I am so excited! Activision just announced a partial track list for the new Guitar Hero game. Take a gander:
* Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones)
* Cherub Rock (by The Smashing Pumpkins)
* Sabotage (by The Beastie Boys)
* The Metal (by Tenacious D)
* My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
* Knights of Cydonia (by Muse)
* Rock And Roll All Nite (as made famous by KISS)
* School's Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper)
* Slow Ride (as made famous by Fog Hat)
* Cult of Personality (by Living Colour)
* Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)
"School's Out" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" are no-brainers (why weren't they in the FIRST game?!?). What really surprises me, though, is inclusion of THE GREATEST ROCK BAND EVER: Tenacious D!!! Holy Shit!!! Rock on Jack, rock on...Also, Activision announced that the guitar controller will be WIRELESS this time straight out of the box. Nice.
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They weren't in the first game because some artists are dicks about intellectual property (and have every legal right to be), and weren't about to try their fortunes on a game that could suck.
Yeah, me and Leah talked about this...when they were trying to make the first game, Harmonix had a really tough time explaining to the artists WHAT Guitar Hero would be like. Once they made the first game, they could show it to bands and say "We want to use your song for THIS."
Some real bands actually approached Activision and said "We want to be in the next one." That's why My Chemical Romance are in GHII. I read an interview where the lead singer admitted to being late for performances because the band was so involved in playing the first Guitar Hero.
I can't wait.
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