E308: Rock Band 2 set-list revealed, song transfer 'under $5'
by Xav de Matos 
{ Jul 15th 2008 at 4:10AM }
The Rock Band 2 press release, which included the final set-list for the game, also mentions that Rock Band content from the original retail disc will be transferable to the sequel, but for a price. According to the release, "owners of the original Rock Band will have the ability to export most of the Rock Band disc tracks and upgrade them into Rock Band 2 gameplay-the first time ever in videogame history!" A fee is required to unlock the content, which will be "under 5 dollars" according to the release. Also, as stated before, Rock Band 2 will support all downloadable content from the original Rock Band.
Rock Band 2 is set to release exclusively on the Xbox 360 this September. With classic bands AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Pearl Jam and more added to the game, Rock Band 2 hasn't had us this excited about music since the invention of the compact disc. Wow. Totally just aged ourselves there.
Full set-list for Rock Band 2 after the jump.
Rock Band 2 On-Disc Track List:
1. AC/DC "Let There Be Rock"
2. AFI "Girl's Gone Grey"
3. Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
4. Alice in Chains "Man in the Box"
5. Allman Brothers "Ramblin' Man"
6. Avenged Sevenfold "Almost Easy"
7. Bad Company "Shooting Star"
8. Beastie Boys "So Whatcha Want"
9. Beck "E-Pro"
10. Bikini Kill "Rebel Girl"
11. Billy Idol "White Wedding Pt. I"
12. Blondie " One Way or Another"
13. Bob Dylan "Tangled Up in Blue"
14. Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer"
15. Cheap Trick "Hello There"
16. Devo "Uncontrollable Urge"
17. Dinosaur Jr. "Feel the Pain"
18. Disturbed "Down with the Sickness"
19. Dream Theater "Panic Attack"
20. Duran Duran "Hungry Like the Wolf"
21. Elvis Costello "Pump It Up"
22. Fleetwood Mac "Go Your Own Way"
23. Foo Fighters "Everlong"
24. Guns N' Roses "Shackler's Revenge"
25. Interpol "PDA"
26. Jane's Addiction "Mountain Song"
27. Jethro Tull "Aqualung"
28. Jimmy Eat World "The Middle"
29. Joan Jett "Bad Reputation"
30. Journey "Anyway You Want It"
31. Judas Priest "Painkiller"
32. Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son"
33. L7 "Pretend We're Dead"
34. Lacuna Coil "Our Truth"
35. Linkin Park "One Step Closer"
36. Lit "My Own Worst Enemy"
37. Lush "De-Luxe"
38. Mastodon "Colony of Birchmen"
39. Megadeth "Peace Sells"
40. Metallica " Battery"
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones "Where'd You Go"
42. Modest Mouse "Float On"
43. Motorhead "Ace of Spades"
44. Nirvana "Drain You"
45. Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky"
46. Panic at the Disco "Nine in the Afternoon"
47. Paramore "That's What You Get"
48. Pearl Jam "Alive"
49. Presidents of the USA "Lump"
50. Rage Against the Machine "Testify"
51. Ratt "Round & Round"
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it Away"
53. Rise Against "Give it All"
54. Rush "The Trees"
55. Silversun Pickups "Lazy Eye"
56. Smashing Pumpkins "Today"
57. Social Distortion "I Was Wrong"
58. Sonic Youth "Teenage Riot"
59. Soundgarden "Spoonman"
60. Squeeze "Cool for Cats"
61. Steely Dan "Bodhitsattva"
62. Steve Miller Band "Rock'n Me"
63. Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"
64. System of a Down "Chop Suey"
65. Talking Heads "Psycho Killer"
66. Tenacious D "Master Exploder"
67. Testament "Souls of Black"
68. The Donnas "New Kid in School"
69. The Go-Go's "We Got the Beat"
70. The Grateful Dead " Alabama Getaway"
71. The Guess Who "American Woman"
72. The Muffs "Kids in America"
73. The Offspring "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)"
74. The Replacements "Alex Chilton"
75. The Who "Pinball Wizard"
Bonus Songs
76. Abnormality "Visions"
77. Anarchy Club "Get Clean"
78. Bang Camaro "Night Lies"
79. Breaking Wheel "Shoulder to the Plow"
80. The Libyans "Neighborhood"
81. The Main Drag "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter"
82. Speck "Conventional Lover"
83. The Sterns "Supreme Girl"
84. That Handsome Devil "Rob the Prez-O-Dent"
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Razoso @ Jul 15th 2008 4:24AM
Rush - The Trees = Win!
brandon @ Aug 9th 2008 2:19AM
FUCK yes judas priest painkiller fucking crazy on drums
angel @ Aug 9th 2008 6:33PM
there should be muse in there =(
i want muse
tan @ Jul 15th 2008 4:42AM
there are some sweet songs in there, will probably get the game only when it lauches in the uk...
guitar hero is first on my list though personally:)
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henk @ Jul 15th 2008 5:41AM
And again NO Europe release-date. The USA date is 23rd of September so I guess the Europe release-date will be 6 months later and the instruments will be 250% more expensive.... great .... Let's just hope the instruments will be forward compatible....
I hate to see I paid EUR 89,- for the drums and it wont work with RB2 ...
JerkfacedFed @ Jul 15th 2008 6:31AM
damnnnnn awesome set list, and all master tracks. im actually looking forward to this after all
Brock @ Jul 20th 2008 9:13PM
sweet setlist but they could have gotten a better red hot chilli peppers song
JerkfacedFed @ Jul 15th 2008 7:16AM
looking at the list though, they better add a double kick pedal because avenged sevenfold and judas priest would be impossible to play without it unless they sacrifice the notes to make it possible (lame)
Decapit8 @ Jul 15th 2008 4:01PM
umm, both those bands are on the first rock band, and yes, thats what they do with double bass intensive songs, you basically play the right foot part.
Rumble @ Jul 15th 2008 9:30AM
metal lol
Brocko @ Jul 16th 2008 2:59AM
if there is fast double kick, they'll proboably just mod it so it wont be so impossible
tommy @ Jul 15th 2008 7:19AM
Hmmm no Led Zeppelin songs... no Pink Floyd.... one rush song and one grateful dead song; i cant say that this track list is very good
and honestly linking park? the music kids listen to these days
Xav de Matos @ Jul 15th 2008 7:31AM
Don't hold your breath for Zeppelin. Apparently the band ain't hot for music games.
Firebox @ Jul 15th 2008 7:39AM
Music is subjective - everyone has their own opinions. I am not a kid but still like Linkin Park.
Jakerocks94 @ Jul 31st 2008 10:40PM
Led Zeppelin doesn't license their music, it's almost impossible to convince them to let anyone use it. Pink Floyd would be cool though I think the rumored Guitar Hero : World Tour had Comfortably Numb on it.
tim @ Jul 15th 2008 7:23AM
steely dan???!!!!! awesome! who do i give my $60 to?
Tyr1n @ Jul 15th 2008 8:10AM
offspring, lit, rage, rise against, linkinpark, smashing pumpkins, jimmy eat world and.... Tenacious D!!!
i'd buy this game twice, if i wasn't eye ball'n that 'ion drum set.'
James @ Jul 15th 2008 8:23AM
Wait! Where's Vagiant in the bouns songs?!?!?! I need my Vagiant....it better be able to transfer from Rock Band.
Otherwise the set list is pretty good.
Gemini Ace @ Jul 15th 2008 9:06AM
Why is there a fee? I get that it's nominal, but we already paid for them on the original. That's my only sticking point on this. Otherwise it's a massive win and the reason I'll be sticking with Rock Band.
Thrombo19 @ Jul 15th 2008 9:18AM
Preach on Gem.
I understand they could pull a GH and offer the old songs as DLC, and I assume part of it probably falls back on music rights. "We said you could put our songs on RB1, if you are letting people use it in a different way, we want paid."
So it blows, but for $5 to add another 50 songs to my RB2, its decently hard to complain.
And the song list is pretty f'n tight :)
Boff @ Jul 15th 2008 10:25AM
I was just about to ask that. Glad I read the comments too, I was just about to throw a wobbler because I thought the charge was *per song*!
andy @ Jul 28th 2008 5:11PM
yea but even with the nominal fee, you can upload all the songs on the rockband disc as well so you can just sell it and have more money than you started with
M. Dizzy @ Jul 15th 2008 9:37AM
Wait here's the big point..."Rock Band 2 is set to release exclusively on the Xbox 360 this September."
That's straight gangsta! The best music game exclusive to the 360. 104 tracks, plus all the old tracks...that's a lot of friggin' music!
Lord Rhino @ Jul 27th 2008 2:36PM
It's only a timed exclusive, PS3 and Wii are getting it later. (I personally don't care, since I'm getting at Christmas anyhow[I'm getting it for PS3])
craig64 @ Jul 15th 2008 10:39AM
Duran Duran! Sweeeeet!
DenverMax27 @ Jul 15th 2008 4:50PM
sweet, so many songs i'm excited about!
and not to be a douche but i have to throw in a correction - the AFI song is called Girl's NOT Grey.
c4v3man @ Jul 15th 2008 12:03PM
If they "rip" the tracks from your RB1 disc to your hard drive, then there's potential for piracy (rent or buy/sell RB1 after ripping the tracks), which could be why they are charging $5. I'm sure there's a legit reason for it, and I'm guessing this is it.
aehchs68 @ Jul 16th 2008 4:40PM
im kinda disappointed by the setlist, there are about 6 or 7 songs that i would want to play on this list. I mean seriously....panic at the disco? kids in america? Alanis Morissette? what the fuck?!? im definately getting world tour now.
tommy @ Jul 17th 2008 8:07AM
i agree; i believe the game is called "Rock" band
Mike @ Jul 16th 2008 5:30PM
Psycho Killer FTW!
JTSON1234 @ Jul 25th 2008 2:14PM
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! CHOP f**kin SUEY!!!! HOLY MOTHER!!!! YES!!!!!!!!! SO PUMPED FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!!
IIx PoPSHot xII @ Jul 19th 2008 3:07AM
Man i dont get why u say this game doesnt have everything? Apparently no one watches e3. So let me sum it up. the game comes out sept23(two dayz away from my b-day!!!!) and by the end of the year there are going to be over 200 songs. So if u dont see ur favorite song on there give it some time. And dude Linkin Park is a great band(cough pothead cough) and LedZep?? Dont get me wrong great band but seriously? Think about it 10min long song with hardly any bass or drums? Can u say BORING?!?!?!? Their music just isnt right for a video game.
IIx PoPSHot xII @ Jul 19th 2008 4:13PM
But i am wit u on Pink Floyd. Crazy good artist, but im sure they are trying!!! Do you know how long it took them to get AC(Thunder)DC?!? Its rumored that they were trying since the first one but decided to throw it on the second for more sales(can you say GREEDY?!?!) but im almost positive they will get Floyd. Once they see the impact of the game, most artists come around. Look at Motley Crue they freakin hated mtv but licensed their music for the fans!!! So be patient
kyle @ Jul 24th 2008 11:47AM
im totally liking this playlist, considering the rumored gh world tour playlist wasnt that great at all. Im def getting rock band 2 this yr!
Ben @ Jul 27th 2008 7:01AM
theres 11 songs out of 84 that i'd actually want to play in this game. thats really poor IMO.
Weebus @ Jul 31st 2008 3:58PM
No more Clash songs?
Sad sad day.
john @ Aug 5th 2008 8:53PM
yes there will be a double bass pedal thing lol. and then new drum kit has metal pedals and won't bust lol
Snitchybaby @ Aug 7th 2008 8:37PM
Everlong alone tells me I need this.
The rest is amazing too though.
I guess the people moaning that it's not all 'rock' have never tried playing socially with friends, or possibly family, who are into different music.
They're such a pain when they go 'I don't know this one!'.
Kelp @ Aug 21st 2008 11:08PM
Silversun Pickups?! Wow, I thought I was the only one who knew they existed.
Sven @ Sep 15th 2008 8:11PM
The RB2 setlist is cool and all but the GH4 setlist has more shredders that would take more time to beat. which means more replay value.
Timothy @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:08PM
Personally I am sick of all teh new wave easy songs. Toos me the tricky ones, I am not a huge fan of metal but they are the best to play because they are the most challanging. My tastes mostly rest in classic rock. Zeppelin woudl be fantastic, however page owns the rights and he wont give em up.Floyd woudl be exdcellent to, especilly Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 cause everyoen can relate to that one. I definately want to see some more steely dan, Back in the USSR, more blues (SRV and HENDRIX!) and Dire straits. Guitarists, admit Sultans of Swing woudl be awesome!
darren @ Sep 25th 2008 11:15AM
They need pink floyd. They also need to get more 80's hairband. Still of night, Old school montly crue. Def leoperd, Skid row,Van halen, and you can't forget Ozzy Osbourne no more tears, ultimate sin, Judus should have been turbo lover. Need more guns and roses. Go back when rock was fun!!!!
Sugar J @ Oct 6th 2008 11:59AM
Eye of the fucking tiger??!?