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[BenjaminBirdie]

• Developed by: Harmonix Music Systems
• Published by: Electronic Arts

Rock Band is the first rhythm game to simulate a full band experience. A group of up to four people (consisting of vocalist, guitarist, bassist, and drummer) can rock out to any of the hundreds of songs available within the game. Harmonix have fully embraced the digital distribution model and offer an abundant amount of additional content available for purchase each week.

On 7/17/09, Harmonix announced the upcoming Rock Band Network. This new addition to the game is set to be released later this fall. With RBN, bands and labels with access to their own master tracks will be able to be supplied with all of the tools that Harmonix uses to create downloadable content. This has the potential to an extremely groundbreaking new feature!

Harmonix Unveils Rock Band Network: Put Your Music In The Game

Downloadable Content for the week of 10/20
• 10/20 - XBox 360, Wii
• 10/22 - PS3

Queen Pack 01
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust : FB(1)/G(1)/D(0)/V(3)/B(1)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love : FB(2)/G(3)/D(3)/V(2)/B(4)
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls : FB(2)/G(3)/D(2)/V(4)/B(1)
Queen - I Want It All : FB(4)/G(4)/D(4)/V(5)/B(2)
Queen - I Want to Break Free : FB(1)/G(2)/D(3)/V(3)/B(1)
Queen - Killer Queen : FB(2)/G(2)/D(2)/V(6)/B(3)
Queen - One Vision : FB(4)/G(4)/D(6)/V(5)/B(4)
Queen - Somebody to Love : FB(2)/G(2)/D(3)/V(6)/B(2)
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down : FB(3)/G(4)/D(3)/V(5)/B(4)
Queen - Under Pressure : FB(2)/G(0)/D(3)/V(4)/B(2)

Archive of all currently available DLC (with Marketplace links and youtube videos for guitar and drums)
* A lot of the older guitar videos (5/09) and back probably don't work, due to Npeaen getting his account banned on YouTube

Upcoming Releases for All Systems (360, PS3, Wii, PS2)

Rock Band: LEGO (11/10/09)

Currently Available Releases for All Systems (360, PS3, Wii, PS2)

Rock Band
Rock Band 2
The Beatles: Rock Band

Rock Band: AC/DC Track Pack
Rock Band: Country Track Pack
Rock Band: Classic Rock Track Pack
Rock Band: Metal Track Pack
Rock Band: Track Pack Vol. 1 (PS2 & Wii only)
Rock Band: Track Pack Vol. 2

Rock Band: Unplugged (PSP)

Worst DLC ever!

* New OP provided by XShagrath

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Rock Band: GAF Edition (Most Wanted Songs for 2009

AFI - The Leaving Song P2
April Wine - You Could Have Been A Lady
Anthrax - Bring The Noise
Arctic Monkeys - The View from the Afternoon
Atreyu - Ain't Love Grand
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
The B-52's - Rock Lobster
Bad Religion - 21st Century Digital Boy
Between the Buried and Me - Ants of the Sky Part 1 & Part 2
Between the Buried and Me - Selkies: The Endless Obsession
Big Star - Don't Lie to Me
Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
Black Sabbath - Wishing Well
Blind Guardian - Another Holy War
Bob Dylan - New Morning
Bon Jovi - Dry County
Brian Eno - King's Lead Hat
Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket
Children of Bodom - Kissing the Shadows
Coldplay - Shiver
The Cranberries - Promises
Cream - Spoonful
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Dio - Don't Talk to Strangers
Dio - King of Rock and Roll
Dethklok - Dethharmonic
Disillusion - And the Mirror Cracked...
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons Part & Part 2 & Part 3
Dream Theater - As I Am
Dream Theater - Hollow Years (Live in Budokan)
The Eagles - Hotel California
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Elvis Costello - Lipstick Vogue
Failure - The Nurse Who Loved Me
Faith No More - The Cowboy Song
Frank Black - Ole Mulholland
Funeral for a Friend - The End Of Nothing
Funeral for a Friend - All The Rage
Funkadelic - Super Stupid
Garbage - Push It
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone
The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
The Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain
Green Day - Basket Case
Green Jelly - Rock N Roll Pumpkin
Guns N Roses - Estranged
He Is Legend - The Seduction
Helloween - I Want Out
The Human Abstract - Vela, Together We Await The Storm
Interpol - Obstacle 1
Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part 1 & Part 2
Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do
Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath
Jimi Hendrix - Along The Watchtower
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
Killswitch Engage - Rose of Sharyn
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
KISS - Let Me Go Rock & Roll
Korn - Thoughtless
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
Megadeth - Looking Down the Cross
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls
Metallica - Hit The Lights
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
MGMT - Electric Feel
Misfits - The Haunting
Mr. Bungle - My Ass Is On Fire
Muse - New Born
Muse - Plug In Baby
My Chemical Romance - Dead!
My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
Neil Young - Southern Man
New Order - Age of Consent
The Offspring - Why Don't You Get a Job
Opeth - Blackwater Park Part 1 & Part 2
Paramore - Misery Business
Pavement - Rattled By The Rush
The Pixies - Gigantic
Placebo - The Bitter End
pre)Thing - Can't Stop (22nd Century Lifestyle)
Puddle of Mud - Blurry
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Rainbow - Kill The King
The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
Rush - La Villa Strangiato
Rush - Spirit of Radio
Savatage - He Carves His Stone
Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Smith - Baby It's You
Soul Coughing - Blue Eyed Devil
Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather
Symphony X - Seven
System Of A Down - Aerials
System of a Down - Metro
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Me and Mia
Third Eye Blind - Graduate
Thrice - Stare at the Sun
U2 - Bad
Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin
Weezer - Across The Sea
Weezer - My Name Is Jonas
William Shatner - Common People
Wintersun - Winter Madness
The Who - The Seeker
Yes - Roundabout

* Bolded songs have been released as downloadable content at some point after this list was originally formed.

XBox 360 Gamertags of Thread Regulars
* Click link to go direct to their page on XBox.com

AMUSIX - AMUSIX - DLC
Archie - archie4208 - DLC
Awakened Cloud - Awakened Cloud - DLC
BigBlackGamer - Mr BBG - DLC
bounchfx - Sc00t420
BreakyBoy - Breaky Boy - DLC
burnfout - burnfout - DLC
Charron - Kiya Ichiko - DLC
corkscrewblow = corkscrewlol
DuckRacer - DuckRacer1 - DLC
GM Bullfrog - NEC Bullfrog - DLC
Grecco - SAUSAGEASSASIN
ianswoody - ianswoody - DLC
Jet Grind Radio - Robot Zero - DLC
McBradders - Twin Twi5t - DLC
MilchMonster - Milchmonster360 - DLC
NameGenerated - Name Generated - DLC
Natakuu - Natiko - DLC
PedroRVD - PedroRVD - DLC
Ridley327 - RidleyFGJ - DLC
ratcliffja - Ratcliffja - DLC
Ronabo - Ronabo - DLC
Sp3ed - Sp3ed - DLC
TheGreatDave - A Great Dave - DLC
Wired All Wrong - Chief Reef - DLC
Xevren - xevren11 - DLC
XShagrath - XShagrath - DLC

PSN Usernames of Thread Regulars
* Must add from PS3 Console

allegate - allegate
Ashour - Lord_Ashour - DLC
Belgand - Belgand - DLC
birdman - Birdman98 - DLC
corkscrewblow - impact1g - DLC
MrOctober - CrossingTheFrame - DLC
Porkepik - Porkepik - DLC
ravien56 - ravien56 - DLC
Tenks - drew_wilson - DLC
Varna - Spark_and_Shadow - DLC

Plaguefox's Rock Band Songbook - This is perfect for people who host events and need a quick reference to their available songs



Charron's Lyric Database - Up to page with lyrics to all of the songs available in the game. Kept up to date weekly.

Pedro's Collage of Thread Regulars

 

[Grecco]

Disapointmenton at the thread title. Come on Birdie wheres the obscure pop culture reference?

unless im silly and missing it already

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Disapointmenton at the thread title. Come on Birdie wheres the obscure pop culture reference?

unless im silly and missing it already

I MADE THE WHOLE DAMN THING AN OBSCURE POP CULTURE REFERENCE.

*bangs throat against wall*

 

[M3wThr33]

Yay! It doesn't hate me, just holds a slight grudge.

 

[Johnkers]

ABANDON THE OTHER TOPIC GUYS!

It's time to move on!

 

[sublime085]

AWWWW YEAH!

I have chills, they're multiplying.

edit: nice job on the banner btw

 

[atomsk]

fingers crossed for PAX-pack with Frontalot next week

 

[Ronabo]

Can't wait for part 2.

Girlfriend and I are passing on the first one. We'll buy the first ones disc but I'm hoping for better equipment for the sequel.

 

[Costanza]

We need to inaugurate this thread with some Hayley, being that it's Friday and all...

 

[Grecco]

Haylee ugg. I just dont understand.

 

[CurseoftheGods]

Is They Say (Scars on Broadway) a good buy? Will be mostly playing it on guitar and drums.

 

[Xevren]

Is They Say (Scars on Broadway) a good buy? Will be mostly playing it on guitar and drums.

Could check out the vids for it on youtube to see if they're too your liking. Seemed kind of boring to me.

 

[Struct09]

I'll miss posting in the old topic

Not much will change though, this thread will likely have the usual flow:

Friday morning: Rampant speculation about upcoming DLC announcement. Many pictures of popular female artists posted.
Friday afternoon: DLC is announced, people complain about the selection.
Tuesday: Talk about how the DLC is actually kind of fun.
Other days: "Harmonix I want this band as DLC! Make it happen!"

Throw in some complaining from PS3 owners and Europeans and you basically have the old thread.

 

[EazyB]

Glad to see you went ahead with this thread.

 

[Tiduz]

http://www.gamespot.com/event/live/rockband2/?tag=topslot;img;1

launchcenter, review within 22 days

 

[Momar]

http://www.gamespot.com/event/live/rockband2/?tag=topslot;img;1

launchcenter, review within 22 hrs.

That says 22 days.

 

[2DMention]

*Claps*

Please be timely and consistent on posting new DLC. I'm too lazy to log on or look or look at other sites.

You should merge this thread with the others.

 

[2DMention]

We need to inaugurate this thread with some Hayley, being that it's Friday and all...

Playing at the State Fair next week.

I'd hit it.

Opps double post.
*cowers in fear of ban hammer*

 

[M3wThr33]

57 days to RB. 64 to GHWT.

 

[XShagrath]

57 days to RB. 64 to GHWT.

I'm sorry.

I'll be playing the endless setlist in about 23 days.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Edit: Ignore me. Can't be arsed to argue.

 

[Tiduz]

That says 22 days.

:lol, worst typo EVER

 

[Flynn]

For the people in the cheap seats:

Bravo, sir.

 

[Acid08]

Modest Mouse DLC PLEASE

 

[Sandman42]

I can tell this thread will be epic.

I'm going to try pre-order RB2 and the drum kit this weekend, hopefully the release date in Canada is the same as the US.

 

[BigBlackGamer]

HAYLEYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Momar]

:lol, worst typo EVER

Thank goodness it was only a typo, I was afraid you were really expecting it within a day and were going to be furious and take it out on me :lol

 

[borsdy]

hopefully the release date in Canada is the same as the US.

Seriously.

 

[Stabby McSter]

NEEDS MORE FALL OUT BOY

 

[M3wThr33]

I'm sorry.

I'll be playing the endless setlist in about 23 days.

Yeah, but not on the COOL instruments.

 

[Keyser Soze]

*OBLIGATORY "WHAT ABOUT EUROPE" FIRST PAGE RANT*

 

[XShagrath]

Yeah, but not on the COOL instruments.

Eh? I'll have the new drums by then. Still don't care for the strat, so we'll be using Les Pauls, and hopefully I'll have my wireless mic rigged up by then. Should be an awesome show!

 

[M3wThr33]

Eh? I'll have the new drums by then. Still don't care for the strat, so we'll be using Les Pauls, and hopefully I'll have my wireless mic rigged up by then. Should be an awesome show!

Pfft. You and your lack of solos, effects switches, edged fret guards and photo sensor amuses me.

 

[DarkJC]

Awesome.

Pfft. You and your lack of solos, effects switches, edged fret guards and photo sensor amuses me.

If only the strum bar was decent

 

[M3wThr33]

Fine for me. I hate the noisy click. I trust myself enough to keep rhythm.

At home I have the Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 2.0. The scroll wheel doesn't click at all either. It's all smooth.

Helps develop a better sense of judgement than relying on other senses.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

INITIAL 1UP IMPRESSIONS:

I LOVE THE 3D USERNAMES, DUDE.

 

[Magik]

Edit the first post to include 360/PSN names!

3D Usernames = Awesome!

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Edit the first post to include 360/PSN names!

3D Usernames = Awesome!

There's an online thread in the online forum. I'll throw a link up to it. That would bury the OP.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

:lol. That banner is awesome, Ben.

 

[BigBlackGamer]

WE NEED A COUNTDOWN CLOCK. The day of reckoning is almost upon us....

Spoiler

360 owners that is

 

[dark_preacher]

can't wait for the rush pack this week. geddy lee, rawk.

 

[2DMention]

Green Day plz.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

:lol

Ryan is killing it on "You Oughtta Know"!!

ETA: SKULLFACE DRUMMER IS SKULLFACED!!!

 

[Bahzing]

1UP IMPRESSIONS:

Rush - The Trees (Vault Edition)

I wonder how different it will be from the actual album version.

 

[drohne]

awesome, awesome banner -- makes me forgive the whole silly tendency of banners for official threads

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

awesome, awesome banner -- makes me forgive the whole silly tendency of banners for official threads

I'm a big fan of simplicity.

 

[drohne]

and spiritualized, apparently! i still haven't got their most recent -- i was waiting for the le and then forgot about it

 

[egocrata]

This week´s DLC reminded me on how much I do hate Duran Duran. My wife´s music taste is terrible sometimes. Ugh.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

I need goddamn videos of PAINKILLER