Okay, seriously folks. HOW DO YOU HIT THE BLUE FRET BUTTON?  I totally rock on Easy now, but man, Medium is another ball game.

Other commentary:

• I totally can’t figure out hammer-ons and pull-offs. But I seem to do fine without them. Maybe that won’t be so as the game increases in difficulty.
• That Queens of the Stone Age song must be the hardest, most-complicated song in the game. (At least of the ones I’ve played, having unlocked everything available on Easy.) Also really difficult is Crossroads by Cream. I already had respect for the talent of Cream, but I’ve got a new respect for QotSA. I never thought much of them before, but that’s some fancy guitar-work.
• That fucking star power always screws me up when I try to turn it on. Well, not always, but a large percentage of my mistakes are caused by me trying to activate the star power. Also, it seems slightly harder to play the notes when star power is activated, because I think my fingers have become accustomed to the colors, but not the fret positions as much.

This game isn’t well-suited (or might be perfectly suited) for my perfectionist tendencies. I played one song perfectly ("Hey You"), and there are a few others I’m certain I *could* play perfectly, but always manage to blow one note–not even something difficult, just some random note I shouldn’t have any trouble with. <sigh>

I wonder if I’m going to need to create a Guitar Hero category on this blog.