Discussion Thread: DLC Week of 1/29 - Aerosmith 6 Pack! Plus 2 Pro Guitar Upgrades!

[KyleJCrb]

Nice to see Dream On, though it would've been nicer to have the original studio version. REALLY excited that the Blitz redux finally seems complete.

I thought the Blitz tracks were going out through March. Only about half of them are released as DLC right now.

[www1221]

Nice to see Dream On, though it would've been nicer to have the original studio version. REALLY excited that the Blitz redux finally seems complete.

Nope. Every other week through March we will get Blitz songs.

[SheSaidSheSaid]

Correct. Of the 25 Blitz songs, 12 are currently standalone DLC for all 3 consoles. "Death on Two Legs" and "One Week" are on Wii, but not the other two (so expect one, but not both, in the next release).

[dog037]

Good pack on guitar.

[Blasteroids]

Is it me, or is drums not charted for the start of Sweet Emotion? I'm sure I'm hearing them.

Dream On sounds, well, different. It's something that would probably sound good if I was drunk.

[Iceman71421]

What a great pack! I wasnt expecting this announcement last week. These are really fun on legacy guitar. The solo on sweet emotion is a blast!

[hmxhenry]

Just curious, saw a video for Back in the Saddle, why is it listed under Greatest Hits and not Rocks?

I had replied to a few questions about this on Twitter yesterday, and basically the answer is "it's not up to us". We'll credit whatever source labels specify, and it's usually tied to licensing. Licensing can affect anything from what album a track is listed under, what album cover appears (or if that's even an option), and how featured artists are credited. It can get pretty complicated sometimes.

To HMX: Have all of the winners from Facebook and Twitter been notified yet?

All winners should be contacted today. We have codes in hand, but prizing is coming from the label, so there's a bit of coordinating going on. Everyone should hopefully know by the end of the day.

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system January 30th, and worldwide on the Wii on March 12th)

The above is an update that was just made in the Aerosmith announcement. Unfortunately, a date issue wasn't caught during the review process and we initially announced the wrong release date for this pack on the Wii. The Aerosmith pack is actually delayed until March 12th on the Wii, both in the US and EU.

The reason behind this is tied a bit to the submission process. Content isn't submitted to all 3 consoles at the same time and the submission process is different for all 3 consoles as well. We were able to turnaround quick submissions for 360 and PS3 (during the hectic holiday schedule), but we weren't able to work with Nintendo to get the pack slotted in for the planned 1/29 release date. Due to the way Nintendo processes their submissions and the timeline we were working on, 3/12 was the soonest we were able to schedule that content.

The incorrect date should have been caught in the announcement before it was published and we apologize for any confusion that's caused. We've synced up with the DLC team to make sure that future announcements are reviewed more closely and delays are communicated more effectively so we don't see mix ups like this again in the future. Sorry again for the conflicting date info.

[SheSaidSheSaid]

Any PS3 codes coming from HMX today Hank?

I've been a very good girl *flutters eyelashes*

The Aerosmith pack is actually delayed until March 12th on the Wii, both in the US and EU.

Oh man, even I feel that hurt. My commiserations Wii'ers.

Just for everyone's sake -- will future Wii releases have to be pushed back as well?

[SheSaidSheSaid]

If the Facebook winners have all been notified then yep. Big shocker. I didn't win, again.

[SmashMan]

For more (!) background info on the vocals for "Dream On" (specifically, why does Steven Tyler sing this way?!), there is this quote from Aerosmith's autobiography, in reference to Aerosmith's first album:

Yes, I changed my voice when we did the final vocals. I didn't like my voice, the way it sounded. I was insecure, but nobody told me not to do it. I thought I didn't sound right on tape. To me, it sounded like a neutered or castrato voice and I wanted to sound a little bit black because I was from Yonkers and back then James Brown and Sly Stone were the only ones saying anything in music, so I put that **** on.

I got a lot of **** for it, too.

I used this voice for "One Way Street" and all of that stuff except "Dream On." "Dream On" is the real me.

...and actually, it doesn't explain why he does it on "Dream On", but he still does do it live from time to time - and it happens that Rock Band has a version that does. Tyler does do his "little bit black" voice all over that first album though.