A music game is only as good as its soundtrack. Thankfully, Guitar Hero: World Tour has 86 songs for gamers to shred, bang and sing along with. And for the first time ever, World Tour is rocking 100% master recordings, meaning no cheesy, sound-alike covers. In some cases, songs were re-recorded by their original artists, but in all cases, it's the real deal.
From Michael Jackson's "Beat It" to 30 Seconds to Mars' "The Kill," the set list for World Tour has some serious range. Exclusives abound in the list below, including artists like Van Halen, No Doubt, and Jimi Hendrix, to name a few:
| 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" |
| Motorhead - "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" |
| 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" |
If this isn't enough, you'll be able to use any of your existing Guitar Hero III downloadable content. When World Tour hits shelves, wannabe rock stars will be able to download a variety of new songs, including a Classic Rock Track Pack featuring Foreigner's "Hot Blooded," Boston's "Rock and Roll Band" and Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl." Xbox 360 fans will get a bonus treat with exclusive R.E.M. songs "Horse to Water," "Man-Sized Wreath" and "Supernatural Superserious," though PS3 owners will get their shot at them two weeks later. Also on deck are unannounced Jimi Hendrix tunes (we're crossing our fingers for "Foxy Lady" and "All Along the Watchtower") and a Smashing Pumpkins pack that includes "G.L.O.W.," "The Everlasting Gaze" and "1979." The music wars have begun, and thankfully, it's gamers who will reap all the rewards.
Posted: 21 Oct 2008
