I have been quietly working on unlocking the “AN-I-MAL” achievement on Rock Band for Xbox 360. I’m on the 2nd to last city for the drum solo tour, Los Angeles, and have completed one of the 5 songs. It was Foreplay/Long Time (with 5 stars I might add).

My goal is to complete this tour before September 14 (the release of Rock Band 2). I have a total of nine songs remaining and 20 days to make this happen.

The remaining songs:
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” Blue Öyster Cult
“Cherub Rock” Smashing Pumpkins
“Enter Sandman” Metallica
“Highway Star” Deep Purple
“Flirtin’ with Disaster” Molly Hatchet
“Next to You” The Police
“Run to the Hills” Iron Maiden
“Tom Sawyer” Rush
“Won’t Get Fooled Again” The Who

Tonight there will be no Xbox Live Jam Session and no DLC for me, as I’m poised to slay The Reaper, bash Cherub Rock, and violate the Sandman.  If time allows, I’d like to Flirt With Disaster before I call it a night.

I know for sure that 5 of the remaining songs are going to attempt to stab me in the eye like a hot poker fresh from the fire pit of hell.  Those demonous tracks are Highway Star, Next to You, Run to the Hills, Tom Sawyer, and Won’t Get Fooled Again.  These songs slowed me down on the hard tour, and no doubt will bring me to my knees with tears in my eyes before the week is out.

If you have any tips, please share.

That’s it for now, see you online.
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