Key Features & Songs
Key FeaturesUnrivaled song library! Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists – from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock.
Rock 'n' Roll Never Dies! Full support for downloadable content delivers never-ending challenges.
Play together in your living room or across the world! Rock Band offers deep online functionality, allowing players to rock together whether they're in Rhode Island or Reykjavik.
Create your own rock avatar! Mold a unique rocker using Rock Band's character creator. Chose from gender, body shape, face, hair, clothes, tattoos and signature moves. Don’t forget to pick your specialized rockin' instrument. Drumming in the spotlight! Showcase a real drum solo with Rock Band’s freestyle drum fill windows featured in each song. Break out your own rhythm and style as anything goes!
Call out the crowd! Vocalists can bring the crowd to their feet during Rock Band’s freestyle vocal fill windows. Ad-lib your own words or shout to the crowd to raise the rock intensity of the performance.
Click for larger imageSave your mates! Band mates can fail out of a song for poor performance, but the band still plays on. Rescue your failing mate by busting out signature moves and blistering solos to wow the crowd with showmanship.
Boost your bonus! Earn bonus points for your band during Rock Band’s Unison Phrase opportunities if everyone plays perfectly. A single mistake blows the phrase for everyone.
Click for larger imageSongs
Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists with hits from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000's. Record labels partnering with MTV Games and Harmonix include EMI Music, Hollywood Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group’s Universal Music Enterprises and Warner Music Group's Rhino Entertainment. Music publishers partnering with MTV Games and Harmonix include EMI Music Publishing and Warner/Chappel Music.
Some of the songs that will ship on Rock Band disc include:
The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again
(master) Mountain
Mississippi Queen
(cover) David Bowie
Suffragette City
(master) Black Sabbath
Paranoid
(cover) Blue Oyster Cult
Don't Fear the Reaper
(master) Nirvana
In Bloom (master) The Hives
Main Offender (master) Weezer
Say It Ain't So (master)
Click for larger imageInstruments
Guitar Controller
Modeled after the legendary Fender® Stratocaster® and used for both guitar and bass parts.
• A second set of fret buttons on the neck of the guitar. Using these buttons players can “finger tap” notes in solos - no strumming required
• A five-way FX switch lets players choose their own showboating audio FX, including flanger, wah wah, echo, and chorus
• Wired & Wireless versions
Drum Controller
Captures the raw power, physicality, and sheer enjoyment of real drumming.
• Big circular pads that can take a bashing
• An awesome foot pedal that emulates the resistance and speed of a real kick drum pedal
• Real drum sticks
• Built in joypad with buttons and direction pad for easy control of menus and other UI
Microphone
Let's players belt out the lyrics to some of the most recognizable rock anthems of all time!
• Hand held microphone with authentic styling and weight
• Rates singers in real-time, using pitch, rhythm and phoneme detection
• Percussion breaks – tap the mic against your hand to play the tambourine and cowbell notes
