Rock Band Weekly: Otis Redding, Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Chemical Brothers

by David Hinkle on Feb 12th 2010 12:30PM

Eclectic might be a bit of an understatement when it comes to next week's Rock Band Weekly offerings, which run the gamut from soul to electronica to swing. Otis Redding dominates the majority of the new tunes, which is just fine by us. As for the rest, well you're just going to have to hit the jump to see!

Xbox 360 / Wii / PS3
Available: February 16 / February 18 (PS3)

Otis Redding Track Pack 01 (680

/ $8.49):

"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
"I'm Sick Y'all" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
"I've Got Dreams to Remember" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
"Love Man" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

Individual Tracks

All Time Low – "Weightless" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
Alphabeat –"Fascination" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
Brian Setzer Orchestra – "Stray Cat Strut" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
The Chemical Brothers – "Let Forever Be" (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

Tracks also available in Lego Rock Band Music Store.

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Tags: all-time-low, alphabeat, brian-setzer-orchestra, chemical-brothers, harmonix, Microsoft, music, Nintendo, otis-redding, rhythm, rock-band, rock-band-weekly, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (45)

Random much?

I agree it's a pretty random selection, but I always prefer they give us a bunch of varied songs rather than a whole country pack or a whole Megadeth album. I'm much more likely to find something I want if it's a mixed bag. Let Forever Be has one of my favorite music videos, so I'll probably get that.

Holy blammo!!! Googled the Let Forever Be... Michel Gondry is a visual genius!! That video was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5FyfQDO5g0

It's about time we got some Otis! Great song list too.

YES! "Dreams to Remember" is a great classic. Funny thing, I remember hearing it in that movie with Corey Haim and Corey Fieldman "Dream a Little Dream." It was always on HBO and I would watch it cause it was on. I heard that song on there and had to find out what song it was. That's how I discovered Otis. Then I realized he was the same guy who sang "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay." I guess I owe thanks to the two Corey, which is pretty fn sad.

Hey, if it means discovering the likes of Otis that is well worth it. The man is a genius. And his ability to convey emotion through his vocals is just amazing. It's just a shame that more artists these days cannot do the same.

I approve of your Spike Speigel sir.

I approve of your approval. Damn great anime!

I agree man rock band never ceases to amaze me. The selection the whole game has is so varied no matter what form of rock you like they have something you will probably love.

I find myself even liking songs I don't like. The experience makes it more fun. Some of this stuff I would never buy a CD or listen to it on the radio. But playing RB to it just makes it fun no matter what.

Damn excited to see a Otis Redding track pack.

Sadly the Redding pack is missing Hard to Handle, otherwise it's a great set.

It's been a long time since I've bought any new RB tracks, but the Otis Redding and Chemical Bros stuff sounds compelling.

The Chemical Brothers? Really? How is that gonna work? Is the synth gonna be the guitar? I think The Boxer would've been a better track although that probably would've been harder to do.

Have you heard "Let Forever Be?"

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Chemical+Brothers/_/Let+Forever+Be?autostart

Only thing I'd be worried about is the guitar. Lyrics, drums, and bass are just fine.

Yes, Virginia, there really are black people in RB... Finally.

James Brown
Jimi Hendrix
Lenny Kravitz
Jackson 5

Granted, black musicians are under-represented in Rock Band, but Otis isn't the first for the series. It's great to see his stuff added, though. I hope we can get some more classic soul in the game. That's some amazing music.

Now we need some TV on the Radio.

Uh, yeah. I just felt like "Yes, Virginia, black people are really underrepresented in RB." just didn't have the same ring to it, Cap'n O.

"...run the gauntlet?" or "...run the gamut?"

It was supposed to be gamut. Thanks for the catch, I fixed it.

Run the gamut is the right term. Never heard "run the gauntlet" as a phrase.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/run+the+gamut

Google sir.

Well, "run the gauntlet" is a perfectly acceptable phrase that has a slightly different connotation.

I like the word gamut.

Will it rate your whistling performance at the end of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"?

I hope not. -_- Can't whistle to save my life...

My my Mr Redding, That's one BIG microphone you've got yourself there!

I knew there was no way they could top last weeks excellent Rust in Peace announcement...its ok, I wouldn't care if they never gave me DLC again after giving me RiP.

Not even if they gave you 2 Megadeth albums at the same time?

I like this format for the rock band listings (as opposed to taking me to another page completely). please keep it this way.

Man I'm excited about Otis Redding, I love having more songs that my family is familiar with. I love Rock Band and it’s a requirement that I bring it to any family function. We all like jamming to the rock songs on the game (especially anything by the Foo Fighters) but we've been dying to get more Soul in this game. I've already bought the James Brown song, Earth Wind and Fire, "Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, ABC and other soul songs. I even bought the Lego game for Word Up, Ghostbusters, Kung Fu Fighting and I’ll Be There. So I hope they keep this up, and they will keep getting my money.

""Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, ABC and other soul songs. "

uh...Texas Flood is not soul music. I love SRV. I'm learning Texas Flood on guitar. But Texas Flood is squarely a blues song, not soul. Now Sam Cooke? That's soul (well and gospel originally). James Brown? That's soul. SRV nope. All great artists though.

@ddub
"uh...Texas Flood is not soul music. I love SRV. I'm learning Texas Flood on guitar. But Texas Flood is squarely a blues song, not soul. Now Sam Cooke? That's soul (well and gospel originally). James Brown? That's soul. SRV nope. All great artists though. "

Texas Flood is a Blues song and Blues songs are associated with Soul. Steven Ray Vaughan is the only Blues songs on Rock Band so yes its Soul.

"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is one of my all time favorite songs. Really excited to see the Otis pack.

I don't know anything about Alphabeat or All Time Low, but the rest of the tracks are awesome. About time Rock Band got some soul! And, I guess, swing.

stray cat strut? i love that song, but i haven't heard it by anyone but the stray cats, is this version good?

Brian Setzer was the original Stray Cat. He wrote the song. It's just his newer band re-recording it.

how does it sound compared to the original?

I can wait to do the whistle part in Sittin On the Dock of the Bay. Fascination is a really good song to. It's in Band Hero.

I have heard it before. That's why I asked if the synth would be the guitar. I just think The Boxer would've been a much more fun track.

YES YES YES ALPHABEAT! INSTANT DOWNLOAD!

I mean..... I have a penis.

"Let Forever Be" is one of my most favorite songs of all time. The drums and bass are going to be heavenly to play. Good looking out, HMX.

Stray Cat Strut! YES!! YESS!!!!!

oh, and otis redding

Brian Setzer Orchestra - Yes! ... Oh.. Just me I guess.

Otis Redding? I may have to buy it just on principal -- I love it when Harmonix releases quality tracks that they know don't possess mass appeal. It's taste over profit, I love it.

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