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Friday, June 27, 2008

This Weekend:

When Guitar Hero: Aerosmith hits stores Sunday, video gamers around the country will be able to imagine themselves as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group. The band will be at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square this afternoon (Friday) to unveil the game and give fans a chance to play it. Aerosmith were very involved with the creation of this latest edition of the hit game. The entire band wore motion-capture suits so developers could transfer the members' likenesses into the game. And they also re-recorded four tracks from their debut album, including "Dream On." Bassist Tom Hamilton says the band has always thought of re-recording those songs because their label can't find the original master tapes, and having the tracks used in the game inspired them to do it. Drummer Joey Kramer hopes that the "playing is better now" on the re-recorded songs than it was three decades ago.

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