Official Rock Band DLC News, Impressions, and Comments Thread

[Devil]

Bad Medicine!

Best Worst Song EVER!!!!

IN!

Whao Whoa Whoa Shake It Up

[Larraque]

Does the new DLC require Rock Band 3?

Anything Pro Mode for guitar would. 

All DLC from this point forward requires Rock Band 3. They are not issuing a patch for RB1 and 2 to make new DLC work in those two games.

[The Grue]

Does the new DLC require Rock Band 3?

Anything Pro Mode for guitar would. 

All DLC from this point forward requires Rock Band 3. They are not issuing a patch for RB1 and 2 to make new DLC work in those two games.

I stand corrected.  I guess I just assumed that since everything always worked in the past, it would continue to work.  I did confirm what you said is true by going to the Rock Band 2 part of the Marketplace and you don't see anything after Stone Temple Pilots and Jimmy Eat World.

[jersoc]

oh shit, 12 more bon jovi?

[Bullwinkle]

They are also releasing the 3 songs that were given away at Gamestop:

•"My Own Summer (Shove It)" - Deftones (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
•"Blue Monday" - New Order (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
•"Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads* (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*

[Isgrimnur]

In for Burning Down the House, Blaze of Glory, Wanted Dead or Alive.

[JayDee]

Does the new DLC require Rock Band 3?

Anything Pro Mode for guitar would. 

All DLC from this point forward requires Rock Band 3. They are not issuing a patch for RB1 and 2 to make new DLC work in those two games.

Booooooo.

[Isgrimnur]

Then I'm out until after I can get a good deal on the software or I'm just dying to play it.

[Pyperkub]

I think I'll be in for Blue Monday, though I think part of it is just wanting more keyboard songs.  I haven't even exported my RB2 collection yet, and I'm at something like 70/226 songs have keyboard tracks.  70 will take awhile to get through (esp as I'm working through Pro Keys - even as I loved regular keys) but the ratio keeps messing me up in the head...

PS Subdivisions was fun on Pro Keys... even if I'm only on Easy.

[CeeKay]

They are also releasing the 3 songs that were given away at Gamestop:

•"My Own Summer (Shove It)" - Deftones (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
•"Blue Monday" - New Order (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
•"Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads* (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*

I forgot those were the free songs; I just thought they were getting pro upgrades.

[denoginizer]

In for all of the Bon Jovi.  I already have the 3 Gamestop songs.

[CeeKay]

oh shit, 12 more bon jovi?

yes, 12 more Bon Jovi songs

[Larraque]

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?207993-DLC-Week-of-11-9-Bee-Gees-6-Pack-B.B.-King-and-Procol-Harum!

Hey gang,

Not only are three epic artists joining RB for the first time next week, but they've got Pro mode covered in spades! There are epic harmonies for The Bee Gees, keys galore for A Whiter Shade of Pale (give it a listen, I bet you'll recognize it) and you couldn't ask for a better Pro guitar teacher than B.B. King. Enjoy!

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 16):

Bee Gees – “Jive Talkin’”
Bee Gees – “Night Fever”
Bee Gees – “Stayin’ Alive” X
Bee Gees – “Nights on Broadway”
Bee Gees – “Tragedy”
Bee Gees – “You Should Be Dancing”
B.B. King – “The Thrill Is Gone” X
Procol Harum – “A Whiter Shade of Pale”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system Nov. 17)

These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks, as well as “The Bee Gees Pack 01” on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song

$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.75 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points, 1,000 Wii Points) for The Bee Gees Pack 01

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

A whiter shade of pale? Hell yes!!! Sounds boring on everything but keys and vocals though.

[Devil]

SOOOOOOOOOOO IN FOR BEE GEES!!

[The Grue]

In for all of it!

[CeeKay]

yeah, no.

[Bullwinkle]

In for all of it!

+1

Very excited for all of that, though for different reasons for each.

[Clanwolfer]

Just played through all the Bon Jovi, plus "Blue Monday" and "Burning Down the House" on Pro Keys. There's really no losers in that whole batch, and it's great to expand the Pro Keys selection by that much in one shot.

I think for now, I'm probably in on any DLC with Pro Keys except for the non-free Doors songs - I'm just not a big fan.

[Larraque]

John Lennon next week.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 23):

“Crippled Inside”
“Jealous Guy”
“It’s So Hard”
“I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier Mama”
“Gimme Some Truth”
“Oh My Love”
“How Do You Sleep?” X
“How?”
“Oh Yoko!”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system Nov. 24)

These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks, as well as “Imagine (Album)” on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song

$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

$14.99, £7.49 UK, €10.99 EU (1,200 Microsoft Points, 1,500 Wii Points) for Imagine (Album)

I've ever listened to this album; Is there anything I should have heard before?

[The Grue]

I've ever listened to this album; Is there anything I should have heard before?

Jealous Guy and How Do You Sleep? are probably the most famous songs (outside of Imagine itself) on that album.

[Larraque]

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Dec. 7):

Queen Extravaganza Pack 01

“Hammer to Fall” X
“Keep Yourself Alive” X
“Now I’m Here” X
“Play the Game” X
“Tenement Funster” X
“We Are the Champions” (RB3 version)
“We Will Rock You” (RB3 version)

Queen RB3 Enhanced Pack

“I Want It All” (RB3 version) X
“I Want To Break Free” (RB3 version) X
“Killer Queen” (RB3 version) X
“One Vision” (RB3 version) X
“Somebody To Love” (RB3 version) X
“Under Pressure” (RB3 version) X

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system Dec.

These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks, as well as “Queen RB3 Enhanced Pack” and “Queen Extravaganza Pack 01” on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song

$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points, 1,000 Wii Points) for Queen RB3 Enhanced Pack

$10.99, £5.99 UK, €8.99 EU (880 Microsoft Points, 1,100 Wii Points) for Queen Extravaganza Pack 01

[The Grue]

Fuck and yeah!  IN!

[dangerballs]

Billy Joel Next Week!

"Billy Joel: The Hits: Rock Band Edition"

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Dec. 14):

    “Big Shot” X

    “Captain Jack”

    “It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me”

    “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” X

    “Only the Good Die Young” X

    “Piano Man”

    “Pressure”

    “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”

    “The Entertainer"

    “The Stranger”

    “We Didn’t Start the Fire”

    “You May Be Right”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system Dec. 15)

These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks, as well as “Billy Joel The Hits: Rock Band Edition” on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

 

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song

$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

$19.99, £9.99 UK, €14.99 EU (1,600 Microsoft Points, 2,000 Wii Points) for Billy Joel The Hits: Rock Band Edition

 

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

[The Grue]

IN! for the entire thing. Man, I love me some Billy Joel.

[Mithridates]

Excited about the Billy Joel DLC.  I won't get them all, but there are 5 on there that will be big hits in this house.

[Chaz]

These songs are all pretty awesome and gross on keys.  I'll probably be getting the whole pack when my keyboard comes in this week or next.

[Bullwinkle]

I burned out on Billy Joel^TM a long time ago, but I imagine I'll still get this pack.

[denoginizer]

IN! for the entire thing. Man, I love me some Billy Joel.

Same here.

[Pyperkub]

Has anybody tried out the Billy Joel pack yet?  It's gotten some raves over at RockBandAide

[The Grue]

Has anybody tried out the Billy Joel pack yet?  It's gotten some raves over at RockBandAide

I did.  Played on drums and was surprised to see that many of the parts were interesting.  Drums isn't usually what I pay attention to when listening to Billy Joel, so it came as a surprise.

[Bullwinkle]

Apparently Pac Man Fever is coming to RBN along with other video game songs.

[Pyperkub]

Has anybody tried out the Billy Joel pack yet?  It's gotten some raves over at RockBandAide

I did.  Played on drums and was surprised to see that many of the parts were interesting.  Drums isn't usually what I pay attention to when listening to Billy Joel, so it came as a surprise.

I just wish my dad was still around.  Only the good die young was one of his favorite songs, for the lyrics.  It would have been a hoot trying to get him to belt them out.

[denoginizer]

Has anybody tried out the Billy Joel pack yet?  It's gotten some raves over at RockBandAide

I did.  Played on drums and was surprised to see that many of the parts were interesting.  Drums isn't usually what I pay attention to when listening to Billy Joel, so it came as a surprise.

I just wish my dad was still around.  Only the good die young was one of his favorite songs, for the lyrics.  It would have been a hoot trying to get him to belt them out.

I was belting out a little Piano Man and Stayin Alive last night after consuming a few Christmas Ales.  That's one of my favorite things about this game.  Just turn on no-fail and it turns into a great karaoke machine even for those of us who can't sing a lick.

[Larraque]

Has anybody tried out the Billy Joel pack yet?  It's gotten some raves over at RockBandAide

I did.  Played on drums and was surprised to see that many of the parts were interesting.  Drums isn't usually what I pay attention to when listening to Billy Joel, so it came as a surprise.

I just wish my dad was still around.  Only the good die young was one of his favorite songs, for the lyrics.  It would have been a hoot trying to get him to belt them out.

I was belting out a little Piano Man and Stayin Alive last night after consuming a few Christmas Ales.  That's one of my favorite things about this game.  Just turn on no-fail and it turns into a great karaoke machine even for those of us who can't sing a lick.

I play with no fail mode on all the time since RB3 came out.    Makes the game much more fun when you know that the killer solo in <insert song here> won't cause the music to come to a crashing halt.

[CeeKay]

next week's DLC.  it's variety (or possibly crap) week.

[The Grue]

next week's DLC.  it's variety (or possibly crap) week.

In for Jerk it Out and Happy XMas.

[The Grue]

Next week's DLC:

Paul McCartney – “Maybe I’m Amazed”
Paul McCartney & Wings – “Band on the Run”
Paul McCartney & Wings – “Helen Wheels”
Paul McCartney & Wings – “Let Me Roll It” X
Inhabited – “Open My Eyes”
Siouxsie and The Banshees – “Cities in Dust” X

I am in for the McCartney stuff, especially "Maybe I'm Amazed."  Man, I love that song.

[Bullwinkle]

Next week's DLC:

Paul McCartney – “Maybe I’m Amazed”
Paul McCartney & Wings – “Band on the Run”
Paul McCartney & Wings – “Helen Wheels”
Paul McCartney & Wings – “Let Me Roll It” X
Inhabited – “Open My Eyes”
Siouxsie and The Banshees – “Cities in Dust” X

I am in for the McCartney stuff, especially "Maybe I'm Amazed."  Man, I love that song.

+1

Also, "Cities in Dust"

[Devil]

In for McCartney.

[denoginizer]

I thought Band on the Run was already available.