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Achievement Guide

by omegamustard

GAME: Rock Band
By: Kenneth Stubbs (OmegaMustard)
Email: [email protected]
Information Help From Xbox.com, My friends that I play this with.
                                Jamestdumbaxx and wtmxwl iii

If you want to use this on your website or such, email me and ask first.
This Document is copyrighted by me.  
The Rock Band Achievement FAQ is Copyright (C) Jan. 04, 2008 Kenneth Stubbs


*If you are looking for an achievement inparticular, just search the word*

Contents
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I. The Achievements
A. Breakthrough Act
B. Hot Artist
C. Top Artist
D. String Shredder
E. Fret Ripper
F. Axe Assassin
G. Lord of the Strings
H. Rhythm Rocker
I. Groove Technician
J. Heavy Hitter
K. AN-I-MAL!!!
L. Howler
M. Screamer
N. Crooner
O. Virtuoso
P. Got Wheels
Q. Open Road
R. Jet Setter
S. One Million Fans
T. Hall of Fame Inductee
U. Vinyl Artist
V. Gold Artist
W. Platinum Artist
X. Big In London
Y. Big In Paris
Z. Big In Amsterdamn
AA.Big In Berlin
AB.Big In Stockholm
AC.Big In Rome
AD.Big In Boston
AE.Big In NYC
AF.Big In Chicago
AG.Big In LA
AH.Big In Seattle
AI.Big In San Francisco
AJ.Big In Japan
AK.Big In Sydney
AL.Big In Reykjavik
AM.Big In Rio de Janeiro
AN.Big In Moscow
AO.Tug Of War Champ
AP.Tug Of War Streak
AQ.Score Duel Champ
AR.Score Duel Streak
AS.Killer Performance
AT.Flawless Groove
AU.Flawless Drumming
AV.Flawless Fretwork
AW.Flawless Singing
AX.Riding On Coattails
II.  Closing Statements



I. The Achievements
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Rock Band currently has 50 Achievements worth a total of 1000 Gamerscore
points. I have included the easiest songs for certain achievements as 
well as added the Downloadable Content songs as well.

A. Breakthrough Act
  - Unlocked a Big Club in Solo Tour on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert 10G
  - Finish the second tier of songs in solo career, any difficulty


B. Hot Artist
  - Unlocked a Theater in Solo Tour on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert 10G
  - Finish the fourth tier of songs in solo career, any difficulty


C. Top Artist
  - Unlocked an Arena in Solo Tour on Medium, Hard or Expert 10G
  - Finish the sixth tier of songs in solo career, any difficulty


D. String Shredder
  - Finished Guitar Solo Tour on Easy 20G


E. Fret Ripper
  - Finished Guitar Solo Tour on Medium 30G


F. Axe Assassin
  - Finished Guitar Solo Tour on Hard 40G


G. Lord of the Strings
  - Finished Guitar Solo Tour on Expert 50G
  - Alright, these are stackable achievements, meaning, if you complete
    the game on a harder difficulty, it will unlock the lower 
    difficulties as well.  This game is no where near as hard as 
    Guitar Hero 3, so for veteran players of that, you'll breeze these
    guitar acheivements.
  - I guess the real key is to practice, pratice, pratice.  No real
    tips other than that.

  - Tips from soldat329x are
    Hammer-Ons/Pull-Offs- These are noted differently in Rock Band 
    than the Guitar Hero series. In Rock Band, a hammerable note consists 
    of a large note, followed by a noticeably smaller note. The smaller 
    note, needs not to be strummed, only pressed as it crosses the bar.

  - Fender Controller- If you are lucky and have a working Fender 
    controller, you will notice that sometimes when playing the 
    scrolling fretboard glows blue and a percentage comes up. 
    That means you have entered a solo. On the Fender controller 
    only, you can use the lower set of fret buttons during this 
    time and can finger tap your way through the section without 
    strumming. Just press the button as the note scrolls over the bar.

  - Timing Window - The timing window for Rock Band is a mix between 
    Guitar Hero I and Guitar Hero II in my opinion. It is insanely 
    tight. This means that you have about 3/4 of a second in any 
    direction to hit the note as it crosses the bar. If you understand 
    this concept, solos will come a little easier to you.
    

H. Rhythm Rocker
  - Finish Drum Solo Tour on easy 20G


I. Groove Technician
  - Finish Drum Solo Tour on medium 30G


J. Heavy Hitter
  - Finish Drum Solo Tour on Hard 40G


K. AN-I-MAL!!!
  - Finish Drum Solo Tour on Expert 50G
  - These drum achievements are also stackable.
  - This is the hardest achievement in the game, go through the 
    tutorials, since this is a new idea.  If you are really having
    problems, you can always have a friend do the bass pedal for you
    while you concentrate on the four drum pads.


L. Howler
  - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on easy 20G


M. Screamer
  - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on medium 30G


N. Crooner
  - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on hard 40G


O. Virtuoso
  - Finish Vocal Solo Tour on expert 50G
  - The vocal achievements are stackable as well.
  - The best thing I can say is to learn the songs, it will make the
    songs a lot easier to complete.  Now, there is a trick where
    you can hum into the mic.  If you hum the sounds and rhythm of
    the song, it should go through smoothly.  There is a youtube
    video about it.  http://youtube.com/watch?v=whJKXfD1M4k
  - Another tip is to learn the games pitches, you can also learn the
    songs by putting them on cd or your ipod, this will help big time.

P. Got Wheels
  - Unlock the Van in Band World Tour 20G
  - This is random, but you will get it by playing gigs, so yeah.


Q. Open Road
  - Unlock the Bus in Band World Tour 20G
  - This is the same with the Van but it will be a bus instead.


R. Jet Setter
  - Unlock the Jet in Band World Tour 20G
  - Same as above but will be a Jet this time.


S. One Million Fans
  - Reach 1,000,000 fans 10G
  - You will get this eventually if you keep playing.
  - The number of fans you get is set on this 
 Easy - 49,005, Medium - 260,000, Hard - 600,000, Expert - Unlimited
  - It will only adjust with the person on the lowest difficulty,
    so if you have everyone playing on expert and one on easy, it
    goes with easy.


T. Hall of Fame Inductee
  - Finish the Hall of Fame Induction in Band World Tour 100G
  - This shows up as an invite right after you get your PR Firm. 
    It is located in Moscow and will be noted with a gold record. 
    It is an 8 song set - (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Highway Star, 
    Tom Sawyer, Flirtin' With Disaster, Enter Sandman, 
    Foreplay/Long Time, Run to the Hills, and Wont Get Fooled Again. 


U. Vinyl Artist
  - Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Medium 10G


V. Gold Artist
  - Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Hard 20G


W. Platinum Artist
  - Finish the Endless Setlist in Band World Tour on Expert 25G
  - wow, 25 points for 58 songs.  After you complete Hall of Fame
    inductee, this is unlocked, this is all 58 songs on the disc,
    even bonus tracks.  It will take about 5 hours to do, you can
    not quit or you will have to start over.  You can pause if you
    need a break.  You will need at least two people to do it.
    The endless setlist is unlocked after completing Hall of Fame
    Inductee in Moscow.

X. Big In London
  - Finish the last remaining gig in London 10G
  - Each venue in a city must have a check mark by it. This 
    signifies that it has been complete. When all the venues in a 
    city have a checkmark, the achievement will unlock. The venues 
    are what you see after you select a city. The sets are what show 
    up after you select a venue. To be complete the sets do not have 
    to have maximum star ratings, only need to be complete.
    This is the same with all the Venues.


Y. Big In Paris
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Paris 10G


Z. Big In Amsterdamn
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Amsterdam 10G


AA.Big In Berlin
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Berlin 10G


AB.Big In Stockholm
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Stockholm 10G


AC.Big In Rome
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Rome 10G


AD.Big In Boston
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Boston 10G


AE.Big In NYC
  - Finish the last remaining gig in New York 10G

AF.Big In Chicago
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Chicago 10G


AG.Big In LA
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Los Angeles 10G


AH.Big In Seattle
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Seattle 10G


AI.Big In San Francisco
  - Finish the last remaining gig in San Francisco 10G


AJ.Big In Japan
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Tokyo 10G


AK.Big In Sydney
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Sydney 10G


AL.Big In Reykjavik
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Reykjavik 10G


AM.Big In Rio de Janeiro
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Rio de Janeiro 10G


AN.Big In Moscow
  - Finish the last remaining gig in Moscow 10G


AO.Tug Of War Champ
  - Win 20 Tug of War ranked matches 30G
  - You must have an Xbox Live Gold Account, select multiplayer,
    Select tug of war, then select ranked.  It goes by how well
    you do, there is a meter and tugs back and forth.  Just win
    20 of these matches.


AP.Tug Of War Streak
  - Win 5 Tug of War ranked matches in a row 20G
  - Same as above, except win 5 in a row.


AQ.Score Duel Champ
  - Win 20 Score Duel Ranked Matches 30G
  - This is played who has the most points at the end.  Must
    have Xbox Live Gold.  Select Multiplayer, Select Score
    Duel, then Ranked.  Play and do your best, on your 20th win
    This will unlock.


AR.Score Duel Streak
  - Win 5 Score Duel Ranked Matches in a row 20G
  - Same as above except win 5 in a row.


AS.Killer Performance
  - Five Star a song on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert 10G
  - Do your best on the song, you can see how many stars you have
    on the right upper side of the screen.  Just finish the song 
    with five and the achievement is yours.


AT.Flawless Groove
  - Score 100% notes hit as bassist, up-strums only, on Expert 10G
  - These are the easiest songs to 100 percent on Bass on Expert
    -I think I'm paranoid
    -Should I stay or should I go?
    -Here we go again
    Downloadable content Wise
    -Charlene by Steven and The Colberts - It's free and easy

AU.Flawless Drumming
  - Score 100% notes hit as a drummer on Expert 10G
  - Easiest songs to 100 percent on Drums on Expert
    -Wanted Dead or Alive
    -I think I'm paranoid
    Downloadable Content Wise
    -Silver by The Pixies
    -Charlene by Steven And the Colberts - Its easy but not
     as easy as Silver


AV.Flawless Fretwork
  - Score 100% notes hit as a guitarist on Expert 10G
  - Easiest songs to 100 percent on Guitar on Expert
    -I think I'm paranoid
    -Should I stay or Should I go
    -Mississippi Queen
    Downloadable Content wise
    -Charlene by Steven and the Colberts - It is free and
     only a minute and thiry seconds long and really easy.



AW.Flawless Singing
  - Score a 100% rating as a vocalist on Expert 10G
  - Easiest songs to 100 percent on Vocals on Expert
    -Blitzkrieg Bop
    -Sabotage
    -Paranoid - just about the whole song is the same pitch.
    Downloadable Content wise
    -Debaser by the Pixies is the easiest.
    -Clouds Over California by Devildriver is easy as well but
     not as easy as Debaser.


AX.Riding On Coattails
  - Play with a "Platinum Artist"
  - You can do this online, simply play with someone that has
    finished the Endless Setlist on Expert.  Can be done online
    in band quickplay or tug of war/score duel.




II.   Closing Statements
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Big thanks to Wtmxwl III for helping me do the endless setlist
on Expert.

My Website is omegamustardx360.tripod.com
My email is [email protected]
My AIM is omegamust4rd

Thanks for using my FAQ.  Hope This Helps