casual gamer? part 2

Yes, this is indeed a cop out, I am fully aware of it, but given the amount of time i left myself ( I guess I would rather be lame than post on a saturday thus ruining my pledge to post every friday ) and the comment left on my last top 5 list i have decided to post the set list for Rock Band 2. Also i just put down an order for one for the ps3 so that provides a little excitement for me.

 

 

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

Bonus Tracks
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

 

 

As you can see The Middle by Jimmy Eat World is on there making the last comment completely pointless and hypocritical, p-sha! Really tough I quite like Jimmy Eat World and that is one of the songs I am looking forward to playing on either game.

Anyway my top 5 songs to be excited about for Rock Band 2 are…

5. Pump It Up – Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello is one of those great musicians who is ignored or forgotten by most of the mainstream and I’m really glad that the team at Harmonix are showing him some much deserved love. He has so many great songs that they could have gone for but this one really does involve the whole band so it’s a great choice.

4. Pinball Wizard – The Who

I fucking love The Who and to be honest even I think this is a stupid and silly song but man, it’s just so damn fun. ‘Cos that deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball…

3. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

My dad got me into Talking Heads when I was real young, too young to really know what the hell was going on but this song is one of the earliest memories I have of this band. Super psyched to see it there because in case you are not already aware this band is brilliant with a capital ILL!

2. PDA – Interpol

If you read the last top 5 list then you should already be well aware of how excited I was at the prospect of playing Interpol, so it’s no surprise that they feature high again here. No more explanation required… no really it’s ok move on to the next one…

1. So What’cha Want – Beastie Boys

This is my favourite song, on my favourite album, by my favourite band of all time. It simply has to be number one, no question.

Just quickly though there are 2 major additions that I did not include in my top 5 ( and believe me it was hard to keep them out ) that are going to make a huge difference to real music fans beyond the casual gamer audience and that is Bob Dylan and AC/DC. The contribution of these 2 in the music world has been massive and there inclusion here is like some crazy stupid acknowledgement like a hall of fame or some such and they both really deserve it, now it’s up to you to not fuck their songs up, good luck.

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