If you've ever seen someone playing guitar like a semi-pro and really wanted to yourself, yet know that you haven't the time, neccessary effort or patience to learn how to, you'll know how disappointing it can be. However, that's all about to change - for the fifth time - with the release of Activision's Guitar Hero 5.

Shipping on 1st September, just in time for a few days of non-stop riffs before school starts for the autumn term, GT5's full setlist has just been released via a very shiny press release. Boasting an impressive 85 tracks straight out of the box, and doubtless there'll be many more available via download after release, it's easy to imagine the guitar simulator doing well in this year's Christmas charts.

The full setlist includes a varied selection of tracks, old and new, from Coldplay to David Bowie, Iggie Pop to Kiss and Kings of Leon to Rammstein. You can view the full setlist below.

-- 3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite
-- A Perfect Circle - "Judith"
-- AFI - "Medicate"
-- Arctic Monkeys - "Brianstorm"
-- Attack! Attack! UK - "You And Me"
-- Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"
-- Beastie Boys - "Gratitude"
-- Beck - "Gamma Ray"
-- Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself"
-- Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night"
-- Blink-182 - "The Rock Show"
-- Blur - "Song 2"
-- Bob Dylan - "All Along The Watchtower"
-- Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
-- Brand New - "Sowing Season (Yeah)"
-- The Bronx - "Six Days A Week"
-- Bush - "Comedown"
-- Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"
-- Coldplay - "In My Place"
-- Darker My Love - "Blue Day"
-- Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)"
-- David Bowie - "Fame"
-- Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)"
-- Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"
-- Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"
-- Eagles Of Death Metal - "Wannabe In L.A."
-- Elliott Smith - "L.A."
-- Elton John - "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
-- Face To Face - "Disconnected"
-- Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains"
-- Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."
-- Gov't Mule - "Streamline Woman"
-- Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Band"
-- Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life (Live)"
-- Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"
-- Jeff Beck - "Scatterbrain (Live)"
-- Jimmy Eat World - "Bleed American"
-- John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good"
-- Johnny Cash - "Ring Of Fire"
-- Kaiser Chiefs - "Never Miss A Beat"
-- King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man"
-- Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
-- Kiss - "Shout It Out Loud"
-- Love and Rockets - "Mirror People"
-- Megadeth - "Sweating Bullets"
-- Motley Crue - "Looks That Kill"
-- Muse - "Plug In Baby"
-- My Morning Jacket - "One Big Holiday"
-- Nirvana - "Lithium (Live)"
-- Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
-- No Doubt - "Ex-Girlfriend"
-- Peter Frampton - "Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)"
-- The Police - "So Lonely"
-- Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - "Bring the Noise 20XX"
-- Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure"
-- Queens Of The Stone Age - "Make It Wit Chu"
-- Rammstein - "Du Hast"
-- The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy For The Devil"
-- Rose Hill Drive - "Sneak Out"
-- Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio (Live)"
-- Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)"
-- Scars On Broadway - "They Say"
-- Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You"
-- Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
-- Sonic Youth - "Incinerate"
-- Spacehog - "In The Meantime"
-- Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
-- Sublime - "What I Got"
-- Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven"
-- T. Rex - "20th Century Boy"
-- The Derek Trucks Band - "Younk Funk"
-- The Duke Spirit - "Send A Little Love Token"
-- The Killers - "All The Pretty Faces"
-- The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes"
-- The Sword - "Maiden, Mother & Crone"
-- Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
-- Thrice - "Deadbolt"
-- Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down A Dream"
-- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl"
-- TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me"
-- Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
-- Weezer - "Why Bother?"
-- The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
-- Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music"
-- Wolfmother - "Back Round

Guitar Hero 5 will allow users to take complete control, with any setup in any game mode, including multiple singers, bassists or guitarists, and a new 'jump-in, jump-out' party play mode. Look out for GT5 when it hits shelves this September.

Linford

Labels: Activision, Guitar Hero, Linford Butler, Music game

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