The Touch: Free Guitar Hero download

Gouki · Post by **Gouki** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:48 pm

Crazyness.

Did anyone actually expect this to happen?

Post by **Denyer** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:52 pm

Yeah to be honest. It's a bit of a cult classic, retro bands get a fair bit of love amongst the music-games demographic, etc.

another tf fan · Post by **another tf fan** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:34 pm

Really? Cult Classic? Hell the only reason I ever heard the song was because im a TF fan (hence my screen name)

Most people seem to know if from Boogie Nights.

It didn't chart, wasn't a hit. Stan Bush was no Dokken or Whitesnake. Don't get me wrong, I think Stan is an awesome guy and a good guy, but his impact on 80's power pop (soft metal?) was quite small. A couple of very minor hits on movie soundtracks and thats it. Hell, Kenny G's records graced more metal-heads turn tables than Stan Bush and Barrage.

Post by **Denyer** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:55 pm

Bush himself isn't even identifiable to most of the people who remember The Touch -- but the song itself seems, in my own limited experience, to be remembered by a lot of people in my generation whether TF fans or not. And they're the people queuing up cheese on video games that target them as buyers these days.

borg72 · Post by **borg72** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:52 pm

its up there on the cheez-o-meter with 'every track from an 80's tom cruise movie*' and 'everything by starship*', though yes, i'd imagine fewer people could name the artist specifically. its the ultimate in hair-metal arena pop-rock, so much so that the download should come in leopard-print leggngs.

*oh god, i love the 80's

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:19 am

Well, considering Kotaku first reported that Stan Bush wanted it in Guitar Hero, then a Kotaku editor unleashed the force of the Kotaku readership, I'm not surprised that Kotaku got it released.

Kotakukotakukotakukotakukotaku!

No, seriously, you don't want them ****ing with you. Look at poor Denis Dyack.

Savannahtron · Post by **Savannahtron** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:00 am

Nerdcore ftw!

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:16 am

Does he actually own any other outfits?

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:44 am

What on Earth makes you think he owns that one?