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Activision has confirmed the first flock of songs for Guitar Hero 5, which launches this September on PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.
It's diverse, as David Bowie plays neighbour to Vampire Weekend and Iggy Pop follows Beastie Boys and Blur. Chart-topper Kings of Leon swaggers in, as does old twiddly-hand Santana, plus there's giant-man Chris Martin with Coldplay, and real-life guitar hero Jeff Beck.
To celebrate the reveal, Activision is giving away a free song by Wolfmother from upcoming album Cosmic Egg. "Back Round" can be downloaded from the official Guitar Hero 5 website.
The first 24 confirmed songs follow. Activision, remember, has already confirmed the 84 bands appearing in Guitar Hero 5.
- Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"
- Beastie Boys - "Gratitude"
- Beck - "Gamma Ray"
- Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night"
- Blur - "Song 2"
- Bob Dylan - "All Along The Watchtower"
- Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"
- Coldplay - "In My Place"
- Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)"
- David Bowie - "Fame"
- Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)"
- Elliott Smith - "L.A."
- Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life (Live)"
- Jeff Beck - "Scatterbrain (Live)"
- John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good"
- Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
- Queens Of The Stone Age - "Make It Wit Chu"
- Rose Hill Drive - "Sneak Out"
- Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)"
- The Bronx - "Six Days A Week"
- Thrice - "Deadbolt"
- Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down A Dream"
- Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
- Wolfmother - "Back Round"
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Ninja_Tino
10/07/09 @ 08:22
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I'm desperate for Bowie (preferably on Rock Band) but 'Fame' is most definitely not what I'm looking for.
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There's some I wouldn't mind playing there. For me Rhythm Action games are more about the mechanics than the track list, as I generally find I can go along with any music if I'm enjoying the game. I mostly discovered this through many hours of Singstar. So many songs I would never listen to, but am more than happy to sing.
So yeah, I'll stick with Rock Band. |
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andywilkie35
10/07/09 @ 08:40
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After seeing the band lineup, I had higher hopes than this. Hopefully the other songs will be better.
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daz_john_smith
10/07/09 @ 09:08
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@andywilkie35
+1 @Ninja_Tino Couldn't agree more. I'd love to see more Bowie in either game, especially in master track form Based on that list so far, this could very well be the first "core" GH game that I don't buy at launch. Looking at that list I'm starting to wonder what the major difference between this and Band Hero are going to be? Is Band Hero going to be filled with McFly, Pink and....... erm...... that US Pop Idol bint....... Kelly Clarkson And if you're going to put "All Along the Watch Tower" on there the Hendrix version would have been a better choice. Dylan's original is good but the Hendrix cover is far stonger from a Guitar Hero context. "To celebrate the reveal, Activision is giving away a free song by Wolfmother from upcoming album Cosmic Egg. "Back Round" can be downloaded from the official Guitar Hero 5 website." Why not give away a free track for GHWT?
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MyAfroAndMe
10/07/09 @ 09:08
+1
A couple of those tracks would be OK on Rock Band but nothing too interesting there.
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daz_john_smith
10/07/09 @ 09:46
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@dsmx
Queen have been announced as being on the full set-list. It's actually been announced as Queen + David Bowie, which means that it'll be "Under Pressure" |
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kinky_mong
10/07/09 @ 09:48
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Finally someone has actually picked a Beastie Boys song that will work properly in a band game, and easily one of their best tracks as well.
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kangarootoo
10/07/09 @ 15:21
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I still have no idea why this song hasn't been snapped up by GH yet :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vil-s82_L... |
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daz_john_smith
11/07/09 @ 08:56
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Jontam Wrote:
"I'm usually a Rock Band player, but the tracklisting sounds quite promising so I think I'll shell out for GH for the first time in ages." This pretty much sums up my feelings about the setlist so far. No offence intended Jontam. The RB setlists have always left me cold and looking through this list reminded me of the sort of list I'd expect from RB not from GH.
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