The annual E3 craziness is going on this week, and Harmonix has chosen today to squash the unconfirmed Rock Band 2 playlist rumors by announcing the full track list (reorganized at G4tv.com, thankfully, and copied below). As expected, over 80 tracks will be part of the new game, all created from the master recordings. As a bonus, tracks from the original Rock Band, downloaded or otherwise, will be usable in the new game. The sequel will arrive this September, so start warming up now – that angry monkey noise from “Down with the Sickness” may require some practice to perfect. I’m working on it already.
Rock Band 2 full track list:
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
Bonus Artist Bonus Song Title Decade
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
I thought this site was for “unplugged gaming news and views”? 🙂
Well, Allan does have the wireless GH controller.
True dat. Besides, you’re the one who bestowed Rock Band upon my household, Mike. 🙂
We’ve dabbled in console gaming news and such. After all, we’ve praised Portal and Halo 3 in podcast episodes (here and here). We remain mostly focused on the tabletop titles, yes, but more and more, crossover is unavoidable. Even D&D is trying to bring the Virtual Tabletop concept to gamers (still not available, but WotC’s working on it, supposedly). So you can expect to see the occasional story of this sort on OgreCave from time to time.