JOINING THE PA ROCK BAND CLUBS!Here's How It Works: There are two groups. One group is full of people who won't be asshats and quit matches after, like, one song, people that won't hog guitar and will do bass every once in a while, generally stand-up, PA forum players. The other group includes the aforementioned, along with the criteria of having about 50% of the DLC.NOT AN ASSHAT? WANT A RELIABLE STABLE OF FORUMERS WHO WON'T QUIT MATCHES LIKE A LITTLE BITCH?Add "PA Rock Band" to your friend list.Do you have half the DLC?Add "RockBand allDLC" to your friend list.Still with me? Good.Once you're a friend, go to the gamertag's profile, go to Personal Profile, and View Friends. You now know who is online and currently owns Rock Band, and will be able to send invites. People that are friends with RockBand allDLC now have a portal to Rock Banders that will probably share a good amount of DLC with them. Enjoy the greatest music game ever made, with your friends from Penny Arcade! I'm a poet and I didn't know it.Number of DLC Songs Available As of January 29, 2008:
50 SongsNote: There's 58 songs in the retail game (45 main setlist and 13 bonus), so if you subtract 58 from your total songs as listed in Solo World Tour, you'll have the amount of DLC you've purchased.
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Xbox 360 Box Art
What Guitars Can I Use?
Xbox 360 Rock Band owners are free to use the Guitar Hero II X-plorer, the Guitar Hero III Gibson Les Paul, or the Rock Band Fender Stratocaster.
PS3 owners do not have the luxury, and have to use their wireless Strat that comes packaged in with Rock Band. The following chart, therefore, only applies to the 360 version.The Game
(Excerpts From Wikipedia)
Rock Band is an upcoming music video game under development by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and to be distributed by Electronic Arts Partners. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are scheduled for a North American release on November 20, 2007 at a price point of $169.99, while the PlayStation 2 version will be released in North America on December 10, 2007 at a price point of $159.99. The game will be released in Europe in early 2008. In early 2008, a Wii version of the game was announced, but no release date was given.
Rock Band will allow players to perform in virtual "bands" by providing up to four players with the ability to play three different instrument-based peripherals (a guitar peripheral for guitar and bass guitar sequences, a drum peripheral, and a microphone). These instruments will be used to simulate the playing of rock music by hitting scrolling notes on-screen. Players can interact through both online and offline multiplayer capabilities. The game is Harmonix's first project since development duties of the Guitar Hero series were transferred over to Neversoft.
(In Casual Speak)
The culmination of what Guitar Hero I and II had hinted at. How psyched am I for this? Super-psyched. There's a very good chance (we're talking 75% here) that this could be become my favorite series of all time.
The user interface. Left is guitar, middle is drums, right is bass, vocals run along the top. It was confirmed that the positions of these can be switched.
The Instruments
This sexy replica of the Fender Stratocaster is (from a style perspective) a vast improvement over the GHII model, looking much more like an actual instrument rather than a toy. Each fret button is still color-coded, however it's much more incognito this time, as the colors are only visible on a side-view, perfectly placed for the player. Other features include a five-way switch for different sound effects, and an extra set of the five existing fret buttons for all your soloing needs.
Downstrum not working on your Strat anymore? Not afraid to fix it yourself? THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY.http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=40188
THE GUITAR THAT COMES WITH THE 360 BUNDLE IS WIRED. THE GUITAR THAT COMES WITH THE PS3 BUNDLE IS WIRELESS. If you happen to own both systems and really want a wireless guitar (and GH3's controller end up not working on Rock Band), this is going to be a large part of your decision. To accommodate all the instruments, the 360 bundle will come with a USB hub.
Four pads (snare drum, tom-tom, hi-hat, and cymbals), one kick pedal. Real drum sticks. I imagine you know what those look like, and they're easily replaceable if lost. According to reports, it's easy to assemble in less than five minutes, and you can even set it up on a flat tabletop if you don't like the stand. Easily the newest part of the game I'm looking forward to the most.
It's a microphone. One tends to sing into these devices. It picks up individual vowels and consonants, and if your bastard friend happens to be playing the solo on "Highway Star" or you really want to imitate Will Ferrell, it can be used as a tambourine or cowbell by simply tapping on it. Don't want to tap? Hand full of axe? Just make random noises, like "pow pow pow." All the real rockers do this when people aren't looking.
The Music
These are the songs confirmed to be on the disc at release so far, in alpha order by song title. The master tracks are in bold.
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - Jet
"Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet
"Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden
"Blitzkrieg Bop" - The Ramones
"Celebrity Skin" - Hole
"Cherub Rock" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Creep" - Radiohead
"Dani California" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Dead On Arrival" - Fall Out Boy
"Detroit Rock City" - KISS
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult
"Electric Version" - The New Pornographers
"Enter Sandman" - Metallica
"Epic" - Faith No More
"Flirtin' With Disaster" - Molly Hatchet
"Foreplay/Long Time" - Boston
"Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones
"Go with the Flow" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Green Grass and High Tides" - The Outlaws
"The Hand That Feeds" - Nine Inch Nails
"Here It Goes Again" - OK Go
"Highway Star" - Deep Purple
"I Think I'm Paranoid" - Garbage
"In Bloom" - Nirvana
"Learn to Fly" - Foo Fighters
"Main Offender" - The Hives
"Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Mississippi Queen" - Mountain
"Next to You" - The Police
"Orange Crush" - REM
"Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
"Reptilia" - The Strokes
"Run to the Hills" - Iron Maiden
"Sabotage" - Beastie Boys
"Say It Ain't So" - Weezer
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" - The Clash
"Suffragette City" - David Bowie
"Tom Sawyer" - Rush
"Train Kept A-Rollin'" - Aerosmith
"Vasoline" - Stone Temple Pilots
"Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi
"Wave of Mutilation" - The Pixies
"Welcome Home" - Coheed and Cambria
"When You Were Young" - The Killers
"Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who
BONUS TRACKS:
"29 Fingers" - The Konks
"Blood Doll" - Anarchy Club
"Brainpower" - Freezepop
"Can't Let Go" - Death of the Cool
"Day Late, Dollar Short" - The Acro-Brats
"I Get By" - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
"I'm So Sick" - Flyleaf
"Nightmare" - Crooked X
"Outside" - Tribe
"Pleasure (Pleasure)" - Bang Camaro
"Seven" - Vagiant
"Time We Had" - The Mother Hips
"Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" - Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld
A METRIC FUCKTON OF DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT. 200 SONGS IN THE WORKS FOR 2008. Available in albums, packs, or individual purchase. $1.99 is standard price for most songs. Rare occasions may see $0.99 or $2.99. Track Packs come at a discounted price of three songs for $5.49.And wouldn't you know it, those lovable characters at OXM have even taken their time to review individual tracks as they come out, so you don't have to (by purchasing them first)!
http://www.oxmonline.com/articles/59Albums
The Who - "
Who's Next"
All videos on expert unless otherwise noted. I'm trying to find videos of guitar/bass/drums, but can't find many for the bass.
PRICE (unless otherwise noted)
- One Song = $1.99
- 3-Pack = $5.49
- Songs that are underlined cost $0.99 each
MASTER TRACKCOVER TRACK
- Metallica Pack
- Police Pack
- Queens of the Stone Age Pack
- David Bowie Pack:
- Black Sabbath Pack:
- Punk Pack:
- Oasis Pack:
- Thrash Pack - Available March 4, 2008
- At The Gates: Blinded By Fear
- Evile: Thrashes
- The Haunted: Shadow World
- Nine Inch Nails Pack - Available March 18, 2008
- Nine Inch Nails: March of the Pigs
- Nine Inch Nails: The Collector
- Nine Inch Nails: The Perfect Drug
- Metal Pack - Available March 25, 2008
- "Wrathchild" - Iron Maiden
- "Supernaut" - Black Sabbath
- "Fuel" - Metallica
Official XBox Magazine Feb'08 Bonus Songs:
Special thanks to Houn, Lord Yod, pablo_price and Mr Bubbles, who are much less lazy than I.
Rumors abound that it will be followed by Nirvana's
Nevermind. Tracks can be purchased individually or as a whole package. DLC by the Grateful Dead has been confirmed as well.
SO YOU WANT A GOLD STAR.A Gold Star is like a 6-Star. You do NOT need to hit 100% of the notes, it's just another high score level after 5-Star. Scrolling down your setlist and seeing a bunch of Gold Stars is scientifically proven to release endorphins that make you feel like a badass.Guitar Gold-Star CutoffsBass Gold-Star CutoffsDrum Gold-Star CutoffsVocal Gold-Star Cutoffs (this thread has just started, and is therefore still in its beginning stages; scores may be off)
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Never heard "Siva", but if it's in a pack with those two, I'm sure it's awesome.
Can anyone learn me some alt-strum technique?
Edit: That is to say, I'm not failing on these songs, but scoring 81% isn't something I'm proud of.
Now, someone teach me how to do long repeating HOPOs.
*Warning Billy Corgan With Hair Warning*
Siva has a medium/slow tempo. The drums, however, sound like you're going at it restlessly during the small breaks for vocals/guitars.
I've only ever played Guitar Hero III (and, honestly, I only popped into this thread to commend the The Stand reference in the title), but if you're having a lot of trouble with some long repeating HOPOs and you just don't have the finger dexterity and/or timing to do it without strumming, double-strum all the notes. They still count if you double-strum, and the timer window is a little bigger on a strum than HO (again, in GHIII) so you can whale on the strum bar and fly your fingers over the fret board to try and hit it. It's not perfect (you probably need to practice finger dexterity and work on your timing for that) but it'll get you through with reasonable results (ie green/yellow rock meter).
My friend has the worst memory. Tonight we played some BWT, and we're trying to get the achievements for completing each city. We get to Chicago and go to the Southern Setlist with Flirtin' With Disaster and Green Grass and High Tides. I hesitate, but he presses go like an idiot (he chooses bass by the way, I'm on lead). When we get to Flirtin' With Disaster:
"Is this song hard?"
"What the fuck? You just played this song the other day. Yes it's fucking hard on bass."
Then we get to GG&HT:
"Is this song hard?"
"...no."
Subsequently fails early in the second solo. Couldn't get enough star power to save him so we both failed. Then he quit 'cause he wanted to go home and sleep...after trudging through Mississippi Queen, Flirtin' With Disaster, and half of GG&HT.
I wanted to murder him. HARD...
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I'm on a PS3, i.e. a strat, and I can't hear the strum if I can hear the music.
For HO/PO's what works for me is to figure out the rhythm of the sequence first, basically THIS finger-THAT finger-THIS finger, then match that string up with the rhythm of the song so the first finger lands on the note correctly. If you're doing this in a solo section, it really helps to be doing it on the solo frets on the strat so you don't have to strum at all.
Any news on that front?
If the C&C song is indeed not a cover, both those packs are day 1.
Off to the repair shop for the first time, while I sit at home, devoid of rock
BTW if you ever want to do some online let me know, in a sea of 360 users it's nice to know I'm not the *only* PS3 player, lol.
Do you just tap it down with your thumb and up with your forefinger or something? I can't seem to find a method that doesn't involve moving my whole forearm, which obviously works fine for a few bits here and there but for long sections (Creep) just makes me want to die.
(Is your PSN midgetspy?)
I tap it down with my thumb and up with my middle finger. I keep my forearm braced on the guitar and just flick/rotate my wrist.
Edit so no double post: Here's a video of Live Forever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9GiLnZyUgM
It's the one of the oasis songs that I've never heard of, seems kinda mellow but I'll probably just get the pack anyway.
I bought one of the steel ones but I haven't had a chance to use it yet as I'm still waiting for my new bass pedal. Hopefully it comes tomorrow and I'll be able to post some impressions.
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Sorta. I can't really think of any Sublime songs that would lend itself well to GH/RB. Plus, there is that whole profanity thing in a lot of their songs.
So...these Oasis songs...
Oasis - "Don't Look Back in Anger" Live
Oasis - "Live Forever" Live
Oasis - "Wonderwall" Live
All three are from the same album...which supports my previous argument that none of the songs after What's the Story (Morning Glory) really changed for the better. Opinions opinions lol
EDIT: AHA! I did make a mistake. "Live Forever" is from their first album Definitely Maybe.
Yeah, mostly I would say it was the profanity though. And their more popular songs prolly wouldn't lend well. But I mean a song like Pawn Shop, or Under My Voodoo. Hell, Lincoln Highway Dub or Falling Idols would kick ass.
how nostalgic
i'll be getting everything but rush
Here's a link for a live version of Working Man by Rush, I'd just like to call to everyones attention the ridiculousness of that drum set, also Geddy Lee's glasses.
Edit: There's a cutaway during a live show to the fact that theres laundry machines on the stage...
for those keeping score at home thats 1 more track than was shipped on the disk, double the content (EA and DLC OLOLOL) if you're made of money, and in what, 3 months?
keep them coming Harmonix, you have no idea how much i love Tuesdays.
(Aside from the fact that it's an awesome song.)
I got this fuckin' thorn in my side.
You're so fucking special.
A whore in sheep's clothing, fucking up all I do.
What were you saying again?
Edit: Also, What I Got (reprise)
Oh and PS3 guys - before you start to think your new guitar is fucking up, your fret buttons are fucked, your strum bar is double-strumming again, do this simple step... put new batteries in. It never occurred to me that the strat would drain them so fast. (It's only been about 3 weeks since I put this set in) I was going fucking crazy. The symptom of a completely dead set is that the guitar light will be on solid but the dongle light will just keep flashing.
huh
you know
thats a good point.
and yeah, what is the "I've got this thorn in my side" from? My mind is blanking.
You're so very special - Creep
A wolf in sheeps clothing - Welcome Home
Those are the edits...couple of others as well.
I reallllly want one too.
But I'm going to wait until a little after they come out and people have had a chance to open them up to see how sturdy they are.