No Jukebox for Rock Band 2

I would never use the feature since I don't really like to listen that kind of music. I generally like most of the music games so I'm still willing to play the game anyway.

Ultimately, I think that this is ultimately a disappointing bit of information. And writing.

It is going to be about rights and legal issues. Playing the song to play the song is one thing but offering your song or album up to just play is a bit different in the eyes of the music industry, heck you play your music to load and your broadcasting and need to be sued these days.

I am sure it is there in the code and when the legal stuff is sorted there will be an "update" and on it goes but I am betting not all songs would be available though.

I really can't think of a possible time where I would actually use this. People are always begging to PLAY rockband during parties. So I don't see getting much use out of just watching shit while music plays. 

Huh well, sucks.

Hmmm, not a major missout. But it may get patched in sooner or later, or as a DLC :)

FalcomAdol : No Guns N Roses is not know known as Velvet Revolver, Velvet Revolver is a complete seperate band :P

I hope they include it as free DLC in the future. It's a little absurd to pay for these songs and not have the ability to just listen to them sans interaction.

EDIT: And the MotoRokr sucks for music. The audio port is horribly flawed.

Chinese Democracy is the Too Human, no scatch that, the DUKE NUKEN FOREVER, of albums now.

it doesn't make or break it, but it is unfortunate.

chuckimus, Guns n' Roses is now known as Velvet Revolver.

Unfortunately, they didn't leave their antagonism toward their lead vocalist behind with the old name.

I assume 'perfecting' is their word for 'actually finishing developing'.

Damn it! Thats the reason I got this game! Oh well, I guess I'll have to live without it...for now.

im not gonna post a link to the song but the chorus rocks.
the rest of the song is a big meh excluding bucketheads intro riff

Totally gay... I wanted to use it right now as to not get any screen burn in while I surf the net and listen to the rock band 2 tracks.. but no... they have to be all gay on us and leave that feature out..

Yeah, that's got to be a licencing issue. 

who cares, who would honestly use that feature

I'm kinda bummed by this news.  Sure the point to the game is to play it, but I always got a kick out of watching the Rock Band 1 do it's music video thing when it was idling.  I liked the idea of kicking back and watching the performances when my fingers were cramping up and needed a break.  One of the things I think Harmonix nailed is the whole "concert film" aesthetic, with all the cuts and filters and stuff on top of the great animation, so I was looking forward to letting that part of the game take front and center  for a bit.

Here's hoping it shows up sometime as a patch.

You gotta wonder if it isn't a licensing issue.  There's nothing to perfect about playing music, that your product already plays...

That's a shame. Their statement is enigmatic, and I'm wondering if it perhaps has something to do with the licenses they secured.

Thank You!!! Finally an answer! I was trying to figure out this mystery all day.

All you have to do is turn performance mode on and create a setlist in quickplay. Done. There's your Jukebox Mode.

Axl Rose is the only original member left in Guns N'Roses?
The "band" is a joke now?
Yeah.

Why are people so down on G 'n R?  

It was probably a licensing issue. If you're going to just listen to the songs, the labels would probably rather you buy the album or get it from iTunes. I can't see this a being a very important feature anyway.

How about instead of working on patching this in, they work on putting Rock Band/ Rock Band 2 out in Australia already!!!
I mean it's been almost a year since it was released in the US and we still have nothing...not even a release date!

whatever, this game is about "playing" the music not just listening to it.
I don't think this would have been a very important feature.
But then agian you wouldn't think it would be that hard to just have the same animations as playing the song 100% and just have that running as the song plays. But that's why I don't make games.

Screw Axl Rose.

Kinda sucks it wasn't in the game, hopefully it gets patched in soon.  In the meantime, people can always put on no-fail mode and play the vocals if they want to watch/listen to the music.