Links GaloreRockBand.com - Never hurts to see what promotions and DLC is up.
Rock Band WikiPedia - Well kept by the WikiNerds.
The Beatles Rock Band - It's treated as a standalone game so it has its own webpage.
ScoreHero - Notorious site with informative forums (YMMV).
Rock Band DLC - Unless you like to get stuck into the RB forums for Mr. s1ckh4ndsb4ss' videos, this site tends to have a compilation of all the DLC videos hours after they hit LIVE.
Rock Band Scores - Neat webtool that pulls your scores from the Rock Band site. It isn't perfect but it's usually better than the leaderboards.
ROCK BAND RELEASE DATESRock Band 1
North America: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Europe: Available now in most countries for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Australia: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii depending on the store/location
Rock Band 2
North America: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Europe: Available now for the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 and the Wii
Australia: No info yet
AC/DC Live
North America: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
United Kingdom: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Australia: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Rock Band Unplugged
North America: Available now for the PSP
Europe: Available now for the PSP
Lego Rock Band
North America: November 8th, 2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, the Wii, and the DS
The Beatles: Rock Band
International: Available for PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii on September 9th, 2009, both standalone software and bundle. Individual instruments have not been dated.
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENTRock Band DLC list via WikiPediaRock Band Unplugged DLC list via WikiPediaFREE MUSIC
There are currently four tracks that are absolutely free to download for the 360, PS3 and the Wii. You should be able to find them and download them from the Music Store for $0. These tracks are:
- "Still Alive" by GLAdOS
- "Promised Land" by Vesuvius
- "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" by Stephen and the Colberts
- "Headphones On" by Miranda Cosgrove
Along with those songs are the free 20 tracks people can download for buying Rock Band 2. These will be available exclusively to people who own Rock Band 2 on the Xbox 360, PS3 and the Wii. Please remember to register your code (found on the back of the instruction manual) on
http://register.rockband.com/ to be able to download these songs. All these songs are masters.
- "Sons and Daughters" by The 88
- "No Regrets" by Authority Zero
- "Prequel To The Sequel" by Between the Buried and Me
- "Bounce" by The Cab
- "Get It On" by The Chevelles
- "Give It To Me" by The Cocktail Slippers
- "Database Corrupted" by Dealership
- "I Wanna Be Your Man" by Endeverafter
- "Ashes To Fire" by The Ghost Hounds
- "Young" by Hollywood Undead
- "The Feeling" by Kutless
- "If I Ain't Got You" by The Len Price 3
- "I'm Gone, I'm Going" by Lesley Roy
- "Burn You Down" by Opiate for the Masses
- "Magnetic Baby" by Semi-Precious Weapons
- "Like a Fool" by Shaimus
- "Crazy Tuesday" by Thenewno2
- "The Time Is Wrong" by Tickle Me Pink
- "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" by Underoath
- "I.V." by X Japan
EXPORTING IS ALMOST FREE
To export songs from Rock Band 1 for use in Rock Band 2, you will require either a PS3 or an Xbox 360. Start up Rock Band 1, make sure you're connected to the PSN or LIVE so it can get the update. After it updates, go into Options and there should be an Export Songs option. Pay the $4 or so to get 55 Rock Band 1 songs ripped to your hard drive. The three songs that won't make the jump are:
- "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
- "Paranoid" as made famous by Black Sabbath
- "Run to the Hills" as made famous by Iron Maiden
PS2 DLC?
The PS2 versions of Rock Band do not allow for DLC. However, HMX was kind enough to put out track packs. There are currently two volumes out. To see what songs are on those track packs, go
here or scroll down a bit more.
ROCKIN' WITH YOUR WII
With Rock Band 2, you will have a mostly fully featured game with the only limitation being customized band logos and a few other things. Online stuff, World Tour, BOTB, everything important is there in Rock Band 2. Unlike Rock Band, the Wii version of Rock Band 2 supports downloadable content, and all existing downloadable content will be made available to Wii users over time. While songs can be stored to both the Wii's internal memory and to an SD card, only those songs in internal memory can be played.
PLASTIC INSTRUMENTS ALL UP INS
Here's Harmonix's compatibility chart.
LINKBROWSE BEFORE YOU BUY
Pretty much any on-disc song can be found on YouTube. If you want to see notecharts for DLC or simply want to hear the music, check out the Rock Band DLC
Song Database page. They're usually pretty quick in getting videos up the day the dlc drops. You can also hound the Rock Band forums for the new DLC videos.
CHEATSUnlock All Songs: R Y B R R B B R Y B "Unlock every song in the game!" [Disables saving, acheivements and LIVE multiplayer]
New Venues Only: R R R R Y Y Y Y "Only Show Rock Band 2 venues!" [Only let's you play in the new venues]
Stage Mode: B Y R B Y R B Y R "Apply tweaks that are useful for live, public Rock Band 2 performances!" [Enables No Fail, disables saving, acheivements and LIVE multiplayer]
Awesomeness Detection: Y B O Y B O Y B O "Let Harmonix know that you are really awesome!" [???]
HOW DO I UNLOCK ALL THE SONGS?
Spoiler below contains the fastest way to unlock all the songs.
The fastest progression to unlock the songs in challenge is something like:
1. Play the first challenge for whatever instrument you choose in the first tier (Local Upstart - <instrument> Warmup - 3 songs), this will unlock a challenge for the same instrument in tier2. For Bass, you have to pick the Fender Warmup as your first challenge, afterward you'll be able to access the Bass specific challenge.
2. Play the same instrument challenge in the tier2 (Underground Favorite - <instrument> Apprentice 4 songs). That will unlock the 90' hits Challenge.
3. Play the 90's hits challenge (Opening Act - '90s Hits - 4 songs), that will unlock the Infinite 90's challenge (thus unlocking all the 90's songs in quickplay) and the 60's hits challenge.
4. Play the 60's hits challenge (Chart Topper - '60s Hits - 2 songs), which unlock the 60's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 60's songs in quickplay) and the 00's hits challenge.
5. Play the 00's hits challenge (Headliner - '00s Hits - 4 songs), which unlock the 00's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 00's songs in quickplay) and the 70's hits challenge.
6.Play the 70's hits challenge (Legendary Act - '70s Hits - 4 songs), which unlock the 70's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 70's songs in quickplay) and the 80's hits challenge.
7. Play the 80's hits challenge (The Impossible Challenges - '80s Hits - 4 songs), which unlock the 80's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 80's songs in quickplay).
Doing this will unlock every songs in the game, and all you had to play is 25 songs.
That's it, you don't have to play any of the infinite challenge.
BROKEN INSTRUMENTS
Harmonix/EA/MTV have been nice so far and allowed people to RMA their broken equipment via EA's
Support Site. After that, you need your reciept to send stuff in. Their live support line is at 1(650)628-1001, 6am to 8pm PST and automated 24hrs a day. Be prepared to submit your receipt to verify purchase.
EA is currently only honoring a 60 day warranty for Rock Band 2 gear. YOUR RMA EXPERIENCE MAY VARY.
SCORE TRACKING
Yes, we know Rock Band's leaderboards aren't that great. However, there are a few sites that can do this but even with ScoreHero's little site, you're just as good filling out a spreadsheet. There are some .exe score extractor programs out there that will read your scores off the Rock Band site and make a spreadsheet for you. However, the most useful for most of us here is
this site that'll pull your scores for each instrument or for the band. However, it seems some of the math is screwy as it'll list people having 7+ stars on songs (which is impossible). Great tool, nonetheless.
OTHER ROCK BAND GAMES
Here are some Rock Band related games or upcoming games to look forward to.
The Beatles Rock BandRelease Date: 09/09/09Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, & the WiiGo to thebeatlesrockband.com to check out the gameplay and intro trailers!DUE TO GAME RESTRICTIONS, THERE WILL BE NO IMPORTING/EXPORTING WITH THIS GAME.Let's get to the meat of things, the reasons why this game is different from Rock Band 2.
- Vocal Harmonies - Up to three people can sing on tracks that provide harmonies. There is no combo breaking by the back up singers but a "Triple Fab" will put up big points.
- Vocal Trainer - Harmonix have created a new, in-depth vocal trainer.
- Recreated Performances - From Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road studios to the rooftop performance, Harmonix have recreated key moments of the Beatles history.
- Dreamscapes - Various songs will have graphically enticing visuals, be it tripping out on "Within You Without You" or seeing the bright colors of "Strawberry Fields Forever".
- New Instruments - Modeled after Lennon's Rickenbacker, McCartney's Höfner bass, George's Gretsch Duo Jet, and Ringo's Ludwig Pearl drum set. Check out the website for pictures.
- DLC - Abbey Road has been lined up as the first downloadable album. All DLC from the Beatles will only be for this game.
Lego Rock BandRelease Date: Holiday 2009 for North AmericaConsoles: Xbox 360, PS3, & the Wii and the Nintendo DSPlayers will become rockers as they embark on a journey to stardom that the whole family can enjoy as they work their way through local venues, stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth and beyond that mimic the imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers. Also continuing the LEGO “build-and-play” gaming experience, players will be able to create their own
LEGO Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew.
LEGO Rock Band supports
Rock Band instruments, as well as other music game controllers. Soundtrack so far is as follows:
- "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend
- "Accidentally In Love" by Counting Crows
- "Aliens Exist" by Blink 182
- "Breakout" by Foo Fighters
- "The Final Countdown" by Europe
- "Girls and Boys" by Good Charlotte
- "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
- "In Too Deep" by Sum 41
- "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5
- "So What" by Pink
- "Song 2" by Blur
- "Tick Tick Boom" by The Hives
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi
Rock Band UnpluggedRelease Date: June 9, 2009Consoles: Sony PSPHarmonix/MTV with developers Backbone Entertainment will be bringing a hybrid Rock Band/Amplitude game to the PSP. Using the left and up on the D-pad and triangle and circle on the buttons, you play one of the four intrument tracks of a song (vocals, drums, guitar or bass) and once you cleared a certain section, you then switch tracks. Vocals will be handled as if it were a normal note track with the buttons handling the gameplay rather than require a microphone. When all four instruments reach x4 multiplier, the player achieves Band Groove and pumps the multiplier up to x5. Overdrive in this game increases the multiplier to x11 because rocking out is always about taking it to eleven. There are 4 modes: Band Warmup (Practice mode), World Tour, Quickplay, and Band Survival where all 4 tracks are playing and you need to switch between them in order to get through the track. Unplugged will have its own music store with its own DLC (with 10 tracks available upon release) but there will be no interaction between the PSP and PS3 versions. Here are the 40 master tracks with songs debuting in the game to be made available for DLC for other console versions:
- "3's & 7's" by Queens of the Stone Age
- "ABC" by the Jackson 5
- "Alive" by Pearl Jam
- "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
- "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
- "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
- "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down
- "Drain You" by Nirvana
- "Everlong" by Foo Fighters
- "Float On" by Modest Mouse
- "Gasoline" by Audioslave
- "I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion
- "The Killing Jar" by Siouxsie and the Banshees
- "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
- "Less Talk More Rokk" by Freezepop
- "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
- "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America
- "Message in a Bottle" by the Police
- "Miss Murder" by AFI
- "More than a Feeling" by Boston
- "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
- "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
- "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil
- "Painkiller" by Judas Priest
- "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails
- "Pinball Wizard" by The Who
- "Rock Your Socks" by Tenacious D
- "Show Me the Way" by Black Tide
- "The Trees" (Vault Edition) by Rush
- "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
- "What's My Age Again?" by Blink-182
- "Where'd You Go?" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- "White Wedding, Part 1" by Billy Idol
- "Would" by Alice in Chains
ROCK BAND UNPLUGGED DLC LISTAC/DC Live: Rock Band Track PackRelease Date: Out now in most regionsConsoles: Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, & the WiiIn accordance with AC/DC's partnership with Wal*Mart regarding their latest album exclusive, this one off game will only be available at Wal*Mart or Sam's Club stores. All versions minus the PS2 one will allow for one-time exporting onto the hard drive/SD-card via a code that comes in the package for use in Rock Band. This game is basically a DLC disc with the entire
Live at Donington set. The game includes the tracks but none of the major options otherwise available in Rock Band although it does contain its own achievements. The price range nowadays should be below $20 although you could find it used for much less. All tracks are live masters:
- Back in Black
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Fire Your Guns
- For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
- Heatseeker
- Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
- Hells Bells
- High Voltage
- Highway to Hell
- Jailbreak
- Let There Be Rock
- Moneytalks
- Shoot to Thrill
- T.N.T.
- The Jack
- Thunderstruck
- Whole Lotta Rosie
- You Shook Me All Night Long
WHAT ABOUT THE TRACK PACKS?!
Check them out for yourself over at WikiPedia.
There are quite a few volumes out nowadays.
Special thanks to midgetspy, Unbreakable Vow, Shady 3011, quovadis13, mxmarks, Joah, Lunker, Smug Duckling, DarkPrimus and many others for their contributions in going through these threads like starving vultures on a dead buffalo carcass.
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Any word on a Friday announcement?
Otherwise nice op.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Cykstfc
Glad to have gotten the Bonnaroo pack last week because I'm not that big of a Maiden fan.
Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
Gonna play the shit outta the Acca Dacca tracks before Wembley at the end of the month.
Yeah, I really need to play more RB. Haven't picked up a little plastic guitar in days.
Besides, have they confirmed the price for the Maiden pack at all?
Do not engage the Watermelons.
It's been a while...quite a bit I haven't bought yet.
twit feed
It is http://www.keldon.net/rockband/scores.cgi
Fear of the Dark (Live) is one of my favorite Maiden songs.
Yay Rock Dot!
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Totally not a blue dot.
Damn! Grats. I don't what's tougher. The speed on the chorus or the awesome fill. I'm still working on E-Pro :P.
Plus I don't know how practical it's going to be during gameplay. I hear it takes forever to fill up your stack frame.
(OK I'll stop. This isn't even good programmer nerd humor.)
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I was just noodling around in practice mode feeling like shit between every run and knowing I was destroying my body's ability to defend itself by exerting myself, and telling myself to just take a goddamn nap.
Then I try Caprici di Diablo.
And I 5-star it. o_O
Tell me your secrets!
But especially any of the Boston songs, namely Peace of Mind and More than a Feeling
EDIT: It's for the 360 version.
I'll bite if you have the PS3 version.
Ah, sorry, shoulda said it's for the 360 version.
just because it's following the main vocal line doesn't mean it's not on a different track