POSERS - your stories of the peopl we loathe most

[Willy2911]

I actually don't play any video games anymore - once I calculated how much time I spent on the Damn things - I freaked out and Ran over my X-box with my Blazer.
I can't say that they are bad for everyone, just that they are bad for me.
I laugh at POSERS, so I guess they are a good thing.

[mike.b]

once had a guitard dep for the band i was in and he absolutely loved himself.used to make all the girls on the dance floor lick his axe as he was playing.he was a brad pitt look a like complete with mullet and rock t shirt.he wanted everybody to talk about him.him.him.him.i could understand it at an arena but not in a grotty little pub in the middle of nowhere.his mrs used to big him up about how talented he was.ie guitard,drummer,keyboardist,bassisst and singer(he was talented).my reply was can he paint?(i painted the band image)she replied no!i said well he ain't in then.what an egotistical poser.

[Quap]

I suck pretty bad at Rock Band, timing isn't helped because you just look at the little dot to know when to "play" Plus, I always miss the appropriate colored button because I am looking to play the notes like on a real bass and overshoot. Oh well.

It's fun to hang around and make a fool of myself with my friends, but it doesn't help my playing at all.

[Kindofblue]

I agree with the poster above, that and its fun to play drunk. Other then that those games are useless if im gonna game im going to play something good! like saints row 2 or GOW etc

[LilMissStrange]

That's funny.
I read an interview w/ Valeri Bertinelli in People, OK or one of those celeb gossip magazines. She stated that Eddie Van Halen actually REALLY sucks at Guitar Hero!

[Slax]

Originally Posted by Quap

I suck pretty bad at Rock Band, timing isn't helped because you just look at the little dot to know when to "play" Plus, I always miss the appropriate colored button because I am looking to play the notes like on a real bass and overshoot. Oh well.

It's fun to hang around and make a fool of myself with my friends, but it doesn't help my playing at all.

Agreed, my muscle and mental memory make me completely mess me up on those games. I'm terrible at them. It's like playing a minor 2nd and hearing a perfect 5th... just doesn't add up in my head and I usually bomb on anything but easy. (Where I can sit and see what to play and think about it first....)

Though I do agree that they're fun to wail at while drinking with a few friends. If it inspires someone to pick up an instrument, more power to them.

Also, I saw that Wii commercial too and have no idea how that could be anything but Wario Ware with musical instruments. "Do the violin!"

[Psychotic_Hell]

I hate the people that say something like;

"Why would you spend thousands of dollars buying a guitar when you could play this game? I can totally play this song hell good ey. I think im a natural at guitar ey."

[Arpeggiator]

" i think im a natural guitar player" argh.. amount of guitar hero freaks i have heard say that... i am awful at anything like that even though the drums on rockband are good for timeing

[wizay]

Originally Posted by funkybass4ever

I do home schooling for students and one of my students wanted to play me on guitar hero- they thought i would be great at it because i play bass.

haha, ive been asked that too :P

[Number27]

i don't have a problem with the game at all... although i agree that some of its users can be a little cocky over it

but i have to second (or third) the notion that its good that it brings people to try to play for real. i myself re-picked up the bass cuz one day i was playing guitar hero and thought "what the hell am i doing.. with the amount of time i play this i could actually just go back to playing the bass"

haven't played it in about a year, theres just no reason to. my roomate asked me if i wanted to go halfsies on the new rockband when it came out, my response to her: "why would i want to pretend to play when i actually can??"

i would suck anyway, i was in best buy the other week and i played one song (white wedding) and was sooo confused... just seems so unnatural.

[Basstard79]

Games are games. Music is music.

If those games make some people really try and learn an instrument - that's great. But the posing... urgh. I guess it's just a matter of personal features. Such as intelligence

Anyway, I have yet to play those games... But I don't have the time. I'd rather spend it playing my Jazz Bass

[Samthebassist]

Originally Posted by Fishheadjoe

I think it's great! These folks will buy instruments, play them for a few months, get bored and then offer them up for sale at a significantly lower price than retail!
It's a win win for those of us who play!
fishheadjoe

hahah that is VERY true

but u guys, im not talking about the ones who are REALLY inspired by these games, tho peeps are awesome,

im talking about those arrogent teenagers who think that its really easy, and just assume they can now be the best on the planet...