Rock Band Weekly: Deep Purple, James Gang, Jethro Tull, Snow Patrol

by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 23rd 2008 at 4:30PM }

With the holidays upon us, Harmonix thumbs its nose at the normal Friday Rock Band DLC announcement and just lays it on us today. Next week's offering is a batch of classic rock tracks and a new single off Snow Patrol's latest album.

Individual songs

"Space Truckin" - Deep Purple (160 / $2)
"Funk #49" - James Gang (160 / $2)
"Hymn 43" - Jethro Tull (160 / $2)
"Take Back the City" - Snow Patrol (160 / $2)

Videos for these songs can be found after the break. The tracks will be available for download December 30 on Xbox 360 and January 8 on PS3 (Sony goes on vaca next week).

Tags: deep-purple, james-gang, jethro-tull, rock-band, rock-band-2, rock-band-dlc, rock-band-weekly, snow-patrol

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

classic rock @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:37PM

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPACE TRUCKING !!!! FUCKING YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The Award-Winning) dark_inchworm @ Dec 23rd 2008 6:10PM

Truckin', not Trucking.

Still, who cares?

FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES

REALLY? @ Dec 23rd 2008 6:54PM

seriously....you would type out a whole comment and then confirm to correct something insignificant like that? deep purple would never accept a fan like you

(The Award-Winning) dark_inchworm @ Dec 24th 2008 1:37AM

Yeah, I'm sure they'd completely disown me. Fuck, I'm so terrible.

SERIOUS ALERT: I was just horsin' around anyway. Would they accept someone who takes winnernetz as seriously as you?

Number_Zero @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:38PM

*drools*

muddyhelmit @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:39PM

What? No Bungle in the Jungle?? lol

Stupidiot @ Dec 23rd 2008 6:13PM

I'm holding out for Bouret and Flute Hero.

Eli Gundry @ Dec 24th 2008 1:13AM

Bouree in Flute Hero would be awesome. Would a New Day Yesterday be included in this package? Cause papa needs his blues flute.

Stupidiot @ Dec 24th 2008 5:47AM

Nice to see some fellow Tull fans on the 'stiq!
Who has the endurance for a round of Thick as a Brick?

Eli Gundry @ Dec 24th 2008 4:12PM

I do, I do!

Archon @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:40PM

(Sony goes on vaca next week)
Oh thanks sony... I can always count on you. It's cool that I don't get content when I actually am home more often... Makes sense... Why sell stuff to people when they actually have time to use your hardware.

Also: Deep Purple, Jethro Tull & Snow Patrol! Yey! Great bands. Can't wait... for Jan 8... duh...

ozyman666 @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:41PM

That Funk #49 video 'bout gave me an epileptic seizure.

Dolemite79 @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:43PM

OMFG its about time we got some more great classic rock. I have been screaming for funk 49 ever since I picked up GH2 two years ago. Now Give me Frankenstien by the Edgar Winter Group and ill be happy as a clam

doug @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:54PM

if you still have a ps2 and guitar, frankenstein is on the original guitar hero. Just an fyi if you didn't know. I wish they would put it out on rock band, though, along with cowboys from hell.

FSK405K @ Dec 25th 2008 1:00AM

Ya but the hammer-ons and pull-offs on GH1 SUCK!

Fernando Rocker @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:45PM

Oh my...

I love Deep Purple. It was my dad favorite band, and thanks to Deep Purple, I discovered the rock & roll music. I used to listen Deep Purple LP records with my dad since I was like 4 years old.

Last time I saw Deep Purple on a concert was like 6 years ago, and it was the last show that I saw together with my dad. This band is very special to me, and their music is awesome. Ian Paice is a great drummer.

Shagittarius @ Dec 23rd 2008 4:52PM

Finally a great band we can agree on. On average I see them play every other year.

deaftly @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:03PM

that opening song in rock band prob has the worst lyrics ive ever heard in a song. banana phone ranks above it.

deaftly @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:04PM

ah fuck it, banana phone is fucking great.

xFenixKnightx @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:12PM

Hey Fernando you got Rock Band/Guitar Hero on Wii or something? Don't think I've ever seen you playing them on 360. Just askin cuz, you know, you're friggin Fernando "Rocker" lol! I remember checking to see if you had like 1000/1000GS on GHIII or RB1 :P

Fernando Rocker @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:19PM

Well...

I was about to buy Rock Band 1 on the 360 a few months ago. Then I decided to wait until Rock Band 2 to get the new instruments, but I have been 360-less since months ago, because I got the Error 74, then my console was repaired by MS and a day after I received my repaired console, I got the RRoD =(

So, I'm hunting and Elite Jasper since almost a month ago, but still no luck. But as soon as I buy the 360, I will buy Rock Band 2 bundle and the Rock Band 1 disc.

But yeah... I'm Fernando "Rocker" lol... I play real guitar on a band, almost every saturday.

MowDownJoe @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:28PM

You bring up your father, Fernando... I remember my dad working out in the basement blasting all his rock music while I was down there playing on my NES. For most of my youth, I enjoyed the music he had, but I never knew the song names or the bands. You could talk to me about Queen until you were blue in the face, but until you sang a bit of Bohemian Rhapsody (or, preferably to me, Bicycle Race) to me, I'd be completely clueless. This was made evident to me when the whole family huddled around the TV to watch the DVD release of "School of Rock", when my dad would quiz me on who performed this song or that.

But enough reminiscing. Fenix reminded me that RB2 is now out for the Wii and, in all fairness (even though the conversion method is brain-dead simple), the price in Wii Points for DLC should be listed.

Fernando Rocker @ Dec 23rd 2008 5:34PM

Actually, it was kinda the same.

My dad used to play the drums, and he practiced every day, while I was playing the NES too. In fact, my dad never liked videogames too much, but he really liked a game a lot: Adventures of Lolo.

Good memories... he died 3 years ago, in December, so close to Christmas and his birthday. And the music is a good way to remember him.

=p

xFenixKnightx @ Dec 23rd 2008 6:33PM

Yeah I finally entered the whole music game craze with RB2 full kit bundle this past Friday. I got it for my birthday. I love it, and so does my wife! I then convinced her that we needed an extra guitar for base. I said "let me go but GHWT with the guitar so we can have 2 music games and a full band kit", she didn't hesitate lol! GHWT w/guitar bundle was on sale at GS for $84.99 Its good times my friend...

My kids are all mad because I don't let them play. They dont know I bought them GHIII on PS3 with 2 Les Pauls for Christmas :P

Partride Family or WTF? LOL!