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In for Pretenders and Pat Benatar.

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That'd be an awesome choice. Go to:

http://www.rockband.com/support#

Then in the Contact Us box, there is a link for Request a Song.

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So many good ones. List below is from Blown to Smithereens, the bolded are my favorites and I think all would rock. I guess if I had to pick one I would go with Behind the Wall of Sleep.

1. Beauty and Sadness
2. Strangers When We Meet
3. Blood and Roses
4. In a Lonely Place
5. Behind the Wall of Sleep
6. Only a Memory
7. House We Used to Live In
8. Drown in My Own Tears
9. A Girl Like You
10. Blue Period
11. Blues Before and After
12. Yesterday Girl
13. Top of the Pops
14. Too Much Passion
15. Miles from Nowhere
16. Time Won't Let Me - The Smithereens, Kelley, Chet

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I'm never big on vocals of live shows tho and some of it is a bit off.

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Yeah live versions are not my preference either, but at least the tempo isn't all over the place ;)

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I'd state my opinion of this week's DLC, but Shagrath would just bitch about my bitching. :lol:

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I finally gave RB2 a spin after a couple weeks break. I gave Mute Math, Zombie, Godsmack and the Ghost Hounds a go. All were awesome. Color me surprised when I saw I already had a Ghost Hounds tune in the game (part of the HMX20?). I loved both songs.

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Yes, HMX20. That's (obviously) the first band in those 20 to make a return visit.

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Wait, there's Mute Math?

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-ohbfrank- Typical...

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Has anyone seen this?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at173100050006

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First I've seen of this. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's deceptive on Best Buy's site. I'm thinking those three bonus tracks are on the CD, but the download code provided in the box will just get you a 3-pack of stuff off of the album. Either that, or those songs will release on the Marketplace shortly after. I don't see HMX charting songs, when the only way to get them is to pony up $125.

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Looks like you get it with the $28 version as well. Based on price, that version appears to be:
The $130 "Super Deluxe" edition is just the Deluxe + vinyl + cassettes and other crap. After the Death Magnetic fiasco, I'm a bit hesitant though.

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That's what I get for reading. :)

My original guess still stands though. This will just be 3 songs off the album.

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Keep reading:

Clearly different than the bonus tracks listed for the actual CD (see above). Kinda weak they couldn't pick one of the other 6 bonus songs since we already have Alive. Or give us three tunes from the Unplugged gig. I'm still skeptical, but I was going to pick up the set anyway so I took a shot. If it pans out like Metallica, I'll just return it.

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I clicked on both albums and didn't see a tracklist on either of them to see if these songs were on the disc or not. I'm just hazarding a guess that these won't be "Exclusive" by any stretch. Either it's just a 3-pack off the album as the download, or these "exclusive" songs will hit the Marketplace at the same time or shortly after the CD's release.

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I hope they're eventually available online since I just pre-ordered the giant set from pj.com.

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Yeah, I'm playing detective trying to piece the information together. Here's the breakdown of the different sets. Based on the price, this is the Deluxe Edition. If you go by the actual press release it appears pretty straight forward:

Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix) (these 3 bonus songs were not on the original Ten)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat” (two of these songs are listed as part of the Bonus, but Alive is missing)

So to me it appears that these are different tunes, and are the Rock Band tracks. :shrug: Anyway, everyone's on their own on this one since I doubt Best Buy will clear it up, or handle it any better than Metallica.

I can't seem to find any info or thread on the Pearl Jam forum pertaining to Rock Band either. Does anyone belong there want to investigate for us?

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Unrelated, but I FINALLY played Visions for the first time. rotfl 12%. Fuck that song.

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I'll believe it when I see it. Still waiting on my bonus South Park tracks :(

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It's cheaper on BB.com with tax, though you either have to drive or pay for shipping. However you run the risk of not having your set randomly signed by PJ.

I wouldn't count on the tracks being available separately. The bonus 20, for example, aren't and this reads like the same sort of deal to me.

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You're playing on Hard, right? It's supposedly harder (at least compared to everything else on Hard) than Expert.

No matter what the flavor though, that song is such a freaking drag. I've passed two or three times, but failed a bunch early and late. It always sounds the same. The only way I know how far I am is if I hit the slow part in the middle or not. And I always am just shocked that someone greenlit it to be basically hardwired into the game. I don't dislike much about RB, but I just don't get that one. [/broken record]

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Hmm.... Good point. Maybe I'll go for in store pick up (if an option) and get it from Best Buy. I already have No Code and Yield signed by the band anyway so I don't really need this one signed.

I was hoping it was more like the Disturbed deal where the tracks became available later.

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It's certainly possible, but why risk it? Especially since later they'll cost you another $5.50 or $6.

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I think I'm going to stick with the tenclub for the super deluxe thingy and preorder the 2cd/dvd $28 version at best buy for the code and then give that to a friend who doesn't have a 360 or ps3.

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Yeah, I'm on Hard. So Expert is easier? :lol: I can 5 star nearly every song I have on Hard, but can't even get through this one? Someone fucked up on that one. I'll try expert and if I can't do that, I'll just do it once on Medium so I can have a score for it down.

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I guess there are much less HOPO in Hard. Faking through those are the only reason I've passed it on Expert.

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It doesn't let me play it in Medium, it seems to only let you play that god awful stupid song in Hard or Expert. If you just want a score on it, sing it.

I went on the Rock Band forum looking for hints on how to pass it. That song is in there because people in the band work for the game company. That is just crazy.

The other problem with the song is that it is in a bunch of the other sets. It's in the set called "guitar legends". That is a joke. I saw "guitar legend" and figured it was gonna be some good classics. not this crap.

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I hear nothing wrong with the live version of The Boys Are Back in Town. That's on my wishlist now and I'll wait for a rainy day, a sale, a party, or a compilation disc to get it.

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I played (or attempted to) in quickplay. Surely you can play it on lower levels that way.

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First time I played Visions on Expert guitar and bass, months ago, I got about 10% in. I passed it on vocals initially because it's all talky and you can just mumble the whole song and get 100%. I had to play it in a set, on guitar the other day, and actually made it about 85% through. I still hate the damn song, but I made it a lot further. For some reason though, I can't get the timing for the strummed notes. I don't get all the HOPOs, but I seem to get more of them, than the strummed notes. I think maybe I'm playing them too fast, but I hate the song, so I don't spend a lot of time trying to get better at it.

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Got to play all 5 non-Nick tracks, and man...the Thin Lizzy pack is some of the most guitar fun I've had in a long time. The songs rock, the recordings are solid, and the charts are super active and surprisingly tricky. "Cowboy Song" has two ripping solos that are really awesome (that I butchered mercilessly), and I think that one wins the pack for me.

The Pretenders track is pretty straightforward fast chord-strumming punk, with a combo breaking part that pops up several times. Just like "Blue Christmas," it makes me want more Pretenders masters in a big way. Benatar was just what you'd expect...really easy, up until the solo kicks you in the grill.

Love this week. :up:

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Curious. I don't know how I've still avoided playing this song. I can't think of any other song in RB2 that I've not come across. I mean, sometimes I see it in Challenges and stuff, but I just don't play those based on fear factor alone.

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You realize how many bands are made up of members of Harmonix? Every song that gets put into the game was one that went through an audition of hundreds where nobody gets a free round. I read an interview with Bang Camaro where they stated that for each game, they had to try out again.

So even if you hate Visions, it still beat out all the poppy Maroon 5 waiting for someone else's girlfriend's bus in the rain cause you hope you have a chance with her even though you're too nice songs that make you menstruate and watch HGTV when you hear them.

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I'm not even sure who this objectifies more. Women? HGTV? John Cusack movies? Music that isn't as awesome as the kind you like?

Kudos for such a well crafted yet still somewhat irritating post!

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That's absurd. Harmonix bands are not in competition with other bands, only each other. Plus you can't compare Visions to anything by Maroon 5 no matter how hard you try. The only thing they have in common is that they're both classified as songs.

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I'm not sure I'd classify "Visions" as a song.

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:lol: I admit I took liberty with that, for argument's sake.

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The very idea that a Harmonix song would get the same consideration as a classic rock hit is laughable.

"Hey guys, we just secured the rights to the master track of 'Fat Bottomed Girls'!"

"Bad luck for Queen, because we've decided that the latest single from Developer Guy and the Nerds is a better choice for the game."

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"Visions" has a very small but very vocal group of supporters, but the general consensus is that it's the worst song in the game. I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to music, but I find nothing to like about that song. Still, I don't mind it being there since I enjoy the vast majority of the other songs in the game. I played it once for the sake of my drums career score, and I might eventually go through it for vocals and for the Endless Setlist, but other than that I would never willingly play it again. :lol: