DrewP_85
12-18-2007, 06:05 AM
The reason some bands that seem perfect for Rock Band (like the Jimi Hendrix Eperience) don't show up on the set list or DLC is because Harmonix can't afford to purchase the rights to the song because sometimes the people that own the rights to the songs don't care about the music, they just care about the money they get from it (Michael Jackson!!), and that's why they make the songs so damn expensive to use. These songs have very little chance of showing up on rock band unless so many people request it that EA games and Harmonix know that they'll make their money back, and then some.
To get these songs to show up on DLC, email and write EA games and Harmonix asking them to put this song on DLC. If they get enough letters from people about a particular song, they'll decide that it makes sense financially to buy the rights to the song, and they'll make it available for download.
However, other songs are really expensive because the artists don't want just anyone using their songs, like Led Zepplin. They don't just make the songs expensive to use, they sometimes won't let people use the song no matter how much money they offer them because they don't want their song being used in any old movie. However, when making the movie School of Rock, the writer and director wanted to use "Immigrant Song" by Zep in their movie, but they doubted that Zepplin would be willing to let them use it, so when filming the Battle of The Bands scene in the movie, they had Jack Black and an auditorium full of people cheer and beg to use the song in the movie...well, Immigrant Song ended up on the soundtrack.
So, if you want a song by your favorite band to show up in DLC, then send fan mail to your favorite artists begging them to let harmonix use their songs. They might get so much mail from people begging them to do this that they might just let them use their songs for the sake of their fans.
But posting on here which songs you want is fun and all, but if you are serious about wanting a particular song on the game, do what I said.
To get these songs to show up on DLC, email and write EA games and Harmonix asking them to put this song on DLC. If they get enough letters from people about a particular song, they'll decide that it makes sense financially to buy the rights to the song, and they'll make it available for download.
However, other songs are really expensive because the artists don't want just anyone using their songs, like Led Zepplin. They don't just make the songs expensive to use, they sometimes won't let people use the song no matter how much money they offer them because they don't want their song being used in any old movie. However, when making the movie School of Rock, the writer and director wanted to use "Immigrant Song" by Zep in their movie, but they doubted that Zepplin would be willing to let them use it, so when filming the Battle of The Bands scene in the movie, they had Jack Black and an auditorium full of people cheer and beg to use the song in the movie...well, Immigrant Song ended up on the soundtrack.
So, if you want a song by your favorite band to show up in DLC, then send fan mail to your favorite artists begging them to let harmonix use their songs. They might get so much mail from people begging them to do this that they might just let them use their songs for the sake of their fans.
But posting on here which songs you want is fun and all, but if you are serious about wanting a particular song on the game, do what I said.
