Bands Who Deserve a Self Titled Guitar Hero / Rock Band Game

All these bands deserve to have a self-titled game the most. They've done a lot in their careers and have a lot of songs suitable for GH or RB. This list does NOT include bands who already have a self-themed GH or RB game.

The Top Ten

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin was an English hard rock band formed in London in 1968 as the New Yardbirds. The group consisted of Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboard), and John Bonham (drums). The band was largely the brainchild of Jimmy Page, who even financed their first tour... read more

Although it will never happen due to Robert Plant not wanting to be remembered for one song, Zeppelin still deserves one more than any other band. So many people listen to so many of their songs.
Stairway to Heaven is arguably the biggest song of the '70s. They are the fourth biggest selling band of all time, and people still wear the 1971 U.S. Tour t-shirts.
Queen

Queen is an English rock band formed in London in 1970. The original lineup was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Before Queen, May and Taylor had played together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury, a fan... read more

They certainly have enough songs. They should make a Rock Band for them now! I love Queen, and their legacy deserves a little help because some people still don't know who Queen is.
And if ANYONE adds Justin Bieber, I will destroy the world. Thanks.

Very popular with some extremely famous songs, but also have enough guitar work to warrant a whole game. They have a "SingStar" game, but should have one of these too.
AC/DC

AC/DC is an Australian hard rock band founded in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Bon Scott was the lead singer until his death in 1980 from alcohol poisoning. He was succeeded by Brian Johnson.
The band is known for its blues-influenced rock sound and enduring hits such as Highway... read more

Everyone talks about "Thriller" and how it sold 50 million copies. Everyone says that no album is even close in sales to "Thriller." Apparently, "everyone" forgets that "Back In Black," AC/DC's 1980 album, sold 48 million copies and was the biggest selling album for four years.
AC/DC is one of those trademark bands. A lot of people who listen to only pop, rap, country, etc. have at least heard the name AC/DC and know they exist. That's pretty remarkable to be able to say that. But they're not just a famous name. They're one of the greatest bands of all time. "Back In Black" is one of the most recognizable guitar riffs ever and also one of the most commercially successful hard rock songs.
AC/DC is also one of only two bands to lose the original vocalist and be more successful with the second vocalist.
Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Their most critically acclaimed period is widely considered to be from 1983 to 1989, during which they released landmark albums like Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere... read more
Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American funk-rock and alternative rock band founded in 1983 in Los Angeles. The current core lineup includes Anthony Kiedis, Michael "Flea" Balzary, Chad Smith, and Joshua Klinghoffer, although John Frusciante remains the most acclaimed guitarist associated with the... read more
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American alternative rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The current members include Mike Shinoda (vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar), Brad Delson (guitar), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), Joe Hahn (DJ), Emily Armstrong (vocals), and Colin Brittain (drums). Linkin Park... read more
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass), and Charlie Watts (drums).... read more

From 1964 on, the Stones have always been one of the most popular rock bands. Their combination of blues and punk-ish rock 'n' roll is very hard to pull off successfully, but they did it.
Mick Jagger is without a doubt the best performer in music ever.

The Stones are legendary, and they have a lot of great and diverse songs, so it would be very interesting to have a game about them.

This could be a nice counter to The Beatles Rock Band. They have a long career and plenty of songs.
Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1985. The classic lineup, signed to Geffen Records in 1986, consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. In addition to hard rock, they are also... read more

Known as "the most dangerous band of all time," GNR is a highly recognizable band. VH1 names "Welcome To The Jungle" as the #1 hard rock song of all time. On that list are songs like "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin and "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith, among others. To be #1 on that list is a great accomplishment.
However, "Welcome To The Jungle" (#7) isn't even their highest charting song. "Sweet Child O' Mine" (#1), "Paradise City" (#5), and "November Rain" (#2) all charted higher. "Sweet Child O' Mine" is considered one of the greatest guitar songs of all time. "Rolling Stone" has "Welcome To The Jungle," "Sweet Child O' Mine," and "Paradise City" on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Nirvana

Nirvana was an American grunge band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. The band consisted of Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar), Krist Novoselic (bass), and Dave Grohl (drums), who joined in 1990. Nirvana disbanded following Cobain's death by suicide in 1994.... read more

I'm not a big fan of Nirvana. My favorite genres are hair metal, arena rock, and thrash metal. Nirvana killed two of those, and the other hasn't been the same since. Nonetheless, Nirvana was a very important band, and had Kurt Cobain not died, Nirvana could've easily been the next Beatles.
They were a bit of a cult band. They had four or five big hits, and every other song was considered a hit to their die-hard fans. Nirvana completely changed music, and 2000s rock and even 2000s pop are influenced by Nirvana's grunge style of music.
Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American alternative metal band formed in 1999 in California. Their longest lineup consisted of M. Shadows (vocals), Synyster Gates (lead guitar), Zacky Vengeance (rhythm guitar), Johnny Christ (bass guitar), and The Rev (drums).... read more

The Newcomers

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Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American grunge/alternative metal band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The band's most notable hits include "Man in the Box," "Down in a Hole," "Heaven Beside You," "No Excuses," "What the... read more

AIC would be great because they have a variety of easy and hard songs, and their songs are very fun to play on all instruments. Oh, and they're an amazing band.
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The Eagles

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner.
The band achieved major success in the 1970s with hits like Hotel California, Take It Easy, and Desperado. They broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the Hell Freezes... read more

The Eagles are easily one of the most influential bands in rock history. Enough said.

The Contenders

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is a hard rock and pop rock band formed in 1983. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora (who left in 2013), bassist Alec John Such (who left in 1994), keyboardist David Bryan, and drummer Tico Torres.... read more
Whitesnake

Whitesnake is an English rock band formed in London in 1978 by singer David Coverdale after his departure from Deep Purple. Originally assembled as Coverdale's backing group, the band quickly developed its own identity, though Coverdale remained the sole consistent member throughout its history.... read more
The Who

The Who is an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1964. The most recognizable lineup consisted of Roger Daltrey (lead vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass guitar), and Keith Moon (drums). They are best known for their live performances and hit songs "Baba O'Riley," "My Generation... read more
Rush

Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band that was formed in 1968. The band's most iconic lineup consisted of guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee, and drummer Neil Peart, who joined in 1974. Following Peart's death from brain cancer on January 7, 2020, Lee and Lifeson announced in October... read more

Neil Peart is arguably the best songwriter of all time. He also has, without a doubt, the best drum set ever. Peart is referred to as the greatest drummer of all time more than any other drummer.
Geddy Lee is also one of the best bass players, and he's a pretty good singer too. The three members of Rush are the best musicians in a rock band. No one else can perform songs that go from 4 beats per measure to 6 bpm to 11 bpm to 2 bpm (cough* Tom Sawyer).

Well, obviously, Led Zeppelin would be the best, but because they would never agree to having their music in a Rock Band/Guitar Hero game, I think Rush is the next best thing.
Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English hard rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.
The band rose to international fame with albums like Pyromania (1983) and Hysteria (1987), the latter of which sold over 20 million copies worldwide. They were inducted... read more
Megadeth

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine was dismissed from Metallica. They have released 16 studio albums to date and have undergone numerous lineup changes, with... read more

Part of the thing with Megadeth is that singer/lead guitarist Dave Mustaine was the original Metallica guitarist, and he quit to make his own band. Well, okay... so what? The full story is Metallica has a self-themed GH, and Metallica's Kirk Hammett is looked at by many as better than Dave.
However, from what we've seen with "This Day We Fight," "Sudden Death," and "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (all by Megadeth), we can tell that Mustaine is the better guitarist, which he's been trying to prove for about 30 years unsuccessfully. A GH Megadeth would probably finally show who's the better guitarist (this is coming from a guy with 87 Metallica songs on his iPod).
Muse

Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The members are Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards), Dom Howard (drums, percussion), and Chris Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals). They have won numerous awards, including five MTV Europe Music Awards... read more
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Motörhead

Motörhead were an English heavy metal band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis, and drummer Lucas Fox. Lemmy was the band's only constant member. Their aggressive sound, harsh vocals, and fast-paced tempos were influential in the... read more
Deep Purple

Deep Purple is an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. They are regarded as pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has changed over the years. They originally played progressive rock, but shifted to a heavier sound around 1970.... read more

Deep Purple is arguably more influential than Zeppelin and the Stones. Ritchie Blackmore inspired Yngwie Malmsteen, who some say is the greatest guitarist ever.
He inspired me too, but that's not important. It would definitely be nearly impossible to play GH/RB Deep Purple because of how good each member of the band is at their instrument.

Deep Purple is (for me) by far the best band of all time. I think they are very underrated because they've influenced a lot of musicians too.
To hear "Child in Time," "Highway Star," "Speed King," and all the others is a pleasure for your ears and should be heard by gods! But that's just my opinion. ;)
Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. The founding lineup included Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, and Jeff Ament. The band is best known for its debut album Ten, which features the hit singles "Even Flow," "Black," and "Jeremy," and was named after basketball... read more
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English progressive rock band formed in 1965 in London, England. They gained international acclaim with their innovative, conceptual music blending progressive rock and psychedelia. The classic lineup included Syd Barrett (vocals and guitar), David Gilmour (vocals and guitar), Nick... read more
Journey

Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973. The founding members included former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch.

Neal Schon is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. He is, in fact, one of the very best. Everyone knows that Steve Perry is one of the best singers, and Jonathan Cain and Steve Smith are some of the greatest keyboardists (Cain) and drummers (Smith) ever.
Journey's labeled genre is Arena Rock, but they have been interpreted as being in many different genres. Before Steve Perry came, they were a fusion band. "Any Way You Want It" is on VH1's list of the 100 greatest hard rock songs of all time, and many hair metal radio stations on iTunes play Journey songs. Journey is one of only two bands that have been more successful with their second vocalist than their first.
Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe is an American metal band formed in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, along with lead vocalist Vince Neil and lead guitarist Mick Mars. They are known for their hedonistic lifestyle and iconic albums such as Dr... read more

Motley Crue is the reason that Hair Metal was the main genre in the '80s. They dominated the Sunset Strip and set an inspiration for clothing in the Hair Metal genre.
Tommy Lee plays his live drum solos in a cage that spins him upside down in a circle at an intense rate, and he still plays with accuracy and never loses any ability to play.

Motley Crue is the start of great hair metal. They set an inspiration for bands to come.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English-American rock band formed in Westminster, London, in September 1966. The group featured Jimi Hendrix on vocals and guitar, Noel Redding on bass and backing vocals, and Mitch Mitchell on drums.... read more