Culv3r
11-25-2007, 02:10 AM
So, I've had the game all of about 4 days.. I've been only using the drums and with no prior drumming experience I've actually increased quite well in only 4 days of play.. I'm on the final tier in medium solo tour now.
So, to the topic of my post.. I originally thought that green grass and high tides on medium was a challenge.. It only took me all of 7 tries and about 2 hours of practice to finally get it.. and admittedly so I had to find a work around to even survive the song. Hint: If you have trouble transitioning back into the fast 2/4 beat charge up overdrive before getting back into that section and don't deploy it.. it gives you a break if you find yourself constantly losing time for some reason.
So I survived that.. got through the rest of the songs.. Tom Sawyer wasn't even that bad.. and then I found the Drummer's free bird.. Run to the Hills. That gallop pattern is nothing like the previous patterns and it requires something a lot of new drummers probably don't have -- Speed. So I'd practice for a little while... try it.. get so far.. fail.. go play in Band Quickplay online for a bit.. etc..
Finally.. I get back and try to play the song again.. I make a few attempts and then try to practice some more and I finally got it down.. so I go and make my final attempt for the evening.
Now I would like to note that all in all.. I've been very easy on the Bass Pedal, using it as it was intended and not being rough with it at all.. I begin the song and make it all the way to about 80% into the song. I go for my next bass note and the thing feels awkward under my foot I try to push again and it stays sprung down.
I pause the game and look down at the pedal.. It's broken off cleanly at the pivot point. Without a bass pedal I'm essentially screwed. And it's not even worth it to try and complete the song.. so that brings about my next point.. YAY For Plastic!
I hope since HMX was talking about coming out with 'professional' versions of the equipment for 'enthusiasts' that they at least come out with a bass pedal of metal construction. I'd pay the 50 some-odd dollars just to be able to have a good pedal.
Anyway.. that's it.
So, to the topic of my post.. I originally thought that green grass and high tides on medium was a challenge.. It only took me all of 7 tries and about 2 hours of practice to finally get it.. and admittedly so I had to find a work around to even survive the song. Hint: If you have trouble transitioning back into the fast 2/4 beat charge up overdrive before getting back into that section and don't deploy it.. it gives you a break if you find yourself constantly losing time for some reason.
So I survived that.. got through the rest of the songs.. Tom Sawyer wasn't even that bad.. and then I found the Drummer's free bird.. Run to the Hills. That gallop pattern is nothing like the previous patterns and it requires something a lot of new drummers probably don't have -- Speed. So I'd practice for a little while... try it.. get so far.. fail.. go play in Band Quickplay online for a bit.. etc..
Finally.. I get back and try to play the song again.. I make a few attempts and then try to practice some more and I finally got it down.. so I go and make my final attempt for the evening.
Now I would like to note that all in all.. I've been very easy on the Bass Pedal, using it as it was intended and not being rough with it at all.. I begin the song and make it all the way to about 80% into the song. I go for my next bass note and the thing feels awkward under my foot I try to push again and it stays sprung down.
I pause the game and look down at the pedal.. It's broken off cleanly at the pivot point. Without a bass pedal I'm essentially screwed. And it's not even worth it to try and complete the song.. so that brings about my next point.. YAY For Plastic!
I hope since HMX was talking about coming out with 'professional' versions of the equipment for 'enthusiasts' that they at least come out with a bass pedal of metal construction. I'd pay the 50 some-odd dollars just to be able to have a good pedal.
Anyway.. that's it.
