this is why Guitar Hero 5 is the best Guitar Hero game

[@peepdahorror]

I love how Kurt has been immortalized in this game in the most insane way possible: *by allowing you to make him do the YMCA.* (And also do karate moves too I guess.)

[@vibecheck6622]

It’s what he would’ve wanted 😌

[@Coolkidz-de3wm]

*kung fu, karate is japanese

[@superstocklo2398]

Curt and the Cobains

[@SeanSMST]

@@superstocklo2398 LMAO GENIUS

[@jamespierce4386]

Bro he’s never was that good or nor he will never be good. He sucks can’t even sing or play. He’s horrible. Maybe you should check out Danny worsnop the singer for Asking Alexandria someone who is more better in all aspects of Kurt’s life.

[@Kasaaz]

The way he just sneaks up on the mic at the start of Kung Fu Fighting is the funniest thing ever.

[@danbro6138]

it caught me off guard and i started laughing so hard a few tears fell out🤣

[@higantegamerYT]

IT HAD ME WHEEZING!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@dnkakusei]

ooooohohoHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Kasaaz]

@@dnkakusei I think it's because the camera already looks like it's on a Kurt and then another Kurt sneaks up that makes it so amazing.

[@LordArikado]

What makes it even better for me at least is that in-game these are supposed to be live concerts, so Kurt just did that for the sake of everyone watching at home.

[@Reigndolph]

Whoever did the motion capture for this had a blast. 10 out of 10. Would watch again.

[@NexusKin]

This song was originally from Band Hero, but it could be exported over to GH5. I think these two games had the best graphics, character designs and animations.

[@seralouise.]

@@NexusKin also shout out to the amazing mocap for bohemian rhapsody in warriors of rock, absolutely hysterical

[@Bottlecapppp]

small trivia, Hayley Williams did most of the female singer mocap animations (not only for missery bussines) for World Tour that would be later used for the rest of the games

[@Post-Truth_Cephalopod]

Kurt Cobain singing "there's no need to feel down" whilst three clones of himself happily bop about beside him is the most brutally ironic thing I've seen today.

[@bengoodwin2141]

Idk why it's ironic but it does seem funny to me

[@mmlttv7256]

@@bengoodwin2141 its because kurt cobain was depressed and commited suicide

[@bengoodwin2141]

@@mmlttv7256 oh that's unfortunate

[@Rise65487]

@@bengoodwin2141 wait, you didn't know kurt-cobain killed himself?

[@bengoodwin2141]

@@Rise65487 I didn't even know who Kurt Cobain was

[@RC32Smiths01]

GH5 is probably the funnest I ever had with the GH franchise, and probably rhythm games in general. What made it the most fun was that there were no limits on the instruments allowed. Everyone could be guitar, drums, vocals, you name it. Made for some of the funnest and unique moments I've played with friends, with everyone playing guitar!

[@Fade_Modded]

I wish they’d allow that on rockband 4

[@NexusKin]

Not only that, but GH5 and Band Hero in my opinion had the absolute best graphics, character designs and animations in the entire rhythm game genre, which made playing through the songs such an enjoyable experience. Also, the star challenge system was an amazing addition that motivated you to replay songs and improve your skills to unlock more rewards.

[@OverRule1]

I remember when I first picked it up at GameStop when I was 18. Playing online with people was really fun because there was a TON of people always on to match up and talk to first few months. After that the online multiplayer kept becoming more and more dead and was almost impossible to get a full party playing until it was impossible

[@DrowningMoon]

one time i made a female singer sing sweating bullets with the dave voice funniest shit ive seen in a video game

[@Cobalt985]

@@Fade_Modded 4 guitars with freestyle solos would be fucking chaotic (not a bad thing)

[@trevorkobe]

Courtney Love is crazy for suing Activision for this function. Kurt would’ve fucking loved this.

[@Logan912]

I mean, we’re talking about the same woman who made her career riding off the coattails of her deceased husband, and Billy Corgan wrote her best songs anyway.

[@ericksheldon3870]

@@Logan912 don’t forget Dave Grohl’s “I’ll Stick Around” and Trent Reznor’s “Starfuckers Inc.”

[@kevinfelix2302]

Didn't Dave and Krist also dislike this feature tho? I disagree with them anyways tho

[@combat2267]

I dunno dude, wasn't Kurt emotionally fragile as hell? Feel like he'd get bummed seeing the whole world clowning him like this.

[@SuperMarioDj4897]

​@combat2267 I don't see this as clowning I see this as art

[@flippy7035]

All my homies love the Kurt Coband

[@alfieheatonmusic5854]

looks like im your homie then

[@mariteaux]

I have zero clue how anyone could've been offended at Kurt doing the YMCA. He would've found it fucking amazing.

[@atlassolid5946]

YES, kurt so would've done this IRL given the chance

[@K2squaredplus]

Kurt 100% wouldve fucked with his character in this game

[@cosmicjenny4508]

Agreed. If he was given a copy of GH5, you just *know* he’d immediately create a full band of him performing Johnny Cash or something. Rest in peace legend 🥺

[@nunyabusiness8498]

Yeah lmao he would have found the humor in it he didn't take himself too seriously lol

[@UltiTheBand]

@@K2squaredplus 69th like

[@scarletra69]

2:50 had me crying in the stream, glad this was uploaded

[@thebrokenpuppet2714]

Bro the way his head rose up into the frame for Kung fu fighting holy shit

[@ImaDireWolf]

guitar hero 5 is by far the best looking guitar hero from neversoft era, and has one of the best setlist, is crazy how underrated it is but i cant put taylor swift playing demons in it so band hero wins

[@YoShibyl]

Imagine Dragons - Demons 🥛

[@smithanderson3530]

best looking? maybe, best setlist? hell no, not even close

[@higantegamerYT]

in my opinion, Warriors of Rock had the best setlist 💜

[@BrentRushton]

@@higantegamerYT I agree, not from a listening standpoint, but all the charts were fun and there were a lot of decently tough ones. Plus the story mode was cool

[@Bappster420]

@@higantegamerYT honestly, never playing WoR, my personal favorite setlist is World Tour honestly

[@NoobPwnzor147]

This just shows me that Clone Hero DEFINITELY needs a band of characters in the background for songs

[@Logan912]

I wonder what kind of coding that would be required, but that would be awesome. Plus, we could remake Animusic lol

[@cameronschiff132]

@@Logan912 could definitely be done, but it'd be a lot of modeling and animating.

[@staringcorgi6475]

That’d be a distraction tho and most players don’t care for it because the high way would be the main center of attention

[@truexlxwin]

@@staringcorgi6475 we do have an option to turn off video backgrounds.

[@kittykat5090]

i mean, i know Project Outfox has a feature for that, although you have to download the characters you want to use seperately

[@JohnTheHeavy]

This is what Kurt would have wanted

[@Madchris8828]

Real talk Kurt probably would have laughed at this. 👍😂

[@NexusKin]

If Kurt could've seen this, his will to live would've probably been restored.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

Probably

[@CrispyGFX]

RIP Kurt. Gone, but obviously not forgotten.

[@NexusKin]

Three decades later, and everyone still talks about Kurt Cobain to this day.

[@AfowliaHDTV4K]

before i watched this, i thought the only redeeming quality of gh5 was 21st century schizoid man. after watching this however, you have convinced me that this is an s++ tier game. thank you alec

[@arifhossain9751]

people only remember that song as "the one ye sampled for Power"

[@snes9xv129]

@@arifhossain9751 Me and my friends remember that song as "the acid trip song" lmao

[@Fanchus]

@@arifhossain9751 By people you mean "normies"

[@arifhossain9751]

@@Fanchus nobody uses that word anymore. get with the times, grandad.

[@usernameluis305]

@@arifhossain9751 what do they use now?

[@wagglewiggle]

Its so fucked up to have Kurt sing and play these really happy upbeat songs I fucking love it

[@raduncle8255]

this feels so wrong, yet it's so beautiful

[@chalk4638]

As someone who only played GH3 and Clone Hero, sad I missed this masterpiece

[@claudetheclaudeqc6600]

yeah, starting whit song 2, or "the woo hoo song"

[@Cobalt985]

Go play it now, it's still worth it

[@arandomsupra]

@@claudetheclaudeqc6600 Nostalgia

[@YoShibyl]

GH5 was always my favorite of the 5-fret games pre-CH.

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

The Village Kobains is cursed as hell.

[@jonahshanks1588]

the setlist is an indie kid's wet dream, you can play as kurt cobain and matt belamy, multiple instruments, god this game is so good.

[@maxversthappening8166]

I don’t think I ever expected to see an entire band of Kurt Cobains playing with one doing literal king fu on the stage at any point during my lifetime But here I am.

[@NexusKin]

This is all originally from the base game of Band Hero, which means that this entire experience is actually completely real.

[@drakefaewylde]

This is now a thing that exists. Guitar Hero and Acai have created a piece of internet history that shall be remembered by few and forgotten by none.

[@BladeTheGabite]

Imagine if Nirvana becomes lost media and this is the only evidence that they exist

[@KroanC]

Kurt singing YMCA is the most darkest performance of a song I’ve ever heard and seen. Thank you Acai

[@GrouchyGander]

One thing I loved doing while playing any of the GH games was holding the whammy down through the whole song. Playing One with an untuned string sounded hilarious.

[@CabritoProductions]

Yea it's funny when you can choose to do it, i had to play guitar hero 3 with a busted dualshock that was always pressing a direction in the analogue stick for a while, it was hard to get used to the musics sounding properly again

[@Jlaps941]

Oh god I bought a Les Paul that had a broken whammy and it was the WORST until I managed to get it fixed 😂

[@SmashHistory]

The funniest part is that this ridiculousness got Activision sued. The cherry on top of the meme sundae.

[@RahkshiBoi]

Explain.

[@darknid158]

@@RahkshiBoi google it?

[@Ren722]

@@RahkshiBoi Some real-life artists were offended like Adam Levine and sued Activision because of the ability to make them sing and perform any song the player pleases.

[@gravenightghoul]

@@Ren722 Of course Adam Levine can't take a fucking joke. If Kurt was still alive he'd find this hilarious.

[@kingwewuz7168]

@@Ren722 it was actually Courtney Love & No Doubt that sued Activision (although I wouldn't be surprised if Levine did as well).

[@herbertlucas749]

I havent watched acai in a while because of college, this being my first video when i finally have time is just hilarious.

[@elenasayshi]

these gh5 streams have been some of the most fun things to watch, thank you

[@cooldude7255]

thanks to the new KZbin progress bar popularity feature, we can now see, that yes, Kurt rising from offscreen to HO HO HO HOOOOOO is the most watched part

[@arandomsupra]

Wow its actually useful

[@dth5283]

Pov: You’re in an alternate reality where Kurt Cobain is the happiest person alive and does karate on the side 4:15 PS: There are 4 Kurt’s

[@berbtheherb]

The Kurt Co-boyband

[@Nettacki]

God I remember the outrage that ensued when people found out you could make Kurt play any song in the game 😂 especially when he sang friggin Bon Jovi. So cursed but funny

[@beardalaxy]

SHOT THROUGH THE HEART AND YOU'RE TO BLAME YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME

[@akaijuinomaha5324]

@@beardalaxy SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD AND YOUR TO BLAME PS5 HAS NO GAMES

[@Tavares0709]

@@beardalaxy Oh no

[@javierreyes2502]

Funny thing about Bon Jovi. Activison actually asked him for his likeness in GH5, but he refused. Most likely because of what this video shows you can do.

[@bttrl8thnspncr]

Kurt slowly rising from the bottom of the screen during Kung Fu Fighting positively TOOK ME OUT 🤣💀

[@35within57]

never expected to find something so cursed in OG guitar hero

[@QueenOnix]

this is the type of shit that would also make your therapist question what Activision was smoking

[@Oneohtrix]

I always had a soft spot for GH5, glad seeing it get praised

[@NexusKin]

Me too. I basically have an emotional attachment to this game because it looks amazing, has a lot of content and different game modes and features, and has some killer bangers in the setlist.

[@themanmike4573]

Ah yes the greatest band of all time, Kurt Cobain and the Kurt's Edit: thanks so much for hearting this you're one of my KZbin idols and you inspired me to play GH

[@vDeadbolt]

Oof, you edited the comment. So now the heart goes away smh.

[@themanmike4573]

@@vDeadbolt whoops

[@themanmike4573]

Time to cry in a corner now since I lost my heart

[@brucetus]

1:13 that whammy sounded so bad lmao

[@DyronMax]

I always had Axel on vocals when I played this as a kid and it always sent me through the fuckin roof to see his ass rise into frame and just start fuckin vocalizing, and seeing Kurt Kobain do it has reawakened that memory within me.

[@Bottlecapppp]

the same can be said for the Demigod of rock in warriors of rock, watching him sing ABC was so funny

[@lumpy9964]

LMAOOOO The whole band being him for YMCA as well I'm weeeeaak

[@technospyform1578]

Picks everyone to be Kurt Cobain just to play YMCA Quality Content

[@maniac_9]

Kurt rising from the ether at the beginning of kung fu fighting stun locked me

[@reddgmd]

Seeing this makes me desperately want a mod similar to GHWT Definitive Edition for GH5, I will literally shit my pants seeing lightning mcqueen in kung fu fighting

[@Sasethemagicman]

Bruh this game is the sh*t, I managed to create Big Smoke as a band member and had a blast with the character creation.

[@matthewstanulet1441]

This is absolutely cursed and I am all here for it

[@JayTeeAyy]

Not me choking on water when YMCA starts playing

[@tom_k_cook]

*Everybody was Kurt.* *Just Kurt.* *Kurt Fu Fightiiiing*

[@chaosriders79]

I love that the lighting in the start of the Kung Fu fighting part makes main Kurt look like he has a neanderthal forehead

[@andrewsrgt4879]

Oddly enough I wasn’t a fan of GH5 at all, but this is comedic genius.

[@NexusKin]

I absolutely loved the graphics, character designs, animations, and song challenge system, but I think the actual overall setlist could've been better.

[@jingles8190]

hes so fast it looks like he's playing all the instruments at once

[@magic-fetus1242]

Imagine being kurt looking down on earth to look what impact he made to it and seeing this🤣

[@aarondillon5986]

This needs to be shared and cherished for generations to come

[@NaviafromtheSDR]

- Kurt Coband - YMCA - Guitar and Bass Kurts are right-handed - Kung Fu Fighting

[@oogiegoogie2826]

You know, idk for sure if Kurt would approve of having his image used in Guitar Hero, but I think he would definitely approve of this video

[@LaserfaceJones]

NGL the highlight of the franchise was Ozzy singing La Bamba in WT

[@rebeccawilson6044]

Lol, I remember making Johnny Cash sing Play that Funky Music White Boy and just laughing my ass off as a young teen..

[@OnlyKent]

Acai posting? Oh yeah, we are all coming together now.

[@petermctague5090]

You know, if we was still alive, he’d probably cover the song, he’s very much approve

[@EpicBronyCOD]

GH5 was my first GH game, late start sure, but still a great intro to the franchise. Great charts, diverse setlist, decent replay value. Thanks Alec for letting me relive my nostalgia and making it engaging to watch!

[@bigsnap1141]

Rip Kurt Cobain you would’ve loved playing ymca in guitar hero 5

[@ogalex9069]

Maybe that's what would've cured his depression and negative vibes

[@sunset1326]

Having Cobain do the Y M C A is just fucking priceless lmaooooo 😂😂😂

[@Stainless_Steel_Microwave]

I need to see more of Kurt and the Kurts, this was great to watch

[@shanepartridge2744]

Aw hell nah they got krut cobalt doin the Car Otty chop 😭😭💀

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

Yo, I remember when the Kurt Coband opened for The Beatles before they played Sicko Mode

[@abowlofhamghetti7966]

This was such a good stream

[@SeaHunterPisces]

The fact that Acai was able to continue to play while utterly losing his shit over Kurt Kobain was outright impressive

[@kosakukawajiri5007]

Never knew I needed this in my life. Now I'm waiting for Clone Hero charts to have blursed videos (more than they already are)

[@ThatTonnatoTenrec]

It is extremely one of best GH games, it doesn't have as many tough songs but it defo has many bangers even if half of them are very easy. Especelly graphically, prob best looking Rhythm game with all the Mocap going on and the updated models and venues. Shame no guitar battles in this one, at least Santana would have been quite cool even if not the hardest. Other wise a real fucking gem of the Rhythm games. Also Alec, i am having breathing problems from laugher, help me.

[@RadBros46]

Honestly, this just makes me so sad that you can’t download any DLC tracks in the games anymore.

[@Ph0ton]

I forgot about the Kurt jumpscare at the start of Kung Fu Fighting lmaooo

[@gourmetauns]

If Kurt knew what was waiting in the future, he wouldn't delete himself

[@PHP7784]

I remember doing this a long time ago while high as fuck and i was crying from how much I was laughing

[@PHP7784]

It's also super funny to give him an acoustic guitar and play some heavy metal. This game has infinite potential to be hilarious.

[@cooldude7255]

i need more *kurt* this is actually my new favorite thing ever on the internet, just all kurt, ESPECIALLY the kung fu fighting one..

[@Loloopy]

This is simultaneously one of the most disrespectful yet hilarious things I've ever seen.

[@Humble.Monkey]

…he actually did cover this song

[@delifresh221]

watching kurt and the cobains bangin out YMCA is something out of a nightmare. but i love it

[@Squarry]

The fact that you could do that really blew my mind

[@HEYitzED]

Being able to use Kurt Cobain for any song you want was the best thing about GH5 lmao.

[@austinleach1307]

You can also do this with Johnny Cash, which I imagine is equally as funny.

[@ZmanVlog]

On one hand, this is cursed because of Kurt's life story. On the other hand, this is sorta blursed to see a portrayal of Kurt being enthusiastic and presumably enjoying the performance. On the OTHER hand, It's cursed to see Kurt SINGING these songs. ON THE OTHER HAND, It's blursed to see him not care and perform these songs anyways. This is somehow wholesome cursed. Whursed? Wholsed? Omega blursed? There is no words to describe it.

[@DougSalad]

I can't wait for the highlights with Johnny Cash and Kurt Call that Hurt Cobain.

[@Madchris8828]

This is absolutely golden. How did I never hear about this?? 😂👍👍

[@icychill105]

if kurt was buried there would have been an earthquake when you made him do the YMCA

[@SmashHistory]

I remember back in the day making an avatar of a friend of mine while he and a couple others were over. We had him singing Kung Fu Fighting and we were cracking the fuck up at what he was doing. It was a bit of an in joke with us for awhile to just go “oh oh ho ho,” glad to see it immortalized with Kurt, lmao.

[@supermegabenji1026]

This game was the only Guitar Hero game I've always played on my PS2. The songs, and the ability to choose 6 songs as a playlist for you to play instead of waiting to load back into the menu for a new song.

[@quaramher]

Nice to know I wasn't the only one to play with Kurt and the Cobains.

[@ThorTheHusky2005]

The most historic way to end off a fade out song ever!!! 5:35

[@the_snoo_muffin9028]

Right handed Kurt Cobain doesn’t exist he can’t hurt you Right handed Kurt Cobain:

[@CatWasTaken2]

I did not know Kurt Cobain doing the YMCA and Kung Fu on stage was exactly what I needed tonight

[@vonschuhart]

You know what'd funny? I think Kurt would have vehemently disapproved of his likeness being used in a video game like this. At the same time I think he would have laughed at the idea that he could make five of himself sing YMCA

[@froggie5628]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT ITS KURT AND THE COBAINS

[@DerWaidmann_]

World Tour has the most nostalgic track list

[@londonjolly9174]

It's like a Xavier Renegade Angel bit, beautiful

[@stepbro7850]

Something about seeing Kurt Cobain do a krane kick is magical

[@loweffortproductions1985]

Kurt would be laughing his ass off if he was alive to see this

[@autumn-vl5ez]

Only thing more cursed would be if Kurt played a Guns and Roses song lol

[@anxietyprimev6983]

If I ever get my hands on a time machine, I'm going back in time and showing this video to Kurt. I'm also warning him about Courtney Love. And I'm also asking him, Krist and Dave for musical advice. But first I'm showing them the video.

[@ForbiddenFate]

Just a fun reminder that Kurt never saw a smartphone. So I'm sure if he would have seen this video he would have absolutely been mind blown.

[@Zawmbbeh]

ah yes, my favorite band, Kurt & The Quad Cobains

[@calebrobbins6406]

It looks like the most convoluted anime opening I've ever seen

[@zacharyjeffares8158]

I’m so glad this exists! I’ve never been so in tuned to meme the shit out of this inside my brain!