One big reason I look forward to playing it with friends, thanks to the Beatles being “everywhere,” I’ll hear fewer of them whining, “I don’t know this song” which is a frequent problem with standard Rock Band.

I was about eight when they did the Ed Sullivan show, and I grew up through their evolution, which reflected (and in many ways led) the evolution of the times. There was no pressure to worship them; they were simply there, like a force of nature.

Your generation was poised to hear all the praises afterward, without experiencing the phenomenon itself. (I feel the same way about Woodstock, just like I can’t figure out how Roy Orbison ever made a career.)

My kids’ generation is discovering the Beatles all over again, mainly—I suspect—because of college-age interest in the peace movement of the early 70′s.

All’s I know is that we’re enjoying rocking out together as the Fab Four.

Cheers, Mag.

My only gripe is that I’ve been so sick of the Beatles for 25 years. They’re the Kim Jong Il of Rock-Pop Music because they’ve been shoved down my throat ever since I was a teenager. The Boomers constantly reminded me how I need get on my knees and worship them, be grateful over how they invented everything and how everything after them sucks.

I would just like to see Harmonix take this level of detail to the next iteration of their franchise. Guitar Hero 5 has at least Carlos Santanna, Matthew Bellamy and Shirley Manson as playable avatars; Johnny Cash and Kurt Cobain being in there is a demonstration of bad taste, especially when they’re “forced” to sing crap. RB: Beatles still trumps GH5 for many reasons but again, I want to see RB incorporate some artists from this century instead wallowing and mining the past.