Explicit Lyrics

[seymog60]

I am considering buying this game for my 11 year old son, but I am worried about the explicit lyrics in some of the songs. Is there a way to block words that are inappropriate for an 11 year old from coming on the screen?

[M3g4d37h]

in a single word, no.

[Scott091]

The words don't come up on the screen unless someone is singing. So you could just keep the microphone and problem solved. He'd still hear the words from the original singer of course.

[HPLabonte]

just stay away from the completely optional Bowie DLC pack, of all things, then you'll be okay.


It's got these lyrics:

"I'm the space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' ***** for you" - Moonage Daydream

and the song "Queen *****"


other than that, I think that there's no blatant cursing and every song has a radio edit/is censored

[webduelist]

really 11 and your still keeping words like that from him, sry found that funny but sry no way to block words just be careful on what he playes and you will be fine. besides if he has ever listened to rap its 100x worse then anything rock band can dish up.

[aplusjimages]

I know they edited Sabotage.

[AgainstOne]

yeah, just keep the microphone put up and he'll never see the words (most of which he won't be able to understand what they're saying anyway).

[toefer]

Aside from the DLC, there's still Celebrity Skin, In Bloom, Main Offender, and Run To The Hills, which each have at least one word that might be inappropriate for a young kid.

And then there's Suffragette City, which has no bad words, but the connotation is there, though a young kid may not pick up on it.

[spblat]

I try to be somewhat protective of my kids, who are 6 and 9. I don't let them see or play FPS games or anything from the Grand Theft Auto series, for example.

But I let my 6 year old sing in Rock Band. The joy and musical expression he gets from it outweighs in my opinion the risk of exposing him to ideas he's not ready for. You should see him sing "Creep." At least it's the radio version: the album version doesn't say "so very special"!

Songs like "Creep" and "In Bloom" worry my wife a little, but again we feel the benefits outweigh the risks.

[monkeyfish]

I never got what was wrong with youngsters being exposed to vulgarity and such. When I was eleven, I watched Evil Dead 2 and Friday the 13th and such. I haven't turned into a homicidal animal, nor do I curse all the time. It's been my experience that, if you try to block something from your child, he or she is just going to end up even more curious about it, possibly to the point that they'll sneak around just to find your Korn CDs or something. But it's your kid, so raise as you like.

...what does any of this have to do in the tech forum, anyhow?

[voodoo idol]

I am considering buying this game for my 11 year old son, but I am worried about the explicit lyrics in some of the songs. Is there a way to block words that are inappropriate for an 11 year old from coming on the screen?

10 bucks says your kid is cursing up a sailor-style storm in school.

[davidshek]

10 bucks says your kid is cursing up a sailor-style storm in school.

This.

I was the same way when I was growing up. I never once cursed in front of my parents until I was like 20. But out of the house? You might've confused me with Andrew Dice Clay :)