7stars reviews a music game.

Hello, Whyvillians! I have recently started playing a new video game that features one of my favorite bands of all time. I love The Beatles. I've been listening to their music since I was a baby, and I can safely say that I know most of their songs inside and out. Naturally, I was intrigued by the idea of having a Rock Band that was based on The Beatles. I was watching TV with my dad and my brother, and a commercial for this game came on. Afterwards, we all agreed that it looked cool and we wanted to get it.

The premise of The Beatles: Rock Band is pretty much the same as any other Rock Band game. Each player selects an instrument and plays along with the songs. As usual, there are also difficulty levels to choose from. This is part of what makes Rock Band in general a pretty good family game, since everyone can adjust to fit his or her skill level. (Considering that I'm a noob compared to my brother, that's not such a bad thing.) You can choose to play guitar, drums, or bass, and you can sing, too. The game comes with everything you need, unless you just buy the disc. (Keep in mind that you're going to have a hard time playing without the instruments.)

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A smile, a smile. Such a simple little thing. Merely the contraction of twelve relevant muscles in the face and . . . BAM . . . there it is.

How is it that I wasn't smiling enough before now?

I think lots of people don't smile nearly enough. Contrary to popular belief, a smile involves more muscles than a frown, but the muscles involved in a smile are more developed as most people smile from infancy. That means that, aside from a few cases, it's not a matter of being unable to smile . . . It's a lack of things to smile about that has our corrugator supercilii (a muscle that spans the forehead) furrowing.

I realize that life isn't easy. There are money problems, family issues, and personal demons working against us. Timmy's mom is out of a job. Timmy's getting bullied at school. Timmy gets frustrated about his homework. There's so much stress in the world right now that the smile seems to be turning into a rare commodity.

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