Rock Band Weekly: Offspring, REM & Richard Thompson

by Dustin Burg on Mar 6th 2009 12:14PM

Even though the children aren't going to be okay and we've lost our religion, next week's Rock Band DLC will make everything seem tolerable. It's because two songs from The Offspring and a single song sample from both R.E.M. and Richard Thompson will all be available for purchase next week. Hopefully, that's all that you want.

Individual Songs

"All I Want" by The Offspring (160 / $2)
"The Kids Aren't Alright" by The Offspring (160 / $2)
"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. (160 / $2)
"The Way That It Shows" by Richard Thompson (160 / $2)

All songs are master recordings and will be available for purchase next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. Music videos after the break.

No video of Richard Thompson's "The Way That It Shows"

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Tags: ea, Electronic-Arts, harmonix, Microsoft, mtv-games, rock-band, rock-band-2, rock-band-weekly, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (65)

I want Ten to come out...

soon my child ,soon

Yeah, it should be this month. With All I Want coming out, though, I hope they don't continue on some Crazy Taxi theme and delay it a year.

It will come out in sync with the Ten CD re-release. I just hope we'll be able to download the Best Buy exclusive tracks too.

I want Way Down the Line.

I've been waiting for All I Want, this is awesome.

Who is Richard Thompson, was he one of the Thompson Twins?

http://www.last.fm/music/Richard+Thompson

You're welcome. The song coming to Rock Band is on the album Mirror Blue.

Worst RB song EVER

@Slippage,

Sounds like someone didn't download the 20 song pack that came with RB2...

Funny you should say that AoE, as I just did this (after owning the game for a long time), and I couldn't agree more.

Direct link:

http://www.last.fm/music/Richard+Thompson/_/The+Way+That+It+Shows

Yeah, wow. Terrible. I might have to download this one to punish people I don't like.

Any word on when snoop d-o-double g is gunna come out?

Offspring = greatest band of all time. great to see more tunes added to the library.

"The greatest band of all time"

Well.

I have counted on the Joystiq commenters to make me laugh for a while now, but you sir. I was nearly escorted off of the premises because my co-workers thought I finally cracked.

No. You accidentally typed that, right?

Is there something I should know about getting urine out of my pants? Anyone?

Im pretty excited about it myself. It's of my favirote tracks from then. I am hoping for more from "The Rise and Fall of Grace"

Also I don't know what is up with Zoot Suit Jedi but don't let him and his spas-tasic posting ability ruin your DLC.

Agreed! Greatest band ever! Hopefully the post wasn't a joke, because I'm not joking!
It's awesome there are so many offspring songs in RB.

"Greatest band of all time"

Lol no. Are they good? yeah. But greatest? Hell no.

"Greatest band of all time"

Lol no. Are they good? no. But greatest? Hell no.

Fixed that for you.

I cannot stand the Offspring and I wish there was a way to easily remove them from music history.

I heard an Offspring song on the radio the other day (Annie are you doing ok I think it's called) and I seriously thought it was a Weird Al song. The singer's voice has gotten so nasaly plus the song was so ridiculously contrived I thought it had to be a parody. I was wrong.

^ That was Alien Ant Farm's cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" - almost 100% sure of this one.

@ 343:

Now I'm really hoping you are joking. Don't try and identify songs you don't know and judge them, because that was wayy off. I think you are talking about Alien Ant Farm's cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal."

Offspring: 1, You: 0

343 Guilty Fart
You fail at trolling

And yes, it was Alien Ant Farm. The song is called Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson cover). It's the same band that does Movies ("and just like the movie we play out our last kiss")

But The Kids Aren't Alright is the probably best Offspring song you can put in Rock Band since it's excellent on guitar and drums. The vocals are popular meaning you can play it with friends while the bass is slight above average.

@ 343

A little off on the song title, but dead on in your review --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAxEAPkxZTg

It's called "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" to the dude's above me, and yes, it sucks.

Love to see more Offspring.

And seriously, what's with the literal semantic interpretations around here? I'm sure that the guy didn't mean that if Rolling Stone was putting out a list of greatest bands of all time that they would put the Offspring anywhere on that list (much less #1), it was just a way of saying that they're his favorite band.

It's the same thing as when you first play a new awesome game or try a new awesome food you're like "OMG THIS IS THE BEST SHIT EVAR!!!" without actually meaning that if you had to choose one and only one thing to own out of all the things in the world that that would be your choice.

Yeesh.

Ok, so it's called 'Kristy are you doing ok?' and I thought it was the silliest song I've heard in a while. I mean, Offspring were ok in 1996 or so, but this song was just laughable. Seriously, I can't stop thinking of Weird Al when I hear it.

but that's the thing. it's not an offspring song, so no need to bring it up. i like the offspring so i'll get that and losing my religion is an awesome song. so thats coming to my RB2 library too. i'm happy.

It's like you guys don't even know the band you're defending. "Kristy are you doing OK?" is indeed an Offspring song. Go Google it, I'll wait.

Whoa, "Losing My Religion?" I'll be sure to play that one at my next RB party.

Buzzkill.

Agreed, terrible karaoke track, terrible rock band track, that song is a momentum killer every time someone picks it. Unless your gonna strip while singing it just say no.

Losing My Religion bleh....i think i'd prefer just about any other song from the R.E.M. catalog first. It's a nice enough song but it's just insanely played out....i'm sick of it. Last R.E.M. concert I went to I went to the restroom while they played it..that's how sick of it I am. And yet I have to buy it just to encourage Harmonix to release more R.E.M.

Don't hate on Losing My Religion...it could be worse...it could have been Shiny Happy People.

I would have liked to have seen Stand, Drive, or What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - all would have been good guitar songs.

I want Living Well is the Best Revenge as well.

I waiting for the Great Beyond.

Man, in that picture at the top, he looks just like John Malkovich.

Can we get some Reel Big Fish, or some Rancid / NOFX some time?

NOFX FTW MOFO

REELBIGFISH FTW MOFO

Reel Big Fish would be great, would love to see The Fire or Trendy by them, definitely picking up the Offspring tracks, maybe Losing my Religion

I keep thinking that yea, RBF would be awesome.

But then I think, a lot of their sound is based on their brassiness, and you can't play those instruments in Rock Band.

Then I also think they'll probably go for their newer stuff, which isn't nearly as good as their first couple albums.

But if they do release tracks from Turn the Radio Off, hell yea I'm there.

Also would like to see more Bosstones.

How weird! I'm actually listening to NOFX right now and i'm seeing them play next month! Life is good. Too bad i don't have rock band....although i do have a real band....somewhere.

Reel Big Fish - yes!
Rancid - hell yes!
NOFX - HELL NO.

just offering my vote

Where the hell is Jane's?

What we REALLY need is some frickin' DETHKLOK!!!!!!

Brutal.

wow so obviously i was joking when I said greatest band of all time. I love the Offspring and think they are amazing, they are my favorite band, but it is impossible to name a "greatest band ever"

Hell, i traveled from CT to CA last year to go see them in San Diego. Well worth it.

Is it just me, or is the audio track from The Kids Aren't Alright youtube video actually the CD release audio? It sounds way too polished. After hearing the lead singer fail to hit notes in All I Want, I somehow doubt his ability to stay so intonated.

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