Finalizing my Best of Rock Band compilation (2 CDs).

**TheSoundDefense** · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 245

The setlist as it currently stands (after several painful eliminations):

Disc 1

1. Boston "Foreplay/Long Time"
2. The Replacements "Alex Chilton"
3. The Offspring "All I Want"
4. Nine Inch Nails "March of the Pigs"
5. Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock"
6. Avenged Sevenfold "Almost Easy"
7. Steely Dan "Bodhisattva"
8. Dream Theater "Panic Attack"
9. A.F.I. "Girl's Not Grey"
10. Blue Oyster Cult "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
11. The Fratellis "Henrietta"
12. R.E.M. "Orange Crush"
13. Iron Maiden "2 Minutes to Midnight"
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Breaking the Girl"
15. Foo Fighters "Everlong"
16. Anarchy Club "Get Clean"
17. Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive"

Disc 2

1. The New Pornographers "Electric Version"
2. Deep Purple "Highway Star"
3. The Hives "Main Offender"
4. Bob Dylan "Tangled Up In Blue"
5. Nirvana "Breed"
6. Tribe "Outside"
7. The Donnas "New Kid In School"
8. Jane's Addiction "Mountain Song"
9. Motley Crue "Saints of Los Angeles"
10. Black Tide "Shockwave"
11. Coheed and Cambria "The Running Free"
12. Judas Priest "Painkiller"
13. Ratt "Round and Round"
14. Pearl Jam "Jeremy"
15. Rush "Tom Sawyer"
16. Rage Against the Machine "Testify"
17. Bad Religion "Sorrow"
18. The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"

35 songs clocking in at just under 160 minutes. What do you all think? And please don't make lots of posts with "add this song" because 1) I've kept pretty much every on-disc song I'm going to keep and 2) I haven't heard much DLC nor do I like the metal DLC very much. But am I making some totally craptacular compilation here?

P.S. Can you tell I'm not a fan of metal?[/url]
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**internetguy87** · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 3505 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

If you don't want people to call this crappy or to suggest other music then haven't you essentially just made a thread hoping people pat you on the back?

Sorry to be harsh, but whats the point...
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**TheSoundDefense** · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 245

People are perfectly free to call this crappy if they want. And they can offer replacements for songs they don't like. Basically I just don't want this to turn into a "what is your favorite song" thread because those get locked down pretty quick.
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**TheSoundDefense** · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 245

I'm just curious as to reception and comments. What would people change, etc. The setlist as it is is pretty much final, I just want to see what people think, or what they would have done. Sheer, morbid curiosity. I want your brutal, honest opinions about what you think. Without making this into a poll thread, if we can manage that.
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**hiddenzombie013** · Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 1766 Location: Tampa, FL

Despite being great songs, I would remove Get Clean and Outside since they are two bonus songs out of 35. Replace them with Chop Suey and All the Small Things

Powerslave instead of 2 Minutes to Midnight

Flathead or Creepin' Up the Backstairs instead of Henrietta

Afterlife instead of Almost Easy

Under the Bridge instead of Breaking the Girl

Down with the Sickness instead of Round and Round

Move Along instead of Alex Chilton

Wonderwall instead of Orange Crush

That's just me personally. I know I added a couple of poppy songs on there, but they are some of RB's biggest hits for sure. Great list otherwise.
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**DougieDougDoug** · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 821 Location: Essex, England

Good luck with this staying unlocked long enough for you to get a bit of feedback mate, I have a feeling it won't last indefinitely

Anyway, out of the 35 songs, 20 I would listen to repeatedly and only three would be skipped. That's pretty much the same ratio as with most compilation albums I have, so I figure that must be good

Seeing as you're curious, the three I would always skip are Electric Version, I'm So Sick and Testify. I imagine I'd replace them with The Shins' New Slang, Jimmy Eat World's Sweetness and Thin Lizzie's The Boys Are Back In Town which would kinda keep the amount of each genre steady.

There's a couple artists which I'd keep but change the songs on as well:

Offspring- The Kids Aren't Alright
Chili Peppers- I Could Have Lied
Judas Priest- (Take These) Chains
Coheed- A Favor House Atlantic
Black Tide- Warriors of Time
Rush- Limelight
Iron Maiden- Run To The Hills

I'd also normally change Won't Get Fooled Again for Real Good Looking Boy, but I think you're right to have that as the finale for the compilation (that's assuming that is your final track on one of the discs, anyway- my other disc's outro would be Bodhisattva, and for the two disc's intros I'd pick Foreplay and Highway Star).

You made really good picks with Alex Chilton, (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Everlong, Saints of Los Angeles and Sorrow

I'd expect them to be included on a compilation like this in most people's picks haha. Somewhat surprised that you didn't choose Don't Stop Believing however!
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**Kratos** · Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 1228

To make a "best of" CD really implies that you have the most widely known/popular songs from the game, and a lot of those picks look more like personal favorites than best of.

I'm not going to completely re-write the list, but IMO this isn't a "best of" rock band compilation.

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**Nuke39** · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 929

What I would remove:
Main Offender
I'm So Sick
Almost Easy
Round and Round

What I would change:
Alive = Jeremy? Even Flow?
2 Minutes = Fear of the Dark? Aces High?
Breaking The Girl = Under The Bridge? Tell Me Baby?

What I would add:

Aqualung
Another HMX Band. Perhaps Time We Had, Jagged Gorgeous Winter? Something in that vein?
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