Rockband 2 Looking at September 2008 Release Date

[Fry]

Rockband 2 was announced "officially" today. IGN posted a Q&A about Rockband2.

http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/885/885168p1.html

Some of the interesting quotes.

IGN: The most important question. Will Rock Band 1 DLC be playable in Rock Band 2?

Dan Teasdale: Yes. We've been developing Rock Band as a music platform from the start. All of the songs that you've purchased so far (and will be able to purchase in the future) are instantly playable and fully supported in Rock Band 2. We've even added some cool new features that let you play your DLC in different ways, which I think people will be very excited to get their hands on.

IGN: What are the chances of having multiple vocalists? Or at least a way that one character can be both a vocalist and play another instrument and have that properly represented in-game?

Teasdale: This is actually something that I have a vested interest in. I play bass in the band Speck, and one of our songs requires me to both sing and play bass at the same time. The problem, however, is that I have no coordination!


IGN: Here are ten bands I want to see in RB2:
Agent Orange
The Beatles
Built to Spill
The Buzzcocks
Journey
Led Zeppelin
Modest Mouse
Pavement
The Replacements
Tool

Based on this list. How do you think I would rate RB2 on a scale of 0-10 (ten making me a happy reviewer and zero making suicidal).

Teasdale: Not only have you named some of my favorite bands, but you've also named some of the bands that are on the Rock Band 2 disc.

This means RB2 will hit the streets before GH: World Tour. They still haven't even gotten Rock Band 1 released in Australia yet, and PS3 owners in Europe haven't had there release either. Also PS3 owners wont get Rock Band 2 in the US until sometime after September. September is Xbox360 only release date it seems.

[tansy]

I can't wait for August now..stupid rockband addiction..it's almost as bad as EQ

[Fry]

http://www.avclub.com/content/node/82519

Released track list so far.

"Ace of Spades" – Motörhead

"Everlong" – Foo Fighters

"Pinball Wizard" – The Who

"Panic Attack" – Dream Theater (JESUS, WHY)

"Any Way You Want It" – Journey

"Chop Suey" – System of a Down

"Kids in America" – The Muffs

"Give It Away" – Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Hello There" – Cheap Trick

"Pump It Up" – Elvis Costello

[pullzem]

Pinball Wizard should be a fun song for that game

[Fry]

Here's someones "leaked" list of songs. I don't think it's 100% correct, but I'm sure there's a fair chunk of truth to it.

Source: http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/200...o-convince-us/

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Warm-up

* "If you Wanna Get to Heaven" by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
* "Gold Lion" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
* "Possum Kingdom" by Toadies
* "Black Betty" (could be numerous artists)
* "Don't Speak" by No Doubt
* "Black" by Pearl Jam
* "Drain You" by Nirvana
* "Farmhouse" by Phish
* "Santaria" by Sublime (actually spelt "Santeria")

Apprentice

* "You Oughta Know" Alanis Morissette
* "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's
* "Float On" by Modest Mouse
* "Kiss Me Deadly" by Lita Ford
* "Atomic" by Blondie (or Party Animals?)
* "Heartbreaker" (could be Led Zeppelin, Pat Benatar, or several other artists)
* "Piece of My Heart" (various artists)
* "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash
* "I Wanna be Sedated" by The Ramones

Solid

* "Panic Attack" by The Paddingtons
* "Chop Suey" by System of a Down
* "Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Everlong" by Foo Fighters
* "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde
* "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
* "Hello There" by Cheap Trick
* "Anyway you Want It" by Journey (actual song title: "Any Way you Want It")
* "Pinball Wizard" by The Who

Moderate

* "Machinehead" by Bush
* "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
* "What's Your Frequency Kenneth?" by REM (actual song title: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?")
* "Want To" by ... no idea, frankly
* "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic at the Disco
* "The Old Apartment" by Barenaked Ladies
* "When I Come Around" by Green Day
* "Zombie" by The Cranberries
* "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow

Skilled

* "Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer
* "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains
* "Ramblin' Man" (could be one of several tracks)
* "One Step Closer" by either Linkin Park or U2
* "Misery Business" by Paramore
* "American Woman" by The Who
* "White Wedding" by Billie Idol
* "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
* "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash

Challenging

* "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil
* "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz
* "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence
* "Spoonman" by Soundgarden
* "Head Like a Hole" by Nine Inch Nails
* "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
* "Double Vision" by Foreigner
* "Rodeo" by Garth Brooks
* "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits

Blistering

* "Magic Man" by Heart
* "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi
* "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" by The Police
* "Thnks fr th Mmrs" by Fall Out Boy
* "Testify" by Rage Against the Machine (though it could be by other artists)
* "Kickstart My Heart" by Mötley Crüe
* "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss
* "Bad Reputation" by Thin Lizzy
* "Prodigal Son" by Electronic?

Nightmare

* "The Bleeding" by Five Finger Death
* "Down With the Sickness" by Disturbed
* "Hyper Music" by Muse
* "Judith" by A Perfect Circle
* "TNT" by AC/DC
* "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio
* "Anna Molly" by Incubus
* "November Rain" by Guns 'n' Roses
* "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

Impossible

* "Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper
* "Peace Sells" by Megadeath
* "Fuel" by Metallica
* "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
* "Forsaken" by Dream Theater
* "2 Minutes to Midnight" by Iron Maiden
* "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen
* "Cowboys from Hell" by Pantera
* "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (again, recorded by various artists)

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Really some great stuff on that list.

Here's some scans of the new drum set and a bit more info.

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/...ic.php?t=11340

Interesting enough "livin' on a prayer" by bon jovi is on that scan list of confirmed songs but not in the list above.

Other features.

-Ability to "tune" your instruments
-Redesigned quickplay mode
-Brand new track choice screen
-Ability to create setlists
-Ability to auto-create setlists
-No-Fail mode
-Solo modes for every instrument
-World Tour Online
-Battle of the Bands mode
--Band vs Band
--Start out going against bands like yourself
--During each challenge, theres a meter that shows how close you are to passing the next band
--1 mode is: bands compete for the highest multiplier for the longest time
--Countdown to the deadline next to the instructions
-Drum Trainer
-More user-friendly lag calibrator
-Jukebox mode
--Listen to music, but don't have to play
-Old hardware still works
-New drum pads are velocity sensitive
-Less "squishy" strummer
-Ion drum kit
-Able to purchase custom real-world merch for characters
-In-game photo creator lets you set facial expressions and poses for your characters, add visual effects and then upload to RockBand.com
-You can order t-shirts and posters, bumper stickers and all sorts of stuff with your band logo.
-Guitar buttons don't click so loudly

[pullzem]

And AC/DC didn't make the list until Nightmare and Metallica didn't get listed until Impossible. Heavy metal is one of my favorite genres. I'll check my guild's forum cause there's several who have been waiting and talking about this just as you. These guys are mostly all Euros so the time frames they're referring to are Euro.

After exstensive research ive tracked down that the PS3 release is late august around the 29th to be exact..

Not sure i can wait 3 more months, reading the Rockband forums it seams Harmonx seam to have much love for the 360 over PS3..

On a plus note i have Guitar Hero 3 on 360 and the Guitar can be used with the xbox rockband.. so if i get the bundle pack with mic, guitar and drums ill have that extra guitar

Plus notes extended:- 360 has microsoft points so i can buy them from a retailer for my downloaded songs...

And here's a link I don't know if you've seen

http://www.phobe.com/sfi/accordion.html

And this kid must be good...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUzNcheoY6U&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUzNcheoY6U&feature=related

Here's one in Rockband...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6_XnSNWOc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6_XnSNWOc&feature=related

Rock Band cartoon...

http://xkcd.com/70/

[Frequency]

As long as I don't need to buy new "instruments" i'll be happy

[Gondola]

They will have a special edition drum set. I don;t think you have to have it though.

[boostit]

CNET has posted the complete playlist. Here is the post (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...ag=cnetfd.mt):

We're waiting to get our hands on the new Rock Band 2 hardware Tuesday afternoon, but in the meantime, Harmonix has released the entire set list for the game (or at least the songs that will ship on the game disc--many more will no doubt be released as online downloads).

The game will be available for the Xbox 360 in September and the PS3 and Wii later in the year.

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 "Bodhitsattva" 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 Artist Bonus Song Title Decade

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

[tansy]

Have you guys taken a look at the new "premium" drum kit? With it's actual cymbals glory? I just finally got good enough on drums to play on hard..trying to get expert down with extra things to hit is going to be a challenge come september!!