Speculation: The Libertines are coming to Rocksmith

Happy 4th of July Rocksmith fans!

If you fine United Statesians feel like checking your phone or computer during your BBQ we have some news about next week’s Rocksmith 2014 DLC!

Since today is a holiday for @UbisoftStudioSF, the clue for Tuesday’s DLC was posted a day early. It’s a good thing because this one was a bit tricky.

Dan Amrich explains:

Yes, it was a visual/homophone pun. Source images for Watt and Katydid. I had a fun helper clue in case nobody spotted it as a katydid, but I didn’t have to use it. 

But what of the “stripey” layer of the image? What does it mean? It is not random and it has relevance; it will help confirm the band. You have the answer, but you haven’t solved the whole puzzle. 

“What Katie Did” is one of three Libertines songs in next week’s DLC, all of which are tuned to E Standard. 

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Who are The Libertines? Well for one thing I noticed Paul Cross (@CrossieRS) had retweeted this on June 28th (Hey that’s my birthday!).

The Libertines are an English  band that formed in London, England in 1999 and disbanded in 2004. They reformed in 2010 to play the Reading and Leeds festivals. The band released two full-length LPs, both produced by Mick Jones of The Clash. Centered around the song-writing partnership and chemistry between Peter Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Carl Barât (vocals/lead guitar), while backed by John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums), the band was one of the cornerstones of the English independent scene in the early 2000’s.

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So we already know one song…

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Judging by popularity the other two songs should be this

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and this

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Quite a contrast compared to last week! Are you into post-britpop? Let us know.

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Jacksonplayer

I was hoping for an amercian band in honor of july 4th, Iced Earth would have been perfect. Having a british band as dlc this week seems like an insult.

mrme

Yep all done specifically to piss you off….

Did it work?

SlackR

Not my cup of tea I’m afraid…

Daniel

I think The Libertines was one of the most famous bands that played in the UK and is music souns pretty good and deserves this dlc

Jam Bone

Sounds like “The Strokes” if “The Strokes” were not that good and wrote bland music.

chris

exactly. i hope this is filler before we get to some real music again. What ever happened to Rage?

Jeam95

I’m still expecting a 5-pack up to iron maiden,
any day? 😥

mrme

There already is one.

Jeam95

I know, I say other 5 pack of other band :mrgreen:

Acorn-san

There is zero chance that I will buy the DLC, but that`s fine, tastes differ. What I am actually worried about is whenever they get to roll around to bands like the Arctic Monkeys, they will release songs like Snap out of it instead of say The View from the Afternoon.

tdc002

If you’re holding your breath for Arctic Monkeys, you’ll like The Libertines. Hell, if it weren’t for The Libertines, there wouldn’t be an Arctic Monkeys.

Acorn-san

I listened to a handful of Libertines track, but I found them way too simple, their tune something like coming out of a children`s animated story and their lyrics somewhat on a same level. Some of Arctics Monkeys is similar to that, but their older stuff (mostly the first 2 albums) contains faster rockier tracks. Not saying all their new stuff is complete crap, R U Mine? is an excellent song, but most of the others are either melancholic borefests.

mrme

Right because R U Mine is lyracally and melodically so complex and outstanding nothing The Libertines have ever done can compare.

Give me a break, its quite possibly the worst choice of song imaginable for those northern monkeys.

Acorn-san

Not in the mood to have another conversation like this. -.-

mrme

Then why respond?

Face it R U Mine is terrible and you must need a hearing aid if you think otherwise.

Done

It’s pretty clear now that the group at Ubi are pulling the music they prefer. Paul being a big fan of these guys, which only people from the UK know.

Rocksmith 2014 has hit it’s peak and it’s been on a downward slope for months

Oh right

That’s like caring about a local band here that nobody has ever heard of.

Bonza Bloke

Agree with ya Done. Nothing has really blown my skirt up since BandFuse went under back in March. Since that day ‘A Day to Remember’ came out, and it’s been the same genre ever since. 90s “Skate ‘Punk'” and “soft metal” low hanging fruit.

But the thing is that they know what people are requesting. They published the top 40 requests, so they acknowledge the demand for top tier big bands.

I have said it before though that, with the first Rocksmith DLC and with the early big name content, I have more than enough to keep me happy. It’s not like they can break the game for me by continually releasing obscure 90s bands every week. I can still play what I’ve already paid for.

The question becomes, is it my fault for hoping that some of my requests will be fulfilled, that some more of the top 40 bands will be added to the collection? Probably.

I’m not forced to buy DLC. I’m voting with my wallet each week. Others are obviously voting with theirs and making the DLC released worth while for Ubi to keep putting it out there.

Good luck to all those who can honestly say they enjoy what is coming out currently. I just can’t say the same. I still play every day. I still enjoy the game.

old guy

Can’t please everyone all of the time. Some like the –>WEEKLY<– DLC, some do not. Like Bonza, if you don't like it, don't buy it. I like a lot (if not all) of the songs that have been released this year and own almost all of it on CD or vinyl but do I necessarily want to play it on Rocksmith? I pick up what I want but I don't complain about what I don't.

chris

these guys sound like an English version of the strokes so not that excited.

Horace Super-fly Norris

The strokes also sound like an English version of the strokes 😎

Degz

Not for me thank you.

Bat Wings

I’m happy for those that are excited to get this DLC

& my wallett is happy because it won’t be spending any $$$ for the 2nd week in a row

Rickard

I’ll buy this if “Don’t look back into the sun” is included, love that song.

neems

Amen to that, although I’d probably get “Can’t stand me now” as well.

mrme

Noooooooooooooooooooo

I’m broke what are you doing me???????
Got to have this dlc…..!!!!!!!

D00d

I’d vote for Hendrix’s Star Spangled Banner for 4th of July. Oh well… At least we got Dick Dale…

old guy

Wait, Elliott, did you call us ‘United Statesians’???

After this party I am attending, I will give this band a thorough listening to. I will make my decision post haste.

Liam

Hellz yeah hoping for can’t stand me now and don’t look back into the sun, their stuffs harder than it sounds to play 😀

Tony Tunes

I only bought this game to improve my air guitar stage craft.

The question is, will the Libertines teach me new cords that I can air jam to?

If they put in “can’t stand me now” I would have to pick it up, because this is what people usually scream at me while I’m on stage.

Honky thom

I never payed them any attention, and based on that song ‘what katy did’, if I bought this pack I would learn how to sound like I just bought my first guitar two weeks ago. So it’s not for me.

jeam95

Big Pass other time 👿

Michael

Hoping for What a Waster

mrme

Hoping for uncensored versions.

Terminus

Another band I’ve never heard of, so had to listen to before forming an opinion. I don’t hate it to listen to, but I have no desire to learn or play it. Personal opinion of splunge-minus, but way more appealing than Billy Talent.

Happy 4th, fellow Americans.

dave

What hapenned to packs for on disk artists?

dave

we are way overdue for Kinks, Ramones, etc

old guy

Get off my lawn.

Bat Wings

watch out for a burning bag of dog poop on your front stoop crabby old man

Jim

I’m into this. A “BUY” for me. Though I always thought “Don’t look back into the sun” was their best tune.

Jim

And to give you an idea of how popular they are in the UK, they’re headlining Hyde Park in London tomorrow night – the same venue that The Rolling Stones played last summer and Black Sabbath are playing tonight.

Wilkins Micawber

Not too bad actually. It’s definitely better than Billy Talent and Godsmack from the last few weeks.

j

Sounds good to me.

Mike

Uh oh, here comes the complaining about some band people never heard of.

Dan

Who hasn’t heard of The Libertines, they are legend.

mrme

Legend on and off stage 😆

HA!

“Legend” is quite an overstatement.

Horace Norris

Who’s face do I have to fart on to get some Nirvana?

mrme

Already in the game.

Bonza Bloke

Dan may have meant Bellend? 🙄

HA!

Do you mean “bland?” 😛 haha

mrme

Right if you say so. Like to see you do better.

mrme

Also true.

mrme

Nope just because it’s legendary doesn’t mean it’s good. It’s just legendary.

I mean breaking in to a fellow band members house to steal their stuff. Bastard yes but still legend.

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