Official Rock Band 2 thread

[D Mac]

Blind Melon No Rain is the gayest song ever.

[Kalyx triaD]

Speaking at Gamescom 2009 today, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos flaunted his franchise's massive library of music, citing it as just one of the reasons for Rock Band's domination over the competition, along with weekly downloadable content and artist offerings, innovation, and superior gameplay. Rigopulos also revealed that tracks from Queen, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Elton John, Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, Pantera, Talking Heads, Korn, The Raconteurs, and more would soon be bringing said library into the quadruple digits.

[RoXer]

Eric Clapton

[D Mac]

PANTERA

YEEESSSSSSSSSS

[Kane Knight]

Thank God. With Queen on Rock Band, I can stop buying Guitar Hero.

[Fignuts]

yessssss Iggy Pop

[Kane Knight]

ELTON JOHN

YEEESSSSSSSSSS

[D Mac]

I stumbled across an interview online and while I won't
post the whole thing, I did find one part interesting.


So for those tent pole releases, what happens after The Beatles game – what’s coming in 2010? Another major artist game? Or Rock Band 3?

"We’re exploring both – and possibly will do both. The Harmonix development team are working on what is effectively the next game, or ‘Rock Band 3’. We aren’t standing still – we will keep moving into new areas and look at new technologies that our platform holder partners are also developing, such as Project Natal from Microsoft. We’re working with them to pull some things together. So it’s pretty exciting time for the future of our music game business."


Most people would assume that there will be a Rock Band 3, but
it mentions there may be another major artist game.

[Kalyx triaD]

Just make the thread. Get it over with.

[DaveWadding]

TOM PETTY MAKES ROCK BAND DEBUT; FLEETWOOD MAC, BILLY IDOL AND JET RETURN WITH NEW TRACKS

Plus tracks from Foo Fighters and Grateful Dead for Wii and White Zombie and The Zombies for Rock Band Unplugged!

Cambridge, Mass. – Aug. 21, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that singles from Fleetwood Mac, Billy Idol, Jet and, making his Rock Band debut, Tom Petty will be available in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Additional tracks from Foo Fighters, White Zombie and Grateful Dead will be available in the Wii™ Rock Band Music Store, and it’s a zombie-friendly week for Rock Band Unplugged, with tracks from The Zombies and White Zombie.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 Systems

American rocker Tom Petty breaks onto Rock Band next week with two of his biggest solo hits, “I Won’t Back Down” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” both from his 5x platinum 1989 album, Full Moon Fever. This was Petty’s first solo album, after parting with The Heartbreakers; it reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Classic rockers Fleetwood Mac, English rocker Billy Idol and Australian rockers Jet return to Rock Band with tracks available for download in the Rock Band Music Store next week as well. The Jet track available for Rock Band next week, “She’s a Genius,” is from the band’s new album, Shaka Rock, which also hits shelves Aug. 25.

Tracks available on Xbox 360 (Aug. 25) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (Aug. 27):

· Billy Idol – “Mony Mony”
· Billy Idol – “Rebel Yell”
· Fleetwood Mac – “Don’t Stop”
· Fleetwood Mac – “World Turning”
· Jet – “She’s a Genius”
· Tom Petty – “I Won’t Back Down”
· Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down a Dream”

(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

I think I might have to buy all that. :|

[DaveWadding]

Also, suck my dick Guitar Hero franchise.

[G]

I'd get Rebel Yell if I didn't already have World Tour. That song gave me my first 1500+ note streak.

[D Mac]

Hey all,

Awesome week a' comin'. Especially if you are as big a fan of the Talking Heads as me (I own every release they ever put out in just about every region on vinyl... just a little obsessed). In addition we're kicking some new flavor in your ear holes with Avenged Sevenfold, The Jam, Oasis, and Rage Against the Machine. The Wii is getting Tom Petty, Judas priest and more in a epic week as well. And we have not forgotten the PSP - Guns 'N Roses and Franz Ferdinand. Believe it.


Tracks available on Xbox 360 (Sept. 1) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (Sept. 3):
• Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
• The Jam – “A Town Called Malice”
• The Jam – “Going Underground”
• Oasis – “Supersonic” (Live)
• Rage Against the Machine – “Guerilla Radio”
• Talking Heads – “And She Was”
• Talking Heads – “Crosseyed & Painless”
• Talking Heads – “Girlfriend is Better”
• Talking Heads – “Once in a Lifetime”
• Talking Heads – “Take Me to the River”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as Talking Heads Pack 01 and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system.


YESSSSS Bat Country

[D Mac]

http://xboxlivemedia.ign.com/xboxlive/image/article/101/1019265/rock-band-network-screenshot-20090827112930793_640w.jpg

[D Mac]

Tracks will be priced at $1, $2, or $3, whatever the creator feels is most appropriate. Since many of the tracks coming to RBN will be from less well known bands, all tracks will have a free demo version. The demo will be 35 percent of the song or up to one minute, whichever is shorter. After the demo, players will be asked whether or not they want to buy the full song. Unfortunately, Harmonix has no plays to add this feature to the Rock Band Store.

[CSL]

Hey all,

Awesome week a' comin'. Especially if you are as big a fan of the Talking Heads as me (I own every release they ever put out in just about every region on vinyl... just a little obsessed). In addition we're kicking some new flavor in your ear holes with Avenged Sevenfold, The Jam, Oasis, and Rage Against the Machine. The Wii is getting Tom Petty, Judas priest and more in a epic week as well. And we have not forgotten the PSP - Guns 'N Roses and Franz Ferdinand. Believe it.


Tracks available on Xbox 360 (Sept. 1) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (Sept. 3):
• Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
• The Jam – “A Town Called Malice”
• The Jam – “Going Underground”
• Oasis – “Supersonic” (Live)
• Rage Against the Machine – “Guerilla Radio”
• Talking Heads – “And She Was”
• Talking Heads – “Crosseyed & Painless”
• Talking Heads – “Girlfriend is Better”
• Talking Heads – “Once in a Lifetime”
• Talking Heads – “Take Me to the River”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as Talking Heads Pack 01 and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system.


YESSSSS Bat Country

Couple of fun songs in there. About time I bought some new DLC.

[D Mac]

Never heard of the Jam.

[CSL]

Never heard of Paul Weller? He's a dick but both songs are pretty good

[Kane Knight]

The shitty thing is I'm not too enthused about either Jam song. I like "Going Underground," But it's been lost on me since Buffalo Tom's cover for the Jam tribute record. Odd since I was listening to Beat Surrender last night.

The TH pack is almost certainly a buy for me. Gay7X and Rage can go fuck themselves, but I'll certainly not gripe about the rest.

[Kane Knight]

Never heard of Paul Weller? He's a dick but both songs are pretty good

To be fair, D Mac's never heard of anything not inspired by Fagtastica. Also, people who know Paul don't necessarily know him for the Jam, regardless.

[D Mac]

Never heard of Paul Weller?

Didn't he play Robocop? :shifty:

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Don't feel like hunting down the Lego Rockband thread, but the songs in Lego Rockband WILL be exportable into Rockband 1/2

Also, Besides the 2 Queen songs in lego rockband (We are the Champions and We Will Rock You), there is expected to be 10 more Queen songs downloadable within the next month.

[Fignuts]

Sweet. Definitly getting LRB now.

[Kane Knight]

Sweet. Definitly getting LRB now.

Ditto. The Export options alone make me want to fap over this disc.

[Kane Knight]

Errr...GET...I meant GET THIS DISC!

:shifty:

[Kalyx triaD]

God damn Harmonix is on point.

[D Mac]

Gonna see if I can rent it right when it comes out and use the code first.

[Disturbed316]

Good to hear about LRB songs working with the normal RB, have been wanting Song 2 for ages for these games.

[Kalyx triaD]

* Freezepop – "Get Ready 2 Rokk" *

* Freezepop – "Less Talk More Rokk" *

* Freezepop – "Science Genius Girl" *

* Jonathan Coulton – "Re: Your Brains" *

* MC Frontalot – "Origin of Species" *

* Paul & Storm – "Opening Band" *

* 3 Doors Down – "Kryptonite"

* AFI – "Miss Murder"

* Audioslave – "Gasoline"

* Jackson 5 – "ABC"

[thecc]

Yesss, freezepop

[Fignuts]

Freezepop is good, just wish they would have used different songs from future perfect, rather than ones we've already played. Although I'll prolly still get less talk more rokk.

[Kane Knight]

* Freezepop – "Get Ready 2 Rokk" *

* Freezepop – "Less Talk More Rokk" *

* Freezepop – "Science Genius Girl" *

* Jonathan Coulton – "Re: Your Brains" *

* MC Frontalot – "Origin of Species" *

* Paul & Storm – "Opening Band" *

* 3 Doors Down – "Kryptonite"

* AFI – "Miss Murder"

* Audioslave – "Gasoline"

* Jackson 5 – "ABC"

ALLLL WEEEE WANNAAA DOOO IS EAT YOUR BRAAAAINS....

Is it wrong I'll probably get Kryptonite despite it being on disc for GH5?

[G]

Not wrong if you have more people you'll play it with on RB than GH.

[G]

Or you could just be a really big fan of the song.




:shifty:

[Kane Knight]

Not wrong if you have more people you'll play it with on RB than GH.

Or you could just be a really big fan of the song.




:shifty:


Both are true. Though if it was just the latter, I probably wouldn't bother.

but almost everyone I know has RB2, so....

[D Mac]

Will be getting Audioslave. Just wish some other songs like Cochise and Like a Stone were with it.

[Matt Gingarac]

Freezepop - Brainpower = simply annoying

[Kane Knight]

Freezepop<s> - Brainpower </s>= simply annoying

[D Mac]

Hey everybody,

A little bit of PAX flu can't hold us back. Here's next week's DLC offerings!

Tracks available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Sept. 15) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (Sept. 17):
• Anvil – “666”
• Anvil – “Metal on Metal”
• Anvil – “This is Thirteen”
• Dinosaur Jr. – “Pick Me Up”
• Dinosaur Jr. – “The Wagon”
• The Guess Who – “Hand Me Down World”
• The Guess Who – “No Time”
• Tenacious D – “Rock Your Socks”
• Tenacious D – “Tribute”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as Anvil Pack 01 and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system and as individual tracks on Wii.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Anvil Pack 01”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track


Getting Tribute but that's it.

[Fignuts]

Tribute YES

Probably going to be the album version, but it would kick ass if it was the hbo show version.

[Disturbed316]

Tribute :cool:

[D Mac]

So Pearl Jam's new album is up on XBL.

[Fignuts]

Definitely getting the new PJ. It's a great album, and they are always fun to play.

[D Mac]

Dunno the song I heard on the radio (forgot the name of it) didn't even sound like PJ.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, that one is a little different. Still I back the album. And Ten was a blast, so I will likely get this.

[Fignuts]

Also, Tribute is fucking awesome. Hard, but awesome.

Again, I wish it could have been the TV show version, but they probably would have had to pay like 70 trillion dollars for that 5 second riff from Stairway.

[G]

<big>Xbox 360 / PS3</big>
Available: September 29/ October 1

Alice in Chains Pack 01 (680http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $8.50)

"A Looking in View" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $2)
"Check My Brain" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $2)
"No Excuses" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $2)
"Rooster" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $2)
"Would?" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $2)

Breaking Benjamin Pack 01 (440http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $5.50)

Breaking Benjamin -- "I Will Not Bow"
Breaking Benjamin -- "So Cold"
Breaking Benjamin -- "Diary of Jane"

Individual songs (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $2 each)

Just Kait -- "U Suck" (80http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $1)
Kula Shaker -- "Hey Dude"
Kula Shaker -- "Knight on the Town"

[Kalyx triaD]

Rooster, baby.

[D Mac]

Fuck yeah.

[D Mac]

Bought 7 fucking songs today. The Breaking B pack and all the AIC songs except No Excuses which is on GH Metallica. The new AIC songs are awesome.

[Kane Knight]

Bought 7 fucking songs today. The Breaking B pack and all the AIC songs except No Excuses which is on GH Metallica. The new AIC songs are awesome.

Breaking Benjamin, Mac? REALLY?

[D Mac]

Yeah, they're cool enough.

[jcmoorehead]

Just announced in the newsletter Queen 10 Pack coming 20th of October.

Another One Bites The Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
One Vision
Fat Bottomed Girls
I Want It All
I Want To Break Free
Killer Queen
Somebody to Love
Tie Your Mother Down
Under Pressure

[Kalyx triaD]

No "Princes of the Universe"!?!?!?

[Kalyx triaD]

Fuck off.

[D Mac]

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Oct. 6) and PlayStation 3 system (Oct. 8):

• The Raconteurs – “Many Shades of Black”
• The Raconteurs – “Salute Your Solution”
• The Raconteurs – “Steady, As She Goes”
• Alanis Morissette – “Head Over Feet”
• Alanis Morissette – “Ironic”
• Electric Six – “Dance Epidemic”
• Electric Six – “Gay Bar”
• Electric Six – “I Don’t Like You”
• The Flobots – “Handlebars”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

[Kane Knight]

Yeah, they're cool enough.

Actually, a couple of their songs aen't ba.d Couldn't picture buying them for Rock Band, especially those.

Just announced in the newsletter Queen 10 Pack coming 20th of October.

Another One Bites The Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
One Vision
Fat Bottomed Girls
I Want It All
I Want To Break Free
Killer Queen
Somebody to Love
Tie Your Mother Down
Under Pressure

Some of those seem like bad choices for a music rhythm game, but I'll probably snag the whole pack.

Still, no Hammer to Fall? BOOOOURNS!

No "Princes of the Universe"!?!?!?

To be fair, it'd be a boring song for most of the instruments, except for the "Watch this part fly" bit.

Still, with the selection, PotU probably should have made it.

[Kalyx triaD]

The Flobots – “Handlebars”

:love::love::love::love::love::love:

[Fignuts]

Fuck is with that Electric Six pack?

No DANGER?

[D Mac]

Never heard of them. or Flobots

[Kalyx triaD]

"Handlebars" is awesome.

[D Mac]

Well then I'll preview.

[Kane Knight]

Don't listen, D-Mac, IT'S A TRAP!!!

[Kalyx triaD]

Mad Katz is at it again.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/10/500x_telecaster2.jpg

[Fignuts]

Fucking hate big rock endings. Would much rather play those sections than mash buttons. You can still have it be a special section. When it starts have like a bar appear, and you have to fill the bar by hitting notes, to nail the big rock ending. That would be way better, imo.

[G]

Unless I'm doing something where I need the points, I don't bother with them. I would use the solo buttons on my RB2 guitar, so I don't break anything I actually play with.

[DaveWadding]

GOOD MORNING!

In celebration of our good friends at Double Fine putting out Brütal Legend on Rocktober 13th we have a 3 pack of tracks from their soundtrack - Motörhead, Tenacious D, and Testament. If you'd like to hear more about the music in Brütal Legend we have a sweet interview with creator Tim Schafer on our brand spanking new bi-weekly podcast which you can find here on our podcast page (there's also an interview with Claudio from Coheed and Cambria!)

“These are three great songs that totally capture the feeling of Brütal Legend. I can’t wait to play them in Rock Band,” said Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine Productions. “I’ve air-drummed to all of them so many times, I’m sure I’ll be able to beat them on hard mode, no problem. Or at least on medium. Like medium plus. That’s a setting, right?”

But the fun doesn't stop there Because we also have tracks from Black Tide, Blink-182, Joe Satriani, Kansas, and L7. We also have a track from Pearl Jam and one from Foreigner hitting Rock Band: Unplugged.


HAPPY ROCKTOBER!
Sean



Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Oct. 13) and PlayStation 3 system (Oct. 15):

• Motörhead – “(We Are) The Road Crew ‘08”
• Tenacious D – “The Metal”
• Testament – “More Than Meets the Eye”

• Black Tide – “Show Me the Way”
• Blink-182 – “What’s My Age Again?”
• Joe Satriani – “Satch Boogie”
• Joe Satriani – “Surfing with the Alien”
• Kansas – “Icarus (Borne on the Wings of Steel)” (Live from Two for the Show)
• Kansas – “Point of Know Return” (Live from Two for the Show)
• L7 – “Andres”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Brütal Legend Pack” and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system and as individual tracks on Wii.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Brütal Legend Pack”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

[Juan]

Black Tide, nice.

[Kane Knight]

Lame.

[DaveWadding]

Save your money for Queer next week, Fag boy.

[DaveWadding]

Lego: RB setlist!

All American Rejects – “Swing – Swing”
The Automatic – “Monster”
Blink-182 – “Aliens Exist”
Blur – “Song 2”
Bon Jovi – “You Give Love a Bad Name”
Boys like Girls – “Thunder”
Bryan Adams – “Summer of 69”
Carl Douglas – “Kung Fu Fighting”
The Coral – “Dreaming of You”
Counting Crows – “Accidentally in Love”
David Bowie – “Let’s Dance”
Elton John – “Crocodile Rock”
Europe – “The Final Countdown”
Everlife – “Real Wild Child”
Foo Fighters – “Breakout”
Good Charlotte – “Girls & Boys”
The Hives – “Tick Tick Boom!”
Iggy Pop – “The Passenger”
Incubus – “Dig”
Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back”
Jimi Hendrix – “Fire”
Kaiser Chiefs – “Ruby”
Katrina & The Waves – “Walking on Sunshine”
The Kooks – “Naïve”
KoRn – “Word Up!”
KT Tunstall – “Suddenly I See”
Lostprophets – “Rooftops”
P!NK – “So What”
The Police – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
The Primitives – “Crash”
Queen – “We Are The Champions”
Queen – “We Will Rock You”
Rascal Flatts – “Life is a Highway”
Ray Parker Jr. – “Ghostbusters”
Razorlight – “Stumble and Fall”
Spin Doctors – “Two Princes”
Spinal Tap – “Short & Sweet”
Steve Harly – “Make Me Smile”
Sum 41 – “In Too Deep”
Supergrass – “Grace”
Tom Petty – “Free Fallin”
T-Rex – “Ride a White Swan”
Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
We the Kings – “Check Yes Juliet”
The Zutons – “Valerie”

[Fignuts]

Final Countdown, The Passenger, Ghostbusters, and Free Fallin = SEX

[D Mac]

Spin Doctors!

[G]

Only 2 songs on that list I like. The few others I like are on GH already. Thanks, RB! :roll:

[G]

Are the RB or Lego people making this?

[D Mac]

So these will be exportable to RB 2 right? Do you have to buy the game or will there be a modest relicensing fee.

[G]

When has there never been a relicensing fee involved.

[G]

All the block-rockin' beats in Lego Rock Band (http://joystiq.com/tag/lego-rock-band) have been revealed, with Warner Bros. also confirming upcoming DLC and a song exporting feature (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/rock-band-disc-export-goes-live-costs-5-for-55-tracks/). Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will have the option to download "all of the songs in the Rock Band Music Store (http://joystiq.com/tag/rock-band-weekly) that have been identified to be suitable for all ages." Only songs deemed appropriate will appear within the Lego Rock Band Store and the game should "highlight" any newly added "family-friendly" tracks.

The Lego Rock Band disc export will cost $9.99 (800http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif) and transfer all tracks from the Lego disc for use on the regular Rock Band platform. It appears to work in the same way as the conversion of the original Rock Band disc (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/video-rock-band-export-feature-in-action/), except that owners will have to enter "a unique code from an insert in their game manual into a dedicated website" to activate the option. Check out the full set list for the console and DS versions of Lego Rock Band after the break.

[G]

I'm still gonna end up trying to redeem a code from Blockbuster's copy. :(

[D Mac]

I'll just try to rent it first I guess.

[DaveWadding]

way more awesome songs than Band Hero.

[DaveWadding]

the only song Band Hero has over this one is American Pie. :(

[Kalyx triaD]

Nice list, some keepers. Pretty much gonna export the fucker.

[Kane Knight]

Nice list, some keepers. Pretty much gonna export the fucker.

[D Mac]

IGN:

October 13, 2009 - How might developer Harmonix follow up the release of The Beatles: Rock Band? We might just have our answer.

Queen guitarist Brian May told the BBC there was talk "going on behind the scenes" about a Queen-themed 'Rock Band' game similar to The Beatles title released earlier this year.

"Yes we're into it, I think it may happen," he added.

May also expressed his enthusiasm for being included in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band videogame, set for release next month.

"It's the ultimate accolade, to be portrayed in LEGO," May told the BBC. "My dreams are all fulfilled now."

A fully dedicated Queen Rock Band game could be a big seller. However, a packaged SKU with instruments would not be. Harmonix did, however, announce a 10-song Queen track pack, which shows the developer has a strong interest in the band.

[Juan]

That's awesome

[Kane Knight]

IGN:

October 13, 2009 - How might developer Harmonix follow up the release of The Beatles: Rock Band? We might just have our answer.

Queen guitarist Brian May told the BBC there was talk "going on behind the scenes" about a Queen-themed 'Rock Band' game similar to The Beatles title released earlier this year.

"Yes we're into it, I think it may happen," he added.

May also expressed his enthusiasm for being included in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band videogame, set for release next month.

"It's the ultimate accolade, to be portrayed in LEGO," May told the BBC. "My dreams are all fulfilled now."

A fully dedicated Queen Rock Band game could be a big seller. However, a packaged SKU with instruments would not be. Harmonix did, however, announce a 10-song Queen track pack, which shows the developer has a strong interest in the band.

A full band set would suck, but I'd love a Red Special guitar controller.

[G]

Get on with Rock Band 3 already and improve the party system :foc:

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm guessing RB: Queen would come after RB3. I just want my Princes of the Universe..

[Kalyx triaD]

* "Another One Bites the Dust"
* "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
* "Fat Bottomed Girls"
* "I Want It All"
* "I Want to Break Free"
* "Killer Queen"
* "One Vision"
* "Somebody to Love"
* "Tie Your Mother Down"
* "Under Pressure"

[D Mac]

Yeah we knew that already. :roll:

[Kalyx triaD]

Oops.

[DaveWadding]

Next week's DLC (10/27):

Rob Zombie - Dragula, Burn, Superbeast
Liz Phair - Rock Me
Wolfmother - White Unicorn, New Moon Rising, Pilgrim, Sun Dial, Woman
MorningWood - Best of Me, Sugarbaby

Source: Official Rock Band Podcast

[DaveWadding]

MEH.

BRING ON LEGO RB

[D Mac]

Will get Dragula and maybe Superbeast.

[Funky Fly]

Will get Dragula and maybe Superbeast.

My brothers will hate me but I will also get those. Surprised at no Living Dead Girl tho

[Juan]

Rob Zombie, awesome

[Kane Knight]

Next week's DLC (10/27):

Rob Zombie - Dragula, Burn, Superbeast
Liz Phair - Rock Me
Wolfmother - White Unicorn, New Moon Rising, Pilgrim, Sun Dial, Woman
MorningWood - Best of Me, Sugarbaby

Source: Official Rock Band Podcast

Surprisingly shit.

[Disturbed316]

Dragula and Superbeast :cool:

[Kane Knight]

Dragula and Superbeast :cool:
Shut up, D-Ma....Sorry, reflex at this point.

[D Mac]

very funny

[Disturbed316]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[DaveWadding]

What's poppin'?

Next week for DLC (ON MY BIRTHDAY!) we have some DLC. What do we have? How about a Nirvana 3-pack from Bleach? Or maybe a 4-pack of the rest of the Foo Fighters catalog to celebrate their upcoming Greatest Hits coming out on the third? That doesn't float your boat? How about Joan Jett & The Blackhearts? Enjoy, play, and have some damn cake!

-Sean



Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 3) and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 5):

• Foo Fighters – “Best of You”
• Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”
• Foo Fighters – “Wheels”
• Foo Fighters – “Word Forward”

• Nirvana – “About a Girl”
• Nirvana – “Blew”
• Nirvana – “School”

• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “Fake Friends”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Nirvana Bleach Pack,” “Foo Fighters Pack 03” and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system and as individual tracks on Wii.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Nirvana Bleach Pack”
$6.99, £3.49 UK, €5.29 EU (560 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Foo Fighters Pack 03”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

[Kalyx triaD]

"Best of You"

Want.

[Fignuts]

Getting the Pretender, and maybe about a girl.

[Funky Fly]

• Foo Fighters – “Best of You”
• Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”

Win.

[Kane Knight]

Yawn.

[D Mac]

Have About a Girl on GH5 so pass.

[Shaggy]

Rented it this morning using my Blockbuster pass....

Only three songs in the game that I even felt like playing were...

You Give Love A Bad Name
Ghostbusters
and.....The Final Countdown

already gonna return it tomorrow for something else.

I like how in a previous post it said that only Family Friendly DLC can be brought over to Lego RB. The game brought over the All That Remains songs my cousin downloaded but didnt bring over Devildriver.

[G]

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[Kalyx triaD]

My advice to anyone for the FF DLC thing would be to rip the Lego tracks onto RB2 and enjoy everything there.

[Kalyx triaD]

I love the 'music video' thing they got.

Still playing the tracks on RB2.

[Kalyx triaD]

The crowd sings the main riff! :)

[G]

I know. It's incredible :'(

I'll be able to play it in a few days. :D

[RoXer]

No G.O.B.-like dancing. :n:

[G]

<big>Xbox 360 / Wii / PS3</big>
Available: November 10 / November 12 (PS3)

The White Stripes Pack 01 (440http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $5.50):

"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
"Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
"Icky Thump" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

Individual songs:


The Damned - "Smash It Up (Part II)" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
Kasablan - "Club Foot" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif

*Track packs not available for purchase on Wii; all tracks sold individually.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif Tracks also available in Lego Rock Band (http://joystiq.com/tag/lego-rock-band) Music Store.



<big>PSP</big>
Available: November 12


No Doubt – "Excuse Me Mr." ($1.99)
Dropkick Murphys – "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" ($1.99)

[D Mac]

Booo

[Fignuts]

Should have put in Catch Hell Blues, for the White Stripes.

[D Mac]

Or Seven Nation Army

[DaveWadding]

or the could have picked a band that doesn't suck.

[Kane Knight]

or the could have picked a band that doesn't suck.
Like you could name one.

EVAESCEEEEEEEEENCE!

[D Mac]

IGN:

November 7, 2009 - Don't expect the next Rock Band to be a rehashed title with an updated set list. It appears Harmonix is hard at work on reinventing the music game genre.

Dhani Harrison, son of Beatles legend George Harrison and developer on The Beatles: Rock Band, told the Chicago Tribune new details on the still unannounced Rock Band 3 project.

Harrison, who still works with developer Harmonix, said he's creating new musical controllers that will actually teach players the fundamentals of playing real-life instruments for the next Rock Band title.

"I'm working on 'Rock Band 3' and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game," he said.

Harrison would add, however, gamers might not see the next proper Rock Band installment for quite some time.

"Give me a couple years, it's going to happen."

MTV Games general manager Scott Guthrie hinted at big changes for the series in a recent interview, saying the next Rock Band title could even incorporate Project Natal motion technology.

"We aren't standing still – we will keep moving into new areas and look at new technologies that our platform holder partners are also developing, such as Project Natal from Microsoft," said Guthrie.

[Funky Fly]

Holy fuck. If that works out, Activision is fucked. If not, Harmonix could be fucked.

[Kalyx triaD]

Harmonix already has Activision's number.

[Funky Fly]

No, I mean "oh fuck, we are out of the music game biz" fucked, not just a (distant) second banana.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well it's their own fault. Had they took all of these games they released and simply released the same tracks as weekly DLC, GH would seem like a well supported series. Instead they choose to milk it in a very obvious way, turning the name brand into a punchline. Did they really need to drop Smash Hits on disc? Band Hero? The funny thing is releasing the tracks in those games as DLC would have made them more money.

What we have here is a relatively easy game series to produce, and Activision couldn't resist going the milking route. This goes to show that certain publishers, without the restraint of development time, would totally push sequels on shelves. Mean while, EA is letting Harmonix pace themselves with less games/higher quality.

What urks me is that the GH team actually have great ideas that can push the genre, and I imagine if they were allowed longer gestation periods they could have some great GH games instead of wasting their time with spin-offs that could have been DLC packs.

[Funky Fly]

I'll give them GH 3 - 5 and the band-specific titles (being generous, I know), but they definitely should have put everything else out as DLC. But they have more coming and it's just getting ridiculous.

[D Mac]

Don't forget the Rock Band Network hits sometime this month.

[Funky Fly]

Yeah, I was just telling a producer buddy of mine about this.

[Kane Knight]

Holy fuck. If that works out, Activision is fucked. If not, Harmonix could be fucked.

Yeah, this is something they could easily fuck up, both in terms of the "more realistic" route and the Natal support. But if they get it right....There's a good chance they could rape the shit out of the competition.

[Fignuts]

Not if neversoft copies them and says it's been in development for years, like always.

[Kane Knight]

Not if neversoft copies them and says it's been in development for years, like always.

I admit, this sounds like something horrendously easy to copy. Especially with the short development time Harrison is talking.

[Fignuts]

they can use spies. Or hire ninjas.

[Kane Knight]

Or pirate ninja robot jedi spies.

[Fignuts]

Now you're just being silly.

[Juan]

November 17: AFI 01

AFI - Beautiful Thieves
AFI - End Transmission
AFI - Love Like Winter
AFI - Medicate
AFI - The Leaving Song Pt. 2



Can't wait!!

[D Mac]

meh

[Kane Knight]

November 17: AFI 01

AFI - Beautiful Thieves
AFI - End Transmission
AFI - Love Like Winter
AFI - Medicate
AFI - The Leaving Song Pt. 2



Can't wait!!
Cool!!
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[FearedSanctity]

Also, Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang, for the 17th.

Not their best song, but still a good one.

[Kane Knight]

Also, the Bangles--Walk Like an Egyptian.

[Juan]

Shut up

[Fignuts]

Anything with Them Crooked Vultures, is good in my book.

[Kane Knight]

I'm not even sure I know Them Crooked Vultures.

I'll preview the song and see if it's good.

[Fignuts]

It's a new collaboration between Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and John Paul Jones.

Very good stuff.

[FearedSanctity]

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[Kane Knight]

Nice. Much cooler than that AFI shit.

[FearedSanctity]

You can hear their entire album on their YouTube account, starting here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6arQ-qK34

[Juan]

Nice. Much cooler than that AFI shit.

Surprise surprise.

[Kane Knight]

QQ

[DaveWadding]

Hey gang,

It is my distinct pleasure to bring you next week's RB DLC announcement. We've got an amazing pack of 6 live tracks from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (a personal favorite) featured in the group's latest release, The Live Anthology. In addition to that, we've got three more female fronted bands in Kelly Clarkson, P!nk and The Go-Go's that will hit the spot for any vocalist with a soft spot for fun pop music, regardless of gender. Check it out!

-HMXhenry

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 24) and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 26, but we're double checking this date to see if it's affected by the Thursday holiday):

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “A Thing About You (live)” +
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl (live)”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Even the Losers (live)”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Here Comes My Girl (live)” +
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Mary Jane’s Last Dance (live)”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Refugee (live)” +

Kelly Clarkson – “Miss Independent” +

P!nk – “Who Knew” +

The Go-Go’s – “Our Lips Are Sealed” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. Tracks marked with a “+” are also available in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 01”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

[Kane Knight]

Pink? Really?

[Kane Knight]

...sorry, I mean "P!nk." What was I th!nk!ng?

[D Mac]

UGH. I don't mind Petty but COME ON. How about some new rock shit.

[Kane Knight]

UGH. I don't mind Petty but COME ON. How about some new rock shit.

You get faggot shit like Breaking Benjamin and AFI, and bitch about one week of Tom Petty? Come on, Mac.

(Not a fan of petty, but I hate how the moment they're not doing some wuss rock/pop deal, people start bitching)

[D Mac]

I want some CREED

[DaveWadding]

Tom Petty is awesome. Fuck you if you think otherwise.

[Fignuts]

Yeah wtf d-mac, we just got a bunch of new rock. All of which blows in comparison to petty.

[thecc]

definitely digging the petty track pack. I would like some more punk eventually though.

[DaveWadding]

Hey gang,

We're only releasing bands that start with the letter N this week, so that gives you Nirvana and Night Ranger, with a 3 pack from each group! Hopefully the Night Ranger makes some of the rabid hair band fans happy, and I'm pretty sure I've seen one or two people on the forums asking about these Nirvana songs. Enjoy!

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 1) and PlayStation 3 system (Dec. 3):

Nirvana – “Come As You Are (Live from MTV Unplugged)” +
Nirvana – “Lithium (Live at Reading)”
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Night Ranger – “(You Can Still) Rock in America” +
Night Ranger – “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me” +
Night Ranger – “You’re Gonna Hear It From Me” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Night Ranger Pack 01” or “Nirvana Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. Tracks marked with a “+” are also available in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$5.49, £3.99 UK, €2.49 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Night Ranger Pack 01” or “Nirvana Pack 02”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

Droppin bombs on GH5 like it's Vietnam.

[Disturbed316]

Awesome

[D Mac]

Getting Come as You Are as I have the others on GH 5.

[DaveWadding]

YOU CAN STILLLLL ROCK IN AMERICA

OH YEAH

ALL NIGHT

[Juan]

more Nirvana, that's awesome.

[Funky Fly]

Those are pretty much the only Nirvana songs that don't make me wanna kill everything in sight.

[Kane Knight]

But can you make Kurt Cobain sing YMCA in Rock Band? I don't think so, Wadding.

[DaveWadding]

because Rock Band is not gay enough for YMCA.

[Kane Knight]

It's gay enough for Cobain, so why not?

[D Mac]

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160634

I found this on the RB site. These are actual previews of some of the songs coming to the Rock Band Network.

[D Mac]

Perdition shit sounds pretty cool.

[Kalyx triaD]

Wow. You'd think there's gonna be a market for dedicated charters in bands now.

[D Mac]

Heard the RBN might not launch until January.

[D Mac]

Forgot to check this until now.

FUCK YES SLIPKNOT!

Hey gang,

Potentially dethroning the Jimmy Buffett / Distrurbed week as the most diverse pairing of DLC so far, I present to you the following Rock Band downloadable content for next week. Enjoy!

-HMXhenry

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 8) and PlayStation 3 system (Dec. 10):

• Slipknot – “Duality”
• Slipknot – “Psychosocial”
• Slipknot – “Sulfur”
• Simon & Garfunkel – “I Am a Rock” +
• Simon & Garfunkel – “The Sounds of Silence” +
• Lights Resolve – “Dreaming of Love” * + (available on Xbox 360 and PS3 only)

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Slipknot Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. Tracks marked with a “+” are also available in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Slipknot Pack 01”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track
“*” Denotes a free track

Psychosocial and Sulfer fucking rule.

[D Mac]

Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 4, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Green Day will be added to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Wii™ on Dec. 15 and to PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on Dec. 17.

Green Day is one of the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Green Day will bring three more tracks from 21st Century Breakdown to the Rock Band Music Store as downloadable content. The three pack of songs will include, "Christian's Inferno," "Last of the American Girls," and "¡Viva La Gloria!". These tracks will be available for purchase as “Green Day Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. "Last of the American Girls" and "¡Viva La Gloria!" will also be available in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.


Damn I was hoping for some older shit. Oh well it will come probably.

[Fignuts]

ugh

[G]

what was green day's first pack?

[DaveWadding]

what was green day's first pack?

21 Guns
East Jesus Nowhere
Know Your Enemy

[Kane Knight]

lol slipknot.

[G]

21 Guns
East Jesus Nowhere
Know Your Enemy

wow, put up basket case already



you know, stuff people actually want

[D Mac]

lol slipknot.

lol YOU!

[Fignuts]

Good one, D-mac.

[G]

Yeah, whatever dude. You are quite average.


lol

[Kane Knight]

wow, put up basket case already



you know, stuff people actually want

One of the big appeals to the Rock Band platform is marketing new material. Which is why we keep getting stuff from so-and-so's new album, rather than the classics people want. I use "classics" loosely, because this is becoming typical of pretty much every genre and decade.

Though they still put out enough good shit I can't really say I'm dissatisfied.

[D Mac]

lol

Yes, that was quite clever. :D

[Funky Fly]

Those last 2 announcements are kinda shit. I like Sounds of Silence, but I don't wanna play it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Weezer Track Pack 03 ($5.49/440 MS Points for the pack, $1.99/160 MS Points 200 Wii Points per song)

* "Beverly Hills"
* "Let It All Hang Out"
* "(If You're Wondering if I Want You To) I Want You To" +

Single tracks ($1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points a piece)

* Limp Bizkit - "Build a Bridge" +
* The Offspring - "A Lot Like Me" +
* Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue" +

(+ LEGO Rock Band friendly)

[Kalyx triaD]

Didn't think I'd ever see Limp in these games.

[G]

Yeah, I'm pretty surprised. Too bad they will never put up Chocolate Starfish.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't wanna 'play' too many Limp tracks. I guess they're make for decent karaoke, jumping around and screaming about "having faith".

KK would love that.

[D Mac]

lol at Limp being Lego friendly.

[D Mac]

Hey gang,

We're getting a jump on the DLC announcement to beat the holiday, so here's the news a day early! The temporary exclusives from the Country Track Pack are finally making their way into the regular Rock Band library! Enjoy these tracks, enjoy the artists coming to the platform for the first time, enjoy the increasing diversity in the RB set list!

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 29) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 7):

Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
Cross Canadian Ragweed – “Cry Lonely”
Jason Aldean – “She’s Country”
Keith Urban – “I Told You So”
Kenny Rogers – “The Gambler”
Martina McBride – “This One’s For the Girls”
Shania Twain – “Any Man of Mine”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Going Country Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$10.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (880 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Going Country Pack 02”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

Getting Gambler. Fuck the rest.

[Kalyx triaD]

Weak.

[D Mac]

Gonna try to get in on this.

Hey gang,

You’re an educated bunch, so I’m sure you’re all thoroughly informed about our plans for Rock Band Network. If you’re not, here’s some handy reading to give you the broad strokes that will get you up to speed. So here’s where we’re at now: we’re nearly at the open Beta and we’re looking to get more people from the forums involved. We recruited a handful of posters at the beginning of the closed Beta and some of them have been all star contributors to the early RBN process. We want more of that.

So what can you do to get involved? We’d like to develop a robust peer review team that will play every new song as it hits the pipeline, give Grade A comments, and ensure that these tracks are as tight as possible. And who better to peer review these submissions than the diehards on these forums? That’s what we thought.

If you’re interested in getting involved with RBN, post here and let us know. We’ll check in on this thread and draw from the pool of volunteers and hook some of you up with free trials of RBN in exchange for your time and feedback. We’re looking for people who are willing to make a serious commitment to peer reviewing and becoming an active part of the RBN creator community. If you’re not super charged about RBN, and if you maybe only try out new songs once every few months, then this maybe isn’t the thing for you. But if you’ve got the following…

1) an Xbox registered in the US with an XBL Gold Account
2) a PC
3) a burning desire to play more songs in RB
4) the enthusiasm for checking in for reviews on a regular basis

…then it sounds like this IS the thing for you. Post here, provide as many details as you feel necessary (how many hours a week you play RB, instrument of choice, recording background, etc) and we’ll start getting you plugged into RBN so you can say you were in on the ground floor and helped us shape the next step of music gaming.

Talk to you soon!
-HMXhenry

[G]

<big>Xbox 360 / Wii / PS3</big>
Available: January 5 / January 7 (PS3)/ January 14 (PS3 in Europe)

Paul McCartney New York City Pack 01 (440http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $5.50)*:

"Band on the Run (Live)" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
"Jet (Live)" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
"Sing the Changes (Live)" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif

Blink-182 Pack 02 (440http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / $5.50)*:

"Adam's Song" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
"First Date" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
"I Miss You" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

Individual Tracks

The Psychedelic Furs – "Love My Way" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif
The Psychedelic Furs – "Sister Europe" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
The Ramones – "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (160http://www.blogcdn.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/11/microsoftpointslogosmall.gif / 200 Wii Points / $1.99) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/legohead-sm.gif

[D Mac]

BOOOOO

[thecc]

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[Juan]

Ramones!!! :heart:

[Kane Knight]

Ramones!!! :heart:

Also, everything else but Blink.

:heart:

Good week all around.

[D Mac]

Not!

[Kane Knight]

Not!

Okay, let me rephrase. Good week for everyone who isn't listening to lips of an angel, wishing the dude from Hinder was singing to them.

[D Mac]

Word on the RB forums is that there will be another Alice in Chains pack to hit next week.

[D Mac]

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Jan. 12) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 14):

• Alice In Chains – “Grind”
• Alice In Chains – “Heaven Beside You”
• Alice In Chains – “Last of My Kind”
• Alice In Chains – “We Die Young”
• Alice In Chains – “Your Decision”

(All tracks are original master recordings)


cool

[RoXer]

Very cool.

[RoXer]

Still won't buy any though

[D Mac]

Yeah cuz you're "retired" :roll:

[D Mac]

Thanks so much for your interest in the Rock Band Network. We’re excited to tell you that we’ve accepted you for early entrance to Creators.RockBand.com and we have already added your RockBand Username to the RBN database! You’re a few steps away from checking out the content in the pipeline before anyone else!

As HMXHenry explained in the forum thread, to participate in RBN you’ll need:

* A PC running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. (Macs are not supported for auditioning, as we use Games for Windows Live to transfer your song to an Xbox 360.)
* Rock Band 2
* Xbox360 with at least a 20+ Gig hard drive
* A Rock Band Creators account
* Xbox Gamer Tag
* Xbox LIVE Gold Membership
* XNA Creators Club Premium Subscription
* Magma (a free tool for transfer that you can download from Creators.RockBand.com


We assume that most of you have the above all ready to go, but many of you will be participating in XNA for the first time. To set that up, follow the awesome instructions at the bottom of this email!

While some of you have identified that you’re excited to submit your own material (which we’re eager to hear!), the majority of you are jumping into this process to playtest and peer review new tracks. We’re excited for you to help steer the authoring process since, as dedicated Rock Band players, you know what works best! We have a bunch of great bands in the process already who need your help getting their songs from rough drafts to final sellable versions!

[D Mac]

NEVER FUCKING MIND :mad:

You have to fucking buy an XNA Creators Club membership and the cheapest is fucking 50 bucks for 4 months. Fuck that. :mad: :mad:

[RoXer]

Reading is hard :(

[D Mac]

I read it, faggot. Just didn't know it would be 50 fucking dollars minimum.

[Kane Knight]

Surprise! D Mac is a moron!

[D Mac]

Shut up bitch

[Kane Knight]

Shut up bitch
Okay, Sascha.

[D Mac]

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Jan. 19) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 21):
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “A Woman in Love (Live)” +
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Breakdown (Live)” +
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Century City (Live)” +
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Jammin’ Me (Live)”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Nightwatchman (Live)”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “The Waiting (Live)” +
• Phoenix – “1901” +
• Phoenix – “Lisztomania” +
• Silvertide – “Blue Jeans”
(All tracks are original master recordings)

meh

[DAMN iNATOR]

Harrison told the Chicago Tribune in an interview that he is "working on 'Rock Band 3' and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game".

Hmm, wonder if the part about 'making the controllers more real' has anything to do with possibly somehow finding a way to integrate Natal?

Besides the Chicago Tribune, I've also seen this cited in Official XBox Magazine, in Issue 106 (Feb. '10). Hopefully with the RB3 we'll get more songs which people actually know and like, rather than obscure stuff that nobody recognizes until it's inclusion in a 'music game' lands it on radio stations' daily playlists everywhere.

[D Mac]

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Jan. 26) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 28):

• Blue Öyster Cult – “Godzilla”
• Blue Öyster Cult – “Transmaniacon MC”
• Hawkwind – “Master of the Universe”
• I Mother Earth – “Levitate”
• Motörhead – “Killed by Death '08”
• Nazareth – “Hair of the Dog” (2008 re-recording)
• Rage Against the Machine – “Bulls on Parade”

(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and on Wii on Jan. 26. These tracks will be available Jan. 28 for PlayStation 3.

[D Mac]

Meh again. :n:

[DaveWadding]

You are gay, DMac.

[Disturbed316]

Loved Godzilla on GH.

[D Mac]

You are gay, DMac.

No, not really.

[Kane Knight]

DMac just likes to bitch.

He's probably fapping to "Bulls On Parade" as we speak.

[D Mac]

Forgot about this.

Hey gang,

Sorry for the slightly late DLC announcement this week. TGIF! The 6 tracks hitting Rock Band next week will be the remaining temporary exclusives from the Country Track Pack, finally available for download. We got a lot of questions about these songs when we released the last Country DLC pack, so we know there's lots of folks that will be excited for these songs. And for those of you looking for something else, rest assured that we'll have more songs to announce next week to add to the 1,000+ song library of material available in Rock Band!

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Feb. 2) and PlayStation 3 system (Feb. 4):

Kenny Chesney – “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”
Montgomery Gentry – “Gone”
Rascal Flatts – “Me and My Gang”
Sara Evans – “Suds in the Bucket”
Trace Adkins – “Swing”
Willie Nelson – “On the Road Again”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

Nah

[D Mac]

All the tracks from Megadeth's iconic 1990 album "Rust In Peace" will be added to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, Harmonix has announced. The tracks will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rock Band.

The album is available for the 360 and Wii on Tuesday (Feb. 9), and for PS3 on Thursday (Feb. 11). There are nine tracks in all, and they'll be available for $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU, or 160 Microsoft Points or 200 Wii Points per track. The whole album is $14.99, £7.49 UK, €10.99 EU or 1200 Microsoft Points.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Juan]

Looks like everyone likes Megadeth except you.

Maybe listening to Creed will cheer you up...

[D Mac]

I like Avenged Sevenfold.

[Juan]

That's a shame

[Kane Knight]

All the tracks from Megadeth's iconic 1990 album "Rust In Peace" will be added to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, Harmonix has announced. The tracks will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rock Band.

The album is available for the 360 and Wii on Tuesday (Feb. 9), and for PS3 on Thursday (Feb. 11). There are nine tracks in all, and they'll be available for $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU, or 160 Microsoft Points or 200 Wii Points per track. The whole album is $14.99, £7.49 UK, €10.99 EU or 1200 Microsoft Points.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Someone's butthurt.

[D Mac]

That's a shame

?

[D Mac]

Hey gang,

You may have already seen the Otis Redding DLC announced via RollingStone.com and confirmed by the Rock Band Twitter earlier this week, but that five pack will be joined by four more singles. Viva variety!

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Feb. 16) and PlayStation 3 system (Feb. 18):

Otis Redding – “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” +
Otis Redding – “Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)” +
Otis Redding – “I’m Sick Y’all” +
Otis Redding – “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” +
Otis Redding – “Love Man”
All Time Low – “Weightless”
Alphabeat –“Fascination” +
Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Stray Cat Strut” +
The Chemical Brothers – “Let Forever Be” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Otis Redding Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

[Kalyx triaD]

* HIM – "Heartkiller" +

* HIM – "Ode to Solitude"

* HIM – "Wings of a Butterfly"

* KSM – "Distracted" +

* Marilyn Manson – "The Dope Show"

* One Night Only – "Just For Tonight" +

* The Police – "Walking On the Moon" +

[D Mac]

Who the fuck is HIM?

RB2 has been very lackluster lately. :(

[St. Jimmy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIM_%28Finnish_band%29

[CSL]

HIM :heart:

[Kane Knight]

HIM :heart:

[FearedSanctity]

HIM :heart:

[D Mac]

HER :heart:

[CSL]

Not as delightful of a witty pun as you'd think

http://lyrics.smashits.com/artwork/06/065942a0f1ed698930adfc57d0f7ceb2.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cOCfmddUL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[D Mac]

lol

[FearedSanctity]

Bought that HER poster back when it was like $10, just before they got the rights to HIM in the US. NO idea where it's at now though :-\

[Kalyx triaD]

Ron Wasserman, the man behind Mighty Morphin Power Ranger's kick ass music during the un-morphed fight scenes, is getting down with the Rock Band network. This track was never on the show and was actually produced fairly recently (long after they stopped using his tunes on the show). You can see he still retains the sound we all remember, all we need is to hear Kimberly's high pitched combat shrieks for a full memory blitz. Being that this tuned wasn't used for the show, and it's being tested on the Network, I wonder if he'll put up the classic tunes as well. 5-4-1, Fight, Combat, and especially We Need A Hero would be a cool track pack. And of course the main PR themes would be ideal, if he's allowed to do that anyway. I can only hope.

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[G]

sounds good

[James Diesel]

HIM :heart:

[Kane Knight]

Ron Wasserman, the man behind Mighty Morphin Power Ranger's kick ass music during the un-morphed fight scenes, is getting down with the Rock Band network. This track was never on the show and was actually produced fairly recently (long after they stopped using his tunes on the show). You can see he still retains the sound we all remember, all we need is to hear Kimberly's high pitched combat shrieks for a full memory blitz. Being that this tuned wasn't used for the show, and it's being tested on the Network, I wonder if he'll put up the classic tunes as well. 5-4-1, Fight, Combat, and especially We Need A Hero would be a cool track pack. And of course the main PR themes would be ideal, if he's allowed to do that anyway. I can only hope.

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This passes for good in some corner of the internet?

[Kalyx triaD]

Apparently so. :roll:

[D Mac]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703626604575011000646263636.html

With the new service, unknown bands are seeing their chance to get in on the act. But popular groups not quite big enough to make the "Rock Band" playlist are also preparing material for the do-it-yourself upload store, including Creed and Evanescence, each of which has sold tens of millions of albums in the past decade.


Apparently "Higher" is already in the testing phase. WOOOOO!

[Kalyx triaD]

I hope they have decent charters. I spoke before about how these bands/studios should hire chart guys, unless somebody in the group got the practice down (assuming the younger bands would).

[D Mac]

Disturbed – “Meaning of Life”
Disturbed – “The Game”
Disturbed – “Voices”
The Mother Hips – “Third Floor Story”
The Mother Hips – “White Falcon Fuzz” + *
Silversun Pickups – “Panic Switch”
Silversun Pickups – “Sort Of” +
TRUSTcompany – “Downfall” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Disturbed Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store. Tracks marked with a “*” will come out in Europe only on March 11.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Disturbed Pack 02”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

FINALLY a whole pack worth buying. DISTURBED!

[Disturbed316]

Interesting, shame they will be edited.

[D Mac]

I wonder if they'll at least leave the word "bitch" in on The Game.

"The little bitch she went and she told, A LIE!"

[Fignuts]

lol is that the triple h theme?

[Kalyx triaD]

You're thinking Drowning Pool's version.

[Fignuts]

oh