"Bang" by Rockapella (RBN Expert Gameplay)

"Bang" by Rockapella, off "Bang" (2010 under A Capella), in Rock Band 2 on XBox 360. All Expert autoplay. Available in the RBN Store for 160MSP: http://bit.ly/hzZW8t

A capella in Rock Band- it's more likely than you'd think. And more fun. And if you're going to do it, you gotta go with the best.

Guitar: 3 || Drums: 2 || Vocals: 5 || Bass: 3 || Full Band: 3

Rockapella official website: http://www.rockapella.com

Fairwood Studios Website: http://www.fairwoodstudios.com

For more information on the Rock Band Network: http://creators.rockband.com/

Music © Rockapella Road Corp., used with permission. Authored game data © Fairwood Studios. All rights reserved.

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• RB2
• RBN
• cappella
• rockapella
• fairwood
• studios
• bang
• vocals

[ChronoGXay]

PLEASE tell me this song is family friendly... I've been wishing and hoping for some a capella songs in Rock Band for a long time now. :(

[FairwoodStudios]

@ChronoGXay In terms of actual content, I'd say so. Little sly but nothing really bad. In terms of RB3 ratings, I'm afraid not, only because all RBN content is officially "Unrated" for a few reasons.

[LlamaJudge]

Is it just me, or is there autotune?

[FairwoodStudios]

@LlamaJudge There is. I was a little disappointed to hear it at first, but it seems to be used more in an effects sort of way than a correction sort of way (especially when comparing to the dry vocal track).

[ceegers]

YAY ROCKAPELLA!

I do want to say, however, that it looks like they got slightly lazy on the guitar part... a number of upbeats are charted as downbeats. One example is just after 0:50 (actually happens around 53) where both the drummer (on the crash cymbal/bass drum) and the bass are hitting on the upbeat before the guitar on the downbeat. But the vocals the guitar follows at this and a number of other spots are sounding on the upbeat, even though it's charted on the downbeat.

[yetimomentum]

@FairwoodStudios I saw this song live, and a friend who was with me said that Scott Leonard was creating that effect himself. If he's right, that would be pretty sick.

[ChronoGXay]

@orimarc - I would happily do without the guitar or bass (or both) if it meant getting a sweet a capella duet or trio. =]

[ChronoGXay]

@SuperSpitt81 - Hell yeah!

[ManfredvonKarma7]

I really hope to see some more Rockapella. This blows Footloose and Fancy Free out of the water in terms of unexpectedly awesome charting.

[jesusmann0777]

It would be sooo freaking awesome if the put in witwics with a improv drum solo

[SuperSpitt81]

Bought this track the day it was released. It has been so much fun to play and sing. It's a nice and refreshing piece for the game, and as an a Cappella buff, it's great to see my favorite group on a mainstream game.