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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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@get2sammyb: 
 
Why's that?
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Keyboard GET!

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The Doors is all you needed to say to get me on this game.

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Edited By Afroman269

Wow music games are grabbing my attention back this year. The keyboard looks fun and the game itself looks amazing. Also DJ Hero 2 is going on my list since I have the table. Only game that will be on my point and laugh at list is Guitar Hero......Warriors of Rock....lol

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lol smashmouth.

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Sing to me, John Drake.

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You know... it's kinda amazing to me that I'm trying to be "un-hyped" into RB3, yet hearing those guys talk about what they've done and the care of trying to make it better is really impressive.
 
Don't need more plastic, but do need more songs & tours.

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Day. One. Purchase.  
 
I literally couldn't be more excited.

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@pslough93 said:
" Keyboard, eh? this game best have some Mr. Blue Sky in it. "
duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. yesssss
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Wow, that keyboard looks to really be shaping up. 
 
Kind of makes me sad though for my current RB song library, as I doubt that those will have any sort of inclusion for the keyboard peripheral or for vocal harmonies.
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Time to finally ditch my old RB 1 instruments, Goodwill here I come.

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SOLD!! Great Song List so far and I want that keyboard!! Oh the hype.

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They keyboard actually looks like a nice change of passe.

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So far the track list is awesome, I'm happy to see Metric is finally in a game, as well as Them Crooked Vultrues. But I really can't wait to see Bohemian Rhapsody in there. Also Piano looks badass.

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i've been out of the music genre for a few years now...so im kinda excited about this

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There needs to be about 10 Dream Theater songs in this game with them all devil tiered on Guitar, drums, and keyboard.

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Awww Deadly! they have Rainbow in the Dark by Dio 
 
Pitty they didn't have Holy Diver but still.... can't complain

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The 1960's, 1970's and 1980's choices so far are awesome. Severely disappointed with the 90's and 2000's selection so far though :( Nice to see some keyboard gameplay for Bohemian Rhapsody though :D

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Edited By Brenderous

I'm kinda tired of Rock Band, BUT that keyboard controller looks pretty good, in that it looks like a keyboard. I'll probably buy the keyboard controller.

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Hate to admit it, but the keyboard does intrigue me. Then I heard DJ Hero 2 was coming so thats my focus gone.

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Smash Mouth? Oh, fuck me. Looks like I'm buying it.

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@zudthespud said:
" 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.  "
You should check out Synthesia, if you have an actual USB keyboard. It's great -- you can import any .midi file and it'll bring up a GH/RB style interface, letting you play it directly. The number of .midi songs on the web is pretty much unlimited -- sucks that .midi is such a shitty format, though.
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Any word on whether the "pro" guitar and drums things or any other new stuff requires you to buy the new hardware.  It seemed to be implied that was the case. 
 
"You don't necessarily need to buy the new hardware ... there's enough in the new package in software" sure sounds like you might be missing stuff if you don't buy the new hardware.

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Crazy Train hell ya

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 @fuddles said:

" Yeah, everybody ignore that Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock also has Bohemian Rhapsody, along with Children of the Grave, Fascination Street, Paranoid (Live W/Metallica), Sharp Dressed Man, Interstate Love Song among other great hits, just because Guitar Hero put out more than one release last year. " 

Guitar Hero charts for the Dragonforce kidz. No thanks. Good charts and DLC pls.
 
  @Gabriel said:

" Some Nightranger for that ass. "


The existing Night Ranger DLC is good stuff. Not enough people have it :).
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  Bohemian Rhapsody and the Doors plus a keyboard hopefully some Hall and Oates buying it day one.  

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Sister Christian. 'Nuff said. 
 
Also, I've been meaning to learn keyboard for the longest time now. Perhaps this'll help...

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Holy crap, that is an AMAZING early setlist.  Can't wait to see whatever else makes the cut.
 
On watching the video, I'm assuming drum pro mode will require you to hit the cymbals.  AWESOME!!!!!!!

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Keyboard, eh?
this game best have some Mr. Blue Sky in it.

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I'll take a keyboard bundle please, thank you.
 
Oh and the Rilo Kiley song is called Portions for Foxes.

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Juanes 
sold! 
 
edit: also they should fucking get at some point Hunger Strike (Temple of the dog)
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@fuddles said:
"Yeah, everybody ignore that Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock also has Bohemian Rhapsody, along with Children of the Grave, Fascination Street, Paranoid (Live W/Metallica), Sharp Dressed Man, Interstate Love Song among other great hits, just because Guitar Hero put out more than one release last year. "

Already Done. :)
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@puje1 said:
" Kind of funny how he talk about their  innovationsin the genre, but never actually mentions any...
Yeah, exactly.  Seems weird.
 
Don't get me wrong, I'll still get this game eventually because like RB1 to RB2, I'm sure RB3 will come with some useful incremental upgrades.  It does just seem like the same old stuff though, same characters, same display.
 
Maybe they'll do something cool with the "Pro" modes.
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I wanna see something from the CvS2 soundtrack...... no really.....

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@sofacitysweetheart said:
Bohemian Rhapsody is a strange one. I understand there's a keyboard to consider now, but what are the drummer, bassist and guitarist gonna do for those beginning 2 minutes? Oh, and for most of the song :/. Sigh. "
They'll sing along in one of the 3 microphones. ;)
 
I don't know about you, but I know very few people who can listen to Bohemian Rhapsody without also singing along!
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Yeah, everybody ignore that Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock also has Bohemian Rhapsody, along with Children of the Grave, Fascination Street, Paranoid (Live W/Metallica), Sharp Dressed Man, Interstate Love Song among other great hits, just because Guitar Hero put out more than one release last year.

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Some Nightranger for that ass.

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Hell yeah Dio!

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Moar Dream Theater please! We need some Jordan Rudess scale runs to play on that keyboard.
 
Bohemian Rhapsody alone has sold me though. Talk about the perfect party song.

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Bohemian Rhapsody. 
 
I want now!

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@Jeff said: 
  • Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen
 
Sold.
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Pretty excited, didn't expect that I would be.

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Keyboard looks like it could be alot of fun
 
Haha singer had some sweet dance moves.

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fuck, Keyboards are more mainstream and thus I can have more girls in my band. And thus this rocks.

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With all the music DLC for rock band2, I'm surprised they don't just put out an expansion disc with more music/stages/in game instruments to just put on your system instead of going with a new game.

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I love Rock Band so much. can't wait for this to come out. don't care about the keyboard too much. I just love the music.

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God I wanna try the 6-string guitar. ROCK IT REAL! lol
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@jonnyboy said:
" Added to rental list. If EA bring that online code across all their franchises, this will be removed from the rentals list. And sadness will reside. "
And I will comment representing the half-million other people who are doing the same.
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Maybe with Rock Band 4 they add another guitar to differentiate between rhythm and bass. Maybe they can add a pyro control to set off the pyro on stage. Or maybe a roadie controller where you tune guitars and then pass them to the band players. Pass water to a thirsty singer. The drummer needs more drum sticks, quick before he throws his last set in the crowd in the middle of the song. Lower that mic stand, the singer is too short for where it is set.

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guess whos excited