Posts Tagged ‘Rock Band Blitz’
Rock Band Blitz Goals for 4/2
Welcome to this week’s Rock Band Blitz goals. While this is the last week of DLC, Blitz goals will continue but they may not be as numerous or continue to be weekly. Goals are listed as they appear on Rock Band World.
Community Goal:
Let’s All Play American Pie - 10,000 
To commemorate us bringing an end to regularly released weekly DLC songs, let’s all play the final one: Don McLean’s “American Pie!”
Easy Goals:
No easy goals this week.
Hard Goals:
Bass Solo Goal-O - 9,000
Bass doesn’t usually get a chance to shine, but when it does, it is AWESOME! Gold Star these songs which have solos charted on bass! “You Should Be Dancing” by the Bee Gees, “Starship Trooper” by Yes, “By The Way” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Gold Cobra” by Limp Bizkit, “Caravan” by Rush, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Iron Maiden, “Spoonman” by Soundgarden, “Still of the Night” by Whitesnake. Credit: expertwinSH. (group size up to 3 players)
It’s Not Really The End - 3,500
Although weekly DLC is ending, it doesn’t mean April 2nd 2013 is “the day the music died”. Play this relevant goal by Gold Starring the following songs: Don McLean – “American Pie”, Nine Inch Nails – “Terrible Lie”, Andrew W.K. – “Party Hard”. Credit: grumblevolcano. (group size up to 1 player)
Le Canadian Goal, Eh? - 7,500
Canadians. Sure, they’re not allowed to win contests and they have to have everything in both English and French, but they also make very good music. 5-Star these songs performed by Canadians who may or may not also be professional hockey players, you hosers. Alanis Morissette – “Ironic”, Barenaked Ladies – “One Week”, Bryan Adams – “Summer of ’69″, The Guess Who – “American Woman”, Metric – “Combat Baby”, New Pornographers – “Electric Version”, Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”, Rush – “Tom Sawyer (Original Version)”, Sum 41 – “Fat Lip”, Tegan and Sara – “The Con”, Three Days Grace – “Animal I Have Become.” Credit: OsagaRockHero. (group size up to 4 players)
Outer Space Goal - 10,000
Ah, space. Sometimes we wonder what’s really out there. We have no solid proof that aliens are out there, but in case there are, 5-Star these songs about outer space and space junk (pun intended). “Smooth Criminal” by Alien Ant Farm, “Outer Space” by Ace Frehley, “Space Cowboy” by The Steve Miller Band, “Aliens Exist” by blink-182, “Surfing with the Alien” by Joe Satriani, “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden, “Starship Trooper” by Yes, “Shooting Star” by Bad Company, “Space Truckin’” by Deep Purple, “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind and Fire, “Closer to the Edge” by 30 Seconds to Mars, “Drops of Jupiter” by Train, “Valleys of Neptune” by Jimi Hendrix, “Enough Space” by Foo Fighters, “All Star” by Smash Mouth, “Highway Star” by Deep Purple. Credit: expertwinSH. (group size up to 5 players)
Medium Goals:
No medium goals this week.
Scavenger Hunt:
Huntmonix - 10,000
The members of the Harmonix dev team play in some awesome bands. Celebrate all the great things that Harmonix has done over the years by finding these songs featuring Harmonix staff members! Credit: OsagaRockHero. (group size up to 5 players)
Rock Band Blitz Goals for 3/26
Welcome to this week’s Rock Band Blitz goals. They have arrived a day late due to PAX, but they are here. Goals are listed as they appear on Rock Band World and the songs you need to play for the scavenger hunt are listed after the break.
Community Goal:
Let’s All Play Other Songs - 10,000
Other is a category that hasn’t gotten enough love from our Goals until this week. Let’s get 25,000 Stars on songs in the “Other” genre!
Easy Goals:
Easy Other - 1,000
Music can be anything and there are some genres that are beyond our categorization. Earn 12 stars on the “other” RB songs. Credit: expertwinSH (group size up to 3 players)
Hard Goals:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - 4,000
There’s a legend that you can find a pot of gold on the end of a rainbow. Get gold stars in this colorful setlist and become a rich man! “Blue Bayou” – Roy Orbison, “Yellow” – Coldplay, “Purple Haze” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Red Barchetta” – Rush, “Orange Crush” – R.E.M., “Green River” – Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Black” – Pearl Jam, “White Wedding (Part 1)” – Billy Idol. Credit: edfrank_jr (group size up to 4 players)
The Winter Goal - 3,000
It sure still feels like winter even though it’s the end of March. Get 5 Stars on every song in this related goal which features artist and song names which contain features of winter. Snow Patrol – “Take Back the City”, Coldplay – “Clocks”, The J. Geils Band – “Freeze-Frame”, Judas Priest – “Fever”, Foreigner – “Cold as Ice”, Linkin Park – “Numb”. Credit: grumblevolcano (group size up to 3 players)
Vocal Yokels - 5,000
Who needs a vocalist? Gold star all the Instrumentals. Rush – “YYZ”, Neal Peart – “The Hockey Theme”, Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force – “Caprici Di Diablo”, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – “Rude Mood,” “Testify,” and “Lenny”, Pearl Jam – “Master/Slave”, The Allman Brothers Band – “Jessica”, The Edgar Winter Group – “Frankenstein”, Joe Satriani – “Satch Boogie” and “Surfing with the Alien”. Credit: rsm790 (group size up to 5 players)
Medium Goals:
No medium goals this week.
Scavenger Hunt:
Motor Hunt - 3,500
Play songs by bands named after something related to automobiles! Credit: agentnnc (group size up to 3 players)
Rock Band Blitz Goals for 3/19
Welcome to this week’s Rock Band Blitz goals. Goals are listed as they appear on Rock Band World and the songs you need to play for the scavenger hunt are listed after the break.
Community Goal:
Let’s All Play Songs From PAX Artists! – 10,000
PAX East is this week! Go here to check out the bands playing! http://east.paxsite.com/music If they’re in Rock Band, they’re part of this Community Goal! Get 10,000 Stars!
Easy Goals:
There are no easy goals this week.
Hard Goals:
Celebrated Riffs – 8,000
Some riffs are so famous, they define the songs they’re in. Immerse yourself in some of the greatest guitar riffs of all time by playing these 10 songs. Aerosmith – “Walk This Way”, The Allman Brothers Band – “Jessica”, Blue Oyster Cult – “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper”, George Thorogood & the Destroyers – “Bad to the Bone”, Iron Maiden – “The Trooper”, James Gang – “Funk #49″, Jimi Hendrix – “Purple Haze”, Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama (Live)”, Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Roy Orbison – “Oh, Pretty Woman”. Credit: Bront20 (group size up to 5 players)
Live from Rock City – 6,000
Live tracks. Most of the time they’re pretty awesome. Celebrate these awesome live tracks by getting gold stars on every single Live song in the game! Credit: OsagaRockHero (group size up to 1 player)
Sexiest Goal Ever – 5,000
Rock Band is a sexy game for sexy people. So is this goal. 5-Star all songs! Marcy Playground – “Sex and Candy”, Spinal Tap – “(Funky) Sex Farm”, Kings of Leon – “Sex On Fire”, James Brown – “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine”, Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”, Stone Temple Pilots – “Sex Type Thing”. Credit: nascargo19 (group size up to 3 players)
War Songs – 6,000
Songs about war are common themes in music. Get Gold Stars on these ones! “This Is War” – 30 Seconds to Mars, “This Means War” – Nickelback, “War Zone” – Rob Zombie, “Mouth for War” – Pantera, “Love Is a Battlefield” – Pat Benetar, “Relax (Come Fighting)” – Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Kung Fu Fighting” – Carl Douglas. Credit: edfrank_jr (group size up to 3 players)
Medium Goals:
The Cyberspace Hunt – 3,000
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 SOS! Robots have infiltrated Harmonix headquarters. Help us stop them by playing songs that have to do with computers and machines. Credit: agentnnc (group size up to 3 players)
NOTE: This is the exact same goal as the scavenger hunt, but posted a second time as a medium goal.
Scavenger Hunt:
The Cyberspace Hunt – 3,000
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 SOS! Robots have infiltrated Harmonix headquarters. Help us stop them by playing songs that have to do with computers and machines. Credit: agentnnc (group size up to 3 players)
DLC for 3/19: Rock Band Blitz Singles from Shinedown, Kool & the Gang, and Tears for Fears
Three weeks left! With this week being this last run of Rock Band Blitz singles, and assuming we have a three pack next week, we only have four new songs left! What could the final songs be?!
- Shinedown - Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)
- Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie *
- Tears for Fears – Shout
* Denotes Pro-Guitar/Bass chart availability for $.99.
Rock Band Blitz Goals for 3/12
Welcome to this week’s Rock Band Blitz goals. Goals are listed as they appear on Rock Band World and the songs you need to play for the scavenger hunt are listed after the break.
Community Goal:
Let’s All Play 80s Songs - 5,000
With the releases of Oingo Boingo and Toto in Rock Band this week, we thought we’d revive this popular Community Goal! Get 200,000 Stars on ’80s songs!
Easy Goals:
There are no easy goals this week.
Hard Goals:
Let’s Take a Ride - 3,500
Music can drive you to several places. So, get a ride on this goal by playing all these songs: “Walk” – Foo Fighters, “I Ran (So Far Away)” – A Flock of Seagulls, “Bicycle Race” – Queen, “Long Train Runnin’” – The Doobie Brothers, “Magic Bus (Live at Leeds)” – The Who, “I’m in Love with My Car” – Queen, “Jet (Live)” – Paul McCartney, “The Crystal Ship” – The Doors, “Airplanes” – B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams). Credit: edfrank_jr (group size up to 3 players)
Play a Real Guitar Already - 5,000
Rock Band 3 was the first major music game to teach gamers how to play real instruments! 5-star these songs that have Pro Upgrades available: Nirvana- “Breed”, Lynyrd Skynyrd- “Sweet Home Alabama”, Soundgarden- “Outshined”, The Strokes- “Under Cover of Darkness”, Boston- “More Than a Feeling”, B.B. King- “The Thrill is Gone”, The Offspring- “Self Esteem”, Rush- “Subdivisions”, Pantera- “Walk”, The Clash- “London Calling”, Santana- “Black Magic Woman”, Living Color- “Cult of Personality”. Credit: gamesurf (group size up to 5 players)
The Sound City Goal - 10,000
Sound City, Dave Grohl’s new documentary, featured many different important people in the world of music. Get 5 Stars on these songs which correspond to 1 song by each artist available in Rock Band that a member featured in Sound City. Dio – “Holy Diver”, Pixies – “Crackity Jones”, Fleetwood Mac – “Gold Dust Woman”, REO Speedwagon – “Keep On Loving You”, Weezer – “Say It Ain’t So”, Queens of the Stone Age – “In My Head”, Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”, Eagles of Death Metal – “I Only Want You”, Foo Fighters – “Long Road to Ruin”, Paul McCartney & Wings – “Helen Wheels”, Stevie Nicks – “Stand Back”, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”, Nirvana – “You Know You’re Right”, Nine Inch Nails – “Closer”, Rick Springfield – “Don’t Talk to Strangers”, Slipknot – “Wait and Bleed”, Stone Sour – “Made of Scars”, Rage Against the Machine – “Bombtrack”, Audioslave – “Gasoline”, Buffalo Springfield – “For What It’s Worth”, Ratt – “Round and Round”, Metallica – “Blackened”. Credit: grumblevolcano (group size up to 7 players)
Medium Goals:
No medium goals this week.
Scavenger Hunt:
Force of Nature Scavenger Hunt - 4,500
Grab your coat and be sure to stay indoors! Play these five songs relating to meteorological events. They’re sure to blow you away, pun intended. Credit: WoodenGlory (group size up to 2 players)
Rock Band Blitz Goals for 3/5
Welcome to this week’s Rock Band Blitz goals. Goals are listed as they appear on Rock Band World and the songs you need to play for the scavenger hunt are listed after the break.
Community Goal:
Let’s All Play David Bowie Songs! - 20,000
In honor of our personal hero, let’s all play David Bowie’s songs in Rock Band for the next two weeks. Bowie’s got a new album, The Next Day, out on March 12th, and from the singles released so far, it’s going to be one of his best in recent memory!
Easy Goals:
There are no easy goals this week.
Hard Goals:
Iron Maiden Super Goal - 6,000
Bring back the memories of classic 80s metal by 5-Starring all Iron Maiden songs. Credit: grumblevolcano (group size up to 5 players)
Radio/Gaga - 7,500
Get five stars on the following songs: TV on the Radio – “”Wolf Like Me”, Steve Earle – “”Satellite Radio”, Elvis Costello – “Radio Radio”, Rage Against the Machine – “Guerrilla Radio”, R.E.M. – “Radio Free Europe”, Rush – “The Spirit of Radio (Live)”, Queen – “Radio Ga Ga”, Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”, Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”, Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”, Lady Gaga – “Monster”, Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”, Lady Gaga – “LoveGame”, Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”. Credit: TheStuddz (group size up to 5 players)
The Rock Band Blitz Throwback Challenge - 10,000
Have you bought Rock Band Blitz yet? It’s an insanely good price by getting 25 songs for only 1200MSP/$15. Once you have, 5 star every song in the soundtrack! Credit: grumblevolcano (group size up to 5 players)
Women Leading! - 0
Have you bought Rock Band Blitz yet? It’s an insanely good price by getting 25 songs for only 1200MSP/$15. Once you have, 5 star every song in the soundtrack! Credit: grumblevolcano (group size up to 5 players)
Medium Goals:
No medium goals this week.
Scavenger Hunt:
Brutal Hunt - 10,000
Brutal Legend was a 2009 video game from our good friends at Double Fine about a guy in a heavy metal fantasy land. It also had an amazing soundtrack. Get gold stars on all the songs from the Brütal Legend soundtrack in Rock Band. Credit: OsagaRockHero
