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Jimi Hendrix To Grace Cover of Rock Band?

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by Matt Helgeson on February 17, 2010 at 03:34 PM
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Janie Hendrix, stepsister of the late guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, says that a Rock Band title based around his life and music is in development. In a lengthy interview conducted with the L.A. Times, Janie Hendrix, who controls the guitarist’s estate, says that a new deal signed with Sony Music promises that Hendrix back catalog will be available through “every type of media,” including video games. Hendrix told the L.A. Times that Jimi Hendrix themed Rock Band is scheduled for release before the end of the year.

However, after speaking with a MTV Games/Harmonix representative, things seem a little less certain. Here is the official statement:

“While we have not made any official announcements regarding Jimi Hendrix and Rock Band, we are excited to say that we are in discussions to bring more of his music to our platform. Stay tuned.”

So, do these discussions to bring “more of his music” to the platform involve a complete standalone title like The Beatles: Rock Band or just more Hendrix DLC? It’s too soon to tell at this point. Either way, more music by one of rock’s greatest guitarists is good news for fans of the genre.

Any new Hendrix music in the Rock Band franchise will be part of a slate of new products being planned to coincide with the 40th anniversary of his death. In addition to the game, new deluxe reissues of the three original Hendrix studio albums are being prepared with new “making of” DVD interviews featuring Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, as well as others involved in the recordings.

An album of previously unreleased recordings called Valleys of Neptune is also in works, which features songs recorded in 1969 after the breakup of the original  Jimi Hendrix Experience lineup.

[via Los Angeles Times]

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  • by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:16 PM

    Awesomeness.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:30 PM

    See, this would be a respectful tribute in retrospective, not the BS attempt to ring in more sales that is Rockband Green Day. Green Day isn't a band with enough depth to consider a Rockband game, especially not now that 2/3rds of their newest album is already in Rockband DLC. That's more than enough. Hendrix on the other hand has never had more than a couple songs in a game and none of them have really ever been the songs that people wanted to play.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:35 PM

    I can already see the hundreds of youtube videos of idiots lighting their plastic guitars on fire and setting off smoke alarms.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:39 PM

    HENDRIX ROX

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:42 PM

    This would be a cool rockband if they do end up coming out with it

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:51 PM

    Its great to hear that music from one of the greatest guitarists is coming to Rock Band.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:54 PM

    This is the Rock Band that we've all been waiting for.   And the best part is, since TJHE only released three albums, there is no excuse for Harmonix not to put every single TJHE song ever released in the game.  I can't wait to play in the virtual re-creation of Woodstock.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:56 PM

    Fantastic.  That would be a great edition of Rock Band.  I don't know how well it would sell.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 04:58 PM

    jimi hendrix's music was awesome, so I would think that a game based off of him would be awesome.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:00 PM

    Hmm... it would be great to see a Jimi rock band but just like the Beatles I haven't even bought the Beatles game although I am a fan the Beatles.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:02 PM

    I guess Harmonix is trying to make up for making a Green Day Rock band. The Jimi Hendrix experience is 1 of my favorite bands, so I'm lookin forward to this. Definitely a first day buy.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:13 PM

    That's Cool.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:13 PM

    WHEN WILL HARMONIX MAKE ROCK BAND LED ZEPPLIN?

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:13 PM

    Jimi Hendrix is one of my favorite guitarists. That would be nice.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:16 PM

    Hey Harmonix: Drop green day, only make a game on Jimi. Only rock legends deserve to have their own guitar hero/rock band game.

    That is all.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:16 PM

    Oh yeah; Guitar Hero would be a more suitable game for just Jimi Hendrix unless people want the Experience. Thought I would say that.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:23 PM

    Well that's a no brainer for a rock band game. He is the best guitarist ever and had an amazing life to make a game around. Let's hope they put all of his official album releases on it. He has so many awesome songs.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:23 PM

    I would much rather see this than Green Day, but what would truly be amazing would be a Rock Band Woodstock. Just saying.

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    by Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 05:29 PM

    The Beatles: Rock Band was classy. Let's hope Hendrix gets the same unique treatment. I'm hoping for psychedelic visuals and a sweet set list.

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