It makes me upset that there is minimal chance that any of these songs will end up in Rock Band, but here are some songs that really should be in that game. I’ve been meaning to make this list for forever now (and it came out way longer than I expected):
- Crazy = Cute by Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer
- Mary Without Sound, Better Open the Door or pretty much any other song by Motion City Soundtrack
- The Loved Ones, Love for Tender or No Action by Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
- Romeo A Go-Go by Every Time I Die
- A to B or First Day by The Futureheads
- Wouldn’t Believe It or 10 Minutes by The Get Up Kids
- Stuck Pig by Glassjaw
- Lying Through Your Teeth or Scandalous by Head Automatica
- Hold Up by The Living End
- Second to Last by New Found Glory
- Your Love by The Outfield
- Halleluajh by Paramore
- Fucking anything by Queen, especially Somebody to Love or Don’t Stop Me Now
Don’t get me wrong, I love Rock Band, but the song list does leave something to be desired. I think a big part of the reason why is that they had to go up against their own monster. Guitar Hero was already on its third installment under a now near household name and Harmonix is trying to sell this ambitious $170 box of rock. To help move units they had to make sure they had songs that people would recognize, leaving us with songs that perhaps aren’t the most fun musically, but that appeal to a wide audience. With their plan to constantly add new songs there is still a chance that some more obscure, fun songs could end up in the game, I just wish they would ask me what to put in it. I’m really looking forward to when they start putting full albums up for download; I would love to be able to play all the way through an album I love with some friends. I think that’s the best way they could get across what they were trying to do with this game in the first place.
In other news, earlier today I acquired one of the (apparently much sought after) Steinways Pizza Packs. If you aren’t in direct contact with me and haven’t heard about this yet, It’s Alive! Records (the very same people that brought us the Chinese Telephones Super Pack) are releasing the new Steinways 7″ “Unoriginal Recipe” and sold 100 Pizza Packs – which include a “pizza crust” colored 7″, a t-shirt, a magnet and some other stuff all packaged in a pizza box. Point is, I should be getting one in the mail in the next few weeks and a bunch of people are already freaking out that they didn’t get one, so yeah, I’m awesome.
And lastly (although it appeared first in the title because it is the most important) this weekend Mal and I saw 27 Dresses and I don’t think I’ve stopped thinking about Katherine Heigl since. Kat, when you see this – and I know you will – call me, I think we’d work well together. Also you’re movie was immensely entertaining even though it was completely predictable and riddled with cheesy dialog and a truly terrible sidekick. None of the said dialog was from you of course, you were brilliant, the sun shining through in a partly cloudy sky. I love you and goodnight.
