Rock Band track catalog gets statistical-ized
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Mar 11th 2009 at 4:19PM }
Here's some of the more interesting tidbits we gleaned from the charts -- nearly three-quarters of the available songs come from DLC, though only about one-quarter of said content is currently available on the Wii version of the game. The decade that spawned the most of the available tracks is the 2000s (making up about 40 percent of the songs), while the tunes of the 1920s remain tragically unspoken for. You can check out the rest of the charts here!
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Markez @ Mar 11th 2009 4:24PM
Sweet! Looks like we're due for a New Wave - Emo - Southern Rock DLC pack!
Urp-
*PROJECTILE BARFS ON DESK, ON COWORKERS, ON WORLD
Dirty @ Mar 11th 2009 4:34PM
Everybody's working for the weekend!
Professor Lario @ Mar 11th 2009 5:16PM
got the beat we've got the beaaaaaaat Yea!
uncle jesse @ Mar 11th 2009 4:26PM
If it's good...I'll download it
nuff said
Eric @ Mar 11th 2009 4:41PM
I totally agree sir!
Monkeydog @ Mar 11th 2009 4:32PM
Needs more Indie. (of Montreal, Decemberists, Deehunter, Radiohead, Wolf Parade, The Shins, Arcade Fire...etc...just something. D: )
Jeramy @ Mar 11th 2009 4:39PM
+1
Eric @ Mar 11th 2009 4:41PM
Opps I totally agree sir!
Kelly @ Mar 11th 2009 4:43PM
This would be sweet.
AwesomeTown @ Mar 11th 2009 6:14PM
I'm sorry, I can't hit +1 more than once.
Frightened Rabbit on there would make me so freaking happy.
Daringone @ Mar 11th 2009 4:36PM
You shouldn't be able to send a text message while walking... cause you'll be in my way!
Sora @ Mar 11th 2009 4:41PM
Wrong article, buddy.
uncle jesse @ Mar 11th 2009 4:45PM
he must have been walking while posting
Daringone @ Mar 11th 2009 4:57PM
Stupid new site... didn't realize that the comment thing was on the bottom and not the top.
Jeramy @ Mar 11th 2009 4:39PM
genres are inherently flawed to begin with, but harmonix certainly doesn't strive for accuracy when labeling tracks in rock band.
The Baron @ Mar 11th 2009 4:40PM
I think about 15/20 of the Progressive is Rush - although 3 of their songs have a master AND a cover.
Cephas @ Mar 11th 2009 4:41PM
Newsflash! Most of the songs in Rock Band are Rock songs.
tlj101010 @ Mar 11th 2009 4:51PM
What the hell is Pop/Rock... and why are there separate categories for Pop Rock and Pop/Rock?
ChooChooCharlie @ Mar 11th 2009 4:54PM
It's very important to separate sub-categories. For instance, sometimes I feel like some Funk Rock, but other times I feel like some FUNK Rock. And then of course, there's always Funk ROCK.
Markez @ Mar 11th 2009 4:55PM
Same reason almond joy has got nuts.
Cookie Monster @ Mar 12th 2009 1:10AM
omg i love you for that stella reference. I LOVE STELLA!!!!
Slust @ Mar 11th 2009 5:05PM
Proof Harmonix needs to add more 5x and 6x difficulty songs. The two added together come out to about as much as 4x, and significantly less than any other typical difficulty tier.
Love Rock Band, but it's mostly too easy on Expert. Just sayin'.
The Baron @ Mar 11th 2009 7:12PM
Personally I enjoy songs that I can get long combos on, and which sound good/are funky to play in the process.
Bursting a forehead-vein trying to get to a 4x combo on a Yngwie Malmsteen song, for instance, is not fun to me.
343 Guilty Fart @ Mar 11th 2009 5:27PM
Pop/Rock versus Pop Rock, Alternative vs Grunge vs Indie Rock. It's like we're splitting hairs here.
Lord of the Patapons (slycooper_rocker) @ Mar 11th 2009 5:27PM
i thought there were more than 32 punk songs in RB. huh...
Ficken @ Mar 11th 2009 5:28PM
You should not be able to walk and fight racism at the same time
Ficken @ Mar 11th 2009 5:28PM
AHHHHH THIS ISNT THE RE5 GIVE AWAY SORRY
WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Mar 11th 2009 5:31PM
These charts are cool.
Cool for cats.
VaultICEE @ Mar 11th 2009 6:50PM
(Coooooooool for caaaaats)
Craig M @ Mar 11th 2009 5:35PM
Who classifies these games, I was going through the downloadable songs and it said that All-American Rejects was Emo. They aren't Emo - definitely Pop-Rock at least.
Craig M @ Mar 11th 2009 5:36PM
the comma is supposed to be a question mark "Who classifies these games?"
Stick Nutzman @ Mar 12th 2009 7:41AM
who classifies the classmen?
squidyj @ Mar 11th 2009 5:36PM
The Hold Steady for Rock Band.
of course, in my wildest dreams Rock Band is populated by tracks like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCjpbjCH5L0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMsSIc_EoM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7WajZjKhII
Kevin @ Mar 11th 2009 7:07PM
You lost me with the last two, but Hold Steady and Neutral Milk Hotel would be amazing. Most of NMH's songs would be hard to sing, though. Mangum never takes a breath, it seems.
Cookie Monster @ Mar 12th 2009 1:11AM
yummmm NMH
ScottG13 @ Mar 11th 2009 5:36PM
Ugh... metal.
J.Goodwin @ Mar 11th 2009 5:55PM
So, what's the difference between Pop/Rock and Pop Rock?
szycag @ Mar 11th 2009 6:12PM
There are a lot of great indie rock songs that just don't translate to the game because they're just a bunch of chords blasting with no solos. As much fun as a lot of Neutral Milk Hotel would be to sing it would be hard to write good guitar patterns for it I think. The amount of focus on the frets is tough when trying to use modern music because the guitar solo is practically dead, I'm hoping GH/RB will maybe revive it actually.
Dinosaur Jr. - Back To Your Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBz7Rv8O9s
Now there's a good Rock Band song. There's tons of good older stuff by them too but they'd probably have to get them to re-record it since it's lo-fi.
aggrazel @ Mar 11th 2009 6:21PM
So either they forgot to classify "Visions" or they left out the "Utter Crap" category.
Joeshie @ Mar 11th 2009 7:13PM
Ugg, that amount of Pop Rock crap is way too high.
Seriously, Rock Band 2 was such a disappointment largely because ever other song was some shitty pop rock junk.
Lord of the Patapons (slycooper_rocker) @ Mar 11th 2009 9:13PM
panic attack. that one song took away any disappointment i had. :D
TracerBullet @ Mar 11th 2009 9:15PM
Ok, so, to make it more balanced, how about....
Rock Band: Devil at the Crossroad.
BB King, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Howlin' Wolf & other Blues legends
Now, that would be interesting.
fco. @ Mar 11th 2009 9:39PM
This could be actually useful if they did the same thing for Guitar Hero. It would be quite helpful when deciding which one to buy
FSK405K @ Mar 12th 2009 9:50AM
Hopefully those charts will help Harmonix realize that there's WAY too many 2000s songs and to start concentrating on some 1960s and 1970s ones for awhile.