Chinese Democracy elects Rock Band
Last year, the seemingly unthinkable came to pass: Guns 'N' Roses released Chinese Democracy, the follow-up to its 1993 cover album The Spaghetti Incident? Aside from laying to rest the question of whether the album release would predate China actually changing governments, the album proved...
Last year, the seemingly unthinkable came to pass: Guns 'N' Roses released Chinese Democracy, the follow-up to its 1993 cover album The Spaghetti Incident? Aside from laying to rest the question of whether the album release would predate China actually changing governments, the album proved popular. It has charted in Billboard's Top 200 for 10 consecutive weeks, topping out at No. 3 before beginning its descent.
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Now that it's out, frontman Axl Rose seems keen on having Chinese Democracy disseminated as widely as possible. In an interview with Billboard, Rose confirmed that the album will see release by way of MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band.
"There is talk about a Rock Band release, and they felt the record--based on the nature and complexity of the depth of instrumentation--deserved a bit more attention and some more involved elements than they've generally dealt with," Rose said. "I have no idea what that means but it's my understanding they were very enthusiastic." The release was initially scheduled for February 28, but it has since been pushed back later this spring, according to Billboard.
In addition to releasing a new batch of downloadable tracks each week, Harmonix regularly updates Rock Band and Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with full-album song packs. Albums confirmed for release or already out for the four-piece rhythm game include the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Rush's Moving Pictures, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who's Buying, and Motley Crue's Dr. Feelgood.
For more information, check out GameSpot's previous Rock Band coverage.
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