Kinky Mong Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Surprised no one has mentioned Alive by Pearl Jam. The verses are mainly HOPO's, there's quite a few in each chorus and the ending solo has a metric shit-ton of them. Plus it's one of the few songs I can get through most of on Expert without having the runway flashing red at me constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGrimmReaper13 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Yes. Like every other achievement, this is tied to one of the goals that's built into the game. It's a guitar goal. Thanks, I was curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jajuka2099 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Not sure exactly how many are in the song, but "The Way That It Shows" by Richard Thompson has a lot of HOPOs in the solo, which makes up the last half of the song (and is one of the best guitar solos in RB ever, for those that prefer variety over mind-numbing HOPO staircases.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jajuka2099 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Also, I suggest "Spirit in the Sky" for players that are having a hard time with some of the other suggested songs. Definitely check out "Special Effects" as well for some easier HOPOs that will add up quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piculiar Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Of the on-disc songs, I find those already on the list to be the most fitting, along with 25 Or 6 To 4. Assuming you can do well at the solos. Panic Attack from RB2 works pretty well too. Blue Sky should also definitely be on the list. It has a bazillion hopo's, and it never gets boring to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadysphere Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Huzzah for an update! Apologies it took me so long to update the OP, but I totally forgot about this thread, it wasn't till yesterday when someone on Xbox Live reminded me and was like ''update the freaking thread already'' and I was like ''what thead?'' Anyways, thanks for all the suggestions, most of them worked out however, someone posted videos which didn't work for me, and another posted RBN songs without a price, or an indication of how hard it is. Please remember to post RBN songs with an indication of how hard they are and their price-with main DLC, I have it all so I can roughly work out but I barely scratch the RBN surface, so have little clue about the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmod Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Ashes to Fire from Ghost Hounds is also a good one. It's from the RB2 free download pack that you got for buying the game. Another good/easy one is Life is Beautiful from Six:A.M., last time I checked it was 160 MSP Edited March 2, 2011 by bearmod Forgot to include somthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipotlaid Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Sleepwalker by Megadeth is one of the harder songs but it has a lot of HOPO's. I played through it and got 97% through the whole song and got around 1200. It is 350 seconds long so that puts it around a 3.428 DLC 160msp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kallik12 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 This achievement takes foreverrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadysphere Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Updated with Ashes to Fire and Sleepwalker, plus I've added a suggestion of my own. This song is very mild, but is basically a huge chain of Hammer-ons throughout. She's Always a Woman (160msp) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCYBCcGKIOQ&feature=related]YouTube - She's Always a Woman - Billy Joel Expert (All Instruments) Rock Band 3 DLC[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P5 Defender X Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Should add Through the Fire and Flames -- Dragonforce, to the list, as that is chop full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxS Kamikaze Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not sure if it's been mentioned but Check My Brain by Alice in Chains has a decent bit of HOPOs and it's pretty easy to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostu1337 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) After playing a bunch of these suggestions for the past hour, I have come up with the two best songs for a majority of players to get through without trouble: Incubus - Dig Freezepop - Special Effects These two get roughly 500 each on a decent play through. Just turn on no fail mode for Freezepop since a lot of it sucks. Most of the suggestions here seem to be for the crazy people who can FC everything on expert. Heck, even "My Name is Jonas" has nearly impossible to hit HOPO's and it's set as easy in this guide. I couldn't even get 200 in that song! This obviously won't be for everybody, but I'm damn good at most of this game on expert and been playing Rock Band for 4 years. These 2 songs are by far the best for us normal players UPDATE: I just timed it all out. It takes 9 minutes to play both of them in a row, and I got 1058 HOPO's. This breaks down to almost exactly 2 per second, which is pretty good and actually really easy. Edited March 31, 2011 by discostu1337 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno9000 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Antibodies on Expert bass has TONS of HOPO's And I'm pretty sure it's not a guitar only achievement, I've checked it, iirc, it's under epic goals, and I literally checked my count, played a song on bass, and then checked it again and it went up in HOPO's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majica8 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Antibodies on Expert bass has TONS of HOPO's And I'm pretty sure it's not a guitar only achievement, I've checked it, iirc, it's under epic goals, and I literally checked my count, played a song on bass, and then checked it again and it went up in HOPO's It's under: "Guitar" > "Epic Guitar Goals" > "Hopo-Cidal Maniac" It even says "Play 53,596 HOPOs on Guitar" It's guitar only. I've got just less than 10,000 to go. Wish I had enough points to get She's Always A Woman, getting bored of the few HOPO-filled songs I have. Made of Scars - Stone Sour has quite a lot btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAussie360 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Prequel to the Sequel worked best for me. Loads of hammer-ons and pull-offs [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ozmDcgm_s]YouTube - Rock Band 2 guitar - Prequel to the Sequel 100% FC Expert[/ame] Edited April 7, 2011 by MJAussie360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno9000 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 checked again, you're correct, I guess I didn't play a song on bass, even though I thought I did, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchinmonkey Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Prime Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 "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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper527 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadysphere Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 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) [ame] [/ame] Veil of Illumination (Part 1) (160MSP) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSfcGhEl4Y]YouTube - RBN Expert Guitar: Veil of Illumination Pt. 1 by Andromeda 100% FC[/ame] Veil of Illumination (Part 2) (160MSP) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pRN_CWNnJ0]YouTube - RBN Expert Guitar: Veil of Illumination Pt. 2 by Andromeda 100% FC[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chupon462 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhopper Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno9000 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadysphere Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 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) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpmPhDuj8J0]YouTube - Hangman - Drugstore Fanatics - Rock Band 3 - Expert Guitar[/ame] Tweezer (160msp) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iQJdBI5wmk]YouTube - Phish - Tweezer - Rock Band Expert Guitar[/ame] Stash (160msp) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cshnBBD9ZJM&feature=related]YouTube - Phish - Stash - Rock Band Expert Guitar[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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