Four new songs are available for 360 and PS3 Rock Band gamers this week - The Offspring's "All I Want" and "The Kids Aren't Alright" join Richard Thompson's "The Way That It Shows", and R.E.M's "Losing My Relgion". Xbox 360 owners can get the new DLC today, PS3 gamers have to wait until Thursday.
Who is the person in the U.S. who is happiest about this latest round of Rock Band DLC? My wife. I've sung "Orange Crush" so many times (its one of the few songs I can actually sing that doesn't scare our dog) that I've ruined it for her. I almost feel bad about it, almost.
Meanwhile, Wii gamers get 14 new (to them) tunes from a wide variety of artists. From David Bowie to The Clash to Wolfmother, there is quite a wide selection this week.
Hit the jump to read all the details on this week's Rock Band DLC.
Related Links: Check out this week's downloadable offerings. Read Ian's review of iPhone game Shivering Kittens here. Forgot what last week's Rock Band DLC was?
Xbox 360 and PS3 DLC
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the addition of four new tracks to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content including songs from alternative rockers R.E.M. and The Offspring. In addition, British guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson makes his Rock Band debut.
Known as one of the pioneers of the alternative rock movement, R.E.M. makes its second appearance in the Rock Band music library with next week’s release of the band’s mainstream breakthrough hit “Losing My Religion” from the 1991 album Out Of Time. R.E.M.’s track “Orange Crush” was featured on the original Rock Band soundtrack.The Offspring deliver two tracks this week including “All I Want” featured on their 1997 album Ixnay on the Hombre and “The Kids Aren’t Alright” from the band’s 1998 album Americana. Rock Band fans now have access to a total of seven songs from The Offspring in the Rock Band music library.Rock guitarist and critically acclaimed songwriter Richard Thompson makes his Rock Band debut with the addition of “The Way That It Shows” to the Rock Band Music Store. The song was released on Thompson’s 1994 album Mirror Blue. Thompson’s distinct sound and celebrated career earned him numerous awards including Rolling Stone’s 2003 Top 20 Guitarists of All-Time and the 2006 BBC Lifetime Achievement Award.Release Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®), Thursday, March 12, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)Tracks: The Offspring “All I Want”, The Offspring “The Kids Aren't Alright” , R.E.M. “Losing My Religion”, Richard Thompson “The Way That It Shows” (All tracks are original master recordings)Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per trackLocations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360, PlayStation®NetworkWii DLC
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of fourteen tracks, ranging across nearly all genres of rock, to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo. The lineup includes music from metal icons Metallica, songs from alternative bands Radiohead and Sonic Youth, as well as tracks from classic rock artists KISS and David Bowie. Rock Band Wii owners will also have access to music from punk band The Clash and rock bands Wolfmother and Garbage.
In addition, the offering features songs from five alternative country acts including Drive By Truckers, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Old 97s and Steve Earle.Metallica’s 1984 title track “Ride the Lightning” and “Blackened” from …And Justice For All (1988) mark the first time Rock Band Wii owners will have access to the iconic rock artists. This week’s lineup also features classic rock from legendary rockers including “Calling Dr. Love” from KISS’ 1976 album Rock and Roll Over, “Moonage Daydream” by David Bowie featured on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) and “Train In Vain (Stand By Me)” from punk band The Clash released on the band’s 1979 album London Calling.More alternative rock comes to the Wii with hit track “My Iron Lung” from Radiohead’s 1994 album The Bends and “Kool Thing” featured on Sonic Youth’s 1990 album Goo. Hard rockers Wolfmother offer up “Joker & the Thief” from their self-titled 2006 album and Garbage brings “Why Do You Love Me” featured on their album Bleed Like Me (2005).The tracks listed above come from the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 590 songs is available.Rock Band Wii owners will also have access to the alternative country tracks just released two weeks ago to the Rock Band music catalog including “People Got A Lotta Nerve” from Neko Case’s new album Middle Cyclone (2009), “Can’t Let Go” by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams from Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998), Steve Earl’s “Satellite Radio” from Washington Square Serenade (2007),“Three Dimes Down” from southern rock band Drive-By Truckers featured on the Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (2008) album and the Old 97’s live recording “Timebomb” from the band’s Alive & Wired (2005) album.Release Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **Tracks:Metallica “Blackened”Metallica “Ride the Lighting”Radiohead “My Iron Lung”Wolfmother “Joker & the Thief”KISS “Calling Dr. Love”David Bowie “Moonage Daydream”The Clash “Train in Vain”Sonic Youth “Kool Thing”Garbage “Why Do You Love Me”Drive By Truckers “3 Dimes Down”Lucinda Williams “Can’t Let Go”Neko Case “People Got a Lotta Nerve”Old 97s “Time Bomb”Steve Earle “Satellite Radio”(All tracks are original master recordings)Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per trackLocation: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchasedthrough the Wii™ Shop Channel)
