I got Rockband 2 for Christmas: TONS of fun, incidentally.
Theoretically, it was for me and my kids. I have to admit, I kinda thought that was silly at first: my kids are 8 and 10; the 10 year old has, to date, shown NO signs of wanting to live a rock-n-roll kinda life, even vicariously. The 8 year old would LOVE to live a RnR live, vicariously or really, but doesn't quite have the hand-eye coordination for RB (plus she isn't tall enough to play drums -- her feet don't reach the bass pedal!).
But, surprisingly, they LOVE it! And as a result, I'm loving it even more than I figured I would!
When we play as a band, Peter plays guitar, I play drums, and Grace sings. Quite frankly, G's singing needs work, but I think that's as much a result of not having a clue what the songs/words are as anything (not much Hannah Montana or Jo-Bros on RB). Peter's guitar work is not bad. Between the three of us, we can typically get 3 or 4 stars.
So, as a result of this, my son now knows who the Beastie Boys are (and that I hate them), who Elvis Costello is (and that I love him), sings along to Duran Duran and Paramore, and (finally) understands that the song is Kids in America (not the Future) and it's by Kim Wilde, not the Jonas Brothers!
Oh, yeah, life is good.....
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