Rock Band Gets DLC That Doesn't Suck

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  • I love it when the Rock Band store adds songs that I'm not embarrassed to admit that I listen, and will rock out, to. Just before Christmas, songs from Snow Patrol, Deep Purple, James Gang and Jethro Tull were made available. If only Rock Band had a one legged flute peripheral.

    As the Scottish version of Coldplay, Snow Patrol may not be the manliest of bands... but they do make some pretty sweet tunes. The debut song in the DLC was also their first single from their new album, "Take Back the City." (The new album is A Hundred Million Suns from 2008.)

    If you're in the mood for some Deep Purple, you can download "Space Truckin''" from their album Machine Head (1972). It may not be "Smoke on the Water" but there you can still rock out to it.

    Another oldie, "Funk #49," is being added to your Rock Band DLC list from the album James Gang Rides Again (1970). It's a little confusing for a young person such as myself, but the album features Joe Walsh, Dale Peters and Jimmy Fox together. I'm not sure how that works, since I thought Joe Walsh just sang about rocky mountain ways or whatever.

    And finally... the last part of the new DLC is...Jethro Tull. The single "Hymn 43" is going to be the next Jethro Tull song to be added from their famous album, Aqualung (1971). It's not too bad, considering they already put "Aqualung" up on the Rock Band 2 list. Once "Cross-Eyed Mary" and "Up To Me" make the cut, I'll be happy.

    This new Rock Band DLC will be available starting December 30, 2008. You can find them on the Xbox Live Marketplace or the PlayStation Network, depending on which flavor of Rock Band you play. NOTE: Thursday, January 8, 2008 is the date that the DLC will be available on the PSN.

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    Posted December 26th, 2008

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