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I was about to post this to the Rock Band (1) thread so everyone's included, but since the DLC applies to both Rock Bands, I figured it made more sense to make a new thread for it.

Anyways, this week's announcement... Foo Fighters.

hmxsean wrote:

Hey everybody,

I am very happy to announce here (before anywhere else) that next week's DLC offering will be the Foo Fighter's The Colour and the Shape album (one of my favorites). With “Everlong” already featured on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack, the DLC album will include the following tracks:

1. "Doll"
2. "Monkey Wrench"
3. "Hey, Johnny Park!"
4. "My Poor Brain”
5. "Wind Up"
6. "Up in Arms"
7. "My Hero"
8. "See You”
9. "Enough Space"
10. "February Stars”
11. "Walking After You”
12. “New Way Home”

The Colour and the Shape will be available for download starting November 11, 2008, for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and November 13, 2008, for the PS3. Pricing will be $19.99 (1600 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track. All tracks are masters.

To discuss the week's DLC please visit the official thread in Community's Greatest Hits.

For all DLC song credits please go here.

And, as always, for awesome background information on our DLC and other articles please visit the shiny new Rock Band 'Zine

Good idea. It might be nice to have a full list of the DLC options somewhere. Is the official site good for that?

wordsmythe wrote:

Good idea. It might be nice to have a full list of the DLC options somewhere. Is the official site good for that?

Look at rbdlc.com if you want DLC reviews and easily accessible youtube previews.

Look at the Scorehero Master Song List Spreadsheet if you just want raw information you can manipulate with excel.

wonderpug wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:

Good idea. It might be nice to have a full list of the DLC options somewhere. Is the official site good for that?

Look at rbdlc.com if you want DLC reviews and easily accessible youtube previews.

Look at the Scorehero Master Song List Spreadsheet if you just want raw information you can manipulate with excel.

Does that include the various package options?

That master list rocks! Thanks for the link.

Lotta DLC coming next week:

HMXHenry wrote:

DLC Week of 11/18 - Dead Kennedys, Mission Of Burma & MORE!
Hey gang,

Here's this week's DLC announcement! You have your choice of three different 3 packs, and one single.

Dead Kennedys 3 Pack!

California Uber Alles
Holiday In Cambodia
Police Truck

Mission Of Burma 3 Pack!

Mica
That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate
That's When I Reach For My Revolver

Century Media Girls of Metal 3 Pack!

In This Moment - Forever
Lacuna Coil - Closer
Lacuna Coil - Swamped

Crooked X Single!

Crooked X - Gone

Each track is available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for the complete three pack... EXCEPT for the Crooked X Single, which is only $0.99 (80 Microsoft Points).

All tracks are masters.

This DLC will be available on 11/18 on Xbox and 11/20 on PS3.

To discuss the week's DLC please go here.

For all DLC song credits please go here.

And, as always, for awesome background information on our DLC and other articles please visit Rockband.com/life.

My Hero is hard. But in a good way. The Colour and the Shape is the best DLC I've seen in a long time.

DLC Week of 11/25 - The Killers, Yngwie, Soundgarden & Lamb Of God

HMXHenry wrote:

Hey gang,
Ready for this week's DLC announcement? This week you've got a 3 Pack from The Killers, a 3 Pack from Yngwie Malmsteen, 2 singles from Soundgarden, and 1 single from Lamb Of God! We're not too far away from 500 tracks now.

The Killers 3 Pack!
Mr. Brightside
Smile Like You Mean It
Spaceman

Yngwie Malmsteen 3 Pack!
Caprici Di Diablo
Damnation Game
Red Devil

Soundgarden Singles!
Jesus Christ Pose
Pretty Noose

Lamb of God Single!
Laid To Rest

I'm pretty excited about The Killers content. Both Mr. Brightside and Smile Like You Mean It are automatic.

I haven't fired up Rock Band in over a month. There's one heck of a backlog to get through in DLC when I finally get back to it..

Soundgarden... awww yeah. They're the perfect band for Rock Band -- I'll be snapping that up straight away.

pneuman wrote:

Soundgarden... awww yeah. They're the perfect band for Rock Band -- I'll be snapping that up straight away.

Yea, Spoonman is a blast to play.

Yeah, i'm in for the Killers and Soundgarden definitely. They need to extend that transfer feature they used for the RB1 disc over to the GHWT disc, so I can consolidate my whole library into 1...

pneuman wrote:

Soundgarden... awww yeah. They're the perfect band for Rock Band -- I'll be snapping that up straight away.

Oh man, Jesus Christ Pose is gonna be hella awesome to play.

I gonna get The Killers pack and the Soundgarden tracks day one.

TheWalt wrote:

Yeah, i'm in for the Killers and Soundgarden definitely. They need to extend that transfer feature they used for the RB1 disc over to the GHWT disc, so I can consolidate my whole library into 1... :)

No kiddin. I'd pay an extra 5 or 10 bucks to play the GHWT tracks in Rock Band.

These should be a lot of fun...

hmxsean wrote:

Hey everybody,

The rumors are true (this time)! Next week we have 13 tracks from No Doubt's album "The Singles 1992-2003".

No Doubt’s: ‘The Singles 1992-2003’ pack will include 13 master tracks from the band’s 2003 album The Singles 1992-2003, which featured a compilation of hits from No Doubt’s previous albums Tragic Kingdom, Return of Saturn, and Rock Steady. The album sold more than 2.2 million copies in the United States alone. The No Doubt tracks included in the pack are listed below. Pricing will be $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track or $19.99 (1600 Microsoft Points) for the pack. The tracks will be available for download starting December 9, 2008, for the Xbox 360 and December 11, 2008, for the PS3.

1."Just a Girl"
2."It’s My Life"
3."Hey Baby"
4."Bathwater”
5."Sunday Morning"
6."Hella Good"
7."Underneath It All"
8."Excuse Me Mr.”
9."Running"
10."Spiderwebs”
11."Simple Kind of Life”
12.“Don’t Speak”
13.“Ex-Girlfriend”

To discuss the week's DLC please visit the official thread in Community's Greatest Hits.

For all DLC song credits please go here.

And, as always, for awesome background information on our DLC and other articles please visit the shiny new Rock Band 'Zine

For me, that No Doubt content is an insta-buy. Both my wife and I will have a blast with it, I'm sure.

I really wish they would include No Doubt's Beacon Street Collection. I guess anything from before they hit it big isn't cost effective :(.

Also, the country stuff is confirmed:

hmxsean wrote:

Hey everybody,

Coming at you with a Monday announcement. As widely reported next week's pack is of the country variety!

Brad Paisley - “Mud on the Tires”

Brooks & Dunn - “Hillbilly Deluxe”

Dierks Bentley - “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)”

Dixie Chicks - “Sin Wagon”

Miranda Lambert - “Gunpowder & Lead”

Each track will be available starting December 16, 2008, for the Xbox360 and December 18, 2008, for PS3. Each individual track will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) and $8.49 (680 Microsoft Points) for the 5-pack.

To discuss the week's DLC please visit the official thread in Community's Greatest Hits.

For all DLC song credits please go here.

And, as always, for awesome background information on our DLC and other articles please visit the Rock Band 'Zine

I'm not a big country fan, so I won't be buying these... but I am really surprised that neither the Guitar Hero or Rock Band franchises have bothered to come up with a product that DOES appeal more to country music fans.

I mean, if we can get "Rock's the 80s" and the "Aerosmith" disc, but nothing for country fans? Maybe it's just that the creators don't respect (?) or know the genre... it just seems like a large market for exploitation.

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As an aside, I'm glad to see Harmonix offering so much DLC... I just wish it was stuff I actually LIKED.

I was looking through the new releases tonight, and was about to laugh at the song HEADPHONES ON from some Nickelodeon show called iCarly (never seen it) when I saw it was free. So WTF, right? Free is free. I downloaded it and it's actually a decent fit for my current all-girl band.

So yes, mock me if you must. I care not.

Ranger Rick wrote:

Also, the country stuff is confirmed:

hmxsean wrote:

Hey everybody,

Coming at you with a Monday announcement. As widely reported next week's pack is of the country variety!

Brad Paisley - “Mud on the Tires”

Brooks & Dunn - “Hillbilly Deluxe”

Dierks Bentley - “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)”

Dixie Chicks - “Sin Wagon”

Miranda Lambert - “Gunpowder & Lead”

Each track will be available starting December 16, 2008, for the Xbox360 and December 18, 2008, for PS3. Each individual track will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) and $8.49 (680 Microsoft Points) for the 5-pack.

To discuss the week's DLC please visit the official thread in Community's Greatest Hits.

For all DLC song credits please go here.

And, as always, for awesome background information on our DLC and other articles please visit the Rock Band 'Zine

I posted the preannouncement in the RB2 thread, and had 3/5 songs right. I figured they'd go something more upbeat for Brad Paisley, and I've never heard of that Brooks & Dunn song. I'll definitely be picking it up though

SommerMatt wrote:

HEADPHONES ON from ... iCarly ... it's actually a decent fit for my current all-girl band.

I don't need your permission to mock you, I just need to figure out where to start!

wordsmythe wrote:
SommerMatt wrote:

HEADPHONES ON from ... iCarly ... it's actually a decent fit for my current all-girl band.

I don't need your permission to mock you, I just need to figure out where to start!

I said I care not.

Besides, I can't help it-- I'd rather look at hot rock chicks while I play.

SommerMatt wrote:

I was looking through the new releases tonight, and was about to laugh at the song HEADPHONES ON from some Nickelodeon show called iCarly (never seen it) when I saw it was free. So WTF, right? Free is free. I downloaded it and it's actually a decent fit for my current all-girl band.

So yes, mock me if you must. I care not.

It's a good song by TV theme standards. But don't watch the show by yourself. You must have a child present or it will get weird real fast.

This will make a lot of folks happy...

hmxsean wrote:

Hey everybody,

Here is the press release for the Pearl Jam announcement.

PEARL JAM SIGNS WITH MTV GAMES AND HARMONIX TO BRING BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM, TEN, TO ROCK BAND

Full Album to be Released as Rock Band DLC Day and Date with the Re-issue of “Ten”:

Four Special Edition Packages in Stores on March 24, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – December 15, 2008 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today confirmed that Ten, the debut album that sold 12 million copies and introduced the world to Pearl Jam (http://www.pearljam.com) in 1991, will be offered for download in the Rock Band Music Store day-and-date with the re-issue of the album in stores on March 24, 2009.

Paul DeGooyer, Senior Vice President of Electronic Games and Music for MTV Networks Music / Logo Group, added, “Just hearing the first few notes of Jeremy or Alive brings back all the raw emotion of this incredible, hugely important album. We are honored to be working with Pearl Jam to deliver Ten as it is re-issued.”

In addition to the track “Alive” that is already available on the Rock Band 2 game disc, the Pearl Jam Ten download pack will include the additional 10 songs from the album:

1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Why Go
4. Black
5. Jeremy
6. Oceans
7. Porch
8. Garden
9. Deep
10. Release

Pearl Jam released Ten on August 27, 1991. The album reached #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, sold over 12 million copies and became one of the cultural touchstones of the 1990s. Songs such as “Alive,” “Black,” “Even Flow” and Jeremy became staples of rock radio, and still make frequent appearances on the band’s ever-changing concert setlists. The album was produced by Rick Parasher. Pearl Jam’s 1991 lineup was Jeff Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (guitar), Dave Krusen (drums), Mike McCready (guitar) and Eddie Vedder (vocals).

Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date including over 100 songs[1] on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack with an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists including AC/DC, Guns ‘N Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motorhead and more! The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 30 million paid downloads since the game’s launch in late November 2007. With more than 500 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/dlc), the addition of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased from Rock Band’s ever-expanding online music store and the ability to export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, Rock Band continues to deliver the largest library of music ever for a video game.

For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.

MTV Games is the publisher of Rock Band and is developed by Harmonix, EA is the exclusive distribution partner for Rock Band.

About MTV Games

MTV Games is dedicated to creating, marketing and publishing high-quality, innovative interactive products that are relevant to the MTV audience and complement the core values of the MTV Networks brands.

About MTV Networks

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company’s portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.

About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more information please visit: www.harmonixmusic.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS FreestyleTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

© 2008 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Harmonix, Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company. Rock Band and Rock Band 2 developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. MTV: Music Television, MTV Games and all related titles and logos are trademarks of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc All other marks are the property of their respective owners. EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SommerMatt wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
SommerMatt wrote:

HEADPHONES ON from ... iCarly ... it's actually a decent fit for my current all-girl band.

I don't need your permission to mock you, I just need to figure out where to start!

I said I care not.

Besides, I can't help it-- I'd rather look at hot rock chicks while I play.

Isn't she, like, twelve?

HaciendaSquish wrote:

Isn't she, like, twelve?

Miranda Cosgrove?

She has the body of a 12 year old, and the head of a 35 year old. She;s creepy.

But I think she's closer to 16 or so.

Ranger Rick wrote:

Pearl Jam

Hell yeah!

Spaz wrote:
HaciendaSquish wrote:

Isn't she, like, twelve?

Miranda Cosgrove?

She has the body of a 12 year old, and the head of a 35 year old. She;s creepy.

But I think she's closer to 16 or so.

And so what? She doesn't magically appear in my Rock Band 2 game... I'm talking about looking at MY personally created girl band.

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