Revisit New Wave Glory Days with Rock Band 3

Wannabe-rockers have been eagerly awaiting Harmonix’s next entry in the Rock Band franchise all summer. Especially enticing is the inclusion of the Keytar peripheral which opens up the track selection to include a plethora of high-profile new wave snyth tunes from the 1980’s including some of my favorite 80’s classics:

Big Country – “In a Big Country”
The Cure – “Just Like Heaven”
Devo – “Whip It”
Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon”
The Smiths – “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before”
Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”

Many individual tracks have been leaked and/or released by Harmonix themselves, we haven’t had the full list until now. Below is the full 83 song track list that will ship on the disk come this October. Overall, a solid effort covering all the bases. Did they miss anything? Keep in mind that all the previously available songs are compatible with RB3 ( that’s over 1500 and counting)…

Amy Winehouse – “Rehab”
Anthrax – “Caught in a Mosh”
At the Drive-In – “One Armed Scissor”
Avenged Sevenfold – “Beast And The Harlot”
The B-52s – “Rock Lobster”
The Beach Boys – “Good Vibrations” (Live)
Big Country – “In a Big Country”
Blondie – “Heart of Glass”
Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Get Up, Stand Up”
The Bronx – “False Alarm”
Chicago – “25 or 6 to 4”
The Cure – “Just Like Heaven”
David Bowie – “Space Oddity”
Deep Purple – “Smoke on the Water”
Def Leppard – “Foolin’”
Devo – “Whip It”
Dio – “Rainbow in the Dark”
Dire Straights – “Walk of Life”
The Doobie Brothers – “China Grove”
The Doors – “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”
Dover – “King George”
Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon”
Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
Faith No More – “Midlife Crisis”
Filter – “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1”
Foreigner – “Cold as Ice”
Golden Earring – “Radar Love”
HIM – “Killing Loneliness”
Huey Lewis and the News – “The Power of Love”
Hypernova – “Viva La Resistance”
Ida Maria – “Oh My God”
INXS – “Need You Tonight”
The J. Geils Band – “Centerfold”
James Brown – “I Got You (I Feel Good)”
Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience ˆ”Crosstown Traffic”
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – “I Love Rock ’n Roll”
John Lennon – “Imagine”
Juanes – “Me Enamora”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
Maná – “Oye Mi Amor”
Marilyn Manson – “The Beautiful People”
Metric – “Combat Baby”
The Muffs – “Outer Space”
Night Ranger – “Sister Christian”
Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train”
Paramore – “Misery Business”
Phish – “Llama”
Phoenix – “Lasso”
The Police – “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
Poni Hoax – “Antibodies”
Pretty Girls Make Graves – “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
Primus – “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver”
Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Queens of the Stone Age – “No One Knows”
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
Ramones – “I Wanna Be Sedated”
Raveonettes – “Last Dance”
Rilo Kiley – “Portions for Foxes”
Riverboat Gamblers – “Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead”
Roxette – “The Look”
Slipknot – “Before I Forget”
Smash Mouth – “Walkin’ on the Sun”
The Smiths – “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before”
The Sounds – “Living in America”
Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
Steve Miller Band – “Fly Like an Eagle”
Stone Temple Pilots – “Plush”
Swingin’ Utters – “This Bastard’s Life”
T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
Tegan and Sara – “The Con”
Them Crooked Vultures – “Dead End Friends”
Tokio Hotel – “Humanoid”
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – “I Need to Know”
The Vines – “Get Free”
War – “Low Rider”
Warren Zevon – “Werewolves of London”
The White Stripes – “The Hardest Button to Button”
Whitesnake – “Here I Go Again”
The Who – “I Can See for Miles”
Yes – “Roundabout”