Nirvana, Eagles, & Smashing Pumpkins coming to Guitar Hero
- December 04, 2008 12:00 PM PST
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Three of the greatest rock bands ever are bringing some of their best songs to Guitar Hero this month!
Activision announced the holiday lineup of downloadable tracks for its latest music title today. The company is bringing some sweet gifts to music fans with three track packs for the biggest bands of the 70s and 90s--The Eagles, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana. In addition, a free trio of reggae songs will be released on Christmas week. That's a merry jam, mon. Here's the list of tracks due each week. The track packs are $5.50, and individual tracks are $2. Downloads are available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii.
Dec 4th: The Smashing Pumpkins Pack
1979- The Smashing Pumpkins
GLOW- The Smashing Pumpkins
Everlasting Gaze- The Smashing Pumpkins
Dec 11: Nirvana Track Pack
Negative Creep- Nirvana
Silver- Nirvana
You Know You're Right- Nirvana
Dec 18: The Eagles Track Pack
Frail Grasp on the Big Picture- The Eagles
Life in the Fast Lane- The Eagles
One of These Nights- The Eagles
Dec 18: Reggae Track Pack
Jimi- Slightly Stoopid
Sacrifice- Expendables
Your Face- Pepper
Dave Rudden, Smiling Politely
The Eagles, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins And Others Set to Rock Guitar Hero(R) World Tour With Downloadable Content in December
The Smashing Pumpkins' "G.L.O.W," "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze" Available Tomorrow
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 3-- Legendary multi-platinum recording artists The Eagles, Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins, all featured in the on-disc set list of Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ATVI) Guitar Hero(R) World Tour, are returning in December with exclusive downloadable content for the game. Additionally, fans will be in for a treat just in time for Christmas with three free Reggae Rock tracks from Pepper, Slightly Stoopid and Expendables.
The Smashing Pumpkins, one of rock's defining and most acclaimed bands who have sold over 30 million albums, return to Guitar Hero World Tour, tomorrow December 4th, with a three-song track pack featuring the recently released single "G.L.O.W.," "1979" and "Everlasting Gaze."
Featuring the stylistic melodies of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, the pioneers of alternative rock, Nirvana, make their Guitar Hero(R) downloadable content debut with the Nirvana Track Pack. Featuring the final single released by the band, "You Know You're Right," along with "Negative Creep," off the band's debut album Bleach, and the smash hit "Sliver," the Nirvana Track Pack will be available for Guitar Hero World Tour on December 11th.
After delivering the timeless rock ballad "Hotel California" to the on-disc set list of Guitar Hero World Tour, The Eagles will thrill the Guitar Hero audience once again on December 18th with three chart topping hits. From the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees' seventh studio album and first in 28 years, Long Road Out of Eden, "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" is joined by two classic tracks that climbed to the top of the Billboard's Hot 100, "One of These Nights" and "Life in the Fast Lane."
Rounding out the downloadable set list for Guitar Hero World Tour in December are three free Reggae grooves. The Reggae Rock Track Pack is comprised of "Jimi" from Slightly Stoopid, "Your Face" from Pepper and Expendables' "Sacrifice." The free tracks will be available for download on December 23rd.
The Eagles, Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system for $5.49. The songs in each Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $1.99 and Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection for Wii(TM) for 200 Wii Points. The Free Reggae Rock Track Pack will be available for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 and as singles for Wii.
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- Dec 03 2008 at 06:11:14:PM PST
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nirvana rules!!!!!!!!!!!! 100 points to anyone who can guess the title of the nirvana song quoted in my bio!!!!!!
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@ ipoop2much
That Nirvana track in you bio is "Beeswax" from Incesticide.
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Nirvana sucks so bad I will never understand why people like them so much their music is horrible "smells like teen spirit" is suposed to be their big hit and it sucks. To me they're the most overrated band in history and if their lead singer would've never shot himself most people wouldn't even know who they were.
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cabogranato wrote:
Nirvana sucks so bad I will never understand why people like them so much their music is horrible "smells like teen spirit" is suposed to be their big hit and it sucks. To me they're the most overrated band in history and if their lead singer would've never shot himself most people wouldn't even know who they were.
STFU and GTFO!
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goldberg_evan wrote:
cabogranato wrote:
Nirvana sucks so bad I will never understand why people like them so much their music is horrible "smells like teen spirit" is suposed to be their big hit and it sucks. To me they're the most overrated band in history and if their lead singer would've never shot himself most people wouldn't even know who they were.
STFU and GTFO!
Anthor dumb WB. Screaming at the top of your lungs while someone in the back bangs a drum is not my idea of music there's a reason rock is dying and that's because 90% of it is trash. Just a bunch of dumb WB's like you screaming and banging drums and calling it music.
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Nirvana was a GREAT band... they had GREAT music... it's the soundtrack of my wasted youth! The music industry desperatly needed someone like that to come along. Some of the songs were rather simplistic... but then again, so were half the Beatles songs. It is very difficult to make simple songs that are so relevant, and that haven't been done before. Hats off to Nirvana, and heads off to Courtney!
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Hey cabogranato just because you don't like Nirvana doesn't mean all rock music is "dumb white boys banging drums and screaming". It actually takes skill and rhythm to "play" the drums as well as guitar and bass and not every rock band features screaming. It takes real talent to play rock music that's why there's not a "rap star" video game out there because it would be too easy and there's no instrumentation involved.
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