Musings for Friday 8/03/07

Guitar Hero

I know you guys are dying to hear about my progress in Guitar Hero, so here is the update. Keep in mind I have only had the game a few weeks, and I have 2 small children so I can't play as much as you video game addicts. I have succeeded in 5 starring all the tunes on easy level (I know, we're proud of you), and I am getting better on medium level. If you are unfamiliar with the game, on medium level, another fret is added and the notes become more complex and faster. Here are my medium level star levels out of 5:

Songs I have 5 stars on Medium level:

I Love Rock n Roll
I Wanna Be Sedated
Thunderkiss 65
Infected
Iron Man
More than A Feeling
You Got Another Thing Comin
Spanish Castle Magic (5 starred this on my first try)

Songs I have 4 stars on medium level:

Smoke on the Water
Take Me Out
Sharp Dressed Man
Hey You
Heart Full of Black
Symphony of Destruction
Ziggy Stardust
Cochise

3 Stars, or in other words, I suck at these songs:

Killer Queen
Steller
Fat Lip
Take it off
Unsung
Higher Ground

In my defense, "Killer Queen" is the only song I have played a number of times, but still can't get it. I have 5 stars on all the songs in the first set except "Smoke on the Water", and my four star rating on that one is simply due to the length of the song, and how long one has to go without losing concentration.

Video

Here is an amazing video from the X Games. This is a horrific accident, but this guy walked away. Skip to the end to see the slo-mo replays. Make sure to watch his feet to see the distance the shoes fly.

X_Games_accident (link)