Rock Band - Impressions...

DChaps · Post by **DChaps** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:26 pm

Steve Vai, sweet!

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:17 pm

Cool, thanks for the tip, Web. Downloaded The Hold Steady track and the quality was very good. Should make it much easier to get more DLC.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:53 pm

I downloaded a couple of handfuls of RBN stuff, and while nothing really rocked my socks off overall I think the charting is pretty good. Some of the mixes seemed a little off, with the vocals in particular being too low, but I noticed it with other parts as well. (Some guitar was really hard to make out)

Out of what I played the Hold Steady track and an instrumental called 'The Heist' were probably my favorites.

Hopefully one of our DSP musicians will get on there!!!

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:29 am

I finally took the plunge to expert level after playing RB for 2 years. Guitar hasn't been too bad if I don't run into any crazy solos, but drums are definitely a challenge. Trying to get my right leg and right arm to move independent of each other is pretty tough, but at the same time, it's nice to play charts that mimic all the notes in a song.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:48 am

webdanzer wrote:Hopefully one of our DSP musicians will get on there!!!

I'm diving into this endeavor this weekend. It's the only reason I brought all these plastic instruments home in the first place. I hope it works!

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:09 pm

Slumberland wrote:
webdanzer wrote:Hopefully one of our DSP musicians will get on there!!!
I'm diving into this endeavor this weekend. It's the only reason I brought all these plastic instruments home in the first place. I hope it works!

Awesome! Will buy!! (put 'Friend you up' on there

)

What's crazy is that I guess the RBN store can update **daily**, or as soon as these songs make it through review. 11 new songs up today (getting Code Monkey):

Song Title - Artist
Bleeder - Alchemilla
Cali Girl - Ballyhoo!
Push Push (Lady Lightning) - Bang Camaro
White Heat - Cetan Clawson and the Soul Side
Stegosaurus Song - Eric Harm
Code Monkey - Jonathan Coulton
Gave It Up - Pollyn
Makeup/Breakup (Original Version) - Super Gravity
Packet Flier - Terrorhorse
Genius - The B.O.L.T.
Minnesota - Voodoo Pharmacology

Jeez, this is going to get messy. Hopefully there will be a RBDLC-like site to help rate and track all these. Could get enormous!

Also, next week's 'regular' store update sees some of the White Stripes' biggest hits, among others:

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 9) and PlayStation 3 system (March 11):

The Futureheads – “Decent Days & Nights” +
The Futureheads – “Hounds of Love” +
The James Gang – “Walk Away” +
Neil Peart – “The Hockey Theme” + *
Shaimus – “All of This” + *
Shaimus – “Tie You Down” + *
The White Stripes – “Fell in Love with a Girl” +
The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”
The White Stripes – “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)” +

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:17 pm

webdanzer wrote:(put 'Friend you up' on there )

That's actually a really good idea... the GWJ'ers might snatch that up. So long as I don't get sued by Color Me Badd!

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:44 pm

The Futureheads "Hounds of Love" is a great song and should be a lot of fun to play.

LOL that they're adding Peart's "Hockey Theme." It'll take three RB drum kits to play it properly.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:27 am

Useful list of RBN songs, including release date:

http://www.rockband.com/music/dlc/rbn

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:01 pm

This comes to Rock Band DLC tomorrow:

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...along with the original version and other songs by Gaga.

F308GTB · Post by **F308GTB** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:12 pm

Holy smokes! 4 classic X songs for DLC this week. I'm looking forward to doing my best John Doe impersonation.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:20 pm

I've been so away from my xbox for a while, but did I see something about some Hendrix tracks newly released or on the way?

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:59 pm

Zeppo wrote:I've been so away from my xbox for a while, but did I see something about some Hendrix tracks newly released or on the way?

Yep. 'Axis' album plus 'Valleys of Neptune.' So bought.

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Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 30) and PlayStation 3 system (April 1)

• “Up From the Skies”
• “Spanish Castle Magic” +
• “Wait Until Tomorrow” +
• “Ain’t No Telling” +
• “Little Wing” +
• “If 6 Was 9” +
• “You Got Me Floatin’” +
• “Castles Made of Sand”
• “She’s So Fine” +
• “One Rainy Wish” +
• “Little Miss Lover”
• “Bold As Love” +
• “Valleys of Neptune”

These 13 tracks join Hendrix’s “Fire,” which is already available on-disc for LEGO® Rock Band.

Price

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$19.99, £9.99 UK, €14.99 EU (1600 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Axis: Bold As Love Album”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per track

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:05 pm

Holy crap. You bought them? Reviews please?

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:41 pm

Cartman's Poker Face is probably the single greatest song performance of all time

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:28 pm

Zeppo wrote:Holy crap. You bought them? Reviews please?

No, they are out this Tuesday, but I will have them by Tues night.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:40 pm

webdanzer wrote:
Zeppo wrote:Holy crap. You bought them? Reviews please?
No, they are out this Tuesday, but I will have them by Tues night.

Well, I imagine I will as well. . . so reviews unnecessary!

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:41 am

In case Zeppo missed it for this week:

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system:

Grateful Dead – “Beat It on Down the Line” +
Grateful Dead – “Cumberland Blues” +
Grateful Dead – “Scarlet Begonias” +
Grateful Dead – “Throwing Stones”
Grateful Dead – “Touch of Grey” +
Grateful Dead – “U.S. Blues” +
The Smithereens – “A Girl Like You”
The Smithereens – “Only a Memory” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 May 19)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Grateful Dead Pack 03,” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price:

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

$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Grateful Dead Pack 03”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

bulls23 · Post by **bulls23** » Wed May 19, 2010 7:25 pm

webdanzer wrote:In case Zeppo missed it for this week:

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system:

Grateful Dead – “Beat It on Down the Line” +
Grateful Dead – “Cumberland Blues” +
Grateful Dead – “Scarlet Begonias” +
Grateful Dead – “Throwing Stones”
Grateful Dead – “Touch of Grey” +
Grateful Dead – “U.S. Blues” +
The Smithereens – “A Girl Like You”
The Smithereens – “Only a Memory” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 May 19)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Grateful Dead Pack 03,” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price:

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

$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Grateful Dead Pack 03”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

Love "Girl Like You".....instant purchase!

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed May 19, 2010 9:23 pm

Nice to see The Smithereens make it. I love those two songs.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:17 am

I'm sure I'll be getting those Dead songs eventually, but the studio stuff just isn't quite all there, you know? Even so, I've enjoyed some of the Dead stuff a lot more on the higher difficulties, and Phil is always crazy to play! Those new ones should be some good choices.

I've really enjoyed most of the Hendrix a lot, btw, even though I've only played them a few times. Not every song on that record is my favorite, but so many of them are so freaking good. I'd love to get in more online time with you guys someday. The Beatles is still really good stuff, too. There's nothing like that Abbey Road B-side, you know? I just wish they would have done Revolver and maybe the entire white album, but oh well. My time may loosen up a bit this summer for the occasional online sessions if you guys are up for it.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:10 pm

The gaming gods are laughing at me this week. First the MLB 2k10 patch, now this:

DLC for May 25th.........Pantera!

Wait, wait.......It's only the Southern Trendkill album (and missing 1 track no less)

WTF. The DLC this year has been a huge letdown. No new Beatles DLC, and when some metal does appear it's either live like British Steel or it's the weakest album from a band I really like. Oh, plus I'm on the PS3, so I don't have access to the best DLC of 2010 which is on RBN.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Tue May 25, 2010 6:54 pm

You All Everybody from Drive Shaft is on the Rockband network for fans of LOST.

At the end of the Green Day demo there is a screenshot for Rock Band 3 with a keyboard as one of the instruments:

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Tue May 25, 2010 8:00 pm

OH my...

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Tue May 25, 2010 9:06 pm

Skeptical if buying a keyboard accessory would be worth it. I mean how many songs have keyboard, and none of the back catalog will support it.

Guess have to wait and see what is new in Rock Band 3.