Wii Warm Up: I wanna rock!

by David Hinkle { Jul 23rd 2008 at 8:00AM }

Following yesterday's news about the one and only Jimi Hendrix making his way into Guitar Hero World Tour, we figured now would be a good time to ask you who you'd love to see featured in your music game of choice. Want to play some The Beatles songs? Looking for some more Freezepop? Want to have your favorite Pink Floyd song featured?

Well, out with it!

Tags: activision, guitar-hero, jimi-hendrix, pink-floyd, rock-band, tegan-and-sara, the-beatles

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brandisis @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:24AM

I'd like some New Found Glory, and I'd love some Tegan and Sara

Chris Brand @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:37AM

Pink Floyd is long overdue for inclusion in Rock Band or Guitar Hero.
Comfortably Numb
Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2
Money (Yeah 7/8 time)
Hey You
Wish You Were Here

There's also a ton of earlier songs that would work well.

Dan Davis @ Jul 23rd 2008 10:58AM

Not to be the time signature Nazi here, but (the majority of) "Money" is in 7/4 time (David's solo is in 4/4).

But I'm totally with you on the need for some Floyd... I was thinking DSOTM would be a KILLER full-length album (as long as they can find the masters!)

Dark Archon @ Jul 24th 2008 3:18AM

Find the masters?... Even I own a copy of the master tracks in a digital form found on the internet years ago.

Nathew @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:49AM

gotta love the quin twins.

also, if there's any pink floyd to be had, i would LOVE there to be some barrett-era stuff. syd is always far too overlooked.

Tracey @ Jul 23rd 2008 9:06AM

I'm yet to get into the Guitar Hero games, but I'd be first in line at the pre-order counter if a GH release ever included Tegan & Sara!

Some Beatles would be great... some older Placebo stuff could be good too. Maybe some of The Cure... Just trying to remember which songs I have that I play air-guitar to, because they're the kind of songs I'd rock out to in GH. Haha.

Hmm, I think I really need to check out the previous incarnations of Guitar Hero.

tony @ Jul 23rd 2008 9:45AM

Nada Surf, more Radiohead, SOAD, Jimmy Eat World, better RUSH songs! (YYZ would be awesome, if only it had some vocals that could be used for Rock Band!)

aeazel @ Jul 23rd 2008 9:52AM

Man Man.

As evidenced here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6j2H7wsHt9E

Kwad @ Jul 23rd 2008 9:59AM

I would love some Explosions in the Sky or Godspeed, the entire In Rainbows album, and any Neil Young would totally kick my ass

Don Day @ Jul 23rd 2008 10:10AM

Wish You Were Here FTW

Garu @ Jul 23rd 2008 10:13AM

"Mexican Radio" by Hall of Voodoo

Classic!

Q-Kid-Kyle @ Jul 23rd 2008 10:16AM

wont it let us make our own songs? like, can't we put our favorite track into it and make it for guitar hero?

lobotomies4free @ Jul 23rd 2008 10:20AM

Cold War Kids, definately agreeing with you guys on The Beatles and Tegan And Sara too

Ianiscool @ Jul 23rd 2008 11:11AM

definetely more freezepop. I missed having them on guitar hero3. Black Sabbath should hopefully return.
PRIMUS! and we should get tommy the cat.

stinkbug @ Jul 23rd 2008 11:22AM

Godspeed You Black Emperor.
A Silver Mt. Zion.

John Rios @ Jul 23rd 2008 11:29AM

Pixies, Modest Mouse, The Smiths, Jonathan Richman and some good ol' surf rock. So maybe some Ventures.

Matt @ Jul 23rd 2008 11:36AM

RUSH!

Ghoti @ Jul 23rd 2008 12:07PM

I'd love to see more Rush, and the addition of several songs by Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, and more ZZ Top couldn't hurt either. Oh, and some more Stevie Ray Vaughan too!!

Lots of stuff that could still be added!!!

Ry2k @ Jul 23rd 2008 12:30PM

Sleater-Kinney. Nuff said.

Ray @ Jul 23rd 2008 12:35PM

We need more Primus. It has to be something hard though, something where an unexpecting bass player will just fail within 10% of the song. I'm thinking Tommy the Cat or maybe Wynona's BBB.

Honestly, they should re-release some other songs from previous games (with masters of course). Gimme some Megadeth.

jughead789 @ Jul 23rd 2008 1:16PM

AC/DC...I know they're comin to RB2 make it happen for GHWT

+++volume+++ @ Jul 23rd 2008 2:00PM

I demand more Black Sabbath. Oh, and Airbourne.

+++volume+++ @ Jul 23rd 2008 2:01PM

How could I forget The White Stripes, but with a full band...?

PunchyMcJunk @ Jul 23rd 2008 2:18PM

Clapton is god.
More Clapton, Derek & the Dominoes, Cream, Etc.

Widespread Panic would be insane for rocking out to, and strangely enough, I would love to get into a couple of Phish and/or Dead Jams too...

I realize that Dead and Cream are already in a few rhythm games... but they could do more, and I would eat it up.

Brian @ Jul 23rd 2008 2:29PM

The DARKNESS. For pete's sake, they're a band practically tailor made for Guitar Hero.

Joe @ Jul 23rd 2008 3:34PM

I have to see that touch pad used for some Tom Morello solo-ing, can you imagine that? It would be awesome.

Some Ska would be nice, seeing as there is some sublime in there already, but I want some up-beat bouncy songs, like Reel Big Fish.

Joe Satriani, Satch Boogie would be awesome.

Newton Faulkner, you've probably not heard of him, but he's a fantastic acoustic guitarist, very innovaitive, uses his guitar as a percussion instrument, and has some very strange picking techniques (some songs do feature bass and drums)If you're into acoustic stuff, look him up on youtube.

and finally

Rollercoaster of Love - Red Hot Chillis version, the vocals would be very fun, and the funky guitar.

SyN DracuL @ Jul 23rd 2008 3:34PM

Almost any Arjen Lucassen song- preferably from his Star One releases, as I think those would be the most fun to play and sing on a video game. Although quite a few would be hard considering he uses way more than just guitars and drums...hmmm...

How about some good current metal-like Behemoth?

Or some songs from DVDA(Matt Stone and Trey Parker(of Southpark fame)'s band)-Southpark music is amazing!--yes, i'm aware that there's a song available as DLC in Rock Band...

KING DIAMOND!--that would kick ass, and be hard as hell to sing considering how he quickly goes from low to high pitch.

A song that would be great- I believe it was originally Black Sabbath, but not sure considering I have at least 3 different versions- would be Mr. Crowley.

and they should make Yngwie Malmsteen a playable character, along with including some of his songs.

Does anybody think Activision Blizzard will actually read any of these?

Austin @ Jul 23rd 2008 3:37PM

Well, I know they've already said it would never happen, but I'm crossing my fingers that someday we'll see some Led Zeppelin. Also, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's would be fun as hell to play.

Luke @ Jul 23rd 2008 3:55PM

The Beatles are a definite, but they're one of the few I'd rather see a whole game dedicated to.

The Darkness and White Stripes seem obvious. More Coheed, specifically 2113 or The Willing Well II, but that might not ever happen, so I'd settle for a song like Gravemakers & Gunslingers.

I'd also love some chill stuff like M. Ward or Elliott Smith, but I don't know how they'd fit with the Guitar Hero vibe.

Jumbo @ Jul 23rd 2008 4:11PM

Chromeo.

Nothing but Chromeo.

PunchyMcJunk @ Jul 23rd 2008 6:04PM

I always feel like a pimp when I'm listening to Chromeo. Not like big-pimpin'... just like a nerdy little white boy pimp who knows what's goin' on...

SegaPleaseMakePanzerDragoonWii! @ Jul 23rd 2008 6:10PM

Anything Tom Waits. Anything. I also second the two Tommy the Cat (Primus) suggestions (an incredible song featuring none other than... you guessed it... Tom Waits!). Ready for your mind to get blown yet? How about some early MC5, the loudest, noisiest, hardest rocking band in the history of music? Kick out the Jams, Ramblin' Rose and Motor City is Burning all would be great. Also, Iggy and the Stooges would be cool as well. Perhaps "I Need Somebody" off of their album "Raw Power".

Roundhouse Dude @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:18PM

Fall of Troy and The Sleeping! And The Darkness should be there too...even Nightwish.

On second thought, I think devs expect us to make full use of the custom song creator. oh well...

Fumigator @ Jul 24th 2008 5:22PM

Iron Maiden, and lots of it (I know the fact that they use 3 guitars makes it a little hard but it's worked before and they deserve more songs in GH).

More RUSH, no question about that. Some Creed would be nice, could totally rock out to lots of their songs. Yngwie Malmsteen for sure. Perhaps some Folk Metal stuff like Ensiferum or Elvenking, very cool very talented bands. Nightwish = Yes.

Lots of other stuff I can't remember now :)

Chris Ferguson @ Jul 24th 2008 8:02PM

More Spinal Tap! And for a tough song, maybe some Dream Theater or Cynic.

Quin @ Jul 30th 2008 10:22PM

Nightwish and London After Midnight for the darker music.
Jill Sobule and Christine Lavin for the sign along songs that get the whole room going.

david @ Aug 5th 2008 12:40PM

Most of the songs on Guitar Hero are really hard core - what's up with all this Devil stuff? Lets get some classic rock out there, some real guitar players/musicians.

Top 2 bands that can have their own Guitar Hero following, and fans would buy a complete Wii system if they don't own one already. Those who own a system would buy the disc day 1, I know I would.

Phish - I've seen some bootleg songs on You Tube so it can be done.

Grateful Dead - out for Rock Band - hook it up for Guitar Hero

So close...but not there yet.