Rock Band Blitz FC Breakdown (Drums)

**PuppetMaster9** · Last edited by PuppetMaster9 on Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:16 pm; edited 1 time in total

This is a rough draft of sorts. I'll add descriptions when after some critiques have been given (though a lot of the early ones will likely comprise of saying how "simple" they are). I also figured that a SpoonMan style breakdown would be a bit excessive for this game's setlist, considering it's so short compared to the others.

1. "Raise Your Glass"

2. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"

3. "One Week"

4. "Pumped Up Kicks"

5. "I'm Still Standing"

6. "Shine"

7. "Jessie's Girl"

8. "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)"

9. "Give It Away"

10. "Jungle Boogie"

11. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)"

12. "We Are Young"

13. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'"

14. "These Days"

15. "Moves Like Jagger"

16. "Once Bitten Twice Shy"

17. "Shout"

18. "Cult of Personality"

19. "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)"

20. "So Far Away"

21. "Spoonman"

22. "Sing"

23. "Kids in the Street"

24. "Always"

25. "The Wicker Man"
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**kingyami3** · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 956 Location: N. Attleboro, MA

I do agree with many of these positions but there are a few things that bug me. I would switch Bang Your Head and Give It Away. BYH is pretty much the same simple beat for the entire song iirc but GIA has lots more kicks. If a beginner were starting and going through FCing in order, I just find that they would FC something with a simpler pattern on the hands than the feet first.

Personally, numbers 19-22 I would switch around a little. Mine would look like:

19. So Far Away

20. Shout

21. Spoonman

22. Sing

I just think Shout is a little too high. Yes, it's repetitive. Yes, it's long. Yes, it's the dullest thing ever to exist but I still don't think that it's harder than the silly snares in Sing. So Far Away only has two of those roll lanes and they're the same (and for some reason, the lanes on Blitz songs, sans Wicker Man, work almost as intended) and the rest of the song is absurdly easy, albeit long and boring.
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**DarthFizz** · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject:

Shout is WAY too high. I SRFC'ed that song, and other than the song length, nothing in there is difficult enough for a placement that high imo. Everything else I agree with.
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**Beliskner** · Joined: 26 Aug 2011 Posts: 481 Location: Germany

Shout is way too high
Once Biten twice Shy could move up 2 or 3 places imo

**Zman10894** · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 594 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯,Iowa

I can see why people think Always is the 2nd hardest to FC, but in my personal opinion, I think Kids in the Street's harder than Always. Something about those kicks are so awkward along with the disco beat.
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**DarthFizz** · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject:

I actually had some trouble with We Are Young due to those rolls. Maybe a few places higher behind OBTW?

I also agree with Beliskner and think Always is fine the way it is.
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**BeachBum187** · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 863 Location: York, PA

I think So Far Away is definitely too high. The lanes aren't really that hard, I srfced the song, and that's coming from me, lol. I'd at least move it 2 spots down so it's behind Cult of Personality
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**BeastinIsMyGame** · Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Posts: 91

I honestly think that Always AND Kids in the Street are harder than The Wicker Man. The Wicker Man has one difficult part, the cymbal swell, and its not THAT tough. However, Kids is confusing/annoying as hell, and Always has moderately difficult fills and speed. As far as I'm concerned, it would go

23. "The Wicker Man"

24. "Kids in the Street"

25. "Always"

I could flip a coin between Kids and Always, they are very close and probably interchangeable.

**Shvegait** · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 375

I would re-arrange 11 - 17 to the following:

11. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'"

There's nothing particularly difficult in this at all, is there?

12. "We Are Young"

The short rolls are somewhat fast and there are many of them, but the song is a one-trick pony using only two pads, and it's not long.

13. "Shout"

Long and chokable because of the slight changes towards the end, after minutes of playing the same exact beat. But it's slow. Which of this and "We Are Young" you find easier to FC depends on your strengths. For me, this one is worse because it is more awkward.

14. "Once Bitten Twice Shy"

I got this one on sightread, but there are a couple of awkward fills. The song is a bit long, but most of it is simple, and even the fills are not fast, so you can figure them out as you see them. Maybe this is more difficult than I'm giving it credit, but since I have this one and not the ones below, it's hard for me to rate this as being a tough FC.

15. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)"

The song is short, but the long triplet fill near the end is a choke point, and also the fills are played slightly different each time, so while individually not very difficult, it's easy to trip up somewhere.

16. "Moves Like Jagger"

I just can't figure out the timing on that snare roll. Otherwise, easy of course.

17. "These Days"

If you're not good at the RYBs, this one will be tough. Once you have those down, there is still a tricky fill in the middle of the song with snare triplets that is awkward to play (and I miss it every time).

For 23 - 25:

23. "Kids in the Street"

This is probably the trickiest of all the songs. But, once you get the hang of the beat, there is nothing in the way of an FC.

24. "The Wicker Man"

If you're consistent with the kicks, and the quite small number of tricky fills, it all comes down to the cymbal swell. It's possible.

25. "Always"

I can barely get 5* on this! I don't know how this one got only 4 dots. The good thing about this song is that most of the difficult parts repeat, so you can get some practice. The bad thing is that most of the difficult parts repeat, so you will choke somewhere!
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**DarthFizz** · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:02 am Post subject:

**BeastinIsMyGame** · Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Posts: 91

In retrospect, Kids should remain at number 23. I had just played it the first time and was like "how the f do you hit this?" Its easier than the other two. However, I'm sticking to Always being harder than The Wicker Man. Other than the cymbal swell, nothing is very challenging in it at all. I'm honestly shocked that Fizz is so adamant about this, is the cymbal swell just a pain in your butt? If so I respect your position.

**Dommu** · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 155

Wicker Man is by far harder to FC than Always. Even excluding the cymbal swell, the kicks are painful enough to justify 25th. Always doesn't have a whole lot to it, only problem I recall is the RYYO fills I can't hit consistently for whatever reason.
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**uSound** · Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 1180 Location: Virginia

My opinion: Always > The Wicker Man

There's way too much precision involved with FCing Always. Many of the fills are awkward, the whole bridge section and the final chorus' sticking is brutal.

The Wicker Man just has some fast pedalling during the chorus and that final cymbal swell. Outside of that cymbal swell, the song is pretty simple.