The Beatles are Not Bad
September 14th, 2009OK…forgive me for straying from non-fiction books for a minute…
As you probably know by know…I am a HUGE Beatles fan (see here, here or here). On Wednesday, a couple of Beatles related things were released to the public and I want all of you to go buy them because they are the Beatles and they are awesome.
I bought The Beatles: Rock Band immediately and basically have spent 2 days playing it. It is super fun to play the game and to be able to participate in the music. Now, as has been pointed out to me already…”But Adam…you play guitar. You can play their music…FOR REAL…as much as you want.” This is a valid point…and I do play their music all the time anyway. But the game gives you the opportunity to play WITH the band (or at least their digital avatars). It’s a lot of fun. Especially playing along with McCartney’s bass lines…which are incredibly awesome. If you are a Beatles fan (and like video games)…you MUST buy this game (but make sure you get the right game for the system you have!)
Secondly, their entire EMI catalog of albums was remastered. I have heard some of the songs and they are incredible. In the music community there is usually a lot of consternation on the thought of changing audio away from the old hissing vinyl masters. 
I am of the thought that the music should be as clean as possible…and remastering the old tracks allows that. You can really hear each instrument and vocal line individually. Again, McCartney’s bass lines really jump out at you.
The stereo remasters have been released in a box set and as individual albums. The box set is really expensive…but I would strongly recommend buying Revolver or Sgt. Peppers to hear the difference.
If you are a Beatles fan…you have to get some of this stuff…you WILL NOT be disappointed!
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