Kotaku.com: 'Rock Band Country' track list stumbles in late, reeking of beer

(Country music's favorite trio, The Dixie Chicks, performs "Sin Wagon.")

The track list for "Rock Band: Country Track Pack" is out, and, as Mike Fahey of Kotaku.com reports, only eight of the 21 songs are available via download. Disappointingly predictable inclusions: Willie's "On the Road Again" and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler." But there's Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and Drive By Truckers, too. Cost: $30. It's due out in late July.

The full report from Kotaku:

Country music loving Rock Band owners who've exhausted all their favorite genre has to offer will soon be on the road again, as Harmonix reveals the track list for the Rock Band Country Track Pack.

While eight of the twenty-one songs in the Rock Band Country Track Pack have already been released, thirteen of the tracks are brand-spanking new to the game. For the first time, fans will be able to rock country out to old favorites like Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler", along with eleven more songs I don't recognize at all. The names of the artists are familiar at least, with Shania Twain, Sara Evans, Rascal Flatts, and Trace Adkins all making their Rock Band debut.

As with previous retail track pack releases, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners will be able to transfer their songs to the hard drive, while Wii and PS2 owners are limited to playing the standalone game on the disc. Regardless of console, everybody pays $29.99 on July 21st.

Now if you've already downloaded all the country that Rock Band has to offer and just want the thirteen new tracks, you're either gonna have to buck up and buy the whole thing or wait until the disc exclusivity drops and the songs are released on the Rock Band Music Store. It's a tough choice, but no one ever said the life of an outlaw was gonna be easy.

Here's the full track listing:

1. Alan Jackson "Good Time"

2. Brad Paisley "Mud on the Tires"

3. Brooks & Dunn "Hillbilly Deluxe"

4. Cross Canadian Ragweed "Cry Lonely"

5. Dierks Bentley "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"

6. Dixie Chicks "Sin Wagon"

7. Drive-By Truckers "3 Dimes Down"

8. Jason Aldean "She's Country"

9. Keith Urban "I Told You So"

10. Kenny Chesney "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"

11. Kenny Rogers "The Gambler"

12. Lucinda Williams "Can't Let Go"

13. Martina McBride "This One's For The Girls"

14. Miranda Lambert "Gunpowder & Lead"

15. Montgomery Gentry "Gone"

16. Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang"

17. Sara Evans "Suds In The Bucket"

18. Shania Twain "Any Man of Mine"

19. Steve Earle "Satellite Radio"

20. Trace Adkins "Swing"

21. Willie Nelson "On the Road Again"

Comments

[andrew]

DBT and Lucinda in the midst of all of those other artists? That just doesn't seem right, although it will probably win them some new fans. Or teach people what real country and/or country-influenced music sounds like.

[kmoon]

the D-chix are nobody's favorite trio.

[Donkey Shane]

yes they are.

[Mr Brown]

Well it's the same old song...fiddle and guitar
where do we take it from here

[bob]

Most of those songs aren't even country. They are just pop songs sang by somebody wearing a cowboy hat.

[DixieSlits]

no, they are not.

[onthemark]

Steve Earle: too rock for country, too country for rock!

[random]

They should have included some Wilco on here - perfect for a video game - you know, Grand Theft from Uncle Tupelo and then slowly kill all of the members of your current band by using them and then leaving them for dead.

[bob]

Random - Ha!

[Sin City Disciple]

Despite the fact that they insist on not coming to KC to promote the new album, DBT kicks ass. But not really country. Southern rock??

Hank III would have been a nice touch. But looks like this one was designed for the CMT crowd. Too bad.

[Christopher Mogenson]

No Jenny Lewis Review? Not even the setlist?
1)Happy
2)See Fernando
3)Charging Sky
4)You Are What You Love
5)Pretty Bird
6)Carpetbagger
7)Black Sand
8)Jack Killed Mom
9) Trying My best To Love You
10)Silver Lining
11)Rise Up With fists
12)Just Like you (new)
13)Handle With Care
14)Next Messiah

Encore
15)Acid Tongue
16)American Way (new)
17)Born Secular

[Mike A]

I didnt know Jerry Lewis was touring.

[onthemark]

A buddy of mine went to see Jenny Lewis at the Granada in Lawrence last night. Here is his review:
She put on a very excellent show. JL is a principal member of pop group Rilo Kiley, and is working on a solo career that started with her 2006 album Rabbit Fur Coat. That record was intriguing, but at points seemed like she was working too hard to confine herself to a slow- to mid-tempo Americana sound. As evidenced by her show last night, she has cut loose. She has an excellent voice – not Neko Case pure, but very dynamic and appealing. The show ran the gamut from solo acoustic to all-out rock. She fronts a five piece band: bass, an excellent and animated female drummer, a female vocalist who at various points played guitar, a set of tom toms, harmonica, cowbell, a guy (apparently her boyfriend) who played mostly acoustic guitar and shared a few lead vocals, and a guy playing electric guitar, lap steel, and omnichord (I know this because we were “treated” to a documentary Jenny made while making last year’s Acid Tongue). JL plays rhythm guitar and a keyboard. She sported an interesting look last night: a long white tee with a large striking cobra motif (the same shirt worn by the opening band’s front man); barely visible shorts or boxers, silver tights and black western style boots. She prowls the stage quite a bit, and is very expressive. They played 15 to 17 songs, five off of Rabbit Fur Coat (including their cover of the Wilbury’s “Handle With Care”), at least one new song, and the rest from Acid Tongue. It was a great set and I would happily see her again.

Deer Tick opened. They are a rootsy, bluesy rockers with an undisputed front man growling vocals and some very nice dueling lead guitars to go with bass (both electric and upright) and drums. In addition to solid originals, they covered Mellencamp and an obscure (to me) John Prine song (“Mexican Home”). Good stuff. Apparently both Deer Tick and JL were coming off weekend appearances at Bonaroo. Deer Tick’s recent release is favorably reviewed in the latest Rolling Stone.

[andrew]

Christopher Morgenson:

The Star probably just didn't have any of their reviewers available to go to Lawrence for the show. Cheer up - the Pitch had someone there:

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2009/06/concert_review_jenny_lewis_granada.php