Game O S T / Guitar Hero 3 Guitar Hero 3 Soundtrack CD

A companion piece to the wildly popular GUITAR HERO 3 video game, this collection features six-string-driven heavy rock/metal songs that participants can "play" along with in classic air-guitar fashion. Highlights of the compilation include Sonic Youth's surging "Kool Thing" and Queens of the Stone Age's raucous "3's & 7's," tracks that will have listeners riffing and headbanging until the sun comes up.
It seems odd to have a soundtrack to a music-oriented video game that's built on replicas of original recordings, but when something in pop culture turns into a true phenomenon, a soundtrack isn't far behind. And so, the release of a CD soundtrack to the hotly anticipated Guitar Hero 3 emerged, but the soundtrack seems a bit like an afterthought compared to the actual game, a seemingly random collection of ten highlights from the game -- including Smashing Pumpkins' "Cherub Rock," Queens of the Stone Age's "3's & 7's," Sonic Youth's "Kool Thing" -- which are fine enough listening on their own, but hardly extensive enough to satisfy the hardcore gamers who want a full soundtrack of the game. Those gamers are supposed to be satisfied by the expansion pack included on this CD, which will give players a code to download three exclusive songs to be used in the game: new cuts by AFI, Flyleaf, and a Marilyn Manson remix. Not exactly the most enticing batch of tunes ever, but something is better than nothing, yet as these songs aren't the best, and the basic soundtrack feels a bit skimpy, Guitar Hero 3 as a soundtrack is decidedly more underwhelming than the game. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
It seems odd to have a soundtrack to a music-oriented video game that's built on replicas of original recordings, but when something in pop culture turns into a true phenomenon, a soundtrack isn't far behind. And so, a CD soundtrack to the hotly anticipated Guitar Hero 3 emerged, a seemingly random collection of ten highlights from the game -- including Smashing Pumpkins' "Cherub Rock," Queens of the Stone Age's "3's and 7's," and Sonic Youth's "Kool Thing." These tracks are fine enough listening on their own, but hardcore aficionados will probably want a fuller soundtrack of the game -- thus the inclusion of an expansion pack on this CD, providing players with a code to download three exclusive songs to be used in the game: new cuts by AFI, Flyleaf, and a Marilyn Manson remix. Because the basic soundtrack feels a bit skimpy, the expansion pack helps a bit, and something is better than nothing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine