Daltrey stirs Rock Band Who talk News
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Wii
News
by
Oli Welsh
Roger Daltrey has suggested that his band The Who is to get a Rock Band special edition next year.
Asked about The Beatles: Rock Band by Massachusetts paper The Republican (thanks, Joystiq), the old hellraiser said, "The game, yeah, yeah, they're going to be doing a Who one next year. There is one planned."
He might just mean a track pack, of course, although if Harmonix is looking to repeat the archive-digging exercise with another reverential special edition, The Who seems like a likely candidate.
"[The idea] is fabulous. Anything that gets non-musical people interested in music is wonderful," Daltrey said, although we distinctly recall him saying something different last year. Then again, we also recall The Who playing the Rock Band party at E3 2008, albeit a bit less distinctly. It had been a long day, and we were tired and emotional.
"In my opinion, music is our last true great freedom. They can burn our books, they can burn our paintings, but they can't stop us singing and making music," Daltrey finished.
We're only interested if it's got the whole of Tommy on it.
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
Comments: 1-20 of 20 in total
|
youhavenomail
27/10/09 @ 09:36
+1
Looking at the performance of Rock Band: Beatles, I'm not sure all these bands should be queuing up to jump on the bandwagon.
The Who would definitely make for a better Rock Band game, but their name grows into more of a genuine question with each generation. |
|
kangarootoo
27/10/09 @ 09:43
0
I really expected better sales from RB:Beatles. I hold up my hands and say I was wrong. I thought it would positively fly off the shelves.
The Who probably would suit this sort of game better musically, but only just. |
|
kinky_mong
27/10/09 @ 09:52
+3
There's already plenty of Who material available on Rock Band, do we really need a whole game dedicated to them?
|
|
daz_john_smith
27/10/09 @ 10:32
0
Isn't this the Guitar Hero style band specific game spinoff route which Rock Band fans slagged off Guitar Hero for?
First rumours of RB: Queen, now this. |
|
0
It's a shame they lost a bunch of the masters for Who's Next. I picked up that album after the last Who pack and I really enjoy it. The Live at Leeds tracks sounded great but they destroyed my band, and I prefer it when they stick to studio stuff anyway. But either way, more of The Who would be excellent news.
|
|
TheGoose126
27/10/09 @ 12:15
0
I would have to get this game if made the who kick ass and were/are the most technically gifted musicians ever.
The bass and drums will be insane good luck to anyone on expert level! |
|
RobotRocker
27/10/09 @ 12:22
+1
Isn't this the Guitar Hero style band specific game spinoff route which Rock Band fans slagged off Guitar Hero for?
The Guitar Hero band games literally were re-hashes of GH engines past, right down to the menus interface, the only real diffrence was some new venues and a motion captured version of the band. The RB Spin Offs have a massive amount of effort and love put into the actual game. For a "cash-in", Lego Rock Band seems to have a huge amount of effort going into it and of course, The Beatles: Rock Band was the greatest virtual love letter of all time. Will only take on this if it comes with Drums that explode when you finish the game however. |
|
RobotRocker
27/10/09 @ 12:37
+3
Trouble is, everyone under 30 will think it's a CSI game
This wasn't just a murder, it was a killer solo |
Comments: 1-20 of 20 in total
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
