Jul 17 2008 09:43 PM ET

Which songs would you like to see in 'Rock Band 3'?

Categories: Music, Videogames

Axl_lNo, Rock Band 2 hasn’t even come out yet, much less any plans for a third one. But the first Rock Band game has become such a major force in the way Americans consume music that the announcement of RB2’s set list this week was a huge deal. I mean, Axl Rose is using it to debut the first official track from Chinese Democracy, dude! (Hopefully this does not mean that Rock Band 2’s release will be unexpectedly delayed for another 14 years.)

So we figure it’s never too early to start brainstorming for the inevitable unveiling of an even bigger Rock Band 3. Personally, now that RB2 has landed the first-ever videogame licensing from Bob Dylan, I’d like to aim high and hope they could nab a Beatles tune. More reasonably, I would love to jam out to the lo-fi goodness of the Olivia Tremor Control. Or — ooh — solo along with noted axeman Lil Wayne!

Your turn: What songs would you pick for this hypothetical Rock Band 3 tracklist? Remember, it has to blow Rock Band 2’s already pretty awesome list out of the water…

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  • Ep Sato

    I’d love to see Phantom Planet and Kool&the Gang on there. The Jungle Boogie is awesome!

    • Courtney

      i think your should put on some more acdc and the songs dont stop believing by jorney and all summer long by kid rock

  • Joel

    If we’re only talking about artists that haven’t shown up in Rock Band yet:
    The Smiths
    Pavement
    The Jesus & Mary Chain
    U2
    Ash
    I actually prefer the first game’s on-disc songs to the new one’s. While RB2 will have a more diverse setlist, the songs that I consider to be unexpected gems (such as Dylan, Talking Heads, Costello) are somewhat offset by a lot of bands that I don’t care about (Linkin Park, Disturbed, Axl’s band).
    But that’s one of the great things about these games: they expose a lot of people to songs that they otherwise wouldn’t hear.

  • Kath

    Throwing Muses! Billy O’Connell said he really liked the idea, even! Can I blame this on Warner Bros.?

  • Matt

    Led Zeppelin, and actually GOOD songs from Santana(not like black majic woman), and Eruption.

  • christal

    Any thing from The Who

  • Paul

    U2
    Van Halen
    more Motley Crue(older stuff)
    original Guns n’ Roses (not the new pseudo G’n'R)
    more Metallica
    80’s hair metal
    Journey

  • Klemmins

    U2
    Puddle of Mudd
    Breaking Benjamin
    Dio
    The Outlaws(more specifically, Ghost Riders in the Sky)
    Some more Blue Oyster Cult
    Van Halen
    Journey
    Theme song to Family Matters
    NOT the Ramones… good music, hard on the drummer.
    Creed
    Three Doors Down
    That pretty much covers it.

  • cory

    I’d like to see some:
    Pink Floyd
    U2
    No Doubt
    Bob Marley and the Whalers
    Tragically Hip
    Doors
    Janis Joplin
    Jimmy Hendrix
    Rolling Stones
    Eurythmics

  • Tyler

    How about Holy Diver?

  • Jane

    Journey’s “Separate Ways” is a must and how about”Synchronicity” (just saw The Police and that’s the one song they didn’t sing that I was totally expecting).

  • keira

    how about instead of rb3 pop band hehe it would be funner…

    • Charlie

      No!!!!!! It will always be rockband

  • jen

    i agree with keira…i think the third installment should be something different…like country band or pop band or 80’s band or something. i love rock band, but more diversity would be nice.

    • Charlie

      They should have green day on rb3- basket case, hoiliday, when I come around would be good songs.

  • Rob

    Here is a List of Music and Artist that i would love to see come to Rock band.. i know Killers and BLink 182 have made it to Rock Band but id like a fuller selection of these two artist along with the rest of my favorite Bands. The Songs i have picked are song are songs that just seem to have that Music Game feel to them. They also are not the more popular of each group makeing them more likely to be chosen :)
    The List
    Artist Song
    Night Wish ANY SONG WOULD DO
    Queen Another on Bites The Dust
    Beetles Hey Jude
    Green Day Whatsername
    3 Doors Down It’s Not My Time
    Peter Gabriel
    Billy Joel Still Rock and Roll
    to Me
    Blink 182 What’s My Age Again
    Cold Play In My Place
    Fall Out Boys Dance, Dance
    The Killers Any Thing
    Liz Phair Extraodinary
    Matchbox Twenty How Far We’ve Come
    No Doubt It’s My Life
    Semisonic Singing In My Sleep
    Snow Patrol Chocolate
    U2 Vertigo
    Veruca Salt Volcano Girls
    Yellow Card Lights And Sounds

  • GeeMoney

    How about “High” by Jimmie’s Chicken Shack?

  • delcruz

    AC/DC
    Kittie (anything from the Spit CD)
    some Buddy miles or Neil Young (but that’s highly unlikely)
    Led Zepp is a given, they would need one entire game just for their collection
    eric clapton

  • Los

    First off, good recommendation by Geemoney. I forgot how awesome that song was. As far as further recommendations are concerned:
    At The Drive-In – One-Armed Scissor
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Six Barrel Shotgun
    Dethklok – Awaken
    The Doors – Break On Through
    Gogol Bordello – 60 Revolutions
    Green Day – Brain Stew/Jaded
    Husker Du – Could You Be The One
    Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
    Joy Division – No Love Lost
    Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
    The Mars Volta – Inertiatic E.S.P.
    My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
    Neil Young – Rockin In The Free World
    Primus – Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
    Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
    Silverchair – Freak
    Slayer – Raining Blood
    The Toadies – Possum Kingdom
    White Stripes – Icky Thump
    Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer
    (Although unlikely, any track by the Beatles or Led Zeppelin)

  • M

    One of Popwatch’s best questions ever, particularly since I played Rock Band 1 for hours just last night with a little help from my friends. So, for Rock Band 3 I would like:
    The White Stripes–Icky Thump, I’m Slowly Turning Into You
    David Bowie–The Man Who Ruled The World, Space Oddity
    The Beatles–While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Here Comes The Sun
    My Morning Jacket–Off The Record, Evil Urges
    Maximo Park–Apply Some Pressure
    Modest Mouse–Dashboard, Ocean Breathes Salty

  • DawnLD

    I have to second the people who have mentioned Queen. Many of their songs would be great but I’d really like to see “I Want it All” on there!

  • Stephanie T.

    BRMC- Six Barrel Shotgun
    Focus- Hocus Pocus
    Do You Wanna Play?- Extreme
    Stone Cold Crazy- Queen
    Knights of Cydonia- Muse
    Livewire-Motley Crew
    This Charming Man- Smiths
    We’ve Got The Beat- Go Go’s

  • Karrah

    Stephanie- If I’m remembering right, I think that “We Got the Beat” was on the list for RB2.
    I’m ready for some country on Rock Band 3… What about Keith Urban or Brad Paisley? Their songs have some amazing guitar solos.
    Other songs:
    The Foo Fighters, “My Hero”
    Anything Matchbox Twenty
    Bryan Adams, “Summer of ‘69″
    Bon Jovi, “You Give Love a Bad Name”
    Def Leppard, “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, “Love Bites”, “Photograph”, etc.

  • Trish

    I would love to see some Eagles on there. Hotel California was be outstanding!!!!

  • wendy

    any white stripes how can we have guitar heros and rock bands without any of those awesome guitar riffs?

  • J

    Anything but U2 and Coldplay
    More of:
    Metallica
    Coheed and Cambria
    Eric Clapton
    Guns n Roses
    Nirvana
    Maiden

    • 80smetalpwns(no grunge!!)

      guns and roses sucks

  • chewbacca’s mom

    I agree with most of you. Definitely some U2, Green Day (to make some drummers cry), White Stripes, more of the Killers, some Led, Arctic Monkeys would be really cool.

  • Stephanie T.

    Ok. So how about Cherry Bomb by the Runaways?

  • orlando

    Dude Motley Crue!
    Kickstart my Heart!!!!!

  • orlando

    like all the songs from dazed and confused and led zeppelin and maybe bullet for my valentine

  • tyler

    i’d love to see “Black Betty” BY RAM JAM.
    here’s the full playlist for RB 2 – pretty good stuff any way you look at it.
    http://www.nutsie.com/member/view_member/527345?playlist_id=3826815&user_id=527345

  • Matt

    how about some P.O.D?

  • AJ

    how about not? Please.

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