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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:07AM (Unverified) said

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Paul doesn't seem like the kind of guy to get into heavy metal......
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:22AM vmenge said

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Whaaat? Paul McCartney helped create heavy metal!
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:43AM (Unverified) said

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I know who my money would be on, here's what Clive Kelly says about Ringo.
I booked a group called Rory Storm & the Hurricanes regularly on all of my clubs. They opened the Witches Cauldron Club in Wallasey, the Ponderosa Club in Bolton and the Blue Note in Wigan…..and I’m glad I did, particularly at the Ponderosa. This was where Ringo Starr, the drummer with the Hurricanes, saved me from a beating or even death. A gang fight had broken out while Ringo was doing his drum solo. I was desperately trying to stop the gangs of yobs from pummelling each other into oblivion when they turned on me. One of them fired a gun. When Ringo heard the sound of the shot he stopped playing, ripped the leg off a stage table and bludgeoned the gun-toting gang leader before turning on some others. This put me and my bouncers at an advantage and Ringo helped us to clear out the wounded rabble.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 12:25PM Coyotentropico said

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@The Crystal Queen. Whoa, is that true? If it's so you've got me TOTALLY amazed...
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 12:52PM (Unverified) said

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pretty sure he was talking about how the characters in the game looked.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 1:14PM doc j said

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@g-man

http://www.merseybeat.co.uk/articles-details.php?cat=Mersey+Beatles&id=584

Link to the story from which Crystal is quoting.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:08AM crazypeng1 said

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i'm so confused
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:15AM (Unverified) said

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That makes all of us. If Joystiq wanted to make a confusing post... mission accomplished.

I think it boils down to this:

Beatles just called out Metallica. Fight behind the bus shed after school!!!!!
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:47AM (Unverified) said

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@Jess Beatles could win the fight, even with two deceased band members... not to mention if Yoko comes along... she fights dirty
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:23AM (Unverified) said

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she knows KUNG FOO!!!
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:23AM (Unverified) said

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my bad i meant KUNG FU!!! ;p
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:23AM Puertoricarious said

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those hats with perfume and a floating plum in them are pretty deadly.

NUMBER 8 *belch*
NUMBER 8 *belch*
NUMBER 8 *belch*
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:18PM Bagels said

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@Justin: Beginning, Middle, End, makey-sensey stuff inbetween.
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Posted: Sep 8th 2009 2:16PM smakus said

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Worst. Post. Ever.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:09AM iHavePants said

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I agree entirely, either way, a complete yes.

Although the background 'cinematics' for Beatles Rock Band do look spectacular, and it is the first time I have really WANTED a game of the Rock Band/Guitar Hero mould, at the same time its soul lies in the fact that it's a party game and the majority of people who could possibly play with me are not fans of The Beatles due to being terrible people.

Fuck everyone else's opinions, mine is superior due to intoxication.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:24AM Puertoricarious said

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if you're opinion is based on intoxication, then how do you NOT own any of these rhythm games? that's their best application, IMO. we've thrown plenty of parties at my house and, even if we pledge not too, we ALWAYS end up bringing out the rock band.*

* limit 1 "living on a prayer" and "don't stop believing"
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:16AM (Unverified) said

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James Hetfield is the walrus ...
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:26AM Barkley610 said

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Hey Sandman..... er was it EnterJude? I'm just glad multiple fan bases are covered
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 12:28PM KeenCommander said

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It's actually just Sandman - Taxman + Enter Sandman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUWoiwWk66g
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 6:38PM cbarrentos said

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Guitar Hero: Beatallica
CONFIRMED
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:31AM squallgengar said

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Mmhm. Ah, yes. I see your point there. Insightful to the last, eh, chaoxiong9?
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:33AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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so ummmm yea I take it he meant the people with the plastic guitars...lol
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:52AM Plankfan said

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Well, this just made my morning more confusinnger!
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:27AM gentlemanandscholar said

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You know it was a joke, right? RIGHT!?!?
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:44PM Assmar said

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Metallica? Yeah, they're a joke. I'm not sure what he meant with his comment.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:52AM Warning Personal Opinion Has Be said

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Paul McCartney is Paul McCartney. He can say whatever the fuck he wants.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:16AM Ethan said

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And he does.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 12:39PM Martin C said

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'Cause no one else can do that.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 9:53AM B3astofthe3ast said

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It's ironic because Metallica has their own competing band game.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:11AM Iwa said

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"(presumably one of the band's songs running in an earlier Guitar Hero title)"

No, it would have had to have been an early build of Rock Band. There were no Metallica songs in Guitar Hero until 3.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:44AM Captain Underpants and the Bring said

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how exactly is that ironic?
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:04AM (Unverified) said

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Metallica.....the Beatles??????

BEATALLICA motherfu**ers

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4663460

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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:54AM Radeus said

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Meatles imo.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:25AM Puertoricarious said

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the meatles for the win
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:24AM Jrinswand said

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I'm not thanking Metallica for anything and you can't convince me to do otherwise.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:37AM (Unverified) said

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Well, if you like any metal band that was created around the mid 80s until now you need to thank Metallica for that.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:27AM Puertoricarious said

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yeah I'll be sure to thank James Hetfield for slipknot, linkin park, korn, disturbed....


...sorry i have to stop, i think i'm gonna throw up.

and for the record, metal is far more indebted to black sabbath than they are to metallica.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 12:52PM Jrinswand said

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@Tmac - Not really. The only bands Metallica really influenced were the Gothenburg melodic death metal bands and American metalcore.

I love tons of metal bands from the mid-80's until today that had nothing to do with Metallica or the Bay Area thrash scene, particularly black, death, and doom metal bands.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 6:21PM End User said

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But what about dark metal, darker metal, blacker metal, deadlier metal, decay metal, crunch metal, grunt metal, slam metal, stone metal, spike metal, blade metal, maggot metal, puke metal, hell metal, volcano metal, torture metal...

...and last, but certainly not least, metallic iron metal metal! (my personal favorite)
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Posted: Sep 8th 2009 9:10AM KaneRobot said

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LOL at people downplaying Metallica's influence just because they apparently aren't as cool as they used to be. That doesn't change the past, dumbasses.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:32AM (Unverified) said

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I'm going to refrain from calling out Mccartney for now as I'm not really sure what's going on. As it has been stated earlier, this is a really confusing post and I'm not going to call him out when I'm not even really sure what he said or meant.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:37AM Mouthsmasher said

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He was most very clearly and certainly talking about Metallica. ...in my opinion.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:44AM Haggard said

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"couple of grown ups playing to a screen"

Yeah, Harmonix flew in Metallica to try and convince the Beatles.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:49AM Mouthsmasher said

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No, just brought a game with one of their songs on it when they flew themselves in.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:23PM Bagels said

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@Baron I find that slightly more believable than you do...
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:46AM (Unverified) said

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Where did this information come from? I read somewhere that the son of George Harrison was the one responsible for the idea and bringing it to Apple Corps top shareholders, McCartney, Ringo, and Yoko.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_33/b4143026811218.htm?campaign_id=rss_null
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:03AM Iwa said

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If you read the linked Guardian article that this blog references, you'll find the same thing.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:19AM The Monarch said

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I'm pretty positive he meant the graphical representation of the band members, guys. Hence, "we can do a really great one with the Beatles, and we'll show you".
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 11:28AM Puertoricarious said

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Hahaha, that's the best business pitch ever.

"OK, here's the competition's product."
"This!? This is absolute bollocks."
"You're absolutely right. Our business strategy is to make GOOD products."
"Tell me more...."
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 1:46PM (Unverified) said

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That's beyond perfect.
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