Rock Band - DLC Done Right

JustinFletcher · 2009-01-21T18:28:34.000Z

Lizard_King:

…and I prefer to get packs as individual tracks for the luxury of deleting the ones I get tired of without ditching the whole pack (thanks Megadeth!).

Ah, me too. I haven’t bought a non-album pack since the first NIN tracks came out, when I found that I’m stuck with March of the Pigs.

Thanks for the insight on the Dead. We might have pick those up.

WhollySchmidt · 2009-01-21T18:35:05.000Z

But March of the Pigs is fun to drum!

skedastic · 2009-01-21T20:27:19.000Z

The IGN story on the Dead pack has, strangely enough, been pulled.

I dunno about album versions. Uncle John’s Band is, in terms of fan appreciation, the standout in that pack. One of the ten or twelve minute live versions would have been epic. Next would probably be Fire on the Mountain (we need a live Scarlet>Fire!). Cold Rain and Snow also good. The clunker, musically, is Hell in a Bucket, although maybe the note chart will be fun.

Ryan_Markel · 2009-01-21T20:37:41.000Z

Lizard_King:

I can’t stand the Dead, but both my wife and I have gotten some good use out of most of the original DLC. I think China Cat Sunflower is her favorite, but that’s primarily from a bass/guitar perspective where it is awesome. Vocals, it’s best to sit that one out. Trucking is the only one we skipped iirc because the charts looked boring and I prefer to get packs as individual tracks for the luxury of deleting the ones I get tired of without ditching the whole pack (thanks Megadeth!).

Franklin’s Tower is one of my favorite tracks to play.

Alex_Hopkinson · 2009-01-22T02:00:23.000Z

Justin Fletcher:

Speaking of the Grateful Dead:

Neither me or my wife are Deadheads, but she really enjoys playing guitar on Alabama Getaway. Any opinions on whether the DLC Dead tracks would be similarly fun for those who don’t really like Jerry and Co.?

I really enjoy the guitar on Sugar Magnolia (on Hard).

wumpus · 2009-01-22T02:33:05.000Z

I definitely like Alabama Getaway the most, mostly because it’s uptempo.

I don’t mind the Dead; I got the first pack and I’ll buy this one too. But their songs are so damn slow.

Pumpkinhead · 2009-01-22T07:02:41.000Z

I own Franklin’s Tower, Sugar Magnolia, and of course Alabama Getaway. These 3 songs are prime examples of stuff I love to play in Rock Band but would never listen too on my IPod. So I will need to see the charts on these new Dead songs before I decide whether to purchase them.

Jazar · 2009-01-22T18:09:03.000Z

Mute Math - Typical on drums is frikkin’ amazing. I know cuz I saw them live. :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULuREjuMG3w

WhollySchmidt · 2009-01-22T19:42:42.000Z

I just got the country pack in case tastes are that varied at a party tomorrow. Wow, Sin Wagon.

merryprankster · 2009-01-23T13:58:48.000Z

skedastic:

The IGN story on the Dead pack has, strangely enough, been pulled.

I dunno about album versions. Uncle John’s Band is, in terms of fan appreciation, the standout in that pack. One of the ten or twelve minute live versions would have been epic. Next would probably be Fire on the Mountain (we need a live Scarlet>Fire!). Cold Rain and Snow also good. The clunker, musically, is Hell in a Bucket, although maybe the note chart will be fun.

Hell yeah, a Scarlet>Fire would be sick! I’m definatley an old Dead/Phish head, so I love these tracks, but from a purely gameplay standpoint Jerry’s solo’s are pretty sweet to play. Sugar Mags is a pretty catchy tune for non-Dead heads, but my Fave so far has got to be Franklins Tower (if only it was a Help>Slip>Frank). I agree that Hell in a Bucket is probably the weak link in the new Pack, but the rest are good choices. I really wish they would use Live tracks though, the Dead’s studio stuff is kinda flat.

Shadarr · 2009-01-23T14:03:31.000Z

Jazar:

Mute Math - Typical on drums is frikkin’ amazing. I know cuz I saw them live. :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULuREjuMG3w

That does look pretty awesome. Thanks.

Not_One_Of_Us · 2009-01-23T14:38:53.000Z

So yeah, it’s official.

Grateful Dead Pack 02

Hell In a Bucket
Don’t Ease Me In
Cold Rain & Snow
Doin’ That Rag
Fire On the Mountain
Uncle John’s Band

Still no Touch of Grey.

MarchHare · 2009-01-23T14:51:31.000Z

Still no Texas Flood.

Fixed. :(

Midnight_Son · 2009-01-23T15:44:18.000Z

You know… perhaps it’s time HMX addressed the album delay. I mean, goddamn! I want some blues up in this muthafucka!

skedastic · 2009-01-24T08:40:09.000Z

Blue Guyute:

, but my Fave so far has got to be Franklins Tower (if only it was a Help>Slip>Frank). I agree that Hell in a Bucket is probably the weak link in the new Pack, but the rest are good choices. I really wish they would use Live tracks though, the Dead’s studio stuff is kinda flat.

It really is a shame they didn’t use live versions. My favorite to play of the tracks released so far is Chinacat, but every time I play the relatively tepid studio version I wish it were the start of an early 70s China>Rider. Of course, then I’d have to play bass to drop that awesome Phil bomb.

Cyrano · 2009-01-24T15:05:07.000Z

Touch of Grey would be really nice.

Robert_Sharp · 2009-01-24T15:30:42.000Z

Actually, Touch of Grey is the one Dead song I might actually DL. I’m not a big fan, overall, but that’s a pretty good song.

If they are going to be doing so many classic rock songs, I wish they would do Surrender by Cheap Trick. I just think it’s perfect for RB.

JPR · 2009-01-24T15:32:17.000Z

Robert Sharp:

Surrender by Cheap Trick. I just think it’s perfect for RB.

It was in GH2, in case you don’t know.

Robert_Sharp · 2009-01-24T15:34:14.000Z

I didn’t, actually, thanks, but I haven’t played any of the GH games. I don’t even play guitar in RB. Still, it’s good to know that the license isn’t the issue. Now they just need to add it!

JustinFletcher · 2009-01-24T17:10:23.000Z

Robert Sharp:

If they are going to be doing so many classic rock songs, I wish they would do Surrender by Cheap Trick.

If they are going to be doing so many classic rock songs, I wish they would do anything by Cheap Trick.

And how about “Pretenders” as album DLC?