There’s a discussion of requested Bon Jovi downloadable content at the Rock Band forums. There just aren’t enough Jovi songs available for Rock Band as it stands. Wanted Dead or Alive and Livin’ on a Prayer just don’t cut it anymore. A lot of the requested ones are pretty good; I might actually get around to getting a hard drive for my Xbox 360 if they start adding those.
Yes, I do only have an Xbox 360 Arcade. In retrospect, buying it was a mistake; I should have just gotten the regular one. Not having a hard drive does kind of put a heavy limit on what you can do with it. (I can’t even connect it to Xbox Live; I don’t have enough room on my memory card for the NXE.)
There are a few hardcore fans on there picking on the people who are requesting Blaze of Glory as part of a Bon Jovi pack. (Granted, it’s mild picking, but still.) Personally I always cut people some slack for thinking Blaze is a Bon Jovi song; even though it was originally a Jon solo song, it’s basically been adopted by the band. Soundwise, it would have fit in fine on Slippery When Wet or New Jersey, and it was included in with the rest of the band’s hits on Cross Road–which really makes it appear to be a band release to someone who’s not a hardcore fan. Plus, the band plays it in concert a lot.
On the other hand, there are a few people asking for Dry County for Rock Band. My arm hurts just thinking about it. (I guess I have a real fondness for epic guitar work; almost all of my big favorite songs always leave me with a sore arm when I play them in Guitar Hero or Rock Band.)
My personal Bon Jovi / Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora Rock Band wish list:
Bad Medicine
Bed of Roses
Blaze of Glory
It’s My Life
You Give Love a Bad Name
This Ain’t a Love Song
I’d like to see the following songs, but I know that it’s never going to happen:
Living in Sin
Rosie
Both are too obscure, and also far too lyrically questionable for a game that’s rated Teen. (Let’s face it, the original Living in Sin video was banned from MTV, and still has the power to offend.)
Also, I’m totally behind all the people wondering why Slippery When Wet hasn’t been made available as a complete album. Not only is it the album that made the band, in many ways, SWW is the definitive hair metal album.
I think I’ll go over to bonjovi.com and bug Obie about it. Evidently bugging Harmonix about it isn’t doing any good.
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Tags: Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi, Rock Band, xbox 360
Did Obie ever respond? I think In These Arms should be included, but we know that isn’t going to happen. My husband, the guitar player, says Bad Medicine or It’s My Life. I Believe would also be a good choice. Or Radio Saved My Life Tonight, yeah, the song that SHOULD HAVE BE RELEASED!
I hope they make a RB:Bon Jovi. I’m surprised they haven’t already
You know, it occurs to me that after having a Bon Jovi song in 1, 2 and LEGO, that the absence of a Bon Jovi song from Rock Band 3 is an interesting omission, especially after they added a keyboard controller. They’ve never put any Jovi tracks up for download, either.