Rock Band Weekly: Boston six-pack

by Alexander Sliwinski on Mar 21st 2008 3:30PM

We've got more than a feeling that next week's Rock Band DLC is bringing a six-pack of songs by Boston. All the tracks hail from the band's self-titled debut album which has sold over 17 million copies. Not bad for a bunch of guys from the small Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon -- no, they're actually from Boston.

Boston pack (800 MS points / $9.99)

Hitch a Ride (160 MS points/ $2)
More Than a Feeling (160 MS points/ $2)
Peace of Mind (160 MS Points / $2)
Rock & Roll Band (160 MS Points / $2)
Smokin' (160 MS Points / $2)
Something About You (160 MS Points / $2)

Videos for this week's Rock Band DLC can be found after the break and this may be our last week doing them as audio previews are now available through the Rock Band music store patch available now. The Boston songs will be available next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

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Tags: boston, PS3, rock, rock-band, rock-band-weekly, rockband, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (53)

Excellent. I've been hoping for More Than a Feeling.

I wonder if Rock Band would organize albums of artists if they release entire ones. I like album art so please Harmonix, display it.

Also if you really want to show Harmonix what you want you should goto http://unspun.amazon.com/Most-Wanted-Artists-to-Be-DLC-in-Rock-Band/list/show/14562 and vote on your favorite bands. This is so we can show Harmonix exactly what we want.

Huh...cool.

FUCK YES!!!!

I'll have what he's having! Woo!

Thanks, Harmonix...Even though I really don't think that much of Boston its infinately better than the crap available for the last 2 weeks.

CHEER!

Finally good DLC music =p

Too bad I will not start a discussion in this thread... I like Boston...

lol, there's been a lot of good RB DLC so far... but that's neither here nor there.

I'll take up the torch with you Fernando - I too dig Boston and will pick up this whole pack on Tuesday.

This sort of shit makes me want to pick up RB for my PS3. But I don't want to pay $150+.

If I could only find a guitar and the game...

eBay seems to have single guitars, but $99 is a little steep. At that rate I might as well buy the whole setup.

Standalone guitars will be available April 1st. Though for the price of the game + guitar (120), you may as well pick up the whole thing and get the drums, that's half the game you'd be missing out on if you didn't get the drums.

Best $150 you'll ever spend.

Just bite the bullet man. It's so worth the money.

How much did you pay for your PS3, Mr. Penny-Pincher?

Agreed. The full package of this game is well worth the price of admission.

Stop hurting yourself! If you are even remotely interested in the concept of 'Rock Band,' you'll probably love it. Buy it immediately. The new online store is great too.

I bought it for the PS3 and I think it's the better version as long as you don't care to play online - you have wireless guitars, and you avoid the lame 360 'multiplayer log-in' menus that add another level of confusion to the already poorly-handled Rock Band player/instrument 'join' screen.

And yes, I'm such a spaz that I have both the 360 and PS3 versions, so I can qualify that opinion.

Nyko Frontman is coming out this month I believe for PS3. $70 and compatible with both GHIII and RB.

Dude, I bought it and broke last night. It's so good, I'm buying it again with my next paycheck.

More then a feeling was my fav song to play on GH and now i can play on all the parts hell yes!! It's going to by like that scrubs episode only way dorkier!

Hmm, can I afford the whole pack? Looks great.

I'm goin' out to get me a giant Afro wig right now so that I too can look like Boston's drummer.

A Prairie Home Companion reference? Fantastic.

I was wondering if anyone else caught that... :)

My whole family listens to different kinds of music, but we ALWAYS listen to that whenever it comes on. That guy looks nothing like his voice, by the way.

Is the Boston spaceship landing at the fortress of solitude? Private concert for the man of steel sweet!

Really, honestly... the world needs more mullets and long hairs.

I feel weird walking in the street with my Steve Perry like mullet hair and mi 80's pants... =(

*80's jeans...

lol at that mental image.

Vicious Mullet as always Fernando. Hows bout we joystiqers do a little Boston rock band this week in band?

Best Pack EVAR!!

Srsly, people who won't buy a single song from this pack are probably ignorant of great music.

Thanks HMX! Take my money anytime!

"Srsly, people who won't buy a single song from this pack are probably ignorant of great music."

Why do cocksuckers like you throw out comments like this? I don't even care what the content is, there's always some asshole saying "HA IF U DON'T BUY DIS U LIEK SHITTY MUSIC." Can you 'tards not accept the fact that not everyone likes the same thing?

With Foreplay/Longtime already in the game, we almost have the full self-titled album now. The only song missing is "Let Me Take You Home Tonight".

Definitely picking this pack up :D

Best news I've heard all day. I LOVE Boston!

this is almost an album! sick.

Boston!

I'm curious why they didn't just add the the last song from this album and have this be their first album release. "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" isn't my favorite song but for completeness' sake.

Rock Band will literally be 1 song short of a complete album by Tuesday.

I'll definitely pick up at least a couple of these, but it would be nice if we could get Don't Look Back, Amanda and Cool the Engines as well.

Because I'm an asshole and people will have to deal with it?

If Carl says Boston is the best band ever. Then its true.

May I please request the videos remain. Gives me something to chew on while still at work. Plus, the other members of our band don't have the game to check them out.

WIN

By the way, that's the album cover to Don't Look Back.

More Than A Feeling was one of my favorite songs on Guitar Hero, so playing it with drums and vocals too is gonna be pretty friggin' awesome.

FTW baby! Cannot wait!

Still needs Pink Floyd!!

Totally out of control. Amazing. These are certified classics from Boston - I haven't been watching the rumors about Rock Band lately and this hits me like a big ol' box of tea thrown towards the harbor. I had no idea.

The cold, hard reality that I must now face is that it's more likely that the UFO from the cover is going to come carry me away than it is likely I'm going to be able to actually SING these Boston songs. It was like my pet died the first time I tried to sing 'Long Time' - it was so depressing realizing how shitty I sounded, after wanting to try that song for weeks before we unlocked it. I'm more on that Thom Yorke vibe, I can't belt it out like that dude from Boston.

Still, I am adding funds to my wallet, and I will take the punishment.

I love the video previews for when I am at work and school. Please don't stop doing it...

Keep the weekly Rock Band updates alive, including videos. Some of us are at work throughout the day, and get a sliver of excitement from knowing what lay ahead.

/me pours one out for Brad Delp.

We miss you Brad.

Holy shit this is the best yet. More than a feeling was my favorite song to go crazy with the whammy bar on gh 1. I am going to buy this pack for sure. Thank you Harmonix! Speaking of Boston...hows a bout some Pixies. I am also hoping for The Loafs Bat Out of Hell and the boss' Candys Room.

This finally gives me an excuse to buy Drums when I find some cheap ones.

Two things.

1) Please don't remove the videos. I understand that the new Rock Band store has song previews but that would be a whole week away from when you post these videos. I normally listen to each of the songs (your videos) that whole week to see if I like it or not. I probably couldn't decide if I wanted a song or not jsut by listening to a 30 second preview. Sure their are other ways to listen to the songs if you don't post the videos but this is just so much easier... for me at least.

2) I will have to agree. Why not just make this the first album dlc if they will have 7/8 songs in the game next week. It will bother me to no end knowing that only one song from the album isn't in the game. No matter how much I like the song. Seeing as how my opinion doesn't matter to HMX I can only hope that "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" will eventually make it into the game.

HOLY HELL YES.... BOSTON FTMFW

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Rock Band Weekly: Boston six-pack

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