[Aaron Silverman]

A buddy just emailed me the following:

Quote:

>[2:42] Alex Rigopolous from MTV Harmonix takes the stage to talk about the
>game "which opened the Sony conference yesterday to much applause." He is
>referring to, of course, Rock Band at the Microsoft Press Conference.
>
>[2:43] He shows us some of the peripherals, including the drums and the
>Fender guitar.
>
>[2:45] "Rock Band is not just a game or a title, it's a platform for
>delivering and exploring music in a new way," he says.
>
>[2:46] "Every single week after the game is released there will be a new
>batch of songs online," promises Rigopolous. They aim to have thousands of
>songs available online.
>
>[2:46] There will be a Rock Band advisory committee set up which will
>include celebrity musicians, who will help decide which songs to include.
>Steven Van Zandt, the guitarist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and a
>star of TV's *The Sopranos* will be its chair.
>
>[2:46] Celebrity alert! "Little Steven" takes to the stage. He thinks the
>game is fun, and that it will introduce a lot of great music to people, and
>that it will help a lot of upcoming musicians.
>
>[2:50] Van Zandt is going to announce some of the songs. This is just the
>beginning, he hastens to add, so if you don't see your favorite, don't
>panic!
>
>[2:53] He announces a selection of titles. The Who's "Won't Get Fooled
>Again," David Bowie's "Suffragette City," Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive,"
>Rush's "Tom Sawyer." Nirvana's "In Bloom," Stone Temple Pilots' "Vaseline,"
>and Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly."
>
>[2:53] MTV Games will be offering full albums for download on the platform.
>The first to be available will be The Who's *Who's Next*.
>
>[2:53] They will also be releasing a "substantial amount of tracks" from
>heavy metal supergroup Metallica, including "Enter Sandman," which will be
>on the game disc.
>
>[2:54] A group take to the stage to play Bowie's "Suffragette City." It's
>all over, kids.

Heck, those seven songs alone are worth buying the game for. But the entire Who's Next album? Zounds!!!

[Nathan A]

I'm ashamed to admit...I don't know that album (or much Who at all, really!).

Here are the songs they've announced so far:

The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"*
David Bowie - "Suffragette City"
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"*
Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper"
The Ramones - "Rockaway Beach"
Rush - "Tom Sawyer"*
Bon Jovi - "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Nirvana - "In Bloom"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Vaseline"
Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"
Foo Fighters - "Learn to Fly"
The Hives - "Main Offender"
The Strokes - "Reptilia"
Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"

The asteriks are covers (including, sadly, Tom Sawyer and Mississippi Queen). Also, I could've sworn I saw a video of people playing GNR's Welcome To The Jungle in the game. I've been thinking to myself for a while now that Don't Fear the Reaper would be fun to play. And it's nice to see Rush in there, but they maybe could've not picked the single most (over)played Rush song ever.

I'm super-stoked about this game - even despite the drum kit having only 4 pads and a single kick.

[Aaron Silverman]

I'm holding out hope for a download of the entire Permanent Waves album.

[Paul Reiswig]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan A

Here are the songs they've announced so far:
(snip)
Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper"

I wasn't aware that a cowbell was one of the instruments for this game...

[James_Kiang]

The microphone will serve as the cowbell in that song but it may also be used in other songs as a tamborine or some other instrument. That way the singer has something to do during stretches of songs when there is no singing.

[Morgan Jolley]

Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Kiang

The microphone will serve as the cowbell in that song but it may also be used in other songs as a tamborine or some other instrument. That way the singer has something to do during stretches of songs when there is no singing.

What's crazy is you're not kidding.

I'm still thinking about whether I want this. First of all, it's only on PS3 and 360, I have neither. Second, I'd probably only want it for a drum and guitar, I have interest in singing or hearing anyone I know sing.

But that tracklist is mighty tempting.

[Aaron Silverman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morgan Jolley

What's crazy is you're not kidding.

Crazy AWESOME.

They are considering doing a Wii version.

[Chris]

IGN says a Wii version is in the works, also.

[Jeff Cooper]

I hope there is an option for MORE COWBELL!