Rock Band Download Low-Down: Week 19

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xdoctorblindx

April 24, 2008 at 10:33am

Unless you're a big fan of Boston, I would only reccomend Smokin', and maybe Peace of Mind...the rest are too simple, and frankly...too Boston for competitive players with good taste in music...:P
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Ark Malmeida

April 02, 2008 at 6:02am

I think the point is that he only played organ while the whole band was plying the song at once and that the song was recorded as a single track (?). That would mean that they didn't have separate recordings of the instruments which is needed in order to create a master track for the game. I guess they could have done a cover, but that may have been wierd? Thanks for the shout out on the podcast!
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Ryan_OXM

March 27, 2008 at 10:31am

Great post Ark, thanks for sharing that. Though I will say that, as noted in the review, you do play organ on "Truckin'"...so bring on the "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" anyway! :-) -- Ryan McCaffrey Senior Editor Official Xbox Magazine
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Ark Malmeida

March 27, 2008 at 9:24am

Harmonix talked about why "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" is not there in their blog about the dlc (http://www.rockband.com/blog): MYTH: Being a control freak, Tom Scholz played just about everything on the album. FACT: We can’t vouch for the control-freak part but yes, just about all the guitars, basses and keyboards on the album are his. And those walls of harmonies are pretty much all Brad Delp. Having recorded and re-recorded the album a few times before Boston was signed, Scholz made most of the record at his home in Watertown, while the rest of the band worked on vocals and overdubs in LA. One exception, though: The album’s closing track, “Let Me Take You Home Tonight,” was recorded at a separate session and features the whole band; Scholz only played organ on that one. That’s why it’s not here.
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Big Bog from PR

March 26, 2008 at 8:01pm

As soon as I saw this DLC I screamed YES! and dled it immediatley because I thought I would finally have the complete first album. Once I started to play the tunes I realized that my favorite "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" was omitted for some reason. Can someone at OXM check with Harmonix to see if that song will be released at a later date? BTW the drums are great with the guitars on Expert on some really give me a workout.
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occhoppers9021

March 26, 2008 at 4:50pm

I've found this to be the best song pack to be realeased on XBLM so far. Give us more of this stuff EA/Harmonix! P.S. when will we see Zeppelin, Hendrix, AC/DC, and Van Halen?
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PaperLantern

March 26, 2008 at 4:19pm

No Amanda? That's their second best song! But Peace of Mind is also amazing, as well as More Than A Feeling.
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InvertedSine

March 26, 2008 at 4:04pm

Well parts that I'll have to practice to master.
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InvertedSine

March 26, 2008 at 4:04pm

I downloaded this right away. Got most of my favorite Boston songs. They really weren't that challenging to get through but there are definitely some parts that you will have to practice. My guess though is they'll probably release six more Boston songs as another track pack and then sell it as a full album too and screw me.
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New Gunslinger

March 26, 2008 at 3:37pm

Damn Harmonix is good. These six packs are making up for the lack of albums for me at least. Rock On!
 
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