Rumor: cracked Rock Band DLC reveals future songs

by Scott Jon Siegel { Feb 14th 2008 at 7:00AM }

Over at the ScoreHero forums, user laconic has apparently cracked open a .bin file from the Rock Band "(Arguably) Punk 02" song pack, and discovered a song list for the game, including a large number of tracks that have yet to be revealed.

Unannounced tracks include "Zero" by The Smashing Pumpkins, "Pinball Wizard" by The Who, "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones. Songs in the cracked file were reportedly listed without artist names, but we're assuming each is based on the original artists' version (as opposed to, say, Britney Spears' cover of "[I Can't Get No] Satisfaction"). A song called "Still Alive" is also listed, which we can only hope is in fact Jonathan Coulton's song from Portal.

If true, it's a pretty sweet list of songs being added to the game. Of course, until Harmonix tells us officially, we'll keep this list next to the skeptical sauce; wouldn't want to get our hopes up if "Pinball Wizard" doesn't ever make it. Check out the list of possible new songs after the break.

[The original list didn't include artist names, but we've gone ahead and included the original artists of these songs]:

Blur:

Beetlebum

Def Leppard:

Hysteria (could possibly be by Muse)

Foo Fighters:

D.O.A.

Garbage:

Why Do You Love Me?

Grateful Dead:

Alabama Getaway
Casey Jones
China Cat Sunflower
Franklin's Tower
I Need a Miracle
Sugar Magnolia
Truckin'

Iron Maiden:

Wrathchild

Jonathan Coulton (?):

Still Alive

Nirvana:

Breed
Come As you Are
Lithium
Lounge Act
On a Plain
Polly
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Stay Away
Territorial Pissings
Something in the Way

Oasis:

Rock n' Roll Star

The Rolling Stones:

Brown Sugar
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

The Smashing Pumpkins:

Zero

Stone Temple Pilots:

Sex Type Thing

Tokio Hotel:

Through the Monsoon

Weezer:

El Scorcho

The Who:

Behind Blue Eyes
Pinball Wizard

If you're keeping score, the tracks listed here would make the entirety of Nirvana's Nervermind available in Rock Band.

Tags: dlc, harmonix, rock-band, rockband, rumors

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Fausk @ Feb 14th 2008 7:15AM

From what I've been hearing, Muse also has a song called "Still Alive" so I have a feeling that's more likely, especially when there's already another track that could also be Muse.

jsn @ Feb 14th 2008 7:19AM

The potential muse track is Hysteria, though it could be Def Leppard. Still Alive isn't a Muse song, or at least Allmusic doesn't list it as such. It could be a greatful dead track.

The devs have already said they plan some "video game DLC" in the future. It could very well be the portal track.

FrankTheCrank @ Feb 14th 2008 10:10AM

**IGNORE** DLC.

~Will~ @ Feb 24th 2008 1:15PM

no its Still alive by Johnathon Coulton, was announced the other night

jsn @ Feb 14th 2008 7:15AM

good list of tracks and can probably be taken as fact. THe same guy also looked into the first DLC pack (metallica) and found a similar list of songs, all of which have since been released as DLC.

Charron @ Feb 14th 2008 7:30AM

Plus HMXSean's denial is barely one. It's too coy, more like "ok, you got us, now don't bitch if we don't do one of them".

And Still Alive could be a number of bands. From American death metal (Six Feet Under) to Finnish pop/rock (The Crash). I'd love it if it were the Portal song (slightly remixed so it's more fun for everyone), but I can't say for sure yet.

Nudgenudge @ Feb 14th 2008 7:19AM

Tokio Hotel? Seriously?!
Oh, the horror. THE HORROR!

ThornedVenom @ Feb 14th 2008 7:24AM

DLC is just unlocking songs which are already on the game?

I'VE BEEN WRONGED!

Fausk @ Feb 14th 2008 7:31AM

No, they checked the file for the most recent DLC pack and found a tentative list for future DLC releases. You're not paying to unlock stuff already on the disc.

Charron @ Feb 14th 2008 7:31AM

The data file these were found in seemed to be a translation and sequencing file. Sort of a way of saying "ok, these new songs go here in the lists, and this is how you say 'em in German". Those MBs are being put to real use.

psyborg @ Feb 14th 2008 7:42AM

If this is real I desparately hope Hysteria is referring to the Muse song.

OMG MUSE

Seroth @ Feb 14th 2008 7:43AM

Harmonix SOOO has my money (or Microsoft Points...whatever) if Still Alive is the Portal song. I'd prefer a rock remix of it, but even if it was just the original song, I'd still love it to death.

MarkHawk @ Feb 14th 2008 7:54AM

Portal! Portal! Portal!

Been hoping for this some time.

jamma @ Feb 14th 2008 9:39AM

"I Still love it to death"

While your loving I'll be still alive!

NvM @ Feb 14th 2008 7:44AM

How is Something In the Way going to work on Rock Band?

eight @ Feb 14th 2008 7:46AM

This is an awesome list. Nice Nirvana selection. Combine that with two from The Who and one of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs and it is just de-lic-ious.

the barking dog @ Feb 14th 2008 7:47AM

The Nirvana list makes sense, since that's practically the track list of Nevermind, and that was one of the two albums announced for full downloads. (Territorial Pissing! Yeah!)

Personally, I'd *really* prefer if they used Devo's cover of "Satisfaction," but whatever. I mean, the Stones are the original band, and that's the classic, but Devo did something rather unique with it. It's barely the same song. It's kinda like comparing all the versions of "I Put a Spell On You." When you have Credence Clearwater Revival, Bryan Ferry, and Marilyn Manson all doing their own interpretations, that's fun.

tmacairjordan87 @ Feb 14th 2008 7:50AM

ugh that list is horrible. The iron maiden one's nice except it's another cover. You continue to fail me harmonix

tcc3 @ Feb 14th 2008 8:42AM

Didn't I hear that most metal songs are going to be covers unless the band is willing to rerecord? Something about how many tracks were used and not being able to separate out the drums?

Farseer (GDI) @ Feb 14th 2008 9:38AM

Thank you Harmonix, for keeping away from a slew of wretched metal tracks. It's best to leave it in Guitar Hero. Alternative RB DLC FTW!!

jsn @ Feb 14th 2008 10:10AM

Harmonix hasn't failed you, your expectations and unwillingness to evolve have.

tcc3: It has nothing to do with the genre. They have to first obtain the masters and sometimes even then the drum tracks, which were recorded with each drum being mic'd independantly, are mixed down into one track, which isn't usable in the game. so they have to get bands to cover the songs. Covers don't hurt the game at all. It's just something some people who like to bitch use as an excuse.

Kizzle @ Feb 14th 2008 2:10PM

Farseer (GDI)'s taste in music FTL.

E.J. @ Feb 14th 2008 3:07PM

Wow, you're not even giving The Who and Rolling Stones tracks any credit for being "good" tracks.

Have a little respect for rock n roll, square!

klitorisaurus @ Feb 14th 2008 3:45PM

"Harmonix hasn't failed you, your expectations and unwillingness to evolve have."

Well Said!

Farseer (GDI) @ Feb 14th 2008 5:28PM

Sorry Kizzle, I really don't just want Alt Rock - Classic Rock, Punk, and Indie Rock are also wonderful choices, and it looks like that is the direction that Harmonix is taking RB. Good for them.

I could just care less about Metal and Thrash. I suppose that I'm either too young or too old, depending on how you look at it.

aristokrat @ Feb 14th 2008 11:14PM

How much less could you care, exactly?

MarkHawk @ Feb 14th 2008 7:52AM

Sucks that I always need to be connected to play most of my tracks. DRM removal?

Bought 90% of my songs on 3 red rings and now I can not play them without being on Live. :(

Great List though. Hopefully they are all out by tomorrow. ;)

baby sea tuna @ Feb 14th 2008 8:30AM

Ok, so that explains why I couldn't take my HDD over to my friends non-LIVE household and make them work. Yeah, that does suck.

I guess it's not going to make much of a difference now since my Elite just kicked the bucket yesterday evening. Good thing I've got a Best Buy extended warranty...and a PS3. And a Wii.

Mike W @ Feb 15th 2008 9:41AM

Connected to live, you mean?? That can't possible be the case... I've only been connecting an ethernet cable to my 360 at all since Rock Band came out just to download the new tracks each tuesday. You don't need to be signed-in to Live to access your content; you only need one controller/instrument signed in to your main system profile you bought the songs through :)

MarkHawk @ Feb 15th 2008 5:18PM

Right but if the system you bought them through gets the 3 red light dies then you can not access the new songs you bought over live with the new system unless you are signed into you account.

I bought a bunch off a system in New York over Christmas with my hard drive. When I got home to my system in Arizona I needed to be connected to live for my songs to even pop up in game.

So far nothing has worked to get them working off line.

John Z @ Feb 14th 2008 7:54AM

I was just thinking on Tuesday that "Still Alive" would be perfect as DLC. And lo and behold...

I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.

MarkHawk @ Feb 14th 2008 7:58AM

It's hard to overstate
my satisfaction.

McWeen @ Feb 14th 2008 8:48AM

Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.

shoeshine @ Feb 14th 2008 10:35AM

We do what we must

cjshrader @ Feb 14th 2008 10:43AM

For the good of all of us
Except for the ones who are dead

Mr.ESC @ Feb 14th 2008 12:21PM

But there's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

DWells55 @ Feb 14th 2008 1:12PM

Same thing hear, I was just listening to Still Alive and thought to myself, "this would be hilarious to do with some friends in Rock Band." And then I saw this article. Please let it be true.

Dan Davis @ Feb 14th 2008 9:00AM

Still Alive? That was a joke... HaHa :)

Kevin @ Feb 14th 2008 8:57AM

SEX TYPE THING!!

Awesome STP song! That's gonna rock!!

Youthinized @ Feb 14th 2008 8:58AM

For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.

Frank @ Feb 14th 2008 9:02AM

Please let Hysteria be Muse.

baby sea tuna @ Feb 14th 2008 9:03AM

I'm surprised no one's mentioned El Scorcho yet. That song pretty much rules.

Goddamn you half-Japanese girls...

sparki @ Feb 14th 2008 9:03AM

I've had Hysteria by Muse on my "want to see in RB" list on my rockband.com profile since I set it up (Yay they listened!!!)... I did however always see that as more a GH song than RB, but either way, being able to play it would be awesome. More Muse Pls!!!!

And I can't wait for the Nirvana packs if that list is true.