Rock Band gets its groove on this week, offering up its first "Get the Funk Out" track pack. Songs from James Brown, Earth, Wind and Fire, Papa Roach, Average White Band, Against Me! and The New Pornographers could be yours if the price is right.
I'm a huge Earth, Wind and Fire fan so I'm pretty stoked about this pack. But I've always wondered how these guys made any money. They have about 20 guys in the group (don't let that picture above fool you, they just couldn't fit the rest of the band in the frame), that's a lot of ways to slice a buck.
Xbox 360 gamers can download the new pack today, PS3 gamers have to wait until Thursday. Hit the jump for the offical press release.
Editor's Note: After this article was posted new Wii DLC was announced. It includes all the Get the Funk Out content plus 3 songs from The Who. That press release has been added to the jump.
Related Links: Check out what new games are available for download this week. Have you answered the new GPArcade question of the week? New RE: 5 DLC is coming soon.
Xbox 360 and PS3 DLC
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today it will add the “Get the Funk Out 01” 3-pack, which features music from Average White Band, Earth, Wind & Fire and James Brown, to the Rock Band ® Music Store of downloadable content. Next week’s lineup also includes music from a variety of rock artists such as Against Me!, The New Pornographers and Papa Roach.
Next week’s 3-pack features some of the best funk songs released in the 1970s. “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown makes his Rock Band debut with “ Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1.,” which was first released in 1970 as part one of a two-part single. The Grammy-award winning artists that make up Earth, Wind & Fire also make an appearance in the Rock Band Music Store for the first time with the popular single “Shining Star” featured on That’s the Way of the World (1975). Scottish funk group Average White Band rounds out the funk pack with the release of the title track “Pick Up the Pieces” from its 1974 album. All three tracks can be purchased together as a pack or individually.Against Me! returns to the Rock Band Music Store next week with the release of their punk track “Thrash Unreal” from New Wave (2007). The band made its Rock Band debut in October 2008 with the hit track “Stop!”Indie rockers The New Pornographers release two tracks to the Rock Band Music Store next week including “All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth” from the band’s 2007 album Challengers and “Use It” featured on Twin Cinema (2005). The New Pornographers’ track “Electric Version” was featured on the original Rock Band soundtrack.In addition, alternative-metal band Papa Roach will give Rock Band fans access to two new tracks. “Last Resort” from Infest (2000) and new single “Lifeline,” which is featured on their upcoming album Metamorphosis (March 24, 2009), will be available in the Rock Band Music Store next week. The band’s hit “Time Is Running Out” was released to the Rock Band music catalog in July 2008.Release Date : Tuesday, March 17, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)Thursday , March 19, 2009 ( PlayStation®Store)** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **Tracks: Average White Band “ Pick Up the Pieces ”Earth Wind & Fire “ Shining Star ”James Brown “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1”Against Me! “Thrash Unreal”
The New Pornographers “All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth”The New Pornographers “Use It”Papa Roach “Last Resort”
Papa Roach “Lifeline”(All tracks are original master recordings)Price: $ 1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) “Get the Funk Out 01” packLocations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360PlayStation®NetworkWii DLCHarmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of 11 tracks to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo, including three live recordings from iconic classic rock band The Who. The lineup also features music from funk artists Average White Band, Earth, Wind & Fire and the legendary Godfather of Soul James Brown, in addition to songs from rock bands Against Me!, The New Pornographers and Papa Roach.This content update to the Rock Band Wii Music Store delivers the famous live recordings of “My Generation,” “Summertime Blues” and “Young Man Blues” from The Who’s 1970 album Live at Leeds. The tracks come from the back catalogue of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment 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.The Rock Band Music Store for Wii will also add some funk this week including James Brown’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1.” first released in 1970 as part one of a two-part single, “Shining Star” featured on Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1975 album That’s the Way of the World and Average White Band’s title track “Pick Up the Pieces” from their 1974 album.More punk comes to the Wii with “Thrash Unreal” from Against Me! featured on the band’s 2007 album New Wave. Indie rockers The New Pornographers also come to the Wii Rock Band Music Store with “All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth” from the band’s 2007 album Challengers and “Use It” featured on Twin Cinema (2005). Alternative rockers Papa Roach round out this week’s lineup for Wii adding two tracks “Last Resort” from Infest (2000) and new single “Lifeline,” which is featured on their upcoming album Metamorphosis (March 24, 2009).As previously announced, the aforementioned tracks from James Brown, Earth, Wind & Fire, Average White Band, Against Me!, The New Pornographers and Papa Roach will also be available to Rock Band owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system this week.Release Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **Tracks: Average White Band “Pick Up the Pieces”Earth Wind & Fire “Shining Star”James Brown “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1”Against Me! “Thrash Unreal”
The New Pornographers “All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth”The New Pornographers “Use It”Papa Roach “Last Resort”Papa Roach “Lifeline”The Who “My Generation (LIVE)”The Who “Summertime Blues (LIVE)”The Who “Young Man Blues (LIVE)”(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)
