Harmonix announced today their next set of songs that will be available for download on May 3rd. Spanning the 80’s and 90’s, this six pack of tracks has a lot of variety to offer players. Next week’s track pack will include hits from The Culture Club, Phish, Faith No More, Stone Temple Pilots and Loverboy.
This track pack will include three songs from the 80’s, Loverboy’s hit “Working for the Weekend” and The Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”. Loverboy’s offering to this track pack came out in 1981 on their album, Get Lucky, while Culture Club’s offering was a massive hit in 1982, off of their album, Kissing to be Clever. Also from the 80’s, Faith No More squeezes into the decade with their 1989 release, “From out of Nowhere”, off of their monster hit album, Epic.
From the 90’s, Harmonix is offering two hits from Phish and one from Stone Temple Pilots. “Stash” and “Tweezer” will be on next week’s track pack from Phish’s 1992 album, A Picture of Nectar. Stone Temple Pilots song, “Big Bang Baby”, from their 1996 release, Tiny Music, rounds out the six pack of tracks.
As always, songs available as downloadable content for Rock Band 3 feature five-button guitar and bass parts, drums, Pro Drums, and keys, Pro Keys and harmonies, where applicable. Some songs also feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades available for an additional $0.99 upgrade download.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (May 3):
- Culture Club – “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”
- Faith No More – “From Out of Nowhere”
- Loverboy – “Working for the Weekend” X
- Phish – “Stash” X
- Phish – “Tweezer”
- Stone Temple Pilots – “Big Bang Baby” X
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system May 4)
These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song
$2.00USD (200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
