Guitar Hero/Rock Band

[eglue]

haha yea just memorize the lyrics to every song you play so you wont have to look at them.

[mode107]

I tried it today.  I did medium on guitar and then medium on the vocals with Weezer's "say it aint so".  I failed so I did medium guitar and easy vocals, and got by.  I'll play more later

[mode107]

The new Guitar Hero:World Tour (Guitar Hero IV)  is adding drums and a mic

GH World Tour Article

[tenkei]

oh yeah, saw that the other day. should be pretty cool. i really like the customization features

[cool_kickin_dude]

Gamestop has the new GH:On Tour already coming out for the same price as Rock Band had..I would love to have either of the games, just so I can play all night

[mode107]

Yeah I like that they're adding the create-a-rocker feature.  I hope they still have the orginal characters like Izzy and Midori.

[tenkei]

from what ive read, a few of the original characters will be available as templates in the create-a-rocker. so you could just load the template then not change anything... lol

though i dont see why they wouldnt just have the characters in the game, so who knows... its still early.

[Tuffty]

Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Travis Barker (Blink 182) test out the upcoming GH drum kit

If Chad Smith gives it a thumbs up, then I'm all over it.

Rock Band just came out here in the UK on Fri I think. No way I'm buying it though, certainly not at that price. I'm not made of money, which is a shame cause I'd love to drum to Ride The Lightning. Besides I just don't have the space to place the drum kit in my room.

[StreakInTheSky]

the drum kit looks pretty sweet.

^maybe you should wait and save up for world tour then

[cool_kickin_dude]

it's now official:

Guitar Hero:Metallica comes out next year!

that's what I get by checking Gamespot all the time

[tenkei]

started playing gh3 a lot again... anyone play 'impulse' by an endless sporadic? that song is fucken sick!! cant stop playing it now... even made it my myspace song >.> lol

also turned off my PS while it was saving data so all my gh3 data got whiped out I went to play today and was like 'wut' when it said there was no gh3 data on my card... just busted out the unlock code

[Tuffty]

^ Never really liked it as a song, but it's a fun one to play on Expert. All those HO/PO's, crazy.

Full set list of GH : Aerosmith -

Tier 1: "Getting the Band Together" (Nipmuc High School)

    * 1. "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople (cover)
    * 2. "Draw the Line" by Aerosmith
    * 3. "Dream Police" by Cheap Trick
    * 4. "Make It" by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
    * 5. "Uncle Salty" by Aerosmith

Tier 2: "First Taste of Success" (Max's Kansas City)

    * 6. "All Day and All of the Night" by The Kinks (cover)
    * 7. "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett
    * 8. "Movin' Out" by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
    * 9. "No Surprize" by Aerosmith
    * 10. "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith

Tier 3: "The Triumphant Return" (The Orpheum)

    * 11. "Complete Control" by The Clash
    * 12. "Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith
    * 13. "Love in an Elevator" by Aerosmith
    * 14. "Personality Crisis" by New York Dolls (cover)
    * 15. "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith

Tier 4: "International Superstars" (Moscow)

    * 16. "Bright Light Fright" by Aerosmith
    * 17. "King of Rock" by Run-D.M.C.
    * 18. "Nobody's Fault" by Aerosmith
    * 19. "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult
    * 20. "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith

Tier 5: "The Great American Band" (Half Time Show)

    * 21. "Always on the Run" by Lenny Kravitz
    * 22. "Back in the Saddle" by Aerosmith
    * 23. "Beyond Beautiful" by Aerosmith
    * 24. "Dream On" by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
    * 25. "Hard to Handle" by The Black Crowes (cover)

Tier 6: "Rock N Roll Legends" (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

    * 26. "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent
    * 27. "Mama Kin" by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
    * 28. "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots
    * 29. "Toys In The Attic" by Aerosmith
    * 30. "Train Kept A Rollin" by Aerosmith
    * 31. "Guitar Battle vs Joe Perry" by Joe Perry

Bonus Songs (The Vault)

    * 32. "Combination" by Aerosmith
    * 33. "Kings and Queens" by Aerosmith
    * 34. "Let The Music Do The Talking" by Aerosmith
    * 35. "Mercy" by Joe Perry
    * 36. "Pandora's Box" by Aerosmith
    * 37. "Pink" by Aerosmith
    * 38. "Rats In The Cellar" by Aerosmith
    * 39. "Shakin' My Cage" by Joe Perry
    * 40. "Talk Talkin" by Joe Perry
    * 41. "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=158396

Think I'll give it a miss at the moment.

[tenkei]

nice info. i like aerosmith, but i dont LOVE aerosmith... ill prolly rent it, but im damn sure not buyin.

[StreakInTheSky]

my sister got Rock Band for the wii. It's cool that it has some extra songs with it, but it sucks.

They pretty much took out everything from tour mode, and all you can really do is unlock songs. No custom player models or anything. Totally not worth paying the same for a stripped down version of the game. It did come with slightly better hardware like a wireless guitar... but as there were no extras to really win, it really wasn't as fun.

I guess it's being able to play the game that counts, but they coulda lowered the price a lot more.
I think her BF gave it to her as a present, so we got it for free, thank god. But he shoulda not gotten it, and waited for GH:WT

[Asmodai]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I'll be skipping both GH:Aerosmith and Rock Band for now.

[StreakInTheSky]

So some news about Rock Band 2 has been released.

To compete with GH's drum set looks like they're releasing a limited edition ion drum set with symbol pads that doubles as an actual electronic drum set. Also they seemed to have made some needed improvements with the older hardware design. I loved the size of the Rock Band guitar over the GH one, but I hated how it plays compared to the GH one which its size made playing a bit comfortable since I play it like I do a real guitar. >_> Looks like I'm gonna like this one a lot more since they seemed to have addressed the main issues I've had with it. And since old hardware is compatible I'm really hoping they have a solid Wii version this time so I'll only need to get the game and guitar, the old guitar would be good as a rhythm guitar or bass.

Interesting thing with the limited edition drum set, but it does seem a little useless since you don't actually "need" them, but if you want to play real drums I guess. But if you have to shell out more cash for it, I'll skip out.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/10/game-informer-reveals-ion-premium-rock-band-2-drum-kit/
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11340

[Tuffty]

Parents let their own child drop out of high school to focus on a professional GH career

This just blows my mind. He hasn't even touched a real guitar! The parents should be completely ashamed of themselves.

Some more news on the latest GH. There's been a lot of videos, rumours and speculation, too many to list here but the songs that are definately confirmed include:

* Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast - Airbourne
* One Armed Scissor - At the Drive-In
* No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
* Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
* Stillborn - Black Label Society
* Weapon of Choice - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
* Dammit - Blink 182
* Feel the Pain - Dinosaur Jr.
* Love Me Two Times - The Doors
* Hotel California - The Eagles
* Everlong - Foo Fighters
* Purple Haze (Live) - Jimi Hendrix
* Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
* Obstacle 1 - Interpol
* Beat It - Michael Jackson (Thank God it's not that god awful cover by Fall Out Boy)
* Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
* What I've Done - Linkin Park (Ugh....)
* Trapped Under Ice - Metallica (FUCK YES! )
* Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
* Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne
* Misery Business - Paramore
* Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger
* Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups
* Santeria - Sublime
* Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
* B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down
* Never Too Late - The Answer
* Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Imagine the intro....)

[StreakInTheSky]

After reading the article it doesn't really sound that bad. From what I understand the guy fails at life, and GH is the only thing he's good at. But he's still getting home schooled so I guess some time in the future he could get his life together and get a real job when the whole GH thing is long gone. And I don't really see how him having played a real guitar really has much to do with this. Playing GH is a far cry from actually playing a guitar, unlike the drums where it actually teaches you rhythm and gives you endurance to play.


But anyways, song list looks great so far.

[tenkei]

there's video of the dev team playing several songs, most notablely Van Halen's 'Hot for Teacher'... song is fucking nuts.

also, some confirmed songs missing from tuffty's list:

*The Guess Who - American Woman
*Nirvana - About a Girl
*The Enemy - Aggro
*Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings
*Modest Mouse - Float On
*Linkin Park - In The End...
*Steve Miller Band - The Joker
*The Doors - Light My Fire
*Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
*Flo Rida - Low (Travis Barker remix)
*Negramaro - Nuvole e Lenzuola
*Motorhead - Overkill
*Lostprophets - Rooftops
*Oasis - Some Might Say
*Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the Bend

Muse, Korn, Dream Theater, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and The Police will also have songs in the game, most likely. Tool has been said to have contributed 'Schism' 'Parabola' and 'Vicarious' to the game. NOFX has said their song 'Soul Doubt' will be in as well. And Joe Satriani's 'Satch Boogie' will supposedly be in the game. Grand Funk Railroad's 'We're an American Band' is a possible addition. Jimi Hendrixx's estate has sent master tapes of 'Foxy Lady' and 'Little Wing' to the developers, and Sammy Hagar has rerecorded 'I Can't Drive 55' for the series, but none of these have been confirmed for World Tour yet.

[Tuffty]

^ Forgot about Flo Rida but this is the first time I've ever heard of these choices. Bullet with Butterfly Wings would be great, but Rooftops?! Aw hell naw! Awful song. And In The End? Please not 2 Linkin Park songs..

And thanks for info on the Hot For Teacher video tenkei! Holy cow that intro was just as insane as I imagined!! Would be awesome to HO/PO those notes with the new touch sensitive frets