My Left Hand is Numb

So, it's no secret that I'm a huge Aerosmith fan, so of course I was going to go out and buy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.  Now, of course, my first complaint is that there's not enough Aerosmith in the game (each "level" has two songs by other bands before you get to unlock the three Aerosmith songs in that level).  All told there's 24 Aerosmith songs (plus an additional three from Joe Perry's 2005 solo album).  I will say that they have a pretty good collection of songs though.  Most of the songs (thankfully) come from Toys in the Attic (1975), and Rocks (1976).  There are four tracks from the first (self-titled) Aerosmith (1973) album, but they've all been re-recorded.  I like the new versions, but having spent the last 18 years or so having listened to the original, it's a surprising (but not unpleasant) change.

A good number of the songs that come from other artists are songs that I know pretty well, or have at least heard more than a few times, including Lenny Kravitz's Always on the Run, and Cheap Trick's Dream Police.

What really makes the game fun to play (and most especially watch) is how accurately they've modeled the movements of each of the members of Aerosmith.  I've seen them in concert a number of times, as well as seen numerous shows on TV, DVD or whatever, and I swear it's almost creepy how they've replicated the way the band moves and performs on stage.  Great examples include watching Joe Perry with his Voice Box while playing Sweet Emotion, and the way Steve and Joe sing together during Toys in the Attic.

Alright, so I'm biased, but damn this is a fun game.