Rock Band Pre-Blog

[Frehley]

Hello all! Howdy, yo, hey, hi, whatever.

You all are probably wondering why I made a new thread. Well, for a long time I have not been a fan of these music simulation games until I played them with my friend K-Dawg. I realized that if you don't treat the game like an actual instrument and spend more time on a real instrument, then it can be a fun, social experiance. Sort of a new, interactive way to listen to music. And also my wife is interested.

So I came to these boards and will stay here until late Wednesday Pacific Time (I'll take a lot of breaks, I'm a busy man ) to learn about this community and get pre-Rock Band advice before I make the purchase.

Lastly, I would like to say that I am sorry for judging Rock Band before I played it. I had only seen it before I knew what it could be.


Also, there is a thread saying I am Rivers Cuomo? What's up with that?

[dady5000]

Hello all! Howdy, yo, hey, hi, whatever.

You all are probably wondering why I made a new thread. Well, for a long time I have not been a fan of these music simulation games until I played them with my friend K-Dawg. I realized that if you don't treat the game like an actual instrument and spend more time on a real instrument, then it can be a fun, social experiance. Sort of a new, interactive way to listen to music. And also my wife is interested.

So I came to these boards and will stay here until late Wednesday Pacific Time (I'll take a lot of breaks, I'm a busy man ) to learn about this community and get pre-Rock Band advice before I make the purchase.

Lastly, I would like to say that I am sorry for judging Rock Band before I played it. I had only seen it before I knew what it could be.


Also, there is a thread saying I am Rivers Cuomo? What's up with that?

Maybe you are Rivers Cuomo?

(Rock Band is very fun though, and I concur with the "Interactive way to listen to music" I've learned about a few new artists and their songs I may have never heard before I played RB)

Maybe you aren't Rivers Cuomo?

We may never know...


Hi, Rivers!

[C-Weiner]

Lol he's already off-line. Meleeman will be sad

[Apples]

Take the whole is-or-is-not Rivers Cuomo nonsense out of the mix, it is cool to see more people coming around to this type of game.

Its not about replacing real instruments, more like a fun social experience which happens to have awesome music as a centerpiece.

[C-Weiner]

He added an avatar *gasp*

[brobot]

Meleeman where are you?

If this is Rivers thanks for Red album.

Also the game is a good way to escape the real world. I play guitar and the game but one doesn't take away from one another. The skill on either is almost exclusive to each.

[Die-Guitar-Hero]

Well, I would recommend waiting for Rock Band 2's release to make the purchase. The updated, more accurate instrument controllers, slicker menu system, and a brand new soundtrack are all reasons. I'm a musician myself and there is still something I really love about playing Rock Band with friends, especially when the people that I play with are good enough at the game and secure enough in their egos to let go and really get into it. There is also something else that is really cool about the game that perhaps having an online music collection lends itself to as well. I just love being able to scroll through and look at all the album covers and listen to all of this wonderful, iconic, eclectic collection of music. It's Rock Band's wonderful variety that increases it's longevity. Your songs make great additions, too. The Red Album is fantastic, extra-especially "The Angel and the One" and "Dreamin'"

[MeleeMan]

HOLY S***!!!! RIVERS IS ON AGAIN?!?!?!!?!?!? F*** YES HE'S BAACK!!!!!!!!!


Rivers, man, what's up?

[Frehley]

Well, I would recommend waiting for Rock Band 2's release to make the purchase. The updated, more accurate instrument controllers, slicker menu system, and a brand new soundtrack are all reasons. I'm a musician myself and there is still something I really love about playing Rock Band with friends, especially when the people that I play with are good enough at the game and secure enough in their egos to let go and really get into it. There is also something else that is really cool about the game that perhaps having an online music collection lends itself to as well. I just love being able to scroll through and look at all the album covers and listen to all of this wonderful, iconic, eclectic collection of music. It's Rock Band's wonderful variety that increases it's longevity. Your songs make great additions, too. The Red Album is fantastic, extra-especially "The Angel and the One" and "Dreamin'"

Thanks a lot. So Rock Band is going to have a sequel? That's a lot of music games.

[C-Weiner]

Yah but don't worry if you buy the xbox version of it and buy Weezer, Kiss and Pixies songs, you can still play them on Rock Band 2