It’s taken me forty years…

[annathepiper]

… but I have now purchased the very first Beatles album I’ve ever bought in my life. I got the new remastered 2-disc edition of Past Masters, which looks like it’s the new version of two previously released CDs that came out in 1990.

Decided to pick this one because it’s got the German versions of “She Loves You” and “I Want To Hold Your Hand” on it, as well as the English versions of those songs, and I want to see how well I can understand the lyrics! I can already tell that “I Want To Hold Your Hand” doesn’t literally translate; the German title is “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand”, which is “Come, Give Me Your Hand”.

I totally blame this on Beatles Rock Band, which I finally got to seriously play last night when jennygriffee came over to join us for a session of gaming. This is the first time I’ve ever seriously actually done Rock Band or anything like it, and that’s pretty much because this is the first time there’s been a version with a bunch of music I actually like. I’m still very new to the game, though; I spent the whole time with the guitar controller playing either Guitar or Bass on Easy. I’m going to have to try the singing, though. I kept bursting into harmony lines anyway while I was playing, and Paul thought I should have one of the mike controllers. ;)

It’s pretty nifty though that this has kindled my first serious burst of interest in the Beatles. I’ve now listened to most of spazzkat’s albums and have a new appreciation for the quality of the music; I’ve got Magical Mystery Tour and the White Album left to listen to. But now I’ve got the new Past Masters volume as well!

Mirrored from annathepiper.org.

Comments

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

I'm totally with you on the whole 'music I like' problem with Rockband. There's enough on the first one that I enjoy playing it, not so much on the 2nd, but pretty much everything on the Beatles one I LOVE! :) I went ahead and ordered it from Amazon as it went on sale there and I had a gift certificate just waiting to be used! Yay! Didn't cover the whole cost, but I paid less than $20 for it after the price reduction and certificate. :) I can deal with that!

Sounds like you enjoyed playing, yes? Thanks for the reminder of Magical Mystery Tour - that's one of their albums that I don't have yet! Must remedy now!

Can't wait to play B Rockband with ya'll when I'm back! I'll be practicing up on the harmonies so we'll be singing the 'right' ones rather than the ones we make up. >;D