DLC Week of 5/18 - Grateful Dead and The Smithereens!

[hmxhenry]

Hey gang,

Here's the DLC coming at you next week! Long time RB fans will remember that the Grateful Dead were the first "large pack" of DLC (a 6 pack, back in the day when 3 packs and singles were the norm) way back in March of 2008... our 16th week of DLC! Well, here we are, 115 weeks of DLC later, with a third pack from The Dead (bringing their total count up to 18 tracks) along with 2 singles from RB newcomers The Smithereens. Enjoy!

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (May 18):

Grateful Dead – “Beat It on Down the Line” +
Grateful Dead – “Cumberland Blues” +
Grateful Dead – “Scarlet Begonias” +
Grateful Dead – “Throwing Stones”
Grateful Dead – “Touch of Grey” +
Grateful Dead – “U.S. Blues” +
The Smithereens – “A Girl Like You”
The Smithereens – “Only a Memory” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 May 19)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Grateful Dead Pack 03,” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Grateful Dead Pack 03”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

To discuss this DLC please visit the official discussion thread in Community's Greatest Hits.

For all DLC song credits and other juicy details you can check out The Music page.

And for awesome background information on this content you can head on over to the Rock Band 'Zine for brand new articles!

[hmxhenry]

While you're looking at the RB DLC, here's all the songs that came out through RBN this past week. All are currently available for download on the Xbox 360.

The Acacia Strain - Dr. Doom
Andy Timmons - Redemption
a t o m - You Take It All
a t o m - Light Of Day
a t o m - You're Not Alone - Rock Mix
a'tris - Automatic Doors
Bang Camaro - Swallow the Razor
The Bronx - Knifeman
The Fury - Beauty Queen
Johnny Cooper - Don't Feel Like That Anymore
Like A Storm - Chemical Infatuation
Midnight Ocelot - Rock Your Socks Off
Parry Gripp - Last Train To Awesometown
Paul Henry Smith & The Fauxharmonic Orchestra - Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky)
Paul Henry Smith & The Fauxharmonic Orchestra - Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms)
Robby Suavé - Everyone I Know is an Alcoholic
Rose of Jericho - Wrong Side of the Sky

[hmxhenry]

And here's the songs coming to RBN on the PS3 next week!

All That Remains - Days Without
Amberian Dawn - He Sleeps in a Grove
The Hold Steady - Sequestered In Memphis
Apples In Stereo - Energy
Dear in the Headlights - Talk About