July 31, 2009

Guitar Hero 5 Song List Revealed

The full Guitar Hero 5 song list was finally unveiled.

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3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm”
Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
Dire Straits – “Sultans Of Swing”
Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
Johnny Cash – “Ring Of Fire”
Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”
Mötley Crüe – “Looks That Kill”
Muse – “Plug In Baby”
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
The Killers – “All The Pretty Faces”
The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes”
TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
AFI – “Medicate”
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”
Blur – “Song 2″
Bob Dylan – “All Along The Watchtower”
Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
Brand New – “Sowing Season (Yeah)”
The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
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)”
The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
The Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token”
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 (Live)”
Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes To Midnight”
Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
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”
My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
Nirvana – “Lithium (Live)”
No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)”
The Police – “So Lonely”
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20XX”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil”
Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
Rush – “The Spirit Of Radio (Live)”
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”
Sublime – “What I Got”
Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
Thrice – “Deadbolt”
Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
Weezer – “Why Bother?”
The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”
Wolfmother – “Back Round”

(click through to see YouTube videos of any song, if you’re not familiar with it.)

The game is scheduled for release September 1st on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and Playstation 2.

Note that the game does include a slightly revamped and enhanced guitar, with changes detailed by IGN:

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  • new faceplate
  • chrome pegs (no more silver metallic sharpie mod needed!)
  • more durable strum switches
  • textured strumbar
  • completely revamped digital slider touchpad

The basic design of the guitar has obviously not changed, so it’s a few tweaks and improvements to the internals. The major slider touchpad changes are definitely good news, as the old analog sliders were so touchy and finicky I’m not sure anyone ended up using them.

There are also improved drums, although I don’t know how anyone can get them quite yet — as there are no band kits available for pre-order, just the guitar and game combo:

I’m surprised they just went with the number, instead of a subtitle.

Also, am I the only person that doesn’t like live versions of songs on music games. I understand that the master recordings for some older songs may not be available anymore. But the whole point of moving away from covers to the actual bands, was to play the songs we all know so well. A live version just isn’t as satisfying to me. And the drummers tend to be more spastic playing live.

Art
July 31, 2009 at 6:17 pm

Just the other day I was saying Plug In Baby would be just about as perfect a Guitar Hero song as you could get, so nice to see that. Also something I didn’t think I would ever see in a Guitar Hero game is Elliott Smith, good choice of his songs for the game too.

New drums look nice, hopefully they are better quality than the last set, and are available separately, as I really don’t need any more guitars.

Chris Mayer
July 31, 2009 at 11:18 pm

Goddammit, I want Plug In Baby in Rock Band :(

101proof
August 1, 2009 at 12:42 am

> am I the only person that doesn’t like live versions of songs on music games

It’s hit or miss with the live songs. Some work quite well (AC/DC) and others feel really “off” (Sweet Home Alabama in GH:WT, Jimmy Buffett in RB DLC)

Jeff Atwood
August 1, 2009 at 6:53 am

same here jeff yeah these songs are really a waste dont get this game.

Joe Magnanti
August 28, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Theres like only 2 live songs in the game, don’t really think you shouldnt buy this game just for that.

gnagna
October 2, 2009 at 2:25 am

DOES THE GAME ONLY COME WITH THE GUTIAR OR IS IT LIKE ROCK BAND WITH THE MICROPHONE AND DRUMS…IM SUPPOSE TO GET IT FOR CHRISTMAS SOMEONE HELP

SURPRISE
November 29, 2009 at 7:32 am

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