Tonight I played expert guitar all the way through the game, with little to no difficulty in about 3 1/2 hours (I haven’t played in a year), so I mean you will still have the bass/drums/and singing, for a premium price such as this I am beting most people will be left with a sour taste in their mouth over the purchase(unless you eat, breath and sleep Beatles).

What I would recommend if you currently own RB 1 or 2 with all the gear, rent The Beatles and go from there if you think this price tag is justified. If you are new to Rb but really want this game, buy RB 2 and the game only version of this(FYI you cannot access old content from rb1 or 2 through this). I am sure the peripherals in this package are quality, I am just saying it is worth your while to try it out before you buy it out of impulse. I had a pretty great time with it playing with the first generation rock band guitar and no problems at all, I can’t speak for the other accessories.

Just throwing this out there for you all.
Rating: 3 / 5

Their mind-numbing tracks would be very easy to play on a normal guitar, never mind this dumbed-down version.

Their “fans” make the bold assumption that the beatless are basically the root of all “rock” music ever, and that if they had never existed, “rock” would still sound like Elvis. But when you say that The Beatles are the be all and end all of “rock” music today, you’re an idiot. Rock and Roll existed before the beatless, and it would probably have existed and done fine without them.

Look at Led Zeppelin. They basically evolved from the Yardbirds, who formed around 1962, roughly the same time as the beatless. Lets assume the beatless never existed (if only). The Yardbirds probably would have gotten just as big, having Clapton, Page, and Beck all joining the band, and Page turning the band into Led Zeppelin, maybe sounding slightly different that the Led Zeppelin we know today.

On top of that, bands and performers such as Chuck Berry, The Yardbirds, and The Kinks would have had a larger influence on true rock ‘n’ roll. And of course, we can’t forget Les Paul, who not only made great advances in recording technology, but also helped greatly in the popularisation of the electric guitar, an essential element of virtually all rock, country, funk, metal, prog, punk, and much avant-garde.

During the publicity campaign for Rock Band and the remastered CDs, Thumbs mcfartney made the the surprise claim that it was he who was responsible for the besuited look which launched the band’s commercial career.
In a recent interview he told how, while on holiday with his family at a Butlin’s holiday camp in the mid 50s, he experienced an epiphany; four young men walked past the swimming pool dressed in exactly the same clothes. That night it became apparent they were a band, who appeared on stage in the ballroom wearing suits of the same smart cut. Mcfartney’s tale does not accord with any previous accounts, including that of their late tailor Dougie Millings.

In Brian Epstein’s 1964 autobiography A Cellarful Of Noise (How apt!!) their manager describes in detail how he had to address their “scruffy” early leather-clad rocker look. Epstein’s assistant Alistair Taylor recalled in his own book that on December 14 1961 – the day after the beatles signed their management contract – the foursome were marched to Birkenhead tailor Beno Dorn (a friend of Epstein’s) for fittings for matching made-to-measure dark blue suits. They also had their hair neatened at Liverpool’s top-notch barber Horne Brothers.
And if that’s not record company marketing, then what is?

Rating: 1 / 5