Rock Band 2 Preview/Track List/News

[Nick]

LOS ANGELES -- Here's what you'll be rocking out to in Rock Band 2.
At Microsoft's press conference Monday morning, Harmonix president and CEO Alex Rigopulos made several surprising announcements regarding the company's next music game. Rock Band 2 will include a track -- "Shackler's Revenge" -- from Guns 'n Roses' upcoming been-in-production-forever album Chinese Democracy, and AC/DC and Bob Dylan will make their rhythm game debuts in the game.
Oh, and he announced the complete track list.

The game's soundtrack will include over 80 songs on the disc, with 20 more available as free downloads later in the fall. Also, all tracks will be master recordings, so no more lame covers to hinder your quest for the ultimate rock experience.

More good news: Every downloadable track from the original Rock Band will be playable in Rock Band 2.
What's more, you'll be able to export "almost all" of the tracks on your Rock Band disc, saving them to your console's hard drive so they can be played in Rock Band 2 without swapping discs.
(Here's the fine print on the above feature, courtesy Harmonix: "Online connection required. Nominal fee required for export of Rock Band 1 soundtrack to compensate music licensors for expanded use. Fee still to-be-determined but will be under $5. The list of exportable Rock Band 1 tracks has not yet been finalized as music licenses are currently in the process of being re-acquired.")
Rigopulos said Monday that in all, 500 different tracks will be playable in Rock Band 2 by the end of 2008.
Below, the complete list of tracks to be included on the Rock Band 2 disc (artist/track/decade):

• 1. AC/DC “Let There Be Rock” 1970s
• 2. AFI “Girl’s Gone Grey” 2000’s
• 3. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” 1990’s
• 4. Alice in Chains “Man in the Box” 1990’s
• 5. Allman Brothers “Ramblin’ Man” 1970’s
• 6. Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy” 2000’s
• 7. Bad Company “Shooting Star” 1970’s
• 8. Beastie Boys “So Whatcha Want” 1990’s
• 9. Beck “E-Pro” 2000’s
• 10. Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl” 1990’s
• 11. Billy Idol “White Wedding Pt. I” 1980’s
• 12. Blondie “One Way or Another” 1970’s
• 13. Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue” 1970’s
• 14. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” 1980’s
• 15. Cheap Trick “Hello There” 1970’s
• 16. Devo “Uncontrollable Urge” 1980’s
• 17. Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain” 1990’s
• 18. Disturbed “Down with the Sickness” 2000’s
• 19. Dream Theater “Panic Attack” 2000’s
• 20. Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” 1980’s
• 21. Elvis Costello “Pump It Up” 1970’s
• 22. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” 1970’s
• 23. Foo Fighters “Everlong” 1990’s
• 24. Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge” 2000’s
• 25. Interpol “PDA” 2000’s
• 26. Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song” 1980’s
• 27. Jethro Tull “Aqualung” 1970’s
• 28. Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” 2000’s
• 29. Joan Jett “Bad Reputation” 1980’s
• 30. Journey “Anyway You Want It” 1970’s
• 31. Judas Priest “Painkiller” 1990’s
• 32. Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son” 1970’s
• 33. L7 “Pretend We’re Dead” 1990’s
• 34. Lacuna Coil “Our Truth” 2000’s
• 35. Linkin Park “One Step Closer” 2000’s
• 36. Lit “My Own Worst Enemy” 1990’s
• 37. Lush “De-Luxe” 1990’s
• 38. Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen” 2000’s
• 39. Megadeth “Peace Sells” 1980’s
• 40. Metallica “Battery” 1980’s
• 41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go” 1990’s
• 42. Modest Mouse “Float On” 2000’s
• 43. Motorhead “Ace of Spades” 1980’s
• 44. Nirvana “Drain You” 1990’s
• 45. Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” 1960’s
• 46. Panic at the Disco “Nine in the Afternoon” 2000’s
• 47. Paramore “That’s What You Get” 2000’s
• 48. Pearl Jam “Alive” 1990’s
• 49. Presidents of the USA “Lump” 1990’s
• 50. Rage Against the Machine “Testify” 1990’s
• 51. Ratt “Round & Round” 1980’s
• 52. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away” 1990’s
• 53. Rise Against “Give it All” 2000’s
• 54. Rush “The Trees” 1970’s
• 55. Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye” 2000’s
• 56. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” 1990’s
• 57. Social Distortion “I Was Wrong” 1990’s
• 58. Sonic Youth “Teenage Riot” 1980’s
• 59. Soundgarden “Spoonman” 1990’s
• 60. Squeeze “Cool for Cats” 1970’s
• 61. Steely Dan “Bodhitsattva” 1970’s
• 62. Steve Miller Band “Rock’n Me” 1970’s
• 63. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” 1980’s
• 64. System of a Down “Chop Suey” 2000’s
• 65. Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” 1970’s
• 66. Tenacious D “Master Exploder” 2000’s
• 67. Testament “Souls of Black” 1990’s
• 68. The Donnas “New Kid in School” 2000’s
• 69. The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” 1980’s
• 70. The Grateful Dead “Alabama Getaway” 1980’s
• 71. The Guess Who “American Woman” 1970’s
• 72. The Muffs “Kids in America” 1990’s
• 73. The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)” 1990’s
• 74. The Replacements “Alex Chilton” 1980’s
• 75. The Who “Pinball Wizard” 1960’s
• 76. Abnormality “Visions” 2000’s
• 77. Anarchy Club “Get Clean” 2000’s
• 78. Bang Camaro “Night Lies” 2000’s
• 79. Breaking Wheel “Shoulder to the Plow” 2000’s
• 80. The Libyans “Neighborhood” 2000’s
• 81. The Main Drag “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter” 2000’s
• 82. Speck “Conventional Lover” 2000’s
• 83. The Sterns “Supreme Girl” 2000’s
• 84. That Handsome Devil “Rob the Prez-O-Dent” 2000’s

Release Date:9/14/08
That is like 2 weeks

[MuMbO101]

nice tracklist..damn im still stuck on gh4 or rb2....grr..help me choose?

[Nick]

i myself am getting both but only because guiatar hero 4 has that song creator thing which i would like to try but if i had to choose i would go with rock band 2 but only because it comes out on sunday and plus i think that it is a little better : )