Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Continuing our climb with a variety of genres

This week we'll continue our routine of playing last week's new DLC, plus our worst songs by rank. The new songs have some great diversity in terms of genres (punk, indie rock, metal, country and pop-rock).

We'll play between 24 and 32 songs, allowing us to continue our climb of the "All Songs" Leaderboards. We're about 32M points behind 10th place "Mary G0 Round", so we'll try to gain at least 16M to pass them next week.

Here is my top 3 DLC from last week:

3. "All-American Girl", by Carrie Underwood: It's nice to have a fun country song as a single for a change, as they usually come in packs. This adds some variety to the game. As usual for country songs, the guitar chart is quite fun due to lots of movement. The song has a nice flow and it is fairly easy on most instruments except for vocals, which has some neat pitch variation between the chorus and the verses. Drummers, watch out for the slowdown at the end.

2. "Am I Crazy", by Little Fish: Wow, what a great song, definitely the best from this band this week, plus it is free! :) The drum chart is awesome, with a variety of fun patterns. The guitar is pretty easy, even if it contains triple chords. It's neat to see a bit more French content in the game (3 or 4 lines in this song).

1. "Los Angeles", by X: This song brings back a bit of Guitar Hero 80s nostalgia. It is short and sweet, fast, and full of early 80s punk energy. It can be a bit tricky on guitar and bass due to a few fast strumming sections. The "Get out" counterpoint from the female vocalist is great.

Honorable mention. "The Hungry Wolf", by X: This is another neat sounding song by X, with some fast rolls on drums, some tough strumming sections on bass, and some fun vocals. It is not as difficult as "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts", but it is a better song overall.

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