Guitar Hero – Nah! Guitar Savior!
I saw this article on CNN.com yesterday: “Is ‘Guitar Hero’ Saving Rock and Roll?”
Apparently, not only are sales are up for artists who have songs associated with the popular game, but sales for guitars are up in general as a result as well. Talk about the game turning into a savior!
There are two things missing from the Guitar Hero mix – U2 and Music Rising. Rumors had been floated around that a U2 song – perhaps “Mysterious Ways” – might be included in a future edition of the game. (How cool would that be?) There have been no confirmations on it, however.
If I could brainstorm for just a moment…Music Rising could take advantage of the game by offering a Music Rising-style faceplate for the guitar controler, or even doing an uber-celebrity edition of the game where all the proceeds goes to Music Rising. Mr. Ezrin, Mr. Juszkiewicz, Mr. The Edge…wouldn’t that be a cool idea?
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Note this article on Rush as well:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/08/21/tech-rush.html
I had been wondering what U2 songs would be good for Guitar Hero…Mysterious Ways and The Fly were probably the best.
Gone might be good, and I supposed they’d have to do Streets.