Aye, I am quite the geek. I tend to be very adament about what games I play, and the same goes for my music. So when Guitar Hero first came out, and then a few years later Rock Band, I was ecstatic. I absolutely loved the first Guitar Hero, and when the chance for me to pretend to be a professional drummer came into reality, I was even happier. Unfortunatley, I have never owned it. So I borrowed my boyfriend's copy of Guitar Hero: World Tour. I beat it within a week on medium, considering before then I couldn't even play Rock Band on easy as the guitar. Bit of a learning curve, eh?

But it got me thinking. If they can do that with six buttons and a "strummer", would it be possible to do something like that with say, a violin? Or maybe even a lute! Twelve string guitar... the possibilities are endless. A friend of mine posted a notice online that included a picture of the guitar hero controller, and then a picture of what THEIR controller looked like. Someone had photoshopped the GH controller to have six rows of what looked to be 30 buttons, and six separate strummers. Can you say overkill?

Speaking of Overkill. I'm an avid Halo 3 Matchmaking player. Sure, I don't have the Legendary Map Pack, or the Mythic... or Halo Wars... but hey, I've made it up to Lieutenant grade 3 in the three months I've owned the game AND system. And considering I try to keep up in school and tend to go to bed at 9-10 pm any given night. I know for a fact that music effects how I play. If I'm going to be playing some good old team slayer, than I need something that has intense riffs, and a powerful first verse to pull me into that mode: kill or be killed.

My music taste tends to be a mix of whatever suits my mood at the moment. Be it power metal with a taste of despair, jazz with a good bassline, or perhaps an ancient song from Ireland given the breath of new life by Clannad. Something that has texture. And for me, texture can encompass anything from incredible drums, a shoe-in by a lute, or a opening guitar solo that can stir the beast within. The last one is generally the one I use when I play Halo 3.

But for now, I think I'll just stick with GH: World Tour until I can beat if fully. I still haven't gotten 100% on Pull Me Under by Dream Theater!