You only like it because you heard it in Guitar Hero!

[None of Your Business]

One major reason I love games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band is because they expose people to music they might not normally listen to, and show the value of the music by immersing them in it. So here's the question: Is there any bands or genres that you now love after you were exposed to them in a music game like Guitar Hero?

For example, I used to hate the music of Jimi Hendrix. I thought his music sounded like a bunch of noise that he was trying to pass off as music. Then I played "Spanish Castle Magic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aBxXJBJNjA)" and I realized that this guy is the greatest guitarist ever!

[Meister]

I had to sign a contract that bans me from playing More Than A Feeling more than once per Guitar Hero session.

[Mirai Gen]

Spanish Castle Magic is actually really awesome in Guitar Hero. They made the song significantly less suck.

I always liked Pearl Jam, long before Even Flow popped up in Guitar Hero III, but I will admit that the selection for Guitar Hero 2 introduced me to music I never knew I'd like, particular Stone Temple Pilots and My Chemical Romance.

[None of Your Business]

I had to sign a contract that bans me from playing More Than A Feeling more than once per Guitar Hero session.

I totally know what you're talking about. (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_41/246-More-Than-a-Feeling)

[CelesJessa]

I have to admit, the only reason I know about the Scorpians is because of one of those singstar games. I found Wind of Change on it, and fell in love with it.

Several other songs from Guitar Hero 2 too. Like Sweet Child of Mine and other great songs.

[Seil]

Pffffffft. You guys and your Guitar Hero. Amplitude is where it's at.

But Amplitude has turned me on to quite a few bands, like Weezer, HMX and the like.

[Melfice]

I had to sign a contract that bans me from playing More Than A Feeling more than once per Guitar Hero session.

I didn't sign that contract.
LOOPHOLES, BABY! YEAH!

I found the Stray Cats through Guitar Hero. Well... that one song. But I liked it anyway. Other than that... nope.

[None of Your Business]

You guys and your Guitar Hero.

Yeah, lately I've been more engrossed by Rock Band, personally. But another thing I just thought of is that there are some bands I now enjoy that I probably would never even heard of if it weren't for these games. I love Bang Camaro and Honest Bob but there is no chance I would have found out about them any other way.

[Lady Cygnet]

Y'know, it kind of makes me sad that it takes games like Guitar Hero to turn people onto some of the greatest songs of all time.

I should be happy, though, because without GH and games like it, the younger generations wouldn't get to hear some of the songs that made music fanfuckingtastic when I was a kid.

Bottom line: rock on. :3nod:

[TDK]

Carry on my Wayward Son.


...


Yes, I'm ashamed, although CJ should feel worse. I mean, THE SCORPIONS?! C'mon!

Also! (http://xkcd.com/132/)

[Mac]

I found GTA Vice City had a musical impact on me.

[Red Fighter 1073]

I never really listened to that much Rock before Guitar Hero, especially GH2 but it really got me exposed to some great songs like:

The Sword - Freya
Aerosmith - Last Child (I Like GH version better)
Sweet Child of Mine
FREEEEE BIRDDD!!
Etc..

EDIT: Jordan's a great song too.

[Yrcrazypa]

Y'know, it kind of makes me sad that it takes games like Guitar Hero to turn people onto some of the greatest songs of all time.

I should be happy, though, because without GH and games like it, the younger generations wouldn't get to hear some of the songs that made music fanfuckingtastic when I was a kid.

Bottom line: rock on. :3nod:

I'm still in my teens, nearly 18, and I was listening to classic rock for years before Guitar Hero was even thought of.

Those durned kids are just ignorant! All they listen to is their chemical discos and panic romances!

[beowulf007]

I knew about half the songs on GH3 (the only one I actually OWN) before I ever played it. And personally, I never listen to a band because I like one of their songs. I always just go with the song.

However, best one I'd never heard... The Metal. No doubt. Minus Celcius runs a close second, though.

[FenrisWolf]

The Sword - Freya
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GHII turned me on to Kansas, Heart, and Rush. Grand Theft Auto turned me on to America.

Honestly, I find that most of my discoveries come from mix CDs.

[PCD]

I didn't know anything about Dragonforce before GH, nor Freezepop, but now I rather enjoy them.

Also, the large majority of songs in Elite Beat Agents are now rising far faster in my playlist than they ever would otherwise. I couldn't care less if Canned Heat was in Napoleon Dynamite, I just associate it with ninja car salesmen. And every time I hear Jumpin' Jack Flash, now, I can't help but grin like an idiot.

[darth vader wannabe]

Yeah, second the Dragonforce and the overplaying of Carry On My Wayward Son and More Than a Feeling (by me, to everyone else's chagrin).

While having heard of B.O.C. before Guitar Hero III (who hasn't heard Don't Fear the Reaper?), I hadn't heard of Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll. Worthy of repeats.

Oh, and can't forget about Knights of Cydonia, Cult of Personality, and Cliffs of Dover.

[MicahIronheart]

Was I the only person that liked Raining Blood?

[FenrisWolf]

Yes.

[R|Я]

Cliffs of Dover was the only real amazing song that GH has introduced to me. All the other good ones I already knew. But what the hell? Why is there no AC/DC, Queen, or a bunch of other kickass artists on there (and don't give me that "Killer Queen" BS, that's one song from a band that should be in all three games multiple times)?

That being said GH was a great idea, most of the music was decent or better, and I got it for free, so it's all good.

[shiney]

Avenged Sevenfold. The Beast and the Harlot is a pretty cool song.

[Mondt]

Avenged Sevenfold. The Beast and the Harlot is a pretty cool song.:O_o:

I like Avenged Sevenfold's music, but man, the following things are reasons why I would dislike them:

http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/avenged_sevenfold/flipbook_09_05/01_H.jpg

They have names like M. Shadows and Synyster Gates.

The vocalist is terrible. He blew out his vocals after the Waking the Fallen album because he didn't scream right. He had to get surgery and stuff. He still doesn't sing clean vocals right. He could like get his mouth surgically closed forever and still be able to sing perfectly because it all comes out of his nose.

The sad thing is? They guys at Harmonix trying to copy his vocals managed to do a worse job (in my opinion) than he does. Ew.

If anyone cares, the one at the top of the picture is the lead guitar. He (and their writer/composer/whoever makes their music really catchy) is the saving grace of this band to me. XD

++++

A band I started listening to because of GH? All That Remains. I had heard their name before, but Six got my lookin' around and now they are easily one of my favorite bands. Love their vocalist.

[Living Bobbeh]

Thanks to Harmonix, I have since obtained a lot of Honest Bob's, Bang Camaro's and Freezepop's work. Rock Band has the most awesome bonus songs ever, almost every single one is amazing, with the others scoring at least a seven.

Other bands introduced to me through the series: Weezer (although, I started listening to them before the game came out, when a friend pointed them out to me), Bloc Party (Again, listening to before I played the game, but whatever) and The New Pornographers.

[shiney]

Wow, Avenged Sevenfold look like a bunch of ridiculous posers. That sucks.

Disillusionment, thy name is Mondt.

[Krylo]

Mondt, that picture freaks me out.

Because, seriously, where the fuck is the arm over the dude in the front's right shoulder coming from?


It's not the guy behind him, 'cause his shoulder would be too high for his arm to be there like that, and it's not the guy next to him, because we'd be able to see his arm reaching over, and it can't be anyone else, 'cause there's no one else to the left of him to reach their right arm over...

So where the fuck is that arm coming from?

[Ryong]

Shadows Fall. On the other side of the coin, a band that I had never heard songs from but thought was good, but thanks to GH3 I don't want to listen to? Sonic Youth. If I could describe each song in the GH series, Yes We Can and Kool Thing would have the same description. It's like they found one riff that sounded midly good and then raped it to death.