Guitar Heroes/Rock Band

[rlm]

ok so i own all versions of these games. before i even tried the game i thought it was the most rediculous series of games i've ever heard of. but then i tried it and now i'm hooked. it's addictive and i don't even mind that my fingers get all cramped up cuz of it. the first game in the GH series i played was 3. i loved it. so i had to go out and get GH1 and 2 and rock the 80's. i loved these games but rock the 80's upset me cuz it was more like an extension to part 2. the cool thing is that with 2 and 3 i was able to download new music online to continue enjoying the game. it's amazing. rock band is the same except you get to enjoy it with friends. and unlike GH, in rock band you can play a drum and sing if you want to. i'll stick to the guitar. the games are all basically the same, you have different sets of songs, about 5. and as you go on in the game the songs get harder and harder. with rock band even if you finish the game you can count on having new songs to play every tuesday. often getting around 3 song to download or even a full album. this coming tuesday they'll be released one of "the who"'s full album. the same goes for GH. every once in a while they'll release something for it. the lastest song they released was free. it was "the top gun anthem".

so now there's GH: Aerosmith. i bought it, and i'll be honest i was dissapointed. most of the songs in the game are their early works. these are songs i'm not very familiar with. i'm not into aerosmith but i have enjoyed a lot of their songs and i was looking forward to playing some of the ones i've heard. i was upset to find out only a few of them were in there. everything else...well i had never heard of them. not only that but the bonus songs are mostly from the joe perry experiance. his own band. only a few of them are from aerosmith. there were a few cool moments in the game. like when run from run dmc shows up and raps for walk this way. i loved that. i didn't like that they didn't even include "don't wanna miss a thing" in the game and it was one of their biggest song. but then i found out they're saving that song for "guitar hero 4" also known as guitar hero world tour which will be released in the fall. apparantly 4 will have multiple songs from various bands like linkin park, van halen, etc. now there's talk that sometime next year there will be a guitar hero: metallica. i'm pretty sure i'm buying that one too. at least i'm sure i'll enjoy the songs in that game since i've heard every one of their albums.

[Captain Beefheart]

There's already a Rock Band version of Metallica. Best advice I could give you is to not rush out and just buy them on impulse, check the setlists first since they're usually available before the games are released.

Anyways as I've mentioned before as an actual guitarist the concept of playing songs I could already play on an actual guitar but with a plastic toy was always weird, but it's a great tool and I acknowledge that these games have got thousands, if not millions of kids listening to and becoming interested in great music that they would otherwise not have been exposed to, due to the current state of radio, eMpTyV and the music industry in general.

[SilverSpoon]

[nicola]

I can't wait til Rock Band 2 comes out. I'm all about the drums.

[rlm]

the drums are the only thing that comes close to the real deal. guitar hero 4 will also feature drums. i hear they're very different. i enjoy playing this game at parties but i just won't sing. on guitar hero we enjoy battling it out. i play guitar too and it's obvious it's not realistic but it's fun with a large crowd of people playing the thing and when they're drunk it's so funny just to watch them try and play. it's hilarious.

oh if you don't own a xbox 360 then you'll have to wait later in the year to buy it for the ps2, ps3 and wii. the xbox 360 version will arrive in stores in september (yay!) while the ps2, ps3 and wii will come out later on. this is due to some deal M$ did with harmonix. the game will inclue 84 songs and will feature DLC content. it will also be backwards compatible which will allow you to play Rock Band 1 DLC. DLC content for RB2 will also play with the RB1 game. i have seen the set list of songs for RB2 and it sucks. it does not come close to being as good as the original. it has several good songs but it seems like they've already run out of songs to put into these games.

here's the set list for rock band 2....

Rock Band 2 On-Disc Track List:
Artist Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC “Let There Be Rock” 1970s
2. AFI “Girl’s Gone Grey” 2000’s
3. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” 1990’s
4. Alice in Chains “Man in the Box” 1990’s
5. Allman Brothers “Ramblin’ Man” 1970’s
6. Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy” 2000’s
7. Bad Company “Shooting Star” 1970’s
8. Beastie Boys “So Whatcha Want” 1990’s
9. Beck “E-Pro” 2000’s
10. Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl” 1990’s
11. Billy Idol “White Wedding Pt. I” 1980’s
12. Blondie “One Way or Another” 1970’s
13. Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue” 1970’s
14. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” 1980’s
15. Cheap Trick “Hello There” 1970’s
16. Devo “Uncontrollable Urge” 1980’s
17. Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain” 1990’s
18. Disturbed “Down with the Sickness” 2000’s
19. Dream Theater “Panic Attack” 2000’s
20. Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” 1980’s
21. Elvis Costello “Pump It Up” 1970’s
22. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” 1970’s
23. Foo Fighters “Everlong” 1990’s
24. Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge” 2000’s
25. Interpol “PDA” 2000’s
26. Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song” 1980’s
27. Jethro Tull “Aqualung” 1970’s
28. Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” 2000’s
29. Joan Jett “Bad Reputation” 1980’s
30. Journey “Anyway You Want It” 1970’s
31. Judas Priest “Painkiller” 1990’s
32. Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son” 1970’s
33. L7 “Pretend We’re Dead” 1990’s
34. Lacuna Coil “Our Truth” 2000’s
35. Linkin Park “One Step Closer” 2000’s
36. Lit “My Own Worst Enemy” 1990’s
37. Lush “De-Luxe” 1990’s
38. Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen” 2000’s
39. Megadeth “Peace Sells” 1980’s
40. Metallica “Battery” 1980’s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go” 1990’s
42. Modest Mouse “Float On” 2000’s
43. Motorhead “Ace of Spades” 1980’s
44. Nirvana “Drain You” 1990’s
45. Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” 1960’s
46. Panic at the Disco “Nine in the Afternoon” 2000’s
47. Paramore “That’s What You Get” 2000’s
48. Pearl Jam “Alive” 1990’s
49. Presidents of the USA “Lump” 1990’s
50. Rage Against the Machine “Testify” 1990’s
51. Ratt “Round & Round” 1980’s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away” 1990’s
53. Rise Against “Give it All” 2000’s
54. Rush “The Trees” 1970’s
55. Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye” 2000’s
56. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” 1990’s
57. Social Distortion “I Was Wrong” 1990’s
58. Sonic Youth “Teenage Riot” 1980’s
59. Soundgarden “Spoonman” 1990’s
60. Squeeze “Cool for Cats” 1970’s
61. Steely Dan “Bodhitsattva” 1970’s
62. Steve Miller Band “Rock’n Me” 1970’s
63. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” 1980’s
64. System of a Down “Chop Suey” 2000’s
65. Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” 1970’s
66. Tenacious D “Master Exploder” 2000’s
67. Testament “Souls of Black” 1990’s
68. The Donnas “New Kid in School” 2000’s
69. The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” 1980’s
70. The Grateful Dead “Alabama Getaway” 1980’s
71. The Guess Who “American Woman” 1970’s
72. The Muffs “Kids in America” 1990’s
73. The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)” 1990’s
74. The Replacements “Alex Chilton” 1980’s
75. The Who “Pinball Wizard” 1960’s

Bonus Artist Bonus Song Title Decade
76. Abnormality “Visions” 2000’s
77. Anarchy Club “Get Clean” 2000’s
78. Bang Camaro “Night Lies” 2000’s
79. Breaking Wheel “Shoulder to the Plow” 2000’s
80. The Libyans “Neighborhood” 2000’s
81. The Main Drag “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter” 2000’s
82. Speck “Conventional Lover” 2000’s
83. The Sterns “Supreme Girl” 2000’s
84. That Handsome Devil “Rob the Prez-O-Dent” 2000’s



games stores are already reserving for guitar hero world tour.

as of today these are the only songs confirmed to be on the set list. and it rules over the rock band 2 setlist. because it's supposed to be based on a world tour, there will be multiple songs from the same artists.

are you gonna go my way - lenny kravitz
beat it - michael jackson
bullet with butterfly wings - smashing pumpkins
BYOB - system of a down
crazy train - ozzy osbourne
dammit - blink 182
everlong - foo fighters
eye of the tiger - survivor
feel the pain - dinosaur jr.
hollywood nights - bob segar
hot for teacher - van halen
hotel california - the eagles (i've been waiting for this one forever)
in the end - linkin park
the joker - steve miller band
lazy eye - silversun pickups
light my fire - the doors
love me two times - the doors
low (travis barker remix) - flo rida ft. t pain
misery business - paramore
mr. crowley - ozzy osbourne
never too late - the answer
obstacle 1 - interpol
one armed scissor - at the drive in
purple haze (live) - jimmy hendrix
rebel yell - billy idol
santeria - sublime
stillborn - black label society
too much, too young, too fast - airbourne
trapped under ice - metallica
weapon of choice - black rebel motorcycle club
what i've done - linkin park
the wind cries mary - jimmy hendrix

there will be a whole lot more hendrix songs available through DLC.

you know i really am going to save my pennies to purchase a new bigger hard drive for my 360. all the dlc is filling it up fast.

[rlm]

holy cow! as of today you can download the entire new metallica album "death magnetic" for guitar hero 3. that's insane. i already heard the entire album, actually i must have listened to it at least about 4 times now and i will say they finally made an album worth listening to. there's several songs in there that just rock and sound like they came out of their earlier albums when it was all about guitar solos and heavy drums. the download will also include several extra songs basically alternate versions of some of the death magnetic songs that include longer solos.

if you have an xbox 360 then your in luck (thank god i own both the 360 and the ps3) cuz rock band 2 will be released only for the 360 this sunday the 14th. individual instrument peripherals will also be avialable. the bundle pack will come out october 19. the wii and ps3 versions will be available on oct 19 as well.

what sux for me is that we're about to get hit with a hurricane this weekend and i have a feeling i won't be getting my game cuz of it.

[Captain Beefheart]

When you speak about peripherals i'm guessing you're referencing the new drums which are sold separately for about $300 right? I've only seen them in picture of course, but what I do know is that they resemble V-drums in shape and can be played indendendently to the game, meaning you could use them for the game or for you're own entertainment. Seems like a decent deal considering most low end electronic drums run for about $500. I'll have to demo them at the store...

The "main" drums look the same as the first edition with more sensitive pads(probably my biggest complain being there's no "rebound" on those heads) and with more sensitive response(triggers).

About the Metallica album, I have mixed feelings. I like a lot of the riffs, the songs are more aggressive, not quite in the quality of their earlier work, but still the best I've heard from Metallica since the Black Album. But the way Lars just completely ruins them with below average drumming... it's just sad.