Rock Band for XBox 360

I've always been a big PS2 fan, but after playing Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 console, I felt a little left out from being able to download songs and play with others online.

So, I quickly decided to sale my PS2 and all the games and controllers. I used the money from my sales and trade-ins plus some extra money I had lying around to purchase an XBox 360 and Rock Band.

I haven't put it down sense. There's always someone new to play with and each song is a new experience. The game is always interesting and new.

Being fairly new to the XBox, not unknowledgeable towards the console, but new to owning, I have found a great interest in the ability to download more songs and purchasing more songs with Microsoft Points.

If you get bored playing alone, and you have an XBox Live Account, sign right on in and find others to play with.

Rock Band, is a a game that you can play over and over again, and it never gets boring. You can play guitar, bass, drums, or vocals, so if you get bored or irritated with one instrument, try another.

You don't even need real instrument experience. I've never held a serious interest in playing the drums, as I have with the guitar, but even still, I am able to push through and play songs on Medium, and that's just starting off.

Rock Band is a game that is meant to be fun and entertaining.

I, personally, think that Guitar Hero, opened the world of gaming to a new extreme. Without GH's musical technology, Rock Band would not be this extreme!

The game comes in three different versions: PS2, PS3, and XBox 360. But, unfortunately, you cannot go live with the PS2 version.

So you've broken your drum pedal? Don't worry, you're not alone. It's a common mishap with the Rock Band drum set. The EA drum pedal is made of faulty plastic metal.

The front of the drum pedal is essentially just a spring, and the middle is nothing but plastic. When you stomp too hard on the pedal, it can snap right in half, which can really mess up your game...

Many people have used rulers and duck tape to temporarily fix the pedal, but long term, this will just not do. You don't have to reinforce your drum pedal any longer. Now, you can find various pedal repair kits and replacements on the market.

There is now a pedal repair kit that comes with either wooden or metal pedals that you can use if your original pedal snaps in the middle.

You will want to enter the following cheat quickly at the "Rock Band" title screen. Press the 'Start' button at the bottom of the screen.

In order to unlock all the songs, you will disable the ability to save your progress.

Enter:

Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue

Gold Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS: Complete the Solo Tour with guitar.

Gold Kit: Complete the Solo Tour with Drums.

Gold Microphone: Complete the Solo tour with Vocals.

Silver Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS: Complete the Bonus Tour on Solo Tour with guitar.

Silver Kit: Complete the Bonus Tour on Solo Tour with Drums.

Silver Microphone: Complete the Bonus Tour on Solo Tour with Vocals.

Transparent Drum Kit: Enter the Hall of Fame Status on Drums.

Transparent Fender Bass: Enter the Hall of Fame Status on Bass.

Transparent Fender Stratocaster: Enter the Hall of Fame Status on Guitar.

Transparent Microphone: Enter the Hall of Fame Status on Vocals.

Flawless Fretwork (10): Score 100% notes hit as a guitarist on Expert.

Flawless Groove (10): Score 100% notes hit as bassist, up-strums only, on Expert.

Flawless Singing (10): Score a 100% rating as a vocalist on Expert.

Fret Ripper (30): Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Medium.

Gold Artist (20): Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Hard.

Got Wheels (20):Unlock the Van in Band World Tour.

Groove Technician (30): Finish Drum Solo Tour on Medium.

Hall of Fame Inductee (100): Finish the Hall of Fame Induction in Band World Tour.

Heavy Hitter (40): Finish Drum Solo Tour on Hard.

Hot Artist (10):Unlock a Theater in Solo Tour on any difficulty.

Howler (20): Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Easy.

Jet Setter (20): Unlock the Jet in Band World Tour.

Killer Performance (10): Five Star a song on any difficulty.

Lord of the Strings (50): Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Expert.

One Million Fans (10): Reach 1 million fans in Band World Tour.

Open Road (20): Unlock the Bus in Band World Tour.

Platinum Artist (25): Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Expert.

Rhythm Rocker (20): Finish Drum Solo Tour on Easy.

Riding on Coattails (5): Play with a "Platinum Artist."

Score Duel Champ (30): Win 20 Score Duel ranked matches.

Score Duel Streak (20): Win 5 Score Duel ranked matches in a row.

Screamer (30): Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Medium.

String Shredder (20): Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Easy.

Top Artist (10): Unlock an Arena in Solo Tour on any difficulty but Easy.

Tug of War Champ (30): Win 20 Tug of War ranked matches.

Tug of War Streak (20): Win 5 Tug of War ranked matches in a row.

Vinyl Artist (10): Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Medium.

Virtuoso (50): Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Expert.

Complete the achievement in order to get the GamerScore (in bold).

AN-I-MAL!!! (50): Finish Drum Solo Tour on Expert.

Axe Assassin (40): Finish Guitar Solo Tour on Hard.

Big In Amsterdam (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Amsterdam in the Band World Tour.

Big In Berlin (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Berlin in the Band World Tour.

Big In Boston (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Boston in the Band World Tour.

Big In Chicago (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Chicago in the Band World Tour.

Big In Japan (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Tokyo in the Band World Tour.

Big In LA (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Los Angeles in the Band World Tour.

Big In London (10): Finish the last remaining gig in London in the Band World Tour.

Big In Moscow (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Moscow in the Band World Tour.

Big In NYC (10): Finish the last remaining gig in New York in the Band World Tour.

Big In Paris (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Paris in the Band World Tour.

Big In Reykjavik (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Reykjavik in the Band World Tour.

Big In Rio de Janeiro (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Rio de Janeiro in the Band World Tour.

Big In Rome (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Rome in the Band World Tour.

Big In San Francisco (10): Finish the last remaining gig in San Francisco in the Band World Tour.

Big In Seattle (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Seattle in the Band World Tour.

Big In Stockholm (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Stockholm in the Band World Tour.

Big In Sydney (10): Finish the last remaining gig in Sydney in the Band World Tour.

Breakthrough Act (10): Unlock a Big Club in Solo Tour on any difficulty.

Crooner (40): Finish Vocal Solo Tour on Hard.

Flawless Drumming (10): Score 100% notes hit as a drummer on Expert.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl: Jet

Ballroom Blitz: The Sweet

Black Hole Sun: Soundgarden

Blitzkrieg Bop: The Ramones

Cherub Rock: Smashing Pumpkins

Creep: Radiohead, MTV Buzz Bin

Dani California: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dead on Arrival: Fall out Boy

Detroit Rock City: Kiss

Don't Fear the Reaper: Blue Oyster Cult

Enter Sandman: Metallica

Epic: Faith No More

Flirtin' With Disaster: Molly Hatchet

Gimme Shelter: The Rolling Stones

Go With The Flow: Queens of the Stone Age

Green Grass & High Tides: Outlaws

Here it Goes Again: Ok Go

Highway Star: Deep Purple

I Think I'm Paranoid: Garbage

I'm So Sick: Flyleaf

In Bloom: Nirvana

Learn to Fly: Foo Fighters

Long Time: Boston

Main Offender: The Hives

Maps: Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs

Mississippi Queen: Mountain

Next to You: The Police

Orange Crush: R.E.M.

Paranoid: Black Sabbath

Reptilia: The Strokes

Run to the Hills: Iron Maiden

Sabotage: The Beastie Boys

Say it Isn't So: Weezer

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?: The Clash

Suffragette City: David Bowie

The Electric Version: The New Pornographers

The Hand That Feeds: Nine Inch Nails

Tom Sawyer: Rush

Train Kept A Rollin': Aerosmith

Vasoline: Stone Temple Pilots

Wanted Dead or Alive: Bon Jovi

Wave of Mutilation: Pixies

Welcome to the Jungle: Guns N' Roses

When You Were Young: The Killers

Won't Get Fooled Again: The Who

You can download the entire album or individual tracks. Currently, you can download the following:

• "Song with a Mission" by The Sounds (Currently 80 pts.)
• "Move Along" by The All American Rejects (Currently 80 pts.)
• "Dirty Little Secret" by the All American Rejects (Currently 80 pts.)
• "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars (Currently 80 pts.)
• "Attack" by 30 Seconds to Mars (Currently 80 pts.)
• "My Iron Lung" by Radiohead
• "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders
• "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
• "I fought the Law" by The Clash
• "Rock A Way Beach" The Ramones
• "Ever Fallin' in Love" by The Buzz Cocks
• Black Sabboth Pack ("NIB", "Sweetly", "Warpigs")
• David Bowie Pack ("Queen Bitch", "MoonAge DayDreams", "Heroes")
• Metallica Pack ("Ride the Lightning", "Blackened", "...And Justice for All")
• Queen of the Stone Age Pack ("3's and 7's", "Sick Sick Sick", "Little Sister")
• The Police Pack ("Can't Stand Loosing You", "Roxanne", "Synchronicity ii")
• "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways
• "Joke and the Thief" by Wolf Mother
• "My Sharona" by The Knack
• "Bang a Gong" by T.Rex
• "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner
• "Fortunate Son" by Creedance Clear Water Revival

You can, also, purchase the:

• Rock Band Picture Pack for 100 Microsoft Points
• Rock Band XBox Theme for 150 Microsoft Points

Currently, to download songs you need to have Microsoft Points that you will need to purchases at XBox Live Market Place.

• 1 song is 160 Microsoft Points
• 3 song pack is 444 Microsoft Points