Rock Band song library hits 1,000

i only played rockband for the first time(not including guitar hero, playing that since 2) in september with the beatles rockband, which i pre ordered the day i saw it at e3, it made me love the beatles, which i now do, even if there 30 years before i was born, and im finally learning real guitar, mostly beatles songs, so know that i have a rockband game, ill get rb3 cause i know the songs are better than gh, so that tells you these games can have an effect on if people want to learn instoments and play music, so games like these are a good thing, but no thanks of mine are givvin to MTV, they suck, alot

I liked RB, it was fun and still is if you play with friends, but I can see some people taking it too far and thinking they're real musicians, mostly kids that have a lot of free time on their hands.

@mjc0961 The only game that can't play DLC across one another is TB:RB, and that's only because it's made with a different game engine.. That's not bad when you take into account Guitar Hero's DLC only working on GH:WT and GH5, and that's before mentioning how it costs a fee to be allowed to play old DLC on GH5.

Rock Band just plain freakin rocks!

@SalFlame: You do realize, for many people, it is cheaper to play RB2 than to buy a real Guitar/Drum set and have to pay to keep it in playable shape. Really, it's a GAME. Lighten up, I'm sure it takes many people upwards towards a year to get good at a game such as halo, or should they all become space marines instead?

I love this. Instead of having "Rock Band 5: Space Tour" and throwing in these songs, Harmonix instead keeps RB2 and releases tons of DLC for it. Incredible, I give huge props to Harmonix for staying true to the fans and taking their TIME making RB3 and giving us loads of DLC while we wait. However, in those 1,000 DLC songs, there is not one Nightwish song, WHY?? Oh well. Oh, and @john221978: It's more than likely that RB3 will be backwards-compatible with RB2 and RB, because RB2 is backwards-compatible with RB. A good chunk of the songs available for download were originally available for the original RB.

Awesome. I must say, although I prefer Guitar Hero, Rock Band definitely triumphs in terms of DLC, Guitar Hero have released some truly shocking songs. The Derek Trucks Band? Wow... fun... They both need more metal, I mean lets face it, metal is much more fun to play. Personally, I would love to play some Slipknot songs on the drums.

Where's Rock Band 3? Are all these Downloads going to be compatible if and when a new game drops?

Just give me some Hinder, Nightwish, In This Moment, Escape the Fate, Skillet, Red, and Pillar. And better Rob Zombie songs and where on EARTH is Money For Nothing? That's one of the greatest rock songs ever! I don't care which franchise gets it! I want my Money For Nothing!

Its just a shame they cant be sharing the Song DLC love with the IPhone counterpart. So far the Rock Band for IPhones DLC is lackluster at best.

I love it, keep the metal coming

my_chem_fan0 Posted Nov 25, 2009 11:13 pm GMT -4 Does anybody remember at the beginning of the year when Harmonix said they were going to have 5,000 Downloadable songs by the end of the year? ----------------------------------------------------------- they never said that, they say in the future they hope to get to 5000 songs, you people always take facts and change them to your own likings...

Next goal 2,000 more songs, I can't wait.

Couldn't have put it better myself SocialAnXieTy!

@guitardude1243 I understand where you're coming from, this being from a guy who can easily Gold Star most of the Rock Band catalog on Guitar. However, us rhythm gamers don't put ourselves under the false pretense that we're real musicians.. at least, I don't. We play for fun, just like any other game. Besides, being good at a rhythm game and an instrument are completely different.. one involves a plastic controller, the other a finely tuned tool made to produce sound. Obviously learning an actual instrument is more productive and rewarding, but in the end it's all about fun. If people get that through a video game more so than an instrument, so be it. Besides, these elitist morons are gamers just like anyone else on this site or they wouldn't be here. For them to say what they say contradicts their entire agenda. Like others have said, playing as a marine in Call of Duty doesn't make you a marine, but no one ever says "Instead of investing hours into MW2, why not just pick up an M16 and join the army, you bunch of losers?", because the analogy is ridiculous.

What Rock band really needs is some Yes songs.

@ bassplayer275 One, I hate halo. Another overrated piece of crap. Two the songs on this are extremely boring and easy. Any REAL musician would find this completely useless and time wasting. so yes you being a musician has been nullified. Don't talk about my ego when you go off naming instruments. I can play every instrument you named plus more. I am just tired of this crap. It got so boring.

Wow, over a thousand. I am not even a fan of the series (but i don't flame people that are) and I am extremely impressed by that, i wish more games would put that much overtime into adding on to the experience like these people do

@cardkoda Oh, ok. So because I love Rock Band, I guess that nullifies the fact that I play bass, guitar and piano... not to mention a few kinds of African drums and percussion... is that right? Son, there are a great many of us RB fans who actually ARE musicians. Then again, there are also many of us who are not. But we all know we're just playing a game. Try not to get so caught up in your own ego, kid. Go back to Halo.

Rock Band triumphs over Guitar Hero/Band Hero yet again XD. Also yes 1000 songs is alot of money, but just think of those other people that buy MP3 downloads online. Its not like you have to buy them all, you could buy several every month. My library still isnt a quarter of that 1k lol.

@StJimmy15 "also your rights to use the "XD" face have been revoked." +1

@2bitSmOkEy Most people don't play rhythm games to "pretend" to play music. They play them for the fun and the challenge, like me.

I've owned Rock Band since early 2008. I've yet to buy a single song for it. The amount of money that some games cost you when you factor in DLC's is ridiculous. What's worse, the trend is only becoming more and more common. For example, Dragon Age's $7 DLC that provides the user with 30-60 minutes of content. That's pathetic for $7.

I've never been into Music games but that sounds like DLC over load. I would think to buy all that would require a small fortune.

But its just so lame.....I want to punch kittens when I think of standing in front of a tv with a plastic guitar and pretending to play music all the while dishing out obscene amounts of money for it.

see activision? you can use dlc for a long time, not just for a few months then start working on the next guitar hero game

This is why Iove Rock Band over Guitar Hero. You can just download the songs on DLC instead of having to go out and buy tons of crappy derivative "games" which are simply glorified expansion packs.

Didn't they say that they were planning on having 500 songs by the end of last year?

@cardkoda I used to be addicted to guitar hero and rock band, and never once did I entertain the illusion I'm a real musician. Do you think you are really a sports player when you play a sports game? Or a marine in a military game? A wizard in an RPG? They're games. You play them to have fun. Try it.

Does anybody remember at the beginning of the year when Harmonix said they were going to have 5,000 Downloadable songs by the end of the year?

"OMG. Anyone defending rockband is a noob. None of you are real musicians. rockband is crap." Because only your opinion matters, right? Fail.

OMG. Anyone defending rockband is a noob. None of you are real musicians. rockband is crap.

Rock band is definately awsome. I just rented Lego rockband to play with the family. I gotta say. That game is a hoot! I also just found out it's free at old navy on friday! with a small purchase of course. I may just have to get my a** out of bed that day.

Add on songs for Guitar Hero SUCK, no good heavy metal and all of those bands are bands that no one has heard of. If they can make a Disturbed track pack or a Black Tide track pack, or even a Slipknot track pack, then that would satisfy a LOT of people and guess what, it'll bring in money.

This is why i have more respect for rockband games than i do for guitar hero games. Activision needs to be taking notes.

I would say I own about half of the 1k available. Not to include Lego RB, Uplugged, or The Beatles. I buy at least 3 tracks a week since the release of the RB1.

wow. im thumbed down because i said i wont buy the game? whats wrong with saying i wont own it?!?! its my opinion, its not negative, but you have your reason to not givew me props though. i could sue you all like that fat kid whos suing everyone! HA! ok i wouldnt go that low

I only own 250 of those song i believe.

Go rock band! I must have about 300 of those songs in my library now.

way to go rockband. I knew I was right when I bought you over guitar hero.

1000 songs just isn't a milestone without Trogdor.

1000 songs, cant go wrong with that.

very nice,very nice

THIS GAME IS EXCELLENT BOUGHT ROCK BAND 1 LAST WEEK IT OWNS!

good game

That a great thing to hear, I jsut wish the music was cheaper

Being a guitarist, I consider my fellow musicians who berate the rhythm genre, not as musicians at all, but rather as losers. Half of the people who say these things anyways are sub-par and if they are good they will never go anywhere. So anybody who feels insulted by these punks shouldn't be, they are not people who enjoy music for what it really is.

@SocialAnXieTy I definitely see your point of playing it for enjoyment, but what noirsake and I are saying still remains true. If I had said what he said, though, I would have re phrased it significantly. What I believe what makes people say things like that is more the fact that there are all these hundreds of people who take so much time to 100% songs on expert difficulty. When I ask how long it took them to get that good, many of them say "upwards to a year", and I'm just sitting there like "If you're gonna spend THAT much time perfecting it, then why not take up a real instrument?" It rarely takes more than even a month to learn t well enough to be dragged in to the point where you play it so much it overpowers even your gaming desire. I especially try to ask people who play expert if they've ever considered the instrument. They'll obviously have some damn good H & E coordination considering what they do. I could go on forever with stories but that's all I really want to type. I fully understand your point of view and I respect it equally but being a musician is kinda like being in a strongly religious... well religion that you feel strongly about and that makes you happy. You just wanna spread the word. I wonder if you're even gonna read this far =P who cares, I'm now just rambling :D

I started out playing Guitar Hero and don't get me wrong, I still like Guitar Hero but I love Rock Band. This is my favorite music game.