Rock Band 2
Seppy asked a question on my last post that I felt the answer was worth a separate blog posting. He asked me what I thought of the RB2 track list.
Before I answer that question, I would like to first state how ghey it is that Harmonix is even bothering with a new game. The downloadable content feature is so awesome, they should have just continued with that instead of releasing these next 80+ songs on a separate piece of software. What really blows is that though the dlc is compatible for transfer, the disc content is not. So what about the great tunes on RB1? You won't be able to play them on RB 2 to make your ultimate custom setlist. So yeah...ghey.
That being said, they are apparently improving the playability which has been the game's biggest downfall (in that it is just shy of terrible) - and the only reason I won't buy it. So the improvement will be good. Also, the new drum kit has an expandable platform to add more cymbals. Thay may or may not be good. It will only be good if the software recognizes them as the cymbal triggers for regular game play outside the big rock ending. Oh, and the drums do serve as a stand alone electronic drum kit. So expect them to come out with an uber expensive brain in the not too distant future.
So here is the setlist:
Artist Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
2. AFI Girl's Gone Grey 2000s
3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man 1970s
6. Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy 2000s
7. Bad Company Shooting Star 1970s
8. Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want 1990s
9. Beck E-Pro 2000s
10. Bikini Kill Rebel Girl 1990s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s
13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s
14. Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 1980s
15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s
16. Devo Uncontrollable Urge 1980s
17. Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 1990s
18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s
19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
21. Elvis Costello Pump It Up 1970s
22. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 1970s
23. Foo Fighters Everlong 1990s
24. Guns N' Roses Shackler's Revenge 2000s
25. Interpol PDA 2000s
26. Jane's Addiction Mountain Song 1980s
27. Jethro Tull Aqualung 1970s
28. Jimmy Eat World The Middle 2000s
29. Joan Jett Bad Reputation 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
33. L7 Pretend We're Dead 1990s
34. Lacuna Coil Our Truth 2000s
35. Linkin Park One Step Closer 2000s
36. Lit My Own Worst Enemy 1990s
37. Lush De-Luxe 1990s
38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
40. Metallica Battery 1980s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go 1990s
42. Modest Mouse Float On 2000s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
44. Nirvana Drain You 1990s
45. Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky 1960s
46. Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon 2000s
47. Paramore That's What You Get 2000s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s
50. Rage Against the Machine Testify 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away 1990s
53. Rise Against Give it All 2000s
54. Rush The Trees 1970s
55. Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye 2000s
56. Smashing Pumpkins Today 1990s
57. Social Distortion I Was Wrong 1990s
58. Sonic Youth Teenage Riot 1980s
59. Soundgarden Spoonman 1990s
60. Squeeze Cool for Cats 1970s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
64. System of a Down Chop Suey 2000s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
66. Tenacious D Master Exploder 2000s
67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s
68. The Donnas New Kid in School 2000s
69. The Go-Go's We Got the Beat 1980s (interesting, but not enticing)
70. The Grateful Dead Alabama Getaway 1980s
71. The Guess Who American Woman 1970s
72. The Muffs Kids in America 1990s
73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) 1990s
74. The Replacements Alex Chilton 1980s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s
76. Abnormality Visions 2000s
77. Anarchy Club Get Clean 2000s
78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s
80. The Libyans Neighborhood 2000s
81. The Main Drag A Jagged Gorgeous Winter 2000s
82. Speck Conventional Lover 2000s
83. The Sterns Supreme Girl 2000s
84. That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent 2000s
Here are the songs I think are worth a damn:
Artist Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man 1970s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
14. Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 1980s
15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s
18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s
19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
40. Metallica Battery 1980s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
54. Rush The Trees 1970s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s
78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s
Bang Camaro has never done wrong near as I can tell, and it is great to see the Breaking Wheel back in these games. They had a great instrumental in GH1.
After triple checking my list, I can safely say I wipe between my buttocks with the other songs. Needless to say, I don't like enough of the songs to even bother with this game. I may not with the new GH game either, so who knows? If the DLC remains relatively affordable and it continues to be awesome, then the game would be worth buying. I will wait it out. I think I'll let Mike buy it and I can judge from there...that is, after he has unlocked enough crap so I can avoid having to play Alanis and Smashing Pumpkins...
Before I answer that question, I would like to first state how ghey it is that Harmonix is even bothering with a new game. The downloadable content feature is so awesome, they should have just continued with that instead of releasing these next 80+ songs on a separate piece of software. What really blows is that though the dlc is compatible for transfer, the disc content is not. So what about the great tunes on RB1? You won't be able to play them on RB 2 to make your ultimate custom setlist. So yeah...ghey.
That being said, they are apparently improving the playability which has been the game's biggest downfall (in that it is just shy of terrible) - and the only reason I won't buy it. So the improvement will be good. Also, the new drum kit has an expandable platform to add more cymbals. Thay may or may not be good. It will only be good if the software recognizes them as the cymbal triggers for regular game play outside the big rock ending. Oh, and the drums do serve as a stand alone electronic drum kit. So expect them to come out with an uber expensive brain in the not too distant future.
So here is the setlist:
Artist Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
2. AFI Girl's Gone Grey 2000s
3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man 1970s
6. Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy 2000s
7. Bad Company Shooting Star 1970s
8. Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want 1990s
9. Beck E-Pro 2000s
10. Bikini Kill Rebel Girl 1990s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s
13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s
14. Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 1980s
15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s
16. Devo Uncontrollable Urge 1980s
17. Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 1990s
18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s
19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
21. Elvis Costello Pump It Up 1970s
22. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 1970s
23. Foo Fighters Everlong 1990s
24. Guns N' Roses Shackler's Revenge 2000s
25. Interpol PDA 2000s
26. Jane's Addiction Mountain Song 1980s
27. Jethro Tull Aqualung 1970s
28. Jimmy Eat World The Middle 2000s
29. Joan Jett Bad Reputation 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
33. L7 Pretend We're Dead 1990s
34. Lacuna Coil Our Truth 2000s
35. Linkin Park One Step Closer 2000s
36. Lit My Own Worst Enemy 1990s
37. Lush De-Luxe 1990s
38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
40. Metallica Battery 1980s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go 1990s
42. Modest Mouse Float On 2000s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
44. Nirvana Drain You 1990s
45. Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky 1960s
46. Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon 2000s
47. Paramore That's What You Get 2000s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s
50. Rage Against the Machine Testify 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away 1990s
53. Rise Against Give it All 2000s
54. Rush The Trees 1970s
55. Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye 2000s
56. Smashing Pumpkins Today 1990s
57. Social Distortion I Was Wrong 1990s
58. Sonic Youth Teenage Riot 1980s
59. Soundgarden Spoonman 1990s
60. Squeeze Cool for Cats 1970s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
64. System of a Down Chop Suey 2000s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
66. Tenacious D Master Exploder 2000s
67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s
68. The Donnas New Kid in School 2000s
69. The Go-Go's We Got the Beat 1980s (interesting, but not enticing)
70. The Grateful Dead Alabama Getaway 1980s
71. The Guess Who American Woman 1970s
72. The Muffs Kids in America 1990s
73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) 1990s
74. The Replacements Alex Chilton 1980s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s
76. Abnormality Visions 2000s
77. Anarchy Club Get Clean 2000s
78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s
80. The Libyans Neighborhood 2000s
81. The Main Drag A Jagged Gorgeous Winter 2000s
82. Speck Conventional Lover 2000s
83. The Sterns Supreme Girl 2000s
84. That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent 2000s
Here are the songs I think are worth a damn:
Artist Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man 1970s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
14. Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 1980s
15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s
18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s
19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
40. Metallica Battery 1980s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
54. Rush The Trees 1970s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s
78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s
Bang Camaro has never done wrong near as I can tell, and it is great to see the Breaking Wheel back in these games. They had a great instrumental in GH1.
After triple checking my list, I can safely say I wipe between my buttocks with the other songs. Needless to say, I don't like enough of the songs to even bother with this game. I may not with the new GH game either, so who knows? If the DLC remains relatively affordable and it continues to be awesome, then the game would be worth buying. I will wait it out. I think I'll let Mike buy it and I can judge from there...that is, after he has unlocked enough crap so I can avoid having to play Alanis and Smashing Pumpkins...
posted by Aaron \m/ at 6:18 PM
4 Comments:
You don't think Lacuna Coil is worth a damn? WTF?
BTW Harmonix has suggested we will be able to get DLC from the first game's disc at a discount or via patch-and-download.
If they did that and allowed the purchaser to pick and choose what they like, then that would make the game fully worth the price. I am already on board with the new hardware, and the enhanced playability. When Harmonix says they will fix something - they do it (ie GH1 to GH2 was a world of difference).
As for Lacuna Coil...they have a hot singer. After a while, her novelty faded. Musically, they don't have much to offer me. A lot of repetition and hollow six minute songs that all sound the same doesn't do it for me. I respect them - they all make at least a part of their living on making music which is more than I can say for myself - I just don't dig them. I leave them to their fans. Not everybody likes the music I do either.
I do have to admit that their earlier stuff was actually pretty good, and though I am not a big fan of it, I recognize "Our Truth" as the most dynamic song on that album.
I'm curious about what was so wrong with the playability of RB1 (from your post.) RB1 was basically Guitar Hero 2 plus drums and vocals. I mean, even the hammer-ons and note detection windows were about the same, and the songs weren't overcharted like on GH3.
As for Alanis and the Pumpkins... well, I guess they must have rubbed you bitter at some point, because I enjoy both of those artists. I'll download extra songs by them, just to make sure you have a chance to play them. hehe
j/k this week's download was 12 songs by The Who and it's freakin' amazing
Fair question. RB1 has a lot going for it. However, I think the responsiveness of the guitar triggers is about the same as GH1. The hammer ons and pull offs are not all that great. In fact, I get frustrated by that every time I play the game. The responsiveness of the strumming is sometimes delayed, but that is a minor irritation. The drums are the first go in the genre, so the playability issues are a little more understandable.
I agree that the expert levels of GH3 are overcharted...as they are in GH2, Roks the 80's and Aerosmith (that game had some great tunes...but I am glad I only rented it). Anything under expert is pretty good. GH's problem is that while the hammer-ons and pull-offs are easy to do, they existe in many places where they shouldn't.
All in all, RB is the superior franchise at the moment. The DLC is simply amazing, and I am sure it will continue to be so. Really, if GH wants to stay in the game, simply adding the drum and vocal elements will not be enough. They will need to compete with a similar pace of DLC and keep the point pricing at least similar. They also need to venture outside the metal box and grab the tunes that come from other styles to put in the upper exchelons of difficulty. We shall see how these two franchises stack up to one another in a few months.
Since RB has announced cymbal pads for the new kit, GH has only one thing superior to RB. That is the on-disc Dream Theater tune. Panic Attack is amazing, but Metropolis is probably in my top three DT favs. If RB gets it on download, then RB wins again (based on what I know of the two games).
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