The Official Rock Band Thread - RB1, RB2, RB3, Beatles, Green Day, Lego

[banjoeskimo]

So everyone has a place to discuss Rock Band, and complain about EA's shitty support of PAL regions.

For anyone wanting to keep up on DLC, here's a running list of all Rock Band's DLC. All DLC is compatible with both Rock Band 1 and 2, but not Rock Band Beatles.

Fun fact: I'm getting married in 2 weeks, and we decided to avoid having a shitty DJ at the reception, we'd just set up Rock Band instead. God I'm a nerd.

[AranchineD]

I just recently broke the blue pad on my RB1 kit, so I have to get it replaced. :(

Fun fact: I'm getting married in 2 weeks, and we decided to avoid having a shitty DJ at the reception, we'd just set up Rock Band instead. God I'm a nerd.

NNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDD D

Awesome idea though. >_>

[naclj]

that is one of the funniest things ive ever heard.

Great job

cant say there is enough music in rock band that my wife would have agreed too but hey if it works for you then thats brilliant.

what song are you using for your bridal dance (if your having one)

oh and CONGRATULATIONS
have fun joining married life.
It IS GREAT
dont listen to most people its really not as bad as some people make it out to be.

so does this mean that the reception is going to be full of suits and dresses bashing away at drums, guitars and really bad drunk singing (not that different to any other reception now that i think about it)

[banjoeskimo]

Pretty much. Both my fiancee and I are huge Rock Band fans / gamers in general, so she basically agreed on the spot when I suggested it. She actually one-upped me and went one further by suggesting that the bride & groom that usually adorns the cake (or, giant stack of dessert pies in our case) should actually just be Rock Band band mates (the little 6 inch models you can order of your RB avatar), dressed in wedding attire.

[Second]

So, how about that Rock Band 2 and lack of an Aussie release? Any word on if Beatles are actually coming?

[Sytadel]

That's awesome Eibach. Hang on to that woman and don't let go.

RB 2: I've decided I'd like to import it. Is there any importer with whom people have had consistent success in getting the game in a reasonable time frame?

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Fun fact: I'm getting married in 2 weeks, and we decided to avoid having a shitty DJ at the reception, we'd just set up Rock Band instead. God I'm a nerd.
Haha, awesome.

I received my RB silencer pads today but I've been dealing with a shitty ebay user and its taken over a week just to send the drum kit, it'll probably arrive sometime next week. Until then I'll leave my RB1 & RB2 games untouched since I'm getting a bit sick of using the GH3 guitar

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

That's awesome Eibach. Hang on to that woman and don't let go.

RB 2: I've decided I'd like to import it. Is there any importer with whom people have had consistent success in getting the game in a reasonable time frame?

I imported it from CDNOW (CDWOW maybe? something like that anyway). Cost 45 pounds, 50 pence shipping and it got in in just over a week.

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45 pounds is way too expensive. I got RB2 PS3 for US$37 incl p&h from ebay new & sealed (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=260435270424) but the user I got it from doesn't have anymore instock

[mcfustin]

So, how about that Rock Band 2 and lack of an Aussie release? Any word on if Beatles are actually coming?

This - was tempted by the current $200 price tag EB have on the GH:WT full bundle for 360, but I'm not a huge fan of the WT drum kit, especially the cymbals and their lack of recognition of my smashing them. I'd much prefer to get the full set w/ RB2, but I'm getting jacked off waiting for a local release.

[Second]

This - was tempted by the current $200 price tag EB have on the GH:WT full bundle for 360, but I'm not a huge fan of the WT drum kit, especially the cymbals and their lack of recognition of my smashing them. I'd much prefer to get the full set w/ RB2, but I'm getting jacked off waiting for a local release.

I couldn't help myself. I got the WT bundle. Still want to get the RB2 bundle and the RB:B seems very must get. :o

[Lex]

given up on RB2, harmonix can eat shit.

Frets on Fire w/ RB skin ftw.

[Pauly]

is there a big difference between rb and gh? mind you i've played rb and loved it.

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is there a big difference between rb and gh? mind you i've played rb and loved it.
GH makes your eyes go all weird and RB doesn't :p In GH you have more time to fret but the songs are much harder to play imo whereas RB has that right balance where I can actually play some of the songs on medium without failing instantly. Also there's much less customisation for your band/character

[banjoeskimo]

Yes and no. The more invested in one series you get, the more you'll claim they're two moderately different games, but on the surface they're doing basically the same thing in a near identical way.

Fundamental differences are as follows:

-GH uses cymbals on its drum pads by default, and there are 5 pads and a kick pedal. RB uses 4 pads and a kick pedal. If you play GH with a RB kit, it'll auto-adjust the game to take out the extra pad.

-GH (as of World Tour) has a touch pad to do certain sections of a song. RB has tiny "tap" frets that serve basically the same purpose, but can only be used during solos. So, pretty much one uses optional buttons, the other uses an optional touch pad.

-Bass players in GH can strum an "open" note (where you just flick the strum bar without holding a fret), RB bass players always have to hold frets.

-RB has "solo" sections for guitarists (and drummers in RB2) that give you score bonuses, where GH doesn't.

-In RB, you can use overdrive/star power to save a band mate who's failed out. In GH, if someone fails out, the entire band dies.

-To gold star a song in RB, you just have to score very highly. In GH, you have to get 100% on a song.

-RB has a much more fleshed out campaign mode than GH. GH is pretty much a song list that you work through, whereas RB sets up different cities that your band can go to with predetermined playlists, random playlists and custom playlists to burn through. If you're just in it to dick around, it's not a huge difference, but if you're looking for a fleshed out "career" mode for your band to go through it's a pretty cool setup.

-RB has a much bigger DLC library, although GH's is slowly catching up.

[Sytadel]

I also think the UI/art direction is probably as important a source of contention as anything else.

Rock Band's UI is - in my opinion - more mature and refined than Guitar Hero's, and the note charts are more sensible and functional as well. I also like to think that Rock Band's menu interface is derived from classic-rock style era music (think Rolling Stone magazine, Led Zeppelin, or Rush), whereas Guitar Hero has sort of a more lame, grandiose arena-rock approach to UI design (think Wolfmother, Jet, or U2). Guitar Hero is the gaming equivalent of Spinal Tap.

I still play both games equally because ultimately it is the songs/charts that matter, but to a new player, I think Rock Band is more visually appealing.

[AranchineD]

Rock Band has a slightly convex note highway which keeps screwing me up while Guitar Hero does not.

[Blue]

I also think the UI/art direction is probably as important a source of contention as anything else.

Rock Band's UI is - in my opinion - more mature and refined than Guitar Hero's, and the note charts are more sensible and functional as well. I also like to think that Rock Band's menu interface is derived from classic-rock style era music (think Rolling Stone magazine, Led Zeppelin, or Rush), whereas Guitar Hero has sort of a more lame, grandiose arena-rock approach to UI design (think Wolfmother, Jet, or U2). Guitar Hero is the gaming equivalent of Spinal Tap.

I still play both games equally because ultimately it is the songs/charts that matter, but to a new player, I think Rock Band is more visually appealing.Jet are "lame, grandiose arena-rock"? What a crock of shit. They're the definition of a pub rock band. Also, I don't see how Rock Band is at all like the Rolling Stone. If anything, GH2 was more along those lines.

To make a proper comparison, GH is pushing the Tenacious D aesthetic, with the over-the-top GOD OF ROCK/POWER OF ROCK! theme. It's tacky, and it really grates after playing for a little while. Rock Band has a sleek, modern interface. The title screen is like being backstage at an intimate gig.

[Sytadel]

Jet are "lame, grandiose arena-rock"? What a crock of shit. They're the definition of a pub rock band. Also, I don't see how Rock Band is at all like the Rolling Stone. If anything, GH2 was more along those lines.

To make a proper comparison, GH is pushing the Tenacious D aesthetic, with the over-the-top GOD OF ROCK/POWER OF ROCK! theme. It's tacky, and it really grates after playing for a little while. Rock Band has a sleek, modern interface. The title screen is like being backstage at an intimate gig.

This isn't a thread about what bands you like/don't like Blue, sorry.

[banjoeskimo]

Yeah, I much, much prefer RB's art direction over GH's, but it's a matter of preference really. I've met people who'll live and die by the mechanical choices / art direction between the two games (and I'm one of them), but realistically if you're just in it for the playlist GH is a perfectly competent game.

The only other major difference I forgot to note is that GH is quite frequently attacked for poor and/or inaccurate charting. Sometimes that's true, sometimes it isn't. That being said, Harmonix has been pretty piss poor with its DLC difficulty ratings. Songs that would have been ranked a 3 star difficulty a year ago are now ranked as a 1, so if you have a large DLC collection you'll often have newcomers to the game getting terribly confused as to how hard a song really is, since you oftentimes won't have any idea 'til you've played it and the game's advice varies wildly.

Anyway, big news! Harmonix have finally announced their take on user created content, and it looks to be quite impressive (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/100/1004851p1.html).

Bands will be able to download and use the exact same tools that Harmonix use to create their weekly DLC and use it to chart master recordings of their own songs. Songs will be then uploaded to the Rock Band Network for peer review, and assuming everything's in order and your song meets their criteria (well charted, no cussing, etc.) it will then be available for download and purchase. You can set your own song prices, between 50c and $3 USD, and you get a 30% cut of all songs sold.

Also? You'll be able to coordinate stage effects with your song (see: lighting effects, pyrotechnics), so if you want pulsing lights to match your sweet drum intro, you'll totally be able to do that.

Doing this will require an XNA account ($50 USD for 4 months, $100 for a year) and the tools are available for PC and Mac users.

Well, GHTunes just got reamed. I have to imagine any of the ScoreHero nuts who have their own bands will go crazy with this. I can't wait to see how this pans out.

[Second]

Jeebus, that's wicked awesome.

[Sytadel]

That is really freakin' cool. I wish I was in a band!

[AranchineD]

Well if the songs don't sound like someone playing on a MIDI keyboard I'm all for it.

[Munky]

To make a proper comparison, GH is pushing the Tenacious D aesthetic, with the over-the-top GOD OF ROCK/POWER OF ROCK! theme. It's tacky, and it really grates after playing for a little while. Rock Band has a sleek, modern interface. The title screen is like being backstage at an intimate gig.

Each to their own I guess.

Rock to me is all about being over the top and grandiose.

As far as I'm concerned if a band can't pull of a stadium gig with an over the top set design they can fugg off.

[Sytadel]

Well if the songs don't sound like someone playing on a MIDI keyboard I'm all for it.

Didn't you read the article? The tracks will be made by real musicians, not with a song creator. We're talking about your local pub bands putting their tracks to charts using RB software.

It's actually very exciting, and what a fantastic way for underappreciated bands to get recognised.

[AranchineD]

Well the tone of my post was a bit off, :P I knew the songs would actually sound good, that's why I was for it!

[St@ckboy]

Booyah to 2 classic Rancid tracks being available next week!!

[banjoeskimo]

My hope is that some of the larger acts that haven't made it to RB yet, or have only had limited exposure, will use this as an opportunity to put even more content online. Imagine your favourite band hiring someone to chart their entire catalogue and upload it to the service...

[StorminNorman]

Someone really needs to tell Neil Young about this.

[AranchineD]

My hope is that some of the larger acts that haven't made it to RB yet, or have only had limited exposure, will use this as an opportunity to put even more content online. Imagine your favourite band hiring someone to chart their entire catalogue and upload it to the service...

If the Scorehero charters get together with people form OCRemix it'll be the greatest thing in music rhythm games ever.

[Second]

I just made a mess in my pants, imagining the future of our music selection.

[Pauly]

really hope a lot of artists get behind this!

[Slippery]

Can you even buy the rockband kit in Australia anymore? I found like 5 places nowhere near me that may have a copy of the rock band instruments - I want to get the RB drums but they are'nt even on eBay :@

[Second]

Can you even buy the rockband kit in Australia anymore? I found like 5 places nowhere near me that may have a copy of the rock band instruments - I want to get the RB drums but they are'nt even on eBay :@

I'm pretty sure the Mulgrave an Glen Waverly EB stores were selling them. Just check stock online.

Edit: Haha. It's just listing Chaddy. Wow.

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Can you even buy the rockband kit in Australia anymore? I found like 5 places nowhere near me that may have a copy of the rock band instruments - I want to get the RB drums but they are'nt even on eBay :@
The only places I've seen it is either at EB or JB that has regular restocks. Other places like Big W only keep it for a while upon first release, probably due to the amount of space they take up

edit: Use The Gamesmen (http://gamesmen.com.au/catalog/) if you want to buy it online. Instruments pack is $189.95 + additional for delivery

[AranchineD]

The GAME near me has about 3 stand alone drum kits for each console, so if you want to take a visit to sunny old Sydney... >_>

[Pauly]

is there much difference between the rb 1 and 2 instruments?

[AranchineD]

Compared to the RB2 instruments, the RB1 ones are like having sex with a loud elderly woman who could drop dead of a heart attack, or break all the bones in her body, any minute soon.

[Pauly]

imagine what rb3 will be like!

[Slippery]

What do you guys use to silence your drums (if you do at all?) My sister can barely stand the sound of me tapping so it'd pretty much be a must for me. You can buy silencers off eBay buy they cost balls - Anyone go at their drums with some diy double-sided tape and felt?

[AranchineD]

Well there was a DIY method for dampening the sound...in the pre-hack Rock Band thread. >_<

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What do you guys use to silence your drums (if you do at all?) My sister can barely stand the sound of me tapping so it'd pretty much be a must for me. You can buy silencers off eBay buy they cost balls - Anyone go at their drums with some diy double-sided tape and felt?
I'm using these (http://www.drumpads4rockband.com/index.html) (US$20 incl p&h). You get 8 sheets, 4 black and 4 coloured and its got adhesive on it so they're easy to put on, unlikely to fall off

http://www.drumpads4rockband.com/images/blackColorCircles.jpg

Got them last week and they seem like really good quality, I'm still waiting for my drumkit to arrive from ebay though so I can't test it out :(

[Slippery]

Thanks Slashy, mostly because of your detective skills (totally forgot about the Gamesmen) I can grab the whole RB pack (incl game) for $210 delivered.

Incl drum silencers should cost me around $230, which is pretty decent considering my sister will probably put in 60 or so dollars.

[Jay]

There's a new RB: Beatles trailer floating about (see Kotaku), revealing 8 of the songs. Cannot wait for this.

[Slippery]

Now I just have to see if I can find a place to put the bastards - how easy are the drums to carry from room to room?

[AranchineD]

There's a new RB: Beatles trailer floating about (see Kotaku), revealing 8 of the songs. Cannot wait for this.

And if you want the entire Beatles instrument set (not including the two guitars, just the bass): $350 (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/07/the-beatles-rock-band-bundle-is-au349/).

Now I just have to see if I can find a place to put the bastards - how easy are the drums to carry from room to room?

Actually they're pretty light once set-up so you can easily just drag it around the place, or just take the pads off the stand and carry both around if the former is too awkward.

[Slippery]

Awesome, my mum would crack it at me if I left it in the main room - she's trying to declutter and when my sister told her I intended to buy plastic musial instruments she inwardly raged. May have to lug them up and down stairs to my small arse room for storage :S

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Awesome, my mum would crack it at me if I left it in the main room - she's trying to declutter and when my sister told her I intended to buy plastic musial instruments she inwardly raged. May have to lug them up and down stairs to my small arse room for storage :S
Slippery I just bought the bundle and the drumkit is really lightweight, feels like it weighs about 500g, or less! You can easily carry it under 1 arm

[Slippery]

I bought it today too, found a place to put it, not too loud.

Brilliant so far

[banjoeskimo]

Well, it's starting, the first label to announce they want their entire catalogue in Rock Band has spoken up (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1006149p1.html).

[jawsy]

Link didn't work, but I did read this morning that Sub Pop want to release their entire back catalogue. That would be pretty freakin' awesome: Dwarves, Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate...

[AranchineD]

Considering sales of the physical copies of both GH and RB have been down lately, but DLC sales have been up, this should pretty much put Rock Band clearly at the top between the two games.

[AyatollaofRocknRolla]

Link didn't work, but I did read this morning that Sub Pop want to release their entire back catalogue. That would be pretty freakin' awesome: Dwarves, Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate...

Thats good to hear since the whole potential awesomeness of this idea depends on labels getting behind it. Rock Band continues to pull ahead of guitar hero.

[Dr Skinnybones]

re: beatles instruments.

has anyone seen word of the build quality of the beatles rb instruments?
with the price tag attached I would expect some really decent peripherals but it wouldn't surprise if the premium was purely the beatles aesthetic.
are they based on rb2 (is that why we haven't got that yet) or are they a different design?
anyone have any opinions on the logitech guitar. I like to buy peripherals once and will pay a premium if there's a chance they'll live forever.

[banjoeskimo]

From what I know they're based on the RB2 guitar, although I'm not sure if they all contain the auto-calibrate feature. I'd hope that they do. In any case, I'm sure they'll be at PAX this year, I'll let you know if I get to use it.

[Lex]

Considering sales of the physical copies of both GH and RB have been down lately, but DLC sales have been up

gee, wonder why that is...

[AranchineD]

gee, wonder why that is...

Fine, replace that with this at the start of my previous post:

"Considering the sales of the physical copies of games in both franchises have almost halved in the past year, despite new releases from each respective franchises, and that DLC sales for Rock Band and Rock Band only have skyrocketed"

[Slippery]

After a day I'm 5 starring all the songs I've got on drums on medium (only like the first 15 or so on the solo WT), had a bash at an expert song and the kick goes all sorts of crazy - I can't see my brain letting me do that sort of rhythm:eek:

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

After a day I'm 5 starring all the songs I've got on drums on medium (only like the first 15 or so on the solo WT), had a bash at an expert song and the kick goes all sorts of crazy - I can't see my brain letting me do that sort of rhythm:eek:

I used to think that, but just go through it all on medium, then continue on to hard, then expert.

[naclj]

im very excited for this.

now its time for harmonix to release a patch for the original and RB2 that allows you to sort songs by your own ranking. ive got close to 200 songs now and there are plenty that id like to not get in the way of my normal list of songs that i actually do like.

i want to be able to give all the songs my own star ranking and they should track things like the number of times a song has been played.

oh and one last thing i NEED the 5 second resume song countdown from GH4.


Also i hope that eventually studios will allow you to buy an album for RB and get then mp3/cd version as well (id expect for a little bit more say 30-50% of the standalone price) or else you will see me buying RB tracks and downloading mp3s cos i aint going to pay for the same song twice for ever.

oh and bring on some incubus in RB damit (unfortunately i dont predict sony bmg will be anywhere near the head of the pack for releasing songs)

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Just played RB2 for about 2 hours nonstop. I prefer the RB guitar to the GH3, despite the somewhat awful clicky frets its easier to hold and I don't get any cramps unless I've been playing it for too long. There seems to be an infinite amount of concerts, I'm trying to 5 star everything and everytime I see something that I want like an opportunity to upgrade my bus to a plane or a special appearance to double my amount of fans I'm suckered into that "just one more go" thing.

Still haven't mastered the drums yet but I haven't been using them too much, the pedal is pretty awful to use - there's just no easy way to press it down without upgrading to something better

[banjoeskimo]

I tend to hold the pedal down with the front of my foot, and leave my heel slightly raised in the air. Then when I need to use it, just quickly release and push my foot back down. Don't know if that'll help, but it certainly feels better than what most people do (hold the pedal down with their entire foot and then let their ankles do all the work.)

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I tend to hold the pedal down with the front of my foot, and leave my heel slightly raised in the air. Then when I need to use it, just quickly release and push my foot back down. Don't know if that'll help, but it certainly feels better than what most people do (hold the pedal down with their entire foot and then let their ankles do all the work.)

I turn the pedal around so I'm using my heal to play the kick drum. I seem to be able to handle the rapid kicks easier like that, instead of using the ball of my foot.

[AranchineD]

I tend to hold the pedal down with the front of my foot, and leave my heel slightly raised in the air. Then when I need to use it, just quickly release and push my foot back down. Don't know if that'll help, but it certainly feels better than what most people do (hold the pedal down with their entire foot and then let their ankles do all the work.)

Same method I use, but I've found you can only do this with RB pedals, because the World Tour ones tend kick up off the ground if you try to do it.

And I've found it's by far the most effective way to play. I had to use the other way you mentioned (holding the pedal down with my entire foot and lifting again to play) with the WT pedal and it was just uncomfortable for any rapid playing or more technical parts. Not having to put as much effort into pressing the pedal down makes it so much easier.

[Second]

Noticed that there were some songs that didn't show up in the market place. Deleted the list and went back to the market place and found a whole bunch of new music. Yay.

[Slippery]

Everytime I try to access Rock Band network on PSN it fails, I dont really want any dlc yet but its irritating regardless

[St@ckboy]

Do you think the new GH guitar will be instantly compatible with RB when it comes out? I need a new guitar and I haven't heard of the Beatles guitars being sold seperately.

[AranchineD]

Not the Beatles guitar that comes in the pack, no, but they are selling two other premium Beatles guitars for the game separately as well. Although word is they're going to be pretty expensive (and also whether the fact we get screwed over in Australia yet again in getting them or not! >_>)

[Shorty]

This week, Rock Band DLC goes to 11 (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/31/rock-band-weekly-spinal-tap-black-sabbath-foo-fighters/). :cool:

[Second]

Looking to import RB2. I know a few people have done so, so feel free to give me some info on where!

[jawsy]

I too would like to get in on these importing shenanigans (X360). Best prices/service?

[St@ckboy]

People suggested I import from 365games in the Uk and I had no problems with them.

http://www.365games.co.uk/

[StorminNorman]

I grabbed my copy from www.cdwow.com. It was mostly a painless experience, although it did take nearly a month to ship because they were out of stock at the time I ordered.

[jawsy]

Thanks, amigoes. I'll scope it out in the next few days.

[Azzaman]

I grabbed mine from game UK. Though I just got the stand alone game.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I grabbed my copy from www.cdwow.com. It was mostly a painless experience, although it did take nearly a month to ship because they were out of stock at the time I ordered.

I got my from CDWOW too, but it took just over a week to get here. I was quite impressed.

[St@ckboy]

I cancelled my cdwow pre-order 2 months after I placed an order, it came back into stock twice and they said there were stock issues.

I'd order from elsewhere.

[banjoeskimo]

Full tracklist for The Beatles: Rock Band! (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/101/1014054p1.html) Well, we're still missing one track, but still.

Also! Interesting article from The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/magazine/16beatles-t.html?_r=1) about development of the game. Some fun tidbits about the game and Harmonix in general...

The Rock Band Network is so potentially consequential that Harmonix went to great lengths to keep its development secret, including giving it the unofficial in-house code name Rock Band: Nickelback, on the theory that the name of the quintessentially generic modern rock group would be enough to deflect all curiosity.

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To turn classic Beatles songs into the stages of a video game, each song needed to be separated into its several components, so that if the person playing the guitar misses a note, the guitar sound can drop out while the music made by the other instruments is unaffected. Because the Beatles mostly recorded on four-track and two-track equipment, with multiple instruments sharing a tape, Martin had to spend months using digital filters to eliminate sounds at certain frequencies and not others. This work was done at Abbey Road but not in Studio Two. Mainly Martin worked in the less-iconic Room 52 down the hall, next to the men’s room. Apple’s preoccupation with security meant that the high-quality audio “stems” he created never left Abbey Road. If the separated parts leaked out, every amateur D.J. would start lacing mixes with unauthorized Beatles samples. Instead, Martin created low-fidelity copies imprinted with static for the Harmonix team to take back to the States — in their carry-on luggage. They were just good enough to work with until the game coding could be brought back to Abbey Road and attached to the actual songs.

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As a reminder of the stakes, several staff members have affixed over their work spaces a color photocopy of Paul McCartney pointing at the camera and the warning, “Don’t foul this up.” (Actually, only one of these posters says “foul,” where the employee, like an editor at a family newspaper, has taped it over the original word.)

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I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Feel Fine
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Revolution
Don't Let Me Down
I Saw Her Standing There
Boys
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Twist and Shout
I Wanna Be Your Man
A Hard Day's Night
Can't Buy Me Love
Eight Days a Week
Ticket To Ride
Drive My Car
I'm Looking Through You
If I Needed Someone
Taxman
Yellow Submarine
And Your Bird Can Sing
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Good Morning Good Morning
I Am The Walrus
Hello Goodbye
Dear Prudence
Back In the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Birthday
Helter Skelter
Hey Bulldog
Come Together
Something
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes the Sun
Dig a Pony
I Me Mine
I Got a Feeling
Get Back
Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Apparently Yoko Ono is getting on the RB programmer's nerves by telling them they need to do the animations differently (making suggestions like there needs to be more wind). Haven't got an article, but it was big enough news for a DJ on a local radio station to report about it in his 6 O'Clock Rock Report, which has always been accurate.

[banjoeskimo]

Yeah, that's covered in the New York Times article, a lot of the artists mention that she was a pain in the ass, but the feeling seems to be more that she got on peoples nerves, not that she actually interfered with the art direction in any way that was detrimental.

[Zan]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew how compatible rockband 2 instruments are with World Tour. Specifically I have RB2 guitar, RB2 drums and a RB1 guitar for PS3.

I'm fairly content with just getting one franchise of stuff and sticking to it, but after all this time I'm starting to feel the neeeeeed for World Tour because I'm an obsessive Tool fan.

Also if anyone knows where I can buy the standalone game, that would be great. It feels like it's impossible to find outside of a bundle.

[Second]

EB Waverly Gardens has it, last I checked. Instruments will work fine, by the way.

[Blue]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew how compatible rockband 2 instruments are with World Tour. Specifically I have RB2 guitar, RB2 drums and a RB1 guitar for PS3.

I'm fairly content with just getting one franchise of stuff and sticking to it, but after all this time I'm starting to feel the neeeeeed for World Tour because I'm an obsessive Tool fan.

Also if anyone knows where I can buy the standalone game, that would be great. It feels like it's impossible to find outside of a bundle.Don't bother. WT is shit. You will play the Tool songs, and then put it away, never to be played again. The tracklisting is THAT bad.

[FrozenSoul80]

The Tool songs weren't even that good, they are very boring to play.

[AranchineD]

Except on drums, some of the most fun I've had drumming in any music rhythm game is on those songs.

Actually if you're going to be drumming then you'll find about half of the tracks fun to play, every other instrument is boring as shit though.

[Zan]

EB Waverly Gardens has it, last I checked. Instruments will work fine, by the way.

Cheers, good to know. :)

FrozenSoul80: I'm obsessed enough not to care. About half of my daily music intake involves Maynard in some way. If I could pay $80 for just the three songs to be in RB2 I would.

[JubeiSaotome]

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Featuring DarkYoshii & I.

[Blue]

Cheers, good to know. :)

FrozenSoul80: I'm obsessed enough not to care. About half of my daily music intake involves Maynard in some way. If I could pay $80 for just the three songs to be in RB2 I would.That is a lie.

[St@ckboy]

Cool youtube clip, above.

I love seeing how different people rock out, whilst playing rock band.

Some people stand stock still, very focussed on the notes and how well they are doing. Others punch it out and still do really well.

I'm a "move rhythmically" kind of guy, with a bit of foot stomp added.

[JubeiSaotome]

You can see me "trying to" gyrate my hips at some point. Not Matt told me to do sexy, I failed. @ 3:34, the ranga.

[Munky]

Drunkeness plays a huge factor.

I donned a mullet and rolled around on the floor in a pro face off of TTFAF.

I was hammered and still hit 75%.

[AranchineD]

Drunkeness plays a huge factor.

Indeed it does. Sober, I sit down quietly and strum away, perhaps tapping my foot. Once I get some alcohol in my system, I find a standing fan, plug it in and turn it on and then play in front of it while on my knees and my hair blowing out behind me.

Good times.

[Second]

I'm the same, Dave. GH is SRS when Sober.

I'm pretty shit at drums, but when I'm drunk though I get more "into" it and move around a lot more and end up doing better.

[AranchineD]

Ha, I'd probably drum better drunk too, simply because I wouldn't get pissed off when I miss a few notes because I'd just be like " Oh well" and wouldn't start smashing the kit out of frustration. >_>

[Second]

I think I'm focusing too much when I'm sober. A missed note when I'm drunk is like "Oh, it's okay, I'm drunk!" whereas if I'm sober it's like "**** YOU, YOU CAN HIT IT WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK. FML" and shit.

[jawsy]

Three beers down is when I'm at my best in GH.

[Zan]

That is a lie.

It's neither lie nor exaggeration.

Nice vid Jubei. Who produced that vid?

Regarding to grooving, there is a correlation between movement and alcohol for me, but it much more depends on the song.

[Blue]

It's neither lie nor exaggeration.

Nice vid Jubei. Who produced that vid?

Regarding to grooving, there is a correlation between movement and alcohol for me, but it much more depends on the song.I was going to say exaggeration, but it didn't seem forceful enough.

There is no was anybody would pay $80 to have a handful of songs playable in a different video game. Not even a Tool fan. :p

[Zan]

There is no was anybody would pay $80 to have a handful of songs playable in a different video game. Not even a Tool fan. :p

It's an extreme circumstance that I guess I'll never have the chance to prove. Buying GHWT for me is practically the same thing though, with the added inconvenience of having to swap disc. Nothing against GH games, but the rest of the track list doesn't do anything for me.

[Blue]

It's an extreme circumstance that I guess I'll never have the chance to prove. Buying GHWT for me is practically the same thing though, with the added inconvenience of having to swap disc. Nothing against GH games, but the rest of the track list doesn't do anything for me.Well, if you say so. I say you're nuts! :p

But it's true, the rest of the tracklisting is just woeful.

[Second]

Gotta be honest, the Tool songs are actually my least liked songs in WT.

[JubeiSaotome]

It's neither lie nor exaggeration.

Nice vid Jubei. Who produced that vid?

Regarding to grooving, there is a correlation between movement and alcohol for me, but it much more depends on the song.

I believe it was Nick from With The Band.

[Lex]

Gotta be honest, the Tool songs are actually my least liked songs in WT.

played drums? it's the only reason they're there.

the WT tracklist really isn't that bad, there's a bit of shit, but overall I enjoyed it. I'd like to know what Blue found so offensive?

[StorminNorman]

Only thing that bugged me was that they had all this obscure Spanish rock in there for no good reason.

Also, Rock Band 2 was a huge hit at Manifest on the weekend, even if I never did get to play Shooting Star.

[Lex]

Only thing that bugged me was that they had all this obscure Spanish rock in there for no good reason.


see, it worked out for me because I have Spanish speaking friends, but yeah, I can see your point.

[Azzaman]

Yeah, my bastard mates always put that on when I'm on mic then winge when I fail for us.

[banjoeskimo]

Looks like you guys are gonna have to import RB2 or hope to high hell that EA get off their lazy arses if you want to use Rock Band Network content. The RBN store is only coming to RB2.

360 owners will be getting all content that comes to RBN, while PS3 owners (presumably because this is all done with XNA dev software and there's probably a licensing fee) will only be getting the "greatest hits" of RBN. Wii owners are shit out of luck, since Nintendo are retarded and the Wii doesn't have any way to patch games (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/rock-band-network-store-coming-to-ps3-wii-players-out-of-luck/).

You can check out what the dev tools like like here (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/impressions-rock-band-network-creation/), and anything I missed is probably summed up in this article (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/rock-band-network-store-to-offer-free-song-demos/).

Look for RBN to launch this November.

[Jay]

Cool ad for Rock Band Beatles, even with the dodgy Liverpudlian accent at the end.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/08/the-beatles-rock-band-tv-spot-does-abbey-road-overload/#more-353524

[Blue]

played drums? it's the only reason they're there.

the WT tracklist really isn't that bad, there's a bit of shit, but overall I enjoyed it. I'd like to know what Blue found so offensive?"Offensive"?

There are hardly any good songs in the game. That is all.

[Sytadel]

Can't believe we're still arguing which game has the better tracklist.

[AranchineD]

I know!

Especially since there's about the same percentage of boring tracks in RB1 as there are in World Tour anyway! >_>

[Lex]

There are hardly any good songs in the game. That is all.

I would say the tracklist for WT is easily better than that of RB. I certainly had more fun with it.

[jawsy]

Different strokes...

But I'm with Lex on this one. I found the WT setlist to be way more fun than RB (although I think I enjoyed GHII the most). I know that WT is the one that gets pulled out when a buddy comes around and wants to play some guitar.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Tried to get through the Endless Setlist on the weekend on Hard drums. Got to song 80, failed Battery a couple of times and realised I just wasn't that interested in finishing it after all :P Will probably go back and finish the rest of the tour setlists, just not that one.

[banjoeskimo]

Yeah, doing Endless Setlist for shits is a really bad idea. You have to be 100% certain you can get through it and be comfortable with the game's entire tracklist or you're f---ed. If you're nervous, have a contingency plan to save you when things get tough (see: a vocalist/bassist.)

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I was doing fairly well with them. I'd five starred all but about 5 or 6 of the songs (which I almost 5 starred anyway) and I'd at least passed Battery before, so I knew I could, but I did it over three days and just got bored with it. I was fairly impressed with doing the first 50-odd songs and five starring them. My first two four star songs came one after the other (Pinball Wizard and the Lacuna Coil one). Plus, I know I've never passed Visions on Hard drums, so I wasn't looking forward to that. May try again with my housemate next weekend, but do it on hard guitar and just take turns playing. At least it didn't send me back to the beginning when I failed on song 80, though.

[banjoeskimo]

Yeah, I still maintain that Visions was a shit choice for the hardest song in the game. At least with the likes of Painkiller and Panic Attack they're songs I actually wanted to hear, but putting an unknown Harmonix band with a very, very niche audience (at least compared to the other music in the game) as your hardest in game song was an arrogant and bullshit choice, IMO. Would have been better left as DLC, or one of the 20 free songs. Anything to keep it from being a mandatory setlist song.

[AranchineD]

Yeah, but if it was DLC then I wouldn't be able to play it...and I really do want to play it. >_>

[naclj]

Looks like you guys are gonna have to import RB2 or hope to high hell that EA get off their lazy arses if you want to use Rock Band Network content. The RBN store is only coming to RB2.

360 owners will be getting all content that comes to RBN, while PS3 owners (presumably because this is all done with XNA dev software and there's probably a licensing fee) will only be getting the "greatest hits" of RBN. Wii owners are shit out of luck, since Nintendo are retarded and the Wii doesn't have any way to patch games (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/rock-band-network-store-coming-to-ps3-wii-players-out-of-luck/).

You can check out what the dev tools like like here (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/impressions-rock-band-network-creation/), and anything I missed is probably summed up in this article (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/rock-band-network-store-to-offer-free-song-demos/).

Look for RBN to launch this November.

HAHAHAHAHAH
HEHEHEHEHEHE

wow Eibach unless you have specifically seen something that says launching in Australia in November then you are very very optimistic if you think that we will have access to this even if we have RB2. (i realise your not in aus so you'll be fine)

there are three glaring reasons why i think we will all be depressed come November.

1. RB2 isnt out in aus and this is only supported on RB2. Why would they make this available when "no one" (except us) would even be able to use it.
2. From what i can tell this is initially being distributed through the XNA side of microsoft, the same one that releases indie games on XBL, the same one thats not available in Aus
3. Licenses are still required for this content and it will be interesting to see how this is handled in multiple countries
4. just for clarity. WE are in AUSTRALIA we dont get cool things like this at launch (if ever)


so while i am very excited by the prospects of this i dont honestly believe i will get to use it this year (without being a bit sneaky)

[banjoeskimo]

Which is why I said you'd better hope EA get off their lazy arses...

[naclj]

Fair enough, i glossed over that part of your post in order to get to my rant more quickly

oh well at least ill have some nice shiny new drums with TB:RB
me and 2 mates are going in together to get the pack and i need good drums. if these drums break down i just may have to kill someone

[banjoeskimo]

I imagine you'll be fine. They're just prettier versions of the RB2 instruments. My RB2 kit is still going strong at about a year old, and it gets used almost every week by expert players wailing on it.

Also! In other news, apparently when Lego Rock Band launches you'll be able to export the tracklist to RB2 (ala RB1, for a $5ish fee), and Queen will finally be coming to RB in October with a 10 song DLC pack.

Lego Rock Band's tracklist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Rock_Band#Soundtrack) isn't incredible, but I'd definitely pay the price of 2 songs and rent the game just to get some Final Countdown love.

[Zzz]

Question:

How bad are the Rockband 1 drums? My WT set is buggered completely (the cymbals just won't work) and I was considering just paying $150 for the RB set. I've got RB2 and GH3, WT and Metallica. Although to be honest it's pretty much just for RB2.

Should I look to the RB1 drum kit, or should I wait for the local release of Beatles: RB (or possibly even RB2) and pick up that kit? I'm on the fence about GH5 - I don't think I'll buy the game, let alone the full band set that I will inevitably need so I can get a working drumkit.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Question:

How bad are the Rockband 1 drums? My WT set is buggered completely (the cymbals just won't work) and I was considering just paying $150 for the RB set. I've got RB2 and GH3, WT and Metallica. Although to be honest it's pretty much just for RB2.

Should I look to the RB1 drum kit, or should I wait for the local release of Beatles: RB (or possibly even RB2) and pick up that kit? I'm on the fence about GH5 - I don't think I'll buy the game, let alone the full band set that I will inevitably need for i can get a working drumkit.

Have you tried sending the cymbals away for warranty? I sent my yellow WT cymbal away a couple of weeks ago and they replaced it free of charge and I bought my kit on launch in November last year.

[AranchineD]

Question:

How bad are the Rockband 1 drums? My WT set is buggered completely (the cymbals just won't work) and I was considering just paying $150 for the RB set. I've got RB2 and GH3, WT and Metallica. Although to be honest it's pretty much just for RB2.

Should I look to the RB1 drum kit, or should I wait for the local release of Beatles: RB (or possibly even RB2) and pick up that kit? I'm on the fence about GH5 - I don't think I'll buy the game, let alone the full band set that I will inevitably need for i can get a working drumkit.

If you tape up something sturdy to the foot pedal, because it will inevitably break, then I've found the drums way better to use than the World Tour ones. Plus you get a year warranty compared to the three months you get for the WT kit.

As Double H said though, you can send the cymbals off by themselves if the kit is still under warranty.

[Slippery]

If you tape up something sturdy to the foot pedal, because it will inevitably break

Could you elaborate on that for me Aran? I'd prefer my kick didn't break.

[Zzz]

Have you tried sending the cymbals away for warranty? I sent my yellow WT cymbal away a couple of weeks ago and they replaced it free of charge and I bought my kit on launch in November last year.

As Double H said though, you can send the cymbals off by themselves if the kit is still under warranty.

I got WT on launch, so they are well and truly out of warranty. I think we might be in trouble when it comes to getting them replaced through official channels, as we've gone the home repair option in our quest to make the damn thing work properly. The sensors are stuck more permanantly and the cracks are all glued up, but the damn things still don't register hits properly or consistantly.

The annoying bit is that I don't play the drums, my brother does. He's home quite a bit, so the damn kit is all manner of busted. In fact, it's been in pieces for months now, as we've been trying to get it working. Right now I don't really care to fix it, I just want a working set for full-band action. I don't mind paying for another set, just as long as my cash doesn't go into Activision's pocket. That's why I'm willing to give the RB set a try.

I'm pretty dissapointed with my WT drums, because my GH3 guitar works fine and the GH:WT genericaster is still rocking. Hell, even my GH2 guitar is working perfectly. I honestly thought the WT drums would last for a decent amount of time, given the track record of my other GH plastic instruments.

So, I had a quick look about on the interwebs and it seems that we're getting B:RB in a week, but drums only come in the limited edition full set.

Which is $350.

**** it, my brother can play bass.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I got WT on launch, so they are well and truly out of warranty. I think we might be in trouble when it comes to getting them replaced through official channels, as we've gone the home repair option in our quest to make the damn thing work properly. The sensors are stuck more permanantly and the cracks are all glued up, but the damn things still don't register hits properly or consistantly.

The annoying bit is that I don't play the drums, my brother does. He's home quite a bit, so the damn kit is all manner of busted. In fact, it's been in pieces for months now, as we've been trying to get it working. Right now I don't really care to fix it, I just want a working set for full-band action. I don't mind paying for another set, just as long as my cash doesn't go into Activision's pocket. That's why I'm willing to give the RB set a try.

I'm pretty dissapointed with my WT drums, because my GH3 guitar works fine and the GH:WT genericaster is still rocking. Hell, even my GH2 guitar is working perfectly. I honestly thought the WT drums would last for a decent amount of time, given the track record of my other GH plastic instruments.

So, I had a quick look about on the interwebs and it seems that we're getting B:RB in a week, but drums only come in the limited edition full set.

Which is $350.

**** it, my brother can play bass.

Well at this point what the hell have you got to lose? Activision pay for shipping (they have a reply paid envelope) so all you have to do is photocopy your receipt, buy the padded envelope and get it to a post office. I bought mine on launch, opened up the cymbal, lost one of the screws and still got a replacement off them even with there being evidence of tampering and me having bought it 10 months ago.

[AranchineD]

Could you elaborate on that for me Aran? I'd prefer my kick didn't break.

Well basically every single bit that's made of plastic on the thing will break. >_>

I've just been taping up the cracks as they appear, and that's been working fine for me, or you could do something like Spud did and just tape a bunch of cutlery along the pedal to keep it straight and steady.

[banjoeskimo]

Should I look to the RB1 drum kit, or should I wait for the local release of Beatles: RB (or possibly even RB2) and pick up that kit? I'm on the fence about GH5 - I don't think I'll buy the game, let alone the full band set that I will inevitably need so I can get a working drumkit.

Don't even think about going near the RB1 drums. If you have the option to wait for the RB2 or Beatles drums (which are basically the same design), it's not even an option.

Pretty much all the RB1 instruments are dogshit. The whammy's on the guitars break frequently (I've been through five) and the foot pedals on the drum kit break (been through three.) Also, the RB1 kit is noisy, doesn't have the same bounce to the pads that the new kits have, and can sometimes be prone to dropping notes.

For comparison's sake, I went through all those RB1 breakages in less than a year. My RB2 instruments are still going strong without issue after a year of heavy use.

RB Beatles or RB2 kit all the way.

[Azzaman]

Well basically every single bit that's made of plastic on the thing will break. >_>

I've just been taping up the cracks as they appear, and that's been working fine for me, or you could do something like Spud did and just tape a bunch of cutlery along the pedal to keep it straight and steady.

I can vouch for this, the cutlery works. Until you stab your foot on a big kick :p

[Lex]

The annoying bit is that I don't play the drums, my brother does. He's home quite a bit, so the damn kit is all manner of busted.

I'm pretty dissapointed with my WT drums, because my GH3 guitar works fine and the GH:WT genericaster is still rocking. Hell, even my GH2 guitar is working perfectly. I honestly thought the WT drums would last for a decent amount of time, given the track record of my other GH plastic instruments.


no, here's the thing, people need to learn2play. everyone I've watched play, beats the living shit out of it. it doesn't need to be hit hard, and doing so will break it. yes they're a bit weak, but not as much a the caveman players want you to think.

[StorminNorman]

As a datapoint, my RB1 drumkit still works perfectly, and that's after it was used all weekend by all kinds of drummers at Manifest. Pedals, pads, everything all still work perfectly. On the other hand, the brand-new GHWT drums that were bought specifically for the event broke down on the Friday.

I've never had a problem with any of the GH/RB instruments I've bought, other than the whammy bar on my Xplorer controller loosening up over time (and also being one of the "dodgy" Xplorer's with the semi-working motion sensor that GH3/WT and RB2 both patch in-game.)

[AranchineD]

no, here's the thing, people need to learn2play. everyone I've watched play, beats the living shit out of it. it doesn't need to be hit hard, and doing so will break it. yes they're a bit weak, but not as much a the caveman players want you to think.

The only reason people play them hard (heh) is because for most people the damn things don't work when you play them gently!

Besides, it's a drum kit, what's the point if you can't go a little wild on them?

[JubeiSaotome]

If you want to "l2p", you go out and buy a roland kit and play like a pro.

[jawsy]

The point was clearly "if you want to l2p in a manner that doesn't result in you busting what is obviously a plastic toy", but yeah, go ahead and recycle that line.

[naclj]

I imagine you'll be fine. They're just prettier versions of the RB2 instruments. My RB2 kit is still going strong at about a year old, and it gets used almost every week by expert players wailing on it.

Also! In other news, apparently when Lego Rock Band launches you'll be able to export the tracklist to RB2 (ala RB1, for a $5ish fee), and Queen will finally be coming to RB in October with a 10 song DLC pack.

Lego Rock Band's tracklist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Rock_Band#Soundtrack) isn't incredible, but I'd definitely pay the price of 2 songs and rent the game just to get some Final Countdown love.

yay a week left.
my mates and i will be having a TB:RB party next Wednesday only 1 copy between 3 of us as i want to see how much i actually like playing the songs first (im really not very Beatles knowledgeable)

good news about lego rock band. i know the songs arent great for most people but for me who gets a rather diverse range of people playing at my place a lot of those songs would go down quite well and honestly id rather play those songs in rock band then in singstar.
plus i like having a large library, it will stop me from ever considering the need to pick up another GH game

oh queen sonds good as well, although with singstar queen already in my possesion i might not get the whole pack

[RunningMild]

According to Good Game, Rock Band 2 will never be released in Oz because MTV own the rights and can't be stuffed releasing it. Looks like I was right in saying that MTV are a bunch of pricks who don't give a shit about anyone outside of the US.

To think that if EA owned the distribution rights, the game could be out already...

Anyway, they said Beatles Rock Band has an Aussie release date confirmed. Yeah right. I'll believe it when I see it. :p

[Zzz]

According to Good Game, Rock Band 2 will never be released in Oz because MTV own the rights and can't be stuffed releasing it. Looks like I was right in saying that MTV are a bunch of pricks who don't give a shit about anyone outside of the US.

To think that if EA owned the distribution rights, the game could be out already...

Anyway, they said Beatles Rock Band has an Aussie release date confirmed. Yeah right. I'll believe it when I see it. :p

When you see a release date or when you see the actual stock on the shelves?

It's released 9/9/09 - JB Hifi (http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/support.aspx?post=1&results=10&q=beatles+rock+band&source=title&bnSearch=Go%21)'s website shows that they will have it on that day.

If what you say about RB2's local release is true, then that's no good. I've been waiting/hoping for a local release of RB2 so I can do a license transfer to my UK copy of RB2. I suppose I'll have to look at making a UK account and getting the transfer through that store.

Which leads me to my next question: Will a UK-bought transfer code allow me to transfer my aussie RB1 songs to my UK RB2 installed on my aussie PS3? Or am I complicating things because they are all the same anyway?

[RunningMild]

When you see a release date or when you see the actual stock on the shelves?

Stock on the shelves, of course.

After all, RB Unplugged had an 'Aussie release date' and look how that turned out... :rolleyes:

[Azzaman]

When you see a release date or when you see the actual stock on the shelves?

It's released 9/9/09 - JB Hifi (http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/support.aspx?post=1&results=10&q=beatles+rock+band&source=title&bnSearch=Go%21)'s website shows that they will have it on that day.

If what you say about RB2's local release is true, then that's no good. I've been waiting/hoping for a local release of RB2 so I can do a license transfer to my UK copy of RB2. I suppose I'll have to look at making a UK account and getting the transfer through that store.

Which leads me to my next question: Will a UK-bought transfer code allow me to transfer my aussie RB1 songs to my UK RB2 installed on my aussie PS3? Or am I complicating things because they are all the same anyway?

Should've gotten it on 360, works fine with all the content ;)

[Lex]

If you want to "l2p", you go out and buy a roland kit and play like a pro.

I don't know if you've actually used an electronic kit with GH, and I doubt it, but unless it's the ultra-ultra-basic model, they're a ****around. it's awesome playing on a real kit, but it's just not made for it.

plus, why spend so much money when the regular kits work fine? you just gotta not smack them like a tard.

[Sytadel]

So let me get this straight, heirarchy for drum quality is roughly:

RB1 = GHWT < RB2/RB:B = GH5

But since GH5 instruments aren't being released here (c/d?), nor RB2, RB:B is the way to go if you want top quality instruments?

[AranchineD]

Who said GH5 instruments aren't being released here? I would think EB would clear out half their floor place for those kits!

[Sytadel]

Aub in another thread, but more importantly, the kits aren't showing on any retailer websites.

[AranchineD]

I wouldn't have thought anyone would be listing it this early?

[Sytadel]

The games themselves are being listed and advertised in catalogues :(

[AranchineD]

Well shit.


Actually knowing Activision they wouldn't have released the kit on its own anyway, and there's no way in hell I would have bought a full band box again.

[St@ckboy]

I'm pretty sure there isn't a new drum kit being released for GH5, just a new guitar.

[twofivefour]

They developed a new drum kit for 5. It looks good.

The whole discussion re: peripherals was something to do with department stores deciding not to stock the full packs, and possibly no drum kits. Nothing about games retailers, but I may be wrong.

[fearofthesky]

PERTHIANS!

Gametraders Carillion have Rock Band 2! Euro PAL 360 and PS2, and region free PS3, software only!

$79!

I jumped for joy!

Easter Staters, get onto GT now, get them to send you one. There were at least 3 copes of 360/PS3 and at least one PS2.

Woo!

[Sytadel]

PERTHIANS!

Gametraders Carillion have Rock Band 2! Euro PAL 360 and PS2, and region free PS3, software only!

$79!

I jumped for joy!

Easter Staters, get onto GT now, get them to send you one. There were at least 3 copes of 360/PS3 and at least one PS2.

Woo!

Holy shit, I love you so much. I was going to go in to the city tomorrow for father's day, this seals the deal!

[AranchineD]

gametraders carillion have rock band 2!

hoora-

software only!

****

[jawsy]

Someone grab me a copy and post it this way. There's a shiny gold coin in it for you!

Seriously...

[Second]

Will suck dicks for it.

Seriously...

[Sytadel]

Holy shit, I love you so much. I was going to go in to the city tomorrow for father's day, this seals the deal!

Picked it up today, it's actually a cool little GT - has lots of GBC, SNES, N64, and old console games plus some awesome gaming paraphernalia. Apparently they order them from the UK on a regular basis so I highly reccommend any other Perthians pop down when it suits you.

[SOX]

I have nfi where this GT is, otherwise I'd make time to go check it out

[Sytadel]

I have nfi where this GT is, otherwise I'd make time to go check it out

It's pretty much directly above the centre of the food court, in fact you can look down and see the food court. Impossible to miss.

[Blue]

Victoria, please.

[fearofthesky]

Picked it up today, it's actually a cool little GT - has lots of GBC, SNES, N64, and old console games plus some awesome gaming paraphernalia. Apparently they order them from the UK on a regular basis so I highly reccommend any other Perthians pop down when it suits you.

Haha it is cool isn't it? Their stock was really lacking for awhile, but they've lifted their game recently. I love the glass case full of cool stuff when you walk in-PAL Suikoden! Final Fantasy stuff! Signed copies of Bioshock!

Bought heaps of stuff there when they had 50% off everything. I own a Tonberry plushie thanks to them-does that make me a total nerd or what? :D And whats with that portable NES thing-o? If it was SNES I'd already have it.

In trying to describe the case to a friend, I came up with The Game Traders Big Glass Case of Thoroughly Awesome Shit.

[banjoeskimo]

Got to play RB Beatles at PAX yesterday, was awesome.

Drummed through Can't Buy Me Love on expert, did pretty well. First thing's first, the visuals in this game are incredible. Harmonix have truly done justice to the band with the art direction, and every ounce of the presentation just screams with polish and dedication. A visual tour de force to be sure.

More importantly however, the instruments. My wife had the opportunity to try the bass, and being a dedicated RB2 Fender girl herself, insists that the design is unchanged. From what I can gather, the guitars merely represent an aesthetic change, not a functional one. So, know that you're not missing any compelling features there.

Drums however, have seen some improvement. I don't think it's enough to warrant an upgrade IF you have the RB2 kit, however if you're wondering whether to go with the RB1 kit or RB Beatles, it's not even a question. It's basically the same as the RB2 kit, but the pads feel a little tighter and heavier, so they feel closer to hitting real drums. Doesn't make a huge difference, but rolls feel a little nicer now. In any case, it's a damn fine kit, and you should look forward to playing it.

Went to the Rock Band Network panel, looks like it's going to be US only for a while until they've got it all set up. No word on when it'll be going beyond America's shores, and there wasn't a Q&A to ask. They did demo the song making process though, and it was pretty sweet. It's very clear that Harmonix is taking this seriously, and I believe RBN has a very bright future ahead of it.

Also had the chance to play Lego Rock Band, it was kinda meh. The UI doesn't seem as polished as RB2 or Beatles, and it's exactly the same game as RB2. I'll rent it to rip the tracks, so it's worth it to expand your DLC collection, but I don't think it justifies its own existence as a standalone title.

[Jay]

Eurogamer review is up of Rock Band: Beatles.

Happiness is a warm review...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-beatles-rock-band-review

[FrozenSoul80]

Eurogamer review is up of Rock Band: Beatles.

Happiness is a warm review...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-beatles-rock-band-review

Colour me excited.

[JubeiSaotome]

Fry-oxfDM8I

[Munky]

Van Halen are timeless dammit!

[Zan]

That's awesome.

[Sytadel]

Really thoroughly enjoying Rock Band 2 so far. It's nice to be able to stick a disk in and have 150+ songs at my disposal; while I prefer GH:M and GH:WT tracks "on average", with that many bloody songs on disc it outweighs GH for me by sheer volume alone.

Still debating the best way to get some drum/party action going on, I do have friends that'd be keen to come around on a regular basis. I'm not that big on the Beatles but damn I do want those instruments...

[naclj]

well as of tomorrow night i would be able to let you know how all the Beatles instruments perform.
im really looking forward to some good drums.
the kit is bloody expensive though.

if you havent got the rest of the instruments already then i can see why youd want to get it but with GH:WT full kits for $200 now days that does seem quite appealing

[Blue]

well as of tomorrow night i would be able to let you know how all the Beatles instruments perform.
im really looking forward to some good drums.
the kit is bloody expensive though.

if you havent got the rest of the instruments already then i can see why youd want to get it but with GH:WT full kits for $200 now days that does seem quite appealing1. Everyone knows how they perform.

2. The WT kits are shit.

[Dorkify]

OK, judging by what I've read, I should buy the RB Beatles kit over anything else?

I'm looking to get into the scene and was going to buy GH World Tour, but everyone seems overly critical of the gear...

Are the RB peripherals able to be used with GH games and vice versa?

[Zzz]

OK, judging by what I've read, I should buy the RB Beatles kit over anything else?

I'm looking to get into the scene and was going to buy GH World Tour, but everyone seems overly critical of the gear...

Are the RB peripherals able to be used with GH games and vice versa?

The GH gear isn't too bad, the guitars are good and the drums, while they work, are pretty fun too.

When you say 'get into the scene', what do you mean? Have you got any GH or RB games already? Have you played them?

Don't necessarily be offput by what's being said here, GH has a significantly lower price point which can make it a viable purchase.

As for what works with which game, check this matrix (http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/) to see what works with what.

[Dorkify]

I've played World Tour once at a mates place. The $200 kit appeals to me.

[AranchineD]

It's possibly to get a WT kit that works properly, Lex apparently has a completely working one, and if you're not totally into rhythm games already and aren't going to be playing on the highest difficulties straight off then it probably won't bother you greatly if the kit doesn't work exactly perfectly.

[fearofthesky]

1. Everyone knows how they perform.



Can I borrow your time machine sometime? I hear 60's chicks are easy.

[Blue]

Can I borrow your time machine sometime? I hear 60's chicks are easy.Yeah, cool gag mate.

They are identical to the RB2 guitar in every way. Previews have confirmed this, Eibach has confirmed this. The drum pads are slightly different. We don't naclj's, er, insider knowledge to "let us know". :rolleyes:

[grimace06]

Yeah, cool gag mate.

They are identical to the RB2 guitar in every way. Previews have confirmed this, Eibach has confirmed this. The drum pads are slightly different. We don't naclj's, er, insider knowledge to "let us know". :rolleyes:

We also don't need you acting like an insufferable prick.

[Blue]

We also don't need you acting like an insufferable prick.Sorry, edging in on your territory there, am I? ****.

[fearofthesky]

Yeah, cool gag mate.

Cheers! :p

They are identical to the RB2 guitar in every way. Previews have confirmed this, Eibach has confirmed this. The drum pads are slightly different. We don't naclj's, er, insider knowledge to "let us know". :rolleyes:

Why?

Because, Jebus forbid, someone would actually make a helpful post on these forums!?

Because, Jebus forbid, people actually may have differing opinions on stuff, like for instance, RB peripherals?

Look forward to your TB:RB instrument impressions naclj!

Enjoy!

EDIT! Syt, glad you got a copy of RB2 from my tip. Add me if you're on Live, we'll duel...

[Blue]

Yeah, sorry, but I don't actually listen to anybody who uses Simpsons quotes in everyday conversation, let alone someone who feels that every single one of their sentences deserves its own paragraph.

[Stevorooni]

Big W have a 360 deal where you can get the RB:B disc and a wireless microphone for $98

[StorminNorman]

Really tempted to get RBB with the guitar just so I can finally have a proper RB guitar with the low neck buttons and that crazy auto-calibration stuff on it.

The Beatles ones do have the calibration stuff, right?

[banjoeskimo]

I believe so, yes.

[Cobla]

Here's a noob question:

Are the RB guitars bigger than the GH ones?

I've only got two GH guitars (a GH3 and a GH:WT) atm, which are fine, I just hate how damn small they are. Compared to a real guitar I mean, which I'm waaay more used to.

Really though I'm just looking for another excuse to grab one of those sexy Rickenbackers when I go pick up Beatles:RB today. ;)

[FrozenSoul80]

No, I'm pretty sure they are all smaller than a real guitar. I actually like it that way, they are just guitar-shaped controllers, they don't need to be full-sized.

[Darren]

To those heading out to pick up the instrument bundle of The Beatles: Rock Band today, I wish you luck. I've been informed by EA's PR team that only 4000 bundles exist in Australia.

[Cobla]

No, I'm pretty sure they are all smaller than a real guitar. I actually like it that way, they are just guitar-shaped controllers, they don't need to be full-sized.
Yeah it's not that big a deal (I just rest the controller on my left leg instead of right), but it would be nice if they felt more like the right size (and less like cheap toys).

[grimace06]

To those heading out to pick up the instrument bundle of The Beatles: Rock Band today, I wish you luck. I've been informed by EA's PR team that only 4000 bundles exist in Australia.

EA Hearts Australia.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Are the RB guitars bigger than the GH ones?

I've got a GHWT and RB1 guitar and they're both about the same length, but the GHWT one is a big heavier and thicker than the RB one.

[StorminNorman]

So it turns out that there's no such thing as a guitar-only version of Rock Band Beatles in Australia.

This sucks because getting the RB2-style guitar was pretty much my only reason for picking this up.

[Stevorooni]

I spotted a pile of RBB Instrument packs in JB today but there's no way I'm buying them at $350 a pop

[Cobla]

So it turns out that there's no such thing as a guitar-only version of Rock Band Beatles in Australia.

This sucks because getting the RB2-style guitar was pretty much my only reason for picking this up.Yeah I couldn't find any of the guitars at JB. They had a number of the drum / bass / mic bundles, but tbh I find that Hofner bass quite the eye-sore, so wasn't really interested.

So anyway does this mean Australia isn't getting the Gretsch or the Rickenbacker guitars at all, or are they maybe coming later??

[banjoeskimo]

So anyway does this mean Australia isn't getting the Gretsch or the Rickenbacker guitars at all, or are they maybe coming later??

Ahahaha! Haha! HAH! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAahahahahaha! HeheheheHEEEEEEEEEYOhehehe!

... wait, you were serious...

[Cobla]

Oh right. So you're saying about the same time* as Rock Band 2 then? :p

* never

In other (related) news it seems ridiculous to me that even the game discs are only being distributed in minute quantities. Some stores apparently (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/09/the-beatles-rock-band-supply-problems/) received copies of the game in the single digits, if at all.

Isn't our money good enough for EA / MTV?

[FrozenSoul80]

Went out to buy this only to find Big W had never heard of it, and EB Games still have it in their "coming soon" section with no idea when it is coming. **** you EA, my money isn't going to spend itself.

[AranchineD]

Now who wants to guess how soon an excuse about the fact that RB2 will never come out here because TB:RB didn't sell well will appear?

[Shorty]

Now who wants to guess how soon an excuse about the fact that RB2 will never come out here because TB:RB didn't sell well will appear?

I added a new tag to reflect that idea. :p

[Second]

Been listening to Gold today at work and they had the beatles playing a hell of a lot, so it really got me in the mood to pick up the game on the way home... Except my local stores having received 3 and 1 only. Yeah! Maybe I'll go hunting on the weekend.

[AranchineD]

Hooray!

[Cobla]

If anyone is hunting in East Melbourne I noticed that Kmart Burwood (that's the 24 hour one) had a number standalone copies for PS3 and 360. $89, which I think is actually below the RRP

[Second]

If anyone is hunting in East Melbourne I noticed that Kmart Burwood (that's the 24 hour one) had a number standalone copies for PS3 and 360. $89, which I think is actually below the RRP

I might drive down there a bit later. Springvale Rd is a Kent at this time.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Been listening to Gold today at work and they had the beatles playing a hell of a lot, so it really got me in the mood to pick up the game on the way home... Except my local stores having received 3 and 1 only. Yeah! Maybe I'll go hunting on the weekend.

Lots of places have been playing the Beatles a lot because the entire remaster Beatles back catalogue go released today.

[Second]

Lots of places have been playing the Beatles a lot because the entire remaster Beatles back catalogue go released today.

I do not live under a rock, why do you say I do? My house is a boulder. Big difference.

[Jay]

Okay, I know I should already know this, and I'm sure it's somewhere in this thread, but I'm going to ask here before I head out tonight and either spend $350 or $80. Are the GH:WT instruments compatible with Beatles: RB? Any confirmation would be much appreciated.

[StorminNorman]

They are. I use a WT guitar with Rockband all the time, and even my old GH2 XPlorer works with it.

From memory, the drums are a bit funky because there's five pads on a GH kit and only four in Rockband, but I think the extra pads just double as the same pad.

Lots of places have been playing the Beatles a lot because the entire remaster Beatles back catalogue go released today.

Only on CD :(. I would have loved to have picked parts of it up via iTunes.

[Blue]

Using the WT on RB, the yellow cymbal becomes the second pad, and the orange cymbal doesn't function (unless you swap with lefty flip).

Are there any decent prices on the whole kit? Is it just $350 everywhere? I want the new drum kit, but I can't justify it when I already have a working WT kit.

Anyone want to buy a working WT kit that has seen very little use? I just don't play GH very much, usually RB, so I'd prefer the RB kit.

Only on CD :(. I would have loved to have picked parts of it up via iTunes.What's the point of, instead of buying the beautifully remastered discs, getting compressed proprietary audio?

It comes out on iTunes in a few weeks.

[Jay]

Cheers guys. Saved me $270. :)

[AranchineD]

From memory, the drums are a bit funky because there's five pads on a GH kit and only four in Rockband, but I think the extra pads just double as the same pad.

This is true, the blue pad on the RB kit functions as both the orange and blue notes if you were using the WT kit.




And Blue, I want the new kit as well, simply because it's based on the RB2 one, but I'm not getting it because there's no standalone version of it. :(

[fearofthesky]

Yeah, sorry, but I don't actually listen to anybody who uses Simpsons quotes in everyday conversation, let alone someone who feels that every single one of their sentences deserves its own paragraph.

Oh sorry, I had one more 'paragraph'.

I don't listen to elitist wankers who think that they know everything, and flame people for no good reason.

Take your WT drums and insert them sideways up your urethra.

[AranchineD]

But that wouldn't be very painful for Blue, his dick is huge!








...wait, why am I helping him?!

[grimace06]

I could've sworn fearofthesky's avatar was smiling before he made that post....

[fearofthesky]

But that wouldn't be very painful for Blue, his dick is huge!

...wait, why am I helping him?!

Good point.

Anyway, I went all over town today looking for a store with the full pack of TB:RB, and also one that offers layby. I found one but if numbers are as limited as they say I can't share until I've got it safely on. The numbers were stupidly limited and I have to go to another store to get it...

But I will once the deed is done, Perthians!

[Blue]

But that wouldn't be very painful for Blue, his dick is huge!








...wait, why am I helping him?!Let's not exaggerate, Aran. I'd at least have to detach the cymbals first.

[Meg]

I wish that Beatles Rock Band was available on PS2 as we have all GH games bar Aerosmith. I don't feel like forking out big bucks to buy the kit for my Wii. Looks good game wise. Wanted to buy the remastered albums boxset but was soldout at Shepparton JB HiFi (we have one now).

[Blue]

I wish that Beatles Rock Band was available on PS2 as we have all GH games bar Aerosmith. I don't feel like forking out big bucks to buy the kit for my Wii. Looks good game wise. Wanted to buy the remastered albums boxset but was soldout at Shepparton JB HiFi (we have one now).I was going to get the box set, but apparently the box is flimsy, and the albums are in cardboard sleeves, so I think I'll be buying them all separately, and displaying them another way.

[FrozenSoul80]

I was going to get the box set, but apparently the box is flimsy, and the albums are in cardboard sleeves, so I think I'll be buying them all separately, and displaying them another way.

The separate versions JBHifi are selling are in Digipaks, which are just as bad. **** I hate cardboard packaging, stop being so cheap >_<

[Sytadel]

Given the supply issues I probably won't chase up RB:B, I was thinking today that I really could just spend that extra $350 on my next keyboard...

EDIT! Syt, glad you got a copy of RB2 from my tip. Add me if you're on Live, we'll duel...

I'm not (well not often), my Xbox can't get the net near my TV so I'm only on on the occasion that I drag it to my PC.

[banjoeskimo]

Holy shit RBB is gorgeous. I'm about halfway through the game right now, and loving it so far. The difficulty curve is a little weird, as the songs are presented in chronological order, but it's not too bad. The songs aren't really hard? But they're not a total cakewalk either. I think Harmonix made a wise move attaching a bunch of FC and 100% solo achievements to the game, since it might be easy to 5 or 5G star songs, but it'll be a bitch for anyone but the most experienced RB players to 100% everything. So, if you're looking for a challenge, you still might find one, but it's going to be based more on mastery than star rating. Of course, if you're someone who can comfortably 5 star Through The Fire & Flames, there's probably nothing anyone can release to really challenge you.

The video introductions to every stage of their career are absolutely stunning, and the load times are surprisingly snappy.

Only complaint so far is with the combo meter. It functions almost identically to the combo counter in RB1 and 2, except that there's no colour differentiation when you hit max combo now, so you don't have that little blue window to let you know when you've peaked. Not a big deal, but it'd certainly help my overdrive deployment if I didn't have to actually look down to check if I'm at FC, I'm too used to just seeing it turn blue out of the corner of my eye.

[StorminNorman]

What's the point of, instead of buying the beautifully remastered discs, getting compressed proprietary audio?

Not sure what you mean by proprietary here (iTunes tracks are just MPEG4 AAC files), but the main reason is because CDs are so 20th Century. I'd just rather cut out the middleman and buy everything as digital audio.

It comes out on iTunes in a few weeks.

Source?

[Blue]

Not sure what you mean by proprietary here (iTunes tracks are just MPEG4 AAC files), but the main reason is because CDs are so 20th Century. I'd just rather cut out the middleman and buy everything as digital audio.



Source?So you can use AAC outside of iTunes now? I didn't know that. The albums have been fastidiously remastered; a lossy audio download defeats the purpose somewhat. Plus, nobody is going to be impressed by anybody who says "I have every Beatles album … In AAC."

Turns out it's not happening now, and talks are continuing. It will happen sooner or later, apparently.

[Stevorooni]

Question for PS3 owners: Do the GH World Tour drums work on RB/RB2/RBB? I looked at the compatibility charts and some say yes, some say no, some say RB2 only - it's confusing!

I know it all works for 360, but PS3 is confusing

[AranchineD]

Question for PS3 owners: Do the GH World Tour drums work on RB/RB2/RBB? I looked at the compatibility charts and some say yes, some say no, some say RB2 only - it's confusing!

I know it all works for 360, but PS3 is confusing

Apparently there's a patch on PS3 that makes the WT drums work fine with the RB games. But, I remember a while ago that someone on the forum said that even then they couldn't get it to work properly.

So the only answer is: ****ing no clue.

[Cobla]

So you can use AAC outside of iTunes now? I didn't know that.Yes you certainly can. Even my PSP can play AAC.The albums have been fastidiously remastered; a lossy audio download defeats the purpose somewhat.Ever since iTunes went to 256 kbps encoding the whole "lossy" complaint started to seem really pedantic to me. Yes, it's still highly compressed, but to listen to it you'd be hard pressed to actually notice. Plus, nobody is going to be impressed by anybody who says "I have every Beatles album … In AAC."And that's why you buy music? To impress people? :rolleyes:

[Zzz]

Question for PS3 owners: Do the GH World Tour drums work on RB/RB2/RBB? I looked at the compatibility charts and some say yes, some say no, some say RB2 only - it's confusing!

I know it all works for 360, but PS3 is confusing

The last time I played RB1, the WT drums did NOT work. The was no patch that came out. Mind you I haven't played RB1 for ages, but given Harmonix's track record for not releasing things I doubt very much this has been fixed.

WT drums work fine with RB2 - as has been mentioned, the orange cymbal just does nothing. This was the patched game, not RB1.

I haven't seen anyone actually confirm that WT drums work with TB:RB, but the presumption is they will, given that TB:RB is based on the RB2 platform.

Once again: MATRIX OF WORKING-NESS (http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/)

[Blue]

And that's why you buy music? To impress people? :rolleyes:I knew somebody would reply with that. And I'm not at all surprised that it's you.

[AranchineD]

Cobla, people only buy music to impress people when they have absolutely nothing else going for them.

Like Blue does. Oh geez if anyone takes this seriously I'm packing my bags and heading for the hills

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I knew somebody would reply with that. And I'm not at all surprised that it's you.

Does it make it any less true? If you go by wanting to impress people, you should just listen to top 40 stuff, because that's going to impress the most amount of people. Or are you only trying to impress the music 'snobs'?

[banjoeskimo]

Uhoh, looks like it's time for Stuff White People Like (http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/30/93-music-piracy/). Let's see what it has to say about music...

White people have always been renowned for having ridiculously large music collections. So when file sharing gave white people a chance to acquire all the music they ever wanted, it felt as though it was an earned right and not a privilege.

When (not if) you see a white male with a full iPod, ask him if all of his music is legal. If he does not immediately launch into a diatribe about his right to pirate music, you might have to nudge him a bit by saying “do you think that’s right?” The response will be immediate and uniform.

He will likely rattle off statistics about how most musicians don’t make any money from albums, it all comes from touring and merchandise. So by attending shows, he is able to support the musicians while simultaneously striking a blow against multinational corporations. He will proceed to walk you through the process of how record labels are set up to reward the corporation and fundamentally rob the artist of their rights, royalties and creativity. Prepare to hear the name Steve Albini a lot.

Advanced white people will also talk about how their constant downloading of music makes them an expert who can properly recommend bands to friends and co-workers, thus increasing revenues and exposure. So in fact, their “illegal” activities are the new lifeblood of the industry.

When they have finished talking, you must choose your next words wisely. It is considered rude to point out the simple fact that they are still getting music for free. Instead you should say: “Wow, I never thought of it like that. You know a lot about the music industry. What bands are you listening to right now? Who is good?”

This sentence serves two functions: it helps to reassure the white person that they are your local “music expert,” something they prize. Also, it lets them feel as though they have convinced you that their activities are part of a greater social cause and not simple piracy.

If you bring up this issue with white person who says “nah bro, I don’t give a shit, Dave Matthews has enough money as it is.” You are likely dealing with wrong kind of white person.

In the even more rare situation where someone says “it’s all paid for, and it’s all transferred from vinyl.” You have found an expert level white person and must treat the situation carefully. high.jpg

Because of the availability of music online, a very strict social hierarchy has been created within white culture whereby someone with a large MP3 collection is considered “normal,” a large CD collection is considered to be “better,” and a person with a large vinyl collection is recognized as “elite.”

These elite white people abhor the fact that music piracy has made their B-sides, live performances, and bootlegs available to the masses. Their entire life’s work has been stripped of its rarity in terms of both object and sound on the record. The best thing you can say to them is: “vinyl still sounds better.”

However, it is recommended that you do not let this conversation drag much longer. If you let them continue talking to you they are likely to spend hours talking to you about bands you’ve never heard of and providing you with a weekly mix CD of rarities that you do not want.

[Shorty]

Great, now I have about nine more tabs open in my browser. Damn you, Eibach. :p

[Zan]

Damn thats me down to a tee. I need to read the rest now.

[Second]

Woo. Picked it up from 24 hour K Mart as suggested. AWESOME SAUCE.

It is very pretty. Rather annoying that the color change means I can't tell if I'm pushing the right button or not, though. :s

[FrozenSoul80]

Just went and had another look for this game and everyone I asked was all "huuuurr". Just placed an order with the online JBHifi store instead, although they won't be getting any new stock in until the 21st. **** local businesses and **** EA, they are all a bunch of drooling ****-munchers.

[Shorty]

They don't ship many copies here because not enough people buy them... because they don't ship many copies here.

It makes perfect sense! :rolleyes:

[FrozenSoul80]

They don't ship many copies here because not enough people buy them... because they don't ship many copies here.

It makes perfect sense! :rolleyes:

Whoever made that decision needs to be violently fired. We've even had the news promoting this game, lots and lots of people want to buy it. The logic of only releasing 5 copies of the game into the country is beyond me.

[StorminNorman]

So you can use AAC outside of iTunes now?

It's part of MPEG4, so anything that supports MPEG4 is supposed to be able to handle it.

(AAC is the MPEG4 replacement for MPEG1 Audio Layer 3, for the curious.)

Plus, nobody is going to be impressed by anybody who says "I have every Beatles album … In AAC."

To be honest, I buy music to listen to it on my iPod or via iTunes on my computer, so I'm really mostly concerned about the convenience, rather than how well it impresses other people.

[Blue]

It's part of MPEG4, so anything that supports MPEG4 is supposed to be able to handle it.

(AAC is the MPEG4 replacement for MPEG1 Audio Layer 3, for the curious.)



To be honest, I buy music to listen to it on my iPod or via iTunes on my computer, so I'm really mostly concerned about the convenience, rather than how well it impresses other people.It's a figure of speech, although certain people have tried to jump on it. You're not actually taking people past your Beatles box set as you give them a tour of the house. I just don't really see the point of limiting yourself to some ones and zeroes when the actual tangible product is so satisfying. Have you seen the physical albums yet? They're fantastic. That's where an album can differ from a video game. Most game cases nowadays are of little consequence, and only special editions are of any note, but albums are another story.

The Beatles were pioneers when it came to album packaging. The thought of buying Sgt. Pepper's with no disc, sleeve, insert or extras is foreign. A digital album purchase is, to me, an oxymoron. As a kid, I'd look through my parents' record and CD collections, and have now inherited them. In 20 years, my digital music collection will be gone. Having a digital library won't even be necessary soon enough, as we'll be streaming everything on demand. My trunk full of discs, however, will never be obsolete or disposable.

Secured the full kit today, incidentally.

[drzaius]

whoever was wondering about the size of plastic guitars -

the hofner bass that comes with the beatles pack is quite a bit longer than the usual RB/GH instruments.
Its closer in size to the madcatz rock band bass. but superior because it's wireless!

[JC Henderson]

Beatles is sweet even when I'm home alone beating away at the drums and singing along.

Quick question though. My girl is in the UK at the moment. If she picks up RB1 and RB2 will it be compatible here?

[AranchineD]

They should, I'm pretty sure the UK versions are compatible in our region.

[FrozenSoul80]

My RB2 is the UK version, it works fine in my Australian 360.

[JC Henderson]

Sweet thanks people.

[Second]

Playing the beatles is so peaceful. Really winds me down after a hard day at work. Lovin' it~!

[StorminNorman]

If she picks up RB1 and RB2 will it be compatible here?

My copies of RB1 and RB2 are both UK versions, and they work perfectly fine.

The only issue I ever had was that the music store wasn't available in Australia before the local release of RB1. There's still some frustrating gaps in the local store, too (no Daydream Nation makes me /wrists).

[Lex]

****ing useless canberra. JB in the city has a shitload of the full band boxes and that's it. **** that noise, I'll keep my good instruments.

[JubeiSaotome]

Same in Adelaide, shortage of singular copies. I guess they're trying to market to old people who wouldn't normally buy a band game.

[RunningMild]

Does anyone know if DLC for RB: Unplugged on PSP is region-free? I noticed the Australian store has got 37 downloadable tracks, and I'd rather grab some of those than log into the US store, buy a points card off eBay, switch my PSP over to the US store, download them from there...

[naclj]

my mate and i got our box of Beatles goodies on Wednesday

the drums are great and the guitar looks nice but im not sold on the feel of it.

we did the whole career straight and can safely say i wish it was just a track pack so i could actually play these with some other songs, for me and all the other people there on wed there really is too much beatles. as a huge rock band fan i wish all the small tweaks to gameplay/menus get released as a patch for RB2 but i doubt it

oh and i really didnt like completing the whole game in one sitting and not getting a single achievement

[Second]

There's an achievement for completeing the game in 24 hours...

[Afrogamer]

There's an achievement for completeing the game in 24 hours...

....really....:cool:

[Sytadel]

Dumb Q but can RB:Beatles tracks be loaded on to the HDD in the same way RB1 tracks can?

[banjoeskimo]

No. The only way you can have "tracks" on the HDD is if you do an install of the game itself, but it's not the same as the track export from RB1.

I assume you're getting at whether or not the RBB tracks are playable in any other games? Unfortunately they're not, RBB is a standalone product. RBB is only compatible with other RBB DLC, and RBB DLC is only compatible with the Beatles game.

The only things that are cross compatible are the instruments.