The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
ROCK BAND: We have release dates for RB2 (360/PS3/Wii)
Arikado
Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
Currently out on PS3 and Xbox360. "Lesser" versions are available on the Wii and PS2. For more info, visit the Rock Band WikiPedia page.
Rock Band 2 release dates:
Xbox 360- September 14th
PS3- October 19th
Wii- November 18th
GameTrailers E3 Gameplay Teaser
RB2 Setlist (So Far)
The Instruments
Drum Rock Ion Kit Site
Latest News & Links:
II. Rock Band Clan Tags
III. Rock Band: A Rundown
IV. The Music
V. Gold Star Cut-Offs
VI. The Credits
I. Current DLC
This section is for any recent announcement or press leaks regarding the Rocks and the Bands.
This Week's DLC
"They Say" by Scars on Broadway
"This is It" by Staind
"Electric Crown" by Testament
"Yomp" by thenewno2
Next Week's DLC
Crüe Fest 02
"Toxicity" by System of a Down
Future DLC
No official news.
II. Rock Band Clan Tags
Any one looking to rock out with other PAers on Xbox LIVE is more than free to add the gamertag Rock Band PA. Once the invite has been accepted, you can then select Rock Band PA from your friend list, shift a pane, and then browse all its friends. As far as courtesy goes:
It is much easier to see it than to explain it in words.
...And Justice for All - Full Band (Guitar FC)
Date With the Night 100% Drums
IV. The Music
For the entire tracklist for Rock Band, please go HERE. Europe gets some extra songs and the Wii gets 5 extra tracks.
Downloadable Content
Full Albums
Listed in order by release, track list by order of actual album.
Song Packs
Listed in order by release.
Singles
Listed in order by release.
Total = 186 Downloadable Songs as of August 5, 2008.
FEAR NOT PS2/Wii ROCKERS!
Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1 will be released for the Wii and Playstation 2 on July 15, 2008. This disc will contain 20 songs previously released as downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and will have a suggested price of $29.99. The disc will contain all master tracks and consist of:
"The Kill" - 30 Seconds to Mars
"Move Along" - All-American Rejects
"All the Small Things" - Blink 182
"More Than a Feeling" - Boston
"Moonage Daydream" - David Bowie
"We Care a Lot" - Faith No More
"Truckin'" - The Grateful Dead
"Die, All Right!" - The Hives
"Calling Dr. Love" - Kiss
"Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
"March of the Pigs" - Nine Inch Nails
"Live Forever" - Oasis
"Crushcrushcrush" - Paramore
"Synchronicity II" - The Police
"Little Sister" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Teenage Lobotomy" - The Ramones
"Siva" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
"Buddy Holly" - Weezer
"Joker & the Thief" - Wolfmother
V. Gold Star Cut-Offs
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 a pretty amazing feeling, so get crackin'.
Guitar Gold-Star Cutoffs
Bass Gold-Star Cutoffs
Drum Gold-Star Cutoffs
Vocal Gold-Star Cutoffs
VI. The Credits
(Ooh come on, I wanna take you higher, ooh come on, let's make electric fire!)
This entire OP and it's format was formulated by Unbreakable Vow.
A very special to thanks to those who have contributed to the thread including MidgetSpy, Houn, Lord Yod, mxmarks, Lunker and the countless other regulars in who keep us going through these threads like candy to a 2nd grader.
Rock Band 2 release dates:
Xbox 360- September 14th
PS3- October 19th
Wii- November 18th
GameTrailers E3 Gameplay Teaser
RB2 Setlist (So Far)
Rock Band 2 On-Disc Track List (alphabetic by band):
"Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC
"Girl's Not Grey" by AFI
"You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette
"Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains
"Ramblin' Man" by Allman Brothers Band
"Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold
"Shooting Star" by Bad Company
"So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys
"E-Pro" by Beck
"Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill
"White Wedding Pt. I" by Billy Idol
"One Way or Another" by Blondie
"Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan
"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
"Hello There" by Cheap Trick
"Uncontrollable Urge" by Devo
"Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr.
"Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed
"Panic Attack" by Dream Theatre
"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran
"Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello
"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
"Everlong" by Foo Fighters
"Shackler's Revenge" by Guns N' Roses
"PDA" by Interpol
"Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction
"Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
"The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
"Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
"Anyway You Want It" by Journey
"Painkiller" by Judas Priest
"Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
"Pretend We're Dead" by L7
"Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil
"One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
"De-Luxe" by Lush
"Colony of Birchmen" by Mastodon
"Peace Sells" by Megadeth
"Battery" by Metallica
"Where'd You Go" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"Float On" by Modest Mouse
"Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
"Drain You" by Nirvana
"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
"Nine in the Afternoon" by Panic! At the Disco
"That's What You Get" by Paramore
"Alive" by Pearl Jam
"Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America
"Testify" by Rage Against the Machine
"Round & Round" by Ratt
"Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Give it All" by Rise Against
"The Trees" by Rush
"Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups
"Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
"I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion
"Teenage Riot" by Sonic Youth
"Spoonman" by Soundgarden
"Cool for Cats" by Squeeze
"Bodhitsattva" by Steely Dan
"Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller Band
"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
"Chop Suey" by System of a Down
"Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads
"Master Exploder" by Tenacious D
"Souls of Black" by Testament
"New Kid in School" by The Donnas
"We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's
"Alabama Getaway" by The Grateful Dead
"American Woman" by The Guess Who
"Kids in America" by The Muffs
"Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)" by The Offspring
"Alex Chilton" by The Replacements
"Pinball Wizard" by The Who
Bonus Tracks:
"Visions" by Abnormality
"Get Clean" by Anarchy Club
"Night Lies" by Bang Camaro
"Shoulder to the Plow" by Breaking Wheel
"Neighborhood" by The Libyans
"A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" by The Main Drag
"Conventional Lover" by Speck
"Supreme Girl" by The Sterns
"Rob the Prez-O-Dent" by The Handsome Devil
"Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC
"Girl's Not Grey" by AFI
"You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette
"Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains
"Ramblin' Man" by Allman Brothers Band
"Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold
"Shooting Star" by Bad Company
"So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys
"E-Pro" by Beck
"Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill
"White Wedding Pt. I" by Billy Idol
"One Way or Another" by Blondie
"Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan
"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
"Hello There" by Cheap Trick
"Uncontrollable Urge" by Devo
"Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr.
"Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed
"Panic Attack" by Dream Theatre
"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran
"Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello
"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
"Everlong" by Foo Fighters
"Shackler's Revenge" by Guns N' Roses
"PDA" by Interpol
"Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction
"Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
"The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
"Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
"Anyway You Want It" by Journey
"Painkiller" by Judas Priest
"Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
"Pretend We're Dead" by L7
"Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil
"One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
"De-Luxe" by Lush
"Colony of Birchmen" by Mastodon
"Peace Sells" by Megadeth
"Battery" by Metallica
"Where'd You Go" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"Float On" by Modest Mouse
"Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
"Drain You" by Nirvana
"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
"Nine in the Afternoon" by Panic! At the Disco
"That's What You Get" by Paramore
"Alive" by Pearl Jam
"Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America
"Testify" by Rage Against the Machine
"Round & Round" by Ratt
"Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Give it All" by Rise Against
"The Trees" by Rush
"Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups
"Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
"I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion
"Teenage Riot" by Sonic Youth
"Spoonman" by Soundgarden
"Cool for Cats" by Squeeze
"Bodhitsattva" by Steely Dan
"Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller Band
"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
"Chop Suey" by System of a Down
"Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads
"Master Exploder" by Tenacious D
"Souls of Black" by Testament
"New Kid in School" by The Donnas
"We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's
"Alabama Getaway" by The Grateful Dead
"American Woman" by The Guess Who
"Kids in America" by The Muffs
"Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)" by The Offspring
"Alex Chilton" by The Replacements
"Pinball Wizard" by The Who
Bonus Tracks:
"Visions" by Abnormality
"Get Clean" by Anarchy Club
"Night Lies" by Bang Camaro
"Shoulder to the Plow" by Breaking Wheel
"Neighborhood" by The Libyans
"A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" by The Main Drag
"Conventional Lover" by Speck
"Supreme Girl" by The Sterns
"Rob the Prez-O-Dent" by The Handsome Devil
The Instruments
Drum Rock Ion Kit Site
Latest News & Links:
- Rock Band 2 is slated for a September '08 release on the 360. More info here.
- The Sex Generals is the ScoreHero Xbox 360 Expert band. We're super casual and only meet up if there is a full band's worth of PA forumers to play for top scores just for fun.
- The RMA/Warranty process has been extended until October 1st, 2008. More info here. Request RMAs via EA's site here.
- DLC Video Database A webpage containing all Expert notecharts for all instruments updated on the day the DLC drops.
- Rock Band WikiPedia Page that is expertly maintained. Any info regarding how the game works, hardware, DLC and such is found here but we are always open to answer any question.
- You can request songs by going to Song Request page and registering on Rock Band's official site.
- All you Rock Band players should really consider joining the PA One-Man Rock Band weekly competition. Prizes come in the form of cool sigs! Also extends e-peen and will give new life to eventually every song in your catalog. This may also motivate you to buy DLC songs one at a time to compete, so that's a nice little bonus too.
II. Rock Band Clan Tags
III. Rock Band: A Rundown
IV. The Music
V. Gold Star Cut-Offs
VI. The Credits
I. Current DLC
This section is for any recent announcement or press leaks regarding the Rocks and the Bands.
This Week's DLC
"They Say" by Scars on Broadway
"This is It" by Staind
"Electric Crown" by Testament
"Yomp" by thenewno2
Next Week's DLC
Crüe Fest 02
- "Rescue Me" by Buckcherry
- "Face Down in the Dirt" by Motley Crüe
- "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx AM
"Toxicity" by System of a Down
Future DLC
No official news.
II. Rock Band Clan Tags
Any one looking to rock out with other PAers on Xbox LIVE is more than free to add the gamertag Rock Band PA. Once the invite has been accepted, you can then select Rock Band PA from your friend list, shift a pane, and then browse all its friends. As far as courtesy goes:
- Drop a message or inquire as to which slot is available to whomever is rockin' in Band Quickplay.
- Headsets aren't required but it does make the whole a bit more fun.
- Don't be a dick. This is just for fun.
- Warn others before you sing back-up vocals to I'm So Sick.
- If you have DLC, be prepared to play it because a majority of the PA people have large amounts of them. We don't really try to match up DLC, but if it is there, we're fucking playing it.
It is much easier to see it than to explain it in words.
...And Justice for All - Full Band (Guitar FC)
Date With the Night 100% Drums
IV. The Music
For the entire tracklist for Rock Band, please go HERE. Europe gets some extra songs and the Wii gets 5 extra tracks.
Downloadable Content
Full Albums
Listed in order by release, track list by order of actual album.
Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest
1. The Hellion/Electric Eye
2. Riding on the Wind
3. Bloodstone
4. (Take These) Chains
5. Pain and Pleasure
6. Screaming for Vengeance
7. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
8. Fever
9. Devil's Child
The Cars by the Cars
1. Good Times Roll
2. My Best Friend's Girl
3. Just What I Needed
4. I'm in Touch With Your World
5. Don't Cha Stop
6. You're All I've Got Tonight
7. Bye Bye Love
8. Moving in Stereo
9. All Mixed Up
Doolittle by The Pixies
1. Debaser
2. Tame
3. I Bleed
4. Here Comes Your Man
5. Dead
6. Monkey Gone to Heaven
7. Mr. Grieves
8. Crackity Jones
9. La La Love you
10. No. 13 Baby
11. There Goes My Gun
12. Hey
13. Silver
14. Gouge Away
1. The Hellion/Electric Eye
2. Riding on the Wind
3. Bloodstone
4. (Take These) Chains
5. Pain and Pleasure
6. Screaming for Vengeance
7. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
8. Fever
9. Devil's Child
The Cars by the Cars
1. Good Times Roll
2. My Best Friend's Girl
3. Just What I Needed
4. I'm in Touch With Your World
5. Don't Cha Stop
6. You're All I've Got Tonight
7. Bye Bye Love
8. Moving in Stereo
9. All Mixed Up
Doolittle by The Pixies
1. Debaser
2. Tame
3. I Bleed
4. Here Comes Your Man
5. Dead
6. Monkey Gone to Heaven
7. Mr. Grieves
8. Crackity Jones
9. La La Love you
10. No. 13 Baby
11. There Goes My Gun
12. Hey
13. Silver
14. Gouge Away
Song Packs
Listed in order by release.
Metallica 01
- ...And Justice for All
- Blackened
- Ride the Lightning
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Synchronicity
- Roxanne
- 3's and 7's
- Little Sister
- Sick Sick Sick
- Moonage Daydream
- Heroes
- Queen Bitch
- N.I.B
- Sweet Leaf
- War Pigs
- "Ever Fallen in Love" - Buzzcocks
- "I Fought the Law" - The Clash
- "Rockaway Beach" - The Ramones
- Don't Look Back in Anger
- Live Forever
- Wonderwall
- "Complete Control" - The Clash
- "Truth Hits Everybody" - The Police
- "Teenage Lobotomy" - The Ramones
- March of the Pigs
- The Collector
- The Perfect Drug
- China Cat Sunflower
- Casey Jones
- Sugar Magnolia
- Truckin'
- Franklin's Tower
- I Need a Miracle
- "Blinded by Fear" - At the Gates
- "Thrasher" - Evile
- "D.O.A." - The Haunted
- Peace of Mind
- More Than a Feeling
- Smokin'
- Rock and Roll Band
- Something About You
- Hitch a Ride
- "Rock Rebellion" - Bang Camaro
- "Shake" - Count Zero
- "Sprode" - Freezepop
- "Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- "Message in a Bottle" - The Police
- "Call Me" - Blondie
- "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy (Note - Radio friendly edited version)
- "It Hurts" - Angels and Airwaves
- "Date With the Night" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Margaritaville
- Cheeseburger in Paradise
- Volcano
- Indestructable
- Inside the Fire
- Perfect Insanity
- "Moving to Seattle" - The Material
- "A Clean Shot" - The Myriad
- "Bullets & Guns" - Them Terribles
- Troublemaker
- The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
- Dreamin'
- “Down At The Whisky†– Mötley Crüe
- “Time Is Running Out†– Papa Roach
- “Who’s Going Home With You Tonight†– Trapt
- Amazing Journey
- Baba O'Riley
- Behind Blue Eyes
- Eminence Front
- Going Mobile
- Leaving Here
- My Generation (Live at Leeds)
- Real Good Looking Boy
- Sea and Sand
- Summertime Blue (Live at Leeds)
- Who Are You
- Young Man Blues (Live at Leeds)
- Burn
- Capital G
- Last
- "Rescue Me" by Buckcherry
- "Face Down in the Dirt" by Motley Crüe
- "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx AM
Singles
Listed in order by release.
"Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Juke Box Hero" - Foreigner
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" - T.Rex
"My Sharona" - The Knack
"Cherry Bomb" - The Runaways
"Joker & the Thief" - Wolfmother
"My Iron Lung" - Radiohead
"Brass in Pocket" - The Pretenders
"Buddy Holly" - Weezer
"Attack" - 30 Seconds to Mars
"The Kill" - 30 Seconds to Mars
"Dirty Little Secret" - All American Rejects
"Move Along "- All-American Rejects
"Song with a Mission" - The Sounds
"Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Hard to Handle" - The Black Crowes
"Limelight" - Rush
"Die, All Right!" - The Hives
"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
"The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden
"Action" - Sweet
"Last Train to Clarksville" - The Monkees
"All the Small Things" - Blink 182
"Siva" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Working Man" - Rush
"Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)" - Coheed and Cambria
"Roam" - The B52's
"We Care A Lot" - Faith No More
"Calling Dr. Love" - Kiss
"Sex Type Thing" - Stone Temple Pilots
"El Scorcho" - Weezer
"Why Do You Love Me" - Garbage
"Crushcrushcrush" - Paramore
"Beethoven's C***" - Serj Tankian
"Shockwave" - Black Tide
"Still Alive" - GLaDOS
"Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe
"Red Tandy" - The Mother
"Hips Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear"- The Mother Hips
"Zero" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Hanging on the Telephone" - Blondie
"Train in Vain (Stand By Me)" - The Clash
"Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth
"Beetlebum" - Blur
"Countdown to Insanity" - H-Blockx
"Hier Kommt Alex" - Die Toten Hosen (German)
"Hysteria" - Muse
"Manu Chao "- Les Wampas (French)
"Monsoon" - Tokio Hotel
"New Wave" - Pleymo (French)
"Perfekte Welle" - Juli (German)
"Rock 'n Roll Star" - Oasis
"Girls Who Play Guitars" - Maxïmo Park
"Afterlife" - Avenged Sevenfold
"Critical Acclaim" - Avenged Sevenfold
"Hammerhead" - The Offspring
"Rock N Roll Dream" - Crooked X
“Promised Land†- Vesuvius
"Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Tell Me Baby" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Closer to the Heart" - Rush
"Working Man (Vault Edition)" - Rush
“Devour†- Shinedown
“Junkies For Fame†- Shinedown
"They Say" by Scars on Broadway
"This is It" by Staind
"Electric Crown" by Testament
"Yomp" by thenewno2
"B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down
"Toxicity" by System of a Down
"Juke Box Hero" - Foreigner
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" - T.Rex
"My Sharona" - The Knack
"Cherry Bomb" - The Runaways
"Joker & the Thief" - Wolfmother
"My Iron Lung" - Radiohead
"Brass in Pocket" - The Pretenders
"Buddy Holly" - Weezer
"Attack" - 30 Seconds to Mars
"The Kill" - 30 Seconds to Mars
"Dirty Little Secret" - All American Rejects
"Move Along "- All-American Rejects
"Song with a Mission" - The Sounds
"Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Hard to Handle" - The Black Crowes
"Limelight" - Rush
"Die, All Right!" - The Hives
"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
"The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden
"Action" - Sweet
"Last Train to Clarksville" - The Monkees
"All the Small Things" - Blink 182
"Siva" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Working Man" - Rush
"Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)" - Coheed and Cambria
"Roam" - The B52's
"We Care A Lot" - Faith No More
"Calling Dr. Love" - Kiss
"Sex Type Thing" - Stone Temple Pilots
"El Scorcho" - Weezer
"Why Do You Love Me" - Garbage
"Crushcrushcrush" - Paramore
"Beethoven's C***" - Serj Tankian
"Shockwave" - Black Tide
"Still Alive" - GLaDOS
"Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe
"Red Tandy" - The Mother
"Hips Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear"- The Mother Hips
"Zero" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Hanging on the Telephone" - Blondie
"Train in Vain (Stand By Me)" - The Clash
"Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth
"Beetlebum" - Blur
"Countdown to Insanity" - H-Blockx
"Hier Kommt Alex" - Die Toten Hosen (German)
"Hysteria" - Muse
"Manu Chao "- Les Wampas (French)
"Monsoon" - Tokio Hotel
"New Wave" - Pleymo (French)
"Perfekte Welle" - Juli (German)
"Rock 'n Roll Star" - Oasis
"Girls Who Play Guitars" - Maxïmo Park
"Afterlife" - Avenged Sevenfold
"Critical Acclaim" - Avenged Sevenfold
"Hammerhead" - The Offspring
"Rock N Roll Dream" - Crooked X
“Promised Land†- Vesuvius
"Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Tell Me Baby" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Closer to the Heart" - Rush
"Working Man (Vault Edition)" - Rush
“Devour†- Shinedown
“Junkies For Fame†- Shinedown
"They Say" by Scars on Broadway
"This is It" by Staind
"Electric Crown" by Testament
"Yomp" by thenewno2
"B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down
"Toxicity" by System of a Down
Total = 186 Downloadable Songs as of August 5, 2008.
FEAR NOT PS2/Wii ROCKERS!
Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1 will be released for the Wii and Playstation 2 on July 15, 2008. This disc will contain 20 songs previously released as downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and will have a suggested price of $29.99. The disc will contain all master tracks and consist of:
"The Kill" - 30 Seconds to Mars
"Move Along" - All-American Rejects
"All the Small Things" - Blink 182
"More Than a Feeling" - Boston
"Moonage Daydream" - David Bowie
"We Care a Lot" - Faith No More
"Truckin'" - The Grateful Dead
"Die, All Right!" - The Hives
"Calling Dr. Love" - Kiss
"Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
"March of the Pigs" - Nine Inch Nails
"Live Forever" - Oasis
"Crushcrushcrush" - Paramore
"Synchronicity II" - The Police
"Little Sister" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Teenage Lobotomy" - The Ramones
"Siva" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
"Buddy Holly" - Weezer
"Joker & the Thief" - Wolfmother
V. Gold Star Cut-Offs
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 a pretty amazing feeling, so get crackin'.
Guitar Gold-Star Cutoffs
Bass Gold-Star Cutoffs
Drum Gold-Star Cutoffs
Vocal Gold-Star Cutoffs
VI. The Credits
(Ooh come on, I wanna take you higher, ooh come on, let's make electric fire!)
This entire OP and it's format was formulated by Unbreakable Vow.
A very special to thanks to those who have contributed to the thread including MidgetSpy, Houn, Lord Yod, mxmarks, Lunker and the countless other regulars in who keep us going through these threads like candy to a 2nd grader.
BNet: Arikado#1153 | Steam | LoL: Anzen
Arikado on
0
Posts
With the new, confirmed, mode that allows you to play a full album, I doubt they'd overlook tracks that are sitting on the RB1 disc.
Back to the RB discussion... why does September have to be so far away? =\
Or they could just as easily offer it as purchasable DLC later. Why turn down money?
Do not engage the Watermelons.
I imagine it would be similar to something like City of Heroes, where they would just take down songs that sound similar to already made songs. With reporting and such.
Although actually there shouldn't be any problems if you made a song and gave credit to the original makers, because then it would just be a cover.
Wouldn't the RIAA want some sort of compensation even if it was a cover?
I think it'd be nice if, in addition to getting gold stars, the game lists if you've done an FC on that particular song. I'd suggest platinum stars, but I know it's possible to FC and get a lower score if you use Overdrive worse than a previous attempt.
Or better yet, have separate pages attached to each song saying how many times your character has played it, FC'd it, average star rating, favorite instrument, etc., etc., etc. Or just a more flashed out character stat page in general.
I'm a sucker for statistics.
|Xbox Live Tag: Omeks
|PSN Tag: Omeks_R7
|Rock Band: Profile|DLC Collection
In one of the Rock Blogs posted in the last thread the HMX guy said it would be easier to gold star songs.
Edit: Source: http://www.rockband.com/rockers_blog_entry/hmxspraynwipe/374112?redir=1
Steam: abunchofdaftpunk | PSN: noautomobilesgo | Lastfm: sjchszeppelin | Backloggery: colincummings | 3DS FC: 1392-6019-0219 |
Oh wait, I'm using trying to use logic where the RIAA is involved. Yeah, then they're probably going to do the CoH thing, if I had to guess.
From what I understand, covers are technically a violation, but it's unenforced.
I'm pretty sure if you put a cover version of a song on your album that you sell then you have to pay somehow via some agency and then it's cool, but I think if you cover a song live then you don't have to pay anything. But I could be wrong obviously. So basically if the songs people make and upload are free for other people to download, there shouldn't be a problem if it's credited, but I'm sure the RIAA will want money anyway so they're probably going to not allow covers and such. But who knows.
But I don't want them to make Gold Starring uniformly easier. It should be hard as hell to get what is basically an award for playing a song nigh-perfect. I just want them to make sure there aren't specific songs where it's virtually impossible because of some freak nature of the note chart. I mean, I never GS'd more than maybe 25% of the songs on guitar, but when I did I knew that I'd damned well earned it.
I'm down for some late night rocking.
I was in a ska/punk band in the early 2000's that did pretty well, and we recorded and released an album. We recorded it at a studio in Central New York, and released it ourselves, via our website, in addition to having local stores (mom and pop, and even some chains like Borders) buy them in bulk at a discount and then sell them. And any retailer or person who wanted to buy them in bulk to sell wherever they were could contact us to work something out (there's 250 copies in Japan somewhere!).
But the point is - there was no record label, no distributor, no agent. Just us, with our producer being a nice enough guy to help a bunch of kids out and getting us in touch with a place that would mass produce it in smaller quantaties than you'd typically need to order. How on Earth would the RIAA find us? And why would they ever bother us?
Well - they did. The 10th track on the album was a cover of "Centerfold" by the J. Giels Band. We got a letter within a month of the CD being 'released', if you could even call it that, and quickly filled out all the paperwork they sent along with it to avoid any legal action.
J. Giels Band got 7 cents from every album printed. Thier record label got 11 cents I believe. I always wanted to know when they got a check for the $90 it cost us to print the 1st 500 CD's, if they ever took the time to realize what they were even getting paid for.
So I can only imagine how insane the cost of just covering a song would be in Rock Band.
Yeah, I don't think I want gold starring to be easier. I mean, it's already painfully easy to gold star the vast majority of guitar and bass tracks. At this point, It's almost not a challenge anymore. I can download DLC and gold star most tracks on my first go. Drums and vocals are marginally harder for me, but I have a feeling that Arikado doesn't have too much difficulty gold starring vocals and proficient drummers easily gold star drum songs.
Now, making sure that all songs are gold starrable and not have any that are bugged, that's a different story.
|Xbox Live Tag: Omeks
|PSN Tag: Omeks_R7
|Rock Band: Profile|DLC Collection
Does Guitar hero world tour have online play? I mean rock band looks pretty spiffy and everything but being able to do your own stuff is pretty big.
The create a track functionality was discussed ad nauseum in the old thread. IMO, it will be the most overrated feature you'll never use.
I am willing to bet that the music creator will be one of two extremes:
1) Really in-depth with amazing tools for customizing your instrumental track in various styles. You can spend hours/days/weeks processing and producing your track. Not for the casual or musically challenged. Some might even say the menus are eye sores.
2) Really simplistic. You can spend around an hour and have an entire track set to play with your friends. You get few options in terms of sound and style and there are other limitations. However, a fair amount of people will be wanting more out of it.
If Activision can find middle ground, then it'll bring just as many fans as haters. Having seen GH3, On Tour, and GH: Aerosmith, I sincerely doubt that the music creator will be something streamlined and amazing compared to the rest of the solo/multiplayer content.
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Umm, Rock Band!
Also, the guitar notechart for Snow can kiss my ass. Took me three tries to finally pass it (longest it has ever taken me to pass a DLC song, I even knocked Blackened and Ride the Lightning out in 2 tries each) and then only with a 4 star (too many little single misses in the long chord strum sections). I think I'll put some time in a get it to 5 stars and then lay it off to side. I doubt I'll ever be able to gold it.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
I am also very excited about this new supposed singer-cant-fail mode. That will make parties much, much, much, much more awesome. It is super annoying to always have your singer fail out without even coming close to hitting a phrase.
I have 549 Rock Band Drum and 305 Pro Drum FC's
REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS REFS
Oh man my singing is going to be like ten times as ridiculous if that's true. Now I actually want Chop Suey on here.
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Yeah, the fact that you can sightread and gold star a song on expert guitar says nothing about the game so much as it says you are far above the curve. Making a song challenging for you makes it impossible or close to it for the majority of the user base.
This discussion/argument will continue forever into the future.
Do not engage the Watermelons.
go back and five star the rest of the songs on Medium drums. in order to five star you will have to get better at hitting notes well and in long chains, so by the time you get back to the tougher stuff you'll be more prepared.
Somebody on scorehero suggested they accept donations for Childs Play, so who knows how much they'll really get but hey, anything for a good cause!
Old and fake, yep.
Yeah - posted at the very end of the last thread. Basically, everyone agreed it is an awesome list, but also agreed that it's by far the most fake of all the fakes.
True. I just don't think gold starring needs to be easier. It kind of deflates the reward of the getting the gold stars in the first place.
I mean, I hardly have any gold stars on expert drums, but if they lowered the threshold for gold stars to where my five star drums scores were gold star quality, I'm not going to feel like I'm fucking awesome because I just gold starred a drum song. I'm just going to know that the bar has been lowered and my skill level hasn't changed a bit.
|Xbox Live Tag: Omeks
|PSN Tag: Omeks_R7
|Rock Band: Profile|DLC Collection
Agreed. Little things like the difficulty bubbles shifting up and down slightly (like the layers in photoshop weren't lined up right), Panic Attack being by Finger Eleven when it's been confirmed as Dream Theatre and R.E.M.'s "Whats The Frequency, Kenneth?" being titled wrong gave it away. But it was a damn good effort.
But a lot of those songs really did seem like great choices for RB2.
From what I've heard on the 1up podcast a week or so ago, the Music Track Creator falls under #1.
The host was saying how one of the Neversoft guys was laying track over track over track with multiple samples of each instrument to the point where he recreated 'Smells like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana. They didn't go into detail on whether it was close to the real song, but the way they described it made the Music Track Creator sound very complex. Definitely something that your average person, which is the majority of users, will even bother with.
Personally, I think there will be a very small, and I mean, small minority of people who will really get a kick out of this. I don't even think the people who normally make custom songs will do much with this since all they had to do in the past was slap notes onto pre-existing tracks and not actually make the tracks themselves.
But the real interesting thing to take from this article is the very first line: Despite the tremendous amount of weekly downloadable content (including upcoming packs from Nirvana and The Who)
Looks like we got a Nirvana track pack coming soon.