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Kanik
04:32 PM

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Woot Kelly Clarkson! My American Idol. <3
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Strangelove
03:30 PM

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Tom Petty. Awesome. Still waiting on Free Falling and Don't Come Around Here No More.
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition
10:48 AM

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Tom Petty sounds great. I'll pass on everything else.
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spiderweb1986
11:19 AM

@Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition: Tom Petty MIGHT sound good. Remember, these are live tracks. Preview before you buy.
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition
11:37 AM

@spiderweb1986: Yeah you're right. I've kinda avoided buy live ones in the past. I'll wait for some video uploads on Youtube.

#speakup
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Tenshigure
10:21 AM

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Oh bah, couldn't put in an actual Pop Rock song like "Hazel Eyes" could we? I'm not ashamed to admit it, my friends and I have been wanting that song in a music game since the first Karaoke Revolution came out!
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Female Orca
10:12 AM

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"Since U Been Gone" or no deal.
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NeVeRMoRe666
09:45 AM

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One of my favorite Tom Petty videos. If you have me on Xbox Live, you'll know why...
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Fallible.
09:35 AM

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Edit: Nevermind, someone made my point earlier.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
09:32 AM

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hahahahaahahahaha...

XD.. What a sucky bunch of sucks..
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
01:37 PM

@D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Are you badmouthing Tom Petty, boy?
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
02:07 PM

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: Yes.

I disabled my v-chip so i can now make fun of things i don't know anything about.
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TRT-X
09:31 AM

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What does LEGO Rock Band have to do with Kelly Clarkson being added to the DLC list? RB's been getting pop acts since it came out.

Heck, a number of the bands in LEGO already have songs as DLC or are getting them in the near future. (Including Petty, Elton John, Korn, Queen, and David Bowie)
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GE128
09:40 AM

@TRT-X: I think the point being made in that regard is that since Lego Rock Band came out, they've decided to make more pop DLC.

Though last time they had Rob Zombie, if I recall correctly. I may not be as into Rock Band as most commenters on Kotaku are, but I'm well aware of the fact that Harmonix usually keeps things straight in the DLC department. This batch is probably just a catering to people who bought Lego RB.
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spiderweb1986
11:18 AM

@TRT-X: Heck, a number of the bands in LEGO already have songs as DLC or are getting them in the near future. (Including Petty, Elton John, Korn, Queen, and David Bowie)

Harmonix tends to license multiple songs at once, usually in sets of three.

Tom Petty's a good example: before the live tracks, there was Free Fallin' (Lego), Runnin' Down a Dream (DLC), and I Won't Back Down (DLC). The Allman Brothers Band is another. "Ramblin' Man" was in Rock Band 2, and "Midnight Rider" and "Blue Sky" showed up as DLC later.

There are always exceptions, but if Harmonix has licensed a band for the disc they'll usually show up again as DLC down the line.
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TRT-X
12:26 PM

@GE128: LRB has been out for three weeks now. This is the first week since then where the releases have been "poppy"

The first week, we had Foo Fighters and Nirvana. The following week was AFI. This week we also have Tom Petty.

There have been "poppier" singles included in those weeks, but it's on different than what we've been seeing for the past year or so.
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the-hypnotoad
09:29 AM

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Psyched for more Tom Petty in RB! Hope these live versions are really good. Sometimes the live versions they choose for some songs are kind of dodgy and you wish they just went with the studio track.
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shaunmcilroy
11/19/09

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I hope that the fundraiser doesn't end up like this.

From the website of the venue.
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mrantimatter
11/17/09

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When Last I checked, Rock band and Guitar hero had a good mix of classic rock and more modern alternative rock.

What it lacks is tween crap, and that's a good thing. #guitarhero
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Channing
11/17/09

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Classical music? Man that stuff is terrible!

People should make their own damn music! #guitarhero
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Chirotera
11/17/09

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I don't understand musical elitism in the music industry - of any kind.

I listen to music that I like. I do not listen to music that I do not like. Not only that music can be timeless and can be appreciated no matter when you are listening to it. I'm just as likely to love Beethoven and Mozart as I am Muse.

For that matter, where's my Beethoven Hero? I'll totally rock your face off with Für Elise. #guitarhero
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Purple Dave
11/17/09

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So...is he saying that he'd rather have kids turn their brains to mush on the Black Eyed Peas than listen to people who really knew how to make music? The hell? #guitarhero
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