Smashing Pumpkins release 'G.L.O.W.' via Guitar Hero
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Reformed nineties epic-rockers Smashing Pumpkins will debut their new single via a popular computer game.
The folks at Guitar Hero must be rubbing their palms with glee this morning as they announced that the new Smashing Pumpkins single 'G.L.O.W.' will be released exclusively within their game. The track will be released in a more traditional fashion at a later date but for now will find itself bundled with two Pumpkins hits '1979' and 'The Everlasting Gaze' as a three-song downloaded content pack. The pixelated chrome-dome of Billy Corgan will also appear as an in-game character and reportedly performs 'Today'.
According to game publisher Activision, "this marks the first time a band has recorded a new song exclusively for the franchise which will be released afterwards, giving Guitar Hero fans exclusive access to Smashing Pumpkins music before anyone else."
This 'exclusive' follows an earlier announcement by the folks behind rival-game Rock Band 2 who've scored a Guns N' Roses exclusive.
DiScuss: ready for another Pumpkins letdown? How much cash-money do you reckon bands get for stuff like this? Isn't this just exploiting peoples geekiness or is it more so just a good news story to promote the game? Is this the future?
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Share on Facebook1979 doesn't strike me as exciting Guitar Hero material
but The Everlasting Gaze? hello
Did Motley Crue not already do this?
There was a 'single' fromtheir last album 'released' via Rock Star, or Guitar Hero, earlier this year. I'm sure of it. Unless I'm wrong? Y/N?
Perhaps I am muddled with the GnR thing.
I was looking on the PSN the othe day
and there was a Coldplay song pack. I mean seriously, who would ever download that?
I downloaded a Dropkick Murphy's pack because it was free LOL
hadn't those already come out
on albums though?
Game came out April
Motley Crue album in June.
is the 'first' notion
that SP recorded this for the game, whereas in previous cases already recorded material was released through the game?
all i can say is
i can't wait to play *that* riff in everlasting gaze.
arf.. billy in pixellated form...!
"because I can't get any more cartoonish in real life" he may have been reported as saying. allegedly.
GLOW has quite an awful chorus, there's live versions up at archive.org from the recent shows, which were actually quite good bar a cover of mungo jerry's 'in the summertime', massive LOLure.
But everything
from Mellon Collie onwards sucked balls in my humble opinion.
They want to get some of Silverfuck or summat on there. I guess it would get a little boring on the 5 minute long middle section, but when it kicks back in, jesus. Even my mum would love guitar heroing it up to that..
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