The GH 5 Breakdown
Only the people who have talked to me in person know this, but I wholly believe that World Tour was pretty much it for the Guitar Hero franchise. As the following setlist, which is the full list for GH:5’s on disc songs, leaves a lot to be desired. Honestly, you may not know a few songs on Rock Band’s normal disc offerings, but at least they register after you’ve heard them. Hit the break for the full track list and Rock Band crossovers, as well as my thoughts.
**NOTE: Any words after a song’s title represents the availablitly of the song in the Rock Band franchise. RB:U marked songs will be available eventually as RB songs**
* 3 Doors Down - “Kryptonite” RB:U
* A Perfect Circle - “Judith”
* AFI - “Medicate”
* Arctic Monkeys - “Brianstorm”
* Attack! Attack! UK - “You and Me”
* Band Of Horses - “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
* Beastie Boys - “Gratitude”
* Beck - “Gamma Ray”
* Billy Idol - “Dancing with Myself”
* Billy Squier - “Lonely is the Night”
* Blink-182 - “The Rock Show” Released on 7/28/09
* Blur - “Song 2″ L:RB
* Bob Dylan - “All Along the Watchtower”
* Bon Jovi - “You Give Love A Bad Name” L:RB
* Brand New - “Sowing Season”
* Bush - “Comedown”
* Children Of Bodom - “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
* Coldplay - “In My Place”
* Darker My Love - “Blue Day”
* Darkest Hour - “Demon(s)”
* David Bowie - “Fame”
* Deep Purple - “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
* Dire Straits - “Sultans of Swing”
* Duran Duran - “Hungry Like The Wolf” Released: (RB2)
* Eagles Of Death Metal - “Wannabe in L.A.”
* Elliott Smith - “L.A.”
* Elton John - “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”
* Face To Face - “Disconnected”
* Garbage - “Only Happy When It Rains”
* Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.”
* Gov’t Mule - “Streamline Woman”
* Grand Funk Railroad - “We’re an American Band”
* Iggy Pop - “Lust For Life”
* Iron Maiden - “2 Minutes to Midnight” Released: (6/9/09)
* Jeff Beck - “Scatterbrain”
* Jimmy Eat World - “Bleed American”
* John Mellencamp - “Hurts So Good”
* Johnny Cash - “Ring of Fire” Released: (5/12/09)
* Kaiser Chiefs - “Never Miss a Beat”
* King Crimson - “21st Century Schizoid Man”
* Kings Of Leon - “Sex on Fire” Released: (7/21/09)
* Kiss - “Shout it Out Loud”
* Love and Rockets - “Mirror People”
* Megadeth - “Sweating Bullets”
* Mötley Crüe - “Looks That Kill”
* Muse - “Plug in Baby”
* My Morning Jacket - “One Big Holiday”
* Nirvana - “Lithium”
* Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
* No Doubt - “Ex-Girlfriend” Released: (12/9/08)
* Peter Frampton - “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”
* Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - “Bring the Noise 20xx”
* Queen & David Bowie - “Under Pressure”
* Queens Of The Stone Age - “Make it With Chu”
* Rammstein - “Du Hast”
* Rose Hill Drive - “Sneak Out”
* Rush - “The Spirit of Radio (Live, 2008)”
* Santana - “No One To Depend On (Live)”
* Scars On Broadway - “They Say” Released: (7/29/08)
* Screaming Trees - “Nearly Lost You” Released: (10/7/08)
* Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
* Sonic Youth - “Incinerate”
* Spacehog - “In the Meantime”
* Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
* Sublime - “What I Got”
* Sunny Day Real Estate - “Seven”
* T. Rex - “20th Century Boy”
* The Bronx - “Six Days a Week”
* The Derek Trucks Band - “Younk Funk”
* The Duke Spirit - “Send a Little Love Token”
* The Killers - “All the Pretty Faces”
* The Police - “So Lonely”
* The Raconteurs - “Steady As She Goes”
* The Rolling Stones - “Sympathy for the Devil”
* The Sword - “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
* The White Stripes - “Blue Orchid”
* Thin Lizzy - “Jailbreak” Released: (2/3/09)
* Thrice - “Deadbolt”
* Tom Petty - “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - “American Girl”
* TV On The Radio - “Wolf Like Me” Released: (6/2/09)
* Vampire Weekend - “A-Punk” L:RB
* Weezer - “Why Bother?”
* Wild Cherry - “Play That Funky Music”
* Wolfmother - “Back Round”
Highlights: “What I Got”, an actual White Stripes Song, Queen finally in a music game and a pretty kickin’ Rush song.
Low points: What the hell are half these songs? And seriously, they lead off the first announcement with “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon? REALLY!? Geez… may as well burn their pressers down now..
Anyway, I do believe that they have added a few cool things into the mix. My favorite being the Jukebox style Party Mode that lets you jump in and out of songs, as well as listen to them with no players. That needs to be a standard feature in all music games. Lips wins for first implementation of it though.
Also, I’ve always kind of enjoyed the more realistic interpretation of the Guitar Hero series, and it’s better character creation (Weight sliders that work FTW!), but innovate more. Give me a reason to do it, because even though you have more variance, everyone looks like a crazy emaciated version of themselves. Just fix that?
Also, I do want to see a music studio. That was my favorite part of World Tour, regardless of the utter crap I made with it. (Don’t bother searching—I didn’t upload anything) That should be the real next step for Guitar Hero. Stop trying to be Rock Band. You failed at that. Go back to being a Guitar game.
Now, as far as how to fix it, going back to a Guitar-only game would be great for them. They should really do Lead, Rhythm and Base, all at the same time, because that hasn’t been done before. Well, at least not very well, and according to forums, they want it. So do it! Also, be more mainstream! Please? It doesn’t hurt, but listening to your most vocal fans who have nothing else to do but sulk in their parent’s basements and lament how there’s not enough metal in your game on your forums is not the best marketing move. Anyway, I’m done.
* 3 Doors Down - “Kryptonite” RB:U
* A Perfect Circle - “Judith”
* AFI - “Medicate”
* Arctic Monkeys - “Brianstorm”
* Attack! Attack! UK - “You and Me”
* Band Of Horses - “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
* Beastie Boys - “Gratitude”
* Beck - “Gamma Ray”
* Billy Idol - “Dancing with Myself”
* Billy Squier - “Lonely is the Night”
* Blink-182 - “The Rock Show” Released on 7/28/09
* Blur - “Song 2″ L:RB
* Bob Dylan - “All Along the Watchtower”
* Bon Jovi - “You Give Love A Bad Name” L:RB
* Brand New - “Sowing Season”
* Bush - “Comedown”
* Children Of Bodom - “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
* Coldplay - “In My Place”
* Darker My Love - “Blue Day”
* Darkest Hour - “Demon(s)”
* David Bowie - “Fame”
* Deep Purple - “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
* Dire Straits - “Sultans of Swing”
* Duran Duran - “Hungry Like The Wolf” Released: (RB2)
* Eagles Of Death Metal - “Wannabe in L.A.”
* Elliott Smith - “L.A.”
* Elton John - “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”
* Face To Face - “Disconnected”
* Garbage - “Only Happy When It Rains”
* Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.”
* Gov’t Mule - “Streamline Woman”
* Grand Funk Railroad - “We’re an American Band”
* Iggy Pop - “Lust For Life”
* Iron Maiden - “2 Minutes to Midnight” Released: (6/9/09)
* Jeff Beck - “Scatterbrain”
* Jimmy Eat World - “Bleed American”
* John Mellencamp - “Hurts So Good”
* Johnny Cash - “Ring of Fire” Released: (5/12/09)
* Kaiser Chiefs - “Never Miss a Beat”
* King Crimson - “21st Century Schizoid Man”
* Kings Of Leon - “Sex on Fire” Released: (7/21/09)
* Kiss - “Shout it Out Loud”
* Love and Rockets - “Mirror People”
* Megadeth - “Sweating Bullets”
* Mötley Crüe - “Looks That Kill”
* Muse - “Plug in Baby”
* My Morning Jacket - “One Big Holiday”
* Nirvana - “Lithium”
* Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
* No Doubt - “Ex-Girlfriend” Released: (12/9/08)
* Peter Frampton - “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”
* Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - “Bring the Noise 20xx”
* Queen & David Bowie - “Under Pressure”
* Queens Of The Stone Age - “Make it With Chu”
* Rammstein - “Du Hast”
* Rose Hill Drive - “Sneak Out”
* Rush - “The Spirit of Radio (Live, 2008)”
* Santana - “No One To Depend On (Live)”
* Scars On Broadway - “They Say” Released: (7/29/08)
* Screaming Trees - “Nearly Lost You” Released: (10/7/08)
* Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
* Sonic Youth - “Incinerate”
* Spacehog - “In the Meantime”
* Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
* Sublime - “What I Got”
* Sunny Day Real Estate - “Seven”
* T. Rex - “20th Century Boy”
* The Bronx - “Six Days a Week”
* The Derek Trucks Band - “Younk Funk”
* The Duke Spirit - “Send a Little Love Token”
* The Killers - “All the Pretty Faces”
* The Police - “So Lonely”
* The Raconteurs - “Steady As She Goes”
* The Rolling Stones - “Sympathy for the Devil”
* The Sword - “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
* The White Stripes - “Blue Orchid”
* Thin Lizzy - “Jailbreak” Released: (2/3/09)
* Thrice - “Deadbolt”
* Tom Petty - “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - “American Girl”
* TV On The Radio - “Wolf Like Me” Released: (6/2/09)
* Vampire Weekend - “A-Punk” L:RB
* Weezer - “Why Bother?”
* Wild Cherry - “Play That Funky Music”
* Wolfmother - “Back Round”
Highlights: “What I Got”, an actual White Stripes Song, Queen finally in a music game and a pretty kickin’ Rush song.
Low points: What the hell are half these songs? And seriously, they lead off the first announcement with “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon? REALLY!? Geez… may as well burn their pressers down now..
Anyway, I do believe that they have added a few cool things into the mix. My favorite being the Jukebox style Party Mode that lets you jump in and out of songs, as well as listen to them with no players. That needs to be a standard feature in all music games. Lips wins for first implementation of it though.
Also, I’ve always kind of enjoyed the more realistic interpretation of the Guitar Hero series, and it’s better character creation (Weight sliders that work FTW!), but innovate more. Give me a reason to do it, because even though you have more variance, everyone looks like a crazy emaciated version of themselves. Just fix that?
Also, I do want to see a music studio. That was my favorite part of World Tour, regardless of the utter crap I made with it. (Don’t bother searching—I didn’t upload anything) That should be the real next step for Guitar Hero. Stop trying to be Rock Band. You failed at that. Go back to being a Guitar game.
Now, as far as how to fix it, going back to a Guitar-only game would be great for them. They should really do Lead, Rhythm and Base, all at the same time, because that hasn’t been done before. Well, at least not very well, and according to forums, they want it. So do it! Also, be more mainstream! Please? It doesn’t hurt, but listening to your most vocal fans who have nothing else to do but sulk in their parent’s basements and lament how there’s not enough metal in your game on your forums is not the best marketing move. Anyway, I’m done.
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