Guitar Hero II Song List

Just before I melted my MP3 player, I was listening to a podcast and learned about the sequel to the very popular Guitar Hero game. What caught my attention was that  Rush has made the song list. I’ve never played this game, but it apparently is well done. I’d love to give it a try sometime, especially if I get to play YYZ.

Here is the list, via Wiki…

1. Opening Licks

• Mötley Crüe – “Shout at the Devil”
• Danzig – “Mother”
• Cheap Trick – “Surrender”
• Wolfmother – “Woman”
• Spinal Tap – “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight”

2. Amp-Warmers

• KISS – “Strutter”
• Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box”
• The Police – “Message in a Bottle”
• Van Halen – “You Really Got Me”
• Kansas – “Carry On Wayward Son”

3. String-Snappers

• Foo Fighters – “Monkey Wrench”
• Alice in Chains – “Them Bones”
• Iggy Pop and The Stooges – “Search and Destroy”
• The Pretenders – “Tattooed Love Boys”
• Black Sabbath – “War Pigs”

4. Thrash and Burn

• Warrant – “Cherry Pie”
• Butthole Surfers – “Who Was in My Room Last Night?”
• Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend”
• The Rolling Stones – “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”
• Guns N’ Roses – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

5. Return of the Shred

• Rage Against the Machine – “Killing in the Name”
• Primus – “John the Fisherman”
• The Sword – “Freya”
• Thin Lizzy – “Bad Reputation”
• Aerosmith – “Last Child”

6. Relentless Riffs

• Heart – “Crazy on You”
• Stone Temple Pilots – “Trippin’ On a Hole in a Paper Heart”
• Stray Cats – “Rock This Town”
• The Allman Brothers Band – “Jessica”
• Jane’s Addiction – “Stop!”

7. Furious Fretwork

• Anthrax – “Madhouse”
• The Living End – “Carry Me Home”
• Lamb of God – “Laid to Rest”
• The Reverend Horton Heat – “Psychobilly Freakout”
• Rush – “YYZ”

8. Face-Melters

• Avenged Sevenfold – “Beast and the Harlot”
• Suicidal Tendencies – “Institutionalized”
• Dick Dale – “Misirlou”
• Megadeth – “Hangar 18”
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”

Bonus Tracks

• The Last Vegas – “Raw Dog”
• Drist – “Arterial Black“

36-22

There is nothing satisfying about watching the Dallas Cowboys play like a bunch of high school kids and getting utterly destroyed by the New York Giants; except maybe this…

New York Giants
Player	Pos.	Date	Notes	Status	Injury
Osi Umenyiora	DE	10/24/2006	is questionable for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay	Questionable	hip
Matt Lentz	OG	08/30/2006	is on the injured list	IR	elbow
LaVar Arrington	LB	10/24/2006	is expected to miss the remainder of the season	Out	leg
Jason Bell	S	10/24/2006	is questionable for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay	Questionable	concussion
Carlos Emmons	LB	10/24/2006	is questionable for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay	Questionable	pectoral
Sinorice Moss	WR	10/24/2006	is questionable for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay	Questionable	quadricep
Derrick Ward	RB	10/24/2006	is questionable for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay	Questionable	foot
Junior Ioane	DT	08/30/2006	is on the reserve/did not report list	IR	undisclosed
Lewis Kelly	OG	08/07/2006	is on the physically unable to perform list	PUP	foot
Matt Lentz	OG	08/30/2006	is on the injured list	IR	elbow
Ryan Grant	RB	08/30/2006	is on the injured list	IR	hand/wrist
E.J. Underwood	CB	08/30/2006	is on the injured list	IR	shoulder

Solid Advice

Don’t drop your MP3 player in a bucket of acid.