Anthrax, Judas Priest, Winger join 80's Guitar Hero track list

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jun 28th 2007 at 4:58PM }

As is the case with all ancient evils, 80's rock music was never sealed away in a very permanent fashion. The horrors of big hair and even bigger shoulder pads may have been dulled by the passage of time, but the cheesy tunes that went with them are creeping back to life in the form of optical discs, half-forgotten memories and rhythmically rocking video games. Activision has announced that Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s has gone gold and will unleash its insidious compositions via your PlayStation 2 on July 24th.

The final eight songs from the 30-strong(ish) track list are presented below, with previously announced tracks found after the break.

"Caught in a Mosh" (as made famous by Anthrax)
"Balls to the Wall" (as made famous by Accept)
"Electric Eye" (by Judas Priest)
"Los Angeles" (as made famous by X)
"Police Truck" (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
"We Got the Beat" (as made famous by The Go Go's)
"(I Think I'm) Turning Japanese" (as made famous by Vapors)
"Seventeen" (as made famous by Winger)
"Because, it's Midnite" (by Limozeen)

"Hold On Loosely" (as made famous by .38 Special)
"No One Like You" (as made famous by Scorpions)
"Only a Lad" (as made famous by Oingo Boingo)
"Radar Love" (as made famous by White Lion)
"Ballroom Blitz" (as made famous by Krokus)
"The Warrior" (by Scandal)
"What I Like About You" (as made famous by The Romantics)
"Wrath Child" (as made famous by Iron Maiden)
"18 and Life" (as made famous by Skid Row)
"Bathroom Wall" (as made famous by Faster Pussycat)
"Lonely is the Night" (as made famous by Billy Squier)
"Nothing But a Good Time" (as made famous by Poison)
"Play With Me" (as made famous by Extreme)
"Shaken" (as made famous by Eddie Money) [We're assuming they mean "Shakin'"]
"Synchronicity II" (as made famous by Police)
"I Wanna Rock" (by Twisted Sister)
"I Ran" (by Flock of Seagulls)
"Round and Round" (as made famous by Ratt)
"I Want Candy" (as made famous by Bow Wow Wow) [RedOctane says this one didn't make the final list.]
"Metal Health" (as made famous by Quiet Riot)
"Holy Diver" (as made famous by Dio)
"Heat Of The Moment" (as made famous by Asia)

Tags: Activision, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 80s, Guitar Hero Encore, GuitarHero, GuitarHero80s, GuitarHeroEncore, RedOctane

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

OhJustSomeRandomGuy @ Jun 28th 2007 5:04PM

I was actually going to pass on this...

But Limozeen pulled me back in.

chenry @ Jun 28th 2007 5:10PM

Whoa whoa whoa whoa.

Limozeen??! AWESOME

Rubang B @ Jun 28th 2007 5:12PM

Oh crap, now I gotta play this just for the opening riff of "(I Think I'm) Turning Japanese."

AirIntake @ Jun 28th 2007 5:13PM

360 version please! Or I'll spite you by buying a PS2 and getting the game anyways.....man what a hollow threat.

copa @ Jun 28th 2007 5:16PM

"The final eight songs from the 30-strong(ish) track list..."

Looks to me like nine songs, for a total of exactly 30.

OTAM @ Jun 28th 2007 5:17PM

We Got The Beat from the Go-Go's?

Dear god yes.

BeckRokk @ Jun 28th 2007 5:23PM

It's high time John Doe got some love. I've been rallying for X since day one.

deaftly @ Jun 28th 2007 5:29PM

not really liking the list, would have been better with more cheesy hair bands, some of those bands had some crazy solos, and wheres the ozzy?

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 28th 2007 5:47PM

Ohh yes... Electric Eye!

Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jun 28th 2007 6:14PM

dk!? I'm so happy I bought the 360 version! *sarcasm*

Andy O. @ Jul 23rd 2007 2:24PM

Well at least you'll have a bass guitar when Rock Band comes out. :)

a robot @ Jun 28th 2007 6:02PM

So like, is the point of this to make 80s music look like junk? Seriously, where's Sonic Youth, The Clash, Talking Heads, R.E.M., etc.? And only 30 songs...?

swanny5150 @ Jun 28th 2007 6:03PM

A typo up there, Radar Love was by Golden Earring, not White Lion. Speaking of White Lion, I was really hoping that 'Wait' would be on here. That would have been a killer solo to nail on Expert.

I am Darth Nihilus @ Jun 28th 2007 6:06PM

I agree with Robot. What about the Cure, the Smiths, or even Depeche Mode.

Evan @ Jun 28th 2007 6:09PM

The hell? No ACDC?

NickDynmo @ Jun 28th 2007 6:12PM

Dead Kennedys! Excited!

Dormammu @ Jun 28th 2007 6:13PM

"A typo up there, Radar Love was by Golden Earring, not White Lion. Speaking of White Lion, I was really hoping that 'Wait' would be on here. That would have been a killer solo to nail on Expert."

White Lion did a cover of this song in the 80s and released it as a single, complete with MTV video. Presumably it's that version since there's a lot more axe-work in White Lion's music than in Golden Earring's.

Y @ Jun 28th 2007 6:19PM

I wonder what kind of bonus songs there will be, if any.

Honestly, as much as I love guitar hero I cna't really justify spending 50 bucks on 30 songs. If there's just as many bonus songs then I'll pick it up in a heartbeat.

Sean @ Jun 28th 2007 6:38PM

That one Boingo track sold the game for me. I'm gonna go preorder that now...

why not the LS2/LS7? @ Jun 28th 2007 6:49PM

Copa, I think the (ish) on strong was because the tracks aren't all strong, not because there aren't exactly 30.

It'd be "30ish strong" if it were about the number of tracks instead of the quality.

I can't wait to play some 80s hair music.

Zachary Hinchliffe @ Jun 28th 2007 6:49PM

LIMOZEEN OMG!

A REAL XBOX REP @ Jun 28th 2007 6:52PM

I honestly believe the set liszt for this games is better than GH2 and possibly almost if not on Par with GH 1.

Julian @ Jun 28th 2007 7:28PM

Where the hell is Motley Crue??!??!
I want another song of theirs in the game!!!!
GRR!!!!

penas @ Jun 28th 2007 7:44PM

"I Ran" fucken awesome.

swanny5150 @ Jun 28th 2007 7:47PM

@15 - Right you are. I guess if my lazy ass would have clicked the link, I would have realized this. :)

miguelon918 @ Jun 28th 2007 9:47PM

No metallica or slayer?! ¬.¬...well anyways i am buying this

ill trooper @ Jun 29th 2007 1:32AM

"Tonight's the night that we got the truck, gonna go downtown and beat up drunks"

••• dude, "POLICE TRUCK" is one of my favorite songs of all time...

"Dispatch calls, 'Are you doin' somethin wicked?'
No siree, Jack, just givin' tickets!

RIDE, Ride... how we RIDE!"

A good track listing. Still, I would love to have seen:

The Clash's "Know Your Rights" or even "Should I Stay or Should I Go."

Motley Crue: "Live Wire"

I'd like to once again hint to Red Octane that Ministry's "The Mind is a Terrible Thing To Taste" was released near the final cusp of the 80's... November 19th, 1989... "Burning Inside..."