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Rock Band is a ton of fun, and helps build coordination more than any other game I've seen out there. Watching someone progress from beginning guitar/drums to expert is similar to watching someone learn a new instrument, except it's faster, which means it can be done very casually, for fun, maybe only for a couple of hours a week, or, perhaps, just when visiting a friend, or having a party. You know, FUN.

It's a great way for real musicians to play with friends who aren't as musically inclined. It's a great tool for drummers to work on playing exact beats and not just jamming, and can be better than the monotony of practicing to a metronome. And, well, it's quiet. Even the $300 kit can be worth it, if you're an actual drummer, because, well, it's basically a good practice kit for dorm rooms/etc (though I still think it's a bit overpriced, considering it doesn't actually have a drum brain).

Really though. Go have some fun. I play card games without actually gambling, I play FPS's without hunting or joining the army, and I'm sure some people out there look at pr0n without having sex. Just let people have fun.]]>Sep 11th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/
More plastic junk for our landfills.]]>Sep 11th 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 11th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 13th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/Sep 14th 2008 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/rock-band-2-standalone-instruments-set-to-ship-next-week/
thanks for any ideas (other than drum lessons which would be the best, I know, but he doesn't have the time and its also kind of expensive in the long term)]]>Sep 16th 2008 11:03AM