Sep 21 2009
Iggy Pop Announced For Lego Rock Band
New announcement regarding the upcoming awfulness that is Lego Rock Band. Iggy Pop has been confirmed as one of the first musicians to appear in the game. In case you weren’t aware Lego Rock Band is the Harmonix alternative for parents that think Rock Band’s rock music is inappropriate for the younger gamers. So Lego Rock Band is going to offer a more family friendly music experience, and if you know Iggy Pop, he definitely falls into the family friendly category. So this move doesn’t confuse me at all.
Although I don’t really see the point of a Lego Rock Band. I understand you want to protect your children from music you find offensive, but Rock Band’s track lists have always been fairly tame. The announced songs for LRB really sound terrible, and not very entertaining for faux instrument play.
- Blur “Song 2”
- Carl Douglas “Kung Fu Fighting”
- Europe “The Final Countdown”
- Good Charlotte “Boys And Girls”
- Pink “So What”
I’m not saying they’re not entertaining from a technical stand point, but if you’re a concerned parent, do you really want to have to listen to your kid playing The Final Countdown or Kung Fu Fighting 8 million times? I’d consider that right up there with waterboarding for interrogation methods that should be avoided because of their classification as torture. Why not just buy your kids The Beatles Rock Band? The Beatles are extremely non-threatening by today’s standards, and they have a much richer catalog of music that you can both enjoy.
I’d much rather hear The Beatles over and over again, personally. And I’m not even a fan of The Beatles.
