Elliott , Author at The Riff Repeater

DLC Round-Up: May 2014

May 30, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Rocksmith 2014 DLC for May, was quite diverse. We started off with the frat boy reggae influenced stylings of 311, then we drop-tuned our way to the sludgy prog-metal of Mastodon, made music game history with a 5 pack from Alternative Rock band Cake, and topped it all off with a 3 pack from legendary guitarist, Slash!…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 5/27 – Slash

May 26, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Hello Rocksmith fans and welcome to the last DLC of May! After last week’s simplistic yet satisfying Cake DLC, it’s time to up your game with a 3 pack from legendary rock and roll guitarist, Slash!…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 5/20 – Cake

May 19, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

A special day indeed Rocksmith 2014 fans! The heavily requested, Sacramento-born alternative band Cake has made it’s music game debut on Rocksmith! Surprisingly the insanely popular cover of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive, has been included this song pack along with their more popular singles Never There, Short Skirt/Long Jacket, and of course The Distance. …

Speculation: CAKE will make their music game debut on Rocksmith 2014

May 16, 2014December 31, 2022 Elliott

Greetings Rocksmith 2014 fans, hope you enjoyed the heaviness of Mastodon last week because next week is going a totally different direction! Here’s how the reveal went down as explained by @DanAmrich: Actually, you got it.…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 5/13 – Mastodon

May 12, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Greetings Rocksmith 2014 fans! Today’s DLC is no surprise thanks to a Steam leak from the beginning of the month. Metal fans rejoice, as it’s a 3 pack from Atlanta’s favourite Grammy nominated, prog-metal sludge band, Mastodon!…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 5/6 – 311

May 5, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Greetings Rocksmith fans! As predicted last week, today’s Rocksmith 2014 DLC is a 3 Pack from 311! Finally, a bit of frat boy reggae influenced 90s alternative ska rock! No surprises in this pack (where is Come Original??)…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 4/29 – Alter Bridge

April 29, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Hello Rocksmith fans! Today’s DLC is a 4 pack from Alter Bridge, four songs with five different tunings! The Alter Bridge song pack features songs from 2007’s Blackbird including the title track (Blackbird), Rise Today, and Ties That Bind. …

20 Songs on Rocksmith that you NEED to try on Bass

April 23, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

“Those who can’t play guitar, play bass.” Well, a lot of people like to say that, but it takes a zen-like focus to hold down the rhythm section of a band. Without the Bass (Unless you are Jack White or Dan Auerbach perhaps) most songs can sound empty and lack that underlying sub-woofery wave that you sorely need.…

Infographic: Six Months of Rocksmith 2014!

April 21, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Our good friend @pcgamingisted created this amusing infographic (on r/rocksmith) to mark six months of Rocksmith 2014! Featuring collected stats from the official website and some collected stats via our tuning list, it gave me a chuckle and the 3rd panel is not to be taken seriously.…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 4/22 – 90’s Rock Song Pack

April 21, 2014December 30, 2022 Elliott

Hello there Rocksmith 2014 fans, today’s DLC is a mixed bag that will take you back to the days of Pogs, Slap Bracelets, and of course Flannel. It’s three tracks from the 90s this week from brand new artists such as Spin Doctors, Everclear, and Silverchair!…

Author: Elliott