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[$lmjimy311]

311 IS GOING TO BE IN ROCK BAND!!!

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who the hell still plays this game?

[dj3stripes]

""Beautiful Disaster" and "Amber" feature keyboard support." keyboards?

[$lmjimy311]

""Beautiful Disaster" and "Amber" feature keyboard support." keyboards?

Yeah I'm not sure really.

[Jordan311]

[$lmjimy311]

so im guessing jojo still plays rock band?

[Jordan311]

lol nope. not in a good 4-5 years.

That was a re-enactment of your reaction when you found out the news, jimbo.

Later

[Smoke]

rock band was ruined for me the night people played it for like 7hrs straight drinking vodka/red bull till 4am.

NEVER AGAIN

[$lmjimy311]

lol nope. not in a good 4-5 years.

That was a re-enactment of your reaction when you found out the news, jimbo.

Later

haha fortunately for me, i never really bought in to the rock band/guitar hero hype. it was fun to play a few times every now and then, but i never liked it enough to actually buy it.

[bbshorts]

""Beautiful Disaster" and "Amber" feature keyboard support." keyboards?

Listen closely to the intro of "Beautiful Disaster", particularly the part with the twin lead guitars. There is piano playing in the background. As for "Amber", listen closely to the "You live too far away" part. It's hard to hear, but there is a synthesizer riff going on there. It's much easier to hear in the Supa Dups Remix where it is isolated and more clear in the intro.

[dj3stripes]

""Beautiful Disaster" and "Amber" feature keyboard support." keyboards?

Listen closely to the intro of "Beautiful Disaster", particularly the part with the twin lead guitars. There is piano playing in the background. As for "Amber", listen closely to the "You live too far away" part. It's hard to hear, but there is a synthesizer riff going on there. It's much easier to hear in the Supa Dups Remix where it is isolated and more clear in the intro.

Go to a 311 show and watch closely, none of those songs have anybody playing a keyboard, ever. isn't that the point of rockband? To play the live instruments

[bbshorts]

Go to a 311 show and watch closely, none of those songs have anybody playing a keyboard, ever. isn't that the point of rockband? To play the live instruments

I am all about live instruments, but either Nick, the producer, or a studio musician added the keyboards to the recording. When 311 plays live, they have the sound board fill in the extra bells and whistles from their records. Alot of songs have a synth or keyboard in the mix:

How Do You Feel
Creatures (For A While)
India Ink
Too Much Too Fast
Speak Easy
Golden Sunlight
First Straw

and tons more. Only recently has Nick started playing keyboards live, and that's for Old Funk and stuff like that.

For the purpose of Rock Band, they're using studio versions of the songs, and there are keyboard parts, so why not? I've even daydreamed about playing keyboards as a side man for 311. Probably wouldn't happen but they could use one.

[dj3stripes]

i almost feel dumber having had you explain in such great length how 311 live shows are produced.

[Jordan311]

bbshorts droppin' some knowledge on dj3


Later

[bbshorts]

i almost feel dumber having had you explain in such great length how 311 live shows are produced.

No worries, man. That's how they do it as far as I know. Either one of the band members said it in an interview, or I think they explain that on the 311 Day 2004 DVD.

[rchrhds29]

I hate 'Rock Band', as I think games like it have ruined video gaming, but am happy 311 will be on it as it could lead to a new unreleased song or two for the game, and anything that gets me new 311 songs is sweet!