The Beatles Rock Band

Posted by thegreatredhope

Guess what, I'm a Beatles fan. Now I want to force my opinions of them all over you. As someone who was born waaaaaay after they disbanded, (hell, I was born after one of them was already DEAD) I'm happy that new ways of hearing/analyzing their music crop up. Some of them are super-gimmicky, like that "1" album, but I'll respect anything that brings something new to the table. Yes, that includes the "Love" mashup/compilation album. If you haven't heard it, give it a try...just skip the god-awful Cirque du Soleil show. It's a painfully drawn-out embarrassment.

Anyway, that being said, I want to establish how excited I am for the Beatles version of Rock Band that's coming in September. At first, like many I'm sure, I was convinced this was gimmicky and cheap. Didn't pay it much mind, especially since the music I love most from their catalogue wouldn't exactly be fun to play along to on a guitar. "Hey Jude", anyone? Then, out of the blue, they premiered the opening cinematic for the game:

My GOD, it's transcendent!! It hits all the right notes (pun intended?) and has lots of little Beatles references peppered throughout. It's clear the makers of this game have done a liiiiiitle bit of homework. I've watched this almost a dozen times and it still gets me all worked up. They way they quickly track through the phases of their career is phenomenal!!! I ask you: Watch this a few times so you can really get the full effect.

One question...why can't the whole game look like this?