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  Recently I have jumped up on the guitar hero band wagon. Let me first say it is a great game even for those of you like me that need a lot of work to get good at, however this blog is not about the game but about the music it contains. I now have 3 of the 4 available games of guitar hero ( available on ps3 ) all of the games have great timeless songs and allows you to discover some that you might not have heard in a long time or even heard of at all . First lets talk about the Aerosmith guitar hero, this one is a good game but if you are not a fan of their older stuff such as Train kept a rolling, Dream on, Mama Kin and Sweet Emotion only  to name a few and only know the 90’s Aerosmith then by all means do not get it for you will be very dissapointed. Legends of Rock would be the next game and this one is a gem and the first game I played, it included such songs as One, Slow Ride, Pride and Joy, Hit me with your best shot, Anarchy in the U.K, and too many more to list. It also includes the impossible song to play Raining Blood by Slayer ( I say impossible because most people have a difficult time with it ) and the very long rock opera Through the Flames and Fire. The third game is guitar hero world tour, again a great game with over 80 songs ranging from the beastie boys to Coldplay and even Micheal Jackson !. This game is great because it also allows you to play the drums or even sing along. Althought most of you probably already have played or know of it, I think that all will enjoy the music that this game provides for us . Below is a list of all the songs that can be found on the 3 games I have listed them so that you may judge for yourself and see if you to want to be a guitar hero as well as enjoy great music !

Aerosmith Guitar Hero

Tier 1 - Nipmuc High School (Getting the band together.)

• “All the Young Dudes” - Mott the Hoople
• “Dream Police” - Cheap Trick
• “Make it” - Aerosmith
• “Uncle Salty” - Aerosmith
• “Draw the Line” - Aerosmith

Tier 2 - Max’s Kansas City (First taste of success.)

• “I Hate Myself for Loving You” - Joan Jett
• “All Day and All of the Night” - The Kinks
• “Movin’ Out” - Aerosmith
• “No Surprize” - Aerosmith
• “Sweet Emotion” - Aerosmith

Tier 3 - The Orpheum (The Triumphant Return.)

• “Complete Control” - The Clash
• “Personality Crisis” - New York Dolls
• “Livin’ on the Edge” - Aerosmith
• “Rag Doll” - Aerosmith
• “Love in an Elevator” - Aerosmith

Tier 4 - Moscow (International Superstars.)

• “Always On The Run” - Lenny Kravitz
• “Hard to Handle” - The Black Crowes
• “Back in the Saddle” - Aerosmith
• “Beyond Beautiful” - Aerosmith
• “Dream On” - Aerosmith

Tier 5 -  Super Bowl Half-Time Show (The Great American Band.)

• “She Sells Sanctuary” -  The Cult
• “King of Rock” - Run DMC
• “Bright Night Fright” - Aerosmith
• “Nobody’s Fault” - Aerosmith
• “Walk This Way” - Aerosmith w/ Run DMC

Tier 6 - Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame

• “Cat Scratch Fever” - Ted Nugent
• “Sex Type Thing” - Stone Temple Pilots
• Guitar Hero Battle Vs. Joe Perry
• “Mama Kin” - Aerosmith
• “Toys in the Attic” - Aerosmith
• “Train Kept A Rollin’” - Aerosmith

Bonus Songs:

• “Kings and Queens” - Aerosmith
• “Pink” - Aerosmith
• “Walk This Way” - Aerosmith
• “Combination” - Aerosmith
• “Rants in the Cellar” - Aerosmith
• “Let the Music Do the Talking” - Aerosmith
• “Shakin’ My Cage” - Joe Perry
• “Talk Talkin’” - Joe Perry
• “Mercy” - Joe Perry
• “Pandora’s Box” - Aerosmith
  

Legends of Rock Guitar Hero

1. Starting Out Small

• “Slow Ride” – Foghat
• “Talk Dirty to Me” – Poison
• “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” – Pat Benatar
• “Story of My Life” – Social Distortion
• “Rock and Roll All Nite” – Kiss

2. Your First Real Gig

• “Mississippi Queen” – Mountain
• “School’s Out” – Alice Cooper
• “Sunshine of Your Love” – Cream
• “Barracuda” – Heart
• Guitar Battle vs. Tom Morello
• “Bulls on Parade” – Rage Against the Machine

3. Making the Video

• “When You Were Young” – The Killers
• “Miss Murder” – AFI
• “The Seeker” – The Who
• “Lay Down” – Priestess
• “Paint It, Black” – The Rolling Stones

4. European Invasion

• “Paranoid” – Black Sabbath
• “Anarchy in the U.K.” – Sex Pistols
• “Kool Thing” – Sonic Youth
• “My Name Is Jonas” – Weezer
• “Even Flow” – Pearl Jam

5. Bighouse Blues

• “Holiday in Cambodia” – Dead Kennedys
• “Rock You Like a Hurricane” – Scorpions
• “Same Old Song and Dance” – Aerosmith
• “La Grange” – ZZ Top
• Guitar Battle vs. Slash
• “Welcome to the Jungle” – Guns N’ Roses

6. The Hottest Band on Earth

• “Black Magic Woman” – Santana
• “Cherub Rock” – The Smashing Pumpkins
• “Black Sunshine” – White Zombie
• “The Metal” – Tenacious D
• “Pride and Joy” – Stevie Ray Vaughan

7. Live in Japan

• “Before I Forget” – Slipknot
• “Stricken” – Disturbed
• “3’s & 7’s” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Knights of Cydonia” – Muse
• “Cult of Personality” – Living Colour

8. Battle for Your Soul

• “Raining Blood” - Slayer
• “Cliffs of Dover” – Eric Johnson
• “The Number of the Beast” – Iron Maiden
• “One” – Metallica

World Tour Guitar Hero

* 311 - “Beautiful Disaster”
* 30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill”
* Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young”
* The Allman Brothers Band - “Ramblin’ Man”
* Anouk - “Good God”
* The Answer - “Never Too Late”
* At The Drive-In - “One Armed Scissor”
* Beastie Boys - “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
* Beatsteaks - “Hail to the Freaks”
* Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell”
* Black Label Society - “Stillborn”
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon of Choice”
* blink-182 - “Dammit”
* Blondie - “One Way or Another”
* Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Hollywood Nights”
* Bon Jovi - “Livin’ On A Prayer”
* Bullet For My Valentine - “Scream Aim Fire”
* Coldplay - “Shiver”
* Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around The Bend”
* The Cult - “Love Removal Machine”
* Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain”
* The Doors - “Love Me Two Times”
* Dream Theater - “Pull Me Under”
* The Eagles - “Hotel California”
* The Enemy - “Aggro”
* Filter - “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
* Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”
* Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
* The Guess Who - “American Woman”
* Hush Puppies - “You’re Gonna Say Yeah!”
* Interpol - “Obstacle 1”
* Jane’s Addiction - “Mountain Song”
* Jimi Hendrix - “Purple Haze (Live)”
* Jimi Hendrix - “The Wind Cries Mary”
* Jimmy Eat World - “The Middle”
* Joe Satriani - “Satch Boogie”
* Kent - “Vinternoll2”
* Korn - “Freak On A Leash”
* Lacuna Coil - “Our Truth”
* Lenny Kravitz - “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
* Linkin Park - “What I’ve Done”
* The Living End - “Prisoner of Society”
* Los Lobos - “La Bamba”
* Lost Prophets - “Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)”
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama (Live)”
* Mars Volta - “L’Via L’Viaquez”
* MC5’s Wayne Kramer - “Kick Out The Jams”
* Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice”
* Michael Jackson - “Beat It”
* Modest Mouse - “Float On”
* Motörhead - “Overkill”
* Muse - “Assassin”
* Negramaro - “Nuvole e Lenzuola”
* Nirvana - “About a Girl (Unplugged)”
* No Doubt - “Spiderwebs”
* NOFX - “Soul Doubt”
* Oasis - “Some Might Say”
* Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train”
* Ozzy Osbourne - “Mr. Crowley”
* Paramore - “Misery Business”
* Pat Benatar - “Heartbreaker”
* R.E.M. - “The One I Love”
* Radio Futura - “Escuela De Calor”
* Rise Against - “Re-Education Through Labor”
* Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant”
* Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye”
* Smashing Pumpkins - “Today”
* Steely Dan - “Do It Again”
* Steve Miller Band - “The Joker”
* Sting - “Demolition Man (Live)”
* The Stone Roses - “Love Spreads”
* Stuck In The Sound - “Toy Boy”
* Sublime - “Santeria”
* Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger”
* System of a Down - “B.Y.O.B.”
* Ted Nugent - “Stranglehold”
* Ted Nugent’s Original Guitar Duel Recording
* Tokio Hotel - “Monsoon”
* Tool - “Parabola”
* Tool - “Schism”
* Tool - “Vicarious”
* Trust - “Antisocial”
* Van Halen - “Hot For Teacher”
* Willie Nelson - “On The Road Again”
* Wings - “Band on the Run”
* Zakk Wylde’s Original Guitar Duel Recording

Hope you all enjoyed the list because they are not so easy to come by and it is always nice to know what songs are on the game before you buy it , not to be disappointed with your purchase.Before I end this blog I would like to mention the newly released Metallica Guitar hero , althought I have yet to play it I have only hear great things about it so I would say pick it up but maybe not as the first guitar hero you will ever play since I am told it is a little bit hard and I would not want you to give up on such a fun and entertaining game too quickly.Lets all of us look forward to the next installment of this great and fun game for all ages .

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