Rock Band Rules

[Wookie]

I want to see some bob marley.

[dobbles]

yeah, i had hoped for more quality. i mean the thing that makes rock band fun as a party game is playing songs like roxanne or eye of the tiger. they are fun ones everyone knows.

and while they are free additional songs, i really don't even see a lot of reason to download them.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by JayP

Have you even heard of half the bands of the list? I sure haven't.

Simply having Between the Buried and Me there makes that list incredible, IMO.

I guess saying "good songs" makes what really I meant come out wrong. I was hoping that we would get some well known songs put into the list but I'm not surprised cause like I said it's free.

[zukes]

Anyone care to post the list, I am blocked from both links here at work.

[WhiteTom]

Ripped from the Joystiq article for your benefit.

• The 88 - "Sons and Daughters"
• Authority Zero - "No Regrets"
• Between the Buried and Me - "Prequel To The Sequel"
• The Cab - "Bounce"
• The Chevelles - "Get It On"
• The Cocktail Slippers - "Give It To Me"
• Dealership - "Database Corrupted"
• Endeverafter - "I Wanna Be Your Man"
• The Ghost Hounds - "Ashes To Fire"
• Hollywood Undead - "Young"
• Kutless - "The Feeling"
• The Len Price 3 - "If I Ain't Got You"
• Lesley Roy - "I'm Gone, I'm Going"
• Opiate for the Masses - "Burn You Down"
• Semi-Precious Weapons - "Magnetic Baby"
• Shaimus - "Like a Fool"
• Thenewno2" - Crazy Tuesday"
• Tickle Me Pink - "The Time Is Wrong"
• Underoath - "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"
• X Japan - "I.V."

[MaxPower]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I guess saying "good songs" makes what really I meant come out wrong. I was hoping that we would get some well known songs put into the list but I'm not surprised cause like I said it's free.

Yeah it sucks because vocals on a song you don't know isn't very fun. Especially if you're playing guitar and singing at the same time.

[zukes]

Originally Posted by WhiteTom

Ripped from the Joystiq article for your benefit.

• The 88 - "Sons and Daughters"
• Authority Zero - "No Regrets"
• Between the Buried and Me - "Prequel To The Sequel"
• The Cab - "Bounce"
• The Chevelles - "Get It On"
• The Cocktail Slippers - "Give It To Me"
• Dealership - "Database Corrupted"
• Endeverafter - "I Wanna Be Your Man"
• The Ghost Hounds - "Ashes To Fire"
• Hollywood Undead - "Young"
• Kutless - "The Feeling"
• The Len Price 3 - "If I Ain't Got You"
• Lesley Roy - "I'm Gone, I'm Going"
• Opiate for the Masses - "Burn You Down"
• Semi-Precious Weapons - "Magnetic Baby"
• Shaimus - "Like a Fool"
• Thenewno2" - Crazy Tuesday"
• Tickle Me Pink - "The Time Is Wrong"
• Underoath - "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"
• X Japan - "I.V."

Thanks! I have heard of the Chevelles. That is it.

[MarchHare]

Cross-posting this from the FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUU thread.

[dobbles]

Originally Posted by zukes

Thanks! I have heard of the Chevelles. That is it.

have you heard of Chevelle or The Chevelles??? Chevelle is a semi popular American band. The Chevelles are some Australian band I have never heard of.

[zukes]

hmmm, maybe it was Chevelle. Either way, unless these songs sound cool, they won't make my download list, free or not.

[JayP]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I guess saying "good songs" makes what really I meant come out wrong. I was hoping that we would get some well known songs put into the list but I'm not surprised cause like I said it's free.

I know what you're saying. It is a little odd to release so many obscure artists for a game driven by the casual market. But really, it's the equivalent of all the local bands they put in Rock Band 1 except these bands are (generally) much better from what I've heard.

[Russic]

oh sweet ... more silversun pickups coming next week:

• Siouxsie & the Banshees “Hong Kong Garden” ($1.99/160 MSP)
• Siouxsie & the Banshees “Kiss Them For Me” ($1.99/160 MSP)
• Siouxsie & the Banshees “The Killing Jar” ($1.99/160 MSP)

• Blink-182 “Dammit” ($1.99/160 MSP)
• Psychedelic Furs “Pretty in Pink” ($1.99/160 MSP)
• Silversun Pickups “Melatonin” ($1.99/160 MSP)
• Silversun Pickups “Well Thought Out Twinkles” ($1.99/160 MSP)

[Torture]

Anybody looked at the set list for GH4 yet?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._Guitar_Hero_4
Daaaaamn

Couple highlights...

• Couple Hendrix Songs (Purple Haze...LIVE? AWESOME)
• All of Oasis' new CD downloadable
• Death Magnetic (which I'm sure we all knew)
• Sweet Home Alabama (Live)
• Pull Me Under

[drew24]

^^
coldplay too..

[IntenseFan]

So RB2 has been out for awhile. I've been considering getting it (and this thread would suggest it would be a good idea) but I was hoping my old Guitar Hero 3 wireless Gibson controllers would be compatible (on PS3).

All I can get from the internet is that the GH3 controllers work with RB2 for certain on the Wii and XBox, but for the PS3 it's always a "maybe" or "there's no reason why they shouldn't work". See for example this site http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/

Has anybody tried this yet?

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by IntenseFan

So RB2 has been out for awhile. I've been considering getting it (and this thread would suggest it would be a good idea) but I was hoping my old Guitar Hero 3 wireless Gibson controllers would be compatible (on PS3).

All I can get from the internet is that the GH3 controllers work with RB2 for certain on the Wii and XBox, but for the PS3 it's always a "maybe" or "there's no reason why they shouldn't work". See for example this site http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/

Has anybody tried this yet?

This came up a couple pages ago. Anyways, all instruments from all games (rock band, rock band 2, gh2, gh3, gh:wt and rock revolution) are compatible for 360, ps3, wii.

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Torture

Anybody looked at the set list for GH4 yet?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._Guitar_Hero_4
Daaaaamn

Couple highlights...

• Couple Hendrix Songs (Purple Haze...LIVE? AWESOME)
• All of Oasis' new CD downloadable
• Death Magnetic (which I'm sure we all knew)
• Sweet Home Alabama (Live)
• Pull Me Under

I didn't realize all of the oasis album was downloadable ... that's pretty sweet.

edit: Just read the ign review and I must say I'm really debating not picking it up. The tour mode seems a little rough, almost like a downgrade of rock band 1, which wasn't flawless by any means. Most notably you can't save somebody when you're playing in a band. if your drummer ****s the bed then you all fail. Saving people in my eyes is part of the fun and strategy of the game. Pretty much a deal killer for me right there, not even "hotel california" can gloss that over.

[Flaming Choy]

after reading the ign review, it's good to know that rock band is still king. Not that I could switch easily, since I've invested so much in DLC.

[MonsieurFish]

Does anyone know if you have to own rock band 1 to be able to get all the songs off of it onto RB2 for the 5$? Or can you simply go rent the game or borrow a friends or something?

[IntenseFan]

Originally Posted by MonsieurFish

Does anyone know if you have to own rock band 1 to be able to get all the songs off of it onto RB2 for the 5$? Or can you simply go rent the game or borrow a friends or something?

The export file states that you need a copy of the RB1 disk to play the RB1 songs in future RB titles. So I figured there would be some kind of copy protection involved.

With that in mind, went and bought a used copy of RB1 thinking my system would ask me for the disk id # or manual id # or something when I exported. To my surprise, it did not and it simply downloaded all the RB1 songs to the hard drive of my PS3. The next time I put RB2 in, they were all there, sorted into RB2 categories of difficulty (and they now play occassionally when I do a random set - all without the RB1 disk).

So I guess the short answer is that I could have saved a bit more $$$ by simply renting or borrowing from a friend. At least I saved a bit by buying used instead of new.