Jimmy Page & Jack White Don’t Have A Whole Lotta Love For “Guitar Hero”

“You think of the drum part that John Bonham did on Led Zeppelin’s first track on the first album …how many drummers in the world can play that part, let alone on Christmas morning?”  That’s the word from Jimmy Page himself at a press conference for the upcoming documentary ‘It Might Get Loud.”

Jack White notes that “It’s depressing to have a label come and tell you that (Guitar Hero) is how kids are learning about music and experiencing music…”Not that anyone from asked us but ClassicRockForever is always ready to throw its two cents in by tossing part of the blame for kids not showing up at music lessons on the “The Electric Slide”, “The Macarena” and the original culprit “YMCA”.  Our theory dates back to the “post-disco” era when people started hiring DJ’s instead of live bands at weddings.  Maybe there weren’t enough local bands that could segue smoothly from “Candida” to  “Last Dance.”  Then again, it was always cheaper to hire a DJ. The trend quickly spread to high school dances. Suddenly in the nineties, we woke up one morning with an entire generation of kids who had never seen a live “cover” band - or, for that matter, any live music. Most of them completely oblivious to fact that learning to play Mustang Sally and Good Lovin’ could get them lots of dates. Well, maybe something more 21^st century – like a Jack White/White Stripes tune?

Oh, kids these days. Some think that the route to Carnegie Hall is via the TV screen but,  plastic guitars don’t necessarily make rock stars.

Read more entire Jimmy Page/Jack White/Guitar Hero story HERE.