Official Rock Band 2 thread

[D Mac]

Rock Band 2 has been confirmed as in development for release in late 2008 by Wired. According to Wired, Harmonix is working on improving the instrument controllers but the current controllers will be forward compatible with Rock Band 2. Wired also stated that the game will likely include similar features announced for Guitar Hero World Tour, set also for release in late 2008.

[Extreme Angle]

just when it comes out in uk... ffs

[Kane Knight]

I hope to God the music is also forward compatible.

[Disturbed316]

That would be pretty awesome if it did, but I highly doubt it.

[D Mac]

List things this game needs.

1) Solo BASS tour
2) The ability to pick your cpu controlled bandmates.
3) The ability to create your own setlist on solo tour, solo quickplay, and band quickplay. Where you could play as many songs in a row you want. And pick the venues.

[Kane Knight]

List things this game needs.

1) Solo BASS tour
2) The ability to pick your cpu controlled bandmates.
3) The ability to create your own setlist on solo tour, solo quickplay, and band quickplay. Where you could play as many songs in a row you want. And pick the venues.

1) Hell Yes.
2) Yeah. Maybe even pick them from the same profile.
3) Agreed.

Let me add:
4) The ability to use characters on the same profile to do BWT, period. I don't want to do a second profile if I want to sing and play guitar. In fact, just give us the option to have a frontman with a riddem geetar. In fact, let us use the guitar or drum's headset to sing.
5) BWT online. This would up the online portions by like 9 million percent.
6) More CAR features. More detail i ncreation. I don't need SVR-level depth, but it'd be nice if we had a bit more detail in the creation process. Maybe even options for how our characters behave at different points (Such as overdrive).
7) Like I said, import music from RB. They wanted to make it like iTunes, well iTunes doesn't make you rebuy songs when you get a new iPod.
8) Recognise local DLC. Like, with the local showcases? I have tons of songs from the Boston area, but it only counts the three that were part of the original setlist. Minor deal, but still.

[KingofOldSchool]

If these keeps up, we are all going to have plastic instruments crowding our houses.

[Kane Knight]

If these keeps up, we are all going to have plastic instruments crowding our houses.

This is why Guitar Hero: Rock Band is such a bad idea.

[Kalyx triaD]

Let's not forget Konami's Rock Revolution.

[Kane Knight]

Wii's Wiifit board and those DDR mats won't help, either.

[Boomer]

Or all those Donkey Kong Drums I have...

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Or my Steel Batallion controls.

[Funky Fly]

I have in my house right now:

2 Donkey Konga bongo drums
2 PS2 Guitar Hero guitars
A 360 Special Edition Rock Band set

I intend to get a 3rd party 360 GH/RB guitar. And if the new Guitar Hero is awesome enough, it means more instruments still. Fuck.

[Kane Knight]

I have three plastic guitars. Technically, two. I lent the ex my SG for the PS2 so she could try Guitar Hero.

[Kane Knight]

You know what would be nice. Customising your instruments. Head, fretboard, pickups...

[D Mac]

Awesome news, Rock Band DLC will be playable on Rock Band 2:

MTV, EA reunite on Rock Band 2
Publishers getting the band back together exclusively for the Xbox 360 in September; arrives on other platforms later in the year.
By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Jun 30, 2008 9:34 am PT

There's nothing quite so rock and roll as a reunion tour, a fact underlined by today's announcement of Rock Band 2, which will see MTV Games and Harmonix once again team up with Electronic Arts to put toy instruments and games on shelves across the nation.

However, unlike last year's series debut, Rock Band 2 will be very selective about which shelves it appears on. The game will debut on the Xbox 360 in September, and after a North American "exclusive launch window," it will find its way to additional unspecified platforms by year's end.

With this year's installment of Activision's rival rocker Guitar Hero going head-to-head with the full four-piece band concept, Rock Band 2 is making a few upgrades of its own. First and foremost among the details revealed today is that the sequel will be backward compatible with the original Rock Band's downloadable content, with no need to repurchase or redownload it to the system. That makes for a sizeable potential Rock Band 2 library right off the bat, given that the Rock Band music store currently has more than 200 songs available, which have garnered some 15 million paid downloads since the game launched in November.

Furthermore, Harmonix will be offering "new and improved" drum and guitar controllers with new features and designs, "all fully compatible with original Rock Band instruments." The game's tracklist will consist entirely of master recordings, and Harmonix is also promising new online modes with a greater emphasis on the Rock Band community's social aspects.

More details about Rock Band 2 will be made public at this year's E3 Media & Business Summit.

[D Mac]

LOL PS3 only owners get fucked

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Not really? Yeah, the whole timed exclusive thing sucks, but a 3 month wait isn't the end of the world.

[Disturbed316]

Unless the world does actually end.

[Kalyx triaD]

The Atlas Project says so.

[Blitz]

So apparently X Play showed some of the Rock Band 2 song selection screen tonight. Besides seeing Rock Band 1 DLC on it, there were some new songs (the artists are all presumed, since only the song titles were shown):

* Dream Theater - “Panic Attack” (could also be Finger Eleven)
* System of a Down - “Chop Suey”
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Give It Away”
* Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
* Kim Wilde - “Kids in America”
* Motörhead - “Ace of Spades”
* Cheap Trick - “Hello There”
* Journey - “Any Way You Want It”
* The Who - “Pinball Wizard”

[Shaggy]

yea with them announcing the DLC will also be compatible with this version is a direct kick in the balls to Guitar Hero who announced their shit wasnt.

[Kalyx triaD]

God damn I'm gonna sing the Hell out of "Any Way You Want It".

I have to.

[Kalyx triaD]

RB2 Axe:

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/885/885168/rock-band-2-tba-20080629094114481.jpg

Sexy repaint.

[Disturbed316]

Nice

[D Mac]

I hated the RB guitar. My GH Les Paul better work with this. :mad:

[Kane Knight]

Not really? Yeah, the whole timed exclusive thing sucks, but a 3 month wait isn't the end of the world.

360 has a September release with a PS3 release later in the year. It's highly unlikely that it will be a 3 month wait. I'd say the beginning of November is the absolute LATEST, because they're going to want to get it out for the Holiday rush.

Note this isn't a timed exclusive, it's merely coming out sooner for one than the others. The difference may seem trivial, but if it were really a timed exclusive, they wouldn't be hyping it up for other systems, as that would be counterproductive.

So yeah, PS3 owners have to wait a little, but they're hardly screwed. Not that I really care, since I'll have mine at launch on the 360. But it's not going to be that big a deal.

[jcmoorehead]

http://kotaku.com/397936/rumor-dueling-rock-band-2-tracklists

Adding onto what was previously posted.

1 AC/DC Let There Be Rock
2 AFI Girl's Gone Grey
3 Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
4 Alice in Chains Man in the Box
5 Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man
6 Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy
7 Bad Company Shooting Star
8 Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want
9 Beck E-Pro
10 Bikini Kill Rebel Girl
11 Billy Idol White Wedding Pt I
12 Blondie One Way or Another
13 Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue
14 Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer
15 Cheap Trick Hello There
16 Devo Uncontrollable Urge
17 Dinosaur Jr Feel the Pain
18 Disturbed Down with the Sickness
19 Donnas, The New Kid in School
20 Dream Theater Panic Attack
21 Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf
22 Elvis Costello Pump it Up
23 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
24 Foo Fighters Everlong
25 Go-Go's, The We Got the Beat
26 Grateful Dead, The Alabama Getaway
27 Guess Who, The American Woman
28 Guns N' Roses Shackler's Revenge
29 Interpol PDA
30 Jane's Addiction Mountain Song
31 Jethro Tull Aqualung
32 Jimmy Eat World The Middle
33 Joan Jett Bad Reputation
34 Journey Anyway You Want It
35 Judas Priest Painkiller
36 Kansas Carry On Wayward Son
37 L7 Pretend We're Dead
38 Lacuna Coil Our Truth
39 Linkin Park One Step Closer
40 Lit My Own Worst Enemy
41 Lush De-Luxe
42 Mastodon Colony of Birchmen
43 Megadeth Peace Sells
44 Metallica Battery
45 Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go
46 Modest Mouse Float On
47 Motorhead Ace of Spades
48 Muffs, The Kids in America
49 Nirvana Drain You
50 Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky
51 Offspring, The Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)
52 Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon
53 Paramore That's What You Get
54 Pearl Jam Alive
55 Presidents of the USA Lump
56 Rage Against the Machine Testify
57 Ratt Round & Round
58 Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away
59 Replacements, The Alex Chilton
60 Rise Against Give it All
61 Rush The Trees
62 Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye
63 Smashing Pumpkins Today
64 Social Distortion I Was Wrong
65 Sonic Youth Teenage Riot
66 Soundgarden Spoonman
67 Squeeze Cool for Cats
68 Steely Dan Bodhitsattva
69 Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me
70 Survivor Eye of the Tiger
71 System of a Down Chop Suey
72 Talking Heads Psycho Killer
73 Tenacious D Master Exploder
74 Testament Souls of Black
75 Who, The Pinball Wizard
BONUS SONGS (all HMX bands)
76 Abnormality Visions
77 Anarchy Club Get Clean
78 Bang Camaro Night Lies
79 Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow
80 Libyans, The Neighborhood
81 Main Drag, The A Jagged Georgeous Winter.
82 Speck Conventional Lover
83 Sterns, The Supreme Girl
84 That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent

And then from Loading Reality, which notes that this numbers only about 60. Some of the tracks are the same as the list above, just in a different order. "Keep in mind, some of these could easily be DLC that's in the works," Loading Reality writes. A wise caveat.

1) Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan)
2) Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood)
3) We've Got the Beat (Go-Gos)
4) Bad Reputation (Joan Jett)
5) Pinball Wizard (The Who)
6) Dammit (Blink 182)
7) That's What You Get (Paramore)
8) The Trees (Rush)
9) Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
10) Chop Suey (System of a Down)
11) Testify (Rage Against the Machine)
12) Spirit In the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
13) Ramblin' Man (Allman Brothers)
14) Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill)
15) Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
16) Panic Attack (Dream Theater)
17) Everlong (Foo Fighters)
18) One Step Closer (Linkin' Park)
19) Lump (Presidents of the USA)
20) Come Out and Play (Offspring)
21) Drain You (Nirvana)
22) Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas)
23) Peace Sells (Megadeath)
24) Souls of Black (Testament)
25) Livin' On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
26) Round and Round (Ratt)
27) New Kid In School (The Donnas)
28) Alright Now (Free)
29) Today (Smashing Pumpkins)
30) Man In the Box (Alice In Chains)
31) Any Way You Want It (Journey)
32) Holiday In Cambodia (Dead Kennedys)
33) Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
34) White Wedding (Billy Idol)
35) Hello There (Cheap Trick)
36) Cool for Cats (Squeeze)
37) Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
38) ? (Devo)
39) One Way or Another (Blondie)
40) De-luxe (Lush) [dare to dream, shoegaze in Rock Band!]
41) Push It (Static-X)
42) Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)
43) Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
44) Bandages (Hot Hot Heat)
45) PDA (Interpol)
46) My Own Worst Enemy (Lit)
47) Float On (Modest Mouse)
48) Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
49) Spoonman (Soundgarden)
50) Bodhisattva (Steely Dan)
51) Suffer (Bad Religion)
52) I Was Wrong (Social Distortion)
53) American Woman (The Guess Who)
56) You Oughta Know (Alanis Morrissette)
57) Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction)
58) Stop! (Against Me)
59) Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran)
60) Alabama Getaway (Grateful Dead)

[D Mac]

Sweet. Man in the Box and Alive.

[D Mac]

Also, an IGN Insider interview (transcript provided by reader Max) let slip that buyers of Rock Band 2 will have access to all of the songs off the original Rock Band disc, available as free DLC. Full details on both after the jump.

If that's true then Rock Band 1 will become a coaster.

[Blitz]

Those track lists are amazingly hot.

[Y2Ant]

NINE IN THE AFTERNOON :cool:!!!!!!!

:$

[Pegasus Crawford]

Oh man, Eye of the Tiger!

[Disturbed316]

OH MY FUCKING GOD :love:

Hope that track list is at least 80% true, would be awesome if it was.

[Bo]

Am I the only one looking forward to (trying ) singing Master Exploder

[Bo]

And OMG Battery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[D Mac]

I'm skeptical about some of these. Like Man in the Box has cussing and some questionable lyrics.

[El Fangel]

Seriously, I would love record song.

[Disturbed316]

EYE OF THE TIIIIIIIIIIGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR

[Boomer]

Questionable song lyrics are pretty ridiculous anyway. For the Pixies Doolittle, they don't censor "Whores at the door, whore in my bed" by the censor "got a tattooed tit". I'm sure they could make it a T rating somehow.

[Disturbed316]

COME OUT AND PLAY! :love:

[D Mac]

From Gamespost:

With hundreds of songs available to you from the get-go, the ability to create setlists for quick-play sessions is a crucial addition in Rock Band 2. In the last game, you could pick songs only one at a time; with the sequel, you'll be able to create setlists exactly how you see fit. It's perfect for the Rock Band fan who insists that every third song be a Rush tune, or that repeating Freezepop's "Sprode" 13 times in succession isn't just a good idea, it's a great idea.

SWEET

[Kalyx triaD]

I want the crowd to sing to DLC tracks as well. There's a section in "Scene... Arms Race" that begged for crowd interaction and there was none. Also the crowd track should be a few points louder, I could barely hear them in the multiple sections of "Welcome Home".

[Kane Knight]

Questionable song lyrics are pretty ridiculous anyway. For the Pixies Doolittle, they don't censor "Whores at the door, whore in my bed" by the censor "got a tattooed tit". I'm sure they could make it a T rating somehow.

They also censored "Marijuana." Some Mari--Blank!

[U-Warrior]

Interpol.

FINALLY

[road doggy dogg]

If RB2 flames for the Wii like the first one I'm prolly gonna have to buy a 360.
crossrine

[Kane Knight]

Gamespot confirmed these songs, BTW.

"Ace of Spades" -- Motörhead
"Everlong" -- Foo Fighters
"Pinball Wizard" -- The Who
"Panic Attack" -- Dream Theater
"Any Way You Want It" -- Journey
"Chop Suey" -- System of a Down
"Kids in America" -- The Muffs
"Give It Away" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Hello There" -- Cheap Trick
"Pump It Up" -- Elvis Costello

I'm down with just about everything but Chop Suey...And that's mostly just because I don't want to try and sing it.

[road doggy dogg]

lol yessss Journey
crossrine

[Funky Fly]

They also censored "Marijuana." Some Mari--Blank!
The word "shit" remains uncensored in Buddy Holly, although that is DLC.
If RB2 flames for the Wii like the first one I'm prolly gonna have to buy a 360.
crossrine

Nigger, buy a 360. You're getting you money's worth on the games in the XBox Live Marketplace alone. So many awesome games for like $10 or less in there. Also, you can play a lot of original XBox games like Fable and Jade Empire (both pretty kickass) thanks to backward compatibility. Also, Lost Odyssey = ratings. Actually, that is a lie because despite how awesome LO is, the version that they sent out for review was all unfinished and all the reviewers were like "meh" and/or :-\.

[CSL]

COME OUT AND PLAY! :love:

Isn't this being released soon as DLC for RB1?

[Funky Fly]

BTW, me likey that song list, for the most part. While there could be more stuff I like (the original GH still has the best song list, IMO), there is a lot less stuff I don't than other games. Plus access to RB1 stuff = awesome.

[Kane Knight]

The word "shit" remains uncensored in Buddy Holly, although that is DLC.

Gouge Away is also DLC, from the Pixies album "Doolittle."

Now, as I understand it, if a song was edited (Like for Radio, or the Wal-Mart release) they use the edited version, but don't if it wasn't edited (Like say, with whore in the Nirvana track vs in the C&C track...). Where it gets funky is I don't remember there being edited versions of any of the Pixies tracks, even on the radio.

[Kane Knight]

BTW, me likey that song list, for the most part. While there could be more stuff I like (the original GH still has the best song list, IMO), there is a lot less stuff I don't than other games. Plus access to RB1 stuff = awesome.

The rumoured tracklists are so full of shit I want that once again, I find myself not caring about garbage like Blink being on it, or even minding Chop Suey (Again, like the song, hate the idea of PLAYING it). And there's actually a bunch of stuff I'm probably going to end up liking, though I don't know it.

[Pegasus Crawford]

Official info from EA's Pre-E3 press conference:

Start A Band, Rock The World!

Developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music videogame company, and published by MTV Games, Rock Band™ 2 is the next evolution of the groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the face of music videogames. Rock Band 2 builds upon the original, challenging players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals, and raises the bar to include an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and exhilarating features.

Rock Band 2 will feature more than 80 tracks on disc – but it doesn’t stop there. Players will have access to all DLC tracks, packs and albums released to date as well as future DLC releases; that’s more than 200 song choices and counting. The music inRock Band 2 features all master recordings and spans all genres of rock from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock.

Rock Band 2 will be released on Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft this September and will have an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for the PLAYSTATION® 3 and PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment systems and Nintendo Wii™ system later this year.

Key Features
Rock the World!
Rock Band 2 offers new and dynamic online modes that will connect the entire Rock Band community in more ways than ever before, both locally and globally.

Rock in Style!
Rock Band 2 introduces a new variety of instrument choices all with new and improved drum and guitar peripherals, enhanced functionality and innovative new designs. All Rock Band 2 instruments are fully compatible with the original Rock Band. Conversely, all Rock Band peripherals will be fully compatible with Rock Band 2.

Unrivaled Song Library!
Rock Band 2 features the biggest and most diverse soundtrack ever featuring some of rock’s most prolific acts, comprised entirely of master recordings.

Complete the Look!
Rock Band 2 delivers new clothing, accessories, tattoos, hairstyles, instruments and more to keep your unique rock avatar playing the full rock part.

Battle it Out!
Go head to head competing against other bands with Battle of the Bands contests that will be generated by Harmonix on a regular basis.

Stay on Top!
Stay the undisputed leader board champion with real time alerts updating you when another rocker or band has surpassed your score!

Take on Tour Challenges!
Play through mini-campaigns focused on a specific instrument, your favorite artist, your preferred genre, or a particular album.

Customizable Set Lists!
Create your own set lists in Quickplay mode to keep the music rolling and your band rocking!

Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Dies!
Rock Band 2 offers backwards compatibility with Rock Band downloadable content- all previously purchased tracks will immediately load into your Rock Band 2 play list!

Game Modes
Quickplay
Now easier than ever to get in and jam without hassle.
- New prefab characters
- Your customized characters can now play on any instrument
- Make your own set lists
- Organize song lists by a variety of categories (alphabetical, genre, era, etc.)

World Tour
Solo Tour and Band World Tour join forces to create the ultimate band touring experience!
- World Tour is now online
- No more band leaders! If you need to fire your guitarist but keep the band going, fire away!
- Switch up instruments throughout world tour
- All new collection of opportunity gigs, challenges, cities, venues, and hirable staff

Tour Challenges
Take your band on tour in a whole new way with specific music challenges.
- Focused mini-campaigns featuring the best songs by instrument, decade, genre or artist
- Automatically generated DLC challenges
- Album specific challenges

Battle of the Bands
Put your band to the ultimate test by competing against other bands, both on your friends list and around the world!
- Dynamic content with regular new contests designed by Harmonix
- Matches up your score against overall competition and friends’ bands - with REAL TIME feedback
- Get updates on new battles from your Band Profile, as well as notifications when your score has been topped!

Drum Trainer
A true teaching tool that gives players a step-by-step lesson through the basic beat and fill vocabulary any real world drummer would know.

Music
Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists with hits from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. The Rock Band 2 disc will feature more than 80 rock hits—all master recordings! Plus, Rock Band 2 owners will have access to the growing Rock Band DLC catalog of more than 200 tracks. Below are just some of the amazing tracks and artists you will get on disc with Rock Band 2.

2000s
Dream Theater “Panic Attack “
System of a Down “Chop Suey”
1990s
Foo Fighters “Everlong”
The Muffs “Kids in America”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away”
1980s
Motörhead “Ace of Spades”
1970s
Cheap Trick “Hello There”
Elvis Costello “Pump it Up”
Journey “Anyway You Want It”
1960s
The Who “Pinball Wizard”

Key Players
• Developed by Harmonix – the world’s premier music videogame company– and published by MTV Games.
• Distributed and Co-Marketed by Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company.
• Master Recordings provided by EMI Music, Hollywood Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group’s Universal Music Enterprises and Warner Music Group’s Rhino Entertainment.
• Rocked out even harder by YOU and millions of drummers, guitarists and vocalists around the world. Groupies not included!

Product Specifications
Publisher: MTV Games Developer: Harmonix Distributor: Electronic Arts
Category: Music/Rhythm Game
Ship Date: September 2008 (Xbox 360) 2008 (PS3, PS2 and Wii)

[Kalyx triaD]

Can't help feeling alot of that could've been patched on, but a good feature set anyway.

[Kane Knight]

Can't help feeling alot of that could've been patched on, but a good feature set anyway.

TBH, I would have prefered they sold it as an expansion, but still...DROOL

[D Mac]

Still no word on Solo Bass Tour eh?

[Kalyx triaD]

Bass is mentioned in the same sentence as Tour so...

[U-Warrior]

yeah pretty sure bass tour was already confirmed before this

[Boomer]

The big question mark for me is if song authoring will end up making Guitar Hero the better sell. I hope they both do well, although there is no way I'm buying another drum kit. Luckily, my guitars are old enough to (presumably) work with all the games.

[Kane Knight]

The big question mark for me is if song authoring will end up making Guitar Hero the better sell. I hope they both do well, although there is no way I'm buying another drum kit. Luckily, my guitars are old enough to (presumably) work with all the games.

Song "authoring" will make it sell better, though people will then feel like retards when they learn how crippled it is.

[Boomer]

I imagine you're right. When I used Frets on Fire (the free PC Guitar Hero clone), I was really looking forward to authoring a song or two...but the tools were so awkward I didn't try more than five minutes.

[U-Warrior]

Frets on Fire doesn't have the most user-friendly interface, but there are still tons of really well made songs. It just takes time to learn it.

[Kane Knight]

Frets on Fire doesn't have the most user-friendly interface, but there are still tons of really well made songs. It just takes time to learn it.

Does it include a limited sound bank? Because this is going to be one of the crippling elements to the music editor in GHWT. It won't be a user interface issue, especially since I'm sure the GHWT one will be pretty simple.

[Kane Knight]

Anyone seen the Ion drums?

:drool:

[U-Warrior]

No, but I hear they can actually function as a real electric drum set.

[Kane Knight]

God yes.

[U-Warrior]

http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/drse.jpg

Sweet mother of god, I hope the price isn't too ridiculous, cause I want that.

[Kane Knight]

Me too. I'd love to have a drum kit, and this would be a fair justification to get one, so...

[KingofOldSchool]

...damn.

[U-Warrior]

Along with the drums reveal, about seven or so more songs were revealed. All from that leaked list, so it appears to be the real deal. I am too lazy to post which songs but it is all over gamefaqs. Go look there if you are that interested.

[U-Warrior]

Or GoNintendo if you're skeptical of gamefaqs, which is completely understandable.

[Pegasus Crawford]

Sweet mother of god, I hope the price isn't too ridiculous, cause I want that.

$300 ridiculous enough for you? (https://www.drumrocker.com/products/index.php)

What's this? The first trailer?
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[Kane Knight]

I actually preordered those drums.

I feel kinda stupid for it, but fuck. How often do I get a game controller and a new drum set all at once?

Granted, you need a drum machine to turn it into a controller, but I can purchase one later. At least this is adjustable and shit. Anyone else here over 6' and tried fucking adjusting the Rock Band set? At their highest, I can't get my knees under them easily, so I have to hold my arms out like a fucking B-movie zombie.

[Disturbed316]

For some reason that trailer got me rather excited even though it showed absolutely nothing new.

[Kalyx triaD]

Love the funkadelic effects. Which brings to mind if I could view performances for the Hell of it.

[KingofOldSchool]

It would be nice if they did a program where you can send them your old RB drumset and they send you a coupon for like $30 off the new drumset or something of that nature.

It would probably get people like me who probably won't go out a buy the new drums since I've got the current one.

[Kane Knight]

It would be nice if they did a program where you can send them your old RB drumset and they send you a coupon for like $30 off the new drumset or something of that nature.

It would probably get people like me who probably won't go out a buy the new drums since I've got the current one.

That'd be awesome. Though my current plan is to sell my drum kit to a friend. He's getting a 360 soon, now that he's gotten hooked on Rock Band, and so I plan on helping him save a few bucks at first. He only needs one guitar, because I'm the only person who he plays guitar with, his wife drums, and neither of them can sing. So they can get buy with a single guitar and drum set initially. No way will they buy a bundle anyway. Since my drum kit is ridiculously functional now (Two of the pads were unresponsive, then they seemed to work themselves out), I think it'll work.

[Pegasus Crawford]

Holy Crap:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/888/888781p1.html

July 14, 2008 - Last year, Rock Band was the only music game that enabled users to play as a full-fledged band. Things are different this year with Konami's Rock Revolution and, more dauntingly, Guitar Hero World Tour. Ultimately, no amount of features or new equipment is going to matter. The real winner will be whichever game has the best track list. Harmonix and MTV must be fully aware of this fact, because today, the two released the full 84-song set list. Judging by the impressive list, Konami and Activision have reason to worry. This is easily the greatest assemblage of music in a game to date.

The big jaw-to-the-floor announcement is that Guns N' Roses is set to debut a new song from the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy. It's not just that Rock Band 2 has GNR -- it has new GNR and effectively announces the imminent arrival of the band's oft-delayed album. Guns N' Roses' "Shackler's Revenge" is just the tip of the iceberg for a track list that features far more greats (Bob effin' Dylan!) than stinkers (Linkin effin' Park?!).

Joining GNR and Dylan are such surprises as Tenacious D, Pearl Jam, Beck, Talking Heads, and The Replacements. The list isn't so focused on spreading across decades as it is spanning genres. There's a lot more heavy metal this time around and the music from the '60s is better focused (and lacking the horror that is Green Tides and High Grass). Perhaps the only head scratcher is the inclusion of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky," which most will recognize as an overused sports anthem.

Ah, but as great as this list may be, you love your old RB1 tracks and just don't want to give them up. Fear not. All downloadable content will work with Rock Band 2 and gamers can export tracks from Rock Band 1 to RB2. That's right -- from day one you can bring all RB1 tracks into RB2 to compliment your DLC as long as you own a PS3 or an Xbox 360 with a hard drive.

And there's more. Harmonix actually wanted to toss in 100 tracks total for the disk, but couldn't get them all in one time to ship for Xbox 360 by September. So this fall, MTV is releasing an additional 20 downloadable master tracks... for free. By year's end this will mean RB fans will have access to more than 500 songs.

That is the sound of Activision gulping.

Check out the full list of tracks. Note that all tracks on RB2 are master recordings. There are 75 tracks from famous artists, plus nine bonus tracks from various bands that feature members of Harmonix.

*edit* And... the confirmed set list!
Master Tracks

#-----Artists-----Song Title-----Decade


1. -----AC/DC-----Let There Be Rock-----1970s
2. -----AFI-----Girl's Gone Grey-----2000s
3. -----Alanis Morissette-----You Oughta Know-----1990s
4. -----Alice in Chains-----Man in the Box-----1990s
5. -----Allman Brothers-----Ramblin' Man-----1970s
6. -----Avenged Sevenfold-----Almost Easy-----2000s
7. -----Bad Company-----Shooting Star-----1970s
8. -----Beastie Boys-----So Whatcha Want-----1990s
9. -----Beck-----E-Pro-----2000s
10. -----Bikini Kill-----Rebel Girl-----1990s
11. -----Billy Idol-----White Wedding Pt. I-----1980s
12. -----Blondie-----One Way or Another-----1970s
13. -----Bob Dylan-----Tangled Up in Blue-----1970s
14. -----Bon Jovi-----Livin' on a Prayer-----1980s
15. -----Cheap Trick-----Hello There-----1970s
16. -----Devo-----Uncontrollable Urge-----1980s
17. -----Dinosaur Jr. -----Feel the Pain-----1990s
18. -----Disturbed-----Down with the Sickness-----2000s
19. -----Dream Theater-----Panic Attack-----2000s
20. -----Duran Duran-----Hungry Like the Wolf-----1980s
21. -----Elvis Costello-----Pump It Up-----1970s
22. -----Fleetwood Mac-----Go Your Own Way-----1970s
23. -----Foo Fighters-----Everlong-----1990s
24. -----Guns N' Roses-----Shackler's Revenge-----2000s
25. -----Interpol-----PDA-----2000s
26. -----Jane's Addiction-----Mountain Song-----1980s
27. -----Jethro Tull-----Aqualung-----1970s
28. -----Jimmy Eat World-----The Middle-----2000s
29. -----Joan Jett-----Bad Reputation-----1980s
30. -----Journey-----Anyway You Want It-----1970s
31. -----Judas Priest-----Painkiller-----1990s
32. -----Kansas-----Carry On Wayward Son-----1970s
33. -----L7-----Pretend We're Dead-----1990s
34. -----Lacuna Coil-----Our Truth-----2000s
35. -----Linkin Park-----One Step Closer-----2000s
36. -----Lit-----My Own Worst Enemy-----1990s
37. -----Lush-----De-Luxe-----1990s
38. -----Mastodon-----Colony of Birchmen-----2000s
39. -----Megadeth-----Peace Sells-----1980s
40. -----Metallica-----Battery-----1980s
41. -----Mighty Mighty Bosstones-----Where'd You Go-----1990s
42. -----Modest Mouse-----Float On-----2000s
43. -----Motorhead-----Ace of Spades-----1980s
44. -----Nirvana-----Drain You-----1990s
45. -----Norman Greenbaum-----Spirit in the Sky-----1960s
46. -----Panic at the Disco-----Nine in the Afternoon-----2000s
47. -----Paramore-----That's What You Get-----2000s
48. -----Pearl Jam-----Alive-----1990s
49. -----Presidents of the USA-----Lump-----1990s
50. -----Rage Against the Machine-----Testify-----1990s
51. -----Ratt-----Round & Round-----1980s
52. -----Red Hot Chili Peppers-----Give it Away-----1990s
53. -----Rise Against-----Give it All-----2000s
54. -----Rush-----The Trees-----1970s
55. -----Silversun Pickups-----Lazy Eye-----2000s
56. -----Smashing Pumpkins-----Today-----1990s
57. -----Social Distortion-----I Was Wrong-----1990s
58. -----Sonic Youth-----Teenage Riot-----1980s
59. -----Soundgarden-----Spoonman-----1990s
60. -----Squeeze-----Cool for Cats-----1970s
61. -----Steely Dan-----Bodhitsattya-----1970s
62. -----Steve Miller Band-----Rock'n Me-----1970s
63. -----Survivor-----Eye of the Tiger-----1980s
64. -----System of a Down-----Chop Suey-----2000s
65. -----Talking Heads-----Psycho Killer-----1970s
66. -----Tenacious D-----Master Exploder-----2000s
67. -----Testament-----Souls of Black-----1990s
68. -----The Donnas-----New Kid in School-----2000s
69. -----The Go-Go's-----We Got the Beat-----1980s
70. -----The Grateful Dead-----Alabama Getaway-----1980s
71. -----The Guess Who-----American Woman-----1970s
72. -----The Muffs-----Kids in America-----1990s
73. -----The Offspring-----Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)-----1990s
74. -----The Replacements-----Alex Chilton-----1980s
75. -----The Who-----Pinball Wizard-----1960s
Bonus Tracks
76. -----Abnormality-----Visions-----2000s
77. -----Anarchy Club-----Get Clean-----2000s
78. -----Bang Camaro-----Night Lies-----2000s
79. -----Breaking Wheel-----Shoulder to the Plow-----2000s
80. -----The Libyans-----Neighborhood-----2000s
81. -----The Main Drag-----A Jagged Gorgeous Winter-----2000s
82. -----Speck-----Conventional Lover-----2000s
83. -----The Sterns-----Supreme Girl-----2000s
84. -----That Handsome Devil-----Rob the Prez-O-Dent-----2000s


84 songs? 20 free Master DLC tracks? Exporting RB1 Tracks to RB2?

[D Mac]

Yeah some good ones if that's true. Some I've never heard tho.

[KingofOldSchool]

*dances a jig*

[D Mac]

A jig doing a jig

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, it's true. Harmonix just announced the list at E3

[Disturbed316]

EYE OF THE TIIIIIIIIIGEEEEEEEEEEEEER! :love:

[Kalyx triaD]

Jesus Christ. Rock Band is a console onto itself.

[Kane Knight]

I think I filled the cup.

[Blitz]

Fucking hell. September can't come soon enough.

[KingofOldSchool]

Holy shit with my Pearl Jam actually gets on Rock Band 2 excitement, I totally missed Eye of the Tiger.

[OssMan]

The Modest Mouse song they chose was Float On... dum

[D Mac]

Metallica Battery. I like it but you'd think they'd pick a song like Nothing Else Matters or The Unforgiven or Master of Puppets.

[D Mac]

Also where the fuck is Godsmack. :mad:

[D Mac]

And I hope the original Rock Band 1 disc songs are individual downloads. Because there are a few songs I will not be playing ever again like Ballroom Blitz or that stupid New Pornographers song.

[Tornado]

And I hope the original Rock Band 1 disc songs are individual downloads. Because there are a few songs I will not be playing ever again like Ballroom Blitz or that stupid New Pornographers song.

I think it said you can transfer them from the disc to your hard drive, then use them in Rock Band 2.

[D Mac]

Hopefully you can delete some of them. Like Highway Star. Hate that shit.

[D Mac]

Yeah and I'm gonna stick with my regular drums. I hardly play with them anyways.

[D Mac]

I'm so glad I have a 120 GB Hard Drive for the 360. :cool:

[Funky Fly]

Fucking fuck yes!

[Kane Knight]

Hey Funky. Got Gold yet?

[Funky Fly]

No. I have the cash, but not the time to play. :'(

[Blitz]

So seeing as how this game is gonna need a lot of hard drive space probably, I'm thinking of upsizing my 20gig. But is there even a way to transfer stuff from my old hard drive to a new one?

[Pegasus Crawford]

official release dates:

XBOX360 - September 14 (game only), October 19 (bundle)
PS3 - October 19
Wii - November 18
PS2 - November 18

[Tornado]

official release dates:

XBOX360 - September 14 (game only), October 19 (bundle)
PS3 - October 19
Wii - November 18
PS2 - November 18


I bet we (Europe) get shafted and have to wait until 2009.

[Kane Knight]

No. I have the cash, but not the time to play. :'(

I don't blame you there.

So seeing as how this game is gonna need a lot of hard drive space probably, I'm thinking of upsizing my 20gig. But is there even a way to transfer stuff from my old hard drive to a new one?


This is probably answered on page2, but the 120 GB HDD comes with a disc and transfer cable. It's a one way deal, and supposed to be one time as well, but at least you're not left jerking off.

[Kane Knight]

official release dates:

XBOX360 - September 14 (game only), October 19 (bundle)
PS3 - October 19
Wii - November 18
PS2 - November 18

Already disproven.

[Kane Knight]

By the way, with 81 songs plus save files and the like, I'm using 2.6 GB on Rock Band. Granted, a little of that is stuff like characters for three different profiles (My buddy and my ex as well as me), and so on, but that's less than .1 GB for sure.

I hope you can transfer only the songs you want (No Brainpower, you motherfuckers!), but even if they do, I'm probably looking at another couple of GB, not counting new DLC. I am SO fucking glad I have a 120 GB HDD.

[Pegasus Crawford]

Already disproven.
Can't really back up the PS2 date (only got ebGames as the source), but...
Xbox360 Bundle - September 14 (http://www.rockbandstore.com/detail.php?p=62752) Maybe the game/bundle are coming out on the same day after all.
PS3 Bundle - October 19 (http://www.rockbandstore.com/detail.php?p=62753)
Wii Bundle - November 19 (http://www.rockbandstore.com/detail.php?p=62754)

[Kane Knight]

Hmmm...Maybes...Oh right.

[U-Warrior]

Metallica Battery. I like it but you'd think they'd pick a song like Nothing Else Matters or The Unforgiven or Master of Puppets.

What? Maybe Master of Puppets, but Nothing Else Matters and Unforgiven don't even begin to compare to battery, both in the actual song quality, and how fun it will be in rock band.

[U-Warrior]

I don't blame you there.




This is probably answered on page2, but the 120 GB HDD comes with a disc and transfer cable. It's a one way deal, and supposed to be one time as well, but at least you're not left jerking off.

When did this deal make itself available? I've had to do some cleaning on my HD to make room for more songs several times now.

Definitely going to do this before RB 2 hits.

[Kane Knight]

I dunno, I got the HDD early on, and it let me do it.

[U-Warrior]

Rockband site says that most or all tracks from the rockband cd will be exportable. But its done through a software key that you have to pay 5 dollars for. Software liscensing issues.

Which I have no problem with, but I'm sure someone here will be all"BLLLAAARARRRFGGGH they're whacko if they think i'm paying for that! blarrrrrrrrr!"

Also, have there been any pics of the new guitar?

[Kalyx triaD]

I think I posted it here somewhere.

Edit: Post #24

[U-Warrior]

Thats actually just an early prototype. Apparently, the final product has some sort of sun design on it.

Although I'm most interested in seeing the special fender version. Like the drums, there will be a premium controller, and its a mad tricked out guitar controller made from an actual fender stratacaster.

[Pegasus Crawford]

Ace of Spades is gonna own me. :eek:

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[Disturbed316]

OMGZ THEY SUXORZ!!!!!!!!!

[Kalyx triaD]

Kinda liked the GH1 guitar layout for Ace better, but its cool.

Did anybody else here Metallica in the background?

[D Mac]

Did anybody else here Metallica in the background?

Yeah it was And Justice for All. Took me all of 2 seconds to recognize it.

[Fryza]

Megadeth and Alice in Chains were pretty much the selling points for me.

Cannot wait for this game to hit the shelves. It's gonna fucking fly.

[D Mac]

Yeah gonna have to pre order.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/890/890915/rock-band-2-game-only-20080716002124972.jpg

[U-Warrior]

Thats pretty cool.

Kinda hoping the prefab characters aren't as random in quickplay this time. Would be cool if use could use custom characters for each non-player band member in quickplay, but I'd just be happy with being able to pick which genre your bandmates are dressed to represent.

Is kinda stupid having a metrosexual singer, gwar-like metal guitarist, power hair metal bassist, and hippy drummer.

[U-Warrior]

Oh and i'm totally buying that strobe/smoke machine thing.

[Kane Knight]

Thats pretty cool.

Kinda hoping the prefab characters aren't as random in quickplay this time. Would be cool if use could use custom characters for each non-player band member in quickplay, but I'd just be happy with being able to pick which genre your bandmates are dressed to represent.

Is kinda stupid having a metrosexual singer, gwar-like metal guitarist, power hair metal bassist, and hippy drummer.

Yeah, it's horrible. Especially since I almost always get Quill Boy singing. Him or the sideburns dude. Looks retarded. Also, the drummer is often that tanned girl with the bouffant. Let us pick our own prefabs. Or even let us use other characters on our profile...Though not needing to stick to one instrument anymore, it diminishes the need for extra characters unless you want them....

[U-Warrior]

K, so ever since Rockband came out, I havn't touched Frets on Fire. Because FoF plays like a cheap version of GH, and Gh plays like a cheap version of Rock Band.

But all this rythem game hype has me really excited about the genre. So I decided to check out whats been going on in the FoF world.

And holy shit, there is a mod which has overhauled the game, and made it about 100 times better. It is called the alarian mod, and in addition to giving several visual options(gh1, gh2, gh3, rb) The gameplay is just way tighter and smoother. It doesn't feel as good as rockband, but I'm enjoying it more than GH III.

Take a look.
(Note: Guy in the video has the board speed set high. That is adjustable, along with a number of hit window and HO/PO options.)

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[Kalyx triaD]

Looks nice. I just downloaded FoF a few days ago and once I got my guitar controller working the first thing I did was upload my music to set some charts.

It was... frustrating.

After a failed To Be Loved and Holy Diver, Motorhead's King of Kings came out pretty good, though still rough.

I'll probably forget I have the program once the onslaught of music games comes around.

Still, where can I get that mod?

[U-Warrior]

http://www.fretsonfire.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=11;t=24664

It's actually a standalone mod, with its own executable file. Just extract it from the zip file and your good to go. Only thing you need to do is upon the first time you start it up, it will ask you to locate the folder with all your songs on it. Which if it's in your original FoF directory, I'd move it, since after playing this, you will likely get rid of the original.

Depending on the computer, you may need to make adjustments to visual and audio options so it runs better. Nothing too complicated tho. Keep the readme doc in the original fof directory if you run into trouble. Its got some hints on how to make it run smoother.

[U-Warrior]

Oh, and GH: Aerosmith is pretty fun on Rock Band.

There is just something about those square notes that makes everything better on RB.

[D Mac]

Thats pretty cool.

Kinda hoping the prefab characters aren't as random in quickplay this time. Would be cool if use could use custom characters for each non-player band member in quickplay, but I'd just be happy with being able to pick which genre your bandmates are dressed to represent.

Is kinda stupid having a metrosexual singer, gwar-like metal guitarist, power hair metal bassist, and hippy drummer.

Which I have already suggested in this thread. :rant:

[Kane Knight]

Nobody reads your posts, D-Mac. We all assume you're screaming "METALLICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" or "GODSMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!" At the top of your lungs and move on.

Not really, Fagnuts is a douche, but I had to say it (because I'm one too).

[D Mac]

Don't forget DIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSTUUUUURRRRRRRRBBBEEEEEDDDDD!

[Kane Knight]

KENNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Kalyx triaD]

Wii Music.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Wii Music.

Lol. no.

[Kane Knight]

Wii Music.

Been sparking up with Indifferent Crossrine?

[Funky Fly]

Hey, can you you use the RB guitar w/ any of the GH stuff or am I fucked and have to buy 456234763 more instruments here?

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes.

[D Mac]

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Near the top tier I bet.

[Kalyx triaD]

Awesome.

[D Mac]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hBOA8a%2B7L._SS400_.jpg

This was on amazon.com. I wonder if it's legit.

[D Mac]

It's on IGN too.

[Disturbed316]

Yessssssss Chop Suey :love:

[darkpower]

The word "shit" remains uncensored in Buddy Holly, although that is DLC..

Actually, the line you're thinking of that would have that in there is

"Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit"


It sounds so much like he IS saying shit in that line (was looking this up on letssingit.com, and according to that, it's never uttered)

They did change some of the lyrics on "Creep" and "Welcome Home" too. That's something else they will do (as long as the changes aren't that retarded).


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[Kalyx triaD]

You can still sing the real lyrics anyway.

[darkpower]

You can still sing the real lyrics anyway.

Yeah, I already know, and have done that.

"You're so FUCKING special...but I'm a CRRREEEEEEEEPPP"

[D Mac]

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/902/902390p2.html

IGN Ranked the songs from easiest to hardest, and here it is for guitar. You can check out the other instruments in the link.

84 Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"
83 Modest Mouse - "Float On"
82 Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"
81 Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
80 Squeeze - "Cool for Cats"
79 L7 - "Pretend We're Dead"
78 Lit - "My Own Worst Enemy"
77 Linkin Park - "One Step Closer"
76 The Go-Gos - "We Got the Beat"
75 Paramore - "That's What You Get"
74 Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl"
73 Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want"
72 Nirvana - "Drain You"
71 The Donnas - "New Kid in School"
70 Cheap Trick - "Hello There"
69 Presidents of the USA - "Lump"
68 The Guess Who - "American Woman"
67 Social Distortion - "I Was Wrong"
66 Panic at the Disco - "Nine in the Afternoon"
65 Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"
64 Alice in Chains - "Man in the Box"
63 Lucana Coil - "Our Truth"
62 Billy Idol - "White Wedding Pt. 1"
61 Beck - "E-Pro"
60 Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
59 Norman Greenbaum - "Spirit in the Sky"
58 The Muffs - "Kids in America"
57 Dinosaur Jr. - "Feel the Pain"
56 Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give it Away"
55 Speck - "Conventional Lover"
54 The Main Drag - "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter"
53 Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation"
52 Elvis Costello - "Pump It Up"
51 Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know"
50 Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"
49 The Libyans - "Welcome to the Neighborhood"
48 Interpol - "PDA"
47 Bad Company - "Shooting Star"
46 Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer"
45 Lush - "De-luxe"
44 AFI - "Girls Not Grey"
43 Blondie - "One Way or Another"
42 Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up in Blue"
41 The Replacements - "Alex Chilton"
40 Pearl Jam - "Alive"
39 Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
38 Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"
37 The Sterns - "Supreme Girl"
36 Disturbed - "Down with the Sickness"
35 Rise Against - "Give it All"
34 Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Where'd You Go"
33 The Offspring - "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)"
32 Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
31 The Who - "Pinball Wizard"
30 That Handsome Devil - "Rob the Prez-O-Dent"
29 Rage Against the Machine - "Testify"
28 Devo - "Uncontrollable Urge"
27 Journey - "Any Way You Want It"
26 Ratt - "Round & Round"
25 Bang Camaro - "Night Lies"
24 ACDC - "Let There Be Rock"
23 The Grateful Dead - "Alabama Getaway"
22 Silverspun - "Lazy Eye"
21 Sonic Youth - "Teenage Riot"
20 Rush - "The Trees"
19 Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
18 Steve Miller Band - "Rock'n Me"
17 Motorhead - "Ace of Spades"
16 Soundgarden - "Spoonman"
15 Avenged Sevenfold - "Almost Easy"
14 System of a Down - "Chop Suey"
13 Guns N' Roses - "Shackler's Revenge"
12 Tenacious D - "Master Exploder"
11 Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man"
10 Breaking Wheel - "Shoulder to the Plow"
9 Anarchy Club - "Get Clean"
8 Mastodon - "Colony of Birchmen"
7 Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
6 Testament - "Souls of Black"
5 Steely Dan - "Bodhisattva"
4 Metallica - "Battery"
3 Dream Theater - "Panic Attack"
2 Abnormality - "Visions"
1 Judas Priest - "Painkiller"

[D Mac]

This was also mentioned on IGN:

Not enough for you? How about a Jukebox mode that allows you to listen to songs without having to play any instruments? Yes, you can now pick a song and kick back with a refreshing drink. Listen to your favorite song and watch your band play without your input. Jukebox mode shows off the refinements in presentation often lost when you're focused on playing an instrument. The camera cuts are smarter, the angles better, and the animations more varied.


:cool:

[Blitz]

Saw some video of Bodhisattva, and if that's not the most difficult guitar track, I don't want to see the others :(

[Mr. Monday Morning]

oh shit they put Master Exploder in? I never thought I'd see the day

[Boomer]

All announced as Full Album DLC:

Foo Fighters (The Colour and the Shape)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik)
Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking)
Megadeth (Peace Sells... But Who's Buying)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (Texas Flood)
A specially-compiled No Doubt Best Of collection

[D Mac]

Meh

[Pegasus Crawford]

Saw some video of Bodhisattva, and if that's not the most difficult guitar track, I don't want to see the others :(
Too bad, you'll see more! :naughty:
http://xbox360.gamespy.com/dor/objects/14263131/rock-band-2-game--instrument-bundle/videos/rb2_metal_preview_1.html

[Kane Knight]

All announced as Full Album DLC:

Foo Fighters (The Colour and the Shape)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik)
Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking)
Megadeth (Peace Sells... But Who's Buying)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (Texas Flood)
A specially-compiled No Doubt Best Of collection

How does the best of "No Doubt" qualify as an album? Anyway, I care for three of the albums on here and probably not enough to buy them all. I can't even remember all the songs on Nothing's Shocking.

[Boomer]

That was just me editing the article down. It will be album-length I guess.

[Kane Knight]

Another joke killed. :mad:

[U-Warrior]

WHOOSH!

[Boomer]

Another joke killed. :mad:

Oh sorry...missed it completely :(

[D Mac]

I still don't get it. :shifty:

[D Mac]

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[D Mac]

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[D Mac]

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The visual effects look fucking cool.

[D Mac]

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TOUGH

[D Mac]

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT

Nominal fee of $4.99 (400 Microsoft points) required for export of Rock Band 1 soundtrack to compensate music licensors for expanded use.The following Rock Band disc tracks will not be available for export into Rock Band 2: * "Paranoid" as made famous by Black Sabbath, * “Run to the Hills” as made famous by Iron Maiden, and "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. In addition, the title update will also be released simultaneously in Europe. Tokio Hotel’s “Through the Monsoon” from the European disc release of Rock Band will not be available for export into the future European release of Rock Band 2. (* Indicates a cover song, all other songs are original master recordings.) Expanded usage rights for these particular tracks were unable to be secured from the music licensors for this feature.

No fucking Enter Sandman. This fucking blows. :mad: :mad:

[Disturbed316]

No more Through the Monsoon? OH NO! :'(

[Kane Knight]

LOL. I knew DMac was gonna have an aneurism when I read that.

[darkpower]

Wow...only three songs got the ax from the original RB1 disc?

And neither of them are ones I were hoping would make the cut onto RB2 (I can still do Soundgarden and Foo Fighters). Not that I didn't want to use the RB2 features to play those tracks, but the ones I really wanted to play are still going to be there.

The Maiden and Black Sabbath songs could still be mastered (they're doing something with the Rush DLC that they had to do a cover version for because they snagged the rights to brign 2012 to Rock Band), so they could've just gotten that for master DLC (which could be awesome). It's Enter Sandman I'm not sure why they couldn't get the rights to (wasn't Metallica supposed to debut something on Rock Band or something?).

Like GH: Aerosmith, the GH: Metallica game may make Metallica exclusive to the GH series (which could be the real reason behind that).

[Kane Knight]

Like GH: Aerosmith, the GH: Metallica game may make Metallica exclusive to the GH series (which could be the real reason behind that).

of course, Train Kept A Rollin' is still in the game, and they're the ones who already have a GH:X release.

I'd also point out that a master of Paranoid is extremely unlikely unless they go the live route, because of technical limitations.

Finally, of the songs to get the ax, Tom Sawyer wasn't one of them. With confirmation of Moving Pictures as DLC, one must ask why they would keep a Tom Sawyer cover on the list with the original coming out if others might get the DLC treatment?

More likely, an agreement COULD NOT be reached.

However, I'm hoping for the return of RTTH and Paranoid (Hell, use the Stone Coyotes cover) in some format in the future.

[darkpower]

of course, Train Kept A Rollin' is still in the game, and they're the ones who already have a GH:X release.

Not sure. I read somewhere Aerosmith was GH exclusive, but I don't know if it applied to ALL songs, or songs that would have made available for the game or something. It was just a story I saw pop up on N4G, so take it for what it is worth.

I'd also point out that a master of Paranoid is extremely unlikely unless they go the live route, because of technical limitations.

Fingers are crossed.

Finally, of the songs to get the ax, Tom Sawyer wasn't one of them. With confirmation of Moving Pictures as DLC, one must ask why they would keep a Tom Sawyer cover on the list with the original coming out if others might get the DLC treatment?

For some reason, they're keeping the covers of Limelight and Working Man up on the DLC stores, too (though that might be different than having the naitive song on the disc or something. They were calling the master versions "Vault Edition" or something like that).


More likely, an agreement COULD NOT be reached.

Think so, too. They better have a damn good reason as to what happened to cause such actions to happen.

However, I'm hoping for the return of RTTH and Paranoid (Hell, use the Stone Coyotes cover) in some format in the future.

Speak for yourself. I would rather have masters of Number Of The Beast and Iron Man on there.

[D Mac]

I bet Lars had something to do with this. :mad:

[Kane Knight]

Not sure. I read somewhere Aerosmith was GH exclusive, but I don't know if it applied to ALL songs, or songs that would have made available for the game or something. It was just a story I saw pop up on N4G, so take it for what it is worth.

They both are, both for the same reasons, so it's logical that if one was gone the other would be.

For some reason, they're keeping the covers of Limelight and Working Man up on the DLC stores, too (though that might be different than having the naitive song on the disc or something. They were calling the master versions "Vault Edition" or something like that).

Working Man is an alternate edition with an alternate solo, hence the phrase "Vault Edition." They'll keep the DLC content up just because, but transferring Tom Sawyer doesn't make sense in the context you mentioned.

Think so, too. They better have a damn good reason as to what happened to cause such actions to happen.

Ozzy's gone Guitar Hero (Though it's not official that he's exclusive or anything), so that may explain that. Hope not, because I'd love some more Sabbath.

Speak for yourself. I would rather have masters of Number Of The Beast and Iron Man on there.

I was unaware that these songs were mutually exclusive.

[Kane Knight]

I bet Lars had something to do with this. :mad::rofl::rofl::rofl:

But seriously, unless Lars is an executive at Universal....

[darkpower]

They both are, both for the same reasons, so it's logical that if one was gone the other would be.

:'(

Was kind of hoping otherwise, but sucks either way.

Working Man is an alternate edition with an alternate solo, hence the phrase "Vault Edition." They'll keep the DLC content up just because, but transferring Tom Sawyer doesn't make sense in the context you mentioned.

Ahh...see, I haven't gotten or heard either one yet, so I wasn't sure what was so different other than it being a master track (probably should've said that before. I blame laziness). Like you said to, they might be keeping the Tom Sawyer cover just because they can (or something. I'm not making much sense about it, either, but it's not hurting anyone, so I don't think anyone will really complain).

Ozzy's gone Guitar Hero (Though it's not official that he's exclusive or anything), so that may explain that. Hope not, because I'd love some more Sabbath.Ozzy is GH now? I think I missed the news of that somewhere (don't get me wrong, I believe you, just not aware about that). Give me Iron Man and I'll be happy (I would ask for Never Gonna Stop, but I can't remember if it was already given to us somewhere or not).

But I do hope your wrong for the same reasons you gave.

I was unaware that these songs were mutually exclusive.I hope you're right on that one, though. I believe you are, but everytime we all think something will go one way....

[Mr. Monday Morning]

They can always do Dio era Sabbath. Or Heaven & Hell, as they call themselves now.

[D Mac]

Preordered this yesterday. Hoping to get it on Sunday.

Lets get a TPWW band going on this. I call bass, which I am best at. Can play every song on hard and most on expert bass.

[Boomer]

I'm a good drummer and guitarist. I could sing if I knew the songs, but I have to get really warmed up to the setlist to do that.

[Kane Knight]

I went through Amazon, so I don't know if I'll get it Sunday.

[Kane Knight]

Let me rephrase that. I probably won't have it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/hollywoodh/rb2early.jpg

lol

[Boomer]

In all actuality, I'm sure they know that 99% aren't legit. But I'm glad they are being humorous about it.

[Kane Knight]

In all actuality, I'm sure they know that 99% aren't legit. But I'm glad they are being humorous about it.

Nah. They know a lot of people have gotten the disc before the street date. They even encouraged it. They're just being tongue in cheek about it.

[Boomer]

I know stores break street dates occasionally, but I've never actually met anyone who has gotten a game at a store before it was supposed to come out.

And I know plenty more people (including myself) who pirate games. But that's just my experience.

[Kane Knight]

yeah, your experience < Large number of people with legit copies in this case.

[Boomer]

Well from the little I've played, I would say that I have most enjoyed the drum trainer, just to get me warmed up to play. If you play with it long enough, I'm sure it would do a sufficient job catching you up to the beats of the game.

My current disappointment is the lack of additions to the Create-a-Player options from the previous installment. But at least I can play my avatar on all the instruments.

I'm happy they added solo sections for other instruments too.

[Kane Knight]

Mine has shipped!!!!!!11111111oneoneoneoneoneone!

Anyone who wants to play with me, catch me on my gamertag.

Anyone who wants to play ROCK BAND 2 with me, should probably wait until I have it. :shifty:

[D Mac]

Blockbuster has my copy in. Will get it first thing when they open Sunday. :cool:

[Kane Knight]

Blockbuster has my copy in. Will get it first thing when they open Sunday. :cool:

I hate you.

Unless my copy comes in today. Then let's RAWK.

[KingofOldSchool]

Gamefly just sent me out a copy...I forget the setlist other than Pearl Jam, but I know I'm going to go after that first unless I have to unlock it, if so...heads will roll. :mad:

[l westie l]

as long ast they got metallica on there i don't mind lol. cand't wait till its out nvr had the 1st one ;p

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Gamefly just sent me out a copy...I forget the setlist other than Pearl Jam, but I know I'm going to go after that first unless I have to unlock it, if so...heads will roll. :mad:

R.Y.B.R.R.B.B.R.Y.B to unlock all songs

[Fryza]

Picking mine up before work tomorrow.

[D Mac]

On my way to pick it up! WOOOOOOOO

[Extreme Angle]

Fuck... Wanted this to be region free so I could just grab the game off ebay... How long's the wait for the uk gonna be this time?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Probably less because we already have the instruments

[Ninti the Mad]

So can you import the songs off the first rock band or only the d/l'd songs?

Im assuming its the latter.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

No, for $5 you can rip most the songs off the RB1 disc to play in RB2.

[Ninti the Mad]

Niceeeee.

I might go ahead and buy RB1 and 2 now.

But when I have some extra money. :(

[alvarado52]

So, any gigs coming up soon? Start a band. Rock the world.

[Kane Knight]

No, for $5 you can rip most the songs off the RB1 disc to play in RB2.

55/58 to be exact, leaving out only Paranoid, Sandman, and Run to the Hills. Also, I don't actually have the game, DMac. A friend brought it over, so he, his wife, my ex and I had a foursome.





And then we played some Rock Band 2....

[U-Warrior]

Guitar solos sound wayyyyyy better now. There is still an added effect, but it makes the guitar sound more badass, rather than the distortion effect from the last one that made it sound like utter shit.

Also, there are now HO chords.

[U-Warrior]

zomg aqualung is mad fun

[D Mac]

FUCK GUITAR HERO

This is THE music game. Simply awesome.

[D Mac]

9.8/10

[D Mac]

I wonder what the 20 free tracks will be. Can't wait to see.

[Kane Knight]

I wonder what the 20 free tracks will be. Can't wait to see.

[U-Warrior]

Hoping they are from name bands, and not the usual bonus song stuff.

[Kane Knight]

Hoping they are from name bands, and not the usual bonus song stuff.

It was all stuff intended to be on disc, and I really doubt they had 20 extra bonus songs kicking around. And :foc: because Tribe is a name band.

[U-Warrior]

I tried finding an album to download since I enjoyed Outside, but I couldn't find shit.

Havn't tried any of the new songs on drums yet, cause I'm waiting to buy the new set. Hopefully I can get it tomorrow.

[Pegasus Crawford]

And us PS3 players have to wait a good 5 more weeks to play RB2. :(

[D Mac]

lol PS3

[Kane Knight]

I tried finding an album to download since I enjoyed Outside, but I couldn't find shit.

Havn't tried any of the new songs on drums yet, cause I'm waiting to buy the new set. Hopefully I can get it tomorrow.

I have all three of their official records. :y: Want me to put them up on mega upload or something?

[U-Warrior]

That would be delightful.

[alvarado52]

Anyone else wondering what the hell happened to that Jukebox mode that was talked about (and shown in EGM)?

[Funky Fly]

Tuesday is gonna be great. RB2, Force Unleashed and a 120GB HDD.

[DaveWadding]

Dear Fucky,

my band is looking for a bass player. Since you are black (and therefore a great bass player), would you care to join?

[DaveWadding]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c54/always_loyal_to_enrique/faith1.jpg

[D Mac]

Anyone else wondering what the hell happened to that Jukebox mode that was talked about (and shown in EGM)?

Probably gotta unlock it.

[El Fangel]

I am likely going to sound like an asshat here, but I am thinking about buying a PS3 again, only this time a 60-80GB model, and possibly Rock Band.

[Kane Knight]

Probably gotta unlock it.

There's a lot of talk it was yanked.

People are saying the page on Rock Band's site talking about it was pulled, but since I never saw said page, I couldn't tell you. For all I know, it didn't exist.

My copy should be here in 30 minutes or less. I'm so excited, my nipples could cut glass....:shifty:

[Kane Knight]

I am likely going to sound like an asshat here, but I am thinking about buying a PS3 again, only this time a 60-80GB model, and possibly Rock Band.

Do you have a 360? Because seriously, Bluetooth sucks for a large number of wireless devices. That aside, 95% of TPWW plays it on the 360...Join us or die!

Not really DIE. Now that there are more online integrated features, I wanna play with more people. Even if you're into Queercore music like Metallica....

[KingofOldSchool]

I should probably, hopefully have my Gamefly copy tomorrow. Probably won't buy it for the foreseeable future as I have no one to play it with now that I'm a bachelor. :-\

[Fryza]

Need to play with some of yous sometime.

[Boomer]

Need to play with some of yous sometime.

[Kane Knight]

Need to play with some of yous sometime.

I almost sent you an invite earlier.

Anyone who's interested in playing tonight, I'm probably gonna be on a fair share. Just hit up my gamertag (ZacharyAmaranth) and whatnot. I can do anything but drums most of the time, and drums some of the time. Just I haven't built up my bum shoulder to handle drums yet.

[Kane Knight]

By the way, I thought you were able to disable DLC in random play?

I looked and looked, but couldn't find an option.

[KingofOldSchool]

Brett Gurewitz sent out a Twitter this morning confirming Bad Religion's "Sorrow" as one of the 20 bonus songs.

[Kane Knight]

Another question...

I know you can now do custom setlists on Quickplay, but you don't earn cash from that, right? Any way to play setlists AND make money at the same time? I mean, if you find one that's the right length in tour mode, that's great, but otherwise....

[U-Warrior]

Not that I've seen, no.

[KingofOldSchool]

http://www.stridelovesrockband.com/

Enter and win a free Rock Band DLC song. They are giving away 1,000 each day. If you select X-Box, they will just send you a code for 160, so technically you can use it on something else on the Marketplace if you choose to.

[KingofOldSchool]

Beatles - 12 Pack Download Coming to the Rock Band Music Store

[Kane Knight]

Beatles - 12 Pack Download Coming to the Rock Band Music Store

Is this legit, or do I have to hunt you down and kill you for raising my hopes?

[KingofOldSchool]

Is this legit, or do I have to hunt you down and kill you for raising my hopes?

Well someone saw it on an MTV Update thing. All it said that there will be a 12 song Beatles pack coming sometime.

[U-Warrior]

sounds sketchy

[Kane Knight]

sounds sketchy
Quite.

Not that I'm not hoping, mind.

[KingofOldSchool]

I don't see why that is so sketchy. I mean there have been rumblings about the Beatles and either GH or RB. With GH snatching up the rights to Metallica, this would be the logical step to counter for Rock Band.

[Funky Fly]

It's sketchy because they can't even get The Beatles' music for iTunes, let alone a videogame.

[El Fangel]

Do you have a 360? Because seriously, Bluetooth sucks for a large number of wireless devices. That aside, 95% of TPWW plays it on the 360...Join us or die!

Not really DIE. Now that there are more online integrated features, I wanna play with more people. Even if you're into Queercore music like Metallica....
I dont have a 360, and I dont want both systems, but I want to finish GTA4 as bad as that sounds, and beat MGS4. There are no other platform exclusive games, so perhaps I will get a 360, only thing is, I dont want to get the RRoD

[El Fangel]

Also, what did Bluetooth have to do with me getting a PS3 exactly (I know the PS3 is bluetooth capable) I am just wondering why you pointed it out.

[D Mac]

World Tour is awesome. Maximum replayability there.

Battle of the Bands is pretty cool, new challenges almost every day. This game will keep you busy well into next year and Rock Band 3.

Oh, and Green Grass and High Tides has pissed me off for the last time. It's gone.

[D Mac]

Yeah and I did the unlock all songs code and counted all of the songs I have. 189

[Kane Knight]

I don't see why that is so sketchy. I mean there have been rumblings about the Beatles and either GH or RB. With GH snatching up the rights to Metallica, this would be the logical step to counter for Rock Band.

Apologies in advance for three or four posts. Multiquote isn't working on my browser/computer ATM.

It's sketchy because "someone saw it on MTV." If it were legit, there'd be news of it everywhere. Also, the reasoning that "it's not sketchy, because this is a logical counter to Metallica" is simply wrong.

[Kane Knight]

It's sketchy because they can't even get The Beatles' music for iTunes, let alone a videogame.

Getting the Beatles on iTunes, which likely has nothing to do with the decade the Beatles and Apple spent suing each other.

Nah. It's easier to get the Beatles for a video game. Look at how often you see Beatles music on TV, hear it on the radio, and see it on movie. The owners of the rights are cash whores.

The only problem I can see with the Beatles on Rock Band/GH, aside from the fact that the ONLY thing that indicates they'll be on is rumour and wishful thinking, is that they would have to give up the masters. This one is tricky. Do yo know what they had to go through to get a chance to remaster the Beatles for Compact Disc?

It's sketchy because of the nature of the information, not because of iTunes.

[Kane Knight]

Also, what did Bluetooth have to do with me getting a PS3 exactly (I know the PS3 is bluetooth capable) I am just wondering why you pointed it out.

Shit. I forgot. The wireless controllers for the PS3 don't use Bluetooth, do they? They have a special dongle (giggle....) to work, don't they?

I retract that statement.

[KingofOldSchool]

So I just got this in the mail today via Gamefly. I'll probably keep it for a couple of days before I send it back so I can receive Lego Batman. If anyone wants to play with someone who sucks at this, hit me up and we'll jam.

My strongest area is the drums, I can play bass or guitar if need be.

[Kane Knight]

So I just got this in the mail today via Gamefly. I'll probably keep it for a couple of days before I send it back so I can receive Lego Batman. If anyone wants to play with someone who sucks at this, hit me up and we'll jam.

My strongest area is the drums, I can play bass or guitar if need be.

I'm good with guitar, bass, and vox and I should have time tonight.

[KingofOldSchool]

If anyone has yet to get rid of Rock Band 1 who is planning to, Blockbuster/GameRush's Trade in Value for it is $32 or so.

So with that you can use the credit towards the Wireless Guitar, Drum Set, hell even get some X-Box Live point cards to use for the DLC.

[Funky Fly]

Fucking sold out all over Edmonton. :mad:

[U-Warrior]

Downloaded the Peace Sells album. Too scared to try it tho. Fucking cannot get past Chop Suey. Can't get the rythem down for the alt strum where it goes chord/single/chord/single etc. Gonna have to bump down to hard, which sucks, cause the rest of the songs in the challenge are gonna be boring. But I gotta unlock everything.

Also, the tiers are once again fucked up in places. There are songs that should be higher , and songs that should be lower.

Overall, this game is fairly large step up in difficulty. Not in a bad, GH III way tho.

[Funky Fly]

FUUUUUCK. EVEN GOT THE 120GB HDD AND EXTRA MS POINTS JUST FOR THIS. CANNOT BELIEVE THIS SHIT IS SOLD OUT!

[D Mac]

Should have pre ordered Funky. :p

[D Mac]

Downloaded the Peace Sells album. Too scared to try it tho. Fucking cannot get past Chop Suey. Can't get the rythem down for the alt strum where it goes chord/single/chord/single etc. Gonna have to bump down to hard, which sucks, cause the rest of the songs in the challenge are gonna be boring. But I gotta unlock everything.

Also, the tiers are once again fucked up in places. There are songs that should be higher , and songs that should be lower.

Overall, this game is fairly large step up in difficulty. Not in a bad, GH III way tho.

You playing on expert? I'm on hard in World Tour. I'm afraid that once I get to the hard songs, it will say I need to step up the difficulty. I can play easier songs on expert, but the hard ones I have trouble.

[D Mac]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/16/harmonix-no-immediate-plans-to-put-jukebox-mode-back-into-roc/

We were admittedly pretty bummed when our copy of Rock Band 2 was lacking a Jukebox mode, which would let our game go on autopilot while our virtual avatars rock out and we have some jamming party tunes and some fun visuals. The official word from Harmonix via a forum post is that the mode "was removed ... in the final stages of development. We have no immediate plans to bring this feature back to the platform in the future." The posting also reaffirmed that the 20 free DLC songs are still coming later this fall.