DLC for 4/17
Last weekend was pretty crazy, and we’re still pulling together a pretty massive recap of the entire weekend with pictures and videos from all the events. In the meantime, we’re finally caught up and keeping up with all the new Rock Band news that is coming out, including the announcement of next week’s DLC. Here’s what we can look forward to…
- P!nk – Funhouse
- P!nk – Get the Party Started *
- P!nk – Please Don’t Leave Me
- P!nk – Sober
* Denotes Pro-Guitar/Bass chart availability for $.99.
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mehhhhhhhhhhhh
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little…
Hmm, these could be fun, although would have preferred Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely). Get the Party Started should be great at parties though, unsurprisingly.
If I had a bald man in a boat, I might like this. Oh well…my wife will like it.
A 4 pack is sort of a good sign if anything. I know 3 of the 4 songs. I have never heard funhouse, should have been get the party started or somebody get me. I will grab up the 3 I know
Gam30ver Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:11 am
Never mind the get the party started
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Funhouse was off the same album as So What (in Lego RB). It didn’t get as much airplay as the other members of the pack.
WAWA Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
At first I thought a 4 pack was a good sign too but I think there was just a leftover song. Harmonix says they license is sets of three right? Well there was a song by her in Lego Rock Band and one for DLC so maybe they just threw the extra one in the other 3-pack they had.
Gam30ver Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
Good thought but why would they sit on a song for two years? Doesn’t make too much business sence to pay for a song not have it make money for you for that long
samjjones Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Good thing nobody knows about the 25 or whatever live Pearl Jam songs that were licensed.
WAWA Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
I was wondering that too, but maybe they didn’t want to release it as a single alongside some other pack so they recently licensed some more P!nk songs.
“Get the Party Started” for me. Thanks HMX!
Don’t Let Me Get Me and Just Like A Pill would’ve made for better overall and RB playability selections, but I may get a couple of these….
Not the full pack probably but Get The Party Started is a must!
Toad3000 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:14 am
Agreed, I like those songs more than Please Don’t Leave Me, and I don’t think I know Sober.
This doesn’t do much for me. I can’t say HMX hasn’t hit some serious variety in the last few weeks, but none of it is really up my alley.
LoopyChew Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Does it say something about my age if I totally agree with you?
Braves22 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:26 am
Not at all…we obviously know solid hits that would make good RB tracks…plus let’s be honest, fresh early Pink is much better than some of this garbage that has come out recently….
I actually liked Just Like A Pill better than the world renowned Get The Party Started…
Plus I think they translate better…and as I always say, why settle for a ground rule double when if you’re HMX you can knock it outta the park?!
RockBandAide Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:28 am
“when if you’re HMX you can knock it outta the park”
You think Harmonix has more pull than the record industry?! I don’t think you understand how the music industry works.
Braves22 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:38 am
i have a fine understanding…
I can’t see Just Like A Pill costing them any more than 2 newer songs that are on the charts….
RockBandAide Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:48 am
Apparently not. You’re assuming that usable masters exist, are readily available, are in acceptable quality, are allowed access by the artist, are allowed access by the labels, are allowed access by her management, and are available for a price that will allow for a reasonable profit margin for Harmonix.
The process to get DLC into Rock Band isn’t just someone from Harmonix saying “Hey P!nk, how much for ‘Just Like a Pill?’ We’ve got a blank check all ready for you!”
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 11:29 am
“let’s be honest…”
Why is it “Let’s be honest” usually comes right before a lie.
Or an opinion stated as fact?
Braves22 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 11:44 am
everything in here is OPINION….
It’s a message board….
Man!
Did everyone have their Cherrios peed in this morning?!
I just felt like better choices could have been made….
It’s a video game, lighten up!
That said, RBA it’s bad forum to try and tell an avid follower that they don’t know something when you don’t have a clue what they do or do not know….
Thanks for turning me and my friends off your site, not like you care.
That is all. Have a good day
RockBandAide Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Saying you wanted different songs is opinion, honestly one that I definitely agree with, as I’m not fond of the song choices in this pack either.
But I’m shocked that an “avid follower” such as yourself wouldn’t be more than familiar five years in to the franchise about some of the cursory difficulties of licensing, something that we seem to espouse upon nearly every day here on the site and on social media.
I’m sorry that you took offense in my attempt at correcting some things you believed to be true, but are widely and commonly known to be false. If that’s all it takes to “turn you off” from a site, you’re going to have a tough time on the internet.
awesomme will be good for parties!!
I have this theory that the reason why we were getting 3 packs was because one song from each pack was being saved for blitz any idea how long we been getting 3 song weeks for pretty sure we had a three pack of blink (always in blitz), MGMT (Are they not a band that are under the label fuelled by ramon) anyway will be interesting to see if my theory is true and weather the 4 songs a week takes off now
Toad3000 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:16 am
I think you may be confusing Fueled By Ramen with another music label…(or MGMT with an entirely different style of music)
Bradley Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:18 am
well like I said maybe it was I don’t really know the label except for Paramore being under them
LoopyChew Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:19 am
“Fueled by Ramon” is the name of my new Pop-Skalsa label.
LoopyChew Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:19 am
On a related note, having just coined the term Skalsa, I leave this world with my greatest regret: having just coined the term Skalsa.
Rockox Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Sorry dude, Skalsa’s already a thing.
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I wonder if the 3-song a week thing is also HMX trying to ensure that they can stretch out their DLC schedule over a potential slow period that could be caused by other projects.
Like they could’ve done Slayer AND Pink last week, but instead their spreading it out so that they’ve got more coverage incase they hit a situation where they’re short on content or behind on something.
I would never have imagined myself a Pink fan, but her two
songs already in the game are awfully fun. Definitely
grabbing this.
Toad3000 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:24 am
I actually had to go through the wikipedia page for RB DLC to find out what the other Pink song in RB was (I have So What from Lego RB). And the answer…was fabulously ironic.
Slayer to Pink eh. Kinda wish they kept it a 3 pack and released a single by ANYONE else. but oh well, i save some cash next week.
samjjones Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
“Slayer to Pink”
This is pretty much why Rock Band is awesome.
rix311 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 6:43 am
Amen!
Every time I see a picture of Pink, I think it’s Rosie O’ Donnell in heavy makeup. Bleck
That said, her music is okay. Might buy a track or two. I find her annoying and should just shut up and wear a bag over her head, but as an artist she’s….okay. /end honest opinion
Ben Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Everyone always bangs on women preformer that they aren’ t pretty or attractive. You don’t do that with guys. (Motorhead comes to mind)
Think about it.
Reversed_cliche Reply:
April 14th, 2012 at 12:34 am
I bang on both women and men performers!
Wait, what?
Yayyy! I love you Harmonix!
I just noticed, no Fuckin’ Perfect. =(
NYAN CAT EVERYWHERE
I might pick up a couple of tracks for party play.
I liked the Pink song in Lego. I had never heard anything else by her until the snippets in the preview video. I don’t like these compared to the Lego song, though. However, HMX are allowed several weeks of DLC I do not like after the awesomeness of the Slayer pack!
I’d really like to see “U + Ur Hand” in RB but I imagine the song’s content will prevent us from ever getting it.
MattyT Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:33 am
I will make the mandatory reference to “Sir Psycho Sexy” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers, here. If it’s too bad, it’ll be edited out (Sir Psycho Sexy has about an entire verse edited out in RB).
Well, dang. I wanted P!nk, but these wouldn’t have been my picks. It’ have been God is a DJ, Raise Your Glass, and Trouble…
Well, this has been a crappy month so far…..
You gave us Lady Gaga and now Pink, where’s Katy Perry? No seriously, I like her better than these two popstars.
Or heaven forbid, MICHAEL JACKSON!
RockBandAide Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:26 am
We had Lady Gaga DLC this month? I must have missed that announcement…
MattyT Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:48 am
Michael Jackson’s music is licensed exclusively to Ubisoft, where we’ve seen the “Michael Jackson: The Experience” games come from. A travesty, I know, because between RB and DC, his music would sell like gangbusters.
joescorpion Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 10:35 am
What is wrong with michael jackson. Beat it would be fun to play. Especially on guitar. I detect a troll
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
HMX is specifically holding back Katy Perry and Michael Jackson just to piss you off.
Ben Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
I like Michael Jackson, sarcasm doesn’t work well in type.
Rockbandaide I meant in gereral. We get pop rarely and it usally works for band play because the ladies love it.
So Madonna, Prince, and MJ. Please.
The Beef Reply:
April 14th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
If they’re holding back Katy Perry then they’re officially my favorite people. Once Katy Perry hits the shelves expect a very large amount of whining from me.
Ben Reply:
April 14th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
To T,
I knew it.
You would be paranoid too if everyone was always out to get you!
Heavily unexpected but first 4 pack this year.
OsagaTheGreat Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Second 4 pack, first was Gold Star My Heart on VDay. Third 4 song week. (Gold Star and Edgar Winter+KoRn were the others)
Happy about this pack, especially “Funhouse”.
Definitely getting Get The Party Started and Sober (GREAT song). Skipping Please Don’t Leave Me, that song always annoyed me (as well as Who Knew, the other Pink DLC we got way back when). And I probably won’t get Funhouse but a good guitar chart could change my mind. Really wish we had gotten Trouble, that would have been the guitar highlight of the week for sure.
Erik1974 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 10:42 am
I agree Sober is a great song. I just know it from her concert being played often on Palladia.
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
As a testament to the diversity that is musical taste, “Who Knew” and “Please Don’t Leave Me” are the only two Pink songs available that I wanted.
There’s stuff from her older albums too though. So hopefully that’s next!
Though there’s much worse than P!nk in RB already, I’m a little disappointed this the first 4-pack in while.
Better luck next week. Fans, rejoice!
So I check to see what today’s DLC was, saw the pic of Pink. Thought could be ok if they picked the right songs. They didn’t. Thought we were getting Halestorm soon. Would have preferred that. Two bad weeks in a row, let’s not make it three Harmonix!!!
Ospero Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Okay, saying you didn’t like the stuff released is one thing, but calling Slayer and Pink “bad” is an unfortunate choice of words to put it mildly.
Garbage
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
No. Pink.
Garbage COULD be the female fronted group that HMX referred to though.
Croq360 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 9:25 am
Yeah, I’d love more Garbage!
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3orzuk/
Opposite extremes, this week and the last. If anything, this shows maybe dlc will start picking up again? Legacy pro upgrades already feel like a relic of the past.
DVD Smith Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 10:31 am
My hope is that they’re spending all their upgrade time authoring pro upgrades for the Blitz songs.
I like Get This Party Started, I saw “sober” and thought Tool, but then I remembered Tool takes a a Herculean effort to license
Toad3000 Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Herculean? More like Sisyphean. :/
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
A Herculean effort and their own Big-Lipped Alligator Moment of a venue. *coughGHWTFcough*
I hate Pink with the intensity of the sun and think it’s a little bit bullshit that she managed to get a four pack after months of three packs, but whatever. I just won’t buy it, I guess.
DLC has been depressing for me personally. I honestly don’t remember the last full pack I bought, and aside from one song here and there, I’ve barely downloaded anything this year…
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
If you’re averaging somewhere around one song a week, then HMX is likely just fine with that. They don’t expect everybody to buy everything. And as long as you’re constantly buying one or two songs they’d much rather have that constant revenue than one pack…then nothing…then another pack 2-3 months later.
Not to mention that people’s tastes and choices get FAR more selective once they have a larger library to pick from. That’s the beauty of it. If you don’t like these 4 Pink songs they go into a library with another couple of thousand choices containing stuff you will like.
But expecting HMX to please you EVERY week is just unrealistic. Because you won’t share the same music tastes as the next person.
Erik Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
I said aside from a song here and there. Meaning literally like I bought Smooth a few weeks ago, and before that I think I bought one song from the Bush pack. Aside from those two, I haven’t bought anything since probably last December. The backlog of DLC doesn’t help since generally when a band has DLC I’ll, you know, buy it.
And drop the fucking YOUR TASTES lecture. I didn’t say anything negative about Harmonix or about anyone else’s tastes. I said I personally haven’t been enjoying the DLC lately. I didn’t say they should change what they’re doing, or that anyone who likes Pink or whatever is a bad person. Go back and read my post again. When you can point out any whiny, irrational statements like “Ughhhhhh harmonix sucks, how about (insert band here) or something?” in there, then you can talk down to me all you like.
T Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
First: It’s the generic “you”.
Second: Stop being so defensive. You made a statement, and I offered a theory on what kind of purchase habits HMX hopes to see.
Third: Stop being so defensive.
I can see my get-togethers beginning with “Get the Party Started”. Now all I need is Semisonic’s “Closing Time” and I’ll be set.
Rockox Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 11:36 am
I would LOVE to get “Closing Time” in RB!!
samjjones Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Yes, it’s a shame that “Closing Time”, “Flagpole Sitta”, and Buckcherry’s “Lit Up” are not in the game. That was like the three-headed monster of every bar band in the mid 90′s.
Ospero Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Um…how exactly do you define “mid 90s”? The songs you listed were released in 1998, 1997 and 1999, in that order.
samjjones Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 6:35 am
Thanks for clarifying.
Just wanted to leave a quick post, I didn’t bother even taking a look at the hate. Am looking forward to this DLC! Thankyou! Also good to see a +3 pack in general after the long string of 3-packs. Cheers.
Surprised there’s not as much hate as I thought there would be. I’m not the biggest P!nk fan but I may have GTPS just for kicks.
Gam30ver Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
because it’s not Nickleback
DVD Smith Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
If you’re gonna hate on a band for no reason, at least learn to spell their name correctly.
Gam30ver Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
That’s just how my iPhone auto corrects their name. Couldn’t care less if it’s spelled wrong.
Ahhh, I’ll probably end up with at least a track or two. My mom may want it so we may get a card, and I definitely want Sober sometime.
For those who aren’t a fan and haven’t heard it yet, go check out “No Holy Man” on RBN. Great mix of Progressive Metal and (what I thought) Ratt-like 80′s metal.
Rockox Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Cool tune! Thanks for the tip, man.
insert picture of picard saying “WTF is this shit?!”
I hope we get Adele eventually.
DVD Smith Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
I would love some Adele. The drums on Rolling in the Deep are killer. And obviously vocals.
Orbit Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
I wouldn’t mind a pack with Rolling in the Deep, Cold Shoulder, Chasing Pavements and Set Fire to the Rain. Would make for great keys and vocal pack.
Ospero Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
As much as I’m usually against minimalist songs (read: songs missing several instruments), if Adele ever arrives, I sure hope they include Someone Like You in the pack. Yes, it’s only piano and vox, but damn it, that was #2 on my personal list of hits from last year.
Also, I wish “There You Go” and “U + Ur Hand” would have made this pack. Oh well.
Well not what I would expect to go in Rock Band, but I quite like HMX to make lots of money, so I’m all for packs like this. Not everyone who plays Rock Band loves their guitar solos and metal!
Not impressed, rather generic tracks. Another RBN only week for me.
Wow, I actually remember GTPS from Pump It Up PREX 3, being the only American master license in that game, and from SingStar. Because of the latter, though, I really am going to have to see the playthrough when the song comes out to make sure the instrument parts are good.
LCS Reply:
April 13th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Wow. Another PIU fan on this board. That was the first thing I thought when I saw this pack.
Big meh from me, listened to the preview and it sounded terrible. I do like some female fronted Pop-rock, but not P!nk. So What is one of the very few songs I own that is 1 starred and hidden. Really wish i could delete it from my library.
Desperado Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 1:07 am
Let me guess, you want my VISIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
(lol yes that’s a female)
Ospero Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Abnormality qualifies as pop-rock these days?
What! This isn’t Nightwish!
This isn’t the kind of music I crave for RB but I will still purchase it… Once Sony sort out the DLC licensing holdup for EU/AUS.
Random pop artist gets 4 songs as opposed to the now usual 3. Hmmm.
If last week wasn’t so good, this might be the worst thing ever. Still, 4 Slayer/Megadeth songs would have been better…
Gettin the whole pack, lovin P!NK…
Oh wait, PS3 and german…
Ben Reply:
April 14th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Sounds like the begining of a joke.
A German PS3 owner walks into a bar…….
Too bad its not funny that you can’t get songs right now.
not thrilled but it’s good for variety, and something well-known, ffs.
MJ would be a blast dun dundundundun dundundundundun dun dundundundun dundundunduuun
Ben Reply:
April 14th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Michael Jackson DLC 1
Billie Jean
Smooth Criminal
Beat It
Now when will it come out?
And what will be in the second pack?
Desperado Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 1:06 am
If it comes out, I want
Heal the world (i know it’d be boring but harmonies would be a blast because they are in MJ the Experience) same with I’ll Be There & Earth Song.
But i really want to get Don’t Care About Us (That guitar solo would be weird to chart, so many effects i think)
total shit dlc this week although i won’t be seeing any dlc for about 6 months anyway as i’m from england and i’m playing on ps3 so it doesn’t really matter to me