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Rock Band reflects on the ‘70’s with this week’s tracks

by: Dan -
More On: Rock Band 4

This is the kind of weekly tracks I can get behind, as Harmonix is bringing three classics from the 1970’s to Rock Band 4 this week. The list consists of Iggy Pop “Lust for Life”, The Hollies “Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) and Robert Palmer’s “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor). All are classic radio hits and should be a blast to play and sing. All three will be available in the Rock Band Music store for the Xbox One and PS4 for $1.99 each.

    • The Hollies – “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)”
    • Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
    • Robert Palmer – “Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”

ROCK BAND 4 MUSIC STORE GETS TRACKS FROM THE HOLLIES, IGGY POP, AND ROBERT PALMER!

Boston, Mass. – November 3, 2015 – Harmonix is excited to announce today that tracks from The Hollies, Iggy Pop, and Robert Palmer will be coming to the Rock Band™ 4 Music Store this Wednesday, November 4th for Xbox One and PlayStation®4.

Released in 1972, “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” was a huge hit for British rockers The Hollies, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Iggy Pop’s “Lust For Life,” co-written by Pop and fellow rock icon David Bowie, helped the musician find his first commercial success in 1977. “Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” was released by Robert Palmer in 1979, and earned the singer-songwriter a Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Grammy nomination.

Each track can be purchased individually for $1.99.
• The Hollies – “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)”
• Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
• Robert Palmer – “Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”


An update to Rock Band 4 will be rolling out today that will introduce some new features, broaden legacy instrument support, and address various other issues. This update adds the ability for players to use their custom characters as stand-ins across all game modes, while also adding new support for 5.1 surround sound crowd audio, native PlayStation®4 streaming and more. Harmonix also continues to update DLC availability across the Xbox One and PlayStation®4 marketplaces. Full details of the Interim Feature Update can be found here, and full details of the Marketplace Update can be found here.

Called “the new benchmark for rhythm gaming” by GamesRadar+, Rock Band 4 delivers the ecstatic rush of a live full-band game experience like never before. Rock Band 4 builds on the core gameplay people love, with brand new features, including game-changing Freestyle Guitar Solo gameplay that allows players to craft their own face-melting and truly original guitar solos.

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