Serious party fun!
Loads of fun! Played both Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3, and while I like the controller in GH3 better, the songs are more fun to play in Rock Band. The better you play, and the crowd starts singing along! It's seriously hard to explain, but that alone, makes me want to nail every song! It's very elating.
Played real guitar for many years, so comparing real guitar to fake guitar is silly, and needless.
However, the drums are insane. Outside of being a small kit, the drumlines on these songs on the hardest difficulty are note for note perfect. One might as well consider getting a real kit if they can play songs like "Cherub Rock" or "Tom Sawyer" on highest. Makes you even appreciate the driving rhythm on songs that never seemed that difficult to play on drums (Orange Crush comes to mind.) Even on easy, people not used to the drums, can have a hard time with it. It was the instrument most of my family and friends stay away from, which is fine, cause I actually enjoy it the most.
Solo modes are fun, but the game really become a new experience with band mode. And, even people who hate games will play, if they watch everyone else having fun with it long enough.
Serious fun. Just want to get one more controller for the bass, so I can have a full band playing at any time.
Once Harmonix fleshes this songlist out (which apparently, 5 record labels have agreed to help them do), it wouldn't surprise me at all if this game became the new karaoke for drunk adults on weekends.