I’ve got my pre-order in for Rock Band 2, slated to arrive on September 17. I chose to just get the game this time, since I’ve already got the full instrument set. Supposedly the new version of the guitar and drums are big upgrades, but I’ll wait and see what the reviews have to say before dropping the dinero for that. Also, the instrument bundle isn’t out until mid-October.
The full tracklist can be found here. Highlights for me:
- Modest Mouse, “Float On.” Awesome! I can only hope that some more Mouse will come via downloadable content. And how about some more New Pornos? The one tune included in Rock Band 1 is one of my least favorite New Pornos tracks.
- Bon Jovi, “Living on a Prayer.” There hasn’t been enough cheese rock in these music games. How awesome would it be to have some Warrant, Poison or Motley Crue? Hopefully they’ll open the floodgates on this genre. See also the Journey tune, although that hair metal is a few years before my time.
- Motorhead, “Ace of Spades.” A classic. I think they used this in the scene in Grosse Pointe Blank where Cusack has a shoot-out in the convenience mart that stands on the site of his childhood home.
- Interpol, “PDA.”
- Lit, “My Own Worst Enemy.” A guilty pleasure of mine from my college years. “The car is in the front yard, I’m sleeping with my clothes on…”
Fan favorites among the readers? Let me know in the comments.
Seabass | 09-Sep-08 at 7:25 am | Permalink
I’m looking forward to “Peace Sells, but who’s buyin!?!!?” (Megadeth), and Ratt’s “Round and Round.” I believe Ace of Spades was on Guitar Hero 2, but it’ll be nice to have a 4-player version of it.
kong | 09-Sep-08 at 12:07 pm | Permalink
I’m all about Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf” and Kansas’ “Carry On Wayward Son”. Sweet!