Greetings, Rocksmith fans! Looks like Justin Sanders might want to cross an artist off his list, we’re finally getting Fleetwood Mac! (Although it’s only one song… better keep requesting!) If you were expecting an artist from Manchester, it looks like that’s most likely going to be on the 25th, as Fleetwood Mac are from London, England. Let’s have a look at Dan’s clue from the forums:
In addition, the fellas at SCEE have, once again, leaked another track; Jet’s Are You Gonna Be My Girl.
In a similar vein to Love Singles and Players’ Picks, this hint is just a little too vague to let any of us at TRR effectively guess what might be coming, and the definition of “Hit” here isn’t even necessarily a Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, as Go You Own Way peaked at #10. We don’t even know what decade these songs are from, or if either of the remaining artists in this pack are already represented in-game or not, which is why we’re letting you, the fans guess what might be coming. Leave a comment down below with your two realistic picks under these two conditions:
1. The songs must have been, under a typical definition, hit singles (at or near the top 30, most likely).
2. This article from Elliott must be taken into consideration: http://www.theriffrepeater.com/why-your-favourite-band-isnt-on-rocksmith/ This means no blind guesses involving Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Guns and Roses, AC/DC, The Beatles, Van Halen, or Metallica
Along these lines, I personally would love to see this little 1982 #1 hit from an artist already represented in-game:
If you listen closely, there’s an intricate arpeggio-laden acoustic guitar track throughout most of this song.
See you Tuesday, Rocksmith fans!
Update:
What do you want? What do you want? How about four big hits from four big names in rock? More info tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/y10jFiDjrf
— Rocksmith+ (@rocksmithplus) August 17, 2015
Finally, it’s @DefLeppard!
am i the only one who thinks Rocksmith is unfairly painted with the same brush of other band games? If the artists really knew that people are actually learning guitar their attitudes toward licensing songs to the title might change.
Rocksmith may be ranked below the others honestly. I think the past few months have been pretty week in dlc, not all, but most. I don’t know if it has to do with the other games coming out or not, but I’d love to get half of the songs the plastic guitar games are getting on Rocksmith.
Why is Van Halen struck through in the bands to not consider? Has their deal with Activision ended? Are they open to being in more games now?
Thanx def for giving us so far pour some sugar on me and rock of ages but plz try not to give us those 2012 edit version its nothing compare to whats on pyromania or hysteria… im happy and really really sad in some way … at least go your own way thats the classic version tough i d saw one live on youtube with an extended solo that i would have been happy with but live version didnt exist in rocksmith
im glad to get Mac and Leopard, though these are my least favorite for both artist
Any song from PEARLJAM would be great… But it’s looking like a British thing ?
Jet aren’t British.
Okay so two considerations
1) A hit song
2) Taking Elliott’s article (good one btw) in consideration
That’s all we have to go on?
Pretty wide field. Could be anything from No Sleep Till Brooklyn-Beastie Boys, to Chantily Lace-The Big Bopper to that highly overplayed What’s Going On (90s group whom I forgot their name) to a guitar version of Pharrell’s Happy.
How about this.
1) The Outfield – Your Love
2) Magic – Rude
Just throwing darts.
The group you are thinking of is 4 Non Blondes, and the song is called “What’s Up?”
I remember this song. May well be the stupidest song I’ve ever heard…lol.
Yeah, that’s them. And as MTV began it’s downward spiral, for some odd reason, this song remained on heavy rotation. And like a bad penny, they passed it off to VH1 who kept playing it through the 90s and into the early 2000s.
Not sure who is the bigger 1 Hit Wonder, 4 Non-Blondes, Johnny Kemp( Just got Paid) or Aha.
Yes Marley I would say that you summed it up pretty good. That is when I knew music would never be the same.
Please be some Def Leppard!
https://twitter.com/Rocksmithgame/status/633312855916331008
Done
Is this for the 4-pack tomorrow? Or a future pack?
the 4 pack tomorrow “Rock of Ages (2012)”
2012? That’s a disappointment
That’s the only Def Leppard anyone is going to get from now on. They don’t make enough money off the originals thanks to Universal Music.
https://www.cnet.com/culture/def-leppard-covers-own-songs-to-get-digital-revenues/
Thanks for the article, I’ve never seen that. Such a shame
YES!!!! we need way more Def Leppard but I’ll take Rock of Ages until they can get us at least a 5 pack. By the way, I thought DL was out of Sheffield, so I don’t think this is the Manchester group
Pack sold for me ! About Manchester, maybe some more Oasis ? Aren’t they from Manchester ? Many hits remaining in their discography. :o)
Well goddamn! It’s been well over a year since Paul promised us some Fleetwood Mac DLC, but it’s finally squeezing out the pipeline. If I remember correctly, he estimated a late 2014 release, which is a slightly longer delay than other bands he’s ballparked (and I understand these sorts of things take time to release for a ton of reasons, no complaints on my part).
Anyway, his tweet about Fleetwood Mac also included confirmation of Dire Straits DLC. Most would have predicted Fleetwood Mac to get a solid song pack, and Dire Straits certainly deserves one as well, but I’d imagine a single from both of them fits the bill for this week’s DLC.
Now, if we’re sticking to the transportation theme, we’d probably end up with Walk of Life come Tuesday. That, or Sultans of Swing gains a whole new meaning. Of course, Money For Nothing tells us all about moving appliances…
I’d love to be wrong and see a Dire Straits five-pack later on down the line (and one doesn’t permanently negate the possibility of the other), but this just seems more plausible (even if I’m basing it off of a sixteen-month old tweet with no solid reasoning for the two bands being grouped together, aside from the “hit singles” qualifier).
it appears that ubisoft dlc’s no longer feel the need to appeal to people under the age of 65 🙁
Music can be universally loved and transcend time periods; ever wonder why so many old genres undergo revivals? The 1980s Rockabilly Revival, the mid-2000s Garage Rock/Post-Punk Revival, and the 2010s Disco Revival immediately come to mind.
Many of my friends from High School not too long ago loved listening to the Beatles alongside popular contemporary artists.
What is your goddamned problem with old music? Fleetwood Mac is fucking awesome.
Good music is good music no matter when it was created or the age of the listener.
Jet was formed 20 years after Slayer
I’m sure you appeal to many men under the age of 65.
I guess It’s much cheaper to post dlc with really old bands and pay to play bands that typically pay media to play their songs on an endless loop. I’m guessing it’s easier for Ubi to make money playing it safe. If I’m wrong, then RS with release challenging dlc.
Do you even know who Lindsey Buckingham is?
Spoiler: better guitarist than Kerry King
Also check out…
“Buckingham Nicks – Don’t Let Me Down Again”
Not bad riffs on there. It’s pre-Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham + Stevie Nicks. Got a request in for that one 😉
If the songs are good (as in this case so far)… who cares?
Worst comment ever!
How about:
Pearl Jam- Even Flow (#3 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts and one of their biggest hits)
CCR- Fortunate Son (Also peaking at #3 on Billboard)
Those are both songs that I would love to play, and we have seen both bands already!
Could also go for Queen- I Want it All (also oddly #3 on UK singles haha)
so conflicted. Love that we’re getting Fleetwood Mac, so sad it a single.
Sticking with the transportation theme (Fleetwood, Jet) and given Ubi’s propensity for only releasing single tracks from this band, how about Space Truckin’ by Deep Purple?
Radar Love?
This could be a good pack,I’d love it of they included “boys of summer” by Don henley,but good choice In Fleetwood Mac though 🙂
Def leppard photograph and Money for Nothing dire strait??