AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack

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craigtmartins

October 24, 2009 at 6:42am

I dunno. I actually enjoyed this one from AC/DC. Maybe it just because I'm such a big fan of theirs...
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instantdeath999

November 20, 2008 at 10:00pm

I guess I'll go ahead and clear everything up. You might not like the way these songs were distributed, but there was literally no other choice. AC/DC is ridiculously hard to work with. They believe in the album format, which is why they have not put their songs on itunes. If they were to put these songs up for download, it would be easy to download a single song, something that goes completely against AC/DC's policy. However, it would be possible to make it an all or nothing download, similar to Death Magnetic, right? Wrong. Here, something else comes into play... AC/DC's deal with Walmart. Basically, AC/DC signed a deal with Walmart, making their new album exclusive to that store. Apparently, the same has to follow. This presents Harmonix with a problem. They want to get AC/DC on the game, but with these problems, they can't use their own methods. They want all of their hits... but they can't make a Who-style greatest hits, because that goes against AC/DC's policy. This was the only way to get all of their hits. As for price... chalk that up to Walmart. I'm personally hoping for an AC/DC track pack 2, featuring Bon Scott on vocals. Live in Paris would be good.
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sithvol

November 15, 2008 at 6:20pm

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ill sue y4

November 14, 2008 at 2:46pm

where are our music dlc reviews? you never reviewed. the presidents of the united states or foo fighters dlc. pick up the slack oxm!
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insomniak

November 11, 2008 at 7:31am

Just to comment on the Wal-Mart/Sams Club thing. That only applies in the United States, in Canada you can buy the album and the track pack at the usual places. Im not really sure why they couldnt just make this a downloadable pack but at least we finally have some kick ass ACDC tunes to play.
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Xiantayne

November 11, 2008 at 6:07am

It's not just at Sam's Club/Wal-mart. I work part-time at EB Games and we have it in stock.
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freakwaph

November 11, 2008 at 2:58am

Even with what the guy below me just said, there is no way in hell I'm paying $40 for 18 songs. That's just ridiculous.
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WhiteyMcTool

November 10, 2008 at 9:59pm

The reason it was delivered the way it was delivered is for two reasons: 1) AC/DC currently has a crazy licensing deal with Wal-Mart/Sams Club. The new album is only being sold there, they've got a whole "AC/DC" section in every store, and in the deal, it's stipulated that any new material AC/DC puts out for a while (merchandise or otherwise) must be sold at the store (with the curious exception of concert shirts and tickets, which are as pricey as ever). Thus, the pack can only be sold at Wal-Mart. 2) So why a track pack and not just straight DLC? AC/DC has said themselves that they prefer to release their content as full albums, not as singles: I was shocked when a lone AC/DC track made it into Rock Band 2. Thus, it makes sense that a full concert would only be released as a disc, the way AC/DC wants it. If they released it in the store, they would have had to not offer it as singles, and this would go against the current format of the store. People would ignore quite a few songs (Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be, Jailbreak, Fire Your Guns, Heatseeker, there are at least three more that aren't really huge hits), and the amount HMX paid to get the songs wouldn't pay off in the end. That last bit was conjecture, but everything else is explained in this article. http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/10/20/acdc-rock-band-answers/
 
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