I posted about my Rock Band drum troubles earlier in the week. The good news is that EA was super quick about sending me a new drum kit: second day air at their expense. The bad news is that the new drum set still has the same problems as my old one. I guess I could have gotten another “bad rev,” but I am not going to bother with returning this set. I still have all of the original packaging and will take the whole game back to Target at some point this weekend for a refund.

Oh well … that really sucks, but I have plenty of other 360 games to play.

I was super excited when I opened my Rock Band: Special Edition box. The box was huge — weighing in at almost thirty pounds — and jammed to the gills with fun stuff like a drum kit, microphone, and a wired guitar. I put everything together and played a few songs on the guitar before settling down at the drums.

I was stoked at first, but the longer I played Rock Band, the more disappointed I became.
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Harmonix, creators of Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II, have announced what will be the Xbox 360 killer app for me: Rock Band. The game, as the name suggests, allows you to sing, play the guitar, and bang on the drums with your friends in meatspace or online. There are plans to make new songs available for download from almost every major record label. There is no word yet on the pricing of the game, if GH peripherals are going to be compatible, or how much downloadable tracks will cost. It has been suggested that some tracks will be available for free, which is just plain awesome.

One of the more exciting features is that you can search for bandmates online. It will be possible to form a virtual band with people from all over the world. I think I just pulled a groin muscle while pounding out a massive thrust in excitement.

For more information, Gamespot has a lengthy interview with Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos. Ben Kuchera from Ars Technica also interviewed Daniel Sussman, the producer of Rock Band.