Long shot pleas to Harmonix

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So I play this game called Rock Band. In some ways it is positive: I'm more interested in music again, and have even discovered some new (to me) artists. However, when I'm listening to music these days, I can't help but imagine the game as I'm listening. I can see the colored blocks representing notes, scrolling toward me, telling me hit the pads that represent the different drums. It's pathetic, really. Worst of all, when I listen to music from my own collection, I realize that many of the songs would never be chosen for the game, because they are too obscure or loaded with profanity, or just not what the game designers are looking for. Nonetheless, here's my wish list (this week):


Silver vein - Versus (also acceptable Be-9)
Could you be the one - Husker Du (also acceptable Makes no Sense at All, Don't Want to Know If you are Lonely)
Supernova - Liz Phair (also acceptable 6'1")
Still in Hollywood - Concrete Blonde (also acceptable God is a Bullet)
Bring the Noise - Anthrax (also acceptable Looking down the barrel of a gun)
Interference - Cop Shoot Cop (also acceptable Any Day Now)
F Train - Babe the Blue ox (also acceptable T.G.I.F.U.)
Too drunk to fuck - Dead Kennedys (also acceptable Holiday in Cambodia)
Wash Your Ass - James Kochalka Superstar (also acceptable Spread Your Evil Wings and Fly)
I Hate Rock and Roll - St. Johnny (also acceptable: Scuba Diving)
Sister Havana - Urge Overkill (also acceptable Heaven 90210 [song starts at 2:59])
We're desperate - X (also acceptable Los Angeles)
House of Suffering - Bad Brains (also acceptable I Against I)

(this last one would make "Enter Sandman" feel like "Say it Ain't So.")

(Actually, on reflection, the Urge Overkill songs are plausible, but they're mostly famous these days for covering a Neil Diamond song.  And the classic punk songs aren't totally out of the question--there are Buzzcocks songs available for Rock Band.)

Comments

[sayashaw.livejournal.com]

I think you need to know...that becoming obsessed with what songs you want to hear is dangerous...it leads down the path to having both Rock Band and Guitar Hero...because Guitar Hero has the Dead Kennedys Holiday in Combodia...oh yes it does...

[jmmek1.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

"Could You Be The One?" You don't say...

[jmmek1.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Singing drummers are freaks of nature.

I nominate "Billard Player Song" by Shellac. I can't link to the fucking video, so use your imagination.

[jmmek1.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Wow, I can't believe I'm still going on this subject, but if you search "shellac live" on youtube the third result down is a jaw-dropping live version. Sadly, it's not the whole song. Dude must have run out of tape.