John, Paul, George... and Me

I am a rock star.  

A rock star of the drummer persuasion.

Yes, it's true that my drumming career is nascent and largely confined to the five plastic drums that came with my Rock Band game.  

(Okay, totally confined.)

But I'm good-- perhaps even talented-- and improving daily.  

I have no doubt that if Rock Band came with two foot pedals, I would be an expert drummer in... oh, a month, or so, depending on my work schedule.  And, also, I'm going out of town, which will have a serious negative impact on my practice time.

So more like two months.  And then I will be the next Ringo Starr.

I say Ringo Starr over Stewart Copeland, my favorite drummer of all time, because, all jesting aside, my Rock Band game has had a side effect beyond the shin splint in my pedal leg.  

Thanks to Rock Band, I am now obsessed with The Beatles.  

To understand my surprise at this development, some rather embarrassing context is required.

Context item #1: For me, until a month ago, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," was mostly a movie starring the Bee Gees.   

Context item #2: Paul McCartney was that guy who did occasional duets with Michael Jackson, and had that nice, vegetarian wife who died, and the daughter who's a designer, and who married that awful woman and we all felt sorry for him.

Context item #3: John Lennon was the creative force behind the album "Double Fantasy," which came out when I was nine, and had the most lovely, tender songs. (Before you judge me, I'm thinking of "Woman," "Beautiful Boy," and "Just Like Starting Over."  I am NOT thinking of "Kiss Kiss Kiss," thank you very much.)

And now, suddenly, "Dear Prudence" (medium difficulty, 99%, 218 note streak) is cycling through my head when I wake up in the morning.  "I Me Mine" (hard, 89%, 74 note streak) lulls me to sleep.

I've always known I loved songs like "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds," (medium, 99%, 259 note streak) and "Paperback Writer," (medium, 99%, 306 note streak), but without Rock Band, I would never have discovered my love for "If I Needed Someone," (hard, 96%, 126 note streak) or my affinity for the slow grooves of "I Want You," (medium, 97%, 328 note streak) and "Don't Let Me Down" (medium, 99%, 211 note streak).

If not for Rock Band, I would certainly not know that before 1967, The Beatles didn't hold much appeal for me--  but from 1967 on (pretty much when they were falling apart, I understand from Wikipedia) I LOVE what they had goin' on.  

The Beatles were, to quote The Beatles, "getting better all the time" (hard, 89%, 83 note streak).  And then they were gone.  If I had a guitar, I'm quite sure it would gently weep (hard, 93%, 78 notes streak).  (Oh, wait.  I do have a guitar.  Lemme check...  Yep.  Gently weeping.)

But now there's Band Hero.  And I say, here comes the sun (hard, 86%, 70 note streak).

Because, with Band Hero, I am the egg man.  I am the egg man.

I am, I daresay, the walrus.

(medium, 99%, 385 note streak)

Comments

[steve]

please tell me you play at home on the big screen in your living room while serenading Moose.

[Jen]

You Go Girl!

[Chris]

OMG! Sarah, this is too funny! We haven't played ours in way too long. I should drag it out again.

I actually married a drummer so when Rock Band came out, we were first in line to get it. My kids love it. My 6 yr old loves the guitar!
Our only problem with it is there really aren't enough instruments for all of us to play and have a good time. haha When everyone was here for Christmas (There are 20 of us now, us, our kids & grandkids) we bought a really nice Karaoke machine and THAT was hilarious. I could NEVER do that in public but it's a riot with family.

Might I say....you have some pretty impressive note streaks there! LOL

[Lynn]

We gave my daughter Band Hero for Christmas and she has had to drag me to the mic a few times to jam with her...right who am I kidding...I totally rock a few Go Go’s songs. My streaks aren't as impressive as yours (rock on sister) but it completely feeds my inner pop star diva, without all the unnecessary meltdowns, entourage drama, and trips to rehab.

Goo Goo G'Joob

[Tracy]

I'm a mad keen Beatles fan (and have been since my older brother discovered them as a teen - and subsequently indoctrinated me!) and I enjoyed reading which songs you were be drawn to.

Now that you're an convert, I'd recommend watching the recent film 'Across the Universe' for another way to look at some of the Beatles songs. The arrangements are totally inventive and bring new life to some of the boppy early 60s stuff.

Keep on rockin'!

[lahondaknitter]

It's great that Rock Band has introduced a whole new generation to the Beatles.

As an old broad, I have a whole set of memories to the music of Beatles. My first kiss when Meet the Beatles came out, my first joint with Sgt. Pepper. and going to community college playing Abbey Road over and over in the library.

Now the Beatles gets to be the music of your life, like it's been mine.

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