Rock Band Weekly: Dead Kennedys, Mission of Burma, others

by Alexander Sliwinski { Nov 14th 2008 at 3:00PM }

It's the flood! No, not the Halo kind, but the Rock Band DLC deluge we've been seeing for the last couple months. Looking through our RBW posts, we haven't had a standard three song week since early September. It's been a constant flow of albums or packs with additional individual songs. Clearly, judging by the list below, this week is no exception. Friendly reminder: Rock Band 2 owners shouldn't forget to redeem the code on the back of the game's instruction booklet for the 20 free songs. Even if you don't like all of them, free is free.

Dead Kennedys 3 Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"California Uber Alles" (160 / $2)
"Holiday In Cambodia" (160 / $2)
"Police Truck" (160 / $2)

Mission Of Burma 3 Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Mica" (160 / $2)
"That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate" (160 / $2)
"That's When I Reach For My Revolver" (160 / $2)

Century Media Girls of Metal 3 Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Forever" - In This Moment (160 / $2)
"Closer" - Lacuna Coil (160 / $2)
"Swamped" - Lacuna Coil (160 / $2)

Individual songs:

"Gone" - Crooked X (80 / $1)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

Tags: crooked-x, dead-kennedys, in-this-moment, lacuna-coil, mission-of-burma, rock-band, rock-band-2, rock-band-dlc, rock-band-weekly

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sonic_D @ Nov 14th 2008 3:05PM

OH.... FUCK.... YEH....

DK & MtB, Harmonix does it again.

badbhoy @ Nov 14th 2008 3:05PM

Sure free is free but crap is crap.

Xoviet chiK @ Nov 14th 2008 3:09PM

Wicked. Loved DK, will definitely be buying their songs. Well Paid Scientist, Riot, and Bleed For Me next time plz.

Also, how about some Nomeansno? Great stuff!

Kyera @ Nov 14th 2008 3:11PM

For anyone curious (like I was), a post on the RB forums clarifies that the DK tracks are the "Give Me Convenience" cuts and not the "Fresh Fruit" recordings. Which, imo, is a good thing.

Xoviet chiK @ Nov 14th 2008 3:18PM

That's cool for Uber Alles, but Fresh Fruit's Holiday was a much better cut. Just seems off on GMCoGMD, everything just starts in at once in a garbled intro. The mix is certainly better overall, but the structure of it all is pretty blah IMO.

Xoviet chiK @ Nov 14th 2008 3:25PM

Wait a tic... Is Uber Alles the same on GMCoGMD and the Fresh Fruit rerelease? The version on the Fresh Fruit rerelease is absolutely terrible, I sure hope it isn't the same.

Kyera @ Nov 14th 2008 3:25PM

I don't know, I think the GMCoGMD version works better for the game. I like listening to the Fresh Fruit version, but the extended intro wouldn't be that fun to play. :p

I could honestly go either way, but overall I think it's a good decision.

dark_inchworm @ Nov 14th 2008 3:27PM

Ok, I'm not familiar with the albums, but I am familiar with the song. I like the version I had been introduced to, but I dislike the version featured on GH3. Which is which?

dark_inchworm @ Nov 14th 2008 3:30PM

"The song" = HiC

Kyera @ Nov 14th 2008 3:30PM

I could be wrong (someone can correct me), but I think the GH3 version is a cover of the Fresh Fruit version.

Xoviet chiK @ Nov 14th 2008 3:33PM

Yeah, it's a cover. A god awful cover at that. Who would think it would be a good idea to try and imitate Biafra's voice?!?

dark_inchworm @ Nov 14th 2008 5:32PM

My dumb ass forgot it was a cover. Ha! Goes to show how long it's been since I fired up GH3. I really did think it was crap, though maybe that was just a case of the cover band chopping it up 'til it was bled dry. The Slow Ride cover had a fucked up arrangement, also, so...

Shagittarius @ Nov 14th 2008 3:12PM

Need moar classic rox.

Monkeydog @ Nov 14th 2008 3:14PM

Ohhh, I love me some Dead Kennedys, despite my usual distaste for Punk.

I wish they'd have their cover of Viva Los Vegas! I love their cover of it so much.

Ricky Schroder @ Nov 14th 2008 6:56PM

i love the decemberists :D and DK
dont own a console or this game but paying for DK now makes Biafra sad :(

FSK405K @ Nov 14th 2008 3:15PM

Awesome, Holiday in Cambodia!

DBoyFlex @ Nov 14th 2008 3:25PM

Closer is tight. Yay for it.

Kyera @ Nov 14th 2008 3:26PM

I'm pretty sure California was a different version, but now that you mention it I honestly can't remember. I guess I'll find out when I get home from work. ;)

Hala Madrid!! (THE BIRD IS THE WORD!!) @ Nov 14th 2008 3:32PM

What's with the neo-nazi in the middle of that picture?

Xoviet chiK @ Nov 14th 2008 3:39PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFfdmPVxKd0

Antithesis?

Hala Madrid!! (THE BIRD IS THE WORD!!) @ Nov 14th 2008 4:00PM

Oh, he's not a nazi, Ok.

But he looks like an angry neo-nazi in that picture.

FSK405K @ Nov 14th 2008 3:34PM

Jostiq, where are the embedded videos?

Vcize @ Nov 14th 2008 3:37PM

I guess I have weird taste in music. Everyone is all excited about these songs, and I've never even heard of any of them.

FSK405K @ Nov 14th 2008 3:55PM

Listen to Holiday in Camobdia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcjzoydyQIY Then let your brain unscramble, wait a few days to let the discomfort and horror leave your system, then listen to it three times in a row. You'll be hooked.

Graham Wellington (formerly tyrone washington, or marsha goldberg) @ Nov 14th 2008 4:08PM

judging by your avatar im guessing you live in the southeast too. it's not unusual to not hear of the dead kennedys, i dont know many who know of them around here. its mostly jimmy buffet and stuff around here. i live in alabama btw.

False @ Nov 14th 2008 3:54PM

Blech...between all this and GH:WT's Killers pack, this is not a good week for DLC for me. Maybe next week.

pavement714 @ Nov 14th 2008 3:54PM

I'm going to play the role of the music snob, and say that I'm really amazed at the music choices Harmonix makes. Mission of Burma were a post-punk band from Boston in the early 80's that have an awesome and original sound. From Bob Dylan to the Pixies to The Replacements, the guys have excellent music taste. It's a lot more interesting than to have the same old staples of classic rock (though i love classic rock). It allows the game's huge install base to be introduced to interesting music outside of the mainstream. One glance at the RB forum shows a bunch of people really digging 'Alex Chilton' who would've never heard of it otherwise.

Wubbytoes @ Nov 14th 2008 4:02PM

Its awesome to see some Mission of Burma and Dead Kennedys stuff on there. "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" is actually one of the songs that I have always wished wold be in the game but never thought would make it.

Graham Wellington (formerly tyrone washington, or marsha goldberg) @ Nov 14th 2008 4:04PM

awesome MoB, now we need some gang of four and i'll be set. even if i would've preferred fame & fortune or academy fight song.

greatslack @ Nov 14th 2008 4:19PM

Hey Harmonix, how about some Cream?

Neebs @ Nov 14th 2008 4:27PM

Maybe the DK pack for me.

Nesta @ Nov 14th 2008 4:40PM

Who?

macgyver @ Nov 14th 2008 5:15PM

as long as i someday get my Radar Love by Golden Earring, i'll be happy.

juliusdeane (Jarret) @ Nov 14th 2008 5:25PM

I'm pretty excited about this, especially Mission of Burma, although "Academy Fight Song" and "Trem Two" would be even better.

todd @ Nov 14th 2008 5:59PM

ahhh hell ya DK.

J.Goodwin @ Nov 14th 2008 6:31PM

MISSION OF BURMA! FUCK YES!

Academy Fight Song is shit, btw, and I mean that in a bad way. Everything else is great.

KeenCommander @ Nov 14th 2008 6:41PM

Girls of Metal pack is the most epic DLC set EVER!

Still needs more Nightwish, though.

Tony Bowman @ Nov 14th 2008 7:29PM

i think i really did just piss myself in excitement over the Mission of Burma tracks. fucking amazing!

way to go Harmonix! now if we could get a couple Fugazi tracks and something by the Hold Steady, i would be in music game bliss!

ill trooper @ Nov 14th 2008 8:11PM

...at least "Waiting Room," right? That would be great.

ill trooper @ Nov 14th 2008 8:09PM

"It's the suede-denim secret police...
They've come for your uncool niece"

OH my GOD... I was just thinking how great DK or The Cramps would be on Rock Band the other day. Those are quality DK songs too... One of my favorite bands from the 80s. Saw 'em twice on tour for In God We Trust, Inc. and Frankencrist. Nice one, Harmonix.

...Might I suggest a second DK pack with 'Let's Lynch The Landlord," "Moon Over Marin," and "I Am The Owl"?

Or maybe Agent Orange's "Bloodstains?" I know I always say that here, but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnHO164o0CA

I'll stop, you've done good work, and I will be happy for now.

green11420 @ Nov 14th 2008 10:25PM

OMFG, BLIND GUARDIAN used to be signed with Century Media!!! A lot of their best stuff was made under them! I can only hope!!! BG is my all time fave band!
Their signed with Nuclear Blast now, so IDK if the rights to the old stuff belong to CM, or NB.

D2 @ Nov 15th 2008 9:18AM

Mission of Burma is one of the great punk bands of all time. Love these guys. Intelligent, moving music. What's next: Human Sexual Response? The Rings? The New Models? til tuesday? More Boston sound!

Mitch @ Nov 15th 2008 1:54PM

*Head asplodes*

The Dead Kennedys.... just ultimate...

I see why they chose to do the Convenience cut of Holiday In Cambodia, it's neat and doesn't have that raking at the intro (decent to listen to but retarded to play). Personally, though, I've always preferred the Fresh Fruit version of California Uber Alles... the Convenience Cut is really just the original single, and it's all slow and lacking some cool snare rolls in the intro. Plus it doesn't show the true intensity of the band, hm? We need some "Plastic Surgery Distasters" for that to happen.

Riot, Moon Over Marin, Government Flu, I Am The Owl... SO MANY GOOD SONGS.

Gordo @ Nov 16th 2008 9:38AM

I just continue to be impressed with Harmonix's music choices compared to that 'other' company when it comes to variety. This is why RB won me over from GH a LONG time ago. Now if we could get some Flogging Molly, that'd be the icing on the cake (though I'm not sure how well it would translate into RB).