Not to mention it's actually harder at points, since it's less about listening to the music than it is about watching the movement of the approach circle.
Also, on a different note, it took five days and a heck of a lot of replays, but I've managed to clear Hard Rock mode from first picking up the game, with the only stage that doesn't have a star in any difficulty the HR final level and no rank below B (although I do have plenty of those), and the 5-Star Commander rank. I would just like to say fuck the person who made the drain that high. The entire last bit of the song starting from the second break was almost entirely done in the danger zone.
Also, on a different note, it took five days and a heck of a lot of replays, but I've managed to clear Hard Rock mode from first picking up the game, with the only stage that doesn't have a star in any difficulty the HR final level and no rank below B (although I do have plenty of those), and the 5-Star Commander rank. I would just like to say fuck the person who made the drain that high. The entire last bit of the song starting from the second break was almost entirely done in the danger zone.