HOLY CRAP!!!---Rock Band

[U-Warrior]

New songs for this tuesday

The Police "Message in a bottle"
Lynard Skynard "Simple Man"
Blondie "Call me"

Prolly will get all three.

[Kane Knight]

Yeah, that's a fucking awesome pack. I'm not HUGE on Blondie, but that track...

[Fryza]

I will download Police, but ignore the rest.

I would really enjoy some Megadeth, but I have a feeling that is not happen...

[D Mac]

Tell me about it.

On the downside, DMac will call for Metallica every week until every Met song ever has been released.

:foc:

[D Mac]

Actually if they just had Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven, and Fade to Black i'd be happy.

[D Mac]

Oh and Master of Puppets

[D Mac]

And Sanitarium

[U-Warrior]

Oh and Master of Puppets.....the whole album

[U-Warrior]

ROFL the gamefaq boards are flooded with arguements about whether lynard skynard are racists for using confedorate flags as symbols.

I guess Jamie Noble, the Brisco Bros., and the Dukes of Hazard are racists too.

[Kane Knight]

It's a symbol of hate, but I hardly see what that has to do with Rock Band.

[U-Warrior]

Back in the civil war days, maybe. Symbols can change over time, and these days its a symbol of southern pride. It means nothing more thanbeing proud of where you're from.

Although I won't dispute that some southerners still use it as a symbol of hate, I doubt lynard skynard is one of them, judging from their music and songs like Curtis Lowe.

[Kane Knight]

LOL. The Swastika is just a symbol of German/White Pride. nothing more.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Meh, I ahve a wired 360 guitar, a lot of USB mics work with Rock Band so all I need to do is pick up some drums. The UK price is not an issue if you have a Guitar Hero game TBH.

But, if you need to buy the whole pack then buy a Wii first if you don't have one... It's cheaper :shifty:

[Kane Knight]

Yeah. I mean, short of the drums, I've been able to do everything since launch anyway. I have the GH Les Paul, a headset for the XBL shit so I can do vocals, and since I don't have the space for drums that's all that matters right now. I'ma pick up a USB mic at somepoint, and I've ordered a RB guitar, but if you're really having trouble buying all the optional accessories for a luxury item....

[U-Warrior]

LOL. The Swastika is just a symbol of German/White Pride. nothing more.

Yeah, that's a fair comparison.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah. I mean, short of the drums, I've been able to do everything since launch anyway. I have the GH Les Paul, a headset for the XBL shit so I can do vocals, and since I don't have the space for drums that's all that matters right now. I'ma pick up a USB mic at somepoint, and I've ordered a RB guitar, but if you're really having trouble buying all the optional accessories for a luxury item....

I didn't know the XBL headset works for vocals. Even better.

[Kane Knight]

Yeah, that's a fair comparison.

Yeah, the vow to turn the south into a "nigger's graveyard" holds no ground here.

I didn't know the XBL headset works for vocals. Even better.

Glad to be of some help.

I'll be honest, though, it's not as good as the USB mics from what I've seen. But it works well enough.

[U-Warrior]

Well the civil war was a little under a 150 years ago, and wwII was just over 50. So there's been a lot more time for the symbol of the confedorate flag to change it's meaning.

Point is, people generally don't look at the confedorate flag as a symbol of hate anymore. Walkout the door and you'll see a lot of merchandise brandishing the flag. All this stuff wouldn't be out there if it was still a symbol of hate.

Besides, look at it this way. The change over the years must really piss off the southerners that are still racist. That should at least appeal to you.

[DaveWadding]

Dear Spilchuk,

Crue loves youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Hey everybody,

On April 15th for Xbox 360 and April 17th for Playstation 3 , we will be releasing Mötley Crüe's new single “Saints of Los Angeles". This will make the Crüe the first ever band to release a single through our game. More info below.


“Saints of Los Angeles” by Mötley Crüe (master)

It will cost $0.99 (80 Microsoft Points) for a limited time.

[Fryza]

Spilchuk is gonna die of a heart failure here as soon as he reads that.

[D Mac]

Just read that it will be in addition to the Classic Rock Pack mentioned above.

[D Mac]

Got Skynard and Crue.

[Kane Knight]

Well the civil war was a little under a 150 years ago, and wwII was just over 50. So there's been a lot more time for the symbol of the confedorate flag to change it's meaning.


Except, of course, that things didn't end with the Civil War. You're not that naive, Figgy.

As far as the "most people don't consider ti racist," crap, I'd say that was patently false, since it's still a controversial issue wherever it's displayed. Sorry, real world issue>hypothetical change.

[Kane Knight]

I haven't grabbed the single yet. I ran out of points on the track pack. I'd fill it, but I need to moderate my spending.

[U-Warrior]

Picked them all up.

Only did guitar, and Message in a Bottle and Call Me are pretty fun. Simple Man is boring, and Motley isn't a very good song, and moderately fun to play. Should be in a harder tier, I'll say that much.

[D Mac]

Lol Blondie. That shit is so gay, fucking 80s style.

[U-Warrior]

Nah that song in particular can easily be classified as rock.

[D Mac]

I like the new Crue song BTW. And Skynard is, well, fucking Skynard.

[U-Warrior]

CEO of harmonix was just on attack of the show, and said we'd get full album info this week.

[Boomer]

Considering I've had no drum experience, I'm doing fairly well. I'm almost done beating solo on Hard with them, but I seriously need some schooling with the kick drum.

I know the kick drum sucks and all, but what kind of real drum exercises can I do to get better with using the kick off-beat with the drums or alternately with the drums? I know it's a ridiculous question...but someone might have an answer.

[Kalyx triaD]

Listen to the Transformers Movie Theme by Lion and try to replicate the drum pattern with one arm as a snare, one with keys or change as a snare, and your foot for obvious reasons. This is how I got started on drumming way back when. It's an easy beat that gets you on your way to kick drum/snare patterns.

[U-Warrior]

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44599

Hey everyone,


We're proud to unleash our first full album upon the masses- Judas Priest's 1982 classic Screaming For Vengeance! All tracks will be available separately for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points), or as a whole album for $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points).


All the following tracks are by Judas Priest and are masters-

“The Hellion/Electric Eye”

“Riding on the Wind”

“Bloodstone”

“(Take These) Chains”

“Pain and Pleasure”

“Screaming for Vengeance”

“You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”

“Fever”

“Devil’s Child”

We're also happy to announce two more albums that are in the pipeline and coming in the near future- The Cars album The Cars and the Pixies Doolittle

Stay tuned! We'll have updates on upcoming DLC soon, including The Who, as information becomes available.

[U-Warrior]

Well thats a complete swerve.

Will buy JP and the Pixies for sure, tho.

[D Mac]

:n:

[D Mac]

Guess what I'm mad about.

[U-Warrior]

Young people curse more than they used to?

[D Mac]

No Metallica Black announcement.

[D Mac]

And whatever happened to Metallica Fuel coming out. :mad:

[U-Warrior]

You need new sources.

[D Mac]

That OXM said it was along with some others like the NIN pack that already came out.

[U-Warrior]

You need new sources.

[D Mac]

:mad:

[KingofOldSchool]

I'm still not buying any songs until they release Who's Next as that was one of the primary reasons I got the drums and the game.

[U-Warrior]

That's rather silly logic, Koos.

[KingofOldSchool]

That's rather silly logic, Koos.

How so? I'm not giving them any of my money until they deliver the goods they promised. Real simple logic if I say so myself.

[U-Warrior]

They never promised that album DLC would be available right away. Any source you got that from was bullshit.

Even if they did, so what? It's not like they all got together and said "Hey guys, lets fuck over all the people waiting for who's next!"

The reasons we havn't seen dlc till now, are technical in origin, most likely. And as for the who in particular? I would guess that given the amount of people that want it, they didn't like the charts enough, and decided to perfect them some more. So if I'm right, its a good thing.

You aren't winning any battles by not purchasing dlc. Harmonix is working their ass off in case you couldn't tell by the sheer amount of dlc we've gotten. You're depriving yourself of great dlc, and for what? To spite a bunch of people who are giving you more dlc than any other company ever has?

After everything we've been given, I don't see how anyone can complain. Yeah its an annoyance not to have Who's Next, but its an understandable one. Damning the rest of RB's DLC because it's not out, seems like overkill.

[KingofOldSchool]

They never promised that album DLC would be available right away. Any source you got that from was bullshit.

Even if they did, so what? It's not like they all got together and said "Hey guys, lets fuck over all the people waiting for who's next!"

The reasons we havn't seen dlc till now, are technical in origin, most likely. And as for the who in particular? I would guess that given the amount of people that want it, they didn't like the charts enough, and decided to perfect them some more. So if I'm right, its a good thing.

You aren't winning any battles by not purchasing dlc. Harmonix is working their ass off in case you couldn't tell by the sheer amount of dlc we've gotten. You're depriving yourself of great dlc, and for what? To spite a bunch of people who are giving you more dlc than any other company ever has?

After everything we've been given, I don't see how anyone can complain. Yeah its an annoyance not to have Who's Next, but its an understandable one. Damning the rest of RB's DLC because it's not out, seems like overkill.

Hmmm I never said it had to be available RIGHT AWAY. Hell it's been like what, 6 months since Rock Band came out? And they were touting the full album of Who's Next since before it came out.

I could give a rats ass less about what has already been released, because nothing that's been released on DLC has made me go "OMG I GOT TO GET IT RIGHT AWAY!" And I really don't play it enough to make me want to buy songs that I'm only mildly interested in. I'd rather save my points for songs that I'm genuinely excited to be able to play.

I merely stated that I'm not spending any of my points on any other song until they release Who's Next or at least a good portion of the album. It's called being picky and not being like a lot of people and gobble up whatever they throw at us.

I have not played the game enough to where I'm tired of playing the main songs, so unless I have a good reason to buy songs, I am content with the songs that are already on the game.

[U-Warrior]

Well thats different. You made it sound as if you were doing it merely out of anger that who's next wasn't released.


Thank god this was resolved before Kane Knight got here and started throwing around homosexual innuendo.

[D Mac]

Yeah i'm not playing until Metallica Black comes out. That will show em.



:shifty:

[U-Warrior]

They never said anything about the black album.

WHOA. DEJA-VU, HUH D-MAC?

[D Mac]

I said. :mad:

[Kane Knight]

Thank god this was resolved before Kane Knight got here and started throwing around homosexual innuendo.


Still butthurt, figgy?

[Disturbed316]

I refuse to play this game untill I purchase it :shifty:

[U-Warrior]

New shit for tuesday:


The Mother Hips – “Red Tandy” (MASTER)

The Mother Hips – “Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear” (MASTER)

Smashing Pumpkins – “Zero” (MASTER)

Love zero, and I like the mother hips song thats already on there, so i'll give these two a try.

[D Mac]

Come on.

[Mister Sinister]

If I even had any kind of income at the moment, I would so be getting Zero, of course, i would be getting GTAIV as well, but sadly that isn't the case.

And don't feel bad Diesel Mac, I'm sure a Metallica album will come out some point, within the next five years.

[D Mac]

At least have some more songs that are a little more popular. Like more Nirvana, AC/DC or some shit.

[U-Warrior]

Nirvana full album is on the way, and complain to ac/dc about them not being in. I'm sure they've tried.

And I'll bet harmonix is waiting for the new metallica album to hit before they release more dlc from them, since they said one song would be from the new album.

So by rockband 5, you will get another pack.

[Funky Fly]

You know, all this Rock Band DLC means I'll definitely need the big hard drive. The sheer amount of DLC is crazy, and I am going to have that screaming for vengeance ish for sure.

[D Mac]

For some reason I want Headstrong by Trapt on here.

[Funky Fly]

You know, DMac, I bet they'll never have a Metallica album for DLC because Metallica are money whores and the licensing fees for an entire album would be so ridiculous that you'd need to pay like 5000 points.

[D Mac]

Id pay 10,000 :shifty:

[Funky Fly]

And that's why they do it. Because you'll pay anything as long as you get your Metallica fix. Fucking crackhead.

Fuck I'm amazed KISS songs get in, let alone Metallica songs. They're concert tickets are ridiculously expensive too.

[U-Warrior]

Funky, they already have the liscense for 15 songs.

Like I said, they are prolly gonna coincide it with the release of the new album, as one of the songs from it has been confirmed as dlc.

[Funky Fly]

Must have cost a small fortune for 15 songs.

[D Mac]

Fuel was also announced a while back. Where it is, who knows. :mad:

[D Mac]

March DLC, as revealed by OXM

March 4 - Thrash Pack
At The Gates "Blinded By Fear"
Evile - "Thrashes"
The Haunted - "Shadow World"

March 11
Bad Company - "Shooting Star" (COVER)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Simple Man"
The Police - "Message in a Bottle"

March 18 - NIN Pack
Nine Inch Nails - "March of the Pigs"
Nine Inch Nails - "The Collector"
Nine Inch Nails - "The Perfect Drug"

March 25 - Metal Pack
Iron Maiden - "Wrathchild" (COVER)
Black Sabbath - "Supernaut" (COVER)
Metallica - "Fuel"

Is it weird that I'm not interested in like any of those songs really.

MARCH 25 was a long time ago. :mad:

[Kane Knight]

You know, DMac, I bet they'll never have a Metallica album for DLC because Metallica are money whores and the licensing fees for an entire album would be so ridiculous that you'd need to pay like 5000 points.

Which, of course, is why we've already had songs.

Anyway, who are the Mother Hips? I saw the new DLC and the name rings a bell....

[Kane Knight]

Fuel was also announced a while back. Where it is, who knows. :mad:Feul was announced by OXM, not by Harmonix. Get a grip.

[D Mac]

Which, of course, is why we've already had songs.

Anyway, who are the Mother Hips? I saw the new DLC and the name rings a bell....

One of the bonus songs. The Time We Had is by them

[U-Warrior]

Yeah, besides that, they were really only popular in california. Pretty good band tho.

Red Tandy is a must buy. Really fun on all instruments.

[Kane Knight]

I just realised I technically could have previewed the songs anyway. I keep forgetting about the in-game store because I'm so used to it not being there.

[DaveWadding]

Fuck I'm amazed KISS songs get in, let alone Metallica songs. They're concert tickets are ridiculously expensive too.


Gene Simmons is a whore.

[D Mac]

New songs for Tue.

"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"-Fall Out Boy
Date with the Night" -Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"It Hurts"-Angels & Airwaves

:n:

[Mister Sinister]

Oh lemme guess why it gets a thumb down.

You know besides being alot of emo shit.

[U-Warrior]

Date with the night is an awesome song. And the Yeah Yeah Yeah's aren't even close to emo, you knob.

[Mister Sinister]

Date with the night is an awesome song. And the Yeah Yeah Yeah's aren't even close to emo, you knob.

Never said they're were.

I said besides being alot of EMO like stuff.

A&A somewhat emo

Fall Out Boy - Emo

I know the yeah, yeah, yeah aren't Emo, should of clarified that oh almighty Warrior

[U-Warrior]

Make that mistake again, and my wrath shall be furious and swift.

[Mister Sinister]

Does that include shaking the ropes, until my brain turns to liquid putty?

Plus I'm sorry, I didn't go into a huge KK like rant to try to clarify and confuse everyone at the same time.

[Kane Knight]

LOL. You two PMSing and bringing me up. Again.

[U-Warrior]

I didn't bring you up.

[Y2Ant]

You brought me up. IN MY PANTS

when the fuck is this coming out in the UK anyway, someone told me it was like end of this month but I am not so sure :'(

[Tornado]

May 23rd

[Disturbed316]

Was told in Game that if I wanted to buy Rock Band then I'd need to pre-order it as they wont get any stock in for general sale due to it being bulky.

[D Mac]

May 23rd

what

[jcmoorehead]

Was told in Game that if I wanted to buy Rock Band then I'd need to pre-order it as they wont get any stock in for general sale due to it being bulky.

I'd advise getting it from Play.com. The Instrument Pack is £99 and the game is £40 so altogether it's about £30 cheaper then if you bought from somewhere else. Also use the code experience08 for a 5% Discount. It's not much I know but it's better then paying the £180 everywhere else expects you to.

[Disturbed316]

Not bad, but I got about £150 credit at Game, so thats the only reason why I'm getting it from there.

[jcmoorehead]

Not bad, but I got about £150 credit at Game, so thats the only reason why I'm getting it from there.

Ah probably best then, I used my reward card to get the game itself. So I'm only paying for the Instruments themselves.

[D Mac]

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=70828

Check this out, might have to pick this up.

[Disturbed316]

Providing it doesn't mess up the sensitivity of the drums.

[D Mac]

New songs for Tue.

"Hanging on the Telephone"- Blondie
"Train in Vain"- The Clash
"Kool Thing"-Sonic Youth

:n:

[Blitz]

Train In Vain=:y:

[D Mac]

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showpost.php?p=603935&postcount=1

"Starting Sunday 5/4 pre-order the new album Indestructible on BestBuy.com and get a code to redeem "Inside The Fire" and "Indestructible" on June 3 for Xbox 360 RockBand for free."

Quick note: this is from the Disturbed site. We haven't totally nailed down which tracks are going to be available yet, but we'll let you know when we do.

If you pre-order the album online at BestBuy.com, you will receive a code which you may later use to redeem two free Disturbed tracks (as I said earlier, TBD) on Xbox Live. The promotion itself is exclusive to the Xbox 360, however, the Disturbed tracks will be publicly available for both platforms simultaneously, even if you do not opt into this special.

They will also be available separately, as singles, or as a bundled pack. Stay tuned, and if you have questions, please keep them to this thread. Thank

[U-Warrior]

Sweetness.

[Disturbed316]

Interesting. I wonder what DLC will be available at launch when its released over here.

[Tornado]

Harmonix have confirmed that ALL the currently available DLC will be up for PAL users to download starting Mon 27th May, and then we get all new DLC at the same time as the americans.

[jcmoorehead]

That's pretty awesome then. What DLC would you guys who have already played it recomend. Will definately be getting the Rush and Coheed & Cambria Tracks

[Disturbed316]

Holy crap thats awesome, better get some points.

[D Mac]

http://www.totallyps3.com/gameinfo.php?gameid=227&details=news&newsid=453 (http://www.totallyps3.com/gmeinfo.php?gameid=227&details=news&newsid=453)

Harmonix announces Rock Band II
By Phil May - 15 May 08
You're officially going to need a bigger garage...!

Harmonix has announced that Rock Band is about to get a sequel, and a "fully fledged sequel in line with the sort of sequel you'd expect from other big game names" sayeth Harmonix. As yet they're playing things quite close to their chest with no massive announcement about new or updated peripherals (it's about time someone gave you something wilder, guitar wise, than just a Fender or Gibson knock off, don't you think?)

The sequel's scheduled for 2009 and will feature the same downloadable content sharing dynamic as the first title. More details when we get 'em.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>This is getting to be ridiculous. GH, GH2, GH3, GH4, RB, RB2...millions of peripherals.</font> :o

[Y2Ant]

Too many awesome games are coming out in too short a timespan, I can't keep up financially :'(

[D Mac]

Preordered Disturbed "Indestructible" from Best Buy.com, so I will be getting the 2 free tracks come June 3. :cool:

[Kane Knight]

Why is that a good thing?

[D Mac]

Because they rule? Behind Met. of course.

[Kane Knight]

LOL. What kind of drugs do you take to evoke such a huge gay crush on shitty bands?

[D Mac]

I thought you liked them. :?:

[Blitz]

This week's DLC: European bonus tracks.

"Beetlebum" (Blur) (not a master)
"Hier Kommt Alex" (Die Toten Hosen)
"Countdown To Insanity" (H-Block X)
"Perfekte Welle" (Juli)
"New Wave" (Pleymo)
"Monsoon" (Tokio Hotel)
"Hysteria" (Muse)
"Rock 'n' Roll Star" (Oasis)
"Manu Chao" (Les Wampas)

Def buying Hysteria and Hier Kommt Alex

[Y2Ant]

So apparently I get paid the same day this game comes out here. BOOYEAH

[Disturbed316]

Not long to go now, have now idea how I'm gonna get this thing home though.

[Requiem]

Saw the charts for Hysteria on youtube. Love it already and I haven't even played it yet.

[D Mac]

Anyone get any of these songs yet?

[jcmoorehead]

Play.com have sent out my instruments, only waiting on Game to send out the game itself. Also for those in the UK all the DLC for Rock Band is now up on Live for you to download if you somehow already have the game or want to download the stuff early.

[D Mac]

Got Hysteria and New Wave. Thinking about Countdown to Insanity.

Hier Kommt Alex sucks IMO

[D Mac]

How many songs do you have total? Including regular, DLC and bonus songs.

I have 90 songs total in this game. :cool:

[jcmoorehead]

At the moment none as I don't have the game just yet but I'm looking at the DLC List now and at what I should get. Looking for recomendations.

Following are what I'm looking at getting though:
* Metallica "Ride the Lightning"
* Metallica "Blackened"
* Metallica "And Justice for All"
* Police "Roxanne"
* David Bowie "Heroes"*
* Black Sabbath "War Pigs"*
* Rush "Limelight"*
* Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast"*
* Oasis "Don't Look Back in Anger"
* Oasis "Wonderwall"
* Rush "Working Man"*
* Coheed and Cambria "Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)"
* Jonathan Coulton "Still Alive""

[D Mac]

Metallica

[D Mac]

How many songs do you have total? Including regular, DLC and bonus songs.

[Tornado]

My Instruments and Game were dispatched today, long wait is finally over.

[U-Warrior]

I have 150 songs, altogether.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

FUCK YOU IMGBURN.... My last DVD was written incorrectly for this

also FUCK YOU LEEDS COMPUTER SHOPS.... How can NONE of them sell DVD+R DLs!

[Disturbed316]

Already bought about seven songs for this, even though I dont have it yet :$

[Y2Ant]

I am going to murder everyone I lay eyes upon if I can't get my hands on this game tomorrow. Maybe I should have pre-ordered it, but that doesn't mean people aren't going to die if it sells out before I get it. :mad:

[Tornado]

My game arrived this morning (thursday), instruments are due tomorrow (friday), so i'm just playing through the Guitar parts until then.

[Y2Ant]

I :love: this game.

[Disturbed316]

Awesome, awesome and awesome. I :heart: this game.

Wasn't too bad getting this home in the end, just abit bulky rather than heavy. Completed the drum and guitar solo tours on easy, but it says I've only done 30 of 60 songs, are the other songs from the bonus tours?

Played some multiplayer earlier, only with one other person on the drums, but to have two people in the same room playing this game is amazing.

[jcmoorehead]

Nearly finished the Guitar Solo tour on Medium. Downloaded a shit load of DLC looking forward to playing through it all tomorrow when the girlfriends round. Tried my hand at the drums and those are incredibly fun to play albeit hard to get used to. Tried vocals and failed miserably, any tips there?

[Kane Knight]

Sing on key.

:shifty:

One of the first things I'd mention is make sure to take advantage of octaves. You can sing up an octave or down, it doesn't matter. You probably already know that, but it doesn't seem to register with some people. If you don't know the song, you can bullshit it with the vocals on. I prefer to have the vocals off, but some of these songs I don't know or barely know, so I fake it...

[D Mac]

You can't bullshit the vocals on hard.

[D Mac]

We need to have a TPWW guitar score duel tournament or some shit.

[Kalyx triaD]

I finished "Dirty Little Secret" on vocals and guitar both on expert.

Its... a lukewarm accomplishment.

[Kalyx triaD]

We need to have a TPWW guitar score duel tournament or some shit.

It'll come down to me and Extreme Angle.

[U-Warrior]

Looks like the dlc for tuesday is gonna be that Disturbed pack. They are kinda hit or miss with me, so I'll have to check the tube before i snag these.

[Extreme Angle]

So... I have around 500 saved up. so tempted to buy this but... summer is coming and I need a new downhill bike...
I heard the guitar on this game was pretty lame... like the hardest song for guitar is like free bird on expert... which isn't hard tbh.

[Requiem]

The guitar on this game is more realistic. As in, they actually got real musicians to make the note charts. They don't add in triple chords or random fucking cord changups for no reason.. etc. That said, guitar is still very fun regardless of the difficulty level. That, and there are a lot more songs now with the DLC.

Hell, the drums alone are worth buying this game for if you want a challenge.

[jcmoorehead]

I find the Guitar to be fairly easy compared with GH3 but a lot more fun. I've only played through on Medium at the moment but I'm gonna move up to hard today but the songs are a hell of a lot more fun to play then it was in GH3.

It feels as if you are actually playing the song and you enjoy playing the song wheras in GH3 for the majority of the songs it just feels like you're hitting buttons and the only though you have it "I can't wait till this piece of shit is over."

[Disturbed316]

Yeah, I think the guitar section is much better than GH3. They GH turned into how stupidly difficult they could make it for people, rather than making it fun to play, which is probably why I havent touched it since it came out.

Hope they put some HIM DLC up at some point in the future, some of their songs would be perfect for this.

[D Mac]

Looks like the dlc for tuesday is gonna be that Disturbed pack. They are kinda hit or miss with me, so I'll have to check the tube before i snag these.

I think it's gonna be the Cars album. It's being advertised on Live.

Disturbed will probably hit June 3rd when the new album comes out.

[Kane Knight]

You can't bullshit the vocals on hard.

So...Don't...Bullshit...On...Hard?

Or don't play on hard when you don't know the song or are new to the game?

Stop me if I'm making too much sense.

[Kane Knight]

Yeah, I think the guitar section is much better than GH3. They GH turned into how stupidly difficult they could make it for people, rather than making it fun to play, which is probably why I havent touched it since it came out.


LOL yeah.

[Blitz]

3 Devo tracks are coming (no date, tho), with the synth re-recorded as guitar leads.

[D Mac]

So...Don't...Bullshit...On...Hard?

Or don't play on hard when you don't know the song or are new to the game?

Stop me if I'm making too much sense.

OK stop :shifty:

[Kane Knight]

3 Devo tracks are coming (no date, tho), with the synth re-recorded as guitar leads.

Devo had 3 songs?

[Y2Ant]

Is there only a guitar tour and not a bass one? I was under the impression there were 4 things to choose from (I didn't buy the drums yet and am not getting the mic) but it seems guitar is my only choice for now. Not complaining or owt just wondering tbh.

Also, beating the same song over and over still makes me money, and the game gives you items you can buy anyway for beating songs in tour mode, so is it mad easy to unlock everything?

[Y2Ant]

Oh oh and do you get to make a band in one player or multiplayer or both? And can you customize all the band members if you can make a band in solo? :o

Much love to whomever provides me some answers. :kiss:

[Blitz]

There's no bass tour. Just Guitar, Drums, and Vocals. Bass can only be done in quick play or band.

You don't get to customize all your band members on solo. You only get to create your own player, for whatever instrument you're doing. You can play with bands online, but if you actually wanna do the World Tour mode or whatever, you need 3 other people in the same room.

[U-Warrior]

WHy is there no bass tour for any of these games. Seriously, freaking retarded.

They should at least have separate difficulty tiers for bass on quickplay.

[jcmoorehead]

but if you actually wanna do the World Tour mode or whatever, you need 3 other people in the same room.

Actually you only need one other person for it. Me and my girlfriend were playing it for most of yesterday.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Actually you only need one other person for it. Me and my girlfriend were playing it for most of yesterday.

Or guitar and XBox LIve headset on your own :D

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just got my first expert vocal 100%. Dead on Arrival.

I don't know weather to be happy or scared....

[Kane Knight]

WHy is there no bass tour for any of these games. Seriously, freaking retarded.

They should at least have separate difficulty tiers for bass on quickplay.

They had originally advertised it as such, that you would have four solo games in one, plus world tour. They decided that bass tour wouldn't be fun enough, and took it out. Or something. Honestly, I say that's one of the shittier things they did.

Also, they really should have made it so you can sing with the mic plugged into the guitar, FFS. They even acknowledge it's something people would do...Why make it less convenient?

[Kane Knight]

BTW, I just realised the Cars album was coming out on my motherfucking Birthday. SWEET.

[Tornado]

Rock Band + 4 People + Alcohol + Bank Holiday Weekend = Good Times.

[CSL]

So do people not feel like dicks singing at their TV's?

And when the fuck is this out in Europe on PS3? I ain't paying a ransom on eBay

[Kane Knight]

I normally shout at mine, so singing at it is nothing!

[jcmoorehead]

So do people not feel like dicks singing at their TV's?

Yeah i do, especially on songs like Blitzkrieg Bop but thats because I'm not very confident at singing as it is so it's mainly building confidence.

KK: Thanks for the advice with the singing, it helped a bit. I'm still not too good at it but I'm actually getting used to it a bit more now.

[Kane Knight]

I sing all the time here. Usually with my own guitar backing me, but if I can do that, singing along with a game like a douchebag is easy.

[Kane Knight]

Also, I think I got my ex into Rock Band. :D

[Extreme Angle]

I bought it, Pretty safe at drums, guitar is piss easy tbh... bought 3 songs
It Hurts - Angels & Airwaves
The Kill - 30 seconds to mars
move alone - all american rejects

Where is a list of songs coming out soon?
Also that still alive song from orange box is some funny stuff lol, and then you die... that was joke.. ha ha. oh yes. fat chance

[#BROKEN Hasney]

There's not a list of whats coming out. The only thing with a release date right now is The Pixies album Doolittle, which should be out sometime next month.

[D Mac]

Next week I get free Disturbed. :cool:

[D Mac]

I bought it, Pretty safe at drums, guitar is piss easy tbh... bought 3 songs
It Hurts - Angels & Airwaves
The Kill - 30 seconds to mars
move alone - all american rejects

Where is a list of songs coming out soon?
Also that still alive song from orange box is some funny stuff lol, and then you die... that was joke.. ha ha. oh yes. fat chance

If you think guitar is so easy wait till you get to Green Grass and High Tides.

[Kane Knight]

Harmonix has been generally close to the chest about what's coming out when, at least they have for a while. At one point, they let loose a schedule. Now, it tends to be announced the week before, if at all.

[Y2Ant]

If you think guitar is so easy wait till you get to Green Grass and High Tides.

Fuck me I did pretty well at that song (totally raped the last guitar solo) but I was in a lot of pain afterwards :'(

I love how beating solo tour on hard gave me 3 achievements and that I don't have to beat it on easy or medium now. :cool:

No more free items for beating Expert songs though :(

[Kane Knight]

LOL. It's been ages since I picked up this game. Then about a week ago, I started playing again. So maybe it's that it's been ages since I played. But I'm getting schooled by Sandman on Hard. Which is funny, because I 5 starred it in one go on normal.

[Extreme Angle]

Bought some more songs. buddy holly, all the small things, that song by the buzzcocks, i didn't actually know it but all my buds were like.. buy it!

[Kane Knight]

Also, how is Coheed and Cambria even on the same TIER as MEtallica?

[U-Warrior]

The tiers are bit screwy, tbh. Tom Sayer and Welcome Home should def be in lower tiers.

[Kane Knight]

The only ones that tripped me up at all were Foreplay/Long Time and Sandman, so I'd say anything not them on that tier should probably be lower, or those two higher.

And even tripped up, I got like a four star on foreplay.

[D Mac]

HA I beat Sandman on Expert a long time ago. :p

[Kane Knight]

Congrats. Now you can head out into the world and try for a life. :p

[Disturbed316]

About a third of the way through guitar on hard now, so much more fun than struggling in Guitar Hero. Gonna start Band World Tour in a bit...solo.

[Kane Knight]

I need to learn more of th vocal lines before I can continue BWT solo.

However, I created a new band for me and the ex, and since she seems to enjoy it....

[Kane Knight]

On a related note, I can play most of the parts that are tripping me up on a real guitar...

[D Mac]

Ready to get your head spinning? This week are we really covering the spread. First we have a three pack of songs from Jimmy Buffett for $1.99 each (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for the pack. Jimmy Buffett rerecorded the three songs for exclusive use in Rock Band, turns out he really digs the game.

Also along for the ride this week is the long-awaited Disturbed three-pack of songs from their new album INDESTRUCTIBLE. Best Buy recently announced they are partnering with MTV Games and Hamonix to offer Disturbed fans the opportunity to download two free tracks from the band’s highly anticipated new album, INDESTRUCTIBLE. By pre-ordering the album at www.BestBuy.com/disturbed, fans will receive instructions to download title track “Indestructible” and “Inside The Fire” for Rock Band from Xbox Live. Both of those songs will also be available to all Rock Band owners on 360 and PS3 along with a third track from the album "Perfect Insanity". Each Disturbed track will be available for $.99 per track (80 Microsoft Points) for a limited time, or $2.99 (240 Microsoft Points) for the three pack.

Tracks are as Follows-

"Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
"Cheeseburger in Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
"Volcano" by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
"Indestructible" by Disturbed (master)
"Inside the Fire" by Disturbed (master)
"Perfect Insanity" by Disturbed (master)

[Disturbed316]

WOOOO Margaritaville :love:

Who ever has the pre-order code, post it here.

[D Mac]

I do. But i'm using it. I'll post it after I use it but I don't know if it will work after the fact.

[Disturbed316]

I doubt it will be like a cd key or anything. Will probably be like a mass generic code.

[Kane Knight]

In all probability it IS like a CD key or something. Look at the other downloadable promotions games have had.

[KingofOldSchool]

I beginning to think we'll never get any sort of DLC of The Who like we were promised before the game was even released.

"Nevermind" can be tossed in the same pile they threw Cobain's brain matter in.

[D Mac]

I'd buy all of Nevermind.

[D Mac]

Except for In Bloom of course.

[Kane Knight]

DMac likes Nevermind, thus solidifying it as shite.

The Who will still show up eventually, as will the Metallica tracks and (Regrettably), Nirvana. Note I didn't say Met was regrettable. If they put in some good tracks, I'll even DL them. Though with my luck, it'll be St Anger, and everyone but Lars and DMac will be pissed.

[KingofOldSchool]

DMac likes Nevermind, thus solidifying it as shite.

The Who will still show up eventually, as will the Metallica tracks and (Regrettably), Nirvana. Note I didn't say Met was regrettable. If they put in some good tracks, I'll even DL them. Though with my luck, it'll be St Anger, and everyone but Lars and DMac will be pissed.

And D-Mac and everyone else who will buy anything associated with Metallica.

[Kane Knight]

True. Half of Metallica's fans would buy it and then bitch.

[D Mac]

I wouldn't buy all of St Anger. Just Some Kind of Monster and The Unnamed Feeling. Maybe Frantic.

[Kane Knight]

Why must you turn this thread into a house of KIES?

[U-Warrior]

God I hate Nirvana.

And I like the classics as much as the next guy, but I'd actually appreciate a full album from a modern band mixed in there.

My pic would be Shinedown- Leave a Whisper. Not one of the most popular bands out there, but almost every song has what would be really fun guitar parts, fun vocals ( I know cause I sing the shit all the time in the car) and genuinely good songs.

I've even suggested them on other forums and almost all responses agreed, so I'm not the only one that would like to see them in.

[Disturbed316]

I DARE YOU TO WALK THROUGH FIRE! WOOOOOOOOO!

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Can't wait for the Jimmy Buffet dlc. I was fucking thrilled when I heard that. CD wise, I'll probably get all of In Bloom, and The Who cd. I really, really fucking want them to put out Appetite for Destruction as a cd.

[Kane Knight]

God I hate Nirvana.

And I like the classics as much as the next guy, but I'd actually appreciate a full album from a modern band mixed in there.

My pic would be Shinedown- Leave a Whisper. Not one of the most popular bands out there, but almost every song has what would be really fun guitar parts, fun vocals ( I know cause I sing the shit all the time in the car) and genuinely good songs.

I've even suggested them on other forums and almost all responses agreed, so I'm not the only one that would like to see them in.

If we get modern bands, it'll probably be Linkin Park or something.

Hmm. A Lacuna Coil album would be pretty cool. And yeah, the first Shinedown record would be good. Long as it wasn't their second.

[D Mac]

Got my 2 free Disturbed songs and bought the other one. :cool:

Yeah if I posted the code it wouldn't work. So I won't bother.

[Disturbed316]

:(

Are they any good?

[Kane Knight]

I DLed the Disturbed pack because Heidi loves anything Heavy. I figure three bucks to pander to her so she'll be more prone to play the game is a small price to pay.

[D Mac]

They are all good.


By the way, this is ROCK BAND not COUNTRY BAND.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Jimmy Buffet > Disturbed.

Fact.

[Disturbed316]

lol thats like saying motorbikes > horse and cart. Two different things.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Totally off topic, but I don't feel like asking anywhere else... Does anyone else thing Disturbed is going downhill... Not horribly or anything, but their new stuff, compared to their old stuff, IMO, is meh. Granted I only really listen to them when I work out, it just doesn't give off the same vibe to me.

[DaveWadding]

I DLed the Disturbed pack because Heidi loves anything Heavy. I figure three bucks to pander to her so she'll be more prone to play the game is a small price to pay.


You wasted 2 bucks, and DMac is full of lies.

Go to www.disturbed1.com/xbox (http://www.disturbed1.com/xbox)
Enter 1lfa89 and click submit.


Entering that code outputs the code you'll need to input on Live.

[D Mac]

YOU are full of lies Wadding. It says already redeemed.

[D Mac]

Jimmy Buffet > Disturbed.

Fact.

incorrect but we have some nice parting gifts for you, nah we don't.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

YOU are full of lies Wadding. It says already redeemed.

Really? It doesn't for me, it says "Here is your XBox code"

The only problem is it's blank :(

[Kane Knight]

They are all good.


By the way, this is ROCK BAND not COUNTRY BAND.

It's also not "Shitty Nu Metal Band" or "Tiny Penis band," Which rules out Disturbed and Metallica. So sit down and shut up. :D

[Kane Knight]

You wasted 2 bucks, and DMac is full of lies.

Go to www.disturbed1.com/xbox (http://www.disturbed1.com/xbox)
Enter 1lfa89 and click submit.


Entering that code outputs the code you'll need to input on Live.

No, it gives me a blank "Code," Which is worthless.

Like you. :kiss:

[Y2Ant]

If it was Shiney Penis band i'd totally buy it :cool:

[CSL]

I may have caved in and ordered this imported off eBay :o

After reading around a bit, I'm already concerned about my soon to arrive and soon to break pedal. Apparently you can strengthen it. How do I go about doing this?

[Kane Knight]

I may have caved in and ordered this imported off eBay :o

After reading around a bit, I'm already concerned about my soon to arrive and soon to break pedal. Apparently you can strengthen it. How do I go about doing this?

There are products you can buy through major e-tailers like Amazon, or you could google one of the many "how tos."

I don't know how to do it, but I've seen more than one online.

Anyway, I clicked on the thread to say that, having played the Disturbed tracks, I'm not buying the CD. They're okay, but meh. Much as I missed guitar solos when they went out of style in the 90s, It seems like Disturbed's fallen into the "Throw in a guitar solo for the sake of a guitar solo" category, which is the opposite end, and just as bad.

WWKD, I don't think the band's really changed much at all. This doesn't endear them to me, but I was only marginally interested in them in the first place.

[U-Warrior]

Finally got the Cars album. Every song is fun on guitar. Vocals will be awesome, I assume.

[Kane Knight]

Vocals are fun. I SO need a real mic, I think.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

HA! I love the fact that Jimmy Buffet actually mentions Rock Band in Volcano.

[D Mac]

June 10th DLC -- 2 SONGS UNOFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED!!


Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars
source: http://www.tokipost.com/?p=427
Youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NztJu7fLvEY

Them Terribles - Bullets and Guns
source: http://www.independent.com/news/2008...emrock-bandem/
Youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9dLKgO4SM&feature=related

[U-Warrior]

Yeah, won't be gettin those.

lol at the one guy in Them Terribles who just claps.

[Kane Knight]

Yeah, won't be gettin those.

lol at the one guy in Them Terribles who just claps.

[D Mac]

It's funny how you get a solid week like last week and the next you get crap.

[CSL]

Man I wish I could get hold of some DLC. Only had this less than 24 hours but there's a bunch of stuff on there I want

Drums are fun but haaaard @ times. Me thinks they're gonna get harder too. Guitar just feels 'better' than Guitar Hero. Pain in the arse switching from the big buttons to the smaller, 'high' notes mid song though. Not tried vocals yet. Crowd singing along is a nice touch.

Great game

[Disturbed316]

You do know you dont actually have to switch to those annoying little buttons?

[Tornado]

June 10th DLC, FULL LIST

MTV2 Pack

The Material Moving to Seattle

The Myriad A Clean Shot

Them Terribles Bullets & Guns



Maxïmo Park Girls Who Play Guitars*

*not included in pack.

[Kane Knight]

The only one of those I knew before the tracks were announced is Maximo Park.

[D Mac]

Never heard of any of them.

[Kane Knight]

Someone recced Maximo Park to me a couple years ago on Soulseek. I accidentally added my whole Soulseek folder to my iTunes Library, so I filtered through a lot of it already.

[Blitz]

Probably buy The Myriad track.

[U-Warrior]

Yeeeeeeaaahhhh just had a a whole band thing goin on. Live in a very outdoor sports-oriented town, so its hard to find people to play, let alone a full band. This is only the second time I've gotten a full band going. Wish I could do it more often, cause its so awesome.

[CSL]

You do know you dont actually have to switch to those annoying little buttons?

Uh huh. But where's the fun in that?

[CSL]

Found a 'guide' online to getting around not being able to download american Playstation Store content on a PAL PS3. Downloaded a bunch of shit. It's great that the DLC shows up in World Tour mode

[Kane Knight]

Does that involve setting up an account in our region? Because they've been locking those accounts. You probably won't be bothered, but you should know.

[CSL]

Yeah. I guess I wouldn't mind it getting locked as long as I could set up another for when I want something else. But if my PS3 was banned (like an IP type thing) from making international accounts after that, it'd suck (dunno if that's possible)

[Kane Knight]

Yeah. I guess I wouldn't mind it getting locked as long as I could set up another for when I want something else. But if my PS3 was banned (like an IP type thing) from making international accounts after that, it'd suck (dunno if that's possible)

Oh, you're on a PS3?
LOL. I feel like an idiot. I don't know how I missed your mention of PLAYSTATION before. It's an XBox thing.

I don't know if you're safe, but I know Microsoft has issues.

On a related note, I got another friend hooked.

[D Mac]

Wikipedia has these as "To Be Announced"

"Afterlife" Avenged Sevenfold
"Aesthetics of Hate" Machine Head
"Breed" Nirvana
"Burn" Nine Inch Nails

[D Mac]

Wikipedia has these as "To Be Announced"

"Afterlife" Avenged Sevenfold
"Aesthetics of Hate" Machine Head
"Breed" Nirvana
"Burn" Nine Inch Nails

They have been taken down

[Kalyx triaD]

The Pixies album "Doolittle" is the next full album download for Rock Band.

[Kalyx triaD]

DLC This Week:

Avenged Sevenfold "Afterlife"
Avenged Sevenfold "Critical Acclaim"
The Offspring "Hammerhead" (Nice)
Crooked X "Rock 'n' Roll Dream"

[D Mac]

Have to preview them first.

[Kane Knight]

Are there any good wireless mics that will work with the 360? I want to get a real mic (A real mic for the game, as I have two professional microphones), but since it's a game, I'd rather not be tied down by wires.

If there isn't, is there a better mic than the Rock Band official in the sameprice range? I'll have to order one online, since no stores stock it, so convenience of locality isn't an issue.

I'm probably grabbing the drums by the end of the month, to boot.

[Disturbed316]

Offspring :love:

[D Mac]

Are there any good wireless mics that will work with the 360? I want to get a real mic (A real mic for the game, as I have two professional microphones), but since it's a game, I'd rather not be tied down by wires.

If there isn't, is there a better mic than the Rock Band official in the sameprice range? I'll have to order one online, since no stores stock it, so convenience of locality isn't an issue.

I'm probably grabbing the drums by the end of the month, to boot.

Don't know about wireless but the official mic is pretty good.

[Disturbed316]

The official mic is pretty good, dont know about wireless.

[Kane Knight]

Actually, I can't seem to find the official one online, except used.

[Kane Knight]

The official mic is pretty good, dont know about wireless.

Probably a longshit to begin with. It's just that everything else is wireless and all...I wish I could just get one of those Wireless USB mics, but I'm not sure it'll work on the 360.

[Kane Knight]

LOLLLLL

http://kotaku.com/5016733/the-sun-gnashes-teeth-over-gtas-locked-mock-pedophile-site

UK newspaper The Sun (http://kotaku.com/tag/the-sun/) is trying their best to drum up some British outrage over Grand Theft Auto IV (http://kotaku.com/tag/grand-theft-auto-iv/)'s inclusion of a child pageant site on the game's faux internet.
In GTA IV a little exploration at the game's cyber cafe yields LacySurprisePageant.com, when you visit the site a message pops up that it has been shut down by the game's police and that your IP address has been "cataloged" for possible future investigation. A visit also instantly maxes out your wanted level.
When I first noticed this, while playing through the game, I had a pretty good laugh, but at least one South Wales man was offended. And you know what they say: One person pissed off equals a story in The Sun.
Jason Deschoolmeester, 23, of South Wales, said: “I was looking on the internet for cheats and the name of this caught my eye as my daughter is called Lacey. This crosses the line. The makers have obviously sat around and discussed putting this in, and it’s not on. What will they do next?
“It’s disgusting. It could lead people to indulge in things like that. It is totally sick. I won’t play it again.”
While The Sun does go out of its way to point out that the game doesn't allow you to act out the role of a pedophile, they never explain how a single complaint by a gamer morphed into a story with the headline: A HIT computer game has sparked outrage by featuring a spoof paedophile website.

[CSL]

KK AND GTA INVADE ROCK BAND THREAD SHOCKER!

Also, when do you unlock the bonus songs in the career mode? (Bang Camaro, Flyleaf etc)

[D Mac]

What's that have to do with Rock Band?

[Kane Knight]

What's that have to do with Rock Band?

Wrong thread. That hard to figure out?

[Kane Knight]

KK AND GTA INVADE ROCK BAND THREAD SHOCKER!

Also, when do you unlock the bonus songs in the career mode? (Bang Camaro, Flyleaf etc)

Go down and play the one that's available on the Bonus tour (It varies by instrument), and then play the next. Each time you play one and finish it, it unlocks the next one.

[D Mac]

Wrong thread. That hard to figure out?

Metallica:foc:

[Kane Knight]

Oh, right. You're a Metallica fan. You're not bright enough to guess that this might have been intended for the GTA thread, which was like one thread down.

[Kalyx triaD]

Oddly enough, me and the guys just put two and two together and seen that we had the tools needed for a sing off (RB Mic, XBL Headset). So a small tourny for King of Karaoke went down.

I won. Deciding track: Creep. It's fun, slightly queer, but mostly fun.

[D Mac]

Previewed the new songs. Didn't like them.

[Kane Knight]

Oddly enough, me and the guys just put two and two together and seen that we had the tools needed for a sing off (RB Mic, XBL Headset). So a small tourny for King of Karaoke went down.

I won. Deciding track: Creep. It's fun, slightly queer, but mostly fun.

Ironically, I'm a vocalist, but I've spent the least time working on vocals.

[Kane Knight]

OMG. I only JUST got the drums today, but it's a fucking blast.

[Blitz]

Other Offspring tracks coming soon:

“Come Out And Play [Keep ‘Em Separated]“
“Self Esteem“
“Gone Away“
“All I Want“
“Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)“
”The Kids Aren‘t Alright

Def buying Come out And Play, Pretty Fly, and Kids Aren't Alright.

[U-Warrior]

Wow. They honestly couldn't have chosen better for those tracks.