Partial Set-list for Guitar Hero 2
Continuing in a long surge of excitement over the potential of Guitar Hero 2, the tides of gaming news brought a partial set list from Red Octane. Here’s what they have so far:
- “War Pigs” - Black Sabbath
- “Who was in my room last night?” - Butthole Surfers
- “Strutter” - KISS
- “YYZ” - Rush
- “Psychobilly Freakout” - Reverend Horton Heat
- “You Really Got Me” - Van Halen
Can I get a “holy crap”? With only 6 songs announced of an expected 50+ songs, I already love where they are going with this. The absence of Van Halen and Black Sabbath from the first game is a very common “complaint” lodged against the game, an unfortunate necessity without the success and budget to get rights for songs with that level of stature. The Butthole Surfers track is a dive directly into the 90’s alternative rock scene, a challenging era to crack for a guitar game (most 90’s rock was about front men more-so than guitarists). Rush fills a similar void to the Boston track in the first game, and KISS has to be in a game like this… they are on absolutely everything else that can hold a name on it.
I guess what I’m saying is that this tiny preview of the set list confirms what I already confident in, this Guitar Hero development team really have their heads wrapped around the potential of this game. The setlist in the first game was well crafted within the limitations that a relatively unknown unknown property can do. Now that Guitar Hero is a monumental success, the team is rising up to a new level of content, but without losing a single bit of the polished consideration that made the first game so freaking awesome.
I’m pumped. Can you tell I’m pumped?
May 9th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
Did you hear activision bought red octane? That is all.
September 19th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
New set list for GHII released on 9/1/06
# Nirvana; “Heart-Shaped Box”
# Primus (original recording); “John the Fisherman”
# Stone Temple Pilots; “Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart
# Anthrax; “Madhouse
# Motley Crue; “Shout at the Devil”
# The Police; “Message in a Bottle”
# The Pretenders; Tattooed Love Boys
# Spinal Tap; “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
# Heart; “Crazy on You”
# Allman Brothers Band; “Jessica”
# Lynyrd Skynrd; “Freebird”
# Avenged Sevenfold; “Beast and the Harlot”
# Dick Dale; “Misirlou”
# Lamb of God; “Laid to Rest”
# Alice in Chains; “Them Bones”
# Reverend Horton Heat; “Psychobilly Freakout”
# Black Sabbath; “War Pigs”
# KISS; “Strutter”
# Butthole Surfers; “Who Was in My Room Last Night?”
# Van Halen; “You Really Got Me”
# Guns N’ Roses; “Sweet Child O’Mine
# The Rolling Stones; “Can You Hear Me Knocking?”
# Rush; “YYZ”
If you were excited about the first half-dozen songs, this’ll make your head explode. We got Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana, the Stones, the Allman Bros., Freebird, Misirlou from Pulp Fiction, and best of all SPINAL TAP! Oh lordy, I’m jacked!
I’m really glad you got me hooked on this thing…