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In celebration of the latest pack of Queen DLC released this week, I decided to feature another one of their songs (the first was Tie your Mother Down). The track was originally released in the first Queen Pack, and then re-released as a RB3 version a year later. The song I’ve picked is I Want It All.

With 18 number 1 albums, and just as many chart topping singles, they are one of the most successful bands ever with estimated album sales topping 300 million! In Rock Band, they now have 27 unique songs (35 different songs if you count the RB3 versions separately), and if you remember, there were even rumors at one time that a dedicated Queen: Rock Band game was in the works.

So what’s the song like to play? Well the 5-tier guitar starts off with a solo, which may throw some of you off. During the song you switch a lot between rhythm and lead guitar, to mix things up a bit. 4-tier drums is quite easy for the majority of the song, but has a few drum rolls included, as well. While not playing a lead role like in other Queen songs, the 6-tier keys has relatively simple charts for much of the song. 3-tier bass is unsurprisingly the weakest chart, but as with Queen, its never repetitive or boring. Finally, 4-tier vocals isn’t the hardest Queen song to sing, but like most of their songs, it is fun to play.

Now you may be thinking to yourself “Those tiers are way off, this song is easy!” Well wait until about 2:10 in, and you the difficulty for most of the instruments ramps up significantly, particularly with guitar and drums, and keys is absolutely crazy. A lot of people will fall over with this 30-second part of the song, which is one of the reasons why I like it.

Here’s the full band playthrough:

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Here are this week’s Pro-Guitar/Bass charts for the Queen DLC from the always awesome thenewnoelisoncruz. Definitely check out and subscribe to his YouTube channel!

Queen – Bicycle Race (Pro)

Queen – Stone Cold Crazy (Pro)

Arriving in the Rock Band library this week are nine tracks from rock icons Queen. 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 individual tracks are 160 MSP ($1.99). The Queen Extravaganza Pack 02 is available for 1200 MSP ($14.99). 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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Earlier this week, if you follow @HMXHenry on Twitter, he teased us by saying “At the risk of tipping my hand, next week’s @RockBand DLC will bring my MOST WANTED SONG OF ALL TIME to the library. Pretty excited.” Late last night, he spilled the beans somewhat in that we will be seeing a nine-pack from QUEEN! With the announcement coming out moments ago, the songs available next week are:

• Queen – Bicycle Race *
• Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
• Queen – I’m in Love With My Car
• Queen – Long Away
• Queen – Radio Ga Ga
• Queen – Seven Seas of Rhye
• Queen – The Show Must Go On
• Queen – Stone Cold Crazy *
• Queen – You’re My Best Friend

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

The “Queen Extravaganza Pack 02″ will be 1,200 MSP ($14.99).

[Official announcement]

Xbox Live’s Deal of the Week this week is dropping the price for Gold members on some pretty major artists. Quite frankly, I would be surprised if most of the people that visit the site don’t already have these packs, or at least a few songs from them. Hopefully this week’s discount can fill in the gaps for you!

You can see the full listing below.

• Metallica Pack 01 – 440 MSP 320 MSP
• …And Justice for All
• Blackened
• Ride the Lightning
• Blink-182 Pack 01 – 440 MSP 320 MSP
• Adam’s Song
• First Date
• I Miss You
• Lady Gaga Pack 01 – 560 MSP 400 MSP
• Monster
• Poker Face
• Bad Romance
• Just Dance
• Bon Jovi Greatest Hits: Rock Band Edition – 1600 MSP 1200 MSP
• Bad Medicine
• Blaze of Glory
• Have a Nice Day
• I’ll Be There for You
• It’s My Life
• Lay Your Hands on Me
• Livin’ on a Prayer (RB3 Version)
• Runaway
• Wanted Dead or Alive (RB3 Version)
• We Weren’t Born to Follow
• Who Says You Can’t Go Home
• You Give Love a Bad Name (RB3 Version)
• Queen Pack 01 – 1280 MSP 960 MSP
• Another One Bites the Dust
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• Fat Bottomed Girls
• I Want It All
• I Want to Break Free
• Killer Queen
• One Vision
• Somebody to Love
• Tie Your Mother Down
• Under Pressure

Queen is one of those bands is almost universally enjoyed. Even if someone says they don’t like them, they can’t deny the fact they are one of the greatest and most popular British bands ever. Because of this, and because of the two Queen packs released last December, I thought I would look back at one of the Queen songs that was not upgraded with Rock Band 3 features.

“Tie Your Mother Down,” selected as this week’s Thursday Throwback selection,  is from the album “A Day to the Races,” and has been recently remastered. The album version has a one-minute instrumental intro featuring a Shepard tone melody, which is actually a reprise of the ending of the song “Teo Torriatte,” which is the last track of the album. “Tie Your Mother Down” is the first track of the album, so it makes the album like a circle.

The track, as you can expect from Queen, is very fun to play. The main note chart for guitar can be a bit tricky at first, but once you get used to it, and along with a few fun filled solos, makes an enjoyable experience. The drums have quite a unique chart, which doesn’t seem to happen very often in Rock Band (the only other song I can think of that is like this is “Don’t Stop“ by Fleetwood Mac). With frequent breaks off the usual chart with symbol hits (similar to “Gimme Shelter“), it’s quite a good drum song, too. Bass is very much like guitar, which may be a little repetitive in places, but the note chart changes quite often, so it’s good to play. Vocals are your standard Queen vocals and very enjoyable!

Unfortunately, there is no easy full band gameplay video for me to grab on YouTube, so the playthrough videos are broken up slightly.

Guitar/Bass:

Drums:

Also, I just want to mention that I apologize for not having  fulfilled any requests yet. I haven’t had the time to buy some new tracks and play them, but I will get around to it!