Well, the Rush album got delayed. But that doesn’t mean Rock Band won’t have any content. Harmonix did their best and pushed out a pack of songs by Locksley. I said the same thing. Who? Here’s the tracks:
You can snag the pack for $3 or 240 MS Points, whichever way you roll. It’s out now, so grab it if you wish. I’ll pass.
I was all types of excited for “Moving Pictures” by Rush hitting Rock Band. I was sick all day yesterday, so it wasn’t even a thought in my mind. But today, I find out I have to wait. Apparently the album’s release has been marred with technical issues.
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen technical difficulties, we won’t be able to release Rush’s “Moving Pictures” this week. We’ll be working on it as hard as we can, but it looks like it could be a couple of weeks to fix. In the meantime we will be moving around our schedule so we still have DLC coming out each week (including this week, info to follow in another announcement).
Boo on that. Guess it’ll be a while. But it looks like we might be getting something this week. No word yet, but we’ll keep you posted. My guess is that it will go up tomorrow, since it’s the only time the PlayStation Store gets updated.
Last week, Duran Duran’s “Rio” was released as a downloadble track. Good song, I bought it. It’s pretty hard on expert drums. The song is over 5 minutes long and there’s an insane amount of notes, not to mention the quick double bass hits. Check it out.
I’m all over this like a fat kid on a cupcake. Rush is one of my favorite classic rock bands and Moving Pictures is one of their best albums. Harmonix is releasing the full album next week for Rock Band. Hell yes! Here’s the track list:
Tom Sawyer shipped with the game and Limelight was released as DLC, but both are covers. These are master recordings, bitches. The tracks will all run $1.99 (160 MS Points) each as usual and the album will cost $10.99 (880 MS Points). Sweet! You know when and where to get it.
[via Rock Band Forums]
Harmonix has a pretty good philosophy here, in my opinion. Put the customer first and let everyone get a piece of whatever music they choose.
We prefer not to sign exclusive deals with artists because while it seems like the competitive “business” thing to do, in the long run, it’s really not good for anyone. We think we should be working to get more music out to more people.
This move has lost them Aerosmith and potentially Metallica, but overall, I think it’s the right way to do things. What do you think?
Some 1980’s early emo tracks are featured in this week’s Rock Band downloads. No track packs, just individual songs. Here’s what’s coming:
I’ll be grabbing Rio right away. Great tune. The others… I’ll pass. You can get these at the regular bat-time (Tuesday on 360 and Thursday on PS3).
I’ve been playing this one a bunch. Toxicity by System of a Down was released while I was on vacation and I was counting down the days until I could get home and play it. Not that I’ve given it a few good runs, I can say it’s damn hard. I can’t do it on Expert yet, but this guy can. Check it out and start improving your skills.
Yes, I know. These are already out on Xbox 360. Catching up on vacation has me run ragged. But alas, I’m here to let you know what’s out for Rock Band this week. It’s all metal-ish, so it might be right up your alley or an easy pass.
All these tracks are available for the budget price of $0.99 (80 MS Points) or $5.99 (480 MS Points) for the pack. I’m probably going to pass on these. What about you?
The first Rock Band is a gimped version of what it should be on the Wii. DLC aside, the game just isn’t the same as the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions. No Band World Tour is a deal breaker, really. Harmonix is stepping it up and not making the same mistake twice with Rock Band 2.
Representatives from Harmonix confirmed to Wired that the sequel won’t be a fraction of what the game really is for the Wii. Thank God. Wii gamers out there don’t have to be stuck in the dark anymore. Now if only Nintendo could fix that pesky storage situation so that we could get some more downloadable content…
System of a Down tracks dropped this week for Rock Band. I’m a huge fan. I’m also a big fan of drums. What else do you expect from this video? BYOB is one of the hardest songs out there. Rip it up, people. Rip it up.
