Zay’z – [ Den 'O' Slack ]

So yesterday Harmonix announced the release of Pearl Jam’s Ten album due out this March to coincide with the bands re-release of the album.

And today they released a bunch of “country” songs.

Huh.

Hmm.

Well then.

Flawless Drumming (25g)

Want to finally get your Flawless Drumming achievement in Rock Band 2 for Xbox360? Still trying but to no avail…? Just can’t play expert drums?

Well then just download the NIrvana Track Pack or specifically Polly.

Why?

Because there are just eight notes.

Yes you read that correctly, eight total notes and only four spots where you play.

You can’t five star it on drums this way but you can at least get a simple achievement. You should also be able to accomplish this with Rock Band 1 as well, I have yet to confirm this however.

Rock on!

Also don’t forget about the new downloads that were released today.

This weeks Rock Band downloadable content includes one of my all time favorite songs from the decade past.

Blink182’s Dammit.

I guess there’s some other releases as well:

Siouxsie and the Banshees Pack – 440 MSP ($5.49)

• “Hong Kong Garden” – 160 MSP ($1.99)
• “The Killing Jar” – 160 MSP ($1.99)
• “Kiss Them For Me” – 160 MSP ($1.99)

Blink 182 – “Dammit” – 160 MSP ($1.99)
The Psychedelic Furs – “Pretty In Pink” – 160 MSP ($1.99)
Silversun Pickups – “Melatonin” – 160 MSP ($1.99)
Silversun Pickups – “Well Thought Out Twinkles” – 160 MSP ($1.99)

You can see the “official” release notes here.

The Bunny and I received our new ION Drum Rocker Xbox360 controller for Rock Band 1/2 yesterday.

And yeah it rocks, meaning it’s worth it.

You can’t get it direct right now but you can grab it from music sites… yes music sites, like Music123, zzounds, and SameDayMusic.

We got it from SameDayMusic (ordered on Tuesday) and we got it by Thursday. (2 Day shipping for only $22 [US]).

Good times, good times.

Well it’s that time again, Rock Band downloads for the week of Oct/21st, no full albums this week but we do get to hear some more Nirvana (finally).

The track pack includes the following:

Breed
Lounge Act
On a Plain
Polly
Something in the Way
Stay Away
Territorial Pissings

It will be $11 [US] for all seven songs.

Official release notes here.

So today sees the release of more “fresh” DLC for Rock Band/2 today, this weeks releases include the previously promoted Rush album Moving Pictures.

Rush – Moving Pictures (Album) – [$10.99 / 880 MS Points]

Tom Sawyer (orig version)
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight (orig version)
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs

Individual Track Release(s): – [$1.99 / 160 MS Points Ea.]

Bad Religion – Sorrow
The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
Kasabian – Shoot the Runner
Sleater-Kinney – You’re No Rock N Roll Fun
Stone Roses – Love Spreads

So if you were to grab all the releases this week it would run you aproximately $23 [US]. Can’t say that I’d be in on that, but to each his own.

Maybe someday we’ll see a Werid Al greatest hits comp for Rock Band… yeah, just Eat It.

Well it’s hump-day, again… (finally) and I picked up Rock Band 2 the other day. The Bunny and I haven’t played it much but it seems to be a nice step up from the previous version, especially in the area of song selection.

I also got my first 100% gamerscore game, which of course is Madden 09 thanks to some help from the Bunny.

1,000/1,000G Oh yeah baby!!!

Did anyone else get the Lucasarts latest, the Force Unleashed? If so is it worth more then a rental? I played the Demo and I have to say I was only so-so after being amped up for it to come out.

Hey all, how’s tings?

It’s really nice outside… (more or less) and it’s not quite ninety yet… (thank {insert deity name here}), and it may not be hump day but I’m sure we all agree it’s always a titties day.

So:

Anyways, did you all hear/read about the upcoming Rock Band 2 game as well as perihperals?

Oh damn they look so sexy… umm so, so, sexy.

That bad boy is gonna run ya around $300 [US], (but it doubles as a MIDI electronic drum kit yo!).

Zen baby… also don’t forget that the “greatest hits” album for the Who on Rock Band (1) is available today (though it’s $20 for the complete album)…

There’s just no time for slacking today, it really sucks.

Peace yo.

P.S.

You know what I could really use…

Oh yeah!

So by now I’m sure most of you have heard about the upcoming sequel to Rock Band titled Rock Band 2. Despite having said many times that Rock Band was a franchise in and of itself and that going forward they wouldn’t need to make sequels just add-ons if you will. Well we all knew that was a load of horse poo, especially after the drum kits pathetic performance, (extremely high failure rates, and what no velocity sensitivity or even hi-hats or crashses?)… lame.

Anyways… this weeks DLC is pretty egh… you can scope them all here. I personally won’t be buying anymore tunes until I can be assured that I’ll stay within the Rock Band scheme… I mean that GH4 drum kit alone makes me want to jump ship… but I’ll reserve judgement until I see what Harmonix is going to play on the river.

I am really sad about there being no Who full album released though… that makes me very sad… instead $20 for a greatest hits album? Egh.. I’m sure that will be nice for some but certainly not for me….

…oh well… I just wish they would introduce interop capabilities for their controllers…. damn you guys.

Also you may want to scope the IGN interview with RB2 designer Dan Teasdale over here.

So due to heat restrictions this past weekend the Bunny and myself spent a good portion of the time playing LEGO Indiana Jones for the 360… we’re about 92% complete and both have roughly thirty of the fifty achievements for the game and think this might be one of those thousand-point gamerscore games. But you know only time will tell.

On the flipside, we finally joined the “white” side and picked up a Wii this weekend when we were out a local grocery store. They happened to have them (about ten actually) sitting there Sunday morning so we snagged one… unfortunately they were all out of the Wii Fit. We now know the shipment days for nearly all the stores in our area so we’ll check back with them throughout the week. We never got around to hooking up the console though, but we’ll get there sooner or later (probably later).

Because of this I’m sending back the copies of GTA:IV and the Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox360) that I rented from an online rental place… so that we can get some Mario love on the Wii.

Also did you hear the one about Rock Band 2?