Backspacer in Rock Band on Day of Release!
Are you effing kidding me? Oh man this is almost too much!!! I am too happy with this band right now to even start debating if they are selling out or not. If it makes me this damn happy who effing cares!!!
http://www.rockband.com/zine/backspacer-dlc
http://www.rockband.com/zine/backspacer-dlc
It's a banner DLC day here at Rock Band: For the first time ever, we're offering a full-album DLC on the same day of its general release. And we think the album is a future classic: Pearl Jam's Backspacer.
If you know everything about Pearl Jam, think again: Backspacer may be the loudest, fastest album the Seattle quintet has ever made, with lots of full-throttle, garage-inspired rock'n'roll. As guitarist Mike McCready explains in our exclusive interview, the album's celebratory mood just may have something to do with recent changed in the White House. Fans are already calling it one of Pearl Jam's best—Rolling Stone just noted it's got the "shortest, tightest, punkiest tunes they've ever banged out"—and even non-fans are giving the new sound a thumbs-up.
You've probably heard the single, "The Fixer", a snarling rocker about making the world a better place—and we at Rock Band have got to love a song that has "Yeah, yeah, yeah" in the chorus. That's not even the loudest song here though; check out the three-chord thriller "Gonna See My Friend," with a hot solo that McCready recommends you all have some fun with. That's not to say that you don't get to share some sensitive moments with Eddie Vedder, however; and on "Just Breathe" and "The End" you're invited to join him to contemplate the mysteries of life, death and love. It adds up to a new peak for Pearl Jam, and you can absorb it for the first time while you're playing it!
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Thu Sep 17, 2009
Entirety of Pearl Jam's Backspacer Will Be Playable in Rock Band Surrounding
Album Release
Target stores nationwide to offer DLC download code with album purchase
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonix and MTV Games today
announced that the entirety of Pearl Jam's new album Backspacer will be added
to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360((R)
)video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation((R) )3
computer entertainment system and Wii((TM)) immediately surrounding the
album's retail release. The album hits shelves Sept. 20, and will be added to
the Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360 on Sept. 20, for Wii on Sept. 22, and
for PlayStation 3 on Sept 24.
Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 System and Wii
Pearl Jam is an American band that became one of the precursors of alternative
rock after forming in Seattle in 1990. Made up of Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament,
Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron, the band has sold more than 60
million records around the globe. The band hit mainstream success after the
release of its 1991 debut album, Ten, which sold 12 million copies worldwide.
Ten became available for download in the Rock Band Music Store day-and-date
with the reissue of the album March 24, 2009, and has sold more than 850,000
song downloads to date.
The band's ninth and latest studio album, Backspacer, will be released in
stores Sept. 20 and will be added to the Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360 on
Sept. 20, for Wii on Sept. 22 and for PlayStation 3 on Sept 24. Pearl Jam is
touring in promotion of the new album from August through October in the
United States and Europe.
In addition, Pearl Jam will offer a special edition CD set at Target stores
nationwide that will include the Backspacer album disc and a code that enables
owners of the special edition to download the entire album for Rock Band or
Rock Band 2 gameplay for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft and PlayStation( )3 computer entertainment system. The tracks will
be imported into participating fans' Rock Band libraries and be accessible to
all game modes, including solo, band play, online multiplayer and instrument
vs. instrument.
Available on Xbox 360 (Sept. 20), Wii (Sept. 22) & PlayStation 3 system (Sept.
24):
-- "Gonna See My Friend"
-- "Got Some"
-- "The Fixer"
-- "Johnny Guitar'
-- "Just Breathe"
-- "Amongst the Waves"
-- "Unthought Known"
-- "Supersonic"
-- "Speed of Sound"
-- "Force of Nature"
-- "The End"
(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as "Backspacer (Album)" and as
individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system and as individual
tracks on Wii.
Price: $1.99 USD, .99 pounds Sterling UK, 1.49 euros EU (160 Microsoft
Points for Xbox 360) per track
$17.99, 9.19 pounds UK, 21.95 euros EU (1440 Microsoft Points for
Xbox 360) for "Backspacer (Album)"
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points(TM)) per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Website Links:
For more information, please visit:
Rock Band Website
Pearl Jam Website
http://www.pearljam.com/
Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation((R))2
computer entertainment system and Wii system. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system
and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music
Store using Wii Points(TM) purchased through the Wii(TM) Shop Channel and can
be downloaded to the system memory or to an SD card for additional storage.
The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play.
There are now 867 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase
(complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/music). Rock Band continues to
satisfy music fans' and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 50
million paid downloads since its launch Nov. 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music
Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music
tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date
without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band
library.
Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes)
by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB.
For more information on Rock Band2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit
http://www.rockband.com and http://www.harmonixmusic.com.
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I HAVE: 360,an old Guitar Hero Guitar
Dont have any Rock Band games, do I need to buy Rock Band 2?
Thanks, I suck at this type of thing
you need to buy rock band 2 but i think the gutar hero guitar might work on it
Yes it does. I have GH instruments and they all work with RB. Just need the game disc.
Add the whole Pearl Jam library now! Live on Two Legs!
owners of the special edition to download the entire album for Rock Band or
Rock Band 2 gameplay for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system "
According to Kat's post, you can get away with RB1 which is probably cheaper than 2. I know on the PS3 it's like 10 bucks
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10: 5-15 Hartford, 5-17 Boston
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13: 10-15 Worcester 1, 10-16 Worcester 2, 10-25 Hartford
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18: 9-2 Fenway 1, 9-4 Fenway 2
21: 9-26 Ohana
22: 5-6 LA, 5-7 LA, 5-16 Fresno
EV SOLO: 8-2-08 Boston 2, 6-8-09 Albany 1, 6-15-11 Providence, 6-16-11 Boston, 6-18-11 Hartford, 11-1-12 Las Vegas
Tres Mts: 3-27-11 Boston
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03: 7-11 Mansfield 3
04: 9-28 Boston 1
08: 6-28 Mansfield 1
09: 10-30 Philly 3, 10-31 Philly 4
10: 5-15 Hartford, 5-17 Boston
11: 9-3 Alpine Valley, 9-4 Alpine Valley
13: 10-15 Worcester 1, 10-16 Worcester 2, 10-25 Hartford
16: 4-29 Philly 2, 5-1 MSG 1, 8-5 Fenway 1, 8-7 Fenway 2
18: 9-2 Fenway 1, 9-4 Fenway 2
21: 9-26 Ohana
22: 5-6 LA, 5-7 LA, 5-16 Fresno
EV SOLO: 8-2-08 Boston 2, 6-8-09 Albany 1, 6-15-11 Providence, 6-16-11 Boston, 6-18-11 Hartford, 11-1-12 Las Vegas
Tres Mts: 3-27-11 Boston
I was hoping the $29.99 edition would have something extra in addition to the code though--an art book, some live tracks etc. But oh well.
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03: 7-11 Mansfield 3
04: 9-28 Boston 1
08: 6-28 Mansfield 1
09: 10-30 Philly 3, 10-31 Philly 4
10: 5-15 Hartford, 5-17 Boston
11: 9-3 Alpine Valley, 9-4 Alpine Valley
13: 10-15 Worcester 1, 10-16 Worcester 2, 10-25 Hartford
16: 4-29 Philly 2, 5-1 MSG 1, 8-5 Fenway 1, 8-7 Fenway 2
18: 9-2 Fenway 1, 9-4 Fenway 2
21: 9-26 Ohana
22: 5-6 LA, 5-7 LA, 5-16 Fresno
EV SOLO: 8-2-08 Boston 2, 6-8-09 Albany 1, 6-15-11 Providence, 6-16-11 Boston, 6-18-11 Hartford, 11-1-12 Las Vegas
Tres Mts: 3-27-11 Boston
You should post a video reading the manual of ps3 as if it were eddie reading it.
Are they the newest GH version? My GH guitar doesn't work w/Rock Band
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'06-Camden 5/28
'08-Camden 6/20
'09-Closing Down the Philly Spectrum! 10/28, 10/30, & the Epic 10/31
'09-EV Solo Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA6/12
'10-MSG1& MSG2, New York City, 5-20 & 5/21
Oh, and there's going to be a Rock Band Pearl Jam stand-alone disc coming out next year....
Are they the newest GH version? My GH guitar doesn't work w/Rock Band
My instruments are from GH: World Tour for the 360. Hope that helps.
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1) you can buy the album for cheaper in store than it will cost to buy on rock band.
2) not every song has great features for every instrument
3) the album is still pretty short, like a good rockband session can last from 30 minutes to an hour, you could essentially play the entire backspacer album in an easy sitting.
I'm still going to get it (and love it), just not too pleased about these 3 facts
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YES, you will be able to buy the entire album OR select songs from within Rock Band or on the PSN for PS3. (I'm not sure how the Xbox does it.) The album will be available for download on Xbox360 on Tuesday and PS3 on Thursday.
Thanks
Yeah you cannot use the code on Sunday night. You have to wait for the respective game console makers to make the songs available on their network. Xbox on Tuesday, PS3 on Thursday.