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ROCK BAND: The world loves wannabes...

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  • RCagentRCagent Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    We need more joke songs. Like:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyEH8I78rW0

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  • Shady3011Shady3011 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Arikado wrote: »
    Also, Shady, are we doing this Endless Setlist shit this weekend or is your cold gonna fuck up your metabolism?

    Ain't no fucking bug going to stop me from rocking out to 84 songs. What day would be better for you, Saturday or Sunday? I don't mind either, but we should start early after eating well and preparing the day before. The last thing I want is some random disconnect or controllers dying from lack of juice. Steel Bladder ain't coming easy.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    RCagent wrote: »
    We need more joke songs. Like:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgQhyquS9Ms

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  • Shady3011Shady3011 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That song ain't no joke. Shit is straight up awesome.

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Shady3011 wrote: »
    Arikado wrote: »
    Also, Shady, are we doing this Endless Setlist shit this weekend or is your cold gonna fuck up your metabolism?

    Ain't no fucking bug going to stop me from rocking out to 84 songs. What day would be better for you, Saturday or Sunday? I don't mind either, but we should start early after eating well and preparing the day before. The last thing I want is some random disconnect or controllers dying from lack of juice. Steel Bladder ain't coming easy.
    You guys know that BoS is achievable on any difficulty, right?

    Oh, and at some point (not this weekend...) I wouldn't mind if you guys, or anybody else, would consider helping me get the Expert Endless. I want to wait and see how comfortable I am with the really difficult songs before I make a decision to do it myself.

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  • Shady3011Shady3011 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Shady3011 wrote: »
    Arikado wrote: »
    Also, Shady, are we doing this Endless Setlist shit this weekend or is your cold gonna fuck up your metabolism?

    Ain't no fucking bug going to stop me from rocking out to 84 songs. What day would be better for you, Saturday or Sunday? I don't mind either, but we should start early after eating well and preparing the day before. The last thing I want is some random disconnect or controllers dying from lack of juice. Steel Bladder ain't coming easy.
    You guys know that BoS is achievable on any difficulty, right?

    Oh, and at some point (not this weekend...) I wouldn't mind if you guys, or anybody else, would consider helping me get the Expert Endless. I want to wait and see how comfortable I am with the really difficult songs before I make a decision to do it myself.

    I'm not doing that dang thing more than once unless I'm drunk enough or high on life*.

    *Drugs

    My real fear isn't so much failing out as it is disconnecting from the session.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Shady3011 wrote: »
    That song ain't no joke. Shit is straight up awesome.

    In addition to the "Go Go Power Rangers," they should make the vocalist do the "Alpha, Rita has escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!"

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  • LepwaveLepwave Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would totally download the Power Ranger theme song for the vocals alone.

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Also you should have to sing the keyboard part, like everyone does

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  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Quovadis, your band name is fucking awesome.


    Return to a time of refinement and civility.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Shady3011 wrote: »
    Arikado wrote: »
    Also, Shady, are we doing this Endless Setlist shit this weekend or is your cold gonna fuck up your metabolism?

    Ain't no fucking bug going to stop me from rocking out to 84 songs. What day would be better for you, Saturday or Sunday? I don't mind either, but we should start early after eating well and preparing the day before. The last thing I want is some random disconnect or controllers dying from lack of juice. Steel Bladder ain't coming easy.

    Yeah, I'm looking at the setlist and trying to pick out the problem songs so we can practice them. So far I think it's only "Panic Attack" and the crazy solo and me needing to work on "Rob the Prez-O-Dent" so I get the pathing down.

    Probably....Sunday if not next week. I figure I'll switch to guitar/bass once the all-talky songs come to give my sister a break.

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  • RCagentRCagent Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Also you should have to sing the keyboard part, like everyone does

    DOO, DEE, DOO, DOO DOO.

    While the Vocals would be fun, I would focus on FC'ing the opening trippollettes. Because that shit rocks.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    As much as I would love to take part in an endless setlisting, there's no way I can shoehorn that amount of time into a weekend for it.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Kor wrote: »
    I think the tier system has been redone. What makes sense to me is that tiers are now based on challenge of passing a song. Whereas before it was based on gold-starring a song.

    Because of this, songs that are mostly simple and repetitive but have a super complex solo, or portion of the song, as long as that portion isn't long enough to fail you out, then its basically not reflected in the difficulty.

    I'm not sure that's true. Of the Tier 6 and 7 songs I've done on Expert guitar, I believe I've only failed one. Battery, during the solo. The second time I passed it after saving my OD for that spot. And aside from the odd rhythm, it wasn't all that hard to pass. I might have failed Shackler's Revenge the first time... But in both those cases, it's a matter of not being familiar with the song in question.

    But the complexity of those songs are persistent enough that they should be rated up higher. With the exception of the intro on Battery, everything is rather complex. its not like you're jamming out to one or 3 chords, you have triplet spam in there, those GGRGGYGGBGGOGRG really fast section. All that stuff that would be quite difficult for a person who is just trying to pass the song.


    edit: I'd love to do an endless setlist over the weekend. I could do Bass almost perfect. Guitar, I haven't played 3 or 4 of the metal songs at the end, so I don't know. I haven't passed Painkiller yet (only tried once), haven't played visions yet, and haven't played shackler's revenge yet.

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  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I dont know if I will be able to do endless setlist for RB2. I am usually pretty busy most days and I only get like an hour or two at a time max. Maybe over Christmas break will I be able to sit down and plunk 6-7 hours into the game, but even then, I dont know.


    It would have to be Bass/Vocals with my girlfriend and then probably drums online on another day with other PA peeps. I really want those damn platinum icons!!! Why oh why cant you just save your progress during endless setlist?? I dont have that much free time Harmonix!!

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I know I could handle guitar on every song, save Visions, as I haven't played that yet.

    But I'm to the point where I don't ever fail out on Panic Attack and Painkiller, although I'm far from 5 starring both of them.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The Literal Battle was the funniest thing in the world to me this morning, but I had also just woken up at 6:30 and was pretty tired.

    For those of you who didn't see it yet, the Literal Battle is what it says it is.
    You start with Hello There, then you play The Middle, then you finish with Last.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That is high class comedy.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This version's Endless Setlist will take, what, eight hours? At least?

    Don't think I can manage that.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    This version's Endless Setlist will take, what, eight hours? At least?

    Don't think I can manage that.

    The last one was just over 4 hours, and it was 58 songs. Some shitty math says this one will take 6 and a half hours long.

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    If I was to ever attempt the Bladder of Steel, I think I need some specialty equipment:

    depends5.jpg

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Kor wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    This version's Endless Setlist will take, what, eight hours? At least?

    Don't think I can manage that.

    The last one was just over 4 hours, and it was 58 songs. Some shitty math says this one will take 6 and a half hours long.

    It took five hours with my band... then again we were taking breaks. Not sure I'm die-hard enough to go straight through without stopping.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    If I was to ever attempt the Bladder of Steel, I think I need some specialty equipment:

    Foley_Catheter_Stomach_Tube_T_tube_etc_.jpg
    D:

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    what the hell is that?

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'll give you a hint. They jam it up your wang.

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Erandus wrote: »
    *Catheter picture*
    D:

    No, thank you!

    If one was to take the catheter style approach, do what big Burt did in Semi-Tough. Tape a funnel to your crotch, with a tube going down to a bottle strapped to your ankle.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    and I guess just pray to god you don't have the runs that day?

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  • LepwaveLepwave Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Wish you could save progress like in challenges, then I would actually do the endless set list one day.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You can always just pause it and shut the tv off.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I don't know why, but if my xbox isn't active on the TV, it resets itself after about 10 minutes.

    So if I switch the input over to cable, and watch a show, when I turn it back over, its like I just booted it up.

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  • LepwaveLepwave Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That could always work, but I factor in that this is my 3rd 360, so that option is out the window for me.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Well, I'm trying to work out what will be needed and what we need to practice for non-drums Expert Endless Setlist 2 to go smoothly.

    Probably grab a six-pack of Monster drinks along with some crackers (probably some Halls for me to keep me going). I'll work on switching guitar work with my sister on those all talky songs so she doesn't start flailing around as we get to the last pack of songs (I saw "Visions", "Panic Attack", "Teenage Riot", and "Painkiller").

    It's looking like Sunday around noon-ish is when we will start. Depending on any developments this week.

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  • LepwaveLepwave Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You guys gonna be recording your endless setlist run arikado?

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    With my luck I'd play 70 of the songs in Endless Setlist and then accidentally nudge the 360 jewel, thus destroying my chances at the Bladder of Steel.

    Fare thee well, bladder warriors.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The first time I tried the Endless Setlist in RB1, we got through about 50 songs or so and then had a disc read error. I was not amused.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Arikado wrote: »
    Well, I'm trying to work out what will be needed and what we need to practice for non-drums Expert Endless Setlist 2 to go smoothly.

    Probably grab a six-pack of Monster drinks along with some crackers (probably some Halls for me to keep me going). I'll work on switching guitar work with my sister on those all talky songs so she doesn't start flailing around as we get to the last pack of songs (I saw "Visions", "Panic Attack", "Teenage Riot", and "Painkiller").

    It's looking like Sunday around noon-ish is when we will start. Depending on any developments this week.

    If your sister would rather play bass, let me know and I'll start practicing Visions thru-out the week.

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  • ArikadoArikado Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Lepwave wrote: »
    You guys gonna be recording your endless setlist run arikado?

    Not sure. Perhaps someone can help me figure this out.

    All of the previous recordings I did (as seen on YouTube) were via GameBridge (i.e. playing Rock Band on my computer monitor). However, now we use our new 32" LCD HDTV and we're trying to figure out a way to record from that to avoid any latency issues. It does have a VGA port but all that does it put your desktop on the screen, right?

    My other option would be to use my digital camara with my GameBridge and just stream/record the run. Every time I try to test something out I get invited to Rock Band 2 so I've been a bit...distracted.

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  • metaghostmetaghost An intriguing odor A delicate touchRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Kor wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    This version's Endless Setlist will take, what, eight hours? At least?

    Don't think I can manage that.

    The last one was just over 4 hours, and it was 58 songs. Some shitty math says this one will take 6 and a half hours long.

    Keep in mind there are WAY more 5-7 minute songs in RB2.

    Especially towards the end.

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  • ZephosZephos Climbin in yo ski lifts, snatchin your people up. MichiganRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Is there a number i can call for EA support, my drums have been sitting at "Billing Information Recieved" for 21 days now... :(

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  • the Togfatherthe Togfather Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    God speed you rock warriors.

    I have a friend coming to stay w/ us for the weekend to do much rocking. I could see us trying endless set2 Saturday night/Sunday morning, but I also know it will not end well, as we will be drinking much beer that day I'm sure.

    I do, however, think I've figured out a loophole to the steel bladder thing. If you do it w/ a friend splitting vocals/guitar(or bass), then you can alternate turns doing voxtar every once in a while to let the other go relieve him/herself. You utilize talkies and/or easy guitar/bass songs if one of you is not super-capable on both instruments....

    This would work, wouldn't it? Trying to think if I'm missing anything...

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