I am finding playing Hard guitar really hard and I don’t have the time to dedicate to getting better, I just want to have fun and play. My son had some friends over the other day so the drums were out and I decided to see if I could play them. My last attempt was when we first got Rock Band and I was a miserable drummer and couldn’t get through a song.
I was able to play the warm up songs without any problem this time albeit I am playing on Easy. But that is ok, it is fun to try something else. The drums are loud though. I picked up a set of the new Rock Band Drum Silencers the other day but they don’t seem to fit the drums correctly so before I cut them up I need to call their customer support number. Since we tend to play late at night, in order to play the drums I need them to be quieter!
I laughed at the title of this. LOL Welcome to Rock and Roll!
You may find this interesting thread at DrumChat.com about people’s opinion on whether or not the Rock Band Drumming experience is helpful (or not) to learning drums.
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.php/rock-band-drums-5463.html?t=5463&highlight=rock+band
Comment by drumbum — May 26, 2008 @ 11:57 am
Interesting thread on DrumChat.com. I have no aspirations to play the real drums. For me, Rock Band is simply entertainment and something I can do with my children. Since I have no musical ability at all I am not qualified to comment as to whether or not the RB Drums are a good learning tool. My son, who plays the drums in middle school, prefers to play Guitar although he can play the RB drums fairly well.
Comment by Mike Walsh — May 27, 2008 @ 5:37 am