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For someone to insult the game because it doesn’t come with the tracks they want is absurd. In addition, to complain because it is primarily for beginner to intermediate players is useless. People that want this game want to learn. I have three guitars and don’t have fun learning from a book, or from reading tab. I got the game yesterday and had a great time with it. My fingers are killing me, but it is worth every minute. This is fun, and there is a challenge to try to get as high a score as possible. I, for one, find it to be a great tool for learning to play.

I agree with Mike and Jan. The “other bases” (hard rock, etc) which fall into genres I also like will most likely come in the form of DLC. In the meantime, I’m enjoying learning the guitar through this game (all of what I’ve been able to experience w/in the last 48 hrs). As a drummer attempting to turn guitarist, who’s been limited to small overseas locations, no teachers, and written or online curriculum … this game is an incredible opportunity to at least become competent on guitar through a less “dry’ method than books typically offer. I think this track list gives a decent rock spectrum, and the fact of the matter is that metal and hard rock music isn’t selling in big numbers (unfortunately) with exception to older/well established bands. And for a new game (such as this) attempting to differentiate itself from the near dead rhythm game market to see success, it needs to pick music that will appeal to a wide enough spectrum of people for the game to thrive.

As a beginner guitarist, I find this game can be helpful to beginners but the basics such as the different chords, string letters, how to hold a guitar and such were missing from this experience and I found I needed that information to help me better understand what I am doing with this guitar. If anyone needs some extra help, I have been looking at some free guitar lessons at http://www.guitarlessons.com. so far its helped me alot and has given me more knowledge on how to play the guitar.

Frankly, I.M.H.O., the songlist sucks donkey balls. But, I’ll probably buy it anyways, hoping more palatable will be offered in the not-too-distant future…

I picked this game up without actually checking out the tracklist first. I hate mainstream bullshit, and it s nice to know they chose a few bands i regularly listen to. I expected maybe one at best. For all those complaining about it, try listening to something that required some creativity to make, instead of the four chord shit they play on the radio(that includes rock radio, metalfags).

Will they do a country playlisr?

Indie Rock is just mainstream rock that can’t sell so just adds whiny pretentious BS.

This is easily the worst soundtrack not only in the history of music game or even video games in general. This is the worst soundtrack in the history of soundtracks.

Needs a metric assload of metal (or at the very least punk… real punk not Blink 182 or Green Day) DLC before I even consider buying this. I don’t give a crap about playing garbage like the Pixies or Muse or Radiohead. Give me Ted Nugent. Give me Sex Pistols. Give me Iced Earth. Give me ARTISTS. Not a bunch of hypocritical hipsters who only claim they “don’t sell out”, but in reality if given the chance they’d put their name on any crap.

Its fun to see all the nay-sayers here.
To make a music game where everyone are happy with the list
is impossible lest you include 1000 songs.
Thankfully DLC exists and the genres missing will receive
their due attention.
I for one would love to see some SOAD or other heavy stuff.

But what I find the most disturbing is to the extend the list is
anglocentric, the game is developed by French Ubisoft after all.
I want Rammstein on that list.

This is definitely an interesting looking game that I’ll have to pick up a guitar and the game and try it out.
As for all the whiners, I guess they don’t understand licensing laws. The music put into games isn’t free. The publisher/developers have to PAY to use the songs. How much do you think a smaller, relatively unknown group charges to put a song in vs some group like SOAD, Metallica, GNR, etc? Hint: It’s many times less. Also, they have to market to the mainstream purchaser, and the mainstream purchaser listens to mainstream music. Some of the bands people mentioned on here I’ve never heard of, and likely many people haven’t.

I think there are a lot of people missing the point of the play list. It was not designed to be everybody’s favorite. Each song was chosen to teach a new technique and show a different style of play.

I’ve been trying to learn guitar off and on for years – and the tools out there bored me to tears. I finally gave up because it didn’t feel like I was making music, and hated practicing.

My wife bought me RS and a cheap Fender for Christmas, and I’ve played a couple of hours a day for 10 days straight. While I still have a LONG way to go, I’m getting the technique down, know which end of the guitar to hold, and am really enjoying the learning process.

There may be songs I like more than others, I even have more incentive to muscle through the ones I don’t like (and get proficient with the skills they’re trying to get me to learn), so I can get on to something I enjoy more.

The first song I learned to play was Satisfaction, playing along with the Stones!!! What a great way to feed my ego and keep me coming back! I’m a huge fan of the game, and envision a lot more “game you into learning” games over the next few years. When’s the last time you played games for two hours and didn’t feel guilty about wasting your time?

I’m having fun. Jeeeez its not like you are going to be able to play the songs they offer let alone more stuff. I’m having fun with Sweet Home Alabama and Satisfaction. They are challenging enough for someone who has never picked up guitar. I’m practicing cords and single note stuff. They have done a great job with the Ducks game and all the other offering. Its a fine learning tool. I dont think the playlist is really that important.

No complaints about the playlist from me. Most of the groups I have never heard of. I am just glad someone made this game. We can work on all the fine polish later. Down loading songs at $2.99 from PS gets expensive real quick. I have to admit there are a few songs I like alot. The game is not called ‘your favorite rock song”. There is a decent mix of music nothing great, but it is alot of fun and my fingers are killing me. enjoy.

black keys, cream, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Muse, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston, Blue oyter Colt, Animals, White Stripes, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Kings of Leon, and more.

If you dont think thats an amazing list of bands you should go see a therapist cause something wrong with you.

If you think that is an “AWESOME” track list you are nuts. Some of it is good, but most of it is CRAP.

Good to see the marketing department is here ^^^
It would be great if Ubisoft connected itself to songsterr.com…that or a game editor of sorts.

You’d think metal is too complicated to interprete through usb?
In any case the playlist needs more songs and flavors…something loud and crazy: killl or lightning bolt. Though cannibal corpse, slayer & sepultura whatever are probably safer bets
…if you’re gonna add kings of leon you better have something for contrast.

they need some Buckethead , and more great metal songs.

Yes Country! I dont give two shits if you go piss on the disc. waste your own money. people who love country music want to learn guitar too.

i have rocksmith since this morning. its great after 20 years i am learning again to play guitar with a teacher. i’ll know right now that this game gonna give me a lot of fun and gonna help me to inprove my speed of moving my fingers around the board. its not what kind of music you play,but the satisfaction of having the feeling you do things right and everyday you play its going better. music is way of life. my choice is hard rock and metal but enjoy every note i,m playing. now i’ll have finally find the program that helps me live my dream. great program rocksmith for me

But as a metalhead, I would like to say:

Give us some Machine Head, give us some Pantera, I don’t want to only play music with normal tuning because it must be played by everyone!

I want some Bloodbath, Entombed, some dirty stuffs tuned low! Maybe they could do a rocksmith for band tuned in B. That would be great…

And I’d loooove to play Converge, even if it will be very painfull cause it’s hard to play, but where’s the fun if it’s easy???

2014 is out and has a couple goodies, but most obscure noise. Where is Hendrix and SRV and I sure would love that slow blues one that the John Mayer trio did on their dvd last time out. SIGH.