On May 19, "Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock" is born. The track listing is, um, diverse to say the least. I guess your idea of classic rock depends on when you were born. This one tries to hit several demographics, including fans of the Police, Lenny Kravitz, Pat Benatar, the Dead Kennedys and the Stone Roses. Here's what your $30 will get you:
Boston: “Peace of Mind,” “Rock and Roll Band”; Dead Kennedys: “California Über Alles,” “Holiday in Cambodia”; Free: “All Right Now” ; George Thorogood & the Destroyers: “Bad to the Bone”; James Gang: “Funk #49″; Jethro Tull: “Hymn 43″; Lenny Kravitz: “Let Love Rule”; Pat Benatar: “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”; the Police: “Can’t Stand Losing You,” “Truth Hits Everybody”; Rush: “Red Barchetta”; Siouxsie and The Banshees: “Kiss Them For Me”; Steve Miller Band: “Take the Money and Run,” "The Joker”; the Stone Roses: “Love Spreads”; the Who: “Baba O’Riley,” "Behind Blue Eyes.”
Dead Kennedys and Siouxsie? Don't hear them next to Boston too often. Bet Jello Biafra's not happy about this.
Posted by: Gary | March 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM
DK but no Mojo Nixon? If they don't have Mojo Nixon, their games needs some fixin'!
Ooooh! Then why not Dead Milkmen?
Posted by: Gary Oldman | March 24, 2009 at 12:21 PM
*yawn* all of this was already available as downloadable content. The bigger news is that Pearl Jam's - Ten was released for Rock Band today.
Posted by: bob | March 24, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Somebody take on that intro to "Love Spreads"...nice :)
Posted by: mothman | March 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM
I'm holding out for the 9/9/9 (number 9, number 9...) release of Beatles Rock Band.
Posted by: Vandelay | March 24, 2009 at 12:57 PM
lenny kravitz = classic? please shoot me.
Posted by: beau-mont | March 24, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Pat Benatar's 'All Fired Up' would have been a better choice.
Posted by: Dan D | March 24, 2009 at 05:20 PM
everywhere i look marketing, selling, pushing product, selling selling selling.
On the fking nightly "news", on the blogs, in the checkout line. "shit is fucked up", to quote Dexter Holland of The Offspring.
Is it fkig news to learn which AI douche was eliminated ?
is it blog worthy to "report" "market" this add on? I would not play that peice of sht game if you gave it to me.
wanna play guitar? then play guitar, that is a game, thisi s a music site WTF?? GET REAL!!
Posted by: SisFdUP | March 25, 2009 at 08:10 AM
Benatar's "Heartbreaker" would be much better.
Posted by: kmoon | March 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM
"Heartbreaker" is on Guitar Hero World Tour.
Posted by: TK | March 25, 2009 at 02:18 PM
What?? Siouxsie but no Concrete Blonde? Or Flesh for LuLu? Or Close Lobsters?
Posted by: Donkey Shane | March 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I saw the Beatles when they first performed on the Ed Sullivan show; so for me, that was the start of classic rock. If I had to pick one decade that epitomizes classic rock, I'd say it was the seventies.
Posted by: T-Shirt Rocker | August 19, 2009 at 10:20 PM