Tag Archives: Rock Band

Thought: Why Led Zeppelin refuses to release their music for Guitar Hero or Rock Band…

Everybody wants the mighty Led Zeppelin to release their own Guitar Hero or Rock Band video game, but it will never happen. They never released their music to any of these games in the past. Why is this? Is it ego? Money? No, it’s neither. Led Zeppelin not releasing their old music to video games is nothing personal against the fans. The reason Jimmy Page wouldn’t allow it is because he wants kids to pick up a real guitar and learn Led Zep songs on a real guitar. Not on a video game.

That is why, Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White made that movie, “It Might Get Loud”. The movie was made in hopes of inspiring more people to pick up the electric guitar.

I have no respect for Guitar Hero or Rock Band anymore. I used to think they were cool, but they are no longer interesting. I have a couple of Guitar Hero video games in my collection but I don’t play ’em anymore. I feel more comfortable playing the real guitar myself.

I’ve been playing a lot more electric guitar, and I’m just loving it too much. Trying to get better at guitar solos, that’s my main focus. Maybe someday I’ll video tape myself playing the electric guitar to just noodle around and show off a bit. Playing the electric is amazing. I feel like home playing it. I suddenly lost interest in acoustic guitar and want to get used to electric now.

I’m glad Led Zeppelin will never release their music to video games. It’s a good decision.

Kev

Report: Beatles Rock Band doesn’t sell well…I’m not surprised by this!

Well, you’ve seen the game has been way overhyped before it’s release. You’ve seen this game advertised all over video game stores and on the internet. Guess what? The game is not such a huge seller after all.

Click here to read more on how much the game sold since it’s release:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-10-19-beatles-game-sales_N.htm

Ouch! I don’t find this a surprise. Why? I think it’s because people are sick of the Beatles and they are way past their time. I like some Beatles songs but not that big of a die hard.

I once said on Twitter I actually tried Beatles Rock Band on a demo at the video game store at the mall. I thought it was kind of cool actually, but it would be nothing I would buy since the guitar and the game for both is way overpriced.

Kev

Report: The Beatles are getting their own Rock Band game…

The Beatles maybe getting their own video game for the Rock Band franchise. The Beatles label Apple Corps. will talk more about this at a press teleconference today at 10:00.

Ac/Dc was the first major band to get their own video game for Rock Band that is a live Ac/Dc concert of 18 tracks.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003883021

Although we all know the Beatles Rock Band game will include all their greatest hits, lets hope they include some songs of the Beatles that are not well known as well.

Kev

Report: Ac/Dc to get their own video game for Rock Band…

Look like the Rock Band franchise snagged Ac/Dc to get their own music video game before Guitar Hero even got to them! Ac/Dc will release, “Ac/Dc Rock Band Track Pack” that will include 18 live tracks from their Donnington concert.

Here’s the tracklisting for their Rock Band Track Pack:

“Thunderstruck”
“Shoot To Thrill”
“Back in Black”
“Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be”
“Heatseeker”
“Fire Your Guns”
“Jailbreak”
“The Jack”
“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
“Moneytalks”
“Hells Bells”
“High Voltage”
“Whole Lotta Rosie”
“You Shook Me All Night Long”
“T.N.T.”
“Let There Be Rock”
“Highway To Hell”
“For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”

This “Rock Band Track Pack” by Ac/Dc will be released in the US sometime in November. It will be released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in December.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856399

I probably won’t get this if this is going to Rock Band then. I prefer Guitar Hero more.

Kev

Report: “Rock Band 2” official songlisting…including NEW Guns N’ Roses one…

Official Rock Band 2 Track List

1 AC/DC – Let There Be Rock

2 AFI – Girl’s Gone Grey

3 Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know

4 Alice in Chains – Man in the Box

5 Allman Brothers – Ramblin’ Man

6 Avenged Sevenfold – Almost Easy

7 Bad Company – Shooting Star

8 Beastie Boys – So Whatcha Want

9 Beck – E-Pro

10 Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl

11 Billy Idol – White Wedding Pt I

12 Blondie – One Way or Another

13 Bob Dylan – Tangled Up in Blue

14 Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer

15 Cheap Trick – Hello There

16 Devo – Uncontrollable Urge

17 Dinosaur Jr – Feel the Pain

18 Disturbed – Down with the Sickness

19 Donnas, The – New Kid in School

20 Dream Theater – Panic Attack

21 Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf

22 Elvis Costello – Pump It Up

23 Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way

24 Foo Fighters – Everlong

25 Go-Go’s, The – We Got the Beat

26 Grateful Dead, The – Alabama Getaway

27 Guess Who, The – American Woman

28 Guns N’ Roses – Shackler’s Revenge

29 Interpol – PDA

30 Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song

31 Jethro Tull – Aqualung

32 Jimmy Eat World – The Middle

33 Joan Jett – Bad Reputation

34 Journey – Anyway You Want It

35 Judas Priest – Painkiller

36 Kansas – Carry on Wayward Son

37 L7 – Pretend We’re Dead

38 Lacuna Coil – Our Truth

39 Linkin Park – One Step Closer

40 Lit – My Own Worst Enemy

41 Lush – De-Luxe

42 Mastodon – Colony of Birchmen

43 Megadeth – Peace Sells

44 Metallica – Battery

45 Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Where’d You Go

46 Modest Mouse – Float On

47 Motorhead – Ace of Spades

48 Muffs, The – Kids in America

49 Nirvana – Drain You

50 Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the Sky

51 Offspring, The – Come Out & Play (Keep ’em Seperated)

52 Panic at the Disco – Nine in the Afternoon

53 Paramore – That’s What You Get

54 Pearl Jam – Alive

55 Presidents of the USA – Lump

56 Rage Against the Machine – Testify

57 Ratt – Round & Round

58 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away

59 Replacements, The – Alex Chilton

60 Rise Against – Give it All

61 Rush – The Trees

62 Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye

63 Smashing Pumpkins – Today

64 Social Distortion – I Was Wrong

65 Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot

66 Soundgarden – Spoonman

67 Squeeze – Cool for Cats

68 Steely Dan – Bodhitsattva

69 Steve Miller Band – Rock’n Me

70 Survivor – Eye of the Tiger

71 System of a Down – Chop Suey

72 Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

73 Tenacious D – Master Exploder

74 Testament – Souls of Black

75 Who, The – Pinball Wizard

BONUS SONGS (all HMX bands)

76 Abnormality – Visions

77 Anarchy Club – Get Clean

78 Bang Camaro – Night Lies

79 Breaking Wheel – Shoulder to the Plow

80 Libyans, The – Neighborhood

81 Main Drag, The – A Jagged Georgeous Winter.

82 Speck – Conventional Lover

83 Sterns, The – Supreme Girl

84 That Handsome Devil – Rob the Prez-O-Dent

From:

http://www.guitarworld.com/article/rock_band_2_song_list_including_new_guns_n039_roses_track_announced?page=0%2C0

I guess the new Guns N’ Roses song is the real deal, the band didn’t deny it on their official website yet, so it is indeed true that a song from “Chinese Democracy” will get on there.

The name of the new Guns N’ Roses song is “Shackler’s Revenge”.

Maybe this is a sign that “Chinese Democracy” may see the light of day this year?

Anyhow, as far as “Rock Band 2” goes, it sounds like a good set of songs. I don’t think I’ll buy any “Rock Band” video games, I like “Guitar Hero” better. I’ll stick with the “Guitar Hero” franchise, thank you.

Kev

Report: “Guitar Hero” competes with “Rock Band” videogame…

Since the “Rock Band” videogames are starting to get more popular, “Guitar Hero” franchise is coming out with a fifth “Guitar Hero” game titled, “Guitar Hero World Tour” as a way to compete with “Rock Band”. In “Guitar Hero World Tour” will give you the ability to play bass, drums, guitar and mic all at once, just like the “Rock Band” game. It will also give you the ability to compose and write your own original music, also it will let you play online for two groups of four people each.

“Guitar Hero World Tour” is slated to release this fall. Yes, this the 5th Guitar Hero game with “Aerosmith: Guitar Hero” being the 4th”, “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” being the third.

Activision truly is trying to compete with Rock Band by taking their fans and Activision company even said that in this article. Their goal is to be more popular than “Rock Band”. They don’t want “Rock Band” being more popular than “Guitar Hero”.

More on the story here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080522/tc_nm/activision_dc

I’ll definitely buy “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” when that comes out this summer, but I won’t be buying this one. “Guitar Hero World Tour” sounds pretty lame and silly, I think it will fail.

Kev