First Rock Band 2 songs spotted

By Robert Purchese Published 2 July, 2008

"Give It Away", "Ace of Spades" in.

The Internet has spotted what appears to be a tracklisting for Rock Band 2.

Among the songs making the cut are "Pinball Wizard" by The Who, "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde, "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers and "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead.

Word comes from the ScoreHero forum (spotted by Kotaku), where members froze a video preview of Rock Band 2 on X-Play and uploaded a capture of the in-game music store.

We can't be sure it's genuine, or that the tracks will actually make it into the finished game. Usually we reach down and feel for authentication.

Rock Band 2 was unveiled yesterday and offers fancier instruments as well as cross-compatible downloadable songs, which means you can transfer your DLC from the original to the sequel or the other way around.

Developer Harmonix has also taken on board all of your feedback in order to make parties and online games much more fun this time around.

Rock Band 2 is due out for Xbox 360 in North America this September, with other platforms "to follow". Distributor EA is yet to set a European date.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (18) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Fab4 #1 4 years ago

    "Give it Away"...surely they are taking the piss?

  • Eraysor #2 4 years ago

    Holy crap it has Any Way You Want It.

    That song is totally awesome.

  • Pinewood_Groves #3 4 years ago

    Looks like it already has a better soundtrack than Activision could come up with

  • kangarootoo #4 4 years ago

    "Developer Harmonix has also taken on board all of your feedback in order to make parties and online games much more fun this time around."

    Have they also taken on board that the RockBand guitar is one of the most shoddily built peripherals I've ever had the misfortune to lay my hands on?

    If they were the only ones making this sort of game they might have an excuse, but the RB guitar is worse than the very first GH controller, so its not like that didn't have some refence. Not microswitches, but leaf springs! What is this, the 70s?

  • Der_tolle_Emil #5 4 years ago

    Hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most overrated bands ever. Good to see Motörhead though. I still hope that Killed by Death will make it in one of those guitar games.

  • kangarootoo #6 4 years ago

    P.s. I don't mean to slate RB in general. Its a great product and I've had fun playing it, but the peripherals need a solid kick up the arse next time around.

  • Pinewood_Groves #7 4 years ago

    Red Hot Chili Peppers used to be good. Now it's just shameful.

  • LazyDan #8 4 years ago

    "Distributor EA is yet to set a European date."

    Well there's a shock.

    Also the first of these games to feature Evanescence songs wins all my money. Until then I'm sticking with goddamn GH3 because that was expensive enough >:(

  • monkie_king #9 4 years ago

    Christianrocklol

  • CreepinJesus #10 4 years ago

    Now, if we could only spot Rock Band itself...

  • jambolio #11 4 years ago

    Since I was a young boy I played the silver ball, from soho down to brighton I must have played them all ....
    /Wants more Who.

    I was prepared to naively let the treatment of europe by EA slip the first time (after much deliberation) but not the second time, if it's more than 3 months delayed in the EU then I wont be getting it.

  • madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #12 4 years ago

    I've a feeling that EA may not release RB on other platforms in the EU - they may just skip straight to RB2.

  • Monkey_Puncher #13 4 years ago

    Still waiting for them to release Who's Next as a downloadable album, if that comes out then I get the game.

  • Garulon #14 4 years ago

    Good news, Monkey Puncher, although "Who's Next" master tapes were lost in a fire or something, July 15th will see "The best of the Who" featuring Baba O'reilly, Who are You and loads of other great songs they play at the beginning of those CSI shows that get you so pumped up you forget how boring CSI is.

  • DUFFKING #15 4 years ago

    Kangarootoo, Harmonix don't make the guitars. It's up to someone else there.

  • Zomoniac #16 4 years ago

    OMG CHOP SUEY FINALLY SOME FUCKER SAW SENSE AND PUT SOAD IN HURRAY HURRAY!!!!

    And Everlong's good, too.

  • AOFanboi #17 4 years ago

    "Give it away" is going to be hell for the vocal part, easy living for the rest. Why this discrepancy? "giveitaway,giveitaway,giveitaway-now."

    What do I care, I perfer having actual furniture in my apartment instead of these plastic toys.

  • PierrePressure #18 4 years ago

    I'm hoping for QOTSA's "Song for the Dead", that is probably one of the most perfect modern day songs for RB.

    Great drums/vox/guitars.

    The bass ain't half bad either.