Oasis: "Playing a guitar is not a f***ing videogame"

Oasis lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher has his knickers all up in a bunch about Guitar Hero, scoffing at the idea of the game and exclaiming that "playing a guitar is not a f**king videogame."

"Don't look back in anger." Yeah, right. Oasis lead dude Noel Gallagher, who, ironically enough, penned that song which was featured prominently in Rock Band, has looked back at what he sees in the music gaming landscape, and well, he's kinda angry. "When I meet kids I always say to them that playing a guitar is not a f**king videogame, there is no level to get to," he said. "You'll never master it and you'll never complete the game."

[Pennywise]

What a bitter Brit. He needs to just see it for what it is... an enjoyable community game. Give it a rest... just as bad as comparing himself to the Beatles. Get a life.

[Maddens Raiders]

there were kids a couple of years ago dropping out of school to Play Guitar Hero "full time"....wtf?

All I can say is tell it like it is man....it's hard work...not a f'n game.

[JsonHenry]

Playing a **REAL** guitar is not a video game.

Pushing buttons on a plastic controller in the shape of a guitar **IS** playing a video game.

[Endorphin]

What a noob...

[Anon1974]

*cough*gallaghersadouche*cough *

[The Lazy One]

it sounds like he's just swearing because he's used to it, not because he meant any ill towards the game.

He might just be tired of kids thinking they're good at guitar because they're good at the game though. He said he liked the music game genre more than other genres though.

[PS360WII]

JsonHenry that sums it up very well.

Shame some musicians get all uppity over this kind of stuff while other musicians embrace it for what it does. Heck these games helped bring a lot of these songs back into popularity.

[Pennywise]

Yeah Maddens... playing guitar is not a game. But like Jason said playing guitar hero IS a game.

Best thing guitar hero/rock band will teach people is coordination and timing. It will not teach them how to finger a real guitar(lol).

[johnnywit]

I love guitar and play everyday and while I'm not a fan of guitar hero I do appreciate that it gets kids into more music than they are use to listening to. My wife got rock band for when we hang out with our friends and I was shocked at how many awesome songs that were in the game. So, while it may not make them better guitar players, listening to hendrix or Zep or Stevie may light a fire under there ass to go get a guitar and play. I know it was them that did it for me and not oasis lol.

[walken7]

What an ass, ripping off the Beatles (poorly) doesn't make you an artist either.

[iamtehpwn]

Mr. Grinch...

[Bubble Buddy]

walken: The Beatles 4ever.

And Oasis needs to calm down. I'm playing Call of Duty and I know that I'm not playing with a real MP5.

[memots]

you mean playing Madden is not like playing football ?
You mean playing Nhl09 is not like playing hockey ?
You mean playing resident evil is not like well ... Running around killing zombies ?

I mean come on. get a grip .. its a game that's it.

Rock Band Fan? check out my side project :)
www.deathbyrhythm.com

[ChickeyCantor]

" there were kids a couple of years ago dropping out of school to Play Guitar Hero "full time"....wtf"

*facepalm*

Some people =(

[LoVeRSaMa]

Gallagher is a Musical Genious, but hes also well known for being abit of a D*ck.

Please don't say "Bitter Brit" because thats enforcing that most or all Brits are bitter...

If anything I think Guitar Hero has been ntohing but a Plus for music, its gotten more people into it =]

[TheDude2dot0]

I'm tired of Old Wizard's obsession with these guys. They are not at all close to what the Beatles were and still are.

Oasis sucks.

[KratosKilla]

Congratulations, you're best song rips off the opening of Imagine and includes lines that someone stole from Lennon's apartment. Although I do agree that kids should try guitar and other instruments for fun. If you're not the best you shouldn't give up guitar. There is no final level.

[Tempist]

I think someone forgot to remind him that his songs are in Rock Band and Guitar Hero.... or did they not tell him and Oasis this?

[Vip3r]

Was there any need for "brit"? It's not as if we Brits or Europeans say "yanks" when an American is commenting on something.

[PirateThom]

I agree, it's not... then again, Guitar Hero et al isn't playing guitar.

[solar]

and you are not a beatle. get a hair cut hippie :D

[DK_Kithuni_71]

.. is a dead hippie!

Oasis doesn't make music. Nine Inch Nails! Now that is music!

[Maddens Raiders]

lmfao. Fail.

[solar]

/hugs Maddens :D

i also find it funny Oasis has a song for Rock Band. we dont play RB or GH to learn to play guitar, but maybe it will inspire those to learn to play the real thing. stop crapping on ppl's fun please!

[Maddens Raiders]

calling successful musicians "hippies" is not mature or productive. I was just pointing out the stark hypocrisy of this entire argument and condemnation of his words framed by people posting on ((forums)). I mean I think what he's saying is don't be fooled into thinking that GH is going to somehow make you a better Guitar player....it's tough, arduous work.

[solar]

im sure Noel doesnt read N4G. and im sure he has been called much worse. dont get your panties all up in a bunch Maddens. i take it you are on the Oasis Defense Force? ;)

[Jamegohanssj5]

STFU and learn how to make good music.

TGSI

[Maddens Raiders]

compilation of albums with us?

lol @ delusional kids who have done nothing, but poke fun at others who are already successful. 8D

[poopsack]

lol madden your totally a fan. :)

[Maddens Raiders]

indeed i am a fan...but I am a fan of ALL types of music. I don't say things like...make real music like NIN. I love NIN but what makes their art any different from Oasis', or Metallica's art or Jay-Z's art or Cannonball Adderly's art, or Pavarotti's?

This is all art is it not...?

[Variable]

LIFE IS LIFE

Tadaaanaananaa

edit: damnit that was Opus.. Fail :P

[NMC2007]

about artists talking shiz about GH who have had their music in the game, I mean jeez, didn't get a big enough cut of the profits or what?
Didn't Herman Li say something to this effect?

[NMC2007]

Wait a minute..... so what you are telling me is that there are GH players out there who actually think that playing a plastic 5 button toy is equal to playing a real guitar? REALLY?! I didn't know those people REALLY existed, I thought these artists were just talking out their azz but if that is indeed true then LOL!!

[Blink_44]

Lol Oasis sucks, theyve had like 1 good song.

[Karum]

I'll put my 360 fan impression here and say the sales of their music says otherwise.

[cmrbe]

listen to Masterplan, champagne supernova, don't look back in anger, wonderwall and don't go away. These are some of their best songs.

[SlaughterMeister]

So what you're saying is that because Britney Spears has sold so many albums, she must be a master musician?

A veritable sonic goddess.

It's called marketing.

[Maddens Raiders]

in life except get cute w/ Ms. Mary Jane Rotten Crotch through her pretty pink panties in the back seat of your S-10 blazer, yet bashes a successful band on a game forum.

Wow....kids are too pampered and delusional these days.....

[Karum]

No, not at all, I did say it was an impression!!

Simply saying "Oasis suck" or any band/singer/whatever is a silly statement to make. They don't suck, they simply don't like them as it isn't their preference.

That was kind of a between the lines underlying point when saying it was a 360 fan impression because you know how they are, sales determine quality in their world, rather than being subjective over what is and isn't a quality game/product/whatever. I'd include PS3 fanboys in there too but apparently anything PS3 related doesn't sell well so they can't say the same thing.

[Blink_44]

Hey maddensraiders or whatever the f*ck your name is, its my opinion so GTFO.

[cmrbe]

thinks that playing GH is actually playing a guitar are idiots.

People who thinks that people who play GH because they believe it's actually playing a guitar are idiots.

When will people understand that GH is just a game?.

[SlaughterMeister]

Neither is Gallagher a musician.

Not one you can take seriously, anyway.

You're not John Lennon, Noel.

[cmrbe]

John Lennon but Noel is a pretty good singer songwriter. He should spend less time trash talking though.

Oasis first 3 albums were fairly good. Morning Glory is right up there with Actung Baby and The Bends for me.

[thor]

I hate guitar hero as well. I completely agree with his statements.

It's mostly because I appreciate the time and effort put into a game. And every iteration of guitar hero, rock band or dance revolution is exactly the same. Press buttons when they pop up on screen. How technically advanced is that? WOW.

[KeiulZen]

I love when time and effort is put into a video game. But you gotta look at it this way...Guitar Hero and Rock Band are just simple games. How complex can you really get with it? If you wanted complexity in a music game, you might as well get the real instrument.

I think the developers secretly want to make these games to show non-musicians how it feel to rock out and have a good time with music.

Plus honestly, if it wasnt for games like GH and RB, alot of people wouldnt hear most of the bands that are on there. I can vouch, I never listened to classic rock, but thanks to those games I've started listening to a few Blue Oyster Cult songs, along with alot of indie bands that Rock Band brings into the game.

To make a long post short, these are simple games meant to bring fun and music to the masses, nothing more or less.

[thor]

Yeah I see your point.

They're not for me, obviously, but I understand why loads of people love them.

They are simple games, you are right, and that's why I can't put them in the same league as most other genres. It's like flash games - they're fun, and some are really good, but they'll never stand up to big-budget releases.

Only thing is you're having to spend a bomb just to get all the peripherals for these games, whereas flash games are free, and every other game I can play with a regular controller.

I honestly think they are better suited to the arcade/pub setting than home console.

And yeah, about BÖC, get their first album. It's awesome :)

[KeiulZen]

...first nickelback and now this guy. Why the hell do they get all bent up and ready to b!+<)-( about a freaking video game?

Do you ever see NFL players say "Playing Football on a console aint real football!!" NO! CUZ THEY FREAKIN ALREADY KNOW ITS A GAME~!!

To all musicians, chill out. Realize....its just a game.

[cmrbe]

the same way playing GT dosen't mean you can race a car professionally.

[Altered_Soul]

Who the hell is Oasis?

[Fanboy Slaughter]

.....granted I'm not a huge fan of GH either, but Noel Gallagher is just a d!ck, I though he was a d!ck back when I was in 8th grade when his band WAS big, and he's only proving to be a d!ck yet again.

Oasis sucks, always have. Someone needs to squeeze diarrhea into a water balloon and throw it at him. That'll knock him back down into post-stardom obscurity.

[CobraKai]

One of the purpose of a videogame is to give people an experience they normally would not have in real life. Not everyone is a musician.

[retro]

Mr. Rockstar is frightened by some kids playing with their cute plastic guitars...?

Tsktsktsk!

[Karum]

I see nothing wrong with Noel's comment, he's just a man proud of his craft and telling people that playing a guitar is not a video game is correct, people seem to be latching on to the fact that he sounded angry because he swore when saying it. If you've ever heard Noel speak, he uses words like that in regular conversation without any emotion behind it, he grew up in a working class area in a working class family, it's just how people from that backround (like myself) talk at times, sometimes people don't understand this.

The article even states that last year, he said that if a plastic guitar can fire up a kids imagination that's a good thing, in that case they are likely to get into the real thing which is also a good thing.

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

This kind of games are for pathetic lifeless user. Why they need to put video of it on youtube, i mean ... i dont care you can play whatever the song is on expert... You cant play it for real. GET A F'N LIFE

[DARK WITNESS]

something tells me he is stuck on level 2....

i can just imagine him slamming it against the floor "i can play a real Fu$king Guitar, why can't i F^£king play this !" noob

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

actually i finished all the song in expert on rockband. But im still wondering why those f4gg0t loser put video on herself playing rockband or guit hero.

[Foxgod]

Oasis can eat anus, their music is for wimps.

[Mikelarry]

who cares about what you think about anything. just STFU and do your thing that you do. you dont see us (gamers) saying you need a well deserved bath and a hair cut. take a shower man

[klashawnd]

Noel Gallagher is a hater. He said Jay-Z shouldn't have headlined the Glastonbury Music Festival and Jay-Z played him out on stage. Dude needs to stfu and get a life, I think Activision already proved that "playing" a guitar can indeed be a very good video game.