List of songs in the Guitar Hero: On Tour series
The Guitar Hero: On Tour series is an expansion of the Guitar Hero series for the Nintendo DS portable console. The series is developed by Vicarious Visions and published by RedOctane and Activision. The game uses a "Guitar Grip" hardware unit that fits into the Game Boy Advance slot on the DS or DS Lite to recreate the experience of the console-based guitar controllers normally used with the game; this unit is incompatible with the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS due to the lack of the slot on the DSi hardware. The player uses fret buttons on the Grip while "strumming" using a stylus across the DS touchscreen to try to match notes as they scroll on the second screen in order to score points and complete each song.
There are three titles in the series: Guitar Hero: On Tour, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, and Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits. Each game features a setlist with more than 25 songs, most based on master recordings. The games utilize the DS's local wireless features to allow two players to compete against each other. Players can compete using different versions of the games, allowing the songs of each game to be shared during play.
Guitar Hero: On Tour setlist
Guitar Hero: On Tour features two different setlists, one for primarily English-speaking regions including North America, the British Isles, and Australia, in addition to Japan and the Netherlands,[1] and another for other non-English-speaking European countries, with five replacement songs;[2] songs not in the game for that region are marked as "N/A" in the table below. Both setlists include 26 licensed tracks including five bonus tracks, with about 85% of them being master recordings; all other songs are cover versions recreated for the game.[3] Twenty songs from the North American setlist were exclusive to this version of Guitar Hero upon release while the remaining six songs have been used throughout the series. Freezepop's "I Am Not Your Gameboy" is a bonus song that is unlocked by completing all the Guitar Duels on any difficulty in the game. Years in the table below reflect the year the song was recorded. Song in the game are presented as a series of tiers of increasing difficulty, requiring the player to complete the songs in each tier before the next tier is unlocked.[4]
The setlist received a lukewarm reception. Game Informer stated that, compared to the setlists for other Guitar Hero games, the songs "skew away from great guitar rock and into the territory of pop/rock", and "just aren't as exciting to play".[5] IGN commented that the setlist was "a little debatable" and "clearly being aimed at a friendlier, mainstream, pop-friendly crowd".[4]
| Year | Song title | Artist | Master recording | NA/UK/AUS/JPN/NL tier | European tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "All Star" | Smash Mouth | Yes | 2. Rooftop | 2. Rooftop |
| 1999 | "All the Small Things" | Blink-182 | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 2006 | "Anna Molly" | Incubus | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 2003 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 1995 | "Avalancha" | Héroes del Silencio | Yes | N/A | 4. Greek Arena |
| 1970 | "Black Magic Woman" | Santana | No | 4. Greek Arena | 3. Parade (encore) |
| 1991 | "Breed" | Nirvana | Yes | 2. Rooftop | 2. Rooftop |
| 2006 | "Ça Me Vexe" | Mademoiselle K | Yes | N/A | 3. Parade |
| 1973 | "China Grove" | The Doobie Brothers | Yes | 3. Parade | N/A |
| 2005 | "Do What You Want" | OK Go | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 2004 | "Heaven" | Los Lonely Boys | Yes | 3. Parade | N/A |
| 2005 | "Helicopter" | Bloc Party | Yes | 3. Parade | 3. Parade |
| 1980 | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Pat Benatar | Yes | 2. Rooftop | 2. Rooftop |
| 2007 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" | Ozzy Osbourne | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 1977 | "I Know a Little" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | No | 5. Battleship (encore) | 5. Battleship (encore) |
| 1981 | "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | Yes | 2. Rooftop | N/A |
| 1977 | "Jet Airliner" | Steve Miller Band | No | 4. Greek Arena | N/A |
| 1989 | "Knock Me Down" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 1973 | "La Grange" | ZZ Top | No | 4. Greek Arena | 4. Greek Arena |
| 2004 | "Monster" | Beatsteaks | Yes | N/A | 2. Rooftop |
| 2007 | "Monsoon" | Tokio Hotel | Yes | N/A | 3. Parade |
| 1983 | "Pride and Joy" | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 1975 | "Rock and Roll All Nite" | Kiss | No | 3. Parade | 3. Parade |
| 1985 | "Rock the Night" | Europe | Yes | N/A | 4. Greek Arena |
| 1995 | "Spiderwebs" | No Doubt | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 1981 | "Stray Cat Strut" | Stray Cats | Yes | 4. Greek Arena | 4. Greek Arena |
| 2002 | "This Love" | Maroon 5 | Yes | 2. Rooftop (encore) | 2. Rooftop (encore) |
| 1984 | "We're Not Gonna Take It" | Twisted Sister | Yes | 1. Subway (encore) | 1. Subway (encore) |
| 2006 | "What I Want" | Daughtry featuring Slash | Yes | 3. Parade (encore) | N/A |
| 1989 | "Youth Gone Wild" | Skid Row | No | 4. Greek Arena (encore) | 4. Greek Arena (encore) |
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades setlist
Decades's setlist is considered "a trek through time" by IGN, featuring sets of five songs out of a total of twenty-eight tracks. Each set focuses on a specific era of rock music, including two called "2000s" and "Modern".[6] Each set has a specialized venue for the era.[6] Once all the songs in the set are completed, the player is presented with a final encore song for that set while also unlocking the next set.[6] Additional bonus tracks are unlocked for completing specific requirements in the game.[6] All songs are master recordings as opposed to cover versions used in the previous game.[7] The full setlist for the game is listed below. The setlists are different for the North American,[8] UK,[9] and European releases.[10] Seven songs in each are exclusive to the respective versions, and are listed as "N/A" when not available for that region's release.[7]
The Decades setlist was considered to be an improvement over the original On Tour, with more songs that would be "much more appealing to fans" of the console versions of Guitar Hero".[11] IGN felt that the setlist "starts out bad but starts getting more enjoyable as you unlock the earlier decades".[12]
| Year | Song title | Artist | North American version | European version | UK/NL/Australian version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "All Right Now" | Free | 1970s | 1970s | 1970s |
| 1980 | "Any Way You Want It" | Journey | 1980s | N/A | 1980s |
| 1993 | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | Lenny Kravitz | 1990s | 1990s | 1990s |
| 1994 | "Buddy Holly" | Weezer | 1990s | 1990s | 1990s |
| 2003 | "Can't Stop" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2000s | 2000s | 2000s |
| 2007 | "Crushcrushcrush" | Paramore | Modern | N/A | Modern |
| 2005 | "Dirty Little Secret" | The All-American Rejects | Modern | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | "Diventerai Una Star" | Finley | N/A | Modern | N/A |
| 1999 | "Down" | Stone Temple Pilots | 1990s (encore) | 1990s | 1990s |
| 2007 | "Estrella Polar" | Pereza | N/A | Modern | N/A |
| 2004 | "Everything is Everything" | Phoenix | N/A | 2000s | Bonus |
| 1982 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | N/A | 1980s | 1980s |
| 1972 | "Free Ride" | Edgar Winter Group | 1970s | 1970s | 1970s |
| 2003 | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | The Darkness | 2000s (encore) | Bonus | 2000s (encore) |
| 1984 | "I Can't Drive 55" | Sammy Hagar | 1980s | N/A | N/A |
| 1987 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos | 1980s | 1980s | 1980s |
| 2001 | "The Middle" | Jimmy Eat World | 2000s | 2000s | 2000s |
| 1992 | "No Rain" | Blind Melon | 1990s | 1990s | 1990s |
| 2000 | "One Step Closer" | Linkin Park | 2000s | 2000s | 2000s |
| 1987 | "The One I Love" | R.E.M. | 1980s | 1980s | 1980s |
| 1978 | "One Way or Another" | Blondie | 1970s | 1970s | 1970s |
| 2007 | "The Pretender" | Foo Fighters | Modern | Modern | Modern |
| 2007 | "Ready, Set, Go!" | Tokio Hotel | N/A | Modern | Modern |
| 2004 | "Remedy" | Seether | 2000s | N/A | N/A |
| 1976 | "Rock and Roll Band" | Boston | 1970s | N/A | 1970s |
| 1987 | "Satch Boogie" | Joe Satriani | Bonus | 1980s | Bonus |
| 2001 | "Smooth Criminal" | Alien Ant Farm | Bonus | Bonus | 2000s |
| 1995 | "Some Might Say" | Oasis | N/A | 1990s | 1990s |
| 1976 | "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1970s (encore) | 1970s | 1970s |
| 2007 | "Tarantula" | The Smashing Pumpkins | Modern (encore) | Bonus | Modern (encore) |
| 2007 | "The Take Over, the Breaks Over" | Fall Out Boy | Modern | Modern | Modern |
| 1997 | "Volcano Girls" | Veruca Salt | 1990s | N/A | N/A |
| 1977 | "We Are The Champions" | Queen | Bonus | 1970s | Bonus |
| 2003 | "You Can't Stop Me" | Guano Apes | N/A | 2000s | N/A |
| 1986 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bon Jovi | 1980s (encore) | 1980s | 1980s |
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits setlist
Modern Hits's setlist features songs released since 2000. The full setlist features 28 songs, all based on master recordings.[13][14][15][16] Like the previous game in the series, On Tour: Decades, the set list is different for the North American,[17] UK,[18] and European releases[19] with nine exclusive tracks in each of the respective versions (the European release has four exclusive tracks that are the same as the UK version and three other tracks from Europe).
The Modern Hits setlist is said to cover "guitar-heavy hits from the past five years"[20] with "plenty of noteworthy songs",[21] and considered to be a "compelling blend of tracks".[22]
| Year | Song title | Artist | North American venues |
European venues |
UK venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "'54, '74, '90, 2010" | Sportfreunde Stiller | No | 03. Laser show | No |
| 2008 | "Adrenaline" | 12 Stones | 04. Casino Vicarious | No | No |
| 2002 | "All My Life" | Foo Fighters | 05. Shangai | 05. Shangai | 04. Casino Vicarious |
| 2007 | "Always Where I Need to Be" | The Kooks | 05. Shangai | 04. Casino Vicarious (encore) | 04. Casino Vicarious |
| 2003 | "The Bitter End" | Placebo | No | 04. Casino Vicarious | 02. County Fair |
| 2000 | "Bohemian Like You" | The Dandy Warhols | No | 01. Rusty Rocco's (encore) | 01. Rusty Rocco's |
| 2007 | "Call to Arms" | Angels & Airwaves | 02. County Fair (encore) | No | 03. Laser show |
| 2006 | "Chelsea Dagger" | The Fratellis | 02. County Fair | 02. County Fair (encore) | Yes |
| 2007 | "Dashboard" | Modest Mouse | 02. County Fair | No | No |
| 2006 | "Dimension" | Wolfmother | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 01. Rusty Rocco's |
| 2008 | "Do the Panic" | Phantom Planet | 02. County Fair | No | 03. Laser show |
| 2008 | "Everybody Get Dangerous" | Weezer | 04. Casino Vicarious | 05. Shangai | 05. Shangai |
| 2005 | "The Fallen" | Franz Ferdinand | 03. Laser show | 03. Laser show | Yes |
| 2008 | "Falling Down" | Atreyu | 04. Casino Vicarious (encore) | No | 05. Shangai |
| 2007 | "Golden Skans" | Klaxons | No | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 01. Rusty Rocco's |
| 2008 | "Half-Truism" | The Offspring | 03. Laser show | 03. Laser show | 04. Casino Vicarious |
| 2007 | "I Wanna Be Your Man" | Endeverafter | 05. Shangai | No | No |
| 2003 | "In the Shadows" | The Rasmus | No | 02. County Fair | 02. County Fair |
| 2008 | "Lassoo" | The Duke Spirit | 02. County Fair | No | 03. Laser show |
| 2005 | "Lights and Sounds" | Yellowcard | 03. Laser show | No | No |
| 2005 | "The Metal" | Tenacious D | 04. Casino Vicarious | 05. Shangai | 05. Shangai |
| 2005 | "Miss Murder" | AFI | 03. Laser show | 04. Casino Vicarious | 05. Shangai |
| 2006 | "Napoleon Says" | Phoenix | No | 02. County Fair | No |
| 2007 | "On Call" | Kings Of Leon | No | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 01. Rusty Rocco's |
| 2007 | "Our Velocity" | Maxïmo Park | No | 02. County Fair | 03. Laser show |
| 2007 | "Paralyzer" | Finger Eleven | 05. Shangai | No | No |
| 2004 | "Que No" | Deluxe | No | 01. Rusty Rocco's | No |
| 2003 | "Reptilia" | The Strokes | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 04. Casino Vicarious | 04. Casino Vicarious |
| 2007 | "Ruby" | Kaiser Chiefs | 04. Casino Vicarious | 05. Shangai | 05. Shangai |
| 2008 | "Scream Aim Fire" | Bullet For My Valentine | No | 05. Shangai (encore) | 05. Shangai |
| 2008 | "Shockwave" | Black Tide | 05. Shangai (encore) | No | No |
| 2002 | "Still Waiting" | Sum 41 | 03. Laser show (encore) | 04. Casino Vicarious | 04. Casino Vicarious |
| 2007 | "Sweet Sacrifice" | Evanescence | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 04. Casino Vicarious | 02. County Fair |
| 2006 | "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" | Fall Out Boy | 04. Casino Vicarious | 05. Shangai | 03. Laser show |
| 2005 | "Unconditional" | The Bravery | 01. Rusty Rocco's (encore) | No | No |
| 2008 | "Via Le Mani Dagli Occhi" | Negramaro | No | 03. Laser show (encore) | No |
| 2008 | "Violet Hill" | Coldplay | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 02. County Fair | 02. County Fair |
| 2007 | "What Do I Have to Do" | The Donnas | 05. Shangai | No | No |
| 2007 | "When You're Gone" | Avril Lavigne | No | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 01. Rusty Rocco's |
| 2004 | "Where Are We Runnin'?" | Lenny Kravitz | 01. Rusty Rocco's | 03. Laser show | 01. Rusty Rocco's |
References
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- ↑ Bramwell, Tom (2008-06-26). "Guitar Hero: On Tour European track list". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ↑ Faylor, Chris (2008-05-30). "How Guitar Hero Came to DS When Nobody Asked: Shack's Hands-on Preview and Interview". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
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- 1 2 3 4 Harris, Craig (2008-08-14). "Guitar Hero: On Tour -- Decades Preview". IGN. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- 1 2 Fahey, Mike (2008-10-29). "Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Full Track List". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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- ↑ "Guitar Hero On Tour Decades Tracks (UK)". Activision. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
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- ↑ Harris, Craig (2008-11-17). "Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ↑ Faylor, Chris (2008-12-26). "ESRB Leaks Guitar Hero Modern Hits Details". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
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- ↑ Haywald, Justin (2009-05-13). "First Look at Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits' Track List". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
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