A true guitar hero

I like to spend most of my time gabbing about "Guitar Hero III" and "Rock Band" on this blog. Let's face it, the games are innovative and right up my alley. They combine two of my greatest obsessions: video games and rock n' roll.

But I'd like to illustrate why these games are so important to me. It's the power that is an electric guitar live on stage. Readers, I've found a video from a Van Halen pre-tour rehearsal (from last week).



Oh dear.

And the reformed Van Halen are coming to Chicago, too (despite my lack of funds and inability to get tickets, but that's not the point of the post).

Eddie Van Halen can still shred. He's an older man, but he's proven that despite years of arguments and controversy, he can still pull out an incredible live performance.

So here's to the kings of guitar that are still shredding today - from Page to Van Halen, from Townshend to Richards. Thank you for performing some of the greatest music and inspiring some of the most amazing video-games.

That's right - because when you play "Guitar Hero", you feel like you're as good as Eddie himself (although not really, but it doesn't hurt to ham it up while you're playing).

Next: a post about an actual video-game!