Guitar Hero / Rock Band

[JangoTat]

I am surprised no one has posted the picture for the new drum set with GH4

It looks pretty cool

[evenflow]

That track listing is awesome! GNR!!!!!!!!!!!

[Morgbug]

Too little, too late for GH with the drums?  I can't see myself buying another setup for the drum kit (and microphone?).  Rock band is satisfactory for that purpose and it's good for the family.  With that track listing for RB2, I'm in and happy with the range of songs.  It did remind me there was a lot of crap in the 1980s though

[Phrubruh]

Have you guys heard of the free PC version of Guitar Hero called Guitar Zero?  It's a free clone of the game that lets you import GH tracks and create new songs using your mp3s. There is also one called Frets on Fire that works the same way. You can even use a wired Xbox 360 controler or regular joypad or keyboard.

Guitar Zero
Frets on Fire

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[Matt]

You can even use a wired Xbox 360 controler or regular joypad or keyboard.

Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?

[Phrubruh]

Pretty much. Well I guess if your too cheap to buy the real game and system but you someone ended up with a 360 guitar controler I guess it would work.

[Sprry75]

Tool has confirmed its participation with Guitar Hero Wold Tour.

A few minutes ago I found out from the band's management that we're now cleared to announce TOOL's participation with GUITAR HERO. Here's part of the press release:

"Hugely popular alternative metal band Tool, known for their epic, intense musical arrangements and killer visual arts, will also soon be known for their contribution to the upcoming Guitar Hero® World Tour. Guitar Hero fans from all over the world will be able to rock out to "Parabola" and Grammy-award winning "Schism" from Tool's critically-acclaimed 2001 album Lateralus in addition to "Vicarious" from their 2006 Grammy-award winning album 10,000 Days. The game will also feature an all-new venue designed in collaboration with the band and highlighting the art style that has become a staple in their music videos, live shows and album artwork."

The full press release is available HERE.

[JangoTat]

I was able to pre-order rockband for the PS2 today used for $85, now I just have to pick it up. Just a question though, how much does the rock band kit sell for new? I am asking just because the same store I preo-ordered rockband from is also the one I am going to this weekend to return my old GH guitar because of problems that occured with it (wouldnt connect) but at the same time according to the store manager it wasnt thre fault as all those guitars they sold had the same problem. Plus I have never had any problems with all the other games/movies I have purchased from them. i just want to know how much of a difference it would be to buy it new as a just in case.

And yes I realize the irony in the fact that I hated the drum kit for rockband and wanted the new guitar hero one BUT i have a feeling it will be very expensive and I just dont have the money to pay (and this is just a guess) $180 for a video game kit. And either way I can see the PS2 version getting ripped off the same way that the aero smith game did.

on another note just one more song till I beat GH3 on Hard..Slayer lol

[Morgbug]

PS2 version of Rock Band was $159.99.  Ten bucks cheaper than the other versions.  Canuck bucks. 

[JangoTat]

PS2 version of Rock Band was $159.99.  Ten bucks cheaper than the other versions.  Canuck bucks. 

Thanks man. I think I might just bite on the used kit, provided it is in good shape.

[Matt]

Just a reminder that Rock Band 2 releases tomorrow for the 360.  Game only.  Bundles are due next month for the 360 and PS3 versions, with the Wii and PS2 versions to follow later in the year.

Here's IGN's review of RB2.  (SPOILER ALERT ~ 9/10 )

Closing Comments
Rock Band 2 improves in several areas over the original. The track list is better, the difficulty has been bumped up, it's more accessible, all previously released DLC works from the get-go, and Battle of the Bands is a brilliant online mode. But there's no getting around the fact that almost nothing was done to the main mode, World Tour. This is still the primary feature of Rock Band and yet it seems to have been neglected. It's hard to notice the newness when there's a big chunk of game that is just the same as it ever was.

That said, music game fans would be absolutely crazy not to buy Rock Band 2. Even if you hate a few of the songs on disc, you are still getting an incredible deal. It's less than a dollar a song, with an extra 20 free DLC coming in the next couple of months. That's just too good to pass up.

And here's something which I've found to be pretty handy in determining what instruments work with what games for what consoles:

http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/

[MetalJedi]

Thanks for that compatibility link Matt.

[Matt]

Sure thing.  (Nice to have a 360 for these games, huh?)

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And Activision tried to steal a little of RB2's thunder by announcing the full setlist for Guitar Hero: World Tour yesterday.  Here it is:

• 311 - “Beautiful Disaster”
• 30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill”  (also downloadable for the Rock Band franchise)
• Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young”
• The Allman Brothers Band - “Ramblin' Man”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Anouk - “Good God”
• The Answer - “Never Too Late”
• At The Drive-In - “One Armed Scissor”
• Beastie Boys - “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
• Beatsteaks - “Hail to the Freaks”
• Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell”
• Black Label Society - “Stillborn”
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon of Choice”
• blink-182 - “Dammit”
• Blondie - “One Way or Another”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Hollywood Nights”
• Bon Jovi - “Livin’ On A Prayer”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Bullet For My Valentine - “Scream Aim Fire”
• Coldplay - “Shiver”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around The Bend”
• The Cult - “Love Removal Machine”
• Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain”    (also in Rock Band 2)
• The Doors - “Love Me Two Times”
• Dream Theater - “Pull Me Under”
• The Eagles - “Hotel California”
• The Enemy - “Aggro”
• Filter - “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
• Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”   (also in Rock Band 2)
• Foo Fighters - “Everlong”    (also in Rock Band 2)
• The Guess Who - “American Woman” (also in Rock Band 2)
• Hush Puppies - “You're Gonna Say Yeah!”
• Interpol - “Obstacle 1”
• Jane's Addiction - “Mountain Song”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Jimi Hendrix - “Purple Haze (Live)”
• Jimi Hendrix - “The Wind Cries Mary”
• Jimmy Eat World - “The Middle”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Joe Satriani - “Satch Boogie”
• Kent - “Vinternoll2”
• Korn - “Freak On A Leash”
• Lacuna Coil - “Our Truth”   (also in Rock Band 2)
• Lenny Kravitz - “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
• Linkin Park - “What I've Done”
• The Living End - “Prisoner of Society”
• Los Lobos - “La Bamba”
• Lost Prophets - “Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)”
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama (Live)”
• Mars Volta - “L'Via L'Viaquez”
• MC5’s Wayne Kramer - “Kick Out The Jams”
• Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice”
• Michael Jackson - “Beat It”
• Modest Mouse - “Float On”   (also in Rock Band 2)
• Motörhead - “Overkill”
• Muse - “Assassin”
• Negramaro - “Nuvole e Lenzuola”
• Nirvana - “About a Girl (Unplugged)”
• No Doubt - “Spiderwebs”
• NOFX - “Soul Doubt”
• Oasis - “Some Might Say”
• Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train”
• Ozzy Osbourne - “Mr. Crowley”
• Paramore - “Misery Business”
• Pat Benatar - “Heartbreaker”
• R.E.M. - “The One I Love”
• Radio Futura - “Escuela De Calor”
• Rise Against - “Re-Education Through Labor”
• Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant”
• Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Smashing Pumpkins - “Today”  (also in Rock Band 2)
• Steely Dan - “Do It Again”
• Steve Miller Band - “The Joker”
• Sting - “Demolition Man (Live)”
• The Stone Roses - “Love Spreads”
• Stuck In The Sound - “Toy Boy”
• Sublime - “Santeria”
• Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger”   (also in Rock Band 2)
• System of a Down - “B.Y.O.B.”  (also downloadable for the Rock Band franchise)
• Ted Nugent - “Stranglehold”
• Ted Nugent’s Original Guitar Duel Recording
• Tokio Hotel - “Monsoon”  (also downloadable for the Rock Band franchise)
• Tool - “Parabola”
• Tool - “Schism”
• Tool - “Vicarious”
• Trust - “Antisocial”
• Van Halen - “Hot For Teacher”
• Willie Nelson - “On The Road Again”
• Wings - “Band on the Run”
• Zakk Wylde’s Original Guitar Duel Recording

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Here's RB2's full on-disc setlist again, for comparison:

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
AFI - Girl’s Gone Grey
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Alice in Chains - Man in the Box
Allman Brothers - Ramblin’ Man
Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy
Bad Company - Shooting Star
Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want
Beck - E-Pro
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
Billy Idol - White Wedding Pt. I
Blondie - One Way or Another
Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue
Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer
Cheap Trick - Hello There
Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain
Disturbed - Down with the Sickness
Dream Theater - Panic Attack
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Guns N’ Roses - Shackler’s Revenge
Interpol - PDA
Jane’s Addiction - Mountain Song
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Journey - Anyway You Want It
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
L7 - Pretend We’re Dead
Lacuna Coil - Our Truth
Linkin Park - One Step Closer
Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
Lush - De-Luxe
Mastodon - Colony of Birchmen
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Metallica - Battery
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Where’d You Go
Modest Mouse - Float On
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Nirvana - Drain You
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Panic at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon
Paramore - That’s What You Get
Pearl Jam - Alive
Presidents of the USA - Lump
Rage Against the Machine - Testify
Ratt - Round & Round           (Also in GH:Rocks the 80's, cover version)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away
Rise Against - Give it All
Rush - The Trees
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Social Distortion - I Was Wrong
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
Soundgarden - Spoonman
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
Steely Dan - Bodhitsattva
Steve Miller Band - Rock’n Me
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
System of a Down - Chop Suey
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Tenacious D - Master Exploder
Testament - Souls of Black
The Donnas - New Kid in School
The Go-Go’s - We Got the Beat
The Grateful Dead - Alabama Getaway
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Muffs - Kids in America
The Offspring - Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)
The Replacements - Alex Chilton
The Who - Pinball Wizard

Bonus Songs
Abnormality - Visions
Anarchy Club - Get Clean
Bang Camaro - Night Lies
Breaking Wheel - Shoulder to the Plow
The Libyans - Neighborhood
The Main Drag - A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Speck - Conventional Lover
The Sterns - Supreme Girl
That Handsome Devil - Rob the Prez-O-Dent

[JohnH]

I was always planning on Rock Band, but now that I've seen Tool and Mars Volta on Guitar Hero there's little question that I'll be giving Activistion my money.  Some good other tunes in there as well.

[MetalJedi]

I'll be picking up both.