Rock Band - August 19th Tracks Announced Written Saturday, August 16, 2008 by The usual post over at the Rock Band forums appeared today as usual. This week's downloadable songs, available on the 19th (Tuesday) sees us say hello to a bit of Devo, The Janitors and some old skool Duran Duran. The week's releases are as follows:
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 | Comment #1 by TheColdWolf Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 01:57:46 AM Wish there was ones like Welcome to the Jungle and Rock You Like a Hurricane:( |
 | Comment #2 by Vogantor3 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:00:09 AM wow these are terrible |
 | Comment #3 by brosif74 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:01:21 AM woot 3 and i dont really like those bands |
| Comment #4 by brosif74 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:01:56 AM and 4 |
 | Comment #5 by ShadowHero10 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:02:59 AM Man Rock Band, get some Rise Against and AFI in here |
 | Comment #6 by v_thorne Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:03:41 AM Ugh. Really? Devo and Duran Duran? *shakes head* |
 | Comment #7 by hispanicplaya Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:11:53 AM i wanna see more in flames as well as in gh wt |
 | Comment #8 by Waterbear91 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:14:48 AM Those suck... |
 | Comment #9 by Grimgravy57 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:20:55 AM Whipit would of been a better choice for DEVO but can't beat Duran Duran |
 | Comment #10 by Bondfan626 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:41:18 AM Duran Duran is an amazing band. |
 | Comment #11 by squirreltakos Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:50:34 AM A blast from the past, aka 80s |
 | Comment #12 by Undrtaker Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:00:26 AM Duran Duran > * |
 | Comment #13 by THA CUBANO Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:17:24 AM wtf?....The janitors?.....isnt that considered TRL pop rock?...wow im just shocked. |
 | Comment #14 by Farnic Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:26:46 AM @ #5 i agree, but at least "give it all" is in rockband 2, thats an awesome song. |
 | Comment #15 by Kyanite Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:39:28 AM It's funny. As soon as I saw 'Rock Band' in the headline, I knew there would be people complaining about the choices and suggesting crappy bands. I see plenty of whiners, and AFI and In Flames have been mentioned, so that covers both points. |
 | Comment #16 by Deleted FetusXx Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:46:27 AM The Duran Duran And Devo songs are actually pretty good. I don't know why the band from American Mall is in rock band though. |
 | Comment #17 by StephenJ360 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:07:46 AM I'm with #15, but just because someone says that they want to play their favorite bands' songs, doesn't mean their whining. And, AFI and In Flames being a crappy band is totally your opinion. So it'd be much appreciated if you'd keep your bitchy opinion to yourself. I'm not a fan of either mentioned, but I'm not going to call them crap. It may be offensive to some people. And just to let you know Kyanite, you're whining just as much as the people that want their 'crappy' bands on a video game. So, the end result is me telling you to shut up. |
 | Comment #18 by xMx Scarred xMx Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:08:28 AM @#7 damn straight. thatd make me so happy. |
 | Comment #19 by BootlegWarrior6 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:11:30 AM @16: i agree with everything you said =D |
 | Comment #20 by RaoulDukeKD Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:18:14 AM 'Girl U Want' should be fun. And 'Girls On Film'. |
| Comment #21 by rosales21 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:19:48 AM @17 wow get a fucken life its his own fucken opinion thats wat these news articles are for if u dont like wat other people have to say then dont be fucken reading everyone comments! |
 | Comment #22 by sleepynow Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:23:51 AM Gotta say, Rio is gonna be fun to play!! My buddy is a huge duran duran fan - made her day! |
 | Comment #23 by YanksForTheWin Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:24:08 AM Heh finally a week where Rockband won't see my points.. |
 | Comment #24 by gldnbomb1 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:27:21 AM man I am SUPER happy that I was never interested in Guitar hero and rockband, just the added songs alone would cost u near $200. |
| Comment #25 by mirageisbk Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:36:57 AM Wow uh,pretty bad week in my opinion. |
 | Comment #26 by hoochie mama 88 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:43:39 AM i'm sick of playing old songs. |
 | Comment #27 by berserkerninja Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:52:45 AM Epic fail week! |
 | Comment #28 by H33T SK33T Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:16:54 AM the only reason I signed in right now is because I wanted to say #3& #4 is stupid |
| Comment #29 by H33T SK33T Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:16:54 AM If they added Cannibal Corpse or Dragonforce as DLC then I would buy this game. |
 | Comment #30 by Greg0fTheDead Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:18:25 AM buying duran duran for sure...love the 80s |
 | Comment #31 by Apocaphish Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:25:44 AM Awesome week. If you'd rather play AFI or Cannibal Corpse I really feel bad for you. |
 | Comment #32 by tg1313 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:44:50 AM AFI and RISE AGAINST = EMO TEENYBOPPER GARBAGE |
 | Comment #33 by laundryman Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:53:57 AM When is the Offspring stuff coming :( |
 | Comment #34 by nakaska16 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 06:45:18 AM thats all crap who decides these? crap |
 | Comment #35 by oneandonlytommo Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 07:13:35 AM more shit |
 | Comment #36 by TwistedDragon Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 07:22:27 AM eww |
 | Comment #37 by braddelo Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 07:51:38 AM I have never seen so many dumb ass people in my life. I guarantee most of you idiots are like 15. If only there was a way to make things on the internet 18+. Nobody realizes just how awesome Devo really is. It is hilarious that Disney did those "kid bob" re-recordings cause nearly every song has some sort of sexual innuendo haha. |
 | Comment #38 by artvandel4y Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 09:04:42 AM AFI sucks. I'm sorry. Punk rock lost its awesomeness being a punk became socially acceptable. And I'm happy to see songs chosen for reasons other than they were high on the pop charts within a year or would are really tough to play on guitar. What makes the DLC successful is that it is eclectic. Metal that's challenging one week, and stuff your step dad can karaoke to the next. The key to having good taste in music is listening to a lot of different stuff. And I don't mean both My Chem Romance and Linkin Park. Listen to some classics. Don't disregard this stuff because it's older than you and has synths. It's older than me too. I thought my generation acquired a taste for 80's music from Vice City. |
| Comment #39 by guitarlord Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 09:16:28 AM Im STILL waiting on alter bridge and guns n roses, or some velvet revolver. |
 | Comment #40 by prowlerdante Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 09:36:43 AM Well just to clear up some of everyones whining, In Flames is most likely going to be DLC when they release the Madden 09 OST Packs (the song being The Mirrors Truth). AFI and Rise Against are going to be in RB2, so that covers another base. Hear me out, I listen to death metal 90% of the time, but 80's synth deserves to be on this as much as thrash does, just because it's another stepping stone in music history. Besides, watch the video for Duran Duran's "Girls On Film". Topless mudwrestling ftw. |
 | Comment #41 by CaptainKicker Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 09:44:30 AM Wow, AGAIN some shitty music.. |
 | Comment #42 by GameGodWill Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:02:29 AM there arent going to bring any really great dlc cause theyll just save it and use it in rock band 2 why are they gonna use amazing tracks for $2 download when they can use it to try and beat guitar hero (who seem to be the ones singing artist and tracks left right and centre) and sell it for $180 whatever rb2 will be so i dont expect anything great from now till rb2 hope im wrong |
 | Comment #43 by empire1341 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:20:36 AM I'm still waiting for korn and slipknot... oh and biffy clyro. |
 | Comment #44 by woolley404 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:31:48 AM Duran Duran rule |
 | Comment #45 by eddie cheese Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 11:10:55 AM What about some captain beef heart? |
 | Comment #46 by workbench Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 11:26:04 AM her name is rio and she dances on the sand... not exactly rock but hey. girls on film owns though. not so sure who devo are. and i want some korn, some indie britpop and some more nirvana. |
 | Comment #47 by RadioactiveT Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 11:42:44 AM just out of curiousity, i wonder if the people at harmonix would ever like browse different forums to see what songs the should try to implement into their games. Idk it just seems that the way they select their new songs is kinda random |
 | Comment #48 by MartyMcFly Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 11:54:18 AM Harmonix does indeed pay attention to their forums where people talk about the bands/song they want to see. But they have a huge group that discuss and decide what is going to come out. They just had 2 weeks in a row of hard rock and Metal songs come out, they had to do this. People don't understand marketing. |
| Comment #49 by prowlerdante Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 01:13:52 PM @ 47 and 48: On the "Community" section of rockband.com, there is a poll for DLC genres, with 22% towards classic rock and 21% towards metal. |
 | Comment #50 by Atarii Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:05:23 PM WTB some TOOL - that's all I really want, it's not too much to ask, is it? :( |
 | Comment #51 by RockstarSuicide Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 02:28:05 PM Couldn't be happier for Duran Duran! And gotta toss in the acknowledgement to #15 for saying AFI sucks, lol. And yes that may just be my opinion but damned if I'm not gonna voice it. My taste is broad enough to warrant my judging. And if you're offended by it, boohoo @48: Killer username :P and good job on understanding marketing principles :) |
 | Comment #52 by The Nick316 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:01:35 PM #17 - You seem way to politically correct. It's like you're scared to offend anyone by voicing your opinion. So you don't like it when people voice theirs. #15 - AFI does indeed suck Those tracks are amazing. People seem to be too narrow minded musically these days. "I ONLY WANT 1 BAND THAT I LIKE COS THEY SHOULD LISTEN TO ME AND ME ALONE LOLOLOLOL." |
| Comment #53 by Sickcow Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:51:46 PM well im not a huge fan of either bands but it still does deserve some cred...but i just wanna know why the hell havent they come out with a foo fighters pack yet?! |
 | Comment #54 by soccerplaya13cj Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 03:57:46 PM Wow guys, reading all those comments, it makes me sad to be a member here. Just because you don't like the band doesn't mean they are garbage. Also, if you want AFI, Dragonforce, and , please don't post. Just because they don't include your favorite band every week doesn't mean it is bad DLC. I bet Duran, Duran would outsell AFI or Dragonforce anyways. The general populace that buys a ton of DLC are at least in their 20's, because they have money. |
 | Comment #55 by Belirahc Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:02:03 PM Personally, my opinion on the whole 'bands suck' issue is this... Don't like the bands, don't download the songs. Not everything is going to be to your liking. That's life. Not everyone wants to play the same things, so bitching about how bands and song choices 'suck' is pretty immature. I just love how alot of people here just want to bitch and complain all the time. At least the folks that put Rock Band together have given you songs consitantly, unlike the ones at Guitar Hero. I love Devo myself, although Whip It would have been a better song in my mind (a classic), or maybe Snowball. I also like Duran Duran... Something I would love to see, and yes, I am an old fart, so you'll be surprised by this. I'd love to see some MSI come through. Yeah, they are pretty hard with |
| Comment #56 by prowlerdante Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 04:19:25 PM @55: If the Madden 09 OST Pack comes out, you will see some MSI. |
 | Comment #57 by Paulpaps Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 05:15:37 PM ~45 - EXACTLY, or some Zappa!!! |
 | Comment #58 by DarkMagic56 Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 06:15:08 PM I want more Foo Fighter Songs. |
| Comment #59 by artvandel4y Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 07:10:26 PM Aren't you f***ing paying attention? Don't say 'I want a certain band'. Personally, I want Nevermind by Nirvana, but I'm not going to complain if that doesn't happen every single week. Stop whining and be happy they release a lot of DLC with appeal to a lot of different people. |
 | Comment #60 by XFirePuppetX Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 07:23:08 PM where is zz top seriously |
 | Comment #61 by ademlakey Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 07:55:54 PM Where is COB, A7X, CKY, HIM, Linkin park, MUSE, POD, the rasmus, the used and billy talent ??? Ive only downloaded around 6-8 songs from the DLC out of 200? I know that rockband isnt just for the type of music i like, ive requested so many songs on thier website and still nothing. Anyway hopefully next weeks dlc will be better to be honest i like a few of the duran duran songs but i wont be downloading them |
| Comment #62 by MonoNoob Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 08:03:39 PM get some damn slayer in here |
| Comment #63 by YanksForTheWin Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 08:07:19 PM How about some Zeppelin? :) |
 | Comment #64 by DNBJerk Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 08:30:51 PM I can't wait to play Devo. |
 | Comment #65 by Feel My Rage Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 08:48:42 PM @#61 Just saying this since your brought A7X up.... They're in RB you know.The songs are Critical Acclaim and Afterlife.Just felt you should know that. |
| Comment #66 by ademlakey Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:03:12 PM @#61 Yea i forgot they were in there i dont really like those songs =) |
| Comment #67 by ademlakey Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:05:37 PM @#65 i mean sorry >_ |
 | Comment #68 by stonedpimpdaddy Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:00:25 AM never played it |
 | Comment #69 by Twilight Star Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:21:06 AM yaaaaaahhhh! brummie music! duran duran ftw hmx should have put black sabbath insted of devo and the janitors and the brummie park. |
| Comment #70 by B O B Sloanski Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:45:01 AM Get some Sublime!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
 | Comment #71 by Aussie Wanka Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:53:34 AM i was just thinking last night about how good it would be for some duran duran ... bring it on and to those aussie who are complaining rockbands not out in australia go fuck yourself and import it from the u.k if you really want it.. thats what i did |
| Comment #72 by Kyanite Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 03:33:28 AM I didn't weigh in on the songs that are this week's DLC. I haven't played Rock Band and I don't play Guitar Hero, but it's cool to see Devo and Duran Duran. I'm not very familiar with either band beyond their hits like "Whip It", "Rio", and the amazing "Hungry Like the Wolf", but it's still cool to see those two bands on the list. I have never heard of The Janitors, so I plead the fifth. |
 | Comment #73 by AgentOrange666 Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 06:48:29 AM Wow, Rock Band is still releasing songs? Regardless of what you think about the song choices it's still f'cking awesome of them to continue to release content week after week even when Rock Band 2 is about to come out. |
 | Comment #74 by nsb411 Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 07:57:27 AM hmmm its a strange selection but I can't complain, they're trying to appeal to a wide audience as it would seem. I also think they are succeeding as well, now if they could get classical music then the (even) older generations would be in on this action. |
 | Comment #75 by doom363 Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 02:38:04 PM Finally!I can now save my money for better things this week!! |
| Comment #76 by StephenJ360 Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 07:46:28 PM Not politically correct. I just DON'T want to offend anybody. And I personally don't see that as being wrong. But I can and will say. Fuck you. Hope that wasn't too offensive, asshole. |
 | Comment #77 by Nick Is I Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 08:03:30 PM well this Tuesday will suck |
 | Comment #78 by shaitanpt Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 12:02:03 AM rock band sucks...! Ive just dld the Roadrunner and the Disturbed packs and they suck! The charts are much more boring that guitar hero's and the difference between the difficulty levels is awkward (easy and medium are just too simple for anyone (even on the more difficult songs) and the hard is way harded... (i perfected inside the fire by disturbed the first time i played it but can't nail it on hard... waiting for guitar hero world tour... |
 | Comment #79 by bigpoppamj Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 12:49:36 AM I really would like some Incubus, and not the crappy cover version they put on the first GH. I'm still happy they put out all these other songs though. Whip It would've been awesome. We need some more driving bass. |
 | Comment #80 by Andrew14man Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 12:57:39 AM rock bands gay! |
 | Comment #81 by ROA5T BeeF Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 02:47:11 AM Andrew14man has a gay opinion! These new songs are gay! I want TOOL... NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Flames would be nice too. So would Korn. |
 | Comment #82 by firehazardcs Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 05:30:45 AM how about 'This Could Be Love' by alkaline trio |
 | Comment #83 by alexsimms Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 03:22:02 PM #17 "So it'd be much appreciated if you'd keep your bitchy opinion to yourself." Aren't all of these posts opinions? I'm sure no one cares about your good opinions either... but that's what opinions are, good or bad. These are good bands, but there could always be better songs. |
 | Comment #84 by dim2192 Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 04:42:04 PM AFI sucks, they dont deserve to be called musicians. If you want AFT #5, you have no taste in music and your post should be ignored. |
 | Comment #85 by Dao Jones Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 05:26:21 PM #56 So you're saying MSI is in the new Madden?? |
 | Comment #86 by bodomchaos Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 06:51:30 PM I just can't stand the people who come in here to say "OMGWTF ROCK BAND SUCKS I'VE NEVER PLAYED IT BUT IT SUCKS ANYWAYS AND SO DOES GUITAR HERO". Really annoying, as there's no point in coming to this post if it doesn't relate to you. And if you've never played the games, congratulations. Quit taking up post space. To all the people who have said they wanted Tool on here, I'm with you all the way, but we know how Tool is about marketing and their beliefs as far as media is concerned, so I don't ever see that happening. At least the producers have kept up their promise and we've had a constant stream of DLC, unlike a certain HMX competitor. RB2 FTW |
 | Comment #87 by stage12 Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 07:27:03 PM I am actually happy for the downloads this week. I have never heard of the Janitors but i do love me some Devo and Duran Duran. |
 | Comment #88 by ExiledStarjammer Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 12:22:27 AM looks like i will skip out on this weeks stuff yet again. |
 | Comment #89 by TrEEd000 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 02:23:18 AM I would really like to see some better music come rock bands way. But oh well... I dont own it |
| Comment #90 by Brian Kay Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 09:54:07 AM it's good that they are giving us songs and cheaper than guitar hero, but some tool ,korn, and MORE foos would be real good |
| Comment #91 by Belirahc Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 01:42:09 PM I still think it is funny that a lot of people don't realize there was rock music before the turn of the millennium. Sure, it may not be the latest in screamer rock, but it was rock. And the thing I love about Rock Band is that they have rock stuff from the 60's all the way to the current year. Sure, Rolling Stones and Devo may not be what you want, but as I said before, someone wanted it or they would not have put it out. Rock does not equate into Tool, Korn, Sublime and Incubus only, you know. However, I do like some of the music by all of them, so don't think I am a hater of their music. Just pointing out that rock has been around longer than the past 10 years. As for the possibility of MSI being one of the songs they pull off of Madden, I say cool. Even if it is not one o |
| Comment #92 by Belirahc Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 01:52:06 PM Holy crap... damn short winded posting ability ^_^ Continuing... As for the possibility of MSI being one of the songs they pull off of Madden, I say cool. Even if it is not one of the ones I want (Shut Me Up or Bring the Pain), I'll pick it up just for the chance to play it. |
| Comment #93 by spiderlillyx187 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 05:14:28 AM when is this game ever gonna be released in australia. microsoft as usual are treating ozzies like shit. do i havta import this game? |
| Comment #94 by Brian Kay Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 08:48:20 AM #92 i'm not all about music after this turn of the millennium, i love old rock and metal i'm a big fan of ac/dc, metallica, and even fleetwood mac and simon and garfunkel, i downloaded Duran Duran, it would just be nice to hammer the drums to some tool and foos and matbe some ill nino. if only #94 i don't think it's microsoft fault it's not out on ps3 or wii in oz,it's more harmonix you should blame or just ozy shops for not wanting to stock it,look at gta ye got screwed over with that and ye are just about getting fallout 3 |
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