RMB's Rock Band 4 Realistic Setlist Idea

[RMB]

This setlist actually took me quite a while and took some cooperation with other people to make it. I'm really hoping that the rest of you will at least enjoy the setlist. I know it doesn't have too many "deep cuts", but I believe it would be more accurate the way it is. Here is the list in order of decade and then alphabetical by band/artist.

[key] Artist "Song" (Album, year) - Genre [key]
Artist = lead female vocalist
"Song" = song doesn't include keys or pro keys
"Song" = song doesn't have bass or pro bass

'60s songs (6 songs)
Aretha Franklin "Respect" (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, 1967) - R&B/Soul/Funk
Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone" (Highway 61 Revisited, 1965) - Classic Rock
Cream "White Room" (Wheels of Fire, 1968) - Classic Rock
The Lovin' Spoonful "Do You Believe in Magic" (Do You Believe in Magic, 1965) - Pop/Rock
Shocking Blue "Venus" (At Home, 1969) - Pop/Rock
The Zombies "Time of the Season" (Odessey and Oracle, 1968) - Pop/Rock

'70s songs (16 songs)
Bob Seger "Katmandu" (Beautiful Loser, 1976) - Classic Rock
Dan Fogelberg "Phoenix" (Phoenix, 1979) - Rock
Don McLean "American Pie" (American Pie, 1971) - Classic Rock
Edgar Winter Group "Free Ride" (They All Come Out at Night, 1972) - Classic Rock
Heart "Magic Man" (Dreamboat Annie, 1976) - Classic Rock
Jackson Browne "Running on Empty (Live)" (Running on Empty, 1977) - Classic Rock
KISS "I Was Made for Loving You" (Dynasty, 1979) - Classic Rock
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Call Me the Breeze (Live)" (One More From the Road, 1976) - Southern Rock
Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Blinded by the Light" (The Roaring Silence, 1976) - Prog
Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" (What's Going On, 1971) - R&B/Soul/Funk
Nazareth "Love Hurts" (The Very Best of Nazareth, 1975 (2008)) - Rock
The Rolling Stones "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" (It's Only Rock 'n Roll, 1974) - Classic Rock
Steely Dan "Reelin' in the Years" (Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972) - Classic Rock
The Stooges "Search and Destroy" (Raw Power, 1973) - Punk
Styx "Come Sail Away" (The Grand Illusion, 1977) - Classic Rock
Sweet "Fox on the Run" (Desolation Boulevard, 1974) - Glam

'80s songs (17 songs)
Blue Oyster Cult "Burnin' for You" (Fire of Unknown Origin, 1981) - Classic Rock
The Clash "Rock the Casbah" (Combat Rock, 1982) - Punk
Corey Hart "Sunglasses at Night" (First Offense, 1983) - New Wave
Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" (Brothers in Arms, 1985) - Rock
Genesis "Land of Confusion" (Invisible Hand, 1986) - Pop/Rock
Guns 'N Roses "Paradise City" (Appetite for Destruction, 1987) - Rock
Iron Maiden "Wrathchild" (Killers, 1981) - Metal
Men at Work "Who Can It Be Now?" (Business as Usual, 1981) - New Wave
The Outfield "Your Love" (Play Deep, 1985) - Pop/Rock
Ozzy Osbourne "Suicide Solution (Live)" (Tribute, 1987) - Metal
Philip Bailey and Phil Collins "Easy Lover" (Chinese Wall, 1984) - Pop/Rock
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You" (The Hits, 1980 (1988)) - Rock
Rush "Freewill" (Permanent Waves, 1980) - Prog
Scandal "The Warrior" (The Warrior, 1984) - Pop/Rock
Slayer "Angel of Death" (Reign in Blood, 1986) - Metal
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble "Crossfire" (In Step, 1989) - Blues
The Waitresses "I Know What Boys Want" (Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful, 1982) - New Wave

'90s songs (16 songs)
Anthrax and Public Enemy "Bring the Noise" (Attack of the Killer B's, 1991) - Metal
Barenaked Ladies "One Week" (Stunt, 1998) - Rock
Cake "The Distance" (Fashion Nugget, 1996) - Alternative
Citizen King "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (Mobile Estates, 1999) - Rock
Collective Soul "Shine" (Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, 1993) - Alternative
The Cranberries "Zombie" (No Need to Argue, 1994) - Alternative
Dream Theater "Pull Me Under" (Images and Words, 1992) - Prog
Jane's Addiction "Stop!" (Ritual de lo Habitual, 1990) - Alternative
Joan Osborne "One of Us" (Relish, 1995) - Rock
Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away" (5, 1998) - Rock
Neutral Milk Hotel "Holland, 1945" (In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, 1995) - Indie Rock
Nirvana "Heart-Shaped Box" (In Utero, 1993) - Grunge
R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" (Automatic for the People, 1992) - Alternative
Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do" (Tuesday Night Music Club, 1993) - Rock
Temple of the Dog "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog, 1991) - Grunge
They Might Be Giants "Birdhouse in Your Soul" (Flood, 1990) - Alternative

'00s songs (24 songs)
Alicia Keys "Like You'll Never See Me Again" (As I Am, 2007) - R&B/Soul/Funk
Bad Religion "Los Angeles is Burning" (The Empire Strikes First, 2004) - Punk
Blink-182 "Stay Together for the Kids" (Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, 2001) - Punk
Bullet for My Valentine "Hearts Burst into Fire" (Scream Aim Fire, 2008) - Metal
The Fray "How to Save a Life" (How to Save a Life, 2005) - Rock
Kenji Ohtsuki and Fumihiko Kitsutaka "Odoru Akachan Ningen" (Odoru Akachan Ningen, 2006) - J-Rock
KT Tunstall "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (Eye to the Telescope, 2004) - Rock
Maroon 5 "Harder to Breathe" (Songs About Jane, 2002) - Pop/Rock
Matchbook Romance "Monsters" (Voices, 2007) - Emo
Megadeth "A Tout le Monde" (United Abominations, 2007) - Metal
Modest Mouse "Dashboard" (We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, 2007) - Indie Rock
Muse "Stockholm Syndrome" (Absolution, 2003) - Alternative
My Chemical Romance "Helena" (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, 2004) - Emo
Nickelback "Gotta Be Somebody" (Dark Horse, 2008) - Rock
Nightwish "Amaranth" (Dark Passion Play, 2007) - Metal
The Offspring "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" (Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, 2008) - Rock
P!nk "Funhouse" (Funhouse, 2008) - Pop/Rock
Paramore "Ignorance" Brand New Eyes, 2009) - Pop/Rock
Rage Against the Machine "Renegades of Funk" (Renegades, 2000) - Alternative
Shania Twain "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" (Up!, 2002) - Country
Silversun Pickups "There's No Secrets This Year" (Swoon, 2009) - Indie Rock
Slipknot "The Nameless" (Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, 2004) - Metal
Sum 41 "Fat Lip" (All Killer No Filler, 2001) - Punk
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Gold Lion" (Show Your Bones, 2006) - Rock

'10s songs (5 songs)
The Decemberists "This Is Why We Fight" (The King is Dead, 2011) - Indie Rock
Disturbed "The Infection" (Asylum, 2010) - Metal
Serj Tankian "Left of Center" (Imperfect Harmonies, 2010) - Prog
Sublime with Rome "Panic" (Yours Truly, 2011) - Reggae/Ska
Theory of a Deadman "Lowlife" (The Truth Is..., 2011) - Rock

21 songs have no keys or pro keys parts
1 song has no bass or pro bass

Genre Break-Down:
Rock - 15
Pop/Rock - 10
Classic Rock - 12
Alternative - 8
Grunge - 2
Metal - 9
J-Rock - 1
Reggae/Ska - 1
Punk - 5
Indie Rock - 4
Prog - 4
R&B/Soul/Funk - 3
Country - 1
Emo - 2
New Wave - 3
Blues - 1
Glam - 1
Southern Rock - 1

Songs that have been added since this setlists creation include:
"Heart-Shaped Box" X - added on 9/20/2011
"Rock the Casbah" X - added on 10/11/2011
"Stay Together for the Kids" - added on 10/11/2011

[3pic81ueUnicorn]

it's good

[rocky713]

If anything, I'd say your assortment is...er...very strange to me. I mean, having one song with no bass, and instead of making a note, you color code it on it's on. I'm not saying the song choice is bad, I'm just saying it. And also, you didn't need another color code for female vocalists.

As for the setlist itself, some good, some bad, some personal choices that I thought would help the list...but, there were a few good choices I'd love to have in the game. The setlist is good, with a good bit of variety.

For as my final verdict: 4.1 out of 5

[TheStuddz]

First off, small typo: the 's' in The Zombies. Oh, and it's Corey Hart, not Cory.

Secondly, super great setlist. Very well made. Favorite choices are Bob Dylan, Cream, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Zombies, Don McLean, Edgar Winter Group, Heart, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Nazareth, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Styx, Sweet, Corey Hart, Blue Oyster Cult, Dire Straits, The Clash, Genesis, Men At Work, REO Speedwagon, Cake, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sheryl Crow, R.E.M., KT Tunstall, They Might Be Giants, The Fray, Maroon 5, Shania Twain, and especially Barenaked Ladies. So yeah, I like a lot of your choices. There is also a good amount of variety, so only the really cranky people won't be happy.

[RMB]

First off, small typo: the 's' in The Zombies. Oh, and it's Corey Hart, not Cory.

Secondly, super great setlist. Very well made. Favorite choices are Bob Dylan, Cream, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Zombies, Don McLean, Edgar Winter Group, Heart, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Nazareth, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Styx, Sweet, Corey Hart, Blue Oyster Cult, Dire Straits, The Clash, Genesis, Men At Work, REO Speedwagon, Cake, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sheryl Crow, R.E.M., KT Tunstall, They Might Be Giants, The Fray, Maroon 5, Shania Twain, and especially Barenaked Ladies. So yeah, I like a lot of your choices. There is also a good amount of variety, so only the really cranky people won't be happy.

Thank you so much for the positive feedback. I appreciate you taking the effort to write all that you did. I especially appreciate the fact that you pointed out the slight typo. I'm very anal when it comes to the accuracy of spelling and grammar. :P But yeah, thanks again.

[RMB]

If anything, I'd say your assortment is...er...very strange to me. I mean, having one song with no bass, and instead of making a note, you color code it on it's on. I'm not saying the song choice is bad, I'm just saying it. And also, you didn't need another color code for female vocalists.

As for the setlist itself, some good, some bad, some personal choices that I thought would help the list...but, there were a few good choices I'd love to have in the game. The setlist is good, with a good bit of variety.

For as my final verdict: 4.1 out of 5

I didn't think of this until after I included the song "How to Save a Life", but the whole "one song without a bass or pro bass part" kind of settles the odd arrangement that "Imagine" (one of my favorite songs ever, so I'm not complaining at all) started in Rock Band 3. Thank you for the criticism. I really like to hear from everyone.

[MegaIronDragonDeth]

I'm pretty sure that Megadeth's album Youthanasia was released 1994, not 1996. Also overall it's really good, but I don't like the Metal selction after the 90's. Overall 3.5/5. 2.5/5 is what I'd rate the metal selection based on my tastes. But I just don't plain like some kinds of metal which others do, so I wouldn't say to change it.

[RMB]

I'm pretty sure that Megadeth's album Youthanasia was released 1994, not 1996. Also overall it's really good, but I don't like the Metal selction after the 90's. Overall 3.5/5. 2.5/5 is what I'd rate the metal selection based on my tastes. But I just don't plain like some kinds of metal which others do, so I wouldn't say to change it.

Good catch about that album release year. I understand that I didn't have the greatest post-'90s metal song choices, but I cut out ALOT of stuff from the original setlist. There was stuff I didn't want to cut out, but I was going for a "more realistic" Rock Band 4 setlist, and some of the choices didn't make too much sense. I hear what you're saying though, and I thank you for saying it.

[RMB]

More comments and suggestions would be most welcome.

[CanuckGamer]

Oh, and REO's 1980 album, in which Keep On Loving You was on, was called Hi-Infidelity.