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Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1

Because the only difference between Rock Band and the Track Pack is the setlist, we're not giving it a proper review. Instead, we're using the Reviews Blog to give you the details on the tracklist and help you decide whether or not it's worth your hard-earned cash.

One of the reasons people are still playing Rock Band on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is because Harmonix has consistently made new songs available for purchase online. Unfortunately for PlayStation 2 and Wii owners, their versions of the game don't support downloadable content so the only way to get new songs is to purchase a Track Pack, the first of which is now available.

Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 contains 20 songs and carries an MSRP of $30 (USD). The songs are as follows:

Blink-182: "All the Small Things"
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"
30 Seconds to Mars: "The Kill"
Weezer: "Buddy Holly"
Stone Temple Pilots: "Interstate Love Song"
Faith No More: "We Care a Lot"
David Bowie: "Moonage Daydream"
Paramore: "Crushcrushcrush"
The Police: "Synchronicity II"
Boston: "More Than a Feeling"
The Hives: "Die, All Right!"
Oasis: "Live Forever"
Ramones: "Teenage Lobotomy"
KISS: "Calling Dr. Love"
Queens of the Stone Age: "Little Sister"
Nine Inch Nails: "March of the Pigs"
Smashing Pumpkins: "Siva"
The Grateful Dead: "Truckin'"
Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Gimme Three Steps"
Wolfmother: "Joker & the Thief"

You don't have to own the original Rock Band to play the Track Pack, as it's a completely independent piece of software--you boot it up just like you would Rock Band. The main downfall with this design is that if you want to switch between Rock Band and the Track Pack, you'll need to turn off the system, remove the disc, put the other disc in, and start the game again. This downtime certainly has the potential to bring your Rock Band party to a screeching halt. All of the modes found in Rock Band are also found in the Track Pack, so you won't have to switch discs if you one to play a new mode, or go from single-player to multi-player.

So, is it worth it? That depends on how you feel about the songs on the disc and how much you're jonesing for new Rock Band tunes. If you like a fair amount of songs on the disc, then go for it. If there's not much here to your liking, hope that there's a Volume 2. Oh yeah, and if you don't already own Rock Band and you're trying to decided between it and the Track Pack, Rock Band is clearly the better value (more songs and it comes bundled with instruments), so start there.

84 Comments

  • Eynon1990

    Posted Sep 27, 2008 10:34 am PT

    some pretty good songs on here
    good mixture of artists

  • Eynon1990

    Posted Sep 27, 2008 10:34 am PT

    some pretty good songs on here
    good mixture of artists

  • grizly-sword

    Posted Sep 20, 2008 4:36 am PT

    20 More songs, for 30$ when the game with Instruments costs around 120$ +-. Hel yea

  • 8jake5

    Posted Sep 16, 2008 7:04 pm PT

    f*ck you great songs

  • naruto5708

    Posted Sep 12, 2008 7:24 pm PT

    most of these songs suck except for all amrican rejects
    boston and
    kiss

  • halo1hater

    Posted Sep 7, 2008 11:01 am PT

    all these songs stink..

  • halo1hater

    Posted Sep 7, 2008 11:01 am PT

    all these songs stink..

  • wiips2

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 11:55 am PT

    right, none of these songs are really well none. its darn stupid

  • DarkSideGirl17

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 1:38 pm PT

    Blink-182: "All the Small Things"
    The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"
    30 Seconds to Mars: "The Kill" Paramore: "Crushcrushcrush"

    These are the only songs I know! I love them too!

  • horbidest

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 9:16 pm PT

    a megadeth pack would be perfect

  • LedZepp115

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 7:35 am PT

    there is only on good song on the game

  • rockypuff

    Posted Aug 14, 2008 1:45 pm PT

    Well that's Rock Band for you, bad songs...might as well wait for GH4 much. much. better.

  • BontraXenderKyl

    Posted Aug 13, 2008 12:34 pm PT

    Bad songs for good suit... pitty

  • Colt_1911

    Posted Aug 13, 2008 11:17 am PT

    yeah it would be nice to upgrade delbonifro, but some of us dont have the money to drop on a sexbox, or a ps3, some peoples parents are not the richest people in the world and maybe all they can afford to buy are ps2's or the wiinis.. then again, some people have things called bills and car payments, etc.. and cannot afford to upgrade to a nextgen system. i think the ps2 version of RB is just fine the way it is. sure it could of used a couple more songs, but some people just prefer what the ps2 has to offer and do not prefer fully loaded features, etc.. some people are just glad to have a game system and some games for it. like i said, some of us dont have all the money in the world to spend. but in regards to this review, i think that dropping 30 bucks for 20 songs, is not that good of a deal. should be more like 30 songs for 30 bucks. like an itunes deal.. 1$ a song, makes sense.. but thats just me.. blink 182 was never a big favorite of mine, but to me it sounds like a rip.

  • gamerdude747

    Posted Aug 12, 2008 4:59 pm PT

    ya this would be cool if this is what every other console did but no they just enjoy screwing every wii owner over at least sell more then one disc and arange it like the DLC with the bands

  • Casualness

    Posted Aug 12, 2008 2:30 pm PT

    which is why I skipped this crap and am going for GH:World Tour

    Tell me now, how can the people behind Rock Band say the Wii is sh*t it can't handle DLC and etc, when GH:World Tour is gonna (hopefully) treat the Wii the same as the other consoles and DOES NOT complain about the Wii's hardrive? All you fanboys answer that for me

  • plysepter

    Posted Aug 12, 2008 9:17 am PT

    hey wackjobs ever think that including the base game data with updates would take up some space on the disc! it'll improve the game nomatter what other people think

  • VorexIsAwesome

    Posted Aug 12, 2008 5:10 am PT

    What the heck delbonifro!?!?! Ever think that someone like me couldn't AFFORD IT!?! Thats the reason we don't upgrade!

  • MesterLuxord

    Posted Aug 9, 2008 9:29 am PT

    nah, don't interrested. only 20 musics and not so nice.

  • JBjazzbo

    Posted Aug 9, 2008 3:36 am PT

    if they had one hold steady song on a rock band game i would buy it.
    art brut and the mooney suzuki would be awesome as well.
    if you've heard of any of them i give u a thumbs up

  • 8smokes

    Posted Aug 8, 2008 9:30 pm PT

    I think it's a lot of money for only 20 songs.

  • D33PPURPLE

    Posted Aug 8, 2008 9:03 pm PT

    Am I the only one who is sad that there is no Iced Earth tracks yet? Like, I would LOVE to play "Ten Thousand Strong" on Rockband. Its a great song. Shame they have not completely mainstreamed yet.

  • SagmasterX

    Posted Aug 8, 2008 3:48 pm PT

    ok im a fan of nine inch nails, but i have no idea why they would put march of the pigs on rock band. Its not necessarily a bad song, but it does not have what rock band songs need. (Excellent Guitar, Good Drums, Good Bass, and singing thats actually fun) But other than that, im lovin 'the kill' 'buddy holly' 'crushcrushcrush' 'more than a feeling' and 'we care a lot'

  • MichaelRD777

    Posted Aug 7, 2008 11:29 am PT

    If you have Rock Band for the Wii,you really should've waited for Guitar hero:World Tour.This is one mistake I will regret for the rest of this year.

  • beanofengland

    Posted Aug 7, 2008 9:26 am PT

    bah, its all gone wrong for rockband on wii, shame.

  • Quinn144

    Posted Aug 6, 2008 6:21 pm PT

    AC/DC track pack or linkin park

  • redoAlf

    Posted Aug 6, 2008 5:39 pm PT

    metallica trackpack plz

  • lastcamie

    Posted Aug 6, 2008 3:20 pm PT

    i think its cool have more songs for wii the xperience of rock band for me is so cool and the track pack have a good price its more cheap than buying on line .... pffff thats cool thats great nintendo rocksssss

  • taddia

    Posted Aug 6, 2008 2:05 pm PT

    this game is a bad pubblicity for our wii.. geeh out of our gamesystems! (btw there are actaully games that fofers downloadable contents: FF My life as a king and Mario Kart wii, together with the immortal Brawl.)

  • HokieFan86

    Posted Aug 6, 2008 9:47 am PT

    why didn't the wii have downloadable content in the first place? It has an internet channel and wii connect 24

  • Lisandro_v22

    Posted Aug 6, 2008 8:35 am PT

    why people keep complaining about Harmonix there isn't any real downloadable content for Nintendo retail games either

  • dezy140

    Posted Aug 5, 2008 11:45 pm PT

    All u ppl are just a bunch of haterz... who cares if there's no DLC at least more songs are coming in the picture as time goes by... all that matters is that the game is fun and worth buying...

  • dezy140

    Posted Aug 5, 2008 11:43 pm PT

    All u ppl are just a bunch of haterz... who cares if there's no DLC at least more songs are coming in the picture as time goes by... all that matters is that the game is fun and worth buying...

  • yas710yaf

    Posted Aug 5, 2008 10:07 pm PT

    H3A3L3O why are u so scared to say that the Wii sucks, its not for gamers, its for the family, like family time.

  • H3A3L3O

    Posted Aug 5, 2008 3:11 pm PT

    This is why the wii...... not trying to be harsh or anything but.....it sucks.

  • Domenico54

    Posted Aug 5, 2008 10:19 am PT

    not trying to start anything, but thats the only blink-182 song i like.

  • B-Rank

    Posted Aug 4, 2008 7:01 pm PT

    This is stupid. Why can't we just download the songs onto a SD Card. I have plenty of space there. I hate Harmonix and regret buying rock-band... I mean its still fun, but Harmonix just plain sucks.

  • goskateboard

    Posted Aug 4, 2008 10:34 am PT

    im glad i invested in a 360 instead of paying less for a console and getting less out of it, like in this scenario

  • GamingMind

    Posted Aug 4, 2008 6:32 am PT

    ya just buy it off XBL and you at least get the songs you want and you dont gotta turn off the friggin system to play 'em

  • n4m3l335

    Posted Aug 3, 2008 4:54 pm PT

    Props to Harmonix for giving Wii and PS2 users something, but where is the Thrash Metal and other stuff? 20 songs for $30? No thanks.

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Aug 3, 2008 8:08 am PT

    :S at least they are offering these songs to PS2 owners, something guitar hero games never have so kudos to them

  • simonromano2007 posted Aug 3, 2008 7:53 am PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    simonromano2007

    Posted Aug 3, 2008 7:53 am PT (hide)

    @the rpg man actually the songs cost 1 dollar a pop and here the cost 1.50 so you get a worst deal.

    thats what happens when you keep your ps2 or buy the wii