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Some obligatory whining about the Guitar Hero 5 song list
The song list in a music game is always going to be a matter of taste. It hardly worth mentioning in a review, because it's such a highly subjective thing. Even more than most stuff in a review. Ask twelve people about a given song list and you'll get twelve different opinions. At least.
That said, I run a blog. So here's my obligatory gripe about the mostly decent song list in Guitar Hero 5. Elliott Smith and Bush finally -- finally! -- make their way into a music game and these are the songs we get? "L.A." and "Comedown"? I can only hope this is Activision whetting our appetites with some of the weaker B-list material, because you couldn't get more middling songs from two of my favorite musicians (see, there's that whole subjective thing).
I also have to admit that I expected "Smells Like Teen Spirit" wasn't really going to be a big deal since there's already plenty of NIrvana available for videogame rocking out. I was wrong. There's something so right about playing along with the guitar in that song. It might be one of the most satisfying fake guitar experiences since, gosh, "Free Bird"?
Finally, The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" is a great music game song. For whenever someone gets around to making Piano Hero.
By MSUSteve at 10:39 AM ON 09/03/09
Yeah, I thought that "Come Down" was an odd choice for Bush's first entry into music games. Bush has so many more suitable songs for rocking out. I was also a little surprised at Brand New's "Sowing Season" being the song that Neversoft chose to include from that band. There are few obviously better choices in my opinion.
Playing keytar on "Sympathy for the Devil" didn't really bother me. I hope that opens it up for the inclusion of songs from more piano heavy bands like Counting Crows.
By salwon at 12:13 PM ON 09/03/09
What's playing in that picture? That looks AWESOME!
By LordPerkinzle at 2:33 PM ON 09/03/09
Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2" or "Alameda" would have been better, I think.
By Abadd0n at 7:29 PM ON 10/20/09
I think "Machine Head" would've been a much better choice than "Come Down", but hopefully this is just the beginning for Bush.
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