This week four songs were available for download. I had never heard of any of the songs before once again. Some people online have complained about this, but I like it every now and then. Three of these bands won a MTV2 contest to get onto Rock Band. The fourth band is very big in Europe I have read. Hassellhoff big? I don’t know for sure. These songs will probably not get played when people come over, but they will be something for me to play when I am on the bike. Most people want to play songs that they know. If anyone I know has heard of any of these bands I would be shocked. The MTV pack costs 99 cents per song, and the Maximo Park song is $1.99. Here are my first impressions of these four songs:
The Myriad – A Clean Shot: This is the first of the MTV songs that were 99 cents each. I made one stupid mistake playing the song or I would have gotten 100% on it. The song was very easy. It was also chord heavy, but the same part over and over. That repetition could be bad or it could be good in the long run. There was also no solo, and a part in the song where you could put the guitar down for quite some time. That is a big deal for me because I play while on the bike. It was an okay song overall though. The drums did sound like they would be fun to play.
Them Terribles – Bullets & Guns: This song was even easier yet. Another 99% though (I hit a yellow note instead of a blue again). This song had very few notes, but was very catchy. It also had a solo which was rare for this pack. The solo was short and not very challenging.
The Material – Moving to Seattle: This song was the last of the MTV2 pack. It had a very slow opening followed by no guitar at all. The song picked up to the point where it was fun, but then went to nothing again. I was disappointed. I kept thinking will this song ever pick up? This song was by far the easiest of the three songs in the pack to play. It was not very challenging at all. I got 100% on it just sight reading it. The song had no solo in it at all. Some of the songs I give a hard time right away because they are not guitar friendly. This is one of those. The drums sound like they would be fun, and the song features a female lead singer so it has some things going for it. It just is not the best to play on guitar. It was probably my least favorite of the pack to play.
Maximo Park – Girls Who Play Guitar: This song was originally listed as being 99 cents, but actually cost $2. In all the four songs only cost $1.25 each so there is not too much to complain about. The song opens with a two notes…two notes…two notes pace that feels old very quickly. When the song does pick up it is fun to play. It goes into the tedious portion again, but only for short periods of time. The song is short and easy. I got 100% on it on my first read. There is only 395 notes so that is not saying a whole lot. The song is also lacking a solo, but a lot of newer music is like that nowadays. I guess I am part of the older generation who expects a solo in every song.
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June 10, 2008 at 7:23 pm
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