![Waking the Demon [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals @IcemageJT](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jGWkO4x4hM8/hqdefault.jpg)
Uploaded June 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
So, so, SO many requests for this song.
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Waking the Demon by Bullet For My Valentine, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As is customary with my videos, the original vocals by Matthew Tuck and Jason James are muted so you can hear what I'm singing.
This is another of my video entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
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I'd never even heard this song until yesterday when I finally sat down and played through it for the first time. I got a lot of comments from people saying they were having trouble with it, and I can sort of see why since the chorus has huge octave jumps, but it's really not as bad as all that, as you'll see and hear for yourself.
This version of the song doesn't match the official music video, so I'm guessing this is what's on the album, but the music video has pitched singing for many of the phrases that are charted as talkies, so I went back and memorized those parts and sang them that way because I sound horrible when I try (and fail) to scream. :) Plus it's easier on my vocal cords.
As I mentioned above, the chorus seems to be the part that screws with everyone on this song ("Breathe for me / Don't wake me from this slumber / Stay with me / Possession taking over"), because of the pitch changes. Fortunately you can octave shift it and still make it sound OK - that's what I've done here, so hopefully that helps some of you figure out how to FC this song.
Oh, and as I always try to do, I've uncensored the missing F-bomb in this song.
So, so, SO many requests for this song.
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Waking the Demon by Bullet For My Valentine, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As is customary with my videos, the original vocals by Matthew Tuck and Jason James are muted so you can hear what I'm singing.
This is another of my video entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
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I'd never even heard this song until yesterday when I finally sat down and played through it for the first time. I got a lot of comments from people saying they were having trouble with it, and I can sort of see why since the chorus has huge octave jumps, but it's really not as bad as all that, as you'll see and hear for yourself.
This version of the song doesn't match the official music video, so I'm guessing this is what's on the album, but the music video has pitched singing for many of the phrases that are charted as talkies, so I went back and memorized those parts and sang them that way because I sound horrible when I try (and fail) to scream. :) Plus it's easier on my vocal cords.
As I mentioned above, the chorus seems to be the part that screws with everyone on this song ("Breathe for me / Don't wake me from this slumber / Stay with me / Possession taking over"), because of the pitch changes. Fortunately you can octave shift it and still make it sound OK - that's what I've done here, so hopefully that helps some of you figure out how to FC this song.
Oh, and as I always try to do, I've uncensored the missing F-bomb in this song.
![Waking the Demon [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jGWkO4x4hM8/mqdefault.jpg "Waking the Demon [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
So, so, SO many requests for this song.
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Waking the Demon by Bullet For My Valentine, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As is customary with my videos, the original vocals by Matthew Tuck and Jason James are muted so you can hear what Im singing.
This is another of my video entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
Id never even heard this song until yesterday when I finally sat down and played through it for the first time. I got a lot of comments from people saying they were having trouble with it, and I can sort of see why since the chorus has huge octave jumps, but its really not as bad as all that, as youll see and hear for yourself.
This version of the song doesnt match the official music video, so Im guessing this is whats on the album, but the music video has pitched singing for many of the phrases that are charted as talkies, so I went back and memorized those parts and sang them that way because I sound horrible when I try (and fail) to scream. :) Plus its easier on my vocal cords.
As I mentioned above, the chorus seems to be the part that screws with everyone on this song (Breathe for me / Dont wake me from this slumber / Stay with me / Possession taking over), because of the pitch changes. Fortunately you can octave shift it and still make it sound OK - thats what Ive done here, so hopefully that helps some of you figure out how to FC this song.
Oh, and as I always try to do, Ive uncensored the missing F-bomb in this song.")
![Good Riddance [Green Day / Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jQ70E6si9GU/mqdefault.jpg "Good Riddance [Green Day / Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day, as it appears in both Green Day: Rock Band and Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
Good Riddance is an on-disc song for Green Day: Rock Band. All 47 songs in Green Day: Rock Band can be exported to Rock Band 2 for $10 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
This video is a hybrid tutorial / comparison video.
Good Riddance is a simple and sweet song, and not terribly difficult on any instrument, especially vocals. Billie Joe Armstrong doesnt have the most impressive vocal range in the world, but it also makes songs very easy to sing for just about everyone.
The comparison part of the video is to show the differences between the vocal gameplay interfaces between Green Day: Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Note in particular the hard-to-spot progress meter in GDRB, and the different placement of the overdrive bars. What you cant see on this video (since Ive studio-magicked it away to synchronize the pitchline charts) is the slight difference in placement of the scoring line. Green Day: Rock Band places the scoring bar a bit further to the left on the screen than Rock Band 2 does. Lastly, notice that the exported version of the song slightly different placement for the phrase ending markers. It doesnt impact scoring, but its just... odd.")
![More Than a Feeling [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals Performance Mode!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jlVhEKNbTMg/mqdefault.jpg "More Than a Feeling [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals Performance Mode!
This is another of my entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals in PERFORMANCE MODE (no lyrics or pitchline) on More Than a Feeling by Boston as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As per the rules of the challenge, the original vocals by Brad Delp are minimized, and my microphone is turned up so the only vocals you hear are my own.
This video done on request from Noitora22 (and a belated request from Brunaleski, whose awesome vocals videos you should also check out!)
More Than a Feeling is not a terribly difficult song to sing, though with as low as my voice is, I had to transpose the entire song down 1 octave to make it fit into my range. Getting that last phrase down in one breath was something of a challenge, too!
I did make an effort on this video to get all the percussion hits, since I think you might actually need them to gold star the song.
As always, let me know what you think!")
![Texas Flood [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/juMwHbnEORU/mqdefault.jpg "Texas Flood [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
This is another of my video entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As per the rules of the challenge, the original vocals by Stevie Ray Vaughan are muted, and my microphone is turned up so the only vocals you hear are my own.
This video posted by request from Nettacki and BassManiac07.
This is a textbook example of how to almost fail to get a perfect 100% in Rock Band on vocals. I am breaking every single rule here - Im not singing completely in-time, Im not matching pitch, Im deviating from the melody, and Im just doing the bare minimum to meet the scoring requirements in order to give myself the breathing room to add some emotion to this performance.
If any of you out there hum this song or sing it like a robot just to get 100%, I will personally reach through the screen and slap the stupid out of you until you learn better.")
![Cheeseburger In Paradise [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kE9nhnY5ivA/mqdefault.jpg "Cheeseburger In Paradise [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
This is another of my video entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffett as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As per the rules of the challenge, the original vocals by Jimmy Buffett are muted, and my microphone is turned up so the only vocals you hear are my own.
Living in Florida means of course that Im a big fan of Jimmy Buffetts music, and its doubly nice that I have almost exactly the same singing range as he does. This is one of the easiest and most enjoyable videos Ive done for my channel in quite some time, enough so that I was able to do a little bit of improvisation on the melody while staying inside the scoring guidelines.
As always, let me know what you think!")
![Are You Dead Yet? [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lIwDeSfdiEs/mqdefault.jpg "Are You Dead Yet? [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Are You Dead Yet? by Children of Bodom, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As is customary with my videos, the original vocals by Alexi Laiho are muted so you can hear what Im singing (or in this case, attempting to growl).
So Ive been doing a lot of videos with talky parts since my return from hiatus, and while I still cant scream worth anything, I figure with such a low vocal range Id have a decent death metal growl.
Enter this video, which is my attempt at practicing my growling technique. I dont really like to do even this, since it still hurts my vocal cords a bit, but I think as long as I dont overdo, it should be OK.
Aside from that, this song is pretty easy pitch-wise. The chorus is slightly different each time, though not enough to matter for most people - you can basically sing it the same way every time and score them all because the differences are too small to make you lose combo. Oh, and the guitar in this song is totally epic.
So be honest and tell me what you think of my growling. Good, bad, or ugly?")
![Green Hex Farming Ch5 [Resonance of Fate] (spoiler)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lPXfhVpBZkM/mqdefault.jpg "Green Hex Farming Ch5 [Resonance of Fate] (spoiler)
This is a spoiler video for Resonance of Fate (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360).
One of the things you need to do a lot of in this game is grinding/farming for items, especially colored energy hexes. This is a neat method I found in Chapter 5. Its still punishingly slow, but its ...well... less slow than any other method Ive heard of, and you can do it much earlier than most people think.
The audio commentary Ive included covers most of the points; if you dont have this game, its not going to make a whole lot of sense, but the game mechanics of Resonance of Fate defy any sort of quick explanation.
Please let me know if you have questions, and/or would like to see more videos of this nature from me covering other games (I buy quite a lot of games for my PlayStation 3).")
![El Scorcho [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ml94y0EDJMM/mqdefault.jpg "El Scorcho [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
This video requested by jared1287.
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on El Scorcho by Weezer, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As is customary with my videos, the original vocal track by Rivers Cuomo is minimized so you can hear what Im singing (and thats pretty important on this song because you sure cant hear what youre supposed to be singing clearly because of all the backup singers in harmony).
This song is listed in Rock Band 2 as tier 0/Apprentice difficulty on vocals. Harmonix would have you believe this song is, therefore, easy to pass.
All I can say is that someone at Harmonix must have found a stash of hallucinogenic mushrooms or something when they decided to rate this song on vocals. El Scorcho easily deserves at least Challenging/4 dots, regardless of what difficulty you play at. Its full of off-key notes, gigantic pitch jumps, harmony singing, strange cadences, the works. If it were much faster it would be one of the most difficult songs in the game, but the very slow tempo is the only thing that keeps everything manageable (sort of).")
![Dont Stop Believing [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mtjXEU00Aso/mqdefault.jpg "Dont Stop Believing [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
This is another of my video entries into the ScoreHero How Good Can You Sound Video Challenge, found here:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Dont Stop Believing by Journey as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As per the rules of the challenge, the original vocals by Steve Perry are muted, and my microphone is turned up so the only vocals you hear are my own.
This song got requested by many, many, many people, and for good reason. Its amazing, classic, and everyone knows it.
Its easy to sing, has a relatively small range, and doesnt have too many quirks or oddities. It can be hard to perform live in front of an audience, however, since the vocals are very much dominant and you cant rely on the instruments to cover any mistakes. Theres also a lot of long sustained notes which can be hard for inexperienced singers to maintain.
As always, let me know what you think!")
![Moving to Seattle [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mwWd2ZYjFV0/mqdefault.jpg "Moving to Seattle [Rock Band 2] 100% Expert Vocals
100% Gold Star Expert Vocals performance on Moving to Seattle by The Material, as it appears in Rock Band 2 for PlayStation 3.
As is typical for my videos, the original vocal track by Colleen DAgostino are minimized so you can hear what Im singing.
This video is posted (very late, but better late than never right?) by request for YouTube user Absoltastic.
Moving to Seattle isnt a very difficult song once you get a handle on some of the odd key shifts and unusual melodies. Most of the song repeats, so once you get it once its mostly harmless, but sightreading can be challenging because of some wide pitch jumps between phrases, especially as some of the phrases are sung very quietly.
Im a little curious why the its about to rain at 0:49 and the You were never one to worry at 2:36 werent charted - theyre clearly audible on the track, albeit with some heavy echo effects going on...")
