Sorry for the lack of updates lately.
As the set list for Guitar Hero II begins to take shape, I suppose it's high time for some comments on where it's heading.
According to a thread at forum.guitarherogame.com, here is the official set list, as well as rumored possible additions yet:
Confirmed Songs
Main Songs:
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" By The Rolling Stones (Cover)
"Them Bones" By Alice In Chains (Cover)
"Laid To Rest" By Lamb Of God (Cover)
"Misirlou" By Dick Dale (Cover)
"Beast And The Harlot" By Avenged Sevenfold (Cover)
"Jessica" By Allman Brothers Band (Cover)
"Crazy On You" By Heart (Cover)
"Tonight Im Gonna Rock You Tonight" By Spinal Tap (Cover)
"Tattoed Love Boys" By The Pretenders (Cover)
"Message In A Bottle" By The Police (Cover)
"The New Black" By Every Time I Die (Cover)
"Killing In The Name" By Rage Against The Machine (Cover)
"Surrender" By Cheap Trick (Cover)
"Heart Shaped Box" By Nirvana (Cover)
"Freebird" By Lynyrd Skynyrd (Cover)
"Sweet Child O' Mine" By Guns N' Roses (Cover)
"Shout At The Devil" By Motley Crue (Cover)
"Madhouse" By Anthrax (Cover)
"Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart" By Stone Temple Pilots (Cover)
"John the Fisherman" by Primus (Original)
"Psychobilly Freakout" by Reverend Horton Heat (Cover)
"Strutter" by KISS (Cover)
"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath (Cover)
"Who Was in My Room Last Night?" by Butthole Surfers (Cover)
"You Really Got Me" by Van Halen (Cover)
"YYZ" by Rush (Cover)
Bonus Tracks:
"Arterial Black" by Drist (Original)
Rumors and Pure Speculation
-A song by Aerosmith.
-A song by The Toadies.
-A song by Voivod.
-A song by DragonForce.
-A song by Tenacious D.
-A song by Buckethead.
-A song by Descendents.
-A song by Tool
-"Wasted Years" by Iron Maiden
-"For Those About To Rock" by AC/DC
To be honest, I'm unimpressed with a lot of that set list. Of all the Alice In Chains songs to choose from, they pick "Them Bones"? Are you kidding me? Avenged Sevenfold? No new Hendrix song (heresey!)? Of all RATM songs, "Killing In the Name Of"? No Metallica or other Pantera song? Also, the blues angle is brushed aside in this iteration apparently...
Let's hope Tool, Dragonforce, Iron Maiden, and the Toadies make the final version, because otherwise it's looking rather weak in terms of good songs. I'll still play it though.
-- Primis.