Guitar Hero II

50 Achievements

1,000

50-60h

Xbox 360

Start a Real Band Already Award

Earned five stars on all songs in the Expert tour

How to unlock the Start a Real Band Already Award achievement in Guitar Hero II - Definitive Guide

ixOWNxAGExi

TrueAchievements

13 Aug 2012 10:25

Want an easy way out and don't got the required skills or time. Need to beat expert 5 star every song?. Well no need to fear, with this achievement video you will be able to play expert on medium difficulty and only play 5-10 seconds each song. Enjoy

13 Aug 2012 10:25

42 Comments

LMFAO this is awesome

By SequentialSword on 21 Aug 2012 05:54

Glad you enjoyed it :)

By ixOWNxAGExi on 21 Aug 2012 06:29

Does this really work? I already have beaten this on Expert and 5 star'd everything but I'm too lazy to do it on Hard/Medium.

By BormahTiid on 23 Aug 2012 03:44

Yes it does mate :) like in the video I picked medium difficulty played the little part on every career and every song. Obtaining every carrer based achievements. :) I hope you enjoy

By ixOWNxAGExi on 23 Aug 2012 10:05

I had done this with a different song which will get you through the songs this way you get the 5* and the song is not terribly long so this is great.

By AxGryndr on 02 Oct 2012 23:47

A note to add - you cannot replay a song to get 5* this way. Has to be a song you have not played yet.

By AxGryndr on 02 Oct 2012 23:51

Thanks man

By ixOWNxAGExi on 04 Oct 2012 07:44

It doesn't works to me :(

By EscapeTheRoach on 02 Feb 2013 15:56

can confirm that it does still work. Doing my hard run through now. My suggestion for RickyD31 is to not download the update and try doing it offline as that is what I am doing right now at this very moment. Redemtion, I don't know how you found this glitch, but I am so glad that you did...Great job

By BurgerKingOP on 01 Jun 2013 00:25

I can confirm that this glitch has NOT been patched. It is entirely possible to do this even if you are signed into Live at the time.
Out of curiosity. I am assuming there's another glitch around - the online leaderboards for every song are packed with scores in the hundred millions. I've got no interest in doing it myself, but does anyone here know about that?

By AEtherchild on 03 Jun 2013 14:58

i'm doing the glitch but its only giving me the same stars but gold stars. does anybody know what im doing wrong?

By truraider81 on 10 Jun 2013 15:42

This is pure genius. I don't know how you found this glitch but this has got to be the best exploit ever. + 1 from me

By Wiznyatt on 26 Jun 2013 21:58

yeah it says I got 5 stars and the money for it, but it keeps my previous record. does it still think i got 5 stars?

By TheBlackxRanger on 29 Jun 2013 23:08

If you are having issues since you've already completed some songs... try starting a new career as that will give you a fresh start.

By planting42 on 01 Jul 2013 10:21

Fantastic Find Mate!!!..

As of August 16 2013 This glitch Still DOES Work I Am doing it NOW!!!

You MUST START A Complete new band other wise the Achievements will not unlock!!!

You DO NOT Need to clear system cache or do it offline..I Am doing it while signed into Xbox live...

By SDREW44 on 16 Aug 2013 03:33

BTW Positive vote from me!!!

By SDREW44 on 16 Aug 2013 03:35

For this it is has to be a wired guitar? Correct?

By millionaires008 on 24 Jan 2014 01:31

@Millionaires008...I used a wireless controller.

By BODZ61 on 24 Jan 2014 16:29

@BODZ61 how did you managed to do that? If you don't mind me asking?

By millionaires008 on 25 Jan 2014 17:52

I just played the game using RedemtionOWNAGE method. You can play with a controller or guitar.

By BODZ61 on 26 Jan 2014 02:11

Can anybody confirm that this glitch still works? I have been trying the past hour and can't get anything to work for me..

By millionaires008 on 27 Jan 2014 06:27

Ok sounds good man..Thanks so much..

By millionaires008 on 29 Jan 2014 02:53

As of today, this still works. It's best to start a new Band, because if you already played a song, the glitch won't work on that particular song and you would have to get 5 stars by yourself. I recommend using a wired guitar. I tried "turning the controller off" but it didn't work. You need to literally unplug the guitar. +1

By Eric Filtro on 02 Feb 2014 03:21

My friend, this is true genius. I don't know how you found about this, but you have made the world a better place. Works on every difficulty, Career and Quickplay.

By Eric Filtro on 02 Feb 2014 18:30

i don't know what I am doing wrong, but I cant get this to work

By millionaires008 on 02 Feb 2014 19:52

Wow! Can you use newer guitar hero wireless controllers on this game or not? As I'm considering getting it but I don't want to have to buy a new guitar.

By pezza888 on 20 Mar 2014 17:10

@millionaires008: You have to unplug your controller right at the moment when the result screen is supposed to show up. If you hit the right moment your highway will continue without stopping.
@pezza888: It did work for me with a Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock guitar. So it seems that you can use any controller.

By Dandorra on 03 Apr 2014 02:05

thanks man :)

By DustinMarion on 18 Aug 2014 13:59

im trying it right now ill write back if it works still

By DevilsNightt on 02 Nov 2014 10:05

yes it still works!!

By DevilsNightt on 02 Nov 2014 10:29

Confirmed! works 8/27/15

By GR1N REAP3R on 28 Aug 2015 02:49

I couldnt get this to work while i was online, went offline and reset the cache and i did it first try.

By Emperor#4408 on 16 Nov 2015 13:28

Confirming this still works January 2016.
Thanks bro

By Kiwi Soldier on 03 Jan 2016 04:34

Can confirm works online. So good!

By Reabo on 06 Jan 2016 18:03

Still working online. Best glitch ever! Thank you <3

By You So Shady on 07 Feb 2017 20:06

Let me start by saying awesome guide!! Still works in 2019! Just takes perfect timing with a regular wired/wireless 360 controller. Guitar controller is possible, but it takes too much time to pull a battery making it difficult.
I also had issues with it giving me gold stars, but not recording that I got 5 stars too. For this I would suggest doing a fresh play-through since it works on songs that haven't been played.

By iSinRG on 09 Feb 2019 06:13

Legendary! Never thought I'd finish this, but here I am in 2019, finally getting it done!

By JohnnyInterfnk on 15 Aug 2019 00:57

This still works. I used a wireless GH3 controller. I took the battery cover off and when it came time to unplug the controller I just hit the controller against my leg to pop the batteries out. Took a few tries to unplug at the right spot but if it didn't work I'd just restart. Once I hit the right spot I played Expert on a new career and worked flawlessly!

By Lazar87 on 13 Dec 2019 06:22

Confirming still works as of January 1st, 2020.

(And yes, I finally beat the game 13 years after purchasing it!)

By JohnnyInterfnk on 02 Jan 2020 21:42

Just to add a bit to this method. If you are bad at timing (like me), you unplug the controller, press resume, than real quickly pull the plug, then plug it back in, and press resume. Repeat this multiple times. This should move the fret board very slowly forward, so that after a few pulls, it will continue without notes, and glitch the song.

By PumpkinHead2785 on 11 Mar 2020 07:18

Still works as of 01/02/2024

By Everater on 02 Jan 2024 07:47

Still works 15/08/2024

By cotto69 on 15 Aug 2024 22:26

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Jayour

TrueAchievements

15 Oct 2010 00:06

Below are the 5 star cut off points for each song.

1 - "Opening Licks"
Surrender - 184,943
Possum Kingdom - 202,233
Heart-Shaped Box - 190,748
Salvation - 129,755
Strutter - 166,130
Shout At The Devil - 115,509

2 - "Amp Warmers"
Mother - 145,925
Life Wasted - 170,859
Cherry Pie - 102,086
Woman - 141,879
You Really Got Me - 96,522
Tonight, I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight - 125,743

3 - "String Snappers"
Carry On Wayward Son - 162,036
Search & Destroy - 197,330
Message In A Bottle - 183,868
Billion Dollar Babies - 107,775
Them Bones - 154,443
War Pigs - 217,639

4 - "Thrash And Burn"
Monkey Wrench - 289,753
Hush - 138,553
Girlfriend - 137,590
Who Was In My Room Last Night? - 202,830
Can't You Hear Me Knockin' - 165,430
Sweet Child O' Mine - 178,744

5 - "Return Of The Shred"
Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - 164,654
Tattooed Love Boys - 180,026
John The Fisherman - 117,794
Jessica - 195,533
Bad Reputation - 130,382
Last Child - 134,568

6 - "Relentless Riffs"
Crazy On You - 226,638
Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart - 178,934
Dead! - 167,670
Killing In The Name - 280,359
Freya - 248,276
Stop - 190,795

7 - "Furious Fretwork"
Madhouse - 253,473
The Trooper - 228,858
Rock This Town - 217,647
Laid To Rest - 219,369
Psychobilly Freakout - 166,172
YYZ - 158,553

8 - "Face-Melters"
Beast & The Harlot - 281,916
Carry Me Home - 213,817
Institutionalized - 242,130
Misirlou - 201,057
Hanger 18 - 288,333
Free Bird - 341,113

If you aim to surpass these scores you'll nail this achievement, some of these can cause trouble for even the more pro players if you find that you're struggling, make sure you're using star power in the best places, these are normally the heavily corded areas and such. Looking on Youtube and watching an uploaded video as an excellent idea to see when you should be activating star power.

Play with which ever guitar controller you feel most comfortable with, personally I use my GH:M controller and lastly don't be afraid to use the Hyperspeed cheat.
On the main menu (the one which lists career, quickplay etc) press; "Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Yellow". It will space the notes out further and make it easier to distinguish them in the faster solo parts etc. (While it spaces the notes out by speeding up the rate at which they come down the highway, it doesn't affect the songs tempo in any way!)

Thank you to http://scorehero.com for the superb listing of cut off points, I hope they help other guitar hero players as much as they've helped me.

15 Oct 2010 00:06

3 Comments

This is just what i needed Thank you!!! :) Whoever gave you a negative.. Well lets just say their jealous or losers :)

By BigmanAriel on 13 Mar 2012 01:11

I cannot get the trooper!!! Best I can get is around 195,000

By BiG PaPa ChIlL on 17 Jul 2012 15:21

WHAT! Who could give this guide a negative? It helps people understand what the cut of for points are. Its not like Call of Duty where you can tell them where to go and how to do it. Guitar Hero is one of those skill games that requires practice. The song I had troubles the most on were Misirlou and Psychobilly Freakout.

A tip for Psychobilly Freakout is to take your pointer finger and your ring finger and position them on the yellow and orange, for the tricky part where it goes YO RB YO RB, and slide your two fingers up and down. It help me get it easily and use star power on those parts when you master the slide.

A tip for Misirlou is to watch the note gems holder spot (GH vets will understand) and wait for the note to switch on the fast strumming. I have a position but it probably won't fit for everybody.

By BormahTiid on 16 Mar 2012 02:08

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Frank9080

TrueAchievements

04 Aug 2009 17:57

First of all I will add a few tips to getting this achievement.

1. As in the other solution use hyperspeed

2. The only way will learn to shift is to start playing on hard or higher otherwise you will be stuck on medium forever.

3.Try using a smaller T.V as this makes the notes easier to see.

4. If you are stuck on a 5* or any song in general, load up Itunes or your music player of choice and listen to the song over and over and over again, or anytime you are on the computer. This is what I did for my last song, The Trooper, and it worked to perfection.

5. Make sure you get a good night of sleep because you are not 5*ing Misirlou without it.

6. Use Youtube for starpower paths. Then adjust them to your performance for those certain parts of the song.

7.Here is complete list of 5* scores you will need
http://www.scorehero.com/songstats.php?stat=2&group=2&am...

04 Aug 2009 17:57

2 Comments

Lol!!! Good solution and everything but uhh......what's up wit #5? You sound like somebody's mother the day b4 a big test in school Lmao!

By xX HN1C Xx on 06 Nov 2011 22:00

It's worth noting that all songs must be 5* in the same career save. If you start a new band, your old progress doesn't count towards this achievement.

By GunsTanksCannon on 02 Jul 2013 14:12

Aajonus

TrueAchievements

16 Jan 2020 08:35

What I'm posting isn't much different from the video solution posted above, but just providing more detail/clarity/tips to help everyone out a lot more.

* Watch the video posted above:

TIPS
*When it comes to the timing of disconnecting your controller, you want to do it later then you would think. Disconnect your controller as late as possible literally right before the menu usually pops up, and you'll get it pretty much first try.

*In order to 5 star a song it has to be one you HAVEN'T STARTED yet. I used this glitch on songs I got 3 or 4 stars on, and all it did was turn them gold. Just create a brand new expert career and you'll notice each song will 5 star each time.

*It takes about 2 minutes and 30 seconds each and every song you do, so if you attempt this achievement in one sitting it will take about 2 hours or a bit over, and 8 hours total across all difficulties because it doesn't stack.

Hope this helps in some way!

16 Jan 2020 08:35

kdog, soldat329x

XboxAchievements

Ok this is difficult, for you at least. To do this you need to master EVERYTHING. A suggestion would be get familiar with the song, like know the rhythm and have an understanding of the layout before attempting this achievement