It’s been 4 days since posting My Favorite Song of the Day.  Sorry, I’ve have been caught up with all the new stuff on Rock Band 2.  Now, back to it.

Granted, today’s pick is not (1) an unknown band and not (2) new / upcoming material.  It is Rio from Brit-Pop 80′s superstars, Duran Duran.  I grew up on these guys, and still love their stuff.  What makes this classic on My Favorite Song of the Day is, these guys have now made three appearances on Rock Band.  Both Rio and Girls On film are available on Rock Band DLC at 99¢ or 80 MS Points, and Hungry Like a Wolf made its way onto the Rock Band 2 disc.

So, here you go, a classic rock-pop track makes it to today’s spot.  Take a listen and pick up the DLC.  It’s BRUTAL on the drums (tier-9 tough), though generally fun to play for everyone else.

For me, the guys at Harmonix have been on a roll for three weeks straight.  The DLC has been good, if not great, in my opinion.  And it is continuing again this week.

Let’s recap, two weeks ago we got System Of A Down (SOAD) and a 2nd edition of Crue Fest tracks.  I picked up the SOAD stuff, and am loving it.  They are one of my favorite bands in recent years.  Last week, we got a heavy metal pack by RoadRunner records, containing the likes of Dream Theater, Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, and more.  I picked up the Dream Theater track, and OMG it is freakin’ hard on drums.  I’ve only played it once, and failed on hard.  I will be working on that one over the next few days.  BTW, Dream Theater is in my top 10 favorite band list of all time.

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Now, to this week.  Five new tracks to be released, by three bands new to Rock Band.  Reviews are calling it a “new wave” pack of singles, but I’m just calling it awesome.  Duran Duran, Devo, and the Janitors show up on Rock Band DLC this week.  Now, see a recent post on my love/thoughts of Duran Duran making into RB2.  We get Girls On Film and Rio from “double” Duran this week (two of my favorite Duran songs… and an old band of mine used to jam Rio during practices).  The Devo stuff doesn’t include the famed Whip It, so I will give it a listen to determine what I think.  The Janitors is new to me, so I will give them a listed too on Tuesday.

• “Girl U Want” by Devo – 160
• “Through Being Cool” by Devo – 160
• “Girls on Film” by Duran Duran – 160
• “Rio” by Duran Duran – 160
• “Get Your Rock On” by The Janitors – 80

Three weeks in a row of some of my favorite bands/songs (SOAD, Dream Theater, and Duran Duran), equals me needing more MS points.  I’m loving this!

Let me think for a second, what would I love to see in future weeks?   Hmmm.

• Dream Theater (6:00, Metropolis)
• Dave Matthews Band (Too Much, So Much To Say, or something from a live album)
• Guns N’ Roses (You’re Crazy, It’s So Easy, Double Talkin’ Jive, Pretty Tied Up)
• Skid Row (Slave to the Grind)
• Green Day (American Idiot entire album)

What about you?  Will you be buying this week?  Are you still bitter and holding out for Nevermind, or hoping for something else in the near future?

EDITORIAL: This morning, as I drove in to work, I was listening to some music on my trusty Palm Treo. I had all songs playing in alphabetical order. When I got to the letter ‘H’, Hungry Like The Wolf from Duran Duran’s 1984 live Arena album came on. You may not know this, but along with Prince and Michael Jackson, Duran Duran rounded out my top three favorite bands in 1984 (of course that all changed in 1986 when the Beastie Boys arrived, and then again in 1987 with Guns N’ Roses, but I digress).

As I drove down the road, singing every lyric to Hungry Like The Wolf, I started thinking….how the heck did this song make it into the final cut of songs on the Rock Band 2 disc? 1) It’s barely considered rock, 2) It’s hard to believe that most ‘rock’ fans like this song, 3) Most Rock Band players are likely so young that they’ve never heard it (or want to hear it).

That said, as much as I think this song is out of place in the genre of ‘rock’, I cannot say how excited I am for this on Rock Band 2. It’s a great karaoke song (and I must admit that I sang this song at karaoke once or twice before, even at my wedding). So, now I’ve shown a bit of my age.

What songs from Rock Band 2 are you looking forward to playing? Here’s the list: Rock Band 2 Song List