View Full Version : How about some Better Than Ezra and Collective Soul?
Looked down by some, but I'm no music snob. :p These bands would be fun to play. Anybody else agree, or am I in the vast minority?
My case for BTE: BTE would provide some fun bass that doesn't come from bands that are 30-40 years old. Frantic drumming on the harder songs would prove harder than you'd think. Kevin is an amazing vocalist with a wide range in the high notes.
BTE:
"Tremble" (Groovy bass notes, fun guitar solo)
"King of New Orleans" (Bridge has some of the best rock vox of the last decade)
"In the Blood" (Stellar song on all counts)
"Stall" (Fun, easy guitar parts)
"Long Lost" (Great for drums, vocals)
My case for CSoul: Wide library, recognized and generally appreciated by both classic rock fans and alternative rock fans. Ross Childress was one of the better guitar soloists of the '90s. Ed Roland's got a great voice.
CSoul:
"Precious Declaration" (Was a single, fun guitars, soothing chorus vox mixed amidst the rock)
"Heavy" (Fun drums, heavy guitars, great vox)
"Smashing Young Man" (Fun guitar solo that spikes the difficulty)
"Where the River Flows" (Hard alt rock at it's finest on all accounts, interesting vox)
"Boast" (Catchy, sweet guitars, great drum line, and of course fantastic vox)
It seems to me these bands, especially Collective Soul, were meant to be in this game. The licensing couldn't be too hard since CSoul has appeared in games before. Am I the only one that really wants some of these bands in Rock Band?
Here's a few videos for a few suggested songs:
Collective Soul - "Precious Declaration"
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Collective Soul - "Smashing Young Man"
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Collective Soul - "Where the River Flows" (bad quality, but bear with me)
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Collective Soul - "Heavy"
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Better Than Ezra - "In the Blood"
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I thought the King of New Orleans video would be YouTubed, but I guess not. Oh well.
Bump for the evening crew. I know I can't be the only one.
No way I'm the only one! I refuse to believe it. :o
Randal
12-29-2007, 04:16 AM
I am with you! I seen them both in concert last year and they really do have fun songs to rock out to.
derfy
01-03-2008, 11:36 AM
im with you !!!! Collective soul would be fun to play
bhesters
01-03-2008, 11:40 AM
Collective Soul for sure. Very dynamic group with some challenging selections to pick from.
Icicle
01-03-2008, 01:18 PM
Yes, I agree with you on Collective Soul and on Better Than Ezra.
If I could only pick one song, it would be Heavy.
=][=Scorn
01-03-2008, 01:19 PM
would agree with CS. Seen them many times in concert and they have some very good songs that would be a blast to do in RB.
SlackerCS
01-04-2008, 02:27 PM
Better Than Ezra would be awesome. Especially:
* Breathless - Great to sing, great drums
* Misunderstood
* Rolling
* A Southern Thing - great guitar on this one
* Sincerely, Me - awesome all around
I'll withhold my comments about Collective Soul. If you can't say anything nice, etc. ;)
skyking613
01-04-2008, 02:33 PM
I could get behind this
FultonPub
01-04-2008, 02:35 PM
I love both bands and anything we could get from them would be awesome!
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