[UPDATE] Beyond the Game: Rock Band 2
- Posted March 5th, 2009 at 11:31 EDT by
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Winners Announced: Once again, we'd like to thank everyone for participating in our Beyond the Game feature. This is something we, as a site, enjoy doing and providing you, our readers with. Unfortunately, like all of our other contests, everyone can't be winners. However, we're always doing giveaways, so your turn has to come eventually, right?
The winners of these Rock Band 2 and album bundles are Comments #11 and #51. Please send me an email at dave.wales [@] psu [dot] com with your mailing address and we'll have these shipped to you by the end of next week.
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Beyond the Game: Rock Band 2 is our fourth installment in the Beyond the Game series here at PlayStation Universe. Thus far we've gone beyond the game and into the music with games like FIFA 09, Need for Speed Undercover and even Burnout Paradise. However, what would it be like to go beyond a game based completely around music? We wanted to find out, so we spoke with the two founding members of Bang Camaro, Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea, to go beyond the music of Rock Band 2.
Much like the Beyond the Game articles of the past, entry details in order to win a copy of Rock Band 2 and an album from Bang Camaro will be placed at the end of the feature.
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PSU: It's no secret that you guys have gone in a completely different direction than every band out there. I'd like to know exactly what the definition of "Lead Vocalist" is to a band like Bang Camaro and how many you currently have.
ALEX: Our definition of lead vocalist is pretty much the same as any other band. The only difference in our direction from that of other bands is we have anywhere between 6 and 15 vocalists singing together at the same time. Our guys have mastered a lot of the same deep knee bends, musical grimaces, and fist pumping you may see in bands that have just one puny singer.
BRYN: Most of our singers were lead singers of their own bands, so we are working with a talented bunch of guys.
PSU: You guys got your start in Guitar Hero 2 due to your ability to push out strong vocals and guitar shredding talents. What is it like for you guys to truly be discovered and have your music appreciated on such a massive level?
ALEX: It’s been unbelievable. I can barely leave my really massive house because of the hordes of videogame fans that stalk me at every turn. Sometimes when I go out I just want to be able to eat in peace and read my Hunter S. Thompson books. It’s very lonely at the top.
BRYN: What Alex is trying to say is that we were really lucky to get picked up and placed in some big video games…. But we’re still poor and eat at taco bell. Spare change anyone?
PSU: According to a recent MTV Video, Bang Camaro was actually forced to recruit lead vocalists while on tour because the band couldn't afford to bring all 20 members with them. What was that experience like for you?
ALEX: We have met a lot of great singers along the way. Case in point, we have a group of 4 singers in the Chicago area who come out and sing with us every time we come through the area. They are a great group of guys and I look forward to seeing them on every tour. In other parts of the country, the talent pool has been a little bit smaller, but we’re seeing new people crop up all the time.
BRYN: We just picked up 2 guys from Philadelphia that are going to tour with us this time around.
PSU: It's no secret that Bang Camaro absolutely exploded onto the scene after several industry figures noticed your songs being sold and downloaded at an alarming rate on both MySpace and iTunes. Did you ever think you would have that effect on people who have started listening ... (continued on next page)
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MacroSamurai
- 11:59pm GMT - February 28th, 2009
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Totally didn't know about the having stand-in vocalists in different cities. Hmph.
At any rate, absolute favorite is Push Push (Lady Lightning). Freakin' sweet.
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DeadOnArrival06 |
DeadOnArrival06- 12:59am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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It is pretty cool how you guys got to interview the band. I'll have to agree with #1. Push Push (Lady Lightning) is a good one.
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Achilles_13 |
Achilles__13- 1:20am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Night life is my fav, great band, keep it up guys
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GrandVizierOlaf
- 1:42am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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I would also go with Push Push (Lady Lightning). You can't listen to it and not start a solid headbob.
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hitman8062 |
hitman8062- 1:45am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Night life for sure
Btw is this just the game of Rock Band 2 or the game and all the peripherals?
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Kamahl |
Kamahl_rg- 3:00am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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lol, i gotta love it... one says "night life" and everyone copies that...
You are mixing 2 songs, "Night Lies" and "Nightlife Commando", if you are just gonna copy what the guy above you said, at least make sure you get the name right.
My favorite is Pleasure (pleasure)... I just love the riff... the guitar solo and other guitar parts in this song are so good, seriously this song should be a classic... im learning to play guitar and i got the tabs and im now trying to play it :D
Other songs i like are Night Lies, Out on the streets and Rock of Mages.
BTW, are you giving away the full version of Rock Band or just the disc? I wish i get the album.
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NintenDood |
NintenDood- 4:10am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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My favorite song from them is most definitely Push Push (Lady Lightning)! :D
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Engelbert!
- 5:45am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Swallow the Razor all the way.
Awesome band are awesome ^
Although apparently the Rock Band 2 trophies are really hard :(
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happypeoplearegay |
call-me-on-5- 7:10am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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My favourite song is Pleasure because I loved it on Rock Band. And I wanna know if this is the european version or the American. Cos I want the European version... I'll wait
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lordAlucard |
Sympozium_666- 7:23am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Night lies slowly followed by Rock of Mages but 20 vocalists thats unbelievable
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Jackobinen
- 8:19am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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AWESOME GAME! AWESOME BAND! Bang Camaro FTW!
I would say Pleasure (Pleasure) is my favorite song...
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GuitarMaster231 |
Cody0705- 10:05am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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My favorite is probably revolution. I don't know why but something about that song makes me come back to it over and over.
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rblanshard |
rblanshard6615- 10:18am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Fantastic stuff...Night Life and Pleasure (Pleasure) are the tops.
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nthmost
- 10:18am GMT - March 1st, 2009
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I like Night Lies, it's the most fun to play on the drums. the lyrics are amusing too.
maybe one of these days i'll take a video of myself singing and playing drums on this at the same time. should be funny.
--Naomi
ps. do you take chick singers? i'm kind of a Chrissie Hynde / Debbie Harry type. :)
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EvilGamingEmpire |
EVILEMPIRE377- 3:32pm GMT - March 1st, 2009
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damn psu u guys get to interview some bad-as* people
push push (lady lightning) is definately my favorite
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jamesobachand |
sNaKe2112- 3:45pm GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Pleasure (Pleasure) is the shizzy. PSU rules.
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psn_frov |
frov- 4:27pm GMT - March 1st, 2009
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@ Kamahl
You shouldn't have said anything, imagine how many more people would have not been eligable :), tsk tsk, I wonder if double posting disqualifies me? Anyway my real response would have been Swallow the Razor, listen to the beginning of that song you might be interested in playing that
PS, I too am learning how to play guitar
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kamakazie199
- 6:03pm GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Bang Camaro is the best band ever to be in a music game. Everytime i play GH2 or RB2 Bang is always first and last. My favorite song would have to be pleasure. Rock on BC!
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1solidsnake |
solid1snake67- 6:31pm GMT - March 1st, 2009
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sorry, don't own rock band. i might get it to play online with other people, " why not just buy a real guitar or a set of drums, make a career out of it. it's just clicking buttons. look at the real rockstars, they didn't grow up on GH or rockband with a plastic guitar. i'd say learn the real thing and you might have alot more fun doing that. but, this is america and that's just my opinion.
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Choko
- 11:28pm GMT - March 1st, 2009
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Well, I first heard of Bang Camaro from RockBand, so I dont know alot of songs from them. I've heard some of them, but until know, I still love Pleasure (pleasure) more than any of their songs I've heard. Riff is awesome...and the solo...well....its freaking sweet. I'm trying to play it on my guitar =)
Edit: BTW, It'll be nice to see some bang camaro on Fifa. That'll make me play it even more =P
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lifesburden |
lbmanuel1- 5:54am GMT - March 2nd, 2009
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the band looks pretty interesting i don't think i've heard of bang camaro.. funny name though,, i think i might just check them out and dante's inferno...... never played rockband never had the money.... sounds fun..good luck to the band
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netherdragon |
netherdragon- 6:19am GMT - March 2nd, 2009
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ive only heard a few of thier songs but i have to say revolution is my fav of the ones ive heard. they sound like a realld cool band so i think im gonna check these guys out a bit more now.
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