Edgehopper
12-25-2007, 10:25 AM
This is not a thread for whining about how the new songs suck--take that silliness elsewhere.
I've now played all 5 songs on drums and guitar, and sang them all as well, here's what we've got.
Dirty Little Secret:
3rd tier drums--a fun and slightly unusual beat on expert for the verses, lots of variety. Even if you hate the song, it's a fun drum part. Not very hard, but fun.
2nd tier guitar--alternates between the main riff and power chords--I'd expect it to be really fun with a group, but it's not great for solo guitaring.
7th tier vocals--It's a fun song to sing, and they're generally in my range.
Projected full band experience: Great for a mixed group of newcomers and experts; none of these parts are actually boring.
Move Along:
7th tier drums--The hardest instrumental part in these 5 songs; I tried sight-reading on expert, and failed at 12%. On Hard, it's just lots of fun. If you're a drummer, buy this song.
2nd tier guitar--Lots of power chords, but some good alt-strumming practice. Again, the type of song that's much more fun with a full band.
6th tier vocals--I think it's the most fun song to sing in the set, especially the little vocal solo part.
Projected full band experience: I'd guess the best of the bunch, especially if you have an awesome drummer. The focus is split between the drums in the intro and verses and the vocals on the chorus.
The Kill:
4th tier drums--Lots of off-beat bass pedal on the Expert part, plus some snare rolls. I think it's more like a 5th tier drum song.
3rd tier guitar--the hardest guitar part of these 5 songs, but that's not saying much--there's some fun HOPO sequences.
6th tier vocals--I thought it was a bit painful to sing, but it's not a good range for me.
Projected full band experience: A little meh, but there are some really cool animations here--watch for the bass drum kick animation and some nice guitar animation at the end.
Attack:
4th tier drums--An ornamented rock beat with semi-random RRY and YRY patterns and out of place snare hits. Fun, but can throw you.
2nd tier guitar--power chords, and more power chords.
6th tier vocals--30 Seconds to Mars vocals just don't agree with me, I think, but this was harder for me to sight-sing than The Kill. The bridge is painful and off-key.
Projected full band experience--Tough to say; no real standout moments on this song.
Song With a Mission:
3rd tier drums--Steady 8th note Rock Beat for the most part, this is the easiest of these 5 drum songs on Expert.
2nd tier guitar--power chords, but a really cool chord riff on the verses. Should be lots of fun in the full band.
5th tier vocals--The verses will be easy to sight-sing, since they're mostly on a constant note; the choruses can take some getting used to on the right pitch, but are awesome. "Hey, baby, well it's one, two, three four, broad with a mission"
Projected full band experience--great song, fairly easy, very catchy.
If anyone finds videos of the new songs, post them here.
I've now played all 5 songs on drums and guitar, and sang them all as well, here's what we've got.
Dirty Little Secret:
3rd tier drums--a fun and slightly unusual beat on expert for the verses, lots of variety. Even if you hate the song, it's a fun drum part. Not very hard, but fun.
2nd tier guitar--alternates between the main riff and power chords--I'd expect it to be really fun with a group, but it's not great for solo guitaring.
7th tier vocals--It's a fun song to sing, and they're generally in my range.
Projected full band experience: Great for a mixed group of newcomers and experts; none of these parts are actually boring.
Move Along:
7th tier drums--The hardest instrumental part in these 5 songs; I tried sight-reading on expert, and failed at 12%. On Hard, it's just lots of fun. If you're a drummer, buy this song.
2nd tier guitar--Lots of power chords, but some good alt-strumming practice. Again, the type of song that's much more fun with a full band.
6th tier vocals--I think it's the most fun song to sing in the set, especially the little vocal solo part.
Projected full band experience: I'd guess the best of the bunch, especially if you have an awesome drummer. The focus is split between the drums in the intro and verses and the vocals on the chorus.
The Kill:
4th tier drums--Lots of off-beat bass pedal on the Expert part, plus some snare rolls. I think it's more like a 5th tier drum song.
3rd tier guitar--the hardest guitar part of these 5 songs, but that's not saying much--there's some fun HOPO sequences.
6th tier vocals--I thought it was a bit painful to sing, but it's not a good range for me.
Projected full band experience: A little meh, but there are some really cool animations here--watch for the bass drum kick animation and some nice guitar animation at the end.
Attack:
4th tier drums--An ornamented rock beat with semi-random RRY and YRY patterns and out of place snare hits. Fun, but can throw you.
2nd tier guitar--power chords, and more power chords.
6th tier vocals--30 Seconds to Mars vocals just don't agree with me, I think, but this was harder for me to sight-sing than The Kill. The bridge is painful and off-key.
Projected full band experience--Tough to say; no real standout moments on this song.
Song With a Mission:
3rd tier drums--Steady 8th note Rock Beat for the most part, this is the easiest of these 5 drum songs on Expert.
2nd tier guitar--power chords, but a really cool chord riff on the verses. Should be lots of fun in the full band.
5th tier vocals--The verses will be easy to sight-sing, since they're mostly on a constant note; the choruses can take some getting used to on the right pitch, but are awesome. "Hey, baby, well it's one, two, three four, broad with a mission"
Projected full band experience--great song, fairly easy, very catchy.
If anyone finds videos of the new songs, post them here.
