Another week, another bunch of Rock Band DLC. If had any ideals, I'd refuse to post about DLC since it's obviously just a ploy by the Man to squeeze you for your precious banana dollars; but, apparently, this game is popular. You guys dig on Rock Band it seems. I'm a populist if nothing else.
I'm like, y'know, the Sarah Palin of Rock Band DLC posts on Destructoid.
The "big" news is that there's another Tom Petty pack, but we'll get back to him: what I'm really interested are two Phoenix songs making their Rock Band debut: "1901" and "Lisztomania." Both songs will also be available in Lego Rock Band.
I know I'll lose cred since it was in a Cadillac commercial, but "1901" was one of the catchiest songs of last year (and, to date, my only real experience with Phoenix, even though they've been around for almost a decade). Actually, Harmonix should release a "Cool Songs that were in Commercials" track pack -- it could feature Nick Drake, Seawolf, Architecture in Helsinki, and Blur, off the top of my head.
Rock Band obsessive Nick Chester thinks songs in commercials are lame, but he's obviously wrong.
But anyway, back to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Their second anthology pack comprises six live recordings of songs that don't include the words "Oh my my, oh hell yes." Which is too bad, because there's something satisfying about saying "oh hell yes," whatever the occasion. Here's the list (songs marked with + are also in Lego Rock Band):
"A Woman in Love" +
"Breakdown" +
"Century City" +
"Jammin' Me"
"Nightwatchman"
"The Waiting" +
There's also "Blue Jeans" by Silvertide available this week, but nobody's ever heard of them.
Individual tracks will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii for $1.99, or however much moon money you need to make $1.99 on the 360 and the Wii. The Tom Petty track back will set you back a ten.
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Addition to the "cool songs in commercials" list- Stars by Hum (pretty sure that was also a Cadillac commercial). A remix of Lazy Eye by Silversun Pickups was also in a car commercial, but that's already in RB2.
I'll definitely get 1901. I find myself singing along to that in the car all the time, it's just TOO CATCHY, kinda like that Passion Pit song that got so popular around the same time as them...though I'd argue the Passion Pit track's catchier...aaaaalmost catchy enough to be in a videogame...
@mackie junior: Stars was in a car commercial? Really? Man. That song is too fucked up for me to picture it being used in something so mainstream.
I like dance rock, so Phoenix is good.
I used to like Tom Petty a lot. If Rock Band had been around when I was 12-13, I would have gotten all his tracks. Now, I'm pretty meh about Tom Petty. I think I've just moved on, changed tastes.
I used to like Marilyn Manson and Korn when I was that age, too. I was a weird kid.
LISZTOMANIA!!! Agghhh gotta get these. Also commercials always have sick indie music. I remember way back shortly after Kings of Leon's first album came out, Mazda had a bunch of ads with various songs, like "Molly's Chamber". And who could forget the Lincoln commercial with Cat Power's amazing-sounding cover of "Space Oddity" which was never fucking released... someday... someday...
I don't watch much TV, so I never knew it was in a commercial. Either way, HELL YEA!
I wish it was the whole album, it's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful album, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. At least they got 1901 and Lisztomania in it.
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It sounds like a horrible Phonics game.
...Hey, Harmonix. About that Passion Pit song...
IN ROCK BAND!
MY LIFE IS COMPLETE!
I like dance rock, so Phoenix is good.
I used to like Tom Petty a lot. If Rock Band had been around when I was 12-13, I would have gotten all his tracks. Now, I'm pretty meh about Tom Petty. I think I've just moved on, changed tastes.
I used to like Marilyn Manson and Korn when I was that age, too. I was a weird kid.
Needs more Foals.
PHOENIX!!!
I don't watch much TV, so I never knew it was in a commercial. Either way, HELL YEA!
I wish it was the whole album, it's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful album, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. At least they got 1901 and Lisztomania in it.