Greetings Rocksmith ghouls and gals!
Next week’s Rocksmith 2014 DLC has been revealed via a clue from the ever puzzling @DanAmrich! Check it out.
The password was: Samhain
Translation:
Magicians two were imprisoned, accused of quackery amid whispers of black magic . A third partner was also arrested and suspected of clairvoyance , so sharp was his vision.
The trio were found guilty and sentenced to death . Once beheaded , their bodies were returned to their native Ireland and buried near each other.
Dan’s explanation follows:
Well done! “Hocus Pocus” by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus is one of the four songs coming out Tuesday in the mixed-artist Spooktacular Singles pack. The songs in Spooktacular Singles are appropriate for Halloween in either name, subject matter, or both, so a morbid riddle seemed like a good approach this week.
The people weren’t people; they were words. The two magicians travel together because “hocus pocus” is a phrase that charlatans used to deceive people with fake magic. “Focus” is synonymous with visual clarity. For the purpose of the riddle’s metaphor, the three are traveling companions.
As for Ireland and beheading, that was added as a confirmer, but was not necessary to solve it. If you behead each metaphorical person — remove the first letter of the words hocus, pocus, and focus — you get the same remaining letters:ocus, which is Gaelic for “near.” Some concerns have been raised about my puzzles being too Americentric, so I was happy to be able to add Dutch and Gaelic elements. (But I maintain that if you work together and use a search engine, there’s really no information that is out of your grasp, regardless of its country or origin.)
A second song will be confirmed on Monday via Facebook posts, and then the remaining tracks will be posted Tuesday in the gameplay trailer. Thanks for chasing this one down — I knew you could do it if you kept thinking out loud and working together!
Great guess by dp3fgsa2! Also, not to rub it anyone’s face or anything but…
Flute-tar confirmed?
Update: This is the version appearing in next week’s DLC and it’s in E Standard
So what other three songs might be included in next week’s pack of Spooky singles? Let’s see what The Riff Repeater staff thinks:
Oscar Benard (@OsagaTheGreat)
This was actually DLC on Guitar Hero
Ted (@pcgamingisted)
Ted, you do know we have Sweet Home Alabama already, right?
I hate people when they’re not polite
“oh, THAT song”
Daniel (@forrest11903)
It’s in Lego Rock Band!
Clavitar?
Elliott (@toymachinesh)
If you are watching American Horror Story this season you probably heard this song.
Look, I love Danzig, but there’s no question that this is the best pick for a Misfits single to appear in Rocksmith 2014.
Now I’m just trying to get you to listen to weird music, I apologize.
Bring the King to Rocksmith!
Are you excited for the highly requested Hocus Pocus to finally come to a music game? What Spooky songs are you hoping to see? Let us know!
“The songs in Spooktacular Singles are appropriate for Halloween in either name, subject matter, or both” …So let me hope for :
Iron Maiden – Hallowe(en)d be thy name
Helloween – Before the War
I just hope 1 song in this pack is good… But after last week anything would probably be a plus!!
Spooky – Atlanta Rhythm Section
Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
Heart – Magic Man
Season of the witch by Donovan. Werewolves of London warren Zevon
Tubular bells ofcourse
I don’t wanna get buried, in a Pet Sematary
But I wanna play that song?
Slayer repentless or black magic would be awesome. Not really a fan of the power metal band ” Halloween” but if they’re in the pack it would be awesome. Hocus pocus seems pretty interesting.
Hoping (and dreaming) for:
Opeth – Ghost of Perdition
Symphony X – King of Terrors
The Sword – Tres Brujas
AFI – Third Season or Fall Children
Gentle Giant – Spooky Boogie
Stabbing Westward – Haunting Me
Sweet! This will be a day one purchase for me no matter what the other songs are. I hope Donovan’s Season of the Witch makes the cut too, I love that tune.
Agreed, Donovan’s Season of the Witch is a good song, but I do prefer Dr.Johns
version.
I blush while saying I haven’t heard that version. Thanks for giving me something to search out Monday morning at work though.
I’d love some Mosquito Song by Queens of the Stone Age.
I’ve been waiting so long for Hocus Pocus. Wish we could have gotten a whole pack by Focus. So excited to see what else next week brings!
What are some other songs by Focus one should check out?
Hocus Pocus II
Hocus Pocus III
Sylvia and House of the king are also great tracks.
House of the King and Sylvia were the other hits over here.
One of the songs has a very similar chord structure to a Abbey Road Beatles cut, I was on a course a few years back and there was this 60 year old man espunging the youth about Focus, he hated The Beatles.
It’s cool stuff, but it’s also 70’s prog rock with a flautist, so be aware of wanky dutchmen.
Sylvia, Tommy, Anonymous, House Of the King, Glider, Early Birth or most their songs that have the word “Focus” in them (Especially Focus II) are good places to start, but they have a lot more great stuff than that.
Hocus Pocus is one of their most ridiculous songs. I love it anyway.
Totally a Focus fan myself. Lots more to choose from. Psyched even though it’s way out of my league.
Anyone see Wicked Sensation by Lynch Mob coming? I know it’s on the other game but so was Slash
Along those lines Souls of Black by Testament would be awesome
I’m Your Boogie Man by KC and the Sunshine Band or White Zombie. Lil’ Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Psycho by Puddle of Mud
Queens Of The Stone Age – Burn The Witch
Stevie Wonder/Jeff Beck – Superstition
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Also:
Pink Floyd – Careful With That Axe, Eugene.
I can dream, can’t I?
Hocus pocus sweet! How about season of the witch,by Donovan. Sweet dreams,by Marilyn Manson. And something from Rob zombie. Living dead girl or something. Nice random mix
I’d prefer The Beautiful People if we’re going to get some Marilyn Manson.
If we dont get “Bark at the moon” by Ozzy Im breaking someones fret hand, just sayin (:
You really shouldn’t expect an Ozzy song to randomly come as a single, unless you want one of his newer songs I suppose (like I Don’t Wanna Stop)
I love this song i just want to know what mix of drugs inspires someone to create this
Good ones
I think the Halloween track by carpenter would be ok, but weak. I would like American nightmare by the misfits, Mary Jane by my obvious choice…Jeff Beck would be cool. black number one by type o negative is a spooky tune. Danzig bringer of death, that would be fun.
ROB ZOMBIE
Let’s hope it’s the original version and not the awful U.S. single remix.
“Studio — it’s the six-minute album version from 1971’s Moving Waves, in E Standard. And Brian Poedy went above and beyond on this notetrack.”
Looking forward to not being able to play it very well!
Hoping for Jeff Beck’s I Ain’t
Superstitious, have requested it.
The best song for this dlc would be Hedwigs theme from harry potter
I’d really like to see Horror Movie in this pack too. There’s not enough Australian songs on Rocksmith, and I would like that changed ASAP.
I never thought i’d be up for Skyhooks on RS14, but on reflection, the riff in Horror Movie is pretty cool. I’d be up for it much more so than most/all of the content over the past 6-8 weeks.
That Focus song is ridiculous. They are seriously putting yodeling in rocksmith now? I really hope they bring it with the next 3 tracks otherwise this month has been insanely terrible
Ridiculously awesome!
Haha I do appreciate your sense of optimism
Besides the yodeling the band shreds on the song.
Yodelling is vocal shredding though.
Get a grip you whining simpleton.
Really got to my heart strings there 😉
Just calling it as it is and has been all month, junk.
okay bro but what about that guitar you seriously gonna skip because of less then 1 minute of yodeling get a grip those guitar solos are mind boggling
Hey, bro, didn’t realize people still say bro, bro. Sorry bro, but I tend to like songs with good lyrical meaning bro. But thanks for the opinion bro.
I think it’s awesome!!
This DLC will be 2Spooky4Me. I predict Time Warp and Beautiful People, but I can’t think of anything else.
Marilyn Manson… Why didn’t I think of that.
Disposable Teens was recently licensed for a different game. Would be a good addition here