ONE RED PILOT

I enjoy it just as much as the next guy whenever I can get my hands on it but I’m worried. Instead of kids hearing Led Zeppelin for the first time and wanting to learn how to play it on six strings, they can go and play it on 5 colored buttons. Instead of hearing Stuart Copeland and being amazed with his high-hat work they can sit down with a plastic drum kit and think they are doing what he does. Just the other day someone came up to me and said they “got a Gibson”. I was so excited for them, very surprised, but excited. I asked what kind and they stared at me. It turns out they got a Gibson model toy guitar for Guitar Hero.

Listen if you’re in your mid 20’s and up…get you rock-star fantasies out on Rock Band and Guitar Hero all day long. If you have kids and they show interest in music, don’t let them play these games. Put them behind a real guitar or drum set. Put them behind a piano or stick them in voice lessons. You may have the next great worship song writer in your house. The next Bono may be your son! We has parents just to to encourage it!!

nate