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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.
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
Rock Band 2 hits Xbox 360 for a short exclusive window in September and then broadens with a holiday release on PS3, PS2, and Wii. It’s unknown if any cross-game functionality will exists for PS2 or Wii versions.
Credits: SYN Chandler XL, IGN
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.
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
Rock Band 2 hits Xbox 360 for a short exclusive window in September and then broadens with a holiday release on PS3, PS2, and Wii. It’s unknown if any cross-game functionality will exists for PS2 or Wii versions.
Credits: SYN Chandler XL, IGN
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