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Karaoke=Good, Rock Band=Bad!
thedude93 | 11:58 PM on 11.20.2007 6 comments





So i picked up Rock Band this morning before I had to be at work. I got in 2 solid hours with the drum kit, and I was very pleased. Except for the fact that I am going to have to purchase some rubber stoppers since the entire kit would slide on my floor every time i used the kick drum (pedal). I digress...

So I get home after a long night of working (drinking) and decide I am going to try out the vocals. Wow, was I in for a surprise. So i think back to all of those nights filled with Jager and Tequila (liquid courage) and getting in front of a bar full of strangers and belting out classics from Bon Jovi, KISS, random country artists singing about beer, and my all time favorite; Denis Leary's "I'm an A-S-S-H-O-L-E!". Now after getting off stage at said bar, the crowd would humor me with applause. I never thought I was great, just not as bad as the fat lady who tried to sing Prince before I went on stage.


*no that is not me, nor anyone i know

Oh Rock Band, you have proved me wrong! I can't even make it through 50% of most songs on my first try before I am booed off stage. I started on Hard and have since moved to Medium which has warranted (Warrant, that might have been another good Karaoke band) similar results.

Rock Band, I love thee, why must you taunt me so? Now if I could just get my girlfriend to play so she would stop singing in the shower.



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ZeroTolo's Destructoid Blog
I've heard a lot of people, including the Destructoid review, say the same thing. Personally, my pitch is about as good as cat being molested by a dryer, so I can't say that I'm ever going to try and get good at the vocals.
sleepingagain's Destructoid Blog
i tried vocals on hard a few times, and i was barely able to pass the songs, but either way it was still fun
nademagnet's Destructoid Blog
Lemon has a voice like an angel he does.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
IGN’s review said the singing was more fun on Medium because you could mess around more instead of trying to hit the notes like an American Idol winner...or maybe Hilary Goldstein just sucks at singing.

No, the last part is definitely true; you’d know that if you’ve seen any of IGN’s Rock Band preview videos...*shudder*...So yeah, I guess the game really tests your vocal abilities.
AngelsDontBurn's Destructoid Blog
It's the whole pitch thing. It just takes some getting used to, once your get it down it's easy.


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