(aka “Endlist Shitlist Too”.  I made that up!)

Because it’s hella rainy today and I’m hella bored, I’m doing this 84-song marathon on vocals – Expert of course – which will earn me “Legendary” status and probably gumdrops will rain from the sky and whatnot.

Preparations:

• re-dressed all my characters — hey, i’m going to be staring at them for like 7 hours
• ate a huge okonomiyaki
• made three big pots of tea: pu-erh, goji-ginger-jujube, and white tea
• readied a bunch of podcasts to play during the Talkie songs — it doesn’t matter what you say or “sing” during those, so may as well have my favorite talkers come in as guest-singers.  (I’ll just have to activate the Overdrive parts myself.)

I’m going to keep this blog post updated as I finish each song.  I’m going for the “Bladder of Steel” award too, so I can’t pause it or respond to messages or anything. 

Oh, and as time allows I am inserting pics of my infamous karaoke session with the illustrious Mika-chan when I was in Tokyo.  I’m in the stripy pants.

Click below if you REALLY want a play-by-play of the whole 7.5 hours. Might be useful if you plan on doing the Endless Setlist 2 on expert vocals like I did.

SONGS IN ORDER (with stars awarded / % correct / my comments)

Eye of the Tiger: 6 / 100 / “…for the pill with a skillet of five…!” yeah bring it on!

My Own Worst Enemy: 6 / 98 / nigga please

I Was Wrong: 5 / 93 / Shaky arrow

So Whatcha Want: 6 / 99 / Let Fitness Rocks podcast handle this one. Talkies make good breaks.

E-pro:  3 stars / ?? / freaking shaky arrow!! I didn’t deserve that.

Hungry Like the Wolf: 6 / 99 / How did I miss that one?? I was robbed!!

Pretend that we’re dead: 6 / 99 / Deeeeaaaadd.

Rebel Girl: 6 / 100 / didn’t make best use of overdrive (like i care right now)

Nine in the Afternoon: 5 / 95  / First time I ever sang this one (sightread – SR). Don’t know the verse melodies too well.

Float On: 6 / 98 / SR – that was fun. have to perfect that one sometime.

Drain You: 6 / 100 / had 1/4 bar overdrive left, but no problem.

PDA: 6 / 96 / i don’t know this song all that well, and when I’m singing it, i’m usually thinking, “i wish i were drumming.” well i won’t be thinking that when it gets to Painkiller.  (or will I?)

Man in the Box: 6 / 100 / i like this song better every time I play it.

Cool for Cats: 6 / 98 / i like this song less every time i play it. but as a late-70s new wave and punk fan, i still quite like it.

Hello There: 6 / 97 / I always miss that “WOULD YOU LIKE TA!!” part that’s half-talkie.  *shrug*

Today: 6 / 99 / had 1/4 bar overdrive left.

That’s What You Get: 6 / 97 / just barely got the gold stars (confusion over use of overdrive), but i finally nailed that weird bridge section i could never get before.

Spirit in the Sky:  6 / 99  / ugghghhhhhhghghgh.  SR.  fuck those stupid tambourine sections. i got my gold stars.

We Got The Beat: 6 / 99 / guh.

New Kid in School: 6 / 100 / Yayy Donnas yay.  had 1/4 overdrive left, but it ain’t that bad.

Feel the Pain: 6 / 100 / yeah whatever.

Pump It Up: 6 / 100 / probably my least favorite Costello song, but hey, Costello.

One Step Closer: 6 / 97 / now I wish I were playing drums.

Welcome to the Neighborhood: 6 / 100 / sightread (SR). but i’ve played it on drums lots.  argh that was only song #24 of 84!

White Wedding: 6 / 99 / It’s a nice, rainy day to… NOT start again! I can’t wait to be done this thing.

Psycho Killer: 6 / 99 / Did you know David Byrne has a degree in Medieval French?  I did.  Oh hey – nice long tambourine solo at the end means a nice quick snack break!

Lump: 6 / 99 / Is this lump I’m chewing still in my mouth? I FINK SHO.  yom.. that was funny.

Conventional Lover: 6 / 98 / SR (yes, really).  drumming this one is funner.  funny lyrics… i was giggling at all the puns as i sang it.  heh.  (“nerrd!”)

De-Luxe : 6 / 100 / kinda fun. i bet i could sing and drum this on expert at the same time.

Shooting Star: 6 / 96 / ughghghg. there should be a bylaw in this game that if you reach 6 gold stars before the end of the song, then you’re allowed to just stop singing.  “whoa whoa whoa, nananana”, just not necessary.

Give It Away: 6 / 98 / Guest-sung by Cory Doctorow via his Craphound Podcast.  nicely done, Cory!

The Middle: 6 / 96 / It just takes some time, littabittadittabitta something what…

American Woman: 5 / 94 / Goodbye Canadian jerk. 

[ed - I keep getting reactions of "HEY!" from Canadian guys reading this (that's a large proportion of the guys I play RB2 with, apparently!) so I feel I should point something out: have you ever actually listened to the lyrics of this song???  In addition to it being a catalogue of invectives against Americans in general, the very last line is, "Goodbye American CHICK".  So, uh, yeah.  Yeah!]

Jagged Gorgeous Winter: 5 / 96 / Mmmmf.

Living on a Prayer: 5 / 100 / Whoaaaaa I’m not even halfway theeere…

One Way or Another: 5 / 97 / Starting to lose interest?

Go Your Own Way: 6 / 100 / mmhmm.

Kids in America: 6 / 100 / let’s hear it for songs I don’t have to look at the screen to get 100% on.  now if my headset weren’t all smashed by my foot, i could blog and sing at the same time.  maybe some duct tape…

Girl’s Not Grey: 6 / 100 / SR (really). have drummed it a lot.

Lazy Eye: 4 / 97 / SR. whoops. maybe if i’m going to suck on a song, i should do the tambourine hits.

Come Out and Play: 6 / 100 / Heyyy… don’t pay no mind… been singing this song since 1995…

Mountain Song: 5 / 95 / SR. no fun. wanna cash in now.  but i must press on!

-=-=-=-= HALFWAY DONE!! =-=-=-=-

Where Did You Go?  5 / 98 / bad use of overdrive. meh.

Alex Chilton / 6 / 98 / Hiiii we’re the Replacements… and we’re playing in a Rock [n Roll] Band [2].

Rockin me Baby: 6 / 98 / What is this song about??

Oh Bob Dylan next, time to stuff a Larabar in my mouth!

Tangled Up in Blue: 5 / 96 / heheh this song is much more fun with a mouthful of snack bar.

Alive: 6 / 98 / it’s really satisfying to do well in this song.  should have used tambourine part for a bathroom break though.

Round and Round: 6 / 99 / long meedly guitar solos at the end of a song mean just enough time for a pee break!

You Oughta Know: 6 / 99 / i *ought* to know this song, i was a teen in the 90s. And every time I sing it I can’t help but think of Dave Coulier…

Alabama Getaway: 6 / 98 / SR.  i’m starting to feel icky from spitting into this microphone for 4 hours, and singing hippy songs about total dirtbags sort of intensifies this.

Testify: 6 / 100 / Another flawless talkie victory for Cory Doctorow, and a break for me.

Supreme Girl: 6 / 99 / I love this song! because it’s basically early XTC!  (Remember kids, the secret to creativity is Hiding Your Sources.)

Pinball Wizard: 6 / 99 / glad i took the time to master the melody, but next time, must remember to save 1/2-bar of overdrive and use it just before “he plays my favorite table”.

Our Truth: 5 / 99 / throat… scratchy… need tea!!!  but no time!!!

Uncontrollable Urge: 5 / 96 / SR. wow, not easy.

Bad Reputation: 6 / 100 / “Pedal, boys!” okay.

Night Lies: 6 / 99 / Exploding into giggle fits is becoming a problem.  “Niiight liiiahahahaha”

Any Way You Want It: 6 / 100 / pfft!  i’m a trained singer.

Teenage Riot: 6 / 99 / YOU’RE IT!

Shackler’s Revenge: 6 / 97 / I don’t believe there’s a reason this song should have been written, much less been included in this game.

Let There Be Rock: 5 / 96 / and you could hear the fingers pickin’, and this is what they had to say: “ow! quit it with the tambourine!”  alright, i’ll whack the mic against a pile of change in my pocket from now on. wait that makes too much sense…

The Trees: 6 / 100 / Alright, you go, Neil Peart! while I go to the bathroom and pick up another Youbar and drink tea!

Aqualung: 6 / 100 / see mom? [cassette] taping classic rock marathons off the radio and listening to it incessantly every day for a year has paid off.

Down With the Sickness: 6 / 99 / my throat hurts.  It’s not what you think!!

Chop Suey: 5 / 96 / mmf.

Everlong: 6 / 100 / yay. been singing that song since it emerged in 1997. maybe that’s why i’m losing my functional vocal range… oh wait, no, it’s just that i’ve been singing for 5 hours straight.  glad this game allows octave changes at will.

Master Exploder: 5 / 92 / It turns out I do need a microphone.

Give It All: 5 / 96 / Shaky Arrow strikes again!

Carry On My Wayward Son: 6 / 100 / gold stars at the 75% mark, that’s what I like to see.  (can’t sing that song w/o thinking about South Park heheh)

Rob the Prez-o-dent: 5 / 90 / shaky arrow!! plus, first time i ever sang it! good thing it’s mostly talkie!

Spoonman: 4 / 89 / Shaky Arrow!!! not fair! that song is hard enough!!!

Ace of Spades: 5 / 99 / injudicial use of overdrive

-=-=-=-= THREE QUARTERS DONE!!! =-=-=-=-

Almost Easy: 6 / 99 / “I’m not, not insane”?  Wait, does that mean you ARe insane?

Rambling Man: 6 / 100 / Wait a second, don’t play the freaking tambourine solo, you’ve got the gold stars, make a run for the bathroom!!!

Get Clean: 5 / 96 / SR, and I probably have never played this song on the drums either, which means I’ve never heard this song in full before.  just scraped by with the 5 stars.

Peace Sells: 6 / 98 / Wow now I know how to sound like Dave Mustaine… sing for 6 hours straight and then try to hit high notes.

Colony of Birchmen: 6 / 98 / best I ever did on that one.  (why do I suddenly feel like cracking open my old DM notes?)

Souls of Black: 6 / 100 / SR.  wow, that was easy. and kind on the vocal chords.

YEAH, Boddhisatva! Snack break!!

Boddhisatva: 6 / 100 / Advice: ignore cowbell solos at your peril if you are not good at singing this one.  they’re worth 1.5 stars or so.

-=-=-=-= FIVE SONGS LEFT!!! =-=-=-=-  and this is the good stuff *bouncebounce*

Shoulder to the Plow: 5 / 94 / SR.  ugh.

Battery: 6 / 100 /  boy, missing cowbell hits in a Metallica song sure makes me feel like a retard.  that was a good score though.

Visions: 6 / 100 / is this really actually a song? huh.

Panic Attack: 6 / 100 / Boy good thing I’ve been listening to Dream Theatre lately!  (wait what?!?!)

Painkiller: 6 / 99 / yay Judas Priest!  time… for… A Pain Killerrrr… or maybe a glass of wine.

“KEEP SINGING” ???  it’s telling me this. no way MFer. gimme my cutscreeenz!

YEAH! DONE!!!

416 / 420 stars

Trophies achieved:

Vinyl Artist

Gold Artist

Platinum Artist

Bladder of Steel

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