McCartney fails The Beatles: Rock Band

How great must it be being a rock star. You get fame, fortune, as many women as you want, and these days to see your songs featured in a video game. If you’re Paul McCartney you get a whole game made about your time in what was undoubtedly the greatest band of all time. Unfortunately, that doesn’t guarantee greatness in the game.

In an interview with The Times, McCartney was asked whether he’d played The Beatles: Rock Band yet. He answered:

Yeah, my assistant showed me how to set it up ’cos I’m not Mr Tech. I lost twice. On Easy. And I was playing bass, I’m ashamed to say. It’s all red and green and yellow buttons. I said, ‘Can we start this again?’

There you have the very essence of Rock Band in a nutshell, delivered by living legend Paul McCartney – “It’s all red and green and yellow buttons.” Was Paul expecting gamers to have to actually master the guitar, bass, and drums in order to mimic The Beatles?

McCartney is probably just too old to master Rock Band at his stage in life. That arthritis can be a real killer. And I doubt his ex-wife Heather Mills is very good at drums … think about it.

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10 Responses to “McCartney fails The Beatles: Rock Band”

1. Ivan_PSP:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   i rather play Amplitude or Frequency. Guitar Hero and Rock Band both suck and have awful music.

2. harry sachz:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   “And I doubt his ex-wife Heather Mills is very good at drums… think about it.”

   hahahahaahahhaha nice one! You’re going to hell for that!

3. Dave Parrack:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   Harry, I think I’m doomed already so I may as well go out in style.

4. harry sachz:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   Indeed Dave. I’ll see you down there. Keep the beer cold.

5. Rhino:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   LOL @ Dave…that was bloody funny.

6. ToshithegreaT:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   “It’s all red and green and yellow buttons”

   lol, looks like he was playing it on xbox

7. RobertCarr316:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   @harry
   thats the worst thing about hell Harr…THERE IS NO COLD BEER!!!!! 0_0

8. twilight:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   The only Guitar Hero game that I thought was okay was Guitar Hero Metallica and some songs on Legends of Rock.

9. harry sachz:
   December 7th, 2009
   

   @ robert,

   So Hell is like England then? I heard they drink warm beer over there.

10. phranctoast:
    December 8th, 2009
    

    Norwegian wooden leg should be a song on Rock Band..

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