The TAG new music initiative

[Zemanator]

I like that explanation, especially since it's consistent with the "HMX has a pile of awesome DLC lined up, off into the indefinate future" story. More people coding = a better Rock Band experience for us all!
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its not a story, HMX has the DLC releases lined up for at LEAST the next 6 months, and they've specifically told Noble we can't go after certain bands because "we plan to go after them in the future", Loopychew explained it perfectly, HMX simply does not have enough resources to release everything the community wants them to. The RBN has already released over 1,750 songs that would never have been released through HMX.

With HMX's limited resources, (everyone should have noticed this trend by now), they've been going after huge older bands and modern bands that are extremely popular, with at least a #1 single being released almost every week. The small profit margin from the RBN just isn't appealing to the bigger bands and companies since they typically have to spend a significant amount of money to get the stems ready for the RBN authors to work with, which can wipe out most of their profit margin.

With that, a LOT of bands end up getting passed aside by HMX and aren't interested in the RBN, this whole initiative is to target those bands to make the community happy. (and to try to bring more life into the RBN, or make more people aware of its existence)

[GNFfhqwhgads]

Motley Crue could probably get a 3-pack from Harmonix at this point, but past that, I wouldn't expect anymore DLC from them, so they'd be a functional RBN artist for those who want more than Dr. Feelgood.

[White_PawZ]

could this type of thing be used for some of Rush's newer stuff off of Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels (when it comes out)?

[GNFfhqwhgads]

could this type of thing be used for some of Rush's newer stuff off of Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels (when it comes out)?

Probably? They seem willing enough to work with Rock Band, but again, it depends on who holds the rights and what they say. Also, if it's not expected to sell well enough, I doubt we'd see any/much.

[MagicMurderBag7]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a Rush 3 pack from HMX with the release of their new album.

[samjjones]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a Rush 3 pack from HMX with the release of their new album.

A rush of Rush?

[Numskull]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a Rush 3 pack from HMX with the release of their new album.

So soon after 2112 and the OTHER 3-pack? (Not that I'd complain.)

[GNFfhqwhgads]

So soon after 2112 and the OTHER 3-pack? (Not that I'd complain.)

Nirvana got a pack to promote the 20th anniversary of Bleach, then a pack to promote Live at Reading a month later.

[SuperTigerMario]

More Rush is never a bad thing.

[wafflerevolution]

it is if you don't like Rush...