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The announcement of seven new tracks for Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's has everyone digging up their old neon tights. But is Activision capitalizing on a dead era to suit their bottom line?

Activision released seven new tracks for the recently announced Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's. These tracks come in addition to previously revealed songs. Here are a few of the forthcoming tracks:

I Wanna Rock (by Twisted Sister)
Metal Health (as made famous by Quiet Riot)
Holy Diver (as made famous by Dio)
18 and Life (as made famous by Skid Row)
Nothing But a Good Time (as made famous by Poison)
Play With Me (as made famous by Extreme)
Synchronicity II (as made famous by Police)

Destructoid commented:

"Maybe it's the elitist in me that cries out for Slint, Dramarama, and the occasional ironic Huey Lewis cover, but the songs included here are the 80s equivalent of My Chemical Romance or Avenged Sevenfold! Oh, wait ..."

Admittedly the 80's was a bit of a racket and most of the music lacked a certain cultural significance that left many elitists feeling somewhat disenfranchised. But the 80's was an important time in the development of Pop-culture, especially popular music. MTV created a market for the music industry to accrue massive profits. Whether these profits were the result of genuine artistic innovation or a blanket of advertisements is obvious to the modern 2007-er. But despite its nonsensical trends this era succeeded in defining the rock and roll ideals that all of us, "Guitar hero's" live by. Bands like Skid Row, Poison and Quiet Riot showed us all what it means to be a true rocker. A complete disregard for drug safety, a different girl every night and a sense of style that could bring mighty Zeus to tears. If that's not an idealization of the 'Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll' lifestyle then I, for one, have been living a lie.

Joystiq commented:

"the game apparently has Encore in the title, which we bet will become a common way to denote GHs that offer new songs without gameplay or graphical improvements. Look for Guitar Hero Encore: Looking to Pad Our Q3 Numbers, coming in late June ..."

Until the Guitar Hero franchise devotes itself to what I believe is rock and roll's golden era, the 60's, its song list must rely on pop-culture novelty to be successful. If Activision hopes to profit from Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's they'd best stick to what made money in the 80's, lots of hair, lots of makeup and lots of pop.

Hey Thanks: Destructoid & Joystiq

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