Individual songs
- Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden *Cover* (160 MS points/ $2)
- Die, All Right! - The Hives (160 MS points/ $2)
- Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (160 MS Points / $2))
Rock Band Weekly: Iron Maiden, The Hives, Stone Temple Pilots
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jan 7th 2008 1:30PM
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Individual songs
Reader Comments (68)
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 1:39PM (Unverified) said
....
Fail?
Call me when the Rockband Guitar dosn't feel like suck and we can talk.
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By "*cover*" do you mean it's a cover? or that it's featured in the picture... i'm going to assume the former...
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Fail?
Call me when the Rockband Guitar dosn't feel like suck and we can talk.
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By "*cover*" do you mean it's a cover? or that it's featured in the picture... i'm going to assume the former...
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 1:45PM Crono141 said
Then I needed to call you the day after christmas when I fixed mine. The RB guitar is far superior to the GH3 guitar except my damn strap keeps coming off.
I know its all personal preference, but after playing on it for a week, I literally can't go back to the GH3 guitar.
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I know its all personal preference, but after playing on it for a week, I literally can't go back to the GH3 guitar.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 3:31PM (Unverified) said
well i can't say anything about the GH3 guitar since i've never tried it, but when i play rock band i use the GH2 guitar because plain and simple...the rock band guitar sucks giant sweaty hairy balls.
Even if it wasn't completely fucked up and made poorly, i hate the no click strum bar and the buttons are so far pressed down on the board it doesn't even feel like i'm hitting buttons. I wish they had a system in place where you buy the full game but can return a controller if you didn't want it for 50-60 bucks.
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Even if it wasn't completely fucked up and made poorly, i hate the no click strum bar and the buttons are so far pressed down on the board it doesn't even feel like i'm hitting buttons. I wish they had a system in place where you buy the full game but can return a controller if you didn't want it for 50-60 bucks.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 4:43PM (Unverified) said
While I haven't used the GH3 axe yet, I love the Rock Band guitar compared to the GH2 one. It's bigger, which suits my 6'3" frame better; it doesn't have that annoying strum-bar click; and the whammy bar is way easier to use. Plus the FX switch and the solo buttons are nice additions. It feels less like a "toy" than the Xplorer. My only complaints are that my first guitar's strum bar broke, and my second one doesn't always go into overdrive when I want it to, but it does most of the time.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 1:44PM baby sea tuna said
Whoa, unexpededly awesome! *This* is how you do DLC. Take note...well, everyone.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 1:44PM (Unverified) said
"Interstate Love Song" for the fuggn win!
Seems every week there's at least one DLC track and I have to own.
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Seems every week there's at least one DLC track and I have to own.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 3:07PM (Unverified) said
Interstate Love Song is good, but I'd love to hear some B-sides too.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 5:33PM (Unverified) said
Right on. "Die All Right" is probably the best song off of Veni Vidi Vicious.
Man, why is it everyone is ashamed to like these guys? They sound good, damn it.
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Man, why is it everyone is ashamed to like these guys? They sound good, damn it.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 1:51PM (Unverified) said
Nice, been waiting for Interstate Love Song when i first heard Vasoline was in the set list. Can't wait for PS3 Thursday =)
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 1:55PM Scottastic said
Do you play real guitar?
I've found that most people I know who play guitar prefer the RB guitar over GH. Not that there is anything wrong with the GH guitar, or anyone who uses it, but if you get used to not having the *click* the RB is much easier to finger.
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I've found that most people I know who play guitar prefer the RB guitar over GH. Not that there is anything wrong with the GH guitar, or anyone who uses it, but if you get used to not having the *click* the RB is much easier to finger.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:18PM (Unverified) said
Scottastic:
I agree, all of my friends who play guitar like it better. It just takes getting used to, but once you take the time to do that, it's better.
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I agree, all of my friends who play guitar like it better. It just takes getting used to, but once you take the time to do that, it's better.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 3:09PM masterinsan0 said
Fortunately, unless you're playing on the PS3, the Guitar Hero guitars are an option. I bought the X-Plorer to use as a bass with the 360 version, but I find myself using it occasionally on guitar too just because I'm not sure which one I like more yet.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:01PM Scottastic said
I absolutely have to agree with you. I can't really play RB with the GH guitar. However, I went back and played GHII, and it was nearly impossible for me with the RB guitar. I think the notes are just very different for the two games. GH focuses on the crazy solo parts where RB focuses on the basic guitar, with crazy solos being helped by the high frets.
I guess, like with a real guitar, it depends on your play style. I didn't like playing the (real) les paul guitar, but I would never call it "garbage."
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I guess, like with a real guitar, it depends on your play style. I didn't like playing the (real) les paul guitar, but I would never call it "garbage."
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:22PM (Unverified) said
How did you play GHII with the RB guitar? I thought the Fender only worked with RB and that's it?
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:33PM (Unverified) said
JJ Rooster: That's the way I've always heard it. This would be the first I've heard of the RB controller working with any other games.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:37PM SheppyReturns said
Crono, to answer your question, it's like this.
The higher fret keys have no real difference in performance on accuracy and such. However, they are sized appropriately to a real guitar (wider frets going up, smaller frets going down.... currently having issues holding two strings on the high frets but I'm learning real guitar and my fingers don't seems to like one another when I'm that low). However, and this happens more on cover songs, which frets you choose do adjust the pitch on the notes accordingly. This is subtle most of the time, especially noticable during solo sequences.
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The higher fret keys have no real difference in performance on accuracy and such. However, they are sized appropriately to a real guitar (wider frets going up, smaller frets going down.... currently having issues holding two strings on the high frets but I'm learning real guitar and my fingers don't seems to like one another when I'm that low). However, and this happens more on cover songs, which frets you choose do adjust the pitch on the notes accordingly. This is subtle most of the time, especially noticable during solo sequences.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 3:04PM Tiptup300 said
The big frets are like normal guitar hero ones.
The little frets are used as normal guitar hero ones, UNLESS you are in a solo on Rock band, then you do not strum, you just hit the notes by hitting the frets. ZERO STRUMMING. Also, if you hit a small fret in solo, and there is no real note there, it counts as a misstrum.
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The little frets are used as normal guitar hero ones, UNLESS you are in a solo on Rock band, then you do not strum, you just hit the notes by hitting the frets. ZERO STRUMMING. Also, if you hit a small fret in solo, and there is no real note there, it counts as a misstrum.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 10:33PM (Unverified) said
Use the high frets for the 'big rock ending'. You can completely light the board up and rape your score through the roof compared to anything you can do with the GH guitar.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:28PM (Unverified) said
The RttH cover is pretty damned good, I expect similar quality from this. It's not like you're sitting there just listening to the song either. Expect lots of covers in RB due to recording methods of the past.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:23PM zoltek said
i used to play real guitar, i just like how the buttons are laid out on the gh2 guitar, the gh3 guitar theyre too far apart, and i like the click for some reason it just easier for me to get on pace with constant notes in RB and GH when i can hear the clicking or at least feel it
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:56PM Crono141 said
Freaking hard song on drums. I'm a drummer, IRL (though not a very good one), and that song kicked my ass. Fortunately, I was playing with 3 other folks in career mode and we figured out how to manage out "overdrive" to get through it.
It is an awesome song though. My arms hurt after playing on Hard.
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It is an awesome song though. My arms hurt after playing on Hard.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 5:49PM (Unverified) said
I don't understand why everyone is upset about covers when you are playing a game that would more accurately be named "Cover Band."
I'm not hating on the game, I love it. My cousin doesn't hold a candle to any of the singers in this game, but I still let him play. Don't even get me started on my wife's drumming skills-- she's no Neil Peart.
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I'm not hating on the game, I love it. My cousin doesn't hold a candle to any of the singers in this game, but I still let him play. Don't even get me started on my wife's drumming skills-- she's no Neil Peart.
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:31PM llllFlREBlRDllll said
I'm still waiting for Judas Priest and Wintersun to be announced as Rock Band DLC...
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Posted: Jan 7th 2008 4:54PM D3m0sthenes said
Did you just say Wintersun?! Battle Against Time would be incredible... except the RB guitar suuuuuuuucks. For me, the strum bar is awesome but the buttons are horrible, I'm always hitting chords instead of just single buttons.
I can 4 star Cult of Personality, but I can barely play expert on the easy songs on RB because of that stupid guitar... It looks really cool though...
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I can 4 star Cult of Personality, but I can barely play expert on the easy songs on RB because of that stupid guitar... It looks really cool though...
Posted: Jan 7th 2008 2:38PM llllFlREBlRDllll said
Trying to find DLC songs that can "stand up" to Rock Band's DLC. Seriously, the price of their DLC is crazy, and there's not much of a selection. There's Mastodon in their DLC, but you have to buy it along with two other crap songs in order to play it. Not cool... at all.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2008 11:24AM (Unverified) said
Sorta makes you wonder when (if) Activision is actually going to respond with something good for their franchise... don't they feel a little compelled to compete?
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