I must admit, I was quite surprised by the DLC we got this week. I was almost certain that the huge 12-pack released in mid 2010 would have been it for the band, but I’m glad I was wrong. In honor of the Creedence Clearwater Revival 3-pack released this week, I thought I would once again pull one of the tracks from their massive 12 pack (we have already featured Bad Moon Rising). It was a tough choice, but I’ve decided to feature I Heard It Through the Grapevine as this week’s Thursday Throwback pick.

Those of you who love your southern rock will love this band. Despite the fact that they originally hailed from California, they are still held in high esteem as pioneering purveyors of the southern rock genre, considering they have sold over 26 million records in the US alone. Noted by Rolling Stone magazine as the 82nd “Greatest Artist of All Time,” they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, officially cementing their iconic status.

I nearly passed on choosing this tune, until I noticed the running time. The song clocks in at approximately ten minutes and twelve seconds, which makes it longer than some of the other southern rock epic Rock Band tracks Green Grass and High Tides (9:44) and Free Bird (9:34)! The 4-tier guitar is certainly the best out of the instruments, with a mini-solo at around the 3-minute mark, and a gigantic second solo, which lasts for the whole second half the song! The 4-tier bass will keep you on your toes too, as the chart very rarely sits still, and includes quite a bit of variation. The 4-tier drums are great to play on both normal and Pro modes, with a healthy mix of nearly everything throughout the song. The 3-tier vocals is classic CCR John Fogerty vocals, which nearly everyone can sing along to.

Here’s your full band walkthrough:

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Here is this week’s lone Pro-Guitar/Bass chart for yesterday’s Creedence Clearwater Revival DLC from the always awesome thenewnoelisoncruz. Definitely check out and subscribe to his YouTube channel!

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Arriving in the Rock Band library today are a three pack from southern rock pioneers Creedence Clearwater Revival. Included below are playthrough videos of the DLC from the always awesome thenewnoelisoncruz. Definitely check out and subscribe to his YouTube channel!

Links to purchase DLC songs online at Xbox.com are included below for each track. All tracks are 160 MSP ($1.99). The Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 02 is available for 440 MSP ($5.49). Pro Guitar/Bass charts are noted below where applicable, and can be purchased for an additional $.99. Playthrough charts for Pro Guitar/Bass will be posted tomorrow.

Directly below is a playlist of all the DLC videos, followed by individual videos of each DLC track after the jump.

Playlist of all new DLC:

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• Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen the Rain? *
• Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lodi
• Creedence Clearwater Revival – Susie Q

* Denotes Pro-Guitar/Bass chart availability for $.99.

[Official announcement]

Unless noted, all songs are $1.99.

• Free Spirit – Strangers
• Mind At Risk – Be Right Here *
• Nevermore – Without Morals
• Stagehands – Now or Never *
• Tetrafusion – Last Chance

* Denotes $.99 track.

ROCK BAND NETWORK PS3 1/25 PLAYLIST

[Official announcement]

Unless otherwise noted, all songs are 160 MSP ($1.99). Songs not linked below were not included on RockBand.com at time of publishing.

• A Plea For Purging – Heart Of A Child *
• Alestorm – Shipwrecked
• The Asbestos – Lights, Camera and Action *
• Bright Midnight – Don’t Eye Me Like a Child *
• Channel – Dos Impar *
• Coldera – Melodicus Counterpointus
• Devin Townsend – Planet Smasher (2x Bass Pedal)
• Gigakoops – Night *
• Halcyon Way – Inside Looking Out (The Icon & the Ghost) *
• Halcyon Way – The System *
• IDLEMINE – Radio World
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love – Pray For You
• Jonathan Coulton – The Stache
• The Last Nova – All In My Head
• Los Noelia – M.O.N.O.S *
• Machinae Supremacy – Indiscriminate Murder is Counter-Productive
• Miracle Of Sound – Gordon Freeman Saved My Life *
• Morbid Angel – Existo Vulgoré (2x Bass Pedal)
• Oh My! – Twenty One *
• Psychostick – BEER!!
• Pythia – Heartless
• Pythia – Heartless (2x Bass Pedal)
• Silent House – Nightfall *
• Solution .45 – Gravitational Lensing *

* Denotes $.99 track.

ROCK BAND NETWORK XBOX 360 1/19 PLAYLIST

[Official announcement]