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tronn

04-23-09, 04:21 PM

Surprised there isnt a thread in the xbox area.

simple thread.

these are all reworked to work with the full band instruments.
the following are the confirmed songs to be included in this release:

from guitar hero 1:
Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell (Live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkAMtXTEjco)"
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9GR9kdZ3o)"
Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnyRUzgqj7k)"
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Jjm1jzIig)"
Boston - "More Than A Feeling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcsVPis1iNs)"
White Zombie - "Thunder Kiss '65 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VELvq-faGk)"
Blue Öyster Cult - "Godzilla (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVYDA5ko940)"
Helmet - "Unsung (Live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyn41WlYAV0)"
Queen - "Killer Queen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMz-wi50ACU)"
Incubus - "Stellar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt7idfsa9hg)"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark At The Moon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXko2YCuZa8)"
Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WX_4FNoto4)"
The Donnas - "Take It Off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRRlLQ5VlX8)"
The Exies - "Hey You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox1pZB4S8Jw)"

from guitar hero 2:

Avenged Sevenfold - "Beast And The Harlot"
Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuOAY-S6OY)
Rush - "YYZ" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKBLSkN2sRk)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqgikGqAtH0)
Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ck2ygpSUg8)
Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"
Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL-vTYbN6AY)
Lamb of God - "Laid To Rest"
The Police - "Message In A Bottle" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeQ2yXE1mpU)
Wolfmother - "Woman"
Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6_VXPwm6U)
Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es9wTC7oIDo)
Warrant - "Cherry Pie" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdDxz2bkfhE)
Alice in Chains - "Them Bones" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qRTMKDqXA)
Danzig - "Mother" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSn0SbQJQI)
Jane's Addiction - "Stop!" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNkqUasBEjY)
Reverend Horton Heat - "Psychobilly Freakout"
The Sword - "Freya"
Mötley Crüe- "Shout At The Devil" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJRkdYreV1w&feature=PlayList&p=94889AAD48246809&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3)

list 1 from joystiq: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/17/first-round-of-guitar-hero-smash-hits-tracks-revealed/
list 2 from joystiq: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/23/guitar-hero-smash-hits-now-with-more-guitar-hero-ii/

Lord Flatus

04-23-09, 04:42 PM

Do you know if they're going to be covers or masters? There were a lot of covers in GH2.

logicalnoise

04-23-09, 04:46 PM

Do you know if they're going to be covers or masters? There were a lot of covers in GH2.

neversoft is saying tehse are all masters/re-records

babrown92

04-23-09, 04:48 PM

They are all masters. I really want to play free bird. Never did play GH2, but the rest of the tracks so far probably arent enough to suck me into getting this. Hopefully Rock Band will get more Skynard

tronn

04-23-09, 05:12 PM

more songs for me to pretend to rock to! i have to confess.... never played GH 1 or 2!

logicalnoise

04-23-09, 05:13 PM

more songs for me to pretend to rock to! i have to confess.... never played GH 1 or 2!

only good ones of the series.

cueCrew

04-23-09, 05:17 PM

logicalnoise

04-23-09, 05:21 PM

I'm in. After playing through GH2 and its DLC recently, it will be great to play these master tracks with updated graphics and controllers. Bonus: Psychobilly Freakout can't hold me back from advancing anymore with the more flexible career paths.

It will be interesting to see what tracks make it from GH:80's.

neversoft is recharting all the songs too so it will probably be harder and easier thanks to GH's current timing window.

cueCrew

04-23-09, 05:26 PM

neversoft is recharting all the songs too so it will probably be harder and easier thanks to GH's current timing window.

"Anytime" finger-tapping for H0/P0 notes is a plus that makes the solos a little more manageable for mortals. With RB, the "tap only" notes are restricted to solos and the solo buttons and it's a lot harder to keep the streak going.

Yes, I like easier, but not less complicated.:confused::)

logicalnoise

04-23-09, 05:31 PM

"Anytime" finger-tapping for H0/P0 notes is a plus that makes the solos a little more manageable for mortals. With RB, the "tap only" notes are restricted to solos and the solo buttons and it's a lot harder to keep the streak going.

Yes, I like easier, but not less complicated.:confused::)

the solo buttons only help if you can tap the bnotes correctly in RB since taping when there is no note counts as a missed strum.
your prefrence is fine but tap anytime along with that wide open window just makes teh audiop even less connected to what i'm doing. If I can't beat a song on expert I just play on hard, it's usually as fun as any expert chart. I'm just saying practicing on the full GH2 game won't prepare youf or whatever is going to be on the smash hits collection.

cueCrew

04-23-09, 05:42 PM

Logical... I always hit the buttons at the right time.:D

What I like about it, is that you don't have to keep that string going from the initial strum, unbroken, to be able to tap notes. If you miss a note, you can still tap the next without strumming to start the note string/ho/po over again.(?) It does open itself up to a little button-mashing, but I still like to "play" in-time with the music. I find that although solos are more manageable at lower levels, the verses are simplified to pretty much strumming on the beat, and I prefer to limp through it on harder difficulties.

I've made it through GH2 on expert before, though 3* most of the final tier and Freebird. Replaying it, the graphics are about as distracting as the cover vocalists. Bring on Smash Hits!:D

jhoff80

04-23-09, 07:32 PM

I have to admit these are some great songs... I just wish they were coming as DLC in RB instead. (The ones that I don't already have downloaded for RB that is :D ).

I have both GH:WT and RB2, and honestly haven't even put GH:WT in the tray since the first week it came out.

mikeny

04-23-09, 07:55 PM

I'm in. After playing through GH2 and its DLC recently, it will be great to play these master tracks with updated graphics and controllers. Bonus: Psychobilly Freakout can't hold me back from advancing anymore with the more flexible career paths.

It will be interesting to see what tracks make it from GH:80's.That's where I got stuck on expert but unlike you and I never did pass it. At least, I passed most of the next tier (except Freebird) in Quickplay.

I never had a PS2 to play Guitar Hero so I'm looking forward to playing some of those tracks and for the drum option for the GH2 tracks.

RTRic

04-24-09, 12:52 AM

From the start I have never really gotten into GH or RB but I have to say. GH Metallica has me tempted. My cousin's husband pulled it out this past Sunday and I was amazed at the song selection. I didn't play it but I loved listening to the songs again.

RobertR1

04-24-09, 04:18 AM

Amazed at the amount of milking activision does of the GH franchise.

HeadRusch

04-24-09, 08:51 AM

Activision can milk them all they want, as long as the songs are fun to play. I was hoping for a release of those 80's tracks however from the PS2 only release.....Balls To The Wall with full UDO vocals anyone? :D

tronn

04-24-09, 09:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipLrDU52I6k

sounds great! never heard it before, but me likey

HeadRusch

04-24-09, 09:16 AM

That live version is sped up a little bit......here's the version we all grew up with in the 80's :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWhgcAL4jg

ileff

04-24-09, 07:33 PM

>>Activision can milk them all they want, as long as the songs are fun to play.

amen, keep the content coming! i don't see why people whine so much, just don't buy what you are not interested in. i guess they don't remember the days of gh2 dlc where we had to wait a month for 3 songs mostly likely covers of something obscure... :|

can't wait for RB: Beatles, RB: Lego, RB: Unplugged, and what ever neversoft comes up with is a bonus. bring it on!

tronn

04-24-09, 08:35 PM

That live version is sped up a little bit......here's the version we all grew up with in the 80's :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWhgcAL4jg

they sound nothing at all like ac/dc :rolleyes:

no matter. close my eyes. ac/dc is playing. sweet.

thejokell

04-24-09, 11:28 PM

I wish I even remotely liked Guitar Hero World Tour. But honestly, I can't stand it. I would be ALL OVER these songs on Rock Band. As it stands, I'll probably wait until this disc drops to $20 or less before I pick it up.

Yrd

04-25-09, 12:00 AM

ileff

04-25-09, 12:09 AM

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802415607e7

cueCrew

04-25-09, 12:13 AM

Wait...there was dlc for gh2?

Nine songs in three packs with tracks from GH1, and My Chemical Romance (?). Maybe an indie pack, or was that GH3?

"RedOctane has just released three Guitar Hero II Track Packs, each one available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 500 Microsoft Points. Track Pack 1 includes "Bark at the Moon," "Hey You" and "Ace of Spades." Track Pack 2 features "Killer Queen," "Take it Off" and "Frankenstein." Track Pack 3 includes Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground," "Infected" and "Stellar."
-TeamXbox.com

EDIT: ileff quickdraw!

tronn

05-06-09, 11:49 AM

complete track list for smash hits:

Guitar Hero
* Blue Öyster Cult - "Godzilla"
* Boston - "More Than A Feeling"
* Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"
* Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
* Helmet - "Unsung (Live)"
* Incubus - "Stellar"
* Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll"
* Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark At The Moon"
* Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell (Live)"
* Queen - "Killer Queen"
* Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows"
* The Donnas - "Take It Off"
* The Exies - "Hey You"
* White Zombie - "Thunder Kiss '65"
Guitar Hero II
* Alice In Chains - "Them Bones"
* Avenged Sevenfold - "Beast And The Harlot"
* Danzig - "Mother"
* Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"
* Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"
* Jane's Addiction - "Stop!"
* Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
* Lamb Of God - "Laid To Rest"
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
* Mötley Crüe- "Shout At The Devil"
* Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"
* Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"
* Reverend Horton Heat - "Psychobilly Freakout"
* Rush - "YYZ"
* Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart"
* The Police - "Message In A Bottle"
* The Sword - "Freya"
* Warrant - "Cherry Pie"
* Wolfmother - "Woman"
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
* Anthrax - "Caught In A Mosh"
* Extreme - "Play With Me"
* Judas Priest - "Electric Eye"
* Poison - "Nothin' But A Good Time"
* Ratt - "Round and Round"
* Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
* AFI - "Miss Murder"
* DragonForce - "Through The Fire And Flames"
* Heart - "Barracuda"
* Kiss - "Rock And Roll All Nite"
* Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"
* Pat Benatar - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
* Priestess - "Lay Down"
* Slayer - "Raining Blood"
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
* Aerosmith - "Back In The Saddle

DaverJ

05-06-09, 12:06 PM

tronn

05-06-09, 12:39 PM

i believe they are all master tracks.
also they're re-tooled to work with all the band instruments (drums, mic, guitar, bass)

NorthJersey

05-06-09, 12:42 PM

was PJ's Even Flow from GH3 not included on Smash Hits because of Rock Band just recently coming out with the entire Ten album as DLC? I think that was the only song missing from Smash hits, that would have allowed me to get rid of my GH3 copy

thejokell

05-06-09, 01:21 PM

i believe they are all master tracks.
also they're re-tooled to work with all the band instruments (drums, mic, guitar, bass)

Which means they screwed up the charts that Harmonix had already done (for guitar, anyway).

cueCrew

05-06-09, 01:36 PM

DaverJ, I hope that list is not definitive only for the pics from GH:80s. I'd like Billy Squier, Winger, Flock of Seagulls off the top of my head - and Scandal for the singer.:)

DaverJ

05-06-09, 01:40 PM

DaverJ, I hope that list is not definitive only for the pics from GH:80s. I'd like Billy Squier, Winger, Flock of Seagulls off the top of my head - and Scandal for the singer.:)

I have a feeling that's the entire list because it's a lot of songs. And most are great fun, too. Maybe leaving room for "Smash Hits 2"? :D

logicalnoise

05-06-09, 01:42 PM

Which means they screwed up the charts that Harmonix had already done (for guitar, anyway).

to be fair HMX has retooled their own charts when releasing GH1 and 2 songs in rock band but yeah I greatly appreciate their retoolings over anything neversoft will produce. Take me out for instance is quite similar but more fun in RB than it was in GH.

logicalnoise

05-06-09, 01:43 PM

I have a feeling that's the entire list because it's a lot of songs. And most are great fun, too. Maybe leaving room for "Smash Hits 2"? :D

there's enough GH games coming out this year for a smash hits 3 by the start of 2010.

tronn

05-07-09, 06:23 PM

lol and yet so true.
any company with such a firm grip on a unique genre (needing the drums/guitar/mic accessories) would be a fool to "stop milking the cow" to put it one way. as much music as there is out there, that cow is super fat! rock band in all their future iterations, is doing the same. i like both. i'll buy both. maybe not all at once unless i win the lotto, but i have way more fun playing any and all music games that i cant stop to worry about which one is better.

cueCrew

05-07-09, 08:31 PM

I have a feeling that's the entire list because it's a lot of songs. And most are great fun, too. Maybe leaving room for "Smash Hits 2"? :D

Iron Maiden -"Wraithchild" was also missing

tronn,

One thing about jumping into rb now is that you can avoid some of the DLC purchased in the beginning because we were all so starved for content.:)

Gh.com now is preparing for DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. :eek:

elementz79

05-16-09, 02:04 PM

Release date?

mikeny

05-16-09, 08:42 PM

It says June 16th here: http://smashhits.guitarhero.com/index_en_US.html