1. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 8.6.09

THIS. IS. SPINAL TAP. You got a pack of their newer stuff and it was okay (it cracks me up that a fictional band has "lesser" work), but this is really what everyone was waiting for, right? This is the real Spinal Tap here. And it'll run you $18 for it all, but you're guaranteed to get rocked tonight tonight. All scores are out of 5. Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap "(Funky) Sex Farm"...

Thursday, 06 August 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

2. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 7.29.09

Whoa, I leave for a few short days and I come back to more Blue Album? Hells yeah, man. Maybe I should go out of town more often. In addition to the excellence that is My Name Is Jonas and the rest of the Weezer pack, you've got a KISS and Blink 182 trio and a Damone single. This is a great, weird week. Lots of variety. All ratings are out of 5. "My Name Is Jonas" - Weezer...

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3. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 7.15.09

Oh my God, two weeks in a row where I not only can listen to the music, but legitimately LOVE it? Well that's just crazy. Harmonix is trying to make it up to me for all the metal? Yeah, I'm sure that's it. Gotta be. In addition to the currently-making-my-week trio of songs from indie-darlings The Dead Weather, we've got a three pack of live songs from Judas Priest (there's a ton of them in RB...

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4. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 7.9.09

Oh how I've dreamt of this day... Green Day has finally found their way to Rock Band. Bless all the gods of rock, punk, pop and every other genre they flirt with, because I'm a lil' stoaked. In addition to the three pack (which, as you know, is just the beginning of the Green Day blitz) from 21st Century Breakdown, you can download 8 other songs contained in yet another festival pack. This...

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5. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 6.25.09

I'm fairly certain I had a cutesy intro written up to the tune of "mour tour? LOL dat Harmonix is cleaver", but I lost it. And as a result, I don't care. Read on for the goods on the Warped Tour pack ($8.50 for 5 songs) and the Maroon 5 songs ($5.50 for a trio). All ratings are out of 5. "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5 It's about as easy and as repetitive as songs get, but I dunno......

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6. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 6.18.09

So the marketplace had some extra difficulties beyond the scheduled downtime which caused the songs to only show up a few hours ago. The songs in question are 3 Evanescence tunes (!) and 4 Spinal Tap jams, all of which are great SONGS and should probably be purchased on that alone. But that's not what we rate here... All ratings out of 5. "Bring Me To Life" - Evanescence Chords, chords,...

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7. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 6.10.09

E3 and the media blitz of The Beatles has come and gone, undoubtedly stoaking some game boners along the way... I, um, speak from experience. That is actually why there was no review last week because I was busy trying to catch every detail coming out of the pressers and comments at the expo (and I failed, but whatdayagonnado?). Needless to say, if you bought Wolf Like Me, you're okay by me....

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8. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 5.27.2009

I'm going to dispense with the witty intro (lol) this week for two reasons: 1, due to my absolute 100% apathy and admitted ignorance of all 3 of these bands, and 2, because my head feels like it's going nuclear. Yes, I'm lazy and give in to petty things like headaches. If you have a problem with that, take it up with Jesus. Or the Flying Spaghetti Monster. All scores are out of 5. "The Great...

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9. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 5.20.2009

Again with the mad pairings. Because the first thing anyone thinks of when The Replacements are talked up is... Alice Cooper. To be honest, I can't ever decide if that's a good or bad thing. Right now, I'm leaning towards good since it makes more fans happy and shows Harmonix isn't dedicated to just one genre. And it's probably because I'm listening to Deerhunter right now, and that is...

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10. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 5.13.2009

Yeah, this was MIA last week due to fundage being low. I do apologize, though I do know that if you don't have Smooth Criminal you're a foolish fool. And the Franz pack is pretty fun on everything. This week we've got quite an eclectic mix again, so read on for the full rundown. All ratings are out of 5. "Stupify" - Disturbed I feel stupified at how fucking stupid this song was. Choppy...

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11. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 4.29.2009

Yada yada, intro, blah blah, Harmonix, whatever whatever, downloads. Bottom line: Nothing's Shocking is out (yes, another full album) and is one of the best albums of the 80s. I are excited. All ratings are out of 5. Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction Up the Beach Too simplistic and easy to recommend, though there is a fairly decent solo tucked in here. Still, not worth the slog. ...

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12. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 4.23.2009

Styx and REO Speedwagon rule the roost this week, boasting a combined 7 pack. That's a really vanilla intro only because I have absolutely nothing to say about either band (or the no names that also appear this week). So, yeah, let the ratings begin. All ratings are out of 5. "Stop Start Again" - Hautewerk Uber easy, but it gets pretty fun after the slow beginning subsides. Not too bad at...

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13. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 4.17.2009

Bouncing back from Toby Keith isn't hard, but GnR certainly did the trick this week, even if it's with (fanboys leave now) one of the most confused, messy and downright bad albums I've heard in a while. 18 years in the making? That's just sad. Still, Shackler's Revenge is probably the best guitar chart on the disc of Rock Band 2, so I was uber stoaked to get my guitar on these tracks. Read on to...

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14. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 4.8.2009

This picture basically sums up my frame of mind after playing this batch of songs. Two different kinds of pain, actually; one very bad (Toby Keith) and one very good (others). The shitty pack is 6 songs for $10, and the other three singles are all regular price. Read on for le breakdown. Oh, my drums are in the phase of working that's not. So there's only guitar chart ratings this week....

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15. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 3.31.2009

Are you ready kids? Spongebob Squarepants has now come to Rock Band. All 3 of you crying out for this (if there was even that many) can now die happy. Also, who at Harmonix thought that what "Don't Stop Believin'" needed to be paired with the sponge? I have some choice words for them. And for the quality of the selections this week. In addition to the Spongy, budget priced trio, there's 4...

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16. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 3.25.2009

The old "grunge" match (wait until you see it... get the pun? Yeah, it's bad) between Nirvana and Pearl Jam has now been rezed on Rock Band thanks to both (nearly) full albums being available on the platform. For the record, Nirvana wins easily. But still, Pearl Jam is no slouch as I discovered yesterday, 'specially on guitar. A full breakdown of the classic Ten awaits. All ratings are out of...

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17. Rock Band Song Review: Week of 3.11.2009

It's always disappointing when Harmonix returns to their earlier, lesser song output. When you've gotten the whole of Doolittle and a triple side of Weezer in one week (ends up being 18 songs total), it's kind of hard to return to the days of 3 and 4 songs. Only having 4 singles this week (they're not even packed together) just kind of gets me down. If those songs are seriously awesome though,...

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18. Rock Band Song Review - 3/4/09

Oooohhhhh myyyyyyy Gooooood, we have another best week ever contender on our hands in what I'm deeming national Texas Flood (+ Gwen Stefani) day. Seriously, for guitar music, I think only Megadeth tops this amazingness that I just finished playing. Read on for more detailed breakdowns. This week, you've got Stevie Ray Vaughn's blues album Texas Flood and a single offering from No Doubt. All...

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19. Rock Band Song Review - 2/25/09

I'm going to say something I never thought would leave my mouth: I think country music is well suited for Rock Band. Wow, there. I said it. It was actually more painful than I had anticipated. But just something about the way the guitar (at least in these 2 packs) has been charted that I just eat up. And the drums are usually really cool as well. I mean... could Rock Band be turning me to like...

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20. Rock Band Song Review - 2/18/09

Holy crap, do I remember how to do this? The break has only lasted 5 months (wow, really that long? Insane), but still, I'm afraid my mad review skills have atrophied... or at very least my drum leg; that was confirmed last night when the searing pain hit. But never fear, I'm back and now officially official. Not that I get anything for that (no comped songs yet. Fingers crossed) save for this...

Wednesday, 18 February 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more