Well, here we are. Arguably the peak of rhythm gaming’s popularity and cultural penetration, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was nothing short of a phenomenon. The first Guitar Hero game not to be made by original developer Harmonix, Guitar Hero III was moved to Activision and Tony Hawk developer Neversoft.

A new feature in Guitar Hero III was the “Guitar Battles” mode, a multiplayer mode where you’d earn “battle gems” that hinder your opponent’s ability to play with the ultimate goal to make them fail out before you do. These were used in career mode as set-pieces with the aforementioned Legends of Rock, which consisted of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and then-former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, as well as a final battle against “Lou”, who is the devil.

For the first time in series history, the setlist was majority master versions of songs. Two of those, Cult of Personality and Anarchy in the U.K., are re-recorded versions from the original artist, and the Talk Dirty to Me cover features vocals by original Poison frontman Bret Michaels, who also appears as a non-playable character in the game. Also in a series first, there is a cover song in the bonus songs section, thanks to She Bangs the Drums.

As for the setlist itself, Guitar Hero III placed a massive emphasis on heavy metal and difficult songs, with a lot of people commenting on how quickly the difficulty ramps up on Expert. Not including the battle songs (vs. Tom Morello, vs. Slash, and The Devil Went Down to Georgia), the total setlist in Guitar Hero III consisted of 70 songs. Of that 70 song setlist, 34 are currently available in Rocksmith 2014, for a grand total of 48% available. That’s the highest percentage we’ve seen to date in Setlist Sunday! In addition, we can increase that percentage to 50% if we factor in Sunshine of Your Love in the original Rocksmith.

Artist Song Date in Rocksmith Aerosmith Same Old Song and Dance 01/07/2014 AFI Miss Murder 04/01/2014 Alice Cooper School's Out * 12/4/2018 Backyard Babies Minus Celsius N/A Beastie Boys Sabotage 02/21/2017 Black Sabath Paranoid * N/A Bloc Party Helicopter N/A Blue Öyster Cult Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll * N/A Bret Michaels Band Go That Far N/A Cream Sunshine of Your Love * 10/18/2011 ** Dead Kennedys Holiday in Cambodia * N/A Die Toten Hosen Hier Kommit Alex N/A Disturbed Stricken 04/12/2016 Dope Nothing for Me Here N/A DragonForce Through the Fire and Flames 10/24/2017 An Endless Sporadic Impulse N/A Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover * 01/15/2013 The Fall of Troy F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. 12/06/2016 Foghat Slow Ride * 11/03/2015 Gallows In the Belly of a Shark N/A Guns N' Roses Welcome to the Jungle N/A Heart Barracuda * 01/17/2012 The Hellacopters I'm in the Band N/A Héroes del Silencio Avalancha N/A In Flames Take This Life N/A Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast 11/05/2013 Kaiser Chiefs Ruby 03/13/2018 The Killers When You Were Young 10/28/2014 Killswitch Engage My Curse 11/04/2014 KISS Rock and Roll All Nite * 10/22/2013 L.A. Slum Lords Down 'n Dirty N/A Lacuna Coil Closer N/A Lions Metal Heavy Lady N/A Living Colour Cult of Personality *** 03/05/2013 Matchbook Romance Monsters N/A Metallica One N/A Mountain Mississippi Queen * 09/04/2012 Muse Knights of Cydonia 10/22/2013 NAAST Mauvais Garçon N/A Pat Benatar Hit Me with Your Best Shot 06/26/2012 Pearl Jam Even Flow 04/04/2017 Poison Talk Dirty to Me * 11/08/2016 Priestess Lay Down N/A Prototype The Way It Ends N/A Queens of the Stone Age 3's & 7's 06/02/2015 Rage Against the Machine Bulls on Parade 12/09/2014 Red Hot Chili Peppers Suck My Kiss N/A Revolverhead Generation Rock N/A Rise Against Prayer of the Refugee 02/18/2014 The Rolling Stones Paint It, Black 10/22/2013 Santana Black Magic Woman * 01/08/2013 Scorpions Rock You Like a Hurricane * N/A Scouts of St. Sebastian In Love N/A Senses Fail Can't Be Saved N/A The Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K. *** N/A Slayer Raining Blood 05/19/2015 The Sleeping Don't Hold Back N/A Slipknot Before I Forget N/A The Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock 10/22/2013 Social Distortion Story of My Life * 08/11/2015 Sonic Youth Kool Thing N/A Stevie Ray Vaughan Pride and Joy * 11/15/2016 The Stone Roses She Bangs the Drums * 08/25/2015 The Strokes Reptillia 01/22/2013 Superbus Radio Song N/A Tenacious D The Metal 12/08/2015 Weezer My Name is Jonas 01/21/2014 White Zombie Black Sunshine * 10/25/2016 The Who The Seeker * 12/03/2013 ZZ Top La Grange * N/A

* Indicates a cover version of the track

** Indicates a track that is not playable in Rocksmith 2014

*** Indicates a re-recorded version of the track

Now for the songs we’d like to see in Rocksmith!

Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia

There’s a lot of really cool stuff going on with the guitar here (especially if we get the full studio version), but for me the real appeal here is the bass. I know that I’d personally love the chance to play that great droning bassline on a real bass.

DragonForce – Through the Fire and Flames

Oh, you thought Play with Me was hard? One of the hardest songs in rhythm game history, few songs are as synonymous with the genre as Through the Fire and Flames. And before you think that this wouldn’t work in a game with real guitars, remember that this was available as DLC for Rock Band 3. With Pro-Guitar/Bass. Just imagine how impressive you’d be to your friends if you could bust this one out!

Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby

One of the most notable songs from the wave of mid-2000s indie rock, Ruby might not be the most challenging song on guitar, but it’s certainly one that if you bust out at a party, you’ll get people on their feet and singing along. It would definitely be a great one for us to have in our repertoires.

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Suck My Kiss

I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but we haven’t seen these guys since Rocksmith 2012 and it makes no sense! I initially thought that they were just waiting until we got bass, but that happened and still no more RHCP. I’m sure the licensing isn’t easy, as we’ve seen with Rock Band, but hopefully we see this song show up in Rocksmith soon!

Scorpions – Rock You Like a Hurricane

Talk about iconic riffs. Rock You Like a Hurricane has arguably one of the most well known guitar riffs of all time that would surely be great to have in your repertoire, and to top it all off, there’s a great solo in there as well that’s sure to challenge you as a guitarist! This song just seems perfect for Rocksmith.

Sonic Youth – Kool Thing

Alternative rock at it’s finest. That’s what Sonic Youth are to me. While rhythm games have typically not included too much else from their catalogue, this song is still a great starting point and would provide some very interesting strumming and effects gameplay to the game. If only there was a way to simulate feedback…

There’s our picks, what songs would you like to see from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock end up in Rocksmith 2014? Let us know!

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