Rock Band: Official Thread of Shredding, Pounding and Wailing Part 666
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agreed on the FOB song censoring being lame...why not just pick a different song by them? I love the Angels & Airwaves song of course, but the vocals seem a lot quieter than the other tracks...kind of odd.
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I grabbed the FOB track. Honestly, since it's basically new to me, I don't mind the censoring but I can see why fans would. If you're like me and not familiar with the song, the chorus just has a funky off-beat sound without the "God" part. It's a good tune, though, and I'm glad I've bitten on some songs that I wouldn't have sniffed on iTunes.
Instead of the other two "Scene" tracks, though, I went with a couple more JP songs that I didn't get initially. You know, just to remind myself that I'm not as good as I wish I was. Those solos are evil.
Instead of the other two "Scene" tracks, though, I went with a couple more JP songs that I didn't get initially. You know, just to remind myself that I'm not as good as I wish I was. Those solos are evil.
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Will probably pick up the FOB song because the wife loves it, and will probably get the Yeah Yeah Yeah tracks as well.
How is 'Zero' by the way; didn't pick that one up last time and just noticed it.
How is 'Zero' by the way; didn't pick that one up last time and just noticed it.
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
I fired up RB again last night, downloaded the two Mother Hips tunes. Nailed all 903 notes in Grizzly Bear on Hard drums on my first attempt, then on my first Expert attempt I had a score that was 1000 lower than my Hard perfect run. Easy song, but it's enjoyable. I really like Red Tandy as well, it's got some challenge and is fun to play - and has a good ol' hippy vibe to it.
I'll be passing on this week's offerings as they aren't my taste at all - and I'm hoping next week brings The Cars!
I'll be passing on this week's offerings as they aren't my taste at all - and I'm hoping next week brings The Cars!
I am ready for the Cars as well.
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
Expert/Expert would be pretty tricky. I'd say if you can find someone else that's decent to grab bass, then go for that. Otherwise, I don't think you'd fail the same song more than once or twice before passing and moving onto the next song.
Originally Posted by Shagrath
On an unrelated note, I finally took some time to do some more vocal career and overtook you again. You're pretty awesome on the vocals.
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Thanks for your comment, you are awesome as well, plus you kill me on guitar. I think I can do well b/c I've been a musician a long time and vox is the skill that translates the purest to the game, with drums following close behind of course (though I'm not all that much of a drummer.) Real guitar translates least to the game version, so requires the most practice for me...which I don't put in. Still stuck on GG&HT on Expert and I don't know if I will ever pass it. The hardest part of the vocals for me is just knowing the songs well, which is happening more and more over time, even when playing on other instruments, which is kind of cool.
By the way does anyone else think it would be interesting if they added one more leaderboard which was your totals from all the instruments combined? It would be cool to see who has the most 'complete' set of RB skills.
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Stupid me for not reading this thread or previewing the track before buying, but the censoring in "This Ain't A Scene..." kind of pissed me off. I was all ready to rock the shit outta that song, and I was fairly shocked when the chorus kicked in and left me going "Ehhh??" Also, is it just me or does the track sound "different" than the CD version? I've heard it countless times, but in RB it just sounds...kind of off somehow.
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Originally Posted by porieux
Nice, the race is on! I wonder if we can get Leviosa to step up to the plate as well?
Friendly competition is a fun way to climb the leaderboards.
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There's still songs that I absolutely suck at. I can't do Main Offender for shit, and get pissed when I can't "Awesome" the first few phrases.
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Originally Posted by prp2
Stupid me for not reading this thread or previewing the track before buying, but the censoring in "This Ain't A Scene..." kind of pissed me off. I was all ready to rock the shit outta that song, and I was fairly shocked when the chorus kicked in and left me going "Ehhh??" Also, is it just me or does the track sound "different" than the CD version? I've heard it countless times, but in RB it just sounds...kind of off somehow.
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
She seems to like the "poppier" songs more and would is probably more than happy with KR:AI.(
I haven't done any Rockband on-line because I was confused as to how it works. Do you have to join a band and pretty much play whenever they play? Or can you just hop on, sing a few songs and be done until next time. I travel so much it'd be hard to do anything on a regular basis.
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You can do band quickplay online a few songs here or there anytime. Band World Tour isn't supported online at this time, unfortunately.
What we are comparing though is scores from the Solo tour. Please feel free to bring the heat, competition is good!
What we are comparing though is scores from the Solo tour. Please feel free to bring the heat, competition is good!
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AHEM....I am a HE thankyouverymuch! :-)
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
Woops!
I guess that's what I get for assuming things. But now I know... and knowing is half the battle.
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Originally Posted by porieux
I can't believe I just downloaded a song from the band that does 'Maps' but I kind of dig this new track. Hard to believe it's the same group.
It should be noted I'm not passing musical judgment, just making a wide-reaching blanket observation tailored for the web that really has no base in fact or scientific study.
That said, why the hell did we have to get Date with the Night?? Know this has been said already, but damn, they have much better shit out there.
I think I'm just bitter because I failed GG&HT again on drums last night even though I felt I really had the fast part down cold. Immediately afterward I spasmodic-retarded-monkey thrashed through Call Me and passed. WTF, yo?
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Originally Posted by Tygan
Who cares about the censoring....if you have someone singing vocals, they can drop all the god damned god damns that you want.
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However, like Creep's "very" vs. "fucking", this is the radio edit of the song. It's not like Harmonix arbitrarily chose to omit a word.
Are you sure that making noise when the game doesn't expect it hurts you? I thought it was only being off-pitch and/or not making pitch when required.
Are you sure that making noise when the game doesn't expect it hurts you? I thought it was only being off-pitch and/or not making pitch when required.
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Originally Posted by aerobson
Not that I know of a less offensive way to say "goddamn", but that means that you can't say anything during that pause because the software thinks that there aren't any words to that part of the song. Short story long, if you say the "god" in "goddamn", then you risk losing any potential scoring streaks that you may have accumulated to that point in the song. That's ok if you're messing around with friends, but if you're trying to sing the song and actually score well, you have to deal with the stupid pause.
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Originally Posted by Walker Boh
I thought that you could do whatever you want during any break in the lyrics without it affecting your score and multiplier, as long as you still sing the right stuff at the right time. Isn't that what they mean by the "there's no penalty for singing during empty sections" loading screen?
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Originally Posted by DaveWadding
No, thankfully.