Hello Rocksmith fans!

Welcome to our first installment of Setlist Sunday!

Now that Rocksmith 2014’s song library has over 800 songs there’s bound to be some cross over with other music games (real guitar and plastic guitar respectively).

First up is the now defunct BandFuse, which we reviewed favourably and in a quite in depth manner.

Note that since BandFuse uses audio stems many songs are Live recordings whereas Rocksmith got the original studio track since it doesn’t require separated tracks.

Of the 55 song setlist, currently 40 are playable in Rocksmith 2014 for a total of 72%. In addition, of the 21 songs that were available as DLC for BandFuse, 18 are available in Rocksmith for an impressive total of 85%.

BandFuse’s Setlist

Artist Song Date in Rocksmith Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know N/A The All-American Rejects Move Along 09/08/2015 Bad Religion Infected 08/09/2016 Billy Idol Rebel Yell N/A Black Label Society Overlord 04/05/2016 Blind Melon No Rain 01/15/2013 blink-182 All the Small Things 02/21/2012 Blue Öyster Cult Godzilla 06/26/2012 Blur Song 2 10/18/2011 Bootsy Collins Rock Bandit N/A Brian Setzer Rock This Town ** 06/09/2015 ** Bullet for My Valentine Tears Don't Fall 11/25/2014 Cheap Trick I Want You to Want Me (Live) N/A Children of Bodom Are You Dead Yet? 10/15/2019 The Clash Should I Stay or Should I Go 02/11/2013 Coldplay Yellow 02/14/2017 The Distillers Drain the Blood N/A Dream Theater Pull Me Under 09/27/2016 Duncan Sheik Barely Breathing N/A Faith No More Epic 07/28/2015 Fall Out Boy Sugar, We're Going Down 02/05/2013 Five Finger Death Punch The Bleeding 12/11/2018 Foreigner Hot Blooded 09/30/2014 The Grateful Dead Hell in a Bucket N/A Halestorm Love Bites (So Do I) 03/11/2014 Heart Barracuda 01/17/2012 Incubus Drive 06/21/2016 Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing 02/17/2015 Judas Priest Breaking the Law (Live) 04/17/2012 * Kansas Carry on Wayward Son 02/18/2013 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Blue on Black 10/06/2015 Living Colour Cult of Personality 03/05/2013 Lynch Mob Wicked Sensation N/A Maroon 5 Harder to Breathe 05/14/2013 Megadeth Hangar 18 12/13/2011 Modern English I Melt With You 1/24/2017 Modest Mouse Float On 04/16/2013 My Chemical Romance Welcome to the Black Parade 05/29/2012 Nine Days Absolutely (Story of a Girl) N/A Pantera I'm Broken N/A Pearl Jam Alive 01/15/2013 Pixies Here Comes Your Man 04/30/2013 RATT Round and Round 10/22/2013 Red Fang Wires 10/22/2013 Rick Springfield Jessie's Girl 05/28/2013 Rush Limelight 11/13/2012 Santana Black Magic Woman (Live) 01/08/2013 * Shinedown Devour N/A Slash ft. Myles Kennedy Back from Cali 05/27/2014 Social Distortion Bad Luck 08/11/2015 Stellar Revival The Crazy Ones N/A The Strokes Reptillia 01/22/2013 Sublime What I Got 09/02/2014 Testament Souls of Black ** 5/22/2018 Wolfmother Woman 01/05/2016

* Denotes the studio version of the track in Rocksmith.

** Denotes a re-recorded version of the track.

BandFuse DLC

Note: none of this is available for purchase anymore on BandFuse

Artist Song Date in Rocksmith Blues Traveler Run-Around N/A Boston Foreplay/Long Time 03/04/2014 Cheap Trick Surrender (Live) 01/29/2013 * A Day to Remember The Downfall of Us All 03/18/2014 Disturbed Inside the Fire 04/12/2016 Fall Out Boy Dance, Dance 02/05/2015 Filter Hey Man, Nice Shot 05/31/2016 Heart Crazy On You (Live) 03/11/2014 * Incubus Pardon Me 06/21/2016 Jane's Addiction Mountain Song 02/17/2015 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Fire 12/16/2014 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Foxey Lady (Live) 12/16/2014 * The Jimi Hendrix Experience Little Wing 12/16/2014 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Love or Confusion N/A The Jimi Hendrix Experience Purple Haze 12/16/2014 Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man 09/09/2014 The Offspring All I Want 02/02/2016 Panic! At the Disco I Write Sins Not Tragedies 04/10/2018 Pantera Cowboys from Hell (Live) 12/04/2012 * Pretenders Back on the Chain Gang 11/14/2017 Yes Roundabout 10/18/2016

* Denotes the studio version of the track in Rocksmith.

Ten Songs from BandFuse we want in Rocksmith

Absolutely (Story of a Girl)

Nine Days made their music game debut here, with a fun, catchy track that bops along on bass, has a trickier-than-you think guitar solo, and a solid, unconventional rhythm track to back it all up.

Back on the Chain Gang

An alternative classic, Back on the Chain Gang shines with a fun bass track to back up the simple, but fun chord progression found on guitar.

Yellow

More than just this song, in general, we have a more-noticable-by-the-day dearth of Coldplay in Rocksmith. Yellow plays it simple with its guitar, but its melodic vocals and consistent backing bass make it a beautiful song to listen to and a joy to play.

You Oughta Know

Rocksmith could use some Alanis Morisette – but it could also always use some more Dave Navarro and Flea, who feature on guitar and bass respectively. Easily one of the best bass tracks to hit a real guitar game, with a rockin’ lead track and revengey vocals, “You Oughta Know” would become an instant hit in Rocksmith.

Wicked Sensation

A great hair metal song from Legend George Lynch, Wicked Sensation cranks up lead and rhythm with a crazy chord progression and nutty solo. While the bass leaves something to be desired, the solo would be enough to occupy any guitarist for months.

The Bleeding

Another band we’re wanting for in Rocksmith, Five Finger Death Punch’s “The Bleeding” crushes a catchy lead riff and difficult-to-master intro solo into one song.

Inside the Fire

Disturbed has been represented well through Rocksmith, but we were surprised this hit track made it to BandFuse and not Rocksmith. Killer to play and sing along to, with an easier-than-you’d-think solo, we think it’s only a matter of time before we see this one drop as DLC.

Roundabout

With one of the greatest bass tracks of all time driving the song, a lead guitar that varies throughout, and a rhythm guitar that holds it all together, there’s no denying that Roundabout was easily within the top songs to ever hit BandFuse- and there’s no question it could make top ten lists in Rocksmith as well.

Run Around

Blues Traveler’s classic hit made it to BandFuse with an admittedly confusing lead, but the solid rhythm track and catchy, difficult bass part makes it a great track to sit and learn- preferably with some coffee or tea.

Pull Me Under

Potentially the biggest band missing from Rocksmith available on BandFuse, Dream Theater’s “Pull Me Under” puts guitarists and bassists both to the test of mastering a classic.

Are You Dead Yet?

A metal classic with a tough lick and thumping bass to go along with it, Are You Dead Yet? was one of the greatest songs in BandFuse- even if the questionable omission of the lick in the chorus hurts it a little bit.

There’s our picks, but you have the songs in front of you now! What songs would you pick from BandFuse to be included in the Rocksmith 2014 library? Let us know!

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