I spent my day off of work yesterday playing through The Endless Setlist 2 on Rock Band 2. I did it on medium level, played the drums, and did it without pausing. It took exactly six hours, 10 minutes. I was able to get 419 out of a possible 420 stars.

That leads me to my one bone of contention...whoever decided that "Visions" by Abnormality a) deserves to be on Rock Band 2 and b) is even a song in the first place needs to be first examined for mental competence and secondly, if found functional, fired. Granted, I prefer my metal to be a bit more melodic. But I've heard, and enjoyed, music from across the metal genre. "Visions" sounds like someone vomiting while a couple of monkeys beat on five-gallon buckets in the background. I was able to get a five-star rating on "Panic Attack" by Dream Theater, "Painkiller" by Judas Priest, and even "Battery" by Metallica (which always gives me trouble)...challenging songs that differ from "Visions" by having a discernable rhythm. I've never heard a more arhythmic song than "Visions"...it's so random that I was never able to lock in and find a beat because it invariably changed to something else.

Either way, I was pretty happy with being able to pull it off and even though my back is killing me from sitting in a drummer's slump for most of the day, it was well worth it. That (with one minor exception) is a pretty solid and varied setlist.