Official Rock Band DLC News, Impressions, and Comments Thread

[JayDee]

From the "only in my dreams" DLC announcement.

The Canadian Pack.

Barenaked Ladies - One Week (singing about Chickity China the Chinese Chicken in a party setting would equal instand hilarity).

Our Lady Peace - Starseed

Finger 11 - Paralyzer

It will never happen, but I will continue to dream.

[Zap Rowsdower]

From the "only in my dreams" DLC announcement.

The Canadian Pack.

Barenaked Ladies - One Week (singing about Chickity China the Chinese Chicken in a party setting would equal instand hilarity).

Our Lady Peace - Starseed

Finger 11 - Paralyzer

It will never happen, but I will continue to dream.

I made a similar suggestion to Harmonix a while back, noting that Canada Day fell on Tuesday this year. I even suggested the same BNL song, but tossed in Bryan Adams (Because it would make some peoples' heads explode. Plus "One Night Love Affair" would work pretty well, if a bit boring for the drummers.) and a Rush song, since the Rush fans would likely burn down the Harmonix office if a Canada set didn't have a Rush song in it.

[Larraque]

DLC for June 10th (360) and 12th (PS3)

MTV2 Pack

The Material Moving to Seattle
The Myriad A Clean Shot
Them Terribles Bullets & Guns

Maxïmo Park Girls Who Play Guitars*

*Track not included in MTV2 three-pak

(All tracks utilize original master recordings)


Price:

$.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$2.99 (240 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the MTV2 three-pack

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54653

In for all four, since they're only a buck each.

I can't find a full video for the other two. *shrug* It's all fairly obscure this week. Maximo Park is pretty awesome! The Myriad song is pretty good too. 

[Gratch]

The Myriad A Clean Shot

Wow, that song blows.  Definitely passing on the whiny emo crap.

The girls and guitars one sounds okay, but nothing special.

[jersoc]

a resounding 'meh'.

should have pixies next week, that'll make up for it.

[denoginizer]

DLC for June 10th (360) and 12th (PS3)

MTV2 Pack

The Material Moving to Seattle
The Myriad A Clean Shot
Them Terribles Bullets & Guns

Maxïmo Park Girls Who Play Guitars*

*Track not included in MTV2 three-pak

(All tracks utilize original master recordings)


Price:

$.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$2.99 (240 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the MTV2 three-pack

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54653

In for all four, since they're only a buck each.

I can't find a full video for the other two. *shrug* It's all fairly obscure this week. Maximo Park is pretty awesome! The Myriad song is pretty good too. 

Yuck.

I think I am going to grab the Motorhead pack for GH3 this week instead of 4 songs I have never heard of.

[The Grue]

Will get the full pack.

[JayDee]

Epic Fail!

Pass on all four. The 90's get neglected again.

[Brendan]

Pass on all four. The 90's get neglected again.

Is it possible to just link back to your previous complaints on this topic?  That'd be more expedient than authoring a new one each week.   

I'm probably in for one or two of these, depending on whether a couple of youtube listens catch me.  Love the 80 point pricing, of course.

[CSL]

I'll probably grab the Maximo Park song.

[PeteRock]

Finger 11 - Paralyzer

Odd.  I always thought the song was called "denoginizer."

Or at least that's how my wife keeps singing it.

"I'm de-no-gi-ni-zer, I seem to be struck by you."

[denoginizer]

Odd.  I always thought the song was called "denoginizer."

Or at least that's how my wife keeps singing it.

"I'm de-no-gi-ni-zer, I seem to be struck by you."

 

[Purge]

I'd rather have Skid Row's Youth Gone Wild than Paralyzer (both based on the same Zeppelin song - Trampled Under Foot ... where's the Zeppelin songs?!!).

Animal I Have Become (Three Days Grace) would be a much better pick. (CDN content too).

[edit to add links]

[JayDee]

Pass on all four. The 90's get neglected again.

Is it possible to just link back to your previous complaints on this topic?  That'd be more expedient than authoring a new one each week.   

I'm probably in for one or two of these, depending on whether a couple of youtube listens catch me.  Love the 80 point pricing, of course.

Nah. Every week is a new disappointment so it deserves a new post.
My apologies if this is affecting your personal enjoyment of the forums.

[Mithridates]

Pass on all four. The 90's get neglected again.

Is it possible to just link back to your previous complaints on this topic?  That'd be more expedient than authoring a new one each week.   

I'm probably in for one or two of these, depending on whether a couple of youtube listens catch me.  Love the 80 point pricing, of course.

Nah. Every week is a new disappointment so it deserves a new post.
My apologies if this is affecting your personal enjoyment of the forums.

That was very considerate of you to apologize.

[jersoc]

anyone got links to expert drum videos for the new songs? some of them sound really fun, espcially moving to seattle.

finally found one, moving to seattle: http://youtube.com/watch?v=kRQpbvz9DU4 horrible, horrible video though.

another edit: better one with sound from the source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PFHs5HkBBgA

looks pretty easy, but still looks kinda fun.

[ChrisGrenard]

anyone got links to expert drum videos for the new songs? some of them sound really fun, espcially moving to seattle.

finally found one, moving to seattle: http://youtube.com/watch?v=kRQpbvz9DU4 horrible, horrible video though.

another edit: better one with sound from the source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PFHs5HkBBgA

looks pretty easy, but still looks kinda fun.

You know, just sayin', my site tends to have those videos up pretty fast after they are first posted.

[jersoc]

i checked there, i didn't see drums. anyways i nab all 4. they are all pretty fun to play. I liked A clean shot and Bullets and guns the best.

I also picked up some new sticks today with some grips on them. They are nice. they feel a lot more comfortable too. they were only 9 bucks and change after tax. I would definitely pick em up.

[Larraque]

Very interesting leak coming out last night.

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9928&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Apparently there's a youtube commercial here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gPvAUerwfh0

Which has screens from the song select with four songs:

Aesthetics of Hate - Machine Head
Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold
Breed - Nirvana
Burn - Nine Inch Nails

Where's my frickin Nevermind album already?!?! Friggin tease. PS. 90s don't get shafted again.

[Gratch]

Breed - Nirvana
Burn - Nine Inch Nails

Hell.  Yes.  Burn is one bad-ass mofo of a song, and I'll take any Nirvana I can get.

[JayDee]

I don't think it'll be this week. Apparently those songs are still in testing. So the good news is that they're coming eventually, but likely not in the immediate future.

[Larraque]

Really, all this means is that some work has been done on these songs - not that they're coming tomorrow, a week from now, or a year from now. It's speculation based off a pretty exciting source. But I mean, we've heard about Who's Next and Nevermind for a long time, and Who's Next is likely never coming (unless they release half of it as covers - damn you people who stole the masters!), and apparently there's a problem with the song Polly from Nevermind. (having been released under a different label or something on the same album)

I'd still take Baba O'Reily as a cover, although I imagine I'd be the only one truly happy with that.

[denoginizer]

Quite honestly whether they are covers or not means nothing to me for the most part.  Three of my favorite DLC tracks are covers, Ten Speed of God's Blood and Burial, Working Man, and Limelight.

[jersoc]

Really, all this means is that some work has been done on these songs - not that they're coming tomorrow, a week from now, or a year from now. It's speculation based off a pretty exciting source. But I mean, we've heard about Who's Next and Nevermind for a long time, and Who's Next is likely never coming (unless they release half of it as covers - damn you people who stole the masters!), and apparently there's a problem with the song Polly from Nevermind. (having been released under a different label or something on the same album)

I'd still take Baba O'Reily as a cover, although I imagine I'd be the only one truly happy with that.

the last leak turned out pretty much true. over half the songs were released within 2 months. I would say this is pretty much true. We have 4 NIN songs already. Reznor even plays rock band himself. More NIN is not far fetched. Avenged was in GH2 as well, so I'm sure they already have a channel open and obviously nirvana too.

[Gratch]

I've listened to Burn a couple times today.  While I absolutely love that song, I'm not sure how good of a Rock Band track it will make.  Nearly the entire first half is only drums, vocals, and a bass/synth line.  Even when it does finally kick in, the guitar is pretty basic and repetitive.   I think the drums would be fun, but the other instruments...not so much.

On a related note, I'm still holding out hope that we'll see Wish someday.  Getting Smaller  would also make for a killer RB track.

[denoginizer]

I've listened to Burn a couple times today.  While I absolutely love that song, I'm not sure how good of a Rock Band track it will make.  Nearly the entire first half is only drums, vocals, and a bass/synth line.  Even when it does finally kick in, the guitar is pretty basic and repetitive.   I think the drums would be fun, but the other instruments...not so much.

I think that's true of NIN DLC so far.  It just doesn't seem like a good fit for the game.

[jersoc]

Well most NIN really, it's all heavily snyth based. I think some of the stuff off the slip is better suited than the older stuff, though.

[Bullwinkle]

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

[Larraque]

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

Actually, it's up the week of the 24th, which is the week after next.

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55958

14 tracks... 

$18.99 (1520 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the Album or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track.

[denoginizer]

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

I have to confess that I don't know much about the Pixies except for Wave of Mutilation, which I don't care for.  I'm definitely out on the whole album.  I may get a few of the individual tracks depending on how the previews sound.

[th'FOOL]

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

I have to confess that I don't know much about the Pixies except for Wave of Mutilation, which I don't care for.  I'm definitely out on the whole album.  I may get a few of the individual tracks depending on how the previews sound.

Doolittle is a fantastic Pixies album, and the band is arguably one of the most influential of the 80s.  Wave of Mutilation as a standalone song isn't exactly the best indication.

[Bullwinkle]

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

Actually, it's up the week of the 24th, which is the week after next.

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55958

14 tracks... 

$18.99 (1520 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the Album or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track.

The Joystiq article I read just made the correction.

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

I have to confess that I don't know much about the Pixies except for Wave of Mutilation, which I don't care for.  I'm definitely out on the whole album.  I may get a few of the individual tracks depending on how the previews sound.

Some of the Pixies' stuff is a little too rough for my taste.  I picked up a greatest hits album a little while back and was surprised by how much I didn't like.  But "Doolittle" is close to perfection.

[fyedaddy]

Pixies "Doolittle" album is up next week!  Hooray!

'Doolittle' is a masterpiece for that genre and time. I can't wait to pick this up!

[Gratch]

I'm not crazy about "Doolittle", but I love seeing all the full albums released.   Bring on more!!

[The Grue]

Mine!

[Larraque]

June 17th DLC post is up

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55992

Release date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)

Thursday, June 19, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)

Tracks:

“Afterlife” (Avenged Sevenfold)
“Critical Acclaim” (Avenged Sevenfold)
“Hammerhead” (The Offspring)
“Rock N Roll Dream” (Crooked X)

Price:
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track for the Avenged Sevenfold songs and The Offspring song.

Crooked X’s “Rock N Roll Dream will be $0.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).

Critical Acclaim is my #1 pick this week. It's just so friggin awesome. I'm not sure how much it'll lose being censored, but I think I can live with it.
The only song I'm not all that wild about is Crooked X.

[jersoc]

YES OFFSPRING! that new song rocks too. oh look, i spy a track from the leak list. 

was sorta hoping it was the pixies though, but i guess i can wait a week more.

[The Grue]

Definitely Offspring, maybe Avenged Sevenfold.  Probably not Crooked X, but I won't know until I listen to it.

[denoginizer]

I cannot stand Avenged Sevenfold.

I may go for the other two songs though.

[jersoc]

I cannot stand Avenged Sevenfold.

I may go for the other two songs though.

critical acclaim is great if nothing for the lyric themselves. basically telling all the free loading countries to fuck off. i'm sure the song will sound like crap because of the heaving censoring. ffs god damn can't even be played.