Rock Band Rules

[photon]

Got it setup tonight and gave it a spin.. the guitar is fun, just as it was with Guitar Hero ones (though I like the look of the guitar more).

But wow the drums are awesome I think. Far more realistic. I'm having problems seeing the kick though, I keep playing it when I hear it rather than when it shows it, and then forgetting to play it when I'm trying to do a complicated fill. I was doing ok on medium but I switched to easy to just play through all the songs and get to know them and get used to it.

But I find the drums a lot of fun, I'm going to have to get a stool to sit on rather than my couch

Haven't tried vocals yet.

[SarichFan]

I'd say my only problem so far (About 25+ songs in) is that there's too much grunge stuff. I think i've had more fun playing the GHIII songs as a whole but again i'm only about half way through..

Definetely going to need to download the Metallica and Iron Maiden songs down the road.

[mykalberta]

Drums are definately harder than I expected, I got through easy, but medium is killer. My calf and shin lock up cause of the pedal.

On a 4 person rock band you should be able to get through every song with the guitars saving the drums and vocals.

Started friday night, Sunday at about 3 we finished the hall of fame gig all 4 instruments in medium.

Does anyone think the rock band guitar is a piece of garbage. I find the GH2 explorer much easier and more sturdy.

[Flaming Choy]

speaking of downloading songs, which ones have you guys downloaded so far?

[PowerPlayoffs06]

Picked up a Bundle on Saturday afternoon.

Sooooo much fun. Loving it. Don't like the guitar as much as the Guitar Hero ones, but it does the job.

Im wondering if I can play Guitaro Hero with the Rock Band guitar? Then I could just go buy Legends of Rock and not need another guitar.

I agree that there's too many punk/grunge songs and not enough Classic Rock. At least so far. I'm not all that far into the game, but most of the starting songs aren't my thing.

First thing I did after I got the game working though was download the Metallica song pack with Blackened, Ride the Lightning and ...And Justice For All. Friggin' awesome.

[I_H8_Crawford]

No you can't use the RB guitar with GH, but on the 360 you can use the GH guitar with RB

[Saint Troy]

Originally Posted by Flaming Choy

speaking of downloading songs, which ones have you guys downloaded so far?

all of 'em

[simmer2]

Originally Posted by photon

Got it setup tonight and gave it a spin.. the guitar is fun, just as it was with Guitar Hero ones (though I like the look of the guitar more).

But wow the drums are awesome I think. Far more realistic. I'm having problems seeing the kick though, I keep playing it when I hear it rather than when it shows it, and then forgetting to play it when I'm trying to do a complicated fill. I was doing ok on medium but I switched to easy to just play through all the songs and get to know them and get used to it.

But I find the drums a lot of fun, I'm going to have to get a stool to sit on rather than my couch

Haven't tried vocals yet.

Go to IKEA and buy a stool for $6, it gets the job done.

[Gugstanley]

http://www.rockband.com/request_song

Lets get some rock and roll requested

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Saint Troy

all of 'em

wow! really? That's some impressive dedication.

[SarichFan]

I'm getting a bit better on the drums, around 80% on Medium, i'm not really looking for the pedal kicks but i'll hit them when i'm comfortable so it won't single handedly throw me off and i'll miss like 6 notes because of it.

[Gugstanley]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

i'm not really looking for the pedal kicks but i'll hit them when i'm comfortable so it won't single handedly throw me off and i'll miss like 6 notes because of it.

I think they have a pop up or it is in the tutorial but the reds and the pedal count more then the other three colors. So those are the ones you should try and get. The fans care more if you miss them.

[PowerPlayoffs06]

Is it just me or does the difficulty for Guitars really ramp up from Medium to Hard? Medium I can just breeze through pretty much any song except that damn Aerosmith one... But putting it up to Hard to try and get more fans in Band World Tour just wound up kicking my arse.

I fear Expert...

[mykalberta]

For me, hard is easy in Rb compared to GH2.

I cant get as many powerups to save members but I can easily get through all the songs.

Havent tried Expert. Finished game on solo career hard on Guitar, next drums then vocals.

[SarichFan]

What are those headset adapters for that come with Rock Band??

[Hemi-Cuda]

so why is it that with Rock Band and Guitar Hero before it, there are some bands where it's a lame cover band doing the song? every Black Sabbath song on rock band, in the game or downloadable is a cover, and same goes for one i was really looking forward to, Fortunate Son. could they not get the rights to the real versions for some reason? if not, why not just use other songs where they could and avoid the covers all together

really takes me out of the rhythm when i'm drumming to Paranoid and the vocals kick into one of the worst Ozzy impressions i've ever heard

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

What are those headset adapters for that come with Rock Band??

you hook up the xbox headsets to your instruments through them so when your playing online you can talk to people. I also heard you could use the headset for the mic, but i'm not sure if that's true.

[McG]

I think that the adapters are to actually talk. I have never been able to sing with them. if some has...please post how!

i have sung with the headset connected to a wireless controller instead of the mike connected to the xbox/hub. for me, this is the best way to play guitar or bass and sing at the same time. which is still some of the best fun i have had. you can get a full band with 3 people...although song selection is always limited to what a person can sing without looking at the words.

[LeftWing]

Originally Posted by PowerPlayoffs06

Is it just me or does the difficulty for Guitars really ramp up from Medium to Hard? Medium I can just breeze through pretty much any song except that damn Aerosmith one... But putting it up to Hard to try and get more fans in Band World Tour just wound up kicking my arse.

I fear Expert...

Wait 'till you try going to hard on drums - the discrepancy is massive. I can usually get 95% or higher on medium, but then Hard kicks my butt - even with relatively easy songs (i.e. Celebrity Skin). I find I have to play a song on hard about 5 - 7 times before I can get the proper rhythm so that I can finish the song.

[PowerPlayoffs06]

Originally Posted by LeftWing

Wait 'till you try going to hard on drums - the discrepancy is massive. I can usually get 95% or higher on medium, but then Hard kicks my butt - even with relatively easy songs (i.e. Celebrity Skin). I find I have to play a song on hard about 5 - 7 times before I can get the proper rhythm so that I can finish the song.

After I finished the Solo Tour on Medium, I figured there was nothing to do but step it up so I started the Hard tour. I'm finding that it actually sort of takes off where Medium ended if you go through the tour again. Like it's slowly getting more and more difficult with each new venue. It's a less noticeable learning curve than when I would just do a Quickplay and play a song in Medium, do well, then try it again on Hard and instantly get smacked down.

I'm a ways off from trying Drums on Hard yet... I did some singing on Hard last night and after a few songs my throat was sore. I just Do Not have a good voice for singing. It's like right between octaves or something and I can't reach the low notes singing normally. I actually have to sing higher and go into the next octave to reach notes on the bottom of the scale. Le sigh.

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

<stuff about crappy cover versions>

I was totally let down by all the covers of classics as well. The Sabbath stuff is just... bleh. I was looking forward to Fortunate Son too, but meh. Im thankful the Metallica songs were originals. I'm sure it's a licensing thing, but really, there're SO MANY songs that would be awesome to play they could easily have passed on songs they couldn't get rights to use and only use ones where they can have the originals.