Is guitar hero the downfall of rock and roll, or the evolution of rock and roll?

It's not the downfall of either. It's the downfall of people actually playing music, rather than using a plastic guitar. Is guitar hero the downfall of rock and roll, or the evolution of rock and roll?
Downfall of actual musical ability.
I'd call it more of an evolution. Guitar Hero is definitely not contributing to the downturn of listeners to rock music. If anything, it is helping it tenfold. More and more people are turned onto rock and roll because of music video games every day. To say otherwise would be foolish.



THOUGH, it is not creating many new artists, instead it's just opening more people up to the genre. So I guess there really is no "evolution", but more or less just a positive increase of listeners.Is guitar hero the downfall of rock and roll, or the evolution of rock and roll?
Neither.





It's simply a game.



Nothing more.
I know like 4 people who tried to play real guitar after having Guitar Hero for years, and they all immediately drop it after discovering it is 'too hard.' It's ridiculous. Maybe they feel they can express themselves musically through that game?Is guitar hero the downfall of rock and roll, or the evolution of rock and roll?
commercialization is always the landmark of decline
its the revival. Its the reason i got into it and am learning guitar
OMG last night I was at a party and an argument broke out over this very topic.



It is apples and oranges. Guitar hero is a game that rockets an individual immediately into rock star status! When the game ends, the accountant goes back to his boring 12 hour a day job, and his cat.



Rock and Roll will Never Die.



There are only a handful that become legends and if guitar hero gets you there for a couple of hours; what the hey. It beats the heck out of the famed "air guitar" or having to grab a broom or a real skinny chick.
all of those kids that think they can play guitar is pissin me of now. and now my son is telling me that all of the good music he listens to is considered a joke because it was on guitar hero.



ITS THE DOWN FALL!!
Neither.



It's creating a group of kids who think they're cool for being able to play an amazing song on five little buttons instead of a real guitar, and a bunch of poser-fans for fantastic bands.



"Oh, I love Guns N' Roses!"

"What's your favorite song?"

"Welcome to the Jungle"

"What other songs do you like?"

*Silence*



(Can be interchanged with any band/song in Guitar Hero)



Pisses me off.
Agree w/ Kermit. It's not the downfall of rock....but I sure hope it ain't the evolution.



Doubt it. Like I said yesterday- the popularity of these games have just about reached their peak. Won't be long before everyone burns out on them %26amp; it'll be on to the next trend.
Neither--Guitar Hero is a disgrace to REAL music fans.



I mean, Guitar Hero basically tells anyone who plays it that only metal (other than a few songs) is all that a good guitarist can play.



Where's Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Brad Paisley, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt and all the forgotten guitarists? Honestly, Guitar Hero should open people up to the great guitarists of each genre--not just rock along with only like one blues guitarist, which is SRV.



Oh, and Guitar Hero is making it so people think that learning how to play a real guitar is pointless, when there's a game that "simulates" it.