Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Radio Dupree monthly chart is here! Some weeks ago we tossed in a couple of excerpts from Mike Oldfield's classic Tubular Bells, and heureka, one of them reached the number one postition. Then George Duke, Frank Zappa and Yes follow. The top 20 also includes two pieces each by Mahavishnu Orchestra and David Bowie. What about our Album of the Month then? Did you listeners enjoy Zappa's Hot Rats...
GayGamer.net (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The first of the Beatles Rock Band downloadable albums, Abbey Road, releases today for Xbox 360 and Wii and Thursday for PS3. Come Together, Something, Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy) , Here Comes The Sun and The End are already available on the game disc leaving Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Because and the 16 minute B side medley up for grabs. The "singles," Maxwell's...
El33tonline (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that the first downloadable album for The Beatles: Rock Band, Abbey Road, will be available today for the Xbox 360, and on Thursday for the PlayStation 3, while individual tracks will also be available for the Wii today. This downloadable album now completes the set of Abbey Road songs already available on The Beatles: Rock Band, such as ‘Come Together’...
Destructoid (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
In case you weren’t aware, this is, unequivocally, the greatest week in the nearly two-year history of Rock Band downloadable content. Yes, I said it, and here’s why. Available today for purchase on Xbox Live and the Wii Shop Channel (Thursday on the PlayStation Store) is the “Complete The Album Pack” for Abbey Road in The Beatles: Rock Band , which costs $16.99, along with...
1UP (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The Beatles Rock Band will be getting its first full album downloadable content this week, as Abbey Road is set to hit all three console versions of the game. The album will be available tomorrow, October 20, for the Xbox 360, and on October 22 for the PlayStation 3. Individual singles include "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Oh! Darling," and "Because" for $1.99 or 160 Microsoft...
Yet Another Review Site - News RSS (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store. With “Come Together,” “Something,”...
My view by Silvio Canto, Jr. (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The Beatles recorded Abbey Road in the spring and summer of 1969. It was eventually released 40 years ago in the UK and a week later in the US. Abbey Road was special because of Side 2, or the medley : "The climax of the album is the sixteen-minute medley consisting of several short songs, both finished and unfinished, blended into a suite by McCartney and Martin. Most of these songs were written...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
THE SUN KING IS HERE TO GREET YOU AFTER YOUR GOLDEN SLUMBERS Today marks the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' landmark Abbey Road being released in the United Kingdom. Few records can truly be called "essential" but this one rates and we've put together a "video album" to commemorate the occasion. Of course, John, Paul, George and Ringo are here, but we've opened it up to interpreters...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The Killers & Wolfmother, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” [Animals Cover] If there are two bands working today that can pour more deep, personal meaning into “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” more than the Killers and Wolfmother, we’d love to know who they are. Fiach, “Golden Slumbers” [Beatles Covers] So, some CDs came out on Wednesday. Maybe...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Filed under: I Freakin' Love This Song 'Don't Let Me Down,' The Beatles B-side of 1969 single 'Get Back' In the John Lennon /Paul McCartney debate, I've always been a Lennon guy. I admire both, though: 'In My Life,' a Lennon composition, and 'Golden Slumbers,' a McCartrney track, are my two favorite Beatles songs. But there was something about John Lennon. When I was younger, it was the image -- the...
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