Rock Band 2 suffers song leak symphony?

  • By TomM_GScom, GameSpot
  • Posted Jul 2, 2008 12:14 pm PT

Source: G4's X-Play and an alleged play tester, by way of Rock Band fan site ScoreHero. What we heard: Rock stars aren't exactly known for the ability to keep a low profile, and the same can be said for the games that turn everyday Toms, Dicks, and Harrys into them. On Monday, MTV Games and...

Source: G4's X-Play and an alleged play tester, by way of Rock Band fan site ScoreHero.

What we heard: Rock stars aren't exactly known for the ability to keep a low profile, and the same can be said for the games that turn everyday Toms, Dicks, and Harrys into them. On Monday, MTV Games and Harmonix dropped the official announcement of Rock Band 2, the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed four-piece rhythm game. Although the game makers were quick to point out that the 200-plus songs available for download from the original would transfer to Rock Band 2, they made no indication of any new acts that would be added to the tour.

However, plans to keep that setlist under wraps may have experienced a miscue. During a segment on G4's X-Play, the cable-television station may have inadvertently aired a portion of that song list as part of the game's announcement. And thanks to the modern marvel known as TiVo, a ScoreHero forum dweller captured a screenshot (pictured) of the pertinent info and posted it to the site's message boards. As per the screenshot, the songs that may appear in the game are: System of a Down's "Chop Suey," Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Give It Away," Foo Fighter's "Everlong," Kim Wilde's "Kids in America," Motorhead's "Ace of Spades," Cheap Trick's "Hello There," Journey's "Any Way You Want It," The Who's "Pinball Wizard," Blink 182's "All the Small Things," Boston's "More Than a Feeling," and "Panic Attack," which could be from a variety of bands. Save for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Give It Away," no band names were associated with the song titles.

So are these songs slated for Rock Band 2 and not merely upcoming downloads for the original game? The most convincing evidence comes by way of the two listed songs already available as downloadable content. Whereas Blink 182's "All the Small Things" and Boston's "More Than a Feeling," respectively released during weeks 9 and 19, bear the traditional arrow indicator of downloaded content, the remaining nine songs are demarcated by a "2" symbol.

The shot also contains a few other indicators that this is an early look at Rock Band 2's roster. Namely, the song-selection menu resembles more the in-game Rock Band Store than the current playlist interface, and it makes sense that Harmonix would employ this heavily altered layout for the game's next edition. Yet another indication is the inclusion of The Who's "Pinball Wizard." The song was a notable omission from the recently announced best-of The Who 12 Pack for Rock Band, which led to speculation that the song was being kept in reserve for Rock Band 2.

A second batch of alleged Rock Band 2 songs also found their way online by way of ScoreHero's message boards. Claiming to have play-tested Rock Band 2, a poster apparently leaked a number of songs from the setlist. The message has since been deleted by forum moderators, but not before its contents were passed around online. Reported songs mentioned in the post include Linkin Park's "One Step Closer," Megadeth's "Peace Sells," Rage Against the Machine's "Testify," The Guess Who's "American Woman," Billy Idol's "White Wedding," Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know," Jethro Tull's "Aqualung," Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation," The Go-Gos' "We Got the Beat," Alice in Chains' "Man in the Box," and Soundgarden's "Spoonman."

It bears mentioning that some unannounced songs that have appeared in in-development Rock Band footage have the precedence of not making it into the final cut. When some of the first footage of Rock Band was shown in July 2007, Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" accompanied it. However, that song has yet to surface in the game. However, the song did make its way to rival rocker Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

The official story: MTV Games and Harmonix had not responded to requests for comment as of press time.

Bogus or not bogus?: The G4 leak appears legit, but no promise on whether all of those songs will make it to the final edition. No call on the play-tester leak, though at least a few of those bands--Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, and Billy Idol--have been confirmed for Guitar Hero World Tour.

211 Comments

  • khalid949494

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 8:00 am PT

    DeathByControl they have testify

  • dom1000

    Posted Aug 9, 2008 3:04 pm PT

    Anione hear of a band called GREEN DAY?OR SIMPLE PLAN i guess selling 8million records dont count on whether you make it in rock band 2

  • Shraylo

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 11:45 pm PT

    Panic Attack is by Dream Theater... my favorite band!

    Other sites already have the complete set list up.

  • djstyles92

    Posted Jul 27, 2008 4:33 pm PT

    rb2 will be better. I dont want a song creator...you cant even put a vocal track on it. Also AC/DC is finally in the mix. I dont need hendrix. Hes great and all but iv been wanting AC/DC forever.

    Dont go and tell me to play an instrument...cause i do. But i enjoy playing with my friends who dont play instruments.

  • shootergamer-25

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 3:14 pm PT

    Rock Band needs Down with the Sickness

  • Riprock

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 1:02 am PT

    After reading the full song list elsewhere and being blown away by all the new features and enhancements RB2 will have (and a library of around 500 old and new songs by Christmas), all I can say is...

    "I can hear in the distance the sound of crunching metal as an unknown object careens over a cliff toward the valley floor a long way down, leaving a trail of metal parts and black smoke, with only one purpose... to crash and burn! Left in the dust on the side of the road near the guard-rail is a twisted logo engraved with the nearly unrecognizable text of "Nerversoft". Never die? Perhaps. Never say never? Not likely. Never outdo Rock Band? You got that right, never. May as well pack up and go home. Adios. Sayonara. Au revoir. Arrivederci. Hasta la vista. Goodnight and goodbye."

    You can quote me on that. It's an original! Seriously.

  • FrankCastleIII

    Posted Jul 15, 2008 3:33 pm PT

    WHERE IS THE DARN JIMI HENDRIX!!!!?

  • DeathByControl

    Posted Jul 15, 2008 9:40 am PT

    omg i hope they do have some RAtM on there and hopefully it isnt like the cover they used for Killing In the Name on gh2

  • blink182fan388

    Posted Jul 13, 2008 6:10 pm PT

    Ace of Spades, Everlong, Chop Suey, Any Way You Want It and White Wedding, can't get much better than that

  • peetowser

    Posted Jul 13, 2008 12:46 pm PT

    Why do all these so-called "real musicians" (sic) seem to be so angry that people besides them now enjoy the fun of making music?

    I've been playing drums for 12 years and guitars for 15. I can sing and play a bit of piano. I think it's awesome that a lot of my friends who didn't have the time or dedication to learn an instrument can rock out a couple of songs with me thanks to Rock Band, Guitar Hero and GuitarFreaks/Drummania.

    When a guy playing guitar complains that "those kids should learn a real instrument and are not even playing music for real", maybe he should remind himself that all he does himself is use his fingers on a device plugged into another... Of course you don't play music with the same degree of freedom when you actually hold a real guitar, but those games are an awesome tool for people who never learned an instrument and don't worry they inspired a lot of people to pick up the real thing...

    For a drummer you get used to playing metronome-tight right away... For a guitar player, you can practice a lot of alternate picking and strumming techniques if you have a mind to it... It can improve the skills of a beginner or intermediate player for sure, maybe expert won't gain anything but the fun of partying all night long with their pals who can't throw a lick in "real life", but that's still enough for me.

    About the song leaks, Panic Attack is an odd DT song choice, there's twenty other DT songs I would have rather get, but it's a good song nonetheless... I guess having to play DT on RB with one kick-drum had to restrict the choice... But I really would have loved to try the extreme difficulty of something like the Glass Prison or Metropolis... I can only hope for more DLC of DreamTheater I guess...

  • b-t

    Posted Jul 12, 2008 12:24 pm PT

    i dont know if i gonna get RB2 or GH world tour and i cant wait for a song list

  • karanmadan

    Posted Jul 11, 2008 4:54 am PT

    PyritePedestal, I've been playing Guitar for 3-4 years now and I completely agree with you. Nothing beats playing the real deal. It's definitely fun playing your fav song in a video game but when you pick up an instrument, it's a completely different feeling of being alive. Learnt almost every tool and metallica song and having that ability to play those songs on a real instrument...well there's nothing like it.

  • karanmadan

    Posted Jul 11, 2008 4:49 am PT

    I would hate to see Tool give into being in a videogame. It's just not them. I respect them for not being in the limelight. Tool is my favorite band and I love them for who they are Btw Metallica is suppose to be debuting their first single off the new album on this game. Can't wait for Death Magnetic.

  • LinkinPark12394

    Posted Jul 11, 2008 1:53 am PT

    Kick Ass.......One Step Closer

  • chikkennuggit

    Posted Jul 10, 2008 7:12 pm PT

    I HOPE PANIC ATTACK IS GONNA BE DREAM THEATRE'S. If you've never heard it listen to it now and you'll realize how awesome it would be!!!!

  • PyritePedestal

    Posted Jul 10, 2008 7:39 am PT

    Everyone who is not a musician in real life is all "OMG THIS MUSIC CREATOR I RE-CREATE BEST SONGS I LOVE" guys its not gonna work that way. I mean, the only reason i play these games are because i originally played drums for 8 years, so its just fun and an easy way to play along to songs. But guitar hero is really making their game to close to real life. GO OUT AND GET A REAL INSTRUMENT

  • ericorange2

    Posted Jul 10, 2008 6:07 am PT

    Just buy both games

  • Veemon123

    Posted Jul 8, 2008 12:09 pm PT

    I hope the controllers stay the same so I don't have to spend another $180!

  • hello12367890

    Posted Jul 8, 2008 12:07 pm PT

    i want know your enemy not testify

  • Nylon4

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 7:45 pm PT

    Gh4 song creator will be stupid, most peoples songs will sound like crap, and it's called GUITAR hero, they are copying, who wants to bt a copyers game

  • Raidder

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 6:17 pm PT

    More Metal this is supposed to be "Rock Band" not Bubblegum Band or Bedwetter Band.

  • Lightz39

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 4:48 pm PT

    lawl at all the people who think GH4 will be better. The current GH fans are those that can't afford Rockband, those that haven't played Rockband and those that are simply slow.

  • pmtollner

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 12:01 pm PT

    I agree RB2 is a little early, less than a yr since its debut. It was probably rushed so it could come out before GHWT. I'll trust RB in this case over GHWT. For everyone drooling over the Music Creator in GHWT, you do know that it will not record any vocal tracks? So it'll be a bunch of people playing instrumentals.....wow....can't wait (sigh).

  • starf0x999

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 8:32 am PT

    gh4 will be wayyyyyy cooler and better, even though its kinda copying rock band

  • asm607

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 8:28 am PT

    Why would anyone buy this instead of gh4? Gh4 is obviously going to be better. Rock Band 2 doesn't even look that different than the first. All they are changing is the songs and the look of the instruments. And is rb2 going to have song creation?

  • SmashBro01

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 5:23 pm PT

    I WONDER WHAT IS GOING TO BE BETTER GHWT OR RB2?

  • Renwyld

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 4:14 pm PT

    ONE STEP CLOSER?
    CHOP SUEY?

    This is my dream come true!! And for those who say "The game is coming out too early, blablabla...", remember that the delay between GH3 and GH4 isn't THAT longer than between RB and RB2.

  • APCTool88

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 8:03 am PT

    yay to rage against the machine... although they shouldve picked know your enemy instead ah well um yay for rage!!!!

  • CVM_123

    Posted Jul 5, 2008 6:10 pm PT

    too soon to be great

  • ronniepage588 posted Jul 5, 2008 9:29 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    ronniepage588

    Posted Jul 5, 2008 9:29 am PT (hide)

    this came out too soon. guitar hero world tour is gonna be sweet

  • example206

    Posted Jul 5, 2008 3:56 am PT

    cant what to get it like the song list

  • TwistedMetalFan

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 10:24 pm PT

    There are some great songs there, hope they make it in into the game.

  • Skreb-Masters

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 9:28 am PT

    So far so nice and varied. It's great that you don't have to repay or redownload songs for RB2. Bring on more songs I say.

  • stilesman

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 8:30 am PT

    sounds good, there is some really great songs in there

  • TUNEwon

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 8:04 am PT

    With the success of millions of people playing this game, and the availability of hundreds of songs to download why can't I find more than a small handful of songs I care about. It would be nice to see more Indie and underground music to play with. I can't be the only person that hates pop Mtv music and old 80's hairbands.

  • viewtifuljon111

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 7:49 am PT

    Umm..... They mentioned that in the article buddy....

  • balongbalong

    Posted Jul 4, 2008 2:13 am PT

    If you look at the picture carefully the icon beside blink 182 and boston's songs have the download logo the same as the logo in rock band

  • ronnoc10

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 9:53 pm PT

    THE ACE OF SPADES, THE ACE OF SPADES!! Great, now it's stuck in my head >.

  • acsam12304

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 5:27 pm PT

    Rock band and the other game both plays songs that been out for a long time. Will it be a big let down if a TV station shows a songs that has been out for years???

  • Fancy_mudlaker

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 4:35 pm PT

    Finally, theres some Megadeth since GH2. YAY

  • BuBsay

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 3:38 pm PT

    I got so excited seeing Panic Attack on the setlist, I thought "finally Dream Theater in Rock Band"

    Then I realized, there's no way it's Dream Theater as this is the 4th tier lineup. My dreams are once again smashed.

  • missonrs

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 2:42 pm PT

    Harmonix must've listened to our requests, but instead of putting for DLC in rock band songs in rock band 2. Those harmonix people are pretty sneaky. Any ways hooray to journey I love that song.

  • drac96

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 2:25 pm PT

    Would they really put DLC songs in Rock Band 2. I'd be a little annoyed I payed the money for All The Small Things only to have it in the next game.

  • prashanta7 posted Jul 3, 2008 1:37 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    prashanta7

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 1:37 pm PT (hide)

    this is just to counter guitar hero world tour

  • LordNightwolf

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 1:25 pm PT

    2 words "HELL YESS!!!!!!!"

  • aceball69 posted Jul 3, 2008 12:51 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    aceball69

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 12:51 pm PT (hide)

    i hope this is just a taste of whats to come in rock band 2 cause if the setlist is anything like #1 then i aint buying this game. but so far so good, lets pray for no stupid songs... like the pixies...

  • DYSTOPIAN_BITE

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 12:39 pm PT

    Hooray for Chop Suey.!>!

  • Jedi_Master1121

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 11:33 am PT

    i dont think they would put the same songs in twice. Those were proably downloads from the first one. They will have fresh new songs for this game

  • SirFatalChaos

    Posted Jul 3, 2008 11:16 am PT

    I WANT CHOP SUEY sldkjfa;sldkjfpoaijd;oIJSD:OKFJSpoidfja;ldkjf:LKSJdf;aoisjdf;LKJSdigfahw;gasdf

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