You know what's really awesome about RBN?

[kingtonyx]

hey I can see my thread again

[HMXEnosity]

tada!

[davidshek]

Presently I am getting about 55% of the DLC HMX is releasing, I am expecting to get about 5% of the RBN releases and dread going through the songs to find those sweet ripe berries to puck.

That is exactly why RBN will have both the 30-second preview in the store and the free downloadable 1-minute (or 35%) demo for every song.

[HMXEnosity]

That is exactly why RBN will have both the 30-second preview in the store and the free downloadable 1-minute (or 35%) demo for every song.

Exactly! Try before you buy. Perfect for checking out new bands and new songs.

[Grey_Street]

I totally agree that RBN will be amazing. I love finding new bands. I'm an 'eMusic Connoisseur', and love getting my monthly d/ls refreshed so I can go out and find new stuff. Pandora is great for finding new stuff too, now I'll just have one more tool! And it will have even less accessible bands than my other two avenues from what it sounds like.

[recharge138]

And there is going to be well-known artists on RBN too remember, those tired of waiting for HMX to ask them and own their own masters. How much of it will be that is unknown.

[rocker820]

Keep in mind that RBN can only release 10 songs every day, so we wont be getting entire disographies in one day, but I'm not gonna complain about 70 songs a week.

RBN better show up on PS3 and Wii soon after, I'm kinda of annoyed at the predjudice toward PS3. First, all dlc is released 2 days later, then we had to wait an extra month for RB2, and now we wont get RBN. ugh

[davidshek]

Keep in mind that RBN can only release 10 songs every day, so we wont be getting entire disographies in one day, but I'm not gonna complain about 70 songs a week.

Where did the 10-a-day number come from? I don't recall seeing that announced anywhere.

RBN better show up on PS3 and Wii soon after, I'm kinda of annoyed at the predjudice toward PS3. First, all dlc is released 2 days later, then we had to wait an extra month for RB2, and now we wont get RBN. ugh

None of which is Harmonix's fault. Go talk to Sony.

[TheKitchenSink]

Well, the problem for me is not that "Who? Never head of them, they must suck" but of "Who? Never heard of them, not willing to spend the effort listening to every one and decide which I like."

Furthermore, if they're not well-known, they're not well-known, so
A. Nobody else will know them, so nobody else will EVER play them at parties
B. You can't become uber-familiar with a song unless it's nigh omnipresent, which is obviously not the case for these songs.

Even more, the vast majority of these bands are from genres I'm not a big fan of. Basically, if I haven't heard of them, I have very little incentive to buy from them, regardless of how much I like the song (though of course if I really like it, I still might get it).

[Lizard_King]

well i can only hope that that customers will peruse all the music that is available, as ive officially got a track with Rhythm Authors now : ) (Bright Midnight is my band)