Podcasts about Guitar Hero II

If you're looking for a violent explosive episode that is sure to put you to sleep, we're flowing at you like an unkinked garden hose with the best podcast about The Pretenders and the 152nd greatest album of all time, Pretenders.   But if you came here for the music you're going to need just a little patience because first we remove our ball gags and discuss what it takes to be a great teacher, things that we're too old to be wearing, and the best way to cook salmon. We also become the best podcast about Vanilla Ice and the best podcast about the Undertaker, but our gong doesn't use the same baseline. Finally, we put on our $25,000 alpaca and drink your milkshake when we cover the best drama movies of all time. Our selections will surely make you grimace.    Then at (1:00:00) you can stop your sobbing because we dive into the The Pretenders 1979 album, Pretenders. We discuss The Pretenders guitar riffs, the best songs from Guitar Hero II, and Chrissie Hynde's best composition ever, which your friends will enjoy,    Next week we're going to Man-Size this podcast and Hook you back in when we become the best PJ Harvey podcast and discuss her 1993 debut album, Rid of Me.     

Hello, Hello. Welcome to another Wednesday episode of Best of Five Podcast! This week we have a very special guest and long time musical compadre. Please welcome Evan, so we can discuss what is important in life. Such as, Things You Fail Successfully, Guitar Hero II, and most importantly, whatever they talked about in Round 3.BUT, sit back and enjoy this wonderful episode and we will see you Friday!Find Evan:www.Liarflies.comwww.juiceboxbandco.comFind us on Facebook and Youtube!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTNIQAdWB7nxvoGPCjaoB2Ahttps://www.facebook.com/BestOfFivePodcast

Joel Taylor interview: stories about working & playing with Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Berlin, Andy Summers (hilarious story), Robbie Krieger, Stanley Clarke, Leslie West, Pat Travers, Larry Carlton, Brian Bromberg, Dave Carpenter, Jeff Richman, David Foster, Bobby Kimball... a “Buddy Rich moment,” moving from a small town (pop. 5,000) to Boston, playing trumpet at Carnegie Hall and the triggering event that made him switch to drums (and changed his life), playing (in his underwear) on the Guitar Hero & Rock Band video games, a valuable lesson he learned from his father about making sure he lives a full life, moderation, his love affair with adventure, work ethic, giving to others, Nepal, not being afraid to put yourself out there, and tons more interesting life lessons. GREAT conversation, incredibly genuine and open, a MUST listen! If you'd like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Joel Taylor is one of the most versatile first-call drummers in the L.A. studio and touring scene. He's toured & recorded with artists from every genre of the music world, including: Allan Holdsworth (12 years world tours), Rick Springfield, Andy Summers (world tours 8 years), Joe Sample, Michael Buble', Gloria Estefan, The Jazz Crusaders, Robbie Krieger, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern, Eric Marienthal, Jeff Lorber, Herb Alpert, Frank Gambale (13 years world tours), Diane Schuur, Colin Hay (Men at Work), Edgar Winter, Leslie West, Pat Travers, Marco Mendoza, Cristopher Cross, and the following Everyone Loves Guitar guests: Al DiMeola, Robben Ford, Bill Champlin, Doug Bossi, Stu Hamm, Alex Skolnick, Jeff Kollman, Mike Miller, Allen Hinds, Tim Lefebvre, Jimmy Haslip, Otmaro Ruiz, Russell Ferrante... as well as hundreds of others. He's on the short list of drummers for legendary producers David Foster, Peter Wolf and Mauricio Guerrero… has performed on numerous film, tv, and video game soundtracks including Gran Torino, Anchorman, Witches of Waverly Place (The Movie), Garfield, Hannah Montana, Guitar Hero II, III, Rock the 80's and Rock Band video games, as well as hundreds of jingles including Coke, Pepsi, Budweiser, Mac, Mercedes & loads of other major national and international brands. Subscribe YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/EveryoneLovesGuitar?sub_confirmation=1 Website:  https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe

After conquering Guitar Hero II, she's reimagining acoustic guitar with two-hand lap tapping, percussive flourishes, and washing it all through reverb and modulation.

Show Notes Dan and Kris tackle a massive 10 20 30 40 including games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mega Man 3, and more. Plus, the Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch, mixing up M&Ms, MLB: The Show, and more! Useful Links Support us on Patreon www.stoneagegamer.com SAG's theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us Break Music Empire from Panzer Dragoon Jordan from Guitar Hero II

La Tienda De Biblioteca Del Metal: Encontraras, Ropa, Accesorios,Decoracion, Ect... Todo Relacionado Al Podcats Biblioteca Del Metal Y Al Mundo Del Heavy Metal. Descubrela!!!!!! Ideal Para Llevarte O Regalar Productos Del Podcats De Ivoox. (Por Tiempo Limitado) https://teespring.com/es/stores/biblioteca-del-metal-1 All That Remains es una banda estadounidense de heavy metal formada en Boston, Massachusetts. Fue creada originalmente en 1998, como un proyecto paralelo de Philip Labonte cuando este aún era el cantante de Shadows Fall. Después de ser reemplazado por Brian Fair, Labonte convirtió a ATR en su proyecto principal. La canción "Six" aparece en el videojuego para PlayStation 2 y XBOX 360 Guitar Hero II. La canción "This Calling" hace parte del soundtrack de Saw III, también hace una aparición en el material descargable del videojuego Rock Band ahí hace aparición "Chiron", "Two Weeks", "Forever in your Hands" y la mencionada "This Calling". Cabe mencionar que en Rock Band Network hacen aparición 2 canciones mas, "Days Without" y "Undone".Phil Labonte, el vocalista de All That Remains, fue originalmente el vocalista de Shadows Fall y apareció en el clásico álbum Somber Eyes to the Sky.Sin embargo, poco después se retira de este último grupo, alegando "diferencias musicales". Phil se centra entonces en All That Remains, un proyecto paralelo que había estado trabajando antes de salir. Phil ha sido conocido por apoyar actos de Boston, como Widow Sunday, Bury Your Dead y Cannae.La banda lanzó su álbum debut, Behind Silence and Solitude el 26 de marzo de 2002 a través de Prosthetic Records. El estilo del álbum difiere de su actual estilo musical del metalcore, y más prominente contiene elementos de melodic death metal. Fue también el lanzamiento solamente del grupo con los miembros originales Chris Egan y Dan Bartlett. Su segundo álbum, This Darkened Heart fue lanzado el 23 de marzo de 2004 hasta el Prosthetic Records. Producido por el guitarrista de Killswitch Engage Adam Dutkiewicz, el álbum contó con una mejor producción en comparación con su predecesor. Los tres singles que se publicaron del álbum que son "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve" y "The Deepest Gray". Los videos musicales fueron creados para los tres.Su tercer álbum The Fall of Ideals fue lanzado el 11 de julio de 2006 a través de Prosthetic Records. Una vez más, el álbum fue producido por Adam Dutkiewicz. El álbum también se considera que el lanzamiento de la banda adelanto, ya que entró en el listas de Billboard 200 en el número 75, vendiendo casi 13.000 copias en su primera semana."This Calling" fue lanzado como primer sencillo del álbum. Dos videos musicales fueron creados, con la incorporación de un material de Saw III (ya que fue la canción principal de banda sonora de la película). Un video musical fue realizado para el segundo sencillo del álbum "The Air That I Breathe". La banda también fue parte del Ozzfest 2006. La canción "Six" aparece en Guitar Hero II. El 20 de junio de 2007, se anunció que The Fall of Ideals ha superado los 100.000 ventas en los Estados Unidos. Un video musical de tercer sencillo del álbum, "Not Alone" fue filmado el 4 de julio y fue lanzado el 10 de septiembre de 2007. En 2007, tocaron en Wacken Open Air en Wacken, Alemania con un gran éxito.El 30 de noviembre de 2007, de All That Remains lanzaron un CD/DVD álbum en vivo titulado All That Remains Live.A principios de 2008, se embarcaron en un tour con el apoyo de Chimaira y BlackTide con Divine Heresy y Light This City la división de la ranura de la apertura de gira. Five Finger Death Punch como se supone que tocarían, pero cayó antes del comienzo de la gira debido a problemas vocales.Más tarde ese verano All That Remains apareció en el tramo del Medio Oeste de Van Warped Tour 2008.La banda visitó los estudios Audiohammer en mayo de 2008 para grabar su cuarto álbum de estudio, titulado Overcome, con el productor Jason Suecof. El álbum fue lanzado el 16 de septiembre de 2008, con los críticos dando críticas variadas debido a su sonido más convencional, muchos afirmando que la banda ha puesto a centrarse en melodías pegadizas y no técnicos riffs de heavy metal. La canción de Chiron fue lanzado como el primer single del álbum y un video fue producido para él.? Dos singles del álbum ("Chiron" y "Two Weeks") también fueron lanzados para Rock Band como contenido descargable, junto con "This Calling". La banda lanzó un video para "TwoWeeks" en octubre.Two Weeks también apareció como una descarga gratuita reproducible en el popular juego de iPhone OS, Tap Tap Revenge 2.El 10 de junio, AllThatRemains comenzó a viajar en el Rockstar Mayhem Festival, jugando el escenario Jägermeister, junto con God Forbid y el estelar Trivium.El 12 de abril de 2009, Phil Labonte publicó en su Twitter que estaba grabando algo en el estudio de ese mismo día con (al menos) Oli y Mike.? esto resultó ser la versión acústica de "Forever in Your Hands". El 29 de junio de 2009, el baterista Jason Costa se fracturó la mano. La banda contrató temporalmente el baterista Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile) en honor a su compromiso con el 2009 Rockstar Energy de Mayhem Festival.El 29 de septiembre de 2010, de All That Remains anunció el "The Napalm and Noise Tour", que tendrá lugar del 23 de noviembre 21 de diciembre. Serán co-titulares con The Devil Wears Prada, y con el apoyo de Story of the Year y Haste The Day.El 7 de octubre de 2009, de All That Remains publicó el video musical de su sencillo "Forever In Your Hands".También dio a conocer en el día de hoy se puede descargar gratuitamente de el bonus track de Japan "Frozen" del álbum Overcome. En enero de 2011, All That Remains ganó los máximos honores en el Hard Rock / Metal categoría en la 9.ª Entrega Anual del Independent Music Awards para el álbum.All That Remains anunció sus planes para comenzar a grabar un nuevo álbum, que comenzó en abril de 2010.La banda más tarde se confirmó que se lanzará a finales de año con Adam Dutkiewicz como el productor elegido.? El álbum fue lanzado el 12 de octubre de 2010.El 8 de junio de 2010, All That Remains estrenó la canción "For We Are Many" durante una presentación en Burlington, VT actualmente bajo el título de "Dem Trims". Del 18 de agosto al 6 de septiembre, una descarga gratuita de la canción principal, "For We Are Many", estaba disponible en el sitio web de la banda después de la suscripción a su lista de correo.El 6 de octubre de 2010, de All That Remains publicó un vídeo musical para el sencillo "Hold On"."For We Are Many" debutó en el número 10 en el Billboard 200, vendiendo un poco más de 29.000 copias en su primera semana.Un video musical fue lanzado para "The Last Time" el 1 de abril de 2011.El 25 de enero de 2012, el vocalista Philip Labonte declaró a través de Facebook que la banda estaba trabajando en nuevo material. El 21 de junio, se reveló que su próximo sexto álbum de estudio se titula «A War You Can Not Win» y este fue lanzado en septiembre de 2012, recibiendo críticas mayoritariamente negativas.El 17 de octubre de 2018 por medio de la cuenta de Instagram de la banda, se hizo pública la noticia del fallecimiento del guitarrista y fundador de la banda Olie Herbert, Las causas de su deceso aún son desconocidas.

All That Remains es una banda estadounidense de heavy metal formada en Boston, Massachusetts. Fue creada originalmente en 1998, como un proyecto paralelo de Philip Labonte cuando este aún era el cantante de Shadows Fall. Después de ser reemplazado por Brian Fair, Labonte convirtió a ATR en su proyecto principal. La canción "Six" aparece en el videojuego para PlayStation 2 y XBOX 360 Guitar Hero II. La canción "This Calling" hace parte del soundtrack de Saw III, también hace una aparición en el material descargable del videojuego Rock Band ahí hace aparición "Chiron", "Two Weeks", "Forever in your Hands" y la mencionada "This Calling". Cabe mencionar que en Rock Band Network hacen aparición 2 canciones mas, "Days Without" y "Undone".Phil Labonte, el vocalista de All That Remains, fue originalmente el vocalista de Shadows Fall y apareció en el clásico álbum Somber Eyes to the Sky.Sin embargo, poco después se retira de este último grupo, alegando "diferencias musicales". Phil se centra entonces en All That Remains, un proyecto paralelo que había estado trabajando antes de salir. Phil ha sido conocido por apoyar actos de Boston, como Widow Sunday, Bury Your Dead y Cannae.La banda lanzó su álbum debut, Behind Silence and Solitude el 26 de marzo de 2002 a través de Prosthetic Records. El estilo del álbum difiere de su actual estilo musical del metalcore, y más prominente contiene elementos de melodic death metal. Fue también el lanzamiento solamente del grupo con los miembros originales Chris Egan y Dan Bartlett. Su segundo álbum, This Darkened Heart fue lanzado el 23 de marzo de 2004 hasta el Prosthetic Records. Producido por el guitarrista de Killswitch Engage Adam Dutkiewicz, el álbum contó con una mejor producción en comparación con su predecesor. Los tres singles que se publicaron del álbum que son "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve" y "The Deepest Gray". Los videos musicales fueron creados para los tres.Su tercer álbum The Fall of Ideals fue lanzado el 11 de julio de 2006 a través de Prosthetic Records. Una vez más, el álbum fue producido por Adam Dutkiewicz. El álbum también se considera que el lanzamiento de la banda adelanto, ya que entró en el listas de Billboard 200 en el número 75, vendiendo casi 13.000 copias en su primera semana."This Calling" fue lanzado como primer sencillo del álbum. Dos videos musicales fueron creados, con la incorporación de un material de Saw III (ya que fue la canción principal de banda sonora de la película). Un video musical fue realizado para el segundo sencillo del álbum "The Air That I Breathe". La banda también fue parte del Ozzfest 2006. La canción "Six" aparece en Guitar Hero II. El 20 de junio de 2007, se anunció que The Fall of Ideals ha superado los 100.000 ventas en los Estados Unidos. Un video musical de tercer sencillo del álbum, "Not Alone" fue filmado el 4 de julio y fue lanzado el 10 de septiembre de 2007. En 2007, tocaron en Wacken Open Air en Wacken, Alemania con un gran éxito.El 30 de noviembre de 2007, de All That Remains lanzaron un CD/DVD álbum en vivo titulado All That Remains Live.A principios de 2008, se embarcaron en un tour con el apoyo de Chimaira y BlackTide con Divine Heresy y Light This City la división de la ranura de la apertura de gira. Five Finger Death Punch como se supone que tocarían, pero cayó antes del comienzo de la gira debido a problemas vocales.Más tarde ese verano All That Remains apareció en el tramo del Medio Oeste de Van Warped Tour 2008.La banda visitó los estudios Audiohammer en mayo de 2008 para grabar su cuarto álbum de estudio, titulado Overcome, con el productor Jason Suecof. El álbum fue lanzado el 16 de septiembre de 2008, con los críticos dando críticas variadas debido a su sonido más convencional, muchos afirmando que la banda ha puesto a centrarse en melodías pegadizas y no técnicos riffs de heavy metal. La canción de Chiron fue lanzado como el primer single del álbum y un video fue producido para él.? Dos singles del álbum ("Chiron" y "Two Weeks") también fueron lanzados para Rock Band como contenido descargable, junto con "This Calling". La banda lanzó un video para "TwoWeeks" en octubre.Two Weeks también apareció como una descarga gratuita reproducible en el popular juego de iPhone OS, Tap Tap Revenge 2.El 10 de junio, AllThatRemains comenzó a viajar en el Rockstar Mayhem Festival, jugando el escenario Jägermeister, junto con God Forbid y el estelar Trivium.El 12 de abril de 2009, Phil Labonte publicó en su Twitter que estaba grabando algo en el estudio de ese mismo día con (al menos) Oli y Mike.? esto resultó ser la versión acústica de "Forever in Your Hands". El 29 de junio de 2009, el baterista Jason Costa se fracturó la mano. La banda contrató temporalmente el baterista Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile) en honor a su compromiso con el 2009 Rockstar Energy de Mayhem Festival.El 29 de septiembre de 2010, de All That Remains anunció el "The Napalm and Noise Tour", que tendrá lugar del 23 de noviembre 21 de diciembre. Serán co-titulares con The Devil Wears Prada, y con el apoyo de Story of the Year y Haste The Day.El 7 de octubre de 2009, de All That Remains publicó el video musical de su sencillo "Forever In Your Hands".También dio a conocer en el día de hoy se puede descargar gratuitamente de el bonus track de Japan "Frozen" del álbum Overcome. En enero de 2011, All That Remains ganó los máximos honores en el Hard Rock / Metal categoría en la 9.ª Entrega Anual del Independent Music Awards para el álbum.All That Remains anunció sus planes para comenzar a grabar un nuevo álbum, que comenzó en abril de 2010.La banda más tarde se confirmó que se lanzará a finales de año con Adam Dutkiewicz como el productor elegido.? El álbum fue lanzado el 12 de octubre de 2010.El 8 de junio de 2010, All That Remains estrenó la canción "For We Are Many" durante una presentación en Burlington, VT actualmente bajo el título de "Dem Trims". Del 18 de agosto al 6 de septiembre, una descarga gratuita de la canción principal, "For We Are Many", estaba disponible en el sitio web de la banda después de la suscripción a su lista de correo.El 6 de octubre de 2010, de All That Remains publicó un vídeo musical para el sencillo "Hold On"."For We Are Many" debutó en el número 10 en el Billboard 200, vendiendo un poco más de 29.000 copias en su primera semana.Un video musical fue lanzado para "The Last Time" el 1 de abril de 2011.El 25 de enero de 2012, el vocalista Philip Labonte declaró a través de Facebook que la banda estaba trabajando en nuevo material. El 21 de junio, se reveló que su próximo sexto álbum de estudio se titula «A War You Can Not Win» y este fue lanzado en septiembre de 2012, recibiendo críticas mayoritariamente negativas.El 17 de octubre de 2018 por medio de la cuenta de Instagram de la banda, se hizo pública la noticia del fallecimiento del guitarrista y fundador de la banda Olie Herbert, Las causas de su deceso aún son desconocidas.

Night Owl. 7.6K likes. An intimate, unvarnished late-night performance series from NPR in the unexpected corners of American cities. Get to know Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara before she begins a U.S. tour: Watch her perform "Don Do" from Albertine Books in French and English at the Cultural Services | French Embassy in the US. Yasmin Williams only started playing the guitar after beating all the songs on expert-level on Guitar Hero II. Nine years later, she was a standout of the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest fueled by Lagunitas Brewing Co. Watch her performance from Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University l  Thank you. "Host" Freddie C. Howard 

Jake and Tony take on the first viewer request to talk about the rhythm game Guitar Hero II. After that, the heated conversation turns to Mega Man 8, the first game of the franchise on the PS1. https://archive.org/download/GuitarHero2AndMegaMan8/Guitar%20Hero%202%20and%20Mega%20Man%208.mp3

Jake and Tony take on the first viewer request to talk about the rhythm game Guitar Hero II. After that, the heated conversation turns to Mega Man 8, the first game of the franchise on the PS1. https://archive.org/download/GuitarHero2AndMegaMan8/Guitar%20Hero%202%20and%20Mega%20Man%208.mp3

Music games continue to be the focus of discussion this week. Topics include: Space Lord, Rap Genius, Guitar Hero II songs, Rock Band overdrive, Dragonforce, speedrun races, the Steam winter sale, and more!

MIT Students: Are you curious about how to get a job in the game industry as an MIT graduate? What kind of jobs can MIT prepare you for? What should you expect from your first job? The MIT Game Lab has invited a number of local MIT alumni in the game industry to talk about their experiences entering the industry. Panelists include: Ethan Fenn Fire Hose Games Ethan graduated in 2004 with a double major in Courses 18 and 21M. Soon after graduating he joined the team at Harmonix, where he worked as a programmer with an audio focus on several titles, including Karaoke Revolution Party, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, and Rock Band. After a few years at Harmonix, he met Eitan Glinert, who had recently finished his graduate work at GAMBIT and was working on starting up a new game studio, Fire Hose Games. Naomi Hinchen Flash Programmer, Learning Games Network Naomi Hinchen graduated Course 6-3 in 2011 and finished her MEng in 2012. While at MIT, she was on the teams for Poikilia and The Snowfield at GAMBIT (now the MIT Game Lab). Until recently, she worked at Learning Games Network, primarily on the language learning game Xenos. Damián Isla President, co-founder, Moonshot Games Damián has been working on and writing about game technology for over a decade. He is president and co-founder of Moonshot Games, purveyors of fun and innovative mobile gaming fare. Before Moonshot, Damián was AI and Gameplay engineering lead at Bungie Studios, where he was responsible for the AI for the mega-hit first-person shooters Halo 2 and Halo 3. A leading expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence for Games, Damián has spoken on games, AI and character technology at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), at the AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference (AIIDE), and at Siggraph, and is a frequent speaker at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Before joining the industry, Damián earned a Masters Degree with the Synthetic Characters group at the M.I.T. Media Lab. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science, also from M.I.T. Patrick Rodriguez Game Designer, Muzzy Lane Software Patrick Rodriguez graduated from MIT in 2012 with a degree in Comparative Media Studies. He now works for Muzzy Lane Software in Newburyport, MA, making educational/serious games. His most recent project is a corporate training game for a retail chain in mexico that trains employees how to talk with customers to recommend the best product for them. Rob Stokes Senior Level Designer, Harmonix Music Systems Rob grew up in Marshfield, MA, before heading off to MIT for undergrad. While there, Rob earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, which has proven largely useless in his career, except when doing back-of-the-envelope terminal velocity calculations for space stations falling into the gravity wells of gas giants. After MIT, Rob attended the American Film Institute in LA, while he earned his MFA in writing. He next worked at Bungie for five years, working as a mission designer on Halo 2 and one of the design leads on Halo 3. He also led up the story development process for Halo 3 and got to do most of the early writing for missions and cinema tics. After Bungie, Rob co-founded a small startup called Moonshot Games, where he served as Creative Director. He currently works at Harmonix Music Systems in Cambridge, despite not being able to carry a tune, bust a move, or play chopsticks. Mark Sullivan Harmonix Music Systems Mark Sullivan has been working in the games industry for just over two years, during which time he’s been working as a gameplay programmer at Harmonix Music Systems on the 2014 title Fantasia: Music Evolved. Prior to that, he completed his undergrad in course 6 at MIT in 2010, and then his MEng in 2011. He worked as a UROP and eventually a research assistant at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab for most of his time at MIT, from Summer 2007 to Summer 2011.

This week we're joined by ChartToppers lead author and CEO Arcanon as we discuss the Guitar Hero II anime, phone interuptions, RBN's new release schedule, and the latest songs coming from ChartToppers and Rhythm Authors. Songs Discussed: "Africa (RB3 Version)" by Quartered, "Buried Cold (RB3 Version)" by Rose of Jericho, "Firehouse Bar" by Kylie D. Hart, and "Creatures ov Deception" by Rainbowdragoneyes

I'm no marketing wizard, but Guitar Hero Smash Hits could have been called Guitar Hero: Songs From The First Guitar Hero Games Before The Drums and Microphone Existed But Now You Can Play the Good Songs from Those Games on the Drums and Sing Too . Again, I'm no marketing wizard. And Guitar Hero Smash Hits isn't a bad game at all. It is what it is, though: a greatest hits game. If you've played all the Guitar Hero games before  World Tour and you're only interested in playing guitar, then you'll find little of value here. But if you liked all of the early songs and have always wished you could play the drumming and singing parts, then Smash Hits is worth a closer look. What's Inside? . Smash Hits features 48 songs from five earlier Guitar Hero games:  Guitar Hero ,  Guitar Hero II ,  Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s ,  Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and  Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. All the songs found on Smash Hits are the master tracks from the original bands, whereas some of them were professional recordings from studio bands in the earlier games. There's not a whole lot of difference other than that, though, except that you can now play the songs on the drums and you can sing using the microphone. Everything else is your standard Guitar Hero game: Career Mode with a loose storyline, multiplayer, or quick play, plus you can take advantage of the built-in GHTunes track editor now if you want to take a stab at making your own song. Why Not DLC? . Could all the tracks in the game have been made available as downloadable content and played on Guitar Hero: World Tour instead of inside of full retail packaging? Yes, absolutely. But Activision made an entire game out of it and you end up saving some money in the long run since you get 48 tracks for $60 — that's assuming you like all of the tracks, though. Who Would Like This Game? . This is a good game for people who loved the music from the first run of Guitar Hero games and want to be able to play the drum parts and/or sing the music parts. It's also a good game for someone looking to get into the whole Guitar Hero thing in the first place. I actually prefer the tracks in this game to the tracks in Guitar Hero World Tour. There's not as much fluff here — all the bands and songs are easily recognizable and more rock-ish, whereas Guitar Hero: World Tour contained a bit broader set list as far as genres are concerned. This one's got more pure rock and metal. Who Wouldn't Like This Game? . Anyone who just wants to play guitar and has already cruised through most or all of the Guitar Hero games before World Tour. You'd feel downright ripped off, as not a whole lot's changed on the guitar and bass end of things. However, you have access to all the songs without unlocking them first if you use the Quick Play mode and it's easier to progress in Career Mode because you just need a certain number of stars for new venues to open up — those stars can be attained through a pretty big selection of initial songs, so play your favorites to move ahead quickly. Finally, Guitar Hero Smash Hits doesn't feature downloadable content aside from fan-made GHTunes tracks. So if you own GHWT and you've downloaded new songs, you won't be able to play them in Smash Hits. That's a big omission, in my opinion. Activision could have potentially enticed a fair amount of early fans to pick up Smash Hits even though they've already played all the songs before had they been able to download new songs to the game. Conclusion . Guitar Hero Smash Hits is a standard Guitar Hero game through and through. There aren't a whole lot of surprises here but if it ain't broke, don't fix it (as they say). It takes the early music of the series and leverages some of the gameplay features from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Metallica to make for a solid game with an above-average setlist. If you like the series and you like the available songs, you won't be disappointed. I think it could have been priced at $40 or made available as downloadable content but at $60, it's still a good enough game to purchase if you're new to the series and want to get set up with a good track list or if you're a fan of the earlier games and want to play some of the earlier songs on drums or using the microphone. Complete Set List . Guitar Hero Smash Hits [Activision].

Listen now or subscribe to the podcast feed! This week, ScottyJ joins us to kick our butts to get out a new episode, the Worst. Yard Sale. Ever., our water ice store closes down, stupid Massachusetts laws (real and imaginary), another trip to Hooters, a free meal at VinnyT's, choosing between Swiss and Aged Swiss is not a choice, homemade ice cream, no one stops for baby carriages at the not-discount outlet mall, Guitar Hero II, and Scott's harrowing trip back to New England. Music: "Tennesseee" by Tim Blaine, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network Intro Music: "Pocketbook" by Derek K Miller Outro Music: "Remember Hope" by Farewell Redemption Podcasts Mentioned: Crescent Tech Talk For Families Love Long and Prosper Barely Podcasting Geek Acres Technorati Tags: Podcasts Boston Massachusetts New England Feedback: Feel free to e-mail us at WickedGoodPodcast|at|gmail.com or call us at 206-600-MASS(6277)!

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On this weeks episode! JT comes to the forefront of the news in midst of the tragedy in Virginia...Capcom's big Gamer Day...Guitar Hero II 360 Patch news...We say farewell to the 20GB PS3...We find out what the X button does in Halo 3...DJTyrant doesn't talk about the ATHF movie...We have RodD join us for 5 Good Minutes...A new segment with the list, DMN & DJTyrant battle it out as they list their top 5 most under-rated games...Sakura-con...Last Minute Stories...Recommendations...Happy Happies... And send us your emails! stfu [@] orangeloungeradio [dot] com!

On this weeks episode! JT comes to the forefront of the news in midst of the tragedy in Virginia...Capcom's big Gamer Day...Guitar Hero II 360 Patch news...We say farewell to the 20GB PS3...We find out what the X button does in Halo 3...DJTyrant doesn't talk about the ATHF movie...We have RodD join us for 5 Good Minutes...A new segment with the list, DMN & DJTyrant battle it out as they list their top 5 most under-rated games...Sakura-con...Last Minute Stories...Recommendations...Happy Happies... And send us your emails! stfu [@] orangeloungeradio [dot] com!

Dr. Patrick Markey, Professor of Psychology at Villanova University, joins us to speak about his studies on violence and video games. We also discuss console expectations, the Guitar Hero II uproar, answer your CAGbag questions and so much more!

We kick off this episode on a bit of a sour note -- Phil's Xbox 360 was visited by the system-killing three red lights just two weeks after CJ's died. Clearly, Greg and Dan's systems are next. But we quickly move into greener topics, discussing Super Paper Mario (which CJ got to play a bunch of this week) and Guitar Hero II at length in our first segment.We also discuss the recent PSP price drop. Is it enough? Can the PSP be saved by adding a second analog stick or getting rid of UMD? And finally, following the announcement of Rock Band -- EA/MTV/Harmonix's new all-encompassing music game -- we discuss the advancement of the genre, from PaRappa to Dance Dance Revolution to Taiko Drum Master and Guitar Hero.Thanks for listening! Leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069. Or you can e-mail us, vote for us on Digg, leave a comment on the iTunes Music Store, leave a comment on the blog page or join our forums! Thanks for listening, and we'll be back next week.This week's links:Meet the RobinsonsGuitar Hero IIXbox 360 Three Red LightsXbox Domain: Towel TrickEpisode 11: The Dead PoolSuper Paper MarioJetpac RefuelledSony PSP hardware drops to $169.99Variety.com: MTV, Harmonix Form Rock Band digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

[Digital Cowboys 2007] The first show we ever recorded. Introducing Tony Atkins, Paul SHotton and Alex Shaw in a brand new podcast for 2007 originally entitled "Media Frenzy".

This was recorded on my iRiver, first in my hotel at PAX, and then back at home in NC during a thunder storm (we had the computers turned off), but I think there is something wrong with the iRiver because there is this annoying background noise. I'm really sorry about that, and it's quite embarassing, considering that I've only done one show with the new gear.Anyway...In this show, I report on my recent trip to Washington state to attend the Penny Arcade Expo--aka, PAX. I got to hang out with my friend Stuart, and it was a lot of fun, despite the crazy crowds. Highlights of the convention include:Watching Stuart compete in the D&D Open Duel (run by Technomancer Press)Seeing the demo of Guitar Hero IIPlaying Arkham Horror and RuneboundMeeting MC Frontalot and seeing him performSong 1: Miskatonic Massacre - The Von Dooms (courtesy of Reanimator Records)Song 2: Penny Arcade Theme - MC Frontalot (from Nerdcore Rising)I totally meant to get this posted days ago, but even though it's probably too late, look for me (and a ton of other Airwolf podcasters) at Dragon*Con! (Atlanta, GA, September 1-4, 2006)

Oh boy, it’s that time of year again! Not only do you get a standard show but you also get an extended E3 preview special where I go through all of next week’s madness. I even tell you how to get into E3 and how you should prepare if are lucky enough to attend. And don’t forget to come back next week as I bring you my daily coverage E3 from the show floor with my partner Xfire. Enjoy the show! Gaming Steve Episode 50 Program 00:03:51 Game News: Revolution renamed Wii. Xbox still in the red. Yet another ex-Gizmondo exec arrested. Audition for Guitar Hero II. Factions goes live. Texas lawmaker proposing game tax. Kingdom Hearts II sells 1 million in North America. Twilight Princess on May 15? Analysts predict bleak future for UMDs. DS Lite to be priced and dated May 4? 00:26:22 E3 Preview: I break down all the systems, games, rumors and what to expect at next week’s E3. I also give you the dirt on how to get in if you don’t have a ticket and how to survive E3. 00:54:34 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and the always cool prize! 00:57:03 Show Mail: I answer your audio and email questions. 01:33:41 Final Thoughts: Look for my E3 coverage next week and see if pass out on the air! Download the show (97 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 50 (MP3). Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). Add the Gaming Steve Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator. Vote for Gaming Steve on Podcast Alley.