Today IGN released an article where they announce seven new tracks for Guitar Hero World Tour. The tracks include:
- Airbourne – “Too Much Too young…”
- At the Drive-in – “One Armed Scissor”
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Weapon of Choice”
- Bob Seger – “Hollywood Nights”
- Dinosaur Jr. – “Feel the pain”
- Silversun Pickups – “Lazy Eye”
- Survivor – “Eye of the Tiger”
Dinosaur Jr. and At the Drive-in have me questioning my Rock Band loyalty. Good thing I don’t need to buy the 5 piece drum set, so I can buy both.
Read: Guitar Hero World Tour Rides the Crazy Train.
In this months Stuff Magazine there is a preview of Guitar Hero World Tour. In said preview, nine tracks are revealed along with five artist confirmations. The songs are:
* “Are You Gonna Go My Way” — Lenny Kravitz
* “Beat It” — Michael Jackson
* “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” — Smashing Pumpkins
* “Everlong” — Foo Fighters
* “Hot for Teacher” — Van Halen
* “In The End” — Linkin Park
* “Light My Fire” — The Doors
* “Never Too Late” — The Answer
* “Obsatcle 1″ — Interpol
* “One Armed Scissor” — At the Drive-In
* “Purple Haze” (Live) — Jimi Hendrix
* “Rebel Yell” — Billy Idol
* “Santeria” — Sublime
* “The Wind Cries Mary” — Jimi Hendrix
In all reality, most of these tracks were known or rumors. It is always nice to have multiple sources verify information, though.
Read: Stuff Magazine reveals new Guitar Hero World Tour tracks.
Last night, during their E3 press conference, Activision announced that the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero: World Tour will be compatible with Rock Band instruments. They are yet to mention if the Wii, PS2 or Ps3 version will be compatible with their respective components, but I’d bet on it. Hopefully this will be the first step in making a unified music platform.
This was a smart move by Activision. Had they not done this, I could assure you that I would have stayed loyal to the Rock Band franchise. Personally, I felt that ever since Guitar Hero: 80’s Edition the guys over at Neversoft and Activision have just been phoning it in. Now that there is some competition on the scene I hope that Guitar Hero: World Tour delivers. Thanks to this, I will now be able to rock out to two of the best songs ever, Photograph and Livin’ on a Prayer.
Read: GH: World Tour Open to Rock Band Instruments.
