.
I'm not saying there is no value in punk...but the value wasn't actually perceptible until -after- it was gone. Some of the bands now called post-punk are moderately interesting...a few are even very interesting. But that's not a description you'll ever convince me applies to this video.
>> ^Grimm:
And that's why you don't understand...because Rock and Roll isn't all about the "music". It can be, but it's not limited to that. The punk movement came about in part as a rebellion to how sanitized, over-produced, and corporate rock and roll had become in the 70's. You can't rebel against that kind of music by playing that kind of music...in it's extreme form you have to take it to the other end of the spectrum. Raw, three-chords, angry, attitude, expressive, etc... It spoke to a generation who grew up in the 70's to sanitized corporate rock and disco music.
>> ^Stormsinger:
Frankly, I'm really having a hard time making the word "music" stretch to cover that noise.

Nope, getting paid even 25 cents seems unbelievable to me. I've heard 8 year olds that did a better job of playing their instruments.

Frankly, I'm really having a hard time making the word "music" stretch to cover that noise.

This is the equivalent to the guitar lead in some 80s arena-rock band shredding on his guitar for 10 minutes or any member of a 5 piece hard-bop jazz band when they take turns masturbating their ego with a technical skill that produces "music" not accessible to those that don't play an instrument

Playing an instrument in public, according to the background song, is douche behaviour? Maybe if you suck at it and are just doing it for attention, but otherwise I like seeing people playing music in public.

Don't fuck around with people playing wind instruments, OK?

Serious teeth damage usually follows.

Its the formal dress for playing that instrument.

This will be great! Thanks for taking the initiative on this, dag. I have a couple of questions as well:

1. What's their musical background, and where did they learn to play their instruments and sing? Do they come from musical families?

2. Is all that equipment theirs, and if so, how did they afford it? It looks pretty expensive. Did they buy most of it in one bunch or gather it up slowly over the years?

3. Their music is a lovely blend of many genres, but a major part of it seems to be rooted in *jazz. Which jazz artist has been most influential on their music?

4. Do they play any wind instruments? Or any other instruments that we haven't yet seen in a video? (Disregard the first part of this question if they actually do play a wind instrument in a video I haven't seen yet.)

5. How do they distribute their music? What are their thoughts on the future of music distribution?


I will appreciate it greatly if a couple of these questions could be worked into the interview.