[Needs More Cowbell: Rock Band Tracks Announced]

Last November Harmonix Music Systems released the sequel to their popular music video game Guitar Hero. Guitar Hero 2 allowed players to play bass or guitar in a virtual band, playing along with hit songs from a number of artists. One of the songs included was Rush's YYZ. For this upcoming holiday season Harmonix Music Systems is developing another music video game called Rock Band. The game will be similar to its Guitar Hero predecessors but with the addition of drums and vocals. A partial list of the songs to be included with the game was recently released and Rush's Tom Sawyer is on it. Unfortunately the version included will be a cover rather than a master track. Here's the list courtesy Kotaku.com:

The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Mountain "Mississippi Queen" *
David Bowie "Suffragette City"
Black Sabbath "Paranoid" *
Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper"
The Ramones "Rockaway Beach"
Rush "Tom Sawyer" *
Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Nirvana "In Bloom"
Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Weezer "Say It Ain't So"
Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly"
Metallica "Enter Sandman"
The Hives "Main Offender"
The Strokes "Reptilia"
Queens of the Stone Age "Go With the Flow

* cover (not a master track)

Thanks to John on a Boat for the heads up.

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