I'm tempted to check out the Mono box set and pick up the relevant stereo albums individually, but I'll be waiting for the set to drop in price. �200 is a fair bit at the moment. There's a nice detailed review of both the mono and stereo remasters here. They sound promising.


Originally Posted by George Mills
This is variation of Guitar Hero (or the same company any way).

Not quite. Rock Band and Guitar Hero are competitors on the market, although the developers of Rock Band are Harmonix, who were responsible for developing the first two Guitar Hero games on the PS2 which kick started this whole obsession in the games industry for music based titles and peripherals.

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I used to dismiss it as corrupting the next generation. But after hearing the story about how younger generations get to share this music with our generation. And how it gives you a “taste” of playing an instrument which for some folks is enough to inspire them to take up real instruments. It also teaches you a lot about the music itself. It turned my opinion around. As one commentary said, it sure beats having kids kill each other in Video games.

It sounds pretty cool and the “game” grows up with the Beatles and they grow more facial hair as the game advances etc. All the current Beatles were involved in developing it including Yoko Ono.

I'm of two minds about these kinds of games too really. They're amusing, good party games, though I can play a handful of instruments and head out for actual sessions with friends when looking for musical fun. Having said that, mastering the drums in Rock Band can get you surprisingly close to being able to play away on a real drum kit. I like that it encourages some people to move onto something real, and I also think they're a good way to introduce younger people to older (by which I mean better smile ) music. At the end of the day it's just a laugh for a bunch of people in your living room (or online). Harmless stuff really.

Giles Martin oversaw all the mastering of the music for the game. His work on the LOVE album (with a wonderful DVD-A version out there) I thought was fantastic so I imagine the game in 5.1 will be a bit of a treat.

Great interview with Giles Martin about the game and his thoughts on these types of games here, and he also discusses his opinion of the new remasters (which he didn't have a hand in).


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