The death of Rock Bandage

A couple years ago, I was really big into Rock Band, playing regularly with my group of friends. I was always waiting for the next announcement of DLC, hoping it would contain a great song that I loved or a new song that I could fall in love with. The only way to find out the release list for the next DLC was to find the post on the Rock Band forums, which was posted about a week before the release. I figured there was probably a fansite made for this, that announced the DLC and played some samples of the songs that came on. So I searched and searched, but found nothing… just a few sites here and there, but none that were updated regularly with solid info. Bewildered by this, I decided to craft one of my own.

And so, Rock Bandage was born.

My Rock Band fansite had the info about the DLC as soon as it was announced, and I uploaded the songs on Youtube for everyone to listen to. Here’s my Youtube channel for the website, which is still up, but no longer updated. The site did pretty well for a while, but after a while, it became too much work for me. Also, most of the songs I put on Youtube were taken down because of copyright issues from the bands. And while I was building my site, Rock Band Content was launched, which was pretty much the same as my site, but less flashy and with a lot more info. They’re still up and running, if anyone wants to check it out.

With Rock Band Content around, and most of my work being destroyed by Youtube, I didn’t see a reason to pour so much time and effort into something that was not going to be seen in the first place. I do feel terrible about leaving my readers without saying anything, so any of my classic Rock Bandage folk are reading this, sorry about that!

Rock Band 2 details

As we all now know, Rock Band 2 is coming out for the Xbox 360 this September, and will be fully backwards compatible with the previous instruments as well as all the downloadable content you've gotten. Here's some new info on the game, a rumored tracklist and some other details.

Rumor 1 - All Rock Band 1 tracks will be available to download for free:

Xbox360.IGN.com editor Nate Ahearn had this to say in a discussion on GHWT vs Rock Band 2:

Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour create an interesting situation for gamers. If you bought Rock Band 1 then chances are you’ll feel cheated by the release of RB2, thus you’d think that GHWT would be the way to go as it somewhat redefines the music gaming genre. However, if you didn’t buy the first Rock Band then I would absolutely agree with notagoth. Immediately upon purchasing Rock Band 2 you’ll have the ability to download a huge library of songs, as well as all of the songs off of the original disc as a free download. Then again, Guitar Hero World Tour does allow users to create and share their own songs, so it’s really only a matter of time until the Rock Band library is eclipsed. At the end of the day it could come down to which series has earned your allegiance over the last year since RB’s original release.


Rumor 2 - The Tracklist:

On Wikipedia, there is claims of a playtester who has played the game, and posted as many tracks as he could remember, which is a pretty good amount. Some thoughts after the list:

• tangled up in blue (bob dylan)
• bad to the bone (george thorogood)
• we’ve got the beat (go-gos)
• bad reputation (joan jett)
• pinball wizard (the who)
• dammit (blink 182)
• thats what you get (paramore)
• the trees (rush)
• ace of spades (motorhead)
• chop suey (system of a down)
• testify (rage against the machine)
• spirit in the sky (norman greenbaum)
• ramblin’ man (allman brothers)
• rebel girl (bikini kill)
• eye of the tiger (survivor)
• panic attack (dreamtheater)
• everlong (foo fighters)
• one step closer (linkin park)
• lump (presidents of the USA)
• come out and play (offspring)
• drain you (nirvana)
• ]carry on my wayward son (kansas)
• peace sells (megadeth)
• souls of black (testament)
• livin on a prayer (bon jovi)
• round and round (ratt)
• new kid in school (the donnas) - ???
• alright now (free)
• today (smashing pumpkins)
• man in the box (alice in chains)
• any way you want it (journey)
• holiday in cambodia (dead kennedys)
• give it away (red hot chili peppers
• white wedding (billy idol)
• hello there (cheap trick)
• cool for cats (squeeze)
• psycho killer (talking heads)
• ? (devo) - ???
• one way or another (blondie)
• de-luxe (lush)
• push it (static-x)
• pump it up (elvis costello)
• master exploder (tenacious d)
• bandages (hot hot heat)
• PDA (interpol)
• my own worst enemy (lit)
• float on (modest mouse)
• aqualung (jethro tull)
• spoonman (soundgarden)
• ]bodhisatva (steely dan)
• suffer (bad religion)
• i was wrong (social distortion)
• american woman (the guess who)
• you oughta know (alanis morrissette)
• mountain song (jane’s addiction)
• stop! (against me)
• hungry like the wolf (duran duran)
• alabama getaway (grateful dead)

(taken from bingegamer.net)

Rock Bandage Previews! (July 8th, 2008)

The previews for next week's four-pack are now up! Check them out, right here!

Rock Band DLC for July 8th & July 15th, 2008

Here's the info on two weeks worth of DLC! First up, we have a four-pack from 2 bands. The first one is one of my personal favorites, the Red Hot Chili Peppers! The second band, Rush, is also an amazing band. Check it:

• "Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Tell Me Baby" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Closer to the Heart" - Rush
• "Working Man" (Vault Edition, alternate take) - Rush

All tracks are masters, and will be 160 MS points each. Now, the DLC for July 15th will be 12 tracks, all from The Who. Single tracks will be 160 MS points, and the whole 12 pack is 1600 MS points.

• “Amazing Journey”
• “Baba O'Riley”
• “Behind Blue Eyes”
• “Eminence Front”
• “Going Mobile”
• “Leaving Here”
• “My Generation” (Live at Leeds)
• “Real Good Looking Boy”
• “Sea & Sand”
• “Summertime Blues” (Live at Leeds)
• “Who Are You”
• “Young Man Blues” (Live at Leeds)

Rock Bandage Previews! (July 1st DLC)

Previews are up for next week's 3-pack, and you can check them out right here!

No preview for the free song though, as if we needed to sample a song they're giving away. Just get it!

Rock Band DLC for July 1st, 2008

Sorry it's a bit late folks, but here's the skinny for next week:

Crüefest Pack:

• “Down At The Whisky” – Mötley Crüe (Master)
  
• “Time Is Running Out” – Papa Roach (Master)
  
• “Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” – Trapt (Master)

• “Promised Land” - Vesuvius (Master, free song!)

The tracks from the 3-pack are 80 MS Points each, or 240MS Points for the whole pack. The fourth song is free of charge.