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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: The New Fab Four: Test Driving The Beatles: Rock Band [Watch (HLS stream): The New Fab Four: Test Driving The Beatles: Rock Band](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3LjUtZyu.m3u8) (4:03)  _Published 2009-09-03. TIME assembles its own Fab Four to try out the hottest game of the season — Beatles’ Rock Band_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:13 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The Ohio State Marching Band Oct. 18 halftime show - Classic Rock](/video/YpdvkSzI/) ### The Ohio State Marching Band Oct. 18 halftime show - Classic Rock [Green Day Celebrates Their Rock Band Debut](/video/JaIThVOz/) ### Green Day Celebrates Their Rock Band Debut [Family Tech: Rock Lessons on Garage Band](/video/iNz4dWDm/) ### Family Tech: Rock Lessons on Garage Band --- ## Transcript >> Okay. So what you're gonna wanna do is-- >> And these are the colored buttons. >> They're the colored buttons. We're gonna keep you on Easy. There was no introduction from Ed Sullivan. There were no screaming fans hanging on our every note. But this week, a team of writers and editors from TIME magazine, with a little help from our friends, they tripped over to the MTV game studio in Times Square to test out the new Beatles Rock Band game. >> I can make fewer mistakes there. One more notice [ unk ] once. >> There you go. >> Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles! >> 2, 3, 4. >> It's been a hard day's night and I've been working like a dog. It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log. >> That's Christopher Porterfield on the left playing base. As a young TIME staffer, he covered the Beatles' fist American tour and wrote the 1967 cover story on Sgt. Pepper. Richard Corliss, TIME's film critic is singing in the middle. >> So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone, you know I feel okay. >> He saw the Beatles performed in Philadelphia in 1964. Leo Sacks, a Grammy- nominated music producer is on the drums. >> When I'm home-- >> And TIME writer Gilbert Cruz, the only one of us who knew his way around rock band, was George. >> When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yes. It's been a hard-- >> So how do you play the game? >> day's night-- >> Watch for the cascading gem-- >> and I've been working like a dog. >> on the track that corresponds to your instrument. Press the button or-- >> It's been a hard day's night-- >> hit the drum when it drops and you've hit the note. If you miss it-- >> I should be sleeping like a log. >> you might hear a little dissonance, but more likely you just won't hear anything at all. >> But when I get home to you I find the-- >> It's a very forgiving game. >> Now I know why my son told me that in rock music the baseline is everything. [ unk ] everything to me. >> Visually, parts of this game are stunning. The animated version of I Am the Walrus had us all captivated. The game is smartly organized from their first performances at The Cavern Club-- >> So I wouldn't dance with another, ohh-- >> to the Ed Sullivan Theater-- >> One thing I could tell you is you've got to be free. >> to Shea Stadium, to [ unk ], inside Studio Two at Abbey Road-- >> Come together right now over me. >> and finally on the rooftop at Apple [ unk ] headquarters on Savile Row. >> Don't let me down. >> The curious thing about the Beatles is that for most of their 8 years together, they weren't really a rock band. >> Don't let me down. >> They weren't really a performance band either. They couldn't hear themselves over their screaming fans. >> Don't let me-- >> But their early songs like I Wanna Hold Your Hand make you wanna sing along. >> So let me hold your hand. >> And Rock Band gives you the means to do it. >> Now let me hold your hand. I wanna hold your hand. >> The game includes 45 songs and little intro dialogues compiled from actual Beatles studio chatter. And if you do well-- >> When I'll say that something-- >> they'll turn up little trivia treats along the way, like rarely seen rehearsal footage-- >> I wanna hold your hand. >> and a full recording of the Christmas greeting The Fab Four-- >> I wanna hold your hand. >> sent out to their fans in 1963. -[ unk ] wishing everyone a happy [ unk ] and a merry new year, and especially all the ones who paid the subscription. >> Yeah, our last beer or [ Foreign Language ]. Thank you, sir. >> Yeah, you've-- >> The games need a little getting-- >> got something I think you'll you understand. >> used to for those of us new to the concept, but we got the hang of it soon enough. Even though you're scored-- >> When I'll feel that something. >> on your accuracy, this game is much less about competition than about coming together. >> I wanna hold your hand. >> Plus, the Beatles can't sound bad. That's just a fact. >> I wanna hold your hand. >> And we all agreed that it's also fun to be the band for an afternoon. >> I wanna hold your hand. >> Once the game comes out, we could even see playing it 8 days a week. >> I wanna hold your hand. >> This is Radhica Jones for TIME. com. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The New Fab Four: Test Driving \u003ci\u003eThe Beatles: Rock Band\u003c/i\u003e","description":"TIME assembles its own Fab Four to try out the hottest game of the season — Beatles’ Rock Band","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3LjUtZyu/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2009-09-03T23:02:22.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3LjUtZyu.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/3LjUtZyu/","duration":"PT4M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/3LjUtZyu/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```