In the top 50 !

So it's been a couple of months now that my daughter and I have been playing The Beatles rockband for PS3. We have had some fun I can tell you that. At first I didn't think I'd ever get the hang of the drums, but at this point I can actually do a few of the songs on expert and get as high as 97%. The cool thing is seeing my 5 year old do better and better at the drums as she plays. Her high percentage is now 79% on easy level. Yesterday I checked the leader boards and I ranked 49th in the world! for singing Sun King/Mean Mister Mustard. Previously my highest ranking on the lead vocals was 59th with When I'm Sixty Four.
Though I have been mostly concentrating on the drums ( I find it so satisfying) I have played the bass and some guitar on the game. I think those instruments are a wee bit harder to grasp though I am noticing some improvement. The main thing is I am having fun with them as well now.
I downloaded the Abbey Road album as soon as it was available. And recently I downloaded single songs off of Sgt. Pepper which were When I'm Sixty Four and A day in the life. I'm anxiously waiting for the Rubber Soul album due out in December. I do hope that Harmonix will continue to make some more downloads for this game. I'm hoping for some of the older stuff that didnt make the game such as Help!, She Loves You, You Can't do that, and Please Please Me to name a few. Wouldn't mind Let it Be and Hey Jude and Blackbird for the later stages of their career either.
Though it hasn't been more than my daughter and I playing at one time, ( I cant seem to convince my wife to join in, she's shy) I have rocked it up with players online. That experience is pretty cool. I have to say I cant figure out how those players can get all those notes on expert. I've limited my role for online play to lead vocals. Im almost ready to go online with the drums, though want to wait till I can do most of the songs on expert with at least 92% success as most of the drummers I encounter all play on expert. What I did notice with the online play is that a lot of the players prefer to do the later stuff more so than the early stuff. And there are a lot of George Harrison fans playing as we do most of his songs. Kinda surprised me as when you look at the forums , a lot of the posts from people say they lean towards the early Beatles.
Well with my birthday around the corner I'm hoping to pick up another mic and stand and the Rickenbacker 325 controller. I heard it from a little girl who was supposed to keep a secret that I was getting one and not to buy one! But Im keeping my eyes peeled anyway as they seem to be scarce around these parts! I see the guitar for the 360 but not the PS3.
I can safely say that though the game had the big price tag it has turned out to be a real prize. I've gotten Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 and while both these games are 5 star games in my ratings, The Beatles Rockband is proving to be a very enjoyable and addicting game. You will not know how much fun I have playing it. If I have a lousy day at work and I play a few songs on the game , I actually forget the stuff that happened that day.
Oh I forgot I did play with a bunch of guys at work one day at their house. I told a co-worker about the game and he bought it and loves it .(he was playing rock band 2) Anyway that day at his house was a blast.
If you havent got it yet I recommend you do.