I have played a LOT of games throughout my life, and I must say that Rock Band is one of the coolest games I have ever seen. I purchased the special edition version last night, which comes with the official Rock Band microphone, drums, and guitar. It wasn’t cheap, but was well worth the money once I got home and started jamming Weezer - “Say It Ain’t So” with my girlfriend. We both played Rock Band for about 2 hours straight! Any gamer/rock fan can certainly appreciate the time put into this game and the replay value is extremely high. There are tons of songs to learn, plus unlockable songs, plus songs you can purchase on the PS3 Network or Xbox Live for a reasonable price. It has also been confirmed by an EA CEO that Rock Band will make its way to the Nintendo Wii in the near future, although no release date has been set yet. Overall, I give this game a 9/10. The only reason I didn’t give it a full 10 is because the graphics aren’t exactly spectacular, but the game play more than makes up for this. You should definitely give this game a shot if you haven’t already…it truly rocks!

Rock Band Song List

• “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” – Jet
• “Ballroom Blitz” – Sweet
• “Black Hole Sun” – Soundgarden
• “Blitzkrieg Bop” – Ramones
• “Celebrity Skin” – Hole
• “Cherub Rock” – Smashing Pumpkins
• “Creep”* – Radiohead
• “Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Dead on Arrival” – Fall Out Boy
• “Detroit Rock City” – Kiss
• “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” – Blue Öyster Cult
• “The Electric Version” – The New Pornographers
• “Enter Sandman” – Metallica
• “Epic” – Faith No More
• “Flirtin’ with Disaster” – Molly Hatchet
• “Foreplay/Long Time” – Boston
• “Gimme Shelter” – The Rolling Stones
• “Go with the Flow” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Green Grass and High Tides” – The Outlaws
• “The Hand That Feeds” – Nine Inch Nails
• “Here It Goes Again” – OK Go
• “Highway Star” – Deep Purple
• “I Think I’m Paranoid” – Garbage
• “In Bloom” – Nirvana
• “Learn to Fly” – Foo Fighters
• “Main Offender” – The Hives
• “Maps” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Mississippi Queen” – Mountain
• “Next to You” – The Police
• “Orange Crush” – R.E.M.
• “Paranoid” – Black Sabbath
• “Reptilia” – The Strokes
• “Run to the Hills” – Iron Maiden
• “Sabotage”* – Beastie Boys
• “Say It Ain’t So” – Weezer
• “Should I Stay or Should I Go” – The Clash
• “Suffragette City” – David Bowie
• “Tom Sawyer” – Rush
• “Train Kept A-Rollin’” – Aerosmith
• “Vasoline” – Stone Temple Pilots
• “Wanted Dead or Alive” – Bon Jovi
• “Wave of Mutilation” – Pixies
• “Welcome Home”* – Coheed and Cambria
• “When You Were Young” – The Killers
• “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – The Who

Unlockable Songs

• “29 Fingers” – The Konks
• “Blood Doll” – Anarchy Club
• “Brainpower” – Freezepop
• “Can’t Let Go” – Death of the Cool
• “Day Late, Dollar Short” – The Acro-Brats
• “I Get By” – Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
• “I’m So Sick” – Flyleaf
• “Nightmare” – Crooked X
• “Outside” – Tribe
• “Pleasure (Pleasure)” – Bang Camaro
• “Seven” – Vagiant
• “Time We Had” – Mother Hips
• “Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld” – Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld

Downloadable

Additional song downloads are added often so it is best to check on the Playstation 3 Network or Xbox Live store for the latest list.