You buy an acoustic guitar one day because you have 500 dollars sitting around. You sit on a street corner, playing the acoustic guitar. Because, hey, you've just blown 500 bucks on a guitar... TIME TO EARN IT BACK! Clap (By playing... AND SINGING! No way!)
Tier 1: Main Street
America :: Horse With No Name Steve Miller Band :: Take the Money and Run Eric Clapton :: Tears In HeavenPorcupine Tree :: Trains Encore Effect :: Congratulations! You've earned 500 dollars. Time to pack up and go home. But wait...
Encore :: Green Day :: Good Riddance (Time of Your Lives).
You've just made all the high school girls watching you play cry. Give yourself a pat on the back!
Congratulations! You've been discovered by the singer of a band. They want you to play guitar for them. Time to blow that 500 on a nice electric guitar. Go to the store and pick out the one you want. Now, time for your first show!
Tier 2: Your First Show... With a Band (Ed's) (Also known as: The Songs Everyone Has Heard Before!)
The Vines :: Get FreeAC/DC :: Highway to Hell Jimmy Eat World :: PainT. Rex :: 20th Century Boy Encore Effect :: Absolutely nothing happens... sucker.
Encore :: Oasis :: Champagne Supernova Co-op Encore :: U2 :: Vertigo As you are packing up after your first show (the manager even asked you to play again!), you overhead your singer talking to a mysterious person over his cell phone. But you think nothing of it. After all, the singer is a pretty popular guy! He's pretty smooth talking, always has a tux on, and seems to have a way with the ladies. He sees you, hangs up quickly, and tells you have a show at...
Tier 3: A Casino
Garbage :: I'm Only Happy When It Rains 3 Doors Down :: Kryptonite Cinderella :: Nobody's Fool Hinder :: Born To Be Wild Encore Effect :: Where did your singer go? Oh well. Thankfully Lenny Kravitz was at said casino. He wants to duel you...
Boss Battle :: Lenny Kravitz
After you beat him, thankfully, he sings too.
Encore :: Lenny Kravitz :: American Woman Co-op Encore :: Sublime :: Santeria After the show, your singer reappears, donning a fancy tux. You pester him about where he's been, and he spills the beans. He's a secret agent, posing as a rock star to get access to the villain's organizations by playing shows at them. And he tells you your next goal is to get into a drug trafficker's club... but first you need to make money to travel. Because "The Agency" are cheap bastards who can't pay for plane tickets.
Tier 4: Ed's Again... omg im sad
My Bloody Valentine :: Only ShallowPink Floyd :: Hey YouRadiohead :: 2+2=5Faith No More :: Evidence INXS :: Mystify Encore :: DANCE PARTY!
Electric Six :: Danger! High Voltage!Co-op Encore :: The Eagles of Death Metal :: Cherry Cola YAY! You got into the drug trafficker's place. Now, play a show. And whatever you do... don't act like you know he's a drug trafficker.
Tier 5: Yet another club. You'd think there would be original venues, don't you? But wait... this one is in... JAPAN!
Arctic Monkeys :: Flourescent Adolescent Blue Cheer :: Peace of Mind The Mars Volta :: Inertiatic ESP Joe Bonamassa :: If Heartaches Were Nickels Encore Effect :: The singer disappears again. Fortunately, Brian Setzer is in the bar. He duels you. (Oh, and sings too.)
Boss Battle :: Brian Setzer :: Back Streets of Tokyo The Brian Setzer Orchestra :: Jump, Jive, and WailCo-op Encore :: Jethro Tull :: Aqualung Someone botched your attempt to overthrow the drug trafficker. In a flurry of bullets, you escape the club. Oh, and Brian Setzer offers to take you to England in his private jet. You learn that your drummer is a spy for the world's greatest criminal organization--POLKA. who wants to take rock away from the hearts and minds from many children and replace it... with polka music. And that POLKA is holding a battle of the bands. However, since you lost your drummer, you must track down a new one.
Tier 6: London, England. (The Search For a New Drummer!)
Fleetwood Mac :: Oh Well The Misfits :: Monster Mash Temple of the Dog :: HungerstrikeBlackmore's Night :: Shadow of the Moon Encore :: Styx :: Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Co-op Encore :: The Beatles :: While My Guitar Gently Weeps After your show in Jolly Old England, you find your drummer. With the help of Brian Setzer and his private jet, he carts you to the secret volcanic island where the battle of the bands is taking place. Now, play something totally awesome to win the totally rigged contest!
Tier 7: Battle of the Bands
Arch Enemy :: Revolution Begins Tesla :: Modern Day Cowboy Andy Summers :: Afro Blue Bad Company :: Feel Like Making Love Encore Effect :: The volcano erupts! DUN DUN DUN!!!!!
Encore :: Robbie Williams :: A Man For All Seasons Co-op Encore :: System of a Down :: Attack! You win the contest... but the prize is that you must save yourself from certain death from the clutches of POLKA... with the power of ROCK. Oh, and the leader reveals himself. WEIRD AL! What's up with that?
Tier 8: The Secret Island Lair
The Outlaws :: Ghost Riders in the SkyDream Theater :: Constant Motion Jeff Beck :: Cause We've Ended As Lovers Phish :: Stash Alter Bridge :: Blackbird After your song, the POLKA agents begin attacking you. You decide the band wants some music for their fight, so you step on the platform with a keyboard and a drum machine, and you play:
Encore :: Lemon Demon :: The Ultimate Showdown (Of Ultimate Destiny) Weird Al makes a deal with you. If you can beat him in a Polka duel, he'll let you go. David Haselhoff steps out from behind the curtains, and you begin to play... guitar... versus accordion.
Final Boss :: Your Former Drummer, The Leader of POLKA, Weird Al Yankovic
Boss Battle Song :: Johnny Rivers :: Secret Agent Man (Polka'd), with special appearance by David Hasselhoff, who is totally the unlockable singer for this game.When the song ends, you find your band victorious. The agents of POLKA are defeated. But wait!!! There's a self destruct sequence that just went off. Can you escape and reach Brian Setzer's private jet before the place goes boom!?
Final Encore :: Weird Al :: Bohemian Polka Congratulations! You escape in time, and jump in Brian Setzer's plane just as the secret base goes boom! Since you just totally saved the world, here's your reward:
Credits Song :: O-Zone :: Dragostea Din Tea