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Hey, Here's Rock Band 3!

USA Today nabs details on Harmonix's next game.

Hey, want to see Rock Band 3's new keyboard controller and hear about a few of the improvements coming to Harmonix's next Rock Band release?

I'd sure love to tell you all about it. And maybe, in another 23 hours or so, I will. But until then, here's a video from USA Today.
 
  


They've also posted a partial song list, helpfully organized by decade.

2000s

  • Combat Baby -- Metric
  • Dead End Friends -- Them Crooked Vultures
  • Get Free -- The Vines
  • Lasso -- Phoenix
  • Me Enamora -- Juanes
  • Oh My God -- Ida Maria
  • Portions of Foxes -- Rilo Kiley
  • The Hardest Button to Button -- The White Stripes

1990s
  • Been Caught Stealing -- Jane's Addiction
  • In the Meantime -- Spacehog
  • Plush -- Stone Temple Pilots
  • Walkin' on the Sun -- Smash Mouth

1980s
  • Crazy Train -- Ozzy Osbourne
  • Here I Go Again -- Whitesnake
  • I Love Rock and Roll -- Joan Jett
  • Just Like Heaven -- The Cure
  • Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
  • The Power of Love -- Huey Lewis and the News
  • Sister Christian -- Night Ranger

1960s-1970s
  • Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen
  • Break On Through -- The Doors
  • Crosstown Traffic -- Jimi Hendrix
 For more details, see USA Today's story.    
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@MormonWarrior said:
" JUANES?!?!?!?!?!? Freaking YES!! "Me Enamora" is a fantastic song. I've been wanting to sing in Spanish forever on these...  Me enamora, que me hablas con tu boca... "
Same here. Pretty exciting stuff.
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god damn they just had to include Bohemian Rhapsody. I was out damn it, OUT!!! and here they go dragging me back in.

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Crosstown Traffic.  Yes.

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In   ter   est   ing

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@Biddy said:

" @xyzygy said:

" Needs more Radiohead!!!
Here here! Keyboard could work as a synthesizer. "
Maybe Bodysnatchers or Airbag or...or oh don't get me started. If they have any radiohead it is a guaranteed purchase for me. I can do my best crazy Thom Yorke impression
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If anything, it's good to have some Queen back in there.

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For some reason, I'm really excited about Rock Band 3, probably the most excited I've been for a music game since Rock Band 2. The keyboard looks great, and the tracklist does not disappoint, and that's not even half of the songs so far.

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I'm holding out for the Trumpet and Saxophone peripherals.

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Crazy Train AND rainbow in the dark?
purchase made

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I haven't played Rock Band in many months, so I'm ready for some more plastic instrument goodness.

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  Huey Lewis 
is the news!
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I was pretty skeptical but I'm getting sold on this keyboard peripheral.

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Keyboard seems pretty awesome, but the switching between sides seems kind of jarring

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Give me Subdivisions (Rush), and I'll be lining up to get that.

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Edited By rusted3572

The Cure!  I have been waiting so long for them to appear in a music game and now they are going to in both guitar hero and rockband.  I'll be getting this one as Just like Heaven is much better than Facination Street.  Infact, the few songs I was interest in Guitar Hero 6 for are include in here, so I guess I will be only buying one music game this year.

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The Keyboard will definitely get me back into Rock Band for a while.

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Edited By forceman4077

As someone who would like to play a bit of piano this looks like a great way to try it out without getting lessons or an expensive keyboard. P.S. bass pro plz P.P.S. Matt & Kim

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@ShaggyChu: Oh god yes for Subdivisions... man that would be awesome....
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O_o DO WANT! Going into excitement coma...

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Count me in as someone who still gets excited about Rock Band.

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Keyboard looks kinda cool and setlist looks good so far. Cant wait

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Okay, RB 3 ALSO has "Bohemian Rhapsody", just like Guitar Hero... 6, was it?  Unfortunately "Fascination Street" is way better than "Just like Heaven". :(

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omg !!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 The Power of Love -- Huey Lewis and the News  
 
OH. MY. GOD. 
 
That's awesome. 
 
Don't need a credit card to ride this train! EFTPOS will work just fine.

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Awesome. Can't wait for it to be released in Australia in 2025.

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How do you "plug" more than 4 controllers into a 360? That said, the keytar looks great! 
 
And what bass controller is that?

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I still have a few things to see first.  The jumping back and forth on the keyboard seems find on slow songs, but what of fast ones?  What will pro-keyboard look like?   I'm still totally excited even without those answers yet, so this is a good sign.

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Actually, i wish Harmonix all the success with this.. as opposed to that GH6-thing, and I've been a GH dude for some time.. man I suck

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Edited By MachoFantastico

Can't wait, having put in a 100+ hours into Rock Band 2 I'm super excited by what Harmonix are doing.  
 
Awesome early setlist aswell. 

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Yep thats more rockband alright

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For me to buy my first of these games they need atleast 2 of 3 things: they need to have an actual musical score option for the keyboard, a feeplay option for the keyboard, and the option to use 3rd party usb keyboards. Otherwise I don't feel like being patronised by a video game, I'd rather just play my actual piano. 

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If they have The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Crosstown Traffic", I definitely want "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".
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@Jeffsekai said:
"  Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen   sold  "
Yes. This. In an instant this has gone from a casual interest to GOT HYPE!!! I will be lining up to get this when it releases locally.
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I don't think I'm ready for another rhythm game, and I don't know if I ever will be again.

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They should do The Doors' Self Titled as Full Album DLC.

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:D

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@Jeffsekai said:
"  Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen   sold  "
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Haters shouldn't have got guitar hero 3+ 
CANT WAIT!

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Ida Maria in rock band? 
 
what?

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I will buy this.

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this explains the lack of sister christian in the Night Ranger DLC... so, so pumped for more RB!!!
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That track list is insane.  I love every song except for a couple in the 2000 category.  I'm officially pumped for this game!

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The keyboard has me more interested than I thought I'd be. Almost enough to probably pick it up.

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Kind of funny how he talk about their  innovationsin the genre, but never actually mentions any...
I so hope this game will let you download 20 songs (you actually like) in stead of just comming pre-packed with 20 crappy songs!

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I'm really sold on this tracklist. The mainstream songs are of the variety that anyone can enjoy, and the indie songs sound fun to play as well as pleasant to listen to. Guitar who?

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Abit of Them Crooked vultures works for me.

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I Love Rock And Roll is such a boring song to play in music games

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Oh My God by Ida Maria.
Sold.

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To paraphrase and butcher a quote from that Albert Einstein fellow, "I don't know what kind of songs will be used for Rock Band 3 but in Rock Band 4 they will be using Styx and 'Stones."
Obviously we know what songs they are using but this will probably be the last sequel to Rock Band as the casual players seem to be tiring of the plastic instrument genre.
 
Edit- Oooh they got Sister Christian by Night Ranger I wonder if it includes a creepy Asian kid throwing fire crackers ?

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Them Crooked Vultures? Sold!