from wired

At Microsoft's press conference Monday morning, Harmonix president and CEO Alex Rigopulos made several surprising announcements regarding the company's next music game. Rock Band 2 will include a track -- "Shackler's Revenge" -- from Guns 'n Roses' upcoming been-in-production-forever album Chinese Democracy, and AC/DC and Bob Dylan will make their rhythm game debuts in the game.

Oh, and he announced the complete track list.


The game's soundtrack will include over 80 songs on the disc, with 20 more available as free downloads later in the fall. Also, all tracks will be master recordings, so no more lame covers to hinder your quest for the ultimate rock experience.

More good news: Every downloadable track from the original Rock Band will be playable in Rock Band 2.

What's more, you'll be able to export "almost all" of the tracks on your Rock Band disc, saving them to your console's hard drive so they can be played in Rock Band 2 without swapping discs.

(Here's the fine print on the above feature, courtesy Harmonix: "Online connection required. Nominal fee required for export of Rock Band 1 soundtrack to compensate music licensors for expanded use. Fee still to-be-determined but will be under $5. The list of exportable Rock Band 1 tracks has not yet been finalized as music licenses are currently in the process of being re-acquired.")

Rigopulos said Monday that in all, 500 different tracks will be playable in Rock Band 2 by the end of 2008.

Below, the complete list of tracks to be included on the Rock Band 2 disc (artist/track/decade):



1. AC/DC “Let There Be Rock” 1970s
2. AFI “Girl’s Gone Grey” 2000’s
3. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” 1990’s
4. Alice in Chains “Man in the Box” 1990’s
5. Allman Brothers “Ramblin’ Man” 1970’s
6. Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy” 2000’s
7. Bad Company “Shooting Star” 1970’s
8. Beastie Boys “So Whatcha Want” 1990’s
9. Beck “E-Pro” 2000’s
10. Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl” 1990’s
11. Billy Idol “White Wedding Pt. I” 1980’s
12. Blondie “One Way or Another” 1970’s
13. Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue” 1970’s
14. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” 1980’s
15. Cheap Trick “Hello There” 1970’s
16. Devo “Uncontrollable Urge” 1980’s
17. Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain” 1990’s
18. Disturbed “Down with the Sickness” 2000’s
19. Dream Theater “Panic Attack” 2000’s
20. Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” 1980’s
21. Elvis Costello “Pump It Up” 1970’s
22. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” 1970’s
23. Foo Fighters “Everlong” 1990’s
24. Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge” 2000’s
25. Interpol “PDA” 2000’s
26. Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song” 1980’s
27. Jethro Tull “Aqualung” 1970’s
28. Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” 2000’s
29. Joan Jett “Bad Reputation” 1980’s
30. Journey “Anyway You Want It” 1970’s
31. Judas Priest “Painkiller” 1990’s
32. Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son” 1970’s
33. L7 “Pretend We’re Dead” 1990’s
34. Lacuna Coil “Our Truth” 2000’s
35. Linkin Park “One Step Closer” 2000’s
36. Lit “My Own Worst Enemy” 1990’s
37. Lush “De-Luxe” 1990’s
38. Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen” 2000’s
39. Megadeth “Peace Sells” 1980’s
40. Metallica “Battery” 1980’s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go” 1990’s
42. Modest Mouse “Float On” 2000’s
43. Motorhead “Ace of Spades” 1980’s
44. Nirvana “Drain You” 1990’s
45. Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” 1960’s
46. Panic at the Disco “Nine in the Afternoon” 2000’s
47. Paramore “That’s What You Get” 2000’s
48. Pearl Jam “Alive” 1990’s
49. Presidents of the USA “Lump” 1990’s
50. Rage Against the Machine “Testify” 1990’s
51. Ratt “Round & Round” 1980’s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away” 1990’s
53. Rise Against “Give it All” 2000’s
54. Rush “The Trees” 1970’s
55. Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye” 2000’s
56. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” 1990’s
57. Social Distortion “I Was Wrong” 1990’s
58. Sonic Youth “Teenage Riot” 1980’s
59. Soundgarden “Spoonman” 1990’s
60. Squeeze “Cool for Cats” 1970’s
61. Steely Dan “Bodhitsattva” 1970’s
62. Steve Miller Band “Rock’n Me” 1970’s
63. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” 1980’s
64. System of a Down “Chop Suey” 2000’s
65. Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” 1970’s
66. Tenacious D “Master Exploder” 2000’s
67. Testament “Souls of Black” 1990’s
68. The Donnas “New Kid in School” 2000’s
69. The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” 1980’s
70. The Grateful Dead “Alabama Getaway” 1980’s
71. The Guess Who “American Woman” 1970’s
72. The Muffs “Kids in America” 1990’s
73. The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)” 1990’s
74. The Replacements “Alex Chilton” 1980’s
75. The Who “Pinball Wizard” 1960’s
76. Abnormality “Visions” 2000’s
77. Anarchy Club “Get Clean” 2000’s
78. Bang Camaro “Night Lies” 2000’s
79. Breaking Wheel “Shoulder to the Plow” 2000’s
80. The Libyans “Neighborhood” 2000’s
81. The Main Drag “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter” 2000’s
82. Speck “Conventional Lover” 2000’s
83. The Sterns “Supreme Girl” 2000’s
84. That Handsome Devil “Rob the Prez-O-Dent” 2000’s
Rock Band 2 will come out first on the Xbox 360 in September, followed by a release on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Wii later this year.

its a good song list. and that is most definately a shitload more songs than what guitar hero offers. but then what else do you expect from the real makers of guitar hero?

Fuck yea! I'm excited about the Lacuna Coil song. I love singing that one. XD

The new Gn'R song, E-Pro and Colony of Birchmen are enough for me to want the game already. ^.^

There's some really good stuff up there, too bad there's a lot of crap mixed in..

Can't wait to see the GH4 list.

Rock Band 1 isn't even out on the PS2, PS3 or Wii in the UK yet. And you bastards are getting Rock Band 2 AND Guitar Hero 4??

...Bastards!

Painkiller! How could you not be excited about that?

Can't wait, I am addicted to Rock Band!

gear up boys and girls

Fuck yes for Colony of Birchmen.
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

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Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:
Fuck yes for Colony of Birchmen.
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

yup, Colony is going to be awesome. Beyond awesome in fact.

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How in the FUCK are they going to pull off Panic Attack by Dream Theater in this game???
The drumset's gotta be at least quadruple the size to even come close. That's not an understatement, either.

Not to mention you've gotta somehow make the bass into a 6 string.


Funny, I didn't think I'd be mad after hearing that my favorite band is being featured in a game.

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Originally posted by Oblivion:
gear up boys and girls

So I imagined that you're a jerk who goes around ragging on things that others happen to enjoy. This post proves me right.

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Originally posted by Kriss:
So I imagined that you're a jerk who goes around ragging on things that others happen to enjoy. This post proves me right.

ya know, he goes on his little hiatuses and then he comes back and is cool for a little while and then he starts being a bitch. It was fun last time when ck started calling him pancake.

quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

...says the guy who recently attended a Three Six Mafia "concert".

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Originally posted by Tim Static:

quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

...says the guy who recently attended a Three Six Mafia "concert".

Oh wow. So going to a rap concert automatically disqualifies your opinion on a totally different genre of music?

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Originally posted by Tim Static:

quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

...says the guy who recently attended a Three Six Mafia "concert".

ZOMG MIKEL HAS DIVERSE TASTE IN MUSIC, BURN HIM AT THE STAKE!

HIS OPINION DOESN'T COUNT ON ROCK MUSIC BECAUSE HE HAS DEVERSE TASTE IN MUSIC, WHAT A WIENER

BOO RAP YAY EVERYTHING NON-RELATED RAP MUSIC AND COMPETITIVE MORTAL KOMBAT

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Originally posted by Tim Static:

quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

...says the guy who recently attended a Three Six Mafia "concert".

Seeing as I'm from Memphis, home of Three Six, but now I live in atlanta and have met mastodon a number of times, including one night at a krispy kreme in atlanta where I ate donuts with them and their parents, I think I know what I'm talking about. I've seen a lot of people in concert. I'm very open with my musical tastes.

I think you might be a little butthurt because I called you out on e-flirting with someone who doesn't even like boys. Or maybe it's because your musical tastes haven't developed since 1999 and you still listen to primarily nu-metal bands like korn, static-x, rammstein, and the like. No matter. I refer you to here. It's page 267 of the now playing thread, and it has a few posts by myself of the music that came on my itunes that night.

I'm terribly sorry that I like to have fun with my friends and go to various venues to see a cornucopia of bands. I didn't know it would offend you so much that I in fact enjoy hip hop, punk, hardcore, metal, classical (see O Fortuna), avantegarde, big band, blues, jazz, country, dance hall, electronica, folk, house, afro-latin drums, broadway, new age, new wave, psychobilly, r&b, ska, soul, swing, world music, and pretty much every subgenre in between.

By the way, Three Six Mafia have an Oscar. Do any of the nu-metal bands you listen to have one? Didn't think so.

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Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:

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Originally posted by Tim Static:

quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Mikael:
Fuck Guitar Hero aerosmith, they should have Guitar Hero Mastodon.

...says the guy who recently attended a Three Six Mafia "concert".

Seeing as I'm from Memphis, home of Three Six, but now I live in atlanta and have met mastodon a number of times, including one night at a krispy kreme in atlanta where I ate donuts with them and their parents, I think I know what I'm talking about. I've seen a lot of people in concert. I'm very open with my musical tastes.

I think you might be a little butthurt because I called you out on e-flirting with someone who doesn't even like boys. Or maybe it's because your musical tastes haven't developed since 1999 and you still listen to primarily nu-metal bands like korn, static-x, rammstein, and the like. No matter. I refer you to here. It's page 267 of the now playing thread, and it has a few posts by myself of the music that came on my itunes that night.

I'm terribly sorry that I like to have fun with my friends and go to various venues to see a cornucopia of bands. I didn't know it would offend you so much that I in fact enjoy hip hop, punk, hardcore, metal, classical (see O Fortuna), avantegarde, big band, blues, jazz, country, dance hall, electronica, folk, house, afro-latin drums, broadway, new age, new wave, psychobilly, r&b, ska, soul, swing, world music, and pretty much every subgenre in between.

By the way, Three Six Mafia have an Oscar. Do any of the nu-metal bands you listen to have one? Didn't think so.

Right on dude.

Three Six is fucking garbage, I dont care how many awards your precious little rap group won. Does it make them any good? Fuck no. I dont care if you came of their asshole, they still fucking suck in a genre of no orignality and where everyone cant be original but dresses alike.

And nu-metal? Rrrright.

butthurt? Nah, thats your faggot buddies midnight & John (you know who you are).

You sir, are a fucking tool. And a good reason why these forums abosolutely blow ass these days.

(hey MidSun, all the cyber friends in the world cant hide the fact your a fucking loser, go hang yourself. lol)

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Originally posted by Tim Static:
(hey MidSun, all the cyber friends in the world cant hide the fact your a fucking loser, go hang yourself. lol)

You know, at first it was kind of funny to watch you make an ass out of yourself over and over.

But it's starting to become like watching a kid put a penny in an electoral outlet. You watch him do it the first time, and you expect him not to do it anymore, but then the kid starts doing it over and over again and you start to feel bad for how much of a retard that kid is.

You are that kid Tim. You make stupid comment after stupid comment and when everyone calls you out on your stupid comments you just make more stupid comments.

It's grown old, we all feel bad for you and your obvious deformities. Maybe one day you'll catch on and stop making an ass out of yourself, but I really doubt it. Here's hoping though.

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