I'm a big fan of the GH games. Songwise, I like both games equally, since the variety of songs is a bit too eclectic to warrant a fair comparison. The only complain I have with GH2 is that my most hated song of all time is on it ("Cherry Pie" by Warrant). However, I got five stars on that song on my first try (both hard and expert), so I don't have to go back to it unless I want to try for 100%. The control itself is much better for GH2; I go back to GH1 and find myself missing notes simply because the hammer-on and pull-off mechanics aren't quite as clean. I also give GH and GH2 props for turning me on to some lesser known acts that I now listen to regularly. Anything that turns me on to new music is my friend.

I beat GH on easy, medium, hard and expert. I went through GH2 on hard and got 5 stars on every song to unlock the eyeball guitar, but I haven't finished expert yet because i still need to beat "Freebird." My hand gets really tired about 3/4ths of the way through the solos at the end, and it throws off my rhythm. It's such a long song that I can't try more than twice in a row before I get annoyed.

I'm looking very forward to GH2's release on the 360. More songs + downloadable content + achievements + new guitar = great experience.