Rock Band 3 Just Took My $60 (Possibly $130)
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?Well, fuck. I don’t even have $60, let alone $130, so the fact that I’m now required to buy Rock Band 3 when it comes out is actually kind of a problem for me. Why? Mostly because Harmonix announced the official set list today, but also because of its features. I’ll post the songs and some comments after the jump — it’s really long — but I can tell you that the features include the keyboard instrument, three-part vocals (which means up to six players at one time!), a better music library system, a party mode (perfect since I usually play with friends while drinking), and more. And I’m actually kind of excited to try and learn to actually play a keyboard, especially since Harmonix has been cool enough to release a game/keyboard only pack for $130 if you don’t want to rebuy the other instruments (not all companies would be so kind). But really, it’s the music — check out the massive full set list on the next page!
Ready?
2000s:
? Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
? At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
? Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
? Dover, “King George”
? The Bronx, “False Alarm”
? The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”
? HIM (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”
? Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”
? Ida Maria, “Oh My God”*
? Juanes, “Me Enamora”
? Metric, “Combat Baby”*
? Paramore, “Misery Business”*
? Phoenix, “Lasso”*
? Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”
? Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
? Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
? The Ravonettes, “Last Dance“
? Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”*
? Riverboat Gamblers, “Don’t Bury Me…I’m Still Not Dead”
? Slipknot, “Before I Forget”
? The Sounds, “Living in America”
? Tegan & Sara, “The Con”
? Them Crooked Vultures, “Dead End Friends”
? Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”*
? The Vines, “Get Free”*
? The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”*
1990s:
? Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”*
? Filter, “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
? Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”*
? Man?, “Oye Mi Amor”
? Marilyn Manson, “The Beautiful People”
? The Muffs, “Outer Space”
? Phish, “Llama”
? Primus, “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver”
? Rammstein, “Du Hast”
? Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”*
? Spacehog, “In the Meantime”
? Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush”
? Swingin’ Utters, “This Bastard’s Life”
1980s:
? Anthrax, “Caught in a Mosh”
? Big Country, “In a Big Country”
? The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”*
? Def Leppard, “Foolin'”
? Devo, “Whip It”
? Dio, “Rainbow in the Dark”
? Dire Straits, “Walk of Life”
? Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon”
? Huey Lewis and the News, “The Power of Love”
? INXS, “Need You Tonight”*
? J. Geils Band, “Centerfold”
? Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”*
? Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”*
? Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”*
? The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
? Roxette, “The Look”*
? The Smiths, “Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
? Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
? Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”*
1970s:
? The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”*
? Blondie, “Heart of Glass”
? Bob Marley, “Get Up, Stand Up”
? Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4”
? Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
? Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”*
? Elton John, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
? Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”*
? Golden Earring, “Radar Love”
? John Lennon, “Imagine”
? Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Free Bird”
? Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”*
? Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
? Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle”
? T. Rex, “20th Century Boy”
? Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “I Need to Know”
? War, “Low Rider”
? Warren Zevon, “Werewolves of London”
? Yes, “Roundabout”*
1960s:
? Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations (Live)”
? David Bowie, “Space Oddity”
? The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”*
? James Brown, “I Got You” (I Feel Good) – Alternate Studio Version*
? The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”*
? The Who, “I Can See for Miles”
I have to tell you honestly, of the $60 game, I’m really paying $30 for “Portion for Foxes,” $15 for “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1,” $10 for “Space Oddity,” and $5 for both “Walk of Life” and “Power of Love.” Harmonix could literally have sold me a disc with those five songs on it and I would have paid $60. How does it break down for you guys? (Via 411Mania)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.