If you scoffed at Smash Hits, thinking it was nothing more than a track pack for World Tour, you’re in luck. This standalone collection of retooled and refined tracks from Guitar Hero 1, II, III, Aerosmith, and Rocks the ’80s is now priced as though it is a track pack — at least, it is at Amazon
Even if you’re only picking the game up to import the available songs into Guitar Hero 5, you’re still getting a pretty decent deal here; the selection of exportable songs is limited, but at 21 available songs you’re still getting a bunch of new tracks for about half price.
If that still doesn’t convince you, allow me to quote from my review at the now-defunct Green Pixels:
I know no song list can please everyone, but the bulk of the selection here just felt a bit flat to me…until I started to play through the lineup on various instruments. Once you do, it becomes clear that many of these songs were chosen for the simple reason that they’re a friggin’ blast to play with a full band. Take Ratt’s “Round and Round,” for example. This insipid ’80s hair-metal throwaway strikes exactly the right balance of simplicity and challenge when you add in vocals and drums, making it an ideal song for party play. And one pass through “YYZ” on drums makes it obvious why this was included: The drum section is legendary. It’s also a treat to play the bass section with the addition of open notes — a feature introduced in World Tour.
I’ve posted the full track list after the break for those of you who may not be familiar with the game. You may want to hurry, though: Best Buy’s deal expires on Saturday, which leads me to believe Amazon’s may as well.
| Aerosmith | Back in the Saddle |   |
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| AFI | Miss Murder |  |
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| Alice in Chains | Them Bones |  |
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| Anthrax | Caught in a Mosh |  |
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| Avenged Sevenfold | Beast and the Harlot |  |
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| Blue Öyster Cult | Godzilla |  |
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| Boston | More Than a Feeling |  |
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| Danzig | Mother |  |
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| Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water |  |
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| The Donnas | Take It Off |  |
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| DragonForce | Through the Fire and Flames |  |
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| The Exies | Hey You |  |
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| Extreme | Play With Me |  |
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| Foo Fighters | Monkey Wrench |  |
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| Franz Ferdinand | Take Me Out |  |
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| Heart | Barracuda |  |
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| Helmet | Unsung (Live in Chicago) |  |
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| Incubus | Stellar |  |
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| Iron Maiden | The Trooper |  |
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| Jane’s Addiction | Stop! |  |
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| Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | I Love Rock ‘n Roll |  |
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| Judas Priest | Electric Eye |  |
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| Kansas | Carry On Wayward Son |  |
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| Kiss | Rock and Roll All Nite |  |
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| Lamb of God | Laid to Rest |  |
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| Living Colour | Cult of Personality |  |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd | Free Bird |  |
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| Mötley Crüe | Shout at the Devil |  |
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| Nirvana | Heart Shaped Box |  |
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| Ozzy Osbourne | Bark at the Moon |  |
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| Pantera | Cowboys from Hell (Live) |  |
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| Pat Benatar | Hit Me With Your Best Shot |  |
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| Poison | Nothin’ But a Good Time |  |
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| The Police | Message in a Bottle |  |
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| Priestess | Lay Down |  |
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| Queen | Killer Queen |  |
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| Queens of the Stone Age | No One Knows |  |
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| Rage Against the Machine | Killing in the Name |  |
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| Ratt | Round and Round |  |
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| Reverend Horton Heat | Psychobilly Freakout |  |
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| Rush | YYZ |  |
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| Slayer | Raining Blood |  |
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| Stone Temple Pilots | Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart |  |
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| The Sword | Freya |  |
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| Twisted Sister | I Wanna Rock |  |
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| Warrant | Cherry Pie |  |
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| White Zombie | Thunder Kiss ’65 |  |
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| Wolfmother | Woman |  |
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