So, after over a year of chomping at the bit, the wait for Rock Band is over. I picked the full instrument pack up last night and gave it all a bit of whirl. I’m not going to review the game because it’s ancient, and there are plenty of reviews on the net. Besides, the sequel is out in North America.
Still, my first experience with each of the instruments has been interesting, and has reflections on the talent (or lack thereof) that I have for each instrument.
Bruce Dickinson, the awesome lead singer of one of my favourite bands, just keeps getting better every time I read about him. He’s a fully certified Boeing 757 pilot (yes, he flies the plane when Iron Maiden tours), and didn’t turn down the distress call to fly around the world and save the tourists stranded by the collapse of XL Leisure Group.
Finally got round to picking up Bat Out Of Hell 3 (complete with DVD, which I have yet to watch). I’ve gone through the disc a couple times now, and it’s definitely good, and definitely Meat Loaf, but there’s something not quite right. I think part of it is the dependence on orchestration to make some of the tracks work, and the overproduced feel to the music. Definitely good tracks on there, but I think I’ll need to have a good long listen to the lyrics to see if the album is as cohesive as the first two.