Rock Band 2 - Powerslave (Vocals 100% FC)

"Powerslave" by Iron Maiden
Gamertag: Blue in Acadia
Console: Xbox 360
Game: Rock Band 2
Difficulty: Expert

This song is available as part of the "Flight 666" pack available for download at the Rock Band Music Store.

"UP THE IRONS!!!" \m/

This is one of the great Maiden songs, IMO. It's the title track from their 1984 album. The Pharaoh imagery in the lyrics is very cool.

But it's a HARD song... in more ways than one. I think I was thrown off by the charting (perhaps because I'm more used to the 'Live at Death' version of the song). It's also hard to sing this song and sound good at it. Bruce Dickinson is a vocal beast and he uses lots of vibratto. Staying on the pitch bar and FCing the song AND sounding good on it = NOT EASY. I was able to FC this song on video last week but I didn't like the way I sounded so I put in another session on it today and now I'm happy with the result.

Also, be sure to catch my improv BRE ('big rock ending') at the end... where I shriek "Powerslave!!!" For some reason I just feel like it doing that every time I sing that song...

BTW, the intro song is "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," also on the same 'Powerslave' album. There's also an excerpt from the Flight666 video that plays during the lengthy guitar solo. I'm a Maiden fan and so I figured fellow fans (and all people who appreciate awesome musicianship) would love to see it.

I wasn't trying to squeeze for points/score here but I did use the published optimal path on Scorehero:
3sk1/, 3/sk1, 2/sk1, 2/

Here's a link to Scorehero's vocal paths list for RB2 DLC. It's a great list that MANY people have worked hard to create and maintain:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17397&postdays=0&...

To make this video I captured the game video into iMovie using my Canopus ADVC110 capture device. I deinterlaced the movie files then dragged/dropped them into my Final Cut Express bin, synched it all up and cropped/resized the video layers and images.

Copyright Disclaimer - This song has been licensed by Harmonix/MTV Games for use and playback via the game "Rock Band 2." More information can be found at: http://www.rockband.com/
- Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for educational and personal purposes.
This video is intended to be used as a guide for anyone that wants to 100% the song 'Powerslave.'

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[bruspapir]

@Azagthoth32 pharaoh- symphony x

[Azagthoth32]

This is my favorite song ever about a dying Pharoah. OK, it is the only song I have ever heard about a dying Pharoah, but even if they were a dime a dozen, I bet this would be the best.

[careypricefan11]

Wow awesome singing and video...loved the parts from Flight 666 :D

Up The Irons - Maiden FTW

[sandstormsux]

Powerslave is a win album, Aces High, 2 Minutes, Mariner, Powerslave, Flash of the Blade, all great songs

awesome job!!!