Rock Band Weekly: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Crowes and Rush

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jan 1st 2008 at 11:20AM }

You gotta pay for old rock! Prices go back to 160 MS points ($2) this week as the rock is aged a little more finely compared to the modern selection from last week. The exploration of the RBDLC (Rock Band downloadable content) void continues as there's still no road map of Rock Band's DLC for the future. This week's tracks give us a little '70s with Lynyrd Skynyrd (Leh-Nerd Skin-nerd) and early '80s with Rush. The most iffy selection for nit-picky music geeks is probably the Black Crowes' version of you-know-it-when-you-hear-it song Hard to Handle. Some people prefer the Grateful Dead version, and for those who like letting their soul out when they sing, there's also the Otis Redding version. Songs below will also be part of a DLC double-dose this Thursday on the PlayStation Network, which includes last week's songs not added due to the holiday.

Individual songs

Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd (160 MS points/ $2)
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes *Cover* (160 MS points/ $2)
Limelight - Rush *Cover* (160 MS Points / $2))

Videos of the songs can be found after the break, we're going to keep trying to work on getting a Rock Band DLC road map for the future.

Tags: Black-crowes, lynyrd-skynyrd, music, rock-band, rock-band-weekly, rockband, rush

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neebs @ Jan 1st 2008 11:23AM

Two great songs, too bad it wasn't YYZ though.

JRM @ Jan 1st 2008 11:36AM

Two great songs: Hard to Handle, and Limelight.

Considering those are The Black Crowe's and Rush's most recognizable songs, I hope they aren't the only ones they'll add to Rock Band.

Diablodrgns @ Jan 1st 2008 11:45AM

Rush's most recognizable hits are definitely Tom Sawyer and YYZ one of which is already in Rock Band.

sheppy2.0 @ Jan 1st 2008 11:47AM

I have to pick up the Black Crows song. Also, all those dollar joints from last week. I know most suck but for a dollar each, at least it's not fallout boy.

Doug Kaplan @ Jan 1st 2008 11:49AM

There should be a price difference between covers and masters. Make the covers $1.50 and the masters $2.00. Anyone else agree?

Kyera @ Jan 1st 2008 12:04PM

Considering the cost of making the cover is probably not drastically different than licensing the original master, and they get the masters whenever possible, I don't see them being cheaper. :p

Doug Kaplan @ Jan 1st 2008 12:45PM

Kyera,

But the cost of a cover is far less because of licensing and royalties due to the original artists. I could be wrong but that was always my thought process and why some companies can't afford to get masters but have no problem covering the original.

Kyera @ Jan 1st 2008 3:04PM

Well, given that Harmonix is setting pricing, I imagine the costs for royalties and such where DLC is concerned aren't much different. Assuming the difference in what goes to the label/band worked out to fifty cents per download, it wouldn't surprise me that the cost to get a cover band in and record works out fairly similar to what they could/would/are saving.

Dormammu @ Jan 1st 2008 5:18PM

Pretty sure they only do covers when the master track isn't available as individual instrument tracks, not as a way to save themselves money. And I'm sure it takes them a lot more work to record a good cover than it does to wait for delivery of some master track recordings.

Speddy @ Jan 1st 2008 11:49AM

If a Rockband user can do YYZ on the drumkit, I hope they get a Neil Peart Achievement unlocked! Most amazing drummer, writer, musician -- period.

Charron @ Jan 1st 2008 11:57AM

People keep throwing around YYZ as if it had vocals.... And I thought the bassist was the role everyone ignored.

LaughingTarget @ Jan 1st 2008 12:17PM

That album cover looks like one of those lame motivational posters.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jan 1st 2008 12:39PM

finally some decent songs available, the black crowes' cover isn't bad either. Rock Band covers are a hell of a lot better than GH3

Mr Khan @ Jan 1st 2008 12:46PM

"I'm going to raise the alert level from blackwatch plaid to the cover of Rush's seminal album Moving Pictures

Ha Ha!"

Jazza @ Jan 1st 2008 2:30PM

I was gonna post that ;)

tc @ Jan 1st 2008 1:48PM

FREEBIRD!

Monki @ Jan 1st 2008 1:57PM

Hey! Where is the Lincoln Park and other crappy music? Oh yeah, over on Guitar Hero 3! (Oh snap, yeah, I went there.)

Rock Band continues to deliver.

Rob Accomando @ Jan 1st 2008 2:26PM

getting Rock Band for my wife in February (birthday). There's going to be SO much DLable content by then!

She keeps asking me, "How come no good songs come out for GH3???"

Joe @ Jan 1st 2008 2:45PM

I had a feeling I should have hung onto my last 300 points. I'm picking up Gimme Three Steps... Oh lawd. I have 310 points (which is ten less than being able to buy both songs), and I just realized how awesome Hard to Handle is.

Oh man, I can't decide.

Logan @ Jan 1st 2008 4:09PM

Wow, not only has harmonix stuck to their weekly promise, but its they've already released another Rush song?

They've got my loyalty.

UkuleleSHIMA @ Jan 1st 2008 4:30PM

Joystiq, I love your announcements with the videos! Keep them coming!

All these songs are great! I'm getting them!

Vexorg @ Jan 1st 2008 5:50PM

Dang... I might have to pick up all three of those.

tyetheczar @ Jan 1st 2008 6:16PM

Okay, I'm still waiting for the day that they announce Eastern rock tracks onto this or GH III, oy:
Hirano Aya(Haruhi Suzumiya) - 'God Knows...' or 'Lost My Music'
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - 'Haruka Kanata' or 'Rewrite'
The Pillows - 'Advice' or 'Ride On Shooting Star'
L'Arc~En~Ciel - Ready Steady GO!!!
(Artist Unknown) - Pegasus Fantasy
Various Artists - 'Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (人として軸がぶれている)' translated as Really twisted person
Orange Range - Asterisk
UVERworld - D-technolife
High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana

All of those you can clearly find videos of on youtube if you really HAVE to know whether they have the stuff to make it on (SPOILER: IMHO Fuck YEAH!).

Dictatorship @ Jan 1st 2008 6:38PM

Yes, Black Crowes, LS and more Rush! Rock Band is starting to show up its potential week by week with this excellent DLC.

I would buy it, if it wasn't for the fact that it will take some time for the game to arrive here in Mexico, although I can always buy it on Feb. 10 when SSBB comes out, since I'm going to San Diego by the 8th to camp outside Circuit City.

Freebird would've been a better choice though, but perhaps we'll see later, and some Wintersun wouldn't hurt either.