My phone has no ringtones and I’ve never owned a CD I didn’t rip, but the record industry has finally found a way to get even me to pay for songs I already own: Rock Band. At least the downloadable tracks have the value-add of being interactive at multiple levels. What they do not have, sadly, is a way to cater exclusively to my taste. Until now!<\/p>\n
I put these together working on the three-songs-per-band model they’ve established on Live so far, and basically within the creators’ bent toward three- or four-piece groups and a fairly narrow definition of “rock.” Also with the fact that I don’t really know anything about music before 1998.<\/p>\n
Semisonic:<\/p>\n
Queen, although I know these are all impossible for one reason or another:<\/p>\n
Jimmy Eat World:<\/p>\n
Barenaked Ladies (man, this is hard):<\/p>\n
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists:<\/p>\n
I know there are already a million Foo Fighters songs, but still:<\/p>\n
The New Pornographers:<\/p>\n
And, finally, U2 (yeah, I know they’re working on it):<\/p>\n
I invite you to eviscerate me in commentary, or post your own wishlists. Maria, for example: Prince? Lisa: TMBG? Someone: Beck or the Decemberists?<\/p>\n
Update 1432<\/b> hrs: Andy suggests replacing “Sing Me Spanish Techno” with “The Bleeding Hearts Show,” and offers a Tragically Hip three-pack:<\/p>\n And Ken, inevitably, has a list with a lot more depth than mine:<\/p>\n Jamiroquai:<\/p>\n Smashing Pumpkins:<\/p>\n Guns N Roses:<\/p>\n Pearl Jam:<\/p>\n Talking Heads:<\/p>\n Beck (most doesn’t translate well to guitar, bass and drums):<\/p>\n Spoon:<\/p>\n Jimi Hendrix:<\/p>\n Pink Floyd:<\/p>\n Sublime:<\/p>\n And single songs:<\/p>\n\n
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