Guitar Hero Live is a 2015 music video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision. It is the first title in the Guitar Hero series since it went on hiatus after 2011, and the first game in the series available for 8th generation video game consoles (PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Xbox One). The game was released worldwide on 20 October 2015 for these systems as well as the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and iOS devices including the Apple TV.
The title is considered a reboot of the series; instead of using a five-button guitar-shaped game controller, the game shipped with a six-button controller, arranged in two rows of three aimed to provide more realistic fingering positions than the five-button controller. The game includes 42 songs on the game's disc, presented in sets using full motion video taken from the first-person perspective of the lead guitarist as the background visuals to create an immersive experience. Guitar Hero Live does not use traditional downloadable content to expand the game and is not backward compatible with previous songs from Guitar Hero games. Instead, the game includes the online Guitar Hero TV (GHTV) mode modeled after music video channels that players can jump in or out of at any time, playing through ongoing songs in a curated fashion. GHTV, through in-game rewards and microtransactions, supports the ability to play any song in the library, perform Premium shows where the newest tracks to GHTV will be found, or even unlock all features for a 24-hour period as part of a Party Pass. Two hundred songs were available at the release of the game, with more added over time, averaging about six brand new songs each week.
FreeStyleGames selected on-disc songs from a wider variety of music genres beyond rock music as to provide challenging guitar tracks for players, while their approach to licensing of songs for GHTV enabled them to attract more musical acts to offer their music. Game reviewers found the on-disc soundtrack to be weak as it focused too much on more recent musical acts, while praising the wider variety across a larger time period that GHTV offered.
On-disc soundtrack
editForty-two songs are featured on disc as part of the game's main "GH Live" career mode. Players progress through the career mode by playing one of several continuous sets of three to five songs, with each set presented as part of a concert performance. During a set, the game shows the note highway, the on-screen fretboard which represents the notes the player should play in time to the music, and other gameplay elements. This is shown atop live-action footage taken from the first-person perspective of the lead guitar player of one of several fictional bands, performing on stage and watching the reaction of the crowd and their bandmates. The live-action footage is manipulated by the game to reflect how well the player is performing. Once the player has completed a set, all songs from that set are available in a quickplay mode, allowing the player to perform a single song at a time which they can use to practice the song or attempt to achieve a better score.[1][2]
In selecting the on-disc songs, FreeStyleGames recognized that engaging guitar tracks are not strictly limited to rock music, and included other genres into the mix.[3][4] According to designer Jim Norris, their selection process began with identifying songs that would be expected by players to be on a Guitar Hero title, and then determining which of those songs which they could license. Once they had obtained the license, FreeStyleGames would mark up the song for the note highways and determined how much fun these songs would be to play. Finally, they balanced the song selection in the game to give players a combination of songs they know and those they may not recognize but would be enjoyable.[5]
The table below lists the on-disc songs, including the venue and fictional band that are used in the set where the song is included.[6]
| Show/Venue | Band | Artist(s) | Song | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sounddial: Castle Stage | Broken Tide | The Gaslight Anthem | "45" | 2012 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Yearbook Ghosts | Good Charlotte | "The Anthem" | 2002 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Quantum Freqs | Skrillex | "Bangarang (ft. Sirah)" | 2011 | Alternative |
| Rock The Block: Roadblock | Fighthound | Soundgarden | "Been Away Too Long" | 2012 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Quantum Freqs | Eminem | "Berzerk" | 2013 | Alternative |
| Sounddial: Fire Pit | Blackout Conspiracy | Of Mice & Men | "Bones Exposed" | 2014 | Metal |
| Rock The Block: Strictland Park | The Out-Outs | Rihanna | "California King Bed" | 2010 | Pop |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Quantum Freqs | Kasabian | "Club Foot" | 2004 | Alternative |
| Sounddial: Barn Stage | The Jephson Hangout | OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" | 2013 | Pop |
| Sounddial: Barn Stage | The Jephson Hangout | Imagine Dragons | "Demons" | 2012 | Pop |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Yearbook Ghosts | Neon Trees | "Everybody Talks" | 2011 | Pop |
| Rock The Block: Strictland Park | The Jephson Hangout | The 1975 | "Girls" | 2013 | Indie |
| Sounddial: Castle Stage | Broken Tide | The Black Keys | "Gold on the Ceiling" | 2011 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Strictland Park | The Jephson Hangout | Elbow | "Grounds for Divorce" | 2008 | Indie |
| Rock The Block: Strictland Park | The Out-Outs | Avril Lavigne | "Here's to Never Growing Up" | 2013 | Pop |
| Sounddial: Barn Stage | Portland Cloud Orchestra | The Lumineers | "Ho Hey" | 2012 | Indie |
| Sounddial: Barn Stage | Portland Cloud Orchestra | Mumford & Sons | "I Will Wait" | 2012 | Indie |
| Rock The Block: Cactus Joe's | Broken Tide | Rival Sons | "Keep on Swinging" | 2012 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Fire Pit | Our Pasts Collide | Thirty Seconds to Mars | "The Kill" | 2005 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Fire Pit | Blackout Conspiracy | Pierce the Veil | "King for a Day (ft. Kellin Quinn)" | 2012 | Metal |
| Rock The Block: Strictland Park | The Jephson Hangout | Jack White | "Lazaretto" | 2014 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Roadblock | Vivid Screams | Deap Vally | "Lies" | 2013 | Indie |
| Sounddial: Castle Stage | Broken Tide | Royal Blood | "Little Monster" | 2014 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Fire Pit | Our Pasts Collide | You Me at Six | "Lived a Lie" | 2014 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Roadblock | Vivid Screams | Halestorm | "Love Bites (So Do I)" | 2012 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Roadblock | Fighthound | Pearl Jam | "Mind Your Manners" | 2013 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Barn Stage | Portland Cloud Orchestra | Of Monsters and Men | "Mountain Sound" | 2012 | Indie |
| Sounddial: Fire Pit | Our Pasts Collide | Fall Out Boy | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" | 2013 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Roadblock | Vivid Screams | Paramore | "Now" | 2013 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Roadblock | Fighthound | Green Day | "Nuclear Family" | 2012 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Cactus Joe's | VIP Party | The Rolling Stones | "Paint It Black" | 1966 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Cactus Joe's | Broken Tide | Arctic Monkeys | "R U Mine?" | 2013 | Indie |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Yearbook Ghosts | Blink-182 | "The Rock Show" | 2001 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Fire Pit | Blackout Conspiracy | Bring Me the Horizon | "Shadow Moses" | 2013 | Metal |
| Rock The Block: Cactus Joe's | Broken Tide | Wolfmother | "Sundial" | 2009 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Cactus Joe's | VIP Party | Queen | "Tie Your Mother Down" | 1976 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Castle Stage | Broken Tide | Rise Against | "Tragedy + Time" | 2014 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Castle Stage | Broken Tide | Biffy Clyro | "Victory Over the Sun" | 2013 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Strictland Park | The Out-Outs | Katy Perry | "Waking Up in Vegas" | 2008 | Pop |
| Rock The Block: The Ledges | Quantum Freqs | Linkin Park | "Wastelands" | 2014 | Rock |
| Sounddial: Barn Stage | The Jephson Hangout | The Killers | "When You Were Young" | 2006 | Rock |
| Rock The Block: Cactus Joe's | VIP Party | The Who | "Won't Get Fooled Again" | 1971 | Rock |
GHTV
editForgoing the downloadable content model used in previous Guitar Hero games, Guitar Hero Live adds songs to the game via Guitar Hero TV (GHTV), an online game mode offered free of charge in Guitar Hero Live. Instead of playing the immersive first-person view that the main career mode presents, songs on GHTV are played over the music video or footage of the band playing at a concert. Songs on GHTV are normally offered in a curated rotation, similar to a music video channel, allowing the player to drop in and out, but the player can use collected in-game rewards or use microtransactions to play any available song outside of this rotation.[7][8] FreeStyleGames found that this approach, in contrast to the traditional downloadable content model, made it easier to secure licensing rights with artists to use their songs,[9] as well as a throwback to the heyday of music video channels like MTV.[10]
Launch songs
editTwo hundred songs were initially available on GHTV on the game's release on 20 October 2015.[6]
Added songs
editNew songs have been added to GHTV on a regular weekly basis with approximately six new songs a week since the game's release. While some songs are directly added to the on-demand and curated lineup, several other songs are introduced to GHTV through Premium Shows, typically offering three songs by a single artist or within a musical theme.[11] Some Premium Shows, such as those for Avenged Sevenfold or Fall Out Boy, use songs and footage taken live from the band's current tour.[12]
A player can access a Premium Show either through playing specific songs already in the GHTV catalog or through microtransactions. Completing Premium Shows can earn the player in-game rewards such as a decorative item for their player card or on-screen fretboard. The week after their introduction, these songs are added to the on-demand playlist, and after another week enter into the GHTV's rotation of songs.[11] At the release of Guitar Hero Live, Activision announced plans to add 70 new songs to GHTV before the end of 2015.[13]
Between August 2017 and April 2018, only one song was added to GHTV and on 3 June 2018, Activision confirmed that the servers will be shut down 1 December 2018.[citation needed]
The following table lists songs that have been added to GHTV since launch, including those released through Premium Shows and those directly added to the service.[14]
| Show Name | Artist(s) | Song | Year | Genre | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download Festival | Avenged Sevenfold | "Shepherd of Fire (Live)" | 2015 | Metal | 20 October 2015[a] |
| Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download Festival | Avenged Sevenfold | "Nightmare (Live)" | 2015 | Metal | 20 October 2015[a] |
| Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download Festival | Avenged Sevenfold | "Buried Alive (Live)" | 2015 | Metal | 20 October 2015[a] |
| Indie Rock Blockbusters | Foster the People | "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" | 2011 | Indie | 20 October 2015 |
| Indie Rock Blockbusters | The Strokes | "Reptilia" | 2003 | Indie | 20 October 2015 |
| Indie Rock Blockbusters | Interpol | "All the Rage Back Home" | 2014 | Indie | 20 October 2015 |
| Guitar Hero Classics | Survivor | "Eye of the Tiger" | 1982 | Rock | 20 October 2015 |
| Guitar Hero Classics | Disturbed | "Stricken" | 2005 | Metal | 20 October 2015 |
| Guitar Hero Classics | Queen | "We Are the Champions" | 1977 | Rock | 20 October 2015 |
| Black Veil Brides: Alive & Burning | Black Veil Brides | "Heart of Fire (Live)" | 2015 | Metal | 4 November 2015 |
| Black Veil Brides: Alive & Burning | Black Veil Brides | "Fallen Angels (Live)" | 2015 | Metal | 4 November 2015 |
| Black Veil Brides: Alive & Burning | Black Veil Brides | "In the End (Live)" | 2015 | Metal | 4 November 2015 |
| Legendary Headliners | Paramore | "Monster" | 2011 | Rock | 4 November 2015 |
| Legendary Headliners | Fall Out Boy | "Sugar, We're Goin Down" | 2005 | Rock | 4 November 2015 |
| Legendary Headliners | Blink-182 | "First Date" | 2001 | Rock | 4 November 2015 |
| Pop Goes GHTV | The 1975 | "Chocolate" | 2013 | Indie | 4 November 2015 |
| Pop Goes GHTV | American Authors | "Believer" | 2014 | Pop | 4 November 2015 |
| Pop Goes GHTV | George Ezra | "Budapest" | 2014 | Pop | 4 November 2015 |
| Rock Heroes | Iggy Pop | "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" | 1986 | Rock | 11 November 2015 |
| Rock Heroes | Evanescence | "Going Under" | 2003 | Metal | 11 November 2015 |
| Rock Heroes | The White Stripes | "Seven Nation Army" | 2003 | Rock | 11 November 2015 |
| Fresh for 2015 | Leon Bridges | "Coming Home" | 2015 | Alternative | 11 November 2015 |
| Fresh for 2015 | Bully | "Trying" | 2015 | Indie | 11 November 2015 |
| Fresh for 2015 | Lonely the Brave | "Victory Line" | 2015 | Rock | 11 November 2015 |
| Rival Sons: Live at YouTube Space LA | Rival Sons | "Electric Man (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 18 November 2015 |
| Rival Sons: Live at YouTube Space LA | Rival Sons | "Pressure and Time (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 18 November 2015 |
| Rival Sons: Live at YouTube Space LA | Rival Sons | "Keep on Swinging (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 18 November 2015 |
| Lords of Metal | System of a Down | "Toxicity" | 2001 | Metal | 18 November 2015 |
| Lords of Metal | Bullet for My Valentine | "Tears Don't Fall" | 2006 | Metal | 18 November 2015 |
| Lords of Metal | Judas Priest | "Painkiller" | 1990 | Metal | 18 November 2015 |
| Pop Punk Perfection | Sum 41 | "Fat Lip" | 2001 | Rock | 18 November 2015 |
| Pop Punk Perfection | Four Year Strong | "Just Drive" | 2011 | Rock | 18 November 2015 |
| Pop Punk Perfection | Tonight Alive | "Lonely Girl" | 2013 | Rock | 18 November 2015 |
| Dance Meets Rock | The Prodigy | "Nasty" | 2015 | Alternative | 25 November 2015 |
| Dance Meets Rock | Knife Party | "Centipede" | 2012 | Alternative | 25 November 2015 |
| Dance Meets Rock | Zedd | "Stache" | 2012 | Alternative | 25 November 2015 |
| Face Melting Metal | Escape the Fate | "Issues" | 2010 | Metal | 25 November 2015 |
| Face Melting Metal | Atreyu | "So Others May Live" | 2015 | Metal | 25 November 2015 |
| Face Melting Metal | Black Veil Brides | "Heart of Fire" | 2014 | Metal | 25 November 2015 |
| N/A | Godsmack | "1000hp" | 2014 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Robert Palmer | "Addicted to Love" | 1985 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | The Glitch Mob | "Can't Kill Us" | 2014 | Alternative | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Amaranthe | "Drop Dead Cynical" | 2014 | Metal | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Chevelle | "Face to the Floor" | 2011 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Rush | "Fly by Night" | 1975 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Huey Lewis and the News | "Heart and Soul" | 1983 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | The Amazing Snakeheads | "Here It Comes Again" | 2014 | Indie | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Lower Than Atlantis | "Here We Go" | 2014 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Five Finger Death Punch | "House of the Rising Sun" | 2013 | Metal | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Sammy Hagar | "I Can't Drive 55" | 1984 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Neon Trees | "I Love You (But I Hate Your Friends)" | 2014 | Indie | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Sleeping with Sirens | "If You Can't Hang" | 2011 | Metal | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Primus | "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" | 1991 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Rage Against the Machine | "Killing in the Name" | 1992 | Metal | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Audioslave | "Like a Stone" | 2002 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Judas Priest | "Living After Midnight" | 1980 | Metal | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts | "Modzilla" | 2015 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Tenacious D | "Rise of the Fenix" | 2012 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Great White | "Rock Me" | 1987 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Cinderella | "Shake Me" | 1986 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | R.E.M. | "Shiny Happy People" | 1991 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Walk the Moon | "Shut Up and Dance" | 2014 | Pop | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Jack White | "Sixteen Saltines" | 2012 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Jake Bugg | "Slumville Sunrise" | 2013 | Indie | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Kings of Leon | "Supersoaker" | 2013 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | Heart | "What About Love" | 1985 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| N/A | The Outfield | "Your Love" | 1985 | Rock | 25 November 2015[b] |
| Class of 2015 | Nothing But Thieves | "Ban All the Music" | 2015 | Indie | 2 December 2015 |
| Class of 2015 | The Bots | "Blinded" | 2015 | Indie | 2 December 2015 |
| Class of 2015 | Pulled Apart by Horses | "Hot Squash" | 2014 | Rock | 2 December 2015 |
| Rock the Ages: The 90s | The Offspring | "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | 1998 | Rock | 2 December 2015 |
| Rock the Ages: The 90s | Marcy Playground | "Sex and Candy" | 1997 | Rock | 2 December 2015 |
| Rock the Ages: The 90s | Alice in Chains | "Them Bones" | 1992 | Rock | 2 December 2015 |
| Country Flavor | Carrie Underwood | "Good Girl" | 2012 | Pop | 9 December 2015 |
| Country Flavor | Ashley Clark | "Greyhound" | 2015 | Pop | 9 December 2015 |
| Country Flavor | Eric Church | "Creepin'" | 2011 | Pop | 9 December 2015 |
| 2015 Rocks! | Of Mice & Men | "Broken Generation" | 2015 | Metal | 9 December 2015 |
| 2015 Rocks! | Five Finger Death Punch | "Jekyll and Hyde" | 2015 | Metal | 9 December 2015 |
| 2015 Rocks! | Motionless in White | "Break the Cycle" | 2014 | Metal | 9 December 2015 |
| Grizfolk: Live at YouTube Space LA | Grizfolk | "The Struggle (Live)" | 2015 | Indie | 9 December 2015 |
| Grizfolk: Live at YouTube Space LA | Grizfolk | "Troublemaker (Live)" | 2015 | Indie | 9 December 2015 |
| Grizfolk: Live at YouTube Space LA | Grizfolk | "Hymnals (Live)" | 2015 | Indie | 9 December 2015 |
| System of a Down Premium Show | System of a Down | "Aerials" | 2001 | Metal | 16 December 2015 |
| System of a Down Premium Show | System of a Down | "Lonely Day" | 2005 | Metal | 16 December 2015 |
| System of a Down Premium Show | System of a Down | "B.Y.O.B." | 2005 | Metal | 16 December 2015 |
| Weezer: Live at iHeartRadio Theater & YouTube Space LA | Weezer | "Undone – The Sweater Song (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 16 December 2015 |
| Weezer: Live at iHeartRadio Theater & YouTube Space LA | Weezer | "Thank God for Girls (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 16 December 2015 |
| Weezer: Live at iHeartRadio Theater & YouTube Space LA | Weezer | "Say It Ain't So (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 16 December 2015 |
| The Champions | Queen | "Fat Bottomed Girls" | 1978 | Rock | 16 December 2015 |
| The Champions | Queen | "Hammer to Fall" | 1984 | Rock | 16 December 2015 |
| The Champions | Queen | "I Want to Break Free" | 1984 | Rock | 16 December 2015 |
| Rock the Halls | The Killers | "A Great Big Sled (ft. Toni Halliday)" | 2011 | Rock | 23 December 2015 |
| Rock the Halls | All Time Low | "Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass" | 2011 | Rock | 23 December 2015 |
| Rock the Halls | The Darkness | "I Am Santa" | 2015 | Rock | 23 December 2015 |
| Christmas Rocks! | The Killers | "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" | 2011 | Rock | 23 December 2015 |
| Christmas Rocks! | The Raveonettes | "The Christmas Song" | 2011 | Indie | 23 December 2015 |
| Christmas Rocks! | The Darkness | "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | 2003 | Rock | 23 December 2015 |
| Party Party Party! | Andrew W.K. | "Party Hard" | 2001 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| Party Party Party! | Twin Atlantic | "Fall Into the Party" | 2014 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| Party Party Party! | Steel Panther | "Party Like Tomorrow Is the End of the World" | 2014 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| The Dead Weather Live Performance Videos | The Dead Weather | "Be Still (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| The Dead Weather Live Performance Videos | The Dead Weather | "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| The Dead Weather Live Performance Videos | The Dead Weather | "Let Me Through (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| Return of the Classics | Loverboy | "Working for the Weekend" | 1981 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| Return of the Classics | Survivor | "Children of the Night" | 1982 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| Return of the Classics | Pat Benatar | "You Better Run" | 1980 | Rock | 30 December 2015 |
| N/A | The Gaslight Anthem | "45" | 2012 | Rock | 30 December 2015[c] |
| N/A | Soundgarden | "Been Away Too Long" | 2012 | Rock | 30 December 2015[c] |
| N/A | The 1975 | "Girls" | 2013 | Indie | 30 December 2015[c] |
| N/A | Of Monsters and Men | "Mountain Sound" | 2012 | Indie | 30 December 2015[c] |
| N/A | Blink-182 | "The Rock Show" | 2001 | Rock | 30 December 2015[c] |
| N/A | Rise Against | "Tragedy + Time" | 2014 | Rock | 30 December 2015[c] |
| N/A | The Killers | "When You Were Young" | 2006 | Rock | 30 December 2015[c] |
| New Rock Revolution | Lower Than Atlantis | "English Kids In America" | 2014 | Rock | 5 January 2016 |
| New Rock Revolution | Mallory Knox | "When Are We Waking Up?" | 2014 | Rock | 5 January 2016 |
| New Rock Revolution | Don Broco | "Priorities" | 2012 | Rock | 5 January 2016 |
| Festival Anthems | Kings of Leon | "Use Somebody" | 2008 | Rock | 5 January 2016 |
| Festival Anthems | The Killers | "Mr. Brightside" | 2004 | Rock | 5 January 2016 |
| Festival Anthems | Biffy Clyro | "Black Chandelier" | 2013 | Rock | 5 January 2016 |
| AAA Metal | Bring Me the Horizon | "Drown" | 2014 | Metal | 12 January 2016 |
| AAA Metal | Marilyn Manson | "Deep Six" | 2015 | Metal | 12 January 2016 |
| AAA Metal | Pierce the Veil | "Bulls in the Bronx" | 2012 | Metal | 12 January 2016 |
| Rock Till You Drop | Nickelback | "Get 'Em Up" | 2014 | Rock | 12 January 2016 |
| Rock Till You Drop | Joe Satriani | "Shockwave Supernova" | 2015 | Rock | 12 January 2016 |
| Rock Till You Drop | Weezer | "Back to the Shack" | 2014 | Rock | 12 January 2016 |
| Indie Pop Hits | Little Daylight | "Mona Lisa" | 2014 | Indie | 12 January 2016 |
| Indie Pop Hits | COIN | "Run" | 2015 | Indie | 12 January 2016 |
| Indie Pop Hits | The Colourist | "We Won't Go Home" | 2014 | Indie | 12 January 2016 |
| Pop Power! | 5 Seconds of Summer | "She Looks So Perfect" | 2014 | Pop | 19 January 2016 |
| Pop Power! | Sheppard | "Geronimo" | 2014 | Pop | 19 January 2016 |
| Pop Power! | Sky Ferreira | "You're Not the One" | 2013 | Pop | 19 January 2016 |
| Fall Out Boy Live From KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015 | Fall Out Boy | "Centuries (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 19 January 2016 |
| Fall Out Boy Live From KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015 | Fall Out Boy | "Irresistible (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 19 January 2016 |
| Fall Out Boy Live From KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015 | Fall Out Boy | "Uma Thurman (Live)" | 2015 | Rock | 19 January 2016 |
| Def Leppard: On Through The Ages | Def Leppard | "Dangerous" | 2015 | Rock | 26 January 2016 |
| Def Leppard: On Through The Ages | Def Leppard | "Let's Go" | 2015 | Rock | 26 January 2016 |
| Def Leppard: On Through The Ages | Def Leppard | "Rock of Ages" | 1983 | Rock | 26 January 2016 |
| Indie Rock Anthems | The Strokes | "You Only Live Once" | 2006 | Indie | 26 January 2016 |
| Indie Rock Anthems | Miles Kane | "Don't Forget Who You Are" | 2013 | Indie | 26 January 2016 |
| Indie Rock Anthems | Skaters | "Miss Teen Massachusetts" | 2014 | Indie | 26 January 2016 |
| Guitar Legends | Seasick Steve | "Summertime Boy" | 2015 | Rock | 2 February 2016 |
| Guitar Legends | Stevie Ray Vaughan | "Crossfire" | 1989 | Rock | 2 February 2016 |
| Guitar Legends | Jack White | "Freedom at 21" | 2012 | Rock | 2 February 2016 |
| London Calling | Only Real | "Can't Get Happy" | 2015 | Indie | 2 February 2016 |
| London Calling | Rival State | "Keepsake" | 2015 | Rock | 2 February 2016 |
| London Calling | Slaves | "Cheer Up London" | 2015 | Rock | 2 February 2016 |
| Shred-a-Thon[d] | DragonForce | "Through the Fire and Flames" | 2006 | Metal | 3 February 2016[e] |
| Ballads of Love | Chris Cornell | "Arms Around Your Love" | 2007 | Rock | 10 February 2016 |
| Ballads of Love | Hoobastank | "The Reason" | 2003 | Rock | 10 February 2016 |
| Ballads of Love | Goo Goo Dolls | "Iris" | 1998 | Rock | 10 February 2016 |
| Love on the Rocks | Bon Jovi | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | 1986 | Rock | 10 February 2016 |
| Love on the Rocks | Motörhead | "Heartbreaker" | 2013 | Metal | 10 February 2016 |
| Love on the Rocks | The Darkness | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | 2003 | Rock | 10 February 2016 |
| And The Nominees Are... | Elle King | "Ex's and Oh's" | 2015 | Pop | 10 February 2016 |
| And The Nominees Are... | Highly Suspect | "Lydia" | 2015 | Rock | 10 February 2016 |
| And The Nominees Are... | Courtney Barnett | "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party" | 2015 | Indie | 10 February 2016 |
| Wolfmother: On The Road to Victory | Wolfmother | "Victorious" | 2015 | Rock | 17 February 2016 |
| Wolfmother: On The Road to Victory | Wolfmother | "New Moon Rising" | 2009 | Rock | 17 February 2016 |
| Wolfmother: On The Road to Victory | Wolfmother | "Love Train" | 2005 | Rock | 17 February 2016 |
| Trailblazers: UK Rising | Blossoms | "Cut Me and I'll Bleed" | 2015 | Indie | 24 February 2016 |
| Trailblazers: UK Rising | Black Peaks | "Glass Built Castles" | 2016 | Rock | 24 February 2016 |
| Trailblazers: UK Rising | WHITE | "Future Pleasures" | 2015 | Indie | 24 February 2016 |
| Rock The Ages: 1994 | Soundgarden | "The Day I Tried to Live" | 1994 | Rock | 24 February 2016 |
| Rock The Ages: 1994 | Corrosion of Conformity | "Albatross" | 1994 | Metal | 24 February 2016 |
| Rock The Ages: 1994 | Weezer | "Say It Ain't So" | 1994 | Rock | 24 February 2016 |
| Hair Metal Mayhem | Poison | "Nothin' but a Good Time" | 1988 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Hair Metal Mayhem | Mötley Crüe | "Girls, Girls, Girls" | 1987 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Hair Metal Mayhem | L.A. Guns | "Rip and Tear" | 1989 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Back To The Eighties | Quiet Riot | "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" | 1983 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Back To The Eighties | Europe | "Rock the Night" | 1985 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Back To The Eighties | Lita Ford | "Kiss Me Deadly" | 1988 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Stadium Rock Anthems | Bon Jovi | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 1986 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Stadium Rock Anthems | Def Leppard | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" | 1987 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Stadium Rock Anthems | KISS | "Crazy Crazy Nights" | 1987 | Rock | 1 March 2016 |
| Rock The Ages: 2003 | Incubus | "Megalomaniac" | 2004 | Rock | 8 March 2016 |
| Rock The Ages: 2003 | Chevelle | "Send the Pain Below" | 2002 | Rock | 8 March 2016 |
| Rock The Ages: 2003 | Marilyn Manson | "mOBSCENE" | 2003 | Metal | 8 March 2016 |
| Women That Rock | St. Vincent | "Birth in Reverse" | 2014 | Indie | 8 March 2016 |
| Women That Rock | Deap Vally | "Gonna Make My Own Money" | 2013 | Indie | 8 March 2016 |
| Women That Rock | Halestorm | "Apocalyptic" | 2015 | Rock | 8 March 2016 |
| Best Of Austin | Puppy | "The Great Beyond" | 2015 | Indie | 15 March 2016 |
| Best Of Austin | Dilly Dally | "Purple Rage" | 2015 | Indie | 15 March 2016 |
| Best Of Austin | The Family Rain | "What Are You Afraid Of?" | 2015 | Rock | 15 March 2016 |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | Flogging Molly | "Drunken Lullabies" | 2002 | Rock | 15 March 2016 |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | Two Door Cinema Club | "What You Know" | 2010 | Indie | 15 March 2016 |
| St. Patrick's Day Party | Ash | "Burn Baby Burn" | 2001 | Rock | 15 March 2016 |
| Austin Rocks! | The Gills | "Rubberband" | 2015 | Indie | 15 March 2016 |
| Austin Rocks! | Worriers | "Most Space" | 2015 | Indie | 15 March 2016 |
| Austin Rocks! | Lyger | "Stroke" | 2014 | Indie | 15 March 2016 |
| Rock vs. Hip Hop | Kid Cudi | "Erase Me" (ft. Kanye West) | 2010 | Rock | 22 March 2016 |
| Rock vs. Hip Hop | Liam Bailey | "Villain (ft. ASAP Ferg)" | 2014 | Alternative | 22 March 2016 |
| Rock vs. Hip Hop | Kevin Rudolf | "Let It Rock" (ft. Lil Wayne) | 2008 | Rock | 22 March 2016 |
| Punk Rock Connection | The Gaslight Anthem | "The '59 Sound" | 2008 | Rock | 22 March 2016 |
| Punk Rock Connection | Four Year Strong | "Go Down In History" | 2015 | Rock | 22 March 2016 |
| Punk Rock Connection | Anti-Flag | "Brandenburg Gate (ft. Tim Armstrong)" | 2015 | Rock | 22 March 2016 |
| Blacklisted | Black Veil Brides | "Goodbye Agony" | 2014 | Metal | 29 March 2016 |
| Blacklisted | Black Tide | "Walking Dead Man" | 2011 | Metal | 29 March 2016 |
| Blacklisted | Black Stone Cherry | "Me and Mary Jane" | 2014 | Rock | 29 March 2016 |
| Back To The 90s | Alice in Chains | "Man in the Box" | 1990 | Rock | 29 March 2016 |
| Back To The 90s | Cracker | "Low" | 1993 | Rock | 29 March 2016 |
| Back To The 90s | Rage Against the Machine | "Sleep Now in the Fire" | 1999 | Rock | 29 March 2016 |
| Everybody Wants The Struts | The Struts | "Could Have Been Me" | 2014 | Rock | 5 April 2016 |
| Everybody Wants The Struts | The Struts | "Kiss This" | 2014 | Rock | 5 April 2016 |
| Everybody Wants The Struts | The Struts | "Put Your Money On Me" | 2014 | Rock | 5 April 2016 |
| Pop Punk 2002 | Sum 41 | "Still Waiting" | 2002 | Rock | 5 April 2016 |
| Pop Punk 2002 | Good Charlotte | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | 2002 | Rock | 5 April 2016 |
| Pop Punk 2002 | American Hi-Fi | "Flavor of the Weak" | 2001 | Rock | 5 April 2016 |
| Indio Rocks | The 1975 | "Love Me" | 2015 | Indie | 12 April 2016 |
| Indio Rocks | Wolf Alice | "Giant Peach" | 2015 | Rock | 12 April 2016 |
| Indio Rocks | DMA's | "Delete" | 2015 | Indie | 12 April 2016 |
| Desert Rising | BØRNS | "Electric Love" | 2015 | Indie | 19 April 2016 |
| Desert Rising | Of Monsters and Men | "Empire" | 2015 | Indie | 19 April 2016 |
| Desert Rising | Rancid | "Ruby Soho" | 1995 | Indie | 19 April 2016 |
| Face Melting Metal 2 | August Burns Red | "Identity" | 2015 | Metal | 19 April 2016 |
| Face Melting Metal 2 | Bullet for My Valentine | "Raising Hell" | 2013 | Metal | 19 April 2016 |
| Face Melting Metal 2 | Arch Enemy | "War Eternal" | 2014 | Metal | 19 April 2016 |
| Festival Headliners | Bon Jovi | "Because We Can" | 2013 | Rock | 26 April 2016 |
| Festival Headliners | Kings of Leon | "Radioactive" | 2010 | Rock | 26 April 2016 |
| Festival Headliners | Judas Priest | "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" | 1982 | Metal | 26 April 2016 |
| The New Cool | Kurt Vile | "Never Run Away" | 2013 | Indie | 3 May 2016 |
| The New Cool | Title Fight | "Rose of Sharon" | 2015 | Indie | 3 May 2016 |
| The New Cool | Benjamin Booker | "Violent Shiver" | 2014 | Rock | 3 May 2016 |
| Brit Icons: Manic Street Preachers | Manic Street Preachers | "Motorcycle Emptiness" | 1992 | Rock | 10 May 2016 |
| Brit Icons: Manic Street Preachers | Manic Street Preachers | "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" | 1998 | Rock | 10 May 2016 |
| Brit Icons: Manic Street Preachers | Manic Street Preachers | "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (ft. Nina Persson)" | 2007 | Rock | 10 May 2016 |
| Dance Meets Rock | The Crystal Method | "Sling the Decks" | 2014 | Alternative | 17 May 2016 |
| Dance Meets Rock | Modestep | "Another Day (ft. Popeska)" | 2013 | Alternative | 17 May 2016 |
| Dance Meets Rock | Pendulum | "Witchcraft" | 2010 | Alternative | 17 May 2016 |
| Hard Rock Heroes | Adelitas Way | "Dog on a Leash" | 2014 | Rock | 24 May 2016 |
| Hard Rock Heroes | Papa Roach | "Face Everything and Rise" | 2015 | Metal | 24 May 2016 |
| Hard Rock Heroes | Stone Sour | "Do Me a Favor" | 2013 | Metal | 24 May 2016 |
| Magic Of The Movies | Jon Bon Jovi | "Blaze of Glory" | 1990 | Rock | 31 May 2016 |
| Magic Of The Movies | Simple Minds | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | 1985 | Pop | 31 May 2016 |
| Magic Of The Movies | Rick Springfield | "Jessie's Girl" | 1981 | Rock | 31 May 2016 |
| Bar Classics | Semisonic | "Closing Time" | 1998 | Rock | 7 June 2016 |
| Bar Classics | Bon Jovi | "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" | 1992 | Rock | 7 June 2016 |
| Bar Classics | Spin Doctors | "Two Princes" | 1991 | Rock | 7 June 2016 |
| Dad Loves Rock | Kiss | "Rock and Roll All Nite" | 1975 | Rock | 14 June 2016 |
| Dad Loves Rock | Blue Öyster Cult | "Take Me Away" | 1983 | Rock | 14 June 2016 |
| Dad Loves Rock | Rainbow | "Since You Been Gone" | 1979 | Rock | 14 June 2016 |
| Pop Punk Invasion | New Found Glory | "My Friends Over You" | 2002 | Rock | 21 June 2016 |
| Pop Punk Invasion | Good Charlotte | "The River (ft. M. Shadows and Synyster Gates)" | 2007 | Rock | 21 June 2016 |
| Pop Punk Invasion | Sleeping with Sirens | "Go Go Go" | 2015 | Rock | 21 June 2016 |
| Metal Hits The Road | Crown the Empire | "Bloodline" | 2014 | Metal | 28 June 2016 |
| Metal Hits The Road | Motionless in White | "Reincarnate" | 2014 | Metal | 28 June 2016 |
| Metal Hits The Road | Issues | "Hooligans" | 2013 | Metal | 28 June 2016 |
| Indie Fest Special | The Strokes | "Taken for a Fool" | 2011 | Indie | 5 July 2016 |
| Indie Fest Special | Kurt Vile | "Pretty Pimpin'" | 2015 | Indie | 5 July 2016 |
| Indie Fest Special | Passion Pit | "Carried Away" | 2012 | Indie | 5 July 2016 |
| Summer Tunes | Cheerleader | "Sunshine of Your Youth" | 2015 | Pop | 12 July 2016 |
| Summer Tunes | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | "Until the Sun Explodes" | 2014 | Pop | 12 July 2016 |
| Summer Tunes | Walk the Moon | "Anna Sun" | 2012 | Pop | 12 July 2016 |
| Classic Rock Fest | Cheap Trick | "If You Want My Love" | 1982 | Rock | 19 July 2016 |
| Classic Rock Fest | Iggy Pop | "Five Foot One" | 1979 | Rock | 19 July 2016 |
| Classic Rock Fest | Jane's Addiction | "Just Because" | 2003 | Rock | 19 July 2016 |
| Guitar Hero Classics Volume 1 | Blink-182 | "Dammit" | 1997 | Rock | 26 July 2016 |
| Guitar Hero Classics Volume 1 | Sublime | "Santeria" | 1996 | Indie | 26 July 2016 |
| Guitar Hero Classics Volume 1 | Helmet | "Unsung" | 1992 | Rock | 26 July 2016 |
| Guitar Hero Classics Volume 2 | 3 Doors Down | "Kryptonite" | 2000 | Rock | 2 August 2016 |
| Guitar Hero Classics Volume 2 | Alice in Chains | "No Excuses" | 1994 | Rock | 2 August 2016 |
| Guitar Hero Classics Volume 2 | Modest Mouse | "Ocean Breathes Salty" | 2004 | Indie | 2 August 2016 |
| Rock The School Bus | Marcy Playground | "Saint Joe on the School Bus" | 1997 | Rock | 9 August 2016 |
| Rock The School Bus | The Neighbourhood | "Sweater Weather" | 2013 | Indie | 9 August 2016 |
| Rock The School Bus | Cracker | "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" | 1992 | Rock | 9 August 2016 |
| Summer Rock Fest | Jake Bugg | "Taste It" | 2012 | Indie | 16 August 2016 |
| Summer Rock Fest | Wolfmother | "Dimension" | 2005 | Rock | 16 August 2016 |
| Summer Rock Fest | Andrew W.K. | "Your Rules" | 2003 | Rock | 16 August 2016 |
| Indie Rock Special: Young The Giant | Young the Giant | "It's About Time" | 2014 | Indie | 23 August 2016 |
| Indie Rock Special: Young The Giant | Young the Giant | "Something to Believe In" | 2016 | Indie | 23 August 2016 |
| Indie Rock Special: Young The Giant | Young the Giant | "Silvertongue" | 2016 | Indie | 23 August 2016 |
| After School Special | Sum 41 | "Underclass Hero" | 2007 | Rock | 30 August 2016 |
| After School Special | Foster the People | "Pumped Up Kicks" | 2011 | Indie | 30 August 2016 |
| After School Special | Britny Fox | "Girlschool" | 1988 | Rock | 30 August 2016 |
| Face Melting Metal 3 | Bullet for My Valentine | "Your Betrayal" | 2010 | Metal | 6 September 2016 |
| Face Melting Metal 3 | Marilyn Manson | "The Fight Song" | 2000 | Metal | 6 September 2016 |
| Face Melting Metal 3 | Arch Enemy | "My Apocalypse" | 2005 | Metal | 6 September 2016 |
| Women In Rock | Chrissie Hynde | "Down the Wrong Way" | 2014 | Rock | 13 September 2016 |
| Women In Rock | Veruca Salt | "Volcano Girls" | 1997 | Rock | 13 September 2016 |
| Women In Rock | Gossip | "Heavy Cross" | 2009 | Rock | 13 September 2016 |
| Go Glam! | Warrant | "Down Boys" | 1989 | Rock | 20 September 2016 |
| Go Glam! | Tesla | "The Way It Is" | 1989 | Rock | 20 September 2016 |
| Go Glam! | Great White | "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" | 1989 | Rock | 20 September 2016 |
| Country Rock Showdown | Carrie Underwood | "Something in the Water" | 2014 | Pop | 27 September 2016 |
| Country Rock Showdown | Easton Corbin | "Let's Ride" | 2015 | Pop | 27 September 2016 |
| Country Rock Showdown | Billy Currington | "Hey Girl" | 2013 | Pop | 27 September 2016 |
| 80s Rock Classics | Cinderella | "Somebody Save Me" | 1987 | Rock | 4 October 2016 |
| 80s Rock Classics | Autograph | "Turn Up the Radio" | 1984 | Rock | 4 October 2016 |
| 80s Rock Classics | Sammy Hagar | "Hands and Knees" | 1987 | Rock | 4 October 2016 |
| 90s Rock Classics | Dave Matthews Band | "Stay (Wasting Time)" | 1998 | Rock | 11 October 2016 |
| 90s Rock Classics | Blind Melon | "No Rain" | 1992 | Rock | 11 October 2016 |
| 90s Rock Classics | R.E.M. | "Losing My Religion" | 1991 | Rock | 11 October 2016 |
| Forever Classic Rock | Starship | "We Built This City" | 1985 | Rock | 25 October 2016[f] |
| Forever Classic Rock | Rush | "Tom Sawyer" | 1981 | Rock | 25 October 2016[f] |
| Forever Classic Rock | Kansas | "Carry On Wayward Son" | 1976 | Rock | 25 October 2016[f] |
| 90s Rock Pioneers | Living Colour | "Type" | 1990 | Rock | 15 November 2016[f] |
| 90s Rock Pioneers | Slipknot | "Duality" | 2004 | Metal | 15 November 2016[f] |
| 90s Rock Pioneers | Joe Satriani | "Summer Song" | 1992 | Rock | 15 November 2016[f] |
| Rock From Across The Pond | The Darkness | "Barbarian" | 2015 | Rock | 6 December 2016[f] |
| Rock From Across The Pond | Spiders | "Why Don't You?" | 2014 | Rock | 6 December 2016[f] |
| Rock From Across The Pond | Turbowolf | "Rabbits Foot" | 2015 | Rock | 6 December 2016[f] |
| Alt Rock Bests | Alien Ant Farm | "Movies" | 2001 | Rock | 3 January 2017[f] |
| Alt Rock Bests | 3 Doors Down | "In the Dark" | 2016 | Rock | 3 January 2017[f] |
| Alt Rock Bests | Don Broco | "Money Power Fame" | 2015 | Rock | 3 January 2017[f] |
| 00's Rock Classics | The Killers | "Somebody Told Me" | 2004 | Rock | 31 January 2017 |
| 00's Rock Classics | Pearl Jam | "I Am Mine" | 2002 | Rock | 31 January 2017 |
| 00's Rock Classics | The All-American Rejects | "Move Along" | 2005 | Rock | 31 January 2017 |
| 'Til Death Do Us Rock | Corrosion of Conformity | "Dance of the Dead" | 1991 | Metal | 28 February 2017 |
| 'Til Death Do Us Rock | While She Sleeps | "Brainwashed" | 2015 | Metal | 28 February 2017 |
| 'Til Death Do Us Rock | Soundgarden | "Black Hole Sun" | 1994 | Rock | 28 February 2017 |
| LA Rocks | Colleen Green | "TV" | 2015 | Indie | 4 April 2017 |
| LA Rocks | The Mowgli's | "I'm Good" | 2015 | Pop | 4 April 2017 |
| LA Rocks | DOROTHY | "After Midnight" | 2014 | Indie | 4 April 2017 |
| New Rock Heroes | DAVIS | "Two Cents" | 2016 | Indie | 2 May 2017 |
| New Rock Heroes | Jake Bugg | "Two Fingers" | 2012 | Indie | 2 May 2017 |
| New Rock Heroes | Kongos | "Take It From Me"[g] | 2016 | Indie | 2 May 2017[h] |
| Face Melting Metal 4 | Beartooth | "The Lines" | 2014 | Metal | 6 June 2017 |
| Face Melting Metal 4 | In Flames | "Rusted Nail" | 2014 | Metal | 6 June 2017 |
| Face Melting Metal 4 | Trivium | "Through Blood and Dirt and Bone" | 2013 | Metal | 6 June 2017 |
| Ultimate Tour Line Up | Young Guns | "Bones" | 2012 | Rock | 10 April 2018 |
- Notes
- ^ a b c Originally removed from GHTV on 4 November 2015 due to being a pre-order exclusive, re-added to the On-Demand Library for everybody on 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Added alongside the Dance Meets Rock and Face Melting Metal Premium Shows.
- ^ a b c d e f g Added alongside the Party Party Party, Dead Weather Live, and Nothing But Classics Premium Shows.
- ^ Added to a special channel on GHTV alongside "Ghost Walking", "Strife", "Cry of Achilles" and "Hangar 18".
- ^ Originally previewed for on demand on 11 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Originally previewed for on demand on 3 October 2016.
Reception
editReviewers considered the on-disc soundtrack for Guitar Hero Live weak. Griffin McElroy of Polygon found it the "biggest disappointment" of the game given the setlist had mostly songs from 2000 or later, forgoing classic rock songs.[15] GameSpot's Scott Buttersworth stated that many of the on-disc selections are pop songs that "just aren't cut out for Guitar Hero gameplay", as they feature the same repeating guitar riff over and over.[16] Ben Griffin of GamesRadar was more favorable of the on-disc set list, finding that the tracks represented "the music landscape as it is rather than as it was".[17] Chris Carter of Destructoid also appreciated the soundtrack, calling it a "good spread" of songs that can appeal to everyone.[18]
The GHTV mode earned mixed opinions, with most reviewers praising the concept. The presentation of the channels was highlighted as hearkening to the heyday of MTV, and praised for providing players with the ability to explore new music. The selection of songs for GHTV was considered very diverse, and some reviewers found the GHTV songlist to be better varied than the on-disc list, providing songs from "six-string classic" bands that work well for games like Guitar Hero.[16][19][20] Criticism was raised on the use of microtransactions and premium shows, disallowing players to play specific tracks at any time without cost.[15][17][16][18]
References
edit- ^ Rignall, Jaz (23 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live PS4 Review: This One Goes to Six". US Gamer. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Ogilvie, Tristan (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Review". IGN. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (12 May 2015). "Exclusive: Rolling Stones, Green Day Lead 'Guitar Hero Live' Set List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ Kalmari, Luke (14 April 2015). "Activision Announces Guitar Hero Live with 2015 Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Salter, Ben (7 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live interview: Selecting the tracklist, GHTV, the 'danger pinky' and playing colour blind". MMGN. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ a b Futter, Mike (24 November 2015). "Here Are All Of The Currently Available Guitar Hero Live Tracks". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Fahey, Mike (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Kamen, Matt (18 June 2015). "Guitar Hero Live's GHTV mode explained". Wired UK. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Robinson, Martin (29 September 2015). "Don't stop the music: Why Guitar Hero is making a comeback". Eurogamer. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Walton, Mark (2 October 2015). "From DJ Hero to Guitar Hero: How Freestyle is making rhythm games sexy again". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Carter, Chris (18 November 2015). "Guitar Hero Live adds another live rock concert this week". Destructoid. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (4 November 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Adding 70+ Songs Before End of 2015". GameSpot. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ References for song additions:
- 20 October 2015: Makuch, Eddie (20 August 2015). "Get $20 Virtual Cash for Preordering Guitar Hero Live". GameSpot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 4 November 2015: Nunneley, Stephany (4 November 2015). "Guitar Hero Live players get free access to the entire GHTV catalog this weekend". VG247. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 11 November 2015: Makuch, Eddie (11 November 2015). "New Guitar Hero Live DLC Songs Revealed, See Them Here". GameSpot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 18 November 2015: Makuch, Eddie (18 November 2015). "New Guitar Hero Live DLC Songs Revealed, See Them Here". GameSpot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 24 November 2015: O'Brein, Lucy (24 November 2015). "Activision Drops 34 New Tracks in Guitar Hero Live". IGN. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- 1 December 2015: Bernard, Oscar (2 December 2015). "GHTV 12/01 – Tracks from both the 90s and 2015". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 8 December 2015: Bernard, Oscar (9 December 2015). "GHTV 12/08 – Country Hits and 2015 Tracks". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 15 December 2015: Mejia, Ozzie (15 December 2015). "Guitar Hero Live GHTV additions for 12/15: Live Weezer show, Queen, and System of a Down". Shacknews. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 23 December 2015: Makuch, Eddie (23 December 2015). "Rock Out for Christmas With These Guitar Hero Live Shows". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 30 December 2015: Elliott (30 December 2015). "GHTV 12/29/2015 – The Dead Weather, Party Hits, and Classic Songs". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 6 January 2016: Paget, Mat (6 January 2016). "Top 20 Guitar Hero Live Songs From Over the Holiday". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- 13 January 2016: Makuch, Eddie (13 January 2016). "Guitar Hero Live Adds These 9 Rock, Metal, and Indie Pop Songs". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- 20 January 2016: Makuch, Eddie (20 January 2016). "Guitar Hero Live's Next DLC Tracks Revealed, See Them Here". GameSpot. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- 27 January 2016: Mejia, Ozzie (27 January 2016). "Guitar Hero Live GHTV Additions for 1/27 - New and Classic Def Leppard". Shacknews. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- 3 February 2016: Bernard, Oscar (3 February 2016). "GHTV Update for 2/2: Blues and Modern Rock". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016. and Makuch, Eddie (3 February 2016). "Guitar Hero Live Adds One of the Most Difficult Songs in Franchise History". GameSpot. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- 10 February 2016: Nunneley, Stephany (10 February 2016). "Valentine's and Grammy themed Guitar Hero Live content hits today". VG247. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- 17 February 2016: Elliot (20 February 2016). "GHTV Update 2/17/2016 – Wolfmother". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 24 February 2016: Elliot (23 February 2016). "GHTV Update 2/24/2016 – Trailerblazers: UK Rising and Rock The Ages 1994". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 1 March 2016: Bernard, Oscar (29 February 2016). "GHTV Update 3/1/16: Hair Metal, Hair Metal, and more Hair Metal!". The Hero Feed. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 8 March 2016: "Rock Out With Two New Premium Shows for GHTV" (Press release). Develop. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 15 March 2016: "GHTV Premium Shows/Catalog Additions - March 15th, 2016". Reddit. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- 22 March 2016: "New Premium Shows 3/22/16". Reddit. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- 2 October 2016: "GHTV hidden unreleased songs (found on the guitar hero website)". Reddit. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 2 October 2016: "Unreleased GHTV Songs From Places/ghtvsonglist.xml/?". Reddit. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b McElroy, Griffin (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live review". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Butterworth, Scott (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b Griffin, Ben (21 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ a b Carter, Chris (20 October 2015). "Review: Guitar Hero Live". Destructoid. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Walton, Mark (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live review: This is how to make rhythm games relevant again". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Riccio, Aaron (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live". Slant. Retrieved 20 April 2016.