Rock Band 2 Soundtrack Rankdown (Revealing)

[razorshark]

Hey that Rock Band Rankdown went pretty well a while back, how about we do that again.

One year after Rock Band found it's way into people's homes Harmonix found a way to top themselves, and instead of reinvent the wheel they decided to just go bigger and bigger they went.  The soundtrack is one of the most well received in Rhythm game history, and is one of the most well reviewed games in its genre.  Harmonix turned a video game that celebrated music history, into a platform that could make music history, and release music, with "Shackler's Revenge" by Guns N' Roses was first heard in an official form through Rock Band 2.  It also became a platform that musicians wanted to be a part of as Bob Dylan showed up to Harmonix studios to work with the developers to bring the best possible song he could to the game.

1) PM me (razorshark ) your rankings of the Rock Band 2 Soundtrack. Rank the songs by your preference from #1 (best) down to #84 (worst).
2) 1 point for #1 and 84 points for #84 and on and on
3) The due date for submission is tentatively set for Tuesday October 5th, 2021 at 10PM EST.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
5) To avoid sending me a list with extra lines, please click BBCode below the text box before you paste your list.
6) The rankings of each participant will be posted when a song is revealed during this Rankdown.
7) You can make changes to your list but try not to do so excessively.

There were a lot of asterisks on the last rankdown, and there are a few here too, although there are no Wavegroup covers and every version of the game had the same songs regardless of region or platform.

The version of "Ace Of Spades" in the game is a re-recording done by Motorhead, that version isn't on Spotify and outside of a slightly slower tempo and some minor tweaks is a very faithful re-record.

The version of "Hello There" is also a re-recording from 2008, that one is also a very faithful re-record and the original is in the playlist.

The version of "Souls Of Black" is also a re-recording, again a faithful re-record and the original is in the playlist.

I also belive the version of "Rebel Girl" included on the soundtrack is a re-record, I couldn't confirm that though and once again the original is in the playlist.

Abnormality - Visions
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
AFI - Girl's Not Grey
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Alice In Chains - Man In The Box
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
Anarchy Club - Get Clean
Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy
Bad Company - Shooting Star
Bang Camaro - Night Lies
Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want
Beck - E-Pro
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Blondie - One Way Or Another
Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Breaking Wheel - Shoulder To The Plow
Cheap Trick - Hello There
Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
The Donnas - New Kid In School
Dream Theater - Panic Attack
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Foo Fighters - Everlong
The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat
The Grateful Dead - Alabama Getaway
The Guess Who - American Woman
Guns N' Roses - Shackler's Revenge
Interpol - PDA
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Journey - Any Way You Want It
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
L7 - Pretend We're Dead
Lacuna Coil - Our Truth
Libyans - Welcome To The Neighborhood
Linkin Park - One Step Closer
Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
Lush - De-Luxe
The Main Drag - A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Mastodon - Colony Of Birchmen
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Metallica - Battery
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Where'd You Go?
Modest Mouse - Float On
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
The Muffs - Kids In America
Nirvana - Drain You
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
The Offspring - Come Out And Play
Panic! At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon
Paramore - That's What You Get
Pearl Jam - Alive
Presidents Of The United States Of America - Lump
Rage Against The Machine - Testify
Ratt - Round And Round
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
The Replacements - Alex Chilton
Rise Against - Give It All
Rush - The Trees
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Social Distortion - I Was Wrong
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot
Soundgarden - Spoonman
Speck - Conventional Lover
Squeeze - Cool For Cats
Steely Dan - Bodhisattva
The Sterns - Supreme Girl
Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
System Of A Down - Chop Suey
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Tenacious D - Master Exploder
Testament - Souls Of Black
That Handsome Devil - Rob The Prez-O-Dent
The Who - Pinball Wizard



























3 Songs not available on Spotify so Youtube links have been provided

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[razorshark]

Just like last rankdown, my extras will consist of the new weekly DLC releases happening in Rock Band. 3 have happened since the results of the last round were completed so I'll share those now.  Two of these artists are featured in this rankdown as well.

August 5th

AFI - Far Too Near
HOUNDS - Shake Me Up
Kelsy Karter - Devil On My Shoulder
Mayday Parade - Kids Of Summer



August 12th

Calling All Captains - Tailspin
The Used - The Bird And The Worm


August 19th

Capstan - take my breath away // noose
Modest Mouse - We Are Between

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Super HOTT list. I see my number one without a doubt. BTW Bon Jovi haters need not apply. 

[tanooki]

Aug 24, 2021 0:06:38 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

Super HOTT list. I see my number one without a doubt. BTW Bon Jovi haters need not apply. 

[razorshark]

Aug 24, 2021 0:06:38 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

Super HOTT list. I see my number one without a doubt. BTW Bon Jovi haters need not apply. 

Doc please, I want people to submit for this

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Aug 24, 2021 0:06:38 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

Super HOTT list. I see my number one without a doubt. BTW Bon Jovi haters need not apply. 

Too late

I'm in razorshark

[CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker]

Ok people all I ask is out of the bonus songs, please don't tank Jagged Gorgeous Winter, Conventional Lover or Supreme Girl

[razorshark]

It's Tuesday which means we have some Rock Band DLC extras to get to. This week we have another artist we'll be ranking on this list, The Offspring.

The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll
The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid

[razorshark]

4 weeks left to submit your Rock Band 2 ranking. Red and Gates both got their lists in.

It's Tuesday as well so I have some extras for you.

This week's DLC features 2 songs that have topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart, one artist new to Rock Band, and the other we'll be ranking on this list.

I Prevail - Hurricane
Rise Against - Nowhere Generation

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[razorshark]

It's Tuesday again so we have another DLC announcement for Rock Band, this week Harmonix went with a wedding theme so they gave us something old and something new.

Eve 6 - Here's To The Night
Kennyhoopla feat Travis Barker - Estella

Leave your thoughts on these songs coming to Rock Band below

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ESTELLA KENNYHOOPLA REPRESENTATION LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

I would rather Air guitar to Eve 6 "Victoria" than "Here's To The Night". 'nuff said.

[razorshark]

I'm here to say that you have just over two weeks to send me your lists, and I've been sitting on the same three lists for over two weeks now. It is also Tuesday which means new Rock Band DLC was announced, let's check that out.

Elle King & Miranda Lambert - Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)
My Kid Brother - Native Tongue


Elle King has previously appeared in Rock Band with "Ex's & Oh's" and "Shame"
Miranda Lambert has previously appeared in Rock Band with "Gunpowder & Lead"
My Kid Brother is making their Rock Band debut

Leave your thoughts on these songs coming to Rock Band below

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[rekwiem]

Ooh Ex's and Oh's was in Rock Band? That one would be so fun to play

[razorshark]

Thank you Geometrical Doc Indie Party Rock dremolus - solarpunk and rekwiem for submitting lists since the last reminder. With a little over a week left I will be upping reminders to every other day and doing them every day for the last three days. If you need an extension then I am willing to give them but you gotta let me know ya know??

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As always on Tuesday though I have extras.

New DLC this week for Rock Band are two viral smashes. Good 4 U is a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
Surf Curse - Freaks


This is the first appearance in Rock Band for both Olivia Rodrigo and Surf Curse

Leave your thoughts on these songs below

[razorshark]

The current #1 is currently 50 points ahead and has 0 #1 placements.

[razorshark]

Thank you to American Idiot for submitting since the last reminder

7 Days left!!!!!

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[razorshark]

Thank you to rowellfarm490 and aerodynamite for submitting since the last reminder. I am willing to give extensions so let me know if you need one. I also realized I messed up the due date as there isn't a Saturday September 29th this year. This is due Wednesday September 29th, which is three days from now!!!

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[wheatsquares33]

I am planning on doing this, will get to work on this tomorrow

[razorshark]

Thanks to submissions from ramona wants sleep and wrip we have now surpassed the submission count from the first Rock Band rankdown, so thank you to everyone who has submitted so far. This is also your notice that we have under 2 days left to submit. If you need an extension I am willing to provide one, I just have to know first.

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[razorshark]

Thank you to Lordef†ones and wheatsquares33 who have submitted lists since the last reminder.  Today is Tuesday which means I have some extras to go along with this reminder.  I've also been asked for an extension so I have pushed back the current due date to Thursday, September 30th.

Coming to Rock Band this week


Architects - Animals
Greta Van Fleet - Heat Above

Previous Rock Band Appearances:

Architects:
January 25, 2011 RBN: Learn To Live
July 23rd, 2020 DLC: Learn To Live

Greta Van Fleet:
September 27th, 2018 DLC: When The Curtain Falls
December 10th, 2020 DLC: My Way, Soon


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[razorshark]

24 hours left y'all. Let's gooooooooo

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[Gonza'90]

Unfortunately, I was too busy to do this rankdown, so I'm not going to submit for this part. Can I get tagged come reveal time?

[razorshark]

Sept 30, 2021 15:03:27 GMT -5 Gonza'90 said:

Unfortunately, I was too busy to do this rankdown, so I'm not going to submit for this part. Can I get tagged come reveal time?

Depending on how late I get this last list I am expecting I may have to push this back to next Tuesday. If you think you can have it then I'll push it back for you.

[CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker]

I'll definitely try to have mine in by tonight

[peacebone]

I'll have my list in tonight too

[House Lannister]

Working on it as we speak.

[razorshark]

Seeing a not so small number of people working on this has made me decide (this also makes it easier for me) to move the deadline back to Tuesday October 5th, with reveals to start on the 6th, this is what's best for me as well so I can assure I can make reveals happen daily if I start then. People still working on lists can breathe easy.

[razorshark]

2 Days left to get those lists in, and that will be it. If you need an extension beyond that then let me know but I'd like to start revealing Wednesday afternoon if possible. I think people will want to see how these movements are looking because a large number of them are hilarious.

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[razorshark]

3 things I need to do really quick. First the good news

Rock Band 4 is turning 6 years old and Harmonix will be doing a live stream on Twitch to celebrate on Wednesday at 5pm EST, which should be just before I reveal the first set.


Now the bad news, only 24 hours to submit for this, if you are planning on submitting I'd get into gear soon.

Now some ugly news, due to a series of incidents I will no longer be counting Fanonmelody's submission.  You don't just get to hurt my friends and get away with it.  If people are really interested in seeing their list I'll post it after I am finished with reveals.

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