I can beat TTFAF on Expert as well, but that still doesn't make it an easy song. It's harder than any other song in Guitar Hero (except for possibly Jordan or Satch Boogie), and that is one of the main reasons why many people like the band. And I bet you haven't seen some of DragonForce's bad live performances. I can understand guitarists, drummers, or bassists making a few little mistakes, or a vocalist not being able to sing as well as he/she can in the studio, but DragonForce makes so many mistakes live that I lose count of how many they make. Playing solos in the wrong key, playing many wrong notes that don't fit in the scales, the drummer getting off tempo with sloppy fills, off key singing, you get the point. And though I can't play DragonForce's material, I can at least play all of my own material (which is something that DragonForce struggles with).
I don't hate DragonForce; TTFAF is actually a decent song, but they are so overrated it's not even funny. Check out bands like Pantera, Metallica, Dream Theater, Death, Machine Head, Cynic, Atheist, Meshuggah, Megadeth, Slayer, and Iron Maiden; they are way better than DragonForce because their songs are unique, technical, and melodic (and all of those bands can at least put on a decent live show). |