# Playlist for Guitar Hero II Announced **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451 "2006-09-20T18:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/1 "2006-09-20T18:26:57Z")
I know there are plenty on this board who have sold their souls to rock 'n roll for Guitar Hero on the PS2; [IGN has a list of the songs](http://ps2.ign.com/articles/730/730399p1.html) that will be on GH2 (Nov. 7 release). [Red Octane’s site has a preorder page](http://www.guitarherogame.com/) with music samples from some of the songs (interface is near the bottom of the page). Playlist from IGN’s page: _Arterial Black_ - Drist _Beast and the Harlot_ - Avenged Sevenfold _Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?_ - The Rolling Stones _Crazy on You_ - Heart _Free Bird_ - Lynyrd Skynyrd _Heart-Shaped Box_ - Nirvana _Jessica_ - The Allman Brothers Band _John The Fisherman_ - Primus _Laid To Rest_ - Lamb of God _Madhouse_ - Anthrax _Message in a Bottle_ - The Police _Misirlou_ - Dick Dale \*Psychobilly Freakout \* - The Reverend Horton Heat _Shout at the Devil_ - Mötley Crüe _Strutter_ - KISS \*Surrender \* - Cheap Trick _Sweet Child O’ Mine_ - Guns N’ Roses \*Tattooed Love Boys \* - The Pretenders _Them Bones_ - Alice in Chains _Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight_ - Spinal Tap _Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart_ - Stone Temple Pilots _War Pigs_ - Black Sabbath _Who Was in My Room Last Night?_ - The Butthole Surfers _You Really Got Me_ - The Kinks, as performed by Van Halen _YYZ_ - Rush Some no-brainer songs in there along with some inspired choices (Spinal Tap – oh, yes!) – and some bands I’ve never heard of, just as in the original. This list will in no way make it any easier to convince Mrs. Urquhart that we need a PS2 simply for Guitar Hero (we play it at a friend’s house for six- and seven-hour stretches at a time, and we’d have absolutely no lives at all if we actually owned it ourselves). Get ready to rock! ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/2 "2006-09-20T18:56:28Z")
“Them Bones” is an interesting choice. Good song, but almost too short, really. “Man in the Box” or “It Ain’t Like That” would have been better. I’m anxious to hear how close they can get to Layne’s vocals, too, because his is a difficult voice to mimic. And I’m still disappointed by the lack of any Metallica. “Master of Puppets” or “One” would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/3 "2006-09-21T03:23:43Z")
That’s not the complete playlist - that’s just what’s been announced so far. I believe there are going to be 55 songs, which means probably 40 licensed songs and 15 ‘bonus’ songs. The list above is only a little more than half of what you can expect from ‘name’ bands. This game is going to rock. Although, my fingers hurt just thinking about **Miserlou**. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/4 "2006-09-21T03:35:49Z")
Fingers crossed for more Zombie. Thunderkiss '65 is my everest. I still haven’t managed to get past easy for it on GH1, but I am still trying! ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/5 "2006-09-21T05:40:55Z")
Hmm… so if that’s only half, there’s still a chance for some Metallica. It’ll probably be something like “Enter Sandman” though. I debated getting a PS2 for the first game. I have a feeling it won’t be much of a debate this time, since hopefully PS2 prices will come down with the PS3 launch. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/6 "2006-09-21T12:19:29Z")
Sweet, I know what I’ll be getting when it comes out, I hope that I can get one with a guitar too so Iris can play at the same time. I’m hoping they’ve got some good Maiden on there as well. \m/ ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/7 "2006-09-21T15:16:01Z")
Is there anything similar that works on a PC? ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/8 "2006-09-21T21:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=Lips\_Obsession] Is there anything similar that works on a PC? [/QUOTE] google “frets on fire” and “freetar hero”. I’ve played both with the GH guitar (with the help of a usb adapter) and they’re nowhere near as fun or polished as the real thing. They’re still pretty fun. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/9 "2006-10-10T17:20:07Z")
It seems worth reviving this thread to mention that the full official list and breakdown was released yesterday [here](http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/guitar-hero-2/738025p1.html). **Opening Licks** Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue Mother - Danzig Surrender - Cheap Trick Woman - Wolfmother Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight - Spinal Tap **Amp-Warmers** Strutter - Kiss Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana Message in a Bottle - Police You Really Got Me - Van Halen Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas **String-Snappers** Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters Them Bones - Alice in Chains Search and Destroy - Iggy Pop and the Stooges Tattooed Love Boys - Pretenders War Pigs - Black Sabbath **Thrash and Burn** Cherry Pie - Warrant Who Was in My Room Last Night - Butthole Surfers Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ - Rolling Stones Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses **Return of the Shred** Killing in the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine John the Fisherman - Primus Freya - Sword Bad Reputation - Thin Lizzy Last Child - Aerosmith **Relentless Riffs** Crazy on You - Heart Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots Rock This Town - Stray Cats Jessica - Allman Brothers Stop - Jane’s Addiction **Furious Fretwork** Madhouse - Anthrax Carry Me Home - Living End Laid to Rest - Lamb of God Psychobilly Freakout - Reverend Horton Heat YYZ - Rush **Face-Melters** Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies Misirlou - Dick Dale Hangar 18 - Megadeth Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird I am almost ashamed – almost, I said – to admit that my wife and I are planning a get-together with a friend on November 7th so we can purchase the new game and rock together with the new dual player mode. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/10 "2006-10-10T17:30:21Z")
At some point, I am going to have to experience this. I am not a gamer - but I am a guitarist. I would be very interested to understand what non-git-players enjoy about this game - and whether actual guitar players can enjoy it… Do you think Tiger Woods plays video golf? I am not trying to be cute here - I am genuinely asking. If a person has adequate-to-expert skills in the real deal, is a video game version appealing to them? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-guitar-hero-ii-announced/373451/11 "2006-10-10T17:58:28Z")
[QUOTE=WordMan] At some point, I am going to have to experience this. I am not a gamer - but I am a guitarist. I would be very interested to understand what non-git-players enjoy about this game - and whether actual guitar players can enjoy it… Do you think Tiger Woods plays video golf? I am not trying to be cute here - I am genuinely asking. If a person has adequate-to-expert skills in the real deal, is a video game version appealing to them? [/QUOTE] I’m not a musician by any stretch, but I think if you search some of the other threads on Guitar Hero, you’ll find that there are several accomplished guitar players that enjoy the game, although apparently being a real guitar player doesn’t necessarily make the game easy.