Rock Band 2 is a music video game created by Harmonix, and the sequel to Rock Band. There is a total of 84 songs on the game disc.
Track listing[]
Each of the 84 songs is categorized on-disc by difficulty (0 dots being the easiest and 5 red dots being the most difficult) for each instrument, as well as the entire band. Players can also choose from one of four skill levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert). Unlike previous installments in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series, the nine "bonus" songs are integrated with the other 75 songs in the game's track listing. These additional songs consist mostly of bands formed by Harmonix employees, as well as lesser-known bands and local bands from near Harmonix's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts or from Boston. [citation needed]
| Song title | Artist | Decade | Genre | Exportable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter"a | The Main Drag | 2000s | Indie Rock | Separate Download |
| "Ace of Spades '08" | Motörhead | 1980s | Metal | Yes |
| "Alabama Getaway" | The Grateful Dead | 1980s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Alex Chilton" | The Replacements | 1980s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "Alive" | Pearl Jam | 1990s | Grunge | Yes |
| "Almost Easy" | Avenged Sevenfold | 2000s | Metal | Yes |
| "American Woman" | The Guess Who | 1970s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Any Way You Want It" | Journey | 1980s | Classic Rock | No |
| "Aqualung" | Jethro Tull | 1970s | Progressive | Yes |
| "Bad Reputation" | Joan Jett | 1980s | Punk | Yes |
| "Battery" | Metallica | 1980s | Metal | No |
| "Bodhisattva" | Steely Dan | 1970s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Carry On Wayward Son" | Kansas | 1970s | Progressive | Yes |
| "Chop Suey" | System of a Down | 2000s | Metal | Yes |
| "Colony of Birchmen" | Mastodon | 2000s | Metal | Yes |
| "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" | The Offspring | 1990s | Punk | Yes |
| "Conventional Lover"a | Speck | 2000s | Pop/Rock | Separate Download |
| "Cool for Cats" | Squeeze | 1970s | New Wave | Yes |
| "De-Luxe" | Lush | 1990s | Alternative | Yes |
| "Down with the Sickness" | Disturbed | 2000s | Nu-Metal | Yes |
| "Drain You" | Nirvana | 1990s | Grunge | Yes |
| "E-Pro" | Beck | 2000s | Alternative | Yes |
| "Everlong" | Foo Fighters | 1990s | Alternative | Yes |
| "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | 1980s | Rock | Yes |
| "Feel the Pain" | Dinosaur Jr. | 1990s | Alternative | Yes |
| "Float On" | Modest Mouse | 2000s | Indie Rock | Yes |
| "Get Clean"a | Anarchy Club | 2000s | Metal | Separate Download |
| "Girl's Not Grey" | AFI | 2000s | Emo | Yes |
| "Give It All" | Rise Against | 2000s | Punk | Yes |
| "Give It Away"b | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1990s | Alternative | No |
| "Go Your Own Way" | Fleetwood Mac | 1970s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Hello There" | Cheap Trick | 1970s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "Hungry Like the Wolf" | Duran Duran | 1980s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "I Was Wrong" | Social Distortion | 1990s | Punk | Yes |
| "Kids in America" | The Muffs | 1990s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "Lazy Eye" | Silversun Pickups | 2000s | Indie Rock | Yes |
| "Let There Be Rock"c | AC/DC | 1970s | Rock | No |
| "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | 1980s | Rock | Yes |
| "Lump" | Presidents of the United States of America | 1990s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "Man in the Box" | Alice in Chains | 1990s | Grunge | Yes |
| "Master Exploder" | Tenacious D | 2000s | Rock | Yes |
| "Mountain Song" | Jane's Addiction | 1980s | Alternative | Yes |
| "My Own Worst Enemy" | Lit | 1990s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "New Kid in School" | The Donnas | 2000s | Rock | Yes |
| "Night Lies"a | Bang Camaro | 2000s | Rock | Separate Download |
| "Nine in the Afternoon" | Panic! at the Disco | 2000s | Emo | Yes |
| "One Step Closer" | Linkin Park | 2000s | Nu-Metal | Yes |
| "One Way or Another" | Blondie | 1970s | New Wave | Yes |
| "Our Truth" | Lacuna Coil | 2000s | Metal | Yes |
| "Painkiller" | Judas Priest | 1990s | Metal | Yes |
| "Panic Attack" | Dream Theater | 2000s | Progressive | Yes |
| "PDA" | Interpol | 2000s | Indie Rock | Yes |
| "Peace Sells" | Megadeth | 1980s | Metal | Yes |
| "Pinball Wizard" | The Who | 1960s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Pretend We're Dead" | L7 | 1990s | Grunge | Yes |
| "Psycho Killer" | Talking Heads | 1970s | New Wave | Yes |
| "Pump It Up" | Elvis Costello | 1970s | Rock | Yes |
| "Ramblin' Man" | The Allman Brothers Band | 1970s | Southern Rock | Yes |
| "Rebel Girl" | Bikini Kill | 1990s | Punk | Yes |
| "Rob the Prez-O-Dent"a | That Handsome Devil | 2000s | Rock | Separate Download |
| "Rock'n Me" | Steve Miller Band | 1970s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Round and Round" | Ratt | 1980s | Glam | Yes |
| "Shackler's Revenge" | Guns N' Roses | 2000s | Rock | Yes |
| "Shooting Star" | Bad Company | 1970s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Shoulder to the Plow"a | Breaking Wheel | 2000s | Metal | Separate Download |
| "So What'cha Want" | Beastie Boys | 1990s | Hip-Hop/Rap | Yes |
| "Souls of Black" | Testament | 1990s | Metal | Yes |
| "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum | 1960s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Spoonman"b | Soundgarden | 1990s | Grunge | No |
| "Supreme Girl"a | The Sterns | 2000s | Pop/Rock | Separate Download |
| "Tangled Up in Blue" | Bob Dylan | 1970s | Classic Rock | Yes |
| "Teen Age Riot" | Sonic Youth | 1980s | Alternative | Yes |
| "Testify" | Rage Against the Machine | 1990s | Alternative | Yes |
| "That's What You Get" | Paramore | 2000s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "The Middle" | Jimmy Eat World | 2000s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "The Trees (Vault Edition)" | Rush | 1970s | Progressive | Yes |
| "Today" | The Smashing Pumpkins | 1990s | Alternative | Yes |
| "Uncontrollable Urge" | Devo | 1970s | New Wave | Yes |
| "Visions"a | Abnormality | 2000s | Metal | Separate Download |
| "We Got the Beat" | Go-Go's | 1980s | Pop/Rock | Yes |
| "Welcome to the Neighborhood"a | Libyans | 2000s | Punk | Separate Download |
| "Where'd You Go?" | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 2000s | Reggae/Ska | Yes |
| "White Wedding (Part 1)" | Billy Idol | 1980s | Rock | Yes |
| "You Oughta Know" | Alanis Morissette | 1990s | Alternative | Yes |
Songs Played on Title Screen and Main Menu[]
- Hello There
- I Was Wrong
- Everlong
- Drain You
- Ace of Spades '08
- Shooting Star
- Bad Reputation
- Kids in America
- Shoulder to the Plow
- Get Clean
- Welcome to the Neighborhood
- Night Lies
Songs Played in Demo Mode[]
- Hello There
- Let There Be Rock
Trivia[]
- The song Hello There is featured in the game's intro. Because it is a short song, the entire song plays during the intro as well as on the title screen and main menu.
- Not counting Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1, this is the first setlist in the Rock Band series to only have master recordings and no covers.
- Only 6 out of the 84 songs have Big Rock Endings, a significantly reduced number compared to the number of songs with Big Rock Endings in the first Rock Band.
Goofs[]
- On the song selection screen, Peace Sells is incorrectly listed as a song from 1985, when it's actually from 1986. However, all of the other songs from Megadeth's "Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" album released as DLC are listed as 1986 songs.
^a This song is offered in the "Rock Band Free 01" pack on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[1]
^b This song is included in the Rock Band Blitz soundtrack.[2] This song is also available as a downloadable single for Rock Band 3.
^c A live version of this song is on the AC/DC Track Pack.