Rock Band - Impressions...

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:01 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 17) and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 19):

AFI - Beautiful Thieves
AFI - End Transmission
AFI - Love Like Winter
AFI - Medicate
AFI - The Leaving Song, Pt II
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian+

AFI, I used to love that band. Then they stopped playing punk and became an emo gothy band. I'd love to see there first three albums on rock band but i doubt there is any demand for that.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:39 pm

Finally getting Rock Band 2. $60 @ Walmart 2morow...

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:13 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Finally getting Rock Band 2. $60 @ Walmart 2morow...

Not sure if you're referring to this http://www.walmart.com/Rock-Band-Specia ... 1005092716

which is part of the BF sale.

Just a warning that's the Original Rock Band, not RB2

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:58 pm

Rock band has more Petty this week (and being a Petty fan, I think they are good live tracks) and the coming week has the Nirvana songs that have been missing for some time now:

Now:

Single tracks ($1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per track)
• Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed" +
• Kelly Clarkson - "Miss Independent" +
• P!nk - "Who Knew" +

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 01 ($9.99/800 MS Points for the pack; $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per track)

• "A Think About You (live)" +
• "American Girl (live)"
• "Even the Losers (live)"
• "Here Comes My Girl (live") +
• "Mary Jane's Last Dance (live)"
• "Refugee (live)" +

Next Week:

Nirvana Pack 2 ($5.49/440 MS Points, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points Per Track)
• "Come As You Are (Live from MTV Unplugged)" +
• "Lithium (Live at Reading)"
• "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Night Ranger Pack 1 ($5.49/440 MS Points, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points Per Track)
• "(You Can Still) Rock in America" +
• "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" +
• "You're Gonna Hear It From Me"+
(The "+" indicates the song is also available for LEGO Rock Band)

eman · Post by **eman** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:08 pm

Guys, I'm a total novice to the rock band/guitar hero games and am in need of some advice.

My wife just bought my 7yr old son Rock Band Lego/360. I need to find the best peripherals for the game. I'm looking to keep prices reasonable, so need to tell me about $600 drum sets, but I dont want to buy junk either.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:58 pm

New York - Dec. 11, 2009 - Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced The Beatles' album Rubber Soul (1965) will be available in its entirety for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The BeatlesTM: Rock BandTM Music Store beginning Dec. 15, 2009.

...With "Drive My Car," "I'm Looking Through You" and "If I Needed Someone" already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from, and complete, the entire Rubber Soul album, including:

* "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"

* "You Won't See Me"

* "Nowhere Man"

* "Think For Yourself"

* "The Word"

* "Michelle"

* "What Goes On"

* "Girl"

* "In My Life"

* "Wait"

* "Run For Your Life"

Rubber Soul Album DLC for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system (Dec. 15) and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system (Dec. 17):

Available as:

* Individual Rubber Soul singles

* "Complete The Album Pack"

Price:

* $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per each individual track

* $13.49 USD, £7.49, €8.99 (1440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for "Complete The Album Pack"

Woot!

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:34 pm

I'm looking forward to Rubber Soul, but I do wish they would do Revolver as well.

Has anyone tried the new, live Petty stuff? Are the recordings good? Are the charts fun?

bulls23 · Post by **bulls23** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:17 pm

Zeppo wrote:I'm looking forward to Rubber Soul, but I do wish they would do Revolver as well.

Has anyone tried the new, live Petty stuff? Are the recordings good? Are the charts fun?

I picked up Refugee, enjoyed it thoroughly! I don't usually enjoy "live" versions of songs, but these were fantastic. If you want an idea what they sound like, look up "Tom Petty Live" on Youtube.

Can't believe the Beatles have so many hit songs still to be released! Just when you think there's no more DLC to be had.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:10 pm

So Rockband Greenday huh...

Nice to see that Harmonix / MTv are going the route of GH and are going to bleed us with individual band versions.

What a crock of s***.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:09 pm

Danimal wrote:So Rockband Greenday huh...

Nice to see that Harmonix / MTv are going the route of GH and are going to bleed us with individual band versions.

What a crock of s***.

While I definitely agree with your overall sentiment, at least this one will be exportable to RB2, so depending on how many tracks are included and how much both the product itself and the export fee costs, it might be a serviceable option for a decent addition of tracks.

If I had to guess pricing, though, it would probably need at least one price drop before it becomes attractive to those still adding tunes to their music platforms.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:29 pm

webdanzer wrote: While I definitely agree with your overall sentiment, at least this one will be exportable to RB2,

I hadn't read that, i guess that make it a little better.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:35 pm

Danimal wrote:
webdanzer wrote: While I definitely agree with your overall sentiment, at least this one will be exportable to RB2,
I hadn't read that, i guess that make it a little better.

Except for those of us with a Wii. I bet it won't be exportable on that platform, just like Lego:RB and RB1.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:10 pm

matthewk wrote:
Danimal wrote:
webdanzer wrote: While I definitely agree with your overall sentiment, at least this one will be exportable to RB2,
I hadn't read that, i guess that make it a little better.
Except for those of us with a Wii. I bet it won't be exportable on that platform, just like Lego:RB and RB1.

Probably very true, but I think that's more an issue with the platform (no HD, less storage, more limited DLC marketplace) than the developer.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:13 pm

Hey gang,

We're getting a jump on the DLC announcement to beat the holiday, so here's the news a day early! The temporary exclusives from the Country Track Pack are finally making their way into the regular Rock Band library! Enjoy these tracks, enjoy the artists coming to the platform for the first time, enjoy the increasing diversity in the RB set list!

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 29) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 7):

Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
Cross Canadian Ragweed – “Cry Lonely”
Jason Aldean – “She’s Country”
Keith Urban – “I Told You So”
Kenny Rogers – “The Gambler”
Martina McBride – “This One’s For the Girls”
Shania Twain – “Any Man of Mine”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Going Country Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:15 pm

Getting me some Keith Urban and Kenny Rogers. And my wife loves that Martina McBride song. Bring on that country hate!!!!

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:12 pm

I'm now getting to the point where I just may make a big mess and make the conversion from the Wii to the PS3 for Rock Band.

The limit on SD cards and the lack of "cooperation" between RB1, RB2, and L:RB are pushing me to the edge. I can safely assume absed on these events that future support for the Wii will minimal as well. I have a 2GB card, but I can see filling it up within 6 months. After that my only choice is to get another card, since 2gb is the max on the Wii for Rock Band. Not a big fan of switching discs, and now memory cards.

Are there any surprises on the PS3 that would steer me away from making the switch? I realize I'll have to re-purchase all of my DLC for the PS3, as well as the games and hardware. I figure after selling the Wii stuff and getting the PS3 stuff I'll be down about $120, but going forward I feel I'll be much better off.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:30 am

Well, I caved and dove into Rock Band for the PS3. Getting the RB2 full bundle for $100 and Lego for $30 made it a bit easier to pull the trigger. The only problem now is convincing my son that we no longer need the Wii versions.

I've never bought anything online through the PS3 either. What do I have to do in order to get DLC on the PS3? Do I first need to obtain points like I do on the Wii? Can I do that with just a credit card? Where do I start with this?

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:31 pm

I'm still rockin the RB1 hardware. Still works great.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:18 pm

matthewk wrote: I've never bought anything online through the PS3 either. What do I have to do in order to get DLC on the PS3? Do I first need to obtain points like I do on the Wii? Can I do that with just a credit card? Where do I start with this?

Both. You can buy prepaid cards or provide your CC information and buy contents that way.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:38 am

I made a mistake when I was transferring my content from my old XBox to my new Elite. I decided to just use a mem card and re-download my DLC so I wouldn't have to wait for a transfer cord from Microsoft. I thought I had Rock Band still in my possession, so I didn't transfer songs from the original game...only to find out I must have traded it in.

The question is: can you transfer songs from a rented copy of RB1? Or is it a one-time use thing?

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:09 pm

Brando70 wrote:I made a mistake when I was transferring my content from my old XBox to my new Elite. I decided to just use a mem card and re-download my DLC so I wouldn't have to wait for a transfer cord from Microsoft. I thought I had Rock Band still in my possession, so I didn't transfer songs from the original game...only to find out I must have traded it in.

The question is: can you transfer songs from a rented copy of RB1? Or is it a one-time use thing?

Yes, you can transfer songs from a rented RB1 rented copy.

There is no one-time use code.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:40 pm

Thanks, Naples.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:47 pm

So I was doing the endless setlist in Rock Band 2 last night and figured I might as well go for the bladder of steel achievement while I was at it.

I was using the guitar from Guitar Hero World Tour as it has been the one I have been most comfortable with. Put a fresh set of batteries in and hoped nothing would go wrong such as a system freeze, power outage or even falling asleep, well I make it to song 60 and all of the sudden none my strums are registering, figured out after almost failing the song that the down strum quit working on me.

I didn't want to pause and switch to another guitar and lose the chance at the bladder of steel achievement since I was already 4 hours into it so I ended up finishing the last 24 songs by up strumming only. At least that kept me alert the rest of the way as I have always played by down strumming only.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:42 am

Activision shuts down Red Octane:

http://kotaku.com/5470149/activision-sh ... developers

Viacom points to Rock Band as $$ sink, looking at cutbacks:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/2720 ... eakens.php

Not a surprise as everyone knew the genre was sliding, but I wonder how far it will go. Will RBN be a flop?

I don't think things are completely dead yet. I can see a return of some interest if one of the developers actually does something interesting with a sequel than having it be simply another track pack.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:55 pm

If anyone else besides me is still interested in music games...

The Rock Band Network is out today!

http://www.rockband.com/news/rbn-music-store-goes-live

105 songs right now. The store is actually clumsy and slow right now, but I already took a quick look at it. You can download tiny demo snippets of gameplay for each song before deciding if you want to buy.

Very curious to see if this takes off or flops.

Songs Now Available in the Rock Band Network Music Store

A Drug Against War - KMFDM
Angel Lust - Fake Shark-Real Zombie!
Another California Song - Zack Wilson
Arigato - Gandhi
Australia - The Shins
Backyard Buildyard - Steve and Lindley Band
Battles and Brotherhood - 3 Inches of Blood
Buried Cold - Rose of Jericho
Burn it Down - Five Finger Death Punch
California - The Kimberly Trip
Can I Stay - Stephanie Hatfield and Hot Mess
Cease and Desist - The Main Drag
Children of December - The Slip
Creepy Doll - Jonathan Coulton
Crushed Beyond Dust - Skeletonwitch
Day of Mourning - Despised Icon
Disengage - Suicide Silence
Don't Let Me Down (Slowly) - The Main Drag
Dove Nets - The Main Drag
Drunken Lullabies (Live) - Flogging Molly
End Quote - Full-Source
Even Rats - The Slip
Fade Away - Of Last Resort
Far Away from Heaven - Free Spirit
Fight Back - Ron Wasserman
For the Love of God (Live) - Steve Vai
Fortune - Kristin Hersh
Get the Hell Out of Here - Steve Vai
Give - The Cold Goodnight
Goth Girls - MC Frontalot
Grumpytown - Speck
He Sleeps in a Grove - Amberian Dawn
Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse - of Montreal
Homosuperior - The Main Drag
Horses in Heaven - Fake Shark-Real Zombie!
How We'd Look On Paper - The Main Drag
Hyperbole - Glass Hammer
Icarus' Song - Furly
If Not Now When - Color Theory
If Trucks Drank Beer - Error 404 feat. CJ Watson
Ikea - Jonathan Coulton
In Memories - Giant Target
Inside Out - Nick Gallant
It's Good - The Humans
It's Not You, It's Everyone - Full-Source
Juke Joint Jezebel - KMFDM
Kick Some Ass '09 - Stroke 9
Lady in a Blue Dress - Senses Fail
Lemon Juice - Scratching The Itch
Lilith in Libra - You Shriek
Limousine - Stars of Boulevard
Liquid Smog (StompBox Remix) - WaveGroup Feat. Becca Neun
Little Black Backpack '09 - Stroke 9
Liverpool Judies - The Fisticuffs
Love During Wartime - The Main Drag
Mechanical Love - In This Moment
Megatron - The Main Drag
Mississippi Kite - Kristin Hersh
Moonboy - The Dirty Love Band
Nancy Drew - Pink Flag
No Direction - Longwave
No Heroes - You Shriek
Not My Fault - Ultra Saturday
Ox - Zack Wilson
Paper Valentines - James William Roy
Parhelia - Heaven Ablaze
Persistence of Vision - Matter in the Medium
Race The Hourglass - Audio Fiction
Red Sky At Morn - Full-Source
Requiem for a Dying Song - Flogging Molly
Rip'er - Lead the Dead
River of Tuoni - Amberian Dawn
Running for the Razors - Fake Shark-Real Zombie!
Rx - Wounded Soul
Sequestered in Memphis - The Hold Steady
Sestri Levante Fake Shark-Real Zombie!
Sick - Bif Naked
Signs - Giant Target
Sissyfuss - Surprise Me Mr. Davis
Sleep On - Glass Hammer
Stand for Something - Skindred
Still There - Bojibian
Superhero! - Ultra Saturday
Survive - Lacuna Coil
Tadpole Search and Rescue - Chaunce DeLeon and The Fountain of Choof
Talk About - Dear and the Headlights
Talk Them Down - The Main Drag
Teeth, Face, Outerspace - The Main Drag
The Attitude Song - Steve Vai
The Buddy Disease - Scratching The Itch
The Complexity of Light - Children of Nova
The Future Soon - Jonathan Coulton
The Heist - DnA's Evolution
Tongue Twister Typo - Blackmarket
Top Back - Alias Unknown
Tricky Girl - The Main Drag
Trippolette - Andrew Buch
Turn Yourself Around - Nick Gallant
VP of Booty Reports - Speck
Watch It All Go Down - Foreword
We Are the Best - C&O
Whatever Is Wrong With You - Marillion
What's Your Favorite Dinosaur? - The Main Drag
You Got That - The Everybody
You're My Everything - Scratching The Itch