Top 10: Bands for Rock Band

With all the hoopla surrounding The Beatles agreement to be on the next Rock Band video game I started to think about all the fantastic songs gaming enthusiasts would soon be able to play with their fake six strings and drums. Unfortunately my buddies Matt and Mike over at Earfarm beat me to the punch in listing the best possible songs for that version of the game so I adjusted my list to a wide stretch of bands that could be suitable candidates for the next version of the game. Bands, if you're on this list, you owe me some royalties when your version sells millions of copies!!!!

10. The Ramones; Think of it as Rock Band for beginners as you bash out three chord, repetitive tunes, that are sung in an octave that's perfect for your crappy karaoke voice! Plus with tunes topping out at around 3-minutes long, you probably won't develop any sort of debilitating arthritis from playing the game.
The Ramones - "Sheen is a Punk Rocker"

9. Metallica; The only problem with having a Metallica video game is the potential of having all those albums from the 90's making an appearance, but if you cut those out and throw together tracks from Metallica, Master of Puppets, and Ride the Lightning and you would have a sick game that would benefit skilled, speedy players immensely. This could be freaking sweet and should be in the works as we speak!
Metallica - "Enter Sandman"

8. Pearl Jam; I was gonna put Nirvana here, but with only a handful of albums on their resume the game would just be far too short, so we'll go with Pearl Jam who have longevity on their side, a huge fan base, and some pretty rocking songs. Who wouldn't like to wail "Jeremy" or "Daughter" on the mike?
Pearl Jam - "World Wide Suicide"

7. R.E.M.; If you were to do an R.E.M. Rock Band you'd be faced with all sorts of challenges, but just the sheer amount of incredible songs they've compiled over their 20-year career makes it something I'd like to see done. Besides, I'd love to see people trying to sing-a-long to "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)".
R.E.M. - "Let Me In"

6. Black Sabbath; With AC/DC and Aerosmith already raking in some video game dollars it seems to make sense that a Black Sabbath game would be rushed to follow along. Dark, hard songs ranging from simple quiet tunes to complex ragers with huge solos make for the perfect fit in this format. Only dilemma, do you play as Ozzy or as Dio?
Black Sabbath - "Iron Man"

5. The Kinks; Hot on the heels of their reunion news I thought it only apropos to include the legendary Kinks on this list. Okay, so maybe it's not just because of the reunion news but because The Kinks have written a huge array of incredible songs over the course of their career. That alone makes them a strong candidate for Rock Band-dom, but yeah the whole reunion news certainly helps thrust them back into the spotlight.
The Kinks - "Lola" (mp3 no good, my bad)

4. The Clash; I don't think much of an explanation needs to be made for a Clash version of the game. They flat out rock and have a huge amount of material to draw upon. Makes sense to me. There could be an argument that they are a bit simple for it, but I'd ask you to listen to London Calling and Sandinista again before you rush to that conclusion.
The Clash - "Train In Vain"

3. The Beach Boys; Like The Beatles version of the game, The Beach Boys would face all sorts of musical problems. Would there be a piano? How many mike hook-ups can you have for the vocal harmonies? But the strength of their brilliant and timeless songs make absolute sense to me.
The Beach Boys - "Sloop John B"

2. The Rolling Stones; Let's face it the Stones have been following The Beatles for their entire career so I'm assuming contract talks have already begun.
The Rolling Stones - "Let's Spend the Night Together"

1. The Who; The Who are one of the great rock bands of all time, both individually and as a whole. Whether you want to manically bang on the drums like Keith Moon, prance about your living room floor as Roger Daltrey, pound out vicious bass lines like John Entwistle, or control the band with the insane guitar virtuosity of Pete Townshend you know this would be an awesome interactive experience.
The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"