Am I the only one who thought Rock Band had a great week?

[madskillz]

RedToof said:
I'd agree that RB can teach you some drumming fundamentals, esp figuring out how to get 3 of your limbs doing different beats at once.

My wife used to play drums and loves the RB kit. She is also quite good with it, so drumming skills definitly directly translate. There is no question that the drum is much closer to "playing for real" than the guitar is. Which isn't hard, since the guitar controller really doesn't work anything like a real guitar.

Madskillz: Have you tried singing on Hard or expert yet? It looks like (at least to us) that it does force you to match the phonics at that level.

I got away with humming on medium, but not on Hard.

You know, not yet, but I'll have to for my review. I know I have some lungs, but I *should* see if the fools at Harmonix agree with my assessment.

What level was your wife playing the drums at?

I think word of mouth is the best thing for Rock Band. The rumor is .. it's sold out so folks are snapping it up ... I know a mom who bought RB and didn't even own a 360! Now, she said she'd buy one ... 360, because she's got RB in a shed ...