Rock Band 2

[elicoleman]

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Anyone know when the Texas Flood album is going to drop?

Nope. They never announced a date on that or Nothing's Shocking.

[Brandwin]

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Hey gang!

Here's the DLC announcement arriving on the week of 2/3. We're busting out a 3 pack of Thin Lizzy anthems from their new live cd, and backing that up with classic singles from The Pretenders and Pat Benatar, as well as two tracks from Nikko!

Here's the full scoop:

Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town (Live)
Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song (Live)
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (Live)

Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot


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My fiance will want Pat Benatar. Wow, the Boys Are Back In Town. I remember Uncle Jessie singing this on FUll House.

I wish they were giving us Pat Benatar it would have been " Love is a Battlefield" =)

[elicoleman]

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By the way, the new "live" album from Thin Lizzy is actually their 1977 concert in Philadelphia.

[Jistic]

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Thin Lizzy, if it wasn't live I probably would get it. Actually used to play Boys are Back in Town in the clubs with my old band 20 years ago.

Pat Benetar....why that song? We already had that on GHIII. Pick a new song already. I like Pat Benetar, but how about Promises in the Dark or Hearbreaker or something?

[Bornindamecca]

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Heartbreaker is in GH:WT

[Jistic]

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Heartbreaker is in GH:WT

I know. I saw that and trapt under ice and was tempted...but don't like the song list enough, and just don't like GH in general.

[Bornindamecca]

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I feel you on that. I didn't pick up GHIII or World Tour. Neversoft's game design just irks me, and the limitations on the music creator don't make it worthwhile. Not to mention the way they do vocals, ugh.


Just saying that Heartbreaker doesn't fit the "new" criteria either. More than anything, I know female friends and family will enjoy singing it, and that makes it an automatic pick up. I really enjoyed the Live performance of the Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy. The Boys are Back is automatic, lol. That's a drunk singing song if I've ever heard one.

[goh]

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Jazz guitar is some of the hardest, most complex guitar you could possibly find.

To quote Bill Cosby on the Simpsons:

"You see,the kids they listen to the rap music which gives them the brain damage. With their hippin and the hoppin and the bippin and the boppin so they don't know what the jazz is all about!"

To try and clear it up for the un/misinformed jazz and blues for RB wouldn't be this (not that this is bad)...

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but more like this...

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You know Jailbreak if you've played GTA IV and listen to Liberty Rock radio.

Also in MLB 08 The Show.

And yes I was refering to the Beastie Boys as the 2 rap songs. Don't want to count that then GH 1 has a cover of a cover of Higher Ground,originally by Stevie Wonder wich I guess would go under funk and GH:A has Run DMC.

[elicoleman]

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Boom Boom Boom would be such an awesome song to have.

[Bornindamecca]

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Good post, goh.

The Beastie Boys is primarily a rap group, but they have a lot of songs that stretch the definition of "rap", and get closer to the Rage Against the Machine style of song. Just angry, loud vocals over repetitive, but not repeating, live music.

Now if they put up a Jay-Z/Linkin Park song, we'd have a pure rap song.

Kind of how Eminence Front by the Who is not really a rock song, even though they are a rock band.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I'm all for the branching out. I say shine the light on the blues and those legends some - they definitely deserve it. I would also dig more reggae and give us the funk too! I want something challenging on bass.

[J-Unit40]

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You know Jailbreak if you've played GTA IV and listen to Liberty Rock radio.

Or MLB: The Show 08. Good tune!

[J-Unit40]

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OK. I have gotten to the point where I can play "Everlong" and "Mr. Brightside" on the drums on Hard and get 4* and 5* respectively (easily on Mr. Brightside). However, when I step it up to Expert, I cannot get the quick tapping down on the red pad for Everlong and yellow? for Mr. Brightside.

I know I probably need to go into practice mode, but do any of you drummers out there have an tips or tricks.

Thanks!

[Mizzou23]

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OK. I have gotten to the point where I can play "Everlong" and "Mr. Brightside" on the drums on Hard and get 4* and 5* respectively (easily on Mr. Brightside). However, when I step it up to Expert, I cannot get the quick tapping down on the red pad for Everlong and yellow? for Mr. Brightside.

I know I probably need to go into practice mode, but do any of you drummers out there have an tips or tricks.

Thanks!

Same here. I played Orange Crush a couple weeks ago and it killed me. The red rolls are no fun!

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

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I dunno...

not necessarily practice mode.
But just play the song 1 to 2 times a day, and just see if you get farther and farther.

OR!

Play songs with similar rolls, but where they dont last as long.

I cant think of any off the top of my head, but usually that helps