Rock Band

I got Rock Band a few weeks ago. MattA was on a work trip to the US and was willing to bring it back for me. This is despite the fact that it weighed 8 kg and the box was significantly larger than a suitcase - needless to say I am extremely grateful! Rock Band still does not have a confirmed release date for Australia, and with the PS3 version not out in Europe until September it could be another 6 months before it arrives down under. Even then it is likely to cost about $300. It is possible to buy it from eBay, but the price is (at least) a prohibitive $350. I ended up paying almost exactly half that.

I love playing will all three instruments - mic, guitar and drums - but drumming is definitely my favourite. Nailing a tricky drum beat with my friends singing and playing the guitar at the same time just feels amazing! I've made it through all the songs on Medium level, and I've just started moving on to Hard. Unsurprisingly it's starting to get a little tough!

My favourite songs to play are quite unexpected as I had never heard them before I got Rock Band - Foreplay/Long Time by Boston, and Detroit Rock City by KISS. I loved Foreplay/Long Time the first time I played it (with the guitar), and Detroit Rock City is extremely fun to drum along to!

I've been spending the money I saved on extra Rock Band songs and accessories. I've downloaded about 15 songs so far (including one of my favourite songs of all time - Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots), and I've ordered a bluetooth headset so Soph and I will be able to sing, play the drums and guitar at the same time with just the two of us. I've had a bit of trouble with the guitar, the strummer stops working periodically and I've had to open up the back and fiddle around with the mechanism to get it working again. This is a known problem, apparently a lot of people have had to return their guitars for replacements but unfortunately that's not an option for me in Australia. This week I finally got sick of it and ordered a replacement part that will replace the switching mechanism with a more reliable version.

Time to go practice that tricky section in Enter Sandman again...