So, I’m kind of over Guitar Hero III…..

....because I've moved on to Rock Band! Two Saturdays ago I bought the Rock Band game and drums. Since then, I've already beat it on easy and medium using the drums. But with this game, it doesn't end there. Once you've beat it on one instrument, you can move on to another.

Yeah, this may be old news to you and it kind of is to me since I've known of this game for a while, but now I own it. It's actually a little different once you own the game and see how much you actually can do with it.

If you don't know anything about this game, it's like Guitar Hero.... on steroids. If you buy the Rock Band bundle you get a guitar, drums, microphone and game. You can do solo tours with any instrument of your choice or take some friends along with you on a band world tour, online or locally.

A great feature about this game is that you get to create your own person. You can name them whatever you want and dress them however you want. Right now my drummer girl looks like Willy Wonka from Charley and the Chocolate Factory. As you go along in the tour you collect money. With the money you can buy your character clothes, accessories, hairsytles, tattoos and new instruments. If you don't feel like buying your character new stuff, then you can unlock them as you advance through the tour.

Now, if you want to save a few bucks and are only interested in the drums, you can now buy the Rock Band drums and game separate from the bundle. Also, if you already have a Guitar Hero II or III controller you can use it with Rock Band. I have the Guitar Hero II X-plorer controller and it works great with Rock Band. The only difference is that you do not have the lower buttons on the fretboard that are there on the Rock Band version of the guitar controller.

The only thing I didn't like about the drum set is the fact that they don't give you a throne to go along with the drums and the sticks they give you seem like they would likely give you splinters. Thankfully, I have my own drum throne and my own drum sticks. If you choose to get the drums only, be sure to get a stool and some new drum sticks.

Something else that is awesome about Rock Band is all of the downloadable content (DLC) they have. Their coming out with a ton of songs each month for this game. Of course though, you have to pay for it. If you have an Xbox 360, then you will need some Microsoft Points. I just downloaded the Nine Inch Nails pack with the songs; Perfect Drug, March of the Pigs and The Collector. I also downloaded Paramore's song Crushcrushcrush. It's a new month, so I should start to see a bunch more DLC for this game.

Below is a list of all the songs released for download for Rock Band:

Week of November 20, 2007

* Metallica Pack includes "Ride the Lightning," "Blackened," and "And Justice for All."
* The Police Pack includes "Can't Stand Losing You," "Synchronicity II," and "Roxanne."
* Queens of the Stone Age Pack includes "3's and 7's," "Little Sister," and "Sick Sick Sick."
* Individual tracks released include:
o "Fortunate Son" as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival *
o Juke Box Hero" as made famous by Foreigner *
o "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" as made famous by T-Rex *
o "My Sharona" as made famous by The Knack *
o "Cherry Bomb" as made famous by The Runaways *
o "Joker & The Thief" by Wolfmother.

Week of November 27, 2007

* David Bowie Pack includes "Moonage Daydream," "Heroes" as made famous by David Bowie *, and "Queen Bitch" as made famous by David Bowie *.

Week of December 4, 2007

* Black Sabbath Pack includes songs all made famous by Black Sabbath such as "N.I.B." *, "Sweet Leaf" *, and "War Pigs" *.

Week of December 11, 2007

* Punk Pack includes "Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones, "I Fought the Law" by The Clash, and "Ever Fallen In Love" as made famous by The Buzzcocks *.

Week of December 18, 2007

* Individual tracks released include:
o "My Iron Lung" by Radiohead
o "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
o "Brass in Pocket" as made famous by The Pretenders *.

Week of December 25, 2007

* Individual tracks released include:
o "Attack" by 30 Seconds to Mars
o "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars
o "Dirty Little Secret" by All-American Rejects
o "Move Along" by All-American Rejects
o "Song with a Mission" by Sounds

Week of January 1, 2008

* Individual tracks released include:
o "Hard to Handle" as made famous by The Black Crowes *
o "Gimme Three Steps" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
o "Limelight" as made famous by Rush *

Week of January 8, 2008

* Individual tracks released include:
o "Die All Right" by The Hives
o "The Number of the Beast" as made famous by Iron Maiden *
o "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots

Week of January 15, 2008

* Individual tracks released include:
o "Last Train to Clarksville" as made famous by The Monkees *
o "All the Small Things" by Blink-182
o "Action" as made famous by Sweet *

Week of January 22, 2008

* Oasis Pack released include:
o "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis
o "Live Forever" by Oasis
o "Wonderwall" by Oasis

Week of January 29, 2008

* The Progressive Pack released include:
o "Siva" by Smashing Pumpkins
o "Working Man" made famous by Rush*
o "Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)" made famous by Coheed and Cambria*

Week of February 26, 2008

Individual tracks released (also available in a 3-song pack) include:

* "March of the Pigs" by Nine Inch Nails
* "The Collector" by Nine Inch Nails
* "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails

Week of February 19, 2008

Individual tracks released include:

* "Why Do You Love Me" by Garbage
* "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots
* "El Scorcho" by Weezer

Week of February 12, 2008

Individual tracks released (also available in a 3-song pack) include:

* "Complete Control" by The Clash
* "Truth Hits Everybody" by The Police
* "Teenage Lobotomy" by The Ramones

Week of February 5, 2008

Individual tracks released include:

* "Roam" by The B-52s
* "We Care a Lot" by Faith No More
* "Calling Dr. Love" by Kiss

Week of March 4, 2008

* Individual tracks released (also available in a six-song pack for 800 MS Points) include:
o "China Cat Sunflower" by The Grateful Dead
o "Casey Jones" by The Grateful Dead
o "Sugar Magnolia" by The Grateful Dead
o "Truckin'" by The Grateful Dead
o "Franklin's Tower" by The Grateful Dead
o "I Need A Miracle" by The Grateful Dead

Week of March 11, 2008

* Individual tracks released (each track is available for 80 MS Points) include:
o "Shockwave" by Black Tide
o "Crushcrushcrush" by Paramore
o "Beethoven's C***" by Serj Tankian

Week of March 18, 2008

* Individual tracks released (also available in as a three-song Earache Thrash Pack) include:
o "Blinded By Fear" by At the Gates
o "Thrasher" by Evile
o "D.O.A." by The Haunted

Week of March 25, 2008

* Individual tracks released (also available in a six-song pack for 800 MS Points) include:
o "More Than a Feeling" by Boston
o "Peace of Mind" by Boston
o "Smokin'" by Boston
o "Rock & Roll Band" by Boston
o "Something About You" by Boston
o "Hitch a Ride" by Boston

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