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2009 In Downloadable Songs For The Rock Band Series
The ''Rock Band'' series of music video games supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions through the consoles' respective online services. Users can download songs on a track-by-track basis, with many of the tracks also offered as part of a "song pack" or complete album at a discounted rate. These packs are available for the Wii only on ''Rock Band 3''. Most downloadable songs are playable within every game mode, including the Band World Tour career mode. All downloadable songs released before October 26, 2010 are cross-compatible between ''Rock Band'', '' Rock Band 2'' and ''Rock Band 3'', while those after only work with ''Rock Band 3''. Certain songs deemed "suitable for all ages" by Harmonix are also available for use in ''Lego Rock Band''. The Wii version of ''Rock Band'' does not support downloadable content, but ''Rock Band 2'' and ''Rock Band 3'' do, with DLC first made available in January 2009. Songs from the back catalogue of downloa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video Game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs. Music video games may take a variety of forms and are often grouped with Puzzle video game, puzzle games due to their common use of "rhythmically generated puzzles". Music video games are distinct from purely audio games (e.g. the 1997 Sega Saturn release ''Real Sound: Kaze no Regret'') in that they feature a visual feedback, to lead the player through the game's soundtrack, although eidetic music games can fall under both categories. Overview Music video games are games where there is typically some type of interactivity of the gameplay with the game's music. This may be where the music is generated in response to the player's actions, or where the player reacts to the beats and notes of the music. As the genre has gained popularity and expanded, music video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudette (song)
"Claudette" is a 1958 song which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart that year in a recording by the Everly Brothers. It was the first notable success as a songwriter for Roy Orbison, who named it after his first wife. Orbison also recorded his own version of the song. Although originally released as the B-side to the Everly Brothers' number 1 hit "All I Have to Do is Dream", their recording of "Claudette" reached number 30 in its own right, and the two songs were jointly listed at number 1 in the UK. Background The song "Claudette" was written by Roy Orbison in the early days of his career, prior to him achieving fame as a singer. Written about his wife of the same name, whom he had married the previous year, the song was recorded by Orbison but unreleased. He cut a demo version at the Sun Studio in Memphis on January 10, 1958, accompanying himself on guitar, in addition to another unreleased version with drums. Orbison would later record two versions of the song for comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Stand Alone (Godsmack Song)
"I Stand Alone" is a song by the American rock band Godsmack. It served as a single from the '' Scorpion King'' soundtrack on March 5, 2002. It would reappear on Godsmack's third studio album, ''Faceless'', the following year. It won a 2002 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for "Song of the Year From a Movie Soundtrack." "I Stand Alone" reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 20 on the Modern Rock chart in the US. The single achieved Gold certification for more than half a million copies shipped in the United States, spurring sales of over 1.5 million copies for ''Faceless'' and propelling Godsmack to worldwide popularity. Writing and production "I Stand Alone" was written by Sully Erna and produced by Mudrock for the film ''The Scorpion King'', with the band receiving a script and a trailer, deciding to then write about the main character, Mathayus. The film's star, Dwayne Johnson, complimented the result, saying "When you see that on the trailer, "I Stand Alone", that' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joker (Steve Miller Band Song)
"The Joker" is a song by the Steve Miller Band from their 1973 album ''The Joker''. Released as a single in October 1973, the song topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1974 and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. More than 16 years later, in September 1990, "The Joker" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks after being used in "Great Deal", a Hugh Johnson-directed television advertisement for Levi's, thus holding the record for the longest gap between transatlantic chart-toppers. This reissue of "The Joker" also topped the Irish Singles Chart, the New Zealand Singles Chart, the Dutch Nationale Top 100, and the Dutch Top 40. English musician Fatboy Slim covered "The Joker" and released it as a single on February 28, 2005. This version reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and number 29 in Ireland. Lyrics Miller borrowed from the hit song "Lovey Dovey", which shares the lyric, "You're the cutest thing that I ever did see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take The Money And Run (Steve Miller Band Song)
"Take the Money and Run" is a song recorded in 1976 by the Steve Miller Band. A song about two young (possibly teenage) bandits and the detective pursuing them, it was one of the many hit singles produced by the Steve Miller Band in the 1970s and featured on the 1976 album '' Fly Like an Eagle''. The song peaked at number 11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in July 1976 and also charted in Australia. Background and writing The song was written as a road trip. Miller drew inspiration from his childhood, when he listened to the radio station while on long road trips with his family and he would sing along to his favorite songs. Because FM radio was capable of clearer stereo sound, this allowed him to make his road trip songs with more layers for a much bigger sound. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the song gets off to a "fine start" with "spirited drums" and has "intelligent" lyrics and music that is "just as good, maybe better, than " Space Cowboy." Personnel * Steve Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band's contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, ''Children of the Future (Steve Miller Band album), Children of the Future''. It went on to produce the albums ''Sailor (album), Sailor'', ''Brave New World (Steve Miller Band album), Brave New World'', ''Your Saving Grace'', ''Number 5 (Steve Miller Band album), Number 5'', ''Rock Love'', ''Fly Like an Eagle (album), Fly Like an Eagle'', ''Book of Dreams'', among others. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megasus
Megasus is an American heavy metal band formed in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, in 2006. General info and history Megasus is a heavy metal band, formed by members of Lightning Bolt and Loon, and ex-members of Amazing Royal Crowns and Laurels. In mid-2006, Ryan Lesser (Laurels), Jason "King" Kendall ( Amazing Royal Crowns) and Paul Lyons (Loon) invited Dare Matheson from Made In Mexico to play drums for a recording of "Red Lottery" as a submission for the PlayStation 2 game '' Guitar Hero II''. After recording "Red Lottery", Megasus lost Matheson and gained Lightning Bolt bassist Brian Gibson as the new full-time drummer. In 2009, Megasus released their first full-length LP entitled ''Megasus'' and included the album's title track as a downloadable song (DLC) in the video game series Rock Band. Members of Megasus are employees at Harmonix, creators of ''Rock Band'', '' Rock Band 2'', ''Rock Band 3'', ''Guitar Hero'', and '' Guitar Hero II''. Sound The group's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Love Rule (song)
"Let Love Rule" is the debut single by American musician Lenny Kravitz and appeared on his debut studio album, '' Let Love Rule'' (1989). The song charted at number 23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and number 5 on the US Modern Rock charts. Then-wife Lisa Bonet appears in the video for the single. In April 2009, a remix of the song by the French house duo Justice, was released to help promote the 20th anniversary deluxe edition of the album. The song is available as a download for '' Rock Band'' and ''Guitar Hero 5''. Critical reception David Giles from ''Music Week'' wrote, "Debut from a New York vocalist who has astonishingly managed to reproduce the classic sound of Al Green in full flight. His voice isn't quite as syrupy, naturally, but he's got the woozy Hammond organ and the fat brass down to a tee. And the song itself isn't at all bad either." Track listings * CD / 12" #"Let Love Rule" – 5:42 #"Empty Hands" – 4:42 #"Blues For Sister Someone" – 3:00 #"F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Kravitz's hit singles include "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) and "Again" (2000), each of which reached the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 chart; other hits include " Let Love Rule" (1989), "Always on the Run" (1991), " Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993), " Fly Away" (1998), and "American Woman" (1999), each of which reached the top 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart. Kravitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first single to be released by American musician Lenny Kravitz from his third studio album, '' Are You Gonna Go My Way'' (1993). It was written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross. The single has been covered by numerous artists, such as Metallica, in a medley for "MTV Hits" at the 2003 MTV Music Video Awards, Tom Jones for the ''Jerky Boys OST'', Robbie Williams on Jones' 1999 album '' Reload'' and Mel B in her solo section of the Spice Girls 2007 Reunion Tour. Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album ''DisCover'' in 2002. A remixed version is played as the opening theme song in '' Gran Turismo 3: A-spec''. Adam Lambert covered the song in November 2012 in his swing through South Africa. Critical reception AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as "roaring". American magazine ''Billboard'' said it is Kravitz's "hardest and fastest to date". Larry Flick described it as a "passionate" track, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Got It
"You Got It" is a song from American singer Roy Orbison's 22nd studio album, ''Mystery Girl'' (1989). The song was released posthumously on January 3, 1989, after Orbison's death from a heart attack on December 6, 1988. The song was issued with "The Only One" as the B-side and was later released with "Crying" (version with k.d. lang). The single reached number nine on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, returning Orbison to the top 10 for the first time in 25 years. "You Got It" also reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in early 1989. Although it is an Orbison solo single, Orbison's fellow Traveling Wilburys bandmates, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, co-wrote the song and played instruments on the record. According to ''The Authorized Roy Orbison'', the song was recorded at guitarist Mike Campbell's garage in Los Angeles, California, and mixed at George Harrison's residence Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England. Orbison gave his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Pretty Woman
"Oh, Pretty Woman" or simply "Pretty Woman" is a song recorded by Roy Orbison, written by Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 from September 26, 1964, the second and final single by Orbison to top the US charts. It was also Orbison's third single to top the UK Singles Chart (for a total of three weeks). The single version (in mono) and the LP version (in stereo on the Oribisongs LP) have slightly differing lyrics. The LP version with the intended lyric: "come with me baby" was changed for the single to "come to me baby" as the former was considered too risque. The record ultimately sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbison's career. Within months of its release, in October 1964, the single was certified gold by the RIAA. At the year's end, ''Billboard'' ranked it the number four song of 1964. "Oh, Pretty Woman" was later used for the title of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
