Beatstruck
Overkill Expert Drums | 100% FC (Guitar Hero: World Tour)
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I've basically only played the three hardest songs in RB4, so to make sightreading the easier songs more fun, I though I'd sightread them on brutal mode instead. Lots of fun :)
Warm-up:
2:18 - Dream Genie GS run 1
12:40 - Dream Genie GS run 2
20:18 - Dead Black (Heart of Ice) GS
29:27 - Dream Genie GS run 3
Sightreads on brutal mode:
37:40 - Prayer GS
43:40 - I Am Electric 5S
47:55 - Somebody Told Me 5S
52:30 - Dream Genie 5S (first run on brutal mode)
1:00:38 - Knock Em Down GS
1:04:04 - My God is the Sun GS
1:08:48 - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo GS
1:14:06 - Ain't Messin' 'Round GS
Wow, has this been an ordeal. After three wasted FCs because of a faulty kit (including my worst 100% overhit ever), this was looking to be TTFAF all over again and I decided to rent the same E-kit I had 4 years ago in hope of having a less frustrating grind, in addition to having a fair chance at going for 1sts again. It took me a good while to figure out why this kit was having issues too, but I found and fixed the problem a few weeks back and the grind was on again. Some days it clicked better than others, but having either a couple of 'chokes' past the blasts or not even FCing up to the blasts was equally draining and I felt less and less motivated to grind this song out, especially since I virtually FCed the song before. Today was a good day, though. I had two 'chokes' past the blasts in one hour and I got the FC not long after. This gives me the long-awaited GH:WoR Full Game FC and Full Game 1st place!
I'm laughing at how much I should've expected this to happen. This has got to be the worst thing that ever happened to me in all of GH. I've had similar 'chokes' on Purple Haze, Scream Aim Fire etc., but this takes the cake BY FAR. It was my red pad that randomly overhit again btw, and my second time 100%'ing this song.
I'm as consistent with this song as I'll ever be, so let's hope this FC won't take 2 months.
Probably the second easiest song in the game is miles harder on Note Shuffle. I spent a good half hour figuring out and internalizing the sticking for the 'fill'. More Note Shuffle FCs coming soon!
Also, TTFAF is a bitch and much harder than this song. Though, to be fair, I technically already FCed it twice - kit mishaps aside.
These activations were second nature to me in GH:WT, but are just barely doable in post-WT games. It requires abusing the leniency of hitting the cymbals when activating on a cymbal note, so that you hit the charted cymbal outside of the corresponding note's timing window and hit the non-charted cymbal inside the timing window while still hitting them within a small enough time-frame so that the game recognizes it as an activation - instead of two overhits. This results in the charted cymbal note counting under SP, while still leaving the possibility of a back-end squeeze.
After getting a new PS3 a few months ago, I dusted off my nearly senile kit and it turned out to be in fairly decent shape. I could actually finish songs without it messing up if I were careful with my hits - and whereas 21CSM has been one of a handful of songs I never FC'ed on video back in the days, this was the perfect opportunity to get back into GH to try and finish up whatever loose ends I had left in these games. More to come? Maybe. In the meantime, enjoy!
Now about this video: this is one of the songs I'd always wanted to play, but never gotten around to download (mostly because I hardly played RB). The intro is tough, but if I can get some more consistent with it, I could definitely get the FC... that is, if my kit stops randomly dropping notes. I don't know if I'm gonna be uploading more videos soon, since christmas break is almost over, but I'll try to, every now and then :)
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock
Song: Bat Country
Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Instrument: Drums
Difficulty: Expert
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This might be my last splitscreen FC video, depending on whether or not I can get my 400th FC today. University is starting again, so I'm returning the e-kit I've been renting for the past 2 months in a couple of days. I have no intention of buying a new GH kit (since I won't have much time to play anyway), but I might make a short comeback somewhere in the future and finish up on that FSFC! :)
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Van Halen
Song: Hot for Teacher
Artist: Van Halen
Instrument: Drums
Difficulty: Expert
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Whoa, I haven't uploaded a splitscreen FC video in over half a year! I figured it was time to start uploading some more videos before summer break's over, so I'm trying to get all remaining FCs on video now. All of them?! Yes, but I don't have that much songs left :P
I currently have 398/403 FCs in the entire GH series, with Fury of the Storm, Space Truckin', Chemical Warfare, Through the Fire and Flames and Bat Country left for a FSFC. I have gotten -1 runs on both CW and TTFAF during the past couple of weeks, so you can expect those FCs soon! I might also try re-FCing Beast and the Harlot on video, but my priority is to get to 400 FCs before I'm returning my E-kit next week.
About the song itself: Hot for Teacher is easily one of the hardest FCs in GH:VH (although nowhere near Space Truckin') and a lot harder than the GH:WT version, due to the smaller timing window. I had several outro chokes, but this didn't take me too long after some practising :)
Laser Cannon Deth Sentence has the fastest bass in any GH song, but I've been able to consistently combo large portions of it on Expert+, using only 1 foot! I've been getting comfortable with a new technique for playing fast bass notes, and I'm really surprised it didn't take me very long (just 1-2 hours) before I could control my foot at speeds this high. I used to have a hard time even with songs as "If You Want Peace... Prepare for War" or "This Day We Fight!" (unless I was having a good day), so I've literally been playing with a huge grin on my face today, knowing that I'm finally able to do stuff like this! :)
As for the contest itself: the point is to get the best note streak you can get on this song, on Expert+, using only 1 foot! Make a splitscreen video with your screen view AND your bass pedal view (if you don't know how to, I'll be glad to help out), then upload it as a response to this video. The winner will get one last request (which will be my last video!) + a link to their channel. Good luck! :)
http://www.youtube.com/TTdrummer90
I'm still planning on uploading a few GH videos to this channel as well; you can expect a 21st Century Schizoid Man re-FC soon!
As for this song, I've FCed the first part of the solo twice now and I've been getting better at the blasts, so I have no doubt I'll get the GS. I dare even say, if I get a new (electronic) kit, the FC might be possible! (provided I actually get the time to play)
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Band Hero/Guitar Hero 5
Song: Scatterbrain (Live)
Artist: Jeff Beck
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Finally, I've been able to get some solid play time and finished off the GH5 songs I had left for the Full Game FC. I purposely left Scatterbrain for last (I liked ending the FGFC with the hardest song) which is definitely one of my best FC's yet, even if it isn't as hard as most people think :P
This is my third FGFC after GH:WT and GH:M, and I'll probably try getting GH:SH next!
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Ptv had one miss on bass (+ two overstrums), and I only missed once this run as well. I got unlucky at the end though, when my kit overhit multiple times. I had two other -1 runs during single player career today as well, so I'll be damned if we don't get this FBFC anytime soon, if Ptv and Shade can be consistent at their parts.
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Warrior of Rock
Song: Deadfall
Artist: Snot
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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It's been 2 months since my last splitscreen/FC video, so here's a little something I decided to make, to show you guys I'm still alive :)
I realize the hands view could've been better, but I didn't know if I'd have the time to record another hands view this week (at least not during daytime), so I settled with this one.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
This was my second try today... would've been the first FC of this song on Expert+, but obviously I had to miss during the outro. Overall, Move it On Over is pretty crazy, especially on the left hand, and requires a great deal of concentration throughout the entire song.
Raw footage because I didn't feel like editing the video in any way. Oh, and YouTube messed up the audio syncing... as usual.
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: War Ensemble
Artist: Slayer
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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I was quite annoyed not getting my first FC of this song on video, so I really wanted to re-FC this. I was amazingly consistent at this song all of a sudden (after over a month of random sessions), and got the re-FC a few days ago, taking me just a few hours across 2 days. This is widely regarded THE hardest GH Expert Drums FC, so I can safely say this is my best GH accomplishment yet!
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Song: Caught in a Mosh
Artist: Anthrax
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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School has started again, so I won't be able to put up videos as frequently as the last couple of months. I got this FC last week, but haven't gotten around to editing it until now, due to being at uni most of the week. This is one of my favorite songs to play on GH:SH, although the FC was WAY overdue. No parts are really hard, but it's easy to choke on one of the fills after the solo. Raining Blood, TTFAF and Beast and the Harlot are left for a FGFC.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Song: Bark at the Moon
Artist: Ozzy Osbourne
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert+
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Pretty fun song to play, although it's not too much of an Expert+ chart. The triplet kicks at 4:26 caused me some trouble, but that was just me not having much experience on Expert+ yet. Expect a few more X+ vids soon.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Song: Laid to Rest
Artist: Lamb of God
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert+
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A lot of people wanted me to get more Expert+ videos, so I tried this song just for fun... and I turned out not sucking at the quad kicks anymore and was able to hit the fills very consistently after a few runs. The Mosh section caused me to restart a few times (and I still wasn't 100% consistent with the quads), but this was yet another FC that took me way less time than I thought it would've. Easily one of the most fun Expert+ charts around!
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Band Hero
Song: Anything
Artist: An Endless Sporadic
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Wow, I can't believe this only took me a few hours across two days (although I've obviously had quite a few runs before :P). I actually got the FC the day after my previous Anything video, but I ran into some trouble getting a good hands view/editing the whole thing. Editing didn't work out entirely as I wanted to and my camera was unfocused during half of the FC run. I really wanted to get this FC up though, so here it is, even though it may not be perfect...
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Van Halen
Song: Loss of Control
Artist: Van Halen
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
I played some GH:VH last week and got to 43/45 FC's with Hot for Teacher (-1) and Space Truckin' (-6) left. I didn't get any FC's on video though, so I'm gonna have to re-do them, now that I have access to a camera again. Loss of Control was the first song I decided to re-FC, which really isn't too hard an FC once you've learned the most difficult sections. My first FC's score was higher because I didn't use the freestyles during my re-FC run, but this score still would've been 1st place. I added my highscore pic at the end of the video.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: All Nightmare Long
Artist: Metallica
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
Getting this FC took me longer than I'd hoped. Nothing in this song is really that hard, but it took me three -1's before getting it.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Artist: Metallica
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
Nothing is really hard in this song, but the outro is very chokeable. I didn't have a single outro choke though :)
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: War Inside My Head
Artist: Suicidal Tendencies
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
One of the most fun songs to play on GH:M! This is also one of the 3 hardest FC's in the game, so I'm surprised nobody requested this :P
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
I'm still taking requests for GH:M. Feel free to request any of those songs.
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: Dyer's Eve
Artist: Metallica
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
I had some trouble with the main beat at first, but after I got consistent with it, I only had to keep up with the fast bass sections for the FC. If this song were a bit more... fun on drums, this would've been one of my favorite Metallica songs on-disk. Seriously, the last 4 minutes are exactly the same as the first 1:30, which makes this one of the most straight-forward songs on-disk, even by Metallica standards.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: The Black River
Artist: The Sword
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
This song doesn't get *too* hard anywhere, but the fast rolls can be quite tricky. Especially the roll at 5:35 is quite chokeable.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Feel free to request any song from GH:M
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero Metallica
Song: Toxicity
Artist: System of a Down
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
Learning the sticking for all the fills took me longer than actually FC'ing the song. Still a pretty cool FC... Re-FC'd for video.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
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Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Song: Vicarious
Artist: Tool
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
Finally... this has got to be the most epic song to end a FGFC on . After 3 overhit 100%'s and 3 outro chokes on Vicarious, I can finally say I got the long awaited GH:WT Full Game FC! Not to mention I got global 1st on all songs in the game as well! This has been my best stream yet, by far...
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Song: Assassin
Artist: Muse
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
Getting 1st on this song took me quite a while: I was going for the regular bass squeeze, but came short 200 points on my first re-FC and 100 points on my second one to get 1st. I literally said "screw this, I'm going for the optimal squeeze now!", and got both the front-end *and* back-end squeeze the first try I made it to the outro. I must've choked about 7 times during the outro and re-FC'ed the song 3 times while trying to get global 1st... but getting a semi-unexpected optimal kinda makes up for that :)
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Song: Vicarious
Artist: Tool
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Wow, this sucks big time. I was getting more and more consistent with Vicarious, but this run I missed some random red note during Solo Break 1 (1:58). I didn't understand what happened there, but I decided to finish the song and possibly get a new highscore. Obviously, I FC'ed the rest of the song and ended up with a -1. I went to check the video later and found out it was my *kit* that dropped the red note I 'missed', just my luck!
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Song: Purple Haze (Live)
Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
Phew, finally got this out of the way. This FC marks 83/84 on GH:WT for me, with only Vicarious left for a FGFC.
I finally got somewhat consistent with Solo 1B (2:15) and got the FC a couple of days later. Solo 1B is still the hardest part in the song for me, while the only other hard parts are Solo 2A-2B (3:07 and on), although I'd gotten pretty consistent with those.
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX
Console: Playstation 3
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Song: Purple Haze
Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Instrument: Drums (GoodWoodMods)
Difficulty: Expert
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Cross-platform 1st place!
I finally figured out why I had so much trouble with Solo 1B in Purple Haze - the fast (GO)(GO)Bass part - (which was simply a lag issue, I have to play it slightly ahead of time to FC it) and tried some random runs on the full song. I randomly FC'ed past Solo 1B after only a few tries and was convinced I'd miss somewhere during Solo 2A or 2B... but I managed to pull through and FC'ed up to the guitar solo as well. I started recording (I was really not expecting to get an FC after only a few runs) and spammed the pads like crazy during the freestyles. Only a few sustains were left to finally get a Purple Haze FC, which I hit as well... but my kit disagreed and thought it'd be cool to hit an extra note during one of the sustains; 6 notes from the end of the song x_x. Yet another FC down the drain due to a kit malfunction! However, this 100% + overhit got me a GH:WT Expert Drums FG100% (as I've had a 100% on Vicarious for over half a year now), which is definitely my most non-accomplishment so far!
My GH/RB team: http://www.youtube.com/XTeamEpicFailX


