The Guitar Hero Thread

[EddieRuckus]

It's been mentioned in the Rock Band thread, but I'm pretty sure any USB microphone will work, since I was able to use my Karaoke Revolution microphone with both Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band. Not sure about headsets, but if you have any lying around it's worth a shot.

[King Ellis]

So, after that rumoured artist list a few weeks ago (or was it longer?), we now have a rumoured set list. To add to that, there's a few people as rumoured characters too.

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* 3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"

* 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"

* Blur - "Song 2"

* Bob Dylan - "All Along the Watchtower"

* Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"

* 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"

* 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"

* Jeff Beck - "Scatterbrain"

* Jimmy Eat World - "Bleed American"

* John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good"

* Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire"

* Kaiser Chiefs - "Never Miss a Beat"

* King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man"

* Kings Of Leon - "Sex on Fire"

* 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"

* 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"

* Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You"

* 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"

* Thrice - "Deadbolt"

* Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down a Dream"

* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl"

* TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me"

* Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"

* Weezer - "Why Bother?"

* Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music"

* Wolfmother - "Back Round"

Artists to be featured as characters:

* Matt Bellamy (Muse)

* Johnny Cash

* Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

* Shirley Manson (Garbage)

A few in there that would be fun for me (THRICE THRICE ) and another Bon Jovi song that is perfect.

SHOT THROUGH THE HEART

AND YOU'RE TO BLAME

[EddieRuckus]

So Gamestop is running a sale, July 8th(today) through July 12th, where you can save 100 dollars on the Band bundle(Guitar, Drums, Microphones) for Guitar Hero World Tour. The regular price is 190 for next-gen systems, but this sale brings it down to 90.

[Cactus Drags]

That's not a bad setlist. I've been wanting Brand Ned in a music game for a long time, but I'm not sure Sowing Season is the right choice. The obvious ones would be Sic Transit Gloria or The Quiet Things, or Archer's Bows, which would have been hella interesting on drums with basically a three minute snare roll.

Deadbolt however, is genius.

[Nimrodic]

The funny thing though is that a decent chunk of those are either DLC for Rock Band or will be DLC for Rock Band. I don't know if I'd be willing to shell out $60 for stuff that I've already downloaded for Rock Band, so I may pass up on 5 and wait and see what Band Hero and Rock Band 3 offer.

Edit: Upon looking it over once again, assuming this setlist is correct and unless Rock Band gets Sweating Bullets I may just have to get this for that one song.

Edited July 10, 2009 by Nimrodic

[MalaCloudy Black]

Bumping this for..

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/08/guitar-hero-5-allows-song-imports-from-previous-games-features/

.. badass.

[King Ellis]

Uh oh, Rock Band did it! Rock Band did it!

[Fitzy]

To go along with World Tour being exportable (I am going to assume that the Metallica song, like in Rock Band, won't be exportable), Smash Hits will be as well.

And you can play as your 360 Avatar.

[Gabriel]

To go along with World Tour being exportable (I am going to assume that the Metallica song, like in Rock Band, won't be exportable), Smash Hits will be as well.

And you can play as your 360 Avatar.

This is the same as Rock Band? I buy GH5, export Smash Hits, and can play all those songs too?

[Fitzy]

Yeah, I am sure it will be the same.

[King Ellis]

Well, not exactly.

Bring on the Joystiq posting!

[zero]

Playing as your avatar is a cool little feature... so long as it doesn't cost anything.

[Fitzy]

Activision is doing a deal where if you pre order GH5 you get GH Van Halen free. I looked on Gamestop and Amazon and they both list this, though Gamestop also lists two free DLC songs, so if that is in addition to the Van Halen, that's the better pre-order deal.

Q:How do I redeem this promotion?

A:You can redeem online or mail in your unique id on manual, sticker on package, and your receipt.

Q:How long do I have to wait to get the Van Halen?

A:6-8 weeks

[Bigal]

I pre-ordered GH5 today after seeing the offer. I was going to pick it up anyway, so it makes as much sense to take advantage of the deal.

[Kaney]

You do realise the offer applies only to americans, right Biggles?

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/11/buy-guitar-hero-5-get-guitar-hero-van-halen-for-free/

[Bigal]

Bah. Ah well, still wanted to get the game.

[Kaney]

We are getting something after all, Biggles.

Activision's making it awfully hard for folks across this big blue world of ours to not purchase their upcoming rhythm title, Guitar Hero 5 -- here in the States, folks who purchase the game are eligible to receive Guitar Hero: Van Halen for free. However, in the United Kingdom, the offer is incredibly sweeter -- those who pre-order Guitar Hero the Fifth through Amazon can also grab Guitar Hero: World Tour for the low, low price of nothing.

OXM received instructions from Amazon.UK on how to utilize the offer -- simply add Guitar Hero 5 (on any platform) to your basket, then add the special promotional version of World Tour for the appropriate console. Go to checkout, and the price of the latter will magically change to zilch. If only this kind economic wizardry applied to every purchase in our life.

[Crybaby Bunting]

So getting a game 6 months old is better than getting a game that isn't out yet and looks great?

Bah

[Kaney]

Down with free games?

[Crybaby Bunting]

To be fair, this is a decent deal and I might as well get both games whilst I still don't have them. I just can't utilise the deal on Amazon... seriously, adding both just sends the total to £79

Or does it need to be the bundle? ¬_¬