Rock Band DLC

[GamerMan316]

I'm not sure how many of us play Rock Band, here's a thread for all the weekly dlc so everyone knows whats available.

Xbox 360 / PS3
Available: Sept. 15 / Sept. 17

Anvil Pack 01 (440 / $5.50)

   * "666" (160 / $2)
   * "Metal on Metal" (160 / $2)
   * "This is Thirteen" (160 / $2)

Individual songs (160 / $2 each)

   * 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"


Very happy about Tribute finally coming to Rock Band, it is about the greatest song in the world afterall 

[GamerMan316]

Pearl Jam's Backspacer Album Available on Rock Band this Sunday

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that the brand new album from Pearl Jam, Backspacer, will be available to download on Rock Band this Sunday, September 20.  Supposedly, the album will hit store shelves on Sunday as well, which is pretty unique for an album release.  The biggest news for Pearl Jam fans is that Target will be selling an exclusive special edition of the album which will have a free DLC code for the entire album to import into Rock Band.  This special edition will cost $29.99 stateside at Target stores this Sunday.  The tracks included on the album and in the Rock Band Music Store, which are all master recordings, are:

    * "Gonna See My Friend"
    * "Got Some"
    * "The Fixer"
    * "Johnny Guitar"
    * "Just Breathe"
    * "Amongst the Waves"
    * "Unthought Known"
    * "Supersonic"
    * "Speed of Sound"
    * "Force of Nature"
    * "The End"

For those of you that don't plan on picking up the special edition album, the album will also be available for download this Sunday.  Tracks are available for 160 MSP ($1.99, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU) apiece, or the album can be downloaded in it's entirety for 1440 MSP ($17.99, £9.19 UK, €21.95 EU).

[TaraJayne]

No one cares mate Just messing

[GamerMan316]

No one cares mate Just messing

Thanks!
I'll stop posting when people stop caring 

[nCogNeato]

Pearl Jam's Backspacer Album Available on Rock Band this Sunday

I'm an American Caucasian male between the ages of 25 - 40, so I am of course a Pearl Jam fan.

Despite this, their last album was complete shite.  The two before that were "meh" at best.  I will not be dusting off my copy of Rock Band for this DLC.   

[TaraJayne]

I used to love pearl jam but I think there newest stuff isnt quite as good as the Ten days

[GamerMan316]

All You Need Is Love fastest-selling Rock Band track
It only takes two days to become the quickest seller in the series' history.

Microsoft has announced that 'All You Need Is Love' has become the fastest-selling track in Rock Band's history.

The Beatles' track costs 160 Microsoft Points, with some of the proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders, a charity personally selected by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison.

Those who buy the track before December 9th will also be entered in a sweepstake for a chance to win a Beatles themed Xbox 360 and Rickenbacker 325 replica guitar controller. Even so, we think the success of this track is down to the fact it's by The Beatles rather than anything else - we can't imagine a Cliff Richard track having the same level of success with those incentives...

[GamerMan316]

Next Week's Rock Band DLC Announced

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced next week's downloadable content for the Rock Band franchise, including the debut of Breaking Benjamin on the platform.  Other bands with new music hitting the game next week include Alice in Chains, Just Kait and Kula Shaker.  The songs that will be available next Tuesday, September 29th are:


    * Alice in Chains - "A Looking in View"
    * Alice in Chains - "Check My Brain"
    * Alice in Chains - "No Excuses"
    * Alice in Chains - "Rooster"
    * Alice in Chains - "Would?"
    * Breaking Benjamin - "I Will Not Bow"
    * Breaking Benjamin - "So Cold"
    * Breaking Benjamin - "The Diary of Jane"
    * Just Kait - "U Suck"
    * Kula Shaker - "Hey Dude"
    * Kula Shaker - "Knight on the Town"

All individual tracks are going to be available for download at the usual 160 MSP ($1.99 US, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU) except for Just Kait's "U Suck", which will be available at the bargain price of 80 MSP.

The Alice in Chains songs will also be available for purchase as "Alice in Chains Pack 01" for the price of 680 MSP ($8.49 US, £5.25 UK, €6.59 EU).

[GamerMan316]

Available October 6th

The Raconteurs Pack 01 (440 / $5.50)

    * "Many Shades of Black" (160 / $2)
    * "Salute Your Solution" (160 / $2)
    * "Steady, As She Goes" (160 / $2)

Electric Six Pack 01 (440 / $5.50)

    * "Dance Epidemic" (160 / $2)
    * "Gay Bar" (160 / $2)
    * "I Don't Like You" (160 / $2)

Individual songs (160 / $2 each)

    * Alanis Morissette -- "Head Over Feet"
    * Alanis Morissette -- "Ironic"
    * The Flobots -- "Handlebars"

[GamerMan316]

Ten Queen tracks coming to Rock Band



Say it with us, friends, in a high-pitched, sing-song voice: Queen is coming to Rock Band! A rumor we heard in late August claiming Harmonix is planning to bring a slew of Freddie Mercury-voiced tunes to its rhythm platform is true. In the last week of October, the Music Store will be visited by the following tracks:

    * 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

We wonder if they'll be available as a collection called "All The Good Ones Except for Bohemian Rhapsody."

[GamerMan316]

Corporate synergy is well at work when the Brütal Legend pack rolls its way into this week's Rock Band DLC update. The track grouping includes Mötorhead, Tenacious D and Testament. To wash all that metal down, there are also individual songs from Kansas and Blink 182. For those upset by all of this: you can pull a "Jeremy" in front of the class*, which joins Unplugged next week.

Brutal Legend Pack (440/$5.50):

    * Motörhead – "(We Are) The Road Crew '08" (160/$2)
    * Tenacious D – "The Metal" (160/$2)
    * Testament – "More Than Meets the Eye" (160/$2)

Individual songs (160/$2 each):

    * 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"

[GamerMan316]

this is like my own personal thread 

Rock Band Weekly: The White Stripes, The Damned, Kasabian

Forget that Jack White finds it "depressing" that kids are learning about music through rhythm games -- there's gold in them thar virtual hills! Next week's Rock Band DLC adds a pack of songs from The White Stripes, with tracks off of three different albums.

The White Stripes Pack 01 (440 Points):

    * "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (160 Points)
    * "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" (160 Points)
    * "Icky Thump" (160 Points)

Individual songs:

    * The Damned - "Smash It Up (Part II)" (160 Points)
    * Kasabian - "Club Foot" (160 Points)

[nCogNeato]

The White Stripes Pack 01 (440 Points):

  * "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (160 Points)
   * "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" (160 Points)
   * "Icky Thump" (160 Points)

2 of my Top 10 White Stripe songs.  I predict I'll be buying this next Holiday my family gets together.  I can do a great Jack White on vocals ... which isn't exactly a good thing.  

[GamerMan316]

Rock Band platform now has over 1,000 songs



A recent press release has informed us that with the release of today's Rock Band 2 DLC pack, Harmonix has met its goal of having over 1,000 songs on the platform before the holidays. According to the presser, these tracks represent the work of 390 musical artists. The rhythm gaming community has downloaded over 60 million songs from the Rock Band Music Store, which Harmonix has kept alive and kicking with new musical additions for 105 consecutive weeks.

To put this achievement in chronological terms, we'd estimate that the average length of these songs is, oh, about four minutes. By our calculations, a full playthrough of the Rock Band catalog would take you two days, 18 hours and 40 minutes. Not accounting for the number of times you'll inevitably fail out on "Painkiller," of course.

Congratulations, Harmonix, on this rocking accomplishment! Now, get back to work. That Paul Simon track pack isn't going to program itself.

[GamerMan316]

More Green Day headed to Rock Band

In simple terms, Green Day and Rock Band are friends. There have already been several Green Day tracks released for Harmonix's musically inclined baby and it was announced today that even more are on their way later this month. Starting December 15 on the Wii and Xbox 360 – and December 17 on the Playstation 3 – players will be able to grab three new Green Day tracks from the band's 21st Century Breakdown album: "Christian's Inferno," "Last of the American Girls," and "¡Viva La Gloria!". The tracks will be available individually for $1.99 /160 MSP/200 Wii points. The full track pack will be available on PS3 and Xbox 360 for $5.49 / 440 MSP.


As much as I like the new album, i'd rather have some old stuff, Basket Case would be nice