The Rock Band Thread vol.2: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

[Corazon de Leon]

Looks like GnR might be coming in September. Not arsed about it to be honest.

[BID0]

Looks like GnR might be coming in September. Not arsed about it to be honest.

Source?

It would be my luck after buying the season pass and one of these GnR songs will be in it but also as a separate discounted pack

[Corazon de Leon]

Looks like GnR might be coming in September. Not arsed about it to be honest.

Source?

It would be my luck after buying the season pass and one of these GnR songs will be in it but also as a separate discounted pack

Was on Reddit, I think I saw it. Not exactly reliable so take with an entire salt shaker for now.

[Buffalo]

I'd get several of their songs for sure.

[BID0]

I only like their 80s stuff so it's highly likely even if we did get them, we wouldn't get that era

If we can get them and Arcade Fire this year

[Corazon de Leon]

Arcade Fire is the big one for me - I'm hoping it's either a standalone game or a full album(that isn't their latest) though.

[BID0]

Arcade Fire is the big one for me - I'm hoping it's either a standalone game or a full album(that isn't their latest) though.

At best I'm expecting a 3 pack with one of the songs being from their new album.

But in reality we will get 1 song if we're lucky hopefully not off the new album

[BID0]

So Blitz has been removed from sale now. Hopefully RB4 gets another expansion including a sequel to the arcade game


throwbacksunday

[Corazon de Leon]

I could never get into Blitz but the soundtrack was second to none. Worth the price I paid for the 25 songs I got.

[BID0]

This Weeks DLC: VARIETY HOUR!

At Harmonix we believe that variety is the spice of life, so this week we’re offering up some extra spicy DLC. We’re featuring tracks from hot UK rockers Catfish And The Bottlemen and legendary guitar icon Ted Nugent, with songs from both acts joining the platform.

Featured in Rock Band VR, “Postpone” is a strong track from Catfish And The Bottlemen’s latest album The Ride. Topping the UK Albums chart and reaching 28 on the Billboard 200, The Ride surpassed their debut album’s performances on both sides of the ocean. We chose “Postpone” off the album because it sounded great in Rock Band VR and is tons of fun. It’s a well-rounded song with vocals pulling a bit ahead in terms of challenge. Pounding drums and pulsing bass hold up a chordy guitar line that travels around during the verses. When the song transitions to the chorus, the instruments begin a gallop, before opening up for the second half of the chorus.

The lead single and first track on Ted Nugent’s debut solo album, “Stranglehold” is every inch the perfect introduction to his career, a veritable guitar gauntlet end-to-end. Within 8 minutes, the song has three guitar solos, with one of them being several minutes long, often considered one of the best guitar solos of all time. But there’s no worries about the other instruments being left out, as bass even has its own solo featured. Drums ride the hi-hat through the whole song, but there’s scattered tough drum fills everywhere. The vocals largely aren’t sang by Ted Nugent, instead being predominantly Derek St. Holmes. That being said, Ted Nugent still sings a verse in the track.

Songs can be purchased individually for £1.59 each. The Rock Band Rivals Season 2 Spotlight Pass can be purchased for £10.79.

• Catfish And The Bottlemen - "Postpone"
• Ted Nugent - "Stranglehold" (Part of the Rock Band Rivals Season 2 Spotlight Pass)

[Frank]

Anyone in our crew getting that Ted Nugent track? I think I'll pass.

[BID0]

I have the season pass and I'll be getting the Catfish track too. I'm looking forward to seeing what songs are coming in September as I got every track this month!!

[Corazon de Leon]

Anyone in our crew getting that Ted Nugent track? I think I'll pass.

I'll get it but it makes me sad.

[Corazon de Leon]

Easy pass there into silver. Should be simple enough for the next two weeks as well. It would be nice if for season three they placed people in tiers based on previous performance instead of lumping everyone back to bronze - would save a few weeks of coasting for the better bands.

Inspired by Ted Nugent (who is an unbearable banana split by the way, look him up ) I've been looking into which songs from older guitar hero games are available on Rock Band, and have come up with the following from the first four games(not including the bonus songs by local bands, although one or two of which did actually make it over):

Guitar Hero - 20/30 songs
Ace of Spades - Motorhead (Ace of Spades '08 available on Rock Band 2)
Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
Cowboys From Hell - Pantera (Live version only on Rock Band)
Fat Lip - Sum 41
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Stevie Wonder version available on Rock Band)
I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Killer Queen - Queen (de-listed?)
More Than A Feeling - Boston
No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age (Rock Band 3)
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Thunder Kiss '65 - White Zombie
You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

Guitar Hero 2 - 25/48 songs
Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold (Rock Band 3)
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper (Live version only on Rock Band)
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas (Rock Band 2)
Cherry Pie - Warrant
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Rock Band 3)
Hangar 18 - Megadeth
Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
Jessica - Allman Brothers Band
Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
Laid To Rest - Lamb of God
Madhouse - Anthrax (Live version only on Rock Band)
Message in a Bottle - The Police
Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
Possum Kingdom - Toadies
Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer (Rock Band 4)
Rock This Town - Stray Cats (Brian Setzer cover version available on Rock Band)
Stop - Jane's Addiction
Strutter - KISS (Live version only on Rock Band)
Surrender - Cheap Trick (Live version only on Rock Band)
Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight - Spinal Tap (de-listed?)
Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots
The Trooper - Iron Maiden
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Woman - Wolfmother
YYZ - Rush

Guitar Hero 3 - 29/46
3's & 7's - Queens of the Stone Age
Barracuda - Heart
Before I Forget - Slipknot (Rock Band 3)
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Sunshine - White Zombie
Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine
Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins (Rock Band)
Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Even Flow - Pearl Jam
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth
The Metal - Tenacious D (Rock Band 2)
Miss Murder - AFI
Mississippi Queen - Mountain ("As Made Famous By" - Rock Band)
My Name is Jonas - Weezer
Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (Rock Band only)
Raining Blood - Slayer
Reptilia - The Strokes (Rock Band)
Rock and Roll All Nite - KISS (Live version only on Rock Band)
Sabotage - Beastie Boys (Rock Band)
School's Out - Alice Cooper (Live version only on Rock Band)
The Seeker - The Who (Rock Band 4)
Story of my Life - Social Distortion
Stricken - Disturbed
Suck My Kiss - Red Hot Chili Peppers (de-listed)
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
When You Were Young - The Killers (Rock Band)

(additionally, five bonus songs are available to make a total of 34/71 songs - Hier Kommt Alex - Die Toten Hosen (Rock Band 1/2 only), Closer - Lacuna Coil, Through The Fire and Flames - Dragonforce, Prayer of the Refugee - Rise Against, My Curse - Killswitch Engage)

Guitar Hero: World Tour - 50/83
About A Girl - Nirvana (Album version only)
American Woman - The Guess Who (Rock Band 2)
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down (de-listed?)
Band on the Run - Wings (Paul McCartney live version available on Rock Band)
Beautiful Disaster - 311
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne (Rock Band 3)
Dammit - Blink 182
Everlong - Foo Fighters (Rock Band 2)
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (Rock Band 2)
Feel the Pain - Dinosaur Jr. (Rock Band 2)
Float On - Modest Mouse (Rock Band 2)
Freak on a Leash - Korn
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (Rock Band 2)
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter (Rock Band 3)
Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
The Kill - 30 Seconds To Mars
Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups (Rock Band 2)
Livin' On A Prayer (Rock Band 2/DLC version available)
Love Me Two Times - The Doors
Love Spreads - The Stone Roses
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World (Rock Band 2)
Misery Business - Paramore (Rock Band 3)
Monsoon - Tokio Hotel (Rock Band 1/2 only)
Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction (Rock Band 2)
Mr Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
One Armed Scissor - At The Drive In (Rock Band 3)
One Way Or Another - Blondie (Rock Band 3)
Our Truth - Lacuna Coil (Rock Band 2)
Pull Me Under - Dream Theater
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band (Rock Band 2)
Re-Education (Through Labor) - Rise Against
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) - (Lego: Rock Band)
Santeria - Sublime
Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
Scream Aim Fire - Bullet For My Valentine
Spider Webs - No Doubt
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Live version only on Rock Band)
Today - Smashing Pumpkins (Rock Band 2)
Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Weapon of Choice - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
What I've Done - Linkin Park
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix

[Frank]

I miss Hier Kommt Alex on RB4

[Corazon de Leon]

I miss Hier Kommt Alex on RB4

I'm hoping we'll get it in a legacy track pack one day. Cracking fun to try and sing along to in German - Du Hast is a much better song but less fun to gibber along with.

To be honest, having looked through the track listings for the first four Guitar Hero games there are only maybe seven or eight songs I'd love to have on Rock Band that aren't already there - One by Metallica(and maybe Trapped Under Ice but I can take or leave that), Knights of Cydonia by Muse, Vicarious, Schism and Parabola by Tool, Beat It by Jacko, Them Bones by Alice In Chains and Cochise by Audioslave. It's impressive how well Harmonix managed to undermine the Guitar Hero series when they left it - they really made it look sub-standard with Rock Band's quality.

[BID0]

wow that must have taken ages to put together.

I think The Wings (album) version of Band on the Run is also available now. Shortly after Rock Band 3's release and the John Lennon album DLC there was 3 or so tracks from Paul McCartney added (previously it was only the live songs from his solo tour - RB2 era I think). Band on the Run is one I thikn that has two versions in Rock Band.

I didn't realise Guitar Hero had Jimi Hendrix, I thought he was exclusive to Rock Band. Weirdly I think it's people like Michael Jackson and other groups I want more in Rock Band now that pop hero thing they brought out had quite a few tracks on it

[Corazon de Leon]

wow that must have taken ages to put together.

I think The Wings (album) version of Band on the Run is also available now. Shortly after Rock Band 3's release and the John Lennon album DLC there was 3 or so tracks from Paul McCartney added (previously it was only the live songs from his solo tour - RB2 era I think). Band on the Run is one I thikn that has two versions in Rock Band.

I didn't realise Guitar Hero had Jimi Hendrix, I thought he was exclusive to Rock Band. Weirdly I think it's people like Michael Jackson and other groups I want more in Rock Band now that pop hero thing they brought out had quite a few tracks on it

It took about an hour to be fair - all the info is at the click of a button on Wikipedia.

[BID0]

Rival's Challenge - Season 2: Week 2

twitter.com/RockBand/status/903044702898933760

Spotlights:

• .38 Special - Caught Up In You (Rock Band 4 disc song)
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Long Hot Summer Night (DLC, December 20th 2011. Single also included in the "Experience Jimi Hendrix 01" pack)
• Ted Nugent - Stranglehold (this weeks DLC, also free for owners of the "Season 2 Spotlight Pass")

Play weekly themed songs on guitar to earn an XP bonus. Apparently weekly themed songs this week are... "It is not all songs. It's a bunch of iconic riffs and a bunch of fun stuff. Very minimal alt-charting (I think maybe three are predominantly alt-charts?)."

[Buffalo]

If nobody has the Hendrix tune then I'll buy it. I have several of his songs on my wish list already.
Should be another easy week. It's not as if my scores mean anything any more, with the new guy tearing it up