Tuning Up

I've already been excited for Rock Band 3 for a while now, and there's still two months to go before it's released. But my excitement was kicked up another notch today when the complete list of songs in the game was revealed:

1. Amy Winehouse – Rehab
2. Anthrax – Caught In A Mosh
3. At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
4. Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
5. B-52′s – Rock Lobster
6. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live)
7. Big Country – In a Big Country
8. Blondie – Heart of Glass
9. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
10. The Bronx – False Alarm
11. Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
12. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
13. David Bowie – Space Oddity
14. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
15. Def Leppard – Foolin’
16. Devo – Whip It
17. Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
18. Dire Straits – Walk of Life
19. Doobie Brothers – China Grove
20. The Doors – Break On Through
21. Dover – King George
22. Echo and the Bunnymen – Killing Moon
23. Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
24. Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
25. Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
26. Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
27. Foreigner – Cold as Ice
28. Golden Earring – Radar Love
29. HIM – Killing Loneliness
30. Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
31. Hypernova – Viva La Resistance
32. Ida Maria – Oh My God
33. INXS – Need You Tonight
34. J. Geils Band – Centerfold
35. James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
36. Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
37. Jimi Hendrix – Crosstown Traffic
38. Joan Jett – I Love Rock and Roll
39. John Lennon – Imagine
40. Juanes – Me Enamora
41. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
42. Maná – Oye Mi Amor
43. Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
44. Metric – Combat Baby
45. The Muffs – Outer Space
46. Night Ranger – Sister Christian
47. Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
48. Paramore – Misery Business
49. Phish – Llama
50. Phoenix – Lasso
51. The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
52. Poni Hoax – Antibodies
53. Pretty Girls Make Graves – Something Bigger, Something Brighter
54. Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
55. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
56. Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows
57. Rammstein – Du Hast
58. The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
59. Raveonettes – Last Dance
60. Rilo Kiley – Portions of Foxes
61. Riverboat Gamblers – Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead
62. Roxette – The Look
63. Slipknot – Before I Forget
64. Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
65. The Smiths – Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
66. The Sounds – Living in America
67. Spacehog – In the Meantime
68. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
69. Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
70. Swingin’ Utters – This Bastard’s Life
71. T.Rex – 20th Century Boy
72. Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
73. Tegan and Sara – The Con
74. Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends
75. Tokio Hotel – Humanoid
76. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – I Need To Know
77. The Vines – Get Free
78. War – Low Rider
79. Warren Zevon – Werewolves Of London
80. The White Stripes – The Hardest Button to Button
81. Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
82. The Who – I Can See For Miles
83. Yes – Roundabout

There are plenty of fantastic 80s tunes in there that are right up my alley: Centerfold, Everybody Wants to Rule the World (doesn't it make you want popcorn?), Here I Go Again, Just Like Heaven, The Look, Need You Tonight, and Whip It.

There are songs I've missed playing since the Harmonix-created Guitar Hero I and II -- the ones that were done right: from the first Guitar Hero song ever (I Love Rock n Roll) to the big finale of the second game (Free Bird).

There are bands I've wanted to see in Rock Band for ages, but assumed it probably wasn't ever going to happen: The Doors, Chicago, The Beach Boys, and Huey Lewis and the News.

Then there are songs that are just going to be crazy-silly-fun at parties with seven players -- including the new keyboard and three singers doing the harmonies: Rock Lobster and, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody.

It's gonna rock!