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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:35PM (Unverified) said

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I am the walrus.



Shut the fuck up Donny.


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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:59PM (Unverified) said

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I'll be pleased if even one of the following makes the cut:

Dear Prudence
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
I Want You
Because
Across The Universe
Norwegian Wood
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:04PM Dirty said

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I thought I was the walrus.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 2:53PM Dirty said

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Easiest 3 hearts evar.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 3:30PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said

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You're out of your element, Donny.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:39PM BananaBoat said

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Basically, every hit not owned by Michael Jackson.


Come on Helter Skelter....Come onnnnnnn
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:33PM BananaBoat said

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He still co-owns them with Sony, right?
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 2:55PM BananaBoat said

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Wait...upon further (further) reading OTFA, am I to understand that EMI, and not Apple....what...pants?!
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 3:10PM Rockshop said

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Doesn't matter who owns the writers rights, you can record any song and just pay the music unions representatives who sort out who gets what (RIAA I believe in USA), the rights for the recorded versions thou are copyrighted and owned by a corp/person at anyone time and only they can say if that recording can be used.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:39PM Courtney said

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How many total Beatles songs are there? 45 seems low for a stand alone game, unless they fill it with some other songs from there era. Isn't that what GH did with Aerosmith?

Just looked it up, the Wikipedia list of Beatles' songs has 283 in it.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:44PM Mr Khan said

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they did say they would do more with each song than what RB does

We'll have to wait and find out
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 3:02PM BananaBoat said

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Some of those songs are incredibly short, and not suited for a game. Others have very little guitar, drums, etc. There are songs that consist of little else than them playing their goofy Indian instruments for four minutes because noone knew how to tell them no =P

I think it's a shame not to have EVERY available song included (including the lesser known ones) but I'll settle for whatever I can get.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 3:07PM BananaBoat said

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Oh, and Beatles DLC for extra songs.

Barrel *BANG* fish dead inside
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 3:18PM Courtney said

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Yeah, doing additional songs as DLC, unfortunately, makes entirely too much sense not to leave some good material to sell later.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 4:43PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said

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280 of those songs are complete rubbish.

Go ahead vote me down. It's true no matter what.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 4:59PM Lekko said

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But what if each song had multiple versions?

I'd like to play a studio/live/acoustic version of each of my favorites.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:48PM robotoid said

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Please, gotta have The Fool On The Hill.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 5:48PM (Unverified) said

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Well, fortunately they did include the years '65-'69. Unfortunately, they ALSO included the horrendously awful worthless Beatles years '62-'64.

So it's possible we'll get a song as wonderful as Fool on the Hill. It's also possible we'll get pop radio market ear poison like Love Me Do. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:54PM Superflks said

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C'mon, Ross. I submitted this article to you this morning and no shout out? Oh well.

I still find it disappointing that a catalog as deep as the Beatles is only being represented by 45 songs. Hopefully they will do expansions.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:54PM (Unverified) said

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"We signed a deal that would be considered very rich by the videogame company but fair for the artists,"

In other words, MTV Games/Harmonix got completely hosed on the deal. The music industry hasn't known what "fair" is in a long, long time. I'm assuming that means something like an insanely big up-front payment, plus 95% of any profits that come in. Plus the souls of the children of all the MTV Games and Harmonix employees.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:03PM kaneda26 said

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The Beatles are SOOOOO LAME!!! They should do a slipknot album!!

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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:05PM Dirty said

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SLAYER RULES!!!!
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:07PM kaneda26 said

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uh oh! My not-so-subtle "< trolling >< /trolling>" tags didn't actually appear. opps
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:28PM Mr Khan said

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All html is omitted, now and forever, like it says right below the add comment form.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 2:07PM kaneda26 said

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KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!

Don't you know that I never learned to read?
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 5:58PM (Unverified) said

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I'M WITH YOU DIRTY.

FUCK YES SLAYER.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:03PM bmill3 said

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HMX, all we wanted was some beatles Rock band DLC, DO NOT WANT STAND ALONE GAME!!!!!!!
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 2:19PM (Unverified) said

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Dude, they're not going to pay out the ass for the Beatles and then limit their audience by only selling it as DLC.

For this (and AC/DC) they can't have you picking and choosing tracks. I understand that and I'm cool with it.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:05PM ScottG13 said

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I doubt I'll pay more than $2 a pop for most of these. How about a ripable disc for RB2?
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:10PM (Unverified) said

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I'm hoping for a few songs from Klaatu... Keep dreaming, I know
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:12PM gotjpeg said

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I'm not a real big Beatles fan they were before my time, but I don't honestly see this selling enough to make back profits they used to purchase the songs in the first place. Sure people would know x, y, or z said song but would they really know enough to buy a full Beatles game? Well, then again people did buy the GH Aerosmith game so I guess anything can happen.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:18PM Duke said

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I think you are selling these guys a tad short. The Beatles are still huge with many age groups - further, I would bet they are before the time of 50% of those that listen to them. I think this game might actually have something to offer.

I wasn't big on the Beatles growing up, but one day they just clicked with me and now I have to give them credit for being a top notch band if there ever was one.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:19PM (Unverified) said

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Unless you are over 55, the Beatles are before your time. I think most readers of Joystiq will be below that age.

And do you really think the Beatles and Aerosmith are that similar? Interesting.

Wrong.

But interesting.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 2:45PM (Unverified) said

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I'm 25, and love the Beatles.

Not a band out there with a library like they have either. This is probably the only band that I'd pay for a 45-track RB album.

If I can't import it to my DLC, though, I will be hesitant.

They definitely transcend generations, though.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 2:54PM gotjpeg said

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No not at all Rob I just don't see a reason to make a full fledged Beatles mix just like how I don't see a reason to have ever made an Aerosmith mix. Both bands are great but not an entire mix devoted to them.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 4:57PM chantastic said

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I'm 27. The Beatles are the greatest rock band ever. It's pretty much that simple. I realize that is going with the hype, but our lame baby boomer parents are correct when it comes to this band.

I really don't see how anyone could NOT like the Beatles giving them a fair shake, especially if that person is into, umm... virtually any other rock band. I mean, okay, if you only like Scandinavian death metal, you might not like the Beatles... fair enough. But everyone else? Their influence is everywhere, their songs are so well-crafted, their is so much variety, there's literally something for everyone.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:12PM Ovy said

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"Still no word on whether they'll use the original recordings or remsaters"? Hell's no! Two of them are dead, a remaster would just be a cover!
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:16PM (Unverified) said

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I don't think remaster means re-recording.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:19PM Superflks said

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Nice avatar, Hooray It's Rob!
Ooooookay! :fidgets with tie:
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:19PM Duke said

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I don't think remaster means what you think it means...
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 5:26PM (Unverified) said

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The Beatles had terrible recording practices, so I'm rooting for some remasters.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:26PM (Unverified) said

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This is the rhythm game that I've been waiting for...

Now, I know that Let It Be was produced before Abbey Road... but it was released in 1970. Hopefully some of the tracks from Let It Be make the cut. :(
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:37PM (Unverified) said

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Only 12 year old PIGS don't apprecate the Beatles so STFU you little pigs and listen to your manufactured horse shit..
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:48PM Vcize said

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You sound like you're a pleasure to be around.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 4:41PM (Unverified) said

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This is the best comment ever.

Thank you.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:44PM (Unverified) said

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Come on Maxwell's Silver Hammer!
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 4:54PM chantastic said

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Bonus points for chuckling at 1:21.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:58PM (Unverified) said

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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 1:46PM 343 Guilty Fart said

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It was 20 years ago today
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 7:13PM ForTheHuynh said

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Sgt. Pepper told the band to play
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