With the release of the new Guitar Hero Live, all those classic moments of you and your friends living out your rock and roll fantasies in the comfort of your own living room are back again. If you never played the old ones, get ready for a brand new obsession you’ll deeply love. And if you were a fan of the previous installments, you know exactly what to expect. Before you begin, you need to be prepared. Here are ten things that happen when you start getting good at Guitar Hero.
You start choosing your band mates more wisely.
At first you’ll just let anyone play. Who cares if your aunt doesn’t really get how the buttons work and your friend thinks it’s hilarious to pretend he’s playing the guitar with his teeth? Then when you get good, you have something to prove. Oh you can’t play past medium, Aunt Bethany? Sit down.
You don’t even think about the buttons anymore.
At first, it feels like an impossible task just to remember where each of the buttons is, but eventually it becomes second nature. Gone are the days of multi-colored buttons on the fret, but it wouldn’t matter what it is because you’re playing at a whole new level. You might even call yourself a…guitar…hero?
You start turning it into more and more of a performance.
Sure there are amateurs that need to stare at the screen the whole time, intently watching for the next solo to pass, but not you. You’ve gotten to the point where you’re kicking your leg in the air, tossing in an occasional thrust, and can even look over and wink at a cute girl from time to time. You’re like the human form of a leather jacket.
You start thinking that maybe you could actually be a guitarist.
Maybe you’re mastering more than just the game. Maybe it’s time for you to take things to a new level and try out an actual guitar. You’re shredding through every song, so it has to cross over at least a little, right?
You consider starting an actual band.
A few of your friends have been getting really solid as well, so what if you just put together a guitar-driven band? You know, like Led Zeppelin or AC/DC or the Jonas Brothers. You have room in the garage to rehearse and everyone seems to be interested. It might be worth giving it a shot!
You actually start a band.
You did it! You still stay active in Guitar Hero to keep your fingers nimble, but now you guys are actually a band. If nothing else happens from it, then at least it’s a great way to spend quality time with your friends while doing something fun and active. Maybe you’ll even book a few little gigs here and there!
You begin playing local venues and one night a big shot producer is in the crowd.
The band has become a regular at a few local pubs and you’ve developed a bit of a following. Some fans have even made t-shirts. They’re airbrushed, but still, it’s a t-shirt. One night you have a really great show, but this particular one is even more special because a record exec just happened to be in town for his niece’s birthday and ended up at the pub. Guess what? He loves your sound and thinks you guys “have what it takes” as they say in the industry. At least that’s what they said on children’s shows in the ’90s.
You sign a huge record deal and become incredibly successful.
Your single “Hey, Hey What A Fine Day To Rock” hits #1 on every chart and you become massive stars. They even did a parody of one of your songs in a Velveeta commercial, which, admittedly, isn’t very rock and roll, but it made you enough money for you to build one of those giant vaults filled with coins that you can dive into like Scrooge McDuck.
You get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
After years of hard work and countless world tours, you guys are finally inducted into the hall of fame. The Rolling Stones called you the sons they never had and Bob Dylan said that he wishes you were his dad. No band has ever been more successful than you. You were rumored to have been dating Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Pat Benatar, but you’d never confirm any of the rumors. We all know you did, though. Everyone loves you. Even Pat Benatar.
You never forget your humble roots where it all began.
You finally hang up your guitar, except for the occasional charity show or special event. You spend most of your days sitting in a rocking chair watching hummingbirds eat nectar, but every once in a while you’ll pull out that old Guitar Hero game and strum through a few songs like you did back when you were just a youngster standing in the living room with a dream. Of course none of this could happen and you could just end up getting constant high scores on the game and make all your friends super jealous. Either one is cool, though!
