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[bookzombie]

So what's been happening besides the Clarke Award stuff mentioned a few days ago?

Work continues to be work; I had my QR yesterday and it went pretty well all told, certainly nothing to worry about. Today we had our annual business review in which I failed to win the Gold Award I was nominated for. No real surprise there; the person who did win in my category frankly deserved it far more than I did. But no free trip to La Manga this year...

Rehearsals are going about as well as can be expected - we are part way through setting the most complex dance routine, causing great hilarity at certain points!

Gaming time sinks have been Rogue Galaxy on the PS2 - an sf JRPG. It's much like other JRPGs, like the Final Fantasy games, but as I really like those that's not an issue!

But, given I got my annual bonus last week, and despite my annoyance at the prices expressed in these pages a few months ago, I have bought Rock Band! And it is great fun. I've not had much chance to delve into it yet but I've mainly been concentrating on having a go on the drum kit (I've always fancied myself as a drummer...) Looking forward to the weekend when I'm hoping to persuade pennskito join me in some multiplayer sessions!

So. just out of curiosity, a question for f-listers who have already been playing Rock Band: When you are playing, what is your (and your playing partners where appropriate) preferred choice of instrument?

ETA: For anyone who is interested my XBox Gamertag is bookzombie, predictibly enough!

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

Yay, someone we know over in the UK has Rock Band. ;)

I've only played it once--well, during one brief period of time, when Phredd & I went to visit my brother in TX. Although we managed a lot of Rock Band during that time. I started off singing b/c I am really bad at any sort of fake instrument & plus Phredd & my brother/his wife wanted to play too (this was right after they got it). And then they each started to get the hang of the few songs we'd done & didn't want to switch instruments, heh. Alas that I didn't know a ton of the songs available (like that really lousy Rolling Stones song about rape & murder), tho' I did quite well w/some stuff like Weezer.

[whumpdotcom.livejournal.com]

Must convince the Carl Brandon folks next year to drop the karaoke machine and make with the Rock Band.

[littlebutfierce]

There was meant to be Rock Band at the Capes & Consoles party, although that was canned because there wasn't enough room. I heard that they were thinking about a special sekrit afterparty w/Rock Band, but I crashed way before that would've happened.

[feiran.livejournal.com]

Yay Rock Band! I love that game. I tend to play guitar most often, though that's mostly because the friends I play with are excited about drums or vocals. :)

Are you playing it on XBox, by chance? Do you have a Gamertag?

[bookzombie.livejournal.com]

Gamertag = bookzombie
(I know, so predictible!)

[feiran.livejournal.com]

Mine's Fairest. We should play together sometime!

[whumpdotcom.livejournal.com]

I'm rocking the bass on medium difficulty when we find time to play it at the office.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Playing Guitar Hero has informed me that I listen to the rhythm SeCTION (drums and bass) far more than the rhythm guitar. Their lead guitar stuff is weird, too.

Wouldn't mind a try at drums, though.