Rock Band Weekly: R.E.M., T. Rex

Confess! We've all sung along to R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" like this:

"That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and
snakes, an umm, hummy, hum, something something, something something
.... *bob along* ...
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine."

Well, next week's Rock Band DLC includes that song, so you've got a fantastic cheat sheet to all the proper lyrics. R.E.M. and T. Rex track packs are what it's all about next week, so head past the break for the details.

Xbox 360 / Wii / PS3
Available: October 5

R.E.M. Pack 01 -- (1,080 MSP / $13.49):

"Driver 8" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"Living Well is the Best Revenge" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
"Radio Free Europe" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"Stand" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"Superman" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"These Days" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

T. Rex Pack 01 -- (440 MSP / $5.49):

"Children of the Revolution" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"Cosmic Dancer" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"Jeepster" (160 MSP / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

Note: Track packs not available for purchase on Wii; all tracks sold individually.

*Song also available in LEGO Rock Band Store

Reader Comments (28)

Sweet, T. Rex!

@Softserve Who needs t.v. when i've got T.Rex?

@Softserve And Sweeter would be getting a copy of RB3 early, like some guys on rb forum that ALREADY have one... lucky bastards.

Its the End of the World As We Know It will deffinately be an awesome party song.

Another ace week. Could've used a Shiny Happy People, though!

@wcarnation They're hopefully saving it for RB3 when they can give it harmony support.

@wcarnation Nobody ever needs shiny happy people. Could have used Orange Crush though.

@Petebot330 Orange Crush, the song that was in Rock Band 1?

That totally should be in this DLC pack.

@Petebot330 Already have Orange Crush. See: Rock Band 1.

HMX always says that a lot people asks for songs already in DLC or on disc. That is hilarious.

Superman is fine, but none of those songs are even in my Top 40 of R.E.M. tracks.... though my faves are not exactly heavy on the instruments. Guess we'll see if pack 02 comes along.

Damn, maybe I'll need to buy Lips after all.

R.E.M. is a really good band.

Thanks to REM I can now play along to my favorite scenes from Independence Day.

Oh, not-so-subtle foreshadowing. You made my favorite 90's movies all the better.

"End of the World" has me wishing there was a way to control/alter the playback speed in-game. Not to make it slower and easier to say properly, but to make it *faster* and properly perform Great Big Sea's version.

Wow, I never expected to see two tracks from Life's Rich Pageant on Rock Band. Almost makes me want to buy the game.

R.E.M. PACK FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES!!!! I've been wanting this since I started playing Rock Band!!!!!!!!!!

nuhnuhnuhgnuhn

LEONARD BERNSTEIN!

Easiest song to ace on expert on Karaoke Revolution. Those were the days...

Im more excited for "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" than "End...". But I'll get a few of those R.E.M. songs.

You sure the T. Rex pack isn't going for 440 MSP? 680 MSP seems high for a three-pack. Especially when buying the songs individually is is 480 MSP.

@Sidology The RB site now says 440MSP but I think it's been corrected since earlier. I'm pretty sure when I looked this morning it did say 680MSP.

@Mcmax3000 I was gonna poop myself if buying the three-pack was more expensive than buying them individually.

It's been a long time since I bought all the RB DLC released in a given week, but I'll be doing so Tuesday. Awesome.

There is another $8.00 spent on this game this week with the classic R.E.M. tracks. Never heard of T.Rex but they can't be as good as Stipe, Mills, Berry, and Buck.

quite funny that I started to listen to REM again this week, and I was listening to End of the world, and I thought to myself, this would be a totally cool vocal track for RB, guess my wish was granted

Stand immediately reminds me of Get a Life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQKjOPSBRF4

Children of the Revolution????!?!?!

OMG WIN.

I dare them to release the Great Big Sea version of IT's The End Of The World As We Know It. Try singing along with that, drunk people.

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