Very Excitable Weekend

Yesterday, I told you about "Sympathy For The Devil" being on the next Guitar Hero.

Then, I find this has been leaked onto the internet:



FORESHADOWING?

Then, I get this news that Green Day might be coming to Rock Band.

Shit, Minority, Brain Stew, and HOLIDAY? THE FIRST SONG I EVER LEARNED ON GUITAR?

BONUS LESSONS ARE IN ORDER!!!

Finals time is all up ons us, so no time for loafing.

Guitar Hero Sigh

So, USA Today and Joystiq have released news about the new GH game coming later this year.

K, let's see what we got...

-Wait, anyone can play any instrument, even 4 lead guitars? That's kinda cool...

-New 8-man multiplayer? Hey sounds pretty sweet...

-Switching stuff mid-level AND GH:WT DLC is compatible? That's a relief!

-Any songs announced?
The Rolling Stones – "Sympathy for the Devil"
Bob Dylan – "All Along The Watchtower"

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! OMG SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL AND WATCHTOWER HOLY HELL THANK YOU JEEBUS!!!!
If they can get Rush's "Spirit Of The Radio" then I'm sold!

Wait, what's this from the USA today article?

"Guitar Hero 5’s songlist has a fresh feel, with one-fourth of the music having come out in the last 18 months and more than half from this decade"

Way to be a buzzkill...

Show Em Side Two!

DEAD ON ARRIVAL


Yet another song much easier than the tier implies. It's fast though (from here):

G-------------------(0-4-5-4-0)--------
D---33--777--555----------------------
A---33--777--555-----------------------
E---11--555--333-----------------------

Keep the power chord shape (bridging the lower frets with index finger/higher frets with ring finger), then your middle finger for the 4th fret, ring finger for 5th fret.

If you can alt strum, the solo is easy, especially if you use the arrangement in the tab I linked. That way, your fingers never have to move up and down the neck. Or is it left to right...

Guitar Hero Expansions/Delays

Song updates are rare these days, finals time and all.

Now for "Why Activision Will Make Me Either Rich Or Disgusted":
1. Guitar Hero: Van Halen "Hot For Teacher" was already blown on GH:World Tour, so the only song I'm looking forward to are "You Really Got Me". BUT, according to the article, the guest acts include Queen, Weezer, Blink 182, The Offspring and Queens Of THe Stone Age. Sounds pretty good, but damn it, why not just do DLC?

2. GH5, Band Hero and DJ Hero Not much for DJ hero, but you have the 5th Guitar Hero game in as many years (fine, keeping up brand recognition you consumer whores), and Band Hero, a "family-friendly" game, like Lego Rock Band. Really? I understand the need to compete, but all this "family-friendly" BS is making me nauseous. WHY NOT DLC? Seriously, I thought these games were supposed be getting kids away from poppy crap, not reinforcing it.

3. Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Some pretty good ones in there. "Take Me Out", "Smoke On The Water" and "Godzilla" from GH1, "Freebird", "Beast and the Harlot" and "Trippin' On A Hole" from GH2, and the GH3 songs are more focused on the easier songs (save for "Raining Blood" and "That Damn Song From That Band Whose Songs All SOund Like A Robot Made Them That Every Spergs Out Over"). "Back In The Saddle"'s an odd choice, but seriously, how many rhythm games are going to feature "Round and Round"? Are there no other Ratt songs?

Some People Do It Anyway

BREED

I think about weird things sometimes, like "What would it be like RIGHT NOW if Ron Paul were President?" (Worse off then we are now, but maybe be a bit more stable after the recession) or, "What would happen if someone were to go back in time and kill Hitler?" (Probably this). However, for the sake of intelligent discussion, let's speculate on "What would Kurt Cobain be doing today if he didn't kill himself?" My guess, READING MY BLOG!

But seriously folks,
G------------2-------
D-4-4-2-4---2---2---
A-4-4-2-4---0---2---
E-2-2-0-2-------0---


It was just fast, and hard to keep up.

SETLIST UPDATED