Release Date: Jun 8, 2010
Game Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii
As we anticipate our chance to wield both guitar and keyboard controllers in Rock Band 3, Green Day has arrived to serenade us during our wait.
Green Day Rock BandFeatured review by: UG Team, on june 25, 2010 10 of 16 people found this review helpful
Game Experience: Before waves of Rock Band fans have the opportunity to wield their trusty axe-shaped controllers – not to mention keyboards – on the game’s 3rd edition later this year, Harmonix has delivered Green Day: Rock Band to satiate them a little while longer. Whenever you have a band-specific edition for an activity like Rock Band, your perception of the game play will correlate to how much you enjoy tracks like “F.O.D.” “Welcome To Paradise” and "¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl).” Of course, those are three fairly distinctive tracks from three separate eras in Green Day’s career, which is almost essential if you want to reach a wide audience. Let’s not go as far as to make the outlandish statement that Billie Joe Armstrong’s songwriting is as genre-defying as the multiple musical periods of The Beatles (whose own game worked amazingly well for Rock Band’s franchise last year), but Green Day: Rock Band should have at least a little something for most tastes.
It’s hard to warm up to the game immediately if you’re not a monster fan of Green Day, but the good news is that it does eventually become infectious. The bass parts are surprisingly more challenging than past Rock Band offerings, while there are some songs available that allow you to utilize the vocal harmonies gameplay that was introduced with The Beatles’ edition. Featuring 47 songs (with the complete albums of Dookie and American Idiot), Green Day: Rock Band does stick to the tried-and-true Rock Band formula. The makers wisely don’t present the songs chronologically as you “tour” the city of Milton Keynes, Oakland’s Fox Theater or The Warehouse. So if you aren’t a fan of one particular time period in Green Day’s career, you aren’t bombarded with a given year’s material all at once.
The visuals, much like the gameplay, are standard. The wardrobe changes coordinate with a new venue, so don’t expect a whole lot of options in that area. You might get a bit annoyed with seeing the same type of stage setup over and over again, but again, this particular edition is more focused on the soundtrack. There’s nothing really groundbreaking this time around, but the songs do offer a greater challenge than The Beatles’ material and do cover all of Green Day’s hits. Included in the sets are “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams,” “Chump,” “Geek Stink Breath,” and good chunk of the band’s opus 21st Century Breakdown. // 8
Extras: In many ways the extras do become as much of a selling point as the gameplay itself. While the photographs that are automatically unlocked in Career “meta-mode” (after completing songs with a certain number of stars) are impressive and of top-notch quality, the videos unlocked via the Challenges serve more of a purpose for Green Day fans. There are some gems in the bunch, with everything from a 1994 interview on the band’s tour bus – which is actually a bookmobile – to a performance of “Chump” on MTV’s 120 Minutes. // 8
Impression: Green Day has a wide enough appeal by this point that Harmonix made a logical choice in selecting the band as the focus on the latest Rock Band. That being said, the band still isn’t quite as beloved as, say, The Beatles, and the soundtrack is often hit or miss. The saving grace is that the makers of Rock Band ensured that the game itself is an excellent challenge, specifically on Expert level, with the bass parts finally coming across as entertaining as the guitar. Once all the Challenges are checked off the list, fans obtain a good deal of video footage that is essentially just as worthwhile as a band-released DVD. Green Day: Rock Band might not seem a perfect fit for every gamer, but it’s addictive enough that even most 21st Century Breakdown haters out there will be entertained for at least a little while. // 8
Green Day Rock Band
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GuitarGod Tone, on july 07, 2010 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Game Experience: At first glance this seems like any other Rockband video game but once you navigate to the career mode screen you are instantly transported into the Green Day universe. As a fan all of your favorite songs are in the game including, "Basket Case","Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Good Riddance(Time of Your Life) to name a few. The presentation of the game is remarkable, depending on what setlist you choose you will play as Green Day of that time period. For example if you play "Basket Case" Billy and the gang will have the distinct look as they did during the "Dookie" days. As you progress in the game you get a feeling of the evolution of the band and it's song which is very fun and replayable many times. // 9
Extras: There are challenges in the game that you must complete in order to gain access to extra features in the game. For instance completing certain challenges will gain you access to such extras as a video of the band playing "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" live. Other extra's include rare pictures of the band from their early days all the way to the present. // 8
Impression: If you are a die hard Green Day fan or even a fan of the Rockband/Guitar Hero music genre than this game is a must own. With its deep setlist and unlockable features this game proves to have a high replay value. The game supports online bandplay and the new Harmonies gameplay feature which allows you to have up to three players singing certain songs that have harmonies. This gamee proves you will have the time of your life! // 9
I'm actually quite looking forward to giving this a go. They're one of my favourite bands. And whether or not you consider them very talented, it should make for a fun game.
Whereas some songs on guitar hero and rock band are a lot easier to play in the videogames than they are on a real guitar, I imagine most of these songs will be harder to play on the videogame. However, if the creators wanted to go for accurate-ness instead of fun, the could just assign each of the 5 buttons to a different power chord for each song. Job's a good'n'.
Hmm, what to use. Lets see.. Charizard or Arcanine...
Seriously though, Green Day might same some fun songs to play, but I don't think anyone can stand playing the same song in virtually every lvl. Not to shit on their music, but their music barely have any diversity.
Oh well, their website looks like a Ed Hardy t-shirt and features Miley Cyrus. I don't think we even have any rights to even have any expectations.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
I downloaded the demo on Xbox 360 and Welcome to Paradise on expert is way harder than playing it on a real guitar. Also, the game was not that entertaining at all. I got bored in a matter of minutes.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
not gonna flame, but this shouldn't be on a guitar site. You wouldn't review actual firearms on IGN because most of the games contain 'em, now would ya?
not gonna flame, but this shouldn't be on a guitar site. You wouldn't review actual firearms on IGN because most of the games contain 'em, now would ya?
yeah. It seems there is less and less guitar related news nowadays .
And i can't believe they actually went through with this. What could possibly be the hardest song? This is like the same if they made a guitar hero nirvana, not saying they suck, just saying the guitar parts are simple.
Oh well, who am I to talk about what rock band should and shouldn't do? I'm just some guy on the internet.
Question, to anyone who's played this: how do they censor F.O.D? "Fluff off and die?" "Frick off and die?"
well they will just cut it off just like what they did in the song "Alice in chains" in rock band 2; i dunno,they just make it sound completely complicated
Question, to anyone who's played this: how do they censor F.O.D? "Fluff off and die?" "Frick off and die?" well they will just cut it off just like what they did in the song "Alice in chains" in rock band 2; i dunno,they just make it sound completely complicated
uhh...the song was man in the box and they change shi*t to pit and the 2nd time spit, pretty funny actually
Had this game since release... excellent game. I just wish they included Macy's Day Parade and Redundant, but ah well, you can't have them all... still an amazing, fun game!
i bought it the day it came out and its really hard. like, i play real guitar and all but, you have to go so fast on Green Day Rock Band. the drums are insane too with all the drum fills and everything. its actually pretty hard but i know you won't believe me untill you buy the game cuz there songz are easy to play in real life.
jamesclark111 wrote:
well they will just cut it off just like what they did in the song "Alice in chains" in rock band 2; i dunno,they just make it sound completely complicated
Omenbreed898 :
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Yes, Green Day and Aerosmith are totally random bands who haven't sold any albums, have no good music, or fans.
Also fail, its up the Irons not Maidens but you made my day haha
First: "Up the MAIDENS \m/" deserves to live on forever, absolutely awesome! Made my day haha...
Second: Torn between knowing that most songs will not be even remotely challenging and wanting new Rock Band... (yes it's a game, but it's a music game, so justification can be argued) and I do like a lot of Green Day's music. Dookie is a great album, and so is American Idiot in my opinion; Jesus of Suburbia and Letterbomb are a few of my favorite Green Day songs. Yeah yeah I'm a metalhead so It's practically a legal obligation to hate on Green Day but **** it.
Third: I would give up food and sleep for Rock Band: Coheed and Cambria.
Ok, i'm probably not the only one saying this, but wouldn't this game be boring as hell? Their songs really have no complexity to them. A kid would beat this thing in like a day... They don't even have solos, I mean c'mon.. lol, seriously?
I wanna see them make a Sleep Terror Guitar Hero, where they give you an effects pedal for when you constantly change from jazzy interludes to death metal riffs to shredding to ambient weird stuff..
Ah nvm... It wouldn't be that much easier on guitar hero.. It would probably be impossible to get past the first song "Androgynous Charade" LOL
The amount of stupid things people have said in the posts is making me wonder if this is actually a music site.
Also, most people have probably said this but if they make any more band games, they need either Iron Maiden, Megadeth, or Dream Theater since they're coming out with a keyboard.
Ugh, the censorship would ruin the whole game, imagine playing Long View on Expert Vocals and you have to say 'and I smell like____', stopping yourself from saying it and ****in up would be hell, no need to mention the incredibly easy guitar parts, if your e-guitarist can't sing and play with that plastic electro-guitar, hes gunna have a boring right song for song. Sure the bass may be a bit interesting, and its nice to point that out, but if anything, its the main point in the game.
Meant to say 'boring ride song for song', but anyway, in the case of Band-Themed Rock Band games, there are alot of choices that would be nice, but because of these picky rock band dickheads, they just go for the band that would make the most money (Green Day), but then again, thats theyre job, but great bands that should be covered would be The Who (I know they already have a few downloads), and why not Led Zeppelin, I thought that would be their first choice, but then again The Beatles are the greatest, along with the others I mention. Btw, you want challenging stuff? Frank Zappa Rock Band. Especially if theyre making a keyboard controller. But then theres this whole censorship thing again, all I have to say is, that they can take theyre crappy plastic remake guitar, and shove em up theyre asses, just get a real one. 0nd.
People seem to be overlooking that you can play any of the intruments in this game (Understandable; this is a guitar site, after all) and while I agree that the guitar parts weren't particuarly riveting for the most part, the drums have some of the most fun sections in the game's history. Burnout's drum solo is epic. And the bass is pretty interesting as well, at least the Dookie era stuff is.
In the long run though it simply comes down to if you like Green Day, and if you like Rock Band. If you like them both, then you'll like the game, if not, then you won't, and you'll also no-doubt troll as many forums and public noticeboards as possible to make sure that everyone is aware of it.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Since when is Aerosmith just a random band? They actually deserve to have their own game, unlike Green Day IMO ofcoarse. I do agree with having a Maiden game though.
Meant to say 'boring ride song for song', but anyway, in the case of Band-Themed Rock Band games, there are alot of choices that would be nice, but because of these picky rock band dickheads, they just go for the band that would make the most money (Green Day), but then again, thats theyre job, but great bands that should be covered would be The Who (I know they already have a few downloads), and why not Led Zeppelin, I thought that would be their first choice, but then again The Beatles are the greatest, along with the others I mention. Btw, you want challenging stuff? Frank Zappa Rock Band. Especially if theyre making a keyboard controller. But then theres this whole censorship thing again, all I have to say is, that they can take theyre crappy plastic remake guitar, and shove em up theyre asses, just get a real one. 0nd.
Classy. Original. Clever, etc.
Some of us do both, and enjoy both immensely; amazing I know. In fact I first learned power chords by playing along with International Superhits. It's funny how absolutely no-one can state an objection to rhythm gaming without some sort of pitiful degrading comment to go with it. It's like they genuinely feel threatened by people playing a game, it's actually quite amusing.
Led Zepp have declined for various reasons on several occasions. The availability of music is actually quite narrow despite the 1500 or songs available. Some record companies refuse, some bands don't have master tracks available, etc. It's not at simple as you think.
And as for the vocals comment, you can sing all the swear words you want; I know I did, it doesn't make any difference.
Ugh, the censorship would ruin the whole game, imagine playing Long View on Expert Vocals and you have to say 'and I smell like____', stopping yourself from saying it and ****in up would be hell, no need to mention the incredibly easy guitar parts, if your e-guitarist can't sing and play with that plastic electro-guitar, hes gunna have a boring right song for song. Sure the bass may be a bit interesting, and its nice to point that out, but if anything, its the main point in the game.
You don't have to censor yourself. If you sing the normal lyrics it doesn't count against you and frankly (assuming you know the song already) it helps you stay on time.
i actually really enjoyed this game,and not just because i love green day. i really liked the unlocks and the amount of effort put into animations and details, the songs of of 21st century breakdown were great, the stage show is exactly like the real thing for every song! and i have seen it with my own eyes, its really cool seeing it in the game =]
MikeShawMe :
A kid would beat this thing in like a day... They don't even have solos, I mean c'mon.. lol, seriously?
someone better not let this man hear The Judge's Daughter, 21 Guns, Holiday, Give Me Novacaine, Jesus of Suburbia, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Know Your Enemy.. pretty much the entire American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums
because they may just educate him in knowing atleast something about a band he's apparently an expert of...
MikeShawMe :
A kid would beat this thing in like a day... They don't even have solos, I mean c'mon.. lol, seriously?
someone better not let this man hear The Judge's Daughter, 21 Guns, Holiday, Give Me Novacaine, Jesus of Suburbia, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Know Your Enemy.. pretty much the entire American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums
because they may just educate him in knowing atleast something about a band he's apparently an expert of...
i think he meant to say there werent any shredder solos that people could actually enjoy playing
cos i thought that was the intent of the game
to make some of those ridiculously hard solos playable for gamers and other people who dont play guitar
not gonna flame, but this shouldn't be on a guitar site. You wouldn't review actual firearms on IGN because most of the games contain 'em, now would ya?
You mean to say, of course, that firearm sites wouldn't review shooting games. Otherwise the analogy makes no sense.
The amount of stupid things people have said in the posts is making me wonder if this is actually a music site.
Also, most people have probably said this but if they make any more band games, they need either Iron Maiden, Megadeth, or Dream Theater since they're coming out with a keyboard.
Up the Irons
not megadeth so much their better tracks are pure guitar riffage
but yeah i'd still be more likely to buy a guitar hero game of any of those bands than anything that just tries to trick you into thinking bands like Green Day are any good
their early stuff might have been good but thats about it
As someone who works in the same building as Harmonix (for a different employer), I have to say that all of the employees there are huge music fans - most play an instrument, and they pick songs from the back catalog of these bands that are fun to play, popularity be damned. That's why some songs that you would assume would be on these games are not, and why there are more obscure tracks that are wicked confusing. Also: Yes, some of Green Day's music is simplistic and generic, but they do tend to write songs (NOT the ones you will hear on the radio) that are, if not complex, at least diverse and fun to play. I have trouble memorizing how to play some of their songs, not because they're hard, but because they don't stay on one chord progression for more than a couple of bars, and remembering all the changes is actually sometimes difficult.
Whenever you have a band-specific edition for an activity like Rock Band, your perception of the game play will correlate to how much you enjoy tracks like F.O.D. Welcome To Paradise and "Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl). Of course, those are three fairly distinctive tracks from three separate eras in Green Days career, which is almost essential if you want to reach a wide audience
ok ,yeah, although welcome to paradise and F.O.D are technically from a different era because welcome to paradise appeared earlier on kerplunk before being rerecorded for dookie, there were quite a few other songs which would have been better examples of the different eras rather than including two songs that appear on the same album
I think from reading most of these reviews that it would actually be pretty fun to play. Not buy though, my girlfriend wants it (but she's a huge Green Day fan) and if she got it, I'd play it, but I am waiting for someone to suggest a Lamb Of God Rock Band or Guitar Hero. That would be really dope. They don't have an insane amount of solos, but they're riffs are heavy as hell and just awesome! Anyone else agree? Maybe it's just me, but I would buy that game with the full band set for my ps3 in a heartbeat. As for Green Day, I do like their music, but I don't know a lot of their songs. The ones I do know are easy as crap to play on real guitar though. I still think they should do open notes on guitar like they do bass, or do they do that already and I'm just dated since I play guitar hero 2,3, and world tour? If the songs are actually a challenge it'll help keep it fun.
I stopped reading the review after he said that F.O.D. Welcome to Paradise and Viva La Gloria are from 3 separate Green Day eras. FOD AND WELCOME TO PARADISE ARE ON THE SAME DAMN ALBUM!!! How can you read a review from someone that doesn't know shit about the band?
not gonna flame, but this shouldn't be on a guitar site. You wouldn't review actual firearms on IGN because most of the games contain 'em, now would ya?
I stopped reading the review after he said that F.O.D. Welcome to Paradise and Viva La Gloria are from 3 separate Green Day eras. FOD AND WELCOME TO PARADISE ARE ON THE SAME DAMN ALBUM!!! How can you read a review from someone that doesn't know shit about the band?
Welcome To Paradise was originally recorded for Kerplunk, and therefore, I'd say counts as a part of their earlier years, with Dookie being the start of their success. Make 100% sure you know the facts before you get so worked up
As for the game...well, I've never been into rhythm games but I imagine some of this would be quite fun. Shame the setlist isn't well balanced, but if you're gonna include full albums then Dookie and American Idiot are the ones to do.
i remember when i first play some guitar on a real guitar. wow so easy a caveman can do it. sadly people play on toys. and yes they are toys, so get the **** of this site! its not a instrument and its not guitar!
i remember when i first play some guitar on a real guitar. wow so easy a caveman can do it. sadly people play on toys. and yes they are toys, so get the **** of this site! its not a instrument and its not guitar!
Mates you do know i was having a laugh thats why it in CAPS O.o
Didn't know you'd take that seriously :p
Anywho lets keep our fingers crossed for a maiden game other than Ed Hunter
Mates you do know i was having a laugh thats why it in CAPS O.o
Didn't know you'd take that seriously :p
Anywho lets keep our fingers crossed for a maiden game other than Ed Hunter
i remember when i first play some guitar on a real guitar. wow so easy a caveman can do it. sadly people play on toys. and yes they are toys, so get the **** of this site! its not a instrument and its not guitar!
^Retard, playing games is just for fun, so don't take it serious. And NO ONE has EVER said that those are REAL guitars.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
i remember when i first play some guitar on a real guitar. wow so easy a caveman can do it. sadly people play on toys. and yes they are toys, so get the **** of this site! its not a instrument and its not guitar!
Settle down man. Its just a fricken game. Who cares if people play the games on a "toy guitar" and not a real one. Thats their choice. Not to mention the fact a lot of people get exposed to new music they might have never listened to if they hadnt picked up the game. Now obviously im not talking specifically about the Green Day edition, im talking about the first two, along with the Guitar Hero games. I know I was introduced to new songs/bands when I started playing these games. Plus the game made me want to practice my real guitar more because I'd play a song on the game and think "hey, it would be really cool to play that for real" and then Id go try to learn it.
I agree that video game reviews shouldn't be on this site. This site is devoid of actual music content as it is, let's not make it worse.
But I don't agree that music video games are going to destroy music or our youth or whatever. It's entertainment, and kids have been trying to find new ways to get it for generations. Besides, if you all are really rock enthusiasts, you should be thrilled that kids have a way to get exposed to rock music, now that there's barely any on radio or MTV.
I agree that video game reviews shouldn't be on this site. This site is devoid of actual music content as it is, let's not make it worse.
But I don't agree that music video games are going to destroy music or our youth or whatever. It's entertainment, and kids have been trying to find new ways to get it for generations. Besides, if you all are really rock enthusiasts, you should be thrilled that kids have a way to get exposed to rock music, now that there's barely any on radio or MTV.
I agree I somehow don't think that dream theater is going to end up on MTV... just saying
I agree that video game reviews shouldn't be on this site. This site is devoid of actual music content as it is, let's not make it worse.
But I don't agree that music video games are going to destroy music or our youth or whatever. It's entertainment, and kids have been trying to find new ways to get it for generations. Besides, if you all are really rock enthusiasts, you should be thrilled that kids have a way to get exposed to rock music, now that there's barely any on radio or MTV.
I like having ANY sort of music-related news on this website, including video games. That is why I like UG. It doesn't set limitations.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
wait...some fool wrote there that green day songs have no solos!
wtf,don't let him hear the songs knowledge,only of you,the judge's daughter,whatsername,give me novocaine,welcome to paradise and he'll gonna drop!
well i c that its been 20 years of listening to shity rap and horible wanna be rock bands, some bands kept it strong but i believe its time to reserect true rock and metal and bring back some real talent to todays music
Question, to anyone who's played this: how do they censor F.O.D? "Fluff off and die?" "Frick off and die?" well they will just cut it off just like what they did in the song "Alice in chains" in rock band 2; i dunno,they just make it sound completely complicated
uhh...the song was man in the box and they change shi*t to pit and the 2nd time spit, pretty funny actually
yea but its actually edited before rock band, like check the musik viedo for man in the box it has em censored wich they probably piked for the game....
dezmoines333 wrote:
yea but its actually edited before rock band, like check the musik viedo for man in the box it has em censored wich they probably piked for the game....
actually i think that vevo censors them separately. I'm pretty sure rock band uses master tracks like they advertise, then edit them.
Green Day!! Finally. I got this game the day it came out, and I was really looking forward to it. I can already play most of the songs singing and playing a guitar (THANK YOU ULTIMATE GUITAR ). I beat it pretty easily, and it honestly wasn't a huge challenge to me. Then again, I'm pretty good at Rock Band games. It does have its downsides, though, mostly the censorship, lack of songs, and game length.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
Career album sales according to Wiki...
Aerosmith: 150 million
Metallica: 100 million
Green Day: 65 million
Musically and influentially, one could argue who is better between Aerosmith or Metallica. I don't think Green Day really belongs in that argument though... it's bubble-gum punk. It's fun to listen to and all, but not exactly high-quality or groundbreaking music.
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
...BAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Ok, like jerm138 said, one could argue over Metallica and Aerosmith, but Green Day bigger and better than Metallica? Even if it came down to personal preference, it still doesn't matter. Both bands are bigger than Green Day could ever hope to be.
They should make a Guitar Hero/Rockband of a metal band .
That would be ****ing epic , with the almost impossible solos and all .
Megadeth , Metallica , Slayer ...
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
Career album sales according to Wiki...
Aerosmith: 150 million
Metallica: 100 million
Green Day: 65 million
Musically and influentially, one could argue who is better between Aerosmith or Metallica. I don't think Green Day really belongs in that argument though... it's bubble-gum punk. It's fun to listen to and all, but not exactly high-quality or groundbreaking music.
I agree with Aerosmith, but Green Day bigger than Metallica? I don't think so...
i remember when i first play some guitar on a real guitar. wow so easy a caveman can do it. sadly people play on toys. and yes they are toys, so get the **** of this site! its not a instrument and its not guitar!
^Retard, playing games is just for fun, so don't take it serious. And NO ONE has EVER said that those are REAL guitars.
why are you on this site? go to ign. thats my point. this is a "guitar" site. not ultimate gaming. ****er...
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Oh ya Aerosmith, I've heard of them...they've only been around for like 30 years and going and have only sold 100 million records or so...no big deal
They should make a Guitar Hero/Rockband of a metal band .
That would be ****ing epic , with the almost impossible solos and all .
Megadeth , Metallica , Slayer ...
The ultimate package of a band to have their own rock band would be:
Rock Band: Opeth.
Of course, you would only be able to play 10 songs, because each song of theirs is somewhere in the 20 year mark.
But seriously, with keyboards included, they would STILL be a great choice. Silhouette, The Lotus Eater, and so forth. 10 minute songs with death metal vocals, clean vocals, catchy melodies, acoustic and electric, fast and slow, heavy and soft, jazzy and brutal, great keyboards, drums, bass, guitar, vocals. They are the essential package, but the length and sound of the songs will definitely deter Harmonix from making a game that the fans of the series will actually PLAY.
MikeShawMe :
A kid would beat this thing in like a day... They don't even have solos, I mean c'mon.. lol, seriously?
someone better not let this man hear The Judge's Daughter, 21 Guns, Holiday, Give Me Novacaine, Jesus of Suburbia, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Know Your Enemy.. pretty much the entire American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums
because they may just educate him in knowing atleast something about a band he's apparently an expert of...
those dont count as solos...sorry sir,.. wanna play solos play guitar hero rocks the 80s lol
What I love about Harmonix choosing Green Day to make the next band-based rock band game, is that it appeals to THIS generation of people. People, you gotta understand that most of the people that love metal and screamo nowadays started out listening to bands like Green Day, Blink-182, etc. Im glad they released this game. What DOES anger me is the fact the NO songs from either 1,039/SOSH or Kerplunk is on it, yet most of their shitty new album is.
guitarjim518 wrote:
Ok then why do we have Van Halen as well ??
and i'm pretty sure Maiden have a much bigger fan base that Aerosmith
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
Career album sales according to Wiki...
Aerosmith: 150 million
Metallica: 100 million
Green Day: 65 million
Musically and influentially, one could argue who is better between Aerosmith or Metallica. I don't think Green Day really belongs in that argument though... it's bubble-gum punk. It's fun to listen to and all, but not exactly high-quality or groundbreaking music.
I agree with Aerosmith, but Green Day bigger than Metallica? I don't think so...
I'm actually quite looking forward to giving this a go. They're one of my favourite bands. And whether or not you consider them very talented, it should make for a fun game.
Commence flaming...
Because slamming powerchords is SOOO much fun in rock band...
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
i think band games should have
1. EVERY song on EVERY album
2. Have a chronological story e.g. a bands first album, touring in the small venues in order, eventually becoming more famous ect.
3. maybe even have some sort of recording session gameplay or something
4. only include other bands songs to a limit, guitar hero metallica had 20 other band songs which made it feel like it was just another guitar hero and not a band based one.
just some ideas of what band specific games should be.
KnotParkDay wrote:
Seriously though, the one I want to see is Rammstein. Plenty of awesome visuals and now they're adding keyboards it'll be great
If people complain that Green Day rock band is too easy then they should definetly not make a Rammstein rock band, they're an amazing fan but so simple on the guitar
What I love about Harmonix choosing Green Day to make the next band-based rock band game, is that it appeals to THIS generation of people. People, you gotta understand that most of the people that love metal and screamo nowadays started out listening to bands like Green Day, Blink-182, etc. Im glad they released this game. What DOES anger me is the fact the NO songs from either 1,039/SOSH or Kerplunk is on it, yet most of their shitty new album is.
I grew up on bands like Green Day, Blink 182 and Offspring. They all still have a place in my heart. If you want credible pop punk then you want to check out Rancid, Bad Religion, NOFX and Pennywise. They blow all the bands like Sum 41, Green Day, Blink and Offspring completely out of the water.
tbh still no iron maiden rock band or guitar hero, seriously it is a no brainer, they have been around way longer then green day, who get bum licked by kerrang.
but metallica, beatles, aerosmith, van halen, ac/dc, all have guitar hero or rock band games yet still no iron maiden or sabbath
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
It's up the Irons ._.
i remember when i first play some guitar on a real guitar. wow so easy a caveman can do it. sadly people play on toys. and yes they are toys, so get the **** of this site! its not a instrument and its not guitar!
^Retard, playing games is just for fun, so don't take it serious. And NO ONE has EVER said that those are REAL guitars.
why are you on this site? go to ign. thats my point. this is a "guitar" site. not ultimate gaming. ****er...
My lord you're thick. He's on this site because what he said is relevant to the theme of the article. All he said was it's all for fun and that everyone knows they're not real.
Guitar Hero and Rock Band are NOT threatening in any way to the music world (and this is from someone very aware of the fall of the industry). It's just an f-ing game. It even makes many non-guitarists who play it want to pick up the real thing (like my friends did). And for people who would never want to actually invest in the real thing, it's a nice simulation of the thrill of playing live.
It's all fun and games, and should NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!
"tracks like F.O.D. Welcome To Paradise and "Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl). Of course, those are three fairly distinctive tracks from three separate eras in Green Days career"
Aren't F.O.D. and Welcome to Paradise on the same album?
"tracks like F.O.D. Welcome To Paradise and "Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl). Of course, those are three fairly distinctive tracks from three separate eras in Green Days career"
Aren't F.O.D. and Welcome to Paradise on the same album?
Yeah I noticed that too. I stopped reading after that haha.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Green day is a thousand times better than Iron maiden for me :o. I dont think that they`re random bands
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Well, I think Green Day is a thousand times better than Iron Maiden
green day? really? that'll be fun to play, considering how crazy talented the band is. thats sarcarsm by the way. the whole rock band/guitar thing has gotten really out of hand in my opinion.
Guys, they made this game because Green Day are at their height right now in popularity and they know this is gonna sell like a mother****er! Most of the people who buy these Rock Band games are under the age of 18...the same age group that are mostly Green Day fans. Green Day's songs are catchy and just about any of them could or have been mega radio hits. The people who make the Rock Band games make them not because they care about the quality of the music, but because they want to make lots and lots of money! A Green Day game would definately sell WAY more than a Slayer or Death game. It's not because Green Day are musically better (they obviously aren't) but because Green Day are popular amongst the kids just as this game is popular amongst the kids.
Welcome To Paradise was originally recorded for Kerplunk, and therefore, I'd say counts as a part of their earlier years, with Dookie being the start of their success. Make 100% sure you know the facts before you get so worked up
As for the game...well, I've never been into rhythm games but I imagine some of this would be quite fun. Shame the setlist isn't well balanced, but if you're gonna include full albums then Dookie and American Idiot are the ones to do.
The masters for most of the earlier tracks were not in digital form and that way they couldn't be used in the game. Which is a bummer.
"tracks like F.O.D. Welcome To Paradise and "Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl). Of course, those are three fairly distinctive tracks from three separate eras in Green Days career"
Aren't F.O.D. and Welcome to Paradise on the same album?
Technically, Since Welcome to Paradise is on Dookie and Kerplunk!, It is a part of a serperate era but not really.
When people say that it's just a game and shouldn't be taken seriously... well, when I'm playing a video game, I take the fun of it seriously. If it's not a fun game, I won't play it for long.
Having played plenty of Rock Band in my time, I can say that this game does not stand much chance of being fun. And I'd like to say this without making it seem like a slight to the band. Green Day's music is not complex. This is, of course, purely by design. They're a punk band, so having ten minute songs with shred solos and intricate parts is pretty much out of the question. And I can't say I don't respect them for keeping it simple. But when I'm playing guitar, or a video game, I want a challenge. I thrive on challenges. And I fail to picture anything challenging about playing their music. Sure, I learned to play power chords through these guys and Metallica, and I'm sure a lot of you did too. But when I think of going back to pumping out straight eighth notes and only changing the key on the neck once, maybe twice per measure, tops... there's nothing challenging about it. And if you give me endless levels of nothing but straight eighth notes and not much variety or not much challenge, it gets boring. Sure, I can still stand to listen to their music and I'm not slighting them as musicians or even as artists, but this game cannot possibly be fun to those of us who have mastered the more complex tunes on previous Rock Band incarnations.
I can definitely see this game being fun for a first-timer to the game, though. That's not up for debate. This could be fun if you've never played the game before. But for a seasoned veteran to the game? It doesn't even register to me.
we need more bands to revelutionize music, to change the aprotches of techniques for instements like guitar and drums, green day doesnt realy inspire me to do any thing but turn off the radio
you guys need to stop giving Green Day shit. They started from the bottom and whether or not you like where they're at today, you can't argue whether they're talented.
guitarjim518 wrote:
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
Learn2music
All 3 of them are a few of the biggest bands in history.
Don't even say anything like, "Oh, Green Day isn't big at all!!!"
37.5 million records sold, 4.6 million average per album
I don't think anyone is claiming that they aren't "big." Hell, they're on just about every other cover of Rolling Stone. It's the comparison to Aerosmith and Metallica that we're talking about...
Green Day has never really done anything groundbreaking and their music is pretty cookie-cutter, complete with fake British accent to sound like a real punk band.
I have enjoyed their music off an on throughout the years, but musically they're just not even close to being in the same league as bands like Aerosmith and Metallica, who were a major influence to many of the bands you hear today, and brought something new and original to the table.
The only good band based games to come out are GH Metallica and RB Beatles. Kings of Metal, Kings of Classic Rock. Their just perfect bands for games. Green Day haven't sold as well exceot for American Idiot and 21'st Century Breakdown and they haven't been around as long as Metallica or The Beatles to have a huge legacy and story behind the band. Modern Rock Bands with their own games Will Not Work. Can't wait till they smart'n up and make GH Iron Maiden or RB Led Zepplin
Guitar Hero and Rock Band are NOT threatening in any way to the music world (and this is from someone very aware of the fall of the industry).
On the contray (yeah i know i spelled that wrong) I think it has helped the industry. I myself have discovered many awesome bands and songs from the games and now alot of younger kids are imbracing older classic rock and metal thanks to Guitar Hero and Rock Band instead of lady gaga and Justin Beaver
I think this whole "the songs are easy to play" criticism is stupid. Sure the guitar is relatively easy but bass and drums for Green Day are not, and since when does playing easy songs make you a bad band? The Beatles had easy songs. The Ramones had easy songs. Nirvana had easy songs. Those the three greatest bands of their respective generations.
Hey you guys, ever think they released this game because for more teenagers, they never experienced the Beatles, nor Aerosmith, or good Metallica??? Wow I wish I thought that maybe sometimes a game FOR KIDS would have a band KIDS enjoy. Wow, wish I could use my brain to think of others instead of bitch how there isn't one for Maiden or these bands who had more influential music or would be more fun to play. You play guitar for a reason, learn those songs instead of bitching about a game my little cousin plays.
Green Day is my favorite band of all time. I dnt have this game yet cause im thinking about getting it. Most rockband games are fun but i like playing real guitar better then playing this game. Playing Green Day songs on guitar is way more fun but i might consider getting the game still.
MikeShawMe :
A kid would beat this thing in like a day... They don't even have solos, I mean c'mon.. lol, seriously?
someone better not let this man hear The Judge's Daughter, 21 Guns, Holiday, Give Me Novacaine, Jesus of Suburbia, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Know Your Enemy.. pretty much the entire American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums
because they may just educate him in knowing atleast something about a band he's apparently an expert of...
omg are you serious xD
green day "solos" are so f*cking easy xD
About this Rock Band Iron Maiden thing... I would LOVE to play the Wasted Years intro on that! It's like fast a set of green, red, yellow and blue after eachother... Clickfest :
First: "Up the MAIDENS \m/" deserves to live on forever, absolutely awesome! Made my day haha...
Second: Torn between knowing that most songs will not be even remotely challenging and wanting new Rock Band... (yes it's a game, but it's a music game, so justification can be argued) and I do like a lot of Green Day's music. Dookie is a great album, and so is American Idiot in my opinion; Jesus of Suburbia and Letterbomb are a few of my favorite Green Day songs. Yeah yeah I'm a metalhead so It's practically a legal obligation to hate on Green Day but **** it.
Third: I would give up food and sleep for Rock Band: Coheed and Cambria.
First: Agreed.
Second: Respect your opinion. I love Green Day and I like tons of metal as well.
Third: I'll starve to death whilst not falling asleep with you. Every song would be a blast on that game.
People seem to be overlooking that you can play any of the intruments in this game (Understandable; this is a guitar site, after all) and while I agree that the guitar parts weren't particuarly riveting for the most part, the drums have some of the most fun sections in the game's history. Burnout's drum solo is epic. And the bass is pretty interesting as well, at least the Dookie era stuff is.
In the long run though it simply comes down to if you like Green Day, and if you like Rock Band. If you like them both, then you'll like the game, if not, then you won't, and you'll also no-doubt troll as many forums and public noticeboards as possible to make sure that everyone is aware of it.
As someone who works in the same building as Harmonix (for a different employer), I have to say that all of the employees there are huge music fans - most play an instrument, and they pick songs from the back catalog of these bands that are fun to play, popularity be damned. That's why some songs that you would assume would be on these games are not, and why there are more obscure tracks that are wicked confusing. Also: Yes, some of Green Day's music is simplistic and generic, but they do tend to write songs (NOT the ones you will hear on the radio) that are, if not complex, at least diverse and fun to play. I have trouble memorizing how to play some of their songs, not because they're hard, but because they don't stay on one chord progression for more than a couple of bars, and remembering all the changes is actually sometimes difficult.
Just my 2 cents.
I thank the heavens there are people like you here.
Much respect to you, sir.
About this Rock Band Iron Maiden thing... I would LOVE to play the Wasted Years intro on that! It's like fast a set of green, red, yellow and blue after eachother... Clickfest :
green day and aerosmith are a lot bettter n bigger than metalica
...BAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Ok, like jerm138 said, one could argue over Metallica and Aerosmith, but Green Day bigger and better than Metallica? Even if it came down to personal preference, it still doesn't matter. Both bands are bigger than Green Day could ever hope to be.
Shut up man XD. For me is Green day the ****ing best band in the world. Even if metallica and aerosmith sold more cds, green day is in my opinion still better.
About this Rock Band Iron Maiden thing... I would LOVE to play the Wasted Years intro on that! It's like fast a set of green, red, yellow and blue after eachother... Clickfest :
Wasted Years is already available for Rock Band.
Yeah but the song isn't the same without Bruce, Steve and Adrian to freak out on stage after you fail 7% into the song.
I've played Green Day Rockband, it's nothing special. If your a die hard GD fan go buy it but if you love playing rockband don't. Very easy game especially on guitar since it's all basic power chords, regular beginner chords, and lame bridges trying to be solos. The drums are very repeative and no one gives a crap about singing. I was surprised with the bass, it was way harder and more fun then the guitar. I got nothing against Green Day after all their making way more money than me but this game was a failed attempt. Wait about 5 or 10 years after more albums and the new Rockband Guitars and Keyboards are perfected and I might be happy with this game.
As someone who works in the same building as Harmonix (for a different employer), I have to say that all of the employees there are huge music fans - most play an instrument, and they pick songs from the back catalog of these bands that are fun to play, popularity be damned. That's why some songs that you would assume would be on these games are not, and why there are more obscure tracks that are wicked confusing. Also: Yes, some of Green Day's music is simplistic and generic, but they do tend to write songs (NOT the ones you will hear on the radio) that are, if not complex, at least diverse and fun to play. I have trouble memorizing how to play some of their songs, not because they're hard, but because they don't stay on one chord progression for more than a couple of bars, and remembering all the changes is actually sometimes difficult.
Just my 2 cents.
Honest question here: you say something about people at Harmonix picking songs not based on popularity, and sometimes from the back catalog. But it seems to me that most often, if not always, the songs on Rock Band and Guitar Hero games are singles. Is this just a misconception?
As someone who works in the same building as Harmonix (for a different employer), I have to say that all of the employees there are huge music fans - most play an instrument, and they pick songs from the back catalog of these bands that are fun to play, popularity be damned. That's why some songs that you would assume would be on these games are not, and why there are more obscure tracks that are wicked confusing. Also: Yes, some of Green Day's music is simplistic and generic, but they do tend to write songs (NOT the ones you will hear on the radio) that are, if not complex, at least diverse and fun to play. I have trouble memorizing how to play some of their songs, not because they're hard, but because they don't stay on one chord progression for more than a couple of bars, and remembering all the changes is actually sometimes difficult.
Just my 2 cents.
I thank the heavens there are people like you here.
Much respect to you, sir.
As someone who works in the same building as Harmonix (for a different employer), I have to say that all of the employees there are huge music fans - most play an instrument, and they pick songs from the back catalog of these bands that are fun to play, popularity be damned. That's why some songs that you would assume would be on these games are not, and why there are more obscure tracks that are wicked confusing. Also: Yes, some of Green Day's music is simplistic and generic, but they do tend to write songs (NOT the ones you will hear on the radio) that are, if not complex, at least diverse and fun to play. I have trouble memorizing how to play some of their songs, not because they're hard, but because they don't stay on one chord progression for more than a couple of bars, and remembering all the changes is actually sometimes difficult.
Just my 2 cents.
Honest question here: you say something about people at Harmonix picking songs not based on popularity, and sometimes from the back catalog. But it seems to me that most often, if not always, the songs on Rock Band and Guitar Hero games are singles. Is this just a misconception?
Yes, a lot of the songs on the game are singles - they do have to have some of those on there, otherwise certain kids will go "hey, where's [insert crappy single], but they tend to pick the singles that are the most fun to play, not necessarily the most popular.
As someone who works in the same building as Harmonix (for a different employer), I have to say that all of the employees there are huge music fans - most play an instrument, and they pick songs from the back catalog of these bands that are fun to play, popularity be damned. That's why some songs that you would assume would be on these games are not, and why there are more obscure tracks that are wicked confusing. Also: Yes, some of Green Day's music is simplistic and generic, but they do tend to write songs (NOT the ones you will hear on the radio) that are, if not complex, at least diverse and fun to play. I have trouble memorizing how to play some of their songs, not because they're hard, but because they don't stay on one chord progression for more than a couple of bars, and remembering all the changes is actually sometimes difficult.
Just my 2 cents.
Honest question here: you say something about people at Harmonix picking songs not based on popularity, and sometimes from the back catalog. But it seems to me that most often, if not always, the songs on Rock Band and Guitar Hero games are singles. Is this just a misconception?
Yes, a lot of the songs on the game are singles - they do have to have some of those on there, otherwise certain kids will go "hey, where's [insert crappy single], but they tend to pick the singles that are the most fun to play, not necessarily the most popular.
You kids could actually go play some real guitar. You wanna bitch fight about GH/RB, get on IGN, and the f*** off Ultimate-Guitar.
Totally. The site should be left to stand-up individuals like yourself, so that we can get back to meaningful conversation and calling each other bitches.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Im not gonna hate on the guy for saying "Up the MAIDENS" cause he has the right idea, when are we gonna se a guitar hero/rockband Iron Maiden, i mean, its not like theyd have a hard time making it difficult like this piece of trash, and songs like paschendale, powerslave, and rime of the ancient mariner would be awesome
You kids could actually go play some real guitar. You wanna bitch fight about GH/RB, get on IGN, and the f*** off Ultimate-Guitar.
Totally. The site should be left to stand-up individuals like yourself, so that we can get back to meaningful conversation and calling each other bitches.
The only guitar hero that i'd wanna buy is
Guitar Hero : Iron Maiden
They should seriously make one
they made random bands like Green Day and Aerosmith
About time they made Iron Maiden
Up the MAIDENS \m/
Oh ya Aerosmith, I've heard of them...they've only been around for like 30 years and going and have only sold 100 million records or so...no big deal
That would be 150 million to correct that small amount of sales. not that it's that much though
The reason why they made Green Day, Aerosmith, Metallica, etc. music games is because everyone knows them. Everyone can relate to these artists and know at least a few of their songs. Green Day has American Idiot, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Know your enemy. Aerosmith has Love in an Elevator, Walk this way, Dude looks like a lady, sweet emotion. Metallica has Master of Puppets, Enter Sandman, Unforgiven,Sad but True, One. They make these games not because of the music that is on them, but because the artists that they make games for are huge. 'Tallica, Day, and Aero are known around the world but everyone, and that's why those games are made. Yes, Guitar Hero: Iron Maiden, would be raw as hell, but does your everyday person know songs by them?
Guitar...not jumping colors but strum patterns are very difficult on some songs
Bass...pretty hard and a ton of fun
Drums...the people that say it's easy play on medium. Half the songs can't be beat on expert. Tons of fun however.
Green Day might not be a very complicated band. But think about this...everyone knows and loves the song Hey Jude...who says it has to be technical to be great? And they aren't millionaires for no reason, they have a lot of talent.
And the Metallica vs Green Day thing? Metallica has sold more, but Green Day has sold shit tons too (50-75 mil). Metallica has been around 10 years longer and sold out hardcore. You may say Green Day sold out, they sure as **** didn't. They are one of very few bands ever to stay current and popular in 3 different decades. They are a great band. Not saying you need to like them but you can't honestly they suck and are nobodies. They are one of the biggest bands of all time. Hands down.
No need to bad on Metallica either. I love them to death.
Punkhuskie6 wrote:
Metallica has sold more, but Green Day has sold shit tons too (50-75 mil). Metallica has been around 10 years longer and sold out hardcore.
Maynard put it best when he said "All you know about me is what I've sold you, dumb f***. I sold out long before you ever even heard my name."
Plus, this news article is about Green Day being in a video game, and you really want to claim that they haven't "sold out?"
green day have made it. they are successful if u all think u are so good on guitar why are you not where they are now? they have there own musical which is legend and have there own game come on give them credit there songs are catchy and everyone knows atleast one green day song they rule tbf
Hey you guys, ever think they released this game because for more teenagers, they never experienced the Beatles, nor Aerosmith, or good Metallica??? Wow I wish I thought that maybe sometimes a game FOR KIDS would have a band KIDS enjoy. Wow, wish I could use my brain to think of others instead of bitch how there isn't one for Maiden or these bands who had more influential music or would be more fun to play. You play guitar for a reason, learn those songs instead of bitching about a game my little cousin plays.
I don't agree this man. You can discover lots of new bands, and kids too. Because the music of this century sucks really hard. Like everyone is listening to Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga. They're using omg I don't know how much effects. Green Day is from this(and the past) century. But they're rocking what a real artist have to do. Kids have to discover bands like yea Iron Maiden or Led Zeppelin or Metallica or GN'R or whatever. Rock Band and Guitar Hero got really hard songs, like Overkill and Enter Sandman and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
And if it fails, let kids listen to music who f*cks the world. How much people are on this site?
the graphics are out of this world man. it is a great game to play with. the video is almost the same to the real dvd in bullet in a bible. the rest are all fine
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