Rumor: New tracks with Europe's Rock Band

37 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Mar 17th 2008 4:15PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm

This weekend's Play.com event may have unveiled the PAL version of Rock Band and some exclusive songs for Euro rockers. ButtonBandits wrote down the list of tracks available (found after the break), which includes songs in French, German and English (not to be confused with Americanish or UKish).

We're currently trying to find out from Harmonix if the Euro tracks are accurate and if they'll be available through DLC in North America. If they aren't released, we're expecting some technical answer about licensing, with a heavy dose of lawyer speak as justification.

Blur -- Beetlebum (English)
Oasis -- Rock 'n' Roll Star (Englsih)
Tokio Hotel -- Through the Monsoon (English)
Muse -- Hysteria (English)
Les Wampas -- Manu Chao (French)
Indochine -- L'Aventurier (French)
Playmo -- New Wave (French)
Die Toten Hosen -- Hier Kommt Alex (German)
Juli -- Perfekte Welle (German)
H-Block X -- Countdown to Insanity (German)

Tags: europe, rock-band, rockband, rumor

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Thr3e2wenty8: Mar 17th 2008; 4:22PM

I want to get the German RB and have a bunch of buddies over to play the engish version and switch over when they're wasted. Not because I know how to speak German at all but because at that point they hardly speak english..

Demaar: Mar 17th 2008; 9:53PM

lol that'd be hilarious. Here's hoping the EU copy isn't region encoded, eh?

What I want to know is, are these tracks extras on the disc, extras as feel DLC or replacing songs on the disc?

Eggman: Mar 17th 2008; 4:23PM

Hysteria by Muse is definitely slated for US release as I've asked a Harmonix employee about it who works on the US releases.

jsn: Mar 17th 2008; 4:33PM

most of these songs were listed in the leaked DLC list that someone found in a song pack about a month ago, no real surprises here. The only real surprise I guess is that Hysteria is confirmed to be the Muse song and not Def Leppard.

Vegnagun bwf: Mar 17th 2008; 4:27PM

Europe gets screwed over on everything.

GunForHire: Mar 17th 2008; 4:28PM

My question - what the hell is the holdup with Rock Band in the EU? There's STILL no UK release date and my patience is wearing thin.

MarkHawk: Mar 17th 2008; 4:56PM

They don't have enough plastic instruments. It's in the some of the articles from this event.

T: Mar 18th 2008; 10:05AM

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of it has to do with localization and securing licensing rights for the new PAL exclusive tracks and DLC.

Kassu: Mar 17th 2008; 4:28PM

"Tokio Hotel -- Through the Monsoon (English)"

End of the line for me.

Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force: Mar 17th 2008; 4:33PM

rWiielease date?

Banana Kid: Mar 17th 2008; 4:33PM

Beetlebum for America, please.

Youthinized: Mar 17th 2008; 4:34PM

People on the RB forums are going ape shit about this.

And, I think the EU people should deserve a little piece of cake for their suffering in waiting so long.

But that doesn't mean that this shouldn't hit DLC sometime. Hell, I'd be happy with it coming out first in Europe and a month or two later on DLC here.

Toop: Mar 17th 2008; 4:39PM

Hysteria is a great song, I would buy that in a heartbeat.

whistlepig: Mar 17th 2008; 5:53PM

yea muse is a great choice for rock band

Nudgenudge: Mar 17th 2008; 4:44PM

Tokio Hotel, Pleymo (yes, it's written like that): BAD. Really, really BAD.
Blur, Oasis, and the German songs: OK.
Les Wampas: meh, could be fun for the singer.
Muse: HELL YEAH.
Indochine: ... OK, this is the French Party Song. The one everybody knows by heart, the one you will sing if you're drunk. This is a TOTAL winner (for the French fans. For the other countries, it's just a lame 80s song, sorry about that).

generic: Mar 17th 2008; 8:04PM

When I saw Indochine on there, my eyes widened and I gasped, but then felt really disappointed, as Astro Boy was their only good song. Ever.

Seraphixla: Mar 17th 2008; 4:49PM

I don't see how there could be licensing issues - there's already an Oasis pack for Rock Band, and Hier Kommt Alex is in Guitar Hero 3.

Intentless: Mar 17th 2008; 9:17PM

yes it must come to rock band I have loved Die totten housen for many years... My uncle has almost all their albums. He grew up in Germany and only recently came stateside...

Eric: Mar 17th 2008; 4:52PM

The real question should be why no "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

why not the LS2LS7?: Mar 17th 2008; 5:16PM

Because it's a keyboard song.

Tranando: Mar 17th 2008; 5:42PM

Dunno, but it's in PS3 Singstar, and great fun...

Donald: Mar 17th 2008; 6:48PM

The sheer amounts of epic The Final Countdown contains would cause cats to sleep with dogs and PS3s to spontaneously RRoD

KeenCommander: Mar 17th 2008; 4:52PM

No Nightwish? What about good old Finlandia? OK, so it'll never happen, but I'd love to see someone try to sing that.

Eric: Mar 17th 2008; 4:54PM

At least its not radiohead we can't get.

reuben_yap: Mar 17th 2008; 5:01PM

WHAT? Hysteria by Muse?!?! GIMME!

LOKIOLR: Mar 17th 2008; 5:04PM

That reminds me, we need some Rammstein DLC.

Luka M.: Mar 17th 2008; 5:04PM

ok, now how about a friggin release date already?!

Raitei: Mar 17th 2008; 7:00PM

How bouts some bloc party... please?

Philippe Gaboury: Mar 17th 2008; 7:01PM

Aww man! I SOOO want to play l'aventurier now.

Roddie: Mar 17th 2008; 7:44PM

Beeeeetle bum!

Abhinav Kumar: Mar 17th 2008; 8:17PM

Woo songs i don't know! I hope they are good, i'm always down for some fun new (possible?) DLC.

Dan: Mar 17th 2008; 8:27PM

I'm suprised we haven't seen any Arctic Monkey's yet. They're pretty huge in Europe and I'd love to play some of their songs

Seanbirch: Mar 17th 2008; 9:04PM

I would like complete Muse Albums. And Micro Cuts would be the most fun to sing.

Purple Haze: Mar 17th 2008; 11:42PM

I wanna know what if there will be any DLC that's already been released in America when the game launches. My guess would be no because of licensing, but there is some stuff I want so bad.

Captain Blaggers: Mar 18th 2008; 1:27PM

Hysteriaaaa! Hysteriaaa! HYSTERIAAA!

Coincidentally, I today bought the CD/DVD of the Muse concert at Wembley Stadium I went to. Good times.

Abscissa: Mar 18th 2008; 2:53PM

"Hier Kommt Alex" is fucking awesome.

Chazwozzer: Apr 9th 2008; 9:34PM

I would love to know when Australia is getting this game... I'm sure Yahtzee isnt the only one pitching it at somewhere just after Judgment Day

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