The Beatles: Rock Band video reveals eight new tracks

by Griffin McElroy on Jul 21st 2009 1:20AM

Harmonix just released a huge reel of gameplay footage from The Beatles: Rock Band for the esteemed members of its Pre-Order Club -- not only does it look breathtaking, but it reveals eight tracks that'll make an appearance in the game:

"Twist and Shout"
"Paperback Writer"
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Eight Days a Week"
"Yellow Submarine"
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"Within You Without You"
"Revolution"

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Sgt. Pepper!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I guess I'll just shut up about it.

I can't be the only person here who doesn't dig the visual style

I suppose I could make a "Friends" joke to marginalize your opinion but instead I'll simply say yeah you're the only one.

Smart-ass FAIL!

I hope it isn't full of British colloquialisms

TRIPLE FAB was enough for me.

Guess so... =\

And to keep it relevant... I kinda want this now but i know im probably not gonna get it. Maybe when the stand alone game is dirt cheap.

The drum beats look too easy, though i haven't listened to a lot of beatles stuff so i dunno if it will all be like that, but otherwise fun :)

not a knock on ringo but most of the drum beats will be simplistic but there are a couple of songs that will be tricky

but if you want to ramp up the difficulty sing and drum at the same time

HELL YES!

"Within You Without You" is the Love Version!!!!!!!

And its visualization is so trippy!

I was at the Paul McCartney concert at Citi Field on Saturday and they had a The Beatles: Rock Band station set up for everyone to try out the game. I didn't get to try it cause the line was long and the concert was about to start but everyone seemed to be enjoying it. Definitely a day one purchase for me.

I'm not really a Beatles fan, but I didn't know that Twist and Shout was a Beatles song. I just knew it as that song from the parade dance scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

That's honestly one of the best scenes in cinematic history. Radiates awesome and gives me goosebumps every time.

It's not a Beatles song, they just covered it.

Hey, what happen to the earlier version of this article that had all 15 songs on it? Joystiq you clever devils. ;)

7 more weeks... ARGH! I want this now!

Difficulty wise I think it's being played on medium, expert would look too chaotic in a trailer and they want people to think it'll actually be playable besides we all know there are going to be a few cake walks and a few super frustrating murder songs that you want to die from playing. Considering the slight changes added with the inclusion of harmony I'm wondering if even the lone single player guitarist will be forced to sing? Also I'm thinking it probably wont be exportable to regular rockband, which makes sense even if that wasnt an addition since you dont want to encourage people renting the game just to buy the tracks for 5 bucks. They're gotta be selling the game stand alone without instruments right? I mean the authentic guitar designs are cool but I'm not going to buy a whole set just for them.

I am!

(and to think this plus the box set is going to cost $650! :o

the songs aren't exportable, they confirmed it a while back. and the renting/buying used for exporting thing was solved with the AC/DC pack. each game included a code for you to export it with.

i should have said (one time use only) code

Every time I see a list of songs for this game, I am amazed.

Then I realize that it's The Beatles and any list of Beatles songs will be amazing.

This guy's got it right. Beatles + Boognish = One stand-up dude.

They should just make Yellow Submarine: The Movie: The Game. How awesome would that be?

We already knew Paperback Writer; it's in the game's awesome intro video.

I can't wait for this game.

Funny story actually, I had 60 dollars and was debating whether to save the money for this game or buy a 50 dollar psn card. I decided to buy a card but to my surprise every single psn card was sold out and i took that as a sign that i should buy this game.

As for the setlist these are fantastic songs but I want Helter Skelter and for Harmonix to go off the beaten path and use songs that are primarily piano. Don't introduce new peripherals but let me use the guitar. Sure it won't be realistic but at least we'll get many other songs.

Also please please put Rocky Raccoon on the disc or at least make it DLC

/end rambling

Has anybody ever noticed that in all these music games, the characters don't wear guitars straps? Don't you think they should wear them? WHERES THE STRAPS!?!?!?!?! I WANT STRAPS!!!!!!! STRAPS! STRAPS! STRAPS!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU, somebody else finally noticed!

there's no way you could play a gig standing up without a strap. hell, it would be hard to play a single song without any errors without the strap...

I seem to remember waaay back in the GH2 bonus videos they discussed that guitar strap physics were too cumbersome or something. ;)

Oh, man, I never noticed it, now I'll NOT stop noticing it!

REVOLUTION!!! I officially want to have sex with this game

well if your dick is as small as the hole in the disc, you actually can.

The motions do look somewhat robotic, which is creepy when you take to account that half the band isn't amung the living (like some twisted Hall of Presidents thing, but without Lincoln jamming on Bass.) But the overall presentation is still very good, with the screaming fans for the ealier tunes and the trippy visuals with their later stuff. I just hope that it's more than say 40 songs in the package for the prices they are asking for it. Either way this is DEFINITELY on my list of games for '09. might even pick up one of the sweet guitars too.

I noticed that Paperback Writer was in the intro, as well as A Hard Day's Night So, if I'm correct, A Hard Day's Night will also be in the game

Please don't speak for me. I'm 32, too young to care about the Beatles.

I'm 18, and I care about the Beatles.

Your argument is silly.

16 and caring!

If you were alive and aware enough to experience the social climate from which The Beatles emerged, I can certainly understand why one would be a fan. The Beatles are not relevant in this century except for that whole invented nostalgia thing, like the perfect families of the 1950s and such. The only reason why 18 year-olds and the like, think they like The Beatles is because someone told them they were supposed to. It could be your grand parents, parents, or the people that you smoked your first joint with. The reality is that most of the actual 'Beatlemaniacs' who actually 'got them' are 50+ years old. It's like an 18-year-old in 2009 saying they have a real uncorrupted understanding of the decisions made that led to the Monroe Doctrine.

First, learn to use the reply system correctly.

Second off, I like the Beatles because they make fantastic music. Good music doesn't die out over a period of time.

I like all sorts of classic rock, AC/DC, the Who, Journey, Boston, Rolling Stones, etc.

And, I like modern music as well. I also enjoy more Indie stuff, as well as some (note: some) classical music.

So to say I like the Beatles because someone told me to, I say you're wrong. Someone may have turned them on to me, but so what, you almost never find music yourself nowadays. You're always being introduced to it, either through a person, the radio, internet, a video game, film, etc.

And I stand by what I said, you're argument that you're too young for the Beatles is silly and no real music lover who ever make a claim such as that. If you don't like them, that's fine, your opinion, but to say it's because you're too young is rather juvenile.

What if you like the Beatles because the Beatles are awesome?

Philistine.

The Beatles are not awesome. The Beatles marketing, was awesome.

Boston and Journey should never be listed with The Who or the Rolling Stones...EVER.

The Beatles are no longer making music. They made music, and it wasn't great.

Uh, I was just listing classic rock bands I like. I was saying they were as good or anything, though I think Boston is one of my favorite classic rock bands.

Also, that Beatles comment of yours is just opinion. You're entitled to it, for what ever reasons you think. I will however say that a lot of songs by the Beatles are phenomenal pieces. Sure, a lot of their earlier stuff is more pop and 50's-esque rock-n-roll, but a lot of their later work is absolutely amazing. Of course, this is all just my opinion.

Doesn't anyone think arguing about what music is "good" is pointless?

Music is like food, some people love some stuff, some people hate some stuff. Do you ever see someone on the forums saying "OMG roast beef is terrible, you are less of a person because you like roast beef. Go eat some chicken, that's real food."

Let people like what they like and learn where arguments should take place.

My favourite bands right now are The Black Dahlia Murder and Goatwhore.

I also like The Beatles - and it's sure not because anyone told me to.

STRAPS! STRAPS! STRAPS!

this game looks nice

I love Rock Band, I love the Beatles, I'll be buying this game release week.

But that said...

Considering there's only 4 main characters in the game, couldn't they have made the models look better? This is some, like, PS2-level shizz!

Um, rated for tobacco reference? where?

triple gay.

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