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I don't know if any of you have been paying attention, but VH1 has this show called Rock of Love, and it's awesome. Essentially, it's Flavor of Love, except instead of a bunch of tramps vying for Flavor Flav's attention, a bunch of tramps try to woo Poison frontman, Bret Michaels. It's a fantastic disaster to watch, and I highly recommend you go set your DVR immediately ... but that's not the point here. 

The point is, the timing on this couldn't be more perfect -- Activision has announced that Bret Michaels will appear as a lead vocalist character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The game will also feature the classic stripper anthem, "Talk Dirty to Me" (as made famous by Poison), as well as a master track from the Bret Michaels Band, "Go That Far." Your favorite song, I'm sure.

"This game totally rocks!" said Michaels, "I gave them my signature moves, basically did my thing, and they capture it. It was really cool."

He did his "thing"? What exactly does that entail? Getting barely legal strippers drunk enough to make out with each other, while serenading them with an acoustic number that sounds suspiciously like "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," but isn't? Sounds like a mini-game to me.


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Artadius's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 15:29
Artadius
I'm not ashamed to admit I loved Poison growing up and still love them to this day on my Sirius radio tuned to Hair Nation /headbangs
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 15:48
Edarios
GH3 is sounding better and better every day
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 15:50
s0lesurviv0r
I'm waiting for another one of these kind of moments before I tune in.

Skank-alicious.
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 15:53
Joseph Leray
...

Scott Ian > Bret Michaels
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 15:59
galagabug
rock of love is amazing.
Aughndibi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 16:15
Aughndibi
The more I hear about GH III, the more jazzed I get about Rock Band. But I must admit, I am curious to know what one of Bret Michaels "signature moves" look like. I'm willing to bet it's something at least mildly hilarious, like doing the splits or humping the mic stand or something.
yaisuah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 16:22
yaisuah
WAIT A FUCKING SECOND. I am reading and I am not believing. The original article makes this sound like a good thing with not really any sense of sarcasm in the slightest. Bret Michaels is a FUCKING LOSER and has nothing to do with playing the GUITAR. Adding Slash and whoever else they add is a terrible idea to begin with but at least Slash is known for his guitar work.

GH3 already had some suck ass songs lined up, and this just makes me want it that much less. Rock Band is so obviously gonna be the one that kicks nuts, unlike GH3, which just plays with them.
Tron Knotts's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 16:48
Tron Knotts
I think that this will draw in the casual crowd. +40 year old ladies love Bret. Dudes who have to consult with their 40 year old ladies before making a +$70 game purhcase will buy this game over Rock Band.

In fact, I'm not guessing too many people who buy Rock Band will not buy GHIII as well. If you have enough mony to get Rock Band, why not spend the extra $50 on GHIII as well?
rdaneel72's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 17:18
rdaneel72
Bret Michals doesn't even play guitar. WTF?!?!?!? I thought this game was about the true masters of the instrument, not lame-ass posers who leech off the popularity of musicians with actual talent. Poison sucked cock 20 years ago, and they haven't gotten any better with age.

At least Slash actually plays the instrument the game is supposedly simulating. Bret Michals should get run over by a fleet of dump trucks!!!
kwaselow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 17:39
kwaselow
url=http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/kwaselow/new-guitar-hero-3-songs-announced--38404.phtml/]I posted this 3 days ago[/url]
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 18:55
Wedge
Good for you, no one cares.

Also, didn't take long for Activision to degrade the series to commercial shlock, did it? =D
kwaselow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 19:04
kwaselow
hey, Wedge

kwaselow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 19:05
kwaselow
now that i think about it, that was definitely the wrong picture for this situation
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 20:53
Boolean
What the hell is wrong with the guitar chicks neck? It's like 3 times as long as it should be 0_o
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 21:36
Gameboi
I have no desire to watch the show, but I was as big a fan of Poison back in the day. Who am I kidding? I still love their music.

"Cause baby well be
At the drive-in
In the old mans ford
Behind the bushes
Till Im screamin for more
Down the basement
Lock the cellar door
And baby
Talk dirty to me"

Do these lyrics not move you?
SourGr8pes's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 21:42
SourGr8pes
I'd rather see Cece in all his coked out glory instead of Bret, but hey, Posion. FUCK YEAH!
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 21:54
Nick Chester
Three days ago? Yikes, I have failed. I got the press release today. And screens. You like the screens, right? Right?

@ yaisuah:

I'm so beyond that. Bret Michaels is so ridiculous in so many ways, that he's absolutely hilarious. Calling him a loser is pointless; he's extremely entertaining, in ways that he doesn't intend to be. Poison's music is totally schlocky and perfect for Guitar Hero, and Rock of Love makes me laugh ... a lot.

kwaselow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 22:57
kwaselow
@Nick

True, I didn't have the pictures, but it was in USA Today (their paper and their website) before I posted it.
taumpytears's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 23:08
taumpytears
For fucks sake, why the hell are they including that tool?
yaisuah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2007 23:53
yaisuah
@@@@@@
With that reasoning, we should go ahead and be happy when they announce Flava Flav "doin his thang" in GH4.
GH1 was a landmark in beat game history, GH2 was more of the same which nobody really complained about. Rock the 80s was a let down simply cuz the song selection was more like Trash of the 80s 80% of the time. For some reason though, with GH3 they are taking something that really only needed online play make it part 3, and they are trying to change it all up, and it just makes it look like a joke. ESPECIALLY when they add jokes like Bret Michaels. You will reap what you sow you mother fuckers, and right now your sowin a buncha cow shit and no seeds.
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