Official Discussion Thread: DLC Week of 3/6 - Everclear, Good Charlotte, Mastodon

[peterock2007]

The Anthem is next! I wonder if this is a sign that I should read Anthem by Ayn Rand...

Read Atlas Shrugged instead....

This is probably the first time that Good Charlotte and Ayn Rand have ever been mentioned together in the same breath together.

thought the same thing, So I have to ask, Cipher, are you the Ayn Rand guru among your friends too?



Good Week. Will buy everything without complaints.

[geo2n2]

Henry has mentioned several times now that it's going to be 3-4 songs a week for the near future. Not sure why people are still commenting on this.

This isn't necessarily common knowledge to be fair. Not everyone is 100% up-to-date on what's been said. I frequent this board, but was not aware of this.

Bummer though. Slowing down to 3 a week is understandable, but still disappointing/disconcerting. We all want the franchise to stay healthy enough to get our favs.

[dog037]

Can anybody from Harmonix confirm which version of "Santa Monica" that we're getting? It was originally released on "Sparkle & Fade", but (and even this was new to me), they re-recorded a bunch of their songs for a Greatest Hits album in 2011 called "Return to Santa Monica".

I haven't read the reasoning behind the greatest hits album, but Art Alexakis sold the entire catalog of their songs a few years ago and basicallly went broke. It's a pretty sad story.

But I know a lot of times bands will re-record their own songs in order to get the rights back (like the Styx songs we got), so is that the case here?

Whatever version we get, they're similar enough, outside of a little autotuning on Art's vocals and some slight changes in the melody line. But hey, Everclear! I'll take anything from them.

Sounds like the original.

[jjdude1]

Also, none of these songs were "Oh that song" moments.

There is simply no way you haven't heard The Anthem before

[gham77]

I will check the songs out buuuuutttt... i'm thinking this is a big fat pass again this week. c'est la vie.

[Spidermaniac]

"Santa Monica" and "the Anthem" were pretty ubiquitous in the 00's. I think every comedy released around that time used "the Anthem" in a trailer or on the soundtrack. Nothing that I would have thought to request, but two definite adds for my library.

[Pointblank41]

Didn't get anything during the Megadeth/Huey weeks so this is a nice change. Will definitely get Everclear and Good Charlotte.

[Snowdragons]

BRODYQUEST saves this week. I'm not getting anything next week except that.

[boodean]

None for me this week but thanks anyway hmx and keep rock and roll going.

[NOT_Travis]

Alright week, but really...that's the worst song you could have picked for an upgrade. I know I sometimes get angsty about this but...come on.

It seems like you're never happy which song gets the upgrade. Which one did you want? Let me guess....the Mastodon track. 'Cause it's hard, right?

Definitely getting Everclear; my high school self demands it.

Mine, too. I'm on the fence about the Good Charlotte song, but as soon as I fire up RB3 next, I'll be buying "Santa Monica".

This is probably the first time that Good Charlotte and Ayn Rand have ever been mentioned together in the same breath together.

I LOL'd. Thanks.