Rock Band Holds Out Hope for the Creedence
The Dude would be so very, very happy... if he didn't live in the early 90s.
Published: January 20, 2012
Another week is upon us, friends, and if you live in the future, then you might already know what awaits us on the Rock Band Store come January 24th. As we are not from the future (and we'd totally tell you if we were, honest!), we must rely on the good folks at Harmonix Music Systems to recant the tale of Next Week's Update.
This week (which is for next week, try to keep up), we regale you with the Tale of one Creedance Clearwater Revival, arguably the sound of any movie that features the 60s and 70s counter-culture movement for more than about .6 seconds. And why not? It was twangy without feeling too much like country, it rocked without being overly-aggressive, and plenty of Creedance songs were anthems to those living in the time -- not to mention the raspy voice of John Fogerty belting out all those lyrics.
It probably helped that the group was actually from San Francisco, ground zero for hippy culture, but their bluesy, bayou-born sound resonated across the country, which is why we're happy to inform you that three more of their hits are headed to the in-game Rock Band Store or the PlayStation Store, whichever you prefer.
First up is 1968's cover of "Susie Q" from CCR's self-titled debut, followed by "Lodi" on 1969's Green River album, and finally "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" from Pendulum the year after that. If you're old enough to actually know who Creedence is, you probably just got hit with three successive songs that will be stuck in your head... well, probably until you're able to download and play them next Tuesday. Yes, Harmonix is evil like that.
As always, the baseline tracks will set you back $1.99 apiece, and you can get the whole Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 02 for $5.49. For those of you looking rock out on the keyboards and/or Pro Bass/Pro Guitar introduced in Rock Band 3, note that only "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" supports both (the other two are sans-Pro options), and the Pro upgrades will set you back an additional $.99. Still, at just a few bucks for the whole shebang, you should feel fortunate, son! Ewwww, that was terrible, we'll just go ahead and punch ourselves in the face for that one.
This week (which is for next week, try to keep up), we regale you with the Tale of one Creedance Clearwater Revival, arguably the sound of any movie that features the 60s and 70s counter-culture movement for more than about .6 seconds. And why not? It was twangy without feeling too much like country, it rocked without being overly-aggressive, and plenty of Creedance songs were anthems to those living in the time -- not to mention the raspy voice of John Fogerty belting out all those lyrics.
It probably helped that the group was actually from San Francisco, ground zero for hippy culture, but their bluesy, bayou-born sound resonated across the country, which is why we're happy to inform you that three more of their hits are headed to the in-game Rock Band Store or the PlayStation Store, whichever you prefer.
First up is 1968's cover of "Susie Q" from CCR's self-titled debut, followed by "Lodi" on 1969's Green River album, and finally "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" from Pendulum the year after that. If you're old enough to actually know who Creedence is, you probably just got hit with three successive songs that will be stuck in your head... well, probably until you're able to download and play them next Tuesday. Yes, Harmonix is evil like that.
As always, the baseline tracks will set you back $1.99 apiece, and you can get the whole Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 02 for $5.49. For those of you looking rock out on the keyboards and/or Pro Bass/Pro Guitar introduced in Rock Band 3, note that only "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" supports both (the other two are sans-Pro options), and the Pro upgrades will set you back an additional $.99. Still, at just a few bucks for the whole shebang, you should feel fortunate, son! Ewwww, that was terrible, we'll just go ahead and punch ourselves in the face for that one.
