REO Speedwagon/Styx Track Pack Hitting Rock Band
EA has sent word that the next collection of tracks for Rock Band 2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 will feature songs from two of the '70s and '80s most popular acts: Styx and REO Speedwagon. Excited? Start holding up those lighters now.
The songs included in the pack are:
- Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
- Styx - Renegade
- Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands
- REO Speedwagon - Ridin' the Storm Out
- REO Speedwagon - Roll With the Changes
- REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run
- Styx/REO Speedwagon - Can't Stop Rockin'
All are masters, however the Styx songs are recently re-recorded versions of the classic tracks. Can't Stop Rockin' is a brand new collaboration between the two bands, created to celebrate this summer's joint tour, coincidentally called the CAN'T STOP ROCKIN' Tour. Seriously guys, have you ever even tried to stop rockin'? I bet it's not nearly as hard as you think it is.
The CAN'T STOP ROCKIN' Tour kicks off May 12th in Amarillo, Texas, and is sponsored by VH1 Classics and Rock Band. Every slot on the tour will feature a special mini-stage where attendees can try these new tracks out for themselves, or sign up to win Rock Band related prizes.
There are also three tracks from a band called Hautewerk coming next week - Stop Start Again, Alone in My Head, and I Know Where You Came From - but considering EA doesn't seem to have a financial stake in any tour they've got going on, they're pushed a few rungs down on the promotional ladder. Full press release after the break.
MEDIA ALERT
Rock Band 2
**ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT**
ROCK BAND® ADDS LEGENDARY ROCKERS STYX AND REO SPEEDWAGON
Guildford, UK. - April 17, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced
today it will add a 7-pack of songs featuring some of the biggest hits
from Styx and REO Speedwagon to the Rock Band® Music Store of
downloadable content. Next week's lineup also includes a 3-pack from
progressive rock outfit Hautewerk.
Styx and REO Speedwagon are two of the most commercially successful
American rock bands from the late 70s and early 80s. The "REO
Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 Pack" will include three of Styx's biggest
singles that were recently re-recorded, including "Blue Collar Man
(Long Nights)" and "Renegade" originally featured on the band's eighth
studio album Pieces of Eight (1978), plus "Too Much Time on My Hands"
originally featured on the band's 1981 concept album Paradise Theatre,
the band's highest charting album of all time. Also included in the
7-pack are REO Speedwagon's timeless classics "Ridin' the Storm Out,"
originally featured on the band's third album of the same name (1973),
"Roll With the Changes," originally featured on the band's seventh
studio album, You can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish (1978) and
"Take It on the Run," originally featured on the band's 9-times
platinum 1980 album Hi Infidelity.
The "REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 Pack" also includes the brand-new
collaborative song between Styx and REO Speedwagon, "Can't Stop
Rockin'," which the band recorded together in anticipation of their
upcoming CAN'T STOP ROCKIN' tour for radio and Rock Band DLC. As
previously announced, Rock Band and VH1 Classic are sponsoring the
bands' upcoming CAN'T STOP ROCKIN' tour and will give fans a chance to
play the Styx and REO Speedwagon DLC Rock Band tracks on a mini-stage
at every concert, win Rock Band giveaways and more! CAN'T STOP ROCKIN'
kicks off on May12th in Amarillo, Texas.
In addition, progressive rockers Hautewerk will be making their Rock
Band® Music Store debut next week with three tracks from their 2006
debut album Stop Start Again including "Stop Start Again," "Alone in
My Head" and "I Know Where You Came From."
Release Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday, April 23, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Styx "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"
Styx "Renegade"
Styx "Too Much Time on My Hands"
REO Speedwagon "Ridin' the Storm Out"
REO Speedwagon "Roll With the Changes"
REO Speedwagon "Take It on the Run"
Styx/REO Speedwagon "Can't Stop Rockin'"
Hautewerk "Stop Start Again"
Hautewerk "Alone in My Head"
Hautewerk "I Know Where You Came From"
(All tracks are master recordings)
Price: $1.99 $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$10.99 (880 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) "REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 Pack"
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) "Hautewerk Pack 01"
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360
PlayStation®Network
Music Videos:
Click on the track below to view the song's corresponding music video.
Videos can be embedded on your site.
REO Speedwagon "Take It on the Run"
Website Links:
For more information, please visit:
Rock Band Website
Styx Official Website
REO Speedwagon Official Website
Hautewerk Official Website
In addition, progressive rockers Hautewerk will be making their Rock
Band® Music Store debut next week with three tracks from their 2006
debut album Stop Start Again including "Stop Start Again," "Alone in
My Head" and "I Know Where You Came From."
Rock Band 2 is available for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2
computer entertainment systems and Wii™ home videogame console from
Nintendo.
There are now more than 640 tracks available to date via disc and
download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music).
Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans' and gamers' voracious
appetite for rock with more than 40 million paid downloads since its
launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players
to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs
from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever
leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, suggestive
themes) by the ESRB.
For more information on Rock Band 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please
visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.
Electronic Arts Ltd, Onslow House, Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4TL
Tel: 01483 463000
EA Extranet created by Games Press Ltd.
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Posted to Music, Video Games on 17 April 2009
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