List of Songs Helpful For Getting the 'HOPO-cidal Maniac' Achievement (WiP) - Page 5

T-Prime · 04-14-2011, 07:46 AM

"Gasoline" by Audioslave is actually half-decent for HOPOs. My skill is probably mid-range at best (I'll never get the "5 star the disc" achievement), but I think I would classify it as an orange song.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOEdt1KLCWA

I haven't counted the HOPOs, but lately I play with my HOPO counter in the corner. When I started Gasoline I had 30,511 and when I ended I had 30,997 and I know I didn't hit them all, so I think ~500+ for a four-minute song in a middle difficulty-tier isn't bad.

reaper527 · 04-15-2011, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Inferno9000

checked again, you're correct, I guess I didn't play a song on bass, even though I thought I did, thanks

its possible you looked at the wrong thing under your goals. there ARE some in game goals for hammer ons for bass. (just no achievements)

Steadysphere · 04-26-2011, 03:53 PM

Updated with Through the Fire and the Flames, Check My Brain, Made of Scars, Landslide, Gasoline and three of my own-the new Andromeda songs on the RBN, which are balls hard but filled with so many HO/POs, the pros can sweep these songs for the achievement.

Cameleon Carneval (160MSP)

YouTube

Veil of Illumination (Part 1) (160MSP)

YouTube - RBN Expert Guitar: Veil of Illumination Pt. 1 by Andromeda 100% FC

Veil of Illumination (Part 2) (160MSP)

YouTube - RBN Expert Guitar: Veil of Illumination Pt. 2 by Andromeda 100% FC

chupon462 · 04-29-2011, 05:28 PM

I'm getting pretty close and I still haven't played about 70 songs in my back catalog. I have a lot of DLC. I haven't really been trying for this one, but I figured it'd come naturally.

rockhopper · 05-07-2011, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by twitchinmonkey

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac (just released as DLC) is about 90% HOPOs on expert, and on hard even an average guitar player should be able to get 300 to 400 HOPOs in a little over 3 minutes

I came here to post my support of this song, and noticed you'd already suggested it. I highly second this recommendation. "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. It's a beautiful classic song and on expert guitar you can get around 800 HOPOs in just over 3 minutes! It's not a hard song, and you can play practically the entire thing without strumming. I just went from 15,000 HOPOs to 54,000 in no time at all.

Inferno9000 · 05-10-2011, 02:03 AM

Get Llama off the list, it's a terrible song for hammer-ons, it really only has them in the solo, which is pretty short, it's not worth it, even if you're good. Also, for DLC you should add For the Love of God (Live), song has plenty of Hammer-ons. Also, anyone know why the hell that song is a 5 and not impossible? It's clearly one of the hardest guitar songs out there

Steadysphere · 05-13-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno9000

Get Llama off the list, it's a terrible song for hammer-ons, it really only has them in the solo, which is pretty short, it's not worth it, even if you're good. Also, for DLC you should add For the Love of God (Live), song has plenty of Hammer-ons. Also, anyone know why the hell that song is a 5 and not impossible? It's clearly one of the hardest guitar songs out there

Haha, I'm not sure why Llama is on there, you're right it's terrible for HO/POs. As for For The Love of God (Live), it was downgraded from devil-tier to 5 from the transistion from RB2 to 3. It's hella hard, don't let it's tiering fool you guys. Also, some suggestions of my own...

Hangman (80msp)

YouTube - Hangman - Drugstore Fanatics - Rock Band 3 - Expert Guitar

Tweezer (160msp)

YouTube - Phish - Tweezer - Rock Band Expert Guitar

Stash (160msp)

YouTube - Phish - Stash - Rock Band Expert Guitar

JunkieXL100 · 05-17-2011, 12:55 AM

I noticed that Burn It To The Ground by Nickelback (160mp) works too and I'm sure Vasoline (RockBand)by Stone temple Pilots work as well.

Piculiar · 05-17-2011, 07:11 AM

I don't know if it's already been suggested, but Obfuscation (160MSP) by Between the Buried and Me (RBN) has a simply RIDICULOUS amount of HOPOs.

JunkieXL100 · 05-21-2011, 10:25 PM

Walk by Pantera, (160mp)
Black and Even Flow by Pearl Jam,
Do You Feel Like We Do (live) by Peter Frampton.

A ZombieTwinkie · 06-03-2011, 05:31 AM

Timmy and the Lords of the Underground has an ok amount of HOPO's in it. I think it's from RB2? Not for sure when/where I picked it up, TBH.

LoopyChew · 06-15-2011, 12:23 PM

"Rattlesnake Shake" by Mötley Crue is pretty heavy on the HOPOs. Half of them are gimmes, half of them are a little more difficult to get. It's definitely an orange, if not red.

LoopyChew · 06-15-2011, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A ZombieTwinkie

Timmy and the Lords of the Underground has an ok amount of HOPO's in it. I think it's from RB2? Not for sure when/where I picked it up, TBH.

It's a bonus song from RB1.

Majica8 · 06-16-2011, 10:56 AM

Unholy Confessions - A7X has a decent amount and isn't really that hard (certainly the easiest A7X song)

Shadowiii · 06-22-2011, 08:15 PM

Finally got it!

Best song for me was "Dreamchaser" by Amberian Dawn (RBN). I got about 900-ish per playthrough. This was also using the "solo keys" (ones further up the fret) during their insane solos.

Basically any Amberian Dawn song will work (and the RB3 ones are all great) and helped with this.

Also practicing hitting hammer-ons without strumming not only gets you progress, but it also makes you better at the game. Though you should probably really go for it after learning to strum up and down.

Yah! I am a total Rock Band nerd now! :P

XxFrAsZeRxX · 07-05-2011, 06:58 PM

Some other good ones:

Welcome to the Family by Avenged Sevenfold (160 mp)
Henchmen Ride by Testament (160 mp)
Hypnotize by System of a Down (160 mp)

Aerials by System of a Down (160 mp)
Two Weeks by All That Remains (160 mp)
The Trooper by Iron Maiden (160 mp)

lordopus99 · 07-26-2011, 06:10 PM

A few songs I have been using not listed in OP...

DLC
Giddy On Up by Laura Bell Bundy

‪Giddy On Up - Laura Bell Bundy Expert Full Band Rock Band 3‬&rlm; - YouTube

Writing on the Wall by Underoath

‪Underoath - Writing on the Walls - Rock Band Expert Guitar‬&rlm; - YouTube

Steadysphere · 12-12-2011, 07:09 AM

Updated, sorry it took me 7 months to do :P

iTz WaffleS v2 · 02-04-2012, 05:29 PM

How has no one mentioned Green Grass and High Tides? On an average Expert run for me I net about 1500 HOPOs. And Thats only hitting about 90% of the notes.

Nirumano · 02-21-2012, 02:05 AM

saturday night's alright for fighting does NOT deserve orange color, it should have red -.- those fucking hopo chord things mess me up. All those in red are easier than this song imo.

LoopyChew · 05-23-2012, 08:47 AM

Bombtrack by RATM is a pretty easy one for HOPOs.

Kindness123 · 02-10-2013, 06:43 PM

Any new songs in the last couple months that can be added. If I hear Landslide one more time I might cry.

Sinful Samhein · 02-11-2013, 01:44 PM

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac on expert a few times a day and you will have this in no time.

Pedle Zelnip · 05-05-2013, 12:36 PM

If you have Rock Band Blitz, then Jungle Boogie is awesome.

I hit 76% of the notes (was playing horribly as I'm not that good & it's a bit tough), but in spite of that still scored 372 HOPO's in 3:09 for an average of 1.97 HOPOS per second. I'd venture a guess that there's upwards of 500 in the song. 590 Looking at

the video

& counting, I counted 590 HOPOs. That' means a FC would net 3.12 HOPOS per second!

I'm also a little surprised that the OP didn't mention Wanted Dead or Alive from RB1. It's an easy song, and nets you in the ballpark of 400 HOPOs in 4:10, or about 1.6 HOPO's per second.

05-10-2011, 02:03 AM	#126
Inferno9000 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 View My x360a Profile	Get Llama off the list, it's a terrible song for hammer-ons, it really only has them in the solo, which is pretty short, it's not worth it, even if you're good. Also, for DLC you should add For the Love of God (Live), song has plenty of Hammer-ons. Also, anyone know why the hell that song is a 5 and not impossible? It's clearly one of the hardest guitar songs out there __________________

05-17-2011, 12:55 AM	#128
JunkieXL100 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2 View My x360a Profile	More songs I noticed that Burn It To The Ground by Nickelback (160mp) works too and I'm sure Vasoline (RockBand)by Stone temple Pilots work as well. Last edited by JunkieXL100; 05-21-2011 at 10:29 PM.

05-21-2011, 10:25 PM	#130
JunkieXL100 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2 View My x360a Profile	more songs Walk by Pantera, (160mp) Black and Even Flow by Pearl Jam, Do You Feel Like We Do (live) by Peter Frampton. Last edited by JunkieXL100; 05-21-2011 at 10:28 PM.

06-03-2011, 05:31 AM	#131
A ZombieTwinkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In A Room With A Moose Posts: 2,470 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5 (more» ...) View My x360a Profile	Timmy and the Lords of the Underground has an ok amount of HOPO's in it. I think it's from RB2? Not for sure when/where I picked it up, TBH. __________________ please, no friend requests without a message or it will be deleted. Props to G A C K T* for the awesome sig*

06-16-2011, 10:56 AM	#134
Majica8 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 1,111 View My x360a Profile	Unholy Confessions - A7X has a decent amount and isn't really that hard (certainly the easiest A7X song) __________________ 1000G/100% MW2 - A's Creed - Pure - SC Conviction - CoD 4 - Lego Batman - Res Evil 5 - Trials - BFBC 2 - A's Creed 2 - Harm's Way - Crash Course - Alone in the Dark - Sniper GW - Kingdom for Keflings - World of Keflings - Deus Ex: HR - MW3 - Need for Speed: HP - Brink - Trials Evo - HAWX 2 - Mass Effect 3 - Op Flash DR - Minecraft - FEAR 3 - SSX - RSV2 - You're In The Movies - Halo Reach - Res Evil 6 - Dead Space 2 - Dead Space 3 - Dishonored - FarCry 3

04-14-2011, 07:46 AM	#121
T-Prime Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 View My x360a Profile	"Gasoline" by Audioslave is actually half-decent for HOPOs. My skill is probably mid-range at best (I'll never get the "5 star the disc" achievement), but I think I would classify it as an orange song. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOEdt1KLCWA I haven't counted the HOPOs, but lately I play with my HOPO counter in the corner. When I started Gasoline I had 30,511 and when I ended I had 30,997 and I know I didn't hit them all, so I think ~500+ for a four-minute song in a middle difficulty-tier isn't bad.

04-29-2011, 05:28 PM	#124
chupon462 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 4 View My x360a Profile	I'm getting pretty close and I still haven't played about 70 songs in my back catalog. I have a lot of DLC. I haven't really been trying for this one, but I figured it'd come naturally.

05-17-2011, 07:11 AM	#129
Piculiar Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cibola Posts: 145 View My x360a Profile	I don't know if it's already been suggested, but Obfuscation (160MSP) by Between the Buried and Me (RBN) has a simply RIDICULOUS amount of HOPOs.

06-15-2011, 12:23 PM	#132
LoopyChew Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 17 View My x360a Profile	"Rattlesnake Shake" by Mötley Crue is pretty heavy on the HOPOs. Half of them are gimmes, half of them are a little more difficult to get. It's definitely an orange, if not red.

06-22-2011, 08:15 PM	#135
Shadowiii Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 108 View My x360a Profile	Finally got it! Best song for me was "Dreamchaser" by Amberian Dawn (RBN). I got about 900-ish per playthrough. This was also using the "solo keys" (ones further up the fret) during their insane solos. Basically any Amberian Dawn song will work (and the RB3 ones are all great) and helped with this. Also practicing hitting hammer-ons without strumming not only gets you progress, but it also makes you better at the game. Though you should probably really go for it after learning to strum up and down. Yah! I am a total Rock Band nerd now! :P __________________ Luigi is almost as sexy as me! Recent 100%s - Deathspank ("Greetings, Taco Wench!")

07-05-2011, 06:58 PM	#136
XxFrAsZeRxX Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 145 View My x360a Profile	Some other good ones: Welcome to the Family by Avenged Sevenfold (160 mp) Henchmen Ride by Testament (160 mp) Hypnotize by System of a Down (160 mp) Aerials by System of a Down (160 mp) Two Weeks by All That Remains (160 mp) The Trooper by Iron Maiden (160 mp) __________________ Most Recent 100% (Excluding unowned DLC): Bioshock #32 Working on 100%'s: Borderlands 2 Halo 4 Tomb Raider 40k - 3/4/10 - Bearing The Burden - CoD WaW 50k - 13/11/10 - The Prophet - Assassin's Creed 2 70k - 27/2/13 - Tempest - Dishonored Last edited by XxFrAsZeRxX; 07-06-2011 at 05:41 AM. Reason: Found another song that helps

12-12-2011, 07:09 AM	#138
Steadysphere Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UK Posts: 224 View My x360a Profile	Updated, sorry it took me 7 months to do :P __________________ Writer for www.thepixelempire.net

02-04-2012, 05:29 PM	#139
iTz WaffleS v2 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 104 View My x360a Profile	How has no one mentioned Green Grass and High Tides? On an average Expert run for me I net about 1500 HOPOs. And Thats only hitting about 90% of the notes. __________________ I Am WaffleS! Hear Me Roar! Meow

02-21-2012, 02:05 AM	#140
Nirumano Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 567 View My x360a Profile	saturday night's alright for fighting does NOT deserve orange color, it should have red -.- those fucking hopo chord things mess me up. All those in red are easier than this song imo. __________________ Friend invites with no message will be ignored, I don't want to get in touch with someone who can't even find the time to write a short message. Last edited by Nirumano; 02-21-2012 at 02:07 AM.

05-23-2012, 08:47 AM	#141
LoopyChew Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 17 View My x360a Profile	Bombtrack by RATM is a pretty easy one for HOPOs.

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02-10-2013, 06:43 PM	#142
Kindness123 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5 View My x360a Profile	Any new songs in the last couple months that can be added. If I hear Landslide one more time I might cry.

02-11-2013, 01:44 PM	#143
Sinful Samhein Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 150 View My x360a Profile	Landslide by Fleetwood Mac on expert a few times a day and you will have this in no time.

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