The Beatles: ROCK BAND - Rumors and Facts

[chrth_rb]

Dear Prudence is in! Rocky Raccoon is out! Hey Bulldog is confirmed!

http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/aug/13/playing-with-john-paul-george-or-ringo/

EDIT: You have to hit Listen on the page.
4:05 Rocky
4:15 Dear Prudence
4:40 Hey Bulldog

... I can't listen to the last minute or so for some reason, so if someone can listen to the whole thing in case there's any info at the end that'd be great.

[Captendo]

Sorry pal, where can I find the "Listen" button?

Oh my God, Rocky Raccoon, looks like Harmonix called me to ask me which songs I wanted!

EDIT: nevermind, found!

[harveyglobetrot]

Sorry pal, where can I find the "Listen" button?

Oh my God, Rocky Raccoon, looks like Harmonix called me to ask me which songs I wanted!

EDIT: nevermind, found!

I'm sorry to tell you this, but that interview confirms that Rocky Racoon isn't in the game.

[RockBandRocker]

What? No "Rocky Racoon"? This is a travesty!

/sarcasm


It could come as DLC (Please, HMX? I find your lack of White Album songs on disk disturbing.)

[Captendo]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but that interview confirms that Rocky Racoon isn't in the game.

You told me that twice, you didn't want me happy, did ya?:D

Of course I'm only joking:)

[harveyglobetrot]

I'm with you all the way on Happiness Is A Warm Gun, although I suspect we are down to one more song from The White Album, which is almost certainly to be Helter Skelter. No bad thing, of course, because Helter Skelter will be a blast, but I've really gotten into HIAWG in the last little while.

[i_c_weiner]

Woohoo, Dear Prudence! My predictions seem to be going well so far!

[frankieman]

These last two days have been so great, it was awesome when the first clutches of songs came out but now it's just so exciting and fun to see all the people gathering around when someone has found a little piece of the puzzle again.

[harveyglobetrot]

Fresh from the TB:RB Twitter:


The next Pre-Order Club update is going to make you all soooooo happy ...

The hype grows apace and the plot thickens!

I seriously hope it isn't entirely about the stuff that has leaked out. That would be a bit of disappointment.

[chrth_rb]

It's got to be the trailer. It's time.

[harveyglobetrot]

It's got to be the trailer. It's time.

I agree. My money is on a similar deal to last time. A trailer of 10 or so songs released to the Pre-Order Club late tonight (Boston time), the rest announced in a press statement tomorrow.

[Llamaaction]

Wow. HMX knows how to make the wait feel shorter. The constant leaks make time fly!

...I want my TB:RB.

[miche.cs]

Fresh from the TB:RB Twitter:



The hype grows apace and the plot thickens!

I seriously hope it isn't entirely about the stuff that has leaked out. That would be a bit of disappointment.

I get the impression that they weren't too happy with all the disappointment over the whole VH1 video things. So I think they're only hyping proper stuff that's unleaked now. Well, at least, I hope:D

[KC3Dogs]

Can anyone tell me how many songs are left to be announced? I am unclear if I should be double counting or single counting the Sgt. Pepper/With A Little Help combo's or not...

[harveyglobetrot]

I get the impression that they weren't too happy with all the disappointment over the whole VH1 video things. So I think they're only hyping proper stuff that's unleaked now. Well, at least, I hope:D

If it is a trailer, I can definitely see a few songs already leaked being in it: A Hard Day's Night, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Something.

We really are in the end game now. To think, we are possibly only a few hours from finding out the entire setlist! :D

[harveyglobetrot]

Can anyone tell me how many songs are left to be announced? I am unclear if I should be double counting or single counting the Sgt. Pepper/With A Little Help combo's or not...

Strictly speaking, there are still 20 songs to be 'announced'. But there have been at least 7 leaks that are certain to be in the game, so depending on who you speak to there is between 10-13 songs to be revealed.

Sgt Peppers/Friends count as two separate songs for the purposes of the 45 on-disc songs, but are to be played together.

[Llamaaction]

Can anyone tell me how many songs are left to be announced? I am unclear if I should be double counting or single counting the Sgt. Pepper/With A Little Help combo's or not...Double Count it. We're at 11 now counting Come Together.

[chrth_rb]

Double Count it. We're at 11 now counting Come Together.

No, we're at 12 now counting Come Together.

[i_c_weiner]

Confirmed:
Something
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A Hard Day's Night
I'm Looking Through You
Ticket to Ride
Hey Bulldog
Dear Prudence

Strong consideration:
Come Together
Don't Let Me Down
One After 909


So, although there's 13 to be confirmed, those three strong considerations show that it's really 10 left.

[KC3Dogs]

Strong consideration:
Don't Let Me Down
One After 909
.

Where do you get these two being a strong consideration? I reviewed the first page again and there is no link or anything referencing that.

Not trying to be a pain, just wanting to keep up! Thanks!!

[MidniteVulture83]

Ahhhh! No "Rain" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" rumors yet! [Sniff, sniff.]

I am not as anxious over "A Day in the Life" and "Helter Skelter" anymore. The former will come, if not on-disc, as DLC at some point. So that's pretty cool. And the latter is likely to be included anyway.

[chrth_rb]

Come Together is strongly considered because of various mentions the last few days ... however, it may be because it's in the first batch of DLC, so we're hesitant to confirm it until we've gotten a specific on-disc statement.

Don't Let Me Down and One After 909 were the other two songs performed at the rooftop concert historically. The announcement of Dig a Pony (an odd choice otherwise) seems to indicate that they're going to replicate the concert in the game.

[i_c_weiner]

Argh, chrth_rb ninja'd on the Rooftop Concert!

[mva5580]

Strictly speaking, there are still 20 songs to be 'announced'. But there have been at least 7 leaks that are certain to be in the game, so depending on who you speak to there is between 10-13 songs to be revealed.

Sgt Peppers/Friends count as two separate songs for the purposes of the 45 on-disc songs, but are to be played together.

I noticed your sig says 25 days until the game comes out. It's 27, isn't?

[harveyglobetrot]

I noticed your sig says 25 days until the game comes out. It's 27, isn't?

Remember, I'm in Australia. It's already 1.35am on Friday morning. I generally update it just after midnight my time.

Also, September 8 would be 1 day to go, September 7 would be 2 days etc. Working back, August 14 is 25 days to go.

[mva5580]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I apologize.

[harveyglobetrot]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I apologize.

No problem.

I'm thinking of changing the update to early afternoon my time. The Eastern US is 14 hours behind Eastern Australia, that way it will put the countdown on the same day for most people.

No guarantees though.

[Chadvindara]

I still think "Got to get you into my life" will be in there from the McCartney concert!

[Beatle_Harp]

To clarify for everyone, here's what we absolutely, officially know.
I Saw Her Standing There
Twist and Shout
Do You Want to Know a Secret
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can't Buy Me Love
I Wanna Be Your Man
I Feel Fine
Eight Days a Week
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Taxman
And Your Bird Can Sing
Yellow Submarine
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from my Friends
Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows
I am the Walrus
Back In the U.S.S.R.
Octopus's Garden
Birthday
Revolution
Here Comes the Sun
Dig a Pony
Get Back
I've Got a Feeling
Something
A Hard Day's Night
Ticket to Ride
Dear Prudence

Here's What We Think We Know:
Confirmed:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I'm Looking Through You
Hey Bulldog

Strong consideration:
Come Together
Don't Let Me Down
One After 909

Got to Get You Into My Life, Wonderful, but questionable.

Leaving 13 unconfirmed, and 10 mysteries.

[Mikeko10]

So, is Hey Bulldog 100% confirmed now?

[MostSpartan14]

So, is Hey Bulldog 100% confirmed now?

Pretty much. I think there's enough evidence to say it's in the game.

[Setherex]

To clarify for everyone, here's what we absolutely, officially know.
I Saw Her Standing There
Twist and Shout
Do You Want to Know a Secret
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can't Buy Me Love
I Wanna Be Your Man
I Feel Fine
Eight Days a Week
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Taxman
And Your Bird Can Sing
Yellow Submarine
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from my Friends
Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows
I am the Walrus
Back In the U.S.S.R.
Octopus's Garden
Birthday
Revolution
Here Comes the Sun
Dig a Pony
Get Back
I've Got a Feeling

Here's What We Think We Know:
Confirmed:
Something
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A Hard Day's Night
I'm Looking Through You
Ticket to Ride
Hey Bulldog
Dear Prudence

Strong consideration:
Come Together
Don't Let Me Down
One After 909

Got to Get You Into My Life, Wonderful, but questionable.

Leaving 13 unconfirmed, and 10 mysteries.

A Hard Day's Night, Ticket to Ride, and Something are 100% officially confirmed, so I don't know why they're down there. Dear Prudence and I'm Looking Through You are almost as close.

[Beatle_Harp]

We know it, but it isn't completely official (it's not on the website, etc.

[Setherex]

We know it, but it isn't completely official (it's not on the website, etc.

Ticket to Ride is on the website.
A Hard Day's Night has had gameplay of it released.
Something was played on television and confirmed by an employee.

Pretty sure those can't be faked >_>

[i_c_weiner]

I'd keep them separate from the original list because then people who come along and are like "what happened?!?!" can easily find out.

[Beatle_Harp]

Ok, they're official, but tomorrow (the 14th) they will probably "announce" those over again.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Ticket to Ride is on the website.
A Hard Day's Night has had gameplay of it released.
Something was played on television and confirmed by an employee.

Pretty sure those can't be faked >_>

wait, what?

[mva5580]

There was a video of some Beatles tribute band playing the game on they were singing Hard Day's Night. Oh and the lead singer looked like he was ready to die at any minute.

[Beatle_Harp]

A Beatles tribute band plays AHDN and I am the Walrus on TB:RB

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/08/11/magazine/1247463942234/the-beatles-rock-band.html

[travmeatwad]

Dear Prudence and Hey Bulldog! YESSSSS!

I love you, Harmonix.

[tingly]

They asked a 'rock band fan' what he most wanted to play and he said hey bullldog, but he didn't say if he knew the song list. I'd buy that it's confirmed in a Boston Globe way, but not in a dotted i and crossed t way.

[frankieman]

No but for most people the reference in the NY times article is the ground on which it's asumed to be in.

[Beatles123]

who eltse thinks the latest POC update is a waste?

[travmeatwad]

Well, since the videos don't work yet, we can't say for sure.

If it's just them talking about the game then, yes, it will be a waste. But if it shows just a little bit of them playing a new song we haven't seen yet then it won't be a waste. At least I don't think so.

[tingly]

The interview comes closer to confirmation than the nyt article does. Re-listening cuz i may have missed something earlier.

[Llamaaction]

Is this the update that'll make us 'really happy'? It was leaked.

[Wave57]

I'm 99% sure that it's a new trailer, with all the recent leaks. And we really need a 3rd trailer.

[Rockbandfan23467]

these songs are comming too fast!!!!! Give us a break hmx!!!!!!!!

[Wave57]

Actually they aren't coming fast enough.

[travmeatwad]

They also updated the main page of http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com

The part at the top used to have a link to both trailers and the opening cinematic, now you can click through and get to the two music videos, trailers, the opening cinematic, and two E3 videos.

[RM-225]

Found the links:

http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/preorderclub/inc/swf/assets/mp4/SgtPepper.mp4
http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/preorderclub/inc/swf/assets/mp4/FeliciaDay.mp4
http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/preorderclub/inc/swf/assets/mp4/ElijahWood.mp4

Simple enough.

[Chael]

these songs are comming too fast!!!!! Give us a break hmx!!!!!!!!

Dude, what is your problem?

[chrth_rb]

Confirmed: Felicia Day is totally cute, and Elijah is a true Beatles fan. Make sure that's in the first post ;)

[kuiosikle]

But if it shows just a little bit of them playing a new song we haven't seen yet then it won't be a waste. At least I don't think so.

They won't be new songs. It was filmed during E3. And we might be seeing a video of Tom Hanks playing eventually. If twitter is anything to go by lol. (I'll post the tweets when I find them, but the videos might be working by then anyways)

Edit: Ninja'd by the direct video links

[chrth_rb]

I don't think Elijah was at E3 in his vid, but unable to say for sure. I didn't recognize anything "new" in the background when they showed other people playing.

[travmeatwad]

Eh, nothing new.

[Wave57]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darn

[kuiosikle]

I don't think Elijah was at E3 in his vid, but unable to say for sure. I didn't recognize anything "new" in the background when they showed other people playing.

I didn't mean necessarily at E3. Just that an HMX tweeted about them playing the game while E3 was still going on. I can;t see the videos from work.

[travmeatwad]

They won't be new songs. It was filmed during E3. And we might be seeing a video of Tom Hanks playing eventually. If twitter is anything to go by lol. (I'll post the tweets when I find them, but the videos might be working by then anyways)

Edit: Ninja'd by the direct video links

I never said they would be for sure. I said that if it were, it wouldn't be a waste to me.

[MidniteVulture83]

I really like what they've done with the TB: RB website. Few games have websites as sexy as this one. Seriously.

OMG, I totally said sexy.

[Rockbandfan23467]

These songs are just comming to us too fast. I want to have some time.

[frankieman]

@ Rockbandfan

Are you crazy? I want all them song now, NOW, NOW!

[travmeatwad]

Did she call her drummer friend "Ringer?"

[kuiosikle]

I never said they would be for sure. I said that if it were, it wouldn't be a waste to me.

I know but I knew they wouldn't be (based on twitter) so I was just sharing the info while we waited for the videos to be working. :)

[chrth_rb]

Did she call her drummer friend "Ringer?"

She called him "a Ringer", i.e., someone you bring along to guarantee victory.

[travmeatwad]

She called him "a Ringer", i.e., someone you bring along to guarantee victory.

Okay, I missed the "a."

Whew.

[chrth_rb]

Ms. Day speaks in an excitable manner so if you're not used to concentrating to the saintly sounds emerging from her perfect lips, then it's easy to misunderstand her.

[HarrisonFan]

god dang it where the heck is my Magical Mystery Tour songs! Come on Harmonix don't look past the my favorite album!

[RM-225]

Ms. Day speaks in an excitable manner so if you're not used to concentrating to the saintly sounds emerging from her perfect lips, then it's easy to misunderstand her.

Hey, don't feel too bad about getting distracted. Felicia is a lovely woman. She's also part of the great caliber of females that have worked with Joss Whedon, so that's a big plus as well. :D

[chrth_rb]

Dang, Les Paul is dead

[RM-225]

Dang, Les Paul is dead

Yeah, I heard this morning. Always give props to the innovators.

[KC3Dogs]

these songs are comming too fast!!!!! Give us a break hmx!!!!!!!!

Don't come into this thread anymore. Problem solved.

[AndywinXp]

Aaawww... This update sucked.

[chrth_rb]

TheBeatlesRB Ooh! RT @deliciousbees: New update from the Pre-Order-Club! [There is even a secret thing for those with keen easter egg hunting abilities!]

The plot thickens!

[Llamaaction]

I don't care about the update being lackluster because this week has been awesome, with the new songs, the NYT article, and discovering one of the leaks.


The plot thickens!Time to investigate!

[Opus Penguin]

The plot thickens!

Yeah .. the Easter Egg is when you play it backward it says "Paul's Alive ... see him, see him, see him" :-)

[Beatles123]

Yeah .. the Easter Egg is when you play it backward it says "Paul's Alive ... see him, see him, see him" :-)

Turn me on, Easter-Egg! :D

but seriously, what could it be? the easter egg is our only chance at this update being halfway relivent! XD

[chrth_rb]

Honestly, I think the most likely candidate is the intro chatter/tuning to the two videos. I don't think it's anything on the page itself; might be something in a video background my eyes can't really discern.

[frankieman]

I think you're right chrth_rb, it is George who says 'give it a try' and then some little guitar stuff so I guess it's the intro chatter to either WMGGW or Something, since I guess I can reconise the sound of the guitar a bit.

[vcalzone]

It is While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Because there is a piano, and you can just BARELY hear them play parts of the melody.

[Beatle_Harp]

WMGGW now completely proven?

[Beatle_Harp]

If the number of songs per venue is split 5-5-5-5-20-5, then here's what we're missing:

Cavern: 2 Please Please Me, She Loves You, From Me to You?
Ed Sullivan: 1 All My Loving. It MUST be in there.
Shea: 1 Lack of Paul. I've Just Seen a Face, I'm Down?
Budokan: 1 Rain, She Said, She Said, Got to Get You Into My Life, Maybe something Revolver-ish from Rubber Soul?
Dreamscapes: 5 Something Psychedelic. (NOT ABBEY ROAD!)
Rooftop: 0

We'll see in about 20 hours.

[vcalzone]

20 hours?

[mva5580]

Cavern: Please Please Me, She Loves You
Ed Sullivan: All My Loving
Shea: I'm Down
Budokan: Rain

I really want/expect those to be in. Like you said All My Loving has to be in there; it was the first song they played on the show. Please Please Me/She Loves You just make obvious sense, and I've already said it but I REALLY want I'm Down at Shea so we can see John play the keyboard with his elbows.

Everything else...whatever. I know I'll be happy so it really doesn't matter either way. I just want the game!!! :)

[chrth_rb]

20 hours?

We're all presuming tomorrow we'll see the final announcement. We're all optimistic chaps :D

[Wave57]

Cavern: Boys, She loves you
Ed Sullivan:All my Loving
Shea: I'm a Loser
Budokan: Drive my car (Rain should be a dreamscape)
Rooftop: Don't let me down and One after 909

[Chael]

Cavern: Boys, She loves you
Ed Sullivan:All my Loving
Shea: I'm a Loser
Budokan: Drive my car (Rain should be a dreamscape)
Rooftop: Don't let me down and One after 909

I don't care how we get Rain as long as it's there!

[Wave57]

I don't care how we get Rain as long as it's there!

I agree, I would prefer both Drive my car and Rain, but if I could only pick one it owuld be Rain. Rain rocks what more can I say.:)

[MidniteVulture83]

I want Strawberry Fields!

Yo quiero Strawberry Fields!!!

[chrth_rb]

There are some doings a transpirin'!
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157441

[MidniteVulture83]

There are some doings a transpirin'!
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157441

OMG, *orgasm* ...

It is an amazing set list no matter what ... but but but ... no "Rain" and no "Strawberry Fields Forever" :-( ...

[General Lein979]

OMG, *orgasm* ...

It is an amazing set list no matter what ... but but but ... no "Rain" and no "Strawberry Fields Forever" :-( ...or hey jude and help.

[OakTea]

So the setlist is out..don't everybody go and abandon this thread now, we can find things to do for the last three and a half weeks. :p

I shall now check out the preorder club update. :)

[frankieman]

I really don't understand why somemany people are complaining, sure I'm suprised Hey Jude isn't in it and I'm sad Rain isn't but come on it's a great setlist. There are some strange choices when it comes to song selections from albums, but they can't fit in all of them.

They were going for fun to play and within that the looked at dividing the songs between the members as well as they could and also getting some well known songs in it.

[hkevin]

I really don't understand why somemany people are complaining, sure I'm suprised Hey Jude isn't in it and I'm sad Rain isn't but come on it's a great setlist. There are some strange choices when it comes to song selections from albums, but they can't fit in all of them.

They were going for fun to play and within that the looked at dividing the songs between the members as well as they could and also getting some well known songs in it.

I agree.

What has been announced so far is absolutely fantastic !
Any other songs on the setlist are just a bonus af far as I'm concerned.

September 9th - are we nearly there yet ? :D

[MidniteVulture83]

Oh I am still excited. I think it's a superb set list ... But with so many Beatles classics out there, it was obvious all of us were gonna think of a handful of songs they should have included, satisfied though we are now (well, at least I am) with the set-list that has been leaked.

[frankieman]

At points like this I really feel sorry for people who work at places like HMX, because people can be so into your game, they're always gonna be dissapointed because there's a song they really like missing. I'm a bit dissapointed too for some songs but I see where HMX is going with the game and this list fits in perfectly, fun to play, doing right to all four members and trying to make everybody happy. And in the end after people've calmed down a bit everybody will be happy, I'm sure.

[Llamaaction]

I wish Ringo didn't get as much representation.

[travmeatwad]

Great, now it looks like the remaining weeks on this forum will be spent complaining about the setlist.

I don't know if I feel like being on here to see all of that. I think the setlist is fantastic, and HMX has done a great job.

So, I think I might have to take a break from coming on here.

[mva5580]

Yeah.....I think I'm pretty much outta here now because I found a resource where I could get a lot of info on the game before it comes out, and now I've got it. I think at this point it will start to go downhill here; people will start complaining about what's not in there that they feel should be, the amount of negative posts will increase, etc. And to be honest my blood pressure can't put up with reading people trashing ANYTHING that has to do with The Beatles lol.

So with that, I think I'm done here. It was nice seeing a lot of people who are as excited for this game as I am, and I know that most of us will love this game like no other. Here's to hoping we get a steady stream of DLC and get this song list well over the 100-mark. Because I plan on playing this game for a very, very long time. Take care everybody.

[jobn]

Great, now it looks like the remaining weeks on this forum will be spent complaining about the setlist.

I don't know if I feel like being on here to see all of that. I think the setlist is fantastic, and HMX has done a great job.

So, I think I might have to take a break from coming on here.



This!

[travmeatwad]

It's going to be hard to stop coming here, though. I came here every day for months now. I'll be back every now and then, and I'll be back for sure once the game is released! :)

I think I can go out and enjoy life now. Haha.

[Wave57]

Although I was dissapointed at first, I really like the list now. =D

[Llamaaction]

I like the setlist, I'm just saying that I don't think Ringo should've gotten as many songs, but I saw it coming.

[sandswipe]

I'm still excited, and I'm still gonna buy the game, but WHY IN THE **** would I Want You be picked ahead of. . . well, anything from the entire second half of their career, especially Hey Jude, easily their most popular single.

They better be on the ball about releasing DLC, featuring a setlist with this many obvious weaknesses.

[Rockbandfan23467]

So, the whole setlist is out..... what's with all the obscure picks?

[MidniteVulture83]

I am pleased ... surprisingly, I am not crying and ripping my clothes off and pummeling my chest and saying WHY WHY WHY, WHY NO STRAWBERRY FIELDS OR RAIN!

I am okay :-) ...

The set list is really solid. The thing that relieves my anxiety is the fact that we'll get lots of DLC content anyway ... so that's good. I better start listening to some of the obscure choices I tend to skip when I play the Beatles on my iPod--case in point: "Boys."

[tingly]

no obscure picks = $70 to $80 price tag

venue guesses
Cavern
I Saw Her Standing There
Twist and Shout
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Boys

Sullivan
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can't Buy Me Love
A Hard Day's Night
I Wanna Be Your Man

Shea
I Feel Fine
Eight Days a Week
I'm Looking Through You
Ticket To Ride
If I Needed Someone

Budokan
Paperback Writer
Taxman
Drive My Car
And Your Bird Can Sing
Day Tripper

Abbey Road/Dreamscape
Yellow Submarine
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows
Getting Better
Good Morning Good Morning
I Am The Walrus
Back In the U.S.S.R.
Hello Goodbye
Dear Prudence
Birthday
Revolution
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
Hey Bulldog
Come Together
Something
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes the Sun

Rooftop
Dig a Pony
Get Back
I Got a Feeling
I Me Mine
Don't Let Me Down
[unnamed song is on the roof? Let It Be? Winding Road?]

[hkevin]

I am pleased ... surprisingly, I am not crying and ripping my clothes off and pummeling my chest and saying WHY WHY WHY, WHY NO STRAWBERRY FIELDS OR RAIN!

One more song still to come...
I'm betting on Strawberry Fields !

[tingly]

They already named their 20 dreamscape tracks and 4 Caverns/Sullivans. It could be Shea or Budokan, but I'm betting on Let It Be on the roof.

[i_c_weiner]

Hey Jude did not belong on the game. It's a piano-based song with horn orchestration and limited guitar. I am not at all surprised they didn't pick it.

Comparing it to the setlist I made, I got Boys when many doubted it. I'm very glad that some songs I didn't pick made it, like Good Morning Good Morning, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, I Want You (She's So Heavy), and I Me Mine. However, I'm surprised by I Want You (She's So Heavy), along with If I Needed Someone. I thought they would've saved the former for DLC, but it looks like they took the entire A-side of Abbey Road except Maxwell's Silver Hammer (which doesn't exactly sound fun to play) and Oh! Darling (one of my personal favorite songs). I'm really surprised by If I Needed Someone. Sure, it's both a Rubber Soul track and a George song, but I would've far rathered something from the early albums, which seem extremely underrepresented.

Song 45 is either going to be One After 909 to complete the canonical Rooftop set, Let It Be for it's name and awesome guitar solo, or a track for Shea to help represent the early stuff (Help! ?).

[tingly]

Yeah, I'm not betting the house on Let It Be. It's about a minute before anything playable would hit the screen.

[hkevin]

Ah well, I'm happy with the info we have now,
anything else I really want to find out for myself while playing the game :)

[gershwin_27]

In regards to the secret last song on the set list, I have been wondering, in the back of my head, for the past several months, whether their unreleased version of Now and Then (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_and_Then_%28song%29) might debut on 09/09/09.

Wouldn't it be awesome if it debuted on The Beatles: Rock Band?!?

Wishful thinking I'm sure. However, Free as a Bird is a definite possibility.

[MidniteVulture83]

What about "Carnival of Light"? Early this year McCartney said that the song was likely gonna be released this year, that it was time.

It's very avant-garde, though ... not in the deeply melodic way "I Am the Walrus" is avant-garde, but more along the lines of "Revolution 9."

[travmeatwad]

What about "Carnival of Light"? Early this year McCartney said that the song was likely gonna be released this year, that it was time.

It's very avant-garde, though ... not in the deeply melodic way "I Am the Walrus" is avant-garde, but more along the lines of "Revolution 9."

I hope not.

[Beatle_Harp]

5 FROM ABBEY ROAD???

Personally, I want the secret to be All My Loving or Rain.

[MidniteVulture83]

But the secret has to be a super iconic song. "All My Loving" is great, and so is "Rain" (I am still weeping gently over its non-inclusion in the game!), but neither song is immensely iconic--at least enough to be kept under wraps until God knows when ...

So the list of possible candidates for the coveted spot would be, in my view:

* A super awesome unreleased track.
* "Hey Jude" (most iconic Beatles song ever)
* "Let It Be" (most covered Beatles song ever)
* "A Day in the Life" (popular with fans and perhaps one of the best, if not the best, song ever made, according to most critics)
* "Help!" (inexplicably absent from the final set-list, a fan favorite, a classic, and yes, very iconic too!)

EDIT: Sorry, "Yesterday" is the most covered Beatles song ever. But "Let It Be" has got to be a close second. If someone knows, please correct me.

[Setherex]

5 FROM ABBEY ROAD???

Personally, I want the secret to be All My Loving or Rain.

If All My Loving was in, it would probably be at the Ed Sullivan Show like its counterpart I Wanna Be Your Man. And since Ed Sullivan has 4 songs confirmed already, that's out.

Rain was confirmed as not being in the game by Game Informer's second opinion review.

Sadly, both of those are not it. But we can definitely hope for another great song!

[Setherex]

"Let It Be" (most covered Beatles song ever)

That's Yesterday :P

[tingly]

Across the Universe is slightly possible.

[MisterSchulz]

So the list of possible candidates for the coveted spot would be, in my view:

A super awesome unreleased track.
"Hey Jude" (most iconic Beatles song ever)
"Let It Be" (most covered Beatles song ever)
"A Day in the Life" (popular with fans and perhaps one of the best, if not the best, song ever made, according to most critics)
or "Help!" (inexplicably absent from the final set-list, a fan favorite, a classic, and yes, very iconic too!)

I really think "The End" should be a candidate. If Game Informer said "one little surprise to save for your playthrough", it sounds like it's a great moment in the story, or the "end" of the game. What's more fitting than "The End"?

[MidniteVulture83]

"The End" would be cool ... but ... I try to see this from the POV of the Game Informer. If they're withholding this one song, it means that it's probably incredibly popular or iconic. I can think only of the ones I mentioned. "The End" is great, and will be fun to play, but many people don't know it.

[chrth_rb]

I'm thinking A Day in the Life for final song ... I can totally see completing the rooftop songs, the final cutscene, and then ... piano chords

[foolosophy]

I really think "The End" should be a candidate. If Game Informer said "one little surprise to save for your playthrough", it sounds like it's a great moment in the story, or the "end" of the game. What's more fitting than "The End"?

It's wrapped into one massive song along with the rest of the Abbey Road medley.

[justin19954]

I think it's Free as a Bird to be honest. Best ending ever!

[Jmax]

So the list of possible candidates for the coveted spot would be, in my view:

* A super awesome unreleased track.
* "Hey Jude" (most iconic Beatles song ever)
* "Let It Be" (most covered Beatles song ever)
* "A Day in the Life" (popular with fans and perhaps one of the best, if not the best, song ever made, according to most critics)
* "Help!" (inexplicably absent from the final set-list, a fan favorite, a classic, and yes, very iconic too!)

EDIT: Sorry, "Yesterday" is the most covered Beatles song ever. But "Let It Be" has got to be a close second. If someone knows, please correct me.

Yeah I think the final song has a high chance of being one of these, and maybe another one or two songs, or something really beautiful that's never been released. I think Help! is less likely only because I think they will want something more peaceful and beautiful and slow sort of thing rather than an upbeat song.

[Beatle_Harp]

It's All Too Much. If they put in the 8:17 version instead of the six and a half minute version it will be the most epic thing ever.

[AndywinXp]

Free As A Bird! Free As A Bird! Free As A Bird! Free As A Bird!


Or maybe... the premiere of Now and Then!

[MidniteVulture83]

I think it's Free as a Bird to be honest. Best ending ever!

I think I should add that song to the list of candidates. Come to think of it, HMX included "Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows" from the Love album. Therefore "Free As a Bird" shouldn't be seen as a long shot by any measure ...

But if I had to pick one, I think it will be "Hey Jude." All the instruments needed for the game are there. All HMX would have to do (and probably already did!) is to lower the volume of the piano a little bit. That's it.

Plus, what better way to finish the playthrough than with a glorious coda of instruments and a litany of na-na-nas!??!?

[Llamaaction]

Free As A Bird most likely it (though I'd love to have Rain or She Said She Said.)

[chrth_rb]

Someone kick Sayburr awake, the first post is completely out-of-date now ;)

I didn't read through the 10+ pages of the Game Informer thread that I missed while having a life, any word on technical stuff, such as SDHC support for the Wii?

[tingly]

If it's some random song, it has to be at Shea, Budokan or the roof. If it's the final song which the article doesn't explicitly say it is, it's known to be the roof. Possible rooftops are:

"Two of Us" - nice, but nah
"Across the Universe" - maybe, at least more instruments involved
"Dig It" - ha!
"Let It Be" - sooo much solo piano
"Maggie Mae" - ha!
"One After 909" - maaaaaaybe
"The Long and Winding Road" - piano-heavy again
"For You Blue" - nah, cuz of I Me Mine
"Old Brown Shoe" - nah, cuz of I Me Mine
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" - nah
"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" - ha!

[Setherex]

Someone kick Sayburr awake, the first post is completely out-of-date now ;)

I didn't read through the 10+ pages of the Game Informer thread that I missed while having a life, and word on technical stuff, such as SDHC support for the Wii?

His InfoReleased-Sense is probably tingling like crazy right now :P

[Beatle_Harp]

I really think the last song is not necessarily the last song to be played, I think it's just some epic song like Hey Jude (which doesn't have drums for the first 53 seconds) or It's All Too Much (PLEASE!) which has an extended version that nobody seems to know about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w36iYgU2zus&feature=related

[Wave57]

How can one NOT hear the extended version of It's All Too Much?

[tingly]

It can't be dreamscape era song unless they move it to Shea, Budokan or the roof. They've named all 20 dreamscape tracks.

[Beatle_Harp]

If you haven't noticed, because Sgt. Pepper/With a Little Help from my Friends count as two, so they have 21 dreamscapes already. I expect something early, like Yesterday, or Hey Jude, or a dreamscape, like It's All Too Much

[tingly]

20 dreamscape tracks (21 songs), all full.

[Slyght]

I don't think there's a clear venue the final song must go into. I had initially assumed we would see 5 in each live venue and 20 dreamscapes. I don't think we'll see an additional song in the Cavern or Ed Sullivan as G4TV's screenshots showed them only having 4 songs, the reveal of "Boys" fills out all 8 of those songs, and I doubt there's hidden encores. I also have doubts we'll see additional songs at Shea or Budoken given they're already probably at 5 each (I'm assuming each chapter has 4-5 songs each, and the studio years will be broken into 4-5 chapters). So that leaves three possibilities for me:

1) Yet another dreamscape in the studio era - This could really be anything from that time. Edit - As people have pointed out, if we are to assume there are only 20 dreamscapes, then we're full. This is of course counting the Sgt Pepper/With A Little Help combo a single dreamscape, so it's possible that there is an additional combo(s)
2) "One After 909" - Assuming "Don't Let Me Down" is on the Rooftop, the only song missing from that setlist is this song. Of course, we already know that they are not creating 100% historically accurate setlists for other venues
3) An encore to the entire game - As many people have already suggested, there could be one last song played as an encore to the entire game. "Free As A Bird" is a potential candidate, but in all honesty *any* iconic Beatles song could be an encore to the game.

So I guess my conclusion is: it could be anything! :)

[justin19954]

Guess we'll find out soon.

[harveyglobetrot]

Dammit, I do a weak thing like go to sleep for a few hours and they go and announce almost the entire setlist on me!

Sure, it's not my perfect setlist but I'm more than happy with it (no A Day In The Life, Rain, One After 909, HIAWG etc.), but I'm confident we will see all of those at some point. Really happy at the inclusion of Hello Goodbye and I Want You (She's So Heavy) in the final setlist, though.

At least the mysterious final song will keep us on tenterhooks for a little while. What is interesting, though, is that there seems to be already 20 dreamscape songs covered. I would have thought that the two songs iconic enough to carry such a billing would be Hey Jude and Let It Be, which are dreamscape material if I've ever seen it (and from the right era to boot).

Let the speculation...continue!

[Wave57]

I think that it's Let it be on the ROOF!!!!!!!!

[ArchangelZero]

I have a hunch that the last song is either "A Day in the Life" or "From Me to You"...those seem very likely...especially with "From Me to You" being as early track and all the dreamscapes most likely covered.

However, One After 909 or Free as a Bird are also very possible...it's hard to exactly figure out what song will be last.

I'm slashing the Hey Jude theory because I have a feeling it will be White Album DLC rather than on-game.

[vcalzone]

From Me To You?

[tingly]

They've named all the cavern/sullivan songs, so no From Me to You unless they move it to shea/budokan/rooftop

[OakTea]

You know what I think would be awesome? (of course you don't. Yet.)


If the final, unknown song was Hey Jude, and it's played on the roof top, and people are out in the streets below singing along (or at least, it could look like they're singing along). That'd be an awesome ending to the game, and it would be an amazing sight in the video game.

Edit: See this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orukqxeWmM0).

[ArchangelZero]

Well it is possible for them to play it at Shea or Budokan...especially if it's an encore.

One After 909 is most likely however, as it's probably the last Rooftop song (if we have 5 Rooftop songs)

It makes me wonder though how will they end the game...I imagine a big spectacular combination of every single venue and an epic song...

[i_c_weiner]

A big spectacular combination of every single venue and an epic song, you say? Isn't that Free As A Bird?

[tingly]

They've named 5 rooftop songs, but there could easily be 6 and the NME article said the final scene is on the roof. They've said the songs come from 14 albums which I assume means the big 12, Past Masters and Love. Come to think of it, they COULD be putting the anthology singles on the new Past Masters. hmmm

[ArchangelZero]

I like Dizzy's theory however, it works and it's a great ending.

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157458

[i_c_weiner]

If they do that, I'll cry. If they don't, I'll cry. Fraking catch-22 situations...

[harveyglobetrot]

I think that it's Let it be on the ROOF!!!!!!!!

Possible, but there is already 5 songs that are going to be presumably played on the Rooftop. Plus, I think HMX would have missed out a great opportunity to do a beautiful dreamscape for a beautiful song by playing it on the Rooftop. Who knows though? I guess only time will tell.

I'm really struggling to find a gap where it could go. I thought at first maybe Budokan or Shea, but there are 10 songs in that period (I'm Looking Through You and Drive My Car or If I Needed Someone to Shea, the other to Budokan gives 5 to each venue). Both Ed Sullivan and Cavern Club are full, but unless the 25 live/20 dreamscape split was a fallacy, it must be a live-era song.

[tingly]

I guessed that 'If I Needed Someone' would go to Shea to spread out the singing George songs.

[harveyglobetrot]

I actually have a hunch that it could be One After 909. Why?

- It is the only song played in the Rooftop Concert that has yet to be announced. If they are going to have 4 of the 5, surely they may as well go the whole hog.

- It is the only song that really spans the length of their career. Remember, One After 909 was getting demoed and practiced as one of their earliest songs (before even Please Please Me). How awesome would it be if the performance of One After 909, started on the Rooftop, but morphed into scenes of the Cavern Club, Ed Sullivan, Shea, Budokan, Abbey Road and finishing again on the Rooftop. It wouldn't be a dreamscape per se, and it would still technically be on the rooftop and hence a 'live' performance.

The downside is that for all my fanboy boosting of the song, it isn't 'epic'. There would be a lot of 'WTF!'s' and 'lolwut?'s'. I guess we can only wait (and speculate) until we know. Who knows, we might not knwo this one until the last possible moment, especially if it is the final song in the game.

[chrth_rb]

I actually have a hunch that it could be One After 909. Why?

- It is the only song played in the Rooftop Concert that has yet to be announced. If they are going to have 4 of the 5, surely they may as well go the whole hog.

- It is the only song that really spans the length of their career. Remember, One After 909 was getting demoed and practiced as one of their earliest songs (before even Please Please Me). How awesome would it be if the performance of One After 909, started on the Rooftop, but morphed into scenes of the Cavern Club, Ed Sullivan, Shea, Budokan, Abbey Road and finishing again on the Rooftop. It wouldn't be a dreamscape per se, and it would still technically be on the rooftop and hence a 'live' performance.

The downside is that for all my fanboy boosting of the song, it isn't 'epic'. There would be a lot of 'WTF!'s' and 'lolwut?'s'. I guess we can only wait (and speculate) until we know. Who knows, we might not knwo this one until the last possible moment, especially if it is the final song in the game.

I was thinking that One after 909 was a possibility, especially with the other 4 from the concert on disc. There's no confirmation that I Me Mine is even on the rooftop; they could easily (further) smudge the timeline by making I Me Mine the last dreamscape before the rooftop concert.

[Dr._Frasier_Crane]

There's no confirmation that I Me Mine is even on the rooftop; they could easily (further) smudge the timeline by making I Me Mine the last dreamscape before the rooftop concert.

I was just about to post the same thought.

[autumnmantis]

Wow, this is a lot to catch up on. Really weird choices. My biggest disappointment is that the albums with announced DLC are all over-represented. I think this might actually be a savvy move for hmx: Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's are their two most popular albums, and they needed to be well-represented on-disc for everyone who doesn't know what a DLC is. If you accept that as a given, then it makes sense to release them first; they can be finished quickly because they have the least new content. They can release these slowly, and buy themselves enough time to produce DLC for the underrepresented albums.

At least, that's my most optimistic theory ;)

It's odd that I was right about Help!, but my equality theory turned out to be way off; 17 John to 12 Paul!? Wow! I hope that means the last tune goes to Macca. My vote goes to "Hey Jude".

[chrth_rb]

I was just about to post the same thought.

You're lucky you didn't. You would've been my 3rd ninja of the day ;)

[TheRollingBones]

Hey, um, what's up with the list that is supposedly in Game Informer? Is that official, or is that just messing with our minds? Can you tell us?

[Setherex]

Hey, um, what's up with the list that is supposedly in Game Informer? Is that official, or is that just messing with our minds? Can you tell us?

Since they proved that they have the game, it's pretty much official. Unless you're one of the people who get very picky of what's official or not.

[Jorm]

Wow, this is a lot to catch up on. Really weird choices. My biggest disappointment is that the albums with announced DLC are all over-represented. I think this might actually be a savvy move for hmx: Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's are their two most popular albums, and they needed to be well-represented on-disc for everyone who doesn't know what a DLC is. If you accept that as a given, then it makes sense to release them first; they can be finished quickly because they have the least new content. They can release these slowly, and buy themselves enough time to produce DLC for the underrepresented albums.



It could also mean that the later albums were just easier to work with.

Yes, they had the means to deconstruct the earlier works into tracks suitable for the game, but the articles released so far speak to how difficult this process was.

So we get a smattering of the earlier works because the shareholders weren't interested unless the game spanned the complete lifecycle of the band, but we are heavy on the later stuff because that's the stuff that didn't require months of painstaking reconstruction to deliver.

If this theory is correct, it doesn't bode well for full album DLC of the earlier works. Doesn't preclude it, of course.

[chrth_rb]

It could also mean that the later albums were just easier to work with.

Yes, they had the means to deconstruct the earlier works into tracks suitable for the game, but the articles released so far speak to how difficult this process was.

So we get a smattering of the earlier works because the shareholders weren't interested unless the game spanned the complete lifecycle of the band, but we are heavy on the later stuff because that's the stuff that didn't require months of painstaking reconstruction to deliver.

If this theory is correct, it doesn't bode well for full album DLC of the earlier works. Doesn't preclude it, of course.

It also could mean that they wanted to see how well the game/DLC sold before committing themselves to "harder" tracks. But I honestly think it's more of a case of trying to find songs that appeal to the most people nowadays. While I did a "Huh?" at Help! only having 1 track, With the Beatles and Beatles for Sale didn't surprise me a whit.

I think in any case: if the DLC sells well, they'll continue to make DLC

[travmeatwad]

You know what I think would be awesome? (of course you don't. Yet.)


If the final, unknown song was Hey Jude, and it's played on the roof top, and people are out in the streets below singing along (or at least, it could look like they're singing along). That'd be an awesome ending to the game, and it would be an amazing sight in the video game.

Edit: See this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orukqxeWmM0).
I'm upset that a lot of them didn't appear to know the words.

[Jorm]

It also could mean that they wanted to see how well the game/DLC sold before committing themselves to "harder" tracks. But I honestly think it's more of a case of trying to find songs that appeal to the most people nowadays. While I did a "Huh?" at Help! only having 1 track, With the Beatles and Beatles for Sale didn't surprise me a whit.

I think in any case: if the DLC sells well, they'll continue to make DLC

I don't disagree, this is another possible interpretation.

Though the main revenue source are the disc sales, DLC is just icing on the cake. It comes down to the production costs. How much actual time is spent deconstructing? Does that have to be Giles Martin? What's his hourly rate :) ? What's his availability?

The path of least resistance is the later tracks, that don't require such intensive pre-processing.

[geo2n2]

I was looking to see if Toys R Us had any deal on The Beatles game and came upon "The Beatles: Rock Band Special Value Edition" for the PS3, Xbox360, and Wii. All are $159.99.

The description reads "Rock Band™ Special Value Edition includes a Rock Band Guitar, Rock Band Drum Kit, Microphone, USB Hub, Guitar Strap and The Beatles™: Rock Band ™: software.

Here is a link to the PS3 version. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3739339 The box seems to look Rock Band 1-ish. I wonder if you get Rock Band 1 instruments or Rock Band 2 instruments?

Huh. Whatever it is, it's $20 cheaper at Best Buy than TRU and Amazon.

Don't like the mix of Rock Band art/logos with Beatles. They're separate platforms, right?

[autumnmantis]

The path of least resistance is the later tracks, that don't require such intensive pre-processing.

It might be a simple supply chain issue; if early tracks plug into venues, and late-era get their own dreamscapes, then they might be roughly comparable, labor-wise. If Giles delivers most of the dreamscape material first, hmx can work on it while Giles does the early stuff, which won't take as long to plug in.

But this is pretty wild speculation. We'd have to know a lot more about hmx's inner workings to know how long it takes for each element.

What I'm getting at is I hope the difficulty of separating the tracks doesn't mean we won't get much more early DLC, because most of my dissatisfaction with the set list is in that period.

[HarrisonFan]

ok i left right when dear prudince was confirmed did i miss anything

[Dr._Frasier_Crane]

ok i left right when dear prudince was confirmed did i miss anything

I would say so.
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157441

[Chael]

It's a solid setlist. It will be a blast to play. I was hoping to not go 0/5 on my top five but that's life. Well, ADITL will be DLC at least. I am kinda confused why there was so much from Abbey Road. If they give us Revolver, White Album, Help plus some assorted tracks from the earlier albums i'll be ecstatic.

[Meckler]

quick question about the instruments, can i play all four of them at the same time along with 1 mic. i ask this because im buying everything so im just curious if i can actually imitate the beatles by playing all four together. i want that magazine also. the songs chosen are the sh*t!!!

[Llamaaction]

It's a solid setlist. It will be a blast to play. I was hoping to not go 0/5 on my top five but that's life. Well, ADITL will be DLC at least. I am kinda confused why there was so much from Abbey Road. If they give us Revolver, White Album, Help plus some assorted tracks from the earlier albums i'll be ecstatic.What were your top five?

[Chael]

What were your top five?

Rain, Me And My Monkey, Strawberry Fields, Please Please Me, A Day In The Life. At Least A Day In The Life will be DLC. All My Loving would be a BLAST as far as the early songs go. The guitar is very fast on that song.

[tingly]

You can play lead guitar, bass, drums and 3 mikes. Removing 2 mikes doesn't let you play a 2nd guitar.

[Wave57]

Rain, Me And My Monkey, Strawberry Fields, Please Please Me, A Day In The Life. At Least A Day In The Life will be DLC. All My Loving would be a BLAST as far as the early songs go. The guitar is very fast on that song.

Mine are. And your bird can sing, Strawberry fields forever, All my Loving, I'm a Loser, and Within you without you. I got 2 if you count the love remix.

[Chael]

All You Need Is Love is up there too. Im very happy about that one.

[HarrisonFan]

loving the set list no strawberry feilds is a :( but i'm guessing the last song is a day in the life

[travmeatwad]

Found this interesting. From Jeff Chausse's Twitter:


Looked up "Dalek Capital Management", home of "Joe Spiegel", the "analyst" who badmouthed TB:RB - http://is.gd/2g2K8 - WTF?

"Dalek Capital Management" is an alternate name for "Elastex, Inc.", a medical equipment wholesaler. Neither company has a web site.

I guess it goes to show how deep The Boston Globe had to dig to find someone with something bad to say about The Beatles: Rock Band.

[tingly]

"Anyone who wants a plastic guitar in their living room already has one," says Joe Spiegel, a partner at videogame investment firm Dalek Capital Management. Whee! *seaches all over for this plastic guitar he says I have*

[MostSpartan14]

Do you guys think Harmonix told Game Informer not to reveal the last song or they chose to themselves? Maybe we'll get the last song officially announced somewhere else before 9/9/9. If we don't, I'm sure it'll be leak somehow.

[tingly]

It could leak in 17 minutes if midnight ET is when the gags come off.

[Wave57]

It could leak in 17 minutes if midnight ET is when the gags come off.

I lol'd when I saw Gags.

[mva5580]

I'm just wondering if it's something gloriously epic though, and maybe I don't want to know what it is. I mean I'd like to know what the song is, but perhaps I don't want to know the context of its inclusion in the game. I mean, why would Game Informer leave out ONE song? Something like Hey Jude seems to make sense since it's that epic "sing along" song at the end and probably has a great dreamscape, but at the same time they've said there are 20 dreamscape songs, and we've got 20 listed. So that can't be it, can it? And if it were a song like Help!, A Day in the Life, or something like that, why not just list it?

I'm not saying I don't want to know what it is, but I feel like there must be a good reason they're not spoiling it.

[tingly]

The only post I've lol'd on was a reply to a post a day or 2 ago that wikipedia isn't a reliable source. They quoted that and responded 'Fixed.'

Leaving one out is what led me to think it's the final song in story mode, but no way to tell really.

[Skeleshredder]

This is part of a blog post I made a little while ago with five "dark horse" candidates for the game, by which I mean songs that aren't as likely to make it on-disc, but I desperately wish they would:

-Nowhere Man: With its wonderful harmonies and excellent guitar and bass tracks, this is a favorite of mine, and its absence in the game would be a damn shame. I think it has a very good shot of making the cut.

-Lady Madonna: Another favorite, and one of the band's best singles. If it's not on the disc, it definitely needs to be released as DLC.

-It's All Too Much: One of George's contributions to the Yellow Submarine soundtrack, this is one of the Beatles' best songs, and criminally overlooked. It has great tracks for all four players, and it's just so damn awesome in general that it must be in the game, one way or another. I hereby pledge to kick a puppy and punch a baby every day until it is announced.

-What You're Doing: This is one of my favorites from the early albums. It's a very catchy song, and again, it has fun parts for all four players, which is important for the purposes of the game.

-Happiness is a Warm Gun: John's satirical track from the White Album is a rocking good time, and would be plenty of fun for all four players. It's a perfect fit for the game.




Not a damn one made it in! At least we already know Nowhere Man is coming with the Rubber Soul Album in a couple of months, but I definitely feel the pain of 0 for 5.

[justin19954]

Well we still have one left.

[harveyglobetrot]

Well we still have one left.

If it's anything other than Let It Be or Hey Jude, I would be highly surprised.

[Setherex]

If it's anything other than Let It Be or Hey Jude, I would be highly surprised.

Really? Because the most requested song on the Forum is Help! >_>

[mva5580]

I just went way back and checked my thread shortly after they announced the first 10 songs to see how good I did on the last 35, and I only got 20/35 lol. Terrible. I got these right at least:

Hard Day's Night
Twist and Shout
Paperback Writer
Eight Days a Week
Can't Buy Me Love
Yellow Submarine
And Your Bird Can Sing
I'm Looking Through You
Ticket to Ride
Drive My Car
Sgt. Peppers & With a Little Help
Hello Goodbye
Revolution
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Don't Let Me Down
Helter Skelter
I've Got a Feeling
Birthday
Getting Better

[Skeleshredder]

My list of 45 only had 32 right!

[Setherex]

I just went way back and checked my thread shortly after they announced the first 10 songs to see how good I did on the last 35, and I only got 20/35 lol. Terrible. I got these right at least:

Hard Day's Night
Twist and Shout
Paperback Writer
Eight Days a Week
Can't Buy Me Love
Yellow Submarine
And Your Bird Can Sing
I'm Looking Through You
Ticket to Ride
Drive My Car
Sgt. Peppers & With a Little Help
Hello Goodbye
Revolution
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Don't Let Me Down
Helter Skelter
I've Got a Feeling
Birthday
Getting Better

Actually, that's 21 songs. But with Help! not confirmed, it's 20 anyway :p

[harveyglobetrot]

Really? Because the most requested song on the Forum is Help! >_>

Remember the forum ≠ the totality of RB players.

I love Help!, and I'm a bit peeved it missed out, but it is just not on par with the iconic status of Let It Be or Hey Jude.

I'm not one to accuse, though. I came up with a theory that supports One After 909 to be the last song revealed. o.O

[Skeleshredder]

Yeah, if it was a song like Help! or All My Loving, why keep it secret? It's gotta be a big iconic one, such as Hey Jude or Let It Be, or a surprise, like Free As a Bird.

[broncosfan06]

If they are gonna keep the last song secret its a big song, that said I will guarantee the last song is Hey Jude which no doubt HMX plans to announce in some ridiculously epic way.

Awesome awesome game HMX........better than I even imagined, Sept 9 seems so far away.

[Setherex]

Sept 9 seems so far away.

'Cause it looks as though we're here to stay...

[harveyglobetrot]

I've decided to order the songs in the countdown according to the order they leaked. Can someone check the following to make sure it is right:

- Come Together
- Something
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- I'm Looking Through You
- Hey Bulldog
- A Hard Day's Night
- Dear Prudence
- The other songs from the Game Informer article

Oh, and if by some miracle we don't know the last song by September 8, I'm going to slot Revolution 9 into the countdown. ;)

[Gunbound238]

'Cause it looks as though we're here to stay...

Oh I believe in release dayyyyyy

[Setherex]

I've decided to order the songs in the countdown according to the order they leaked. Can someone check the following to make sure it is right:

- Come Together
- Something
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- I'm Looking Through You
- Hey Bulldog
- A Hard Day's Night
- Dear Prudence
- The other songs from the Game Informer article

Oh, and if by some miracle we don't know the last song by September 8, I'm going to slot Revolution 9 into the countdown. ;)

I'm pretty sure it's actually

- Something
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- A Hard Day's Night
- Come Together
- I'm Looking Through You
- Hey Bulldog
- Dear Prudence
- Remaining Songs

Unless you're referring to Come Together from a much earlier source, like the ad.

[harveyglobetrot]

I'm pretty sure it's actually

- Something
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- A Hard Day's Night
- Come Together
- I'm Looking Through You
- Hey Bulldog
- Dear Prudence
- Remaining Songs

Unless you're referring to Come Together from a much earlier source, like the ad.

Yeah, I've believed that Come Together was in the game since it was announced to be the song in the ad, so I'm taking that as my date of inclusion. I think that may actually push it ahead of Ticket To Ride, but I'm not certain about. Unless someone confirms otherwise, I'll slot it in after Ticket To Ride.

I'm also doing A Hard Day's Night after I'm Looking Through You and Hey Bulldog because I watched the video after I read the article. It's my countdown, after all. :p

[BruceDickinson]

I made a playlist on my itunes with the final tracklisting (minus 1 but plus All You Need Is Love since I'm buying it the first day). I've been listening to it all night. It holds up. It's a great setlist. I don't feel like its lacking anything. And the fact that we get DLC makes me even happier.

[Setherex]

Yeah, I've believed that Come Together was in the game since it was announced to be the song in the ad, so I'm taking that as my date of inclusion. I think that may actually push it ahead of Ticket To Ride, but I'm not certain about. Unless someone confirms otherwise, I'll slot it in after Ticket To Ride.

I'm also doing A Hard Day's Night after I'm Looking Through You and Hey Bulldog because I watched the video after I read the article. It's my countdown, after all. :p

Ok. But going by historical accuracy (if you can call it that :p), the first topic posted on the matter in this Forum was about the video. Afterwards, people began reading the article.

But ye, ur countdown ;)

[Chael]

Yeah, I've believed that Come Together was in the game since it was announced to be the song in the ad, so I'm taking that as my date of inclusion. I think that may actually push it ahead of Ticket To Ride, but I'm not certain about. Unless someone confirms otherwise, I'll slot it in after Ticket To Ride.

I'm also doing A Hard Day's Night after I'm Looking Through You and Hey Bulldog because I watched the video after I read the article. It's my countdown, after all. :p

It WAS your countdown. I think it belongs to all of us now. :D

[LibertineStripes]

Hm.. could've done without "Birthday" and added "Help!". But, all right.

[Wave57]

Gonna sleep now. When I wake up there will probably waaaay more info. So Woo Hoo. Night ^_^

[AndywinXp]

Last song LEAKED! :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

[RockBandRocker]

Sayburr needs to update the OP with the complete song list.

"Helter Skelter" isn't a rumor anymore. :D

[tingly]

I remember when Rickrolls were still funny 2 years ago. Ah, those were the days. :)

[justin19954]

Apr 28 – McCartney hints players will find hidden features. “You've got the basic ‘Rock Band’ game with Beatles songs and then you have also got loads of goodies. If you get to a certain level, you get prizes -- photos, snippets and much more"

That isn't a rumor anymore either.

[harveyglobetrot]

That isn't a rumor anymore either.

We are fast running out of rumours and encountering only facts.

It's amazing that we haven't endured much misinformation. Except for the very early rumour of a keyboard peripheral and the faked setlist, I can't think of too much else that has come out that HMX has had to disprove.

[tingly]

The last song *might* have been figured out in the trophy thread. I may have been wrong in a most spectacular way! WOOHOO!!! But, misled by bad info.

Don't click if you don't want to know the trophy, how to earn it, or the fairly obvious possible clue in its name for what the song is. http://ps3trophyguide.com/t/view/654/39

[miche.cs]

I made a playlist on my itunes with the final tracklisting (minus 1 but plus All You Need Is Love since I'm buying it the first day). I've been listening to it all night. It holds up. It's a great setlist. I don't feel like its lacking anything. And the fact that we get DLC makes me even happier.

Yeah me too man. You're right, it totally holds up. I was a little surprised by the inclusion of Boys, but that's about the only song I have doubted.

I'm glad that you got your countdown all sorted out Harv. And yeah, I think this might have to go down as the funnest run up to a game realease ever.

[justin19954]

Alright one mystery solved. I looked just because I know it will get posted in here sooner or later.

[harveyglobetrot]

Alright one mystery solved. I looked just because I know it will get posted in here sooner or later.

Yeah, I'd dare say the 45 is completely known now. :)

Now we just need 09/09/09 to roll on! :D

[Skeleshredder]

Hm, a little disappointing, if true. Spoiler text ahead, highlight to read:


If the medley is the "secret" track, that doesn't leave much at all for the Abbey Road album DLC. I'd rather get Hey Jude or Let It Be or Free As a Bird or any of the other proposed songs, and just get the medley with the DLC. Can't deny it would be appropriate, though

[justin19954]

Or it could just be the End.

[harveyglobetrot]

Guys, how to do invisible text!

[color="#111313"]

Remember to sign it off with a /color ( with [] around it).

[tingly]

I did the color black, but changed to the link when i noticed it didn't match the background.

[justin19954]

Guys, how to do invisible text!

[color="#111313"]

Remember to sign it off with a /color ( with [] around it).

Thank you!

[Colburners]

But why would it be the abbey road medley? I don't get it

[Skeleshredder]

Guys, how to do invisible text!

[color="#111313"]

Remember to sign it off with a /color ( with [] around it).

Thanks, I couldn't remember the code. Figured black matched well enough that it wouldn't be accidentally read by anyone who didn't want to.


More inviso-text: I made the logical assumption that it would be the medley instead of just The End by itself, simply because The End is so short on its own. If this is an encore performance, or something that we play as the credits roll, it would need to be significantly longer than The End is on its own.

[RockBandRocker]

It can't be "The End" because it would ruin being able to play the medley when the Abbey Road album DLC drops (since we're supposedly going to be able to play the medley as one song when we get it).

[whofan]

It can't be "The End" because it would ruin being able to play the medley when the Abbey Road album DLC drops (since we're supposedly going to be able to play the medley as one song when we get it).
I would have to agree with this, and it won't be the medley, as that would really destroy the Abbey Road DLC release. There's a lot of Abbey Road on disc already, and adding the medley in there would remove most of the second side of the LP, thus leaving a handful of songs left for DLC.

No, I think it's going to be something different.

[extraflux]

I would be disappointed to find out it's "The End" or The Abbey Road Medley why even have Abbey Road as DLC if 90% of the tracks are on the disc?

[bootwest]

It might be the remix from anthology.

[RockBandRocker]

I still stand by the idea that it is just clever achievement/trophy naming.

Look at GH: A or GH: M, they have achievements/trophies named after songs THAT AREN'T IN THE GAME.

[vcalzone]

Well, that's because Neversoft is freaking ******ed. But seriously, it won't
be the medley, because Golden Slumbers would require a full dreamscape, not a rooftop performance, as I suspect we'll get.

[autumnmantis]

Well, and if Sgt Pepper's/Little Help is an indication, they would count all the songs in the medley. If The End is in the game, I bet it's by itself. It is short, but no shorter than most of their early songs.

[miche.cs]

Well, and if

I dunno about that... A medley is slightly different than two different songs that lead into one another. It really depends on your way of thinking.

[vcalzone]

It is a good thing. More than any of the others, I could see myself pulling that one up separately just for the guitar solo.

[miche.cs]

Guys if you're gonna quote hidden text, remove it or change the colour before you quote. You can read it and it kinda defeats the purpose;)

[autumnmantis]

Well, the song title has already been written in white, and all we've been talking about is the final song. If someone is still reading, they already know the (arguable) final song.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Just because the trophy refers to the song doesn't mean that's it. It might just be a pun on the name.

[MidniteVulture83]

Just because the trophy refers to the song doesn't mean that's it. It might just be a pun on the name.

Yeah. They're giving creative names to these trophies. Sometimes the title of a trophy is a nod or reference to a Beatles song, but the trophy itself is not necessarily obtained by playing that particular song.

"The Love You Make" could well be earned by playing [enter here iconic Beatles song that is about love but ISN'T "All You Need Is Love"].

[chrth_rb]

Considering there are other trophies referencing Benefit of Mr Kite and the Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, I'm hesitant to accept the interpretation as proffered.

[Skeleshredder]

I'm hoping it is just a reference; it'll be disappointing if it is the "secret" song.

[Ramirez16]

Harmonix previewed a handful of those for us, including The Beatles Christmas record, a fan club-only giveaway from 1963 that Rock Band players will be able to play (listen) and pore over.Wow

http://kotaku.com/5337248/the-beatles-rock-band-preview-story-mode-beatles-beats--beyond

[RockBandRocker]

the medley "Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows" from 2006's Love.

*sigh*

It's not a medley, it's a remix.


http://kotaku.com/5337085/the-beatles-rock-band-full-soundtrack-revealed-in-new-game-informer

[Booker]

Kind of mentioned a couple of posts up but a hands on with the story mode.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/14/hands-on-with-the-beatles-rock-band-story-mode/

[Sayburr]

OK, added in the setlist and renamed "Overdrive" to "Beatlesmania".

Does anyone know what Rock Band 2... heck, all other full band Rhythm Games were rated. I would like to know how it compares to the 8.75 ranking of The Bealtes: Rock Band.

[mva5580]

Rock Band 1/2 both received 9.25 from Game Informer.

[jayou521]

Does anyone know what Rock Band 2... heck, all other full band Rhythm Games were rated. I would like to know how it compares to the 8.75 ranking of The Bealtes: Rock Band.
Game Informer Scores:

Rock Band - 9.25/10
Rock Band 2 - 9.25/10
Guitar Hero World Tour - 9.25/10
Guitar Hero Metallica - 8.75/10

[Sayburr]

Game Informer Scores:

Rock Band - 9.25/10
Rock Band 2 - 9.25/10
Guitar Hero World Tour - 9.25/10
Guitar Hero Metallica - 8.75/10
Wow... not very highly rated. On par with Metallica with all the extras like a true story mode? Wonder what the other raters will rank the game at.

[miche.cs]

Wow... not very highly rated. On par with Metallica with all the extras like a true story mode? Wonder what the other raters will rank the game at.

I was just thinking that when I read it too. I guess though, band specific titles don't cater to everyone's tastes. I just presumed they'd have taken into account the addition of 3 part harmony and how amazing the game looks.

[Llamaaction]

I don't know the last song. I'm staying out of the TB:RB subforum until 09.09.09. It'll be a surprise for me.

[MidniteVulture83]

I am thinking that most reviews we will read in the near future will actually reflect the reviewers' love for the Beatles, as opposed to their love for the game itself. Of course, I say, Why not take BOTH into account? That way we'd see 10s and A's all over the place.

Has anyone tried the Metacritic site? Some of you probably know what it is, but for those who don't: it's a site that takes the scores (for games, CDs, movies, etc.) given by major publications and then gives you an average score for said games, CDs, movies, etc. It's very accurate. Games that get an average score of 92, for example (RB 1 got that score, btw), are considered "universally acclaimed." That's the only reliable review site, I think, because it takes every major publication into consideration. I am wondering what grade TB: RB will get there ... hopefully somewhere between 90-100 ... It will be interesting to see if it can get a score higher than either RB.

[KC3Dogs]

OK, added in the setlist and renamed "Overdrive" to "Beatlesmania".

Weird. I thought that had been well known. I had seen it in the gameplay videos that when 'overdrive' was launched BEATLEMANIA would pop up on the screen (in the upper left, near the singing track).

I guess I should have taken the risk and said something...

[MisterSchulz]

Has anyone tried the Metacritic site? Some of you probably know what it is, but for those who don't: it's a site that takes the scores (for games, CDs, movies, etc.) given by major publications and then gives you an average score for said games, CDs, movies, etc. It's very accurate. Games that get an average score of 92, for example (RB 1 got that score, btw), are considered "universally acclaimed." That's the only reliable review site, I think, because it takes every major publication into consideration. I am wondering what grade TB: RB will get there ... hopefully somewhere between 90-100 ... It will be interesting to see if it can get a score higher than either RB.

Yea, I use metacritic for my main review source.

HMX's games have never dipped below 90 (except for GH: Encore, but can you count that? No. Ah.. I don't really count RB:U either.)
Guitar Hero 1 91
Guitar Hero 2 92
Rock Band 1 92
Rock Band 2 92

If anything, Beatles: RB should maintain that streak of 90+. Unfortunately, with it's single band mentality, I don't think all reviewers will be kind to it.

Neversoft on the other hand:
Guitar Hero 3 85
Guitar Hero WT 85
Guitar Hero A 70
Guitar Hero M 84
Guitar Hero SH 71

Never above 90. Or even 85..

GO HMX!!

[IErrantVentureI]

I use Gamespot just because in my opinion, they are very harsh.

Here's an Aug. 14 preview.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/beatlesharmonixproject/news.html?sid=6215301&mode=previews

[MisterSchulz]

So I've got a question:

For anyone who has actually played through GH: Metallica and given it an honest chance, how does all this Beatles:RB photos/unlockables stuff sound in comparison? Because I had read that GH:M had been good about that kind of stuff.

[Thirdkoopa]

Yea, I use metacritic for my main review source.

HMX's games have never dipped below 90 (except for GH: Encore, but can you count that? No. Ah.. I don't really count RB:U either.)
Guitar Hero 1 91
Guitar Hero 2 92
Rock Band 1 92
Rock Band 2 92

If anything, Beatles: RB should maintain that streak of 90+. Unfortunately, with it's single band mentality, I don't think all reviewers will be kind to it.

Neversoft on the other hand:
Guitar Hero 3 85
Guitar Hero WT 85
Guitar Hero A 70
Guitar Hero M 84
Guitar Hero SH 71

Never above 90. Or even 85..

GO HMX!!
Funny part: You count all the GH NS Spin-offs, yet don't count 80's Under HMX. Lol, wat.

Back to TB:RB: The setlist itself looks really good, and this is one of the few rhythm games that have had my mom and dad interested in, and It's finally a game I can full game Five-Star/Gold Star on drums? (I hope? Only time will tell) Speaking of which: What will be the more challening songs in this game on drums? I'm curious to know.