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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:42PM PR0F3TA said

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who still looks at who they play? half the time your time is spent looking at a fret board. Moar songs, Less filler
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 1:43PM Hafk said

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There's Focus Mode in the game, which turns off the background entirely.

It's not even in the cheat menu, it's in the options menu.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:25PM MarkezJM said

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Yeah but they have the 'board' down pat. Doesn't take much effort to get the highway right, so I don't see a problem with them polishing out and adding into the background. I think it's stupid to throw Cobain in since I think he's a worthless musician, but to each his own. I grew up playing the guitar to his music and then continued growing up and realized what absolute shit it is. So many other bands in that movement were/are deserving of that praise. Nirvana sucked, and sucked real bad.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 3:25PM (Unverified) said

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Not everyone gets tunnel vision while playing. I personally enjoy the finer touches of the "concert experience" which is why I am more loyal to HMX :p
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 5:32PM MarkezJM said

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Ahhh, there it is. Kids downvoting me that weren't even around for Cobain's heyday. He's a lousy, pathetic musician with terrible songwriting abilities. Who would've ever known that Grohl was a talented drummer until this coward offed himself? Hmmmm.... Nobody! Cobain sucked.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 5:45PM Saint43 said

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Yes Markez, I guess I forgot that Dave Grohl was considered one of the most influential drummers of the DC Hardcore scene in the 80s.

Hell, I'm not a Cobain fan by any means, not my cup of tea. But the guy wrote damned good songs. And I *was* around to see it, and to experience it.

Until you've sold platinum albums or changed the music industry like he did (for better or worse), refrain from insulting.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 6:11PM MarkezJM said

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Until I've sold platinum albums or changed the music industry like Cobain did, I'm not allowed to have an opinion? Hmmmm... Are you still wearing flannels?
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 10:22PM (Unverified) said

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Markez, you have crossed the line from asserting your opinions, you are now just acting like a complete douche. GTFO internet tough guy.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:43PM africansk8er said

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Activision, you fucked up.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 1:51PM Tiptup300 said

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That looks totally wrong and I can play the entire song on real guitar. >_>
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:43PM copa said

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Nice job, Courtney. If he were alive to see this, he'd put another bullet in his head.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:58PM ubercharged said

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Came here to say this.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:28PM edoglost said

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Hate me
Do it and do it again
Waste me
Rape me, my friend
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:35PM EDay said

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One could only hope.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 3:08PM EDay said

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One could only hope.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 4:37PM Yaanu said

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Actually, if you follow the beliefs I do, it'd only be the first bullet he'd put in his head.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:43PM McWeen said

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If there is one thing Kurt liked besides heroin it was cashing in.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 1:21PM Neebs said

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Bullshit. Kurt absolutely hated Nevermind because it brought him fame and money and fans that he felt were missing the band's ideas. Kurt never wanted to cash in, he wanted to make music.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 1:34PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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If he wanted to just make music, he wouldn't have signed with DGS/Geffen Records. He knew what the fuck he was doing.

more money = more heroin
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:01PM EDay said

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@neebs: Then why did he sign with a major label which he knew involved selling albums, touring, and possibly being on MTV Unplugged, instead of just making music in his garage and playing to an audience of 10 people?
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:04PM vmenge said

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While the more money more heroin theory makes sense, musicians some times go to bigger labels because they think they'll be able to get more people to listen to their songs, not just to get rich.
Of course he wanted to make money, but Kurt wasn't a cash whore. Also, he didn't need to be a millionaire to sustain his heroin habits.
So yeah, I don't know why you guys downvoted Neebs, and I'll probably get downvoted for agreeing with him, but fuck it :D
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:12PM vmenge said

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@Jimbotron,
because people like getting their music heard? Playing in front of a crowd gives you a huge adrenaline rush, one of the best feelings ever.
And about the unplugged, read about it (and listen to it) before talking shit. Yeah, I bet he wanted to get rich with the unplugged, that's why he brought fuckin' meat puppets and had a completely unusual setlist ¬¬
That unplugged was pure genius.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_MTV_Unplugged
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:14PM eat it said

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he also like writing bad lyrics.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:18PM vmenge said

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Yeah, why the fuck was I downvoted? Because I said you can't make music only for money? Or is it because I said Kurt wasn't a cash whore?
Fuck-a-doodle-doo, it's easy to talk shit about stuff you know nothing about, but when somebody comes and disagrees with you because they actually LOOK into it, let's treat him like a moron :D

Shit. I forgot this is the interwebz, my bad.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 2:53PM EDay said

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@Victor: Where did I talk shit about Unplugged? I mentioned him doing an unplugged album, but I never said whether it was good or bad, asshole. I have listened to it, and I like it more than the studio albums. Why don't you read and understand comments before talking shit.

Besides, what did he think would happen if more people heard his music? They'd like it, and buy it, making him money. If he hated Nevermind, then he should have wrote even worse songs. People still would have heard it, but they wouldn't have bought it. And if he really hated the fame and fortune, and Nevermind, then he wouldn't have agreed to letting "Weird Al" Yankovic parody it, and wouldn't have said that he felt that they "made it" when he heard the parody.

If he hated everything so much, why draw more attention to the song by having it parodied?
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 3:45PM Neebs said

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Artists sign to majors for audience, not money and promotion. During the recording of In Utero, Kurt purposely locked out label reps to keep the sound his own.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 4:12PM (Unverified) said

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Yea, I was about to say. Wasn't Kurt Cobain's wish NOT to be sold out to corporate enterprises?

Just another reason why Activision/Neversoft clearly aren't passionate about this franchise. Just kill it.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 4:24PM (Unverified) said

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Stop hating on Kurt if you don't even know about him. People actually think he was all about money? You are so wrong. Read his books, they will tell you that he wanted people to get into his ideas, and hated Nevermind because everyone loved it and didnt pay attention to anything else. If he was alive, the one thing he WOULDNT do would be putting smells like teen spirit on GH5.

I love how people judge others and think they know everything because they knew that he was a herion addict. Well, I have some knowledge for you, you don't. I'm not a bias Kurt fanboy (I can tell someone will call me that) but I know a lot more about him than you do.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 4:34PM (Unverified) said

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Jim, stop it. You don't know kurt.

Kurt DID hate Nevermind, especially Smells like Teen Spirit. One time, during a concert, they started playing Smells like Teen spirit and stopped, and said "No, lets skip this one" after the crowd cheered. He doesn't care about the money. He wants an audience.

How the hell do you know kurt's intentions? You think he's all about the money, but he's not. If you even watch Family Guy, they make fun of Kurt because he didn't want his music to be a sellout. You know nothing, shut the fuck up.

How the hell do you know that Kurt wanted Weird Al to parody Smells like teen spirit because he wanted more money? It cant be a parody to be a parody? He cant say "Omg, hell yes you can make fun of one of my songs your hilarious!!"?
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 6:12PM vmenge said

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@jimbotron,

you used the unplugged mtv as a way to prove Kurt was a cash whore, that's enough for me :D
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:44PM (Unverified) said

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Wow. That's depressing.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:46PM (Unverified) said

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Goddamn, this game has long load times!
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:47PM (Unverified) said

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That note chart is atrocious.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 6:03PM bongoes said

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I can't even play more than the first few chords on guitar and I know the song is charted wrong.
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Posted: Aug 29th 2009 12:54PM swanny5150 said

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I never understand that complaint. How in the hell can people constantly complain about a song being charted wrong?

Last I checked, for these music games they are taking something with six strings and 20-some frets and translating that onto a plastic toy with five colored buttons?!??!?!

Hell no, it's never going to 'play' like it does on a real guitar.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:44PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said

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This is wrong.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:52PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah it is.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 3:51PM DWells55 said

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So I take it that the game works with light gun accessories now?
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 3:54PM VaultBoy said

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I agree. Cobain would be turning in his grave over this. And although I like their music, well some of it, it was overrated. And there is no way Papa Roach are musical geniuses...please. Papa Roach is just okay.

Tmac:
Death Magnetic is a total redemption from Stanger (no that's not a typo). Glad to see they remembered who they are after a decade of searching and experimentation (or selling out, whatever you want to call it). I like where they are going now, it sounds much better than it has in recent years.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:45PM (Unverified) said

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I wanted to make an inappropriate joke about unlocking a special....accessory... for him because of how much I hate the guy but I'm gonna have to take the high road on this one.

But hey at least they took my most hated person in music and slapped him into a game run by my most hated game company. Now I can focus all of it into one central area!
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:47PM Comet 20 said

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Fuck off. Cobain was a genius and your a fool not to recognize that.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:49PM HeavyToka said

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How can you hate Kurt Cobain??
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:51PM (Unverified) said

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Cobain was a whiny piece of shit.

Opinions ftw!
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:51PM (Unverified) said

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Tmac, you're a dick.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:52PM adolson said

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His baby ears can't handle those distorted guitars or raspy vocals. A lot of Shania Twain fans are like that.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:55PM (Unverified) said

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So you hate Kurt more than Pete Wentz or Soulja Boy?
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:56PM (Unverified) said

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TMAC = CODY
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 12:58PM (Unverified) said

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"How can you hate Kurt Cobain??"

Cause I'm a fan of good metal, music that he is largely responsible for killing. Not hair metal, thrash. Good music was replaced with simplistic, whiny, depressing garbage that quite frankly...is still plaguing rock today. Thanks Kurt!

@Alton

I don't even give most modern music people any recognition at all. To say that I hate their music would mean I'm acknowledging that they even make actual music. As much as I despise Cobain and grunge, it IS actual music.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 1:01PM (Unverified) said

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Kurt Cobain wasn't a genius, nor should he have been so popular, and only was was so popular because he died, which somehow makes him cool. Granted his music was different, but in a lazy way. I can understand why a lot of people thought he was good, but no self-respecting musician does, because he wasn't. He was just not bad.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 1:07PM Comet 20 said

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@tmacairjordan87

Killed Metal? I'd point the finger at Metal itself for that one. Yes Cobain Killed hair metal but Pantera still had hits during Cobains Heyday. What killed metal is the Screaming (and shitty IMHO) Black-Death-hardcore Metal.
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