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[FyreWulff]

Also reminded me how lulzy RB1 songs are about overdrive

Highway Star hands out overdrive about every 10 seconds

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Also reminded me how lulzy RB1 songs are about overdrive

Highway Star hands out overdrive about every 10 seconds

I recently picked up Guitar Hero II for 360 from a Target bargain bin. That game was much more stingy with Star Power than Rock Band 3 is with Overdrive. Hell, you can't even accumulate additional Star Power while using Star Power, when you activate it, any Star Power notes turn into normal notes.

 

[Gleethor]

Anyone know if the track packs are still exportable?

 

[FyreWulff]

Anyone know if the track packs are still exportable?

Yep, and will remain so for the forseeable future, because they're just marketplace codes.

You can still get Under the Bridge and it's Pro Upgrade via the Mustang+Chili Peppers box because of that, even though the song is pulled

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

I really hate to be "that guy" but this is a deal breaker for me. I'm an amateur drummer in real life, and I play Rock Band as a drumming game primarily (if I'm playing solo).

I can't go back to a stock drum kit (don't even own one). It's not even worth me reading anything else about the game to get hyped. I'll stick to Rock Band 3 and upgrade when the IONs are supported. I want Rock Band 4 to be a success but it just makes zero sense for me to buy it without that support.

I don't mean this to be a complaining post, just want to voice my disappointment.

I don't have the Ion kit but got used to at least having the full cymbals from the wireless GHWT kit, it doesn't look like the stock one provided here has that. Not exactly looking like the most attractive package for drummers right now.

 

[PROh1bited]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

Rock Band
‏@RockBand

We've got a big artist announcement tomorrow. You'll love this one.
1:00 PM - 16 Aug 2015

 

[toythatkills]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

Meatloaf?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Honestly, part of me is thinking it's Muse.

Or maybe it's something huge like Pink Floyd.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

I know it's probably not Muse.

I really hope it's Muse.

If it's Muse -
Reapers
Plug In Baby
Supremacy
Resistance
Starlight

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Gimme Knights of Cydonia, New Born, or Supermassive Black Hole if it's Muse.

 

[zulux21]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

i'm hoping for imagine dragons

 

[FyreWulff]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

List of highest selling artists of all time, in order of highest sales to lower sales:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists

Beatles ( had an entire RB game)
Elvis (RB4 disc)
Michael Jackson (technically in as young MJ, not later career; Smooth Criminal cover by AAF is pulled)
Madonna
Elton John (Lego, RB3 DLC)
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd

Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
AC/DC (RB2 single, album DLC in track pack form)
Queen (RBDLC, RB3 disc, Blitz, RB4 disc)
Rolling Stones (RB1 disc)
ABBA

Rihanna
Garth Brooks
Taylor Swift
Eagles
Eminem
U2
Billy Joel (RB3 DLC)
Phil Collins
Aerosmith (RB1 cover, RB3 DLC)
Frank Sinatra
Genesis
Neil Daimond
Kanye West
Bruce Springsteen
Bee Gees (RB3 DLC)
Julio Iglesia
Dire Straits (RB3 Disc)

Metallica (RB1/2 disc, DLC pulled)
Jay-Z
Bon Jovi (RB discs, RB3 DLC)
Britney Spears
Rod Stewart
Fleetwood Mac (everywhere)
George Strait
Backstreet Boys
Guns N' Roses (post-Slash only, RB2 disc, RB DLC)
Prince
Paul McCartney (RB DLC, RB3 DLC)
Kenny Rogers (RB DLC)
Janet Jackson
Chicago (RB3 disc)
The Carpenters
Bob Dylan (RB2 disc)
George Michael
Bryan Adams (Lego, DLC)
Def Leppard (RB3 disc, DLC)
Cher
Lionel Richie
Olivia Netwon-John
Stevie Wonder (RB3 DLC)
Linda Rondstadt
Tina Turner
Donna Summer
The Beach Boys (RB3 disc)
The Who (RB discs, DLC)
Barry White

Katy Perry
Santana (RB DLC)
Gloria Estefan
Earth Wind & Fire (Blitz, DLC)
Lady Gaga (RB DLC)
Shania Twain (RB DLC)
R.E.M. (RB DLC, RB1 Disc)
B'z
Bruno Mars (RB4 disc, RB DLC)
Van Halen
RHCP (RB DLC, discs)
Foreigner (Disc, DLC)
The Doors (RB3 disc, RB3 DLC)
Reba McEntire (RB DLC)
Meat Loaf (RB3 DLC)
Barry Manilow
Tom Petty (Discs, DLC)
New Kids on the Block
Johnny Hallyday

Robbie Williams
Black Eyed Peas
Beyonce
Journey (disc, all DLC pulled)
Kenny G
Enya
Alabama
Green Day (RB DLC, an entire game, RB3 DLC)
Tupac
Nirvana (discs, DLC)
Spice Girls
The Police (Discs, DLC)
Andrea Bocelli
Bob Marley (RB3 disc, DLC)
Kiss (disc, DLC)
Motley Crue (DLC)
Depeche Mode (DLC)
Aretha Franklin
Scorpions (RB4 disc)

Spoiler

i'm bored today

 

[c-murph]

Big artist? It's got to be Cake.

 

[Ninhead]

Big artist? It's got to be Cake.

Prince or Guns N Roses.

 

[son of a Sven]

Prince or Guns N Roses.

Appetite for destruction, even just Paradise City would be fantastic

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Appetite for destruction, even just Paradise City would be fantastic

Or Welcome to the Jungle, or Sweet Child O'Mine, or Nightrain, or My Michelle, or Rocket Queen.

 

[Yaari]

Excited for the reveal. The tracklist is really not doing anything for me thus far.
It's not that big of a deal as I value my previous DLC as well as the opportunity to possibly import RB2 stuff, but still.. I'd like to be excited about a few more songs.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Big Artist?

Guess that means its not Billy Talent, or Protest the Hero.

 

[Platy]

Big artist? It's got to be Cake.

Type O Negative singer is like 6’8″ (203cm) !

 

[timetokill]

Has to be Van Halen

 

[Iorv3th]

Metallica would be awesome.

 

[XShagrath]

It'll be Mr. Big.

 

[Daigoro]

Or Welcome to the Jungle, or Sweet Child O'Mine, or Nightrain, or My Michelle, or Rocket Queen.

that whole album needs to be in RB4.

would be soo good.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

I'm sure it's been asked multiple times in this thread, but I didn't see it in the OP and 86 pages is a lot to search through.

Have Harmonix said anything about being able to buy the drum set and mic separately and how long after launch they're expecting to release them standalone. I know they did it before, and I'm sure they'll do it again, but I'll probably just buy the guitar bundle and buy the mic/drumset if I know people will be interested in playing it.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Hoping for Metallica. Not even gonna imagine Prince or GNR's good days.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

I'd really love to see Prince in a RB game.

 

[FyreWulff]

I'm sure it's been asked multiple times in this thread, but I didn't see it in the OP and 86 pages is a lot to search through.

Have Harmonix said anything about being able to buy the drum set and mic separately and how long after launch they're expecting to release them standalone. I know they did it before, and I'm sure they'll do it again, but I'll probably just buy the guitar bundle and buy the mic/drumset if I know people will be interested in playing it.

Early 2016 is the last I remember them mentioning

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Big artist reveal tomorrow per RB Twitter.

Muse.

It's time. I can feel it.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Early 2016 is the last I remember them mentioning

Cool. Thank you.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I'd really love to see Prince in a RB game.

With how protective Prince is of all of his work, I feel like he would be a bigger get than Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin in this game.

 

[timetokill]

So just to clarify:

- Anything on the Rock Band site labeled "DLC" will work with the game
- Anything labeled "RBN" will NOT work

Will the stuff on the older game discs work? Can we import them? Will they be made available to download, or do we need the old discs?

 

[FyreWulff]

So just to clarify:

- Anything on the Rock Band site labeled "DLC" will work with the game

Correct, minus the two songs that didn't work in RB3/Blitz because of licensing (as far as we know, anyway)

- Anything labeled "RBN" will NOT work

correct, currently

Will the stuff on the older game discs work? Can we import them? Will they be made available to download, or do we need the old discs?

All disc imports will work, if you already exported them you're good to go.

 

[timetokill]

Correct, minus the two songs that didn't work in RB3/Blitz because of licensing (as far as we know, anyway)

correct, currently

All disc imports will work, if you already exported them you're good to go.

Okay, cool Thank you!

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

With how protective Prince is of all of his work, I feel like he would be a bigger get than Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin in this game.

I imagine that the most core Rock Band audience would be more interested in Floyd or Zeppelin because Prince doesn't really have the same sort of classic rock cred.

Prince would still be a hell of a get, though.

 

[espher]

Meatloaf?

lol, that is legit the first thing I thought of.

Would kill for the rest of Bat Out of Hell.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

It's Panama by Van Halen, with more Van Halen coming after launch.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/1...a?hootPostID=a83950c502fe6db50f389bca49cd4e21

Fuck yeah.

 

[espher]

Van Halen is such an "it's fucking Cranky Kong" moment for me, haha.

Still a good get but I was hoping for something higher up the 'big act' list (the wait for ABBA continues).

 

[Lady Siara]

I may or may not have called it. Please, hold your applause!



I'd say Elvis was the BIG new artist of the on disc setlist, much like Bob Dylan was for RB2.

Also, I promise I haven't forgotten about you Juke Joint Jezebel!

 

[Storm360]

Hmm, I'm going to say that "Metallica - One" will probably come too if the GH licenses are starting to expire.

 

[TheApatheticOne]

I'm sure it's been asked, but with exporting RB1 and RB2, I already did that back in the 360 days and bought the licence to so it. To do it on XB1, are we able to download the songs digitally, or do we still need the disc? If so, I need to run to Gamestop.

 

[Storm360]

I'm sure it's been asked, but with exporting RB1 and RB2, I already did that back in the 360 days and bought the licence to so it. To do it on XB1, are we able to download the songs digitally, or do we still need the disc? If so, I need to run to Gamestop.

We have no idea.


Rock Band 2 has always been a digital download, RB1 though needed the disc

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

I'm sure it's been asked, but with exporting RB1 and RB2, I already did that back in the 360 days and bought the licence to so it. To do it on XB1, are we able to download the songs digitally, or do we still need the disc? If so, I need to run to Gamestop.

I doubt you'll need the discs. You already have both purchases tracked in your purchase history.

 

[xzeldax3]

Has to be Van Halen

Nice call!
I'm so glad RB finally got Van Halen. Panama is the perfect choice.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Nice call!
I'm so glad RB finally got Van Halen. Panama is the perfect choice.

Panama is a good choice, but there a lot of other Van Halen songs I'd rather have.

I'm hoping the self-titled is album DLC down the line.

 

[nicholasbrutal]

Panama is a good choice, but there a lot of other Van Halen songs I'd rather have.

I'm hoping the self-titled is album DLC down the line.

"But Van Halen’s presence in the game won’t end there — more tracks will be available later on from Van Halen as downloadable tracks from the Rock Band Music Store"

YEAH!

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Panama? Fuck yeah!

Wasn't that one of Harmonix's white whales? I thought I remember them talking back in the Guitar Hero or RB1 days about Panama being one of the reasons they wanted to make the game in the first place.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

"But Van Halen’s presence in the game won’t end there — more tracks will be available later on from Van Halen as downloadable tracks from the Rock Band Music Store"

YEAH!

It's Panama by Van Halen, with more Van Halen coming after launch.

Panama? Fuck yeah!

Wasn't that one of Harmonix's white whales? I thought I remember them talking back in the Guitar Hero or RB1 days about Panama being one of the reasons they wanted to make the game in the first place.

Yeah, I heard something about some interview where they said they licensed You Really Got Me by the Kinks so they could use the Van Halen version in GH2.

 

[vg260]

Good stuff. Van Halen was sorely missing. Excited for more too!

I think it's safe to say Metallica is probably available too, legally.

Whether they're too expensive or not is another question.

Also, I feel pretty good about getting some new Maiden as well after their video-game centered video, and them doing a ton of remastering this year. I was just watching a video from earlier in the year about them digging up a ton of the old master tapes. edit: this is it if interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsBNFso9p0

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Also, I feel pretty good about getting some new Maiden as well after their video-game centered video, and them doing a ton of remastering this year. I was just watching a video from earlier in the year about them digging up a ton of the old master tapes.

Time for The Evil That Men Do?

Speaking of which, as of today, three of my five favorite bands are on-disc in Rock Band 4 (The Who, The Cure, and Van Halen), the most of any Guitar Hero or Rock Band game so far. Iron Maiden would bump that up to four.