Billy Preston? Eric Clapton?

[Dizzy8Atmosphere]

Obviously, this is not much of a big deal. And I know that the point of the game is to play the music of The Beatles and not necessarily BE a specific member of the band, but it would seem odd to me to have George Harrison play the solo in While My Guitar Gently Weeps (if the song appears in the game, of course) or to have Billy Preston absent from the Rooftop Concert as he is in the gameplay trailer.

I understand that this would perhaps be too difficult to implement in the game, but it would make a nit-picky fan like myself that much more excited about it.

Of course, it won't bother me much, but it would be nice.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

I have also wondered why Billy isn't in the rooftop level. Maybe his family didn't want his likeness being used?

[Dizzy8Atmosphere]

I thought something similar, but I can't see how that could be the case.

It seems as though the band members and their representatives want to present an extremely accurate presentation, so in my mind, if that is their mindset, they would do anything it takes.

But I also thought that, perhaps, they don't want to take away from the 4 actual band members. Perhaps they will keep others like that from the game out for that reason.

Though I was honestly hoping for images or some visual or auditory representation of others as well, like Ed Sullivan, George Martin, and others.

[deadpool247]

Hopefully the credits will read "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles, featuring Eric Clapton, or "Get Back" by The Beatles, featuring Billy Preston.

Give them some credit in the, eh, credits.

[CONAN9845]

I believe the game will be as historically accurate as possible without going into too much negativity.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

What negativity? Clapton and Preston collaborated with the whole band.

[leob5622]

Accuracy is well in thought but, not if it takes away from artistic license. Remember this is entertainment not biography. Although for legal purposes, they may have to add that information in the credits.

It'd be like making the fine print the main attraction instead of the picture of Paul or Ringo

[oRabbit]

I think the bigger question is if Paul McCartney or William Shears Campbell (aka Billy Shears) is going to be the bassist once your band gets to the Sgt. Pepper's album and beyond.

[justin19954]

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[Breakking]

I would love to have Billy Preston's "That's The Way God Planned It" in Beatles:RB

[mjlambert1]

Having Clapton as a playable character would make sense.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Having Clapton as a playable character would make sense.

Yes, but I doubt that would happen.

[l-o-t]

And What about Billy Shears!?

Billy Shears... Billy's Here... Billy is short for William... William Cambell, Winner of the Paul McCartney Look-a-like contest in the mid sixties! OH MY GOD! Paul is Dead! And Billy Shears is replaceing him!

[Rockbandfan23467]

And What about Billy Shears!?

Billy Shears... Billy's Here... Billy is short for William... William Cambell, Winner of the Paul McCartney Look-a-like contest in the mid sixties! OH MY GOD! Paul is Dead! And Billy Shears is replaceing him!

He's in the game, there's sceenshots of him. He's even in the trailer!

[LuigiHann]

I think it's odd that Billy Preston's not there. Not for "historical accuracy," but for "authenticity," which is what HMX have said they're striving for. I'm sure there are plenty of reasons for it, but it still seems like something that'd be a worthwhile touch.

I do wonder how "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" would be presented without Clapton, or how the Ed Sullivan Show venue will be framed without some appearance from Ed Sullivan in the framing story, but I wouldn't be surprised if both were left out

[Dizzy8Atmosphere]

There are other cases of songs where instruments are played by others (like some tracks from The Beatles when Ringo was out and Paul played drums, or Paul playing lead guitar on Taxman, etc.) but those are less important than the Clapton instance.

[vcalzone]

Likeness rights cost money. Eric Clapton likeness rights cost even more. If they're not there, that's the reason why. Lord only knows what the total intellectual property costs were for this game.

[Unknownsage]

Didn't Clapton make every song that Harrison is usually credited for?

[o8jedi]

Somehow, I don't see Clapton being the "My Sweet Lord" type when it comes to songwriting . . .

[vcalzone]

Didn't Clapton make every song that Harrison is usually credited for?
Yes, that's completely true. Eric Clapton wrote Within You Without You and Here Comes The Sun. Because that makes sense. The chord progressions, when you listen to a Harrison and Clapton song back to back, are indistinguishable. Just listen to Sunshine of Your Love and Taxman back to back. It's the same exact thing.

[o8jedi]

Yes, that's completely true. Eric Clapton wrote Within You Without You and Here Comes The Sun. Because that makes sense. The chord progressions, when you listen to a Harrison and Clapton song back to back, are indistinguishable. Just listen to Sunshine of Your Love and Taxman back to back. It's the same exact thing.

Please, be joking. I know Harrison and Clapton co-wrote "Badge" (whose lick appears prominently in the "Abbey Road suite" and [reworked] in "Here Comes the Sun"), but I find it hard to believe that Clapton wrote the Harrisongs catalog. Good friends, yes. Married the same person, yes. Longtime collaborators, yes. But George a thief? That's highly suspect.

[hardb0dy]

Yes, that's completely true. Eric Clapton wrote Within You Without You and Here Comes The Sun. Because that makes sense. The chord progressions, when you listen to a Harrison and Clapton song back to back, are indistinguishable. Just listen to Sunshine of Your Love and Taxman back to back. It's the same exact thing.

George wrote Within You Without You based on a Ravi song. George and Eric Clapton wrote Here Comes the Sun together.

[HeadHunter67]

Somehow, I don't see Clapton being the "My Sweet Lord" type when it comes to songwriting . . .

Yeah, that would be... Ronald Mack, who wrote "He's So Fine" for the Chiffons. ;)

"My sweet Lord (doo-lang doo-lang doo lang), oooh my Lord..."

I love the song (and George's music in general, he was my favorite Beatle) but credit where it's due, right?

[vcalzone]

Ravi Shankar is not Eric Clapton. And collaboration is not ghostwriting. It could mean something as simple as writing a riff and, in fact, does. Something like Here Comes the Sun would never have come from Eric Clapton by himself.

[o8jedi]

Touche.

However, having something concrete like, "Eric Clapton wrote 'Within You Without You' . . ." can throw people (like myself) off.


Yeah, that would be... Ronald Mack, who wrote "He's So Fine" for the Chiffons. ;)

Very true :p. Kinda left that one open, didn't I?