I'm wondering that too. When RB1 came out, there were quite a few songs and packs for download right away (not free of course), so maybe they will be more than just indie and HMX bands. Maybe it's some songs they wanted to get on disc, but couldn't because of time restraints? Or maybe they just want to trump Activision and their 85 crap.

At any rate, they're free, so no complaints out of me.

Yeah, I only have a few that I can't imagine losing...The Who and Boston primarily. You have to figure that they and the Pixies will be included. But once I sit down, I'll probably find that I want most of them.

Somehow I don't think I'll bother importing Green Grass and High Tides or Flirtin' with Disaster if there is a limit to the number of songs that you can import.

11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s
13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s
16. Devo Uncontrollable Urge 1980s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s
58. Sonic Youth Teenage Riot 1980s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
69. The Go-Go's We Got the Beat 1980s
72. The Muffs Kids in America 1990s
73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) 1990s

I am pretty impressed, actually.

IGN article says:

Yeah, definitely a big variety. I'm curious to see how some of those like you listed (Duran Duran, Dylan) end up playing on guitar or drums.

My thoughts:

The 20 extra tracks will be known bands, not homebrew stuff from the developers. I think some of those Offspring tunes might be a part of it.

'Extracting' tunes from the RB1 disc: I bet there were rights issues with some of the master recordings. i.e. licensed for use in Rock Band not Rock Band 2.

Wow. Haven't even seen the setlist yet and you're already jumping ship.

Joystiq is reporting that the RB1 import feature will cost $5 to execute: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/14/ro...-to-rb2-for-5/

Did I miss that in the PR here or are they just making shit up?

I call bullshit on that joystiq story, but we'll see.

As for the "most" thing, someone on ScoreHero guessed that maybe the GH-Exclusive bands can't get ported over. So maybe no Aerosmith?

1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man 1970s
7. Bad Company Shooting Star 1970s
8. Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want 1990s
10. Bikini Kill Rebel Girl 1990s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s
13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s
14. Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 1980s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
21. Elvis Costello Pump It Up 1970s
22. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 1970s
23. Foo Fighters Everlong 1990s
27. Jethro Tull Aqualung 1970s
29. Joan Jett Bad Reputation 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go 1990s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
44. Nirvana Drain You 1990s
45. Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky 1960s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s
50. Rage Against the Machine Testify 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away 1990s
56. Smashing Pumpkins Today 1990s
59. Soundgarden Spoonman 1990s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
66. Tenacious D Master Exploder 2000s
69. The Go-Go's We Got the Beat 1980s
71. The Guess Who American Woman 1970s
73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) 1990s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s

I'd say these are the ones that I'm at least pretty geeked for, but I'm excited over most of this list. I had forgotten Fleetwood Mac (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) was on the leaked list, and that is almost worth the purchase price for me.

And the beauty of what I've found from RB and GH before it is that I usually end up really enjoying the songs that I didn't expect to, so I don't poo poo much. Harmonix has shown that they have a pretty good feel for what works best in their games to appease casuals looking for certain music and more advanced players looking for challenging charts and high scores. And anyone looking for fun..

Ahh, that's another good theory. That might leave out Enter Sandman as well.

As for it being bogus, it is E3 and everyone who's everyone will have meetings with the Harmonix guys, so I don't see why this would be bogus. There will have to be an update to allow the transfer, so I can see them charging for it.

I don't know why they'd do it for free, and the PR posted here has a footnote reference "[2]" that I couldn't follow.

Seems to me that the PR we read is missing a bit of info. $5 is small enough to not matter, but it does make it highly arbitrary.

I didn't see it anywhere. Still, I'd gladly pay $5 if it included most of the songs. But I'd much rather pay $0.

Shagrath - I'd be willing to bet the Aerosmith thing is true.

I wonder if we'll be able to select which songs to import?

Yeah, I'm the same way. What looks great on paper won't necessarily be fun to play and vice versa. I ended up enjoying the songs I didn't know in GHIII more than I did the ones I did know.

joystiq is a banned word on other large forums I go to because of their long history of coming up with bullshit stories. Not saying that this is one of them, but I'll wait for the official word from Harmonix.

$5 not to have to disc swap? Even if it's true, I'm totally in, considering I would have re-bought many tracks if offered as regular priced DLC.

And good point on Aerosmith.

There's no way "Anyway You Want It" won't be fun to play.

Of course. It was fun 3 months ago in GHIII.

I would totally pay a fee as well to DL the old setlist. But I don't trust this thing by joystiq. Again, I could be wrong, but I always wait for the official word nowadays.

I play drums.

touché!

www.rockband2.com is now populated with info.

Not that anyone cares, but here is what I'm interseted in (about 1/3 of the setlist):

Bodhisvatta is awesome.

Shame Metallica is already in the RB2 set list...and there's that Death Magnetic single yet to come.

But if only that could happen. I would love to see the face of 90% of random people on RB online.