Next week's selection of
Rock Band DLC is brought to you by this summer's Crüefest, so tracks are all offered at a price of $1 a piece. There's also a song called "Promised Land," which will be free and comes from the upcoming movie
The Rocker, starring Dwight from
The Office. HMXSean also hints that there should be some "news-type-stuff" being announced on Monday -- what (or
who) could it be?*
Crüefest Pack (240 MS points / $3)
- "Down At The Whisky" - Mötley Crüe (80 MS Points / $1)
- "Time is Running Out" - Papa Roach (80 MS Points / $1)
- "Who's Going Home With You Tonight" - Trapt (80 MS Points / $1)
- "Promised Land" - Vesuvius (Free)
Videos for these songs can be found after the break. The tracks will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
*Honestly, we have no idea what it is. We're just joshin' about the Who's Next thing because it's just gotten so ridiculous at this point.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
OmegaVader @ Jun 27th 2008 5:51PM
enough crap from this decade...let's get back to when music was good. more rock from the 60's and 70's dammit!
ben_man587 @ Jun 27th 2008 8:46PM
Better go make sure there are no darned kids on your lawn.
OmegaVader @ Jun 27th 2008 9:09PM
I'm 23; I just happen to have taste in music despite the limitations of taste of my generation.
NoHitHair @ Jun 28th 2008 6:02AM
MTV's been puppeteering Harmonix quite a lot recently. Virtually everything released is recent, played on MTV or an MTV affiliate or fits well within a radio demographic (i.e., The Cars album which, while I like, is easy to digest). I think classic rock and quality indie bands aren't going to be seen very often.
The worst part is they spend valuable time releasing worthless tracks like anything from the talentless soul-sucking piercing noise of Crooked X. Or work on songs personally involved in their lives like the hackneyed K.I.S.S.-wannabe tribute band Bang Camaro.
k04sm02 @ Jun 27th 2008 5:51PM
Papa roach is surprisingly good in concert. They have great energy, and that should be a good song to play (once I fix my drumset).
Wish they had some Buckcherry though.
KEFIOX @ Jun 27th 2008 6:05PM
I actually just read this on the Rock Band forums and listened to all the songs. All are decent. I'll porbably dl them all. Even though Vesuvius is free I'd like to listen to it before I dl it. I haven't been able to find it anywhere, and apparently neither has Joystiq. Help us out here people.
Kaioh @ Jun 27th 2008 6:08PM
You can't find Vesuvius because they technically don't exist. They're a faux band created for the upcoming movie "The Rocker".
Wiki it. I'm speculating this a marketing tie-in.
Redface @ Jun 27th 2008 6:58PM
Brilliant Deduction there, Sherlock ;P
I'll pick up, because who doesn't love free stuff? And I'll keep myeye on the movie from now on.
tc @ Jun 27th 2008 7:06PM
maybe, but i doubt their amps go up to 11
jsn @ Jun 27th 2008 6:10PM
the new Crue album actually sounds like it's going to be solid. Good to see them return to form.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 28th 2008 5:57AM
Ehh...I don't know about that.
http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/motleycrue/saintsoflosangeles
Sad Gamer @ Jun 27th 2008 6:35PM
I wish Rock Band would have one of the following, instead of musical bubblegum, baby metal, safe rock, tard rock, etc:
KMFDM (Adios and before)
Falkenbach
Forefather
Almora
Echo & The Bunnymen
Asia
Agalloch
Black Knight
Christian Death
Dire Straits
Epiclore
Freezepop (more!)
Golden Dawn
Interpol
Journey
Lemon Demon
Massive Attack
Radiohead (more!)
Some Japanese music plz
Running Wild
Stormlord
Weird Al
Yes
Toto
ChooChooCharlie @ Jun 27th 2008 7:23PM
Agreed on the ones from that list that I've actually heard of (that's about half of them).
ApolloIV @ Jun 27th 2008 7:33PM
Yes just gave me a huge boner. But there is some Rush and basically Rush started as a Zepplin and Yes cover band. Interpol would be fun but somewhat easy.
MuToiD_MaN @ Jun 27th 2008 7:47PM
YES to Yes, but Asia? Toto?!?!
...
?!?!?!!
Sad Gamer @ Jun 27th 2008 7:58PM
ESPECIALLY Asia and Toto.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jun 27th 2008 9:13PM
Hell yeah Toto!
...but not before "Who's Next."
Monkeydog @ Jun 27th 2008 11:59PM
I agree with some of these.
Am I the only one who thinks we need a true epic(long) song on Rock Band?
Like some 2112 by Rush or Echoes by Pink Floyd?
Or even if we have to stay in this century, The Tain by The Decemberists(probably won't work very well without an accordion plug in though).
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jun 28th 2008 12:41AM
Whoa Monkeydog,
How about Meddle as a full album download? That's what I'm talking about. Animals would be a good one too.
Sad Gamer @ Jun 28th 2008 5:40AM
I don't get why I was voted down!
Haggard @ Jun 28th 2008 6:29AM
Dire Straits ftw!
I'm not upvoting you though, I prefer RB's current setlist more than the one you put :P
MarvellousM @ Jun 27th 2008 7:59PM
I was hoping this pack was going to be some classic Crüe, not this crap. NO BUYS.
BBX Boy @ Jun 27th 2008 8:56PM
This is the Crue pack? How about some classic old-school Motley Crue instead of this crappy new stuff.
And where the hell is Iggy Pop or some Stooges by now? There's something everybody could appreciate.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jun 27th 2008 9:11PM
Oh. I see what you did thar...
I'm not buying any more DLC until I see some "Who's Next."
I have even deprived myself of the Pixies.
SO what If I'm only hurting myself? I'm a man of principle. I bought this effin' thing because of that DLC specifically. It's false friggin' advertising.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jun 27th 2008 9:19PM
By the way...
I just listened to the embedded DLC...
If Pixies and The Who are flippin' awesome, then this shit is the complete opposite of that.
Extra Cheese @ Jun 28th 2008 1:41AM
He has a name, it's Rainn Wilson.
Guin @ Jun 28th 2008 8:20PM
Rock band needs to concentrate on current music more, i like seeing these bands up there, not motley crew but trapt and papa roach, not the best songs they could have picked, but its a step in the right direction. Now instead of grateful crap, the pixies, the cars (yea seriously, abortion rock band) why don't they put like Breaking Benjamin's Saturate CD, or maybe Lostprophet's Start Something, both of which are what I considered my greatest purchases.
As for old stuff... I'm really not a big fan of music pre 90's, I'm 21 and i want to hear and play music that I listened to growing up, not what my parents did, but they do need Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Metallica is always good, except for um St. Abortion, and how about Journey - Don't Stop Believing?
Well I'm looking forward for tuesday and hopefully my buck helps in their decision to continue putting out this music for dlc. Just a thought, how about some Linkin Park, Alien Ant Farms' Smooth Criminal Cover, maybe Cake? Lemme hear some feedback!
HazyCloud @ Jun 29th 2008 5:51PM
Here's a link to the audio for Promised Land by Vesuvius.
Warning, Myspace link. You can find the audio in the media player.
http://www.myspace.com/therockermovie