It is about 18 days till the release of Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360 and a few months for the PS3 and Wii, , but people simply just can’t wait. Harmonix, the developer of the game, released a track list of all the playable songs on the video game. With this list, Harmonix listed the difficulty of each song according to the instrument being played. Some notable tracks include:

Metallica – “Battery”

Smashing Pumpkins – “Today”

Survivor – “Eye of the Tiger”

Bon Jovi – “Livin’ on a Prayer”

Bob Dylan – “Tangled Up in Blue”

The track list looks amazing. It seems that there are going to be plenty of songs that will be interesting to play. I don’t know about you, but the anticipation is just killing me. If you want to check out the full list, click here.

- Geoff

[Source: IGN]

Pre-orders for the much anticipated Rock Band 2, which will debut exclusively on Xbox 360, have been increasing dramatically as we near the September 14 release date. According to sales data from Amazon.com, the Harmonix’s Rock Band 2 Special Edition had an increase of 78 percent in sales. The stand-alone title has also had an increase of 72 percent in sales.

As the sequel to the successful original Rock Band, the new RB2 have already released their songlist, which comprises of notable musical talents, such as Bob Dylan and Blondie. In addition, all previously downloaded music tracks from the original Rock Band will be compatible with the new RB2.

Rock Band 2 will face many new rivals this year as Activision’s Guitar Hero World Tour and Konami’s new Rock Revolution will be released later this year to challenge RB2.

The Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle has a retail price of $199.99 while the stand-alone title has a retail tag price of $59.99.

- Geoff

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With the huge success of the first Rock Band game it’s no surprise the second one would be on the way soon. 86 of the over 100 songs that are planned to be in the game have been revealed. The following list is said to be more than likely the official song lists. Harmonix has also said that 20 more will be released for free after the game has been released. Some of my favorite songs are included, I can’t wait to rock out to Rock Band 2!

Below is the full list, broken down by decade:

1960s

· Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky”

· The Who “Pinball Wizard”

1970s

· AC/DC “Let There Be Rock”

· Allman Brothers “Ramblin’ Man”

· Bad Company “Shooting Star”

· Blondie “One Way or Another”

· Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue”

· Cheap Trick “Hello There”

· Elvis Costello “Pump it Up”

· Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way”

· Jethro Tull “Aqualung”

· Journey “Anyway You Want It”

· Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son”

· Rush “The Trees”

· Steely Dan “Bodhisattva”

· Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”

· The Guess Who “American Woman”

1980s

· Billy Idol “White Wedding Pt. I”

· Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer”

· Devo “Uncontrollable Urge”

· Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf”

· Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song”

· Joan Jett “Bad Reputation”

· Megadeth “Peace Sells”

· Metallica “Battery”

· Motorhead “Ace of Spades”

· Ratt “Round & Round”

· Sonic Youth “Teenage Riot”

· Survivor “Eye of the Tiger”

· The Go-Gos “We Got the Beat”

· The Grateful Dead “Alabama Getaway”

· The Replacements “Alex Chilton”

1990s

· Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain”

· Foo Fighters “Everlong”

· Judas Priest “Painkiller”

· L7 “Pretend We’re Dead”

· Lit “My Own Worst Enemy”

· Lush “De-Luxe”

· Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go”

· Nirvana “Drain You”

· Pearl Jam “Alive”

· Presidents of the USA “Lump”

· Rage Against the Machine “Testify”

· Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away”

· Smashing Pumpkins “Today”

· Social Distortion “I Was Wrong”

· Soundgarden “Spoonman”

· Testament “Souls of Black”

· The Muffs “Kids in America”

· The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Seperated)”

2000s

· AFI “Girl’s Gone Grey”

· Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy”

· Beck “E-Pro”

· Disturbed “Down with Sickness”

· Dream Theater “Panic Attack”

· Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge

· Interpol “PDA”

· Jimmy Eat World “The Middle”

· Lacuna Coil “Our Truth”

· Linkin Park “One Step Closer”

· Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen”

· Modest Mouse “Float On”

· Panic at the Disco “Nine in the Afternoon”

· Paramore “That’s What You Get”

· Rise Against “Give it All”

· Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye”

· System of a Down “Chop Suey”

· Tenacious D “Master Exploder”

· The Donnas “New Kid in School”

Bonus Tracks

· Abnormality “Visions”

· Anarchy Club “Get Clean”

· Bang Camaro “Night Lies”

· Breaking Wheel “Shoulder on the Plow”

· The Libyans “Neighborhood”

· The Main Drag “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter”

· Speck “Conventional Lover”

· The Sterns “Supreme Girl”

-Ray

[Source: gamespy ]