20 DLC Predictions

[kuhner pie]

Alright Gang,

Here are some of the Bands I'm hoping for on RB2 for the 20 free DLC....add more because this thread needs to GROW! Also keep in mind that the new tracks are not from bands already on RB2...

Alien Ant Farm
Andrew W.K.
Arcade Fire
Bush
Flight of the Conchords
Incubus
Kings of Leon
Muse
My Chemical Romance
Queen
Taking Back Sunday
The Kinks
The Rolling Stones
The Shins
The Strokes
Van Halen
Whitesnake

Alright, so it is a pretty diverse set of bands but let me know what you think.

[Doughoef]

I pray your right...Kings of Leon ftw!!! :D

[DRH_PaulyBoy]

there better be soem queen with the freddie mercury look alike in RB2.
im hoping and guessing Symphony X

[Plan B]

A few of those are good. Others I could take or leave.

If you're right about The Shins, hopefully they include "New Slang".

[kuhner pie]

Yeah I tried not to suggest songs for each band...but New Slang for sure would be awesome

[kraven]

Radiohead
Garbage
R.E.M
Faith No More
The Killers
30 Seconds to Mars
Stone Temple Pilots
They Might Be Giants
Police
Velvet Revolver

[vgeric]

I hope to God they have Flight of the Conchords or the Kinks.

[destruction3402]

This thread lacks Primus... :)
Oh, and the list lacks death metal, but I guess that's something you do not like, and therefore excluded it.. :P
(bands like amon amarth, cannibal corse, necrophagist, napalm death, slayer, in flames, dark tranquility, death etc..)
Otherwise good list

[psyniac_123]

Flight of the Conchords would be lols.

I thought these were going to be mostly unheard of bands? Or was it indie? Gah, too many rumours and too much speculation - not enough fact!

[QB8Young]

If you listed a mainstream band you are wrong. HMX has stated two known facts.... 1) the 20 songs are from artists not on the RB2 disc. 2) the 20 songs are from lesser know bands (Indie Artists)

[overcookedbacon]

I'd love to see songs from:
The National
The Shins
Eleven
Sloan
The Arcade Fire
Autolux
The Black Keys
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Zwan
Tokyo Police Club
One Day As A Lion
The Flaming Lips

[Phildopip]

If you're right about The Shins, hopefully they include "New Slang".

There aren't any drums in "New Slang". I love that song, but I'm not sure the HMX people would go for that.

[tyche7]

two words - WEIRD AL

[Brningstar4]

HMX has stated two known facts.... 1) the 20 songs are from artists not on the RB2 disc. 2) the 20 songs are from lesser know bands (Indie Artists)

Hmm, more indie fare then?

The Shins
The Arcade Fire
Bloc Party (even though they're decently known thanks to GH)
Spoon
Caribou
SYBRIS (a local fav of mine, but they would be AMAZING)

[Thunderfoot]

Whoa, Sybris shoutout! All for it, especially Oh Man!

Where'd you get those drugs? From a pusher.
Where'd you get that p**sy? From a hooker.
Oh man, we need some change.
(From memory, may have mucked it up)

[kraven]

This thread lacks Primus... :)
Oh, and the list lacks death metal, but I guess that's something you do not like, and therefore excluded it.. :P
(bands like amon amarth, cannibal corse, necrophagist, napalm death, slayer, in flames, dark tranquility, death etc..)
Otherwise good list

Far too much Death Metal on RB2 as it is.


If you listed a mainstream band you are wrong. HMX has stated two known facts.... 1) the 20 songs are from artists not on the RB2 disc. 2) the 20 songs are from lesser know bands (Indie Artists)

Damn. I knew they were all artist not on the RB2 disc, but I didn't know they were all indies..that's gonna 90% suck.

[Xaris3514]

Far too much Death Metal on RB2 as it is.

Yeah, all of one song.

Personally, I want to see a power metal band or two as downloadable content, especially considering that power metal has no representation what-so-ever. Bands like Kamelot, Sonata Arctica and Blind Guardian would be awesome additions to the game.

[kraven]

Sorry I consider megadeth, and all that superheavy **** to be the same.

[spazmcnasty]

If you listed a mainstream band you are wrong. HMX has stated two known facts.... 1) the 20 songs are from artists not on the RB2 disc. 2) the 20 songs are from lesser know bands (Indie Artists)

this over and over and over again.
i dont think some people read stuff

[Cormac]

I predict that I'll dislike at least 15 of the songs. Out of the remaining 5 I'll hate 3 of those passionately and of the final 2 that remain, one I'll actually like and the other will just be eh to me.

[Xaris3514]

Sorry I consider megadeth, and all that superheavy **** to be the same.

Right because generalizing all metal as death metal really does much to tell me what you know about the genre.

You lump bands like Megadeth and Metallica in with bands like Abnormality? Megadeth is fronted by a musician who HATES overly simplistic music and is a very open person about his opinions. About half of Megadeth's newest album, United Abominations, criticizes war and even the US, despite Dave Mustaine being an American. "Peace Sells" is a song that asks a simple question "Can you put a price on peace?". Musically, it is pretty heavy, after all, it is thrash metal we're talking about here.

And I'd bet you assume that all death metal is just loud and unnecessarily fast drums, excessively distorted guitars and screamed vocals. Death metal is one of the most stereotyped genres out there. There are very few death metal bands I listen to, but two of the ones I listen to, Amon Amarth and Battlelore are nearly the opposite what most people assume.

Amon Amarth takes lyrical themes from Norse mythology and utilizes melodic riffing and drumming. On top of they, they have collaborated with the metal band Apocalyptica, a band that became well known for consisting of three classically trained cellists and a drummer.

Battlelore mixes power metal with death metal elements and a touch of industrial rock. Their lyrical themes are generally based on the works of JRR Tolkein from The Lord of the Rings to his lesser known poetry. They are a band that can go from melodic death metal to symphonic metal on the same album.

[kraven]

Man please. All I listened to growing up was Death Metal. Morbid Angel was in my tape deck daily. I also could give 2 ****s about what Dave Mustaine thinks about anything. I want variety in RB. Last month there was too much Indie. This month there is too much super heavy. Put whatever label you want on it, and then break it down into another 15 sub genres. I don't care. I want a break from it for a while. Especially since the 20 free are apparently gonna send us back to Indie overload.

[Xaris3514]

Man please. All I listened to growing up was Death Metal. Morbid Angel was in my tape deck daily. I also could give 2 ****s about what Dave Mustaine thinks about anything. I want variety in RB. Last month there was too much Indie. This month there is too much super heavy. Put whatever label you want on it, and then break it down into another 15 sub genres. I don't care. I want a break from it for a while. Especially since the 20 free are apparently gonna send us back to Indie overload.

Fair enough.

[kraven]

I love you though.

[Xaris3514]

I love you though.

Happy to have fans.

[kraven]

Happy to provide a new sig!

[Xaris3514]

Happy to provide a new sig!

Actually, my current sig I've had since I joined these forums and have noticed that people tend to assume that "growl music," as I've seen people refer to, is exactly like Visions no matter who the band is.

[OTL ZOR]

Sorry I consider megadeth, and all that superheavy **** to be the same.

Best be trollin' as you have Angel Dust as an avatar.. I'd consider that "superheavy." moreso than megadeth.


anyway my dreams for lesserknowns

Athiest
Butthole Surfers
Clutch
Cake
Crotchduster (not gonna happen but I can dream)
Electric Six
Faceless
Gorod
Helmet
Kultur Shock
Kyuss
Melvins
Monster Magnet
Mr. Bungle
Primus
Psychostick
Rotten Sound (just for the LOLs)

[Harveydent]

Best be trollin' as you have Angel Dust as an avatar.. I'd consider that "superheavy." moreso than megadeth.


anyway my dreams for lesserknowns

Athiest
Butthole Surfers
Clutch
Cake
Crotchduster (not gonna happen but I can dream)
Electric Six
Faceless
Gorod
Helmet
Kultur Shock
Kyuss
Melvins
Monster Magnet
Mr. Bungle
Primus
Psychostick
Rotten Sound (just for the LOLs)

Because Primus is so unknown, HA!

I'd want

Against Me!
Amber Pacific
Desparecidos
Dispatch
Greenhornes
IAMX
Ice Nine Kills
Lazlo Bane
The New Amsterdams
Remy Zero
State Radio
The Streets
The Whigs
Year Long Disaster

[GNFfhqwhgads]

If you listed a mainstream band you are wrong. HMX has stated two known facts.... 1) the 20 songs are from artists not on the RB2 disc. 2) the 20 songs are from lesser know bands (Indie Artists)
Coldplay considers themselves an indie band, but they're also the band with the most downloads for a single album and hit number one in 36(32?) countries with Viva la Vida, so I'm quite confused.

[Bigg-E]

I'd want a band like Ph8 to be in. They have some good tunes, and one for LOL's was their rendition of Baby Got Back...... That and I Mother Earth - Production... that would be a crazy song to play. But where is the Pantera? *Sniff* we need some of that here.

[kraven]

Best be trollin' as you have Angel Dust as an avatar.. I'd consider that "superheavy." moreso than megadeth.
Really? I'd say megadeth is way heavier than anything FNM has done, and completely different. Causing your post to be more trollin' than mine.

[Brningstar4]

Sigh, if one doesn't actively listen to a type of music, then one tends to overgeneralize- indie has many sub-genres as well, as does punk. I didn't know about the frontman of Megadeth's personal music tastes, and I don't really care too much about it. With the timing of the pack, I feel that if it were to arrive in the next week or so, that it would be good- not great- but good. We have had a lot of metal recently, and it would be nice to see a change.

[ByH20]

I think it'll be just adding 20 songs worth of money/microsoft points to your account.

[Ferocious Q]

i say stuff from bands "only" in gh4

[Ferocious Q]

I think it'll be just adding 20 songs worth of money/microsoft points to your account.

my first guess

[OTL ZOR]

Really? I'd say megadeth is way heavier than anything FNM has done, and completely different. Causing your post to be more trollin' than mine.

I guess its all opinionated then, as i consider megadeth light fare, where as a song like Caffeine or Jizzlobber to be rather heavy.

[ThePaska]

Heres a bunch of bands I can think of off the top of my head, some are more probable than others.

Radiohead
The Kooks
Kings Of Leon
Tom Petty And The Heartbreaker
The Mother Hips
Muse
Oasis
Pixies
Queen
Queens of the Stonage
R.E.M.
The Rolling Stones
Spoon
Stone Temple Pilots
The Strokes
Toadies
Vampire Weekend
Velvet Underground
The Vines
Weezer
The White Stripes
Green Day
Wolfmother
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bruce Springsteen
Frank Zappa
The Eagles
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Arcade Fire
Blind Melon

[trench762]

OMG wow, Another 20 free dlc thread, i'm so glad cause I'm pretty sure no one else is SICK to Death of seeing these....this is great.

[Brningstar4]

Heres a bunch of bands I can think of off the top of my head, some are more probable than others.

Radiohead
The Kooks
Kings Of Leon
Tom Petty And The Heartbreaker
The Mother Hips
Muse
Oasis
Pixies
Queen
Queens of the Stonage
R.E.M.
The Rolling Stones
Spoon
Stone Temple Pilots
The Strokes
Toadies
Vampire Weekend
Velvet Underground
The Vines
Weezer
The White Stripes
Green Day
Wolfmother
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bruce Springsteen
Frank Zappa
The Eagles
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Arcade Fire
Blind Melon

A bunch of those aren't lesser known whatsoever- and I believe that the tracks will be treated as though they were on the disk, which means all four parts. Therefore, the White Stripes can't happen, as there is no bass. This is different from YYZ because that was DLC, and a GHII classic.

[maniak323]

the verve, the von bondies, minus the bear, shiny toy guns, Radiohead(karma police), box car racer, the beatles, angels and airwaves, coldplay.

[kirby_is_kyaan]

two words - WEIRD AL

HECK YES! I also hope the idea of some Queen or Van Halen ends up as being taken for real. But hey, does it really matter? It's free, and on top of that it's twenty-song free. :D

[maniak323]

from first to last, from autumn to ashes to be added to my other list.

[TakeABow]

I'd gladly accept your list, OP.

[ThePaska]

A bunch of those aren't lesser known whatsoever- and I believe that the tracks will be treated as though they were on the disk, which means all four parts. Therefore, the White Stripes can't happen, as there is no bass. This is different from YYZ because that was DLC, and a GHII classic.

Who says they have to be lesser known? But I won't care if they are, I was just pointing out certain bands that deserve to be in Rock Band, lesser known or not.

Also I would not rule out the White Stripes just cause they only represent 3 of the 4 instruments required.

Some lesser known stuff I wouldn't mind seeing...

The National
The Black Keys
Billy Talent
Abandon Jalopy
Wilco
The Von Bondies
The Shins
The Shout Out Louds
Rogue Wave
The Raconteurs
Priestess
Nada Surf
My Morning Jacket

[Plan B]

minus the bear, shiny toy guns, the beatles, coldplay.

I really hope so!

[overcookedbacon]

Who says they have to be lesser known? But I won't care if they are, I was just pointing out certain bands that deserve to be in Rock Band, lesser known or not.

It was in some podcast I think. I don't really remember, but I'm pretty sure it was more or less confirmed.

If it's got to be all lesser-known bands (and no bands that were on the RB2 disk), a list like this would be fantastic:

Sea Legs - The Shins
Wild International - One Day As A Lion
Blanket - Autolux
Mistaken For Strangers - The National
Fight Test - The Flaming Lips
Phenomena - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Whatever It Takes - The Nightwatchman
Ode To LRC - Band Of Horses
Strange Times - The Black Keys
I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) - Eagles Of Death Metal
Valium Knights - Spinnerette
If It Feels Good Do It - Sloan
Cheer It On - Tokyo Police Club
Lyric - Zwan
Juicebox - The Strokes
Black Mirror - The Arcade Fire
Take Me To The Riot - Stars
All Falls Away - Eleven
Won't Be Long - The Hives
Hurricane - Kyuss