History Trivia / GuitarHero

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[{{Music/Poison}} Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[Music/RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[Music/{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[{{Music/Poison}} Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[Music/{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* DevelopmentHell: {{Activision}} claimed that a new game in this series would be released in 2012. Assuming they were telling the truth, and the fact that no ''GuitarHero'' game was released in 2012, it probably fell into this.

* DevelopmentHell: {{Activision}} claimed that a new game in this series would be released in 2012. Assuming they were telling the truth of one being made, and the fact that no ''GuitarHero'' game was released in 2012, it probably fell into this.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The [[http://kotaku.com/5965684/guitar-hero-7-was-going-to-have-six+string-guitars-no-drums-no-singing-was-cancelled-in-2011 now-cancelled Guitar Hero 7]] would have featured dynamic venues, unique music videos for each song, and a new six-button guitar controller with strings instead of a strum bar, while removing drums and vocals. Your mileage will definitely vary on whether this would have been a good direction.

* The first three games mostly used covers as opposed to the original songs. Awesome, sometimes hard to distinguish from the original, but covers nonetheless. Outside bonus songs, every song in the original game is a cover. Outside "[[JanesAddiction Stop]]" and "[[{{Primus}} John the Fisherman]]" (plus "[[MyChemicalRomance Dead!]]" and "[[{{Toadies}} Possum Kingdom]]", plus some DLC in the 360 version), every song but bonus songs in Guitar Hero II is a cover. Same for ''Rocks the 80s'', where the originals were "[[AFlockOfSeagulls I Ran (So Far Away)]]", "[[Music/JudasPriest The Hellion/Electric Eye]]" (okay, they credit only "Electric Eye" in the game, but...), "[[TwistedSister I Wanna Rock]] and "[[{{Scandal}} The Warrior]]" (and that's without mentioning "[[HomestarRunner Because It's Midnite]]" which, for what it's worth, was as close to a bonus song as this game got). The widespread use of masters didn't start until GH3 and the first Rock Band.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[{{Music/Poison}} Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[Music/{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[{{Music/Poison}} Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[Music/TheBeatles Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[Music/TheBeatles Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[Music/TheBeatles Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', Music/OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[SmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* The first three games mostly used covers as opposed to the original songs. Awesome, sometimes hard to distinguish from the original, but covers nonetheless. Outside bonus songs, every song in the original game is a cover. Outside "[[JanesAddiction Stop]]" and "[[{{Primus}} John the Fisherman]]" (plus "[[MyChemicalRomance Dead!]]" and "[[{{Toadies}} Possum Kingdom]]", plus some DLC in the 360 version), every song but bonus songs in Guitar Hero II is a cover. Same for ''Rocks the 80s'', where the originals were "[[AFlockOfSeagulls I Ran (So Far Away)]]", "[[JudasPriest The Hellion/Electric Eye]]" (okay, they credit only "Electric Eye" in the game, but...), "[[TwistedSister I Wanna Rock]] and "[[{{Scandal}} The Warrior]]" (and that's without mentioning "[[HomestarRunner Because It's Midnite]]" which, for what it's worth, was as close to a bonus song as this game got). The widespread use of masters didn't start until GH3 and the first Rock Band.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of {{Aerosmith}}, {{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[{{TheBeatles}} Bret Michaels]], [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[SmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of {{Aerosmith}}, {{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[SmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Not counting the members of {{Aerosmith}}, {{Metallica}} and VanHalen, we have: [[RageAgainstTheMachine Tom Morello]] and [[GunsNRoses Slash]] in ''III'', [[RunDMC DMC]] in ''Aerosmith'', OzzyOsbourne, JimiHendrix, Zakk Wylde, TedNugent, [[ThePolice Sting]], [[{{Blink182}} Travis Barker]], [[SmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] and [[{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] in ''World Tour'', [[{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] and [[MercyfulFate KingDiamond]] in ''Metallica'', [[{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]], JohnnyCash, [[{{Garbage}} Shirley Manson]], [[{{Santana}} Carlos Santana]] and [[{{Muse}} Matt Bellamy]] in ''5'' and TaylorSwift, [[{{Maroon5}} Adam Levine]], and the members of NoDoubt in ''Band Hero''.

* [[IDontKnowMortalKombat Being a real musician doesn't make you better at ]]''[[IDontKnowMortalKombat Guitar Hero]]''.
** The guitarists of {{Dragonforce}} tried "Through the Fire and Flames" on hard... And got through 4%, at most.
*** Ironically at least at first they didn't play the intro to [=TTFaF=] in real life. It was on the synth. As a matter of pride though they learned.
** Interestingly, this is mentioned by both Slash '''AND''' Tom Morello in the unlockable bonus videos on [=GH3=]. Slash cites "fingers try to play the song" as his reason for sucking at (but loving!) GH; Tom Morello just flat out admits he sucks at it.
** This Troper learnt to play GuitarHero before he learned to play real Guitar and can personally attest that it made him learn to play real guitar faster. Can you say IKnowMortalKombat?

* Hyperspeed was originally included as a joke, like the giant heads "cheat". Yeah, let's make the charts scroll twice as fast! Then people started using it, and noticing the faster speed makes them ''much'' better at the game than without...

*** Hey, at least now "Through the Fire and Flames" is more accessible.

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** As for the originals present in ''Rocks the 80s'', since both "I Wanna Rock" and "The Warrior" end in fade-outs, the in-game versions ''[[WallBanger also end in fade-outs]]''. Considering that later games by Harmonix (read the ''RockBand'' series) and later games in the ''GH'' series that use masters bothered to raise the volume of the fade-out and create an ending (yes, those endings are made by the developers - compare "You Give Love a Bad Name" in ''Lego RB'' and ''[=GH5=]''), it's safe to assume TheyJustDidntCare. Then again, this was their last game before Activision hijacked their own series from them, and while not really bad, the final product ''did'' seem rushed for a summer release, so that's possibly the reason not much work was put in here.

** This Tropoer learnt to play GuitarHero before he learned to play real Guitar and can personally attest that it made him learn to play real guitar faster. Can you say IKnowMortalKombat?

** As for the originals present in ''Rocks the 80s'', since both "I Wanna Rock" and "The Warrior" end in fade-outs, the in-game versions ''[[WallBanger also end in fade-outs]]''. Considering that later games by Harmonix (read the ''RockBand'' series) and later games in the ''GH'' series that use masters bothered to raise the volume of the faded-out ending, it's safe to assume TheyJustDidntCare. Then again, this was their last game before Activision hijacked their own series from them, and while not really bad, the final product ''did'' seem rushed for a summer release, so that's possibly the reason not much work was put in here.

** ...and on the other hand, some of the charts were changed just to make the tracks more [[FakeDifficulty assholish]]. The five-note chord at the end of ''Raining Blood'', anyone?
*** Hey, at least now [=TtFaF=] is more accessible.

* The version of "Under My Thumb" by the RollingStones in the DS version of Band Hero and as DLC for Guitar Hero 5 is the version from the Altamont Free Concert. This concert is legendary for being ''exactly the opposite'' of Woodstock, which occured only four months earlier... And the version of Under My Thumb played there? Was the accompaniment for ''a guy getting killed'' by the security (who were Hell's Angels that got paid in beer). This concert also featured three accidental deaths, a lack of toilets and medical tents, and lots of rioting. NightmareFuel much?
** To be fair the guy who was killed was due to him rushign on stage and pulling out a revolver. And some present said that he had "murderous intent" and would've likely seriously harmed one of the RollingStones if it weren't for the security. And on anther note there were four reported births at the festival.

** The guitarists of Dragonforce tried "Through the Fires and Flames" on hard... And got through 4%, at most.
*** Ironically at least at first they didn't play the intro to TTFnF in real life. It was on the synth. As a matter of pride though they learned.
** Interestingly, this is mentioned by both Slash '''AND''' Tom Morello in the unlockable bonus videos on GH3. Slash cites "fingers try to play the song" as his reason for sucking at (but loving!) GH; Tom Morello just flat out admits he sucks at it.

* The first three games mostly used covers as opposed to the original songs. Awesome, sometimes hard to distinguish from the original, but covers nonetheless. Outside bonus songs, every song in the original game is a cover. Outside "[[JanesAddiction Stop]]" and "[[{{Primus}} John the Fisherman]]" (plus "[[MyChemicalRomance Dead!]]" and "[[{{Toadies}} Possum Kingdom]]", plus some DLC in the 360 version), every song but bonus songs in Guitar Hero II is a cover. Same for ''Rocks the 80s'', where the originals were "[[AFlockOfSeagulls I Ran (So Far Away)]]", "[[JudasPriest The Hellion/Electric Eye]]" (okay, they credit only "Electric Eye" in the game, but...), "[[TwistedSister I Wanna Rock]] and "[[{{Scandal}} The Warrior]]". The widespread use of masters didn't start until GH3 and the first Rock Band.

* The Sex Pistols actually reformed and recorded new versions of two songs specifically for the game (the original masters were probably unusable in the game for technical reasons). Well, for this and for [[MoneyDearBoy the same reason bands always reform]].

* Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Guitar Hero Van Halen were handled by third parties, which would explain some of the chart discrepancies between those games and earlier appearances. In the case of Smash Hits, it's mostly because masters were used instead of covers, but for Guitar Hero Van Halen (which has [[ThatOneBoss Hot For Teacher]], which appeared on World Tour but didn't export), there really isn't much of a reason to change the chart itself if you're using the same masters.

* Being a real musician doesn't make you better at ''Guitar Hero''.

* The first three games mostly used covers as opposed to the original songs. Awesome, sometimes hard to distinguish from the original, but covers nonetheless. Outside bonus songs, every song in the original game is a cover. Outside Stop and John the Fisherman (plus Dead and Possum Kingdom, plus some DLC in the 360 version), every song but bonus songs in Guitar Hero II is a cover. Same for 80s. The widespread use of masters didn't start until GH3 and the first Rock Band.
** Ironically, the cover of ''What I like About You'' was apparently so good, the original band tried to ''sue'' Harmonix over it. Which is doubly ironic when you consider it's not even one of the games' best covers.